Pirates of the Caribbean 3: Isla de los Muertos

NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with the production team, or anyone else connected to the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Chapter 1: Mysterious Fog

Will looks out to the sparkling blue green water, seemingly in a kind of trance. As the sun begins to fade, a fresh gust of ocean breeze blows against his face, and he looks down at his compass.

"Workin' hard, mate?" The familiar voice of Captain Perkins fills the air and he pats Will on the back. "If I were nervous, I'd say that you were tryin' to captain my ship."

Will grins a little bit. "We should be there soon. We've been sailing for almost 3 weeks."

"Aye, we have." Perkins responded. "It should be good to be home again. Smell fresh air, enjoy the company of a good woman, drink some fresh rum, stand on steady ground..."

Will interrupts, "Steady ground?" He snickers.

"Well, perhaps not." He agrees and sighs. "Aye, we should be there in a day or two. In the meantime, why don't you go downstairs and have you a bit of rest. It's about time you got some sleep."

"No thanks. I think I'll stay up here a little longer. Something doesn't feel right. Almost like there's danger in the air."

"All right then, suit yourself. I'll just be downstairs if you'll be needing me."

A half an hour goes by, and there's a foreboding silence. Will's eyes start to become heavy. Strangely, a very cold breeze kicks in as a sinister fog appears. A sudden sweep of wind blows onto Will's face, his eyes open wide up and he slowly gets up from his chair and moves to the front railing. A red-orange glow starts coming closer and closer to the ship.

Flashback

Something moves in the thick fog...a burning ship. Captain Norrington runs to the ship to find survivors, and a plank of wood catches young Elizabeth's eyes. "Father! Father! There's a boy in the water!"

A group of men raise him up onto the deck and set him beside her. "Elizabeth, I want you to keep watch over the boy." Her father ordered, and left her side to help the soldiers.

She looks down at the boy and he grabs her hand. "You're safe now. What's your name?"

"Will Turner." The boy gasps and proceeds to faint. While he rests, Elizabeth notices a chain around his neck. She takes it up and finds a gold pendant with a skull carved in the middle. "You're a pirate!" She realizes.

"Elizabeth, what did you find about the boy?" Her father asks.

"His name is Will Turner..."

Closer and closer, the object moves. Suddenly Will grasps that it's a ship on fire. He shouts to the crew and jumps onto the flaming ship. The heat is almost unbearable and he chokes on the smoke as he heads downstairs to find survivors. He sees two people crumbled on the floor, near the kitchen, and discovers they are dead. Beginning to feel there is no hope, he decides to try the other rooms. Two are empty, but in the main quarters, he finds a woman, wearing a crème colored dress, fallen on the floor. Although she is very weak Will can tell that she has only fainted. Mustering his strength, he manages to pick her up, carry her to the deck and jump back onto the Pinnacle.