Chapter Three: Nightmares in the Day
Will sat uncomfortably as he helped row the schooner closer to the island and inside of it. This brought back so many memories. If it did for him, he wondered about the pirate captain that sat on the other side, also rowing.
"You don't think anyone's taken the treasure after it sitting there so long?" the blacksmith asked.
Jack turned to him. "Don' think so, lad. I don' think anyone knows it's there other 'n the crew of the Pearl an' the former crew tha' got hung in Port Royal."
Will nodded, looking into the darkness. "So since the curse is done with there's nothing to worry about," he mumbled.
"You scared, lad?"
"No."
"Liar."
Will turned a sharp glare on his friend and Ana moved from between them, listening to the exchange quietly. "I'm not a liar, Jack Sparrow, and you know that well enough."
"At this point ye are, lad. I can see when yer frightened." There was a long pause as Jack ran his scarred left hand through the dark waters. His eyes met Will's. "An' ye 'ave ever right to be."
The only sound when the schooner hit the shore was the waves rolling in and the sound of three separate people's breathing. Jack was the first to step off onto the rocks. "Look at it all. Just 'ow we left it."
Ana followed, her eyes wide. "I've never seen anythin' like it before," she mumbled. She moved forward, fingering the gold that lay strewn around.
"Jus' be careful not to touch anythin' in the chest, luv, or we'll be payin' highly for it."
Ana nodded, eyes locked on the treasure chest, but then she turned away. She made a face suddenly. "Did anyone ever come back to move Barbossa's body?" she mumbled.
"Not tha' I know of," Jack answered, looking around. "But 'e doesn' seem to be 'ere."
Will made a small sound of disgust. "Let's hope not."
Jack turned and his world seemed to crash. The dream that had been haunting his sleep seemed to smother him right where he stood and the visions of Ana lying in her own blood made him drop to his knees suddenly. In a distant sort of way, he heard Will and Ana calling to him, asking if he was all right. He felt Ana's hand on his shoulder and he shook his head to clear it, mumbling that he was fine. Once everything cleared, he peered up at his two companions. "What?" he demanded.
"You all right, Jack?" Ana asked as she leaned forward, watching him closely.
"Jus' peachy, luv, 'ow 'bout you?"
She stood in a huff. "No need to get short, Cap'n."
"'m sorry, luv," Jack said quietly. He stood and reached a hand out to her carefully. "You don' know what I've seen in 'ere."
"We didn' 'ave to come back," she growled. "It was yer own stupid choice."
Jack pulled his hand back, bristling at the sound of her voice. "Fine, luv, be tha' way if ye want. We'll just do what we came to do an' be done with it."
"Fine by me. Then maybe you'll stop actin' like ye've been lately."
Will sighed at the lover's quarrel and stepped away, surveying everything. Not a thing at changed, so it would seem, save for the fact that Barbossa's remains were not where he had fallen. Many a thing could have happened to it, so he knew that he shouldn't worry, but something about it made his skin crawl. The blacksmith's eyes narrowed as he thought he saw a flash of something down a corridor. "Jack...?"
The pirate captain stopped his arguing for just a moment. "What is it, lad?"
"There's something in here."
Jack and Ana both tensed at this, but Ana stepped forward. "You boys stay 'ere. I'll go check it out."
"Ana..." Jack started but she shushed him quickly.
"I'm a big girl, Cap'n. I can take care of meself."
Jack let out a long sigh and then dug in his coat for something. He tossed her his pistol. "Be careful, luv?"
She gave him a small smile. "Will do, Jack," she answered as she started off.
"Something's bothering you," Will stated firmly.
Jack turned away. "'ve been 'avin' these strange dreams..." he started, but was cut off as the ground beneath them started to shake.
"An earth quake?"
"Not 'ere there shouldn' be. This ain't natural." The pirate's eyes widened. "Oh no... Ana!"
Ana trudged through the corridor that Will had seen whatever it was. "Hello?" she hollered out. She froze as she felt something come up behind her. A knife found its way to her throat and she tensed.
A warm breath reached her ear, making her frown in disgust. "So you're Jack's new first mate. How loyal are ye, lassy?"
Ana's eyes widened in horror as she turned to meet two frightening eyes and even she might have screamed if she wasn't too horror struck.
A/N: Yay! Major cliffhanger! Hope ya'll are liking this so far! And thanks to the wonderful Cap'n Julie aka JackFan2, I have a story to work on after this one! And I was worried that I'd be tapering off after this story....
Lynx Ryder: No kidding! I mean, Jack's there and Ana turns him away! Oh well, she had a good purpose behind it. She WANTED to teach him a lesson, but she can't stay away forever. Oh wow! You made my day with the last comment you made in your review! ::is going to have a good day because of it:: thank you so much! You don't know what an honor it is to read that someone's said that about your work! I'm just hoping the publishers will say the same thing about my novel when it's finished. ::sigh::
Taurus-Sparrow-0506: S'okay, I know all about the evil thing we call homework. I thought Senior year would be slower, but what we don't have in homework, I make up in college apps. Grr.. Oh well, it's kinda fun in a way, as long as I can write too!
Kungfuchick: Nah, that's not bad. I do too. My parents just kinda look at me funny and are like "oookay....". My poor b/f took me to see... What was it called? "Man on fire" or something like that and he came out apologizing for it being so violent and I looked at him and said "So?" lol. I'm not a violent person in reality b/c I'd never hurt anyone on purpose. So it's all good.
Dawnie-7: You don't what Ana? Don't like her? Aww, I'm sorry... I'm a huge AnaxJack fan or vice versa however you want to say it person. And don't worry, most of the time my stories end up happy... Most of the time....
Flute Damioh: Here is more! And it's REALLY begun in this chapter!
JackFan2: Barbossa's ghost... interesting idea there, my friend... But I can't tell ::grins:: Well, here's the chapter just like I promised! I told you it'd be out today :)
