Chapter 43:

"You know to fight right?" Ana Maria asked handing the Jill a cutlass and extra pistol. Jill nodded. Unlike Alaina, Jill found it quite necessary to learn how to defend herself.

"Good," Ana Maria said before turning around and giving more orders. 'Oh shit,' Jill thought looking at the pistol. 'Now what have I gotten myself into?'

***

Will slowly made his way into the series of tunnels and listened closely as the sound of voices came to his ear. Voices that he knew must be Partuse and his first mate, just as Alex told him.

Will hoped Alex would do like he said, to stay by the boat and not go anywhere. Gripping his sword, Will silently made his way through the shadows and towards the dim light in the distance.

***

Alaina struggled to get the boat onto the rock and managed to do so and not fall completely in the water. Standing back she contemplated as to which hand she could use to hold the sword. Her left arm still hurt a lot, too much to fight with. So she had to use her right hand. She tried to grip it but it didn't feel right.

'Why didn't I let Jill teach me again?' She asked herself seeing if she could maybe use her left hand.

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"Let us-" Jack Turner's yell was cut off by the booming sound of a cannon going off. "We're screwed," James told his brother as yelling, shots and the sound of metal hitting metal filled the air.

"And Alaina calls you am optimist," Jack muttered shaking his head.

***

Jack and Carrick turned to see the Gray Morning and the Pearl beginning a battle and Jack contemplated on going back and saving his ship, or helping Alaina save Will as well as herself.

"Oh damn to the depths of hell that wench!" He shouted startling Carrick. "Well it appears we have an allies," Carrick said pointing to where the Constance was coming around the rocks.

"Well than lets get going!" Jack said starting to row again eager to get to Will before he got himself killed.

***

Ana Maria fired her pistol as a man came running towards her screaming like a mad man than turned around and met another man's cutlass and slammed him over the head with her now empty pistol.

"I hate this!" Jill cried out jabbing her sword into one of the screaming pirates and ducking as a man took a punch at her.

Ana Maria would have laughed but she didn't have time, instead she grabbed onto a hanging rope and swung herself over to the opposite end of the deck where O'Brien and York were struggling at the mass of oncoming pirates.

***

Will peered around the corner to see Partuse and another man, most likely the first mate standing over a large map that was spread out over a gigantic rock. Pulling his pistol out Will aimed it the other man and pulled the trigger.

*** Alaina quickly turned around only to become face to face with Alex. "Allie," He greeted in a very low, serious tone.

"Traitor," She seethed gripping the handle of the sword tightly and advancing on him.

***

Partuse whipped around, his pistol drawn as his first mate collapsed on the floor dead, to see Will standing covered half by shadow and light. Giving him an eerie almost grim reaper appearance.

"Will Turner," Partuse said with a slight chuckle. "Well now, I was wondering when you'd catch up with me."

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"Allie I don't want to hurt you!" Alex insisted stepping out of her way and knocking the sword from her hand. Alaina stopped and stared at him. "You don't want to hurt me?" She repeated disbelievingly.

"Allie you have to believe me I'm so sor-"

"Don't call me Allie!" She screamed running at him and slamming him onto the ground.

***

"Three years you've wanted to kill me and this is all you got?" Partuse sneered meeting Will's blade with his own. Will kicked at Partuse's stomach, sending the man momentarily knocked off balance, but not long enough for Will to make a move.

"Do you want to know what really happened to your wife?" Partuse asked cruelly again meeting Will's sword. Will tried to no to listen and just focus on what he was doing but couldn't help to hear.

"She ran into me in the street, and my dagger went straight into her." Partuse met Will as he tried to make a blow to his head. "You should have seen her face, it was so full of pain, fear, everything that made you know she had a family, someone that loved her,"

Will's brows furrowed and there was a sick feeling in his stomach of knowing that Elizabeth had suffered so much pain at leaving them.

"And than I shot her,"

"You bastard!" He managed to spit out suddenly getting more energy than he had previously had and twisting the blade out of Partuse's hand and knocking the murderer backwards.

***

Alaina bit down hard on Alex's wrist hard as he was able to get a hold of her. Alex gave a small gasp of pain as blood began to seep out. Alaina than turned and delivered a swift kick to his lower stomach and screamed in rage as he just sank down on the floor and didn't retaliate.

***

Will's head snapped quickly in the direction of the sudden scream, allowing Partuse to pick the sword up off the ground and shove it violently into Will.

Will was shocked at the sudden tearing of pain that seared through his entire body and slowly sank down to his knees as they began to buckle.

"Don't worry about your children," Partuse said ripping the sword out of him. "I'll take care of them."

Partuse leaned in closer to Will and was hovering just above him. "Especially of Alaina,"

Will's thoughts immediately turned to his children. Silently he bid them all goodbye as his vision began to blur. 'Please forgive me,' He begged to them as he felt his body swoon.

Partuse began to laugh as Will fell face down onto the ground.

***

Alaina looked at Alex completely frustrated with him and picked up a nearby oar and threw it at him. The wood made swift contact with his head and Alex sank to the ground unconscious.

Taking a deep breath Alaina retrieved her sword and firmly gripped it in her hand. Now she could find her father.

***

"Where do you think she went?" Jack asked stepping out of the boat and helping Carrick pull it onto the smooth rock.

Carrick squinted and slowly made his way further into the cove. "Towards Partuse,"

"Well that doesn't help us since we have no clue where- hey where you going?" Jack asked as Carrick started to move into the shadows.

"To help Alaina," He told the pirate than stopped as voices reached his ear. "What in the world?" Carrick asked himself aloud turning back to where the boat was docked.

***

Alaina stood frozen as she turned the corner into a dimly lit cavern and became face to face with Captain Partuse.

"Well, well if it isn't Miss Turner," He said with a grin noting the blood residue that was on the sleeve of her shirt.

"Glad to see you've caught up with me, did Carrick help you here?" He asked looking behind her half expecting to see the blonde man.

Alaina quickly gathered her wits and gripped her sword so tight she felt the blood begin to leave her fingers.

"You killed my mother," Alaina seethed as they began to circle one another.

***

"Hans?" Carrick called out as another boat came into view.

"Carrick what are you doing here?" Hans asked recognizing the voice.

"Trying to help Alaina,"

Hans stopped rowing for a second. Will was going to go mad after he learned that his daughter had followed him. If he ever found out.

***

Alaina fell to the ground, gasping for breath. Her cutlass dropping to her side, leaving her completely defenseless.

They'd been fighting for less than ten minutes and she was already spent. Not to mention bloody beyond all comprehension. She'd accidentally grabbed the blade, slicing her palm open making blood spurt everywhere, which made her dizzy and sick.

"You're almost as horrible as your father," Partuse told her pointing the tip of his sword at her neck as a smile formed on the corners of his lips.

He'd kill all three of the five Turner's. Though, he would've preferred for her to wait and find out just what he'd done to her.

Alaina took a deep breath and closed her eyes, praying that'd he'd just end her life now. She didn't know what happened to her father, she didn't want to know.

"You're a sorry excuse for a pirate." He told her with a laugh and she felt the cold steel meet her neck.

Suddenly a wave of energy swept through Alaina and her eyes shot open. In a flash, she kicked his sword out of his hand.

"I'm no pirate," She told him as he stumbled back.

"I'm a Turner."

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A/N: HAHA!!! Stories almost over!!! Almost, not quite. Sorry I left it like that but I like doing odd things like that so you'll come back and read them. Heehee, I'm such a bitch I know!!!