Chapter 5: Plans
Will ran at top speed from the church to where the Black Pearl was anchored. Once he got there, he was shocked at what he saw. The Pearl was gone.
"Jack?" Will called, looking around the beach.
"Over here," Jack answered, staggering out from some nearby woods.
"What happened?"
"Some pirates came and stole the ship, along with my crew. But Will, there's something I have to tell you. They took Elizabeth." Jack tried to break the news as easily as he could.
"I know. Listen, you have to help me get her back!" Will exclaimed. "I guess we'll have to commandeer a ship like we did last time."
"Don't resort to breaking the law so soon boys," Jacklyn said, walking up to the pair. She had known where Will was going the second he left, and rushed to follow him. "I think I have an alternative. Follow me."
"Where do you think we are?" Elizabeth asked once she'd woken up.
"The Pearl," Bootstrap said after looking around. "They must have stolen Jack's boat. I saw Gibbs on the way down here. They must be using the old crew to run the ship."
"Why do you think they took us?" Elizabeth wondered allowed.
"They think I'm the captain of the Patriot. I'm not," he said off the look from Elizabeth. "I just originally owned the ship. I gave it to the captain."
"How are you still alive? I had heard that you were sunk to the bottom of the ocean?"
"I was," Bill started. "The thing that they forgot was that I was still under the curse. I wasn't alive, so I didn't die while I was under the ocean. Eventually, I cut myself loose from the cannon, and hitched a ride on a passing ship. I worked for the next few years, trying to get enough money to buy a ship, so I could go after Barbossa. But by the time I was ready, my son had already taken care of it." Bootstrap seemed oddly proud by the fact that his son had evened the score. "I came to Port Royal a few weeks ago, just to see him. I didn't want him to know I was there, until I had made some sort of name for myself."
"That's amazing. You've done so much. I'm sure Will is going to be happy to se you, if we ever get out of here." Elizabeth looked around bleakly. They were being held in the belly of the ship. She just hoped Will was ok.
Jacklyn led Will and Jack to a cove on the other side of the island. There, hidden by a forest of trees, stood The Patriot.
"What? How did you know it was here?" Jack asked, moving toward the ship.
"I know the captain. Thomas! Thomas!" Jacklyn yelled running towards the gangplank.
"Hello my love. I see you brought company." Thomas eyed the pair warily. "Well, we should get going if we're going to catch The Pearl."
"You'll never catch the Pearl," Jack said, surely.
"Don't be so sure," Jacklyn said with a smirk. "Now let's get off. They'll be heading for the Atlantic. If we let them get too far ahead, we'll loose them."