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"Jack!" Elizabeth rushed to his side. "Jack, oh God, please don't leave me!" Elizabeth tried to stop the blood that was pouring from his chest. Someone then grabbed her by her shirt and threw her to the floor, it was Haley.

"Now there is nothing you can do…"

Elizabeth sat straight up in bed sweat pouring down her body. Not one night went by that she didn't wake up with a start, at least this time she didn't wake Jack up. Elizabeth looked across the room and saw him sleeping in the chair. Elizabeth swung her legs over the bed and walked over to him and placed a blanket over him. She then walked across the room and sat at her vanity, she opened the drawer and pulled out her brush and ran it through her hair…when she put it away she felt something else in the drawer…as she pulled it out she placed her hand over her mouth. It was the blanket she had bought in Kingstown for the baby…the baby that never came. She walked over to the bed, sat down, and clenched it in her hands. She brought it up to her face and smelled it…she could almost smell her baby…overcome with grief Elizabeth slumped to the floor and started to cry.

"Son of a bitch…" Elizabeth said quietly to herself. "I swear that I will kill you…if I do nothing else…" Elizabeth made a promise that she would kill Haley…and she would keep it, she would use Martinique as a training ground, practice and get her skills back to where they were…even surpass that. It took the Pearl a month to reach Martinique, Elizabeth was fully healed, and ready for revenge.

"Elizabeth?" Jack had woken up and saw her on the floor sobbing.

"Oh, I'm sorry if I woke you up…" Elizabeth quickly got up and stuffed the blanket under the bed, she did not want to make Jack feel any worse than she did, she needed him to be her rock.

"No, you didn't luv…" Jack said as he sat down next to her.

"Jack can I ask you something?"

"Anything."

"Do you think you could…retrain me?"

"Not sure what your getting at…"

"Well, I haven't handled a sword or pistol in a very long time…I want to get better at it…I want to be prepared for Haley."

"Alright, we can do that. Jasper knows a thing or two as well, he could help ye a bit."

"Alright, thank you Jack…"

"Captain Sparrow, we are coming up on Martinique…" Jacob said through the door.

"Well I best be going…" Jack said as he got up.

"I'll be out there in a minute." Jack walked out of the cabin and Elizabeth changed into her normal attire. Black pants, white blouse, red vest, leather boots, her holster which held her pistol, and her belt which held her sword. She left her hair down and walked on deck.

Martinique was a beautiful island, she remembered the first time Jack brought her here. Of course it was a pirate haven, but unlike Tortuga it was beautiful. For the first time in a while Elizabeth felt the cool ocean air on her face without it stinging from bruises, she inhaled the air and stepped out towards the helm where Jack was standing.

In the month that it had took for the Pearl to reach Martinique Jack was very quiet. Elizabeth understood his pain, understood his anger, but he wouldn't open up to her. Elizabeth knew Jack kept his emotions close to his vest, but when she looked at him he was different, and she knew why, Jack failed to keep her safe, failed to rescue her, failed to save their daughter, Jack did not like to lose, and definitely does not like to fail, that much Elizabeth knew.

"Elizabeth, how are ye feeling?" Jasper asked as he walked up behind her.

"Good." Elizabeth replied honestly.

"That's good, Jack said you wanted to ask me something?"

"Yes, I plan on retraining myself, to prepare myself for Haley…Jack said you knew a thing or two…do you think you could teach me?"

"Sure no problem. Once we dock we'll head to the beaches and practice there…I wouldn't want to hurt you…" Jasper teased wanting to get a response from her.

"Oh I don't think I'll be the one in pain…" Elizabeth said as she pushed her finger in his chest.

"We'll see about that luv, fighting with a sword or pistol is different from fighting with yer own two fists." Elizabeth then felt the Pearl's anchor drop, and the gangplank slam to the surface of the docks. Elizabeth then trotted over to Jack.

"Jack, Jasper is going to take me to the beaches to teach me…are you coming?"

"No luv, I have something to do…" Elizabeth then grabbed his arm.

"Please, come." Elizabeth pleaded. Jack looked at her and gave in.

"Sure, just let me speak to Jacob first then we can go." Jack then walked over to Jacob.

"Listen, I want you to get some information about Haley…anything we may use…"

"Sure Captain."

"When you get it come right to me, I'll be at the beaches…"

"Right."

"Alright luv let's go!" Jack called to Elizabeth.

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"Grab my shoulders…" Elizabeth grabbed onto Jasper's shoulders. "Now, bring your knee up and hit me square in the chest."

"Are you sure?" Elizabeth asked.

"Yes, come on." Elizabeth brought her knee up but Jasper caught it and tossed her to the sand.

"Bloody hell!" Elizabeth yelled.

"What did I tell you? No hesitations!" Jasper exclaimed. "Now come at me again with everything I just taught you." Jack was watching from a distance, Elizabeth was now angry, Jasper had no idea what he was getting himself into.

Elizabeth rushed him and threw punches, but Jasper deflected most of them. Elizabeth then grabbed him by the shoulders and kicked her knee up to his chest causing him to go down to the sands.

"Bloody good! Now yer learning…" Jasper then grabbed her by the arm and spun her around and pinned it tight against her back. Elizabeth then bent down and flipped him over her back.

"Elizabeth no need to be so rough!" Jasper yelped. Elizabeth then roared in laughter as she held out her hand to him. Jack watched her laugh, she hadn't laughed in a long time, it was nice to see her that way.

"Where did you learn all of that?" Elizabeth asked as she sat down next to Jack.

"Singapore…guy there taught me, nice fellow, bit on the foul smelling side."

Elizabeth laughed again, and Jack placed his hands on her shoulder. "I'm headed into town, fine meself a nice pub." Jasper said, he then got up and trotted away.

"Well, that was interesting…" Jack said.

"Yes, it was rather fun…" Elizabeth said trying to catch her breath. Jack leaned forward and kissed her. Elizabeth turned around and placed a hand on the side of his face and kissed him back.

"Jack! Got you the information you wanted!" Jacob said running towards them.

"What did you get?" Jack asked as both he and Elizabeth got up.

"We are dealing with something that is a bit out of our league…"