(A/N) Last one for Now!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
Elizabeth sat up and waited for Will to come to bed, she paced the room, and thought about what she would say. It was growing late so she decided to go to bed ahead of him.
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Will leaned over the railing of his ship, how had things gone so wrong between him and Elizabeth? The one answer that came to mind was Robert, he had made things so wrong. 'Am I being that unreasonable? He is a threat to everything I hold dear to my heart, am I being irrational?' Will grew tired of thinking about it and decided to go to bed.
When he walked in he looked at Elizabeth's sleeping form, her round stomach, carrying his child. He could have hurt her badly, he could have killed his child, because of his reckless behavior, because he was so unbelievably angry.
As Will sat in bed, he put his head in his hands, tears brimmed his eyes.
Elizabeth felt him sit in bed, she felt the bed shake from his sobs. Elizabeth sat up and wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.
"Elizabeth…" Will whispered, "I am so sorry…"
"Shshh…" Elizabeth said as she put her finger to her lips.
"No, I could have hurt you, I could have killed our child because I wasn't in control, I was so focused on him, my hatred for him…I ignored my love for you." Elizabeth stepped down to the floor and knelt in front of him.
"Will, I love you so much…I won't risk that for anything. Jack offered to take Robert on his ship, and I took it. I won't give up my brother Will, I can't, and it is not to spite you or whatever you think it is, it is because I need to know, I need to know. But if I have to choose, if I have to choose between you and Robert…I choose you." Elizabeth said as she wiped the tears from his eyes. "I love you."
Will took her in his arms and kissed her. "I'm sorry I got so angry, I love you." Will then helped her back into bed. They fell asleep in each other's arms…it wasn't long before they were awoken.
Loud banging on the door to Elizabeth and Will's cabin woke them up. Will went to the door as Elizabeth threw a robe on her.
"What's wrong?" Will asked Charles, his first mate.
"We've got problems."
"What?" Will stepped onto the deck and looked into the harbor. Elizabeth was behind him.
"That's a Naval ship…" Elizabeth whispered.
"That's not all, they are swarming the island, they know our ships…" Charles said. "What should we do?"
Will thought for a while, and then looked at Elizabeth, "We can't keep running."
"So what do we do? Turn ourselves in…we didn't…" Elizabeth stopped when she realized what he was trying to say. "You want to hand him over…is…is there any other way?"
"I don't see one." Will then saw Jack walk over.
"Do you see them?"
"Yes, Jack you have to get out of here." Will said.
"You do to mate, your not loved by the crown either." Will then turned and looked at the harbor, their was no way any of them were getting out, three Naval ships were blocking the harbor.
"We can't leave." Will said. Jack leaned over the rail just as Will had and saw what Will saw.
"So we make a stand and fight?" Jack said.
"Will, what about the children?" Elizabeth said with concern.
"We are going to fight, stay down there with them." Elizabeth kissed Will, and went to her cabin and got her sword and pistol…just in case.
"Jack, we are going to go after the three ships, a full frontal attack, simple, no fuss."
"A bit risky don't you think?"
"Very. Jack, if something goes wrong…"
"I know mate." Jack then slapped him on the shoulder and headed to the Pearl.
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"Mom, what's going on?" William asked as Elizabeth came in the room. Elizabeth sat on Eveie's bed and woke her up.
"Three Naval ships are blocking our path out of the harbor…"
"We are going to attack?" William asked.
"Yes." Elizabeth said.
"Where's Dad?"
"On deck with the crew." William looked down. He knew at such a young age the implications.
Elizabeth sat on the bed with her children, holding them as the ship shook from cannon fire. They could hear Will shouting orders…this battle would not be won. They heard the Gale was sinking, and the Pearl had severe damage. Two of the Naval ships had sunk, but the larger ship, the ship to do damage was still floating, still causing damage.
The next thing any of them knew was a cannon rip through the furthest side of the room. Elizabeth took that as her cue to get out of there. She grabbed both children by the hand and ran to the door. Elizabeth pushed the door, but something was blocking it, it was debris from another blast. Water began to rush in fast, they were trapped.
"William, take your sister and stay on the bed, stay out of the water!" Elizabeth shouted, the water was cold, frigid. She keep slamming on the door, the water was now up to her waist, she was beginning to lose feeling on her feet.
"Elizabeth!" Will shouted from the other side.
"Will! I can't open the door!"
"Hold on!" Will moved a few pieces of wood but the door budged only a little, enough for her children to get through.
"Come on!" Elizabeth called her children, she held Eveie up, she was not tall enough to walk in the water, William was barely tall enough. "Squeeze through!" William went through first, and joined Will, then Eveie went.
"Will get them out of here!" Will hated to leave Elizabeth, but he had to get his children out first. Will ran with one child in each arm to the deck were Jack was waiting for them.
"Where's Elizabeth?" Jack asked as he took Eveie.
"She's still down there, I can't get her out! Take them I'll stay with Elizabeth!" Robert then swung over from the Pearl.
"I'm helping!" He shouted. Will gave him a dirty look.
"Let's go then!" They went back to the room Elizabeth was in.
The water was up to the middle of her chest, she was deathly afraid, in every sense. "Will!" Elizabeth shouted as she heard movement
"Elizabeth we are going to try and get you out of there!" Elizabeth recognized that as Robert's voice. Elizabeth stood back from the door. It seemed like it took forever but finally they were able to get the door open enough so she could get through.
"Elizabeth!" Will pulled her through the door. "We have to go the ship is likely under water by now!"
"What about the Navy?" Elizabeth asked.
"Taken care of." Robert said with a smirk. When the reached the deck, half of it was underwater, the Pearl was about twenty yards out, so they had to swim, and that they did.
(A/N) If you know me as an author, you know that the drama isn't over! Tune in next time, I'll try and update tomorrow!
