An hour later, Jack was dragged into the cell next to Will's by two pirates and dumped on the floor, where he lay unmoving.
"Yeh killed him!" Ruby screamed. "Yeh killed him!"
"'E ain't dead." One of the pirates said with a smirk. "'E ain't even unconscious. He's feelin' everythin', ain't yeh?" The pirate kicked Jack onto his back. He grunted. The pirates laughed and they left.
"Jack, where's my father?" Ruby asked.
"Not now, Ruby." Will said quietly, looking anxiously at Jack's still body.
Tears suddenly started to form in Ruby's eyes. Before she could stop herself, she was crying.
"It's all m-m-my fault!" She wailed. "He t-t-took my punishment!" Johnny put his arm round her, and she cried silently into his shoulder.
"Ruby…" Jack whispered suddenly. Ruby sniffed and looked up. It seemed to take Jack a lot of energy to speak, and was clearly painful for him. "Jimbo… fine… doctor… 's'not your fault…" Jack whimpered and closed his eyes.
"Ah, how sweet." Everyone jumped, except Jack, who didn't have the energy. Scarr was standing in the doorway, grinning down on them all.
"Well, Ruby, I hope you're pleased with yourself. See, it wouldn't've been all that bad if it'd been you." Scarr said, ruffling her hair through the bars. She slapped his hand away. "Careful now, Ruby. Jack's got me word that ye'll not be harmed, but if yeh don't behave, he'll have t' pay the price."
Jack trembled silently on the floor of the cell.
"Looks like Jack don't like that idea very much." Scarr said, smirking.
"No, please, don't hurt him." Ruby whispered. Scarr's smirk turned into an evil grin.
"D'yeh know, I think I will." Scarr said, unlocking Jack's cell.
Jack could not move. Why did Ruby have to say that? Why couldn't he just shut up? He was in so much pain already…
Scarr crouched down next to Jack's trembling body. He pulled out his sword and ran his hand along the blade.
"No! Don't!" Ruby screamed, reaching through her bars towards Jack. Scarr turned around slowly.
"Do yeh want him t' suffer more?" He said, quietly.
"Please… don't hurt him… I said it, punish me…" Ruby cried.
"I gave me word, I ain't gonna break it." Scarr said, turning back to Jack.
"Yeh're a pirate! Yeh can break yeh word!" Ruby screamed.
Scarr smiled.
"I really don't like it when people shout…" He lowered his hand onto Jack's arm. He shuddered and went stiff. But he did not scream. He had no energy.
"Ruby, maybe yeh shouldn't say anything." Johnny whispered to Ruby. He could not watch Jack. Ruby wiped her eyes and sniffed.
Scarr released Jack and turned to Will, who had been watching the whole thing in shocked silence.
"It'll be your turn soon, Will." He said, as he locked Jack's cell door.
As soon as he had left, Will ran to the edge of his cell and reached out towards Jack,
"Jack? Jack?" He called softly. Jack raised his head slowly.
"It won't kill yeh, Will. But you'll wish it will." He said weakly. Will dropped his arm.
"I'm sorry, Will." Jack muttered. "Yeh've been a good mate… good luck." He rolled over on his side and closed his eyes. Will looked away.
"Why is he doing this?" Johnny whispered, to no one in particular.
"Because we killed his brother," Will replied, looking miserably at the cell floor. "Ironic really, if we hadn't killed 'im, he would've killed us. But now we did, we're probably gonna die anyway."
Jack grunted in the next cell. He pushed himself awkwardly (his hands were still tied) into a sitting position and leaned back on the cell wall.
"Woulda been better if Barbossa had killed us." He said.
"Us?" Will repeated. "We woulda killed me. He woulda just marooned you." Jack smiled.
"So I would've been ok." He said. Will shook his head.
"Elizabeth burned all the rum, remember?" He said. Jack smile faded.
"Oh yes. Why did she have t' burn the rum?" He muttered.
"Well, if she did you'd probably still be there." Will said with a smile.
"Better then 'ere." Jack murmured.
"True." Will replied.
"At least I would've been able to numb pain with a bottle o' rum." Jack said. "I could use some rum." He looked around as though hoping to see a bottle.
"You say 'rum' too much." Johnny said absently.
"I like rum," Jack said, turning his head to look at Johnny. "It's great for forgettin' yeh troubles."
"Have yeh ever had rum before?" Ruby asked Johnny.
"Yeh." Johnny said.
"Nearly choked 'im t' death." Jack said with a smile. Johnny went red.
"Shut up." He murmured quietly. Will smiled.
Scarr stomped into the room again, followed by two of his crew.
"Well, Will. Yeh ready?" He said, evilly. Jack closed his eyes tightly. Scarr smirked at him. "I see the pain's wearing off."
Ruby clamped her lips together.
Scarr laughed.
"Don't worry, Ruby. I'll give yeh uncle a break." He said. A pirate unlocked Will's cell door and pulled him out. He slammed him against the opposite cell and tied his hands. The other pirate began unlocking Ruby and Johnny's cell.
"What are yeh doin'?" Will demanded, as the pirate pulled Johnny out and tied his hands.
"Punishing yeh." Scarr said, an evil grin creeping onto his face.
"Why does that involve my son?" Will said, panic creeping into his voice.
"Well, because I think it would be a better punishment if your son gets hurt, and you can't do anything about it." Scarr said, kicking Johnny up the stairs. The pirate holding Will pushed him forwards. Will caught a glimpse of Jack's stricken face, before he was pushed out towards the deck.
"Yeh can't do this!" Will said angrily as they tied him to the mast.
"I'm taking revenge, Turner. So it's ok." Scarr replied.
"If revenge is ok, then what we did was justifiable." Will hissed.
"Long word, Turner." Scarr said, taking out his sword.
"We killed Barbossa for revenge. So it was ok." Will shouted.
"Aye, and now I'm takin' revenge. Savvy?" Scarr turned his back on Will and grinned at Johnny, who was shaking uncontrollably.
"Don't hurt my son!" Will screamed. Scarr turned sharply. Will had tears in his eyes.
"Don't shout at me, Turner." Scarr said warningly.
"Please… don't hurt him." Will whispered, tears spilling onto his cheeks. "I'll do anything."
Scarr grabbed Will's wrist. Agony exploded through him and he screamed. Scarr let go.
"Please… don't hurt my son… don't do it to my son…" Will whispered.
Scarr was taken aback. He hadn't expected that.
"Do it to my as much as you like, just don't hurt my son!" Will gasped. Scarr frowned.
"What wouldn't yeh do for yeh son, Will?" He asked.
"Nothing. There isn't anything I wouldn't do." Will said. "I'd go through an eternity of that if I knew he'd be safe."
"Really? How touching." Scarr said. He turned away from Will and ran his hand along his sword. Before Will could say anything, he grabbed Johnny's neck and felt the power flow through his hand.
Johnny screamed.
"Stop, stop, please…" Will whispered, closing his eyes.
"Open yeh eyes, Turner." Scarr's voice came in his ear. "I want yeh t' watch this. And' if yeh don't, it'll be worse for 'im." Scarr pointed to Johnny, who was crouched on the floor trembling and crying.
Will forced himself to look at his son, as Scarr grabbed hold of Johnny's arm. Yet again, Johnny screamed and shuddered. Tears were flowing down his cheeks freely and he tried to pull away from Scarr.
Scarr released him and he fell to the floor, whimpering.
"Why are you doing this?" Will shouted. Tears were glistening on his cheeks but he didn't care. "You know what it's like to lose someone yeh love! You know what it's like when someone yeh love gets hurt!" Will looked straight into Scarr's eyes. Scarr looked away.
Then suddenly, he turned back to Will and grabbed his face, letting the full force of his fury out into Will's flesh.
Will screamed. His body went rigid and he fell limp against his bonds.
A pirate came and checked his pulse.
"His heart has stopped, Cap'n." He said.
Teehee... will Will survive?