A now frustrated Will tossed and turned in his sleep as he contemplated over what to do about the map. Why didn't Jack tell them about 'Dead man's lair' is what he thought. Unable to sleep he sat up and walked into Elizabeth's quarters where she was sleeping peacefully in the bed. His hand stroked her face lightly as he stared at her beautiful facial features as he leaned in to kiss her lips a roll of thunder howled from the sky causing Will to jerk up only to find Jack leaning against the door with a scary look on his face. Will stood up and cleared his throat.
"Jack?" Will said surprised
"Will" Jack replied
"Well, what are you doing here?" Will asked
"Give me it" Jack said bluntly holding his hand out
"Give you what?" Will said as if he didn't know
"The map" Jack said
"How did you know I had it?" Will said puzzled
"Well, let's see the place in the wall where I stashed it, is smashed wide open." Jack said casually
"Jack, tell me about the map." Will asked as Jack walked out of the room, Will followed him
"Tell me where you're taking Elizabeth and me, for real!" Will said
Jack turned around and said reluctantly "Dead man's lair."
"Is that where the Black pearl is?" Will asked
"Yes, and all me crew; they were taken hostage by a clan of pirates 8 months ago and…I have yet been able to rescue them, but with you two here I may finally be able to. You and Liz are the only ones I can trust and I didn't tell you the truth because I thought you wouldn't come."
"Jack, we'll always help you when you're in need. Tell me more about this 'Dead man's lair" Will said
"They say no man has ever come back alive; one day I was sailing me ship when we dock in an unfamiliar location by some remote island. I get off to check the island out and see if anyone is there so I could get directions, when I was struck unconscious, when I woke up I was in Saint Mare. A man there who I had told the incident to told me the tales about Dead man's Lair and told me to go to another man's house in the island of Redding Fox. I go there and man tells me what the place is like, says he been there. The horror of the bloody thing was unbearable; the voyage there is even more horrendous, which is why I've yet to reach it again."
"So are we on our way to Dead Man's Lair now?" Will asked
"No, we really are going to Saint. Mare where we have a matter of business to attend to. Are you in?" Jack asked
"Yes, but I don't know about Liz."
"Count me in too." Liz said coming from behind the door as if from thin air
"Liz, you heard?" Will asked
"Every word, Jack why didn't you tell us? We would never bail out on you especially for all the good you've done for us." Liz said concerned
"You truly don't know how happy I am. We should be docking in a few hours, so get ready."