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Sorry I haven't updated in about a month. I had a B- in Spanish class so my mother banned me from FF. Sorry for any inconveniences.

Henry stood still as the bullets wracked his body. He spun, seeming to loose his balance. But he instead turned and fired with two pistols. Davy Jones let out an unearthly roar, and swelled. Behind the chest, two figures rose, also firing pistols.

The crew of the Black Pearl took advantage of the opportunity to escape, smashing their captors with small cutlasses. Leah snapped out of her trance, along with half of Davy's pirates. The specter was growing, taking more power into himself and away from his slaves.

"Into the caves!" Gibbs shouted over the sound of shots. Jack jumped to avoid some stray shots, and dashed towards the cave entrance. He paused only to look at the two figures running towards him. Elizabeth and Will. His eyebrows shot up in surprise as they pulled him into the catacombs, away from the fighting.

"Will! Good to see you whole. But how--?" In the poor light, Jack saw Will raise a fist. In it was an Aztec medallion. "So that's why the curse didn't end? Why Bar…Henry is still alive? Or, not alive?"

"Yes. But it also means those other pirates are still cursed," Elizabeth mentioned.

"Then we have to break the curse again," Jack said matter-of-factly. "At the opportune moment."

"Why not now?" a new voice asked. Gibbs and Anamaria had come back, urging the trio to run into the maze with them.

"Because until they step into moonlight, the wounds won't heal. We have to wait for night, unless we want to let Will and Henry die. Again." Jack smiled. "Complications can be so fun."

A shot rang out, hitting the wall close to Jack's head. Anamaria tugged his coat.

"Complications later. Survival now. We got to find some place to hide." Ahead of them, the path split into three alleys.

"Right!"

"Left!"

"Center!--To--the--ship!"

"Alright!" Jack panted. But after a moment, he realized he was the only one running in the center way. "That's not good."

Gibbs groaned, the stitch in his side growing worse. He wondered whether it would be safe to slow for a minute when a bullet whizzing past his ear decided it for him. He was slowly loosing ground and Anamaria was about to disappear around the turn ahead. Wait, he thought, where's Will and Miss Eliza--

Another gun interrupted his ponderings, Anamaria and a few crew members running back towards him, weapons blazing.

"More that way!" she cried, grabbing his arm.

"What?" Ana didn't answer, too busy searching for an alternative exit. Noises from behind him clued Gibbs in. They were surrounded on either side, and there were no side tunnels. They were about to fight the undead for their own lives. The odds were not very good here.

"Do we have a plan?" one of the younger crew members of the party asked.

"Keep on fighting and never give up," Anamaria said, drawing her sword as calmly as she could, for the sake of the still green ship's hands. She nodded to Gibbs, and they shared a somber glance. Menacing shadows were moving ghastly against the walls, melding together into one distorted beast. Despite all the unholy sights he had seen at sea, this was one of the worst. Worse still, he was about to die on land. He'd always believed he would die fighting alongside his friend Jack, on the Pearl. Or maybe even his own ship. Not trapped, facing the undead.

Anamaria was also thinking of what she had hoped for in life. After a few more years of sailing, she would have gone back on land. Pretend to be a regular, dainty woman. Maybe even have a family. Of course, none of this was likely. The last one, maybe. But no matter how many times she considered living a decent life, two things brought her back. The love of the sea and Jack Sparrow. He always was there for her, and somehow was the only weakness of her toughened heart. Years at sea had taught her that love was an illusion, but Jack changed that. And for that she hated him and loved him. She drew a shaky breath, the first sign of her nervousness.

"Gibbs, if something happens to me, tell--"

"I will." He interrupted, not even needing her to finish. Or not wanting her to admit that this could have been her last battle.

The first pirate spotted them, and raised his shooter. That was when the earth fell apart.

"Jack did say, 'All right', right?" Will panted. Even though he was undead he was still short of breath. If that was possible. But this was only his first time in-between life and death. He could ask Jack about it later.

"Yes. But then again, it was Jack that said it," Elizabeth replied. She slowed, her breathing heavy. She had always been athletic, for a girl stuck wearing dresses, but she was guessing that her 'condition' was preventing her from performing at her best. Before she had completely stopped, Will was at her side, checking for pirates behind them. He was also blocking most of her from view. If any bullets came, he would take a hit first. Although it seemed horrible to her as a wife, the choice was sensible. Will had already been shot that day, and he was unkillable. She, on the other hand, wasn't. Elizabeth hated feeling so useless and dependant on Will.

"There should be a door ahead, if I remembered correctly. It blends into the wall, so we could use it as cover for some time." Will nodded, his gaze soft. She felt so bad as to how he had found out that she was expecting. Maybe she would have some time to tell him in a more proper fashion.

A few yards ahead they came to the hidden door. Elizabeth tugged the knob, and it gave. The door swung open slowly, and Will grabbed it before it could let out a creak. Once they stepped over the threshold, he closed the door at a slow, almost excruciating pace in order to keep it from making a noise. They waited by the door, and they heard footsteps right outside, marching on and thankfully not pausing. The couple let out a sigh of relief. They then turned their attention to the room and gasped.

Alright, and I'm, really sorry about everything. I wish I could have updated earlier, but parents happen.

Did any of you see the POTC 2 preview? It looks pretty good!