Please Read: Yes, I brought back Anamaria. There will be another surprise character in the next chapter. Well...actually not much of a surprise. But, please, keep reading! I know there are some errors and I apologize. Don't be too harsh with me.


Back in Tortuga, Will was in a tavern full of prostitutes and drunken men with no shame. Many of them fought each other with blunt swords and only ended up hurting themselves. The others were busy having their way with the promiscuous women. It was all too much for Will, but he'd rather be inside a tavern than outside in the streets. Getting robbed would be much easier if he was out in the open. He couldn't afford to lose his money now. He only had enough to buy a few drinks and still have a few shillings.

Going up to the bar he asked for a pint of ale and gave the owner one shilling. Will nodded and turned going back to his seat to find Mr. Gibbs already downing a pint himself. He sat beside him and took a sip.

"Will, my boy. I see you've gotten into the drinking stage, eh? See being a pirate ain't all that bad," said Mr. Gibbs laughing.

"Actually, no. I'm just trying to get my mind off of things that are going on right now," said Will taking another drink.

"Girl problems, huh?" asked Gibbs.

"Not quite, but I suppose that's a bit of it. I don't know how Jack lives with himself everyday knowing he might have to kill someone. He's a good man, but he's still a pirate. Imagining that he's raped and pillaged before is hard," said Will taking a large drink.

"Won't believe it until you see it, eh boy? Let me tell you something about Jack. He is and always will be a bloody selfish pirate. He'll always be known as Captain Jack Sparrow for all the dirty things he's led his crew into doing...although he was only Captain for a few...that's not important. But deep down inside, Jack's a softhearted man. He actually cares about you and Elizabeth, Will." said Gibbs finishing his drink in one down. He was drunk.

"Hmm. Sometimes it's hard to trust him completely," said Will taking a large down himself.

"If you can't trust a man completely, then don't trust a man at all. If you trust a man with 97percent, then that 3 percentof trust that you don't have for him could end up being a stab in the back, or even in the heart" said Jack as he sat at the table.

"Jack, I didn't mean to..." started Will.

"Where is your little girl anyway, Will?" asked Jack.

Will frowned. They had come off the ship together but he couldn't quite remember what happened next. He knew that they had gotten separated, but how? "I've got to find her," said he as he got up with his pint half full. He ran out the door and into the streets.

Jack looked at the cup and shrugged. "Half full is all right," said he as he took a drink.

"The boy's a mess," said Gibbs.

"You have no idea," returned Jack.

Outside, Will looked around frantically for her. "Elizabeth! Elizabeth! Where are you!" he yelled. He walked down the streets yelling her name. If she was gone, he didn't know what he would do.

"Will!"

He turned around to where he heard the noise and ran into a dark alleyway. He hid behind some barrels and looked out into the dead end. There were two men. One was holding Elizabeth against the wall, and the other was standing to the side with a dagger. The man with the dagger was closer. Will knew what he had to do.

"Have you ever been with a real man before?" asked the man holding her to the wall.

"Yes, and none were to the likes of you!" said Elizabeth squirming.

"We'll see about that missy," said the man laughing as he began to unbuckle his pants. Elizabeth attempted to scream but the man put a cloth in her mouth and tied it around the back of her head.

Will slowly took out his knife. He didn't want to kill the man, so he looked around for something that he could stun him with. He found an empty rum bottle and picked up. Sneaking behind the man, he smashed the bottle into the man's head and watched the unconscious body fall to the ground. The other man looked at him quickly. "What the?"

Will held the knife tightly and pointed it towards the man. "If you don't want to die I suggest you leave now," said Will

The man laughed and took his sword out. "You've got nothing against me, boy. I'm a bloody pirate. What are you going to do with that mangy little knife? Cut me some bread?" Will dropped the knife and unsheathed his sword. The man backed away a step. "So? That doesn't mean a damn thing. I'll cut your throat out!"

The two began to swordfight competitively. It was hard in such a cramped space, but Will's footing and coordination helped him. Every blow the pirate threw at him, Will had a counterattack. Finally he apprehended the pirate's next move and knocked the sword out of his hand. He put his sword up to the man's neck. "Leave now, or die," said Will.

"My sword?" asked the pirate.

"Try anything, and you'll die," said Will, allowing the pirate to get his sword. The pirate ran away scantily and Will returned to Elizabeth. He untied the cloth from her mouth and attempted to hug her but she hit him. "Elizabeth!"

"You left me! You bastard!" yelled Elizabeth.

"I did no such thing! I didn't know where you disappeared to."

"And apparently you hadn't noticed until 10 minutes later. Do you know what they could have done to me?" Elizabeth asked.

"I'm sorry. You're right it is my fault. I'll never do anything like this again. I love you too much Elizabeth. Please forgive me," said Will hugging Elizabeth. After a few moments she returned the hug. He then leaned down to kiss her on the lips. When he attempted to back away, Elizabeth held on to him and would not remove her lips. She continued to kiss him gently. She pushed him against the wall and took the string out of his hair that was holding it in a ponytail. She held on to his hair and held him tightly. Will pulled Elizabeth closer to him and began a battle between their tongues. A few minutes later they stopped and she lay her head on his chest. "Why did you change your mind?" Will asked.

"I can never stay mad at you, Will. You've done too much for me," said Elizabeth.

He smiled and said, "Well then, let's go back to the tavern. Mr. Gibbs and Jack are awaiting our arrival back."


meanwhile in the tavern

"I don't think it's that big of a deal, Jack," said Mr. Gibbs.

"Not that big of a deal? We're looking at boxes and boxes and BOXES of treasure. Gold and silver are at the stakes. We must pursue it!" said Jack staring intently at Mr. Gibbs.

He thought about it for only a moment and then nodded his head. "Ok then! But what is our heading?"

Jack turned so his back was facing Mr. Gibbs. He opened the compass and frowned. Nothing. Closing the compass he turned back to Mr. Gibbs. "Don't worry yourself. We'll get our heading tomorrow morning when we set sail again. Gather the crew," said Jack standing up. "We've got a lot of work to do."

"Work like what?" asked Mr. Gibbs standing.

Jack frowned and thought. He raised an eyebrow, and then looked back at Mr. Gibbs. "Work like...planning what to do with the treasure. But first, we must become organized."

Mr. Gibbs nodded slowly. "Ok then, I'll gather the crew and meet you at the Pearl in ten minutes."

Jack nodded and sat back down. "Oh and if I'm not there in time, keep to the code." Gibbs nodded and left. When Jack had gone to Port Royal he had stolen some documents and papers which he never read. He took them out again. There was a letter from an anonymous writer. It talked of gold and treasure on an island deep in the Caribbean. The island was so small and desolate that it cannot even be found on a map. Jack heard Will's voice and quickly put the papers up in his jacket, which had dried before he left the ship. He picked up Will's pint to finish drinking it, just as Will took it from his hand.

"Thanks," he said drinking the rest. He was holding Elizabeth's hand. "I found Elizabeth. I think we should leave now, Jack."

"Aye, you've read my mind, Will. I was just about to do that."

"'Ey! You ova there! Capan Jack Sparrow! You owe me an me mate, here 500 shillings! You lost the bloody bet, an now you have to pay me money back!" said this large unsightly man. He was at least 6 feet and 5 inches and every tooth in his mouth was gold. Beside him was a small fellow who looked scared and weak. He was dressed in rags and had large beady eyes.

"What do you know, it's time go," said Jack looking at Elizabeth and Will. "Run!" He said as he made his way for the door. The three of them squeezed through the door and made their way through the streets. The large man carried the smaller man on his back and broke back the door running after the trio.

"How do we get back to the Pearl?" asked Will.

"Follow me! I know a shortcut," said Jack out of breath as he ran through the streets.

"No!" Yelled Elizabeth and Will. They had no other place to go though. They followed Jack through many small streets and alleyways, jumping and dodging many people and barrels while the other man just knocked them down. Elizabeth was getting tired and soon she couldn't take it any longer. She tripped over a stone and fell hard to the ground. "Jack! We've got to help her," Will yelled out.

"On you go then!" yelled Jack as he continued running towards the ship. It was in seeing distance now but it was sailing away. Will picked Elizabeth up and ran towards the docks. Jack was already in the water.

"Elizabeth, I'm going to need for you to swim. Can you do it?" asked Will

"I think so, put me down," said Elizabeth as they got to the shore. The two jumped in the water and began to swim for the ship. It was at least half a mile away now. Will held on to her as they swam to the ship. There was a splash behind them and to their dismay the large man had actually come in to swim after them. "What in heavens name did Jack do to this man?" thought Will. He began to swim faster and the neared the boat. Mr. Gibbs threw a rope out to them. Elizabeth put her arms around Will and held tightly as he grabbed on to the rope and was pulled up. The large man finally gave up after seeing this and began to swim back towards Tortuga.

Once Will was on deck, he held Elizabeth and said, "Are you all right?"

She coughed a few times and once she regained her strength she uttered, "I'm fine. Just a bit in shock."

Will nodded and looked towards Mr. Gibbs. "Take her to the officer's quarters and keep her warm. Give her some of the sailor's clothes to wear. It's far more comfortable." He nodded and walked off with Elizabeth. "Where's Jack?"

"Right behind you, mate. You needed something?" said Jack wiping himself off.

"How could you just leave us like that? We could have gotten killed," said Will.

Jack walked beside Will and said, "I was sure you two would be fine. After all, he was after me was he not?"

"You never know Jack," said Will.

"Sometimes you've got to make sacrifices in life, Will."

"Oh so now this companionship of ours is just a stupid little sacrifice?"

"Well it's not stupid," said Jack.

Will stared at Jack as he continued to wipe himself off although he was nearly dry. There was something different about him. He wasn't this way before. "You could have never been so sure completely that he wouldn't have harmed us. If you were 97 percent sure that he wasn't going to harm us, that 3 percent of you being unsure could have had us killed," said Will as he walked off to his quarters, leaving Jack by himself staring into the moonlight.