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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Trials of the Sea

Chapter One: Mending

Will and Elizabeth entered the hut, the woman gently placing her hand on his back. He flinched, turning to her, wincing. She pulled her hand away quickly.

"Is something wrong?" She inquired.

"I just.." Will paused, brown eyes locking with hers. Elizabeth immediately recognized the pain in them, and took his hand, running soothing circles over it with her thumb.

He pulled his hand away, and lifted his shirt, to her surprise. Eyeing the man, Elizabeth watched as he turned his back to her. Deep, bloody wounds were revealed. She clasped a hand over her mouth and gasped. "Will. Who did this to you?"

Will's eyes fell, remembering the man who did it. His own father, lashing his back like it was nothing. "It happened on Davy's ship." was all he said.

The women went over to a table, where she found a glass of water. She also took a white cloth, not really caring who it belonged to. Carefully, she ripped some of the cloth, and damped it with water. Gently, she placed it to one of the wounds, and Will grimaced.

"I'm sorry, but this will help." Elizabeth stated softly, wrapping the cloth around him and tying it. She continued this until all of his wounds were covered. He turn, and looked at her with a look of despair.

"Elizabeth..It was my father."

An eyebrow quirked, and she gave him a look of disbelief before waiting to continue.

"He's a slave on the ship. He had to do it..But I promised I'd save him.." His voice became quiet and distant, trailing off. Liz took his hand.

"After all these years.." She smiled weakly. "We'll get back to him Will."

And he smiled too.

Wearily they both stepped into the room where the remainder of the crew was, just in time to see Barbossa lazily walking down the stairs. He grinned, rotted teeth glistening with whiskey on them. He scratched at his beard, reaching the end of the stairs and chuckling somewhat.

"Ello Mr. Turner." Barbossa greeted with a mock bow, and another laugh.

"What's he doing here?" Will sneered, eyebrows furrowed at the sight.

One of the crew members stood, shaking his head. "Apparently, this is our new captain."

A/N: Yes, another short chapter. But I'm just trying to move the story along faster and I can do that it short intervals. :D