Reunion Pt.4

Lol…Jack's a little crazy you know. He can do anything he wants.

The next morning, everyone stayed away from Madison. Once they heard her yelling in the cabin and then came out holding the compass and yelling that they were going completely in the opposite direction. Everyone made sure to stay away from her. Even Jack, who came out of his cabin an hour after her explosion, knew to stay away from her. Madison was grumbling and her eyes were on the compass more then the sea.

At least…that's why everyone thought Jack was staying away from her.

"She's not going to let go of that heart anytime soon." Will said.

"Of course not." Jack said. "You just had to go and tell her about the fight. She's not going to take any risks until she knows what's going on."

"At least my reason is non-selfish." Will said.

"I don't care what you're reason was." Jack said. "And right now I don't care about mine either. Now that I know that if Jones dies then Maddie can just call off the beastie, doesn't matter much to me what happens anymore."

"What if Jones captures her?" Will asked. Jack froze, his eyes widening slightly. "He could do a lot worse to her then he did to me."

"What…did he do to you?" Jack asked, slowly. He looked at Will who turned his back to him and lifted his shirt to show the marks from the whip.

"That was from my father…being nice." Will said. He faced Jack again. "They pride themselves in being able to rip flesh from bone with every strike." Jack's eyes were impossibly wide as his mind was suddenly consumed with images of Madison being whipped and her back covered in blood. Will stood directly in front of Jack. "What do you feel for my sister?"

"Good question, mate." Jack said, quietly. They were quiet for a while. Both of them looking up at Madison. "How's things for you and your bonny lass, mate?"

"Distant." Will said, bitterly.

"If it makes you feel any better…it was just to trick me." Jack said.

"No…it doesn't make me feel better." Will said.

"Look mate. You can either be a brooding idiot…or do something about it." Jack said.

"Like shoot you?" Will said.

"No." Jack said. "I've been shot enough as it is." His hand absent-mindedly went up to where his shirt covered the two bullet wounds. A snapping noise caught their attention and they turned to see Madison stuffing the compass in her pocket. "Don't break my compass!"

"It's already broken!" Madison said.

"It is not!" Jack said.

"Any compass that doesn't point north is considered broken." Madison said. Jack glared at her. Madison looked away first and, even from the distance, Jack could tell her face was slightly red. Why would she be blushing?

Madison grumbled about Jack being a stupid pirate. No one in the last two years had her blushing. No one in two years had managed to make her feel anything like this. She would never admit it to Will or Jack or anyone on the ship but, before Tia Dalma sent someone to get her, Madison had been a whore. It was the only way for her to live and she hated it for the most part. Then Tia Dalma's person found her and she jumped at the chance to leave. She didn't even mind that she had to be with Barbossa for….god only knows how long. As long as she didn't have to sleep with anyone, she was happy.

"Madison." Will said, suddenly next to her. Madison jumped and looked at him. "Are you alright?"

"Yes, of course." Madison said. "I've calmed down so I'm not going to attack anyone."

"That's good to know." Will said. "So…where are we going?"

"Well…" Madison said, pulling the compass out and flicking the lid up. "If this is right…then we're heading for Davy Jones."

"And our father." Will said.

"That's what I want I want most." Madison said. She looked at Will. "I'm kind of afraid to see him though. I keep picturing the last time I saw him and…"

"It'll be a shock…at first." Will said. He slowly took one of Madison's hands. She flinched slightly but didn't pull away. "I'm not sure how…but he'll be proud of you."

"I doubt it." Madison said.

"Why?" Will asked.

"There are things…" Madison said. "That I did…after they left me in Santo Domingo." She looked at Jack who was talking with Gibbs. "Things that they left me there so that I wouldn't have to do."

"How old were you?" Will asked.

"I was seven." Madison said. "There were a few years when I barely got by."

"What did you do?" Will asked. Madison didn't answer. Will was about to ask again when Jack came up and told him to help out. Will reluctantly left them alone. Madison didn't look at Jack but just leaned her elbows on the wheel.

"You know, that position is very provocative." Jack said, walking closer to her.

"Is it really now?" Madison asked. "I'm not trying to be." She turned around so that her back was against the wheel and jumped slightly to find Jack standing right behind her. "What?"

"There's something you seem to be forgetting about me, luv." Jack said, stepping closer, causing Madison to back even more into the wheel. Jack put his hands on the wheel, successfully trapping her. "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."

"S-so?" Madison said. Jack leaned in closer, moving his hands to her hips.

"I always get what I want." He said, taking his compass from her pocket and backing up. Madison glared at him. "Did you think I wanted something else?"

"No." Madison said. "You could have just asked." He moved closer to her again. Madison looked at him.

"Pirate." Jack said. "I take what I want without asking." Madison stared up at him. Jack just gave her a smirk before his attention was caught by something else. "Bugger."

"What?" Madison said, spinning around. Ahead of them and to one side, the Flying Dutchman came up from the water. "Seems smaller then I thought it would be.

"Madison!" Will yelled. She looked at him.

"This seems to be the right time for one of your brilliant plans, luv." Jack said. Madison looked at him then back at Will before taking the heart from her pocket and throwing it to Will, who caught it.

"What are you doing?" Will yelled.

"Hide it!" Madison yelled. "Don't ask questions." Jack grabbed her shoulders and spun her around to face him again. She looked at him.

"Don't you bloody well even think about it." Jack said.

"I'm not going to do anything, Jack." Madison said, surprisingly soft. "I can't promise the same from him though." She went to the front of the ship. They were catching up to the other ship either because they were going faster or the Dutchman had slowed down because its captain knew who was on that ship. As soon as she was able to see the crew of the ship, she ran back up to Jack. "You have to hide."

"Why?" Jack asked.

"If he knows you're here…" Madison said.

"What's he gonna do?" Jack asked. "Not like that beastie is under his total control now, is it."

"I should just let it eat you again." Madison said. She took the spyglass and looked onto the other ship. It was getting darker out. She saw the creatures, facing each other and talking. Suddenly, the group of four that had been talking, all turned and faced her. Madison lowered the spyglass. "They know we're here."

"What was the first clue?" Jack asked. Madison turned to look at him and saw one of the odd crew from the other ship had a sword blade to his throat.

"Oh bugger." She said. She looked down at the crew. They were all surrounded by the mutant crew.

"Down the stairs now, missy." The evil crewmate said. Madison looked at Jack who just nodded. She went down the stairs to the crew, followed by Jack and the shark headed crew member.

"What's going on?" Madison asked. No one answered her. She felt hands on her shoulders and jumped. She looked to see Jack standing there, his face expressionless but his grip on her was hard, as if he wasn't going to let go of her.

"Jack Sparrow." An accented voice came. Madison looked around then saw Davy Jones. She moved closer to Jack even though she knew it was a useless gesture. Davy Jones approached them. Every other step he took made Madison flinch from the sound of his peg leg. "Who…might this be?" Jack's grip tightened enough to leave bruises. Madison looked up at Davy Jones and saw an odd look in his eyes. One of the tentacles reached out like a hand and touched Madison's cheek. She stepped back, pushing Jack back with her. Jack released her shoulders, grabbed her arm, and pulled her back behind him.

"Madison!" Will said. He sounded so hopeless that Madison couldn't bear to look at him.

"Jack Sparrow doesn't care about anyone." Davy Jones said, sounding confused. "Why protect the girl? You traded your friend to me." The tentacle pointed at Will. "You didn't care…yet you push the girl away from me?" Madison suddenly screamed as one of Jones' crew grabbed her and pulled her away from Jack before he could react. He spun around.

"Madison!" Will and Jack both yelled.

"Take her to the ship boys." Davy Jones said. Madison struggled and kicked and made all kinds of fuss. Finally, one of Jones' crew hit her in the head. Madison was out, making Jack and Will yell again but both got held away from her. "You have a choice Jack Sparrow. Your soul…or the girl's. I'll give you a few days to think it over." He was gone as quickly as he and his crew appeared. Back on the Flying Dutchman, everyone could hear laughing and the ship was now going faster then they could catch up.

"You let them take her!" Will said, standing in front of Jack looking angrier then Jack had ever seen him.

"You think I let them take her?" Jack asked. "You notice how tightly I was holding onto her?"

"What are we going to do?" Elizabeth asked.

"They have the heart and compass now." Barbossa said.

"No." Will said. "I hid the heart." Jack held up his compass. Will grabbed the front of Jack's shirt. "I swear…if you choose your own soul over my sister's…I will kill you."

"Will." Elizabeth said. Will pushed Jack away from him and stomped off to his cabin. Elizabeth looked at Jack. "Remember when I said there would come a moment for you to do the right thing?"

"Vaguely." Jack said.

"I think this is that moment, Jack." Elizabeth said. She left Jack alone.

"What now, Cap'n?" Gibbs asked.

"Now…" Jack said. He sighed. "I don't know."

"Oh god." Bill muttered to himself as he saw two of the crew dragging Madison across the deck.

"Is there anything you want to tell me now, Mr. Turner?" Davy Jones asked. Bill stared at Madison as she was dropped none too gently and left alone. "Should I ask her when she wakes up?" Davy Jones looked from Bill to Madison then back. "I think I'm going to hurt her…or make you hurt her?"

"Yes." Bill said, quietly.

"Rest assures, Mr. Turner." Davy Jones said. "This one I'll keep safe." Bill's eyes snapped to the captain and stared at him in confusion. Davy Jones laughed and walked away. As soon as he was gone, Bill ran over to Madison and picked her up. He stared at her face.

"Dear gods." Bill muttered. "First Will…now you."

Madison woke a few hours later. She sat up and looked at the cot like thing she had been lying at before her attention turned to the occupant of the chair by her. She moved onto her hands and knees and looked closer. The occupant was asleep, his chin on his chest. Gingerly, Madison reached out and poked him. The person stirred and looked at her. Madison screamed and fell off the cot. The man screamed as well and fell off the chair.

"Who…who are you?" Madison asked. "Where am I?"

"Calm down." Bill said.

"Calm down? I've just been captured by Davy Jones and you want me to calm down?" Madison asked, staring at Bill in disbelief.

"Maddie…" Bill said. Madison froze then gasped and hurried around the cot to kneel in front of him. She stared at his face.

"Dad?" Madison asked, unsure. Bill chuckled softly.

"Hello sweetheart." He said. Madison flung her arms around his neck. He put his arms around her loosely.

"Oh my god." Madison said, moving back enough to look at him. "Oh my god. What did you do?"

"I made a deal with Jones." Bill said, sadly. Madison looked ready to cry. He told her all about what had happened after they left her. By the end, Madison was crying. He brushed the tears off her cheeks. "Come on, Maddie. Don't cry."

"I know I wanted to see you again…but not like this." Madison said, looking down.

"There's something I have to ask you." Bill said. Madison slowly lifted her head. "Do you know why Jones said he wasn't going to hurt you? He said he was going to keep you safe."

"You believe him?" Madison asked. Bill shrugged. "I don't know." They sat in silence, thinking about it.

Davy Jones sat in front of his organ, looking at the music box. It was playing. He looked up and took out a painting of a woman. She had dark hair, slightly tangled. Her pale luminescent looking skin made her green eyes stand out. Even in the painting, her eyes were full of life. It was an old painting but even so, it was a familiar person. The young girl that was just brought onto the ship.

Madison.

Foreshadowing! The painting is not of Madison. How do you think Jack is going to react to this? I'm not going to tell you if someone dies but there is going to be some awkward moments mostly between Madison and Davy Jones as well as Madison and Jack.