No Good Byes

Second last chapter!

Madison dozed but remained alert all through the night. The next morning, Norrington returned, accompanied by Beckett. Madison slowly raised her head to look at them.

"They're gone." Norrington said.

"No." Madison said.

"They left yesterday." Norrington said. "There are a few people that can tell you."

"I don't believe you." Madison said. Beckett released her and Norrington dragged her outside.

"Go see for yourself." He said. Madison gave them an odd look before hurrying to the docks. The Pearl would be there and so would Jack. He'd hug and kiss her and tell her everything was ok.

Madison froze when she got to the docks and found no Pearl. No Gibbs, no dad, no Will or Elizabeth…and no Jack.

He doesn't love you…it was a lie. It was just a stupid lie to get to you. Madison slapped her hands over her ears and shook her head. She didn't want to believe herself. She didn't want those walls to go back up. But still...he wasn't there. It was a lie. A lie! IT WAS ALL A LIE! Madison fell to her knees, trying to stop the tears from coming.

She was just a girl. An eighteen year old who spent the majority of her life whoring herself. She barely knew what was supposed to be her family. How could they have left?

"Madison." Carolyn said, coming up next to her. She hesitated then dropped down next to her.

"Where'd they go?" Madison asked, looking at her.

"I don't know." Carolyn said, putting a hand on her shoulder.

"Why would they just leave?" Madison muttered.

Barbossa stood in the shadows of a building near a ship. The captain of that ship watched him impatiently but Barbossa paid no attention to him. His attention was on Madison. He was waiting for the angry that was bound to arrive.

"I don't know sweetie." Carolyn said. Madison looked at her. "Sorry."

"What am I gonna do, mum?" Madison asked. Carolyn sighed and shook her head instead of saying anything.

"Let's go inside somewhere." Carolyn said, tucking some of Madison's hair behind her ear. "We can get something to drink and figure it out." Madison nodded and they stood up. She stared at the water and her eyes narrowed. A storm rolled in quickly.

Barbossa smiled, pleased with what he had helped accomplish. He finally boarded the ship as the captain started muttering about having to leave in a storm.

It took a week for Madison to come to terms that Jack wasn't coming back. She felt the strange urge to go back to her old life then but oddly enough Carolyn wouldn't let her. They decided to leave Santo Domingo and boarded a ship for a five day journey to Santiago. Madison knew it was close to Port Royal and knew that's where Elizabeth and Will were bound to return. Maybe if she was there, they'd find her…somehow.

"How should I know?" Tia Dalma said, trying and failing to look as if she didn't care.

"You're the all bloody knowing one." Jack said. "All I need to know is if Maddie's alive."

"And why would you want to know that?" Tia Dalma asked. Jack banged his fists on the table.

"DAMN IT WOMAN JUST TELL ME!" He shouted.

"Do you want her, Jack Sparrow?" Tia Dalma asked.

"Yes." Jack said.

"Do you care for her?" Tia Dalma asked.

"Yes!" Jack said, thoroughly getting irritated with all of this.

"Do you love her?" Tia Dalma finally asked.

"BLOODY HELL YES!" Jack said.

"She's alive." Tia Dalma said. "I don't know exactly where she is."

"You don't know how to find her now but you could before." Jack said.

"She is much stronger now." Tia Dalma said. "Someone with that much power is not easily found, despite what you may think." Jack groaned and sat down. Will and Elizabeth, who had followed him into the hut, looked at each other. This wasn't as bad as the last time they were there but it felt as if it were. To Will, it felt like every time he had been there only for bad reasons.

"So what do we do then?" Elizabeth asked.

"We look for her, that's what we do." Bill said, who was also there.

"Where do we start?" Will asked.

Another short chapter. The next one is the last one and it is longer then this one! It's going to be mostly just Madison but there will be parts with Jack, Will, Elizabeth and Bill.