Chapter Twenty

"Apparently, there's a leak." Jack said as Bo'son (Scary pirate) threw him in the brig. J

Jack turned around in a funny sorta way, almost losing his footing. He looked out of the peep whole and seen things floating away, wondering what they were doing, he sat. This was turning to be a really, really bad day. His thoughts went to the woman he was falling for. Hoping that she would be safe, hoping she would be ok. He sighed and hit his head on the cell wall, just not a hard hurting hit.

"Shyla, I swear on pain of death, I will get back to you, love. Just wait for me." he said to himself.

"Will, stop him before he throws it overboard." Shyla said to Will, seeing Marty messing with a cannon.

He looked at her then looked down from where he was standing. Putting his foot on he cannon, Marty looked up at him.

"We're gonna need that." he said, as the pearl got closer to them.

Shyla walked up to Ana and seen the look on her face, knowing that it meant defeat, sorrow, and a littlie bit of fear, but not much. Shyla put her hand on Ana's shoulder. Ana looked at her then seen Elizabeth.

"It was a good plan. Up 'til now." she said. Shyla sighed, boy what a bad day for her and them.

"We can't just give up, not like that." she said. Looking at Gibbs, Ana, and her sister, as Will walked up he heard her.

"Jack wouldn't want us to. I want to get that ship away from Barbossa, even if I have to myself. I owe it to Jack." Shyla said with such anger, that it scared the goosebumps off of her little sister.

There was only one time she seen Shyla this angry, and that was when Norrington tried to send William away, but that's for next time. Elizabeth couldn't believe what she was seeing, her sister changing from sadden to complete anger. She knew that she should stay on her sister's good side, and then William would finally get to see a part of the girl, she always kept to herself out of fear of hurting those she loved, but the one she loved was gone, and she was grieving. She had a right to want to kill someone.

"Get this ship moving. Do anything you can do, we've got to put up a fight, we've got to." she yelled.

They all gasped. The loving, shy, quit girl, wasn't being that girl anymore. Jack really changed her, for better or worse Will didn't know. But she had a point.

"Gibbs! She's right. We have to make a stand. We must fight! Load the guns!" he yelled. Elizabeth blinked and nodded.

"With what, Will?" Ana asked. (I know she doesn't say his name, but…I'm writing it… ha. 'Crosses arms and sticks out tongue.')

"With anything, everything. Anything we have left." Will said. Shyla growled.

"Load those damned guns. I want that man dead." she yelled, everyone stopped for a moment and looked at her, making her more angry.

"Load the guns!" Gibbs yelled to them, in fear that Shyla would do something not so Shyla.

"Case shot and langrage! Nails and crushed glass!" Will added.

"With a will!" Gibbs said.

As they did this, Shyla looked at the ring. A hand landed on her shoulder. She looked back to see her sister. She smiled a loving smile, one that felt warm and caring. Elizabeth sighed and looked at her, knowing she was aching with pain, and waiting for Jack…but she also knew he would come back for her sister, which is why, she was going to let her believe otherwise.

"It's alright, Beth. I know he won't be coming back…he', he's gone. He's really gone." she said in a whisper.

Elizabeth gasped, Shyla never before talked like this, not since the death of…their mother as she was told.

"He's coming back, just wait on him. He'll be back, if he truly cares for you. He'll be back, Shyla. Don't give up hope just yet." she said. Shyla nodded understanding.

"I know, but…what if he doesn't? What if he's really…what if?" she asked not able to say the dreadful word. Her young sister sighed.

"We'll wait and see. But now, we need to be strong. They need us…bring out that spirit I've seen rarely. We need her, wake her up." she said. Shyla smiled and looked at her. In a way she was right, that side needed to come out, and yet she felt as though she wanted to stay put…but, with a great deal of thinking, she finally done something she hadn't done in a long while…she finally woke up.

A/N: I know this one is short, but…I thought it would be a great cliffy…haha. Yeah, hope ya like it. Oh, and please, please, please keep the reviews coming. Sorry it took so long for me to get these chapters out…but hey, you know what they say…patience is a virtue! Something like that…So what do you think? Will Shyla actually finally show her free spirit? Will she find out that she was right, will she see Jack? Will Jack actually keep that promise? And, what would happen when they face something dangerous…like the explosion? Ohh, just thinking of it sends chills…Love ya me hearties….keep them reviews coming, savvy? Til next time on Shyla Swann, find out if hearts get broken, happiness is restored, or pain is put on them all…there shall be deaths!11Maybe!