Chapter Twelve: Decision

Will promptly jumped off, and when I heard Jones call out "Down!" I did so as well. Using my True Form, I was able to jump the distance and land on the atoll just as Will was walking over to a small group of people on the beach. I walked up to them, still in my True Form, and heard their talkings.

"I'll take the chest," Norrington said as I walked up to the group, making a small dust storm in my wake.

"I need it to save my father!" Will argued. I had a dark look on my face now…

"So sorry, mates, but I need Jones' heart for myself," Captain Jack Sparrow said. I walked up to them, drawing their attention. I looked at them with unintentional contempt.

"It's a treasure chest. Stop your pointless arguing," I told them. "We can all use whatever's in it," I finished.

"Wrong, mate. You can never trust a pirate," he said, pulling out his cutlass. I parried the hit with my Souba, then got into a fighting stance as Will and Norrington also pulled out blades. We all clashed our swords above the chest, but then I jumped back. We then engaged in a spectacular sword fight. They possessed little skills… compared to my awesome, refined form.

Our fight took us through the dense jungle, with Elizabeth yelling at us the whole way. Eventually we reached an abandoned church. Fighting and taunting each other, while stealing the key continually, Jack, Norrington, and Will fought each other up to a waterwheel.

I promptly broke off from that fight. I heard Elizabeth yelling for help, and despite my nature, I felt compelled to fight them instead. She was fighting with two other pirates, and the lot of them were tossing swords between each other. And, of course, they were being chased by Davy Jones' crew. I entered and quickly put an end to them, but more pirates just showed up. We fought heroically, reaching a dinghy after several minutes of intense combat.

Climbing aboard the dinghy, and soon joined by Jack and Will. Jack immediately grabbed his jar of dirt. When I asked Jack what happened to Norrington, he simply replied "He decided to hang back, mate."

We rowed back to the Black Pearl, unhindered by Jones' crew. We knew Davy Jones would come after us, so Jack, saying that 'we can outrun her blowing into the wind,' decided we would try and flee. We did so, and were able to nearly overcome the Dutchman.

Sadly, it wouldn't be that easy. Will and I realized the Kraken had been summoned, seeing its massive form under the water. At that moment, I resolved myself to something.

"You guys… I'll go distract Jones. Go as fast as you can. Don't worry about me! I know it's got to be done," I told them.

"How are you going to do that?" Elizabeth asked me.

"Like this," I said quietly. Still in my True Form, I jumped toward the distant Flying Dutchman. Landing smoothly on the deck, I easily surprised the ship's monstrous crew. I already had my Masamune drawn and outstretched, and my face was down slightly. Looking up, I saw Jones' crew assault me, but using my enhanced strength and agility, I not only defeated them, I made it look easy.

After sheathing my Masamune stylistically, I heard the Captain's room door bang open. Davy Jones himself deigned to do battle with me. Walking out slowly so his boots thudded loudly on the loose planks, Jones stopped just in front of me, looking at me with rage.

"Come back for more punishment, boy? I should have killed you when I had the chance," he said, looking at me with even more contempt.

"Punishment? I'm here to punish you, Jones. I won't let you get away with this!" I shouted, performing a batto-jutsu with my Souba. Despite the blazing speed of my stroke, Jones blocked my move with his left arm.

"Don't underestimate me, boy. I AM the sea!" he claimed, slashing at me with a massive saw I'd missed before. It was huge… about the size of my Phoenix Sword, serrated on both edges. I narrowly parried the hit, jumping back.

"Ha ha! This'll be fun… but first, Jones, allow me a moment," I asked. He lowered the blade, and I summoned my Keyblade. Using Davy Jones' locket as an activator, I sealed the Keyhole. No more Heartless, no more Nobodies. Just me, Jones, and blades.

"Come," I beckoned Jones with a 'bring it on' taunt. He quickly lunged at me, making a low horizontal slash. I jumped onto the blade, taunting him.

"Is that the best the sea can do? I'm disappointed…" I muttered, jumping up, tossing out all my blades, and combining them into the Phoenix Sword.

"Now, let's play!" I shouted, lunging at Jones with a thrust. He pushed my sword aside, attempting to make another slash. But the recoil from his move allowed me the time to parry his attack, but this time I was sent skidding slightly across the deck. I raised my sword to block one of Jones' diagonal attacks, quickly parrying it and cutting off one of his tentacles.

"Don't push your luck!" he yelled, jumping on top of the captain's cabin. I pursued him, jumping far higher than necessary. I came down on him hard, despite the fact that he blocked the move, sending a great crack through his saw blade. I was thrown up into the air, and came down hard on him again. This time the weapon broke in two, though Jones was still standing.

I landed smoothly on the deck. Having earned myself a brief reprieve, I looked across the sea to see the Kraken devouring the Black Pearl.

"NO!" I yelled as the ship was dragged beneath the waves. Then I seemed to lose myself… sort of. Everything went blurry… I couldn't see what I was doing…

When I came to my senses, I felt I was no longer in my True Form. I was standing on the deck of the battered Dutchman, Davy Jones sneering at me. I was holding my Buster Sword down on the deck, and I was breathing heavily from exhaustion.

"Amazing… that one like you could possess such power…" Davy Jones sneered at me. I staggered to my feet just as Jones charged at me with his broken blade, barely able to move my arms. Just as I was about to be sent to Davy Jones' Locker, I was beamed up…