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Chapter 8

Location: The Locker

A song, a song was what woke her up from her sleep. A soft melody, played by a music box. Kate rose from the large bed and noticed a piece of jewelry that defiantly wasn´t there before, laying on the edge of her dresser. A necklace wearing a pendant shaped in the form of a crab, but it also seemed to be shaped in the face of a human, the lid of the pendant was opened and Kate could see the inside play the music, a soft melody that felt like a lullaby. As the song ended Kate carefully moved the lit down with the tip of her index finger until it closed with a soft snap.

Suddenly Kate´s eyes lowered to the corner of the room, a small crab entered through the shattered walls of the lighthouse. Kate lowered her sight as it looked like the white crab was launched inside with a small wave of seawater.

Her green eyes settled upon the tiny crab that was moving up its claws. For a slight moment, she wondered whether it was the same crab she´d chased earlier. It made the corners of Kate's mouth rise, without even asking herself where the little creature suddenly came from and moving her body down to her knees she lowered her hand, her thin finger moved down toward the minuscule creature.

'Hello there, little one' Kate's soft voice echoed between the walls of the lighthouse. Its small eyes seemed to wink by the bright light once it entered from the shadows, caused by the candles Kate lit earlier to light up the darkness of the night. Moving her finger along its tiny body Kate stared still smiling softly.

'Are you going to keep me company?' she whispered now lowering her sight, her smile weakened and eventually disappeared at the thought of being alone.

'I guess you are just as lonely here as I am' Kate raised from her crouching down and strolled toward the dresser where she moved down on the chair. Her sight went along the room, it had been dark again, for what felt longer than just a night. Her eyes went through the room she´d seen for what felt like a hundred times now, and couldn't help but believe this all once belonged to a woman before she arrived. There were used belongings everywhere, brushes, burned candles, and even jewelry. Her fingertips moved along the image of her reflection, hardly visible in the dusty cracked mirror. Staring at herself Kate suddenly noticed a light that brightened the room coming from the corner of the reflection she was watching. Moving up from the chair she almost tripped as she witnessed the crab growing and growing. Behind Kate's pink lips escaped a shriek as she looked up now falling to the floor but catching her fall with one of the legs of the four-poster bed. Crawling back Kate lifted the fabric of her far too long dress, afraid she might be attacked by the creature. But instead of the crab only getting bigger she noticed limbs growing, the round body of the crab started to shrink even though still growing and turned into the small waist of what had to be a human.

There was a wind sweeping through the room, Kate's stunned face watched it all happen while her long red hair danced in the waves of wind. The bright light almost blinded her, holding her fingers in front of her eyes she closed them. The light started to withdraw and it was only when it completely vanished Kate dared to open her eyes again, they winded when they beheld what the crab had turned into. There was a large female in front of her, she wasn't just very tall but seemed to be bigger than a normal human. Her skin was not the color of a human´s skin, but pearl-like white, almost like it still carried the color and texture of the crab's shell, her hair was blue like it was made of the waves of the ocean itself, drifting along with the wind inside the lighthouse room that started to disappear. Her tall body was covered by some fabric that seemed to be out of this world, looking even more expensive than silk, it carried a light color that seemed goldish brown compared to her pearl skin. The woman moved her bare feet to the ground, her tall figure was almost bending down to fit into the high ceiling of the lighthouse, but she did it with grace.

'You are not the only one lonely..' The woman´s voice echoed between the brick walls, it sounded mysterious but soft and kind. Kate dared to move up and watched her with surprise.

'Well, it feels good to be finally released from this horrendous human body' the woman whispered and stretched her arms forward like she just awoke from sleeping.

'No offense though, humans are not always.. bad' she continued speaking as if she was amused and a small grin appeared on her perfect face. Kate watched her mumbling, stunned by her vision.

'I am sad to see you here Kate.. it was never meant for you to enter the world of the death' her voice sounded more serious and her bright almost white eyes stared at her.

'So I am indeed in the Locker?' Kate's soft voice whispered carefully.

'I am afraid so' the female whispered and walked toward the bed, she lowered her tall body. Kate was surprised the bed did not break by the weight, but just like when she walked it appeared as if she was floating the whole time. The female moved her hand down onto the red silken bedsheets Kate woke up earlier, padding onto the surface signing she wanted her to sit beside her.

'Who.. are you? And you know my name, have we met before?' Kate whispered now too lowering her figure onto the bed. The lady started to grin.

'All those questions my dear.. but I understand' the woman started laughing with herself, Kate still confused slightly raised the corners of her lips, returning a slightly confused but polite smile.

'I keep forgetting, I am not who I used to be anymore. My name is Calypso, but in the world of the humans, they called me Tia Dalma. Or at least the body I had been attached to for a long time' she whispered staring into Kate's eyes. Kate couldn't believe her ears, she had heard about the goddess Calypso, the sea goddess that ruled the ocean. She knew of the stories of how she got captured inside a human body, decades and decades back, but Kate would never have believed she had met the goddess herself in human form.

'I have finally been released after so many years of being trapped inside a human body. It is now I am able to enter the world of the dead again and all the other realms' she started speaking more seriously now.

'There are more?' Kate's curiosity dwelled up, something she inherited from her adventurous mother that would have given almost anything to meet the myth and legend Calypso herself when she was still alive.

'Oh yes a lot more, but let's not crack open your pretty little head on those kinds of stories' Calypso was smiling and shadowed her finger along her face, almost touching it. Kate had to gasp for a moment as Calypso had almost touched her cheek with her long finger. It was a cold feeling, but not an unpleasant one. It was the same feeling when the cold wind aboard a ship passes your cheeks, combined with the little drops of seawater wettening your skin and leaving behind this feeling of freshness. It was exactly that feeling Kate could compare it to. And it was at that moment she felt that knot in her stomach again, of missing the sea and the feeling of water.

'In all those years as Tia Dalma, there have been only a few who stood up for me. You once did Katherina and even though I am now back to immortality and death can do me no harm, I will never forget you saved me when I was a mortal' Calypso lowered her long finger and smiled at her kindly.

'I am glad you have your freedom back' Kate smiled in return.
Calypso nodded but soon her face carried what seemed to be a worry.

'There is a war coming. The humans call it the war against piracy' Calypso returned her voice to a strict one. Kate felt her guts inside turn.

'Even though this battle will end quickly there will never be an end to the darkness in your world. Evil in its many forms will never leave your world' Calypso was right, even though it seemed so easy to think of, there would always be people that would hurt, kill and destroy for many reasons.

'But I see great hope, there is a light inside each and every human, it is the decisions humans make for themselves whether they follow the right path. It only needs to be ignited, and there is something in your world that does that. Something we don't know of in the world of the Gods. It's something so rare and precious, it can start a war, but it can also stop one. It is something that can change a person's heart, mind, and soul. It is this.. bond you call..' Calypso spoke but Kate finished her sentence.

'Love..' Kate whispered staring at the surface of the bed. The corners of Kate's mouth raised when she spoke.

'You have felt it?' Kate spoke before thinking and quickly raised her sight on the goddess also staring now, she knew not what emotions "gods" carried, but it seemed like passion, hope and loss all at once is what she saw in Calypso's eyes, the three words that perfectly described a love, that once was.

'I have. But your world confuses me. And even though I can see everything so clearly, I cannot foresee my own future, whether it holds for me the thing you call love' Calypso whispered. Kate knew the tale of her and Davy Jones.

'It's not something you can predict, you need to feel it' Kate whispered, surprised by the fact she could teach something to a goddess. Calypso was staring, listening to the words Kate spoke. Soon she raised her sight back on Kate.

'But this is not about me. You have felt it too and I know you still do. I have witnessed it with my own two mortal eyes at the time' Calypso whispered now taking Kate's small hand into her grand long fingers. It felt cold and warm at the same time, being touched by a Goddess. Calypso spoke of the time she had met her as Tia Dalma.

'And it was love what I saw. True love' Calypso's soft voice spoke. Kate felt her eyes turn watery, swallowing by the thought of Cutler she realized it was the first time she´d wonder whether she was going to see him ever again. Of course, she had thought about Cutler before, many times since her memory had come back. But the Locker made her vision of the future blurry, not thinking about what might come, it all felt like just a dream. The Locker is hell, but not how the humans described it to be, it wasn't a physical torment, but a mental one. It made you believe you're alone in a world of your very own memories, but without the people you love and without any hope of ever seeing them again.

It seemed like Calypso had the ability to draw away all those fears, move Kate away from the punishment the Locker had forced her to live in as Kate started remembering everyone she loved, she felt hope flowing within her veins, hope of one day seeing them again, and suddenly she did not feel so alone anymore.

'You won't be alone Katherina... I promise. You once did me a grand favor and so I will do you one in return' like Calypso read her mind she spoke of how she'd protect her from the torment humans experienced inside the Locker. As long as Calypso was around, she wouldn't be harmed by losing her memory or hope, again.

'You can't send me back now can you?' Kate whispered in hope but soon lowered her shoulders once she saw Calypso shake her head.

'Your mind is awake, but your body is struck by a sleeping curse' Calypso mumbled.

'A sleeping curse?' Kate wondered how she knew all this information even Kate didn't know herself yet, but she figgered it must have something to do with the fact that she's a goddess.

'I see you do not know the way the compass works. Remember the compass I gave you?' Calypso seemed to test her memory.

'I do' Kate whispered quickly.

'That compass holds a blessing and a curse at the same time. It isn't really picky when it comes to a temporary master, as it will point to everything the person holding it desires most, I know you figured that out already. But something even I did not know at the time was that the compass does bond very closely to the real owner, the person that it was given to. Once this owner gives away the compass it breaks that bond, almost like a seal, and it will take its revenge for breaking this bond' Capyso's light blue lips were moving quickly. Kate suddenly realized it had been at times she had heard the compass almost speak to her in a way. One time remembering as it was laying next to her on the nightstand while sleeping how it had awoken her, asking for directions to the thing she wanted most. At the time Kate thought she had dreamed or imagined it herself. It was now she realized it was all real.

'The compass will stow upon you the thing you fear most once you´ve betrayed it. In your case, the separation from your one and true love. But there was something different this time. You gave away the compass, unselfishness, out of friendship and goodwill. It was something the compass never experienced and so the curse it stowed upon you was weakened by the goodness inside you. It didn't kill you but cast upon you a sleeping curse' as Calypso finished Kate tried to comprehend all that she had just told.

'So.. I am not dead?' Kate whispered carefully almost like she was afraid of the answer itself.

'No you are not, but not entirely alive either. This curse needs to be broken' Calypso spoke while it almost felt like she hadn't winked for a long time, her big almost white eyes pierced Kate's.

'How?' was all Kate could bring from her throat.

'There is only one thing stronger than all curses. The power of Love. It is a true love kiss that needs to save you' Calypso spoke almost strictly like it was something Kate could manage to do herself. Kate smiled nervously and tried not to laugh as her slender fingers touched her rosy lips.

'I hardly believe in fairytales anymore Calypso..' Kate worried she spoke her name so easily like she wasn't allowed to name a goddess by simply one name. But she didn't seem to mind, and besides, it's not like she has a last name.

'I am perfectly serious' Calypso almost seemed offended but nodded quickly.

'But I understand you are skeptic about everything' Calypso continued.

'So.. this is all happening inside my head?' Kate whispered.

'Yes and no. You are awake in the Locker, but to the living world you are asleep forever' Calypso tried to explain the weirds of the Locker.

'I see' Kate nodded softly, already giving up all hope of ever escaping the Locker, if that were even possible would she ever wake.

'What year is it?' Kate quickly raised her sight and moved it to the clock that did not move.

'Time is different here, it does not work the same as in your world. But in the living world I just returned from, they call it 1737' as Calypso spoke Kate almost choked.

'That is well over thirteen years after I..' Kate stopped, swallowing she moved her concerned eyes to Calypso.

'As I said, time is a strange thing here' Calypso moved her hand down to Kate's shoulder. It was now Kate realized, if it had been thirteen years, there might be no way back.

'Why are you here? Why now after all that time' Kate raised her green eyes to Calypso's white staring ones.

'When I found you here in this world, after being released from my human bones, I knew you did not belong here' Calypso took her small shoulders carefully and stared into what felt like her very soul.

Suddenly Calypso's eyes started shining a light, her voice changed to an even more mystic one that echoed through the lighthouse. Like the room started to spin Calypso seemed to turn into a supernatural state.

'There is a prophecy: There will be a way out for you after you save a life. You might remember a living that joined you among the dead. He searched for you even though he couldn't find you as he is not the one who can break your curse. But it gave him enough to ignite the flame again of the lost soul that is meant to save you' Kate stared at her in disbelieve as she was sure Calypso was speaking of what Kate had faced earlier. The herd of crabs, the big black ship, and the lost man. It was true, it had been Jack.

There was a sudden thunder and heavy rainfall outside that opened the windows roughly. Kate stood tall from her place on the bed and staring at Calypso she moved her hands around her upper arms.

'So it´s true.. Jack was here?!' Kate almost cried out as she felt tears wettening the corner of her eyes. The moment she touched Calypso she seemed to come out of the supernatural state of mind as her eyes returned normal. Floating above her place on the bed she returned to herself and was looking around questioning.

'Sorry, that doesn't happen often. I don't know what I told you but believe me if I tell you it is valuable information. Follow it and give it time' Calypso whispered. Kate realized she couldn't answer her question.

'Well it seems like I have already wasted thirteen years so I'm in..' Kate smiled genuinely what felt like the first time since she was here. Calypso returned one.

'Well one benefit from being here, you don't age as quickly as you do up there in your world. Where do you think I got this young look from? I'm already thousands of years old' Calypso grinned too moved up from the bed, taking Kate's small hand she carried her to the mirror. Kate beheld her long red hair, that was usually tied up perfectly now hang down her shoulders, beachy waving curls at the roots. She was right, her face had not changed a bit, realizing it had been thirteen years.

Suddenly Calypso turned around, her back toward Kate showed she was leaving.

'Where are you going?' Kate stood tall from the chair and moving her arms around her body she stared at her, afraid to be alone.

'I will always be around when you need me. As I said, give it time. And don't hold back when you feel something is about to happen' those were the last words Kate heard coming from the almost blue lips of Calypso's pearl face before she vanished in the rain outside still pouring down, it was a peaceful rainfall now. Kate moved to the window still open where the goddess just disappeared and moved herself into the window frame. Moving outside her thin fingers she caught a few raindrops, it was the same feeling, the same feeling of the ocean's spray of the waves, when it covers one's skin in droplets. It was almost she could smell the saltwater of the sea, almost..