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Zarya's POV

Since he retrieved the drawing of David Jones's key I noticed Jack was uneasy. I could also feel the uneasiness through our mate bond. From watching the film's so much my fiancé would eventually gain the black spot or the mark of the Kraken. I had been sleeping until I felt Jack get out of bed.

"Love it's late" I told the pirate in disapproval.

"Sorry to wake you darling" Jack apologized. He turned to me with that puppy dog look of his. "I just can't sleep right now"

"Your afraid of something" I said sitting up. I was wearing a white summer nightgown. "I don't even need to use the mate bond to see your troubled Jack"

Jack sighed before returning to the bed and sat down.

"Your right love I am afraid" he began. "Thirteen years ago the Pearl was raised from the ocean by Davy Jones, he did this as a barter and it's been thirteen years darling"

I hissed at this revelation. I felt my eyes glow and my fangs elongated.

"That son of a bitch isn't touching you" I growled dangerously. "I won't allow it"

"Which is why I have to find the key" my fiancé continued. "The key leads to a chest and I can use whatever is inside as leverage"

"Typical of you to think like that" I replied.

"Pirate love" Jack teased.

He then kissed me and I closed my eyes giving in to him. Well not in the way of sex if that's what you were thinking. Nah the kiss was meant to help me go back to sleep which it did.

Jack's POV

Zarya was asleep again and I kissed her forehead before pulling on the rest of my clothes and went to the table deciding to do some work. Maybe that would help me get sleepy. An hour later I was engrossed in my current task and I tapped my compass. The damn thing wouldn't make up its mind until it pointed at Zarya. I couldn't help the smirk coming to my lips. A year and a half ago I wouldn't think I would settle down with one woman but Zarya changed that.

I loved my water dragoness with all my heart and she was my true treasure besides the ocean and the Pearl. I closed the compass and decided to finish the rest of my rum. I picked up the bottle and frowned when I realized I already finished it.

"Why is the rum always gone?" I asked myself. I remembered when Elizabeth destroyed my stash on the island and since then I've been choosy with who had access to the rum barrels. I stood up and almost lost my balance. Perhaps I shouldn't have downed the rum so quickly. I retrieved my hat and jacket before quietly heading out of the cabin. If there was one thing I learned since being with Zarya it wasn't wise to wake a dragon shifter up unless it was an emergency.

I retrieved a lantern and lit it up before going below deck. The snores of the crew was heard as I walked by them. It wasn't long until I found the room that had the rum barrels and I unlocked it with the keys.

Once inside I put the keys on a hook and started to find what I came for before I noticed something. What the devil were sea barnacles doing here?

I shook my head before finding another bottle of rum. I picked it up just as a male voice said.

"Time's run out Jack"

In fright I dropped the bottle of rum and it broke into various shards onto the floor. With caution I lifted the lantern up and I saw someone leaning against the wall. As I got closer with the light did I recognize him.

"Bootstrap Bill Turner"

My former crew member looked to me and I saw he was part of the sea now.

"You look good Jack" Bill greeted me.

I blinked several times to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

"Is this a dream?"

"No" Bill replied.

"I thought not it were there'd be rum"

No sooner had I put the lantern down did my former crew member hold out a bottle. I took the bottle of rum and tried hard not to stare.

"You got the Pearl back, I see" Bootstrap said eying the ship.

"I had some help retrieving the Pearl, by the way" I uncorked the bottle and blew some dust away before looking back to Bill. "Your son"

"William?" Bootstrap inquired.

I took a sip of the rum while he thought about his child.

"He ended up a pirate after all"

"And to what do I owe the pleasure of your carbuncle?" I asked. Bootstrap stood up and answered.

"He sent me"

For a moment I didn't understand what he was talking about which made me frown.

"Davy Jones" Bill continued.

"Damn" I swore. "I had a feeling he sent you but wasn't sure"

I then sat down curious to hear more.

"He shanghaied you into service eh?"

"I chose it as did Rune"

My eyes widened at this revelation.

"She's on the Dutchman?"

"Aye with Tyrion after she learned he was part of Jones's crew she joined and is now his first mate"

"Bloody hell" I muttered taking a much needed swig of the rum. I was about to mention Zarya but the news of her would cause chaos and I didn't want Jones to hear about her just yet.

"I'm sorry for the part I played in the mutiny against you, Jack"

Bootstrap suddenly grabbed a hermit crab and picked it up.

"I stood up for you, everything went wrong after that"

I winced when he bit into the crab.

"They strapped me to a cannon and I ended up at the bottom of the ocean, the weight of the water crushing down on me, unable to move, unable to die Jack"

I took another swig of rum as he explained this to me.

"And I thought that even the tiniest hope of escaping this fate, I would take it, I would trade anything for it"

I gave the bottle of rum to Bootstrap and he took his own sip of the alcohol.

"It's funny what a man will do to forestall his judgement" I stated standing up. Suddenly Bootstrap reappeared in front of me.

"You made a deal with him too, Jack" he begun. "He raised the Pearl from the depths for you, 13 years you've been her captain"

"Technically" I started but Bill interjected.

"Jack, you won't be able to talk yourself out of this, the terms what applied to me, apply to you as well, one soul bound to crew, 100 years upon his ship"

"The Flying Dutchman already has a captain"

"Then it's the locker for you!" Bootstrap said firmly. "Jones's terrible leviathan will find you, and drag the Pearl back to the depths and you right along with it"

"Any idea when Jones might release said terrible beastie?"

"I already told you, Jack"

He then picked up my arm and proceeded to place his palm over mine.

"Your time is up"

Bootstrap then walked past me once he was done with his task.

"It comes now drawn with ravenous hunger to the man who bears the black spot"

Sure enough the infamous black spot appeared on my skin and I swore. By the time I looked up Bootstrap was gone.

Zarya's POV

The sounds of the crew woke me up. At first I didn't understand what was going on until I remembered Jack now had the black spot on him. Meaning he was walking target for the Kraken. The mere thought of that damn squid made my dragon hum with hunger. That monster could provide much meat for a dragon shifter.

The doors the cabin opened and Jack rushed in. He then shut the doors closed behind him.

"Sorry to wake you again darling" Jack apologized seeing I was awake. Even from where he was I smelled the black spot and it was death.

"You have the scent of death on you" I informed Jack.

"Yes love I do" Jack agreed before coming over to me. He showed me the black spot on his hand and I growled at seeing it. "This is the mark of the Kraken"

Place some of our blood on the spot my dragon ordered. The Kraken fears us water dragons and at sensing the blood of one it should slow the beast down and possibly confuse it, it won't prevent the creature finding Jack, but it will delay it's hunt

"What did your dragon say love?" Jack asked.

"She had a idea" I replied before using one of my fangs to bite my hand. Once I removed my fangs blood surfaced and I held my bleeding palm over the black spot. Various drops fell onto it and I explained to Jack what I was doing.

Afterward Jack disinfected and wrapped rag around my self inflicted bite.

"Thank you for doing that darling" Jack told me.

"Idiot I did it because I love you"

Jack smirked at my remark before he placed his forehead against mine.

"I love you too darling"