I paced.
Back and forth.
Back and forth.
Back and forth.
There was nothing better to do in this damn brig, I hate this…caged like an animal while my love had to endure the decision of losing his love or giving up an innocent man.
I rolled my eyes and huffed at the thought. If it had not been for me then he would never be faced with this decision, if he were the same man he were before I came along he would not hesitate in the slightest. He would give the lad up. And I have no doubt he would still do it.
He does not want to lose me, nor I him.
I know this is a hard decision for him, and I know that it made it worse that I jumped ship…being an idiot and got caught.
Anger coursed through me and I lashed out at the bars of the brig, I took them in each hand and stood there holding in the tears and scream I so desperately wanted to let out.
"Ello poppet." My head shot up to see the disgusting duo standing in front of me, smiling sickeningly.
"What do you want?" I asked through gritted teeth.
"Captain wishes for ye to have dinner." The fat one said while holding out a black dress.
Hell. No.
"I would much rather die."
"If I were you poppet I would do as ye are told."
My fist connected with the iron and they jumped back as my face was through the bars and my eyes were flaming.
"You listen to me and you listen good you filthy bilge rats! I am not a part of your crew nor do I take orders from yer captain! You are all dammed and I hope to high hell that you get what ye all deserve. Now if I were ye I would leave me be before I set hell on earth on this ship."
With that they practically ran for main deck, not looking back, and dropping the dress in front of my small prison. I rolled my eyes, never been too fond of dresses me.
I stood there, coming down from my rant, my anger. Within moments I heard yelling and what sounded like a struggle before Barbosa came tumbling down below to stand in front of my cell.
He glared at me and I never once backed away, I was not afraid of this monster. Nor would I pretend to be.
"May I help you?" I gritted through my teeth.
"Ye not be very cooperative Mrs. Baur."
"Not one bit. Just ask my husband." I snarked angrily.
His eyes flashed with anger as he surveyed me, not in a lustrous way, but in an appreciative way. How they differ I have no idea.
"What. Do. You. Want?" I asked again.
"To piss off ye husband that be what I want."
"Why?"
"Because I despise ye husband. And then here ye come, changing him to a soft bloke and yet he still be the most feared pirate in all the sea. Makes me blood boil."
I laughed menacingly, startling him as he looked at me in astonishment.
"What be funny?"
"You're so pathetic, it is sad really."
"Listen to that perfect grammar. Noblewoman aye?" my jaw tensed and my spine straightened.
"What's it to ye?" he chuckled, stepped closer and ran his finger down my hand that was still clutching the bars.
"Why would a noblewoman bother herself with a pirate hm?"
"None of yer business Barbosa."
"Oh, it will be." He said cryptically before turning and going back onto the main deck.
Leaving me alone once again. Thank god, I never thought I would get a moment alone. I looked around, paranoid, to make sure I truly was alone before pushing away from the bars and leaned against the wood.
I closed my eyes tightly and pictured what I wanted most. My eyes opened and my lips turned up into a smile as I saw him.
"Alistair."
His head whipped around and he nearly cried in glee as he ran to me and pulled me into his arms. I missed his arms, but sadly I was not strong enough to truly teleport to him and away from the ship.
"Bella, what? How?" he asked confused as he pulled away, his eyes were watering and I am sure mine were as well.
"I don't have much time. My teleporting is not as strong as I wish it to be so I am not here fully, I am really still in the brig on the Black Pearl."
His eyes darkened and his arms tightened around me. I didn't want to let go of him so I leaned up and kissed him hard, savoring the feel for as long as I could until I absolutely had to pull away.
"Alistair, don't let anything happen to me." I whispered pleadingly, he leaned in to kiss me but his lips never found purchase.
And just like that she was gone, slipped through my fingers and I was left reeling as I realized I had been pulled into her mind with one of her many powers. I shook my head, looking around the cabin to see no one was here with me.
Her powers always amaze me, how did she do it? It felt like I were there with her, seeing it all through her eyes. Barbosa in front of her, their talk, her outburst…it all felt like I was living it myself.
How?
I couldn't dwell on that long as I ran out of the cabin and onto the main deck. I cannot let this go on any longer. I cannot let her stay there one more second, not after what I just saw.
"Jemmerson!" I yelled, rushing up the few steps to the stern.
"Aye Cap'n'?"
"How close?" I was determined.
"Not too much longer sir."
I nodded, looking out over the water.
"Alistair! Just the mate I wanted to see!"
"Yes Jack?" I groaned while hanging my head.
"I have a plan."
"It's a stupid plan. Mine is a better one." My head shot up as soon as will spoke.
"William, please do not say what I know you are going to say."
His eyes softened as he stepped closer, trying to find the words to say.
"Isabella has shown me more kindness than I could ever ask for. Even before I stepped foot upon this ship, she is the only friend I have ever known. I have an idea, we can get her out of there an all of us be able to walk away unharmed."
"I will not let you give yourself up, she would not want that."
"And I will not let your wife die in my place."
I straightened immediately and he took a small step back. No one but my wife is allowed to defy me and everyone knows this.
"You listen to me and you listen good boy my wife means everything to me. Make no mistake. I knew yer father well and ye be well yer way to being like him,"
I paused at his smirk.
"That is not a compliment. Ye wish to be like yer father boy? If so then you can get off on the next port. Yer father's stupidity is the very thing that got him sent to the depths and to Davy Johns' locker. I already know yer plan as it is my own, exactly what I would a done myself three years ago. Not today, there is that plan and then there is the smart one. We go with the smart one and if anyone have a problem you can jump ship."
I turned away from the men before me and looked out to the sea, seeing the rocks ahead signaling we had made it.
"What is this plan captain?"
I smiled wickedly before looking to Jack, he had the same smile on his face.
"Like old times?"
"Like old times." I agreed with a slight nod.
"Perfect! Come along young William yer about to learn from the best!" I chuckled softly, shaking my head as we neared the entrance.
We could see the pearl ahead and stopped a few feet behind her and dropped anchor.
"Jack!"
"Aye?" he popped his head up as they began descending the dingy.
"Don't forget the signal."
He nodded and they disappeared into the water and began rowing to the entrance. Please be safe my love. Everything was quiet, everyone, even the sea as we waited for the signal that felt like it took forever.
I was just about to head in while a flash of light from the entrance caught my eye. And everyone went into action including myself.
Riding in the boats was killing me, it took too long and I had no idea of how long we truly had. But sooner than I thought we were at the mouth of the cave and that's when I heard it.
"You have me. Let her go!"
WHAT IS HE DOING?!
I looked at Jemmerson in anger and he shrugged in confusion, where is Jack? I growled in annoyance as we all piled from the boats and stormed the cave.
Once we were inside I froze and as did my men, there she was standing with Barbosa behind her and William in front of them under the huge Aztec treasure.
"Ah, Captain lovely of you to join us."
"Alistair." She struggled to get to me, but Barbosa's men would not relinquish their hold on her bound arms.
"You see we were just having a little trade off. What do you think Captain? William for ye wife? I think that's quite fair i'n'it?"
"Actually!" Everyone's head turned toward Jack in this moment as he entered, looking slightly distraught. Dammit Jack!
"How the blazes did you get off that island?" Barbosa yelled in confusion, all his attention on jack now.
"When you marooned me on that god forsaken spit of land, you forgot one very important thing, mate: I'm Captain Jack Sparrow." I rolled my eyes, obviously Jack.
Barbosa sneered, at a loss for words and then something caught my eye. Isabella. I smiled, my smart girl. Ragetti and Pintel, very easily distracted men I may add, loosened their hold on her and she smiled evilly before loosening her binds. Will noticed as I did and smirked slightly as Barbosa and Jack went back and forth.
Having enough of Jack Barbosa turned to me and grabbed Bella's hair, pulling her head back to expose her neck and produced a knife. Bella's eyes widened as she stared at the jagged knife in his hands.
"What will it be Captain? Her life or his? Which can you live with?" He asked with a cruel smile, putting the knife to her throat. Her eyes connected with mine and I remembered her words from earlier.
"Alistair, don't let anything happen to me."
"You wont touch her."
"And why not?" He asked with a smile, releasing his hold on her and facing me fully. Bella relaxed and so did I.
"Because you will just have to go through me first." I said while drawing my sword. Ragetti and Pintel did the same, big mistake.
"Finally." Bella said gratefully before standing up straight, pulling her binds off and striking.
Ragetti turned first and she punched him right across the face, sending him into Barbosa and tumbling into the water. Next was Pintel who grabbed her arm, but never had a chance when her leg came up and connected with his face. Her kicks are deadly, I should know. Just before he hit the ground she grabbed his sword and prepared herself as Barbosa came back for her.
"ATTACK!" I yelled and my men went storming.
I ran for the platform where my love was fighting but was cut short by Ragetti and Pintel. One without a sword made it easy, I smiled and took them on at the same time but still watched my love.
"AH!" she screamed out as his sword connected with her shoulder and my blood boiled.
Isabella recovered quickly as I sliced into Pintel, sending him to the ground. Next was Ragetti as I watched my wife jump onto the treasure and slice into Barbosa, sending him back.
"WILL!" She screamed and threw him the medallion before jumping from the platform and running from Barbosa.
I kicked Ragetti away and took off after her, meeting Barbosa in the middle our swords clashed and we swung with all our might.
"You're off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be monsters." He said gravely as we pushed against one another.
"Lucky for you, I don't believe in monsters." I kicked him back and ran for Bella who was now fighting off two men.
I sliced one easily, pulling him back from her and going back to back.
"Bout time you showed up love."
"What? You did not doubt me did you my love?" I asked teasingly as we fought together.
"Never." She breathed before slicing the man in front of her as I did mine.
She turned and pulled me with her, fire burning in her eyes as she looked up at me.
"I was afraid I would never see you again." I pulled her to me by her waist and she gasped softly, her hair flying around her face in small wisps as it fell from its place atop her head.
"You know I would not let that happen." I whispered before crushing my lips to hers in a passionate kiss that left us both breathless.
"How lovely. Two lovers destined for one another, so sad to break this up." We turned to see Barbosa and Jack standing off gun to gun. And one of those guns was pointed at us. I straightened, as did Bella, and stared down the barrel of his pistol.
POW
We all jumped, Barbosa looked down and then back to Jack to see the shot had come from his pistol as it was still smoking. And that is when I saw Will standing there at the altar with something clutched in his hand, and I smirked.
"Ten years you carry that pistol and now you waste your shot."
"He didn't waste it." Will announced from the altar, turning every ones attention to him as he dropped the bloodied medallion into the rest of it.
Barbosa looked down to his chest to see the red pooling there then looked back up, a look of sorrow and pain etched there.
"I feel….cold."
And he dropped, and everything seemed to cease all at once.
Isabella leaned on me heavily and I looked down to see she was bleeding heavily from her right shoulder. Her white shirt was covered in blood all down her right side.
"We need to get you back to the ship."
"Good idea." She whispered breathlessly as I seethed my sword and swooped her up into my arms and running to the boats without a word. My men that were left, which were quite a few, followed.
After hours of cleaning her wound, mass amounts of blood loss, and a lot of screaming and crying she was finally put back together and resting.
I was laying with her, caressing her hair and holding her in my arms on our bed. It felt amazing to have her in my arms and I am so glad she is alright, I don't know what I would do without her.
"Alistair." My angel whispered softly and groggily. Looking up at me from her spot on my chest.
"How are you feeling my love?" I asked with a smile as I looked down at her beautiful angelic face.
"Wonderful now that I am back in your arms." I smiled and leaned down to kiss her lips once softly.
"How did you do it?" I asked in bewilderment.
"I concentrated on you and once I had your mind locked I let you into mine and you could see, hear, and feel everything as if it were your experience."
"You are magnificent."
She smiled widely and leaned up to kiss my chin affectionately.
"So, when are we getting to this super-secret honey moon location?" she asked cheekily while smiling at me and tangling her legs with mine.
I smiled and laughed, pulling her on top of me and making her smile excitedly as she rested her hands on my bare chest admiringly.
"We should be there within a day or two. But until then," I trailed off as I pulled her lips down to mine and kissed her passionately.
"Mmm, sounds perfect to me." She whispered as entered her easily and began our night.
I will never lose her again. And tonight I will show her that, and every night to come. She is mine and no one, no one, can take that from me.
the next chapter is going to be the biggest chapter of all! and it will set up for so much. this story is almost to it's close and I hate to see it end but I am almost finished with what I want to accomplish. the next chapter may take the longest to update because of the severity of the chapter but I will try my hardest! Thanks for reading! Please review.