Hiya, it's me again and my friend gave me the next chapter to the story! Now she's gotten a lot of hits now (and I mean a lot) but only one review, so can you please review. It will make her happy. Oh and my friend said that this chapter has a little violence. She just wants y'all to know. Okay Read and review

Ch. 3

Voices. He heard voices. Will opened his eyes and blinked. He was on a ship in a jail cell. Two scruffy-looking pirates stood in front of the cell talking.

"Good, 'e's finally awake. Cap'n wanted to see 'im as soon as 'e woke up."

Will sat up. He gingerly touched his head and winced. A large bump was starting to form. He spoke up.

"Why have you brought me here?"

The second pirate answered with a sly chuckle.

"I'll leave it to the Captain to tell ye that. Anyhow, ye'll find out soon enough."

He unlocked the cell and shoved Will roughly to his feet.

"Come on. Cap'n wanted a word with ye."

Will was pushed up the stairs, onto the deck, and in front of the Captain's cabin. The first pirate knocked on the door respectfully.

"Cap'n?"

A gruff voice came from within.

"What is it?"

"Prisoner's awake, sir."

The voice turned smooth.

"Ah, that is good. Bring 'im in."

The pirates entered and Will saw a dark-haired man sitting in front of a desk. The man spoke to his two most trusted crewmen.

"Leave us."

The two corsairs left.

The Captain turned around and stood up. Will eyed him warily. He was tall with long, dark brown hair. His skin was tanned to a rich brown. He had a beard, but it wasn't terribly long. It was brown, and about as long as Barbossa's had been.

Will started speaking.

"What do you want with me?"

The pirate smiled mirthlessly.

"I believe you know a...certain pirate: Jack Sparrow.

"Captain Jack Sparrow."

"Yes. Captain Jack Sparrow." the captain said sarcastically.

He continued, "My name is Captain James Corlona. I knew Jack Sparrow for a very short time. We met in Tortuga. We were talking about procuring a certain...treasure. You may have heard of the treasure of Isla Cortez?"

Will nodded in response, so Corlona continued.

"There was a key to the treasure. A necklace. A red ruby set in a background of solid gold. I managed to acquire this key, and that was what Sparrow came to me about. He proposed a venture in which he'd provide the ship and I'd provide the key. Then we'd split the treasure between him, his crew, and myself. Of course, I had planned to sway the crew, so they'd come over on my side. Then I could become captain and keep much of the swag for myself. Sparrow must've been onto me and my plot, though, because I woke up the next morning and both Sparrow and the jewel were gone. This happened 10 years ago, right before Sparrow went after the treasure of Isla de Muerta. All for these 10 years, I seethed with rage at how he had tricked me. I thought about how I'd get revenge, but I wasn't sure. Then, a short time ago, I heard about how he had recovered the Pearl, and then it came to me. The time was right. You, my dear Mr. Turner, are the key to that revenge."

"So this is a trap for Jack, and I am the bait."

Corlona smiled again. "Exactly."

"What are you going to do with me?"

"That is your choice, Mr. Turner."

Will eyed Corlona again. He definitely didn't like the sound of this. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, you can either go and lead Sparrow here or we can do this the hard way. If you choose to lead him here, one of my men will go with you, to ensure your cooperation. When he's here, it will pain him to learn that his best friend has betrayed him. Then, I will kill him. Or, we can do this the hard way."

Will said fiercely, "I'll not betray Jack."

Corlona smiled a sinister smile. "I was hoping you'd say that."

He walked over to the door and opened it. "Luwar! Stephens!"

The two pirates came. "Cap'n?"

"Mr. Turner has opted for the second choice. You know what that means."

The duo grinned at each other. "Aye. We know what that means...time for some fun."

"Take 'im away, boys."

They grabbed hold of Will and hauled him out. Corlona shut the door behind them.

Luwar and Stephens roughly shoved Will toward the mast. Stephens bound Will's hands tightly around it while Luwar went to get something. A feeling of dread settled on Will. What was going to happen next probably wasn't going to be too pleasant...for him at least. Just then, Luwar returned with a whip. Stephens tore the back of Will's shirt open. Luwar drew back the whip, then brought it down on WIll's back. Will winced. The whip fell again. Will grit his teeth as fiery pain lanced through him once again. And they were just getting started.

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15 minutes and many lashes later, a bloodied Will was brought back to Corlona's cabin. His jaw was hanging, his boots were dragging along the floor, and he appeared to be half-conscious. The two crewmen dropped him to the floor. Will managed to slur, "Why are you doing this?"

Corlona smiled a wicked smile. "When Sparrow learns how much pain his friend is in, he most certainly will come to save you, thus playing into my hands."

He turned toward the two pirates. "Throw 'im back in the brig."

As they dragged Will off, Corlona turned toward the window and looked out across the open sea.

"I will get my revenge, Jack Sparrow," he spoke softly. "I will."

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