Fearless

Australia came into view; it had 2 days since we left Singapore. We should be reaching Australia by mid afternoon. I was in the crow's nest watching the country get bigger and bigger. I then saw the rope move up and down a little; I peered over the side and saw Will looking up at me. I smiled at him and stood up. I grabbed the rope and jumped off the crow's nest. I laughed as the wind rustled my hair and suddenly my feet made contact with the deck.

"Hello." I said as he smiled at me. He gave me a peck on the cheek before saying.

"Hello yourself."

"What's going on?" I asked as we walked holding hands.

"We will be reaching Australia soon, and I wanted you to get on the Pearl." I nodded and gave him a simple kiss on his mouth before heading over to the Pearl. Once on their deck I turned around and waved at Will. I walked over and saw Jack and Elizabeth talking to each other.

"Hello guys, what are you talking about?" I asked as they both smiled at me.

"Possible spots where the map could be hidden, it didn't mention it in the riddle."

"I wonder why they didn't give a spot."

"To make it harder for us love." Jack said and I nodded. Soon enough we docked in a small village looked just brand new. I was walking with Elizabeth; Annamaria was staying on the ship due to sickness.

"Why is it so hot here?" I asked pulling up the sleeves to my shirt, Elizabeth did the same.

"I don't know how Jack can stand it." I looked over at Jack to see him looking around. He was in his usual outfit, hat, shirt, bandanna, jacket, how he wasn't dead of heat stroke was beyond me.

"So where are we going to find this map?" Gibbs asked loudly so we could all hear. Jack stopped walking and turned towards us and said.

"We look, we look until we find it, got that?" We all nodded.

"Ok now everyone split up and we'll meet at…" Jack looked around and pointed at a building.

"That building at sunset, got that?" We all nodded and he smirked.

"Good now let's go." We all started walking off, Elizabeth and I were together.

"This is mad." I said as we were looking in a school. She nodded her approval.

"Where are all the kids, I wonder?" I shrugged.

"Maybe they don't have school today?" She shook her head no.

"It's Tuesday, it is a school day."

"Well I don't care where they are as long as they don't show up I am fine." All of a sudden we started hearing noises outside the school. We looked at each other and ran to the front door, we opened it a crack to see a lady leading a line of children, they were coming right towards us.

"Good going Emily." Elizabeth said whacking me on the head.

"It's not like I wanted them to come." We shut the door and walked back further into the school.

"What do we do? We can't walk out the door; they'll notice us for sure."

"And we can't stay here, if only there was a way out." I put a hand to my face to block out the sunlight. Sunlight! I turned to see where it was coming from, a window.

"Elizabeth a window!" I said pointing at it. She smiled and we walked over to it.

"It's too high up!" Elizabeth complained as we gave up hope trying to jump to it. The children's voices were getting louder. I saw a desk and I grabbed it and dragged it over to the window.

"Hop on." I said as she did. She was now taller then the window. She jumped up a little so now she was sitting on the window's edge.

"I don't know Emily, its high off the ground."

"Just go!" I yelled and she took a deep breath and jumped down from the window. I heard a slight crash as I got on the desk and the hopped onto the window's edge. Just as I was about to jump off the door started opening. I panic and I lost my balance and fell out of the window. I groaned in pain as I laid in a heap on the hard ground.

"Emily are you ok?" Elizabeth asked coming over and offering me a hand. I took it and she pulled me up.

"I think there is a stone imprinted into my back." Elizabeth laughed as I rubbed my sore back. Suddenly we heard a small voice say.

"Why is my desk by the window, and why is the window open?" Our eyes got wide as a woman said.

"I don't know James, maybe something is outside the window?" We heard footsteps and Elizabeth grabbed my arm and we ran to the side of the building. We stayed like that for several minutes till we heard the window shut, we the snuck around the school and started walking.

"How can the deal with this heat?" I said as bugs came at me because I was all sweaty.

"They live here."

"Let's just go back to the place Jack said to meet at."

"But sunset isn't for another three hours."

"Do I look like I care?" I asked as she laughed.

"Nope and neither do I. Let's go." We walked back to the town getting a lot of looks from women who couldn't believe we were in men's clothing, and we got looks from men who wanted us. We walked into the building to find out it was a bar, also sadly enough everyone else was there as well.

"What are you guys doing here?" I asked as we took a seat at the bar right next to Jack.

"It's so hot outside and we found nothing. What about you two love?" Jack asked. We both shook our heads no. Just then the bartender came over to us and winked at the both of us.

"What can I get you ladies?" He asked leaning close to us.

"Two rums." Elizabeth said trying to be polite. The man laughed and replied.

"Rum? Don't you think that's a bit too strong for you?"

"I know I'm stronger then you, so just get our drinks." I snapped irritably at him as he backed off and returned a minute later with our rum.

"How are we going to find our map?" Elizabeth asked after several moments of silence.

"You've lost something?" The bartender asked and we all nodded.

"What?"

"A piece of paper mate." Jack said peering at the man.

"Well I have a hunch where it could have gone." We all looked up sharply at him.

"Where?" I asked quickly.

"A kangaroo comes to this town often, most the time when we be sleeping. It takes things, anything that's around. Bottles, shoes, anything, it could've taken what ye lost."

"And where does this kangaroo store his treasures?" Jack asked leaning to the man.

"A little ways out of town. Just walk down the street and keep going straight till ye out of town, you'll go across it eventually, he has a pile of where he stores his items. But be careful mates, the kangaroo doesn't like having his things taken from him." We all nodded and got up and left, just as we were at the door the man called.

"Hey you have to pay for those drinks!"

"Pirates." Jack said turning to him and smirking. We then walked down the street keeping to the directions soon enough we were out of town. The sun kept beating down on us and several of the crew had collapsed due to heat stroke. As soon as the pile came into sight we all sucked down.

"There it is." Jack said.

"Yes and there's where that is." I said pointing at a kangaroo who was sitting near the pile.

"This could get tricky." Jack said.

"We will need a distraction."

"Count me out!" Elizabeth and Pintel and Ragetti said all at the same time. I rolled my eyes and said.

"Jack you're good with animals, you distract the kangaroo, while Elizabeth and I look through the pile."

"But…"

"No buts Jack now go." Elizabeth said pushing him forward, like he had done to her in Singapore. He turned around and glared at us and quietly walked up to the kangaroo.

"Hello mate, or love incase you are a girl kangaroo." He said smiling nervously at the kangaroo. Elizabeth and I crawled towards the pile and started looking through it. The kangaroo hadn't noticed us and was staring at Jack intently. It started taking several small hops toward Jack to smell him. Jack held out his hand and the kangaroo sniffed it.

"See you like Jack, everyone likes Jack." I rolled my eyes as I picked up a shoe, I clutched my nose, it smelled horrible.

"I found it!" Elizabeth yelled happily, and the kangaroo jerked its head around and looked at us. It turned back to Jack and he stood up and started backing away as the kangaroo followed him.

"Now darling, I can explain…" Before he could say anything more the kangaroo jumped up and using it's hind legs kicked Jack sending he tumbling down to the ground. I winced at the pain he must be feeling.

"I know I didn't deserve that." He said as he tried to stand up, he swaggered around more then usual and looked around dazed. The kangaroo turned back to Elizabeth and I, we were now standing with everyone else.

"Everyone don't panic." I said but too late everyone started screaming and running. Seeing no other choice I followed suit as we raced back to the town, Jack was lagging behind and I turned around and grabbed his arm and started dragging him. The kangaroo was catching up with us, seeing as Jack was slowing us down.

"Hurry up Jack!" I yelled as we ran past the bar, I swear I could see the man laughing at us. I tripped over a rock and we both fell to the hard ground. I slid a couple of feet foe unknown reasons' and I could tell that I skinned my arms because they were exposed. I quickly got up to see the kangaroo only a couple of feet away from us and gaining fast, I grabbed jack and started running again. I looked behind me to see the Kangaroo dangerously close, luckily I was at the docks and the Pearl was coming up into view. I could tell that us being chased by a kangaroo was quiet a scene, all of the men on their boats were laughing and pointing. I ran up the ramp to the Pearl and nearly collapsed on the deck. Several men took Jack down to his quarters as he was still daze. Elizabeth came up to me and asked.

"Emily are you alright?" I nodded and she gave me a look that said I don't believe you. I felt a sting on my arms and look down to see that from my hand to my elbow on both arms were skinned and were lightly bleeding.

"So what does the map say?" I asked and she pulled it out of her pocket.

"It says you go to a city where corsets and powdered wigs rule. Where the king taxes too much on the simple colonist in North America. You will find me in the pirate headquarters there."

"Well that easy, it's London." I said and she nodded her head.

"Yes I told Gibbs to direct us that way; we should reach it in about 5 to 7 days."

"Great." I muttered under my breath. I saw the Dutchman beside us and said.

"I'm going to head to the Dutchman; I'll tell Will where we're going." She nodded and soon I was in front of my room. I walked in to see Will looking over some papers, he looked up at me and smiled, but it quickly vanished.

"What?" I asked as he walked over to me.

"You're hurt." He said simply as he took my arms and examined them, he led me over to our bed and sat me down and then grabbed some medical things.

"What happened?" He asked as he washed my arms and disinfected the wounds.

"Chased by a kangaroo." I said simply and he raised on of his eyebrows.

"You had to be there." He nodded and wrapped my arms in a white cloth. Once that was done he looked up at me and smiled.

"There now that's better." I sighed and said.

"Well almost." He looked confused and said.

"What else is wrong?"

"My back is killing me; I had to jump out of a window with Elizabeth." Will laughed and replied.

"The things I miss, here I'll give you a massage." He motioned for me to lie down on the bed and once I was he started massaging my shoulders. I moaned in pleasure as he worked out the kinks of my body.

"You are too good to me." I said as he was done and I turned around so I was lying on my back and I looked up at him.

"Well I'm just doing what husbands do."

"Not all husbands would do that, I love you." I said as I sat up and stroked his cheek. He smiled and leaned in and gave me a soft kiss which I returned.

"So where are we going?" He asked as we pulled away, even though he pulled me into his arms.

"London."

"Nice." I nodded and yawned.

"Let's go to sleep." I suggested and he nodded. Soon we were in night outfits and under the covers and in each other's arms.

(Please R and R! I do not own Pirates.)