Chapter 27: Lucky You

A/N: 6.24.09: Nothing too important here. I'm altering some of the pirate lines a bit, though.

Oldnote: I am so sorry that this chapter took so long, my birthday was yesterday (July 2nd) so I've been busy. Yay, Lollipop. Fifteen at last. :D Anyway, I noticed something today after beating Kingdom Hearts 2 for the ten millionth time; It's been so long since I've actually looked into Kairi's eyes, but then I realized that her eyes are really purple. And they were in the first one, too. So I'm going to have to edit that in the past few chapters to make myself feel better.

Anyway, thank you all for the reviews/favorites/and story alerts!

Disclaimer-You can only do this so many times before it depresses you. -Sighs- No, I do not own Kingdom Hearts, alright? Or Pirates!

"So, that is what you've been up to lately," William muttered. So far, the day had passed slowly enough. The minutes only passed by story telling. When Keira, Sora, Roxas, and Naminé had finished, Will and Elizabeth weren't quite sure what to say. Before they really had a chance to think of anything, a man unlocked Sora, Will, and Roxas' cell door. "Lord Beckett has a want to see you." The man announced as he opened the iron door, nodding his head at Will and Sora.

Will exchanged a quick glance with Elizabeth before he stood and exited the cell, but Sora grabbed Roxas by the wrist and pulled him along. The man started, "His Lord does not-"

"I think you'll find that he does." Sora replied as he venomously spoke over the man. Then, the three of them were shackled and led away.

"What do you think he wants?" wondered Naminé.

Elizabeth shook her head. "I don't know, but something tells me that it can be nothing good."

XxxxxX

"Those won't be necessary." Lord Beckett informed the guards that dragged Sora, Roxas, and Will inside. Roxas rubbed his wrists as soon as they were freed. The Lord looked over the blond boy, irritated. "I thought that I said..."

"You did," agreed Sora. "But Roxas has been here before, with me, actually. So whatever you want with me, you want with him."

"We're kind of like puzzle pieces." Roxas stated, grinning. "It's almost like we were the same person."

"Enough." The Lord snapped before they could continue their strange inside joke. "The East India Trading Company has need of your services." He stated, nodding his head at several glasses on a table, but Sora, Roxas, and Will all refused. "We wish for you to extend a... hand of friendship to our sincere friend, Captain Sparrow."

Will looked over Beckett suspiciously. "More acquaintance than friend. How do you know him?"

"We've had dealings in the past," came the airy response.

"What kind of 'dealings'?" Sora asked with an air that suggested he didn't believe the Lord. Beckett, however, did not answer.

"Because of you, Sparrow was freed." Lord Beckett reminded the men before him. "Go to him and recover a certain possession. Something that he keeps at all times."

"What do we get in return?" Roxas cut in. Lord Beckett once again glanced in his direction as if he were an annoying fly; Roxas was reminded of the stare Diz had often fixed him with.

"Your freedom." The Lord replied as he pointed at several letters on his table.

"And what will Jack get?" asked Sora.

Lord Beckett glanced at him. "A position in the new world." He replied as he stepped onto the balcony and pointed at the various workmen around the pier. Will's face turned to a look of slight amusement as he, Roxas, and Sora followed.

"Jack work for the East India Trading company? Somehow I doubt that would please him." The blacksmith stated.

"Sparrow, as well as yourself, must both fit into this new world, or parish. There is not such a need for pirates now as back when the world was less developed."

"There's never a need for pirates." Sora added, shaking his head. "But that doesn't mean they don't exist." Beckett acted as if Sora had not spoken.

"What I want is something that Mister Sparrow keeps on his person at all times," repeated Beckett as Sora and Roxas' minds drifted back to when they were last in Port Royal. Of course! That odd compass he always used. "A compass." He finished, watching as Roxas and Sora looked away. "Ah, you know it."

"Why would you want his compass?" demanded Roxas. This was a little odd: freedom for a little compass? Not just any compass, but one that never seemed to help them, at that rate.

"That is of no importance," replied Beckett. "Do not question me when I am offering you freedom. Now, set off and find me that compass. Return to me and all of the charges will go away." With that, red coats led Sora, Roxas, and Will back out of the room.

XxxxxX

Elizabeth, Keira, and Naminé were all hunched against one side of their cell. The cell to their right was full of many annoying men who were whistling, howling, and more. "Pigs." Elizabeth muttered, disgusted. Keira and Naminé both nodded their heads in agreement. At that moment, Roxas, Sora, and William were running down the stone steps that led to the jail cells, but they were halted by a red coat.

"You can't be down here." He stated.

However, Governor Swann appeared and pushed past him. "I think you'll find they can."

"Why would Beckett want Jack's compass?" murmured Elizabeth.

"It seems weird," agreed Naminé. "Are you sure that you can trust Jack? He is a pirate." The men nodded their heads.

"Miss Naminé is correct. Just because you risk your lives for Sparrow's does not mean he will return the favor." The Governor reminded them.

"I believe in you. All of you." Elizabeth stated with Naminé and Keira nodding their heads in agreement.

"Y'know," Sora said as he rubbed the back of his head, "I can free the three of you in the blink of an eye..." His Keyblade appeared in a flash of light. Elizabeth and Keira shook their heads.

"Go on, we'll be fine, but, Naminé," Keira paused as she looked at the other girl. "Go with them. Somebody deserves to have their love with them." Naminé looked at the girl strangely for a minute as she tried to understand what she was saying, but, after a few minutes of staring Keira in the eye, she understood. The blonde scrambled to her feet and summoned a purple-black portal and stepped into it. Will started, remembering Luxord. In the blink of an eye, another portal had appeared beside Roxas, and Naminé stepped out.

Elizabeth smiled softly as Roxas and Naminé shared a brief kiss. "Go. Don't let anyone see her." She said, staring Will square in the eye. "Take care."

"If you change your mind," Roxas said, his hand grasping Naminé's while he looked at Keira, "We'll be in Tortuga. At least, we'll be starting there." Keira understood what he meant and nodded.

"Take care." She murmured as the men exited the prison with Naminé between them. Elizabeth turned back to Keira as the two of them retreated back to the safe corner of their cell. To answer the woman's unasked question, she summoned the Remembrance (A/N: Obviously Aerith's keychain) keyblade.

Elizabeth nodded in understanding. "We'll leave later tonight; we can't leave without the letters of Marque." She whispered and Keira leaned in closer to hear the plan.

XxxxxX

Not much later, Roxas, Naminé, Will, and Sora had arrived at a bright Tortuga. Many fishermen, pirates, and sailors were out on the piers, so it was the perfect time to ask around for Jack's whereabouts. Roxas and Naminé, Sora, and Will all went separate ways.

In the end, all Roxas and Naminé had found was a confused old man who thought Naminé to be his wife and Roxas their son. Sora had several slap marks covering his face after breathing the name 'Jack Sparrow' to different women. Will, however, had been much more fortunate; he had run into a Jamaican man who had seen a ship with black sails on a relatively close island.

The man was also kind enough to escort them on his ship. "We've finally gotten a break." Sora muttered; Roxas and Naminé both knew what he was talking about. After the events of the past few days, it was a wonder that good fortune had found them at last. The man's ship was nice, but Roxas and Sora silently agreed that the Black Pearl was significantly better. Sora, Naminé, and Roxas adored the sea as the ship set sail and Sora sighed.

"There's no place like home, eh?" remarked Roxas as he clicked his heels together. Naminé giggled while Sora chuckled and playfully punched the blond's arm.

"My brother will take you the rest of the way," informed the man from before in a thick Jamaican accent. The next thing the four of them knew, they had dropped down into a long boat with a man paddling. As they closed in to the shore, Sora could make out the black sails of a ship, and he had no doubts that it was the Black Pearl. Several feet before they closed in on the beach, the man stopped paddling. Will looked at the man, but he simply shook his head and muttered something in a language they could not understand.

"What?" murmured Sora.

Will stood up in the boat and the man looked at him with mild awe. "Bon Voyage." He said as Will kicked off and dove into the water. Once the ship calmed down a bit, Naminé went next, and then Sora and Roxas were last. They kicked all the way back to shore and Sora thanked God that the water wasn't too cold and that he had grown up on an island. When they reached the beach, Will and Sora stumbled onto the sand and began to call out various names. Roxas made a move to join them, but Naminé grabbed his hand.

"I don't have a good feeling about this." She told him in a quiet voice. Roxas nodded and squeezed her hand reassuringly as they made their way to Will and Sora.

"We're going to watch the ship while you two go on. Sound fair?" asked Roxas.

William stole a quick, sympathetic, look at Naminé before he nodded. "We'll be back in no time." He reassured the two of them before turning back toward the jungle. "Well, shall we go, Sora?" The spiky haired boy nodded and they set off into the lush jungle. They weren't all too far in when they found a blue and yellow Macaw sitting on a branch.

"Cotton's parrot." Sora said with relief that disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

The Macaw squawked. "Don't eat me!"

Sora and Will exchanged confused glances. "We're not going to eat you..." Will assured the parrot, but it squawked once again.

"Don't eat me!" It repeated before flying off of the branch.

"That was..." Will began, unable to find a word for it.

"Strange?" Sora suggested. Will nodded. Neither of them took this as a warning and proceeded farther into the forest.

Sora stumbled upon an empty, but very familiar, flask. "Hey, Will." The man in question doubled back and scrutinized the flask.

"Gibbs," Will realized as he pulled tighter on the flask. Evidently, this was a mistake. Will's foot was caught and the next thing he knew, he was being pulled upward by a rope. A whole group of men with painted faces appeared out of the bushes with spears and other weapons. Sora quickly called upon Oathkeeper while Will unsheathed his sword and began to swing at nothing. "You want some? C'mon! I could do this all day!" The savages exchanged looks while one pulled out a bamboo stick. He blew through it and a needle flew through the air, hitting Will directly in the neck.

Sora whirled around as he heard William's sword fall onto the jungle floor. "Will? Will?" He called urgently. In his distraction, another savage sent a tranquilizer into his neck and the boy fell down instantly. The Pelegostos began to howl their battle cry and tied William and Sora to separate bamboo sticks.

XxxxxX

Naminé and Roxas turned at the distant sound of struggle. "What is that?" The blonde girl muttered, staring wildly for the source.

Roxas shook his head and swallowed hard. "I thought that this island was uninhabited, but most islands that look like this are usually home to..." He trailed off fearfully while Naminé stared at him.

"...Cannibals."

A/N: A shortish chapter, but at least I am finally done! Please review! :DDD