3. Findings

The sun rose the nest day and I found myself curled in ball next to Jack. Waking before him, I immediately jumped from my position before anyone could find me with him.

"Today's the day," I said quietly to myself as I put on different clothes and ran into Will and Elizabeth's room.

"Hey guys! Wake up!" I exclaim as I shake both of them and rip the blankets off of them. They begin to stir drowsily.

"Why so early?" Will yawned as he turned over to his other side.

"Get up!" I state firmly. "We have a mission to get the lyrics today…" As soon as the word 'lyrics' left my mouth, both Elizabeth and Will jumped from the bed.

"Sorry, you're right!" Elizabeth exclaims as she quickly dresses herself.

"I'm gonna go wake Jack," I say with a smile and head out into the hall and then into my room.

"Jack, wake up!" I exclaim, jumping on top of him. There was no way I was going to let him off easy.

"Luv, get off me!" he grumbles and throws a pillow at me.

"Jack, you bitch! Get the hell up!" I shout as I throw the pillow back at him and smack him on the head.

"Ouch! Pet! Yer hurtin' me!" Jack exclaims as he sits up in bed.

"Good, you're up. Now get dressed," I order.

"Damn, pet yer sexy when ye tell me t' do stuff," Jack smirks as he reaches for my hand. I pull away from him and grin back.

"Uh, uh, Mr. Sparrow. We're on a mission here—we've got things to do today that are of more importance. Now get up and get dressed!"

Jack just grumbles, upset that he can't have his way with me. I just smirk knowing how bad he wants me.

Finally, Jack finishes dressing and Will and Elizabeth join us in my room.

"Okay, so it's just after sunrise, which means that the store will be open which means that we can just go in there and take the lyric page and leave," I say quickly as we stand on the balcony.

"Um, pet? That's a terrible plan!" Jack states.

"Well, Sparrow, do you have anything better workin' in that head of yours? Oh wait, that's right…you don't think with that head," I reply with a big smile.

"Ouch luv, that hurt," he says, and then glances down quickly then back at up me.

"Well let's just get out of here and get to the store and figure things from there," Will explains.

"Good idea, Turner," I reply. We all climb down from the balcony and run to the side of the house.

"Okay, from here, we make a run for the end of the street….that way!" I point. "Ready…run!" I exclaim in a whisper. We all run to the end of the street and stop. I turn to them and smile.

"We're good. We can walk from here," I say. I lead the way all the way downtown. We walk down the old tiny side street and stop in front of the old "building".

"This is it," I say, turning to them. Elizabeth glances at the door, which is propped open. We all take deep breaths and go to push the door slowly open.

"Wait!" Jack exclaims.

"What!" Will shrieks.

"What's the plan?"

"There is no plan!" Elizabeth replies.

"How is there no plan!" Jack asks, frustrated.

"We don't need one," Will explains, trying to keep calm.

"Let's do this," I say as I push open the door.

"Hello?" Will calls out as he enters the door.

"Shh! If no one's here, let's grab the lyrics and run!" Jack exclaims in a whisper as he rushes over to a corner of the store and begins to rip through things.

"Jack! Stop it! That's not where it would be," I say as I go over to the piano and begin searching around the area.

"Damn it—it's not here," I say finally, frustrated.

"So it's not in this store after all?" Elizabeth asks.

"No, it has to be…unless it was stolen, but I don't know anyone who would wanna steal it," I say, sitting at the piano bench, hunched over. I rest my head in my hands and then suddenly, a crook in the floor popped out at me.

"Jack, Will—help me move the piano," I say, standing up and moving the piano bench. They slide the piano over just enough to reveal a loose floor board. I drop to my knees and lift the floor board. Will lifts the board further as I slowly lower myself below the floor.

"See anything, luv?" Jack asks from above.

"No…nothing yet. Oh wait…what's this? OH MY GOD! GET ME OUTTA HERE!" I scream at the top of my lungs. I raise my arms up so Jack and pull me up.

"Luv what is it!" Jack asks.

"PULL ME THE FUCK OUTTA HERE!" I scream again. Jack grabs me and pulls me up.

"What's wrong? What is it?" Elizabeth asks.

"S…s…spider," I croak out, as I lay helpless on the floor, nearly passed out.

"Oh Jesus! Luv, yer crazy! Let me down there," Jack lowers himself down below the floor.

"HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL!" Jack screams. "GET ME OUT!" Will pulls him up immediately.

"Jack, there is no way it can be that scary," Will says to Jack as he collapses next to my idle body.

"Well then why don't ye get yerself down there," Jack wheezes.

Will lowers himself. "I don't even see what you guys are talking abou…DEAR LORD THAT IS THE BIGGEST SPIDER I'VE EVER SEEN! HELP! ME!" Will exclaims. Elizabeth struggles to get her husband on the main floor. Once he too is finally passed out with Jack and I, Elizabeth shrugs and jumps down below the floor.

"Oh please, this little thing?" We hear her say as we hear her rummage through some papers below the floor.

Suddenly, various papers begin sliding across the floor, landing beside me.

"Lindsey, is this what we're looking for?" She asks, as he hoists herself up to the main floor. I slowly bring myself up and begin sorting through the papers.

"Is this all that's down there?" I ask, searching.

"Yes, those are all that were down there," she replies.

A solemn look of failure sunk over my face as I looked through the papers. There was nothing in the pile that looked familiar to what the Jamaicans had sung that day in the store while I played piano. I sighed a big breath, when suddenly a little square piece of what appeared to be aged paper fell from the pile. I slowly put the pile down and carefully lifted the square paper. The writing was dulled from centuries of age but was still legible enough to read. My eyes lit up as I glance at Elizabeth.

"This is it," I say excitedly. "We found it!"

"Really!" Elizabeth looked at the paper and smiled back at me.

"Yeah! Let's cover the floor and get outta here while we can," I say, standing up and getting the floor board.

"Absolutely," Elizabeth agrees, helping me cover the floor, while Will and Jack remain motionless on the floor.