Just a quick thank you for all the review…they are very encouraging. I hope I am keeping you on the edge of your seat!
Jack watched Barbossa check over the captain's quarters on the Pearl. "I do miss 'er Jack. Me and the Pearl were quite the team."
"She's my Pearl and I'm her only captain."
"Jack I've got me a ship if ye hadn't noticed and a crew. I am 'ere cause Tia raised me back just ta 'elp ya. Relax Jack."
"Last time I relaxed around you, you stole my ship and you even tried to kill me not to mention leaving me to die on that spit of land you called an island."
"I really hate to break this wonderful reunion up but you said Tia had sent you and there was a plan," Elizabeth asked with great anticipation.
"Aye, Tia raised me from the dead and told me how to find this ship. She told me what incantation to use and then the ship would tell us where to go," Barbossa explained.
"The ship is going to tell us," Jack said; his words dripping with sarcasm.
"Aye, the ship will tell us but it will take us to wherever it's been so it may take some time but it should led us back to this Mami Utai person."
Jess stepped up and put her arms on Elizabeth's shoulders. "See Elizabeth, there is hope. We will find Will and you will be reunited." Jess smiled at Elizabeth then she looked at Jack and smiled at him.
Barbossa looked at Jess and then looked at Jack. "So this be the mighty Captain Jack Sparrow, bringing one of his strumpets along for the ride now."
Jess looked at Jack, put her hands on her hips and then looked at Barbossa. Jack quickly spoke up before Jess could say anything, "She's not one of my strumpets and she's no concern of yours." Then practically pushing Barbossa out of the cabin Jack simply stated, "It's time you get back to your ship and we get under way." He then led Barbossa back to the deck and instructed Mr. Gibbs to prepare to sail.
Barbossa told the men of the Black Magic, the name of this ship that he had appropriately named, to get ready to hoist anchor. They soon were underway with the Pearl right behind them.
"Elizabeth, we will find the whelp but I have not an idea of how long this might take. We could be traveling around for a while from island to island – we have no idea of how many stops Abrafro made with this ship," Jack said as he looked at both Elizabeth and Jess. "Jess I know that you wanted to be here for Elizabeth but I'm sure that you have some kind of life to get back to in Port Royal. We can find a way to get you back soon."
"Jack my place is here with you and it's not just because of Will of Elizabeth. I'm here and I'm not leaving," Jess said matter of factly.
"Then we can hope that this ship, the Black Magic, will lead us to him and soon," Jack said.
There was hope in Elizabeth's eyes once more….maybe this time.
The Black Magic's first stop was a familiar one to both crews, Tortuga. The Pearl needed supplies so it was a welcome stop for them. Elizabeth was disappointed of course, she had hoped that this ship would take her straight to her beloved Will. While the disappointment was obvious in Elizabeth's face, Jack went over to point out something important he had realized. "Lizzie my dear, while this stop is not where Will is now; we trusted said ship and Tia's magic and looked what happened."
Elizabeth looked at Jack with a puzzled expression, "I'm not quite sure I follow you Jack."
"Don't you see, the ship brought us here because it had been here before and therefore my dear it will take us to where it brought Will as well."
Elizabeth pondered this idea and some relief began to enter her thoughts. She decided to go below and try to get some much needed rest – her only hope was that she had no nightmares about Will.
Jess went with Jack into Tortuga and laughed many times to herself – did Jack not realize that every time he saw a female, that Jess was sure he personally knew her, that he would grab her and go a different direction? She wasn't angry or upset because she knew of Jack's past but was just funny how he was trying desperately to hide something from her that she was very much aware.
Finally, the ships were ready to leave port again. As Jack prepared to leave, there was a scream. Jess ran to Elizabeth's cabin. Elizabeth was sitting up crying. "Another dream," asked Jess. Elizabeth just nodded. "Do you want to tell me about it?"
"I can't believe it. It seemed so real though. It just can't be true."
"Elizabeth – what was it," Jess asked anxiously.
"Will was fighting and he just killed two men. And when I reached for him, he didn't know me. Jess, he didn't know me at all."