Elizabeth and Will were soundly asleep as they heard a knock at their front door. Will peaked an eye. The new sun was shining strait through his easterly facing window – just up.

"ughh" he groaned.

Elizabeth shifted, trying to ignore the persistence of the guest.

"I'll be right back" Will heavily get out of bed and trudged down the stairs.

When he opened the door it was Nate, standing with a bag under his arm. Behind him was a carriage and Lucy waving from the seat with a cheering grin on her face.

"Sorry to wake you this, Will. But we've gotten word that Lucy's sister is getting married in Bloomsburg, a few miles inland. I didn't get a chance to speak to you yesterday, but I was wondering if you wouldn't mind tending to the horses while we were away. We'll be back on Wednesday next"

As Will shielded his eyes from the sun he gave him a lazy, yet convincing grin. "Sure sure. Not a problem, we'd be glad to."

"Thanks so much. Lucy and I appreciate it. See you soon!"

"Yes, alright. Have a safe trip!" he waved to them as they started on their way down the road. Will shut the door and turned to go back up stairs. He then climbed into bed and took his position next to Liz, trying to warm up next to her from being chilled from the morning breeze.

"Who was it?" she asked barely audible

"Nate. He and Lucy are going to be out of town for a few days. We'll look after the horses."

"Hmm" she complied. Within the next minute they were both soundly sleeping.

It wasn't thirty minutes after Nate had left, and then another set of knocks was heard downstairs, a bit more persistent than the first.

"No! Not again." Will spat as he turns over with the pillow over his head.

"Oh its probably just Nate forgetting something." Liz added.

Will threw the sheets off and started to get out of bed when Liz stopped him. " No I'll go this time. You just lay back down. "

Will complied and covered his head with the pillow again.

As Elizabeth went down the stairs the knocks grew louder and louder. "Yes I'm coming!" But her statement was ignored.

"Yes yes what is it?" she asked as she opened the door.

Just as Elizabeth noticed that she didn't recognize the visitor was the same time the man turned her around to put her back to him and covered her mouth. She tried to scream but the man kicked the back of her knees as she fell to the floor. He then took out a rag and coarsely tied it around her head and stuffed it in her mouth, not only making it hard to breath, but impossible to talk. Elizabeth managed to tip the table next to her a little bit, causing the vase to fall to the floor with a crash.

This scared Skully and he knelt down next to her and pulled her head back by her hair to whisper in her ear. "Well you're not the one I was expectin' but you'll do. But juss' do what Isay yawench! Now come-"

But he was cut off my Will who was flying down the stairs as he heard the commotion

"You! Let go of my wife this instant!" Will had a pistol in his hand and was aiming it for Skully's head.

Immediately the sickly looking man pulled Liz up by the hair again and held a knife at her throat. "One false move an' she dies. You don't want that onyer shoulders" He sneered.

Will searched his face, and then looked to Liz. Worried fear was written were her only expression.

"What do you want?" He snapped.

"Treasure!"

Will gave him a questioned look. Who was this man? Not part of Barbossa's old crew, was it?

"I have none! Now leave us!"

Skully didn't believe him. "No sorry mate, that answer wont do. I'm afraidyernot gettin' the point." He held the knife tighter to her throat. As he did a tiny bit of blood tricked from Elizabeth's neck, she let out a slight whimper but was trying to hold it in.

"NO! Let her go!" As he shouted, Will took a step closer and Skully took a step back.

"Don't move damn it! I swear I'll kill 'er… All you 'ave to do its give meyer treasure and 'er life will be spared." Skully was moving consistently back, and out the door. Will was aware of this and moved forward with him. Not letting the man gain any distance between him and his wife.

Skully whistled and his horse came up next to him. "Listen, you give me want I want by sunset or she'll lose 'er life, got it?"

Will was scared, scared for Liz and the baby. What was he to do? He had no treasure, and how did this man know anything about it?

Just then Will saw a shadow on the other side of the house, of a man, or…was it his imagination. It caught his attention, which made Skully divert his. Just as the man looked away, Will made a quick move toward him. Skully leaped back and lost his balance, Elizabeth tried to wrestle from his grasp again, and she kicked his knife away and scrambled from him. Skully knew he had lost his leverage and made an attempt to grab at her but a large fist came at him with a great force and knocked him to the ground. Then the same person picked him up by the shirt and pushed him back. He was an imposing figure, a very tall and thick man. He spoke in a smokey deep voice.

"No, its you're time to listen now. Don't ever come back to this house, or ever harass these people…here." Bill placed 4 gold Guatemalan coins in his hands and one silver ring. "Now go before my mercy for you weakens."

Skully was shocked. He stood motionless for a second, then made an attempt to get his horse. Will was standing between him and the animal and made a move to hit him so Skully coward away. He took one more glance at Bill then turned sharply and ran as fast as he could down the road and out of site with the 'treasure' close to his chest.