Chapter Thirteen

Preparing to Run

"Jack! AnaMaria!" Will called out, early the next morning. He had to tell the two pirates about his dream. They had to escape on the Empress before it was too late. They had to get to Tortuga and tell the crew of the Black Pearl to get ready to sail with them. On the other hand, Will was excited. Elizabeth had basically told him that she'd be returning and that she'd get to stay with her family. The man ran down the hallway from his room and in the direction of Jack and AnaMaria's bedroom. He was greeted in the doorway by two very tired and not happy pirates. "What is it, Will?" Jack asked, slurring his words a bit.

AnaMaria shot Will a glare and Will knew he shouldn't of woken the two up. "I had a dream," Will replied. "We were aboard the Empress and Elizabeth showed up as a ghost. She said she came to warn me. The East India Trading Company wants my heart because they still think I'm Captain of the Flying Dutchman. They plan on kidnapping Bella and Willy. She said if we need to we must flee on the Empress and that the queen of the Underworld, Persephone and the Sea Goddess, Calypso, are working together to prevent the East India Trading Company from taking over. Persephone is also sending Elizabeth back to the world of the living to help us in the fight."

AnaMaria and Jack exchanged looks, knowing that everything Will said was true. They had planned this. They had talked to Calypso ten years ago about joining with Persephone if needed. Calypso had agreed and apparently so had Persephone. AnaMaria curiously asked, "How do ye know that everything in yer dream is true, Will? It could've been wishful thinking that brought Elizabeth to ye." Will shook his head and held up his left ring finger. "I don't think so, AnaMaria," Will replied. "If it was all fake I wouldn't have this ring with me." Jack and AnaMaria both sighed together. Jack said, "I guess this means we're going to have to start calling our daughter Lizzie." AnaMaria nodded. She agreed with Jack. It'd get too complicated with two Elizabeth's around.

"When did ye want to run, Will?" AnaMaria asked. It was too late to go to bed now. Both AnaMaria and Jack were wide awake. It didn't matter if it was only four in the morning. Will thought about AnaMaria's question carefully. Finally, he replied, "As soon as possible. Elizabeth said to flee only if needed but I can't risk my children's safety. I told her I'd protect them and I will." Will paused and his mind wondered to young Lizzie Sparrow. "If the East India Trading Company realizes that you two have a daughter they could go after her too. Jack, you and I are two of the most wanted pirates to ever exist. They'll do anything to get a hold of the Sparrow and Turner offspring."

AnaMaria felt a lump in her throat. She couldn't risk her child's safety. She knew that Will was right and Jack was probably thinking the same thing. She turned her head to look at Jack and her lover nodded. "Aye," Jack said. "Yer right, Will." Jack looked to AnaMaria, with a slight and hopefully comforting smile. "Ye get the children ready. Then meet Will and me down at the harbor. We'll be aboard the Empress. We'll sail to Tortuga and then to Singapore." AnaMaria nodded and headed down the hall to wake up the children. "What then, Jack?" Will asked. "What'll happen after we get to Singapore?"

Captain Jack Sparrow gave Will a devilish smile and replied, "We'll get us a crew. That's what. The Pirate King's crew. A crew from Singapore." Will raised an eyebrow. Jack never made much sense but this time Will had an idea what Jack might've meant. "We'll get plenty of supplies and weaponry from both Tortuga and Singapore," Jack said. "We'll be prepared." Will nodded and within a few minutes of getting dressed, both Jack and Will headed down to the harbor of St. Maarten to prepare the Empress.

AnaMaria roughly shook Bella and Lizzie awake. "Wake up," AnaMaria hissed. "We must leave St. Maarten." Bella was immediately awake and attempting to get dressed in the dark. "I'll grab a few clothes for Elizabeth," Bella said. AnaMaria nodded as she picked up her tired daughter, who refused to wake up. "Meet me downstairs, Bella," AnaMaria instructed. "I'll go get Willy up." Before Bella could answer, AnaMaria was in Willy's room and the sound of a matress being flipped over could be heard.

"Rise and shine," AnaMaria yelled, cheerfully. Willy growled and glared at AnaMaria. He grumbled, "It's four in the morning." AnaMaria nodded and through a pair of breeches at Willy. "I know, lad. Get dressed. We must meet yer father and Jack aboard the Empress as quickly as possible." Willy looked oddly at AnaMaria. "I'll explain everything later," AnaMaria replied. AnaMaria, with Lizzie in her arms, quickly walked down the stairs.

AnaMaria opened the door. She still held on to her daughter and the Turner children were behind her, with their swords and bags in hand. Everyone, except Lizzie, gasped when they saw a group of men stand at the door. It was Lord Thomas Beckett and his followers. "Where might you be going, Mrs. Sparrow?" spat Beckett. "I'm not Mrs. Sparrow. The name's AnaMaria... AnaMaria Teague," AnaMaria spat, giving the men Jack's former last name. AnaMaria handed the child to Willy, knowing that he'd protect her even if he wasn't all that great with a sword. Willy nodded to AnaMaria and ran back into the house, escaping out the back. He headed in the direction of the Empress with Lizzie.

Bella gripped on to her sword as AnaMaria pulled out her own sword. Bella didn't waste much time. With a quick swing of her sword, she watched amused as the pants of all the men, fell to the ground. She giggled and grabbed AnaMaria's wrist. The two quickly ran down towards the Empress. Both were laughing at Beckett and his men. They thought they'd be pointing guns or swords at them. They weren't and always leave it to Bella with playing tricks. She always managed to get out of a predicament.

The Empress finally came into view. Within minutes, everyone was aboard the large ship, sailing away from St. Maarten. AnaMaria took her daughter from Jack and hugged Lizzie tight. "Have any trouble?" Will asked. Bella nodded and replied, "Beckett and his men are here in St. Maarten." AnaMaria smirked and said, "Bella cut down their breeches making it impossible for them to run." Will raised an eyebrow towards his daughter and tried to hide his laughter. He asked, "And how did she learn to do that I wonder?" Will's glance turned to Jack, who shrugged as if he didn't know the answer to Will's question.

"Where exactly are we going?" asked Willy. It was obvious to everyone aboard the sailing ship that he was angry because he had been woken up. "Tortuga, lad," Jack replied. "Then to Singapore to get a..."

"To get a crew. The Pirate King's crew. A crew from Singapore," Will interrupted. He had already heard all this before. Will looked out into the horizon as the ship sailed in the direction of Tortuga. He wondered when and where he'd get to see his wife again. He hoped it would be soon.

A/N: I know there wasn't a huge fight scene or anything. That'll all be for later. I just wanted to show all my readers that even though Bella's a book worm, she loves to play jokes with the use of her sword. I also need a last name for AnaMaria. She's not married to Jack... yet. So please offer suggestions! I also already know when Elizabeth will be reappearing and when Willy warms up to his father. Elizabeth will be appearing in Chapter Fifteen and Willy has a long way to go before he approves of his father! Haha. Anyway, I really enjoy updating so quick because I'm in to the story and I know that all of you are glad I don't take forever to update even though I wish I didn't update so frequently so I could get more reviews. Anyways... Please review! I'd like to get as close to 100 reviews as possible! Thank you!