Chapter Nineteen
Bet On It
Deep in the Land of the Dead, two women sat, talking to one another. Both were dark haired. However, one had greenish blue eyes and the other brown. One was tan skinned and the other fair. One wore a turquoise dress and the other wore a tan one. But both were goddesses. Both were immortal. Everyone who saw them could tell. These two women were known as Calypso, the goddess of the sea and Persephone, Queen of the Underworld. "So nice of you to join me, Cousin," Persephone said to Calypso. The Goddess of the Sea smiled faintly at her so called cousin. Dirty teeth showed which made Persephone grimace. Persephone was use to much finer things, as Elizabeth had been before engaging in piracy. But here she was. In the presence of the goddess Calypso. "The pirates are singin' da song, Persephone," Calypso began. "The Turna children 'ave been kidnapped by Lord Thomas Beckett."
Persephone nodded. She understood the words of her cousin even through Calypso's thick accent. "And what do you think we should do about this, Calypso?" asked Persephone even though she already knew the answer. They were to fight for revenge and for the Turner children. "You're not very fond of children," Persephone added. Calypso nodded in agreement. "Aye," Calypso agreed. "But ya are, Cousin. Bein' that ya were abducted from yer very own motha. Rememba, Persephone? Hades took ya away from da garden ya were in. He tricked ya into eatin' pomegranate seeds which kept ya away from yer motha. Ya had to stay in da Underworld fer months because of da seeds. Rememba?"
The Queen of the Underworld gave off a deadly gaze towards her cousin. She wanted to do her best to forget what happened so long ago but now she was the Queen of the Underworld because she had fallen in love with Hades. That part she liked. "What are you suggesting be done?" Persephone asked as she inspected her neat and clean fingernails. Calypso let out a menacing chuckle and Persephone quickly shot her head up to look at her cackling cousin. As she tried to control her laughter, the Goddess of the Sea replied, "We must fight against da enemy. Fight ta get the Turna children back ta their parents. We shall bring down da East India Trading Company once an' fer all. We must not let them take ova da seas, Persephone. They've already tried in da past. That got my Davy killed." Persephone nodded. It was obvious to her that Calypso wasn't just getting involved for the children. That was far from it. She was out for revenge and she'd succeed.
Persephone nodded and stood. She straightened her dress as to get all the wrinkles out. Satisfied with her appearance, she answered, "I'm in on it then. Those children need both parents. That's the only reason why I let sweet Elizabeth go back to the world of living. She was longing for her children and she's longing for them again. Locate the Turners and tell them to be prepared for our visits. We have settled on an agreement." Calypso nodded as she stood. As she was about to leave, Persephone stopped her. "Calypso," Persephone began. "When you see Mr. Turner, no funny business. I know how you've been in the past. Stop trying to win his heart over. It only will ever belong to his wife." Calypso glared daggers towards Persephone and vanished without a single word.
To get to Shipwreck Cove, it took the Empress and Black Pearl five days. Now, in the pirate meeting place, the nine Pirate Lords gathered. There was even more respect for Elizabeth this time around. "Un mot des enfants?" the Pirate Lord of the of the Mediterranean Sea, Capitaine Chevalle, asked in French. Out of most of the Pirate Lords who didn't know the Turner twins, he was the one who adored children the most. Barbossa and Jack exchanged looks, not understanding what Chevalle said. He usually spoke in English enless incredibly upset. "Any word of zee children?" Chevalle asked again, irritated. Jack and Barbossa nodded understanding what Chevalle said this time but then shook their heads in reply to his question. The Pirate Lords gazed at the Pirate King, who sat by Captain Teague, crying for her children. Elizabeth thought she could be strong during the meeting. She thought she could handle it but seeing Jack with his father was too much. Will was to speak on his wifes behalf. There was one thing he knew that Elizabeth wanted and that was to kill Beckett. He'd do his best to oblige. The Pirate Lord of the Pacific Ocean, Mistress Ching, stood. Her stance was followed by the Pirate Lord of the Atlantic Ocean, Gentleman Jocard. "Why should we help get these children back?" Ching asked. "They are not ours."
Jocard turned his attention to Ching. He couldn't believe her words. "They aren't ours. But they're the children of the Pirate King and of a well respected captain," Jocard snapped. He turned to look at Barbossa, Jack and Will. He asked, "What are they like? We need to know everything we can if we're to help." Jack and Barbossa spoke on behalf of the Turners, knowing too well what they were like. "They both resemble their parents," Jack began. "Isabella looks quite a bit like Elizabeth with the hair but she has her fathers eyes. She loves to read and to learn about pirates. She's also very talented with a sword." Barbossa was the next to speak. He took off his hat, which he never did, and scratched his balding head. "Willy's just like his father in looks. Dark hair and dark eyes. He's not to swift about swords and not that big on pirates. He does have quite of a temper so when we rescue him we'll have to be subtle about it." Barbossa chuckled remembering the memories of the twins just years ago. "In a sword lesson with Jack, Willy sliced Jack's arm open. A few years before that somehow the twins managed to get a rope around my ankle and hoist me into the air."
The two memories caused the room to errupt into laughter. Even Elizabeth, Will and Captain Teague were laughing. Elizabeth stood, going over to Will. Her husband wrapped a strong and gentle arm around her tiny waist, reassuring her that everything was ok. "We're going to kill Beckett like his brother," Elizabeth stated. "I'm not going to let them get away with murdering my children. You can bet on it." The room soon went from laughter to deep and loud discussion on the matter.
Eventually all grew silent as Teague whistled. Everyone knew who he was calling for. The jailhouse dog from Port Royal. Following the dog, were three puppies. Apparently, the jailhouse dog everyone thought was a male, was indeed a female. "Will, Elizabeth," Teague began and then his gaze turned to Jack. "Jackie. These puppies are for the children if ye allow them to have one." Jack picked up a gray puppy that had approached him. The puppy meant to do business on Jack's boot and the pirate wouldn't hear of it. Jack held the puppy out in front of him, examining it. He was pleased to find that the smallest pup was a boy. There needed to be another man in the Sparrow family. But the thoughts of the puppy all faded when Jack felt a wet spot growing on his shirt. Jack looked down to see a large yellow spot on his shirt. He mumbled, "Bugger."
A/N: Ok so here it is. Chapter Nineteen. I really like how this chapter turned out especially with Persephone and Calypso. Anyway... first of all, thank you all so much for the kind reviews! Today I reached 100! And thanks to all the people who pass on through and read this. At least you're stopping by! Also thanks to the ones who have me as an alert but don't review. It still means a lot that you read Beautiful Miracles. Ok now I'm going to shut up and try to have Chapter Twenty up tomorrow. I'm going away for three weeks and I'm leaving this weekend. So I'll try to do my best to get a few more chapters up before I leave because who knows when I'll be able to update again. Ok... now... press the submit review button and REVIEW!