Authors Note:

I'm sorry that it's been a while since I have written. To be honest, I have had second thoughts about continuing to write this story. I have just gotten the feeling that my readers do not enjoy it anymore. Maybe it is just me; but that lack of confidence really affected my desire to write.

So I ask you to please tell me if you want to me continue it. I really had some good ideas for the next chapters, and I really want to write them. But I just got to know, if you (the readers) want me to write them.

Thank you to all of you who continue to read and to review.

Enjoy!

Chapter 39:

Uncanny

"Bugger, Bugger, Bugger, Bugger". I quickly said as I tried my hardest to take my legs out of the sand. I looked down at my feet which were now completely under ground. I sighed happily realizing that this quicksand that I had unwillingly gotten into wasn't too quick. My ankles slowly started to be pulled further and further down into the earth. I bit my lip worriedly; looked around at the meters that I had walked away from the crew but most importantly I had walked away from my Elizabeth.

With her in my mind, I knew that I couldn't just give up that easily. So I grabbed a hold of my right thigh and lifted it up…I gasped realizing that my leg was slowly being taken out of the sand. I smiled happily and pulled my hardest, but my hardest affected my muscle control and I accidentally let my leg go. Both of my legs fell into the quick sand and I stood there speechless, sinking into the earth once again. I rolled my eyes vastly and muttered "I be needin' a miracle".

Once I finished saying that I bit my lip realizing that the sand had now pulled me into it up to my knee. I shouted out in anger and looked around furiously…but then something caught my attention.

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In the meantime:

"Tia…is that ye"? Captain Morgan asked the mysterious female figure that had somehow strangely appeared right in front of him and the crew. Tia's face brightened up and her smile grew into a large grin. She took a few steps towards him and said, "I knew that I'd see ye again someday…. Frank Morgan". Her hand reached his face and she softly caressed it. Helena cleared her throat, walked towards them, and then she clung onto Morgan while saying proudly to Tia "Hello…..my name is Helena Morgan".

Captain Morgan took a step back from Tia and nodded. It seemed that the impossible happened, and Tia's grin got even larger. She nodded happily and whispered, "I knew that love vexes all men someday". Helena smiled at her and began, "Yes…" Elizabeth interrupted by asking "Tia Dalma. It is so nice to see you…we need your…wait a second. Why did you come"? Tia cleared her throat and walked towards Elizabeth while saying "Elizabeth…. that…. is…."

Elizabeth stared at her nervously as she continued, "The East India trading company invaded me house. Once they did, I knew that I needed to find ye all to warn ye that…" Elizabeth quickly glanced at her mother and Morgan while asking impatiently "That"? Tia bit her lip and whispered, "…that Mr. Turner is with 'em". Elizabeth asked nervously "With them…as in… With them"? Tia nodded slowly while muttering "Aye…. but it be now…. Commodore William Turner".

Elizabeth's eyes went wide and she shouted out angrily "What"? Tia slowly nodded but then she stared at Elizabeth with wide eyes also. Elizabeth returned her glance while asking worriedly "What is it"? Tia gasped and whispered "It be nothin' child". She then turned around and took a few steps away from the crew and whispered…. something.

Present Time:

"A rock"? I asked utterly confused as it stood before me. I bent down and picked up the rock and whispered once more but this time more seriously "A rock…. a…rock". I rolled my eyes and dropped the rock down in front of me. I cleared my throat and once again tried to focus on trying to get myself out of this bloody death trap. I glanced around quickly and noticed the rock once more.

I gasped shocked as the rock suddenly had multiplied. My eyes squinted as I stared them… but then something strange started happening. The rocks started to break, and it looked like the rocks had become shells. The rocks had become…crabs? I gulped, breathed in and out slowly trying to calm myself. I looked at the thousands of crabs before me, bit my lip and shuddered in nerves.

The biggest one looked as though it was centimeters away from me. I gasped at the sight it was now creating. The big crab, which looked like a king crab to me was doing something. It looked like it was commanding the other crabs to move aside to let…. something…. through. I stared in disbelief at the thousands of crabs making a little entry way for…. well, I'm not too sure entirely.

I looked down at the sand and realized that the sand was getting really close to capturing my knees. I shrieked in shock just as I saw what was coming through the middle of the two rows of crabs. It was some kind of plant. A really long, long plant, that looked like a palm tree, but stronger. The leaves were tough, I could tell by the number of crabs it took to carry just about a dozen pieces of it.

The king crab…. as I called him, took one piece of the plant with his claws and scurried to me. My eyebrows narrowed as the crab dropped the plant right in front of me. So I picked up the plant, and examined it. It was about a meter long, I guessed. The crab then did something unexpected. It crabbed the other side of the plant and started pulling on it. I gasped and pulled harder on my side while saying bashfully "My plant". I could see the crab's little eyes stare at me blankly.

So I bit my lip and held onto the plant and let the crab pull it from my hands. As it did that, I realized that my feet moved a tiny little bit under the sand. I gasped and realized that these crabs were trying to help me. The thousands of crabs then formed one single solid line and handed the plants down to each other. I held on tightly to the plant as the King crab raised its claw up and down. Perhaps it was a signal, since all the crabs started pulling in unison. I took a deep breath and held on tightly.

Surprisingly, my feet were slowly being pulled over the sand. I wheezed happily as my body was taken from underneath the earth to another place of sand. I had fallen straight onto my stomach, so I got up quickly, and wiped away the sand from my clothes. I then turned to see the crabs once more, but they all disappeared…except for the King one. I smiled at it, took off my hat and bowed down to it.

The crab took a bow also, so I chuckled and said to it "Ye know…. Crabby. Can I call ye that? We're all right…ye and I…us…we". The crab snapped his claws together signaling…maybe…a…. thank you? I smiled and said "Thank ye, for…that". I sighed and started walking towards Elizabeth and the crew. But I noticed that the crab was following me, so I turned around and asked, "Takin' a walk, eh"? I continued walking and saw that the crab was going to walk along side of me. I smiled and started to make conversation…. yes, with a crab.

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"Jack"! Elizabeth screamed while running towards me. I hugged her tightly and kissed her tenderly. I ran my finger on her face, gently caressing it while whispering, "Ye look beautiful luv". Elizabeth gave me a warn smile while asking puzzled "Since when are you so…. affectionate"? I gave her a small grin, pulled her into a hug and whispered into her ear "Have ye always been this beautiful luv"? I then took her hands in mine and continued, "Because if ye have, then I must have been blind not to tell ye how beautiful ye are every…"

I paused and kissed her lips every time I did… "Single…second". Elizabeth took a step back from me and asked, "Are you alright"? I nodded tenderly as she continued, "You've stopped with the 'little Jacks', right? Your not going mad…. anymore…right"? I nodded at her question and took a few steps towards the crew while saying "Are we ready to set sail or what"? Captain Morgan stared at me blankly while whispering, "Now we can…seeing…..that Tia Dalma is here".

I gasped and turned to my left to see her. I smiled at her and said understanding "Oh…. so yer the one that sent the crabs". Tia hid her face with her hands and asked mysteriously "What crabs witty Jack"? My face went pale as I turned around to face my crab friend. Elizabeth shouted in fear "Jack! Kill it"! I shook my head, and then Captain Morgan took out his pistol and aimed it at the crab.

I gasped and stood in front of the crab and shouted "Nay one be killin' him"! I then bent down and said to the crab "No worries, Crabby". Helena asked confused "Crabby"? I nodded proudly and whispered to the crab "See, that's Lizzie's mom…the one I told ye about". The crew looked at each other puzzled, but Tia smiled at me. Captain Morgan walked over to Elizabeth and whispered into her ear "It must be the effects of the Locker".

Elizabeth nodded but Morgan whispered worriedly "Hopefully". Elizabeth watched me continue to talk to the crab. I smiled at Crabby and said "We'll I've got to be leavin' ye". The crab nodded, and I put my hand into a fist, and I knocked the Crabs claws with it. I whispered, "Take care of yersef, mate". The crab quickly walked away from me.

I got up and stood up straight while saying "Once we get out of the area around the shore… we should sail…I would think starboard". Elizabeth walked over to me and whispered "Jack…. are you sure your alright"? I nodded, put my arms around her and replied "Aye. In fact…. I am going to prove to ye how alright I am". Elizabeth gasped as I got down on one knee and asked "Marry me, luv. Right here…right now". Elizabeth smiled at me and whispered softly "I can't".

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