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Chapter 41:

Hearts Sand

With every step I took I felt my heart beat faster and faster. Small trickles of sweat started beating down my brows. I felt the suns diagnostic pressure before, but now I felt as though it had the imminent power to melt me into my own boots. I took deep and steady breaths and reluctantly I started releasing the oxygen that I was supposed to be breathing in.

I never was one to let my nerves take over me but this time I couldn't resist any longer. Resist…. I couldn't resist many things any longer. I couldn't resist Elizabeth and her strange but yet obvious beauty. I couldn't resist my knack of punishment, and I couldn't resist my lack of sensibility. My eyes squinted to see my Lizzie sitting cross-legged on the sand, beside Tia and her mother.

I started to walk a bit faster, pressuring my legs to the ultimate strength they composed. I called out "'Lizabeth". And at that moment she turned around to look in my direction, and I could see her red eyes and the tears streaming down her face. I gasped and a horrible feeling took over me once again, and I couldn't help but scream out angrily "Are ye cryin' Lizzie? Ye deserve it, for what ye did to me ye bloody wench"!

Once I finished saying that I covered my mouth in shock and in disgust. Elizabeth's mouth dropped for a second, and I took a few steps towards her and muttered nervously "I…. I…. I'm sorry…." Elizabeth got up and walked towards me while screaming "Is that what you came for Jack? To insult me"? I shook my head but something on the tip of my tongue couldn't help but whisper, "Aye, life is cruel, is it not"?

Elizabeth wiped away some of her tears with the sleeve of her jacket, and then she pushed me away with her arms as hard as she could. I wobbled backwards and she continued screaming "You…. are becoming a monster"! I gasped at her statement and took her in my arms and began to whisper "Nay, luv. I am not. It's just me…" Elizabeth tried to fight my grip on her, but I held her too tightly.

Elizabeth's mother walked up to me angrily and shouted "Jack…. release my daughter"! I shook my head and took my hand and touched Lizzie's cheek slightly…but by Elizabeth's tense figure I could tell that she was scared I was going to hit her again. With that thought, I let her go from my arms before that uncontrollable feeling hit me once again. Elizabeth fell to the sand and her mother bent down onto her knees in front of her to make sure she was all right. "Are you alright Elizabeth"? she asked and Elizabeth just nodded simply.

I caught Tia's glance; it was a very strange glance. I was usually good at reading women, but this time I couldn't figure out what she was trying to tell me. I gasped and took a few steps over to her and asked worriedly "Do ye know"? Tia's eyes widened as she gasped, "Do YE know"? Elizabeth got up curiously and asked still a bit frightened by my presence "Know what Tia"?

Tia took a few steps towards me once again and then said to me "Put out yer arm Jack". My eyebrows crossed at her remark, and I was about to ask why…but then I realized that maybe this might help Elizabeth understand what was happening to me. I put out my left arm and Tia took her hand and placed it on my palm. Suddenly, my eyes shut tightly and I felt my body begin to expand. I bit my lip nervously and Elizabeth asked worriedly "What are you doing to him"? I let out a small smile because from that one sentence I realized that she still had some feeling left for me.

Feelings aside, I began to feel stranger and stranger per second. I felt as though my body changed, changed into something eerie, wet and cruel. Tia then let go of my arm and Elizabeth screamed in fright and asked "Jack"? She then walked up to Tia and grabbed her shoulders and screamed out in panic and terror "What have you done to him"? I stood there shocked at the way she was behaving when I clearly was right in front of her.

I screamed out "Lizzie, luv. I am right here" but somehow my voice changed. It was sharper and more fierce then my actual voice. I took a step in front of me but my legs were heavier than usual, so I tried to use my hand to lift them. But once I looked at my hands…. well my hands were no longer their anymore. Helena screamed in fright "What have you done to him"? I gasped as I stared at my claws for hands, and pursed my lips together realizing that they were a lot wetter than usual.

Elizabeth took a step towards me and asked scared "Jack…I mean…. Captain…. ugh… Jones"? I gasped and looked at myself once more, but now realizing that my once upon a time beard had turned into a beard of tentacles. I gulped and muttered softly "I knew I never had a face fit for tentacles". Tia smiled at my reaction and then said to Elizabeth "I knew it Miss. Swann! I knew that witty Jack would never strike a wo-man"!

Elizabeth covered her face with her hands while asking nervously "What have you done to him"? Tia shook her head and stared at Elizabeth while explaining "Long ago, this Locker on which we all be standin' now…used to be a place of pilgrimage that brought excitement and spiritual relief to those who be needin' it. This also be the place that I, first met Davy Jones, but back then he was not the great sea Lord as he be today".

She paused, glanced at me and continued, "Young witty Jack did not watch his step, for he stepped in the 'Hearts Sand'. There be a cruel punishment for those who walk in Davy Jones' footsteps". Elizabeth asked confused and upset "That doesn't explain why Jack has now turned into Jones"! I cleared my throat and grabbed Tia's hand and pushed it against my arm. I felt the same reaction as I had felt before. I felt wet and eerie but this time when I took a step my legs were no longer heavy and I had once again become my old rugged self.

I smiled at Elizabeth and whispered "It was not me, luv". Elizabeth and her mother both looked each other puzzled. Helena asked curiously "But why is there a Hearts land"? Tia was about to answer but I interrupted and said proudly "I know the answer to that, just like I know the answer to everything, but that be besides the point…ugh…. Tia, here, was banished by the other Gods and sent to the first land ashore. She met Davy Jones on this beautiful but fatal isle where we stand".

I paused for a second and took Elizabeth in my arms and then continued "Correct me if I be wrong, which is unlikely but…. Anyway, Lizzie, luv. Tia fell in love Jones on this island, but she could not live with herself. She is a goddess; she was not supposed to fall in love. But she did…. didn't she?" I held Elizabeth's right hand in mine now while I glanced over to look at Tia who had a sad look on her face.

I gave her a small smirk as she asked confused "How do ye know all this Jack Sparrow"? I chuckled and kissed Elizabeth's hand while saying "It is how I fell in love. Not exactly the same way, but I Captain Jack Sparrow, could not admit that I had feelings for something other than myself, but then it happened. As it did for ye…." Tia smiled at me and continued the story "What Jack say be true. But I am willing to bet anything that he nay know the rest".

I shook my head and took Elizabeth in my arms once again as Helena asked puzzled "What is the rest of the story"? Tia chuckled and replied "Not a story…. it be the truth. What young Jackie did not say is why it be called the Hearts Sand. (Pause) It be called that for the reason that Jones' cut out his heart there…" My face turned to one of disgust and then it slowly turned to one of surprise.

That feeling once again took over me and I pushed Elizabeth away from me and I began screaming at her "Take yer mangy mutt paws off me ye wench". Elizabeth fell to the sand once more frightened by my change in moods. I bent down to her level and whispered angrily "Lying down…that is the only thing ye women be good for… so us men could be on top of ye".

I then took off my jacket quickly and started to unhook the took part of my pants. Elizabeth breathed in and out in fear and her mother ran over to us quickly and started hitting me with the hardest punches that she could create. But I laughed hysterically and hit her across the face causing her to fall to the sand. I then muttered evilly to Elizabeth "This won't hurt, love. No worries…. Jackie promises".

Tia could not stand it any more so she walked over to him and touched his shoulder and muttered "Deus of Bonus quod Malum dico him ut subsisto"( English translation: God of Good and Evil tell him to stop) At that moment I stopped unbuttoning my pants and I fell to the ground with my eyes closed. I felt frozen and pitiless as the sand rubbed against my bare legs. Tia then muttered "Jack", and my eyes flew open. I gasped as I realized that my pants were now at my ankles, so I pulled them up as quickly as possible and hooked them once again.

I turned to look at Elizabeth and she was gasping in horror and so was Helena. I bit my lip and said to them "I am so…." Helena screamed out "Curse or no curse! I don't want my daughter to be with this monster"! "But she must" said a voice. He walked over to us and said "I be knowin' Jack for two decades and he be a good man… the curse will be broken only if Miss. Swann remains with him".

I glanced at Frank and whispered, "Thank ye, Captain". He nodded as I asked "What have ye been doin' all this time"? He smiled and answered "I got the ship back onto the sea". Tia looked at him strangely as he continued "Mr. Crabby, yer mate, Jack. Helped me". Helena broke up into tears and said "Oh, now he has gone mad". Elizabeth looked at me and whispered "Jack…." I turned to look at her and she took my hand and whispered, "I'll stay with you". Before I even had the chance to respond, Tia took me by the arm and said "Let's a take a walk Jack".

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"Did I not ask you a question Davy Jones"? Beckett looked at Davy Jones with the utmost amount of curiously there was possible. Jones nodded and said back harshly "I don't know where the Court meets, I nay be a pirate Lord". William looked at him and asked tempting him "Really? Well, I believe you do know where they meet". He then took out Davy Jones' heart locket, and Jones bit his lips strongly.

Will walked over to the side of the ship and held it above the railing while saying "Tell us, or else I'll smash is to pieces". Jones looked at him sadly while shouting "That is useless to me, it only controls the Heart Sand and those who be influenced by it". Will smiled and said "Yes, and I could kill them". Jones breathed in and out nervously, then he took a step and shouted out "I won't tell ye were it is, so yer going to have to just kill them"! Will smiled, held onto the locket tightly and whispered "Very well".

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