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Chapter 46:
Object
"See –err…what Frank"? Tia asked with slight confusion hidden in her voice. Frank's eyes widened to the width where they became ones of disdain. Tia watched as Frank's hand searched nervously for her hands. She watched him pass the object into her hands and once he had given it to her, he felt some sort of relief come upon him. The nerves and the stress had now become serfs to the feelings of belief and hope that resided inside of him.
Once the object entered Tia's hand, she had a feeling she knew what it was. She spent many years just grasping that object just to see if her past was actually real and not imaginary as sometimes she hoped it had been. She clenched the object in her small hands and whispered to Helena "Go get Jack and Elizabeth…." Helena watched her for a mere second before taking off.
Tia smiled at Frank sweetly and asked, "Where…where did ye"? Frank placed a finger to her lips and whispered back "In the sea…" Suddenly, Tia took a step back and whispered, "It was within me this entire time, and I had not known". Frank took a step towards her while whispering "We can't know everythin' darlin'…. We can pretend to, but that doesn't mean we know everythin'". Tia smiled back at him for a second while keeping the object safe within her fist.
She opened her hand to take a peek, just to make sure that she was not dreaming. And she wasn't, the object was there, as beautiful as she remembered his to be. She sighed for a second wondering what was taking Helena so long to bring forth Jack and Elizabeth. She took the object in her hand, and noticed that it was only half there. Tia's eyebrows knitted and her lips curled at this new realization. She smiled, nodded and whispered "Just as Jack Sparrow be half now". She then closed her hand again, and placed the object near her heart and looked out at the sea around her, the beautiful, yet harsh sea.
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About a minute later, Helena held her daughters hand in hers and Jacob followed them up to where Tia and Frank were standing. Tia walked to Jacob and whispered "Jacob…it's been a pleasure knowin' ye…" Jacob interrupted her and asked confused "Excuse me… but we are in the middle of the ocean, where do you expect to go"? Tia chuckled and Elizabeth glanced over at Tia who replied smugly "Ahhhh…I see Mr. Sparrow, ye expect me to go somewhere". Jacob rolled his eyes and was about to once again say something explaining that he is not Jack Sparrow but Tia raised her hand and placed it on his shoulder and Jacob fell into a deep sleep.
Elizabeth smiled and asked "Did you figure it out Tia? Please tell me you did"! Elizabeth's eyes were bright compared to the gloomy days she had without Jack. Tia nodded but then whispered worriedly "It might not work, Child. But as I understand it, this locket…well, half a locket, belonged to Jones…and my guess was right. Somehow the hearts locket was cut in half so Jack became his other half".
Helena stared at the locket in Tia's hand and asked confused "But why did Jack get affected"? Tia sighed annoyed and then replied smugly "Do ye not remember? I told ye, when we we're in the Locker...Jack stepped into the Hearts Sand…and this locket controls the Hearts Sand". Helena gasped and Elizabeth bent down so she could hold Jacks hand in hers. Frank smiled at her and asked "What be wrong Lizzie"? Elizabeth let her lips slightly curl before she whispered "Nothing…. its just that…I've waited so long to be in his arms once again".
Tia smiled and bent down beside Elizabeth and placed Elizabeth's other hand in Jacks left hand. Tia then took the half locket and put it on the wooden deck for a second. She unscrewed her own and placed it beside the other one and whispered sadly "Frank…. Which incantation"? Frank bit his lip; shrugged and asked nervously "Don't ye know any"? Tia chuckled and whispered "Nay...not for this…. Miss. Swann…. what do ye think would revive Jack Sparrow"?
Elizabeth looked at Jacks face for a few seconds and then whispered sadly "You could try…A beauty that will forever be mine". Helena's eyes widened as she asked "Why that sweetheart"? Elizabeth shrugged, smiled sweetly at her mother and replied "Because he is… and will be…. no other reason". Tia smiled at her and picked up the half locket and pressed it against her own, and suddenly both lockets emerged into one. Elizabeth lightly let out a small gasp as Tia pressed the lockets to Jacks skin. Tia then whispered "If I am doing this right, it should stick…. it needs to become one with 'em".
Helena chuckled as Tia attempted to stick the locket to his arm. Helena then whispered, "It must be on his heart…I would think". Tia smiled at her and whispered, "That might work". Frank bent down onto his knees and removed Jack's shirt while saying "I've never undressed a man before…." They all giggled for a second, except Elizabeth who was so nervous she could barely breathe. Once Frank had unbuttoned his shirt, he removed it and put his head to his chest so he could the heartbeat.
Tia placed the locket onto the area where his heart was. Tia smiled and tried to remove the locket, but it was stuck. Elizabeth sighed in relief and then whispered, "I love you Jack… please come back to me". Frank put his hand on Lizzie's shoulder and then whispered warm heartedly "He will come back darlin'…" Elizabeth smiled and then asked suspiciously "Do the letters J A C mean anything to you"? Frank's eyes widened as he asked "Where did ye hear that from Elizabeth"? Elizabeth smiled as he continued, "J A C, stands for a special code that only Jack and I shared".
Elizabeth gasped in shock and then said, "I think that's it! That may be the incantation! What does it stand for"? Frank sighed and answered her question with doubt "J'aime caisse…. It is French for I love the box… well, the box in our case was treasure… and not all treasure it silver and gold…. so basically the phrase means 'I love valuables'…. just like ye are of value to 'em Lizzie".
Elizabeth looked up at Frank and asked "Why in French"? Just then she remembered that Jacob had mentioned something about France…but before she could continue her thoughts were interrupted by Franks answer "I thought ye knew…. Jack was born in Haiti…. it is a French colony…. and his mother named him Jacques…. But he hated it, so he changed it to Jack". Elizabeth smiled and whispered, "I did not know this…. I can't believe he is French…. now Father would never approve". Helena chuckled at her small joke as Tia then whispered, "I am ready…Elizabeth I want you to hold his hand and then you whisper the incantation".
Elizabeth nodded and replied "Anything for you…my Jacques…" She smiled at Frank who chuckled but Tia snapped at him saying "We only have one shot at this…. we only have one locket…. we have to try our best the first time". Elizabeth nodded and grabbed Jack's hand and waited for further instructions. Tia smiled and whispered, "Go ahead… Mrs.. Sparrow… say it".
Elizabeth held onto his hand tightly and whispered "J'aime caisse…." Then there was a moment of silence. Elizabeth watched his chest rise slowly and then drop back down. He still was in a deep sleep. Tears started to from in her eyes and then she whispered, "I love you Jack. Please…. Don't ever forget that I love you…". Silence was heard, or not heard, depending on how you look at situations.
Elizabeth's eyes filled with tears now as she reached for the heart locket and whispered, "Jack…." Elizabeth let the tears flow down her cheeks; she also let the strain of losing the one she loves forever rise in her thoughts. There was only one locket…. that had disappeared off his chest. Disappeared? Elizabeth glanced at Tia for a second and asked through her tears "Where did it go"? Tia looked sadly at her and whispered, "We only had one chance…and it's gone".
Elizabeth gasped and then fell over Jack and held onto him tightly while whispering "No, its not! Jack…please! You can't do this to me! You just can't"! Helena bent down and rubbed her daughters shoulders and whispered, "It will be alright". Elizabeth got up and yelled, "No, it's not mother! It's easy for you to say, you still have Frank! I have nothing now…. I left my father in Port Royal, I left Will, James left me, and Jack won't come back. I have nothing"! Elizabeth quickly disappeared from the deck and ran towards her cabin.
A few seconds later Tia examined Jack and whispered, "I don't understand why it didn't work. Everything seemed to be right…. Wait a second…" Tia then took Jacks hand in hers and whispered "excito sursum" and then all of a sudden he woke. Frank and Helena both gasped as I got up and stood on my feet. I looked around, smiled and asked "We're not in the Locker anymore"? They all gasped happily as I smiled and whispered, "What be goin' on here? Why is my ship moving without my command"? I looked around for one more second and then asked "And where's Lizzie"?
At that moment Helena ran down the stairs to go get her. I looked down at myself to see my shirt opened, so I cleared my throat, buttoned up my shirt and asked, "What be goin' on here Frank"? Frank chuckled and replied "Nothin' Jacques". I shook my head and took a few steps towards him and whispered "I told ye to never mention that again". Frank smiled at him and whispered "It's good to have ye back Jack". I bit my lip and asked confused "But I didn't go anywhere"! Just then Helena came back up the stairs, so I smiled and asked, "Where is my Lizzie"? Helena looked down at the deck and whispered sadly "She's gone".
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