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Chapter 17:

Immortal

"Would ye like an apple"? The man took out a fresh apple from his pocket and held it out towards Jack. He smiled at him, reached for it while replying, "Yes, actually I would". But Will knocked the apple right out of Jack's hands and then shouted "No, Jack! It's probably poisoned". And with that Jack looked at the apple that had fallen on the floor with wide eyes and then managed to whisper out drunkenly "It's like I am in a fairy tale! Will, I'm snow white"! Will rolled his eyes took the rum bottle out of Jacks hands and hit him over the head with it. He then whispered to him as he laid his head back onto the pillow behind him "I'm sorry, but you're just getting annoying"!

"Now what is that you want from me exactly"? Will Turner looked over at the man in front of him as he stared at him with piercing eyes. The man slightly chuckled and replied, "It's not what I want from ye Mr. Turner, it's what I need". Will looked over at Cotton who sat silently trying to control his fear. The man continued "From now on, ye are to address me as Captain Barbossa".

Will's mouth dropped as he asked worriedly "You are the one that kidnapped Juliana. Why would you do that"? Barbossa sneered at his question and then replied with a smug like tone "Ye shouldn't be worried about these questions Mr. Turner, what ye should be worryin' about is…. yer life". And with that Barbossa took out his sword and it held it to Will's neck letting the cold metal soothe his skin. Will closed his eyes in fear as Barbossa shouted at Cotton "Now ye, if ye tell Swann about this, I'll cut of yer tongue and feed it to the fishes"!

Will chuckled and thought, "It's a bit too late for that". Barbossa let go of Will and said "Now yer comin' with me lad, to my ship where ye will find that wench Juliana". Will nodded simply as Barbossa walked over to Cotton and punched him in the head. Will gasped in shock until Barbossa grabbed Will by the collar and whispered, "It's time to visit that lass Mr. Turner".

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About a half hour later, Elizabeth finally had made it onto the Dauntless to find Mr. Gibbs standing frozen near the helm. She carefully eyed him to see that he was bleeding from his shoulder. She gasped and shouted frantically "Oh no! The pansy"! Elizabeth then turned to Gibbs and whispered, "Are ye alright"? Gibbs nodded, smiled and admitted "Barbossa... he gave us a fright". Elizabeth nodded as Gibbs continued, "He took Mister Turner, Captain".

Elizabeth bit her lip and then shouted angrily "I despise that man! Captain Barbossa...what kind of a name is that anyway? Ugh! What about Jack? Where's Jack"? Gibbs looked into her eyes and shook his head sadly. Elizabeth's eyes widened before she ran towards the cabin where she had left him.

A few seconds later Elizabeth burst into the cabin to see Cotton sleeping in the corner and Jack… was he sleeping as well? She ran over to the bed and shouted "Jack! Are ye all right? Jack"! Elizabeth bent down and whispered into his ear "Please be alive". Just then his eyes slowly opened and he got up and sat up straight and asked, "What happened"?

Elizabeth smiled at him and whispered desperately and happily "Yer alive…" Jack smiled at her, as his dark eyes seemed to be staring at the rosy lips in front of him. He nodded slightly not wanting to take his attention off her beautiful lips. She managed to whisper, "Will has been taken…kidnapped… taken hostage…. captured…by Barbossa". Jack nodded, and slowly rubbed his head and whispered "Yes, I remember Will saying something about that…. about a man that had followed him".

Elizabeth sighed for a second and shouted out angrily "This is just bloody brilliant! My only way to get the Pearl back has vanished". And suddenly Jack's eyes flew straight to hers as he asked confused "What do you mean by that"? Elizabeth's mouth drew a blank and her facial expression showed embarrassment. Jack felt his muscles tension as he once again asked this time through his teeth "Elizabeth, what do you mean by that"?

Elizabeth sat on the bed, her hands plundering the bed that they were on, trying to keep her occupied. She grasped his hand and slowly muttered "Will was my only way of getting my ship back. Ye see, Mr. Turner as I told ye before is the son of Bootstrap Bill Turner and well, too make a pretty long, unwanted, unneeded, dreadfully boring sack of details shorter, I was goin' to trade Will for the Pearl".

Jack looked at her slightly confused for a few seconds and then he asked, "You would give Will up, for a bloody ship"? Elizabeth rolled her eyes and contradicted "I told ye what the ship means Jack! It means freedom, and I bloody well deserve it. So what if Mr. Turner comes out dead, love is sacrifice, he would save his wench from death by givin' death".

Jack coughed out sarcastically while saying angrily "Oh sure, let my best mate be dead, while you have the Pearl…now, I forget...where does that leave me"? Elizabeth snapped "With me"! She suddenly looked down at the wooden floor and Jack stared at her with interest. He then asked "With you? Do you expect me to forgive you for killing Will"? Elizabeth snapped once again "He's not dead yet! I'll save 'em, I was goin' to anyway, all Will has to do is run away…. he's awfully good at doin' that too, so it would nay be a problem"!

Jack looked at Elizabeth silently for a few seconds before asking, "You weren't going to kill him"? Elizabeth rolled her eyes and shouted "No, Jack! How many times have I bloody well told ye? Will is nay gonna be hurt as long as I am there, and now… I am not there". Elizabeth put her head in her hands and then whispered "And me father can't have his ship either". She took a deep breath and then looked at Jack and continued softly "It was his last wish…to have the Pearl back…and I need to get it to him…. somehow".

Jack looked at her with a warm smile he then extended his hand and took hers in his. She looked at him as he began to whisper, "Lizzie, I'll help you…. I promise". Elizabeth smiled and took off her hat and threw it on the floor of the cabin while saying "That's a nice thought Mr. Sparrow, but Barbossa…he is a really good fighter…. especially up against ye…ye are of no good use on yer legs". Jack cleared his throat and defended himself "Of no good use? Just because I am wounded"?

Elizabeth chuckled and whispered "I thank ye for yer desire to help, but let's face reality swain. We are up against Pirates who are…" She paused and looked at him sharply, wondering whether or not to tell him the truth. She took a deep breath and continued "I'll be honest with ye, swain. Barbossa and his crew are not only swash bucklers like me self, they are cursed pirates. They are immortal…" Jack's eyes widened so Elizabeth tried to make him understand "They can't die, Jack".

Jack nodded and said quickly "I know, I understand what immortal means…it's just that…. they…can't die. Then…. but…. why again"? Elizabeth chuckled lightly and replied, "It's too long of a story Jack. I'll tell ye another time…. maybe tomorrow, maybe never, who knows. Ye be gotten to worry about what we should do to defeat these said pirates and their immortal ways".

Jack looked at her, nodded and then said confused "Is there a way? I mean with Will with them, they could become mortal…right now". Elizabeth shook her head and said simply "Nay, they have to get to the Isla and plus, then he would be dead". Then suddenly her eyes widened and Jack asked upset "What? You said that they wouldn't hurt him"! Elizabeth shook her head and replied back shouting, "Nay, I said that I wouldn't hurt 'em, I never said anything' about them".

Jack looked down at the floor and Elizabeth whispered "That's it Jack! We've got to go to Isla De Muerta, and get them somehow to become mortal in time for Will to be saved. Just then a thought hit her "Juliana…what happened to her"? Jack looked at her and asked, "What do you mean? Isn't she on the Black Pearl"? I shook my head while whispering, "I told her to run to the Dauntless, to this ship, but I don't know…. I don't understand what could have happened".

Elizabeth sighed, took out her compass and whispered "Barbossa, Will, Aztec gold, please…please point to it". And suddenly the compass needle stopped, Elizabeth looked up and it pointed directly at Jack. She sighed and cursed "Bugger, stupid bugger. Bloody stupid bugger! Work"! Jack chuckled and asked, "Do you want help with that"? Elizabeth shook her head and muttered "Nay, I don't want help, I don't want anything'…" She then opened the compass once again and it pointed straight at Jack. She sighed once again and muttered, "I especially don't want that"!

Jack took Elizabeth's hand in his and whispered, "Do you think I could try"? Elizabeth's mouth curled into a smile as she realized that he suddenly put himself very close to her. She nodded as she smiled and he took the compass from her hands and opened it. The needle spun quickly in every direction, until it finally came to a stop. Elizabeth looked down at it and smiled seeing that it pointed directly at her.

Jack smiled and said, "I believe that Isla…De whatever place…is that way… south west". Elizabeth shook her head and whispered "Nay its not". Jack looked at her puzzled but before he even had a chance to speak Elizabeth took him in her arms and kissed him roughly on the lips. His lips responded to her kiss with passion, desire, and lust. She suddenly stopped and kissed up his neck until she reached his ear. And when she did, she whispered "Jack…the compass points to what ye want most…"

She then kissed him on the lips forcefully without letting him even have a chance to react. She then whispered between kisses "what ye desire…what ye need". Jack's eyes suddenly widened and he pulled away from Elizabeth's lips. She sat there oblivious to his thoughts, while he contemplated on how to reveal them to her. She sat quietly until he finally spoke "Lizzie…." And suddenly the door flew open to reveal a beautiful brunette shouting, "Will has been taken"! Jack sighed relieved while Elizabeth looked over at Juliana and whispered "Bloody Will has to ruin every moment".

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