She saw Barbosa coming towards her in the rain, she drew her sword ready to fight and within minutes he disarmed her and knocked her down to the floor.
"Daddy can't save you now!" he said lifting his sword up.
Belle put her arms up in defence though she knew it would be no good. She readied herself for the blow and-
Belle woke up suddenly to find herself in a cold sweat. The nightmare nearly frightening her to death, did she just dream her death? Belle wanted to go back to sleep but was afraid to so instead lay awake until morning came.
When Belle finally left her cabin the first thing she did was go and see Jack and tell him about her nightmare. Most children wouldn't tell their parents about their nightmares but she would, Jack was the one person in the world she could talk to about anything, even if he was her Dad. She knocked on Jack's door.
"Come in," said Jack. Belle opened the door and found Jack sitting up in bed, he looked and sounded a lot better.
"How are you feeling?" said Belle sitting on the bed opposite him.
"A lot better actually, the shoulder is still sore, but other than that I'm fine" said Jack.
"Good" she said happily. "Um, Jack can I talk to you about something?" Belle said nervously. She saw Jack's face change to a look of worry instantly.
"Is there something wrong sweetheart?" Jack asked worriedly. "You know you can talk to me about anything."
"Well last night I had this dream, well more of a nightmare really" Belle began. She explained the dream to him as fully possible as she could. By the end of it her hands were shaking slightly and Jack took hold of them gently to try and calm her down. Now he was even more worried than ever. What if Barbosa did come back and kill her? And that he wouldn't be there to save her. The thought almost scared him to death.
Belle then started crying silent tears. "Jack, I'm scared" she choked through her tears.
"Come here" he said quietly indicating for her to hug him. "It'll be all right, I won't let anything happen to you I promise," he said putting his arms around her. She grabbed his bad shoulder by accident and he yelled out it pain.
"Sorry!" she said quickly letting go of him. She hated seeing Jack in pain like this. In fact she wanted Barbosa to come back so she could kill him for doing this to her father. Then there was a knock at the door.
"Come in" called Jack. And he saw Gibbs open the door looking happy about something. "What are you so happy about?" Jack asked suspiciously.
"An old friend has come to see you," said Gibbs opening the door wide enough to let another man with dark brown hair and turquoise bandanna through. Belle had never seen him before, but by the look on Jack's face he obviously had.
"Will!" said Jack excitedly.
"Will?" said Belle quietly to herself. Where have I heard that name before? Will Turner maybe, I remember Jack talking about a Will Turner.
"Well well, if it isn't Captain Jack Sparrow" said Will walking into the room. "See you haven't changed much."
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Jack confused.
"Nothing" Will said quickly. He then noticed Belle sitting on the bed. "And who might I ask is this?" he said looking at Belle.
"Will Turner, I would like you to meet my beautiful daughter Belle" said Jack proudly looking at Belle. "Belle you remember me telling you about Will Turner back in Tortuga don't you?" asked Jack.
Will Turner! So it is the one Jack was talking about, now I remember thought Belle. "Yes, I remember" she said.
"Right then good, Belle, Will, Will, Belle," said Jack.
"It's nice to meet you Belle," said Will politely.
"You too" said Belle smiling. Will noticed what such a lovely smile she had.
"Belle sweetheart could you leave for a moment so I can speak to Will please" asked Jack.
"Um, yeah OK," said Belle standing up and leaving the room.
"Jack since when did you have a daughter?" asked Will sitting down on a chair next to the desk.
"Since nine months ago" said Jack. "Met her at the Faithful Bride, she worked there as a barmaid. When I left the tavern I caught sight of her son of a bitch boss beating her violently. Then I killed him. Then I brought her back to the hotel I was staying at, found Barbosa had returned to Tortuga the next day with the Pearl, got myself a crew and then me and Belle left Tortuga, and on the same day I found out she was my daughter. Then a couple of weeks later Barbosa turned up and threatened my little Belle to kidnap her, and yesterday he turned up again on her birthday, as I was sailing away he shot me in the shoulder."
"So that would explain why you are laying in bed?" asked Will.
"Yes" said Jack.
"She has such a lovely smile," said Will looking at the door.
"You're a married man Mr. Turner," said Jack. "Besides, she's way too young for you."
"How old is she?" asked Will.
"She was eighteen yesterday," said Jack.
"She would have had the baby a year ago now" said Will quietly more to himself than Jack. He knew exactly what Will was talking about. He could only see his dearly beloved Elizabeth every ten years and he had last seen her a year and nine months ago. Jack felt sorry for him. He'd never really felt sorry for anyone, until he found Belle, he couldn't believe how much he had changed as a person in the last nine months.
"At least it'll know who its parents are," said Jack. He saw Will give him a confused look. "Belle's mother died when she was born. So up until nine months ago she grew up not knowing who her mother was, or who her father was, knowing nothing about them except knowing the fact how her mother died. And all she had was a necklace that used to belong to me in hope that she might find me one day, and she did."
"She was lucky then," said Will.
"Very" said Jack quietly. "And just because I'm a pirate doesn't mean I don't love her" he said looking at Will. "It's probably been the best nine months of my life," he said happily. "And I wouldn't change it for the world." Jack saw a look of sadness in Will's eyes, he would give anything to be with Elizabeth and his child right now. "Your kid is gonna know who are, You can count on that" said Jack and saw Will smile a little.
"You really have changed Jack," said Will.
"I know," said Jack.
"Is there an actual reason why you wanted to talk to me for a moment?" asked Will.
"I was wondering if would be able to help me with something" said Jack sounding worried. Will noticed this.
"Jack is there something wrong?" asked Will sounding worried himself.
"It's about Belle," said Jack. "Nine months ago Barbosa threatened to kidnap her and then he turned up last night on her birthday. I managed to get away but as I did he tried to kill Belle and that is how I ended up with this shoulder. She also told me she had a dream last night that Barbosa killed her."
Will noticed Jack sounding not just worried but scared as well. "So what do you want me to do?" asked Will sounding serious.
"I just want you to look after her and protect her. Until my shoulder heals that's all, then you can leave" said Jack.
"But why?" asked Will.
"Because Barbosa could turn up any second and take her away from me, and I won't be there to save her or protect her from being taken. I can't lose her now; she's way too precious to me. She's still just a kid and she's my little girl" Jack said thoughtfully.
"Jack I don't know" said Will unsure of the favour he was being asked.
"Please Will. You would do it if it was your child," said Jack. He saw Will look at him when he said this.
"OK" said Will. "I'll look after her."
"Thank you" said Jack with a sense of relief.