It took them less time then was usually possible to arrive at Tia Dalma's hut. Not a one of the passengers in the lone longboat noticed though. Very few of the remaining crew of the Pearl even noticed that as they made their way up the river there were island natives in the water. They didn't notice the mourning candles nor did they notice the irregular weather. None of them took notice of much of anything because for once they couldn't find a way to bounce back.
It couldn't have been more then an hour since the passing of a brave Captain. Captain Cassandra Myst, the Lady of the Arctic. She'd bravely stayed behind to go down with the ship, to give them a chance to escape the deadly Kraken.
One of our survivors, though, draws more attention then the rest, even though one of the females was sobbing their heart out. This man was the beautiful Captain's fiancé, Captain Jack Sparrow. He was curled in on himself as he sat on a bench. He was unmoving, silent tears flowing down his dirty, tan, cheeks. Jack was slumped, and had glazed eyes. The Captain was in shock and was blaming himself for the death of his loved one. So obviously he was the one in the most mourning. He couldn't even bring himself to move as the longboat made contact with the dock.
William Turner, part friend part enemy, had to help Jack out of the longboat and onto the dock. Jack felt as if his whole life had been sucked out from him. It had just been the death of a woman, it shouldn't hurt this bad. But Jack knew that it wasn't just a woman, it was his woman…
Jack was sat down in a chair opposite of the table. He'd been left to think, which was never a good thing before his Captain was taken from him. All he could think about was what was he going to do now? He'd unconsciously written the script of his life in to hers. Now all of his thoughts were incomplete. Now he could remember that ever since he'd met her his thoughts had slowly started to include her. He would think about what she'd think of him, of how she would react. But he couldn't d that anymore because she was gone.
Jack was interrupted in his despair when his fingers were place on a bottle of rum by the only person who could possibly feel more sadness then him, Tia Dalma. But Jack knew that she was really Calypso. Who else could be the daughter of Destiny? Calypso offered him a small, encouraging smile. This blew away that she was feeling the same as him. He wouldn't be able to force a smile, no not unless it would bring her back to him.
Tia moved on from the still unmoving Jack to the other distraught members of the hut. She turned to Elizabeth, the adopted sister of the deceased. "Against the cold." Tia finally spoke breaking the long standing silence. "And the sorrow." Elizabeth took a mug, looking extremely guilty. Tia now turned to William who was staring out in to space and flicking a knife at Tia Dalma's table.
"It's a shame." Tia Dalma said sagely. "I know you're thinking that with the Pearl, you could've captured the devil and set free your father's soul." Tia muttered to him.
"Doesn't matter now." William sneered not so much at her but at the world. Not only had he lost the chance to help his father, but also lost a friend. "The Pearl's gone. Along with Cass." At once Jack flinched away from everyone, the first movement since he'd been forced to give up on saving his lover.
"Aye." Gibbs said for Jack, who he was standing behind worriedly. "And already the world seems a bit less bright. She was a pirate but she fooled us to the very end. But I guess that honest streak finally won out." Gibbs said. Then he raised his mug in toast. "To Captain Cassandra!"
"Never another like her." Ragetti agreed.
"She was a woman of fortune, she was." Pintel said his piece.
"S-She was a great woman." Elizabeth guilty offered. They all took a drink besides Jack and Elizabeth who were so deep in their sorrow that they couldn't use the little energy they had left for something so small.
"If there was anything could be down to bring her back…" William said, feeling bad for Elizabeth who'd been the last to see Cass.
"Would you do it?" Tia Dalma called loudly grabbing even Jack's attention. She practically threw the tray down on to the table. "Hmmm? What…would you? What would any of you be willing to do? Would you sail to the ends of the earth, and beyond, to fetch back lovely Destiny before the earth falls into chaos? Her and the Pearl?" Tia Dalma asked them and they all sucked in a breath.
"W…What? Destiny?" Elizabeth asked curiously.
"Aye, Lady Cass was the mortal embodiment of Destiny herself. She came down to this one realm so as to save Jack's mother and was imprisoned by her. She is stuck in a mortal form until one Jack Sparrow passes away." Tia Dalma said looking at Jack Sparrow.
"By Gods…" Gibbs said. "Then why'd she take the place of…" Everyone turned to Jack who was staring at Tia Dalma with a desperate glint in his eyes.
"Love…is a powerful emotion. It just happens to be her favorite emotion." Tia said kindly. There was a large silence in the room as everyone seemed to grasp that they'd been in the presence of the Destiny without even knowing it. But Jack had already known and he didn't care.
"So, what would you do? Would you go, for Destiny?" Tia asked again. Jack stood up, surprising everyone in the room as he'd just been sitting there motionless for so long.
"Aye." He said strongly with so much force that the entire crew began agreeing.
"Aye." Gibbs decided.
"Aye." Ragetti and Pintel chorused.
"Awk! Aye!" Cotton's bird squawked for Cotton.
"Yes." Elizabeth said when she realized everyone was waiting for her to agree. She met the burning eyes of Jack.
"Aye." William Turner said when he heard her answer.
"All right. But if you're going to brave de weird, and haunted shores, at world's end, then…" Tia Dalma said, grinning. She walked to the bottom of the stairs. "You will need a Captain who knows those waters." Tia looked up the stairs and down came a man's boots. Everyone stood in shock, and Jack (more himself now) moved away sharply, as Captain Hector Barbossa rested before their very eyes.
"So tell me, what's become of my ship?" Barbossa said then chuckled and took a bite of a green juicy apple in his hand. He laughed heartily at Jack's face even as little Jack jumped on his shoulder and screeched.
As the crew stood there in shock and Jack started cursing Barbossa where he stood an almost forgotten sheet of parchment sat on the table in front of were Jack had one sat. It was just legible in the flickering lights of the candles.
Dear Jack,
I know you didn't want me to take your place. I understand if you are upset with me but know I'll always love you dearly.
I mean, really, did you think I'd let you die before me?
Love,
Captain Cassandra Myst
(Destiny)
J;C;J;C;J;C;J
Okay, It's done and suddenly my enthusiasm is back! I guess because I'd just watched the newest Pirates movies again for the fourth or fifth time! I just love Jack, that sneaky bastard!
So, I'm going to start work on Destiny's Sparrow right away. I hope you guys stay in touch. I'll put up a new chapter thing here so that you'll know that it's started, for you people who haven't author alerted me.
Thanks for read!
