A/N: Aagh! I feel like an ass for keeping you all waiting. Well, keeping nobody waiting. I would really like reviews, you know, that's what I write for. Anyway, sorry I haven't been updating lately, I had trouble finishing off this chapter, plus there were exams at school. Anyway, without further ado, enjoy - the third chapter of POTC 3 my version.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

CHAPTER THREE – "THE UNTHINKABLE"

"I'm sorry."

Elizabeth stared at Will. "Wh-What?" she said in an unbelieving tone.

"I'm…sorry," Will repeated himself. "You know, for being so mean before. I didn't mean to be like that and you know that's not me, Elizabeth. You know who I am." He sighed. "But…will you be honest with me and tell me the real reason you kissed Jack? I promise I won't get mad at you."

Elizabeth bit her lip. "You're going to keep that promise?" she asked.

"Yes." He waited anxiously for her response.

"You won't get mad?"

"I won't get mad!" he said, smiling a bit. "Come on, now, tell me."

She took a deep breath. "Okay," she said slowly. "I'll tell you. Do you remember Jack's compass?"

"The broken one?"

"It's not broken," Elizabeth corrected him, "it actually points to the thing you want most. Jack left me the compass and every time I opened it…it pointed to him."

Will's eyes widened. Damn it.

"And as we were abandoning ship," Elizabeth went on, "I had this feeling in my gut that I had to do something about it, to satisfy that feeling…and I…I just…kissed him. I had to. I did do it for us, though – I had to get him chained to that ship to keep the kraken from going after us if he went with us."

Will rubbed his forehead. "That's the real reason?" he said quietly.

"That's the real reason," she confirmed in the same tone. "I'm sorry, Will, I really am…"

"It's okay," he said, cutting her off. "Really, it's…it's fine." He got up from the small staircase.

"Where are you going?" Elizabeth asked.

"I have duties to attend to," Will responded, walking back to his station on the Spanish Maiden, leaving Elizabeth alone.

A couple of hours later they arrived in Tortuga. Elizabeth could hear the happy music from within a mile of the port, and as the pulled in, she could see pirates roaming the streets as always, the men with women or beer, the women trying to look exquisite for the men. Elizabeth had never quite liked Tortuga, for it was the place of chaos among the legion of pirates.

The Spanish Crew raced off of the ship in a hurry and straight to a pub or bar somewhere to fulfill their drinking needs. Elizabeth knew this town only a little bit, so she had to watch her back for any filthy men coming upon her. She lost sight of Will, and her plan had been to stick to him, but now that he was out of her sight she'd have to hang out with Pintel and Ragetti, the last two people on her mind to socialize with.

The two of them seemed ecstatic to be with her the entire time and they walked around the city together, talking endlessly. Elizabeth found them to be decent pirates, not the usual Jack Sparrow-type – annoying, rugged, everything a pirate was. Pintel and Ragetti thought that they were hardcore pirates but they weren't.

Meanwhile, a Spanish Maiden crewman, whose name was Jon Reid, made his way around Tortuga alone that night, carrying a large bottle of rum with him, taking enormous swigs at a time. He went all the way out to the docks and stood on the pier, staring out at the starry sky, wondering how far its limits were.

Then he began to think: What's this expedition really for? What's the use of finding this Jack Sparrow; I don't even know the man, yet Barbossa insists on going for him…Is it all a trick?

These thoughts running through his mind, near the end of the night he finally made the decision to give up on the expedition early, deciding that it was useless.

"Fuck this," he muttered, a grin on his face, taking another huge swig of rum.

The grin immediately faded as the clouds overhead swiveled into a strange pattern and the winds grew, blowing in every direction. Thunder crashed and lighting shook, but there was no rain. People on the cobblestone streets began screaming and running for shelter, afraid of a tornado or anything of the like.

Jon Reid stared up into the sky, now with a terrified look on his face. He sensed someone's presence and yelled, "Who's there? Show yourself!" His drunken slurs were drowned out by the howling wind.

"Joooooonnnathan Reiiiiiid…" came a familiar, hollow voice.

"Who's there?"

"Should you give up…your soul shall perish…" said the spooky voice, a bit of an accent to it.

Thunder clapped, a blinding flash was seen, and there was one final gust of wind, and a piercing scream was heard in the night. The people on the streets stared in horror at the lump on the pier.

"What the hell-?" Will muttered to himself as he ran out of a nearby pub with Barbossa.

"Oh, no…"

The sight of the dead Jon Reid scared them, everyone who saw him. It left the passersby in sheer shock. How often was it that someone got struck by lighting and killed just standing on a dock?

The Spanish Maiden and its crew quickly pulled out of Tortuga, most of them drunk. Will asked Barbossa, "He…he gave up on the search, didn't he?" His voice was tired and he was a bit drunk, which was unusual.

Barbossa stared out at the sea for a moment until he finally nodded. "Yes," he muttered in his tough voice. "He did. Great crewman, Jon…I'll miss him…"

Will went over to the railing and leaned over a bit and watched the water below. He felt like he could have fallen asleep right there as his mind slowed down and he began to get dizzy. He world was spinning and he didn't realize how drunk he was. The moving water confused him and messed with his brain and he vomited into the ocean, emptying his stomach of the past night.

He then collapsed on the floor, Barbossa allowing him to rest.

A/N: Feels as though it's a bit short. Oh well. Kind of a dead chapter, if you ask me...Ha. Things will REALLY start picking up soon, though, I promise. Expect chapter 4 soon, but first - anything you kiddies would like to see in this story? Reviews are GREATLY appreciated