"Why?" Elizabeth asked as she took the wheel/
"I forgot me hat," Jack said. "Tortuga is only ten minutes back, I'm in good shape, I can swim. I'll take a look around the tavern, and then I'll return."
"Ok, but don't dawdle," Elizabeth said.
Jack dove in. He felt the waves push him foreward. "I'll get there faster with the waves!" he thought aloud... but the tide pulled him out slightly. He sighed. "Now I know how Brianna felt." he said.
After minutes of swimming, Jack ran out of the water and into the tavern. He looked around the table they were sitting at last night. But it wasn't there!
Jack was in a panic. He ran up the stairs and into his room.
"Well, well, well," said a voice. "Looking for this?"
Jack looked up. There he saw Will, standing in the middle of the room, smiling, and twirling his hat. Beside him stood... no... it couldn't be!
"Both William Turners?" he said. The two nodded. Jack walked up to Will and snatched his hat away from him.
"Before I start the how did you survive that adventure part, I'll tell you the no one touches my hat except for me part," he said, plunking the hat on his head.
"Where did Jack go?" asked Brianna from the crow's nest.
"He swam back to Tortuga to get his bloody hat!" Elizabeth answerd.
Brianna sat down and sighed. She wished Jack would hurry up. Derik could be killed any time now.
Suddenly, she saw a rowboat in the distance. It had three figures in it. As the boat drew nearer she saw Jack in it! And Will! And another man, who she didn't recognized. He looked like an older version of Will. Brianna climbed down from the crows nest and ran to the side to meet them.
"There you are!" Brianna yelled to Will. "I'm not mad at you any more. Who's this?" she beconded toward the older man.
Will stood up in the boat. "Brianna, This is my father."
Elizabeth ran to the side. "I'm so glad you came back alive!" she called. "Are you ok?"
"Of course we're ok! We've never been better!" Bootstrap yelled to Elizabeth.
Brianna got the rope ladder and let it down for William and Bootstrap Bill. When they got on, Brianna resumed her position at the crows nest. Now then... the real adventure was about to begin!