CHAPTER 5

Elizabeth Swann was not happy.

Not only was it a few hours before her wedding, with no word from Will at all, but she was also unhappy about her dress. It was too tight around the waist, and she had a feeling that what had happened before when she wore a too-tight dress might well happen again.

However, that was the least of her worries when a sharp tugging sensation suddenly made her double over.

"Miss Swann? Are you alright?"

Elizabeth stood up, waving a hand at the maids. "Yes, yes...I'm fine, yes..."

And that was exactly when she vanished in front of their eyes.

"Are you OK?"

Elizabeth opened her eyes to see a young girl, no older than fourteen, with flaming red hair.

"What...where am I?"

"Boy, that could take a while," a tall boy said. "Long story."

"Tell me, do you know...a woman named Sonea?" the girl said.

Elizabeth shook her head.

"A man named...oh, what was it?"

"Jack something," the boy said. "Medium sized, lots of eyeliner, always drinking?"

Elizabeth felt her heart sink. "Jack Sparrow? But...he's dead!"

"That's the one! And no, he's not," the girl said. "And the other one, Will Turner, I think it was."

"Will's here?" she said, standing up. "Where is he?"

"Well, that's the problem," said the boy. "We split up. I'm Eragon."

"Ginny," said the girl.

For the first time, Elizabeth noticed the huge blue dragon.

"Oh, and this is Saphira," said Eragon.

"This is odd," Ginny said. "You shouldn't be here."

Elizabeth looked confused. "Where is here?"

"Well, some kid called Ariadne has decided to pull a lot of us together and stick us in a maze with a very hungry beast thing," Eragon said.

"I think it's behind you," Elizabeth whispered.

Eragon turned. "No, that's my dragon."

"This is a dream," Elizabeth said. "This has to be a dream."

Ginny shrugged. "Unfortunately not. Sorry."

"So how do we get out?" Elizabeth said. "I'm supposed to be getting married in two hours!"

Eragon pulled a face. "Not going to happen."

Meanwhile, Sonea and Harry were on the verge of killing themselves.

"What do you mean, you're completely innocent?" yelled Will. "Of course Elizabeth didn't make a move on you, you were the one who was kissing her!"

"I was not!" Jack said. "She came onto me. Sorry, dear William, but I think your days with her are up."

"ENOUGH!" yelled Sonea. "This woman seems to have issues, OK? I mean, she's choosing between you," she pointed to Will, "Some over-possesive guy who doesn't even seem to talk to her about something that's obviously bothering you, and you," she pointed to Jack, "I mean, the smell speaks for itself!"

Jack looked offended. "I do not smell."

Harry snorted. "Neither does the dragon."

"Shut it," Jack snapped at him. "You're rubbish."

"So are you," Harry snapped back.

"STOP IT!" yelled Sonea. "YOU'RE ALL CRAZY!!!"

Jack stormed off. Everyone else shut up.

"Any more noise, and you're all dead, understand!?" she said.

"WILL!"

Ginny raised her eyebrows. "It's not going to work."

A faint sound of a woman yelling came from one of the tunnels leading off the clearing where they were now standing.

"Or maybe it will," Eragon said, heading towards the noise.

Jack, meanwhile, was in a bit of trouble.

"Err...nice beastie?" he said, backing away from the approaching Minotaur. Which didn't do anything. Therefore, Jack resorted to simply yelling and running, flailing his arms, the Minotaur close on his heels.

"AARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"

Eragon was knocked out of the way as Jack barrelled past and dove into one of the other tunnels, a hairy and ugly-looking beast close behind him, roaring. The two disappeared.

"Interesting," Ginny said.

"Was that Jack Sparrow?" Elizabeth said, sounding a little amazed.

"Yep," Eragon said, pulling himself up. "The one and only. Plus the big hairy beast thing."

"This is the strangest day ever," Elizabeth said.

Not the best I've written, I know...it's getting very confusing...