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Several days after Ava came aboard the Black Pearl, she and the crew arrived in Port Royal.

Ava was nervous, coming to Port Royal. She had no idea what was waiting for her there. But, she felt slightly safer now that she was with Jack. She thought about his "friends" that they were going to meet. What were they like? Where they drunk and unbalanced as Jack? All she could do was wait.

When the Black Pearl docked, Jack let the crew go to get some much needed supplies, like food, water, ship-necessities, and of course, rum. While the crew went rummaging through Port Royal's stores for the items, Jack and Ava took a "stroll" through Port Royal's streets.

It wasn't much of a stroll. More like sneaking around, since Jack was clearly wanted there.

At this point, Ava and Jack his behind a huge statue with a hammer. It was very cramped and she and Jack were too close for her liking.

"Jack..is there any particular reason that we have to hide behind things and stand this close?"

Jack smiled his piratey smile and said, simply, "All part of the job, love."

Jack observed 5 soldiers running past them. When he felt that they were safe to leave, he pulled Ava from behind the statue and turned left. He stood before a door and looked around, to make sure no one was watching them, and entered.

The room they had just entered was unbearably hot. There was a fire in the back corner of the room. To their right were numerous swords.

It certainly seemed like a good hide out spot for pirates. It looked deserted, though it was far too organized to look like it.

Ava was growing scared. There was no sound or any movement in the room. She absent mindedly clung onto Jack's arm. He looked at her arm holding his and grinned.

Suddenly, a figure appeared out of the shadows carrying a sword.

"Jack? Jack Sparrow?"

Jack waved his hands around for emphasis and stated, though a bit annoyed, "Captain. Cap-tain Jack Sparrow. Please, do try to learn that, mate."

The figure moved into the daylight and chuckled, putting down his sword on a table next to him.

"Well, Captain Jack Sparrow. It's a pleasure to see you."

Will's gaze went from Jack to Ava's, who seemed less afraid, but was still holding onto Jack's arm.

Will cleared his through and said, "And who's this?"

Ava suddenly realized that she was clinging onto Jack's arm for far too long. She let go and straightened herself and smiled, nervously.

"I'm Ava Benford. And before you say anything, I'm not involved with him in any way, trust me."

Will laughed and took her hand and kissed it, like a gentleman should. Ava blushed slightly. She hadn't been treated with that much respect since she was in England. She bowed her head in respect when he let go of her hand.

Will was certainly a handsome man in Ava's mind, no doubt about that. It seems that lately, she has been running into good looking men. Ava had absolutely no problem with that.

"Pleased to meet you Ava," Will turned his attention to Jack, who was eyeing Ava and Will's greeting suspiciously, "So, Jack, what brings you here, again, to Port Royal? Another curse you must be rid of?"

Jack strutted down the stairs and said, "No, mate. Not yet. But, I am goin' to need your help. I'll be needin' your skill as a blacksmith to help me find somethin' that I'd like to be mine. Savvy?"

Will raised his eyebrown in suspicion. What was Jack trying to hide? Ava's facial expression looked similar to Will's. What was he up to?

"What are you after, now?" Will asked, still unsure of whether he should accept Jack's offer.

Jack sighed, "Mate, you ask too many questions. Much like this lass, 'ere."

Ava and Will looked at each other briefly, then went back to looking at Jack.

Getting no reaction from neither Will or Ava, Jack sighed again and sat down on a chair, leaning back. Ava and Will followed his example and sat down on some other chairs, curious as to what he had to say.

"I'm goin' after the Tresoro de Almas. Treasure of Souls, if you wan' get specific. I know where it is and I'm goin' to take it. They say that every hundred years, it appears for one night. In 'bout two weeks time, it'll be the hundredth year. Each time it re-appears after said hundred years, it goes to a diff'rent spot. Thanks to me good friends 'up river', I know where it's goin' to be now. So, what say you to that?"

"I thought the Tresoro de Almas was a myth. It's not possible that treasure can mysteriously and unexplainably appear and re-appear each time in a different spot."

Jack looked at Ava. "With the things I've been through, anythin's possible, love."

Ava looked at Will for back-up, but he could only nod.

Suddenly Will asked, "What are the risks this time? Last time, my neck was nearly cut off."

What had Ava gotten herself into? Sure she wanted a fresh start but this was ridiculous!

Jack stood up, waving his hands around and reassuring Will.

"Oh, stop being such a sissy, Will. Sure there are some risks such as being sacrificed to a certain god that I haven't mentioned or fallin' 'to booby traps but it's not like anythin's goin' to be a surprise to you anymore…eh?"

Sacrificed? Booby Traps? What on earth was running through Jack's bloody mind? It seemed he was getting this out of some twisted fairytale.

Will hung his head.

"What, you don't actually believe him, do you? This can't possibly be real."

Will looked up at Ava. "Trust me, it can."

"So, what do you say? Comin' or not?"

Will stood up and shook his head. "I don't know. Somehow I feel as if you're going to use me as leverage..again!"

Jack looked around nervously. "Uh, well, we can always find some other leverage in Tortuga. Savvy?"

Will pointed a finger at Jack. "You telling the truth?"

Jack smiled, "Every word, mate."

Ava looked at Jack with suspicion. She could never tell if he was being serious or not.

"Good. So, when do we leave?"

Jack looked at the fire and quietly said, "Tonight."

It was finally night. Jack, Will and Ava were in a pub, much to Ava's disgust. She had hoped to not walk into a pub for a very long time since her departure. But it was Jack Sparrow. Where else would he be at night?

Will and Ava sat together while Jack went to the counter and ordered a round of drinks for all three of them though Will and Ava knew that Jack would drink them all by himself.

As they were all waiting for the crew to be back and for Jack to sober up a bit (as if it was possible), Will decided to get to know Ava, since they would be in on this adventure together being possibly the only sane people aboard.

"So, Miss Benford, how did you meet Jack?"

As Ava was about to answer, a drunken man, laughing uncontrollably bumped into their table.

"Apologies, miss," he sputtered out. The man ran back to a fight that was happening nearby.

Ava grimaced at the stench the man left behind. Will chuckled.

"I was working in a pub in an island not too far away. I met Jack there, where he was so graciously welcome, and he noticed the trouble I've been having there. He even saved me from this man who was harassing me. I was shocked that a pirate would have a noble enough heart to save a lowly girl like me. I told him how much I hated it there and that I was going nowhere, so he offered me to go on his ship with him. Then we came here and I can sense that my life is going to change drastically especially with all this treasure nonsense he keeps talking about."

"Don't think that Jack's lying about the treasure. He's an honest man, for the most part. And eHHeif you were here the last time I got stuck in on one of his mishaps, you'd definitely believe this story."

"What happened last time?"

Ava rested her head on her hand and listened intently.

"Well, to understand this, we must journey back eight, nine years ago. I was on a ship which had been ransacked by Captain Barbossa. He used to be the captain of the Black Pearl. I was saved by a ship carrying the Governor of Port Royal and his daughter, Elizabeth. I had a medallion around my neck that my father gave to me. She took it and I never saw it since. About a year ago, Elizabeth was kidnapped by Barbossa's crew because they wanted the medallion back. If they had it back, they could end a curse they had. I went to save Elizabeth while Jack wanted his ship back. Long story short, I saved Elizabeth, Jack got the Pearl and Barbossa was killed."

"Now, that seems more believable than this story about the Treasure of Souls. So, what happened to Elizabeth? You must've been deeply in love with her to go after her like that."

Will looked down and smiled, slightly. Ava noticed his expression became a bit sadder.

"What's wrong, Will?"

He shook his head and looked back up. "I did love her. I supposed I still do. We were together for a brief moment after the ordeal but we decided to break it off. We decided that it never would have worked out."

"Oh. I'm so sorry."

Will shook his head and smiled again. "It's ok. It's in the past."

For the next hour or so, Will and Ava talked more about their lives. This was Ava's second normal acting friend. First, James. Then, Will.

Around midnight, Will, Ava, Jack and some of his crew returned to the Pearl. Jack ordered Gibbs to steer the ship towards Tortuga where they needed to find some lonely, miserable soul to use as a sacrifice.

Several days later, the crew arrived in Tortuga in the evening.

Once again, Jack, Will and Ava walked into yet another pub: The Faithful Bride.

Like last time, Will and Ava sat together while Jack drowned away in rum, whiskey and all sorts of alcoholic drinks.

Ava noticed that ever since they landed in Tortuga, the whole city seemed tense, as if the apocalypse was going to occur. In the pub, Ava wondered what was wrong.

Will saw Ava's thoughtful expression and decided to ask what she was thinking about.

Ava snapped out of her gaze and sighed. "I don't know. Something's not right here."

Will looked around and looked back at Ava. "What do you mean? What's wrong?"

Ava shrugged. "I'm not sure. Everyone's on edge. I've heard stories about Tortuga and it's reputation for being wild and chaotic but this whole place seems very restricted and tense."

Will looked around once more and nodded. "You're right. I'm sure everything's going to be fine. After all, it's nighttime that you should be expecting some chaos."

Ava smiled and brushed off her worries.

About an hour after Ava's worries, Will excused himself and went back to the ship, leaving Ava along with Sparrow, who had currently subsided his drinking.

Jack lazily walked up to her and put an arm around Ava.

"So, love, what d'you think 'bout Tortuga?"

Ava looked at Jack, a bit grossed out. "It'll linger."

Jack put a finger to his lips and thought. "Sounds familiar."

Not wanting to be around Jack in his drunken state, Ava told him she was going to use the restroom. If there wasn't one, she'd pretend that she'd be going to one.

Once Ava was towards the back of the pub, alone and away from most drunks, she heard someone shout.

"Soldiers! British soldiers are a'commin'! Them Brits be takin' over Tortuga!"

As if it was that big of a deal, everyone in the pub started to panic. Big, sweaty and drunken men started to run towards the door. People from the backroom started to file out in a frenzy. Ava tried to get to the door to get to the Pearl but no one would let her pass. It seemed as if she were invisible to everyone. All the men and woman were pushing her aside just so they can get to the door first. Right about then, Ava heard gunshots. Multiple gunshots. It seems as if a small war had been started between the soldiers and the citizens of Tortuga.

Not wanting to be arrested or killed or even left by the Pearl, Ava desperately tried to find a way to get out. Suddenly, something clicked in her head. She jumped on the tables and hoped that she'd make it out alive.

Just as she was going to jump onto the third table, someone knocked her over and sent her flying back to where she started: the back of the pub. Her head hit the wall with a thud and she slid down. Ava squeezed her eyes shut and held onto her head, hoping that the throbbing pain would go away. It was no use. Now, her whole body was aching. Her back hurt, her legs hurt and her head hurt. Tears were right about read to fall over the corners of her eyes. Ava knew she was done for. She had no way out. Even if the crowd cleared, the soldiers would be coming in and arresting her, probably accusing her of being a pirate or a thief. Anything, just as long as she'd be a prisoner. At least she wouldn't die in the Ivory Pub waitressing or anything. She'd die a pirate (at least, that's what the soldiers would think).

Finally, the crowd cleared and there was not one living soul in the pub except Ava. She heard a march of footsteps coming dreadfully closer to the pub. Maybe, just maybe, Ava could cheat imprisonment. Ava grabbed a knocked over table nearby and positioned it just so it can cover her completely. She just prayed that the soldiers wouldn't be smart enough to check the corner she was it.

Then, she heard them. The soldiers were in The Faithful Bride. This was it. The moment of truth.

"Men! I want you to search every corner of this bar and bring me any prisoners. Half of you come with me! We shall search the streets of this dreadful place. The rest of you, make sure no one is in here and report to me if anyone is found!"

Half the men left with the General as instructed. There were about five men left in the pub. There was some murmuring going on between the soldiers.

"Nah, I don't think anyone's in here. Let's go."

Several soldiers came towards the back of the pub but never actually got there.

"Yeah, don't think no one's here. I don't here anything."

The rest of the soldiers agreed and left.

Ava had been squeezing her eyes shut and praying that she wouldn't be discovered. It was a bit hard since lots of her hair was hanging in front of her face. She was about to sneeze.

Ava waited a few seconds to make sure that the pub was really clear.

She let a deep sigh of relief and relaxed, knowing she was safe for the time being.

That's when her muscles tensed again.

A pair of boots walking slowly towards her.

Ohh, cliffhanger! Who is it? Hehe, we'll find out next chapter!