Chapter 7

Barbossa stopped and held an arm out to make Jewel stop as well, before they stepped foot into a flat, sunny clearing. He nodded ahead of them and she looked down at the ground. There were strange patches that did not fit, like they were made by something else. Jewel picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it onto one of the patches. It bounced off and a spider burst from it, trying to find it's prey. It ran towards the two pirates. Acting quickly, Jewel grabbed Barbossa's pistol and shot it. She gave it back to him, trying to think of a way through the traps before them.

Jewel glanced up at the trees. Perhaps they could do a vine swinging thing like they did before and go over the traps. But... The trees were too tall for them to climb, especially considering their being chained. Also, these trees didn't have vines at all. Her attention was brought the the area ahead of them. She could hear waves crashing.

"Hm," Barbossa said. Jewel pulled out her map. The beach was just beyond the trees and bushes ahead of them. They were at the edge of the jungle.

"Perhaps we can find a way arou-OH!" Jewel said before Barbossa took her hands and pulled her close to him. She looked up and he looked down.

"What are you doing?" she asked

"I do hope you can do the spanish dance, Sparrow." he said. He took a step to the side, leading Jewel with him.

"No, this is insane." she said, looking at the traps ahead of them, her confidence in her dancing abilities greatly decreasing.

"Would you rather I carry you?" Jewel made a face, "Dance, Sparrow, and do not make me step on one of the spider traps." Barbossa said. Jewel gulped and followed his lead. Their steps were cautiously matched as they glided through and around the spider traps. They stepped too close to one of he traps. It stirred as if the spider was thinking of coming out. In that moment, the two pirates froze, waiting for something to happen. The stirring ceased. After a minute, they continued their dance.

"Don't look down." Barbossa said, noticing Jewel looking down at her feet. As soon as she looked up, her feet collided with each other and she tripped. Barbossa held onto her as she fell. Her feet remained in one spot, and with Barbossa holding onto her, it was a strange pose for the two to remain in.

"This is why I looked at my feet. I haven't danced in a long time. I can waltz fine, but I've never even tried a spanish dance." Jewel said. Barbossa pulled her up, taking her hands as soon as she was standing.

"Follow my lead, Sparrow." he said

"But I want to lead." Jewel said

"Not yet. You're not ready." he said, continuing their dance with death through the spider traps. Jewel growled, before she missed a step, honestly entirely by accident, making Barbossa step on one of the traps that was at the edge of the clear area beyond them. The spider crawled out and up onto Barbossa. It bit onto his leg, making him cry out in anger and pain. He suddenly grabbed Jewel's sword to swat it off, before stabbing it. He leaned on Jewel when he gave her sword back. She sheathed it and giggled slightly at Barbossa's misfortune.

"Not so fun, is it?" she asked with a smirk. Barbossa only smirked back at her in response.

"You shot yourself in the foot Sparrow." he said. In that moment, she realized what he meant.

"I didn't even do it on purpose though." she whined

"As I've said, you believe what you wish, I'll believe what I want." Barbossa said. Jewel groaned as she pulled his arm over her shoulder, dragging him with her.

"Bugger, you're heavy. But, we're almost there." she said, reaching the edge. Suddenly, they literally did fall over an edge. There was a small cliff which was over the beach. Jewel recovered and shook her head. Then she spotted it. It was beautiful, the boat they were searching for. Jewel climbed to her feet to run to it, only to be jerked back because of Barbossa. She fell on her back on the sand.

"Whoever had the idea of chaining us together, I'm going to kill 'em." she said. Barbossa pushed himself up into a sitting position, moving his useless leg to help him retain his balance.

"Did you know, Sparrow, you trusted me back then? You let me lead you out of harm's way." he said

"Well I-" she started, quickly standing up to point a finger at Barbossa. She remained in this pose thinking of an excuse, of a witty reply, but couldn't think of one. She lowered her hand and shrugged.

"Aye." she said sitting down on the sand with her legs crossed. She sighed as she ran her hands through her short hair.

God, what would mom think of me know? Trusting the man who killed her! She'd be rolling in her grave, she thought, Dad would be too... If he was in a grave. Dad. I'm doing this for him.

"Is there any food in the boat?" Barbossa asked. Jewel grumbled before dragging and Jerking Barbossa behind her to get closer. She crawled over the edge, panting and groaning.

"I'm... going to have... my revenge... for that." she said. She sat up and noticed a small amount of supplies. There was a small crate with hardtack in it, five bottles of rum, two bottles of water, and a large bunch of bananas.

"Well?" Barbossa asked

"You could look instead of lying on the sand pretending you are completely paralyzed." Jewel said, flatly. Barbossa pulled himself up, grabbing onto the edge and looking in.

"The bananas, get those. And two hardtacks for the both of us." he said. Jewel picked up the heavy bunch and handed it to the older pirate. She bit into two of the hardtack and climbed out of the boat holding the two for Barbossa. She sat next to him, leaning back on the boat, looking at the sunset, the banana bunch sitting between them.

"What do you think the others are doing now?" Jewel asked, eating her hardtacks. She pulled off a banana and unpeeled it.

"Curiously wonderin' whether or not we killed each other." Barbossa replied. Jewel bit into her banana to free her hands so she could pull out the map. She almost choked on her food when she saw it.

"Barbossa, look." Jewel said, pointing at the image on it, "It's changed." In the corner of the parchment was a very small picture of the island, with Jewel and Barbossa next to it with their boat. The dotted line led outward into the ocean that filled up the rest of the map. At the edge across from their island, was a different island, one that had a bay that was in a strange shape.

"That be Tortuga." Barbossa said

"How do you know?" Jewel asked

"I've seen that island long enough to remember how it looks on any map." Barbossa said

"It's to the south. That must be where the others are." Jewel said

"We'll leave in the morning Sparrow." Barbossa replied