Disclaimer: As much as I want to own Jack *sigh*,I don`t,or anything associated with PoTC. I Hope you guys like it.
Will ran to the top deck and looked around for Gibbs and saw him standing by the wheel. He looked distraught and scared and this startled Will for he had never seen Jack or any of his crew members ever look that way. He walked slowly over to where Gibbs was standing.
"M-Mr. Gibbs,are you alright?" Will touched Gibbs shoulder and felt him jump. He looked up at Will and quickly changed his expression.
"Will,I`m fine laddy. Just lots be on my mind is all,is there somthin' wrong?"
Will raised an eyebrow at Gibbs sudden change in stature but slowly dismissed it.
"Well,we are taking Jack to a doctor,he is gravely ill and needs an experts help,I believe we have done all we can for him."
Will said looking carefully at Gibbs face and seeing the earlier expression slowly creeping back.
"Are you sure nothing is wrong Mr. Gibbs,anyone is here if you need to get it off your chest." Gibbs looked almost annoyed by Will`s gesture.
"Son there is nothing the matter that would concern you,pirate`s code,every man keeps to himself and that be just what I`m doing. I have things to attend to where we are heading and that is as far as I am going..." Gibbs turned away from Will and walked below deck.
"What the hell was that all about?" Will muttered to himself.
Everything was taking a turn for the worst,Jack was hurt,Elizabeth thought nothing of him,Gibbs was acting strangely,what else could go wrong?
As if on cue Will squinted through his telescope to see better and saw the ports and redcoats standing nearby. There would be no way to sneak Jack past them. Pinching the bridge of his nose and gritting his teeth,he wanted nothing more than to slam his head against the wheel and let it all go,there was always that option,he wasn't under any law that said he had to be part of this crew. But yet he felt deep in his heart this was where he was meant to be,being with Elizabeth and Jack was all he really cared for,he didn't understand how a careless,stubborn and fearless pirate became his friend,he just knew it happened.
And Elizabeth,Elizabeth was a dream,she was everything a man could hope for in a woman,she had everything,she was everything and yet she didn't see him. He knew Elizabeth loved him once,but that had all faded to nothing in just a short amount of time. Once her father died,she had just drifted away from him seeking comfort from Jack. He had thought that perhaps with time she would have come back to him but that wasn't the case. One late night Elizabeth had arrived on the beach and told him everything,how both their lives would be better if they separated for good. He was devastated,but he let it all sink in. He grew bitter knowing she would take a pirate over him,but he slowly found himself in the same rank as Jack. As time went by he also found himself forgiving Elizabeth and Jack,he knew there was nothing but true love between them,and that Elizabeth was not for him,he would get his bride someday,it just wasn't time.
He felt like he was lucky to be just friends with the two,besides if he abandoned them,what other friends would he have. And besides,many of the crew he knew,and most all of them were mutual friends. But come hell or high water,choosing the later,they would all keep to The Code. With all of this running through his mind,he just stared out at the open sea,dreading when they would actually arrive flying a pirate`s flag.
He felt a hand touch his shoulder,and slowly turned around. Elizabeth was staring up at him with tear filled eyes,he was shocked by the way she looked,she had blood shot eyes and she looked like she hadn't slept in days. This was not the strong fearless woman he knew He knew the shape Jack was in was worrying her beyond hell. She lunged and enveloped him in a hug. Will,taken aback by this just squeezed her tight and gently smoothed her hair.
"It's ok Elizabeth,I`m here for you. Jack is going to be fine,we are getting him treated as soon as we arrive at the Port."
He pulled away to look at her and wiped the tears away from her cheeks.
"You don`t need to worry,you need sleep,worrying about Jack is ruining your own health." Elizabeth looked at the ground.
"I can't help it,as long as I have known him,he has never been this close to death as he is now." Will felt horrible,he wanted to comfort her and be there for her even though she hadn't been there for shook the selfish thoughts from his mind and continued hugging Elizabeth.
"Let's go and see him,we have to tell him to get ready to be moving around,cause he really has no choice and I know he is in serious pain right now." Elizabeth looked somewhat releaved,but there was still hints of worry in her features.
They both went below deck to Jack's room,opened the door and were both greeted by the sound of Jack's ragged,labored breathing. He looked pale and ghostly with sweat making his forehead shine from what little candle light that illuminated the room.
"Oh God,Will,he is getting worse!" She turned into Will`s chest,beginning to sob again. Will pulled away from her putting his hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"Listen Elizabeth,I am swearing on my own life that I will get help for Jack and get him better. You don't have to worry,and if God forbid,something doesn't go well with Jack,I will be here for you,no matter what,do you understand?!" She was speechless,she felt helpless,she didn't want anyone to be there for her but Jack. He was her world,everything she stood for,the reason she was even worried for him was because she loved him beyond anyone`s possible imagination. Will walked over to the side of the bed and looked at Jack.
"Jack can you hear me?"
He pressed his fingers to his neck and felt for a pulse. It was thready,but he was alive.
"Jack open you eyes and look at me if you hear me." Will pulled Elizabeth over beside him. Jack cracked open his dark brown eyes a little,but they closed again as he still struggled to get breath into his lungs. At that moment both Will and Elizabeth were horrified at Jack`s condition,it reminded him of a sick little child,and his heart went out to him.
"We're coming into port!" Will heard one of the crew members yell.
"Thank God above,I can not believe this,but I`m going to have to carry him." Will threw the covers from Jack's sweat lathered body and gathered him into his arms with a grunt,as thin as Jack looked he was sure heavy. Elizabeth ran to open the doors and ran behind Will.
"Set the plank,I need off of this ship!" Marty was on deck and his eyes went wide as he looked at Jack and scrambled to get the plank set on solid ground.
"My,what happened to Capt n' Jack!?" Will and Elizabeth pushed past him and ran into town. They behind the buildings in search for the nearest doctor.
They slowed down after almost an hour of running. Will was purely out of breath and his arms felt like pudding. He put his back against the side of the building and laid Jack on the ground while he gulped in air. Elizabeth knelt to the ground and pressed her ear to Jack's chest.
"Will,we need to hurry up." Will still out of breath looked at her in disbelief.
"Elizabeth,can't you see I'm trying?! We have been running for an hour,I'm not some horse you can beat to death and make it run until you get where you want!" He looked at the ground and wiped the sweat from his brow.
"How come you took him over me?" Elizabeth looked up into his suddenly cold and calculating eyes.
"What?!" Will continued to stare at her.
"You didn't answer me,why Elizabeth?" She looked back up at him and his expression turned into that of sadness.
"Will,I had no where to turn,you were in your own world at the time when I needed someone." Will's face set back in stone.
"You think I wasn't there?! I was there all along,you drifted away from me without a word,I never heard from you after I found out your father had died." Will grabbed his chin and shook his head.
"Why are you telling me this now? It has been 3 years ago since all of that happened,I also just couldn't bring myself to love you,you were as cold as stone as you are now,there was no excitement with you like Jack. And if what I am saying is making you boil inside than so be it,I will take care of Jack myself. You have to understand my feelings about this. We will have to talk about this later,Jack needs help." She tore her gaze away from him and let a tear slide down her cheek.
Will walked over to her and rubbed his knuckles against her cheek.
"I'm so sorry Elizabeth I acted like that just now,I didn't mean it,I felt my heart burn up in my chest that night you came and told me after everything,I actually thought it was a dream,but no. We have been living as friends together and I am not willing to change that if you aren't. As long as I have you Jack and the crew I guess that is all that really matters." Elizabeth wrapped her arms around Will and hugged him tight. Elizabeth looked down at Jack. Will pulled away from Elizabeth and knelt down and picked Jack up again.
"Elizabeth,Look!" Will happened to look up and saw right where they were standing to be a doctor's inn.
Will burst through the door,with Elizabeth following suit.
"We have to have a doctor in here NOW!" A woman dressed in a dark burgandy dress stopped in front of Will with wide eyes.
"Your pirates aren`t you?" She asked just below a whisper looking them up and down.
"Listen,we have wasted enough time already and we need help or Ja-,our friend will die. He has been stabbed in the chest as well as his abdomen and I believe the wounds are infected." Will breathed out. The woman looked as if she was deciding on weather to help them or throw them back out without a second glance.
"You don't excactly look like pirates all that much and you look somewhat decent,so I guess Dr. Mason will see you,just let me go back and see if he is available." She waved her hands down as she walked in a room and shut the door behind her. Will glanced at Elizabeth with a somewhat hopeful look in his eyes. Not even a minute after the woman had left the door swung open with her and the Doctor's hand firm in her grasp as she dragged him into the room.
"Jessie,what the hell is this-" The Dr. stopped his rambling as soon as he eyed the three figures standing in front of them. "My,what do we have here!?" Will closed his eyes and sighed.
"My friend is hurt really badly,he got injured saving us and he needs medical attention,now if we are a burden and if you have no will to treat him,she and I will be forced to watch him die a slow and agonizing death. There is nowhere else he should be right now than in your care." Will looked him straight in the eyes as he come to the painful realization that Jack Sparrow,the fearless and notorious pirate,and his best friend might actually die. The man looked down at Jack and full empathy flashed in his eyes.
"What are you waiting for take him back and lay him on the table."
Will nodded and run in the back room and placed Jack`s limp body on the table. Jessie and Elizabeth stood in the corner of the room as the doctor entered behind them. Dr. Mason rolled up his sleeves and grabbed a stethoscope. He shook his head as he reached for a vile full of clear liquid.
"His body is almost give out trying to fight this infection. He barely has a heart beat above 40 and that isn`t good at all. His breath is too shallow as well." Will looked at him in a mixture of horror and hope.
"You can help him can`t you?" The doctor looked at the ground and sighed.
"Yes and no,I think his heart has been somewhat damaged from the heavy flow of infection in his veins,over time if an infection isn't treated right away it can critically damage organs,that is if the person is still living with the infection in them such as your friend. I can help him and get rid of the infection,but it will take some time,his heart though will remain like that for the rest of his life and he will have to take care of himself if he wants to continue living." Will glanced at Elizabeth with a defeated look in his face.
"So you mean,if something had been done sooner,he would have been fine?" The doctor let out a breath that had built up in his chest. "I'm sorry,but yes. The sea is no place for anyone with wounds anywhere,the most horrible of bad infections start there if there is nowhere for it to properly heal on it`s own. For instance,he was somewhere where he would have it dry and in the sun and not in a dark and damp cabin he would have likely had a chance at beating this bastard of an infection. And having two wounds really didn't help the matter at all."
The doctor walked over to a cabinet and reached in and grabbed a glass syringe and filled it to the brim with the liquid. He grabbed Jack's arm and looked for a vein.
"I'm going to have a hell of a time getting this into him cause he probably hasn`t had anything in his stomach for the past week,and he is severely dehydrated." The doctor spent a while looking for a vein and finally gave up and shoved the needle in his neck injecting all of it into him.
"I will have to keep him for a while to see how things will go,so you both should head home and get rest. Be back here tomorrow morning." Will walked over to the doctor and firmly shook his hand.
"Thank you." He grabbed Elizabeth's hand and led her out of the room.
"What is going to happen now?" Elizabeth asked in a worry filled voice. "All we can do is wait."
Author`s note: Well there we have it,bad things have come Jack's way...but don`t worry I couldn't let our Jack die. Things will get better just wait and see. Please let me know if you like it,if you hate it or you just feel in between.