Chapter 13
Port Royal (again)
We enter Port Royal and head down to the docks.
"I wonder how Elizabeth and Will are doing?" I said
"Yeah, wonder if Jack's doing alright too," Sora added, The sound of swords clashing and run down to the docks to see Jack surrounded by undead pirates... but that's not possible. "Jack!" Sora yelled, Jack turns his head but only makes eye contact with me.
"Sara my love! Some assistance?" He said... His love? Who does he think he is?
"Hey! We're here too!" Sora said insulted that he was ignored.
"Will you leave a mate to perish?" Jack said dramatically.
Aye, aye..." Sora said as we all work together to take out the pirates.
"Thanks," Jack said as he put his hand on my shoulder.
"No problem..." I said, "But I don't understand, I thought we broke the curse?" I said trying to ignore jack, Elizabeth runs up to us.
"Thank goodness you're here!" She said sounding almost out of breath. "I fear that Will might me in danger, could you help me find him?" She looks over at Jack who looked determined to refuse, "And I will reward you." Jack's face expression completely changed, now he was happy to help.
"We don't need a reward, It's our job to help." Sora said and I nod in agreement with him,
"Speak for yourself, mate." Jack said, "Now let's go find dear Will," We all climb into the Black pearl, everyone had the same jobs as last time, everyone else ran around while I gave them Jack's orders. everything was the same, except this time Elizabeth was with us instead of Will.
"So why did will come out here in the first place?" I asked
"Well, with all the undead pirates popping up, Will wanted to check on the chest that we left on the Island. But he's been gone for days and I'm really worried." She explained
"Yeah.. Hopefully everything's ok." I said
Hey Sara, come have a talk with me," Jack said as I walk over to him,
"what's up?" I ask
"You know my offer for you to become part of my crew is still on the table..." He said,
"Um... I'm good," I said looking over to Sora, Donald, and Goofy, "I don't want anything to change." I said imagining Riku and Kairi working together on the boat.
"But think of all the places you'd see?" Jack was trying really hard to get me to join.
"Interceptor off the starboard bow!" Goofy yelled as we all run over to Goofy to get a better look. We see Will hanging of the side of the ship.
"Will!" Elizabeth yelled, Jack lowered his head like he was giving his condolences to the dead, "Stop that Jack!" She said, I thought it was a little funny, "We've got to rescue him." She said. We manage to get Will onto the Black Pearl and Below deck.
"Will, wake up..." Elizabeth said tapping his face trying to wake him.
"Elizabeth..." Will said waking up,
"What happened?" She asked
"The medallions... and the stone chest- Someone's taken them, ... Next thing I knew, We were attacked... But I couldn't see who it was- His face was shrouded... In a black hood." Will said.
"The Organization." Sora said,
"Are they on every world?" I begin to wonder, I knew Riku wasn't a part of the Organization but recently, all I can think of is why the same cloak...
"We found our way out of the cave... But the villain sent a horde of terrible creatures after us... I've never seen their likes before... I think I'm the only one who made it back to the ship..." Will said with a frown.
"Will..." Elizabeth was just happy to have him back,
"Elizabeth... I feel rather..." He passes out, she lays him back down to rest.
"Our turn, guy's," Sora said
"You'd best go prepared. We've no idea what's out there." Elizabeth said.
"Pardon me, Lad's and lass', But your captain will have no monsters today, Thank ye. We're turning for home." Jack said heading up
"Just like that?" Elizabeth asked, I was also surprised by Jack's behavior,
"Just like that!" He said waiving his hand in the air but never turned around to look at us. I run up and walk with him above deck trying to convince him to change his mind. He swings the doors and we look around to see an Organization member standing next to the mast with the stone chest to the left of him.
"Don't remember inviting you." Jack said as Sora, Donald and Goofy Join us.
"So it was the Organization, We'll handle this." Sora said as we all get ready to fight.
"The Darkness of men's hearts- Drawn to these cursed medallions; And this Heartless- A veritable matron of averie," He said as a huge heartless appears."I wonder, are they worthy to serve Organization XIII?"
"Ant you want an answer now?" Jack asked,
"Precisely!" He said disappearing and the heartless attacks us but we quickly fight back.
"Were never going to just have a casual adventure, are we?" I asked dodging the heartless' large weapon.
"What would be the fun in that?" Sora asked
"Well not having to fight every ten minutes for starters!" I said
"You could have casual adventures with me..." Jack said
"Not now, Jack!" I said as we defeat the heartless and it falls into the water. The Organization member comes back and takes off his hood showing his face. He looks like an older man with very short blond hair and lots of ear piercings
"Throw him overboard." Jack demanded,
"Aye, Aye!" Sora said
"Parley!" The man said
" excuse me?" Jack said, surprised that the man said that.
"Barley?" Goofy said confused,
"It's a bit of a pirates' code. Anyone who invokes parley must not be harmed 'till negotiations are complete." Jack explained.
"This is no time for rules!" Sora said
"True, but as we're honorable irate, we always stick to the code. Alright you, out with it!" Jack demanded,
"I surrender the chest with my humblest apologies." the man said,
"Rather accommodating of you, mate. And for that you want?" Jack said, this all seemed too easy to me.
"Just some souvenirs... for the memories." The man said.
"Huh?" Jack said as the man thrown four medallions into the air and Nobodies run away with them on different directions.
"Oh no! we can't stop the cures unless we got all the medallions!" Goofy said
"Our friend is about to learn what it means to cross a pirate." Jack said as we all get ready to grab our weapons.
"Oh?" The man said as the Heartless emerges from out of the water but it looks different.
"Sora, Donald, Goofy! He's yours!" Jack said... Wait why don't I get to join? the Heartless creates a gust of wind that blows Sora, Jack, Donald and Goofy onto the other ship.
"Sora!" I yell running over to the side of the Pearl,
"Fire!" the man yelled and the cannons fire at the Interceptor until it was blown to pieces.
"No!" I yell, again Sora and I are torn apart, Will and Elizabeth run up from below deck. The man looks over at them.
"Go back inside!" I yell
"But what about you?" Will said
"I'll be fine, now go!" I said, they run back below deck, I couldn't let the Organization destroy the only thing that will lift the curse.
"Look's like we get some alone time." the man said.
"Look's like it... And who might you be?" I asked
"My name's Luxord." He introduced himself, "Any other questions?"
"Just one... who is the princess that Xaldin let slip?" I asked
"Sorry, I can't answer that just yet... but for now I need you to come with me." he said
"Yeah, like that's ever going to happen." I said getting ready to fight. Luxord snaps his fingers and giant cards surround me beginning to circle me, I was trapped. A light appears and the cards stop moving, a hooded man stands beside me as the cards fall to the ground in pieces.
"You!" Luxord said running away into a corridor of darkness taking the stone chest with him.
"Riku!" I said happily,
"Are you alright?" he asked,
"Yeah... but..." I said looking over at the ocean where the Interceptor used to be.
"There alright." Riku said as my face lit up. "There at shipwreck cove." he turns to look me in the eyes, "I haven't found out what the organization is planning, but..." He places his hand on my cheek, "I won't let them take you." I blush and look away,
"D...Don' worry, I won't let the Organization get what they want." I said as he smiles.
"I have to go now, but we'll see each other again." Riku said opening a corridor of darkness and then leaving. Elizabeth and Will come out of hiding and we head straight to shipwreck cove. We arrive on a Cliffside to see Jack, Sora, Donald and Goofy all in one piece.
"Ahoy, Mateys!" Elizabeth said
"Ridiculous imitation- and yet, I'm flattered." Jack said as they all climb onto the ship.
"Did that guy hurt you?" Sora asked, I shook my head, I already spent the time getting here to make up a story.
"No, he left after the Interceptor sunk taking the stone chest and the heartless with him." I explained
"We need three more medallions before we can break the curse." Jack said, we quickly look around the other islands for them,
"I'm sorry you were left all alone," Jack said to me, we sailed to the island where the chest used to be looking for the last medallion.
"It's not your fault, Jack." I said
"Still..." I could tell that he truly felt bad. We finally found the medallion and took off.
"That's four medallions, we got 'em all." Sora said
"But where's the chest?" Jack asked.
"If we find the hooded man, then we'll find it." Will said
"But where do we look?" I ask
"Probably Port Royal." Sora said.
"Why's that?" Elizabeth asked,
"Organization XIII is after people's hearts. So there gonna go where there's lots of people." Sora explained.
"They'll hurt the town's folk?" Will asked
"No, they're brining 'em flowers, mate." Jack said sarcastically. "I don't know who these organizers are, but I will say they're making we pirates look like proper gents." Jack walks up the stairs to the wheel.
"Well Jack... Then... We have to help." Will said
"Then let go and haul to run free!" Jack said as we made our way to Port Royal.
"Look the heartless is still at the docks!" I said pointing at the heartless. We quickly jump off the ship and run towards the heartless.
"Go, he's for me." Jack said distraction the Heartless as we guard Will to the chest. He drops the medallions into the chest the heartless reverts to its original form.
"The curse is gone!" Donald cheered, we all look at Jack who didn't revert back to normal.
"Then what's this?" Jack said
"Aw, I understand. Jack musta been cursed by that monster, not from taken the gold." Goofy explained.
"Oh, I've no worries, then" Jack said
"It's ok Jack, We'll just have to defeat the monster, that's all." Sora said, we all got ready to fight. I close the chest just in case the heartless gets any bright ideas and we quickly defeat it. We look at jack who has turned back to normal.
"All better." Sora said.
"Ah, not quite , mate." Jack said, we look over to see Luxord taking the heart from the heartless.
"Sora, bravo" He said, "You can't fight it forever," He said to me disappearing. I told myself that I will keep fighting, until every last Organization member is gone and Kairi is safe.
"Just who was that chap?" Jack asked
"He's part of an organization that is collecting hearts. First they release heartless into different worlds. we defeat the heartless. then they get the hearts, we're never going to stop them like this." Sora said as I place my hand on his shoulder.
"What's the plan then?" Jack asked
"We gotta find their stronghold and finish them off once and for all." Sora said.
"And rescue Kairi." I added, Sora smiles at me.
"Sailin' these waters. I've heard some tails, but not a one like this." Jack said a little overwhelmed at what Sora just told him.
"Is there any way we can help?" Will asked,
"Anything at all." Elizabeth said
"There is." Jack said pointing to the chest. we all walk together back onto the Black Pearl with the chest. We said out into the ocean and drop the chest into the sea. "It's certin that we don't need the likes of that hooded fellow and the heartless about. they'll ruin the mark for us true pirates." Jack said, I knew he had another motive.
"So that's why you went to Port Royal." Elizabeth said, "And we thought you actually wanted to save everyone."
"A pirate always looks to profit, Miss Swann." Jack said,
"Too bad, you had us going there, thinking you turned over a new leaf." Sora said
"The question is, what's beyond the leaf? Savvy?" Jack said
"Oh... Oh, yes- a reward... and what will it be?" Elizabeth asked
"That lovely blade of Sora's." Jack said as we all look at him surprised, but Sora doesn't argue.
"Okay, sure." Sora said, I understood why he agreed so quickly, he took out the Keyblade and held if in front of Jack.
"Hold on! that was too easy." Jack said reluctant to take it, "What's the rub?" Jack takes the Keyblade in hand and in jumps back into Sora hand. "There, you see?"
"Well you always got the Pearl." Sora said
"Why did you want the Keyblade in the first place?" I asked
"So you and I could go to different worlds together, love." he said taking a hold of my hand and kissing it.
"Hey! that's my sister!" Sora yelled, "And she's coming with me." he said pulling me away defensively.
"But someday, I'll gather up a blood thirsty crew, and come to take that blade. Chance by then I'll have a way to wield it. And if I succeed, I'll ask you two to join me, that'll be reward enough."
"Done." Elizabeth agreed, Will was surprised with her quick decision.
"Maybe someday Jack'll be able to use the Keyblade after all." Goofy said
"Why's that?" Donald asked
"A-hyuck! He and Sora are kind of alike, dontcha think?" Goofy said.
"Are not!" Sora and Jack say at the same time. they look at each other and we all start to laugh. Jack drops us all off back at Port Royal and sets off on his own.
"Some say Jack Sparrow's the worst pirate ever to sail the Spanish main." Will said as we all watched him sail away.
"No one could really mean that." Elizabeth said.
"Right, we know he's the best." Will said
"I hope we'll get to see him again." Sora said as I agree with him, "But if he hits on Sara again I'll knock his lights out!" Sora said as we all begin to laugh. We say our good-bye's to Will and Elizabeth and get back to the Gummy ship.
"What do you think the guy meant when he said you can't fight it forever?" Sora asked me.
"I don't know... but one thing's for sure, I'll never stop fighting." I said, I realize that I hadn't had the sharp pain return to my chest, I begin to question why as we make our way back to the Olympus Coliseum... I wonder how Auron is doing?