Goodbye Love

OK…I can do this…I can do this…I hope.

Port Royal

"Why does this have to take so long?" Madison muttered. Jack came up next to her. She closed her eyes tightly and he put his hand on her shoulder. "Jack, please don't."

"What's going on?" Jack asked. "If you don't get yourself sick then you're gonna get our niece and nephew sick."

"They shouldn't have followed." Madison said.

"We're worried." Elizabeth said.

"For good reason." Everyone looked to see someone step out from under the docks. Someone they hadn't seen in almost twelve years.

"Don't you people die?" Jack asked, staring obliviously at none other then Cutler Beckett.

"I was going to ask you the same." Beckett said. "You don't honestly think that just because you had children…you'd be left alone."

"Jack…" Madison said, putting her hand on his shoulder to stop him.

"Very wise move, Mrs. Sparrow." Beckett said. It was really the first time Madison had ever been called that so it caught her off guard. "Tell me…how has life treated you?" He began walking, slowly, closer.

"Fair." Madison said, doing the same. Jack didn't move. He couldn't. Neither could Elizabeth, Will, Tomas or Isabelle.

"Then you won't mind if it's ended." Beckett said.

"NO!!!" The others all shouted.

"I mind greatly." Madison said.

"Yes I expected that." Beckett said. "But you see…with you around…Sparrow is pretty much…untouchable." Madison glared at him. He moved faster then any of them expected; grabbing Madison's arm and turning her about to face her family before holding a knife to her throat. "Now then…shall we go for a walk?"

"Let her go." Jack said. He still couldn't figure out why he couldn't move. "Maddie drop it…"

"I can't." Madison said. Beckett backed away from them, pulling Madison with him. They basically ignored the others until they reached the other side of the dock where Beckett turned Madison back around to face him, one hand gripping her arm tightly, the other keeping the tip of the knife at her throat.

"Now tell me…why shouldn't I kill you?" Beckett said.

"If you even had children you'd know." Madison said. "But what woman could possible find you attractive enough to lay with you and allow herself to fall pregnant with your child?" Beckett pressed the tip of the blade slightly harder against her throat. Madison hissed from the pain as the blade drew blood.

"You and Sparrow are the reason…" Beckett said.

"You're life is hell?" Madison filled in.

"Do you honestly want to be doing that?" Beckett asked. There was a crash and he looked to see a ship sailing quickly into port and stopping almost instantly. "Looks as if the whole family gets to see this." He looked over to where Jack, Will, Elizabeth, Tomas and Isabelle were. Madison turned her head to see them finally break through what was holding them and were now all running towards her and Beckett. "If I can accomplish one thing before my own death…it's to give Jack Sparrow tremendous pain and misery."

Jack couldn't seem them clearly, all he could see was the black silhouettes of Madison and Beckett. For the first time ever he started praying that nothing would happen to Madison.

This was why Jack Sparrow didn't pray because they were never answered. As soon as he thought that for the fifth time, Beckett's arm drew back and Madison started struggling but couldn't get away before the shape of Beckett's arm collided with her stomach, making her double over.

He wasn't very sure but Jack thought he might have roared in anger at the moment that he saw his love crumble to the ground. There was screams and he took a glance in his running to see that his ship was in port and people were running off of it.

Lily knew it was too late as soon as the plank hit the deck for them to get off. She screamed as soon as she felt her mother being stabbed and Jaden wound up pushing her to get her to go down the plank quickly. They were followed by Tara, Roselyn, Carolyn, Andrew and Jarrett.

"Oh no…please no." Lily muttered, swinging herself down from the dock and landing in the sand a few feet from where Beckett stood over her mother's body. She didn't know who the man was but as soon as she landed he looked up…and ran. Next second Jack had run right past her and was going after Beckett.

"Lily!" Too many voices called her name as she fell to her knees by Madison.

"Mum…mommy come on." Lily said, grasping her mother's hand. Madison's eyes fluttered open.

"Hey honey." She said, weakly.

"Mum please don't do this." Lily said. Jaden was next to her in a second.

"Mum…oh god." He said, looking at the wound on Madison's stomach. The whole middle of her dress was stained with blood and the sand beneath would soon be the same.

"Madison…not again." Elizabeth said, crying.

"I'm sorry, Liz." Madison said.

"No!" Will said, dropping to his knees on the other side of Madison from her children. "You can't do this! You can't! Not again!" Everyone heard the clear sound of a gun being shot, followed by a thud as something heavy hit the ground.

"Mum." Lily said, tears streaming down her face.

"Lily, honey, don't cry." Madison said, reaching up and touching Lily's face gently. Carolyn knelt behind Madison and placed her daughter's head on her lap.

"This is for real this time?" Elizabeth asked, sounding disbelieving. Will was suddenly pushed to the side as Jack returned and took his spot.

"Oh god." He said, examining his wife's body. "You can't do this to us again, luv. You can't…it's not fair."

"What are you guys talking about?" Lily asked. "What do you mean again?"

"I'm sorry Jack…Lily…Jaden." Madison said, her voice getting weaker as more blood left her body through the stomach wound.

"No!" Jack said, grabbing her shoulders and shaking her lightly. "You can't do this! What am I gonna do without you?"

"Take care of everybody." Madison said, lightly. By that point, even Roselyn and Jarrett, the only people who had never met or known Madison, were crying as well.

"Mommy no." Lily whined. "You can't! We're not ready for you to…" No one could say it. Madison just looked at her and touched her face lightly again, before doing the same to Jaden. She looked at Jack.

"Goodbye Jack." Madison said. "I love you." With that, her eyes closed and her chest ceased movement. Jack yelled at the sky before doing what he had done sixteen years ago and dropped his forehead onto Madison's chest. He was only like that for a moment before he suddenly stood up and walked away.

"No…this can't be right." Jaden said. "This can't…it…it's not possible." He looked at Lily then at Carolyn. "Gramma do something!"

"What I can do…will give you your mother back…" Carolyn said.

"But it'll take you away." Lily said, not knowing why.

"Yes." Carolyn said. "I've lived my life. And I got to see my grandchildren…unlike the other women in this line. I reached my end."

"Gramma…" Lily said.

"Don't worry, darling." Carolyn said. "I won't be far." She dropped her head and everyone stared in awe as there was a bright light from the mother and daughter. They all had to cover their eyes and when they uncovered them it was to find Carolyn gone and Madison, dress still blood stained, but her stomach healed. Everyone stared and suddenly Madison lurched forward, gasping for breath. Lily and Jaden stared at her for a moment…not willing to believe it.

That lasted all of two seconds before Jaden jumped over Madison's legs so that he, as well as Lily, could hug their mother with ease.

"Oh god…" Lily said.

"Don't do that…" Jaden said at the same time.

"We thought you were…" Lily said.

Their voices overlapped as they went on about how they thought their mother was dead and how they had missed her for even that brief minute. When they finally stopped, Madison looked at Will.

"Dad says hi." She said, simply. Will laughed and rubbed his eyes to try and stop himself from crying.

"DAD!!!" Lily yelled. Madison and Jaden clapped their hands over their ears. "DADDY!! MUM'S NOT DEAD!! SHE'S BACK!!! PLEASE COME BACK!! DADDY!!!" Everyone waited and then, slowly, Jack returned to their view, disbelief on his face.

"What are you yelling about?" He asked.

"Mum's not dead." Lily said. Jack looked at her then his eyes moved slightly to the sitting Madison next to her who was quite clearly not dead. Jaden and Lily stood up to allow their father to drop down next to Madison and hug and kiss her.

"Stop bloody well doing that!" Jack said. "One of these days…"

"I wasn't planning it." Madison said.

"I know but…" Jack said, resting his forehead against hers. "You said 'goodbye'."

"I did." Madison said, nodding slightly.

"Never say goodbye." Jack said.

"It means forever." The twins said. Everyone was silent for a while…none of them still willing to believe that Madison had truly died and, yet again, returned…at the cost of her mother.

"Jack…" Madison said, finally.

"Yeah?" Jack asked.

"Umm…this is like last time…you're gonna have to carry me home because my legs aren't working again." Madison said. Everyone laughed and Jack lifted her up. Lily and Jaden hugged her again while she was in their father's arms. "Kids…"

"Yeah?" The twins asked.

"Don't think I don't want to know who those two are." Madison said, pointing at Roselyn and Jarrett. Her eyes narrowed slightly in curiosity as she regarded Jarrett. They turned to Roselyn. "I think I want to know who she is now but you're lucky young man…you get to wait until tomorrow."

"You lucky son of a bitch." Roselyn said.

"Alright then." Madison said. "Home time. Everyone come on." No one dared to argue so they all followed Jack to his and Madison's house…which was right next door to the Turners' house.

Everyone had to change clothes, yet again. Madison told Andrew to run back to the ship and get Gibson. Andrew didn't question his aunt and did as he was told. Then, with her legs finally working, Madison sat down with Roselyn in front of her. Lily sat on the floor next to the chair that Roselyn sat in.

"I don't think you need to be so nervous." Lily said.

"My daughter's right…I just want to tell you about your father." Madison said.

HA!! I bet you all weren't expecting that were you? No you were not!! Actually…neither was I but I just couldn't leave Jack alone like that. I was actually crying. I had to kill someone and since Carolyn really wasn't going to be in the story that much…

Oh…just so you all know…Jack shot Beckett.