Mommy Dearest

Ok see I would go see the movie but it's not playing in any of the theatres near me anymore so now I kinda hafta wait for it to come out on DVD.

"I wanna steer!"

"You can't steer."

"But I wanna."

"You can't."

"Why not?"

"Eve…you're shorter then the wheel." Jaden said. Lily barely held in laughing as she heard her brother argue with her daughter. Eve was now looking, talking and acting like a two and a half to three year old…and it had only been about a day and a half since she was born!

"Mommy!! Unca Jaden won't let me steer!" Eve screamed. Lily couldn't help it now. She let the laughs escape and fell over. A few seconds later her daughter had launched herself onto her and was lying across her stomach. Lily looked down at her. She had her father's bright blue eyes and Lily's dark brown hair that was currently braided into pigtails (courtesy of grandpa).

"Well good." Lily said.

"But I wanna steer!" Eve whined.

"Honey…the wheel is bigger then you." Lily said. "You wont' be able to control it yet by yourself."

"No fair." Eve said. Lily sat up, forcing the child to move off her mother's stomach.

"You'll be able to steer soon if you keep growing as fast as you are." Lily said.

"That's what grandpa said." Eve said. Lily smiled.

"I tell you what…you go find Andrew and tell him that I said that he has to help you steer the way he used to when you was your age ok?" She said.

"Okee mommy." Eve said. She ran over to the stairs then stopped and very slowly went down them. Lily sighed and pulled her knees up to her chest.

"You ok sis?" Jaden asked.

"I'm gonna miss this so much." Lily said. She had told Jaden, Isabelle and her parents about what was going to happen to her and there had been quite the long period of time that involved many tears. "I'm going to get to see her grow up too much longer."

"Why do you have to do this?" Jaden asked.

"Jay I'm a goddess…we don't stay out in the open." Lily said. "It's not like I'm gonna die…I'll still be around just not…"

"Here." Jaden said. Lily nodded. "And nothing any of us says or does is going to change that."

"Nope." Lily said, shaking her head. "Once it's over, I'll be able to get everyone back out past the island and I'll give you guys some strong wind to get you to the nearest dock quickly."

"What about them?" Jaden asked, nodding at the ship behind them that held Jarrett's father and god only knew how many other naval officers.

"If they survive then they'll get sent back too." Lily said.

"So…are you finally going to tell me what the Leviathan is for?" Jaden asked.

"It's mystical, more so then the Kraken." Lily said. "It's the one that has to take me."

"You realize that everyone is gonna be upset for a long time." Jaden said. "No matter what you told us…we will be."

"I know." Lily said, sighing.

"It's not fair though." Jaden said.

"What else am I gonna do?" Lily asked, standing up. "It's not like I can just pass these powers off to someone else and let them…I can't do that. Don't make me out to be the bad guy here Jay. If it means keeping everyone on board this ship and that one safe…" She pointed at the ship her parents were on. "Then you know I'd do it a hundred times over."

"What about him?" Jaden asked, nodding down at Barbossa who was…talking with Eve.

"He goes when I do." Lily said, looking down at the two. "He's only here to help me." She took the compass off of her belt and looked at it before holding it out to Jaden.

"I'm not captain yet…" Jaden said.

"If I keep it with me till the very end then you're not getting it at all." Lily said. "You guys will need this." Jaden blinked a few times to keep any tears away. He knew accepting the compass would mean that he accepted his twin's inevitable death. He looked from it to Lily's face before sighing and taking it. "Thank you. You'll do what I asked?"

"As much as I can." Jaden said. Lily nodded and hugged her brother. He let go of the wheel and hugged her back tightly, something he hadn't done since they were little kids.

"And Jay…" Lily said. Jaden released her to look at her. "Be careful with your own kids, when they come. I think we stopped you from becoming too much like dad but go ahead and be like him when it comes to kids."

"Do you know something?" Jaden asked. "Did that…marriage chaining thing result in something?" Lily grinned and shrugged.

"I don't know…I'm not a fertility goddess." She said. She walked down, passed her daughter and enemy, and over to Isabelle. Jaden watched her as she talked with the younger girl and then removed the dagger she had received from Tia Dalma from her belt and handed it over. Isabelle cried and hugged her. Lily managed to calm her down so that there weren't questions asked. "OY!! Everyone on the Pearl!" All eyes were on the current captain now as she shouted for attention. "I'm going to head over to the other ship for a while so, as usual during such times, Jaden is in charge."

"I wanna come!" Eve said.

"You were just over there." Lily said, crouching down to look at her daughter at an easier level.

"I know but I like seeing everyone over there." Eve said.

"You'll see them plenty more times soon enough. I gotta go alone ok baby?" Lily said. Eve pouted. Lily grinned and pulling the little girl's hair out of the pigtails. "I think you just grew up some more."

"Why?" Eve asked.

"Because you look just like me when I was four years old." Lily said, running her fingers through her child's hair to tangle it up somewhat. "Except, of course, you have some of your father in you. Why don't you go play with him?"

"Ok!" Eve said. She kissed Lily's cheek before running off to the cabin where Jarrett had been most of the day. He had stayed up for the whole night before to take care of her while Lily slept and the mother decided it was time to wake him up again…just to be mean.

"So you're giving away things?" Jack asked once his daughter arrived on the ship.

"Aye…what's the point in having them?" Lily asked. "Daddy, I need you to do something very important to me." Normally, given the reason behind this favour, Jack would have said no. If he said no to it then she would have to stay longer. He missed the first three years of his daughter's life and he honestly did not want to never see another year with her. But the way she called him 'daddy' made her seem less like the independent, powerful being that he knew she was, and more like a child.

"What is it, luv?" Jack asked.

"I need you to make sure that Eve gets to see her father smile." Lily said. "She loves Jarrett and he loves her but I have a feeling that, once this is over…she's going to think he doesn't. I don't know why I'm thinking this but I don't want her to go through something like that. She's already practically four years old so she's going to think that she did something wrong."

"You know I don't like that boy." Jack said.

"He's no less a boy then Jaden is, daddy. He's older then Jaden so…yeah." Lily said. "Please…if you don't do it for me then please do it for Eve."

"She got you there, hun." Madison said. It was already hard for Jack to say no to something, just for Lily. But to say no to his grandchild was simply unheard of.

"Bloody….fine!" Jack said. Lily smiled and threw her arms around him. Jack didn't want to let go of her. He had forever been protective of his daughter, even though he learned when he first met her that she was capable of taking care of herself. Calypso and Goddess powers aside, Lily was still a very strong woman and it pained him to admit it but Jack knew it was true.

She talked to Elizabeth and Will, letting them know a few things. Elizabeth cried and Will looked sad but seemed to be somewhat resigned to the fact that he was losing his niece. Lily talked with Thomas and, like he did to everyone, pestered her for one little thing. She finally caved and left the ship after giving her cousin a shiny gold loop through his ear. Having told everyone important on the other ship, Lily finally told Andrew, Tara and Roselyn. The girls cried and begged her not to but Lily gave them the same answer she gave to everyone else. She handed over her sword to Andrew and then asked the girls what they wanted. Tara received the belt and Roselyn received the corset. Everyone, it seemed, had a bit of the goddess and that cheered a few of them somewhat.

"Jarrett…" Lily said, walking into the cabin. Jarrett looked up at her and pressed his finger to his mouth, gesturing to the bed where Eve was curled up and fast asleep. Lily nodded and closed the door quickly behind her. She walked over to the bed and crouched down next to it, smoothing the hair off of Eve's face.

"Are you alright?" Jarrett asked.

"Yes…" Lily said. She looked up at him as he stood over her. She sighed and stood up. "You know I love you right? You and Eve."

"Of course." Jarrett said.

"And if I do anything, I am putting your lives and happiness first, aye?" Lily asked.

"What's the matter?" Jarrett asked. "What happened to all of your things?"

"I…I gave them to the others." Lily said.

"But then you won't be able to…" Jarrett started but Lily pressed her own finger to his lips. He fell silent.

"I know." Lily said. She slid her hand over his cheek and put her other arm over his shoulder before kissing him. She hummed slightly, hoping her magic would ease away any suspicions that her husband might have. It was odd how she could tell everyone else aboard both ships what awaited her when they reached the end of the earth…but she couldn't tell the man before her.

"Lily…" Jarrett said.

"As she sleeps, you sleep." Lily said. "You have done enough, my love. Rest for now." Jarrett blinked and nodded as Lily cast her spell. She felt bad for having to do it but she knew if he was awake doing what was to come then he would stop her, no matter the fact that it needed to be done. Jarrett lied down on the bed wit his daughter and Eve woke just enough to crawl over and rest her head on his chest, then allowed the sound of his heartbeat lull her back to sleep.

The second she stepped foot outside of the cabin, her outfit changed from pirate garb to a white one sleeved dress that ended at two different lengths: right about her knees and a bit below (like the dress Calypso wore in the last story). The dress didn't seem to actually end, it just seemed to fade. As she walked further on deck, each step light, everyone bowed, even Barbossa. Jack, Madison, Elizabeth, Will, Thomas and the four or five crew members that still survived on the other ship were now on the Pearl and there was no sign of two ships having ever sailed side by side. Even they all bowed.

"Lily…" Jaden said, uncertainly. It didn't seem fitting to call her that. The wheel was left to turn on it's own accord, steering them towards their destination.

"Rest assure, my brother. All will be well." Lily said. Her voice was calming and worked to ease the majority of the people around her.

"My lady!" The crew mate in the crow's nest called down. "There is a disturbance up ahead." Everyone looked to the front of the ship. Lily nodded as she gazed out at the water, seeing the disturbance better then the rest.

"This is it…"

Ok so the next chapter is gonna have some fighting and some glowing-Lily- magic stuff. Lol…and it will kinda be the last chapter, unless I make it really long and don't wanna fit in the aftermath stuff then there will be one more chapter after that.