Jack smiled as he saw Elizabeth coming out on deck to find him. He quickly had Gibbs take over at the helm and went down to join her by the side of the ship. Once again he couldn't help but smile as the familiarity brought back memories of their time together aboard the Black Pearl.

"Good morning luv" he greeted her.

"Jack" she smiled and his heart melted. "Have we found anything yet?"

"Not yet, but we're getting close" Jack assured her.

She nodded in defeat and lowered her gaze. He could tell that she was feeling scared, that she didn't know how to stop herself from crying, so he took her into his arms and planted a kiss on the top of her head. He felt her arms surrounding him, holding on for dear life, and couldn't deny how good it felt to have her in his arms again.

"We will find him Lizzie" he assured her fiercely. "I promise you… so trust me, okay?"

"I do trust you" she sniffled. "But what if we're too late"

"We won't be" he promised again. "One way or another we will get him back to you, even if I have to visit Davy Jones' locker again. And seeing as his father rules the land of the dead I doubt that will even be necessary"

"But…." She tailed off as she was interrupted.

"The Flying Dutchman Captain!" Gibbs shouted. "And she's heading straight for us!"

"See?" he smiled at her. "Will is on his way, and if anyone can find Jack it's him"

She nodded before drying her eyes quickly as she pulled away from his arms with the barest hint of reluctance. Jack smiled to himself as he headed for where Will's ship was coming side to side with the Pearl.

"Jack Sparrow!" Will shouted with a smile on his face. "What is the Pearl doing in these waters? I've never seen you this far north before"

"Well mate, I haven't needed to find you before, so that's why" Jack explained.

"Something wrong?" Will asked with a slight nervousness in his voice.

"Aye mate" Jack confirmed. "And I do believe your wife is pretty desperate to see you" he added as Elizabeth came running.

"Will!" she breathed in relief and threw herself into his arms.

Jack felt a sting in his heart but ignored it. After all he should have expected to be greeted with an overwhelming greeting once the two lovers were reunited once again, when had it ever been any different?

"Elizabeth!" Will stated in shock as he drew her close. "What's wrong?"

"They took Jack!" she told him in tears. "They sailed away with him, and I don't know who they are, or where they might have taken him…. He's gone!"

"Sssshhh" Will soothed her. "We'll find him Elizabeth, I swear we will"

"Of course we will" Jack agreed and went to take a hold of Elizabeth's shoulder. "Just tell Will everything you know about the ship, it's crew, it's heading… anything you know, and I'm sure we'll figure it out together"

"White sails, slightly smaller than The Pearl, brown with red around the edges… I don't know much else, other than they traded a lot of their spoils for drinks, meat and spices"

"Is anyone else missing?" Will wanted to know. "Any other kids?"

"None that I know of" she stated. "And they didn't even seem threatening, otherwise I would have kept a closer eye on him" she sobbed.

"I know you would" Will assured her while stroking her back to comfort her.

"So, what do you reckon?" Jack asked with interest.

"Murtogg?" Will suggested.

"You think so?" Jack said speculatively.

"Think about it... making them seem like pirates so she wouldn't suspect him of any ill intents" Will stated with anger. "I mean, the ship doesn't sound like any pirate ship I know, and I know them all… It does, however, sound a lot like the Lady Katrina, which is a ship the East India Trading company hasn't been using for about 7 years"

"Lady Katrina?" Jack questioned. "Where do we find her?"

"East" Will said. "Go east from here until you near your island and then go south until you see land for the first time. She should be making berth on one of the three small islands near there… it's one of their favorite hiding places"

"We're on our way" Jack promised him before he once again put his hand on Elizabeth's shoulder. "Are you coming with me luv?"

"Of course she is" Will nodded before lifting her head to make eye contact. "You need to be strong and find our son, okay?"

"Okay" she nodded as she toughened herself up and leaned in for a kiss. "I love you"

"And I love you" Will smiled as he whipped away a tear on her cheek. "I wish I could go with you, but you know I can't set foot on land…"

"…for eight more years, I know" she finished his sentence.

Will nodded sadly and kissed the top of her head before leading her onto the Peal and watching her sail away. The toughest part was always sailing away from her, and he knew it would be eight long years until he would finally be able to hold her in his arms again. And this time something within him was telling him that when the years had passed her heart would no longer be his… if it ever truly had been his to begin with. He sighed before turning away to give his crew their next heading.