Jack didn't even look at the dead Nathaniel Coldwood for more than a moment before he rushed to where Angelica was. She trying to sit up next to Jason, but struggled doing so. The boy looked up at Jack as he approached, worry covered his face.
"H-how is she?" Jack stammered, kneeling next to Angelica. Her brown eyes slowly opened to the sound of his voice. "Angelica," he said her in a single breath that was so soft even Barbossa and his crew couldn't hear it while they watched Coldwood's crew surrender.
"Hola, Jack." She gave him a small, pained smile as he reached down and touched her cheek. She leaned against his palm, her eyes closed. Jack glanced up at Jason, noticing that where he was kneeling on the other side of Angelica, he looked uncomfortable as he glanced at his mother and Jack.
"Jason-," Jack began to say to his son, but then Angelica gasped. They both jumped at the sudden sound, and saw she was gently touching her wound just under her collarbone. It had suddenly healed.
"Wha...?" Jason said, staring at the once-bleeding cut with bewilderment.
"The Fountain's water. Surely you remember, Jack." She smiled up at him, happiness lighting up her face.
Jack blinked, a little less confused than Jason. "Still...why didn't you heal instantly?" He touched the wound gently, dry blood still covered her skin. The wounds on her arm and side were healed as well.
She shrugged slightly, now completely sitting up. "I wouldn't be surprised if it was Rex's sword that prevented me from healing quicker." She nodded at the dead pirate across the cavern, the hole in his head had stopped gushing out blood. "Besides, this island is very odd. It seemed to slow down my healing..."
Angelica then turned to Jason, exhaling slowly, "Look, baby-,"
"Don't say anything," Jason quickly said, "I know Captain Sparrow is," he hesitated, taking in a small breath, "my father." He said those last words slowly, as if they felt odd coming out of his mouth.
Angelica touched her son's shoulder gently, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you before, Jason."
"Why didn't you?" Jason didn't seem angry, or even upset or betrayed. His face bore the expression that all he wanted was answers.
His mother sighed, pushing some dark hair out of her face. "Because," she glanced at Jack for a split second, and he quickly interrupted, "It was my fault, Jason. I left your mother when she was pregnant with you."
Jason blinked, his brown eyes widening with shock. It seemed like a long time as he took this information in, and when he finally spoke, he said, "You...? W-why? Did you not want me?" His voice cracked as he stared up at Jack.
"No! I didn't even know you were going to exist, honestly! But I do know that ever since I did leave you and your mother, and I regretted it." Jack tried to explain as best as he could, but his gift was never comforting children.
Jason's eyes softened only a little, and Angelica brought him close, embracing her son in a motherly way. "We're both to blame. I told you your father was long gone, but only because I was still angry at Jack when you asked about him, back when you were little, and," She paused, glancing at Jack for a moment. "I just didn't want you to get hurt too, baby."
Jason turned to her, still a little confused. "Then why on Earth did you tell me all those stories about him? Like the one with the Kraken, or the undead crew and the cursed Aztec gold-?"
Angelica smiled sadly, brushing Jason's dark hair out of his filthy face. "Who ever said I didn't want you to know about your father's greatest achievements?" She turned, and her smile shone at Jack.
Jack's mouth twitched at the corners. "Well, I wouldn't say being eaten by the Kraken was a 'great achievement'. But I did save my crew in the end-,"
"You got eaten?" Jason looked at him wide-eyed. "But, how are you still alive?"
"Ah, yes," Angelica leaned back on her right hand, grinning still, "an unfinished story. Sorry I left out that part." She looked at Jack again in that teasing way she used on him many years ago, when it was just them and their love. He sighed a little, gazing back into her beautiful eyes, remembering all the times they spent together-
"How did you survive?" Jason asked his father eagerly.
"Well, it's quite a long story..." Jack replied in a wistful tone.
"Sorry to break up this touching family moment," came a voice behind them. They all turned and saw Barbossa standing a few feet away from them, one hand on the hilt of his large sword that he took from Blackbeard and the other was holding a small object. "But, I thought you might be wanting this Jack." He tossed the object at Jack, who caught it with both hands. Jack saw it was the voodoo doll of himself Coldwood had possession of before.
"Why thank you, Hector." Jack said, "But may I ask, how did you retrieve it?"
"Simple. I took it from his coat pocket." He nodded at the center of the large, cave-like room. Still lying in a dead head was the corpse of Coldwood, except now his niece was kneeling beside it, silent tears rolling down her cheeks.
"Ah," was Jack's response before he asked, "and would mind giving me and my crew a lift off this bloody island?"
Barbossa snorted, "Why would I do that when you have a perfectly good ship to sail yourself?"
Jack blinked up at him. "What?"
"We saw the Black Pearl sitting peacefully by the shore when we came in. It only seemed a little damaged, nothing you can't mend-," Barbossa was interrupted as Jack bounded up from his kneeling position.
"The Pearl's okay? Well, this is fantastic news!" He smiled broadly, almost hugging Barbossa out of pure joy, but quickly stopped himself. Instead, he spun around to face Angelica and Jason. "Well, what are we waiting for? We can leave!"
Angelica stood up shakily, and Jason immediately assisted her. "Jack..." she began.
"Don't say a word, love!" Jack told her happily. Barbossa had begun to walk away towards where his own crew was lugging out the crystal chest where the Jewels once lay, carefully trying to maneuver around the dead bodies surrounding them. "It shall be what I promised before, remember?"
"No. I don't." Angelica responded. She was leaning a little against her son while at the same time giving Jack a look.
He rushed to her other and put an arm around her, "I promised that we could still be a family, and I didn't have to settle down, per se." He smiled down at her, "We'll live on the Pearl, all of us."
"Jack-," She began sternly as Jason detached from her for a second to pick up his abandoned sword. He smoothly sheathed it just as Coldwood's niece came running towards him.
"Jason," she said breathlessly when she approached him. She hastily pushed back some loose strands of auburn hair behind her ears in a nervous way and her cheeks flushed pink.
Jason stood up completely straight, his ears turning redder than his bandana. "Oh! Hi, Anya!" He told her, rubbing the back of his neck with a goofy grin spread across his face.
"Um, I just wanted to say..." Anya said, folding her hands together behind her back, "that you were quite brave during the battle."
Jason blinked. "R-really?"
She nodded, smiling sweetly. He returned the smile and glanced at Jack. His father gave him a thumbs up and an encouraging grin while Angelica just rolled her eyes at Jack. "It was nothing, really..." Jason began modestly, but Anya just giggled and grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him into a kiss.
At first, Jason was frozen with shock and his brown eyes were wide. Jack's smiled broadened and he whispered into Angelica's ear, "That's my boy."
She scoffed, "Oh, please." But the corners of her mouth twitched, as if trying to contain a smile.
Anya then broke apart from Jason before his brain could process that she had actually kissed him. A huge grin was spread across her face as his face just turned redder and redder.
Barbossa's voice then echoed throughout the cave, "Are all of you coming?" when the majority of his crew was already gone. Jack helped Angelica walk to the exit while Anya grabbed Jason's hand and lead him towards there as well. He let her lead him, for he was too busy gazing at her to realize where they were even going.
"You'll see, in no time people everywhere will know of the infamous Sparrow family!" Jack declared to Angelica as they strolled yards behind Barbossa, his crew, and Jason and Anya.
"Oh, of course," Angelica said sarcastically and smiled, "we shall haunt the nightmares of every single pirate."
"Exactly!" Jack beamed. Angelica had been clutching his arm ever since they left the mountain. Her blood loss was great and she grew lightheaded occasionally, in which Jack would stop and let her rest. She was sure her power the Fountain of Youth had given her would make her not feel this way, but then again, this island was very strange.
Anya was busy chatting to Jason ahead of them, talking about how Barbossa offered to have her in his crew. "You could stay with us," Jason offered, not ever wanting to let go of her hand.
She smiled sadly at him. "I know, but it might be weird to stay with the murderer of my uncle." She nodded at Jason's father, and he understood.
"Still..." he mumbled, looking at the jungle floor, "I feel like we hardly spent time together."
Anya stepped closer to him so their arms were pressed together. "Me too," she agreed.
"I think our boy is going to be quite the ladies man." Jack observed to Angelica, watching Jason and Anya a ways ahead of them.
"He gets it from his father, no doubt." Angelica teased, leaning against Jack affectionately.
He still couldn't quite believe this was all happening. His ángel was back in his arms, their son was still alive, and now the Black Pearl was his again. And to top it all off, his own crew was just as healthy. Gibbs and Cotton were walking near Barbossa, and Pintel and Ragetti were arguing on who killed the most men during that last battle.
The sun was beginning to set when Angelica said, "Jack?"
"Yes, love?"
She gazed up at him, her eyes meeting his. "I just...I forgot to say thank you."
"For what?"
"Saving me and Jason and-," she kissed his cheek before finishing, "Gracias."
"Anytime." Jack said, grinning broadly.
"Oi! Jack!" They snapped their heads to see Barbossa at the front of the line, yelling, "You two lovebirds might want to hurry up if you want to see the Pearl before some carnivorous hippo jumps out and attacks us or something...!"
Jack grabbed Angelica's hand and sprinted up to where the other captain was, almost knocking over Jason and Anya while he was at it.
A/N: I FINALLY FINISHED IT! Stupid writer's block. Stupid busy schedule. But now it's done! (Yay!)
THANK YOU THANK YOU for every single review! I seriously love each of you! And don't forget, you can review again! (Yay!)
Also (in case you haven't realized it) this story was sort of based off of the 4th Indiana Jones movie...and since I don't want to get sued or anything: I DO NOT OWN INDIANA JONES! Sorry if I forgot to mention it before! :P
Thanks for reading! One more chapter left! :'(
