"Ok Riku," said Mickey, "We slowly sail over there and jump aboard. We use our keyblades to block bullets. Block the same way you do for lasers. We find the toughest guy aboard anf take him down. Once they see that we're serious, they'll back off. By then Black beard'll came out to see the commotion. You distract him while I look for Turner. Got it?"

"Got it."

We sailed over to the ship and jumped of. Mickey was right, there were a lot of bullets. But they weren't hard to get by. We found a large man with bulging muscles and two swords. Mickey jumped in the air and struck a few times. The guy was pretty stupid since he used both sowrd to block. You never use two swords to block. While he was blocking, I jabbed at his spleen. He grabbed his stomach and fell over. The bullets stopped.

"What be the noise out there?" Black Beard came out of his cabin. I see why the call him Black beard. He had a dark beard from his lower lip to his waist. "Who are ye?" he asked.

"I am the King Mickey Mouse. This is my apprentice Riku. i come to ask for your prisoner, William Turner."

"Ha! There be no room on me ship for any of ye king, Mouse. And ye aint be gettin me captive neither. So ye might as well turn aroung and kick ye ass the hell off me ship."

"Sir, you need more manners, and some speach classes wouldn't hurt either."

Ther was an 'ooh' from the crew.

"No one be insultin me on meown ship. King or not. This means we fight, unless ye scared, Mouse."

"I'm afraid I can't fight you, but my apprentice will."

"So ye be havin ye squire fight ye battles for ye, ehh Mouse. Ah well, I be killin ye both anyway. Engaurd, Riku."

I summoned my keyblade.

"Riku," Mickey whipered to me, "Don't take Black Beard lightly. He may be stupid, but he can fight."

"I'll be sure of that."

Black Beard charged at me. He was strong, but slow. I doged his attacks with out even taking a step.

"So ye be a quick one, ehh?"

"Yeah." I took a few quick swings at him which lifted him off the ground. I jumpped and unleashed an air combo. I flung him around. Eventually I fulg his body over the sea. I cast a firaga spell which made him go further. I looked down and Mickey was gone, he went after Will. I used a magnet spell to bring Black Beard back to me. I used a lot of strength to throw him back to the ground. He hit so hard that the boat sunk a few feet then bounced around a bit. He was down, but to be safe, I sent a dark aura at him. He was lying in a familiar position. It was the same as Vincents when I beat him.

He breathed in and out for a little, "Ye be a fine competitor, Riku. Ye have my respect... and me loyalty. Take Turner, he was for ransom anyway."

"I hate to break it to you, by my master already went to get Truner. He knew I would win and prepared."

"So ye are a smart bunch," he got up, "Well in the time bein, It is smart to tell ye that any pirate answers to me. It is also known that there be a war at the hands of ye king. If needed, we pirates of Port Royal have ye backs ine the war. Here here!" shouted Black Beard.

"Here, Here!" shouted his crew.

"So do ye accept my offer."

"Of course. Only a dumb man would turn down a pirates trust."

"I be glad ye be thinkin that."

Mickey walked up on the deck with Will Turner.

"Mickey, good news, the pirates have our back in the war."

"That's great Riku."

"Now fine gentlemen like yeselves shouldn't be riden no run down ship like that. Ye be goin back to the Prot with us, men."

"Well that's fine." said Mickey.

Once back at Port Royal, Mickey and I returned to the capital. We found Elizibeth and Aqua having an intriuging chat with some chocolates and a flim strip.

"Honey, I'm home." said Will.

"Oh Will." she ran up and flung her arms around him. "How can I ever repay you."

"You can have our backs in the war, Miss Swan." said Mickey.

"Of course."

"And," I said, "You can let us use you world-to-world mail service."

"But that's only for Port officials... But we can make an acception.

I walked into the mail room and took a piece of parchment and quill. I wrote:

Dear Kairi. I know it has been long, but there's something I've been meaning to tell you...

I wanted more than anything to have the courage to write that I loved her, but I couldn't.

Kairi, I want you to wait for me. I'll be home soon. Riku.

I stuck the letter in the box addresed "Destiny Islands".

"Why can't you just admit that you love her." said Mickey. Everyone else had left the room.

"I... I'm scared."

"So you can take down a dark lord, but you can't confess love to a woman."

"It's complicated. She loves Sora."

"Minnie loved Mortimer. just..."

"I know, don't be a hero, be her hero."

"Right, well c'mon. We gonna leave in a little bit."

"OK, I'm coming."

I knew that once the war was over, I'd have the maps and I'd return. We just need to get more allies and I need to finish that journal.