Here we go! It's the big "Jack vs. Barbossa" fight that y'all have been waiting for!

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts characters/some of the story (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Bonded Soul

Chapter 26

Kyrie smiled as she walked onto the ship, before being literally tackled by Sora, Donald, and Goofy.

"Kyrie, you're alive!" Donald exclaimed as they hugged the living daylights out of her. She could feel the breath being squeezed out of her and struggled, trying to get out of their death grip.

"We thought you were gone forever!" Goofy added. Thankfully, they finally released her, sending her reeling back. Elizabeth and Jack came over as well, looking at her in relief.

"Ye are a very lucky lass. No man would live to tell the tale if he had been shot the same way ye were." Jack spoke as he looked her over, surprised to not see a bullet wound or any sign of blood loss. She smiled as she scratched the back of her head, before realizing that she still didn't have her backpack.

"That's right, where's my backpack?" she thought as she looked around. Sora, not realizing that she was looking for something, continued.

"Yeah Kyrie, don't ever do something like that again! We thought you got killed!" he exclaimed. But she was paying no attention to him, she was too focused on finding her backpack. Elizabeth noticed the way the girl in front of her was acting, and immediately ran back into the captain's stateroom. Minutes later, she came back out, silver backpack in hand.

"Is this what you were looking for? You left it behind below deck." she spoke as she showed the girl the bag. Kyrie brightened instantly and took it, thanking the woman before pulling out her pen and notebook.

Sorry for scaring you guys, but I couldn't let Barbossa get what he wanted! Throwing it overboard seemed like a pretty good way of getting rid of the medallion.

"Aye, it would have, if you had done it when he wasn't looking. Ye must always wait for the most opportune moment." Jack explained. She nodded before Sora stared at her, arms crossed.

"So how're you okay? Even Jack said that there was no way you could've survived, being shot and all." he asked. She was silent, how was she going to explain this?

"Wait, maybe this is the perfect opportunity to show them that some of the organization members aren't bad! Perfect!" she quickly began writing, trying to make it sound as convincing as possible.

Someone saved me. He managed to get me out of the water and healed my wounds using a cure spell. He had red, spiky hair and was wearing a black cloak.

"Black cloak? Then he must've been with the organization!" Sora stated. She nodded before Donald spoke up.

"But why would he save you? It doesn't make any sense!" he proclaimed in disbelief. She shrugged her shoulders, playing along, before continuing.

Maybe he was really a good guy, just misunderstood? Not all of them could be bad, if he was anything to go by.

"Maybe…so what was his name?" Sora asked. She smiled.

Axel. His name was Axel.

-Later-

"There she is, Isla de Muerta. Now I think it's about time we settle things, and rescue young Turner of course." Jack spoke as they stared ahead at the rocky island. Once they got there, the gangplank was lowered and Jack, Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked off, before he turned to the two women.

"You two stay with the ship!" he ordered. Kyrie quickly placed her hands on her hips in aggravation, there was no way she was going to miss out on kicking pirate and heartless ass just because of what happened before. Elizabeth shook her head at the captain, crossing her arms.

"I'll do no such thing! Will could die in there." She protested. Kyrie nodded in agreement before the man sighed.

"Dear William is fine. Trust me." He spoke. But she quickly shook her head.

"I am not a fool, Jack." She scolded. Sora quickly got between the two to prevent further argument.

"Then trust me instead!" he insisted, trying to calm things down. After a moment, the woman sighed and gave in.

"Sora, Donald, Goofy… bring Will back safely!" she begged. The three nodded and ran into the cave, Jack leading the way. The two girls stood there for a moment, before Kyrie followed after them.

"Ah, wait! You'll-" but whatever Elizabeth was going to say next was drowned out by the sounds of fighting in the cave, prompting Kyrie to run faster as she summoned both keyblades. Rushing in, she spotted them surrounded by a group mixed of pirates and heartless, and immediately took out the nearest heartless.

"Lass, what in the world are ye doing here? I thought I-" Jack started, but stopped when she got between him and a pirate who was just about to run him through, bringing up her shield to deflect the pirate's attack. The man took this opportunity to take out his would-be killer. He looked at her for a moment, before smirking.

"Thank ye, lass. I guess I'll let this one slide, for now. But don't make this a habit, okay?" he smirked before going back to fighting. Kyrie smiled and giggled silently before they continued through the caves, taking out pirates and heartless as they did so. As they got closer to where the cave ended, they could hear the cheers of the pirates.

"This is it." Kyrie thought as she clutched her keyblades tightly, slightly nervous about taking on the merciless captain. Taking a deep breath, she followed after Sora as he, Donald, Goofy, and Jack ran into a cave that was covered in gold. Barbossa and Will were standing in front of a chest that was atop a ledge, as the band of bilge rats surrounded it.

"Ahoy! Treasure, mateys!" Sora cried as he ran in. Kyrie almost bust a gut laughing, the look on Barbossa's face was priceless. He looked horrified at their appearance, and he looked like he was seeing a ghost when he caught sight of her amongst the group.

"Not possible." He gasped as he stared at the group. Donald smirked as he took a step forward, a hand on his chest.

"Not probable! We're alive and we're pirates!" he announced. Kyrie stared at him, eyebrow raised. Did something happen after she fell into the water?

"Wait, when did we become pirates?" she thought as she stared at them in confusion. Jack quickly took a step forward, sticking his chest out in a manly fashion.

"Captain Jack Sparrow!" he declared. Sora was up next as he struck a pose.

"Sora!" Donald followed after the boy, striking a pose as well.

"Donald Duck!" Goofy followed after his two companions, taking Kyrie's wrist as he went.

"Goofy and Kyrie, too!" he called and she deadpanned, why did they always involve her in their crazy shenanigans? Barbossa rolled his eyes at the group as he pointed at them.

"So you want to play pirate? Best save the playacting for the nursery. After them!" within seconds, a horde of pirates were after them, making the five run back towards the moonlight so they could take out their foes easily. Sora and Kyrie tag teamed, him grabbing one of her wrists as he spun her, using her feet to kick the pirates back before he let go, sending her flying on top of a pirate who was about to skewer Donald.

As soon as all of the pirates were gone, Sora smirked. "No more playacting now!" he declared, probably wanting to rub this into Barbossa's face. Will quickly joined them, a look of relief on his face.

"Thank you, Sora!" Will said gratefully. The boy nodded before Goofy began to look around, a look of concern on his face.

"Uh, where's Jack?" he asked. The others looked around before spotting the man locked in combat with Barbossa, the two fighting to make sure the other was left for dead. The group watched the spectacle with wide eyes, Sora rooting for Jack as they did so.

"Jack! Get him!" he cheered, pumping his fist into the air. The man looked over, unaware that he had an audience.

"Huh?" he asked, taking his attention off of Barbossa. But that proved to be a fatal mistake. As if time was slowing down, Kyrie watched as Barbossa pulled his blade back, aiming it straight at Jack's chest. Her eyes widened.

"Jack! Look out-" she thought as she pointed, but it was too late. With a thrust, Barbossa plunged his sword into Jack's chest, making the man gasp as he stared at the other man's face in shock. Sora gasped, his eyes widening at the scene in front of him.

"Jack!" he cried, fearing the worst for the man. Kyrie immediately covered her eyes, trying not to look.

"No…Jack…" she thought, slumping her shoulders. She could hear the merciless captain chuckle in victory. "You're a fool, Jack Sparrow." He chuckled. All was silent for a few moments except for the sound of shaky footsteps, before the entire room gasped.

"Well that's interesting." she heard Jack say, making her uncover her eyes and gasp at what she was witnessing. Jack was standing in the moonlight, his appearance completely changed to that of a cursed pirate. He held up a hand, a gold medallion between his knuckles.

"I couldn't resist mate." He smirked. Everyone stared at him in shock, like the gravity of his words hadn't exactly hit them yet.

"Jack…" Will murmured in awe. Barbossa simply growled, whipping his head around. "Show yourself, Pete! The tide has changed." he exclaimed. Within seconds, a familiar figure lumbered into view, with his arms crossed.

"See? I told ya you'd be needin' ol' Pete!" he spoke, before snapping his fingers. A lizard-like heartless appeared at his side, and within seconds, the cave was enveloped in darkness. Kyrie blinked, unable to see a thing.

"Damn…how can we see in this darkness?" she thought as she looked around. She heard a gunshot go off, and immediately summoned her shield to protect both herself and her companions. What she didn't expect, was that the shield created a light source.

The cave lit up with a dull, white glow that reflected from the water to the cave walls. She could see Sora, Donald, Goofy, Jack, and Will as they stood inside her shield, and could spot Barbossa a few feet away, his heartless at his side.

"Eh?" he gasped, not anticipating the extra light source. Jack looked at her, smirking.

"Well done, lass. Keep that up 'til we're finished with the green lizard. Then ye can join us with taking down Barbossa." Jack ordered. Kyrie nodded in understanding and did as told as Sora, Donald, and Goofy went after the heartless, while Jack kept the captain busy.

"There it is!" Sora cried as he pointed to the heartless, which Donald took care of easily with two thunder spells and a blizzard spell. Kyrie gave a relieved sigh as she relinquished her shield, happy to finally be back in combat.

"Don't think ye'll be getting out alive just because ye've defeated the heartless!" Barbossa taunted as he brought his sword down on Jack's. The man grunted as he pushed the captain back, glaring at him as he did so.

"Ye forget, Barbossa. Your immortality is no match for their strange magic, and my wits." Jack shot back. Kyrie immediately ran in, using her keyblades to force Barbossa away from Jack, delivering a good double swing to his side as she did so. Sora was right after her, throwing the captain into the air as he brought his keyblade down on the man's midsection. The captain coughed, slamming into the ground with a heavy thud before he got back to his feet, panting heavily. Jack had his sword drawn, showing who was the victor. Pete quickly backed off and ran away, shaking his fist as he did so. But everyone completely ignored him as they stared at Jack and Barbossa, anticipating the next move.

"Right! Care to surrender, Barbossa?" Jack asked the man. But the bloodthirsty man didn't even seem phased as he held his sword up, showing no signs of backing down or running. Jack simply sighed and rolled his eyes, tossing away his sword as he did so.

"Well, enough of this, then…" he spoke as he pulled out his pistol. Kyrie raised her eyebrow at the man, not understanding why he had pulled out his pistol in the first place.

"What say you we call it…a draw?" he spoke before throwing the medallion, pulling the trigger as he did so. All was silent as the gunshot echoed, before the man began to laugh.

"Jack, how many times do I have to tell ya, I can't die." He laughed. Another voice called out, startling everyone.

"Laugh while you can, Barbossa!" Will shouted as he held his fist over the chest. The captain turned to him in surprise as he unclenched his fist, dropping two bloody, gold medallions into the chest. The pirate suddenly jerked, clenching his hand over his chest as he gasped in pain. Blood began to bubble from under his palm, making Sora and the others look away in repulsion.

"I feel… cold." And with that, his eyes glazed over and he fell, flat on his back on the cave floor. Kyrie flinched and covered her eyes, she had never seen a human die before. She had seen Nobodies and Heartless disappear, but never had she seen a human being, someone with a heart like her, die. All was silent before Jack spoke up, breaking the silence.

"Let's say we get out of here and head for home, savvy?"

-A few minutes later-

"What now, Jack?" Will asked as the group stopped outside of the cave, near the Black Pearl. Jack turned to the man, a smirk on his face.

"Whatever I want, now that the Pearl is mine again." He answered smugly, causing the group to look at the ship as it floated in the water. Will nodded in understanding, giving the man a small smile.

"That she is. Thank you, Jack." He spoke as he reached out, causing Jack to flinch back as he covered his head. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Kyrie raised their eyebrows at the action, just what had Will done to make Jack afraid of his touch? After a moment, Jack straightened up, after sensing that Will meant no ill will.

"I didn't want ye hittin' me again, mate." He explained. Will chuckled and nodded while the others laughed. Sora turned to the captain, a sad smile on his face as he held his hand out.

"Hey, Jack… good luck." Sora spoke. Jack stared at his hand strangely for a moment, before waving his hands in an awkward manner. He never did do handshakes, so Sora quickly pulled his hand back and chuckled softly.

"And remember to be good!" Donald said sternly, causing Kyrie to silently giggle at his words. Telling a pirate to be good was like telling a five-year-old not to take a cookie from the cookie jar. Impossible.

"I'm off." Jack spoke as he turned. But in that instant, Elizabeth appeared, a smile on her face.

"Oh thank goodness!" she cried. Jack was about to open his arms when she ran past him, tackling Will with a relieved cry as the two lovebirds embraced. Kyrie smiled fondly at the couple, happy that the two were reunited again.

"Good for them." Sora spoke as he held his arms behind his head. Kyrie nodded eagerly in agreement.

"But I do feel sorry for Jack. Poor guy…" she thought as she looked at Jack, who simply sighed and shrugged his shoulders.

"Hey, Sora… how come your face is all red?" she turned at this, and was surprised that Sora's face was as red as a cherry. He gasped, covering his face with his hands as he did so.

"What? It is not red!" he stammered, trying to cover his face. Donald smirked, a teasing smile on his face.

"Aw, I know who you're thinking about." He teased, making Kyrie raise her eyebrow at the duck in confusion.

"Who is he thinking about? His girlfriend?" she thought as she stared at them. Suddenly, Jack's compass lit up, causing Sora to summon his keyblade and point it at the keyhole that appeared. Kyrie began to light up again as well, causing her to stare at herself in wonder.

"Again?" she thought as Sora locked the keyhole, causing the light to fade from both the compass and her. After that, it was all farewells to the three adults as the four left and returned to the Gummi Ship.

And so ends their first visit to Port Royal. I bet you all can guess where they're heading next?

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