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I DO NOT OWN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN OR ITS CHARACTERS I ONLY OWN NIGHTSTAR AND OTHER YET TO BE NAMED CHARACTERS ;) :)
Chapter 11
Gibbs was waiting for us as Jack, Elizabeth, and I shoved Will's unconscious body onto the deck. I leaned up against the mass trying to make my head stop spinning. "I've down enough running for today," I thought to myself.
"Are you alright?" Gibbs asked looking generally concerned
"Yes I'm fine just need to catch my breath," I said giving him a reassuring smile. He wasn't quit buying it but moved on he noticed we were one person short
"Where is the Commander?"
"He fell behind," Jack said quickly clutching his jar of dirt to him
"Jack what the hell where you thinking he had the chest! Now he's going to take the heart to Beckett and we're screwed," I hissed at Jack
"Don't worry love I'm one step ahead of you," He smiled pecking my lips
"What does that mean?" I asked raising my eyebrow at him
"You'll see he," He winked laughing. The Flying Dutchman emerged from the water I could see Davey Jones standing by the rail of the ship.
"So Norrington has the chest?" Gibbs said staring wide eyed at fierce Davey Jones
"Yea," I replied
"What is Jack going to do then?" He asked frantically
"I don't know," I said shrugging my shoulders
"We're all going to die, aren't we?" Gibbs asked a shred of fear in his voice.
"It's a very high possibility," I said softly
"Well I'm proud to be dying by such great pirates," he explained his voice crack
"Awwww, Gibbs are you crying?" I asked him he turned away from me wiping his eyes
"No I- I got something in my bloody eye," he yelled trying to hide it from me
"No worries your secrets safe with me," I smiled at him and he smiled back our little moment was ruined when we heard
"Oi, fish face, lose something, aye! Have you come to negotiate, eh, have you, you slimy git," Jack yelled holding the jar of dirt above his head then began singing "I've got a jar of dirt, I've got a jar of dirt, and guess what's inside it?"
"Nightstar what in the world is your husband doing!?" Elizabeth hissed marching over to me
"I have no clue," I replied to her
"I think he's lost his marbles!" Gibbs gasped
"That he has," Will agreed we could hear Jones ordering his men to ready the cannons.
"Hard to starboard," I ordered
"Raise up the foreyard," I heard Will yell we all ran around like chickens with there heads cut off. Holes were being blown into the ship left and right. I looked behind us seeing the Flying Dutchman falling behind.
"We're loosing her," I yelled the crew cheered but didn't stop what they were doing
"We're the faster ship how?" Elizabeth asked
"Against the wind the Dutchman would beats us but with the wind," Gibbs stopped knowing that we all understood
"We have the advantage," I finished
"Exactly," Gibbs smiled
"Why run if we have the advantage! Jack, my father is on that ship if we can outrun her, we can fight we should turn around," Will said
"Why fight when all we need to negotiate is right here," He went to grab the jar off the rail but accidentally pushed it over the rail and shattered on the deck. Jack ran down to the deck with me close behind him
"Where is it," he said searching the dirt
"Where's what?" I asked him
"The heart I hide the heart in my jar," he explained
"We must have hit something like the reef," A sailor yelled I look over the side and saw something bubbling
"No that's no reef everyone stay away from the rail," Will ordered "It's the Kraken everyone take arms," Jack pulled me into the captains quarters
"Jack what the hell are we-,"
"Shhhh," he said I watched all the men running around as Will ordered them to move the cannons to the starboard. Jack dragged me over to the other side of the ship loading me into the life boat then himself. He lowered it and began to prattle away.
"No we have to get everyone off the ship," I yelled at him
"You are my number one priority Rose I need to keep you safe and that's what I'm going to do," he explained
"We can't leave them when they need us most Jack," I said feeling the tears running down my cheeks "What about Mr. Gibbs your loyal second hand your, even though you don't say it I know he's your best friend. Are you going to let him die after all he's done for you. He follows your orders without questioning your judgment too much. He was willing and still willing to die along side you. Marty, Will, Elizabeth, Cotton and his parrot that have helped you regain everything you love. The pearl me everything you worked so hard for your family is still on that ship and we can't leave them," I cried he stopped rowing as he thought about what I said. He then pulled out his compass opening it up. "So what does it say?" I asked him
"That I must be truly mad," he replied I smiled as he began to row back towards the now half destroyed Pearl. We climbed on board just in time. Elizabeth was trying to shoot at some barrels of gum powder in a net. Which were hanging in the air so the Kraken could tangle its slimy tentacles around it? Will was the bait it seemed when he lured his prey towards he tried to jump off it but got stuck somehow. Casing Elizabeth to hesitate then the creature wrapped it tentacle around her leg pulling her into the captain's quarters.
"Jack you go get the gun I'll help Elizabeth," I ordered
"Yes ma'ma," he joked running up the stairs to the wheel where the gun was thrown. I quickly ran into the quarters and sliced the tentacle apart.
"You came back," Elizabeth said
"We couldn't leave you guys to die," I smiled at her. I helped her up and we ran out to the deck. Jack aimed the gun waiting for the right moment to shoot. Will finally loosened himself off the net and feel on the ground. Jack pulled the trigger the powder exploded. I could hear the kraken yelp sinking back down into the blue depth of the see. The few servicing men came out from the hiding places
"Did we kill it?" Marty asked
"No, I think we just made it angry," I answered
"We're not out of this quit yet, captain what are your orders," Gibbs said looking over at Jack
"Abandon ship," he sadly said rubbing a hand against the mass
"But the Pearl,"
"Is just a ship there more in the world and I have to put my family first," Jack explained everyone was shocked to hear something like that come from his mouth.
"That a lot of open water to cross," Pintel frowned
"We can get away while she's taking down the rest of the pearl," Will said they began to load the boat. Jack stood alone by the mass saying his last goodbye. I walked over and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Are you alright Jack?" I asked he turned around giving me a fake smile.
"Never better go get in the boat I'll be right behind ya," He said kissing me I climb down the latter and took a seat next to Gibbs.
*Jack's POV*
I sighed looking around my majestic ship one last time before its end. There were other ships out there yes, but this one was special. It held most of my important memories. I met my beautiful Rose here, married her right there by the helm of the ship. It was sad to see the Pearl go before it's time.
"Jack," I heard Elizabeth say from behind me I turned around to look at her.
"Yes Elizabeth, give me a minute I'm coming," I said thinking she had come to tell me to hurry up.
"That's not why I'm here I need to ask you something," she explained walking closer to me
"Can't this wait till we're out of this mess," I hissed
"No it can't," Elizabeth frowned
"Well then spit it out," I exclaimed "Every second we spend here gives us less time to get away from the bloody Kraken I don't have time-,"
"Why her," Elizabeth cut in
"What, why who what are you talking about?" I asked her
"Why Nightstar what's so wonderful about her that makes a man like you think you love her?" She said coldly "You must know deep down inside that I'm the better chose," she began to swing her hips as she quickly closed the space between us. "I'm charming, persuasive, young, beautiful, and seductive," she pressed her body against mine. It didn't feel right it felt so wrong her body didn't fit perfectly against mine like Rose's does. I back away from her trying to get away
"Elizabeth I am not interested I am a married man and you're engaged to a wonderful man," I said trying to talk some kind of common sense into her
"Will just isn't what I expected I thought he would be rebellious, adventure to different places I'm looking for a thrill that I've only seemed to find with you," She whispered my back hit the mass I had no where to run. Elizabeth and my lips were only inches apart
"No-," I tried to say but her lips trapped mine in a kiss. It didn't last very long thank heaven
"So is it me or her?" she asked me smiling
"It will always be Rose, Elizabeth I love her and no one will ever change that," I said
"If I can't have you no one can," She hissed I heard a click then a cuff like thing locked around my wrist. "Goodbye Jack," she smiled making her way over to the latter
"Elizabeth I order you to unlock," I hissed
"I'm not one of your sailors Jack I don't follow you or anyone's orders," she laughed
"Well then do me one thing my dying wish," I frowned
"And why should I help you?" Elizabeth hissed
"Because you're basically killing me," I explained she sighed crossing her arms
"Fine,"
"Can you give Rose this and tell her that I love her forever and always," I pulled off my wedding ring handing it to her. Then she made her way down the latter and I waited for the end.
*Nightstar's POV*
When Will climbed down he looked a bit shocked. Then Elizabeth loaded into the boat.
"Where's Jack?" I asked her
"He elected to stay behind to give us a better chance," She explained I felt my heart rip in two
"No," I whispered feeling the hot tears streaming down my face again.
"He wanted me to give you this," she handed me Jack's wedding ring. This can't be happening this isn't real. It's just a dream I'm going to wake up and Jack will be right next to me.
"Go," Elizabeth ordered then Pintel and Ragetti began to row away
"NO JACK! WE CAN'T GO WITH OUT JACK," I screamed Gibbs held me back as I tried to get out of my seat. I watched the tentacles creped out of the water wrapping around the Black Pearl.
"JACK!" I sobbed Gibbs pulled me into his chest trying to block me from seeing it sink bellow the water. "NO, JACK! JACK YOU PROMISED ME HE'D LIVE HE PROMISED HE CAN'T BE DEAD!" I screamed into Gibb's chest
"I'm sorry lass he- he's gone," Gibbs voice hitched a bit
"No he can't be gone, he just can't," I cried Will patted me on the back
"I'm sorry Nightstar," he mumbled
"But he never broke a promise to me never," he held me as I sobbed
We sat in Tia Dalma's hut sorrow filled the air. I sat at a table with Will who stabbed it repeatedly with his knife.
"It's a shame Jack was a good man," Tia Dalma said
"And I good friend," Marty said
"Aye, the world seem a lot less brighter now that he's gone," Gibbs sighed
"I have to agree it's so dull without him," I said sadly looking at his wedding ring.
"You really loved him," Will stated
"More then words can say. I just wish I could tell him one last time," I replied fowning
"How about one last toast to remember him by, he always loved that delicious rum," Will smiled softly trying to lighten the mood the whole room agreed and Tia Dalma handed everyone a drink except for me
"Hey where's her drink," Pintel pointed out
"No it's fine," I said refusing the dink Tia offered me
"Where's your spirit lass you know Jack would be pretty amazed right now if he heard you," Gibbs laughed
"No really I can't," I stated
"Oh and why's that," Elizabeth asked rolling her eyes she leaned over to Marty saying "She's such a drama queen,"
"She can not drink because she's caring Jack's final string to this world," Tai Dalma said glaring at her
"What does she mean?" Will asked looking at me I couldn't hold back the tears that fell fresh from my eyes once again but this time they were happy tears.
"I'm going to have Jack's child. Can you believe it because I know I can't," I laughed shakily "He'll never know or get to see our child, that's the one thing I regret," I said looking down and placing a hand on my slightly swollen belly the whole room fell quite once more.
"I'm sorry for both you and your child. It's hard growing up with out a father I know how it is. If there was anyway to bring him back I would Nightstar," Will said a tear running down his cheek
"Would you do it?" Tia Dalma asked Will then turned to the rest of us "What would any of you be willing to do? Will you sail to the ends of the earth and beyond to bring back Jack and his precious Pearl?" the whole room was filled with an aye! She grinned "All right, but if you're going to brave the haunted shores at world's end your going to need a Captain who knows those waters," we could hear someone walking from the back room and there stood my father.
"Daddy," I whispered I couldn't believe it he was alive how I didn't care! All I cared about was that he was here standing in front of me.
"Hello my little Rosie," he smiled I ran over to him and he wrapped me into his protected arms.
"I'm not so little anymore," I laughed letting go and wiping the tears from my face
"I heard you're going to have my first grandchild look like I came back just in time," he said smiling ear to ear "Your mother is so proud of you," he whispered to me
"You saw mother," I gasped
"Yes, she is so happy for you. You and Jack have her blessing," he explained that's all I needed to hear. My father then got a serious look on his face
"Now someone tell me what happened to my ship?" he ordered oh this was going to be a long journey.
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