Marie's Casual wear:
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Ryan:
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A\N:
As I've said before, both Ryan and the necklace have been changed up. Ryan won't be with the gang anymore after a while, but he'll go out with a bang and help a huge chunk of Marie's memory! The same goes for the fake Marie, who will provide Marie with a valuable self-esteem boost. The necklace also helps with memory, but in a very subtle, sub-conscious way.
Chapter Thirty-Three
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Ahoy, Mateys!
Jack and Will tip-toed through the cave, and when they found what they were looking for, they stayed quiet. They peered through the little space they had and saw Barbossa and his men laughing and raising their fists in the air. They also saw Miss Swann, and Will gasped.
"Every last piece that went astray we have returned, save for this!" Barbossa shouted to his men. "And now, the blood Will be repaid to free us from this curse forever!"
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Marie
This place definitely gave off a creepy vibe, and we continued trekking on while being cautious. We dealt with some heartless along the way, but we just mostly walked through the stony path. As soon as we could step any further though, we saw Will and a woman running towards us. Oh, it seemed he saved Miss Swann but... I don't see Jack anywhere.
"Quick, they're after us!" Will warned as he approached us. Right after he said that we saw some of Barbossa's men chasing after them. Sora and I, along with Donald and Goofy took out our weapons, and prepared for battle.
"We'll hold them off!" Sora told Will. "Give us a sign when the ship's ready to sail."
Will agreed to light the signal fire, and we prepared for the men giving chase. They took out their weapons, and immediately started attacking us. Sora blocked the first attack, and Donald came in with one of his spells. I decided to attack one of the pirates, and we engaged in battle against each other. He had a dagger with him, so he came at me fast to get a cut, but I managed to block his attack. I gave him a whack from my Keyblade, but it seemed like it wasn't enough. I ran back a few and fired a spell at him—which thankfully held him back a bit. We only held them off for about a minute before we saw the signal on the ship. We all put our weapons back, and quickly made our way towards the ship. It wasn't terribly far, so Ryan was able to run all the way there. Once we made it though, Ryan took a seat and took a breather. Sora asked where Jack was, and Will simply scratched his head.
"Well..."
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Jack and Will
Moments before
"And now, the blood Will be repaid to free us from the curse forever!" Barbossa shouted. Will and Jack stared a bit before Will grew impatient and decided to was time to save Elizabeth.
"No, not yet!" Jack whispered. He told him that they needed to wait for the opportune moment, but Will just scoffed and told him that Jack only wanted to go when it benefited him the most. Jack sighed, and interrupted.
"May I ask you something?" he asked. Will quieted down and Jack walked up to him. "Have I ever given you reason not to trust me? Stay here... and try not to do anything stupid."
As soon as Jack started walking however, Will grabbed an oar, and immediately whacked the back of his head. Will dropped the oar, and quickly made his way to where Elizabeth was. Barbossa, on the other hand, had cut Elizabeth's palm, leaving a small slit on it. She winced at the pain, and then saw the coin with her blood fall on top of the others. She quickly covered her hand as he let her go, and waited for the curse to lift.
But, when nothing happened, he grew angry, and looked at Elizabeth. "You! Maid! Your father. Was your father William Turner?"
When she told him no, he quickly threw her aside, and she fell to the floor. The other pirates demanded what was going on, and Barbossa shouted as he asked who brought Elizabeth. Everyone started getting angry, and Elizabeth got up from the floor. A coin landed near her, and when she grabbed it, a hand grabbed hers. It was Will's.
"Hurry!" he whispered. They quickly ran away, but Barbossa had spotted them. Not caring about the woman, he told his men to chase after them once he saw the medallion in Will's hand.
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"I had to," Will said as he told everyone about everything. He mentioned that Jack wasn't a fairy-tale pirate, and that he couldn't be trusted no matter much he sweet talked someone. Sora and the gang weren't really sure about it all, and they kind of felt bad, but if they were being chased they needed to leave asap. Will started up the ship, and they were on their way to Port Royal. Once the ship was sailing smoothly, Elizabeth and Will stepped into the cabin below to fix her hand up, and a moment of silenced past before he spoke up.
"Is it true? You gave Barbossa my name instead of yours?" he asked. He finished up patching her hand, and lowered his head. "Why choose my name?"
She didn't know why, and Will had asked her where she got the medallion from. She sighed and told him that it was originally his, the day they found him drifting at sea. He was a bit glad to see it, since it was a gift from his father, who had sent it to him. Elizabeth apologized, but Will had no reason to be overly angry, and instead asked her why she took it.
"Because I was afraid that you were a pirate," she replied. It was awful to think about it, because of how close they were, and Will got up from his bending. He walked away, and looked out the window.
"Of course," he said. "It wasn't your blood they needed...it was my father's blood—My blood. The blood... of a pirate."
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Jack
"How the blazes did you get off that island, Jack?" Barbossa asked as he paced back and forth in front of Jack, who was tied to a pole. Jack rolled his eyes, obviously not too please being tied up.
"When you sailed me away in my ship and marooned me on that godforsaken spit of land, with naught but a pistol and a sing shot," he replied. "You forgot one very important thing, mate. I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."
Barbossa stopped walking, and warned him he wouldn't be making that mistake again. Jack offered that if he untied him he would negotiate with Will and try to get his medallion back, but Barbossa was smart not to trust another pirate, and told him it didn't sit well with him. Jack didn't care about him or anything else, and just wanted what was his and that was the Black Pearl. Barbossa laughed, and told his men to lock him up.
"We're coming up on the interceptor," one of his men said. "What do we do, Captain?"
"Whaddya think, you idiots!"
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Marie
Will was controlling the ship while everyone else looked around. Ryan and I were leaning against the railing, and then we heard Miss Swann shout at Will. We all quickly made our way to her, and she pointed out a ship—most likely Barbossa's ship. Donald asked what to do, and Sora wondered what Jack would do.
"I don't know," Will said as he began to think. "I suppose...he'd run for it."
"Sounds good to me." as soon as Sora said that, we felt an impact on the ship and we all fell over. I heard Miss Swann call out Will's name, and I noticed he fell overboard. Sora and everyone else tried to get up, but then another impact hit us again, and we kept falling. Goofy cried out about hitting the decks, and then we fell again from the impact. I saw Sora picking up a coin from the floor, and he got up as he spoke. "We're just gonna have to fight!"
We all got up and were able to stand. We looked over to the ship and noticed they put their cannons away, and I sighed out of relief. I was getting tired of falling over, but we weren't out of trouble yet. Sora came over and asked if I was alright, and I smiled as I nodded in response. I looked around and noticed that everyone else was alright. I looked at Sora's hand, which had the coin in it. We heard the roars of pirates coming onto our ship, and I gasped—they were fast! We took out our weapons, and I instructed Ryan to stay back with Miss Swann. He agreed, and the two hid behind some of the barrels aboard. Sora and Goofy got to work fighting, and Donald and I concentrated on healing and attacking with our spells. They were really aiming at Sora, and I wondered why until one of them grabbed the coin he had in his hand. Sora was able to grab it back, and this time they were attacking him a little harder than before. Goofy and Donald were way too busy to back him up, and the amount of pirates this Barbossa guy had was ridiculous! Ryan and Miss Swann were busy trying to hide, and before I knew it, Sora was surrounded. He wasn't doing so well with so many surrounding him, so I fired a couple of spells at the pirates. He looked my way and gave me a smile, and I returned it as I fired a couple of more spells. I was really glad that I talked to Sora about my memories, and even though I feel nothing for him I'm really liking the way he treats me. Everyone got rid of the few pirates left, and I placed my Keyblade away. I ran up to the rest, and they were all cheering about defeating the pirates.
"We beat the pirates!" Sora exclaimed as he raised his fist in the air. I smiled and cheered along, but then all of a sudden we heard Barbossa's voice and we turned around. Sora gasped as he saw Miss Swann and Jack. I gasped and quickly looked around, and I saw Ryan near Goofy. I sighed out of relief and looked at Barbossa and his men.
"Now then, I'll be having back that medallion," Barbossa said. He walked up a bit, and pointed at Miss Swann and Jack. "Unless it's more important than their lives?"
"Barbossa!" we heard a familiar voice say. We looked over to the railing, and saw Will with a pistol aiming at Barbossa. "Set her free!"
Barbossa laughed and told him to shoot, since he couldn't die. Will took a deep breath, and told him that indeed they couldn't, but he could. He took a moment before he spoke. "My name is Will Turner! My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner! His blood runs in my veins!"
Barbossa was shocked, but Will continued on with saying that if they didn't do what they were told he would pull the trigger. My eyes widened when he had the gun near his head, but Barbossa remained calmed and asked what his terms were. With a deep breath, Will spoke. "Release Elizabeth... as well as them."
He pointed at us, and Barbossa asked if he wanted anything else. Will only told them to leave, completely leaving out Jack. Barbossa agreed, but then he pulled a fast one on us. He said the heartless were staying behind, and we all looked around. I heard heartless coming in on the ship, and the moment I turned around, I felt something hard hit the back of my head, and everything went dark.
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Sora
Sora heard Marie yell before she went quiet and turned towards where she was. Immediately, he saw Pete with both Will and Marie, and scrambled to Barbossa's side. Sora shouted her name, and tried chasing after him, but was completely surrounded. Ryan also tried pushing through, but couldn't even move the pirates. He cursed at them for taking Marie, but all they did was laugh.
"No fair!" Sora shouted, obviously hating the disadvantage they were in. Ryan glared at Barbossa and Pete, and wasn't liking it as well.
The pirates grabbed them, tied them up, and brought them down towards the cabin. They sat them down, and from the door they heard Pete laughing as he praised Barbossa for his good work. It was incredibly easy to get what Maleficent wanted from the start, and who knew a bunch of pirates would get the work done? Elizabeth shouted at the captain, and Sora shouted that he would never trust a pirate ever again. They overheard one of the pirates talking about the powder kegs, and Barbossa gave the word that they were done and bade farewell to Sora and the rest. A moment passed and everything went quiet, with only Sora and everyone else making noise. Donald looked around trying to see if there was anything he could do, but when nothing popped up he looked at the rest.
"What are we gonna do!?" he said. Both him and Goofy weren't too fond of being blown to smithereens, and neither was everyone else. Jack stood quiet for a moment, and then told them not to worry. An average pirate knew when to surrender, and Sora couldn't believe the words that were coming out of his mouth. Jack chuckled, cut the rope, and looked at everyone else.
"First, we've got to see to the gunpowder," he said. He started cutting everyone else' rope, and told them that he wasn't about to lose the ship they were on. Sora wasn't planning on trusting a pirate again, and Jack merely acknowledged that. Everyone was untied and left for the deck, save Ryan and Elizabeth.
They noticed a bunch of flying heartless and a total of five burning barrels that they needed to get rid of. With the four of them attending to each one it wasn't long before they got to the last one. Donald and Goofy dealt with the last remaining heartless, while Sora and Jack threw the barrel off the ship. It really wasn't a tough battle at all, they just needed to get rid of the barrels. Once it was all clear, Elizabeth and Ryan walked up to the deck. They both ran up to the steering wheel and watched Jack set sail. It was the second time seeing Barbossa sail off with his ship, but he was going to get her back soon enough. Ryan walked over to Sora, Donald, and Goofy and wondered why Pete wanted Marie in the first place.
"Maleficent wants her," Sora told him. It was the truth, and he knew that without a doubt. Even last year she was so determined to get Marie, but with every chance she had Sora, Donald and Goofy had always stopped her.
"Who's Maleficent?" Ryan asked. Sora dropped his shoulders and explained along the way about her and her role in last year's adventure. Ryan understood the trouble she caused them, but he still wasn't sure why Marie was so important to every enemy they bumped into.
"It's not every enemy that we see," Goofy explained. "It's really only those organization fellows and Maleficent who want her."
"And I'll always be there to stop them," Sora said firmly. Ryan looked at him, and sighed as he lowered his head. Sora really loved his cousin, there was no doubt about that. He remembered how Aura told him that he should help Marie remember, but how was he going to do that? He was good at flirting and all that, but this was something that was serious. He didn't want to screw anything up or be blamed for anything. He sighed again, and noticed that they were already at the Isla de Muerta. Everyone got off the ship, but before they progressed Jack stopped and looked at Elizabeth.
"You stay with the ship, lass!" he said as he looked over to Elizabeth. She declined to do so, and worried that Will could die while she was away. When Jack tried to reassure her, she still didn't listen. Instead, Sora told her to trust him, and she stayed quiet for a minute.
"Sora, Donald, goofy—bring Will back safely," she said. She looked over to Ryan, who looked away. He wasn't sure about it, but he thought it was for the best.
"I'll stay with Elizabeth and keep guard of the ship," he said as he walked towards her. "I suck when it comes to running."
He gave a quick chuckle as he looked at the rest, and Sora nodded. Ryan also told him to bring Marie back safely, but he didn't have to say another word to Sora as it was the first thing on his list. Elizabeth and Ryan walked back to the ship, while the rest made their way deeper into the island.
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Marie
I wonder how many brain cells were dead with the amount of attacks I got to my head. I mean, really... well, when I came to I was in an area not far from where Will was. I heard what they were saying, but I was tied up and had a cloth over my mouth. I couldn't even move properly, but I did see what was happening sorta.
"Now, let's be tryin' this again!" I heard Barbossa shout. He looked at his men and laughed. "The last of the Aztec treasure has been returned. And now, the blood Will be repaid to free us from this curse forever!"
Once Barbossa assured that this time they would be free, I heard Sora's voice running into the scene. I tried looking to see where he was, but I was in between rocks, and I knew that he couldn't see me.
"Ahoy! Treasure, mateys!" he shouted. I couldn't help but chuckle, despite my situation. Hearing him sound so pirate-y was definitely a treat, and I heard Donald and Goofy as well. Barbossa was shocked that they made it out alive from whatever they were trapped with, and I was too! Donald assured him that they were indeed alive, and that they were pirates. Barbossa was getting serious by the sound of his tone, and sent his men to attack them. I only heard swords clashing, but after a while, I heard Sora's voice and I was relieved to know he sounded okay. I didn't hear any of Barbossa's men, but when I heard footsteps nearby, I panicked.
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Sora
Sora was able to clear the room of Barbossa's men, and freed Will from him captive. "Thank you, Sora," he said.
The young boy asked him where Marie was, but Will told him that he last saw her being dragged by Pete. Sora wasn't pleased at all when he heard that, but his attention changed towards Jack and Barbossa fighting. They were clashing their swords against each other, and Sora offered words of encouragement. Unfortunately, as Jack looked towards the young boy, Barbossa took the initiative and stabbed him right on the abdomen. He gave out a laugh and called the Captain of the Black Pearl a fool. Jack stumbled backwards, and walked into the moonlight. He quickly transformed into a body of bones, and thus couldn't die. It so happened that he touched the coin from the Aztec treasure beforehand, and he was quite thankful for it. Barbossa growled, and shouted out for Pete.
"Show yourself, Pete! The tide has changed," he shouted. Sora and the others turned around, and saw Pete with a very resistant Marie—who was tied up and mad a cloth over her mouth. He grabbed her along, since he still needed to take care of business in Port Royal.
"Marie!" Sora shouted. She stopped struggling when she saw him, and muffled out his name behind the cloth.
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Marie
"Let her go!" I heard Sora say. I was getting really annoyed about this cloth over my mouth, and the rope tied around my wrists were pretty tight. Plus, Pete's grip was pretty hard, too. Speaking of which, Pete looked at Barbossa, and laughed as he knew that the pirate would be needing his help. He gave out a whistle, and a giant chameleon appeared behind Barbossa. This thing was huge, and I wanted to help Sora and the others defeat it, but with Pete holding my arm it was impossible.
"Let's enjoy the show and see those punks fall," Pete said. I tried shouting at him, but he ignored me as his grip grew tighter. I was getting frustrated and tried my best to get out of this grip on me, but I was also watching Sora to make sure he was okay. The whole area grew pitch black all of a sudden and I shouted out for Sora, hoping that he would hear me. All I heard was the sound of swords clashing, grunts and attacks coming from the chameleon, and I was really wishing the lights were back on. The fighting continued for a while, and then the area lit up, and I was really glad. I was able to see Sora and Jack fighting with Barbossa, while Goofy rushed into him with his shield. Sora transformed into his wisdom form, and so Donald wasn't in sight. The area went back to darkness, and I gasped at the suddenness of it. I tried getting out of Pete's grip, but it wasn't working still. I heard the noise of the pistol and gasped, hoping Barbossa didn't shoot Sora or any of the others. Luckily I heard them all fighting, so I sighed. The area lit up again, and I saw them all heading straight to Barbossa. The area grew dark, and then I heard Barbossa cry out in pain. When the area lit up, I saw Sora, Donald, Goofy and Jack standing in front of Pete and I. Barbossa was passed out somewhere in the corner, and I saw Pete was getting nervous.
"Let her go!" Sora shouted. Pete hesitated, and it seemed like it he wasn't going to let me go anytime soon. I couldn't even concentrate and cast a spell with him moving me around so much, and I was getting really frustrated.
"I said let her go!" Sora shouted again. Pete kept moving me around with him panicking so much. But he tried keeping his cool and told them that he wasn't. If there was a time where I really needed my powers, it would be now. He stopped moving, and so I tried casting my fire spell. When I did, he started to move again, and I groaned in annoyance. I was getting really angry, and when I moved my feet around I noticed the ropes around my ankle were getting loose. I kept moving them around, and soon enough the rope was loose enough for me to...
"Yeow!" Pete cried out. The moment I kicked his shin he let go of me, and that was my cue to run towards Sora, Donald and Goofy. When I ran to them, Sora quickly grabbed hold of me and let loose the ropes and cloth around my mouth, and I took a deep breath.
"Thank you so much!" I exclaimed. Sora gave me a huge smile as he hugged me, and I just smiled as he did. I patted his back, and we let go. There was still some getting used to, but overall I was getting better with handling Sora's affectionate hugs.
"Right! Care to surrender, Barbossa?" Jack asked as he stared at Barbossa, who got up from being passed out. We all turned our attention to them, and Barbossa took out his sword and pointed it at Jack. He wasn't going to give up without a fight. Jack just shook his head, and took out his pistol. "What say you we call it—a draw?"
Barbossa laughed and told him that he would never learn, while Jack threw the coin and shot at Barbossa. With the bad pirate laughing, we all turned to Will, who had his hand above the Aztec treasure. Barbossa turned towards Will, and with his hand stained with blood, he dropped both the coins—the one he got from Jack and the other he had himself—onto the chest. Barbossa stumbled, and told us how he felt cold. Within moments he keeled over, and Jack just stared at him.
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When we finished up with everything, we returned to the ships, and stopped when Will turned to Jack. He asked him what he was going to do, and Jack mentioned he was a free man that now he had his ship with him. Will thanked him, and offered his hand, but he flinched, scared that he was going to get hit again.
"Hey, jack—good luck," Sora said. Donald told him to be good, and Goofy and I also said our farewells. He gave us a wink and started heading out, but stopped when Miss Swann came running in with her arms open. The poor pirate had his arms open, but she completely passed him and hugged Will. Ryan also came out and was glad I was safe, and I was happy that he was concerned. Maybe he's growing up. I saw from the corner of my eye that Sora was blushing, and that Donald and Goofy were teasing him about it. When they looked my way, I blushed immediately. I looked away, and noticed Jack's compass started glowing. We all looked at Sora, and he nodded. He took out his Keyblade, and unlocked the path to a new world.
"You know, for a minute," Sora said as he looked at Donald. "I was afraid we were gonna lose Donald to the curse of the treasure!"
Goofy agreed and laughed. Donald was pretty angry that we thought that, and tapped his foot as he crossed his arms. I started laughing a bit more, and the gang looked at me. I stopped laughing, and smiled nervously at them as I asked. "What's wrong?"
"Ya look more happy," Goofy said as he gave me a smile. Donald agreed, and I stopped to think about. Maybe it was because of what I talked about with Sora, but I did feel a bit happier. I think... maybe... I'm getting closer to the me I was.
"I feel a lot more happier," I told them. I looked at Sora, and gave him a smile. He returned it, and in the back of my head, something was telling me to go and hug him tightly. I didn't though, but with that feeling in the back of my mind I felt like I was going to get closer to getting my memory back.
I hoped you enjoyed the chapter, and I hope you've noticed a bit of change in Marie's attitude towards Sora. I think with her talking it out with Sora she gained a subtle piece of the memories she once had. It'll take a while, but I think Marie is starting to remember.
On the flip side, Marie still struggles with herself and her self-esteem and the sorts. I think she's starting to lose hope in herself and her powers.