POTC Book 4: Everything Has Changed

Chapter 10 Not Alone

"I give up." I sigh and lean back against the hull.

"Captain of Flying Dutchman at your service." he grinned.

"Will!" I exclaimed excitedly and leaped forward, gripping the bars, "How did you get here!?"

He smiled and walked closer, "I can pop in just about any place if my ship is close by."

"Jones could do that too." she chuckled a little, "I forgot."

"So what are you doing in the brig of the Queen Anne's Revenge?" Will looked curious, "Where's Jack?"

"He's having a parlay with Blackbeard."

"Where's everyone else?"

I looked sad, then confused, "I would think you'd know about the crew."

"Why?"

"Well they went down with the Pearl.  Didn't you pick them up?"

"No.  They must still be alive." now he looked confused and a bit shocked, "You say the Pearl went down?"

"Aye." I sighed sadly, "We were attacked." I suddenly looked angry and slammed my fist against the hull, "By this ship!"

He flinched slightly, "What about Gibbs?  And Barbossa?"

"Gibbs is... well... I honestly don't know where he is."

"What about-"

"I bet you can't wait to see Elizabeth again." I interrupted him quickly.

I don't want to hear anymore about it.

He looked slightly confused as to why I interrupted, then at the mention of Elizabeth he sighed sadly, "I have to wait another nine years."

"Oh right." I bit my lip, "Sorry I brought it up."

He shook his head, "It's alright.  I'm just glad we got married when we did.  I never thanked Barbossa properly for performing the ceremony."

You just had to bring that up didn't ya.

"He was glad to." I said quickly.

Will glanced down and saw my wedding band, "So you and he got married?" he smiled, "Congratulations."

"Yeah well..." I grumbled.

He raised his eyebrows, "What?"

"Hector lost his right leg when the Pearl went down.  And I think some of his mind went with it.  Because he decided to join the navy."

He looked shocked, "I wouldn't expect that from him of all people."

"I didn't either." I said quietly.

Suddenly I got a small pain in my side and bent over.

"Are you alright?" Will sounded concerned.

"Just... fine." I said through gritted teeth, sitting down slowly, "I've been yanked around too much lately."

"You don't look-"

"I said I'm fine!" I snapped.

He took a step back and held up his hands, "I'm sorry.  I didn't mean to upset you."

I sighed and looked down, "I'm sorry Will."

"It's alri-" suddenly the ship hit a large swell and he was knocked into a post.

I fell off the crate I was sitting on and hit the floor.

"That always seems worse when you're in the very bottom of a ship." I commented.

Will walked over to my cell door again, "I'm not sure why."

I got back to my feet and immediately felt dizzy.  It was also accompanied by a nauseous feeling.

Oh, how lovely.

I closed my eyes for a minutes and it passed.  When I opened them, he was looking at me curiously, but he said nothing.

Probably doesn't want me to bite his head off again.  Why did I act like that anyway?

"If I had the keys I'd let you out." he said sincerely.

"It's the thought that counts." I teased, "Too bad thoughts can't unlock cell doors."

He smiled a little, then looked serious, "I should get back to my ship now."

"You never did tell me how you came to be in this area." I looked curious.

"I came to take the cooks soul to the other side." he said quietly.

"Oh." I looked sad,  "Poor man..."

There was a moment of silence, then Will reached through the bars and held my hand for a few seconds, "Until we meet again."

I smiled a little, "Goodbye."

He backed into the shadows again and I saw his silhouette vanish into the hull.

"Alone again." I sighed.

But for some reason I had a feeling that I wasn't totally alone...