The Heart Of The Sea: A Pirates of the Caribbean Story

Up is Down

The sun was sinking in the sky for the 3rd time since they saved Jack. Tempest was tired and her feet ached from standing. Abigail had hardly said a word since seeing her father in the boat. Jack had spent the past couple days pouring over the map from Sao Feng.

"We're not going to make it back in time are we?" She asked and leaned against the rail. Gibbs shook his head.

"It would seem not. Jones will win." He sighed and sipped his last drop of water.

"After the sun sets we'll be trapped for who knows how long." She muttered. The pirates from Singapore all walked around the ship talking quietly.

"Aye, it would seem. Well be dead soon either way. No food or water." He grumbled. She looked at the ground when she heard dramatic noises. She looked over and saw Jack running back and forth with a confused look on hus face.

"Id ask but I don't know if I want to know." She shook her head.

"Look at that!" Jack pointed. "Ah! It's over there!" He yelled and ran to the other side of the boat.

"What is he doing!?" Barbosa yelled angrily. As the crew followed Jack running back and forth the ship started to shake. He made his,way to the map and Tempest followed. The map was flipped in a weird position.

"Up is down..... he's trying to flip the ship." She looked over at Jack. Abigail Elizabeth and Will had joined in.

"Aye, that he is. I'll go untie the canons!" Barbosa yelled and rushed away. Tempest groaned and held onto the table as the ship came closer to capsizing. She pushed away and joined her brother in running back and forth. Barbosa came up the stairs and joined them. They ran back and forth and grabbed onto the rail as the ship went over the edge and the deck started to go underwater.

"This is insane." Tempest hissed to herself. The ship went entirely under the water crates floated away. Her lungs burned from holding her breath. The water flashed green and the ship started plummeting upwards. She held on as tightly as she could until the ship exploded out of the water. She gasped for breath as her legs gave out.

"We made it." Will stood up and looked around. The sun was rising and an island was in their eyeline. Jack pulled out a pistol and aimed it at Will who returned the favor. Barbosa pointed one at Jack so Tempest pointed one at Barbosa.

"You and I are going to that meeting Jack. Whether you like it or not." Barbosa glared. Jack shook his head.

"I think not. It's a bad idea. Besides who cares if Jones wins he thinks I'm dead he'll leave me alone." Tempest moved her pistol from Barbosa to Jack with a glare.

"You're going because its the right thing to do you bloody Coward. We saved you to do this. You'll do it or ill send you right back." He moved his pistol towards her.

"Id like to see you try dear sister. Jones and Beckett will gravitate to shipwreck cove once all those pirates are their. I'll be sailing my ship the opposite direction."

"Fine then. You'll just have to go wounded." She aimed at his leg and pulled the trigger but nothing happened. "Bloody wet powder." Jack scoffed.

"Im going ashore to look for supplies." Jack muttered and put his pistol back in his belt.

"Ill go with you." She stated. Barbosa nodded in agreement.

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Tempest climbed out of the dingy once they reached the island. The sight before her shocked her to her core. The Kraken was laying in the sand dead.

"Beckett must not have liked Jones pet." Jack sneered. "Cant say I blame him. I'm not fond of anything connected to Jones." Tempest rolled her eyes.

"There might be some coconuts or bananas in the trees." She walked into the woods and started looking up the tree trunks for any sign of food. She walked and listened to more bickering coming from the boys.

"Would you two quit it!? My goodness I wish you were both still dead! At least then it would be quiet!" Tempest exclaimed. She continued to march angrily through the woods.

"Admit it! You missed me!" Jack yelled after her as he followed her closely. She shook her head.

"Isobel was right to kill you. At first I was furius and wanted to kill her for what she did but the more I thought about it the more I saw she was right. You wouldn't have stayed behind willingly. You would've happily watched us all die if it meant you could have a chance at freedom!" Tempest pointed an accusing finger at him.

"What makes you say that!" He exclaimed growing angry.

"Would you have stayed?" She asked with a glare. He scoffed.

"Obviously not! You people didn't deserve my sacrifice! You're ungrateful!"

"Abd you're selfish and a Coward!" She yelled. She turned around to keep walking when she saw a body laying on the ground.

"I thought this island wasn't populated?" Jack asked. She knelt next to the body and got a good look at his face.

"He was in Singapore....... Sao Feng." She muttered and stood up.

"The Pearl." Jack took off running back to the beach where Barbosa stood staring at the ship that was floating next to the Pearl.

"This won't be good." Tempest muttered. Jack gripped the hilt of his sword tightly.