Return of the sparrows : POTC

10

'Bugger bugger bugger.'

Lily tried to jump down to help Elizabeth but the wheel was moving to fast, she'd injure herself if she tried. Growling to herself she swung inside the wheel instead. Jack was just heading out of the wheel when she went in, leaving her with Will and Norrington. Angry at herself for giving into James she joined Will and attacked him. James seemed to be surprised that he had to block two people at once but in a spinning wheel it was pretty simple.

Suddenly the wheel got faster, so Lily assumed they were going down a hill. Screaming she held on to a board on the inside and watched the scenery go by at high speeds. Will and James had stopped fighting as well, and were now yelling along with her. Lily felt like she did on the cannibal island in that bone cage. In other words, sick to her stomach and very dizzy.

They rolled on and on until Lily saw no more jungle, instead they saw beach and fish-men. The wheel slowed down and finally stopped but not before falling sideways into the ocean. Lily tried to stand up but fell immediately, lungs now filled with sea water. Apparently Will didn't have much luck either but James just stood up and staggered over to the life boat. Shaking her head to get rid of the dizziness Lily followed, only because Jack was over in that general direction.

"Look out Jack!" She shouted. Jack turned around to come face to face with a fish man, who grinned and raised his sword. He didn't get very far. Before he could bring the sword down Lily had skewered him through the stomach.

"Thanks luv, watch the commodore." Jack growled. Lily looked over and narrowed her eyes while Norrington dug around in the boat. She waded over and stood next to him cautiously.

"What're you doin'?" She barked.

James looked up at her with narrowed eyes then widened his eyes. He grabbed her and pulled her sideways and she could hear the swish of a sword swing down in the place she was just standing in. James punched the fish guy and sliced him open with his sword before looking back at Lily rather annoyed.

"You just...saved my life." Lily blinked.

James just shrugged and looked away, back to the battle. Elizabeth was being backed up while fighting about five on her own, Pintel and Ragetti were holding their own with rows and a net, Jack was swinging his oar wildly and Will had just noticed the chest. He knelt in front of it to open it but Jack knocked him out with his oar. Lily shrieked, along with Elizabeth, and rushed over to him.

"Leave him lie! Unless you plan on hitting something with him." Jack shouted. They were all backed up against the long boat and getting worried. Jones's crew was closing in fast and they didn't have much in the way of weapons anymore. Lily felt James slip his hand in hers and squeeze. She was about to smack him for his nerve but he was taking the chest.

"Into the boat." He barked at everyone.

"You're mad!" Elizabeth gasped.

"Don't wait for me."

Lily's mind screamed at her but before Norrington took off she reached up and kissed him softly, while kissing him she slipped the dagger Tia Dalma had given her into his hand. When she pulled away she whispered a thank you and he nodded then took off running. Naturally Jones's men followed him since he had the chest. Everyone else just stared at him, and Lily, in a rather shocked awe.

"I say we respect his final wish aye?" Jack stuttered. Everyone nodded and hopped into the long boat. Lily sat next to Will and placed his head on her lap. While stroking his hair she thought of James. They were friends once, sort of. He was a cabin boy on her fathers ship from the time he was nine to the time he turned fourteen. She and him would always fight but they were loyal to each other when it came to anyone else.