Broken

Broken

Summary: A what if story about the scene where Will is run through by Davy Jones and then in Jack’s surprise Davy Jones lunges at him making him drop the heart. Bootstrap Bill in a rage over Jones killing his son stabs the heart killing Jones and taking his place as Captain of the Flying Dutchman. Jack has to console a shattered Elizabeth because there is no way for Will to return from the dead.

Disclaimer: Nope I don’t own anything from POTC and I make no money from this story. However I did borrow some lines from the movie for this story.

A/N: Please read and review and let me know what you think of what I have so far.

The fighting had spread out between the Pearl and the Dutchman while the seas raged a battle of their own as maelstroms seemed to manifest everywhere around them. Aboard the Dutchman Davy Jones kicked Will to the ground and prepared to run him through when Elizabeth swung over from the Pearl. Turning around to face her Jones sneered at her as he brandished his cutlass.

“Alright then…ye’ll see no mercy from me!”

“That’s why I brought this!”

Elizabeth pulled her sword and began crossing blades with Jones. She backed him towards Will with a few well placed thrusts until he out maneuvered her and kicked her to the deck with his leg that had been transformed into a crab’s leg. Elizabeth gave a whimper as she collided with the stairs of the deck making Will jump to his feet grabbing his sword as he did.

“Elizabeth!”

Jones prepared to run her through with his blade but stopped short when Will ran him through with his blade. He gave a cruel chuckle as he glanced back over his shoulder at Will.

“Missed. Or did ye forget? I’m a heartless wretch!”

Jones bent Will’s sword as he chuckled at Will’s futile attempts to remove it. With one fluid movement he kicked Will back to the deck and spun around to face him. Elizabeth and Will exchanged nervous glances at each other as Jones advanced towards them. Jones noticed the shared looks between the two and paused before snorting in disgust.

“Ah…love, a dreadful bond. And yet…so easily severed.”

While Jones was concentrating on Will and Elizabeth Jack crawled over to the deck where the chest had fallen when Will and Jones had started fighting. Unlocking the chest he pulled out the still beating heart and rose to his feet turning around to face towards Jones.

“Tell me William Turner, do ye fear death?”

He prepared to run Will through while Elizabeth and Bootstrap Bill watched in horror. Jack picked up the broken blade of his sword as he stepped closer to Jones.

“Do ye?”

Jones turned around to see Jack holding his heart prepared to stab it. Will and Elizabeth shared a nervous smile as they watched things unfold between Jones and Jack.

“Yer a cruel man Sparrow!”

Jack smirked before replying.

“Cruel is jus’ a matter of perspective.”

“Is it?”

Then to Jack and Elizabeth’s horror Jones turned back around and plunged his sword into Will’s heart twisting it fatally. Elizabeth screamed out her shrill cry ringing out across the deck.

“WILL!! Nooooo!!”

Knowing that he had the element of surprise on his side Jones lunged at Jack knocking his heart out of Jack’s hand where it fell to the deck. He held his dagger at Jack’s throat as he spat venomously at him.

“Ye’ll not forestall my judgment Sparrow!”

Hearing Elizabeth screaming for Will Bootstrap Bill was roused from his stupor. He looked down at them to see his only son lying slumped against the side of the Dutchman with Jones’ cutlass sticking out of his chest. Will was dying and it sent Bootstrap into a blind rage. Pulling his dagger from his pocket he picked up Jones’ heart and yelled to him .

“You killed my son and now I’m going to kill you!”

Bootstrap plunged his dagger into Jones’ heart before he could be stopped killing him instantly. Jones froze in his assault on Jack and turned to look at the dagger that had been plunged into his heart. Looking up to the gray overcast sky his blue eyes slipped closed as he whispered.

“Calypso!”

Then he staggered towards the railing and fell over the side of the Dutchman into the abyss of the maelstrom to the bottom of the ocean. The Dutchman began listing to the side and water began flooding onto the deck taking the ship down beneath the waves. Jack hurried over to where Elizabeth was clinging to Will’s nearly lifeless body. He bent down and grabbed her around her slender waist prying her from the young man’s dying body. She screamed as she tried to fight Jack off.

“NO! NO! I won’t leave you! I won’t let you die! WILL!!”

Grabbing Elizabeth tighter around her waist he hauled her to her feet and dragged her towards the railing of the Dutchman. He grabbed a rifle and then a loose piece of a sail to fashion a parachute for them to safely leave the quickly sinking Dutchman. Elizabeth looked down at the Dutchman one last time as they floated away from it…the ship was quickly sinking beneath the waves. She buried her head into Jack’s chest feeling tears sting her tea colored eyes. Jack looked down at Elizabeth with sad coffee colored eyes as he watched her start to crumble against his chest. This would undoubtedly take it’s toll on her and Jack wasn’t sure if she’d be able to withstand losing the boy. He feared that it would break her beyond the point of being fixed. Pulling on the ropes he guided their makeshift parachute towards the Pearl where they landed in the water just a short distance away. Holding Elizabeth to his chest Jack swam for the Pearl finally reaching the side where he helped her up. Once on deck she sank to her knees and turned her head up to the sky. Her arms raised above her head and she let out a mournful wail. Jack grimaced at the tortured sounding cry that tore from her throat. How would he ever be able to bring her back from this?

A/N: Okay let me know what you think of my newest idea for a Jack/Liz story! I would love to hear your thoughts…good or bad!!