CHAPTER 1

Henry Turner and his new love, Carina Smyth Barbossa, stood outside watching the horizon, holding hands. They had been through a lot together these past few weeks to end Will's curse and every other curse in the Caribbean. It had worked! With the help of Captain Jack Sparrow and Captain Hector Barbossa, they were able to destroy the Trident of Poseidon. Now, Will Turner was home with his wife, Elizabeth, where he belonged.

Elizabeth never told Henry of their adventures on the sea, only that Will was cursed as Captain of the Flying Dutchman, and would only be able to set foot upon land once every ten years. Before Will had left, he asked Elizabeth not to tell any future children they have about everything they did, for he didn't want them to know. Elizabeth agreed, for she wanted to now leave the pirate life behind her. She had resigned her position as the Pirate King.

No, they held no ill will towards any of their former pirate allies, they just didn't want their son getting mixed up in the same dangerous adventures that they were in. They wanted their child to be safe, and to not get into any trouble.

"What are you thinking about," Carina asked Henry, who seemed to be lost in thought.

"I was just thinking over everything. Why didn't my parents tell me of their adventures with all of these famous pirates? Jack, your father, Davy Jones. I know they wanted to keep me safe, but they had to know I would find out eventually. I am curious just like my mother, I would have figured it out, eventually."

Carina smiled at this.

"They probably just didn't want to see you endanger your life is all. You are their only child, and they love you. I mean, why did my father not want to keep me? Why did he leave me? At least you have two parents who love you."

"Your father loved you too, Carina," Henry said with a smile. "You know he did. He even told you that you were treasure to him. Why he left, I have no idea. Jack didn't even know he had a child."

That was true. The late Hector Barbossa had been pretty secretive about his past. Carina had no idea that at one point in his life, Barbossa had not been a good man. Luckily, he changed.

Henry and Carina turned to find Will and Elizabeth walking towards them, hand in hand, huge smiles on their faces. It was like, finally, everything was put right. There were no more curses, and Will was back home. No more pirate adventures, no more danger. He could finally be a real husband and father. Henry had so many questions he wanted to ask them, but he didn't want to ruin this happy occasion. Will and Elizabeth had not left each other's side since he's been back.

"How are you, son," Will asked, pulling his only child into another hug. This was like a dream come true!

"Fine, Father, how about you?"

"I can't complain," Will said, smiling.

Henry decided to tell them all about his and Carina's big adventure to end the curse. He had started to when Will got back, but then just kept saying how glad he was that he was back home. It was a beautiful evening, and Henry and Carina decided to tell them the whole story!

They had packed a picnic and sit outside on the grass, eating. Will could actually eat real food again, and feel his heart beating in his own chest again. It sure felt good!

"Barbossa is your father," Elizabeth asked, her mouth hanging open in shock.

"Yes. It shocked me, too. Jack didn't even know."

The surprises just kept coming and coming! Henry and Carina continued to tell their story. It took about an hour or so before they finished it. Maybe even longer, for they didn't want to leave out any details.

"I invited Jack to come and say hi, but he didn't want to. He didn't give me an explanation, just that he needed to leave."

Will and Elizabeth nodded their heads in understanding. It would probably be awkward after the way they parted the last time. Yes, they parted on good terms, but it was still a little awkward.

"What happened between the three of you, anyway," Carina asked, taking a bite off a banana.

Will and Elizabeth now looked uncomfortable. Talk about a long story.

"It's getting late," Will said, wanting to change the subject. "I am pretty tired. I haven't had a decent night's sleep in years."

They packed up their food, and decided to head back to the house. There was an extra bedroom so Carina would be sleeping in it.

Now, Henry was really curious about what happened between them. Elizabeth doesn't tell him at all about Jack, Will tells Henry not to get involved with Jack, and now that he knows of their adventures, they still won't talk about it! Henry wasn't going to push, though. He figured he would wait a while for Will just got home, and he didn't want to pry them with questions.

After saying goodnight to Carina, he went to his room. The house wasn't large by any means, but it wasn't exactly small, either. Governor Swann had left some money to Elizabeth in his will, and that helped them get by. Will had said that if he could he would like to open his own blacksmith shop, and maybe if Henry was interested, he could work with him. Henry said he would be delighted!

Henry was going to go say goodnight to his parents, when he heard their voices on the other side of the door.

"We should tell him, Will. He already knows about us having adventures with pirates. What would it hurt to tell him everything that happened? He told us of his adventures."

"I know, Elizabeth, but do you really want to tell him about the time you kissed him? Or that you chained him up as Kraken bait?"

"Well, obviously, I wouldn't tell him those things, just the other stuff."

Will sighed on the other side of the door.

"Can we sleep on it and continue this discussion tomorrow? I missed you so much, Elizabeth."

"Oh, Will. I missed you, too. Of course we can."

Henry didn't hear anything else other than "Good night" and "I love you."

Now, he was really curious. Who did Elizabeth kiss and leave to a Kraken? Shaking his head, he went back to his bedroom.