We walk through a crowded passage way, which brings us to Sao Feng's bath house. The man that confronted us holds out his hand to prevent Elizabeth and myself from entering. He's right not to trust her. "Do you think just because they are women we would not suspect them of treachery?"

Barbossa looks at him. "Well, when you put it that way…"

The man looks back at us. "Remove. Please." He watches with a disturbing look of satisfaction I've only seen the men in Tortuga give the whores when they know they've won them for the night. We remove our hats, swords, and pistols. That's all I have but Elizabeth keeps going at his request until all she's got on is her tunic. Personally, I think she's taken this to a bit of an extreme.

Finally, we enter the bath house to find Sao Feng's crew all staring at us as we pass by. When he turns to greet us Barbossa bows and motions for Elizabeth and I do follow suite.

Sao Feng seems a humble enough man. "Captain Barbossa, welcome to Singapore." He turns to one of his concubines and orders for more steam. She pulls a rock attacked to a vine. He continues, "I understand that you have a request to make of me."

"More of a proposal to put to ye. I've a venture underway and I find myself in need of a ship and a crew."

Sao Fend scratches his bald head with long, filthy nails. "Hmm. It's an odd coincidence."

Elizabeth cuts in, "because you happen to have a ship and a crew you don't need?" Barbossa gives her a dirty look. I remain silent.

"No. Because earlier this day, not far from here, a thief broke into my most revered Uncle's temple, and tried to make off with these." Feng approaches an older man holding what I can only assume is the map Will was supposed to retrieve. Clearly he did a brilliant job. "The navigational charts. The route to the Farthest Gate." He throws them rather violently to one of his crewmen and approaches Barbossa. "Wouldn't it be amazing if this venture of yours took you to the world beyond this one?"

"It would strain credulity at that." Sao Feng is clearly unhappy and nods to one of the men standing by a well to our right. The man lifts a log resting on top of the well. And who is attached to this log but Will.

Feng approaches the well and looks at us. "This is the thief. Is his face familiar to you?" Barbossa and I keep our cool, "then I guess he has no further need for it." Elizabeth gasps when Sao Feng pulls out a dagger. He stares us down while walking back toward us. "You come into my city and you betray my hospitality."

"Sao Feng I assure you I had no idea-"

"That he would get caught!" The crew stirs as Sao Feng's voice raises. "You intend to attempt the voyage to Davy Jones' Locker. But I cannot help but wonder. Why?"

Barbossa throws him a coin like the one my Father gave me. "The song has been sung. The time is upon us. We must convene the brethren Court. As one of the nine pirate lords, you must honor the call."

He closes his eyes and orders for more steam. "There is a price on all our heads."

"Aye."

"It is true. It seems the only way a pirate can turn a profit anymore is by betraying other pirates."

"We must put our differences aside. The First Brethren Court gave us rule of the seas. But now that rule has been challenged by Lord Cutler Beckett."

"Against the East India Trading Company, what value is the Brethren Court? What can any of us do?"

And Elizabeth opens her trap again. "You can fight!" One of Sao Feng's crewmen grabs her arm to stop her from approaching him. "Get off me!" She pulls away. "You are Sao Feng, the pirate lord of Singapore. You command in an age of piracy where bold Captains sail free waters. Where waves aren't measured in feet, but as increments of fear, and those who pass the test become legend. Would you have that era come to an end on your watch? The most notorious pirates from around the world are uniting against our enemy, and yet you sit here cowering in your bath water!"

"Elizabeth Swan. There is more to you than meets the eye, isn't there? And the eye does not go wanting. But I cannot help but notice you have failed to answer my question. What is it you seek in Davy Jones' Locker?"

I speak up. "My father." He gets a slightly amused look on his face.

"And who is your father?"

"Captain Jack Sparrow." Both of Sao Feng's concubines giggle at the sound of my Father's name.

Will speaks out next. "He's one of the pirate lords."

Sao Feng looks extremely angry. "The only reason I would want Jack Sparrow returned from the land of the dead…Is so I can send him back myself!" Elizabeth grabs me before I can attack the pirate lord. No one insults my Father and gets away with it.

Barbossa approaches him. "Jack Sparrow holds one of the nine pieces of eight." I squeeze the coin tightly. So this is why he gave it to me. So I could save him. Barbossa continues, "he failed to pass it along to a successor before he died. So we must go and get him back."

"So you admit you have deceived me. Weapons!"

A/N: Sorry for the wait! I've had this written for a while but didn't really want to end the chapter here because I know it's an awkward stopping place, but I don't want it to be too long. I will try to update more often but college will probably continue to get in the way, so again I'm sorry!

-J.T. Sparrow