Chapter 4: Advocate

Elizabeth marched to the brig, used Jack's keys and then continued her march to James, finishing it with a forceful, madcap slap of his face. "What did you do to him?"

"We're not exactly friends," he reminded her, "not to mention you don't have any reason to worry about your good Jack. He bounces back up all the time, no matter what you do."

Elizabeth gave him a stern look, "what did you give him?"

"Please, hear me out. It's always a worthy service to the navvy to get rid of such a pestilence on the commerce of any country, let alone one threatening the entire continent," he shook his head, "Elizabeth, I only promised not to harm him back there and then, not forever and even though you gave up on our love a long time ago, put in a position where I have to choose between you and the navvy, Elizabeth, I would still chose you."

She let the air out heavily, "yes." She closed her eyes for the faction of a second, "yes, I know that. Don't you think I...I don't deserve it, I never gave any of it back, to you, or Jack. Why do you two love me so much? And why are you making it difficult for me? Jack and you, two sides of the same coin, and yet worlds apart, mortal enemies, well, as much as...you know Jack has never tried to kill you? What was it James? We need to know, so I can help him."

"I don't know what it was, but you don't have to fear it, I don't have anymore of it left."

"You don't know what it was? How?"

"I was given it with my undertaking."

"What undertaking? From the navvy? But when? If Will just brought you back?"

"Elizabeth, think. If not the navvy, then who?" James tried, not keen on kicking dirt at Turner this time as this was going to upset her.

"It can't be. Why would Will try to kill Jack? He saved him and his father!"

"For one, because he's jealous?"

"Will'd not kill anybody out of jealousy."

James raised an eyebrow, "maybe. But that aided with the duties of the captain of the Flying Dutchman. Davvy Jones' dead, it doesn't matter, Jack's debt standing to the captain of the Flying Dutchman no matter what. And since the Kraken's dead, he had to try somehow..."

"I don't believe that!"

"Do I lie to you?" At her look she added, "not as often as Sparrow at any rate. Besides, whelp he might be..."

"Whelp?? You're talking like Jack."

"I spent too much time on this ship already! Whelp, pup, whatever, the Turner boy! Senseless he might be, he's bound to that ship and what that position asks for. If you like, he has to kill Jack, no sauntering on lands in ten years time if he doesn't bow to the God Poseidon and his rules."

"James, you can't do this to me, Jack's ill! I need to know what helps."

"Then I suggest you ask your very own husband."

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