"Joseph, go ta yer room", Barbossa said as he, Joseph and Joanna arrived home. "Yer mother 'nd I have to talk."
"About what?" Joseph asked.
"It's about Papa's new job", Joanna answered. "It's something little boys find boring."
"Can I play with my sail boat?"
"Yes. Now go upstairs so Papa and I can talk."
Barbossa and Joanna watched their son rush upstairs into his room.
"He be a good lad", Barbossa said.
"Yes, that he is", Joanna said frowning. "I just wish…"
She pulled away from Barbossa and started up the stairs.
"What?" Barbossa asked.
Joanna shook her head as she tried to fight back a sob. She rushed into their bedroom so Joseph wouldn't hear them.
"I just wish", she shakily said. "That our second child could've been as good."
Joanna wrapped her arms around Barbossa as she cried into his chest.
"It's not fair! How come we had to lose it?"
"Joanna, ya did nothing wrong", he said. "It be Edward Teach's fault."
"Edward Teach?" Joanna asked.
"Blackbeard."
"Oh."
"Ya need not ta worry", he continued. "With this expedition ta the Fountain of Youth, I will get our revenge. Fer the Black Pearl, fer me leg, 'nd fer ye."
Joanna shook her head.
"I'm going with you", she said.
"Joanna, ya can't", Barbossa said. "I'll be sailing with a full crew of men, no women."
"That never stopped me before", she said. "Darling, I'm coming with you whether you like it or not. I'm settling my business with Blackbeard myself."
"What about Joseph?"
"He's coming with us. You don't expect me to leave him here, do you?"
Barbossa chuckled as he pulled her close.
"Yer still stubborn as ever", he said. "No number of years can ever change that."
Joanna smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. She was still pretty upset about losing the baby but maybe some alone time with her husband would make her feel better.
"Bed?" she asked.
Barbossa nodded as he started kissing her. They backed into the bed as they started undressing each other.
"We can't take too long", Barbossa said. "We need ta meet our navigator soon."
"Let's make this quick then", Joanna said.
She laid back against the pillows as he pulled her dress off. She watched as he pulled the remainder of his clothes. Barbossa crawled into bed on top of her. They both leaned in kissing as Joanna wrapped her arms around Barbossa as he grabbed her thighs.
Joanna walked with Barbossa as they headed to the gallows. He carried a foot of rope in his free arm as he limped with his crutch in the other.
"Joseph at home?" he asked.
"Yes", she answered. "He's been put to bed. The maids will take care of him until tomorrow."
"Good."
"There's been a mistake", they heard. "It's a life sentence, not death. Life!"
Two guards guided Barbossa and Joanna to the gallows. They saw a pirates struggling with two men. Joshamee Gibbs.
"Barbossa", he said when he saw them.
"Thank you, gentlemen", Barbossa said to the two men who were holding Gibbs.
The men left as Barbossa and Joanna stopped in front of Gibbs.
"I trust ya can tie a noose", he said throwing the rope at Gibbs.
"That's a hard thing, forcing a man to twist his own hanging rope", Gibbs said giving the rope back.
"Ye must lie in yer bed the way ya made it."
Barbossa tossed the rope to one of the soldiers behind him.
"What's happened to you?" Gibbs asked. "And you, Miss Joanna. Ever since you had that son of yours, you've become a different person."
"A mother has to put her child before herself", Joanna answered.
"Where be Jack Sparrow?" Barbossa asked.
"He escaped", Gibbs said with a smile on his face.
"I'm on a tight schedule, Gibbs. The HMS Providence sets sail at first light."
Joanna turned to see the rope being tied into a noose.
"If ya do not care ta watch it hanging here dead, with a mouth full of flies…speak now."
Gibbs looked at the noose full of fear.
"Take me with you", he said. "Any point of the compass –"
"Take you where, Gibbs?" Barbossa asked. "The Fountain, aye? Is that where Jack be headed?"
Gibbs gave no answer.
"Have ya 'nything ye can offer me, Gibbs? 'nything at all?"
He still gave no answer.
"Upon me naked word, ye'll not see the dawn", Barbossa said turning away.
Gibbs reached into his back pocket, pulling something out.
"What's that you got there?" Joanna asked.
He unrolled it to reveal the missing piece of the navigational charts. The ones Jack Sparrow stole years ago. Barbossa looked at it with interest.
"Hand it over", he said reaching his hand out.
Gibbs reached the navigational charts over to Barbossa. He suddenly threw them down to the ground. He grabbed a lit lantern and threw it on top of the charts, setting them on fire.
"You fool!" Barbossa spat.
"I had just enough time to study those infernal circles", Gibbs said. Every route, every destination all safe…"
He pointed to his head.
"In here."
Barbossa and Joanna looked at him in disgust.
"Welcome back ta his majesty's navy, Master Gibbs", Barbossa spat out.
He turned away limping out of the gallows taking Joanna with him.