A/N: New chapter with a lot fo Liam's wit :D enjoy!

THE PIRATE CODEX

Elizabeth had never been happier in her life. Not even on that small, few moments of her being married before everything had come crashing down around her. For once...everything just seemed a small bit brighter. She had summoned a meeting of the Brethren Court to announce Will's part in the whole war and also what information Liam and Calder could bring from the attacks on Tortuga and Singapore. However—Elizabeth was itching to talk to Jack. Liam had quietly explained what he'd found out and what Jack had told Will about Calder and Angelica. Elizabeth mentally did the math. Yes...it all fit. So Jack was father? That was bound to produce some interesting results.

'Captains!' Elizabeth bellowed. 'Will you please shut it?'

Jack grinned momentarily and then returned to his bored trance.

Elizabeth glared at him and returned her attention to the court. 'As you all know, we now have more allies on our side but it's going to take a lot more than that if we're going to win this war! Long-John Walker is a pirate and has access to all our rendezvous and hiding spots. He has all the maps of the seven seas and knows his way to Shipwreck Cove which so far, is the only pirate port remaining. So...suggestions on what we do?'

'Flee,' Angelica muttered.

'Surrender,' Jack grumbled.

'Fight!' Liam said indignantly, aghast at the captains' reactions. 'Honestly! When have pirates ever surrendered to a fight?'

'When the cause is lost!' Mistress Ching barked.

'No cause is lost if there is one fool left to fight for it!' Liam shouted back. 'And if it comes to it, I will be that one fool because it's not worth losing everything that pirates have gained over the years over one, bloody war!'

'Yup, he's definitely your son,' Jack said, taking a swig of rum. Liam, exasperated, grabbed Elizabeth's pistol from the table and shot it at the bottle. It smashed into millions of pieces, the rum spilling everywhere while Jack jumped about a foot in the air.

Will smothered a laugh.

'Look...I've spent a lot of time on ships with a lot of time to kill in which I memorised the pirate codex.'

'You what?' Jack spluttered. Liam rolled his eyes. 'Yes, yes, astounding, an eight year old boy memorised the codex, now look. No matter how much Long-John is working for the Lords...he's still a pirate and has to follow the codex. There's no law against him teaming up with them but there is one law that could hold our favor. We've always been in the seas so that is our strength. According to the codex, if we challenge somebody else to a fight, we choose its location, therefore we can use our advantage and challenge them to a battle in the seas. To insure nobody gets hurt, just ask Calypso to create a new sea in between to already existing oceans or something. The codex, if any of you slobbering drunkards bothered to read, is full of so many things that could help us win this war!'

'The brat's right,' a coarse voice said and Captain Teague appeared.

'Brat...?' Liam began in protest but Elizabeth clapped a hand over his mouth.

'I suggest you listen to him,' Captain Teague said. 'He's quite the strategist.'

Liam grinned. 'Thank you, sir. So uh...are you going to get the codex out or not?'

A/N: You know what to do, read and review!