It was early morning and the fleet of pirate ships bobbed in the water. I stood next to Barbossa on the deck of the Black Pearl. We saw Beckett's ship the Endeavor appear out of the fog.

Marty broke the silence, "The enemy's here! Let's take 'er!"

And then... the rest of the fleet appeared.

Oh bugger.

"Abandon ship! Abandon ship!" Cotton's parrot flew away.

"Parlay?" Jack suggested.

Barbossa, Jack, Elizabeth and I ended up meeting with Beckett, Will and Davy Jones on a small spit of land.

"You be the cur that led these wolves to our door." Barbossa glared at Will.

"Don't blame Turner, he was merely the tool of your betrayal. If you wish to see its grand architect, look to your left." Beckett said smugly.

Barbossa and I looked at Elizabeth, she looked at Jack, who said, "My hands are clean in this." he looked at his dirty nails, "Figuratively."

"My actions were my own and to my own purpose. Jack had nothing to do with it." Will stated.

"Well spoke, listen to the tool." Jack smiled.

"Will, I've been aboard the Dutchman. I understand the burden you bear, but I fear that cause is lost." Elizabeth sighed.

"No cause is lost if there is but one fool left to fight for it." Will looked at Jack, who smirked.

"If Turner was not acting on your behalf, then how did he come to give me this?" he held up Jack's compass, "You made a deal with me, Jack, to deliver the pirates... and here they are. Don't be bashful, step up, claim your reward."

Beckett tossed Jack his compass.

"Your debt to me is still to be satisfied! One hundred years in service aboard the Dutchman. As a start!" Davy growled.

"That debt was paid, mate." Jack gestured to me, "With help."

"You escaped!" Davy spat.

"Technically-"

Elizabeth interrupted, "I propose an exchange. Will leaves with us, and you can take Jack."

"Done." Will said.

Jack's eyes widened, "Undone."

Elizabeth spoke up, "Done."

Barbossa turned to her, "Jack is one of the nine pirate lords. Ye have no right!"

"King." Elizabeth reminded him smugly.

"As you command." Jack took off his hat and bowed to Elizabeth.

In a split second, Barbossa whipped out his sword and cut the piece of eight out of Jack's hair. The monkey ran over and picked it up.

Barbossa stepped up to Jack, "If ye be sayin' something, I might be sayin' something as well."

"First to the finish, then?"

They glared at each other for a few seconds before Jack quietly switched places with Will.

"Do you fear death?" Davy asked him.

Jack swallowed hard, "You've no idea."

Beckett stepped forward, "Advise your brethren, you can fight and all of you will die, or you can not fight in which case only most of you will die."

Elizabeth stepped forward also, "You murdered my father."

"He chose his own fate." Beckett said calmly.

"And you have chosen yours. We will fight, and you will die." she said through gritted.

His expression didn't change, "So be it."

As we walked away, Will looked at Elizabeth, "King?"

"Of the Brethren Court. Courtesy of Jack." she explained.

"Maybe he really does know what he's doing."

Back on the ship, Elizabeth walked up to Barbossa and I, "We'll use the Black Pearl as a flagship to lead the attack."

"Oh will we, now?" Barbossa asked and look over to where Calypso was being led up on deck.

"Barbossa, you can't release her!" Will said as two pirates grabbed him.

"We have to give Jack a chance." Elizabeth was also held back.

"Apologies, yer majesty! Too long me fate has not been in me own hands..." Barbossa yanked the piece of eight from Elizabeth's neck, "No longer."

He dropped it and Jack's into the bowl with the others. Pintel held in front of Calypso and Barbossa picked up a cannon lighter.

"Be there some sort of rite or incantation?" Gibbs inquired.

Barbossa nodded, "Aye. Items to be brought together... done. Items to be burned. And someone must speak the words, 'Calypso, I release ya from yer human bonds'."

"That's it?" Pintel looked surprised.

"It was said it must be spoken as if to a lover."

The crew chuckled and nudged each other.

Barbossa then preceded to yell to the sky, "Calypso, I release ye from yer human bonds!"

Elizabeth whispered to me, "Does he talk to you that way?"

I chuckled and shook my head. Barbossa tried to light the items in the bowl, but nothing happened.

"Is that it?" Pintel asked.

"You didn't say it right."Ragetti spoke up and Barbossa glared at him, "You have to say it right." he then whispered to Calypso, "I release you from your human bonds."

The items in the bowl lit up and Barbossa looked surprised.

Will leaned forward, "Tia Dalma." she didn't respond, "Calypso." she jerked her head around and he continued, "When the Brethren Court first imprisoned you, who was it that told them how? Who was it that betrayed you?"

"Name him!" Calypso said through gritted teeth.

"Davy Jones."

She looked like she was going to cry, then she started getting taller.

"This is it! This is it!" Pintel exclaimed.

Calypso finally stopped growing when she was as tall as the mainmast.

Barbossa got down on one knee, "Calypso! I come before ye as a servant, humble and contrite. I have fulfilled me vow, and now ask yer favor. Spare meself, me ship, me crew, but unleash yer fury upon those who dare pretend themselves your masters... or mine."

She yelled some unintelligible words and turned into a swarm of crabs, knocking everyone over, before dropping into the ocean.

Will got up and looked over the rail, "Was that it?"

"Well she's no help at all. What now?" Pintel asked.

"Nothin'." Barbossa sighed heavily, "Our final hope has failed us."

"It's not over." Elizabeth sounded grave.

"There's still a fight to be had." Will confirmed.

"We've an armada against us, and with the Dutchman, there's no chance." Gibbs shook his head.

"Only a fool's chance." Elizabeth muttered.

"Revenge won't bring yer father back, Miss Swann, and it's not something I'm intendin' to die fer." Barbossa informed her.

"You're right. Then what shall we die for?" She turned to the crew, "You will listen to me. Listen!" she got up on the port rail, "The brethren will still be looking here to us... to the Black Pearl to lead. And what will they see? Frightened bilge rats aboard a derelict ship? No! They will see free men, and freedom! And what the enemy will see is the flash of our cannons! They will hear the ring of our swords and they will know what we can do! By the sweat of our brows and the strength of our backs, and the courage of our hearts. Hoist the colors."

"Hoist the colors." Will repeated.

Then Ragetti, "Hoist the colors!"

"Hoist the colors!" I yelled.

"The wind's on our side, boys, that's all we need!" Gibbs looked excited.

"HOIST THE COLORS!" Elizabeth called to the other ships.

The other ships ran their flags up and we began sailing towards the enemy.

Gibbs ran around giving orders, "Man the capstan! Keep that powder dry!" then he looked over the starboard rail, "MAELSTROM!"

Elizabeth ran up to Barbossa and I, "Captain Barbossa, we need you at the helm!"

"Aye, that be true!" he went over to the wheel and started giving orders, "Brace up the yards, ya cockeyed deck apes! Dyin' is a day worth livin' for!"

The Dutchman appeared on the other side of the whirlpool and sailed around the edge to come after us.

Will looked back, "On our stern and gaining!"

"More speed! Haul your wind and hold your water!" Barbossa yelled.

"Take her out or she'll overbear us!" Will sounded worried.

"Nay! Farther in! We'll cut across to faster waters!" Barbossa looked wild.

But he knows what he's doing.

"Prepare to broadside!" Elizabeth ordered.

"Batten down the hatches! Stick to your guns! Sight the flash!" Gibbs commanded and called to the gunners, "Hold it! Wait till we're board to board!"

We came alongside the Dutchmen and Barbossa yelled, "Fire!"

"Fire!" Elizabeth repeated.

"Fire!" Will called down to the gunners.

We entered the whirlpool and Barbossa laughed wildly, "It be too late to alter course now, mateys!"

The Pearl and the Dutchman tipped, locking masts. Davy Jones' crew and some of Beckett's men swung across. I pulled out my sword and began slashing away at them.

I heard Elizabeth yell, "Barbossa! Marry us!"

Barbossa killed the soldier he was fighting and yelled back, "I'm a little busy at the moment!"

Then I heard Will, "Barbossa! NOW!"

"Fine then!" Barbossa climbed onto the helm, "Dearly beloved, we be gathered here today-"

One of Davy's crew tried to attack Barbossa so I slashed at him, but then he came after me.

I could hear Will saying his part, "Elizabeth Swann, do you take me to be your husband?"

"I do."

"Great!"

There was a long pause. And I assumed they were fighting off more attackers.

The I heard Elizabeth's voice again, "Will Turner, do you take me to be your wife, in sickness and in health?" she killed a soldier, "With health being the less likely?"

"I do."

Barbossa continued, "As captain, I now pronounce you-" a mutant came after him, I helped fight it off, "Ye may kiss-" another mutant, "Ye may kiss-" a soldier this time, "Just kiss!"

I knocked one of Davy's crew overboard before turning to watch them kiss.

I wonder if Hector and I will ever get married?

I continued fighting back to back with Barbossa. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Will swing over to the Dutchman and Elizabeth followed soon after.

After killing a few more soldiers I heard Elizabeth screaming, "No no no no!"

Not good!

Barbossa suddenly hurried back to the wheel, "She's takin' us down! Make quick, or it's the locker for us all!"

He steered us out of the whirlpool and I saw the Dutchman get swallowed up. After getting back into calmer water Jack and Elizabeth floated over us using a small sail as a parachute and landed in the water. We picked them up and not seeing Will, I assumed he had been killed.

"Jack, the armada's still out there. The Endeavor's coming up hard to starboard and I think it's time we embraced that oldest and noblest of pirate traditions!" Gibbs sounded anxious.

"Never actually been one for tradition. Luff the sails and lay on iron!" Jack was angry.

"Belay that, or we'll be a sittin' duck." Barbossa pointed out.

"Belay that belay that."

"But captain-" Gibbs began.

"Belay!" Jack insisted.

"The armada-"

"Belay!"

"The Endeavor-"

"Belay!"

"But we-"

"Kindly SHUT IT!" Gibbs could see that Jack meant it.

The Dutchman popped up.

"Full canvas!" Jack ordered.

"Aye, full canvas!" Barbossa agreed.

The Endeavor sailed right between us and the Dutchman.

"Cap'n?" Gibbs asked.

"Fire." Jack smirked.

"Fire!" Gibbs repeated.

"Fire!" I heard Will's voice from the Dutchman.

He must've killed Jones, so now he's the new captain!

The Endeavor was sunk and the rest of the armada turned away.

"They're turning away!" Marty cheered.

Cotton's parrot returned, "Wind in your sails!"

"Shiver me timbers! Arrrrrhhh!" I looked to see the two British guards Jack and I met the day we rescued Elizabeth.

Where did they come from? And do they think they're fitting in?

"Mr. Gibbs, you may throw my hat if you like." Jack handed it over.

"Aye aye Cap'n!" Gibbs tossed the hat, "Hooray!"

"Now go and get it." Jack smirked.

Gibbs gave him a funny look.

I hugged Barbossa, "We both kept our promise."

"Aye. Now we can be married." He smiled.