Once again, I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I have a little better idea where I'm going with the story now, so hopefully I can get back on track posting chapters. Apologies for such a short chapter also. Thanks for your patience!


After their little encounter with Murtogg, Jack and Will finally began making their way up to the mansion. It was slow going, due in no small part to Jack's insistence that he practice his "experiment" on several more innocent victims. Will had to physically restrain Jack to keep him from leaping out of the shadows and scaring the living daylights out of passerby.

When they finally reached the mansion it was already late at night. Jack looked up at the great iron gates surrounding the mansion and frown. He had forgotten about them when he was concocting his brilliant plan, but luckily for him, it turned out he didn't have to. As he was deciding whether vaulting over the gates or digging under them using spoons would be more effective, he heard a "pssst" and turned to find Will motioning him to follow him around the gate to the north side of the property.

Jack followed Will as he made his way along the wall. Jack furrowed his brow, but said nothing as Will felt along the wall, apparently in deep concentration. As they came upon a small clump of bushes, Jack suddenly heard Will exclaim, "Ah-ha!" Jack looked down to see Will pull back the bushes to reveal a small hole where some of the stone had crumbled away. The ground under the hole had been dug out to create a hole just large enough to allow a person to squeeze though.

Jack looked down at the hole, and cast an inquisitive stare back up at Will, who was now grinning sheepishly. "Elizabeth would say she was going to her room to rest and would ask not to be disturbed. Then she would sneak out and meet me here."

Jack noticed the wistful look slowly returning in Will's eyes, and he quickly scrambled under the hole and stealthily made his way to the closest window, Will was a little ways behind him, having taken a little longer to get under the gate due to the loss of his boyish figure. When he caught up, he and Jack both looked up at the window. Fortunately it had been left open to allow a cool breeze into the house, but it was too high for either of them to climb into.

"Will." Jack hissed. "Some assistance please."

Will stared blankly a moment before Jack pointed to the ground. Sighing but knowing there was no use in arguing with Jack, Will reluctantly got on his hands and knees and braced himself for the heels of Jacks boots digging into his back, which they did just moments later.

Now able to peer into the window, Jack looked at the room inside, recognizing it as the kitchen.

"Jack," Will interrupted Jack's investigation. "Are you sure this is a good idea?"

"'Course I do! Now hold still."

Unfortunately, at that moment a snake that had been disturbed by Will and Jack slithered it's way right between Wills arms. Will managed to hold back a scream, but when as he frantically tried to adjust his arms, Jack shifted his weight, and Will's arms collapsed, sending his face down in the dirt, just missing the snake

Jack realized his support had suddenly disappeared, and grabbed the windowsill just in time. He heaved himself over the side of the window, his fall broken by a rather large number of pots and pans. He sincerely hoped the commotion he had caused wasn't as loud as it had sounded to him. Will tentatively crept to the window and whispered, "Jack...are you alright?"only to be answered by a footstool sailing through the open window and whizzing just a few inches from his face

Although not loud enough to wake any of the inhabitants of the Governor's mansion, Jack's entrance did attract the attention of someone who was already awake and heading towards the kitchen for some chamomile tea in the hopes that it would help coax them into sleep.

Jack was still sprawled out on the floor when Will used the footstool to peer into the kitchen and check to see if he was alright.

Jack cast an angry glance up in Will's direction, but Will was unable to give Jack an explanation as the door to the kitchen suddenly opened and candlelight flooded into the room onto the two dumbfounded trespassers.

Will's mouth, which had opened to explained why he had fallen out from under Jack, remained agape. There in the doorway was none other then the former Miss Elizabeth Swann.


UH-OH! I will try my best to get the next chapter up sooner then I have been lately! Reviews appreciated as always.

Next chapter: Elizabeth