The Black Pearl continued its way to their destination. They reached the mouth of a large river and the crew suddenly began to feel uneasy.

"Jack, is the river big enough for the ship to sail through?" Elizabeth asked uncertainly.

"Yes, this is a very large river. No need to fret." Jack reassured. Jack said this loud enough for some of the crew to hear. They began to relax a little as they traveled up the river. Katherine leaned against the railing looking out at the jungle as they passed by.

"Wouldn't it be great to be able to go with the Captain?" Katherine asked Isabella.

"I would do anything to get off this ship." Isabella said disgusted as she watched Pintel pick his nose.

"We should ask if we could go." Katherine said excitedly turning to look at Jack.

"You ask him I don't plan on getting sent to the brig again."

"I'll have Elizabeth ask him. He might listen to her." Katherine suggested.

"That's a good idea, now if only we could get them away from each other for five minutes." Isabella said as they watched Jack whisper something in Elizabeth's ear causing her to laugh and slap him playfully.

"That could be a bit of a challenge."

Katherine and Isabella watched them intently thinking of a way to separate them for a few minutes.

"Oh, I got it!" Katherine yelled. Isabella looked at her quickly.

"We will distract Jack with a bottle of rum, he can't say no to that."

"You're doing it; he'll probably think I'd throw it overboard."

Katherine rolled her eyes, "Fine, I'll do it. Where do they keep the rum?"

"How would I know? Ask your dear James, he would know." Isabella said tauntingly. Katherine gave an aggravated sigh and walked towards Jack and Elizabeth.

"Pardon me." Katherine whispered timidly.

"What is it?" Jack said a bit annoyed.

Katherine cleared her throat and said, "May I ask who will be joining you on land?"

"The crew." Jack said simply.

"Well…can Isabella and I go too?" Katherine said softly, looking down. Jack seemed to think about this for a moment.

"No." Jack said plainly.

Elizabeth crossed her arms, "Why can't they go?"

"They'll ruin everything and they bother me." Jack said as he turned away from Katherine.

"We'll stay out of your way." Katherine pleaded.

"I said no, now leave." Jack said viscously. Katherine walked away dejectedly.

"Jack, you didn't have to be so rude." Elizabeth said glaring at him.

"And she doesn't have to be so annoying, but she is." Jack said smiling. Elizabeth rolled her eyes.

A moment passed and Elizabeth smiled up at him and asked, "I'll be going with you, right?"

"Of course." Jack said putting his arm around her shoulder.

"Captain, we may have a problem." Gibbs said coming over to them.

"What is it Gibbs?"

"One of the men says he saw something or someone on land."

"So?" Jack said shrugging.

"We are a bit concerned, with what happened last time."

"Gibbs, There's nothing to worry about, I'm sure they're not cannibal's." Jack said reassuring his first mate.

"Cannibal's?" Elizabeth asked concerned. Gibbs explained to her of what had happen to Jack and the crew on the island. Elizabeth laughed heartily when Gibb's told her the end of their escape.

"It isn't funny." Jack said grinning.

"I can just imagine you being chased on the beach by a whole tribe." Elizabeth said between fits of laughter.

The sun began to set in the distance, lining the sky with beautiful shades of red and orange. Katherine went back to the railing looking out to admire it. Norrington stood next to her and looked down at her. She looked up at him and smiled shyly.

"I've always loved sunsets." She said happily.

"Yes they are quite enchanting." Norrington said as he looked out to the sunset.

"Are you going with them?" Katherine asked as she turned to look at him.

"Yes, I want to know what it is he's going after."

"He won't let Isabella and I go. I don't think he likes us." She said grinning.

Norrington chuckled, "Yes I know."

Norrington looked deeply into Katherine's eyes. She looked down blushing from the intensity of his gaze. He brought his hand under her chin, raising her face up so their eyes could meet again.

"You are positively, the most beautiful woman I have ever laid eyes on." He said sincerely. Katherine blushed even more. He leaned down and kissed her softly on the lips, pulling away for a moment to look at her again, before leaning in for a deeper more intense kiss. Norrington suddenly stopped the kiss to look at her once again. Katherine fluttered her eyes open and sighed softly. Norrington smiled, "Goodnight my sweet Katherine, I have to get back to work."

"Goodnight James." Katherine said flushed, watching Norrington walk over to Will.

"I think I'm in love." Norrington sighed as he stood next to Will.

Will rolled his eyes, "What happened to women being evil?"

"They still are, just not her." He said looking back at Katherine.

"What are you two doing? Get back to work." Jack ordered as made his way over. "We're going to drop anchor here for the night. It'll be too dark to navigate through."

"How long until we get there?" Norrington asked.

"Tomorrow, we'd be there in a few hours if we didn't have to stop." Jack said before leaving to give the rest of the crew orders. Jack left them to order the crew to drop anchor.