Disclaimer: I own nothing. Just Alex. And her mother. That's all I can handle for the POTC universe.

As Alex turned back around to stare down at the pirates seated around the table, a red curtain suddenly came down and blocked the meeting from her view. Turning around to face her grandfather, Alex saw the tail end of his long red coat go around a corner. Looking down at her own outfit, and seeing that the breeches she was currently wearing were much tighter than her usual, Alex suddenly wished she had a long coat. She really didn't feel like having her long legs on display. It didn't matter, since she was already here.

"Wait for me," Alex said.

Making sure her hat was firmly on her head, Alex ran towards the opening where Teague had disappeared to. Biting her lip in frustration, she walked slowly into the blackness and held onto the wall as she walked down a flight of stairs. Once she reached the bottom, Alex saw Teague leaning casually to the side of the ship, in full view but hidden from the other pirates.

"What are we waiting for?"

"The opportune moment."

"You and my father both," Alex muttered.

Suddenly, Alex watched as her grandfather pulled a gun out of the waistband of his breeches and pointed it towards where the pirates were arguing. One of them was standing in confrontation with her father and without a second thought, Teague fired the gun. It hit the man directly in the chest, knocking him down to the floor. Every eye in the room turned towards where Teague and Alex were hiding.

"Code is the law," Teague said.

Alex smiled before she stepped from the shadows and walked towards her father, her red lips smirking at the surprised pirates. Liz and James smiled as she came forward but were surprised when Teague stepped from the shadows. Leaning over to Gibbs, Liz whispered, "Are they related in some way?"

"Jack's father is Captain Teague. Making Alex his grandchild."

Liz made a surprised face before she turned back to the three Sparrows. James leaned towards Liz and said, "Is this a family full of pirates?" Liz stuck him on the arm and he winced in pain.

As Teague came towards his son, he said, "You're in my way, boy."

Jack shuffled to the side and he smiled upon seeing his daughter at his side.

"Find him, did you?"

"Yes. Thought I was mum."

Jack nodded curtly before he turned to his father. Teague shot his son a look before he whistled and from the darkness, two pirates emerged carrying the Pirates Code. Alex marveled at the books size and she watched as the two older pirates gave a heave as they set it down in front of Teague. Her grandfather than turned towards the back of the ship and whistled again. A dog came running out from the darkness, carrying keys in his mouth. Pintel and Ragetti stuttered upon seeing the same dog from the island.

"Sea Turtles, mate," Teague said.

He then inserted the keys into the book and turned. The book unlocked and Teague opened it to an already marked page. Dust flew into the air and Alex coughed and waved her hand in front of her face. Jack and Teague crained over the book searching for a passage until Teague looked up and said, "Barbossa is right."

"Hang on a minute," Jack said, pushing into Teague's place.

Alex rolled her eyes and watched as her father searched the book and muttered to himself. She walked over to him and said, "What are you doing?"

"Hush, love."

Shaking her head, Alex waited until her father looked up once again and said, "It shall be the duty of the king to declare war, parlay with said adversaries...fancy that."

"There's not been a king since the first court, and that's not likely to change," a French looking pirate said.

"Not likely," Teague muttered.

"Why not," Liz said.

"Because the king is elected by popular vote," Gibbs replied.

"And each pirate only ever votes for himself," Barbossa drawled.

"I call for a vote," Jack said.

The pirates all groaned and shook their heads. Alex glanced back towards Teague and saw him reclining in a chair, his guitar in his hands. He was beginning the tunes of a melody she had never heard before. She turned back towards the pirates and watched as they all began to vote. For themselves.

"I vote for Ammand, the corsair."

"Capitan Chevalle, the penniless French man."

"SeSumbhajee votes for SeSumbhajee."

"Mistress Cheng."

"Gentleman Jocard."

"Elizabeth Swann."

"Barbossa."

"Villanueva."

"Alexandra Sparrow."

"Alexandra Sparrow."

"What," Alex said in confusion to her father.

"I know, curious isn't it?"

Suddenly the room erupted. No one in their right mind thought a 20 year old woman should be running things. All the pirates began to yell insults and began to yell at each other.

"Am I to understand that you lot will not be keeping to the code, then," Jack yelled above the noise.

Behind the mess of pirates, Teague broke a guitar string and the room went silent. The pirates sat down and Mistress Cheng turned to Alex.

"Very well, what say you Captain Sparrow, king of the Brethren Court?"

Alex smiled and said, "Prepare every vessel that floats. At dawn, we're at war."

Jack smiled proudly at his daughter. She looked back up at him and returned the gesture.

To Alex's right, one of the pirates stood and said, "And so, we shall go to war."

The pirates yelled in agreement and people suddenly began to crowd around Alex. As she was swept into conversation with Liz and James, Jack turned towards his father and gave him a smirk.

"What? You've seen it all, done it all, you survived. That's the trick, isn't it? To survive."

"It's not just about living forever, Jackie. The trick is, living with yourself, forever if something happens to her."

Jack nodded and looked down before looking back up at his father and asking, "How's mum?"

Teague responded by holding up a shrunken head.

"She looks great."

The next day, all the pirates were on edge. Alex stood at the front of the Black Pearl looking out over the sea. Liz was to her right, while Barbossa and Jack were towards the back. Swallowing down nerves, Alex continued to squint and look for the enemy. Suddenly, the Endeavor emerged from the mist all alone.

"The enemy's here! Let's take her," Marty yelled from the crow's nest.

The pirates on board the Black Pearl began to yell and cheer. Barbossa rolled his eyes,; he knew something else was afoot. He watched the people around him continue to cheer. However, it soon ended when the rest of the fleet emerged from the mist. They were outnumbered by a long shot. Alex cursed inwardly and turned to her father.

Cotton's parrot flew from the shoulder of his owner squawking, "Abandon ship! Abandon ship!"

All the pirates turned to Jack and glared. Jack smiled and said, "Parley."

A few minutes later, Alex, Jack, Liz, and Barbossa were exiting a tiny boat and walking towards Will, Beckett, and Davy Jones, who was standing in water buckets. As they finally stopped in front of their enemies, Alex sent Will glares of steel for effect. She was still angry with him but seeing that he was alright, made her smile. For his part, Will was happy to see that she was alright.

"You be the cur that led these wolves to our door," Barbossa said to 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 replied.

Barbossa, Liz, and Alex looked towards Jack, who was also looking to his left. When he noticed three people glaring at him, he looked to Liz and said, "My hands are clean in this...figuratively."

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

"Well spoke, listen to the tool."

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

"No cause is lost if there is but one fool left to fight for it," Will replied.

"If Turner was not acting on your behalf, then how did he come to give me this?"

Beckett unearthed the compass from his pocket and waved it in the air. Barbossa turned to Jack and glared.

"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 said, tossing Jack the compass.

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

"That debt was paid, mate, with help," Jack replied, motioning to Liz.

"You escaped!"

"Technically.."

Alex rolled her eyes as they continued to fight. Her eyes then caught Will's and he gave her a small smile. Alex returned it with one of her own before turning back to her father.

"I propose an exchange," Alex piped up. "Will leaves with us, and you can take Jack."

"Done," Will said, tearing his eyes from Alex's form.

"Undone," Jack said.

"Done," Beckett said.

Barbossa turned towards Alex and said, "Jack is one of the nine pirate lords, you have no right..."

"King."

"As you command, my dear," Jack said, bowing to his daughter.

Barbossa snarled and unsheathed his sword to cut off Jack's piece of eight. Jack the monkey scampered off Barbossa's shoulder and snatched the trinket. Alex rolled her eyes, knowing Barbossa always had to have the last word.

"If you be sayin' something, I might be sayin' something as well."

"First to the finish, then," Jack said.

Before Jack could make his way to the other side, Alex grabbed his arm and wrapped her arms around him. Jack wrapped his arms around his daughter and said, "What's wrong?"

"I'm going to bring her back," she said.

Jack looked down into his daughter's green eyes, searching for understanding. She then pushed him towards the other side as Will came to stand by her. He looked down at her and she grabbed his hand tightly. Jack noticed this and smirked. As much as he hated to admit it, Alex would go nicely with the whelp.

"Do you fear death," Davy Jones muttered to Jack.

"You have no idea," Jack dead panned.

"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," Beckett said to Alex.

Alex would have responded but Liz stepped forward and said, "You murdered my father."

"He chose his own fate."

And you have chosen yours. We will fight, and you will die," Liz said, her voice laced with venom.

The four pirates then turned and began to walk away from the group. Beckett smiled and said, "So be it."

He then turned back to Jack and said, "I never realized my cousin would have such a beautiful creature."

Jack looked up at him, his eyes narrowed. "As I told you before mate, lay one hand on my child and I won't be the only one you have to worry about."

Beckett smiled and watched Alex's retreating back and her hand entwined with Will's. He then turned to Davy Jones and quietly said, "Best make sure to part the lovers."

Meanwhile, Alex and Liz were catching Will up to speed on what had happened. "So, you're King? And James Norrington is alive and on our side."

"King of the Brethren Court. Courtesy of my father," Alex said.

"And yes, James is on our side now and I've given him hell if he betrays us," Liz said.

"You mean you," Alex said, with a side glance.

Liz blushed scarlet and kept walking to catch up with Barbossa. Will and Alex smirked at her retreating back and Will said, "James and Liz. Who would have guessed?"

"Not me. I kissed him for God's sake."

"And as for your father; maybe he really does know what he's doing."

I hope it was worth the wait. Again, very sorry about my lack of updating. No worries, though. The next chapter is the ship to ship battle. Possible death and resurrection to come.

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