Authors' note: All CCS characters belong to CLAMP. All characters of Cardcaptor Torika belong to clowprincess223. The characters of Pirates of the Caribbean belong to Disney. This is a fan based project. If I did own the CCS characters then I wouldn't be here.

Cardcaptor Torika: the Movie

Chapter 11: The Battle

Interceptor - Main Deck

Torika emerges on deck. Crewmen work fast and focused.

Gibbs: Hands aloft to loose ta'gallants! With this wind dead astern, she'll carry every sail we've got!

Torika hurries toward astern. AnaMaria is at the wheel. Elizabeth comes up not long after that.

Torika: What's happening?

AnaMaria: The Black Pearl. She's gaining on us.

And then they see the Black Pearl, on the horizon.

Elizabeth: But this is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!

AnaMaria: You can tell them that, after they've caught us.

Elizabeth thinks; Li, Hana, and Gibbs join them.

Elizabeth: We've got a shallower draft, right? We handle quicker on the turn?

AnaMaria: (surprised) Aye.

Elizabeth: Then can't we lose them among the shoals?

Ahead on the horizon: the indistinct shapes of islands.

Gibbs: We don't have to outrun 'em for long, just long enough ...

AnaMaria: Lighten the ship! Stem to stern!

Gibbs: Anything we can afford to lose, see it's lost!

Black Pearl - Brig

The door slams shut, is bolted. Jack looks around the cell, noticing the water.

Jack: Apparently, there's a leak.

He notices a crack in the bulkhead. Peaks out through it. But he can see only empty sea.

Caribbean Sea

Jetsam from the Interceptor splashes down into the water: barrels, heavy fittings, crates, cannon balls.

Black Pearl - Main Deck

A predator bent on its prey, Barbossa's voice carries the length of the ship:

Barbossa: Raise the flag, and run out the guns! Haul on the mainsails and let go! Let go!

Behind him, the Jolly Roger is hoisted on the ensign staff.

Interceptor - Foreward Deck

Will emerges from the forward compartment, drawn by the commotion. He sees the crew dumping stuff overboard, the Black Pearl in pursuit. He climbs out on the rigging for a better vantage point. He then sees something that makes his face go ashen.

Interceptor - Main Deck - Starboard

Marty and another crewman dump a cannon barrel overboard; they move to the next one, pull the pins, tip it, but Will's foot comes down on the cannon, keeping it in place.

Will: We're going to need that. (points astern)

Interceptor - Stern Deck

Cotton, parrot on his shoulder, drops a heavy cannonball overboard, looks up .. his expression reads: "Uh oh."

Black Pearl

Hatches slide back on the hull, and galley oars extend out each side. In unison they catch the water; the ship shoots forward.

Interceptor - Stern Deck

Cotton hasn't moved.

Cotton's Parrot: Ohship!

Interceptor - Deck

Everyone looks stricken as they stare at the pursuing ship.

AnaMaria: It was a good plan, up 'til now.

Will makes his way to the wheel.

Will: Gibbs! We'll have to make a stand! We have to fight! (no one moves) Load the guns!

AnaMaria: With what?

Will: With anything! Everything! ... Anything we have left.

Gibbs: (moving, hollering to the crew) Load the guns! Case shot and langrage! Nails and crushed glass!

Will: Pieces of the deck, if we must!

Gibbs: Let's wait on that one, eh?

Interceptor - Gun Deck

Gibbs supervises the gunnery crew as they load anything and everything into the cannons: silverware, jugs, Gibbs' flask, but he grabs that, gives it a shake: there's a bit left. He takes a swig, Cotton grabs the now empty flask and stuffs it into the cannon.

Black Pearl - Deck

Barbossa seems to inhale, smelling the victory at hand.

Black Pearl - Brig

Jack's eye, peers through the crack in the hull to see the ship's oars, rowing in unison.

Interceptor - Deck

Gibbs joins Will and the others who are eyeing the Black Pearl.

AnaMaria: Can we give them a broadside?

Gibbs: We could but won't have the chance. The Pearl's going to luff up on port quarter! She'll rake us, without ever presenting a target!

Torika sees the problem. She looks up toward the bow of the Interceptor. Gets an idea.

Torika: Drop the anchor! On the right side! Starboard side!

The three look at her in dismay. She nods her head vigorously "It's a good idea." She looks to Li, Hana, Will, and Elizabeth for support:

Li: ('what the hell') It certainly has the element of surprise.

AnaMaria: You're daft, lady! You all are!

Gibbs: Daft like Jack! DROP THE STARBOARD ANCHOR!

Crewmen give him the same look Torika got.

Gibbs: Do it, you gobs! Or it's you we'll be loading into the cannons!

The anchor splashes into the water, cable uncoiling...

Black Pearl - Deck

Barbossa squints; cocks his head ... 'What the hell?'

Caribbean Sea - Underwater

The anchor hits bottom, drags, catches on a reef, the cable goes taut, ripping a small section of the hull along with it.

Interceptor - Cabin

The Medallion, on a table top, slides forward and off.

Interceptor - Deck

Hana turns to AnaMaria at the wheel.

Hana: Let go!

AnaMaria releases the wheel just as it starts to spin with a vengeance ...

Caribbean Sea

The Interceptor, bow low in the water, comes around very quickly, forward anchor acting as a pivot her cannons coming round, brought to bear on the Black Pearl.

Interceptor Anchor Housing

The anchor cable spool creaks and cracks under the strain.

Black Pearl - Deck

Barbossa realizes what's happening

Barbossa: They're club hauling! Hard a port! Ship the starboard oars!

Bo'sun: Hard a port!

Black Pearl - Brig

Jack looks through the peephole as the bow of the Interceptor appears as it comes round, then the first cannon port, where Cotton and Nameless stand ready with a lit punk.

Black Pearl - Starboard side

The cannon doors swing up...

Black Pearl - Gun Deck

Pintel and Ragetti stand ready to fire, and they see: Cotton and Nameless and the mouth of their cannon a dozen feet away.

Interceptor - Deck

Gibbs/AnaMaria/Torika/Elizabeth: Fire all!

A quick look between the four.

Black Pearl - Deck

Barbossa raises his scabbard.

Barbossa: Fire!

Caribbean Sea

All hell breaks loose as the two ships fire all guns at once. The Interceptor takes far more damage than the Black Pearl.

Black Pearl - Brig

A shot crashes through the brig, blasting the door off its hinges; Jack spins away, taking cover.

Black Pearl - Gun Deck

Pintel looks over to see a spoon imbedded in a post beside his head. He frowns, looks to Ragetti. Ragetti turns toward him, revealing: A fork sticks from his wooden eye. He yanks the fork out, and the eye comes out as well. The two pirates stare at each other, fuming.

Black Pearl - Brig

Another blast rocks the ship.

Jack: Stop putting holes in my ship!

He sloshes through waist deep water. Floating on top is Gibbs' flask.

Jack: That's it, I'm putting an end to this.

He takes a swig from the flask, pushes through the door.

Black Pearl - Gun Deck

Pintel and Ragetti lug toward the cannon. They exchange matching revenge smirks as they load the cannon with two cannonballs linked by a chain.

Black Pearl - Main Deck

Barbossa: Strike your colors, you blooming cockroaches! (to his crew) Hands! Grapnels at the ready! Prepare to board!

Interceptor - Main Deck

Elizabeth, Will, AnaMaria, Gibbs, Torika, Li, Maddy, Tai, Hana, and the rest of the crew use the gunwales as cover from the pirates' small arms fire.

Gibbs: We could use a few more ideas, lass!

Torika: Your turn!

Gibbs: We need us a devil's dowry!

AnaMaria: We've got two. (grabs Elizabeth and Torika by the hair) We'll give these to 'im!

Will: They're both not what they're after.

Gibbs: Then what is?

Will cuts his eyes to Elizabeth ... they all believe the pirates are after him. Elizabeth clutches for the medallion around her throat, but it's not there.

Will/Elizabeth: (simultaneously) The medallion!

Will sprints for the forward hatch, drops inside...

Interceptor - Cabin

...into a foot and a half of water, and still rising. Not good. He starts searching for the medallion.

Sea/InterceptorBlack Pearl

Pintel sparks the cannon - it fires. The chain shot flies across, smashes the main mast of the Interceptor.

Interceptor - Cabin

The impact causes the hatch to fall shut, a large beam cutting Will off from the exit.

InterceptorBlack Pearl

The Interceptor's mast leans and falls ... The mast crashes down on the deck of the Black Pearl, right next to Barbossa, who doesn't flinch.

Barbossa: Pistols and cutlasses, men! Koehler, Twigg to the powder magazine! And the rest of you, bring me that medallion!

The Monkey scampers across on the fallen mast, now a bridge between the two ships. Pirates swarm across, jumping from deck to deck and swinging from the rigging. One pirate misses his landing on the Interceptor, swings back toward the Black Pearl. Jack, on a boom, catches the rope .. the pirate continues his swing, now ropeless.

Jack: Thanks very much.

He swings out, the two crews locked in battle on the decks of both ships pass below him. Gibbs faces a pirate on either side of him. Jack takes one of them as he swings through and then swings back, backwards, taking out the other. He drops to the deck.

Gibbs: Jack! You're alive!

Already on the move, Jack tosses the flask over his shoulder to Gibbs, who catches it, surprised.

Jack: Bloody empty.

Jack then sees two pirates enter the gun deck, but then sees them come out on fire, leaping over the side of the decks. Kero comes out of the entrance in his true form. He then changes back to his original form, flying toward Torika.

Jack: (to himself) I can never have too much rum.

Behind him, Koehler and Twigg descend to the Interceptor's magazine.

Interceptor - Cabin

Will struggles to get out ... the water is rising fast. A screech is heard, Will looks up. The monkey is at a hole in the bulkhead holding the medallion. It leaps and is gone.

Interceptor - Below Deck

Koehler and Twigg pour a fuse from a keg of gunpowder, away from a pile of explosives.

Interceptor - Main Deck

Jack grabs Elizabeth by the shoulders ...

Jack: Where's the medallion?

Elizabeth: That's... (tries to slap him but get's blocked)

Jack: (notices the remade bandage on her hand) Ah. Where's the William?

Elizabeth: (to herself) Will...

The Monkey races past with the Medallion. Jack sees it, gives chase. Elizabeth darts off in the other direction, for the hatch, but is grabbed by two pirates, lifted off her feet. Pirates throw Cotton to the deck. AnaMaria loses her sword. Maddy and Tai are grabbed from behind by Pintel and Ragetti. Hana, Li and Torika are surrounded by pirates including Grapple. Behind them, Jack dashes after the Monkey. Gibbs signals their surrender. The Monkey dashes across the broken mast, still clutching the medallion. Jack scrambles across after it ... the Monkey pauses at the far end. Jack reaches for the medallion ... But another hand grabs it first. Jack looks up to see Barbossa eyeing the Medallion.

Barbossa: Why thank ye, Jack!

Jack: You're welcome.

Barbossa: Not you. We named the monkey 'Jack.'

The Monkey chitters, gloating. Barbossa grins, raises the Medallion, yells to all:

Barbossa: GENTS, OUR HOPE IS RESTORED!

Black Pearl - Deck (later)

Jack's crew are tied to the mast by Ragetti. Pintel eyes them, pistol drawn.

Pintel: Any of you so much as thinks the word 'Parlay' I'll have your guts for garters.

Behind him, in the distance, the Interceptor suddenly explodes. Elizabeth twists free.

Elizabeth: Will!

The wreckage lands. Elizabeth rushes Barbossa, but Barbossa grabs her wrists.

Barbossa: Welcome back, Miss. You took advantage of our hospitality last time. It holds fair now you return the favor.

He shoves her to some pirates; they hoot their approval. But then they hear a familiar voice.

voice: Barbossa!

They turn to see Will, standing on the rail, soaking wet. He holds a pistol, taken from a pirate who lays crumpled on the deck.

Will: She goes free.

Elizabeth is overcome to see him. Jack, less so.

Barbossa: What's in your head, boy?

Will: She. Goes. Free.

Barbossa: You've got one shot, and we can't die.

Jack: (under his breath) Don't do anything stupid.

Will: You can't. I can.

He puts the muzzle under his chin.

Jack: (He should've seen it coming) Like that.

Barbossa is perplexed. The pirates and crew are, too.

Barbossa: Who are you?

Jack: No one. He's no one. Distant cousin of my aunt's nephew. Twice removed. Lovely singing voice though. Eunich.

Elizabeth and Torika glance narrowly at Jack, realizing he has his own agenda.

Will: My name is Will Turner. My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins.

Barbossa and the pirates react with surprise. Jack shakes his head; he just can't catch a break here.

Ragetti: It's the spittin' image of old Bootstrap, come back to haunt us!

Will: (cocks the pistol) And on my word, do as I say or I will pull this trigger, and be lost to Davy Jones' Locker!

Barbossa: Name your terms, Mr. Turner.

Will: Elizabeth goes free!

Barbossa: Yes, we know that one. Anything else?

Will: Li, Torika, and her friends go free as well.

Barbossa: Anything else?

Will hadn't thought that far ahead. Jack tries to signal him surreptitiously: don't forget about me.

Will: And the crew. The crew are not to be harmed.

Barbossa: And..?

Jack gestures a bit more frantically.

Will: And that's all.

Jack slumps. Barbossa smiles.

Barbossa: Agreed.

Caribbean Sea

The Black Pearl lies at anchor, closer to the small island.

Black Pearl - Main Deck

A plank comes down. Elizabeth, forced to walk out to the end. Maddy and Tai are next in line. Then Jack. But Torika, Li, and Hana are not in line. Will shakes loose of the pirates holding him, spits out his gag.

Will: Barbossa, you lying bastard! You swore they'd go free!

Barbossa: Don't dare impugn me honor, boy! I agreed they'd go free, but it was you who failed to specify when nor where!

Will: And what is the meaning of that? (pointing towards Li, Torika, and Hana being held down by pirates)

Barbossa: I'm altering the deal. The witch, her father, and her friend will go with us back to the island. More blood to please the heathen gods.

He shoves the gag back in Will's mouth, and turns back to Elizabeth. The storm has passed; Barbossa is once again his gentlemanly self.

Barbossa: Though it is a shame to lose something so fine, won't it lads?

Elizabeth feels the slightest hope of reprieve.

Barbossa: So I'll be having that dress back before you go.

Elizabeth hesitates ... then strips it off, leaving her in a silk slip. She throws it at him.

Elizabeth: Here. It goes well with your black heart!

Barbossa: (loudly to himself) ooh. It's still warm.

Elizabeth moves stoically out to the end. She pauses, looks back; Will's eyes lock with hers. She is about to say something.

Bo'sun: Too long!

He slams down on the end of the plank; Elizabeth plunges off the other end, into the sea. Maddy and Tai follow afterward. The pirates laugh, and so does Jack. But his laughter is cut off then he's lifted up onto the end of the plank.

Jack: (to Barbossa) I really hoped we were past all this.

Barbossa steps up onto the plank beside him, throws an arm around his shoulders.

Barbossa: Jack, Jack ... Now, didn't you notice? That's the same little island we made you governor of on our last trip.

Jack: I did notice.

Barbossa: Oh, don't be like that ... by whatever miracle you escaped before, maybe you'll be able to conjure again. But I doubt it.

He draws his sword and prods Jack out to the end of the plank. Jack hesitates ... he really doesn't want to do this.

Barbossa: Off you go.

Jack: Last time you left me a pistol, with one shot.

Barbossa: By the Powers, you're right! Where's Jack's pistol? Bring it forward!

Twigg hands Jack's pistol to Barbossa.

Jack: Seeing as there's more than one person, a gentleman would give us a pair pistols.

Barbossa: It'll be one pistol, as before, and you can be the gentleman, an' shoot the lady, and starve to death along with the two children!

Barbossa tosses the pistol high over Jack's head. It splashes into the sea. Jack goes wide eyed, then dives in after it.

Caribbean Sea - Underwater

The pistol floats down onto some coral. Jack's hands appear, cutting his bonds on the coral. He grabs the pistol, pushes for the surface.

To be continued...