"Wow," Carmella said as she saw the towering town in the darkness. It's only light the flickering flames of torches.
Faye nodded,"Indeed."
"Look at them all," Pintel said as he looked at all the pirates.
"There's not been a gathering like this in our lifetime," Barbossa said as he stood beside Pintel and the girls.
"And I owe them all money," Jack piped up as he walked over. From behind him, Carmella gave a snort.
From within the meeting room, Carmella and Faye were standing beside Tia. The trio were standing a bit away from the crowded table. Jack was standing beside the small group of girls with their Singaporean guards. It wasn't long before Barbossa picked up a chained cannonball and hit the hard oak table three times to get everyone's attention.
"As you all can see, we've all been summoned, I convene this fourth Brethren Court," Barbossa spoke as Jack started to play with the swords that were stabbed in the giant globe. Many people began to chat as Ragetti left the table. "I can confer your lordship and right to be heard." Jack watched as Barbossa continued. "Present now your pieces of eight, my fellow captains."
As Ragettil walked around the table he carried a bowl with a red velvet cloth for the captains to place their pieces of eight. An Arabian man put in a talisman that looked like a black talon. The French captain placed a card in that was the queen of spades. From beside Gibbs, Pintel looked confused. "Those aren't pieces of eight," he muttered, "They're just pieces of junk. A Spanish captain placed a broken top of a bottle that was hanging on a string into the bowl.
"Ah the original plan was to use nine pieces of eight to bind Calypso, but the first Brethren Court were skint broke," Gibbs said in response as an African man placed a metal protractor into the bowl when it came to him.
"So?" Pintel asked, "Change the name?" He said as the bowl came to the Chinese lady who placed a pair of glasses into the bowl.
"To what? To nine pieces of whatever we had in our pockets at the time. Oh yes, that sounds very piraty." Gibbs said as Pintel continued to look at him funny. Another captain pre slammed his piece of eight before putting the stamp into the bowl.
"Master Ragetti, if you will?" Barbossa asked once Ragetti came to his side, he had his hand out to him.
"I've kept it safe for you just like you said when you gave it to me," He responded.
"Aye, you have. Now I need it back," Barbossa said as he hit the back of Ragetti's head to release his wooden eye. Barbossa caught it before placing it into the bowl.
"Sparrow!" Said the Spanish captain. People began to part ways as Jack made his way to the table. His hand going to his token on his headband. "Might I point out that we are still short one pirate lord and I'm as content as a cucumber to wait till Sao Feng joins us."
From behind them in the open doorway stood Elizabeth. "Sao Feng is dead. He fell to the Flying Dutchman," She said and everybody turned to look at her. Angry conversations were arising from the tight group.
"The Plague Ship?!" The Chinese woman said as she stood up. The comment got both Faye and Carmella mad but Faye was holding it in quite easily. Carmella, on the other hand, was about to lurch at the woman until Faye, Mei, and Su held her back.
Elizabeth then came to the globe before piercing it with her sword. Jack just gave a look of disgust. "He made you captain? " He asked. "They're just giving the bloody title away," He said to Barbossa as Elizabeth made her way to the table.
"Listen, Listen to me! Our location has been betrayed," Elizabeth said and as soon as she uttered those words the whole room went quiet. "Jones seems to be under the command of Lord Beckett, but we know that he's not. He is on our side."
"Why is he on our side?" Said, one captain.
Before the girls could explain or say anything, Barbossa stepped in. "That's not important right now, just know that he is."
Elizabeth nodded,"And they're on their way here."
Jack then spotted the man that stood behind Elizabeth. "What the bloody hell are you here?"
Norrington just snorted. "I chose a side."
Elizabeth then quickly looked to Jack and uttered,"Not now,"
"Who is this betrayer?" The African captain said as he stood up.
"Not likely anyone among us," Barbossa said.
Elizabeth had looked around before asking, "Where's Will?"
"NOT among us," Jack said.
"And who's fault is that exactly?" Carmella mutters to Tia and her sister. Faye just nodded.
"It matters not how they found us, the question is what will we do now that they have," Barbossa said.
"We fight!" Elizabeth said. With only a second of silence, the whole room burst into laughter.
"Ok...why are they exactly laughing?" Carmella asked Tia.
"It's a bad idea,' She responded simply.
"Are they pirates or are they mice?" Carmella said softly with a shake of her head.
"Shipwreck Cove is a fortress," The Chinese lady said from her seat. "A well-supplied fortress," She said as she began to rise. "There is no need to fight if they can not get to us." Then the murmurs rose again amongst the piraty crowd.
"There be a third course, in another age at this very spot, the first Brethren Court captured the sea goddess and bound her in her bones," Barbosa said as he shook his head. Then the murmurs continued. "That was a mistake. Oh, we tame the seas for ourselves, but open the doors for Beckett." During Barbosa's speech, Ragetti had grabbed an eye patch and put it over his empty eye socket. "And his ilk, better were the days when the mastering of seas came not from bargains, struck with elvish creatures, but from the sweat of a man's brow and the strength of his back alone. You'll know this to be true. Gentlemen, ladies we must free Calypso. Then the room made an uproar.
The captain that had given up the stamp stood up and pointed as muttered, "Shoot him!"
"Cut out his tongue!" The African man said as he stood up as well. Jack was just watching with the girls at his side.
"Shoot him and cut out his tongue!" Jack piped up. "And then shoot his tongue! And trim that scraggly beard!" Barbossa then gave him a nasty look. It was also when Carmella went and hit him on the back of the head.
"No killing!" Carmella muttered, "Save it for Beckett."
"Sao Feng would've agreed with Barbossa," Tai Wong said as he came up beside Elizabeth.
"Aye," Barbossa said in agreement.
"Calypso was our enemy then, and she'll be our enemy now," The African man said. Though Barbossa looked behind them to Tia and winced a little. Tia was annoyed but the girls were trying to hold in their laughter.
"And unlikely her mood hasn't improved," Said the Frenchman.
The Spanish captain then took out his gun and placed it on the table. "I stand with Sao Feng, we release Calypso."
"Cretin!" Spatted the Frenchman who was next to him.
"I silence you," snapped the Spanish captain but he got punched in the face by the Frenchmen and his gun went off. That caused a chain reaction with everyone except those who are on the Pearl.
"This is madness," Muttered Elizabeth as she looked in disbelief.
"This is politics," Jack responded nonchalantly.
"It's a lot more interesting than regular politics," Carmella said from next to Jack.
"Quite so," Faye said with a nod.
"And while our enemies are bearing down on us," She muttered.
"If they not be here already," Barbossa sighed.