A/N- First things first, don't hate me. This isn't a traditional, lovey-dovey epilogue. It is more like a very short sequel. I just hate writing sequels, so I decided to make it the epilogue, and it's long. two chapters. Anyways, I hope you like it... Please review after you read this, and tell me what you think. Thanks to everyone who has reviewed this story in the past. I'm a little sad to see it coming to an end, but all stories must.

Thanks again, and lots of love, Lizzy

One year later

Ciaos was not an uncommon thing when it came to the Brethren Court. Every time that they gathered, whether it be a war or simply to decide if they should redecorate, there was always a disagreement. Say the court decided on blue furnishings. Someone would always be there to say that they preferred red curtains. This day was not an exception. Captain James Norrington, Pirate Lord and King, decided it would be good to set up a meeting after the most recent battle; a sort of truce between all the pirates. Well, that didn't bode well at all.

Gentleman Jocard said he could never sail along side a Frenchman. Capitaine Chevalle said that he considered that a compliment, for he would never wish to sail with a slave anyway. Naturally, all hell broke lose, brother attaching brother, until it was almost too much for Norrington.

"Gentleman! Please!" Norrington said, looking around at them. He noticed that several lords were missing. "Please!" He pleaded again. "Act civilized!" All the pirates continued to fight, completely ignoring their Pirate King. "Just Shut It!"

Everyone turned in surprise towards their king. He never got that angry.

"Now, as I was saying…" Norrington sighed

The loud bang echoed throughout the hall, breaking the extreme silence. Dim light shadowed all of the men's faces as they gathered around, waiting impatiently for their fates. Fear shown on their faces as they looked around the quiet room. They all looked around nervously, looking for the source of the sound. Suddenly, a gunshot rang through the air, hitting a man's mug, and spilling all of its contents onto the floor.

As the smoke cleared, a man with his face hidden in the shadows appeared, his gun still aimed threatening at them.

"What is your business here?" Villanueva stood cautiously from his chair, his eyes fixed still on the mysterious stranger.

The man brushed the smoke out of his way and moved more into the room, still remaining in the shadows. He wore a large brimmed hat, tugged down so that it was concealing most of his face. The man also wore all black, non-descript clothing.

"My business is for my knowledge and mine alone…" The man walked around the table until he reached the large globe. He fingered one of the swords and pulled it, causing it to shoot back to the way is originally was. He then turned suddenly toward them, a golden smirk showing from under the low brim of his hat. "Where are the others? I thought there were suppose to be nine of you?"

The man walked up to Norrington while everyone one in the room eyed him suspiciously.

"Dead. Marooned. They betrayed us, tried to turn us all in. Sadly, they 'misplaced' their pieces of eight." Norrington stated, a frown evident on his face while the stranger circled around him as if inspecting him.

"And what of your Keeper of the code? Has he 'deserted' you as well?" The Man gestured to the empty chair on the opposite side of the table. "Pity…" A flicker of emotion shown across the man's face.

"Now, if you would be so kind as to leave us, now that you are so well informed. I assume that is what you wanted: to get information and then sell it off to the Company on us." James spat at the man, who's back was now to him.

"No. That is not why I came here. I simply wished to ask this kind assembly a favor…" The Man leaned on the table while the court glared at him.

"We give favors to no man." Ammand said under his breath, glared up at the Man.

"Perhaps, you should hear my offer before you decline…"

"We're not interested in any deals." Norrington narrowed his eyes. There was something all to familiar about this stranger.

"It's not a deal, mate, it's more like an…offer." Norrington became more suspicious now after the Man said "mate".

"And what offer would that be?"

"You give me a ship and a crew and I promise you, I will get your 'pieces' back." A golden smile appeared under the brim of the hat as he stood proudly before Norrington.

"And how exactly will you do that?" Chevalle asked, rolling his eyes.

"Mate," The Man smirked, coming more into the light, "I'm-"

"Captain Jack Sparrow…" Norrington said causing the Man to freeze. James yanked off the hat to reveal a man with dreadlocks and a nervous smile.

"Can we please just call it square mate?"

"Truly, I never thought this day would come…Jack Sparrow, basically facing his own funeral…" Will said from behind his desk, while Jack stood before him, his hands locked in irons.

"What are you doing here?" Jack asked with disgust.

"Nicole and I decided to stay here after the battle…What are you doing here?" Will said through his teeth, glaring at the man in front of him.

"You know why I had to do I what I did." Jack stared at him, his gaze unyielding. He decided to ignore his question.

"Ah! Here we go. Tell me all about how you were just trying to do the right thing. I don't buy it, Jack, and neither did Elizabeth."

"Don't you dare bring her into this." Jack warned, leaning towards him.

"I think I will. That's what this is all about, isn't it? You want to get a ship so you can go find her! Tell Elizabeth how much of an idiot you've been and beg her to take you back?" Will leaned his hands on the table. "That's not going to work this time, Jack. It's a lost cause… She's found someone else Jack. You should just give up."

Jack reached over the table and pulled Will into a chokehold. "No. I will never give up. How can I?" He choked out, still holding Will. "No cause is lost, as long as there is still one fool left to fight for it…"

Jack finally let go of him and slumped down in a chair, his head in his hands. "I've lost her…"

Will looked at the crumpled man before him with pity in his eyes. "Why did you betray us anyway?"

Jack looked up at him with clouded eyes. "You wouldn't understand…"

"No. I think I would." Will insisted, looking out his window and Jack followed his eyes. There was Nicole, who waved at Will with a smile before shooting Jack a curious look. "And, besides, it's not like there is any other way you can get yourself out of this mess. Thousands of pirates surround us, and all of them want your head."

"And I owe them all money." Jack said to lighten the mood.

"I bet…" Will chuckled, taking a drink from a glass on his desk.

"Can I have some of that?" Jack held up his chained hands.

"It depends…" Will said, giving him a shifty eye.

"On what?" Jack asked with a confused expression on his face.

"How good your story is…" Will glared at him suspiciously, pulling his drink closer to him. Will then chuckled when he noticed Jack's disappointed face.

"Fine." Jack huffed, leaning back in his chair to make himself more comfortable.

"So tell me what happened…After Elizabeth came back, you both seemed so…content…what happened?"

"Bloody woman and her commitment issues." Jack muttered under his breath.

"What?"

"Lets just say, marriage wasn't in the cards for us."

"Why not?"

"Because! That bloody, insane, woman insisted that I would up and leave her any minute! You'd think I'd be the one with commitment issues, but know. Miss Priss didn't like that we married on the Pearl, Miss Priss didn't want to trust Me! After all I've done for her!" Jack shouted.

"I bet she just wanted to make things special and she did trust you. She was just scared to make such a big step with a man who… lets face, Jack… you don't have the best record when it comes to things like this." Will shrugged, pouring a drink for Jack.

"Way to take her side. Not that it's not unexpected…" Jack mumbled until Will shoved a glass at him with a smirk. "Oh! A rewards system! I like the way you think Mr. Turner!"

Will rolled his eyes. "So what happened then?"

"Why are you so interested?" Jack questioned, glaring at him.

"Just trying to clear things up for you, Jack. Wouldn't want to make a mark on your record, now would I?" Will said sarcastically.

"You're a diamond mate." Jack said with a smile. "Now, where was I? Ah, yes. So that bloody, untrusting…"

"Jack…" Will warned, "She is your wife."

"What? She moved things…"Jack pouted.

Will rolled his eyes again. "Go on."

"Right! So, there we were, things still semi-fine and dandy, when all of the sudden my mutinous first mate attacks the Pearl." Jack took a large swig of his rum and slammed it down on the table.

"Barbossa? I though you marooned him?" Nicole asked, confused, coming into the cabin.

"Oh, I did! I knew I should of shot him when I had the chance…" Jack said darkly. "Anyways," He shouted, quickly changing the mood, "He had somehow escaped that island and gathered up his own crew, about twice the size of me own. I quickly locked Lizzie in me cabin, much to her disapproval, and then I went up to fight with me men. We fought long and hard, but in the end the ship was taken. We were marooned on an Island, but Lizzie was still on the boat. I had lost the Pearl and me bonnie lass all in one day…."

"Wait, I don't understand…" Will started, as he pulled Nicole into his lap. " If that's all that happened, why did Elizabeth come to me all angry."

"Lizzie came here?" Jack's head shot up. "You've seen her?"

"A while back, right after you betrayed us…"Nicole glared daggers at Jack. She had talked to Elizabeth and Nicole had seen with her own eyes how much Elizabeth had suffered after the battle.

"I did it to save her." Jack admitted, a bit above a whisper.

"What?" Will chimed in, letting go of Nicole.

"The East India Trading Company found us on the island and held us all captive. Turns out they had captured the Pearl as well. I made a deal with them that I would give them the pirates that killed Cutler Beckett if they freeded me and Lizzie. Thing is though, Barbossa happened to mention the fact that I killed Becket to the Officer right after I gave them the location of Shipwreck's cove. Elizabeth and I were already on the island, planning to make our escape. We were in battle before I knew it, and I was the one held responsible. Not only were all on the navy after me, but my fellow pirates as well. That put Elizabeth in danger as well. I had to do something. So…" Jack looked up at the couple before him, his eyebrows wrinkled together. "I left."

"And what about Elizabeth?" Nicole asked concerned.

"Arrested. Charged for associating herself with pirates. Don't worry she escaped."

"I heard you were dead…" Will admitted.

"How else do you kill a legend, but by creating a new one…" Jack motioned to his hat.

"And how do you do that?"

Jack just chuckled at this and lifted his hands to show that he no longer wore the shackles.

Will looked at him in astonishment.

"Will you help me get my ship back?" Jack asked walking towards the door.

"What for?" Nicole questioned.

"How else am I going to get me wife back?"

Wind blew through the tresses of her long golden hair. She watched the sea bob up and down, the sun reflecting in each wave.

The crow's nest was her favorite place. Her sanctuary, if you will. Now that she was a part of a real pirate crew, life was a lot harder than she had expected. She joined Captain Avery's crew only a month ago. They had sailed all over, pillaging and plundering for new treasure. Who knows where their next stop might be, but that's the way she liked it, wasn't it? The freedom to go wherever, whenever…

Elizabeth sighed as she looked up at the sunset. She remembered the last sunset she had had, on the pearl, with…

She huffed in annoyance as tears began to stream down her face. She shouldn't be thinking about him. He left her after all!

"Liz? Where are you?" Captain Avery called from below.

Elizabeth quickly wiped away her tears and climbed down. She forced a smile.

"Ah! There you are. I just though I should tell you, another ship has been spotted on the horizon. It's gaining fast." The Captain placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled at her.

Now, Captain Avery was a handsome man. He was young, and finely built with curly, brown hair and a sarcastic smile. Elizabeth knew he liked her, and she only wished she could return his feelings. She did everything she could to force herself, but a pirate with arrogant, golden smirk was always in the back of her mind. He was after all….her husband.

Avery moved toward her and lifted her chin so that she would meet his eyes. "Liz…"

"Captain!"

A Sailor came up to them and Avery quickly stepped back. Elizabeth blushed in embarrassment, and covered her mouth to stop herself from crying again. She missed him. She missed Jack.

"The ship! It's gaining!" The Sailor exclaimed.

"What color's she flying?" Avery asked, pulling out his compass to get a better look.

"None, by the looks of it. Rather odd choice of sails though, if you ask me…" Elizabeth heard the sailor say before rushing over to them and snatching the compass to get a better look.

"It's him…" She said in astonishment.

"What?" Avery asked confused.

"The Black Pearl." Elizabeth stated, hiding her true emotions.

"Is she friendly?"

"I wouldn't know…" Elizabeth said, brushing his question off. She moved through the men on deck running down the stairs to main deck

" I think you do know something and you're just not telling me." Avery said, following her. He took a hold of her hand.

"I told you I don't, what else do you want from me?" Elizabeth yelled, pushing him away

"Captain! Orders!" The Sailor asked from the helm, looking nervously at the ship next to them.

Avery continued to stare at her in, upset by her behavior.

"Fire." He whispered.

"Oh, I'm afraid it's too late for that…" Jack Sparrow slurred from on top of the railing, before hopping to the deck. Avery looked at him with wide eyes, glancing over at the ready cannons and men of the Pearl.

"Imagine: The Fancy, defeated, and without a single shot. That ought to make one hell of a story, don't you think?" Jack sauntered towards Avery, who pulled Elizabeth behind his back. Jack locked eyes with her surprised ones. "Well, if it isn't Mrs. Sparrow…"

Elizabeth forced her chin high, trying to hide the delight of her seeing him again. Jack noticed tears still glistening in her eyes

"Mrs. Sparrow?" Avery said, looking over his shoulder at Elizabeth, and let go of her.

Elizabeth tried to speak, but Jack cut her off. "Oh! She hasn't told you?" Jack glared at Avery, then back at Elizabeth. "That's interesting."

"What are you doing here?" Avery gave him a questionable look.

"Well, didn't I just tell you? Came to fetch me wifey here. Seems to have wandered a long way from home." Jack glared at Elizabeth, even though all he really wanted to do was to pull her into his arms. Jack moved towards her, but Avery stood in his path.

"Wait…you're?"

"Captain Jack Sparrow at your service mate," Jack said with a low bow, taking off his tricorn hat. "Now if you please…" Jack motioned to Avery with shooing hand motions. "Step aside."

Avery did step aside but Elizabeth merely walked away, crossing her arms across her chest. Jack followed after her.

"Oh, come on now love, you can't be too angry at me can you?" Jack said, leaning against the railing when she finally stopped.

"I hate you…" Elizabeth spat, tears streaming down her face.

"Lizzie…" Jack said, pained.

"How could you? You just left me there!"

"Just returning the favor, love…" Jack said, hiding his true feelings.

Elizabeth stomped towards him and hit him squarely across his face. "You bastard…" She said through her teeth when Jack grabbed her arms tightly, bringing her towards him.

"Is that anyway to treat the man you love?" Jack said with a smirk.

"You left me, Jack…Is that anyway to treat the woman you love?" Elizabeth spat at him, their faces just inches apart. Jack didn't let go of her, but the smirk on his face faltered. Elizabeth gripped his labels in her hands and played with them.

"I had to…I didn't want to put you in any more danger…" Jack said looking at her glistening eyes. "Please, Lizzie, please understand…"

She finally looked up to meet his eyes, stilling her hands and her silent sobbing.

"I can't do this…" Elizabeth finally said, breaking the moment, "Not again…" Elizabeth pushed him off of her and began to move down the steps.

"Lizzie…" Jack whined, until he saw her running into the arms of Avery. Jack cursed under his breath.

"Avery!" He bellowed drawing everyone's attention. "Either the girl comes with us, or you and your men are blasted to pieces. Your choice."

"What are you getting at, Sparrow?" Avery asked.

"It's your choice, Avery? You give us the woman, or I run you through with my sword faster than you can say Davy Jones's Locker." Jack threatened, ignoring Avery's question. Jack locked eyes with Elizabeth and noticed how surprised she was.

"What if I don't like either of those options?" Avery said arrogantly.

"Then we'll do both!" Jack shouted, signaling to his crew, "Fire!"

Jack quickly ran over to Elizabeth and lifted her into his arms while she protested.

"Jack!"

"Sorry, love. I refuse to lose the things that are important to me."

Jack then swung them over to the Pearl. He didn't set Elizabeth back down.

"What are you doing?" Elizabeth asked surprised.

"Lifting my bride over the threshold. Thought I should do things properly for once…" Jack said with a bright smile.

He brought her into their cabin and slammed the door shut.

"What?" Elizabeth asked, watching him curiously.

"Just trying to give you a welcome home present, love." Jack said closing the distance between them. He kissed her passionately, feeling her muscles relax under his fingertips. As the kiss continued, she wrapped her arms behind his neck and pulled his head down towards her as much as possible. Jack smirked against her lips. "Welcome home…"

Elizabeth giggled as Jack moved them towards the bed and they both flopped down on it. Jack lay on top of her and started kissing her neck, while Elizabeth drew her hands across his chest.

"I missed this…" Elizabeth confessed, causing Jack to look up at her.

"I missed you." He said with a sweet smile, brushing his fingers across her cheek and lips. She kissed him, burrowing her hand into his dreadlocks and pulling his head towards her.

"I'm sorry Jack. I shouldn't have run off with Henry…" Elizabeth whispered against his lips, causing him to stiffen.

"I'd prefer it if you'd never mention that man again. Especially with such familiarity…" Jack growled upset, moving away from her. Elizabeth quickly caught his face in her hands.

"Nothing happened." Jack turned away from her in pain, "Trust me?"

Jack quickly looked back at her, rubbing her cheek with his thumb, confusion floating over his continence.

"Do you trust me Jack?" Elizabeth asked again, worried.

"What about you?" Jack asked hurt, turning the tables. "Can you trust me? Can you trust that all that I do is in your best interest? That I would never do anything to hurt you? That I…" Jack choked, and looked into her eyes.

"Oh, Jack…"Elizabeth said with a broken laugh. "I'm surprised you even have to ask."

Elizabeth moved to kiss him again, but he stopped her lips with his finger. "Does this mean we're good now?"

"Perfect…" Elizabeth said with a bright smile, twisting one of his braids around his finger.

"Good, because I don't know how many more fights I can handle…"

"Shh…" Elizabeth said, silencing him with her finger this time. "These plenty of time to talk later."

"Lizzie, I…"

"Stupid man. Will you just be quiet and kiss me already?" Elizabeth said with a giggle.

Jack smirked at her. "As the lady commands…"

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