Barbossa sat on the mound of gold watching as Jack looked through the treasure. Joanna sat behind him rubbing his shoulders. She kept her eyes on Jack still not entirely trusting him. A few members of the crew waited in the cave keeping watch on Will who was tied up.

"I must admit, Jack", Barbossa said. "I thought I had ya figured. But it turns out yer a hard man ta predict."

"Me? I'm dishonest", Jack said. "And a dishonest person you always trust to be dishonest, honestly! It's the honest ones you have to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're gonna do something incredibly...stupid."

He grabbed a crewmate's sword and pushed him into the water. Jack threw the sword to Will and pulled out his own sword. Barbossa got up and pulled out his sword.

"Hector, be careful!" Joanna said.

"Dammit Jack, I was almost liking you", Barbossa said.

"I know", Jack said apologetic.

Joanna pulled out her sword and ran toward him. She and Barbossa crossed their swords at Jack's neck.

"Yer off the edge of the map, mate. Here there be monsters!"

He pushed Jack away wanting to scare him a bit. Joanna followed the men through the cave. Jack pushed her into the moonlight and stopped. He froze as he stared at her. Her body was skeletal, her clothes were torn up.

"Ya know", he said. "Barbossa must be blind. Moonlight does not flatter ya, darling."

"How dare you?"

Joanna thrusted her sword toward him. Barbossa caught up and pushed him to the ground.

"Ya can't beat us, Jack", he panted.

Jack stuck his sword into Barbossa. Joanna gasped and watched as he sighed and rolled his eyes. Barbossa pulled the sword out and stuck it in Jack. He and Joanna smiled evilly as they watched him gasp and stumble. Their smile faded into confusion as Jack stepped into the moonlight becoming a skeleton.

"That's interesting", he said.

He lifted up his hand revealing the piece of gold he took from the chest.

"Couldn't resist, mate", he said rolling it over his fingers.

Jack pulled the sword out as he, Barbossa and Joanna continued their fight. Jack pushed Barbossa's head into the cave wall and ran off with Joanna running after him.

"Sorry!" he yelled out.

They ran to the middle of the cave where Barbossa fell trying to catch his breath.

"So what now, Jack Sparrow?" he asked. "Are we ta be three immortals locked in an epic battle until Judgement Day and the trumpets sound? Hmm?"

"Or you could surrender."

Barbossa got up and swung his sword. Out of nowhere, he threw a punch at Jack and and sent him running while yelling and laughing like a madman. Out of nowhere, Joanna heard an explosion. Everyone stopped to see Will and Elizabeth running away from smoke. Joanna froze and gasped.

"Her?" she asked. "How did she get here?"

She saw Jack throw his medallion to Will. Barbossa pulled out his pistol and aimed it at Elizabeth.

"Shoot her, Hector!" Joanna said.

She jumped as she heard a gunshot. Barbossa hadn't fired his. She looked at Jack who had his pistol out smoking.

"No", she said shaking her head.

Joanna continued to watch as Barbossa smirked. Apparently the bullet did nothing.

"10 years ya carry that pistol 'nd now ya waste yer shot."

"He didn't waste it", everyone heard.

Joanna and Barbossa turned to see Will holding a bloody knife in one hand and the last two medallions in the other above the chest.

"No, don't!" she said.

Will dropped the medallions, not listening to her. Barbossa pulled his jacket open and saw blood gushing from his chest.

"Hector!"

Joanna ran to his side and put her hand over the wound to try and stop the bleeding.

"Hector, please don't die", she cried. "Hector, listen to me!"

Barbossa fell to his knees. He could barely hear what she was saying. He was dying, that much he knew. He shakingly raised his hand and touched her cheek finally able to feel her soft skin.

"I feel...cold...I love you..."

He released his last breath and died in Joanna's arms.

"Hector...no...Hector..."

She gently laid him down on the mound of gold and sobbed over his body. All her hopes and dreams, the future she and Barbossa planned...they were gone...along with him. What was she going to do without him? She belong to him and only him. Joanna stood up and turned to face Jack.

"It had ta be done, love", he said.

"I hope you're proud of yourself", she said. "You've taken my whole world from me! What's there left for me? Without Hector...there's nothing."

She knelt back down next to him.

"I'll see you in the next world."

Joanna smiled and gave Barbossa one last kiss. She pulled her pistol, the one Barbossa gave her years ago, and pointed it at her head. She pulled the trigger ending her own life. Joanna's lifeless body fell on top of Barbossa's. The cave echoed with silence as both bodies stared emptily into space.

To be continued...