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I tried to control my butchering of Jacks language in this one and now it still strikes me as funny but ah well I don't think I will ever be happy with it lol. Anyway onto another adventure and my second ever POTC fanfic. Warning may contain DMC spoilers.

(special note: I sort of got carried away when writing this one...it's going to be a while before it ends.)

Thank you so much for the reviews, I appreciate them.

Does anyone stay out of trouble here?


Chapter 29: The List

--Above deck--

"I'm alright sir." Muttered Gillette sitting up and glancing from his commanding officers face to an oddly angry looking Elizabeth. "I've had worse." He muttered testing his cheek near his nose and quickly placing a rag to his now bleeding nose. "That woman is dangerous." He said noting Elizabeth's eyes lower in his direction.

"Only if you said something that greatly annoyed or disturbed her. Brandi does not go off like that unless she has ample reason to do so." Said Elizabeth seeing Norrington seem to agree with this assumption remembering the wrath of the woman he had sent to the brig. "What did you say?" she questioned eyes barely slits by then.

"Nothing…I just asked her to respect the ship and commanding officer. She had absolutely no reason to attack me." Gillette answered knowing he was being far less then truthful, but sensing somehow Elizabeth might give him some matching damage if he spoke about the conversation.

"Gillette you are temporarily confined to your quarters. Go get yourself cleaned up…I will inform you when you may leave confinement." Norrington remarked seeing Gillette wanted to protest the order, but instead he nodded and headed in the direction of his quarters. "Elizabeth…I am inclined to agree with your assumption of Brandi's behavior. Shall we go to the brig and get her side of the story?" he questioned seeing her standing there for a moment in thought.

"I think it would be a good idea, but I think it would be safer if I got the story first and told you what happened." Elizabeth murmured thoughtfully. "Then again…maybe not." She thought seeing Norrington's eyes narrow at this assumption.

"This way." Norrington said leading the way around the ship and below decks.

--In the Brig--

"Egotistical, pompous, wigged wretch." I hissed glaring at the bars around me and swearing enough to make a sailor blush in shame. "Gillette will meet a nasty fate overboard if he ever comes near me again." I murmured hearing voices and the sound of an opening door. "Hmm?" I wondered waiting for the voices to come into the light. "Liz." I piped smiling faintly and then frowning as Norrington appeared beside her. "James." I greeted a little less warmly.

"Gillette is confined to quarters…if you would be so kind to explain what happened, I will be able to let you out." Norrington answered to the rather cool greeting hearing Elizabeth murmuring absently beside him before noting her blush sheepishly.

"Easy enough." I said explaining the conversation word for word and why I had nearly knocked Gillette into next week. "Sound good enough to get out?" I questioned noting Elizabeth's face was slightly red with rage and Norrington didn't look much happier about this either. "Maybe he isn't so bad…then again he is so what does it matter?" I thought shrugging and standing as the keys clicked into the cell lock.

"I think we should talk for a while." Elizabeth muttered as I sighed knowing that this was coming eventually. "Excuse us James." She said once we were on deck.

I followed her to the front of the ship this time and smiled at the pearl ahead of us, wishing I was on there instead. "Here comes the lecture." I thought watching Elizabeth sit down on the deck and stare up at me expectantly. I then joined her still staring in the distance at the black sails and wondering what Jack had planned out that he wouldn't share until the opportune moment. Elizabeth sat there for a long while also staring in the distance, probably thinking about Will and how bored both of us were at that point.

"What did Jack say to you…you haven't been snobby to James since yesterday." Elizabeth said her eyes boring into mine mistrust in every movement she made.

"I agreed to be civil, because Jack asked me too and because I don't feel like fighting for this trip." I answered simply before giggling and turning back. "Rephrasing that…I don't care to fight with James…Jack never said I couldn't knock Gillette's teeth in." I said seeing her eyes were alight with amusement at this, but she was putting on an annoyed look instead.

"I understand…at least now." Elizabeth said before cocking her head to the side thoughtfully. "Did Gillette actually say all those things and expect you not to do something?" she inquired as I smiled nodding.

"He doesn't know me as well as you, Will and Jack do." I answered seeing her smile and nod in agreement. "Only four of you know the truth about me remember?" I questioned as she again nodded rolling her eyes at my laugh at her expense.

"Stop staring at that blasted ship…you're making me miss Will." Elizabeth grumbled as I giggled at this and shrugged.

"How do you think I feel…Jack sent me off." I whined irritably hearing her giggling in turn. "Did you wait long last night?" I questioned changing the subject.

"Yes…Will was the one to suggest we give up. What on earth were you two doing and where were you?" Elizabeth asked as I smiled faintly knowing full well she would probably be scarlet if I told her what we had been doing.

"We were walking around Tortuga and then through alleys. We stopped in an alley near by the pearl…do you really want to know what we were doing?" I questioned seeing Elizabeth catch onto what I was suggesting as soon as her face turned as scarlet as the setting sun.

"It's so…public." Elizabeth muttered trying to hide her blushing face and giving me an irritated look. "I wish I had never asked…thank you so much Brandi." She muttered sarcastically before standing. "What on earth?" she wondered seeing a form on the ship flagging at them and the minute I stood she was dragging me to the helm to get a better view.

"Who is it?" questioned one of Norrington's men who had the spyglass and handing it to Norrington who glanced through.

"It appears Mr. Turner is flagging us down for some reason or another." Norrington muttered as Elizabeth and I exchanged curious looks. "Go up beside the Black Pearl and anchor…we'll see what this is all about." He muttered noting the other ship had stopped not far ahead.

"Yes sir." Said the crewman as he disappeared to share the orders from Norrington.

"Care to explain what this may be about ladies?" Questioned Norrington as both Elizabeth and I again shared a confused look. "I see you are both in the dark as well as myself." He noted as both of us nodded.

I stared over at the Pearl as we came up beside it and saw Jack was standing there observing us almost as though expecting a complaint or two. He then smiled faintly as a plank was placed between both ships and Elizabeth and I were allowed aboard for a brief visit and to my surprise even Norrington was granted permission to board. I then saw Norrington briefly discussing that mornings events with Will and Elizabeth and found myself being dragged to Jack's cabin. As soon as we were in the cabin Jack gave me an inquisitive look and I laughed slightly noting he was probably curious about what was so interesting to Elizabeth to be sharing with Will. I then explained to him about the morning incident with Gillette and how Norrington had actually let me out of the brig.

"Norrington has been treating ye well then love?" Jack questioned as I nodded frowning thoughtfully wondering why Norrington had been given permission to come aboard when Jack obviously disliked the man a great deal. "He's aboard because Elizabeth was rather convincing." He said apparently reading my expression.

"Figures." I muttered hearing a light tapping on the cabin door and turning to the sound.

"Yes?" Jack inquired titling his head thoughtfully at the interruption and walking toward the door.

"We should be moving along soon Jack…it's getting late." Came Gibbs's reply from the other side of the door as I found myself frowning in annoyance.

"Aye Gibbs." Jack muttered before turning back into the cabin and going over to his desk. "Come here Brandi." He said as I nodded walking over to the desk where he was rifling through some charts and murmuring something to himself in irritation. "Here is where we're heading next, and here's the coordinates for the good Commodore." He said handing me a piece of paper with various headings listed. "Have him follow them in that exact order…we may be coming into a storm in the future and I don't want to loose track of ye or Lizzie." He said as I nodded giving him a look. "Elizabeth." He corrected as I giggle faintly at the sour look on his face.

"Do I have to go back…I might do severe damage to Gillette next time." I said pathetically pouting only to receive a smirk and an arm around my shoulders.

"Feel free to do so…he isn't Norrington." Jack answered and then he leaned forward planting a warm kiss against my lips with promise to come, but I knew it would be a long while for that promise to be filled. "Let's go love." He said as I groaned and followed him out on deck.

"Indeed." Muttered Norrington a bit crossly with Gillette who had been allowed from his quarters and was explaining that he was needed aboard the Dauntless. "Are we ready to move on Captain Sparrow?" he questioned turning to the pair walking across the deck in their direction and trying not to give them a sour look.

"She has the coordinates…I'll flag ye down if something changes mate." Jack said sounding only a little reproachful, but maintaining his temper for the moment. "Off we go." He said with a smirk as I gave him a pitiful look and followed Elizabeth back to the Dauntless.

"Jack…you're so mean." I thought stepping onto the deck of the Dauntless and handing over the coordinates to Norrington who frowned briefly before giving out orders. "Elizabeth where are you going?" I questioned afraid she was leaving me to another unwanted conversation with Norrington.

"I'm going to take a nap…there is absolutely nothing to keep me busy on here…that Norrington would like or approve of anyway." Elizabeth said sounding sarcastic before she went below deck to our shared cabin and of coarse left me alone with James Norrington. "Bloody woman." I thought quoting Jack and noticing that Norrington had also disappeared from view.

I decided to do the only sensible thing I could do when bored out of my mind on the ship, I went to the front of the ship lay across the deck and stared ahead at the Pearl and watched the sun change to an afternoon orange. I then started to doze comfortably or at least for a short while before I heard careful quiet steps and chanced a peek out from under my lids seeing the boots belonged to Gillette and Norrington. "Oh goodie…the lap dog slipped his leash." I thought wryly still pretending to be asleep in case they decided to say something of interest around me.

"Sir?" Gillette spoke rather hesitantly since being sent to his room earlier that day. He knew that eventually he would probably get a thorough lecture from Elizabeth, but hadn't wanted to cross Norrington if he could help it.

"What is it Gillette?" Norrington asked sounding slightly cool towards him. "I shouldn't be angry at him…he was trying to protect my best interests." He thought with a frown.

"I feel I should apologize for my earlier actions." Gillette answered hesitantly, but decided it was in his best interest to try and explain himself further. "I let my anger get the better of me sir…you have been a very good friend for a long while and I couldn't stand to see you getting hurt all over again, she is not worth the trouble she has put you through." He finished hoping he hadn't crossed the line with his last statement.

"I see." Norrington answered trying to sound irritated, but understanding part of Gillette's actions. "Next time it would be in your best interest to avoid her, she does have a rather undefined temper and is quite good at using that to her advantage." He said smirking slightly at the dark bruise that had formed around Gillette's eye by then. "Anything else?" he asked noting the annoyed pink in Gillette's face.

"No sir." Gillette answered disappearing and returning to his duties.

"Did Norrington just belittle Gillette?" I wondered observing the whole scene silently finding myself amused by how the conversation had went. I noticed Norrington hadn't left and remained in my current pretending to be asleep stage and listened as the boots shifted faintly before I saw him squat down observing what he assumed as a sleeping form. "Why doesn't he get a clue?" I thought wryly before wishing I was back on the Pearl and having my freedom returned to do as I pleased. I was surprised when I felt fingers briefly move my hair aside and stifled a groan of annoyance, before noting his hand remove itself from my hair and him quickly walk off across the ship.

"Yick." I muttered annoyed, before I sat up and glared out at the ocean and the Pearl ahead of me. I then heard very hesitant steps and felt an arm pressed gently on my shoulder. "Yes Liz?" I questioned hearing a familiar sigh as she joined me on the deck and also stared out at the Pearl.

"I saw." Elizabeth said quietly as I rolled my eyes and stared more intently out at the ocean appearing to have not heard her. "You can't ignore me." She pointed out as I groaned and tucked my head in my arms wrapped around my knees.

"I know." I answered wishing that I could ignore her especially right then. "It's your fault you know." I grumbled hearing an indignant grumbled before she groaned herself and placed her fingers against the bridge of her nose.

"Yes I know." Elizabeth mumbled irritably before staring back out across the ocean. "How do I change it?" she inquired titling her head in my direction as I glanced from my arms and wrinkled my nose.

"You can't…simple as that." I replied wrinkling my nose again. "Go find him a woman…make him go away." I grumbled seeing her cock her head to the side at this statement. "Never mind. I'm sure he will find someone someday…just wish it would be sooner then later." I said noting the sky was starting to darken as the sun began to set. "Have I been sitting her all day?" I wondered aloud.

"Yes." Elizabeth replied wrinkling her own nose in distaste at the thought she had hid in the cabin all day. "We need something to do." She pointed out as I smiled wishing we could play more pranks of Jack and Will.

"We could always do something to Gillette." I retorted with a sniff hearing Elizabeth stifling a giggle at the thought and turning to find me smiling. "That might annoy James too much though." I said as an after thought noting her face wrinkle in annoyance at this.

"Do you think he would actually get annoyed?" Elizabeth questioned turning her head to face me with a twinkle hidden in her eye. "He isn't exactly happy with him right now you know." She pointed out as I recalled Norrington belittling Gillette earlier and making the lapdog blush.

"Good point." I said frowning at something behind us in the distance and turning around to stand. "What's that?" I questioned surprised I had turned my gaze away from the Black Pearl long enough to notice something behind the Dauntless and off to the side

"Not sure." Elizabeth remarked also glancing curiously in the distance. "Let's go find James." She stated grabbing my arm before I had a chance to register what she had said and dragging me across the ship in a hurry.

I managed to keep my balance and literally bumped into her as she stopped. I glanced around seeing a faintly sour look on her face and spotting Gillette. Elizabeth promptly made an effort to not bite off his head and was pointed in the directions of Norrington. "Again with the dragging." I thought waving faintly at two familiar faces, which were the guards Jack had easily outsmarted in the first movie and then I yelped as she yanked me up a set of stairs to the main deck. I paused at the helm and was relieved when she released my arm, which I was rubbing vigorously by then trying to return the feeling.

"James something is coming." Elizabeth stated rather urgently as Norrington turned from talking with the man at the helm and gave her an inquiring look. Elizabeth then pointed in the direction of the oncoming vessel, or at least it appeared to be a vessel. "Is that what you were planning for?" she questioned.

"I had hoped it wouldn't be quite as soon." Norrington said softly as he glanced in the direction of the oncoming vessel and started to order his men around. "Would you two please go below deck for now?" he questioned, which actually sounding like a polite order in the sense we didn't get to say yes or no.

"And to think I actually was starting to get along with you." I thought irritably following Elizabeth down to our cabin, trying to restrain myself from stomping all the way. "I need to go to Norrington's quarters…now would be a good time to go unnoticed." I thought seeing Elizabeth was frowning in irritation and staring out the window at the approaching vessel. I heard Elizabeth busily muttering angry retorts and curses under her breath finding myself stifling a giggle, before I reached into my pocket pulling out the silver skeleton key Jack had given me. Elizabeth turned seeing this and gave me a very dirty look.

"What are you doing?" Elizabeth questioned as I paused at the door and sighed annoyed she was asking such a stupid question, especially after Jack had clearly informed her of the key.

"Going to find out what James knows." I answered ignoring her starting of a protest and exiting the room.

I made my way carefully up on deck seeing men were too busy taking orders to notice me slip behind crates, which weren't overly far from James's quarters. I then walked over to the door and tested the handle, before placing the key in and hearing a light click. I went into the cabin which was so similar to Elizabeth's and mine it was almost creepy. "Some captains cabin." I thought seeing the ever stiff and military aura around the room and making my way over to a very dark wood desk. I opened the drawer which was the most obvious, because it was locked and started to go through the things finding a document and names listed on it. "Ridley Hollis, Liana Holmes, Gwen Rogers…Gaston Barlow (deceased?), Wallace Taylor, Piper Combs, Rune Mathews." I re-read the list several times memorizing the first names of each pirate assuming Jack knew most of them. "Gaston is deceased, why the question mark?" I thought realizing that Norrington probably didn't have a clue about this fact. I then made my way to exit the cabin heading slowly across deck and ducking as cannon fire echoed around the ship. I was so startled when the wood flew over my head beside me I didn't really react to the tipping of the ship and let out a startled yell.

I was sliding rapidly over the side of the ship and reaching my hands out in a desperate attempt to cling to anything and avoid the ocean below. I suddenly felt two arms firmly wrap around me and felt a halting to my slide and stared up meeting cold almost gray eyes. "Gillette." I realized as the man hefted me to my feet and gave me a sour look his eye still a very dark color. I then noticed Norrington had paused across the ship in the direction of the sound and gave me a withering look, before frowning irritably and motioning for Gillette to escort me to my cabin. I was just outside the cabin that I shared with Elizabeth before I returned the sour look Gillette was giving me and started to open the door.

"Stupid wench." Muttered Gillette turning to leave hearing a very sharp thump behind him and whirling hands raised in defense of an attack.

"Pompous ass." I retorted my hand throbbing slightly from the impact I had given it against the wall. "Good choice." I thought seeing him whirl in defense and then eye me cautiously before disappearing back above deck.

"What was that?" questioned Elizabeth startled to see me standing there glaring after a retreating Gillette.

"My temper and Gillette luckily enough still breathing." I answered my voice very sharp as I entered into the cabin and flopped across my bed. "Stupid cannon fire, I nearly slid off deck and who came to my rescue…him. I think I annoyed James…he saw Gillette come to my aid." I muttered seeing Elizabeth tilt her head curiously in my direction.

"Find out anything interesting in James's cabin?" Elizabeth inquired as I thought about it a minute and nodded.

"Actually yes." I answered thinking about the names I had somewhat memorized. "There was a list of pirates in his desk…I memorized the first names, mostly because I'm willing to bet none of the names will surprise Jack. James had Gaston on the list with a question about his deceased aspect, but clearly he doesn't know the circumstances. We never mentioned his incident." I said with a flinch remembering the man being torn to pieces on the Entrapment Island in front of us. "Anyway the names were, Ridley Hollis, Liana, Gwen, Gaston, Wallace, Piper, and Rune. We know about Ridley, Liana, Gwen, Gaston and I think Wallace was one of the men Jack faced off with. Oddly enough Kimball wasn't mentioned on that list…yet he was the one Jack got some information from." I thought hearing a tapping sound at the door and giving Elizabeth a withering look.