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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.

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The Brilliant Plan...right?

Chapter 38: Kinks

I made my way around every inch of the Pearl in search of Elizabeth, I managed to find Will sulking in their shared cabin and not in a mood to talk so I continued my search. I finally decided to check the most obvious place of them all first and found no sign of her in the crows nest. "That's a first." I noted climbing back down and managing an ever graceful splat on deck, which by now seemed routine. I finally made my way back to the farthest part of the Pearl where I tended to sulk during fights with Jack and sure enough there was Elizabeth staring straight out at the sea hair whipping behind her, eyes narrowed in thoughtful irritation. I walked up seeing her smile only slightly before turning her attention back to the sea hand on hip, other hand placed tiredly against her forehead.

"He's working out the kinks…or so he says." I said noting her give a rather annoyed sounding sigh and turn to face me eyes pleading for a better reassurance then that. "I can help you take over the ship if you want?" I offered seeing a warm smile cross her face at that thought before again frowning.

"You wouldn't do that to Jack…you love him to much. I think that's the whole problem…no matter how much someone cares for that man he is still impossible to reason with." Elizabeth muttered staring up as Cotton's parrot made a landing very nearby on the railing and squawked loudly.

"True." I said agreeing with her brushing my hand lightly down the soft silky feathers of the familiar bird and groaning in irritation hearing Jack hollering out on deck to the crew and noting the Pearl turning slowly in the water. "We're on our way." I growled cursing irritably seeing the parrot take to flight sensing the change in moods.

"Whoever has been looking out for us…they better keep it up." Elizabeth said with a sigh turning to go find Will and patch up their argument for the evening. "Talk to you later." She said as I nodded staring off in the distance and deciding to return to the deck.

Jack as usual was at the helm of his precious ship and giving random orders, eyes alight with the knowledge that soon as always trouble would be found. "Sometimes throttling him is good for my health." I thought walking very slowly up beside Jack and easily swatting him beside the head before making my way to the railing in front of him hoping to knock some sense in that thick ego driven head of his.

"What was that for?" Jack questioned half expecting it to be Elizabeth and rubbing his head giving me an exasperated look.

"How about your plan to blindly run into a trap without an actual way out?" I questioned seeing him tilt his head in thought before shrugging. "Doesn't it bother you that Grisham could be worse than Gaston…I mean Jack in the cabin you said…

"I know love…but if we don't do something he will just keep following until there is nowhere left to run. I am not one to run from an enemy long, ye know that." Jack said as I sighed agitated at his way with words. "No just when the going gets really tough." I thought remembering his attempt at fleeing the Kraken in the movie and going back to the scene where Elizabeth left him for dead glaring up skyward thoughtfully. "Didn't happen here." I noted seeing he was obviously curious to my sour mood change.

"Why can't I win just one argument with you?" I asked giving in grudgingly. "I just hope you know what your doing…personally I like life." I said moving forward into his warm arm and smiling faintly at Elizabeth and Will who were talking together on the other side of the ship. "However or whoever found a way to put me in this world…I thank them everyday." I thought smiling at the familiar scent of sea air and rum.

Morning turned into afternoon and we were nowhere the island Norrington had discussed with Jack, which I was very happy about. I was not ready to go head long into a place sure to be full of people ready to kill us all and I had a sneaking suspicion Jack wasn't either. I saw Jack was observing the surrounding area with sharp eye but couldn't put my finger on entirely why until I noticed his gaze pause directly on a floating object in the water. Jack hollered out some orders and soon several of the crew were busily hoisting the floating object up onto the Pearl, needless to say we were very surprised at what we found.

"Piper." Elizabeth said surprised by the unconscious form seeing Jack and I both exchange curious looks. "Another one." She pointed down seeing again another form being lifted on board the Pearl. "Rune." She muttered eyeing both unconscious forms curiously.

"Get them to the brig and try to wake them." Jack said putting up a hand to stop Elizabeth's protests both of us getting a very bad feeling at the presence of the enemy pirates. "Gibbs set up a look out and the rest of ye swabs get to arming yer selves…something is very wrong here." He called as the ship came alive with voices and eagerness for a battle. "Will take Elizabeth with you and go treat those two pirates see what ye can find out, Anna ye and Cotton check around the ship for signs of trouble and Brandi come with me." He said without missing a beat and leading me rather abruptly to his cabin.

I again watched the dance of Jack's searches wondering what he was looking for this time. "He needs to organize things." I thought with a small smile realizing I wasn't any better at organization then he was. Again the dance of slamming trunks around and throwing objects around the room, which oddly enough lasted a lot less this round then the previous. I was handed a leather belt with throwing knives and gave Jack an odd look at the weapons he had expected me to use. "I may be ok with a sword, but throwing knives…that's pushing it." I thought surprised when he started to mutter going through more trunks and gathering more daggers and such hiding them in various places on his person.

"Jack…I hardly expect to be useful with these." I muttered holding the throwing knives out and seeing him raise a brow curiously.

"Just aim and throw…easy enough." Jack said without even giving me a second thought before turning toward the door hearing swearing coming from a very irritated sounding Gibbs. "Come on love." He said cutting off any further protests I may have had and rushing back on deck. "Gibbs?" he called seeing the man pointing toward a very small island we were coming up on rather rapidly.

I watched in the distance and groaned seeing the Talon Whisper coming around the island into view and noting everyone was ready for an all out fight. I saw Elizabeth and Will coming back on deck to my surprise leading two very irritated looking pirates behind them. "What the hell are they thinking?" I wondered not even close to trusting Piper or Rune especially with the Talon Whisper nearly on us.

"What in bloody hell are ye doing woman?" Jack barked seeing Elizabeth halt in her approach long enough to give him a dirty look.

"They were nearly killed by them…they offered to help." Elizabeth snapped seeing Jack turn a very suspicious set of narrowed eyes on Rune and Piper both. They had seen better days but as for allowing them to help, something told me it would be a very bad idea.

"I wonder what he will do?" I wondered seeing Jack was highly suspicious and had a feeling that both of them would probably end up back in the brig, even if Elizabeth did protest. To my surprise Jack nodded making sure Rune was paired of with Gibbs and Anna-Maria had Piper at her side, he was making good and sure that they would stick to their word. "Alright at least we'll know if they go bad again." I thought wrinkling my nose in distaste as a cannon shot fired and sailed over barely missing the fixed again Pearl.

"Not again." I muttered seeing Jack make a dash for the helm ordering cannons ready and crew on deck to fight off any that happened to make it aboard.

Crack

"Stop blowing holes in me bloody ship…I just got her fixed." Snapped Jack glaring at the damaged railing of the ship very near where both Anna-Maria and Piper stood glaring at the Talon Whisper.

Soon I heard splashing and saw longboats and pirates coming toward the Pearl. All hell had finally broken loose and Jack was right in the middle of everything as he desired. I ran over to Elizabeth's side seeing Will was at the ready all of us watching as apposing pirates finally started boarding the Pearl. The fight went on for a long while and I had yet again lost track of Will and Elizabeth both, Jack was busy fighting with a very agitated looking Ridley and Grisham who I knew would be near identical to Gaston hadn't yet appeared aboard the ship. I was so distracted by my observations I didn't notice Liana heading straight for me and was startled when a blade sliced into my shoulder. "Damn." I thought glaring hard at the now laughing madly woman who had sword ready for another blow, which was cut off to my surprise by Piper of all people.

"Traitor." Hissed Liana glaring at Piper as their swords met a second time.

"This comin from a convenient turn coa." Said Piper seeing I was alright and had already using my teeth managed to cover the bleeding shoulder. "Ye did good lass." She said returning to her battle with Liana and leaving me to my own troubles which consisted of one very fowl tempered Gwen staring at me with sword at the ready.

"It figures…I get Gwen." I thought reaching into the throwing knives Jack had given me and hoping by some miracle I didn't miss as I tossed the knife at a very startled looking Gwen. "I hit her…ouch that has to hurt." I thought seeing the woman fall to her knees glancing at her now bleeding thigh. "Lucky shot for me." I thought running across the deck blinding blocking attacks as I went hearing Elizabeth yelling at Will almost as though she had gotten in a bit of a mess herself. Sure enough I slid right into the pirate that had cornered her forcing him to steady himself with an annoyed grunt and glancing up from my present spot of lying on the deck. "Ouch again." I thought seeing Elizabeth staring at me in open mouth surprise and then my eyes found the pirate that I had unsuccessfully tried to knock down. "A ghost…wait no it's Grisham." My mind registered this and my face wrinkled into one of great annoyance.

"Why me?" I questioned scrambling away as a sword nearly nicked my wrist off. "Watch that thing." I hissed seeing Elizabeth was currently distracted trying to help Will. "Not repeating the last time." I muttered with what common sense I still had I made a dash across the deck right after Elizabeth and Will who were obviously looking for our ever missing captain. "Where's Jack?" I hollered ignoring the feet that were following close behind the three of us.

"Last I saw Ridley and he were going at it up by the helm…I didn't see him after that." Will called sounding as worried as I suddenly felt. "He's gaining." He called as both Elizabeth and I nodded forcing ourselves to run faster.