"HE WHAT? OH, THAT'S IT", Jack raved madly, balling his hands into fists. Stomping angrily up to the helm, he grabbed his hat from where it was resting on the wheel and smashed onto his head. All the while mumbling furiously to himself. "I told her, damned woman neva listens. He lays one finga on her and I'll rip his beatin heart out", he muttered under his breath.

Still standing on the main deck, Norrington watched the pirate with a mixture of awe, confusion, disgust, and admiration. Revolted at Jack's threats, he could not help but find his anger and protectiveness for Julianne slightly endearing.

Coming back to the center of the group he snapped everyone to attention. "LISTEN UP! We're goin in. Dipst, I want ye to decide who ye want to stay on the Renegade, and they along with you three", he pointed to three of his crew, "are to stay 'ere under the command of Norrington 'ere. I don't expect Bloodshed'll send the Massacre out, but be prepared just in case. The rest of ye", he shouted to everyone else, "Let's get movin", ordered.

Immediately, everyone ran to the row boats to carry out his command. Within minutes, almost the entire crew of each ship was in the water, ready to storm the Cay.

Back inside, Julianne still stood against the wall. Her arms were beginning to sting with the sensation of falling asleep and she huffed over this.

"What's wrong luv? Not comfortable", the voice of Bloodshed asked as her came around the corner.

"How could ye tell?"

"Well, I've always prided meself on me perceptiveness", he answered smartly taking a seat on the bench where Norrington had been bound.

Julianne only rolled her eyes and looked away. For what seemed like an eternity, nothing but silence filled the small stone room. That was until Bloodshed broke that silence.

"Do you love him, Captain?" he asked quietly and out of the blue.

"What?"

"Do you love Sparrow?"

"What kinda ridiculous question is that", Julianne spat back.

"I want to know."

"What does it matta?"

"It matters to me", he answered firmly, standing up and walking over to her.

She eyed him with a narrowed gaze before answering. "I don't see what good can come of answerin ye", she said finally. "I say yes, and ye ravish me and make him watch, then kill him and make me watch. I say no, ye don't believe me, and do the same anyway. Its pointless question, and one to which ye already know the answer."

"I'll take that as a yes", he added, stopping his hand from touching her face in mid-air. In response, she only stared at him with contempt.

Unable to meet her gaze for long, Bloodshed looked away and commented lightly. "Well, I suppose the ol' Commodore's made his way to the Pearl by now. Let's get goin", he finished taking her arms down.

"Where're we goin?"

"Well you don't honestly think I'm gonna be 'avin the final showdown in this pathetic little excuse for a grand hall do ye?"

Another eye roll.

"Come along luv. Time for the fun to begin."

Dragging him behind her, Bloodshed left the cell and headed for the main hall of the fortress. "It doesn't 'ave to be that horrible ye know", he said to her in commute. "I don't necessairly 'ave to kill you, ye could stay 'ere with me instead."

"I'd rather die", she seethed.

"Well, no sweat of my back."

***

Outside, under the cover of night, several packed rowboats landed on the beach of Red Cay. Jumping out, all of the pirates who had inhabited the boats just moments before, pulled them ashore to sit in the sand until they returned. Moving silently and stealthily, they group of more than thirty crept along the stone wall of the complex making their way to the main gate, Jack leading the way. When he got to their first destination, he stopped them and moved forward alone to assess the situation.

Just as Julianne had said, there were two guards at the gate. Jack planned on taking them out quietly, and continuing on as long as he could without tipping anyone off to their arrival. Motioning for Dipst to follow him, the two made their way to where the guards stood.

They waited for the opportune moment, and when it came, Jack and Dipst snuck up behind the two men, covered their mouths, and slit their throats before anyone was any the wiser. Bending down to search the two men, Jack pulled the set of keys off of the first one. Next, he made his way back to the group and grabbed Gibbs.

"Alright. Now we don't want the two at the door letting on that anything's goin on, so ye two 'ave to make it look like yer leadin me in. Savvy."

Both men nodded. "Good, then let's go."

Falling into step between the two men, Jack allowed them to take him by the arms so that it appeared he was being dragged. Again, the darkness aided in their attack, blocking the door guards' view of Dipst and Gibbs. When they reached the door, one of the guards spoke up.

"That Sparrow ye got there?"

Dipst grunted an affirmative response, and the man nodded. Turning to unlock the door, the three men struck, again killing Bloodshed's men without a sound. Dipst ran back to get the rest of the crews, while Jack and Gibbs dragged the dead bodies out of sight.

Things were going well, but they had also been easy until this point. Now, on the brink of stepping inside one of the most feared places known among pirates, he gathered his crew close for one last word of encouragement.

"Mates. Who knows what we'll meet on the other side o' this door. Just go in there and do what ye got to do. And I hope to see ye all back out 'ere when it's over."

That said, he turned back to face the large wooden doors. Taking one last moment, he took a deep breath, then pushed open the doors.

To his surprise, there was no one waiting for him on the other side. Looking up and down the long corridors that stretched in front of him, he was further shocked not to find one single person in sight. Motioning for everyone to follow, he ushered them all inside and divided them between the two hallways facing him. Taking the one on the right, he had no idea that both would lead him right where he wanted to go. Halfway down the hallway it hit him. The whole place was designed in a square, every corridor leading to one place, the main hall.

Creeping silently along, a trail of his faithful pirates behind him, Jack came upon the first entrance to the great hall. And that's when he saw it. The revolting sight that made his stomach lurch and his heart stop dead. There, in the middle of the huge room, surrounded by an uncountable number of pirate onlookers, sat Julianne on a huge four poster bed, arms bound and head down.

It took just about every ounce of control he could muster, as well as the restraining of Anamaria to keep Jack from barging into the room right then and there. And even that, did not hold him back for long. The second he saw Bloodshed enter the room and sit down behind Julianne, something in him snapped and Jack abandoned reason. Without thinking, without taking a minute to formulate some kind of battle strategy, he ripped himself from Ana's grip and stormed into the room without his crew.

"TOUCH HER AND DIE", he screamed aiming his pistol at Bloodshed's head. At the sight of him, Julianne's eyes widened in shock. She could not believe he had come alone.

Immediately, men from all sides of the room stepped forward and seized him. Grabbing both his gun and sword, Jack was left weaponless.

"Rash Sparrow. Too rash", Bloodshed sneered happily at him from where he sat. Getting up, he sauntered arrogantly over to where Jack was held and put his face up close. "Please tell me this isn't all ye had planned."

Jack did not answer.

"Well no matter. Yer 'ere now which means the fun can finally begin", he said heading back to the bed.

"Now then luv", Bloodshed continued, lifting Julianne's chin so that he could look her in the face. "Shall we?"

What happened next can only be described as complete mayhem.