Disclaimer: I own Pirates of the Caribbean on DVD, but I do not own the Pirates of the Caribbean characters and places.

Jack ran back into the pub and found Gibbs, Will, and Elizabeth sitting at the same table looking worried. When Elizabeth saw Jack, she walked over to him and said, "Where's Michelle?"

"She's been taken by the navy," he replied.

Elizabeth sat back down. "Taken? Why was she taken?"

Jack sat down in an empty seat next to Gibbs. "All I know is that a man was hired to kidnap her and take her to an English navy ship."

"Do you know who hired him?" Will asked.

"Norrington."

The whole table fell quiet. It was Gibbs who spoke next. "What are ye plannin on doin Jack?"

"Well, obviously we have to go save her," Will responded.

"But it could be a trap! We could all be dead by morning." Gibbs replied.

"If it wasn't for her we'd already be dead!" Will yelled, causing everyone who wasn't knocked out from all the rum to look at him. All three of them looked over at Jack who was thinking. After what seemed like forever, he said, "Get the crew. We have a ship to catch."

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Soon Gibbs, Jack, Will, and Elizabeth were searching through all the streets and bars for the pirates. After an hour, all of the crew was located, much to their disappointment. But they all stopped their grumbling when Jack threatened to maroon the next person who complained about leaving.

Elizabeth was about to board the ship when Will stopped her. "I don't want you going. You could get hurt."

"But I want to go Will! If it weren't for Michelle you would be dead. I'm in as much debt to her as you are."

"I think Michelle would understand and agree with me if she was here. You better stay in Tortuga." He gave her a hug and walked onto the ship.

Elizabeth made her way through the remaining pirates waiting to board and went to the other end of the dock, stomping her feet as she went. Her storming off was interrupted when she tripped on something. She looked over and saw it was a man. "I'm so sorry," she said, but he didn't respond. She looked and saw that he was out cold. Looking at the man, she got an idea. She took the man's jacket, boots, and hat and put them on. Walking back towards the Black Pearl, she thought, 'I've been spending too much time around Michelle."

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Michelle looked up from her plate and at the opposite side of the table where Norrington was eating. He was being really nice to her, considering the fact that he had kidnapped her. He sensed her eyes on him and looked up. "Do you need something Miss Michelle?" he inquired.

Michelle paused for a minute before she asked, "Why did you kidnap me? If I was that wanted by the navy, couldn't you have just shot me and gotten it over with?"

Norrington put down his knife and fork and massaged his temples before beginning. "Let me tell you a story. The day I was appointed Commodore, a man came into town. When I saw him, I found out he was a pirate and was prepared to take him up to the fort when he escaped. I found him later knocked unconscious and took him in. The next day he was broken out of jail by a blacksmith. They commandeered one of the navy's ships and sailed away to save a woman. The blacksmith was pardoned when he returned, but the pirate was to be hanged. But he ended up escaping again. I let him go, which made some ill feelings for me with some of the men. So when I caught him again, I thought I would finally regain my respect. However, he escaped once more, this time with the aid of a woman."

"Jack," Michelle whispered.

"Yes, Mr. Sparrow. Every time I think I have him he finds a way to get away. After this last escape, I've feared that I may be demoted or even let go for my inability to catch him. So to gain the respect from those I work with and to secure my job, I've been thinking of a way to catch that pirate. And then it hit me- What if I was to take something important to him? What if he came in search of it, blind to everything around him? What if he sailed to Port Royal and the officers at the fort were waiting to shoot his ship down? How would he escape that?"

Michelle could barely speak. "You- you mean, kill him?"

"He's a pirate. Think of all the terrible deeds he has committed. I'm just doing my job and helping everyone by ridding the seas of another pirate."

The door behind the Commodore swung open and a man stood there. "Commodore! A pirate ship is following us!"

Norrington got up and walked out the door, Michelle following behind him. She walked to the stern and looked back. It was the Black Pearl. Jack had come to get her! Maybe she was wrong about what his intentions were in Tortuga. At least, she hoped she was. She turned around and saw Norrington yelling to everyone. "Load the guns!" he yelled. To himself, he said, "I'll get you this time Mr. Sparrow."

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"Hurry up men!" yelled Will, getting the ship to move faster so they could catch up. "You," he called to one man. "Why are you just standing there? Get to work!" The man pulled off his hat, revealing long brown hair. He, or really she, took off her jacket. "Elizabeth! What are you doing here? I told you to stay," Will said, concern in his voice.

"I know, but I had to come. I'll stay out of trouble."

Will doubted that, but didn't tell her that. He went back to ordering the crew. He walked up to Jack and said, "Shall I get them to load the guns?"

"Yes, but tell them not to fire unless I say to."

Will walked back and instructed the crew to do what Jack wanted. The Black Pear got closer and closer to the Expeditious. Jack looked through his telescope and saw Michelle on board looking at his ship. He moved his head and saw Norrington looking right at him. Jack waved to the Commodore.

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Norrington looked as Jack waved at him. He shook his head. He looked on the Black Pearl's deck, and what he saw made him turn paler than his usual pasty complexion. Elizabeth was on board! He couldn't sink the ship now. Governor Swann would take his job away for sure if Elizabeth died. "No one fire until I give the order!" he yelled to the crew. The men looked up at him confused, but obeyed. "Miss Michelle," he said turning to Michelle. "I think you should stay in my cabin until the fight is over."

"I don't want to," she replied.

"I order you to stay in there until I come and get you. And because I'm now in charge of you, you have to obey me."

Michelle knew she had to, but that didn't stop her from staring daggers at him before she slammed the door to the room behind her. Norrington fingered the hilt of his sword. He'll have to fight the pirate.

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"Prepare to board!" Jack ordered. They had pulled up next to the Expeditious without one cannon fired at them. He looked down at Elizabeth. 'For once her stubbornness has come in handy' he thought. He grabbed a rope and swung over to the Expeditious. The first time he bumped into a redcoat, making him fall onto another officer, but the second time he landed on deck. He fought with one man for two seconds before he pushed the man overboard. Jack turned around and was face to face with Norrington.

"'Ello Commodore. Still single?"

He answered by lunging forward. Jack parried and said, "Obviously that's a no." They continued fighting, traveling all over the deck in the process. Jack seemed to be reading the Commodore's thoughts. Every time Norrington would attack, Jack would parry like he knew in advance where the sword was going to end up. Jack was mostly doing defensive moves, trying to save his energy. He could see Norrington was not attacking with the same amount of strength as he had in the beginning. Jack decided now was the time to go in for the big blow. He feigned right. Norrington wasn't quick enough and soon found Jack's sword pointed at his throat. Norrington dropped his sword. "Now, if you'd be so kind, can you tell your crew to drop their weapons as well?"

"Lower your weapons!" the Commodore yelled. His crew looked at him confused, but when they saw Jack with his sword pointed at Norrington's throat, they dropped their swords onto the deck.

"Now Commodore, do ye have a cabin where we can negotiate?"

He nodded, making sure his chin didn't hit the sword and said, "Come this way Mr. Sparrow."

"That's CAPTAIN Sparrow to you," he said, following Norrington into a room. He signaled for Will to follow.

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Michelle could hear the fighting from outside. She wished she could be out there fighting with Jack. Instead, she was sitting on a chair listening to the fighting outside, wondering what was happening. Who was winning? She hoped that none of the Black Pearl crew were seriously hurt, especially Jack. Outside, she heard Norrington yell, "Lower your weapons!" Her heart did a flip. That must mean that Jack had won! The door handle turned and she saw Norrington, followed by Jack who had his sword pointed at the Commodore's back. At the rear was Will. "Jack!" Michelle squealed. She stood up, which made the chair tip over, and ran over to him. He handed Will his sword and gave Michelle a hug. "You came for me."

"Of course luv," he said. "Now, on to the negotiations!"

Norrington lead them to the table. They all sat around it, Norrington on one side, Jack, Will, and Michelle on the other. "Now Norrington," Jack started, "me terms are simple: I want you to release Michelle."

Norrington nodded. "Is that it?"

Jack thought about it and replied, "Don't fire at me ship."

"Anything else?"

"No, that about sums it all up. What do ye think Will?"

Will sat there for a couple of seconds and said, "I want Elizabeth and I pardoned and I want you to take us back to Port Royal."

Everyone stared at him. It was Jack who finally said, "Why do ye want to go to Port Royal?"

Will sighed. "Jack, I love being on the sea, you know that. But it's hard for Elizabeth because I'm always gone. I want to be there for her."

Norrington thought about it and said, "That one's harder for me to agree on. I'll do it if you do something for me."

"What would that be?" Jack asked.

"I don't want to see you in Port Royal again."

Jack thought about this. He looked at Will. His eyes were pleading at Jack, saying 'Please do this for me.' Jack said, "Agreed," and stuck out his hand for Norrington to shake. After they shook hands, Jack added, "And if I hear that you didn't hold up to your part of the bargain, you'll be seeing me in Port Royal the next day." With that they left the room and went back on deck. Both of the crews were on different sides of the deck, throwing suspicious glances at the other group. When Jack came out, he ordered his crew to go back onto the Black Pearl. He then turned to Will, who now had Elizabeth at his side. From the looks of things she already knew that they were going with the Commodore. "Bye you too," he said, giving both of them a hug. Michelle did the same, but started to cry. "I'm going to miss you guys," she managed to say between sobs.

"Don't worry," said Will. "If you're ever in Port Royal, come visit us."

They went over to the side of the Expeditious and swung back over to the Black Pearl. Michelle looked back one more time and waved to the couple. The ships started moving and went their separate ways.

[A/N: My chapters just keep getting longer and longer! There's going to be one more chapter, but I'm going to write a sequel, so look for it once this story's over. Anyway, I decided to do one author note at the end instead of one at the beginning and one at the end, so I'll address my reviewers here:

Laraeliae Black - Hey! I'm glad I'm doing a good job because I don't want to write a boring story.

ping*pong - I feel so happy that you love my story! *blushes*

Cryptic Storm - I hope I didn't disappoint you and I hope you liked the way I did Norrington and that it wasn't too evil.

Thank you to all my reviewers! Also if you're just too lazy to write a review but still read my story, thank you for reading it! R/R!]