I'm taking way too long to update anything. That is the blunt truth in the matter. This story is already written up and my laziness is actually my only excuse. That and I am trying to convince my dad to take me to the mall to get my cardboard Legolas.

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Ch. 3 Well, here's another chapter with no name.

Both Elizabeth and Tina sat around quietly for a while with nothing to say. There wasn't much to say. They were stuck in the 'guest room' while a bunch of dead pirates were outside. Tina, however, could never keep herself still. She always had to do something. She stood up and began pacing first, and then she was looking through the drawers again for something to play with. Elizabeth sat calmly by the window, watching her.

The door creaked open and Pintel and Ragetti stepped in, holding two dark gowns. Tina slammed the drawer shut and turned towards them as Elizabeth stepped forward.

"You'll be dining with the cap'n tonight and you'll be wearin' dees," Pintel said tossing them the dresses. Tina looked hers over strangely. Elizabeth was about to tell them 'no' when the other girl spoke up.

"Can I burn this?" She asked, holding the dress up. "I hate dresses.and if I have to wear this to eat, I'd rather starve."

Pintel and Ragetti smiled at each other. The captain had said both women might decline the offer, despite how hungry they had to be. After all, it had been a day since either had eaten.

"Then you'll eat with the crew," Pintel said. "And you'll be naked."

A horrified look took over both of the girl's faces as they held onto the dresses. This of course meaning they'd eat with Barbossa.

"Ewie! Go play with yourself you sick, perverted dude!" Tina said sharply. "I'll take my chances with the dress!" Pintel managed a gruff fine as he shut the door so they could change. He came back in a few moments later then brought them to the Captains quarters.

Food of all kinds lay out on the table. Roast pig, turkey, and duck, various types of apples and bread rolls. The candlesticks were tall and the glasses were filled with dark wine. Barbossa didn't stand when they entered; he just sat back and waited for them to start eating.

"Please, eat bountifully," he said as their eyes lingered on the generous amount of food that lingered on the table. Tina didn't need a second telling. She lunged forward in her seat and immediately layered her plate with food.

"Food!" She cried happily and tore off a chunk of turkey meat from the leg she was eating. Elizabeth followed her example and went after her turkey leg ravenously. She reached for a roll and bit off a stale chunk.

"Ya know? For pirates," Tina said through a mouthful, "You sure do know how to cook!" Barbossa smiled as he filled the wine glasses (even though the author already wrote they were filled. We'll just pretend they all tipped over and had to be refilled).

"For a lady, you sure know how to react to food as a wild man," He said pleasantly as they drank from the goblets. "And the apples?" He asked Elizabeth. She paused what she was eating and looked at him. He hadn't eaten anything, nor had the monkey. He hadn't touched the food at all, just encouraged them to eat.

"It's poisoned!" She said and dropped the bread roll. Barbossa laughed.

"I wouldn't be killin ya just yet, Miss Turner," he said. She chewed the bit of meat in her mouth and swallowed it.

"Then release me. You have your trinket; I'm of no further value to you," she said as he rose from his seat. Tina swallowed what she had been chewing on and reached for her wine glass. No reason to not eat just because he was about to scare the crap out of Elizabeth.

"Do you know the true value to this 'trinket?" He asked, holding up the Aztec medallion. "It's Aztec gold. From the chest that was delivered to Cortez himself. The heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse."

"I hardly believe in ghost stories any more, Captain Barbossa," Elizabeth said as she held her head high.

"Aye," Barbossa said as he moved around the table and handed the coin to his monkey. "That's how we were at first. Then we came to realize that it was true as we sold and traded every last one. Food turned to ash in our mouths; we cannot feel any longer, not the wind on our faces, nor the touch of a thousand women.

"This is one of 882 identical pieces. We have found everyone last except for this. To cure this curse upon us we have to return every last one to the chest and the blood to be repaid," he said as he looked at her. "See, now we've got all the gold back."

"And the blood to be repaid?" Elizabeth asked in a quivering voice. She didn't like the way this was looking at all. Tina had stopped eating by this point and was wiping her mouth with her napkin slowly.

"Ah, see, that's why we won't be killin ya just yet," Barbossa said as he took a step towards her. Elizabeth shot up from her seat and pulled a knife from the tabletop. Barbossa chuckled and lunged after her. Elizabeth staggered back and moved around a column, Barbossa following as if it were some kind of game. He grabbed her arms and she thrust the knife forward into his chest. Barbossa stepped away from her and pulled the knife from his chest.

"Tell me, Miss Turner, what were you planning to do now that you've killed me?" He asked calmly. She turned and bolted from the room. Tina sat where she had been, nearly glued to her chair. Seeing this first hand was a bit scarier than the movie theatre.

Elizabeth emerged from the captain's room to a sight that would shock her forever. The deck was full of pirates, yes, but Skeleton pirates. They were moving about as a normal crew would. She screamed and backed away from them, but straight into Barbossa's arms.

"See!" He said, turning her around to look at the skele-crew. "The moonlight reveals us for what we really are," He told her, letting her go. Elizabeth turned around quickly as he strode out into the moonlight.

"You bes' start believin' in ghost stories, Miss Turner," Barabossa said as his form changed into that of a rotting skeleton, like his crew, "You're in one!"

Elizabeth's mouth dropped open and she screamed again before running back into the room she and Tina had occupied earlier. Tina walked out of the Captain's room and glared at them.

"That was so much nastier in real life than in the movies," she said as she walked into the room to comfort Elizabeth. Surprisingly, their transformation didn't bother her. All was silent for a moment and then the pirates broke in cruel laughter.

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Jack wrestled with the bone he had shoved into the keyhole. No one had come down, except to carry away the dead guard. So, he and Missy were stuck in this cell until.whenever. He grunted a few exertions when the bone became caught in the keyhole. He turned to ask Erica was she was doing, because it had gotten so quiet in the cell. His jaw dropped when he saw her.

She had managed to get herself halfway through the pitiful excuse of a hole in the wall in attempt to get the keys from the next cell. How she had gotten that far was a mystery to even her, but who was complaining? As long as she got the keys. Jack moved over towards her.

"Come on Missy!" He said. "Get the keys and we'll be free. Come on woman!"

Erica ignored most of his comments as she turned the way she was moving again. Footsteps at the top of the stairs made her stop movement she was making to get out. She reversed her direction, but found she wasn't getting back as easily. "I'm stuck!" She said frantically, trying to pull herself from the hole.

Jack jumped away from her, pretending he didn't know what was going on and lay on the floor as if he'd been there the whole time. Erica gaped back at him as she pulled herself into the cell completely. She was going to have a few cuts and scrapes now and she knew it. She looked up at an Orlando Bloom look-a-like came bursting into the room.

Jack walked up to the cell door and gave him a once over. "Well, what do we have here?" He chuckled.

"Will!" Erica said as she jumped to her feet. She couldn't contain herself, the poor dear. She'd become somewhat obsessed with Bloom since he portrayed her favorite elf in The Lord of the Rings. Poor dear.

" Will is it?" Jack said, turning back to her. "You his girl or something?"

"No!" she said and smacked him in the back of the head. His girl? She only wished. "Don't be such an ass!"

"You! Jack Sparrow," Will said, completely ignoring Erica, much to her dismay.

"Aye?" Jack said leaning back against the bars.

"You spoke of the Black Pearl. Where does it make berth?" Will pressed. He needed to save Elizabeth.

"Where does it make Berth?!" Jack said in surprise. "The dreaded Isla De la Muerta is where, but you'll never find it. Only those who've been to it can find it," he said. "Why do you want to go?"

Will paused before he answered. "They took Miss Swan." He said, not looking at Jack.

"Ahh, so it is you found a girl," Jack said knowingly. "But I see no profit in it for me," he crossed his arms and backed away. Erica rolled her eyes towards the ceiling in an over exaggerated manner. Will looked at the cells and picked up a bench.

"I could get you out of here," he said, ramming one end of the cell. Jack seemed a bit intrigued suddenly.

"What's your name boy?" he asked.

" Will Turner," Will said. Jacks eyes lit up.

"Short for William I take it? I name for your father?"

"Yes."

Jack straightened up and leaned back into the bars, stretching out his hand. "I've changed my mind. If you spring me from this cell I shall take you to the Black Pearl and you bonnie lass. Deal?" Will shook his hand and pressed his weight into the bench. It lifted and fell with a clatter.

"Come. Someone will have heard that," Will said. Jack rushed out of the cell and grabbed his belongings, which hung on the wall. Erica shouldered her bag and went after them.

"Wait for me! I have to get my cousin back!" She said. Jack stopped and turned to look at her.

"I already told you, you wouldn't want to see your cousin after they've taken her. Go on back home Missy," He said.

"I can't go home!" she said, quickening her pace to keep up with them. "Besides. They can't do anything to her. They can't feel and they won't use her yet when they know she'll be better use later."

Jack raised an eyebrow at her. She knew a lot about the Black Pearl and its crew. Perhaps it she would be good to keep around. Who knows, maybe she knew their weakness. As for him, he had Will as leverage now.

And there's the end of another chapter. Yes, I admit it is a bit short, but.. I'm short of reviews. I need to know what you guys think!!! Desperately. Reviews are my friends. They encourage me to keep going. So, please click on that little button below!

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