Nine

Andy "Shit." I muttered, but Jack heard me. He immediately asked. "What is it?" "Cortez knows how to captain a ship, and he's not stupid," I finished the sentence off in my mind. 'like we'd all hoped.' "In fact," I continued. "He's not stupid at all. He will find what he's looking for. And won't stop at that. He'll be worse than Barbossa!" "Oh." Came the retort. "Is that all?" What was he thinking? Did he have another plan stashed away in his mind that he wasn't sharing? "What do you mean 'is that all', Jack?" He didn't give an immediate answer. "Isn't that enough?" I persisted, waiting for an answer... any answer. "Well..." He looked shrewdly at me, into my eyes. "We did beat Barbossa." A smile grew on his lips as his words finished. He was right. He and Will had killed Barbossa, after breaking the curse he was under. And the thought brought the light glimmer of hope to my mind. "Yes." I agreed. "You did beat Barbossa."