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Chapter Sixteen

"I will not let you take adavantage of me again," Kate grunted as her father brought his sword down on hers.

"I'm not going to take advantage of you luv," he replied. "I'm not even going to force you. It will be your decision when you lead me to the treasure."

"There will be no when!" she growled as she attacked once again lunging in and then back out. "I will not take you to that treasure. I won't even go until you're dead." Kate's eyes suddenly got very big. Had she really just said that...and meant it? Her eyes narrowed. She had said and meant every word. "You will not live to see another sunrise."

Bill Morgan grinned as though facing death was yet another adventure, "Say what you like but talk is all it will be." He brought his sword down and sliced her arm open leaving her shirt red and sticky with blood. She grimaced as she staggered backward. Fighting off the pain she lunged at her father again not willing to give up over so small a wound. "You have become a good fighter Kate, darling."

"She learned from the best!" Jack shouted and ran to help Kate.

"Stay away Jack!" Kate shouted. "I can handle this myself."

Jack stopped mid-stride to look at her, "Suit yourself but I don't think a victory is in the stars for us tonight."

"Why is that?" Kate snapped as she shoved her father away from her again.

Jack chuckled acting as though the utter chaos around him wasn't happening, "Because they still have the Pearl and it looks as though your father called for back up."

Kate whipped around the stare at the dark sails of the Black Pearl. "We're outnumbered," Kate said more to herself then anyone.

"That's right," her father agreed. "I told you that you couldn't win."

Kate sneered, "I never said I was going to give up or that we would lose this fight. I only said that we're outnumbered which means we have to get to the Pearl Jack." She lunged at her father knocking him to the ground.

As he stared up at the sky dazed for a moment Kate grabbed Jack's arm whipping him around. He quickly joined her run and knew immediately that she planned on boarding the Pearl. "Here," Jack said and grabbed her around the waist. "Hold on!" He wrapped his hands around the rope above Kate's and pushed them off the side of the Night Flame.

Seconds later they had landed safely at the helm of the Pearl. Kate took a deep breath, "Thanks. Now we have to get everyone freed from those cells or we probably won't get the chance again."

Jack nodded and they took off fighting their way through the pirates. When they reached the entrance to the lower decks Jack pushed her down the steps, "Go. I'll watch you back."

Kate nodded and took off down the passage she had come to know so well in the past weeks. She could hear the murmur of voices as she got closer as well as the shouts of some of the pirates in response. She slowed down to a creep as she came to the corner before the jail cells. She drew her pistol and peered around the corner. There were two pirates guarding the prisoners and both were completely occupied with fighting over who got to hold the keys.

She grinned, this was too easy. She came out from behind the wall and in two shots both the pirates lay dead on the ground, the keys between them.

She was greeted by shouts of gratitude and she talked as she let them out, "My father's pirates have taken over the Pearl and they have my ship. We're pretty much outnumbered so you need to get up there and help out."

"What about the treasure?" someone asked.

Kate frowned, "We have bigger problem right now." She looked around at them all staring at her, "Get yer arses up there now!" With a shout they all stumbled over each other as they rushed to get into the fight.

Kate followed after them nearly tripping over Jack who was sitting on the step with his sword drawn and a bottle of rum in his hand. She rolled her eyes, "I can't leave you alone for five minutes! C'mon Sparrow!"

She dashed up the stairs past him up into an atmosphere of heat and battle. She grinned. This was her world, this was what she lived for. Rushing forward she took two down with one blow and slowly worked her way to the opposite side of the ship to find a way to get back on the Night Flame to her father, who she fully intended to extract retribution from.

As she knocked a pirate over the head and into the water she spotted another flying onto the Pearl. Grabbing the rigging she jumped up on the side of the ship and slammed her fist into the pirate's jaw. As he fell she grabbed the rope and said, "Thanks mate."

She wrapped the rope around her leg and swung haphazardly across the chaotic mess of ships and men. When she landed solidly on the deck of the Flame she searched for a sign of her father but found none.

"Kate!" a shout rose over the pandemonium. "Look out!" She whipped around to see Jack shouting across to her from the Pearl. She frowned in question but soon discovered what he was yelling about. Will was on a rampage and apparently it had taken him on a rope between the boats.

Kate couldn't help but laugh as he swung back and forth unable to bring himself to let go. He was waving his sword and looking terribly frightened at the same time. "Good lord man! Just jump!" she shouted. "You have to land somewhere!"

Will nodded and Kate ducked as he swung over his head. When she came back up she heard Jack mutter from above her, "Man down."

While Kate was trying to figure out how Jack had gotten over to them so quickly she saw Will laying dazed on the ground. She shook her head, "Bloody idiot. You didn't by any chance give any rum did you?"

Jack raised an eyebrow, "He doesn't drink, luv, remember? And besides one sip of rum and he'd be out for a week."

The smile that had formed on Kate's face faded quickly along with any color that it might have held as well. Jack watched the transformation as he eyes became cold, black voids. Her face was angry and bleak. "Damn it father you've taken this to far!" she shouted.

Jack turned to see Kate's father standing at the helm with Pitney held captive and a gun against her head. Pitney was standing tall, stubbornly refusing to show any sign of cowardice, or emotion. Kate however was furious. The color that had drained from her face had returned ten fold to make it scarlet.

"I told you this wasn't over darlin'," Bill shouted and pirates on both ships stopped to watch.

"It is over Morgan!" Kate replied. This man could not possibly be her father, the man who had taught her everything she knew. "I've told you already I refuse to take you to that treasure. I don't care what you do to me."

"Ah," he replied. "But there's the beauty of it. I'm not going to do anything to you. Pitney here should be an adequate replacement."

She couldn't speak, she couldn't do a thing. He had her and there was nothing she could do. She couldn't handle losing Jule, it would destroy her. Giving in was all she had left but she'd be damned if they would take her easily. She sighed, but there was no way around this. It had finally come down to a situation she couldn't get out of. Or could she?

"You win," Kate replied. "I'll do what you want."

A murmur rippled through the crowds of pirates on both ships. Was Kate Morgan really giving up? Will had unbelieving look on his face as well as many others and Jack was watching her with a bemused expression.

Bill smiled cockily, "I knew you'd warm up to me sooner or later. Grab her boys."

Jack moved forward but Kate stopped him with a hand. When he looked up her eyes were smiling and Jack knew that Kate had something other then surrender in mind...

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