Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean; therefore, I must resort to writing fanfic. Believe me, as fun as fanfic is, I would rather be lying on some beach with a mansion to my name but hopefully not watching anybody sailing away with my ship. Anyway, Disney is the sole owner of Pirates of the Caribbean but I own original characters such as Capt. Wym Aureillia, original objects such as the Fathomless Crypt (sorry ship not object, my mistake), and plot.

Keep reviewing as always! Thanks to everyone for the reviews! Sorry for the delay in writing!

Diversalworld, I'm really sorry I didn't make things very clear. The first 2 chapters were set a year before Jack had regained the Pearl so yes Barbossa was Captain at that time. The events that happened in the "unknown" timeframe were either irrelevant to the story or were from the movie. I simply wanted to introduce Wym and give a little history between her and Jack. If anyone is interested, Wym is 16, she was fourteen in the 2 first chapters.

The rest of the story is set a year after Jack gets the Pearl back (2 years from the start of the fic); Will and Elizabeth (now married) have joined him again on the Pearl. R&R and enjoy!

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Wym whirled around to face the direction of the offensive flying object and found herself staring down a young woman but a few years older than herself.

*** Will made his way towards Jack and helped him to battle away Wym's first mate. In the split second of respite Will pulled Jack into a sheltered nook. His light brown eyes were serious and his face was slightly askew in consternation. Jack had learned to understand that Will took combat too seriously for his own good and to recognize his expressions. Will was without a doubt worrying about something or the other, usually Elizabeth.

"Jack, where is the Crypt's captain?" Jack debated briefly whether to tell Will about Wym or not.

"Will, mate, the captain you say? Last time I spied 'im he be running off below deck," Jack quickly calculated that letting Will assume Wym was a man would be ... amusing to say the least. Besides, Jack's mind was focused on the battling around them, he needed some rather spontaneous tactics to keep any other pirates from reaching the below decks and the booty. Making Will charge off and expel Wym from the lower decks was just the first step.

Sure enough, Will's face took on an interesting colour of curdled cream and he soared down the below passage stairs muttering something that sounded remarkably like "Elizabeth."

*** Whatever shock Wym felt at seeing the woman disappeared within a second. She advanced on the woman confidently noting that, while the woman stood her ground, she was shaking.

"'Bit brash don't ye think, duck?" Wym glinted, keeping her sword firmly pointed at the woman. "Ye honestly think a wee scrap is going to hurt me?" Wym glanced at the completely dented cup in distaste.

The other woman frowned in an odd manner, her brow furrowed as if in thought. "I have allies on this ship, one who happens to be the best swordsman of the Caribbean," she responded carefully.

"Ye have a lad on THIS vessel?" Wym queried, letting her guard down slightly. She only just managed to catch the woman's rounded eyes and swung her sword out behind her, hearing the satisfying clang of steel on steel.

"Don't you dare touch her," Will's voice called from behind Wym, sword locked firmly with hers. Wym maneuvered her sword away, turned, and checked.

"She's not quite m'sort."

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Bear in mind this is only a mini chapter but R&Ring is a continuous process that relieves the mind and "oxidizes" the body as certified and prescribed by Captain in Bloom *coff*Ph. D*coff,*