DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
Elizabeth tossed and turned in her sleep, she couldn't get to sleep…mainly due to Jack and Jasper along with half of the crew carrying on, ondeck. They would be in Port Royal in a day or two, Elizabeth braced herself for what she may see. Deciding that she just couldn't sleep she got up pulled out a few maps and decided to pin point Will's exact location at the moment and when he would arrive in Port Royal. Her slender fingers traced the ways of the current and how that would take the Revenge, this particular current was slow, and the Revenge was no where at the speeds the Pearl was at, so by the way Elizabeth guessed it they were neck and neck, the two ships would arrive in Port Royal maybe minutes apart.
"We'll have no time to warn them…" Elizabeth said out loud. "This doesn't seem right…" Elizabeth retraced her calculations. "He is up to something, it can't be Port Royal that he's after, it just doesn't make sense…" Elizabeth thought more and more. The more she thought about it the more it became clear, Will was drawing them in, he was not after Port Royal he was after the Pearl. Will knew who's ship that was, he knew Jasper would reach out for Jack, and knew that Elizabeth would go try and warn the Commodore. "Clever…" Elizabeth got up and walked on deck to tell Jack of her theory.
"Jack, I think I thought of something." Elizabeth said as she approached the group, which consisted of Jack, Jasper, and Jacob.
"Good fer you luv…" Jack said…drunk.
"Jack, please listen it's important…"
"Did I ever tell ye about the time I sailed right into London and dressed as the Archbishop to get into the Palace?" Jack said to Jasper slapping him on the back.
"No, tell me brother…" Jasper said taking another swig of the rum.
Jack paused for a moment and his eyes went back into his head, "Well bloody hell, I can't remember…" Jack, Jasper, and Jacob all roared in laughter. Elizabeth placed her hands on her hips, she was getting no where.
Elizabeth then walked over to the ropes and pulled the pin which sent the anchor into the sea, stopping the Pearl.
"'Lizabeth, what are you doing?" Jack said stumbling over to her.
"Jack, Will is planning an attack on the Pearl, not Port Royal!" Elizabeth said as she shock him.
"Fine goal for our lad Will…" Jack then fell to the floor, once he got there he pulled Elizabeth down.
"Jack, we should get you into bed, sleep the drink away…"
"Sounds good, if you'll join me…" Jack said with a smirk.
"Alright then…" Elizabeth got up and extended her hand to help Jack up. Jack then leaned on Elizabeth as she helped him to the cabin.
"There we go…" Elizabeth said as she dropped him to the bed, as she turned around he grabbed her wrist.
"Aren't you staying?" Jack slurred.
"No, I need to…put things away…" Elizabeth lied, someone needed to keep watch that night, and since she was the only one not drunk, she would be the one to do it. "Just go to sleep…" Jack then nestled into the covers and fell asleep.
Elizabeth walked on deck to find that both Jasper and Jacob had gone. Elizabeth was alone, and kept an eye on the horizon, the Revenge may at any point cross them, and that worried Elizabeth, if the Revenge were to attack in the night the Pearl would be in peril. Elizabeth took it upon herself to hide the Pearl by putting all the lanterns out, no light and no heat for her that night, but it was better than a cannon ball ripping through the hull.
As Elizabeth was standing at the helm of the ship she felt the baby kick her for the first time. She smiled and placed her hand on her stomach, her baby, it was the first time she felt her child, she could do nothing but smile. However, something caught her eye in the distance, she saw several small lights headed their way, it was a ship…as it came closer Elizabeth soon realized it was the Revenge.
"Jack!" Elizabeth shook him.
"What's wrong?" Jack said almost awake.
"The Revenge!" That was all Elizabeth had to say, Jack bolted and ran to the deck.
"Elizabeth, wake Jasper and the crew!" Elizabeth ran down to the crew's quarters and pounded on the door.
"All hands on deck!" Elizabeth shouted. Soon the crew started pouring out of the room. Elizabeth then ran to Jasper's cabin.
"Jasper! Wake up!" Elizabeth pounded on the door.
"I'm bloody up!" Jasper said getting to the door.
"Jack wants everyone on deck!" Elizabeth said. As she and Jasper were headed on deck, a large hole went right through the hull, were they were standing, Jasper pulled Elizabeth back just before the splinter's of wood sliced through the hallway.
"We can't get up that way!" Elizabeth shouted as the water was pouring in.
"Is there any other way out?" Jasper asked.
"The crew's quarters, there is a small latch on the bulkhead!"
"Come on!" Jasper then grabbed Elizabeth's hand and they made their way into the crew's quarters. Jasper and Elizabeth both climbed the latter and pushed the latch up and climbed on deck.
"Elizabeth!" Jack came running over. "Are you alright?"
"Yes, what's happening!"
"The Revenge has attacked…"
"Jack Port Royal is only a few leagues away! You can see the lights! Once the Navy sees this their going to blast us away!" Jasper yelled. Gun fire was all around them, the three ducked down.
"Jack the Dauntless is coming on the starboard side!" Jacob yelled over.
"Fire all cannons!" The Pearl then launched it's arsenal at the Revenge. The Pearl shuddered under the eruption. Then everything fell silent. As Elizabeth, Jasper, and Jack put down their pistols and looked over to the Revenge, they saw the massive damage to the hull, it was torn to shreds, and taking on water, fast.
"Jack, she's sinking fast…" Elizabeth said quietly, as she watched Will and other members of the crew scurrying about. "We have to get out of here…hide the Pearl in the cove on the northern side, repair, then make sure Will doesn't follow…" Jack just looked at the Revenge.
"Jack, before the Dauntless…"
"Jacob, move the Pearl north!" Then the Pearl slowly pulled away from the Revenge. As Jack looked back he saw the Dauntless pull alongside the Revenge and pull it's crew out of the water.