Ok, next chapter. Ok, I'm going to give hint on who is our traitor, but I want everyone who guessed to know YOU ARE ALL COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY WRONG! Sorry to say, but thought to be obvious. Ok, now here's your hint...James is not the traitor. You may think that is the case, but (coughs making voice sounds like a Myna bird) You are wrong, Pete, so wrong, wrong, wrong.(Have been reading too much of Double Fudge for the kids I sit for, and the stupid Myna, Uncle Feather is very annoying in the book. Ok, so there's your hint...Now on with the next chapter...

Chapter 26

Jack and Emma ducked behind a rock. They could her footsteps echo from the front of the cave. Emma shivered.

"James, take a few men and go find them! I want that treasure!"

Emma could hear James sigh, as if to say, is the treasure all he cares about?

Jack carefully watched. A light was lit at the end of the cave. He watched as the light neared closer and closer. Emma grabbed his hand and he squeezed it, softly. They were both worried at what would happen.

More footsteps echoed in the cave. The footsteps got louder as the men got closer. And closer. And closer.

Soon James and Jack were soon face to face.

"Jack Sparrow! Show yourself, coward!"

"I am no coward, you pompous-"

"Jack!" Emma warned.

"He is insulting me, luv. He deserves to be called a pompous-"

"Jack..." Emma warned again.

"Luv..." He imitated in a small, squeaky, warning voice, not anything like Emma's.

"Shut-up both of you and show yourselves!" yelled James.

James and his men couldn't see either people because of the darkness. Something told Emma a bad thing was going to happen. She didn't know why, but she just had a feeling.

"Jack, we have to get out of here. Something is going to happen, something bad."

"Are ye sure?"

Emma nodded.

"Fine, we're out of here."

Jack grabbed Emma's arm and pulled her down the cave. James had missed them by five feet.

They soon made their way out of the cave and into the light. From behind, someone grabbed Emma. Jack noticed Emma had strayed from his side. He turned.

Barbossa had Emma. He had wrapped his hands around her wrists. Her mouth was covered with a dirty bandana. She was making the same screaming noises as when they were on Calico's boat.

Jack gave a dirty look.

"Nice of ye to join us. Now I suggest ye surrender or yer lass..."

A knife was put at Emma's neck. Emma gave a small yelp, feeling the metal at her neck.

"Won't make it..." Barbossa finished.

Jack overlooked his situation. Barbossa had Emma. There was no physical treasure. His crew was in the ships prison. His guests were prisoners. Also, to make things much worse, if he did do what Barbossa said he would lose the most important to person him, the woman he loved. (There's Emma's desire!)

Jack nodded and walked towards Barbossa. He held his arms out. Irons were clasped on his wrists. Soon, the two people were lead back to the boat. Before they were brought back, Barbossa knocked out Emma, for the fun of it.

Jack was put in a cell below deck and Emma was brought to the captain's cabin, 'to be kept safe'.

Jack's POV

Jack leaned back in his cell. He couldn't believe what he had thought and done awhile ago. He had surrendered, which he never did. But also, he had thought the word, LOVE .

Sure, he had given the nickname to every female he met, luv, but this was different. He felt something around Emma, that he had never felt around anyone else. Yes, she had slapped him, tricked him, ignored him, disrespected him, but it didn't seem to matter now.

It was more than an attraction. It was more than a game. It was love...

The Next Morning...

Emma POV

Feeling a cold cloth at her head, Emma abruptly sat up. She was no longer on an island, on being held of the wrists by Barbossa, but laid on a soft, elegant, bed.

"My dear, you must rest. I want you to be awake for the execution."

James wiped her had with the cloth.

"Ex- ex- execution...?"

"Yes, I will be hanging Mr.Sparrow."

Emma's mouth went into an "O". Jack was going to hung. She had to do something. There was no way she was going to let Jack get hung. No way in the world.