Thank you Beth for the review! This one is for you because we were just on the phone and you were reading the story to me! LOL See you on the 3rd!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, neither Elizabeth, nor I, own the rights to Pirates of the Caribbean so we have no right to claim other characters as our own (except Beth and Meg, of course...Through we did come up with the names for CD and Greg (also known as Grapple) ...late night in Houston...LOL). The Pirate King and Pirate Prince will forever belong to Buena Vista Home Entertainment.


When the cursed pirates were…destroyed…(by being blown up), Will ran to the chest to lift the curse. Elizabeth was just running and Beth was following her and Meg the same. Barbossa pulled out and cocked his pistol. He aimed it at the girls who had just stopped short at the sight of Barbossa and the pistol. A gunshot rang out through the caves. Neither of the girls had been shot. Barbossa looked at Jack. His pistol was smoking and he had a small smirk on his face.

"For ten years you carry that pistol and now you waste your shot," Barbossa taunted.

"He didn't waste it!" said Will. Barbossa looked up at him, standing over the cursed treasure. Will opened his hand and dropped his own medallion. Barbossa dropped his pistol and opened his shirt. Blood gushed put from the bullet hole. Barbossa smiled a little.

"I feel…cold…" he said and fell backwards, dead. Beth ran up to Will and Jack and Meg followed. Jack cut his hand with his medallion in it. He threw the knife into the chest. Jack hesitated as he stood over the treasure.

"'The Immortal Captain Jack Sparrow' …has such a lovely ring to it. And it's not a bad look really…eh?" he said. A small smile crept onto Meg's face. She shook her head and looked down at her feet. Jack glanced at her.

"Jack," With a small smirk, Will looked at him and back to the chest.

Jack gave him, Beth and Meg pitiful looks and slowly opened his hand. The coin dropped. Jack looked up at Will who moved to close the lid. Suddenly it slammed shut on its own. Jack and Will exchanged surprised looks as did Meg and Beth. Jack turned around.

"Ooh! Treasure!" he said and walked rather awkwardly over to a pile of gold and jewels. Meg and Beth gave each other quizzical looks and burst out laughing. Jack glared at them yet again.

"I still don't see what you two find funny about everything you see or hear," he said and began inspecting random pieces of gold.

Will walked down the small slope and met with Elizabeth.

"We should return to the Dauntless," she said timidly.

"Your fiancée will be wanting to know you're safe," replied Will. Elizabeth looked at Beth who was sitting next to Meg watching Jack sort through the treasure. Beth glanced at them. Elizabeth turned away and started for the dinghy. Beth stood up and walked to Will's side. Will gave her a sad puppy dog look.

Meg continued watching Jack go through the treasure. He picked up a crown inlaid with jewels and precious stones and plopped it on his head. Meg grinned and shook her head.

"Hail to the Pirate King," she said under her breath. Jack gathered some of the treasure and walked over to Will.

"If you were waiting for the opportune moment…that was it," he said. Will smiled for he remembered that Jack knew nothing of the conversation between himself and Beth in the brig.

"Now, If you'll be so kind, I'd be much obliged if you drop me off at my ship," Jack walked off to the dinghy also. Meg, Beth and Will followed.

As they sailed out to the ships, they all noticed that the Pearl was gone. Jack looked around and realized the he would be taken back to Port Royal and hung.

"I'm sorry, Jack," said Elizabeth.

"They've done what's right by them," he said. "Can't expect more than that."

Beth nudged Meg who looked back at her. Beth dragged her finger against her own throat and pointed at her. Meg blinked in realization and looked at her feet. They rowed back to the Dauntless.


Yes, I did put a deleted scene in there...I love that one though. That and "Truth? ...no truth at all." But since we never saw that part in the story, I couldn't put it in. I love Jack's "Ooh! Treasure!" thing though! Thought that up meself!