(A/N) I am a cruel woman for making you wait so long! But never fear, Chrissy is here! LoL, that rhymes! I'm a geek…anyway…so I will give you something today, the next time I can post is Sunday, so till then all, ENJOY!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

"Why Will? Why would you hurt her?" Will sat in the cell with Jack and Bill, not uttering a word. "Why?"

"I didn't kill her…"

"Why lie?"

"I didn't kill her, I loved her." Will choked on his words, his Elizabeth was dead.

"She was so depleted…did you take advantage of the fact that she was raped? Why be so angry with her?"

"He didn't kill her Caleb. So back off." Jack said.

"Who was it, you then?" Caleb then shrugged. "All I know is she is dead, and I have to clean her blood." Caleb turned from the cells. "You will be hanged in the morning." He then left the brig.

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"Dawn. They will be hanged at dawn."

"I'll be there."

"You can't be late."

"I won't be."

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"Why is this happening?" Will said with his head in his hands. "I didn't kill her…" Will said as tears fell from his eyes. "I would never hurt her…"

"We know that…" Jack said. "None of us would. We have to think who might."

"Her father. That's it." Will said.

"Her father wouldn't have the strength to hurt her. I trained her well, she was too strong even for him." Bill said.

"Then who? Did Danielson do it? Then when he got to his office, someone took care of him? It doesn't make sense." The cell door opened…their fate was sealed.

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"These three individuals have been charged with numerous accounts of piracy, and all crimes involved, none being more horrendous than the brutal murder's of Commodore Bronson Danielson, and Miss Elizabeth Swann, the governor's daughter." Their crimes were being called, their shame out in the open. The crowd was in tears, the Governor's daughter was well liked amongst the people.

"They will be hung by the neck until dead." The hangman stepped onto the gallows. Will, Bill, and Jack all had their necks wrapped around pieces of rope. One pull of the lever and they would all be dead. The hangman was cloaked in black, a large shroud, not the typical leather ensemble that he usually wore.

"I want to stand up there." James whispered to Caleb. "I want to make sure they're dead. They need to be punished for their crimes. I don't want them to escape."

"I'll join you." James and Caleb went onto the platform.

Will watched James and Caleb standing on the other end of the platform, the hangman on the other end. The drum roll began…

The hangman placed his hand on the lever…

With the hangman's other hand he reached in his cloak pulled out his pistol, aimed and shot James Norrington. The crowd erupted into a frenzy. James fell to the floor clutching his shoulder. Caleb immediately pulled out his pistol.

"Killing a Commodore will land you in the noose." Caleb shouted. "Just as they are." His pistol pointed to Will, Jack, and Bill.

Will was watching this, and could barely believe his eyes. Where were the marines?

"Who the hell are you?" Caleb shouted. The hangman lifted the axe that was leaned up against a post, lifted it high in the air and snapped it against the rope sending Will, Jack, and Bill free. The hangman then lifted his hood.

"Your hangman." Elizabeth said as she lifted her hood.

"I killed you!" Caleb shouted, his hands shaking.

"You didn't a very good job…" Elizabeth fired her pistol and shot Caleb in the chest, he went flying back, falling to the ground below. Elizabeth quickly ran down the stairs and stood right over him.

"How did you know?" Caleb whispered as blood spewed from his mouth.

"I don't trust everyone. I do trust those I do…" Elizabeth then bent over him and covered his mouth and nose with her hand, ending his life earlier rather than later. His feet began to kick, then he went still. Elizabeth slowly let go of him and stood in front of his body. "Bastard…" Elizabeth stood up and turned her attention to James.

"James!" Elizabeth ran right past Will, Jack, and Bill and right beside James. "Are you alright?"

"I'm glad you're a good shot." James smiled.

"How can you make a joke?" Elizabeth then pressed her hands onto the wound, it was a shoulder wound, he'd be just fine. "Marines!" Elizabeth commanded them at her will, they started filing into the fort. "Take the Commodore to the physician, right away!"

"Yes, Miss Swann…"

"Your very commanding…" James said smiling.

"I know." Elizabeth then stepped back as he was placed on a stretcher. "Your going to be fine. I'll come and visit you later."

"I'll be looking forward to it." James was then taken away. Elizabeth turned around to see Will, Jack, and Bill, all three in utter shock.

"I'm sorry." Elizabeth said. "I couldn't tell you this…"

"Elizabeth, I'm so glad your alive…" Will rushed over to her and hugged her tightly. Elizabeth hugged him as well, tears threatening to fall. "How did this happen? The blood…" Will was saying into her hair. Elizabeth pulled away suddenly, a hiss escaping her lips.

"I was hurt…" Elizabeth stepped back and stared at the three of them. "There is so much to tell, not here though, the marines need to fix up this mess."

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A carriage was waiting for them as they all went back to the Governor's mansion. Elizabeth rode silently, as Jack, Bill, and Will just simply stared at her, amazed that she managed to pull something like this off. They walked into the house, and Elizabeth proceeded to climb up the stairs into her father's study.

"Just sit down, and I'll answer any questions you have." Elizabeth walked behind the desk and took off her cloak. Underneath she was wearing men's clothing, everything just hung off her body loosely. She then sat behind the desk and stared at them.

"How are you alive? We saw the blood…" Bill started.

"How was Caleb involved?" Jack asked.

"What happened?" Will finished.

"Alright I might as well start from the beginning. After you left last night to go the fort, I had full intentions of following you, and was doing so, until James stopped me in front of the blacksmith shop. He heard Caleb and Danielson talking, they were involved together, they knew what he was doing when he raped me, they knew at the beginning, they were going to plan on taking me, kidnapping me, and doing whatever they please, simply because ransom is very high for the Governor's daughter, James didn't have the heart to tell me exact details in that part of their plan…Then something happened. James said he heard a struggle, and heard Caleb say that Danielson was getting reckless, too dangerous and that he would fowl up the entire plan. Caleb killed Danielson, and James heard him say that it was too much, that it would all end tonight."

"How were they connected?" Bill asked.

"Through records, James managed to find out they were brothers." Elizabeth paused and let her words sink in. "James told me everything, that Caleb was planning on murdering me, and having you framed for Danielson's and my death. We couldn't let that happen. So James and I developed a plan, that I would head down to Danielson's office, Caleb would be waiting, and I should play it from there, that James had already instructed his marines that a murder was to happen that night, and to pay attention to his command. I walked into Danielson's office, and nearly lost it there, but as I backed out, I backed up into Caleb."

"What did he say?"

"Not much. I hugged him and said that Danielson was dead…I knew I had to get close to his body, that would prevent him from using a pistol or a sword, but I knew he had a dagger. As I was hugging him, he stuck the dagger in my back. I dropped down in pain and eventually collapsed." Elizabeth cleared her throat. "Next thing I knew James was over me, keeping pressure on the wound, ordering a marine to get the doctor. I was alive, but I played dead."

"But didn't Caleb know you were alive?" Will asked.

"Caleb didn't have a clue, he didn't have the time to anyway. Because not a moment after I fell to the floor, James was rounding the corner with a few marines. So Caleb must have picked me up and took me to the cliff's."

"So what happened after we showed up?" Jack asked.

"When you arrived, James played his part well, accusing you, making Caleb believe he got away with everything. James then escorted my body to the physician, where I was patched up and sent on my way."

"How did you get to…" Jack started. "I'm confused."

"Well, much more happened that night, much, much more." Elizabeth smiled.