(A/N) Enjoy!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!

It had happened so fast Elizabeth didn't have time to react.

"Get down!" James shouted orders to him small crew. But the damage had already been done. James's ship was sinking and the ship across from them still fired cannons at them.

"James!" Elizabeth shouted.

The horror that Elizabeth saw…she just would never forget it.

"Elizabeth the ship is sinking!" James ran to her…but he jolted and stopped, staring at her. Elizabeth hesitated, but soon realized what had happened. James fell forward; Elizabeth caught him just in time and laid his head on her lap.

"James!" Elizabeth touched his forehead. His breathing was quickening…she knew the shot through his chest was fatal…he didn't have much longer.

"Elizabeth…" He reached up and touched her cheek. "I love you…" Elizabeth cried, deep sobs that shook her entire body.

"James, don't die please…" Elizabeth looked into his eyes.

"I'm so sorry…" Elizabeth then leaned over his face and lightly kissed his lips, brushing them ever so carefully over his. As Elizabeth pulled away she saw him take his last breath…as she looked at him, she saw the smile that touched his lips just before he died.

Now she was stuck in a cell, on her way to Tortuga, but this is not how she wanted to get there. "Hey missy!" A pirate approached her cell, he looked like the Captain.

"What?" Elizabeth said, her eyes not leaving her blood stained hands.

"What's your story?"

"I don't have one."

"Come on…we're going to make you walk the plank. Might as well get it all off your chest." Elizabeth then looked at him, hopefully this ridiculous plan of hers would work.

"I was on my way to meet with Captain Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl."

"You know Captain Sparrow!" The pirate roared in laughter.

"Very well. So much so that if you lay a hand on me, he would surely kill you." The pirate was still laughing.

"How do you know Jack?"

"He showed me…taught me everything he knows…" Elizabeth then stood up and walked to the cell, and pressed her face against the bars. "He is going to kill you…"

The pirate stopped laughing. "Give me a break girly. You don't know Jack Sparrow any better than I know him."

"Do you want to test that theory out?" She stared at him. When he just stared back at her, she decided this was her chance to scare him. Elizabeth slapped her hands against the bars causing them to rattle, causing him to yelp and jump back.

He then walked up to the bars once more. "I'll let you off at Tortuga." He said nothing more and walked away.

Elizabeth slowly sat back down again and laid her back against the wall. She let the tears fall from her eyes. James would not die in vain, he wouldn't die for nothing, no she would get to Tortuga, find Jack, then find Will.

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"Just get off my ship." The Captain said to Elizabeth as he unshackled her legs. "Bad luck to have women aboard a ship anyways." Elizabeth stepped into Tortuga completely terrified.

She had very little money with her, and no clothes, so she had to be resourceful. An inn, an inn was what she needed first, she could wash her clothes and get some rest.

"What can I do for you darling?" A scantily clad dressed woman said as she approached Elizabeth from behind a counter.

"I need a room…I have money." Elizabeth held out the wad of money she hand clenched in her fists. The woman looked at Elizabeth with pity.

"That's not enough." Elizabeth lowered her eyes. "You look lost."

"I am." Elizabeth said her voice no louder than a whisper.

"Who are you looking for?" The woman came from behind the counter.

"Jack Sparrow." Elizabeth looked up at the woman. "I know him. I need his help."

The woman then smiled. "Well, luckily for you, Jack keeps a room here…for his business meetings…" The woman's smile then faded. "You can stay there. I'll let him know you're up there."

"Are you sure?"

"Jack Sparrow? Half in the bag…most of the time? Captain of the Black Pearl? And sexy as hell may I add."

"I never thought of Jack as sexy." Elizabeth shuttered at the thought.

"Listen…" The woman handed a key to Elizabeth. "Go up there, should be some fresh water and soaps up there…"

"Soaps?" Elizabeth asked. Never in a million years did she think Tortuga would have any soap.

"Yes, Jack's request. I don't know the guy is weird." The woman shrugged.

"Thank you." Elizabeth then looked the woman in the eye. "What's your name?"

"Giselle."

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Elizabeth opened the door to the room. Surprisingly, especially to Elizabeth, it was clean. Stark white linens made up the bed, and a basin of water, rose petal oil, and a towel were on the dresser.

Elizabeth walked over to the dresser and looked in the mirror. No wonder James had been so worried at the sight of her. Her dress, the beautiful auburn colored dress, was now a muddy brown. The sleeves torn off, the hem of her skirt hanging, and the place where Louis touched her was also ripped. Her hair was wild and matted, her skin pale and drawn, and her cheek was badly bruised.

Elizabeth sighed at the mess in front of her. She took off her dress, shoes, and stockings, leaving her chemise and undergarments, and began to clean herself up. Once she finished washing off her body she pulled a chair up to the dresser, and dipped her hair back into the basin of water and washed it. Elizabeth then took the bottle of rose petal oil, and massaged it through her hair, and rubbed it through her body. She then wrapped the towel around her hair and put her clothes by the window, hanging over the chair. Then she heard a knock at the door.

"Who is it?" Elizabeth asked cautiously.

"Giselle." Elizabeth went to the door and opened it. "I thought you may need some things." Elizabeth shut the door behind the woman. "I brought you a chemise, some garters, and an old dress of mine. Oh yes, and a brush…" Giselle stopped when she noticed the tears in the young girl's eyes. "Jack did something bad did he? Got you pregnant?"

Elizabeth's eyes went wide. "Dear God no…I don't know Jack like that. He's a…a…well, I…perhaps…no…more like an acquaintance." Elizabeth managed.

"Then why does it look like you had your heart broken?"

"It has. But I don't want to talk about it." Elizabeth then managed a smile. "Thank you for the clothes, even my chemise has holes in it." Elizabeth fanned out her chemise.

"Want me to help you dress?" Giselle offered.

"No. I'll be fine. Just send Jack up when you see him." Elizabeth then showed Giselle to the door, and sighed in relief, she needed to be alone.

(A/N) We get Jack in the next chapter! What will his reaction be when he sees Elizabeth? Hehe…I am evil…