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Will, Xander, and Willow quietly made their way into the jail. Xander stayed by the door as a lookout. Will and Willow moved toward the cell and could see Jack Sparrow was lying on the floor.

"You. Sparrow." Will called to him.

"Ey?" Sparrow calls out lifting his head from the spot he's lying at.

"You familiar with that ship? The Black Pearl."

"I've heard of it." Jack says as he lays his head back down.

"Tell us where the Black Pearl makes birth?" Willow asked.

"Have you not heard the stories? Captain Barbossa and his crew of miscreants sail from the dreaded Isla de Muerta. It's an island that cannot be found except by those who already know where it is."

"And that's you isn't?" Willow asked.

"Maybe, maybe not." Jack said casually.

"The ship's real enough. Therefore, its anchorage must be a real place. Where is it?" Will asked him.

"Why ask me?" Jack asked as he looks at his nails.

"Because you're pirate." Will told him.

"And you both want to turn pirate yourselves, is that it?"

"Never!" They both said. Will continued after taking a deep breath to calm himself. He knew they didn't have time for this.

"They took Buffy and we intend to rescue her."

"Oh, so it is that you found a girl. I see. Well, if you're intending to be brave all hasten to her rescue, and so win fair lady's heart, you lot will have to do it alone, mate. I see no profit in it for me."

"I don't need to win her heart. I already have it." Will said softly.

"What if we could get you out of here?" Willow asked. "Would that be enough incentive? If not we'll say our goodbyes now and we'll see you at the gallows."

Jack seemed to be contemplating her question. He sat up.

"If I said yes how would you go about getting me out of here?" Jack asked. "That dumb mutt has run off with the key."

"Oscar is not a dumb mutt. He is smart enough to know not to give the keys to you. Besides, who do you think taught him that? Oscar is my dog and my father is the jailer. I believe these will get you out nice and quietly."

Willow brought the keys up from behind her back to show Jack. Will on the inside was beaming. He knew that would get Jack Sparrow to help them.

"Well I think I should know the names of the people who will set me free if I agree."

"I'm Willow Rosenberg. This is Will Turner, and Xander Harris is watching the door."

"That would be short for William, I imagine. A good strong name. No doubt named for your father?"

Will nodded yes. He watched the look on Jack's face as he contemplated his options. Jack finally stood up.

"This is taking too long Will. Every second we waste here Buffy and Dawn are getting farther and farther away." Willow said beginning to look frustrated.

"Have you made your decision pirate?" Will asked Jack.

"You two have talked me into helping you. If you spring me from this cell, I swear on pain of death I shall take you to the Black Pearl and to your bonny lass Miss Summer? Do we have an accord?"

Jack puts his hand out for Will to shake and after a few seconds Will shakes it.

"Now get me out of here."

Willow moves to open the cell with the keys. She makes eye contact with Jack.

"If you even think of double crossing us, I'll make sure you'll suffer a fate far worse than death. And that is a promise."

"I can see that you mean that luv."

Willow quietly and quickly let Jack out and then quickly locked the door back up depositing the keys in a spot away from the cell. Jack grabbed his effects and they made their way to where Xander watched the door. It was now time to commandeer a boat.


Back on the Pearl Buffy and Dawn had been locked in a room and left alone. Buffy had been checking for ways to get out. Dawn was huddled in the corner with knees pulled up to her chest. Buffy noticed that she was shaking and that she was beginning to cry. She took a seat beside her little sister and pulled her into her arms.

"It's going to be okay Dawnie. I won't let them hurt you. I promise you that we are going to get out of this." Dawn looked up at her with teary eyes. "Have I ever broken a promise to you?"

"No."

"And I am not about to start now. Will saw us get taken. So that means the whole Navy is out looking for us not to mention that Will, Xander, and Willow. We'll be okay. I want you to stay behind me. Don't present yourself as a target. Just let them deal with me okay?" Dawn nodded. "Promise me?"

"I promise." She said her tears dried at the hope her sister presented. "I'm still scared."

"I know you are, and that's okay. Just lay your head down and get some rest. I'm here to watch over you."

Dawn laid her head down on Buffy's lap, while Buffy stroked her hair gently. It had taken a while for Dawn to settle down, but she soon fell into a dreamless sleep.


Jack, Will, Xander, and Willow had commandeered the Interceptor right from under Commodore Norrington's nose. Now they were sailing to Tortuga to find a crew. Xander and Willow were below deck checking on supplies while Jack and Will were talking topside.

"Tell me Jack, how do you know my father?"

"What makes you think I know your father?"

"I noticed that it was only after I told you his name that you finally agreed to help us. I didn't say anything at the time because we got what we wanted. I'm not a simpleton Jack. So, I ask again, how do you know my father?"

"You are right. I did know your father. I am probably one of the few who knew him as William Turner. Everyone else called him Bootstrap or Bootstrap Bill." Jack walked toward the helm.

"Bootstrap?"

"Your father was a pirate. He was a very good man and a great pirate. I swear you look just like him."

"You lie! My father is not a pirate. He was a merchant who obeyed the law and was respected."

"Believe what you want William, but I tell no lies. Your father was a bloody pirate. A scallywag."

Will refused to believe that his father was a pirate. He would not let Jack dishonor his father's name and once again drew his sword to fight Jack Sparrow.

"Put it away, son. It's not worth you getting beat again." Jack told him.

"You didn't beat me. You ignored the rules of engagement. In a fair fight, I'd kill you."

"Then that's much incentive for me to fight fair than is it?"

Jack wad tired of this and decided to prove his point and make Will listen to him. He turned the wheel hard sending the boom toward Will. Will was ready and had quickly ducked to the ground. While down there he knocked Jack's feet from under him and quickly drew his sword. He looks down his eyes meeting Jack's.

"Someone once told me trick me once shame on you, trick me twice shame on me. I am wise to you Jack. My father was a good respectable man and I will not have you ruin the few good memories I have of him with your lies."

"Are you boys done or should we let this display of man hood continue?" Willow said as she came up from below. Xander right behind her. "We're veering off course if we're headed to Tortuga."

"Can you two work together or do Willow and I need to toss you both overboard? We don't have time for this. Buffy and Dawn are counting on us."

Jack and Will looked at each other. Will sheathed his sword and offered his hand to Jack. Jack accepted as Will pulled him up.


Night had fallen, and while Will and the others were in Tortuga looking for a crew, Buffy and Dawn were still locked in the room. Both of them were hungry not having eaten since before they were taken. Candles adorned the room so that they could see. The sound of the door opening drew their attention. Ragetti and Pintel came in carrying dresses.

"You'll both be dining with the captain." The pirate she had come to know as Pintel told them. "And he requests you wear this."

Both women took the dresses and looked them over. Buffy's dress was a burgundy color dress, while Dawn's was green.

"Tell your captain that I cannot wear this. I look terrible in this color. Does he have something in a blue?"

Both men were absolutely flabbergasted. They weren't quite sure how to respond to this.

"You'll wear this or you'll go naked."

"Well when you put it that way, I'll wear this. Now turn around." Buffy told them.

The two pirates complied and Buffy and Dawn quickly got dressed. Buffy thought about using this moment to escape, but she wasn't sure where they were. Buffy and Dawn were escorted to the Captain's dining hall. They were sat in the chairs none to gently.

"Easy gents, that's no way to be treating the ladies." Barbossa said as he took the seat on Buffy's left to sit in.

"Captain, I must protest at this dress. This color looks absolutely horrendous on me." Barbossa chuckled.

"I apologize Miss Turner if the color is not to your liking. As I am assure the gents have informed you that it was that or nothing at all."

"Quite all right Captain." Buffy said going along with this until she could find a way for her and Dawn to escape. "I believe you mentioned something about dinner."

"Quite right."

Barbossa made a clapping sound with his hands and several pirates began to bring food out to the table. Both Buffy and Dawn's mouths began to water at seeing the roasted pig, lobster, and other foods. Barbossa made a motion for them to help themselves. Dawn looked at Buffy unsure of whether she should or not. Buffy nodded as she cut some of the pig of for Dawn and put some vegetables and bread on both plates. They began to eat using their forks to cut the meat into tinier pieces. Barbossa watched as the two savored what they were eating.

"There's no need to stand on ceremony, nor call to impress. You both must be hungry."

"We are Captain but we were not raised to eat like animals and we are not about to start now." Buffy told him between bites. "Won't you be joining us Captain?"

"Not at this moment. Wine?"

"Yes, but none for young Dawn."

Buffy told him as he poured the wine. She sipped a bit of it before returning to her meal.

"I find that I am quite impressed by your cooperativeness. You have been most agreeable."

"It's simple Captain. You haven't killed us yet, so to me that means you need us for something. Whatever it is, it is keeping Dawn and I alive for now, and that's how I like it."

Buffy told him as she began eating the bread. He reached in his shirt and pulled out the medallion.

"Tell me Miss Turner, do you know what this is?"

"It's a pirate medallion."

"This is Aztec gold. One of 882 identical pieces they delivered in a stone chest to Cortes himself. Blood money paid to stem the slaughter he wreaked upon them with his armies. But the greed of Cortes was insatiable. So the heathen gods placed upon the gold a terrible curse. Any mortal that removes but a single piece from that stone chest shall be punished for eternity."

"So what does this have to do with us? I'm smart enough to understand that you and your crew have been cursed by this curse."

"Very good Miss Turner. We found the coins and took them all, spending and trading them for food and pleasurable company."

He touched the side of Buffy's face when he said that making her cringe. Neither one of them had notice that Dawn had grabbed her knife and hid it beneath the table.

"The more we gave them away, the more we came to realize, that drink and all the pleasurable company in the world could not satisfy us. When we eat food it turns to ash before we can even taste it."

With that knowledge she made sure to put a savoring look on her face when she took her next bites. She was going to get pleasure out of driving this man nuts with being able to taste.

"That's an interesting tale Captain. Do you have any apples around? I'm seemed to be having a craving for an apple."

Captain Barbossa handed her a big, green, juicy apple. Buffy begin to bite into it slowly. She licked her lips tasting the juice of the apple on them. Barbossa's eyes never left her.

"This apple is delicious Captain. I don't think I've had one that tasted this juicy." She took several more bites before continuing. "I was wondering. You didn't mention how to end the curse. Do you know how?"

"All the scattered pieces of the Aztec gold must be restored and the blood repaid. Your piece was the final piece."

"I see now. The blood to be repaid is mine." Buffy set the remains of the apple on the table as she stood up. "I think we've had quite enough for one night. We'd like to be escorted back to our cabin Captain."

"Had a sudden loss of appetite Miss Turner?" Barbossa asked as he came to stand by Buffy. He put a hand on her.

"LEAVE HER ALONE YOU BASTARD!" Dawn screamed plunging the knife into

Captain Barbossa back. He pulled the knife out and held it up. Buffy stood in front of her sister as he raised the bloody knife.

"After killing me were you planning on swimming back to shore?"

He advanced toward them and the two kept moving backwards until they were out the door and on deck. It had been a cloudy night and the moon had been behind the clouds but now it was out revealing what else the curse had done to the pirates. Dawn screamed when she saw the skeleton crew. The two were pulled in opposite direction. Buffy was dragged to a hole where she was pushed into it. She fell landing on a tarp. All too suddenly she felt herself being propelled through the air. Dawn was on the other side of the ship going around and around with the group that brought up the anchor. She screamed loudly when one got to close or touched her. Dawn looked for Buffy to see her flying through the air with a pirate and then crash landing on the deck. Dawn ran to her frantically.

"If you're trying to scare me Captain, you'll have to do better than that. I have seen worse than your group of old bones." Buffy said staring him in the eyes as she moved with Dawn toward the cabin. Kendra, one of Buffy's more distant friends, is the slayer. She and Will had gone out several times with Kendra, while she hunted and slayed evil creatures. When they were back in their cabin Buffy held onto the shaking Dawn trying to soothe her.


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