Chapter 11

Silently he crept through the dark hall way. The only light was a couple of torches burning for the in-mates and moonlight coming in from the barred windows in the cells. He kept away from were it was lit and walked by the cells looking for the people he wanted to see.

He kept that up for a couple more minutes until he finally found the cell they were in.

Gibbs looked up from where he had been staring out the small barred window and seen him. "Will wha's going on?" he asked the blacksmith.

"I'm here to get you all out." Will responded quietly. "Jack has become king if you hadn't noticed before and he's going to have you hung tomorrow morning if I don't get you out of here." he said looking around for the keys.

"The guard 'as the keys." Gibbs told him. Will sighed then looked around for something he could use to get them out. He picked the bench up and put it under the hinges.

"'re ye sure ye know what yer doin' there, boy?" Gibbs asked.

"These are half-pin barrel hinges. With the proper amount of leverage and application of strength the door should lift free." Will said as he pushed down hard on the bench. Just like he said the door lifted free.

"You need to leave before anyone notices your gone." Will whispered as he led them out of the jail. "You're going to have to find another ship. The Black Pearl is Jack's flagship now."

Gibbs nodded at him and led the crew of men down to the docks. Will watched them go before he headed back to his house.

"How'd it go?" Gwen asked him when he walked through the door.

"I got them out just fine. I told them to leave before anyone noticed they were gone." Will said walking into the living room were Anamaria was sitting.

"Tha's good. They need ta get as far from 'ere as possible." she told him sipping the tea Gwen had gave her before he had arrived.

"Why did he order his crew to be hung in the first place?" Will asked the ex-pirate.

"'e said 'e had to do wha' any king would do. Tha' they were pirates and it's the law tha' they be 'ung." Ana said remembering Jack's explanation when she had asked him the same question.

"You know if anyone finds out about this they could hang us for treason right?" Will said after a few minutes.

"No one saw ye righ'? If no one saw ye we won' have to worry 'bout it." Ana said standing up. "I 'ave to get back. Jack's tryin' to plan the spring ball."

"That's not for another two months." Gwen said.

"Tha's wha' I told him." Ana grinned and left the small house to head back to the mansion.

Jack was in the kitchen when he heard the door open. "Ana, darlin', which do ye think we shoul' serve red wine or champagne? Or d'ye think we coul' go wit' rum?"

Ana rolled her eyes when she heard his last question. "I tol' ye, Jack. It's no' for another two months quit worryin! An' I think more people woul' drink the wine or champagne than rum."

"I know bu' I wan' things ta be perfect." he said when she walked into the kitchen.

"Jus' because ye plan things two months a'ead o' time doesn' mean they're gonna be perfect." she said wrapping her arms around him."'ow many times do I 'ave ta tell you ye need to relax for a nigh' before ye listen?

"'ow can I relax? I go' a lot that needs done. 'ave ye seen the stack of papers an' all on me desk? It's gonna take forever ta get through 'em all." he told her. She unwrapped her arms from around his waist and started searching the cabinets for something.

"All that can wait 'til mornin'. Tonigh' yer no' goin' ta be King Johnny. Tonigh' yer Captain Jack Sparrow." She said reappearing in front of him with a bottle of rum. "England doesn' need her king workin' 'imself ta death."

"I guess it wouldn' hurt." he said as she uncorked the bottle and drunk some out of it before handing it to him. "Drink up me 'earties."

A few hours later Ana woke up to something poking her in the shoulder. She moaned at swatted at it but it wouldn't give up. Soon the poking was followed by a very drunk voice yelling "Wakey wakey Ana!"

She opened her eyes to see Jack drunk as could be and laying almost completely on top of her. He seen her looking at him and giggled.

"Ye know wha' is a wonderful combination, luv?" he said slurring his words a bit. "Rum an' chocolate." he whispered in her ear. "Ye gotta try some."

"No' know Jack. Ye need ta go ta bed." she said tiredly.

Jack looking at her and raised an eyebrow. "'ow d'ye know ye don' like chocolate rum if ye refuse to try it?"

"Jus' come ta bed." she yawned.

Jack curled his mustache. "I don' think 've 'ad enough rum ta allow tha'. Unless ye really wan' me to?" he grinned.

'Well I tol' him to be Jack Sparrow for the night.' she thought. Suddenly he yawned and crawled into bed next to her and curled up right next to her.

"Love ye Ana." he said quietly and closed his eyes.

'Wha' could it 'urt? He won' remember in the mornin' anyway.' "Love ye too Jack." she said and fell back to sleep.

Jack opened his eyes and put his arm around her waist then smiled.

"What do you mean they're gone?" Captain Jamison asked the guards who had just come into his office.

"The door to the call is off, Captain, and they aren't there." one of them told him.

"How were they able to escape?" he asked them calmly.

"We were on break, Captain. No one ever comes down there at that time so we didn't think anything would happen." the other guard spoke.

Captain Jamison glared at them. "First thing tomorrow you are to go to King Jonathon and tell him what happened then come back here."

"Yes sir." they said and went back to their posts. King Jonathon would not be happy.

'Let's hope they get the backlash for this and not me.' Jamison thought taking a drink from his glass.

TBC...