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"Who would have done this? Surely no pirate." Will said as he, Jack, and Bill, along with the rest of the Pearl's crew wandered Tortuga.
"No…but if it were the Navy, the island would be swarmed with red coats." Jack said as he looked around. "Did you see anything?" Jack asked Barbossa once he finally docked his ship.
"No, nothing…" Barbossa glanced around.
"There are so many dead…" Will then stopped as he saw a woman barely breathing on the ground, blood pouring from her chest. "Just breath easily miss…" Will said as he knelt beside her.
"Jack?" She whispered. Jack bent down over Giselle's body. "She told…the truth…" Her words came in heaving breaths.
"Who did love?"
"The girl…she was so…pretty…" Will looked at Jack.
"Did she have long brown hair, big hazel eyes?" Will asked.
"Hazel…they burnt red after I told her…"
"Told her what love?" Jack asked.
"That I…relations…with Will…" Will's jaw dropped.
"With me? I think you are mistaken." Will said shocked.
"You…no…not you…" She smiled slightly before closing her eyes.
The men surrounding her body went silent. Will then glanced down at her hand, there was a folded piece of paper in it. Will pulled it out and opened it.
"It's Elizabeth's handwriting." Will said.
My Dearest Will,
I don't know if you'll ever receive this, but I need to try, to hope. Will, I love you, I have never loved another man like you. I need to tell you, for you to know that I didn't do what I did to hurt you, or because I was in love with Jack or anything else you may be thinking. I did it for you. I betrayed a friend in the worst possible way for you, because I want a life with you, and I didn't want you to die or to get hurt because of Jack. If you can't forgive me that's fine, I understand you are hurt, and in my heart I know that you must hate me, hate what I did. I met your father, he seems like a decent man, and he reminds of you. I am sure he must have told you what has happened to me. I am trying to fight it, trying to fight Calypso and her curse, but what I have learned is that I died. I died with a broken heart in the ocean…just like she did. Davy Jones hasn't hurt me, in fact he seems mesmerized by me, like he doesn't believe I am real. Tia Dalma gave me the pendant in faith to protect me, if I didn't have it, I would have died Will, but instead I am stuck between neither nor. My father has died. The Flying Dutchman was attacked by Lord Beckett, and Beckett was the only survivor, he found the heart does not work since I am here, and I am the power in the waters now. He told me my father died by his hand. I am letting him die a slow and painful death…it is not like me…it is Calypso that is doing this deed. I will be waiting for you Will at the Brethren meeting, I need you to forgive me, if you can't, if you can't find it in your heart to forgive me that is fine, I deserve the eternity of agony I am sure to endure. I love you Will, I'll wait for you.
Elizabeth
"I can't believe it." Will staggered as he stood. "She did this." Will said as he folded the paper and put it in his pocket.
"Who did what?" Bill asked.
"Elizabeth did this." Will said. Will looked everywhere. "Jones is manipulating her, using her…"
"Will, you don't give her credit. I think she is manipulating Jones." Jack said.
"Neither of you know Jones, Elizabeth did this on her own." Bill said.
"She's bitter. Calypso's Heart is wearing on her." Barbossa said. "She will be at the meeting of the Brethren…we will use her to get to Jones."
"What?" Will stood toe to toe with Barbossa.
"We will use Elizabeth to draw Jones out, if he thinks she is in danger, it will draw him out. He will try and save her, she is a very important ally of his."
Will looked at Jack. "Do you think that will work?"
"Better than any plan I could have thought of."
POTC
Admiral Norrington saw the Pearl and another ship leave Tortuga in haste. "Sir, the Pearl…should we fire?" A young marine asked.
"No, Lord Beckett is missing. We will pursue but not fire, I want to see where they are going first."
"Sir, what is that?" James looked to the right of the island. In the distance, James saw the Dutchman looking, waiting.
"I want to find out." James said with a smirk.
POTC
"Did you enjoy it?" Jones asked when Elizabeth boarded the ship.
"Enjoy destroying a port? No." Elizabeth said as she looked at Jones. "It is rather interesting that I have all this power don't you think?"
Elizabeth began to go below deck. "Look at what you did." Jones grabbed her and pulled her in the direction of Tortuga. "It doesn't make you feel good?"
Elizabeth stared at Tortuga in ruins. Anger and rage flashed in her blood. "It makes me feel better."
"Then I have a proposition for you." Jones said as he sat down on a crate. Elizabeth stood in front of him. "We are going to the meeting as you know." Elizabeth nodded. "How would you enjoy control, not only the ocean, as you have, but of all members of the Brethren?" Elizabeth pondered that.
"Who are the members of the Brethren?"
"There are eight members. Myself, Captain Sparrow, Captain Barbossa, Sparrow's father, Bootstrap, the newly appointed William Turner, Blackbeard, and Captain Fang out of Singapore." Jones smiled. "You are their keeper."
Elizabeth tried to hide her surprise, Will a member? "What does the Brethren do beside delegate rules that don't seem to apply?"
"Take care of problems… like you, me. I have a feeling that we will be the subject of debate. So, do you care to take control?"
Normally, Elizabeth would say no, but she didn't want to say no, she wanted control, she wanted power. "Yes, tell me how."
Jones smirked. Before he could open his mouth he spotted another British ship. "Another British ship?" Elizabeth turned to look. "My aren't we popular." He growled low.
"She's flying a flag of truce!" Elizabeth hollered. As the ship ran closer, Elizabeth saw James.
"We are looking for Lord Cutler Beckett!" James shouted over. He then spotted Elizabeth. "Elizabeth, what…"
"What do you want with him Admiral?" Elizabeth said angrily.
James looked taken aback. "You have him?"
"He is my prisoner Admiral! What bargain do you have for me?" Elizabeth smirked.
"Bargain? Elizabeth…"
"How do you know him?" Jones grabbed her by the arm and turned her toward him.
"Surely you know I had a life before you? I was engaged to him at one time, I left him for another man…" Elizabeth had a twinkle in her eye. "He is the Admiral in the Royal Navy."
"What do you know?"
"He has your heart." Elizabeth smiled.
"What?"
"Do I negotiate for it, or not?"
"Yes."
Elizabeth turned to James. "Alright James, you get your Lord back, as long as you give Captain Jones his heart."
James looked shocked. "No."
"Then…" Beckett was then brought up from the brig. He was thrown on his knees in front of Elizabeth. Elizabeth pulled out a dagger and held it to his throat. "He dies."
"I will stab the heart."
"He doesn't need the heart if he has me. I am his heart now James. It is really worthless."
"How is that?"
"You don't trust me."
"Not when you've thrown yourself in with him!" James shouted back.
"The only one that has betrayed anyone is you. I don't trust you." Elizabeth pushed the blade closer to Beckett's throat. "So what will it be James?"