Jack, Artemis, Elizabeth and James were on the boat, having Pintel and Raggetti to do the rowing. There was an awkward silence between our heroes, and no one was looking at each other in the eye. However, there were two specific individuals who seemed more than willing for a talk or at that case, argument.

"You're pulling too fast," Pintel said.

"You're pulling too slow" Raggetti argued.

"We don't want the Kraken to catch us. I'm saving me strength for when it comes. Just don't think it's Kraken, anyways. Always heard it says Kray-ken"

"What with the long 'a'?"

"Aha"

"No no no no no. 'Kroken' is how it's pronounced in the original Scandinavian, and 'Kraken' is closer to that"

"Well, we ain't original Scandinavians, are we? Kray-ken."

"It's a mythological creature; I can call it what I wants!"

"What do you think quartermaster?" Pintel asked.

"Hmm? I know it as Kraken, but each person can call it however they want" she said and turned her attention back at the sea.


Soon after, our heroes reached land and Jack was the first to climb off the boat but not before putting his coat in the boat and picking up a shovel.

"Guard the boat; mind the tides… don't touch my dirt" he ordered and then followed Norrington and Elizabeth across the island. Artemis stayed in the very back, looking around but not saying a word.

Elizabeth after a moment she started walking in circles; the compass needle pointing to Jack once more which caused her to shake it. "This doesn't work. And it certainly doesn't show you what you want most" she complained as she sat down cross-legged just as the men approached her.

Jack decided to walk over and look at the compass, which had fallen open and was pointing at Elizabeth.

"Yes, it does, you're sitting on it"

"Beg pardon?

"Move," he said and shooed her away before whistling at Norrington to start digging.


Jack ended up sitting down and start to meditate while Norrington was digging. Suddenly he hits something solid, causing them all to look down into the hole as the sand is swept off the wooden chest. Norrington and Artemis raise it up and place it on the sand only for Jack to break it open. The chest was filled with letters and hidden underneath the, was a smaller chest. Jack picked up and everyone leaned forward, hearing the beating sound inside.

"It's real"

"Mother of the 7 seas" Artemis exclaimed right after Elizabeth as she took a step back.

"You actually were telling the truth," James said, and Jack looked at him.

"I do that quite a lot, yet people are still surprised"

"With good reason," a familiar voice said, and everyone turned, only to see Will walking towards them,

"Will" Elizabeth shout his name and ran towards him as Artemis smiled that her friend was okay, but it quickly vanished as she felt her guts warning her about something. "You're alright, thank God! I came to find you. *they kiss while Norrington and Jack watch jealously out of the corner of their eye*"

"Will," Artemis said as she approached him. "You are aright"

"I am a tough nut to break. You told me that once, remember?"

"Yeah… I..."

"There is no need. I understand fully. You are not one to blame but I wonder"

Will never finished his sentence as Jack approached him.

"How did you get here?" he asked.

"Sea turtles, mate. A pair of them strapped to my feet"

"Not so easy is it?"

"But I do owe you thanks, Jack"

"You do?"

"After you tricked me onto that ship, to square your debt with Jones"

"What?" Elizabeth questioned as she looked at Jack and Artemis.

"What?" Jack repeated in a high-pitched voice.

"I was reunited with my father"

"Oh, well, you're welcome, then"

"Everything you said to me, every word was a lie!"

"Pretty much. Time and tide, love"

"And you! *turns to Artemis* Did anything you told me was true? Or you were lying right into my face?"

Before Artemis could answer or justify herself, Will unsheathed his father's knife and kneeled next to the chest.

"Oi, what are you doing?" Jack asked.

"I'm going to kill Jones" he replied and forced Jack to take out his sword and level it at him.

"Can't let you do that, William. 'Cause if Jones is dead, who's to call his terrible beastie off the hunt, eh? *Will looks like he's relented and stand up, key still in hand* Now, if you please. *Jack reaches out for the key* The key"

Will instead snatched Elizabeth's sword from her and pointed it at Jack. "I keep the promises I make, Jack. I intend to free my father. And I hope you're here to see it"

Norrington decided to join and took his own sword our, pointing it at Will. "I can't let you do that, either. So sorry"

"I knew you'd warm up to me eventually," Jack said.

James swings his sword around to point at Jack, causing Will to turn his sword at to form a triangle. "Lord Beckett desires the contents of that chest. I deliver it: I get my life back"

"Ah. The dark side of ambition"

"Oh, I prefer to see it as the promise of redemption"

With those words said the three men start fighting each other, the sound of swords clashing echoing throughout the empty beach.

"Stop it!" Elizabeth shouted but she was ignored while Artemis had taken a step back to avoid an incoming sword. She was about to join as well but stopped when Will fell and landed in front of her.

"Will," the two women said as they tried to help him.

"Guard the chest" he ordered them and ran after Jack and James.

"No!" Elizabeth shouted and ran after them. She went on a tirade while they ignored her and instead fight each other. "This is not funny! This is no way for grown men to – Oh, fine! Let's just pull out our swords and start banging away at each other, that's all there ever is. I've had it! I've had it with wobbly-legged, rum-soaked pirates!"

The two women don't notice Pintel and Raggetti just behind them.

Pintel was watching Norrington, Will and Jack fight while Elizabeth throwing rocks at them. Artemis was trying to calm her down but ended up being shouted at as well.

"How'd this go all sCrewy?"

"Well, each wants the chest for hisself, don't 'e? Mr Norrington, I think, is trying to regain a bit of honour. Ol' Jack's looking to trade it, save his own skin. And Turner there – I think 'e's trying to settle some unresolved business twixt him and his twice-cursed pirate father" Raggetti explained.

"This is madness!" Elizabeth shouted in the distance as Artemis was facepalming and shaking her head.

"Sad. *Raggetti nods* That chest must be worth more than a shiny penny.

"Terrible temptation"

"If we was any kind of decent, we'd remove temptation from their path. *they look at each other, laugh and go off to get the chest*

"Enough! Oh. Oh! The heat. *Elizabeth pretends to faint, they continue to ignore her*"

Artemis tried to help her but she slapped her hand away and sat up on her own.

"Do not touch me!" she said through greeted teeth,

"I am just trying to help"

"You helped enough, you liar"

"Excuse me?! I didn't lie. Everything I told you was true!"

"You didn't tell me about Jack tricking Will onto that cursed ship!"

"I left it out because I needed you to focus on finding the chest!"

"So this is what you care about? The chest and nothing else!"

"I care for both of you! I even punched Jack when I found out that he tricked Will. I made a whole scene!"

"Should I believe you now?!"

"Fine don't believe me! But I tried my hardest to keep you safe! Even not answering your letters or coming to your wedding!"

"So you received the invitation but decided not to show up!"

"Yeah, cause I would attract the whole navy and ruin your wedding. You already got away by helping a Pirate. There was no second-time redemption!"

"It's because of this bloody pirate that we are in this mess and you defended him every step of the way!" Elizabeth shouted as she stood up and was now face to face with the taller redhead.

"I-" Artemis was about to say something but stopped when she spotted Ragetti and Pintel making off with the chest. "Hey! You too! Leave down the chest!"

She ran after them along with Elizabeth.


"We've got it!" Pintel shouted as they ran through the jungle but were forced to a stop when Elizabeth stepped in their path.

Elizabeth was about to pull out her sword when she realised she didn't have any; since Will had taken it from her. The two men grin and pull out their own swords.

"'Ello, poppet," Pintel said but Artemis jumped in front of the younger woman and pushed her back, sword raised.

However, before they make any move they pause and stare at the giant wheel rolling by with Norrington and Will still sword-fighting, Jack in close pursuit behind them. They shrug and continue to advance on the two women but stopped when a hatchet thudded into the nearest tree trunk. Davy Jones's Crew was coming upon them followed by their war cries.

The two Pirates give their swords to Elizabeth, shag up the chest and the four of them make a run for it. However, the two men ended up taking separate ways around a tree and caused the chest to hit on the trunk and escape their grasp. Elizabeth and Artemis stayed back and decided to fight. They fight off three Pirates and push them back as Artemis motions for the chest. Elizabeth is about to join her when she sees two more pirates running at them.

Without blinking, she placed the sword beneath her arms and stepped back just in time to stab the two pirates.

"Impressive"

"Thanks. I learnt from the best"

The two women exchanged a smile but soon focused on the situation as both Pintel and Raggetti tried to take the chest from Artemis. As the four of them fought over the chest, the rest of the crew approached and circles them. Leaving them with no choice, Elizabeth passed one of the swords to Pintel and all stood back to back. A fight soon starts but since they were short by one sword, they had to change between them.

"Sword!" Raggetti shouted and Pintel passed him his while he took Artemis and she took Elizabeth.

"Sword!" Elizabeth was next and Raggetti tossed her one.

"Sword!"

"Sword!"

As the four of them were busy fighting, they had moved a little away from the chest and left it unattended. A Conch-headed pirate saw it and took it while chuckling.

However, he was soon stopped when Jack threw him a coconut and caused his head to fall off. While the bodyless head was trying to direct his body to find him, Jack opened the chest, took the heart and ran for the boat but not before closing the chest once again.


Soon Artemis and the rest make it out onto the beach. The two women stop and start to fight off some Pirates which were taken along the giant wooden wheel which had James and Will inside. It rolled a little more and with a groan, stopped and fell over. Norrington and Will climb out with some difficulty, very dizzy after their ride; they can't walk or stand straight and keep falling over.

"Great" Will said as he saw the pirates attacking the two women and tries to walk towards them but ended up falling and was unable to get up.

On the other hand, Norrington's a bit more successful – he ran to the boat, grabbed the Letters of Marque out of Jack's Jacket pocket and noticed some spilled dirt. Being clever, he realized what must've been done and plays his own game.

In the meantime, Raggetti and Pintel thinking themselves clever placed the chest into the boat and pushed off but Will stopped them and levelled his sword at them. They went for their own before realizing Elizabeth's got them. They shrug and brandish a net and an oar against him; that's when Will spots the chest and forgetting the two, picks it up instead. Jack noticed his noticing and "accidentally" knocks Will out with his oar.

"Will" Elizabeth exclaim and ran towards him as Artemis sliced a pirate across the chest with the war cry.

"Leave him to lie! Unless you plan on using him to hit something with" Jack said as Artemis was pushed back by the undead Crew which started to get closer and closer to them.

"We're not coming out of this"

"Not with the chest. Into the boat" James said.

"You're mad"

"Don't wait for me" he said and ran off as a distraction with the chest clutched close; the Crew followed right after.

"I-I say we respect his final wish," Jack said.

"Aye!" Pintel agreed as they all pushed the boat further into the sea and climbed on.