[A/N] - Here it is my lovely readers. The third book in the series. As promised, it will be published here and I brought you not 1 but 2 chapters! You can thank me by leaving out reviews for me. Always makes me smile when I see how much you like the story. Again, I remind that if you any corrections, ideas or proposal I am all ears. I would love to add more stuff, plot twists and many more.


In Port Royal, a hanging stage has been built with 7 nooses hanging. At one side, a giant pile of corps with crows eating the fresh flesh from the bodies. On the other side hundreds of people in chains waiting for their turn to be hanged.

The flag of the East Indian Company was moving along with the wind as if mocking them but also reminding them who was responsible for their execution.

"In order to affect a timely halt to deteriorating conditions, and to ensure the common good, a state of emergency is declared for these territories, by decree of Lord Cutler Beckett, duly appointed representative of His Majesty the King. By decree, according to martial law, the following statutes are temporarily amended: right to assembly, suspended" An officer started as different pair of feet come through the gallows floor. "Right to habeus corpus, suspended. Right to legal counsel, suspended. *another 7 people hanged* Right to verdict by a jury of peers, suspended * 7 people hanged* All persons convicted of piracy, or aiding a person convicted of piracy, or associating with a person convicted of piracy shall be sentenced to hang by the neck until dead"

The next group walked to the stage, between them a young boy who was too short for the noose, so the executioner had to bring him a barrel to stand on. At the same time, the child was singing slowly.

"The king and his men stole the queen from her bed and bound her in her bones. The seas be ours, and by the powers, where we will, we'll roam" he sang while holding a peculiar coin. At the same time, the executioner placed him on top of the barrel and put the noose around his thin and tiny neck.

"Yo, ho, all hands, hoist the colours high" another man continued and soon everyone started while moving their chained hangs to the rhythm of the special song.

"Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die"

"Lord Beckett. They've started to sing, sir" an officer said as he rushed to the man responsible behind it.

"Finally," he said as he looked on a map with 6 special coins placed on it.

"Yo ho, all together, hoist the colours high. Heave ho, thieves and beggars, never shall we die"

The lever was pulled, the people were hanged, and the song came to an end while the coin dropped. It echoed throughout the silence and it rolled towards the pile, scaring the crows away.


On top of a small boat, an Artemis opened her eyes as if was waking up from a terrible dream. Both eyes uncovered and looking at the horizon in front of her while in her mind, the song echoed with the face of the child imprinted on her mind.

She was sitting at the very front of the ship, little behind the small bow. Suddenly, a familiar coin was dropped on her laps by the undead monkey who climbed on her shoulder. She picked it up slowly as the lyrics of the song rang louder in her mind.

"Thieves and beggars… never shall we die" she sang slowly as if she was in a trance.

"What did you say?" a voice said behind her and snapped her back to reality.

Turning her body, she saw Barbossa standing behind her, bending slightly to listen to her better. Next to him, Tia Dalma was standing with a proud look on her face and a proud smile.

"It's just a song…the people sang it…"

"What did you see Artemis?" Tia Dalma asked, and the redhead blinked before talking without much thinking.

"People were hanged… and Beckett… he is behind all this and when people started to sing… he said 'Finally'… and I noticed a pair of coins, like this on a map"

She blinked and for a moment thought that she would have been passed for crazy. Honestly, all this was just a dream, right? How could it be possible for her to know all of this? Yet again, it wasn't the first time. She looked at the duo. Barbossa was shocked and immediately he grabbed the coin and walked towards the small cabin while Tia Dalma kept looking at her with pride.

"You did well" she instructed and pushed a strand away from her injured eye. "Time is here"

"Time for what?"

The woman didn't reply but walked away, leaving her confused beyond any point known to her.


A few hours later and our heroes were gathered on the small Cabin. The ship, not officially theirs but a small one they bought with the help of Tia Dalma. It was temporary until they reached their destination.

"We continue with the original plan. The song has been sung and we need to find Sao Feng and bring Sparrow back" Barbossa explained as he unfolded a hand-drawn map of Singapore. "Here is the hot baths, he and his men gather. This is where we will meet him. We must persuade him to give us a Ship and hopefully a crew"

Artemis, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, Will and Gibbs looked at each other for a minute and then at the map.

"And what about the maps?" Will asked.

"Locked away in a different place. Here" Barbossa said and pointed at the map. "Someone needs to go in, take them and come back without getting caught"

"I will do it"

"No Will, I will do it" Artemis argued.

"Trust me. I have more experience with that, and I will not hesitate to cut down anyone who stands in my way"

"Good Mr Turner just do not give any reason to connect you with us. Or else the plan will go to waste"

"I won't"

"Now, we will go there unarmed and because no pirate can ever be trusted, we need back up. Question is, how will we do that?"

"You said this place is a hot bath, right?" Artemis asked as she studied the map carefully the gears in her head-turning.

"Yes… what do you have in your mind lass?"

"The underground floor then must be empty for the steam and even water to be supplied. And usually, all baths connect to sewers which lead to the rivers *points at the map*. If you send a small party down there, they can end up right below our feet; ready to support us with weapons and even help us escape if needed"

Everyone was silent for a moment and that silence was broken when Barbossa smirked wickedly.

"Sparrow taught you well," he said, and her heartfelt heavy at the mention of his name.

"I will do it. I and the rest of the crew will go down there and have your backs" Gibbs said.

"Now that is settled. I need someone to distract Sao Feng's men in order to approach them"

"I will come with you," Elizabeth said before Artemis could. "I have just the right way to do it and I am a woman, best destruction there is"

"I won't allow you to go in there alone" the redhead argued.

She was still mad at her but down to her very core, could feel that something wrong would happen. And she would never forgive herself if something happened to the younger woman.

"I am not that little girl anymore. I have handled worse" she said defensively and looked at Barbossa.

"Very well lass. You and I once again" he said with a wicked smirk.

"Well don't expect me to stand out of this. I am also coming"

"Three people would be too suspicious"

"I won't come with you" Everyone looked at her confused, but she pointed at the map where the bathhouse was. "Such bathhouse for a Pirate Lord must have another door. Just for cases of emergency. I will go through there and stay hidden, coming out only if the worse come to play"

"It will be guarded" Will commented.

"You think this will stop me?" she replied and looked at him with a determined look, daring him to doubt her.

"The plan is all good… but... you need help if the soldiers come" Tia Dalma said, and everyone looked at her.

"And I suppose you will be that help?" Barbossa asked her.

"Leave that to me"


They were very close to the port in Singapore and execute their plan. Night had fallen and Elizabeth was given the Cabin to change clothes for her role. Artemis knocked on the door and then entered.

"Hey," Elizabeth said as she strapped another gun at her waist.

"You know that you do not have to do this"

"Your part is more dangerous than mine"

"I wouldn't take this part if you allowed me to go in your place"

"I won't okay?" she said frustrated and turned to look at the taller woman. "I have this under control. I dealt with filthy pirates when I was first kidnapped, I survived a remote island and an attack from both fish-men and the Kraken. I can handle this"

Artemis left out a sigh and raised her hand in defence, seeing that the blond had made up her mind.

"Very well," she said and noticed the pile of different guns and knives and bombs. "Where are you planning to put all that?"

"You have your tricks. I have mine"