Drake dragged Piper over to the witch's table. He pushed her forcefully until she was bent uncomfortably over the tabletop, giving him the opportunity to bind her hands behind her back.

"What are you doing?" Piper demanded angrily. "Even if I wanted to help you, my powers don't work against those demons." Drake grabbed Piper by her hair and forced her to stand upright. Piper clenched her teeth and stood on her toes to relieve some of the tension on her hair.

"Don't worry," said Drake, resting his chin on Piper's shoulder. "Your powers will work this time." Piper tried her best to turn her head away. Drake had obviously not brushed his teeth in a considerable amount of time and the smell was beginning to make Piper nauseous. Drake let go of her hair and stepped away. "You're not going anywhere until I get that boat Miss Halliwell." He pulled a dagger from his belt and held it against Piper's neck. "You either help me or I kill you right here."

Piper rolled her eyes and sighed. "All right," she groaned in defeat. Drake smile evilly and replaced the dagger in his belt.

"That's more like it," said Drake. "If we set out now, we can reach the Pearl before dark." He grabbed Piper by the arm and pulled her toward the back door. Piper pulled away and glared at him.

"Let go of me," she hissed. "I can walk by myself." She continued walking toward the back door with Drake walking close behind. He pushed the door open so Piper could go outside then looked back at the old witch.

"This had better work," he threatened. He turned and followed Piper outside.

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The bartender had Jack by the neck of his shirt. He pulled him through the back door and threw him on the street. Jack quickly scrambled to his feet, staggering slightly from the alcohol he had consumed.

"Get out of here you scurvy pirate!" the bartender growled. He spit at the ground near Jack's feet before turning and walking back into the bar. The door slammed closed, leaving Jack alone in the dark alley. He wiped himself off and began walking back toward the street. He stopped quickly and ducked behind a nearby crate when he heard two people walking nearby.

"Don't touch me!" Piper demanded. Drake grabbed her arm and pulled her close enough to whisper in her ear. Jack slowly stood up to see what was happening.

"How fortunate," he said quietly to himself. He followed quietly behind Drake and Piper, hoping they would lead him straight to the Pearl. He figured Drake might be able to cause a big enough distraction that would allow Jack to board the Pearl unnoticed. He could then get to Piper and have her help him get the Pearl back from Barbossa. He followed them to the docks and watched as Drake forced Piper onto a small ship. As they pushed away from the dock, Jack grabbed hold of the edge of the ship and swung himself aboard. He quickly found a place to hide that allowed him to see where they were headed.

Drake forced Piper to sit next to him near the ship's helm. Piper looked absolutely disgusted and refused to even look at Drake.

"Who did you steal this ship from?" Piper asked with an accusing tone. She stared out at the endless water to avoid having to look at Drake.

"I got a good deal on this one," replied Drake. "I killed the captain." He smirked and looked down at his compass. "His body is down in the hold if you'd care to join him."

Piper stared up at the sky and quietly called Leo's name.

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Cole shimmered into the attic and looked regretfully over at Phoebe. "Please tell me you have good news," said Phoebe. She and Prue were sitting on one of the old sofas looking through the Book of Shadows. Cole shook his head.

"I'm really sorry," replied Cole. "I eavesdropped on as many conversations as possible, but no one has mentioned anything about Piper. No one down in 'demon-ville' knows that Piper's missing."

"Well, I guess that's good in some ways," said Prue. "At least we won't have every demon and warlock attacking because one of the Charmed Ones is missing."

"For now," said Cole. Phoebe looked at him angrily.

"A little support right now would be nice, Cole," said Phoebe.

"Sorry," said Cole. "Maybe I should go. I'll go back and see if anyone knows anything." Phoebe nodded and looked back at the book, then up at her sister. Prue continued to flip through the pages of the Book of Shadows, desperately searching for an answer to Piper's disappearance. Phoebe placed her hand on Prue's arm and rested her head on her shoulder.

"Don't worry Prue," she said softly. "We'll find her." Prue nodded.