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Chapter 3:

The Accord

In the mean time, Elizabeth was on her knees behind the bars of the prison. She bit her lip cautiously trying to pick the lock that was on the other side of the cell. She continued to do so until footsteps were heard from the stairs that were built in front of the cell. She jumped back vigilant and placed her hat over her head hiding herself from the world.

But she listened carefully to the footsteps and they kept on getting louder and louder until "Wake up Elizabeth Swann!" Elizabeth gently removed her hat from her head and said slowly and clearly "Fer th' last time, 'tis Captain!" with her eyes closed. She then opened them as the man replied "Just as Commodore Norrington said, you may call yourself Captain when I see a ship in your possession."

She opened her eyes quickly and realized that Jack stood in front of her. The corner of her mouth slowly turned into a smirk while she said aggressively "Well maybe I would be havin' a ship, if someone, nay namin' names, on accoun' on it wouldn't be right t' name names, but if it wasn't fer someone, if ye hadn't noticed I be talkin' about ye… I would be havin' a ship in me possession, if someone did nay kill me crew!"

Jack looked at her confused and he shook his head slightly while raising it to the heavens and muttering frustrated "What did I do wrong?". Elizabeth smiled and got up and moved towards the bars while whispering, "I can't read and write but I can hear!" Jack slowly moved his head back down to normal level and shook his head while saying "Never mind. We're getting too off topic…."

Elizabeth interrupted chuckling and asked "…an' what be th' topic that ye wish t' be discussin'?" Jack licked his lips and thought about Elizabeth's question for a bit. Elizabeth bent down and put on her hat while asking "Go on…. Don't be shy!" Jack rolled his eyes and put his hand to his head and as he did this, he thought 'what did I ever do to deserve this'?

Jack shook that thought away from his mind and asked interested "Are you familiar with the ship the Black Pearl?" Elizabeth tilted her hat to the side a bit and asked somewhat rebutted "Somewhat. Why?" Jack smiled a bit and asked concerned "Where does it make berth?" Elizabeth tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, cleared her throat and replied, "Aye, berth. Well, if ye've nay heard th' stories… it makes berth at Isla de Muerta an' 't cannot be found- except by them who already know where 'tis."

Jack's eyes widened and he slammed his fists against the cell and asked hopefully "Where is it?" Elizabeth walked towards the bars and put her hand through the cell and asked, "Why be ye askin' me?" Jack took a step back from her hands and said confused "You're a pirate!" Elizabeth smiled at him and whispered "ahhhh… So ye wish t' become a Pirate yersef."

Jack's eyebrows narrowed and he said seriously "Never will I ever disgrace myself in such a foolish way!" Elizabeth smiled and answered back sarcastically "Aye… freedom does sound disgraceful." Jack rolled his eyes and walked up to the bars and said "The reason why I need your help is because Miss. Juliana was taken away by those Pirates on the Pearl."

Elizabeth looked down at the floor and chuckled "Oh so you've found yourself bonny lass, eh. Must be special." Jack sighed and Elizabeth asked confused "Nay special? (Pause) Oh, ye're bein' forced t' marry Cutler Becket's niece t' secure high status. Be I correct?" Jack looked at her seriously and asked quite shocked "How do you know that?" Elizabeth chuckled and said proudly "I'm Captain Elizabeth Swann."

Just then other footsteps were heard coming down the stairs and it was Will. He breathed in and out trying to catch his breath while saying between breaths "What is taking you so long?" Jack nodded and whispered to Will "I haven't told her yet…" Elizabeth interrupted and asked, "Like I said before, I can hear...tell me what Jack?"

Jack turned to look at Elizabeth and whispered, "We need you to tell us where Isla de Muerta is." Will looked at Jack confused and Jack shook off his stare. Elizabeth put her hands through the bars and whispered seductively to Jack "…and what's in fer me?" Jack closed his eyes frustrated and began to think. Will then said "I can get you out of here if you take us to that place…."

Elizabeth stood still for a second thinking of what she should do. She grinned and replied "…only if we go without the navy by our side." Jack turned his head to look at Elizabeth and asked suspiciously "Why?" Will bit his lip nervously and said "So it makes is easier for you to escape after we find the Pearl."

Elizabeth shook her head and said overly dramatic "What kind o' a swabbie do ye two think I be?" Jack chuckled as Elizabeth continued "I'll take ye t' th' Black Pearl, only if ye two ONLY come wi' me. Do we be havin' an accord?" Jack and Will looked at each other for a second and then both of them said in unison "Agreed."

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A few hours later Elizabeth had fought her way to get a get a beautiful and spacious ship for their journey. She did not want the little dinghy that they offered her. So she protested to the officials until they let her be the Captain of the H.M.S Dauntless for the journey.

Elizabeth stood at the wheel and shouted to Will "What's yer face…. Come here." Jack chuckled and whispered to Will "She means you." Will rolled his eyes and walked from the side of the ship towards the wheel where Elizabeth stood. Jack began to stare at Elizabeth and how she had begun to give orders to Will. Jack smiled at her and took a few steps towards her and asked "Are you sure the three of us can stir this ship?"

Elizabeth moved will aside and replied, "Aye, we can stir it. Properly? That's a different story. But once we arrive in Tortuga I will find myself a crew…" William protested, "It thought you said just us three? Besides, you already have Jack and I. Don't we count as a crew?" Elizabeth gave him a smirk while replying, "I need a proper crew. With men that can actually be useful!"

Will rolled his eyes and looked at Port Royal which was becoming farther away every second. Jack took Elizabeth's last statement to heart and he asked furiously "What do you mean by that Elizabeth?" Elizabeth rolled her eyes and shouted while pointing to Will "First off. That one over there does not know one thing about ships, and as for you…" She stopped to think for a bit and then shouted out "Don't ever question me!"

Jack rolled his eyes and yelled at her "Will may not a lot about ships but I do. Now if you insist on bloody well going to Tortuga then we have no choice. But I am not! Not! Not taking orders from any bloody pirate!" Will grabbed Jack's arm and whispered "Jack, you can't use that language in front of a lady." Jack sighed in anger and yelled out "That isn't a lady Will! That is a bloody rum-soaked-good-for-nothing-yellow-belly-lily-lithered-stealing-fancy Pirate!"

Jack then walked away from her and Elizabeth turned to Will and asked quietly "Is he always that angry?" Will shook his head so Elizabeth continued, "He shouldn't talk that way to his Captain." Will chuckled out coldly and muttered "You just don't get it do you? Jack is not the type of man you can tell what to do! He gives the orders!" Elizabeth turned the steering wheel to the right while asking confused "Mother o' Pearl! He can't jus' listen t' another swabbie jus' fer once?"

Will shook his head and shouted sadly "You don't understand his life! Jack is forced to do whatever his father wants him to do! Don't you think he's feed up of taking orders? Jack and I don't live the life you do, Miss. Swann! We live a life that if we make one single mistake our statuses could be lost forever. Well his anyway, what do I know? I'm just a black smith. But Jack has been through too many things to take this kind of nonsense from anyone. I won't mention what kind of things he has been through… because in time you may find out on your own. But I just thought you should know, you shouldn't judge people that quickly."

Will then took a few steps away from her before turning back around and saying "Oh and Captain Swann, I do know my way around Ships. I have helped to construct one before when James Norrington was in need of laborers." Elizabeth stood at the steering wheel speechless. No one had ever talked to her like that before in her life. Elizabeth didn't really live a life based on following orders and she never ever intends to.

Elizabeth called out "Mr. Turner." Will took a few steps backwards towards the steering wheel and asked impatiently "Yes Captain?" Elizabeth looked down at the deck and whispered, "Take the wheel and stir starboard. I'm going to talk to Jack." Will gave her a small smile and followed her orders and grabbed the wheel. Elizabeth walked away from the wheel and looked at Will who pointed to where Jack was sitting on the other side of the ship.

Elizabeth nodded cleared her throat and walked towards the spot to where Jack sat. In her mind she realized that she had never been in that type of uptight strict position before so she knew that she shouldn't have judged him. As she got closer to him she thought 'Now, how to say that to him without making it seem that I care?'

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