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DESERT (morning)

Jack wakes up, shakes a lizard off his leg, and looks at the compass next to him. Closes his eyes and concentrates, opens it, it points to the camp.

Jack: "Bugger"

He shakes it.

Jack: "Pearl, Pearl, PEARL"

It doesn't move.

Jack: "bugger, bugger, BUGGER!"

Kicks the sand and moves towards the group. Will and Elizabeth are kissing he sees them and flinches.

Jack: "Oi, you"

Elizabeth breaks away from Will.

Elizabeth: "Jack…"

She moves towards him, but he doesn't look at her and moves to Barbosa.

Barbosa: "Jack Sparrow…what do ye want?"

Jack: "It's Capn'"

Jack hands him the compass

Barbosa: "What's this?"

Jack: "Is the pearl the thing ye want most in this world?"

Barbosa: "aye"

Jack (sighs): "Ye lead the way"

They continue walking now led by an intrigued Barbosa who looks at the compass very confused.

Tia follows behind everyone, watching Jack as he blows sand off his pistol.

Barbosa Stops

Barbosa: "We must be getting close"

Elizabeth tries in vain to grab Jacks attention; Will looks at Jack slightly annoyed.

Elizabeth: "Jack, Jack…JACK"

Jack (angrily): "WHAT?!"

Every one stops and Gibbs's voice interrupts Jack and Elizabeth's conversation.

Gibbs: "Mary Mother of God!"

SEA OF WRECKS

A wide lagoon extends 50 meters bellow them. In it thousands of wrecked ships are seen. One of these ships is the Pearl. Jack looks at it shocked.

Jack and Barbosa: "The Pearl!"

They start running down a narrow path way to the beach bellow, their followed by everyone. Elizabeth hesitates before following; she's upset about being interrupted.

SEA OF WRECKS (beach)

Gibbs: "Dear God!"

Jack (without taking his eyes off the pearl, to Tia): "What can we do here?"

Tia: "Give me a minute"

She rummages in her bag and pulls out some strange objects; she turns her back and starts chanting a strange, incomprehensible incantation. There is a loud bang. Elizabeth grabs onto Jack's arm. They all turn to face the pearl which is now floating in one peace. Jack pulls away from Elizabeth quickly, grabs the compass from Barbosa's hand and climbs aboard his beloved ship stopping by the place where Elizabeth tied him. He takes in the fresh smell of the ship. Everyone else climbs aboard.

Gibbs: "Step to ye dibbies. Weigh anchor and hoist the sails"

Jack moves towards Sao.

Jack: "Tia tells me ye came here in yer ship." (Extends his hand) "I believe thanks are in order"

Sao shakes his hand quickly. Let's go and moves away.

Sao: "I'd be much obliged if ye'd drop me off at my ship"

Jack (smirks, Elizabeth passes by him): "Aye"

BLACK PEARL DECK (night)

After leaving Sao at the Empress, Jack is at the helm of the ship steering the wheel, the compass back safely in his hand. However, it still points to the front of the ship. Suddenly it starts moving to the left. Jack stops shaking it and looks to the horizon. Elizabeth moves towards Jack.

Elizabeth: "Jack…"

Jack still stares at the horizon.

Elizabeth: "I'm not sorry Jack. It wasn't after us. Ye'd have doomed us all."

Jack: "well then, enough said."

He looks at the compass it points to Elizabeth. He closes it and turns the wheel.

Elizabeth: "Jack, I saw the compass"

Jack: "I don't know what ye mean. Ye'd best be getting back to William."

Elizabeth: "this isn't his fault"

Jack: "no, it's all you"

He moves to the side to get a bottle of rum.

Elizabeth: "Jack, look. I'm not sorry for what I did, but I am sorry for the way I did it."

Jack: "Really? I bet that feeling has nothing to do with 'Brave' William."

Elizabeth: "of course it does. He saw Jack."

Jack (smiles faintly to himself): "Did he?"

Elizabeth (sighs): "You're impossible."

She leaves.

Jack drinks a gulp of rum and smiles to himself.

BLACK PEARL DECK

Gibbs: "capn'?"

Jack: "Aye?"

Gibbs: "Do we have a heading?"

Jack grabs the compass, it points to the cabin where Elizabeth is sleeping. He shakes it but it doesn't change.

Jack: "Get Will"

Gibbs moves away and comes back with Will. Will looks at Jack and Jack at him and neither seems very happy.

Will: "Ye wanted to see me?"

Jack: "Aye. Do ye still want to save yer father?"

Will (confused): "aye"

Jack: "Do ye still want to find the chest of Davy Jones?"

Will (still confused): "yes"

Jack: "Is that what ye really want most?"

Will: "Aye"

Jack hands him the compass. Will opens it, first it points to the cabin where Elizabeth sleeps, Jack makes a face, then it moves to a spot on the horizon.

Jack: "Mr Gibbs?"

Gibbs: "Capn'?"

Jack: "We have our heading"

Gibbs leads Will to the helm and grabs the wheel; Will looks confused at the compass. Elizabeth comes out of the cabin. Jack moves to the front of the pearl and takes in the fresh sea smell.

Elizabeth moves towards him. Will is distracted hearing one of Gibbs' stories.

Elizabeth: "Jack?"

Jack turns, still hypnotized by the smell of the ocean.

Elizabeth: "Will ye be all right?"

Jack: "Time cures all, luv"

Elizabeth looks surprised at the word 'Luv'

She smiles and quickly hugs him he looks very surprised and shocked, stays firmly straight.

Barbosa starts shouting orders at Pintel, Ragetti, Marty and Cotton.

Jack pulls away from Elizabeth and runs over to them.

Jack: "what do ye think yer doin', shouting orders on my ship?"

Barbosa unsheathes his sword.

Barbosa: "Yer ship?"

Jack unsheathes his sword. Will and Gibbs look up. The two men start fighting.

They fight all over the deck until they reach one of the cargo holes and Jack throws Barbosa down into it.

Jack: "Mr Gibbs?"

Gibbs: "Aye Capn'"

Jack (looks at Barbosa): "Lock him in the brig." (as he walks away) "I always was the better captain"

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