Barbosa sat in the captain quarters of The Red Devil in defeat and frustration. Belle had taken Jack and there wasn't anything he could do about it. Right at this very moment the Pearl could be sailing away and he would never see it again in his life. Barbosa sat in his chair, at his desk, with a bottle of rum in his hand when someone knocked on the door. "Come in" he called. The door opened and to his surprise Belle walked in. "What are you doing here?" he said, clearly annoyed that she had come back.

"I need to talk to you," said Belle.

"About what?"

"Negotiations" Belle stated. "What my father and I have to do for you to leave us alone."

Barbosa had a little snort of laughter. "Does he know you're here?"

"Yes" said Belle

"Well, you're not the first girl I have dealt with over negotiations," he said standing up.

"I'm being serious! I can't have you chasing me and Jack around for the rest of our lives!" Belle snapped.

"All right, all right!" said Barbosa. "Keep your hair on. I'll make you a deal" he declared.

"What kind of deal?" asked Belle suspiciously.

"We have a duel."

"A duel?" asked Belle slightly surprised.

"Yes. A duel. With swords" he said drawing his sword out. "How good are you Miss Sparrow?" he said placing the tip of the word at the side of Belle's neck.

"Pretty good." She sounded confident.

"Good" said Barbosa. "Meet me on deck of the Devil in ten minutes and we'll have it then" he said putting his hand out to shake Belle's.

"What are the consequences?" she asked folding her arms across her chest.

"Well it's a matter of life and death missy. If you kill me, you take your father and the Pearl and be on your merry way and if I win, well you'll be dead, I'll take the Pearl and kill your father."

"You can have the Pearl, but don't you dare touch my father" said Belle in a threatening tone.

"Fine. I won't kill your father," he said holding his hand out, and Belle reluctantly shook it. "Remember ten minutes" he said walking out of the quarters and up to the helm.

Belle left the quarters soon after Barbosa and walked back over the gangplank to the Pearl. Ignoring the crew completely she went to her cabin below deck and burst into tears. "What have I done?" she said to herself. She wanted to say goodbye to Jack but she couldn't bear the idea of parting with him so decided against it. Belle picked up her sword Jack had given to her for her birthday. As she left the room and closed the door behind her, she suddenly remembered the dream she'd had months ago of her being killed by Barbosa. Was this it? Was this the day she was going to die? Is this the end?

Oh no, this is it, this is how I'm going to die she thought sadly. She carried on walking and made it back to the main deck. Just get this over and done with even if I am going to die.

Just as Belle got up on deck Gibbs stopped her. "What's going on?" said Gibbs looking at Belle suspiciously.

"Nothing" she said trying to walk past him, but was stopped again.

"Tell me what's going on" he said a bit more forcefully.

Belle sighed deeply. "I'm going to duel with Barbosa."

"What!?!" said Gibbs shocked. "Belle you can't, you'll get yourself killed!"

"Yes I know, but that is a risk I am willing to take" she said. Gibbs was about to say something but she put her hand up to stop him. "Don' tell Jack" she said in a serious tone while pointing a finger in Gibbs' face and with that she walked straight past him and back to the Red Devil.

Belle stepped off the gangplank on to the Devil and watched Barbosa walk down the stairs towards her. Her stomach tying in knots by the second as he got closer and closer.

What have I got myself into? Belle thought. She looked over to the Pearl and saw Gibbs and the crew watching her. Jack obviously resting in his cabin.

Belle looked back towards Barbosa who was coming straight at her with an angry look in his eyes, he raised his sword to attack but Belle blocked it. Then he went for her stomach but she dodged him and brought her sword down on him but he blocked that it. Barbosa then made to swing his sword under her legs and she managed to jump up just in time.

Over the next ten minutes Belle and Barbosa attacked, parried and blocked with each other. Belle was getting tired and she had a gash in her arm. Even though she had been taught by her father was just as good as he was, Barbosa was still more experienced, skilled and faster, which is something Belle wasn't used to. Then all of a sudden it started to rain.

Gibbs stood on the deck of The Black Pearl watching the fight between Belle and Barbosa and was growing more and more nervous by the second. He would have to tell Jack eventually. Belle had a cut on her arm and she was clearly losing. Then it started to rain.

Jack lied on the bed in his quarters wondering what Belle could be up to. He knew she had gone over to talk to Barbosa but he had no idea what the outcome had been. He then heard raindrops falling on to the deck of the Pearl and then someone bang on the quarters door. "Come in!" he shouted over the rain. He looked at the door and saw Gibbs open it and Jack saw how he was completely drenched for the rain. "Something wrong Gibbs?" asked Jack in a sort of bored voice.

"Aye Captain!" said Gibbs. "Miss Belle is duelling with Barbosa!"

"What!?!?" yelled Jack standing up from the bed, obviously forgetting about his cuts and bruises. "Ow!" he winced grabbing his arm. He limped out on deck after Gibbs and stood next to him. "What did she do that for?!?"

"I don't know Captain" said Gibbs.

"Gibbs why didn't you tell me?" Jack asked angrily.

"She told me not to tell!" Gibbs answered defensively.

"Who's winning?" asked Jack.

"Well Barbosa is winning. And Belle has cut on her right arm."

Jack then suddenly remembered the dream Belle had months ago of Barbosa killing her. It was raining, the two of them were duelling on a ship, it all fitted. As much pain as Jack was in he wasn't about to let that stop him from getting his beloved Belle killed.

Back on the Devil, Belle was desperately losing. She knew she was going to get killed and was now just waiting for it to happen.

She suddenly saw Barbosa coming towards her through the rain, she got her sword ready to fight but within minutes he disarmed her and knocked her down to floor.

Oh no this is it Belle thought miserably.

"Daddy can't save you now!" Barbosa yelled evilly lifting his sword up.

Belle put her arms up over her head in defence though she knew it would be no good. She readied herself for the blow and-