A/N: As you will see, I'm explaining Barbossa's return as though he had accepted Davy Jones' offer of 100 years of service. His story may not sound too likely at the moment, but in further chapters it'll be explained why he's alive again.

Chapter 2

As the Doctor and Rose neared the tree house, they could hear the sound of an argument ensuing inside. A female voice could be heard, as well as two male voices.

'Why would Davy Jones see fit to release you, Barbossa? And return you to life, no less?' asked the woman.

'When Jack Sparrow was taken by the Kraken, Davy Jones released some of those who had been in his service in honour of the occasion.'

'Davy Jones would never allow anyone in his service to leave willingly,' said the second male voice.

'Mr Turner,' replied the first, 'if you don't believe me, that's your own decision, but please refrain from pointing that sword at my throat.'

This was the point at which the Doctor reached the door, and without worrying about knocking, he opened it and entered the room. The argument stopped as everyone turned to face him and Rose.

'Davy Jones?' the Doctor addressed those facing him, 'squid-like fellow? Green skin, tentacles?'

A black woman who had been sitting aside from general conversation, spoke. 'Do you know of him?'

The Doctor tilted his head modestly. 'Well, I happen to know he's not living at the bottom of the ocean due to having his heart broken.'

'Then why?' asked the first woman that the Doctor had heard arguing earlier.

'Well, miss...er...'

'Elizabeth Swann,' she quickly introduced herself.

'Well, Miss Swann... it'd take rather a bit of time for me to explain the story to you in a way that you'd understand.'

'Well, we have no time.' Elizabeth turned to the other woman. 'Tia Dalma, if we are to rescue Jack we will need a ship. Do you have … anything we could use?'

Tia Dalma shook her head. 'Only the small thing you used to get here.'

Elizabeth shook her head, seemingly at a loss as to what to do. The Doctor felt Rose's elbow dig into his ribs.

'Um, well, we have a ship,' he said, motioning vaguely in the rough direction of the TARDIS.

'Really?' Elizabeth exclaimed, her eyes widening hopefully as she turned back to face the Doctor.

'Yeah,' he replied, 'parked just outside.'

'Can we borrow it,' asked another man whom the Doctor hadn't noticed before, 'our friend, Jack Sparrow, is in dire peril, we can't waste any time not looking for him.'

'Jack Sparrow?' the Doctor exclaimed excitedly, his eyes widening, 'Jack Sparrow?'

'Aye.'

'Mate, ship's all yours.'

'Who's Jack Sparrow?' Rose asked, curious.

'Only one of the greatest pirates of his time,' the Doctor replied, 'if he's in trouble with Davy Jones, we've gotta help him Rose!' He bounded across back towards the door. Rose could tell the Doctor was in one of those over-excited moods - something about the way his eyes lit up and a grin spread right across his face.

'Come on, everyone,' he beckoned, 'leaving now!'

He led the way out of Tia Dalma's house and down towards the bank on which the TARDIS was perched, turning back to call out,

'If you wouldn't mind all introducing yourselves, just so I know who I need to keep track of.'

'You already know me,' said Elizabeth, who was walking directly behind him, 'behind me is my fiancé, Will Turner, Mr Gibbs, Tia Dalma and … er, Mr Barbossa.'

'Barbossa?' the Doctor replied, 'as in the Barbossa who led the mutiny against Jack Sparrow and was for a while the captain of the Black Pearl?'

Barbossa nodded, causing the Doctor to frown. 'Shouldn't you be dead?' he asked.

Barbossa rolled his eyes. 'I've already explained it to everyone else, get one of them to tell you the story while we travel to World's End.'

'World's End?' asked Rose, 'Been there, done that." She turned to the Doctor. 'Is that really where we have to go?'

'Oh, I don't think so,' the Doctor replied, 'more likely an underwater space station. But back to you, Barbossa, you should be dead. Jack Sparrow shot you.'

'He did, and then Davy Jones has given me a new lease on life.'

As the Doctor reached the TARDIS and unlocked the door, he bent his head down to whisper to Rose, 'I think this could be nastier than it looks.'

He opened the TARDIS doors and waved a hand at those behind him. 'Come on everybody!' he called, and waved everyone inside.

Mr Gibbs stopped before entering. 'A blue box? This is your ship, sir?'

The Doctor grinned. 'Trust me,' he said, and following Gibbs and Barbossa inside, he and Rose shared a smile at the ensuing stunned silence.