"I have to go!" Marie was shouting, "I won't leave Jack!"
Marie was following behind Barbossa, Elizabeth and Jack as they prepared to climb inside the longboats. Barbossa turned to face her,
"This be a meetin' for negotiation, and since ye be not a pirate lord you've nothing to negotiate."
Marie glared at him then looked at Jack. He looked at her sympathetically,
"Unfortunately I have to agree, love."
"But Jack!"
He gently ran his hands up and down her arms as he said comfortingly,
"I'll be fine…" Marie looked up at him sadly and he kissed her reassuringly, "I'll be fine, love. Promise."
She watched them row off to the island nervously. She was afraid for Jack, but she didn't know why. Gibbs put a hand on her shoulder in understanding. She turned away after a moment and went to work. After a while she saw Will, Elizabeth, and Barbossa had returned. She ran over to them,
"Where's Jack?!"
Neither spoke and Marie's eyes widened,
"No!"
She ran for the side but Will blocked her path. She tried to push past him but her didn't let her through. He pinned down her arms and said,
"It's no good Marie."
She looked at him for a moment then looked away. She stepped back and tried to get in control. There had to be a way to get him back. In the battle, she could go over to Jones ship and get him back. That was the only way. Her thoughts were interrupted when Elizabeth said,
"We'll use the Black Pearl as a flagship to lead the attack."
"Will we, now?" Barbossa asked. They looked and saw Pintel and Ragetti were leading Tia Dalma tied in ropes onto the deck. Marie's eyes widened. If they released Tia Dalma, she would most likely attack Jones, thus endangering Jack.
"Barbossa, you can't release her." Will said.
At this Marie, Will and Elizabeth had pistols pointed at them and arms holding them steady.
"We have to give Jack a chance." Elizabeth put in.
"Apologies, your majesty!" Barbossa said sarcastically, "Too long me fate has not been in my own hands, no longer." He said yanking Sao Feng's necklace from her neck.
He put the necklace in the bowl with the other pieces of eight and turned to Tia.
"We have to stop him." Marie said,
"What can we do?" Will asked.
"Be there some sort of rite or incantation?" Gibbs asked Barbossa.
"Aye. Items to be brought together...done. Items to be burned. And someone must speak the words, "Calypso, I release you from your human bonds."" Barbossa said.
"That's it?" Pintel asked.
"It was said it must be spoken as if to a lover." Barbossa said.
At this the crew's attention was grasped and they giggled in excitement.
"Calypso," Barbossa shouted dramatically, "I release you from your human bonds."
He tried to light the pieces of eight but nothing happened. Tia Dalma looked at Barbossa testily. Pintel asked,
"Is that it?"
"You didn't say it right." Ragetti said quickly. Everyone looked at him curiously and he continued, "You have to say it right." He came to her and whispered, "Calypso, I release you from your human bonds."
At this bowl levitated and the items lit.
Marie began to panic.
"What do we do?"
Will leaned over and said,
"Tia Dalma." She didn't respond, "Calypso." He whispered. The bowl dropped and immediately he had her attention. He said to her, "When the Brethren Court first imprisoned you, who was it that told them how? Who was it that betrayed you?"
"Name him!" She commanded.
"Davy Jones." He replied.
When he said this she looked ready to cry. Instead she began to grow. Stretching and breaking the ropes. The crew struggled to hold on and many panicked,
"What have you done?!" Marie shouted to Barbossa,
"This is it! This is it!" Pintel shouted.
She grew to massive height. Marie feared the ship might not hold her. She grew and grew until she was giant and the crew looked up in fear. Barbossa knelt and shouted,
"Calypso, I come before you as a servant, humble and contrite. I have fulfilled me vow, and now ask your favor. Spare meself, me ship, me crew, but unleash your fury upon those who dare pretend themselves your masters, or mine."
It was quiet for a moment but Tia Dalma began to shout in fury something unintelligible. The crew panicked and tried to restrain her in fear but she suddenly became millions of crabs that fell into the ocean.
The crew calmed for a moment and looked around,
"Was that it?" Will asked,
"Not likely, I doubt she would just leave…" Marie said,
"Why, she's no help at all. What now?" Pintel said,
"Nothing. Our final hope has failed us." Barbossa commented.
"It's not over." Elizabeth said looking to the cloudy sky.
"There's still a fight to be had." Will said looking at the armada.
"We've an armada against us, and with the Dutchman, there's no chance." Gibbs said pitifully.
"Only a fool's chance." Elizabeth agreed.
"Revenge won't bring your father back, Miss Swann, and it's not something I'm intending to die for." Barbossa said to Elizabeth.
"You're right. Then what shall we die for?" Elizabeth asked. Marie watched curiously as Elizabeth strode to side and said to the crew, "You will listen to me. Listen! The brethren will still be looking here to us, to the Black Pearl to lead, and what will they see? Frightened bilge rats aboard a derelict ship? No! They will see free men, and freedom. And what the enemy will see is the flash of our cannons, they will hear the ring of our swords and they will know what we can do! By the sweat of our brows, and the strength of our backs, and the courage of our hearts... hoist the colors!"
"Hoist the colors." The crew muttered in agreement.
"The wind's on our side, boys, that's all we need!" Gibbs shouted excitedly.
"Hoist the colors!!" Elizabeth shouted.
The colors were hoisted and Marie could feel the lyrics to the song overtake her. She went to work like the crew. She looked out at the Duchman and whispered,
"This is for you Jack…"