Here we are at the last chapter. I'm really sorry to see it end, but these things must happen. But don't worry. There is still two more movies to go through. Which reminds me. Does anyone know where I can get a copy of the AWE script? If you do, let me know! It may be a while until my next posting in this section, but I will come back with my version of Dead Man's Chest. So in the meantime, Please Review!

A/N: I want to thank the following people for their ideas - DemonChild666, XChocolateChipX, Apocalypse90, Finduilas Galathil, and SilverBladesGal. You guys were great!

Disclaimer: I don't own POTC, just the OCs

Chapter 7

When they returned to Port Royal, Will and Calise were granted clemency by Governor Swann while Jack's hanging was back on. Sitting in Will's shop, Calise said, "What are we going to do? No matter what Jack did to us, in the end he did save us. I don't know about you, but I can't live with that on my conscience."

Will, looking up from his work, said, "I agree. Jack is a good man, despite the fact that he is a pirate." Looking directly at Calise, he continued, "We just need a good plan."

"And a way for Jack to get off the island," she added. Suddenly an idea came to mind. "Maybe there is a way," she murmured.

On the day of the hanging, Calise disguised herself as a young boy and mingled in the crowd. "Jack Sparrow, be it known that you have - for your willful commission of crimes against the crown. Said crimes being numerous in quantity and sinister in nature, the most egregious of these to be cited herewith - piracy, smuggling..." the official said, reading off the charges against Jack. Like this is new, she thought as she made her way to the back of the gathering. Will, as part of the plan, was going to figure out a way to bring attention to himself. "I don't care how you do it, just do it," she told him earlier in the morning. Standing in the back in front of the Governor, Commodore Norrington, and Elizabeth, she heard Elizabeth say, "This is wrong."

"Commodore Norrington is bound by the law. As are we all," her father said. Turning her head slightly around, Calise caught eyes with Elizabeth and winked. Before Elizabeth could react, Will approached the trio. "Governor Swann. Commodore. Elizabeth. I should have told you every day from the moment I met you. I love you," he said, then turning and walking away. Calise was shock. Well, that was something, she thought. But she knew that the boy was bound to say it. Watching him, she turned her head and saw Cotton's parrot on one of the flagpoles. I knew it, she thought. She then began to make her way forward. She ran faster when she heard Will say, "Move!"

The executioner pulled the lever. Jack dropped – only to land on the sword that Will threw at the dropped door. As Will fought on the gallows, Calise busied herself distracting the British soldiers. When Will finally cuts Jack down, the trio fight their way all the way to the tower where they were surrounded by Norrington's men. Norrington walked up to them, followed by Swann and Elizabeth. "I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill-conceived escape attempt by Miss Barbossa," he said looking at Calise. "But not from you," he added to Will.

"On our return to Port Royal, I granted the both of you clemency. And this is how you thank me? By throwing in your lot with him? He's a pirate!" said Swann.

"And a good man," said Will.

"If all I have achieved here is that the hangman will earn two pairs of boots instead of one, so be it. At least my conscience will be clear," said Calise, looking at Will who nodded his agreement.

"You forget your place, Turner," said Norrington, moving closer to Will.

"It's right here…between you and Jack," he said.

"As is mine," said Calise.

"As is mine," said Elizabeth, moving up to join the two in front of Jack. Will and Calise looked at Elizabeth in shock, as did Norrington and Swann. "Elizabeth! Lower your weapons. For goodness' sake put them down!" Swann ordered. Soon the weapons lowered.

"So this is where your heart truly lies, then" said a suddenly heartbroken Norrington.

"It is," replied Elizabeth.

Noticing the parrot, Jack then decided to take the incentive. "Well! I'm actually feeling rather good about this," he said. Turning to Governor Swann, he said, "I think we've all arrived at a very special place, eh? Spiritually...Ecumenically...Grammatically?" Turning his eyes to Norrington, he decided to say, "I want you to know that I was rooting for you, mate."

"Know that. Elizabeth...it would never have worked between us, darling. I'm sorry," he declared to Elizabeth. She, in turn, rolled her eyes at him. "Will...nice hat. Friends!" he said to Will. Will smiled. Then Jack turned to Calise. "I want you to know that you were the daughter I never had," he said. "Take care of yourself, luv," he whispered. Calise looked at him in shock. Walking up to the ledge, he said, most regally, "This is the day that you will always remember as the day that…," he started to say as he suddenly tumbled over the cliff. The group ran forward and they were in time to see Jack suddenly swim to the surface. "Idiot. He has nowhere to go but back to the noose," said Gillette.

"Sail ho!" cried a sentry. They looked up to see the Black Pearl coming into port. Jack smiled as he proceeded to swim to the ship.

"What's your plan of action? Sir?" asked Gillette. Norrington hung his head. "Perhaps on the rare occasion pursuing the right course demands an act of piracy, piracy itself can be the right course?" Swann suggested.

Norrington smiled briefly then turned briskly around. "Mr. Turner," he said.

The women looked at Will. "I will accept the consequences of my actions," he told them as he turned to Norrington. "This is a beautiful sword. I would expect the man who made it to show the same care and devotion in every aspect of his life," he said, unsheathing his sword and studying it.

Will smiled. "Thank you," he said. Norrington then proceeded to turn around and walk away. "Commodore! What about Sparrow?" asked Gillette.

Norrington turned and said pleasantly, "Well, I think we can afford to give him one day's head start." As the soldiers began to leave, Calise left Will and Elizabeth in order to follow Norrington. "What do you plan on doing?" she asked once they were alone.

Norrington turned to her. "Chase him," he answered.

Calise laughed. "You should know that that is difficult to do," she warned. Norrington smiled and walked up to her. "I guessed that, but I need to try," he said, looking down at her. For what seemed like ages, they stared into each other's eyes, the air around them becoming hot. Quickly, Norrington turned and walked away. Calise just stood there watching him leave. This would be the last time they would see each other in months.

The next day, Calise disappeared from Port Royal. No search was made for her this time. Will and Elizabeth both knew that she was setting out to find her own path in life. The scared little girl was finally free. But soon more danger would come that would bring the unlikely group together again.

TBC...