The Captain of the Black Pearl.

Tradition among the pirates had always been to vote for the captain, very unlike a navy or businesses like the East Indian Company. Of course, with all the pirates voting for themselves the method wasn't exactly effective. Nevertheless, it was the only way to have freedom and equality while still granting the Captain authority over the Ship.

Hector Barbossa was shivering on his knees. The presence of a god had Barbossa to review his past. Hector had mutinied because of Jack's peaceful attitude. And what had he gained from it? A curse of immortality he definitely did not want, until Jack came up – and killed Barbossa only a blink of an eye after the curse had been lifted. Hector Barbossa hadn't even been allowed to stay dead long enough to even be judged in the underworld, because a goddess wanted him to get Jack out of Davy Jones' locker in order to be freed from her bounds. Dealing with gods was something he'd definitely leave to Jack, even if he was too proud to just give up the captaincy.

"Ship can't have two captains," Jack was saying. "What say you, the Sea Lord chooses?"

"Aye, the Sea Lord chooses," Hector Barbossa agreed. "So long as you ask him" he added, deciding that he'd not dare address the Sea Lord. Better let Jack talk to the god.

Now that there was a way to stop the argument over captaincy once and for all, Jack stayed silent, his mind going over just how he should present the matter even as his eyes stayed focused at the door of the captain's cabin. It was, of course, obvious that disturbing or interrupting that talk in the cabin would be a bad idea. He waited. Jack grew more and more anxious as the time went by. After what seemed like an eternity, the door finally opened.

"Your Deepness, may I present a request?" Jack asked quietly.

Poseidon raised an eyebrow at the form of address. "Never heard that one before," he said. "What do you think of it, Percy?"

"It sounds more appropriate for the sea than a 'highness', Dad." Percy replied with a shrug.

"I like it" Poseidon decided. "Very well, present your request."

So Jack asked Poseidon to decide who the captain was.

"Reasonable request," Poseidon said. "But no, I shall not just pick one. I call for a vote".

Most pirates shouted their own names as usual, with the exception for Ragetti who voted for his friend Pintel and Mr. Cotton, whose tongue had been cut out. Mr. Cotton cast his vote by pointing at Jack Sparrow. Notably his parrot also voted for "Jack", though it failed to specify between Jack Sparrow and Jack the Monkey. The Monkey, for his part, pointed at Hector Barbossa.

Poseidon glanced at Percy who just silently shook his head. After all, he had been aboard for a few hours to tell which of the crew he'd vote, and did not consider himself fit for captaincy either.

"The monkey's name is Jack," Hector Barbossa said absently.

"Two and a half is still more than two," Poseidon replied. "Well then, stand up, Captain Jack Sparrow."

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