This may or may not be my last chapter -sob- I can't believe i've only gotten 6 chapters in this entire story! I was expecting it to be much longer.
Raise your hand if you want me to make a sequel to this, based completely on my own imagination -wink-

Thanks to my reviewers: Ectofralamazoo and beautiful-mistakez!


"Lily darling you must trust me on this, you're much safer here on the ship."

Lily growled and glowered at Jack. They had arrived at a speck of land, in between the pirate lords ships and apparently the Navy armada, and everyone was deciding who would go and who would stay. It was decided by Elizabeth, being king, that Barbossa, Lily and Jack would accompany her but Jack refused to let Lily go. "Jack i'm not a child. I want to face Beckett, I don't care if Jones is there or not."

"No." Jack sighed and ran a hand across his face. "Lily it's not only that. Yer not a pirate lord, meaning Beckett or Jones could very well take you as a prisoner or worse. Now you're staying here even if I have to make those fools tie you up." Jack gestured to Pintel and Ragetti. Lily set her jaw angrily and turned to Elizabeth. "Liz I have to go. I have to, I told you why before."

Elizabeth looked weary but pursed her lips. "Lily as your captain and your king I command you stay here until negotiations are finished...please."

Everyone gaped at her for a moment. Barbossa looked slightly impressed, Jack looked proud and Lily, Lily just looked pissed. "Elizabeth! What the-"

"Well now that that's all done, shall we?" Jack clapped his hands together, kissed Lily on the cheek and helped Elizabeth into the long boat. Barbossa stayed back and chuckled at Lily, causing her to growl at him.

"Don't be so harsh on him. He's only lookin' out for ye." He smirked. She just glared at him, so he shrugged and joined his fellow pirates in the life boat. Lily was left glowering at the railing, fists clenched beside her. How friggin' dare they?! They can't order me around, I own this bloody ship! In truth she was sort of relieved to not be going but at the same time she wanted to show Beckett that she wasn't a kid anymore. She could fight and stand up for herself now, unlike when they had known each other.

Taking a deep calming breath she walked over to the rails and sat on them, hugging one knee on the rail while the other rested on the outside of the ship. She watched her comrades sail their dingy to the island but she couldn't see past that with her own eyes, she didn't want to see more with her own eyes. She suddenly felt alone again, despite all the people on the ship.

"Miss Lily, I wouldn't worry so much about them." Gibbs smiled and stood beside her. "They're all more then capable of handling themselves."

"It's not that..." She didn't know whether or not Gibbs knew about her past but she figured he did when he nodded slightly. "Aye I can see why you'd want to go now. Don't worry, you'll prove yourself in battle and that's really all that counts." He patted her on the shoulder, smiled and walked off. Lily couldn't help but give a small smile in return, Gibbs knew how to brighten someone's outlook.

Eventually she got bored with sitting there and moved to climb up the rigging on the side. She wound the ropes around her legs and watched the events of Jack's doing through her spyglass. She saw Barbossa swing his sword at Jack which made her grip the spyglass tightly, bastard. When she saw the three get back in the long boat she put the spyglass away and huffed, then climbed down to bark orders at the crew. It was the only thing useful she could find to do.

"Get the sea witch ready!" She heard Pintel shout. Growling she turned and raced down to the brig and stopped short when she saw the crew tying Tia Dalma up tight. "Release her you-"

"It is alright Lily. I will allow it." Tia Dalma interrupted. She looked rather proud as they wrapped ropes around her body and led her up the stairs. Lily followed close behind, snarling at the men holding her. She was met with Barbossa, Elizabeth and surprisingly Will, on deck. "Where's Jack?" She asked looking around for him.

"He elected to be traded for Will." Elizabeth muttered.

"Pardon?"

"He traded himself for Will. He said he had a plan."

The heart! Panic gripped her heart. Tia Dalma looked at her briefly until she saw Barbossa grab all the pieces of eight and put them in the bowl. Lily noticed as well. Fury replaced panic but she knew Tia Dalma wanted to be released. She slunk back into the crowd and leaned against the mast, waiting for Barbossa to do something.

"There be some manner of right or incantation?" Gibbs spoke sarcastically, after Barbossa has placed the bowl under Tia Dalma's nose and nothing happened.

"Aye. The items brought together, done. Items to be burned and someone must speak the words, Calypso I release ye from your human bonds."

Pintel looked confused, as did half the crew who thought there'd be a ceremony or something. "That's it?"

"It must be spoken as if to a lover." Lily mumbled spitefully. Most of the crew nodded and lewdly smiling, which made Lily roll her eyes. She smirked when Barbossa failed to release Tia Dalma. He had to speak as if to a lover, she seriously doubted he even knew how. Unless is was a rape passion, as she remembered bitterly. "Marvelous work Hector, I see ye still got yer charm on the women."

Barbossa was about to snap at her but Ragetti spoke up nervously, Lily wondered briefly when he put that silly eye patch on. "You didn't say it right." When everyone stared at him he shrugged and repeated himself. Barbossa, throughly annoyed now, swept his arms in a manner of saying, you try it then if you know how. Ragetti leaned in to whisper in Tia Dalma's ear and Lily suddenly felt nervous.

It worked. Once Ragetti said the words Tia Dalma was no more, Calypso was taking her place. Lily watched in horror as they pushed her face forwards to inhale the aroma of the burning pieces of eight. Will ran forward just as Lily was about to intervene. "Tia Dalma?" When she didn't respond to that name he tried Calypso, which made her head snap in his direction. "When the first Brethren Court imprisoned you, who was it you showed them how? Who was it who betrayed you?"

"Name him!" Calypso demanded hoarsely.

"Davy Jones."

The pain, the betrayal, the suffering, all flickered across Calypso's face, it was more painful to watch then anything Lily had ever seen. She ran forward but Calypso was moaning and growing at an alarming rate. Everyone tried to keep the ropes around her but it didn't work. Soon Lily found herself in front of the real Calypso. Barbossa bowed to Calypso, as did everyone else but Lily, and spoke. "Calypso! I come before ye as but 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 on those who pretend to call themselves your masters...or mine."

Calypso wasn't falling for it. She glared at everyone until her gaze fell upon Lily, who was openly crying now. Calypso seemed to soften and smile at her so Lily tried speaking. "I don't know if ye remember, or even like, your human name Tia but...I ask nothing of you." For the first time in her life Lily lowered herself into a bow and spoke softer. "You've been like me mother through out my life, you owe me and Jack nothing. I love you Tia-I mean Calypso."

Slowly Calypso crouched down, alarming everyone, and placed a huge finger under Lily's chin and lifted her head. She spoke in her native language, softly and lovingly, and even though Lily didn't know the words she knew it was a good bye. She smiled tearfully and whispered, "Good bye.". After Calypso looked back at Beckett's ship, as if saying good bye to Jack, she dissolved into thousands of crabs, who all fell into the ocean.

Lily stood, rooted to the spot, watching the crew run to the edges of the ship to see where Calypso had gone. She felt hollow, like a piece of her heart had been ripped away. She had suffered so much loss in her life time, now Tia Dalma was gone. She was vaguely aware of someone holding her hand but all she could see was red, a sudden fury in her eyes as she thought of the reason they had to release Tia Dalma. Beckett.

"What now?" Pintel asked.

"Nothin'. Our final hope has failed." Barbossa huffed. Wind suddenly swept past, chilling everyone to the core, but Lily stood there. Embracing the wind with her eyes closed, the wind seemed to call to her. Telling her to fight, and that it would be behind her. She had a suspicion it was Calypso's doing. "It's not over, there's still a fight to be had." She mumbled.

"We've an armada against us and with the Dutchman we've no chance." Gibbs protested. Barbossa was thinking the same things when he walked up to Elizabeth, who was staring at Beckett's ships with a cold glint. "Revenge won't bring yer father back Miss Swann, and it's not somethin' i'm intendin' to die for."

Elizabeth turned to him with a determined look on her face. "You're right." She walked past him, past Will, past Lily and looked back at them. "Then what shall we die for?" When Barbossa opened his mouth to speak Lily elbowed him in the gut, allowing Elizabeth to continue. "Listen to me! Listen!" She jumped on the railing and looked at everyone, a new found fire in her eyes. "The Brethren will still be looking at us to lead, to the Black Pearl. And what will they see? Frightened bigrats aboard a derelict ship? No, no they will see free men and freedom!" Lily smiled as she watched Elizabeth, the woman had so much passion for piracy, who was brought up as a proper woman, give a moving speech to a bunch of pirates. "And what the enemy will see? They will see the flash of our cannons, and they will hear the ringing of our swords, and they will know what we can do! By the sweat of our brow and the strength of our backs and the courage in our hearts!"

Lily saw her look at Barbossa, who looked surprised for a moment and Lily knew why. She often heard Barbossa say that back when he was first mate aboard the Black Pearl. She turned her attention back to Elizabeth. "Gentlemen, hoist the colors."

"Hoist the colors." Will repeated softly. Lily gripped his hand and turned to everyone. "Hoist the colors!" Everyone started repeating it, as if it was a battle chant. Elizabeth looked proud for a moment, before turning her head out to see to stare at Beckett's ships.

Lily helped raise the Black Pearl's flag then watched the rest of the ships behind them raise their joly roger flags. It was an invigorating moment, watching everyone raise their swords in the air and yell. She found herself joining them with reckless abandon. When the flag was hoisted Elizabeth stood on the top deck, observing her crew. Lily soon joined her, flanked by Barbossa and Will.

"Lovely speech Lizzie." Lily commented. Elizabeth cracked a small smile but didn't look away from the armada ahead of them. Lily felt a hand on her wrist leading her away from the top deck and when she looked Will held a finger to his lips and snuck them away from the group. He led her down into the cargo hold and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Did I mention how sorry I am for betraying you?" He whispered.

"No you haven't, but it doesn't matter anyway." She leaned in closer and smirked. "I forgave you for everything when I fell in love with you." Then pressed her lips to his with amazing force. He responded just as fiercely, slamming her against the pole behind them and moving one of his hands to cup her face. Lily didn't remember ever feeling this much need, this much want for one person before. It was invading her entire body, causing her to grow hot and lose focus on the world. Will seemed to be experiencing the same problems as her slipped his free hand under her shirt and grazed her stomach softly.

She gasped into his mouth at the touch and gripped his hair tighter. It was as if she was being devoured by passion but she didn't mind at all. Will made her feel alive, more then the sea did. She wanted to taste more of him, wanted to feel everything he had to offer but he pulled away suddenly.

"The battle." He spoke huskily. She thought it was the best sound in the world. Brushing her lips against his softly she responded, "What battle?" Will almost gave in again but thought better of it and pushed her away gently. "We have to get back on deck."

Lily pouted but then her mind started working again. She remembered they were about to face Beckett's army and widened her eyes slightly. She took his hand and ran back upstairs. Rain had started to fall and Lily gasped when she saw a whirlpool swirling ahead of them. "A maelstrom?" She breathed.

"Dyin' today's worth livin' for!" She heard Barbossa yell and cackle that insane cackle he had. She couldn't help but crack a grin and join him and Elizabeth on the top deck. "Orders, Captain?" She smirked at Elizabeth. Elizabeth looked at her with a smirk of her own but knew better then to actually command Lily, again.

"She's on us!" Will shouted, looking behind them. Lily looked and twitched when she saw the Flying Dutchman gaining speed and distance on them.

"More speed!" Barbossa shouted. Everyone scrambled to their stations, Lily however stood where she was and watched the Dutchman. The Dutchman was still gaining speed, a situation Lily didn't like. The water was crashin about, soaking them all, but no one seemed to notice. Lily was drenched and kept getting more drenched by standing by the side of the ship but she didn't mind.

Suddenly she heard cannon fire and ducked out of reflex. Sure enough a cannon flew above her head, almost killing Barbossa, and destroyed a part of her ship. She snarled, stood up and glared at the Dutchman. "You blow any more holes in my ship and i'll have your head you slimy octopus!" She yelled, hoping Jones could hear her. A cannon whizzing past her head answered her hopes.

"Take us out, or they'll over bear us!" Will shouted over the sound of the waves and the rain.

"Nay! Further in! We're gonna cut across some faster waters!" Barbossa answered. Lily jumped down on deck and helped load the cannons. She aimed one at the deck of the Dutchman, or she hoped it was the deck, and waited for Will's approval. Soon they were on one side of the whirlpool while the Dutchman was on the other side. Lily didn't know who was the fastest but she saw Jones on deck, steering his ship.

"Fire!" The voices of Barbossa, Elizabeth and Will penetrated Lily's mind. She fired her cannon and grinned when it hit the deck, sending Jones reeling backwards. She gave someone her position on the cannon and ran up to join Elizabeth. "What now?"

"They're boarding!" Will shouted, watching fish people swing from ropes. Some of their own men swung from ropes, boarding the Dutchman. A fish person landed in front of Barbossa, swinging his sword at the man but Lily, who was beside him, jumped in and cut the fish person's throat open before Barbossa could even draw his sword. She didn't wait for Barbossa to say anything, instead she jumped down on deck and swing her sword at a Navy man, effectively cutting him across the chest.

"Lily!" She heard Will's voice but couldn't find him among the fish people and Navy men. She felt a hand on her waist and spun around to find Will looking down at her intensely. "Lily, will you marry me?"

An electric shock went through her body as she looked at him. He looked as serious as she'd ever seen him, effectively killing her chances of hoping it was a joke. Confusion was the next thing she felt but didn't have time to dwell on it since more Navy men and fish people were attacking them. Lily spun around, still clutching Will's arm, and stabbed a Navy man before he reached her. "I don't think now's the best time!" She shrieked finally.

"Now might be the only time!" Will yelled back. It was windy, it was raining, the waves were crashing against the ship and they were in the middle of a battle but Lily didn't think there was anything she could think of that was more romantic. After slicing through another fish person he pulled her closer and gazed at her. "I love you. I've made my decision, what's yours?"

"Barbossa!" Lily shouted, loving the look of confusion on Will's face. "Marry us!" In that moment she knew no one could marry her but Barbossa. He had always been important, despite being an asshole, to her and though she could marry them herself she found it much better to be married by Barbossa. She felt she had something to prove to him, and his old crew.

"I'm a little busy right now!" Barbossa snarled, cutting the head off of a fish person. Lily jolted out of her reverie when a sword came in between her and Will. She spun, kicked the man down, stabbed him in the chest and looked back at Barbossa. "Now you idiot!"

Barbossa glared at her but jumped up on the helm platform, slicing and cutting fish people the whole way. With a dramatic flourish he held his arms out to the crew and yelled, "Dearly beloved we are gathered her today-" He was cut off by a navy man cutting his leg. Snarling he continued in his own way. "-to nail yer gizzard to the mast, yer poxy cur!"

Looking slightly annoyed Lily and Will turned to each other and held on tight, since the ship was now rocking on top of everything. "Lily Sparrow do you take me to be your husband?" Will asked. Lily couldn't help but laugh, a little hysterically since she thought she was having a panic attack, while replying with a yes. Will smiled back and pushed her away to cut down another fish person. Lily held his hand while butchering another man, "Will Turner, do you take me to be your wife, in sickness and in health, with health being less likely?" She cut across the chest of another man and turned to Will, who muttered I do with a smile.

They were about to kiss but they turned to Barbossa to let them. He smirked, cut down another fish person and said, "I now pronounce you husband and-" A navy man came up on him, who he cut down at once. "You may now kiss-" He sliced again. "You may now kiss-" Once again a fish person cut him off. In anger and annoyance he looked at the now wedded pair. "Just kiss fer gods sake!"

At the precise moment Will's lips touched hers Lily saw a wave crash above them. She didn't pull away, it just made it all more magical. The world seemed to stop, allowing her to wrap her arms around his neck and press against him. It was the best feeling she'd ever experienced, to kiss the man who was now her husband. People were running around, cutting each other and killing everyone else but no one bothered Will and Lily.

When Will pulled away Lily kept her eyes closed for a moment, savoring slightly the last moments of being Lily Sparrow. When she opened her eyes she was Lily Turner and it surprised her that she didn't care. She'd be anything Will wanted as long as they stayed together. She saw Elizabeth, who stopped fighting briefly to watch them, smile and wink at her.

It was then when she noticed Jack and Jones, fighting on the mast of the Dutchman. She openly gaped at them in shock, making Will notice them as well, then grabbed a rope to swing over and help her brother. She landed on deck and heard Will land behind her but she was looking for the chest. It swung from above, clutched to Jack's fingers, but she saw Jones swing Jack around, thus the chest went back to it's original owner.

Growling she raised her sword, cut down the man in front of her who tried to kill her and shouted. "Come down here and face me you cowardly dog!" That drew Jones attention. He looked down at her with a sneer then suddenly he was in front of her, clashing his sword against his. "Well I see ye decided to join us Miss Sparrow."

"I see you've decided to die you miserable squid." Lily snarled. Anger fueled her fighting as she thrust, parried and blocked. With every stab, every slice, she felt herself getting stronger instead of weaker. It felt like when she sword fought with James, only she wouldn't end up making out with Jones at the end of this sword fight. She lost touch with everything except the fighting part of her brain, effectively blocking out any un-wanted distractions.

In a single second she had blocked Jones but then found herself on the ground, her face stinging from the smack she had just received. Jones had the audacity to hit her! When she turned back to him she saw him in battle with Jack this time, while Will was fighting some fish person. She saw the chest, and the key. They were there for the taking. In theory she could stab the heart herself but then she'd lose both Will and Jack instead of just one.

Jones smacked Jack out of the way in the same manner Lily had gone down, making Lily angry. Before she could do anything however Will stepped in and started fighting Jones. Lily ran up to him and helped but Jones, again, smacked her out of the way then kicked Will down with his leg. Will fell and Lily gasped involuntarily, causing Jones to snap his head in her direction.

It dawned on him with surprise, then he smirked. "Ah love, a dreadful bond. And yet so easily severed." He turned away from Lily and walked towards Will, raising alarms in Lily's head. "Tell me William Turner, do ye fear death?"

"Do you?" All three of them whipped around to see Jack with the heart in his hands and the broken shard of his sword above the heart. Lily's heart lurched suddenly, he was going to stab it. She wanted to say something but it came out in a whimper. "Odd isn't it, holding life and death in the palm of one's hand." Jack grinned. Davy wasn't impressed, he growled at Jack with anger. "You're a cruel man Jack Sparrow."

"Cruel is a matter of perspective Davy." Jack replied with bitterness. Jones glared at him then got an idea. "Is it?" Quickly he spun around and stabbed Will right through the chest, sending a shock wave through both Lily and Jack. Lily sat there for a moment with terror on her face while Jack lost all grin and stared at Will, Jones heart still beating in his hands. Jones chuckled but before Lily could blink a man was attacking him from the back, apparently Bootstrap.

Lily crawled over to Will slowly. Tears ran freely down her face as she looked at her newly beloved. He gasped for breath, causing her to have a panic attack. "Will! Will stay with me! Look at me, stay with me! You're alright!"

Jack was suddenly beside her, looking at Will with frightened eyes. "He could live Lily." Lily knew what he was talking about and sobbed harder but nodded her head. She lifted Will's arm while Jack put his sword shard into Will's hand, and they both lowered it into Jones heart. Lily wished she could do it again, and again, and again until she caused Jones as much pain as he had brought her.

With Will's last breath he looked at Lily and smiled slightly. She watched him close his eyes in alarm. "No! Will stay with me!" Arms around her waist prevented her from doing anything else as Jack dragged her away. She resisted only a little, she knew Will was to become the captain now and that meant the crew would have to cut out his heart. Not to mention the ship was sinking.

Her rationality kicked in and she helped Jack form a parachute. Hurriedly Jack gathered her in his arms, shot the rope keeping them on the ship and they were off, flying like the birds they were. She watched sadly as the Dutchman went down into the maelstrom, taking her husband with it.

She looked away and sobbed slightly on Jack. He wanted to embrace her but seeing as how he was wrapped up in the parachute all he could do was whisper comforting things to her. He was amazed at how much she loved the whelp, and even more amazed that he sacrificed his own immortality for her whelp. Ah well, couldn't have lived with meself anyway. Always told Lily we'd be immortal together so I would've gone back on me promise.

They hit the ocean and swam back to the Pearl. Lily was helped on deck by Elizabeth, who hugged her at once. Sobs erupted from Lily's body while Elizabeth just led her to the side of the ship, away from the crew.

It took a few minutes but Lily calmed down and started taking deep breaths. She watched Jack give orders to sit still, he was obviously waiting for Will to pop up in the Dutchman. She walked up to him and stood beside him, then spoke softly. "I married him."

Jack's head whipped in her direction. "You what?!"

"During the battle...he asked me to marry him." Lily looked down, waiting for Jack to start yelling but he didn't. He just stood there, shocked. "Barbossa married us." She hoped he'd turn any anger he had on Barbossa with that statement but all he did was blink. Elizabeth's elbow in his side knocked him out of the state of mind he was in. "Er-that would mean yer his..."

"Wife, yes. Lily Turner."

"Has a nice ring to it." Pintel said helpfully. Ragetti nodded beside him and Lily smiled slightly at them both. Jack on the other hand pursed his lips at them and made shooing motions with his hands to everyone but Lily. Once everyone had left them to their privacy Jack turned to Lily with the same look he had when he told her a long time ago that he wouldn't allow her to be grounded. Lily cut him off before he said anything, "I didn't tell you to get yelled at Jack. I told ye because I wanted you to know how much it meant that you let Will stab the heart."

"I was doin' what I thought was best." Jack mumbled. "'Sides I told ye a long time ago that we'd be immortal together or not at all. What kind of brother would I be if I went back on that, and let your husband die aye?"

Lily smiled and threw her arms around Jack. "Yer a good brother Jack."

"Yer a good sister, Miss Turner." Chuckling Jack let her go. They both heard a lurch from the ocean, turned and saw the Dutchman raising itself from the ocean. The smile on Lily's face stuck there as she gazed upon the now beautiful ship. Jack was smiling too, more so when he looked at the Endeavor coming up on their front. The Pearl flanked the Endeavor on the left side while the Dutchman made a sharp turn and flanked it on the right.

Lily saw Beckett on deck of the Endeavor and smiled a sick smile, the smile assassins have on their face when they kill their victims. The same feeling surged through her veins as she whispered, "Nothing personal Cutler, just good business."

It was a magnificent sight watching the Endeavor blow up. Cannons were shot from every side and men kept falling of the deck. Beckett stood rooted to the spot, shocked and he swore he heard Lily Sparrow's voice echoing in his ears, Nothing personal Cutler, just good business.

The Endeavor sank and with it Lily's anger and aggression toward the Navy and the East India Trading company. She felt relieved that it was over, she didn't have to hate anyone with every cell in her body anymore. All that anger took a lot out of a woman. Men around her were celebrating but when she looked at the Dutchman again, she didn't feel like celebrating with them.

"Shall we set sail to an island, where you two can spend your honeymoon?" Elizabeth asked from behind her. When no answer was given Elizabeth shouted the orders to set sail to the nearest island, while Jack and Barbossa came up on deck and stood beside the women.

"Now all you need is to find a women Hector." Lily snickered suddenly. Barbossa rolled his eyes but didn't say anything. Beside him Jack grasped Elizabeth's hand tightly, watching the armada sail away. Lily wondered for a moment if they'd get married but then shook her head, Jack would get married to anyone until he was sure he had everything he wanted.


I think i've graced you all enough with this chapter -wink- Next chapter will unfortunately be the last.

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