We reached the cave and tied the long boat off quietly, I moved to look through the cave before Jack grabbed my wrist. He pulled me back and held me close to him.

"If anything happens…" he began

"Don't scream cause it'll draw attention." I decided, he looked amused but shook his head

"Run."

"Oh yeah, the noblest." I rolled my eyes "I'll be fine, I think I can handle myself enough to at least get out of a pinch." I assured. I believed I could do much better then that but that would be cocky and probably end in me being proven otherwise later.

"Stay here." Jack said

"Not here, everyone will see me when they leave." I said obviously. He sighed and turned to leave. I smirked in satisfaction before he suddenly came back

"For good measure." he said and suddenly his lips were on mine. I was only surprised for two seconds before one hand moved to his neck and the other moved to his back. He wrapped one around my back and pulled me closer, trying to irradiate any space between us as possible. My lips moulded to his, his moustache brushing my upper lip.

And then he pulled away. I breathed in deeply and before he could release me, I kissed him again, this time shorter and sweeter.

"For good luck." I replied. He grinned

"I'm going to hold you on that, Love."

"You know when we get out of here I want you to actually use my name for once." I decided as I removed his arms from around me and turned before walked down a tunnel.

I kept an eye on the floor as to not knock anything, a rock or treasure. I refused to draw any attention to myself. I kept a hand on the wall as to know I was hidden as the voices from within the cave grew louder. I refused to touch my sword or pistol and I had a hand on the swords to keep them against my legs, preventing them from touching anything also.

I came to a small hole in the wall and stopped next to it, I was rather high up which was surprising as I hadn't realised I'd been climbing. I saw the pirates below, Will was bent over the chest by two pirates to my left, Barbossa with them as he grabbed the knife from the stone chest.

The pirates were waving their hands and weapons shouting in anticipation as I saw Jack walk into the cave. He pushed his was through the crowd and everyone that looked at him fell silent in shock.

"Begun by blood…" Barbossa began

"Excuse me." Jack made his presence known

"… by blood un—" Barbossa stopped as he noticed Jack. Everyone fell silent as Sparrow waved his hands to get their attention.

"Jack!" Will struggled against his bounds, he sounded somewhat surprised as Barbossa stared at his former captain as if he was a ghost.

"S'not possible." Barbossa muttered

"Not probable." Jack corrected as he made his way to the foot of the treasure in which Barbossa and Will stood upon.

"Where's Elizabeth?" Will questioned immediately

Thanks Will, I appreciate the mention. I muttered

"She's safe, just like I promised." Bo'sun held Jack back from going any closer, he gave him an annoyed look before continuing "She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So we're all men of our word really… except for Elizabeth who is, in fact, a woman." Jack rambled "Oh and don't worry Christine's fine too." Jack added on with a wave of his hand.

"Shut up! You're next." Barbossa threatened before taking the knife back to Will's throat. Jack stepped backwards from the threat as Will was bent back over the chest again.

"You don't want to be doing that, mate." Jack admitted, Barbossa turned disagreeing

"No, I really think I do." he bent back to Will.

"Your funeral." Jack shrugged and swayed on his feet. Barbossa rolled his eyes and turned back to Jack.

"Why don't I want to be doing it?" he questioned

"Well because," Jack went to walk forwards but Bo'sun still held him back. Jack hit his hand off and approached Barbossa "Because, the HMS Dauntless, pride of the Royal Navy, is floating just offshore. Waiting for you." Jack confessed. The crew began to mutter at that.

Yeah, Jack was going to send the immortal pirates out to the Dauntless where my cousin, who'd just been saved, could possibly get killed along with my father, uncle and future cousin-in-law.

God how his plans caused something terrible in my case.

"Just hear me out, mate." Jack said as he walked up the heap of treasure to the chest of aztec gold. Will stood up straight, no longer bent over the chest as Barbossa listened. "You order your men to row out to the Dauntless. They do what they do best." the crew chuckled "Robert's your Uncle, Fannie's your Aunt, there you are with two ships." Barbossa thought it over "The makings of your very own fleet." he was buttering Barbossa up. Though the cursed captain seemed only half listening and with no intention of abiding by the thought.

"'Course you'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue? But what of the Pearl?" he paused and took a step forward "Name me Captain, I'll sail under your colours, I'll give you ten percent of me plunder and you get to introduce yourself as… Commodore Barbossa. Savvy?" the look in Barbossa's eyes were slightly intrigued, how did Jack do it? A few words and people fell into his trap, it's like he could read their minds and knew exactly what could win them over.

"I s'pose in exchange, you want me not to kill the whelp." Barbossa turned to Will

"No, no, not at all by all means, kill the whelp." Jack allowed and I narrowed my eyes "Just not yet. Wait to lift the curse until the opportune moment." Will looked at him with slight understanding. Barbossa glanced between the two as they shared a glance.

God I hoped Will caught on. Weird how Jack's words came full circle to work in his favour. I swear the gods want him to be successful at all his weird tricks and bestowed unlimited luck upon him. It's people like Jack that make me believe in such things.

That and skeleton pirates…

"For instance…" Jack picked up a few of the coins from the chest "After you've killed Norrington's men…" he dropped them back one by one as he spoke "Every… last… one." I saw Jack close his hand, his fingers still curled as he pocketed one of the coins, flaring his fingers to give the illusion he didn't. What was he doing? Did he want to be cursed also? He wasn't solving anything by taking the cursed coins.

The crew snickered and chuckled as Barbossa looked at Jack, doubting.

"You've been planning this from the beginning. Ever since you learned my name." Will accused, I wasn't sure if he caught on or not it was that well thought of.

"Yeah." Jack nodded without any guilt.

"I want fifty percent of your plunder." Barbossa bargained as he stood straight and uncrossing his arms.

Yeah, he bought it.

"Fifteen." Jack disagreed

"Forty."

"Twenty-five." Barbossa didn't argue "And I'll buy you the hat." Barbossa looked up at his "A really big one… Commodore." Jack grinned, Barbossa smirked and held out his hands.

"We have an accord." they shook hands and Jack turned to the crew as Barbossa opened his mouth.

"All hand's to the boats!" he stopped as Barbossa gave him a look "Apologies. You give the orders." he muttered

"Gents… take a walk." Barbossa decided. A walk? How were they going to walk? The only way out of here was by boat…

They weren't going to walk along the ocean floor were they…? Was immortality strong enough to allow such a thing?

"Not the the boats?" Jack asked as the crew all walked away. I saw the look on his face and understood. How was the Dauntless going to counter attack if they didn't see the pirates coming? They'd never be detected under water.

I began to worry, my father was on that boat! What if something happened?

I was glad I'd moved high up into the rock, the pirates took several caves out but all led to the water for them to meet up again. I heard the water splashing as it echoed through the tunnels before suddenly, there was silence. The only sound came from Barbossa and the three pirates that stayed behind with him, Will and Jack as they moved Will away from the chest.

Jack moved also and I saw him glance around the cave walls conspicuously. He moved to the treasure and began to look through it. I took his gaze around as a clear sign and as quietly as I'd moved there I moved around towards an entrance to the cave. At least I hoped I could find an entrance seeing as I got lost the last time I'd tried to find my way.

"I must admit, Jack, I thought I had ye figured." I heard Barbossa's voice and followed it as much as possible, though it was difficult with the echoes. "But it turns out that you're a hard man to predict." Barbossa confessed

"Me? I'm dishonest." Jack shrugged, footsteps began "And a dishonest man you can always trust to be dishonest. Honestly." something hard and metallic hit the treasure and I'm guessing Jack dropped or kicked something. "It's the honest ones you want to watch out for, because you can never predict when they're going to do something incredibly… stupid." I heard a splash and then the sound of sword being drawn, I used it as a cover to drawn my own and I finally reached an opening in the caves. Jack threw a sword to Will as Barbossa watched surprised. Will kicked away the pirate from him as the cursed captain stood up and unsheathed his sword as well as Jack before the two engaged in a fight.

Will turned as a sword was aimed at him and the ropes tying his hands behind his back were cut. The pirate climbed out of the water and engaged with Will, a two on one.

Jack cut Barbossa's feather from his hat and laughed at him mockingly. Barbossa just lashed out at him.

Will fought three pirates at once, one stumbled backwards into the moonlight and I saw the live skeleton for the first time. My mouth dropped open, not only was he a literal skeleton with gross flesh that had dried up hanging from him a little, but his clothes were all tattered and torn like they were mummified also.

I wasn't the only one surprised by the look, Will stared as the pirate growled at him before he moved his sword to block and engaged. He punched the skull and the pirate cried out. The other two ran at Will and I moved across the cave, drawing the second sword. Both pirates stood with their backs to me and I stabbed them both in the back, my wrists crossed over. Cowardly action yes but they were about to do the same to Will.

Will turned and looked at the two pirates confused as I pulled the swords out and sliced them both, sending them tumbling in opposite directions.

"Christine?" Will asked

"Did you really think I'd let Jack have all the fun and stay on the Dauntless?" I wondered "You obviously don't know me well enough." The pirates were up and at us again. The two swords meant I sliced the pirate a lot, but all it did was cause him to cry out and then attack again as I blocked his with one and kicked him away.

"You're off the edge of the map, mate." I saw Barbossa leaning towards Jack, their swords crossed in an X between them "Here there be monsters." Barbossa smirked and he spun Jack around, pushing him.

Jack ran slightly and then turned, crossing blades with the immortal pirate as they made their way up a ridge towards spots of moonlight.

Will grabbed my arm and swung me out of the stab a pirate made at me, I pivoted on my foot and slashed the man's front before Will kicked his stomach sending him tumbling down to the water.

"Best keep my head in the game." I decided

"Yeah." Will nodded

"Thanks for having my back." I turned and engaged with one of the other pirates, the sound of metal clashing filling my ears.

"You can't beat me, Jack." Barbossa confessed. I ducked the sword and elbowed the pirate in the back and then hit his head causing him to hit the ground. I looked up to see Jack's sword sticking out of Barbossa's chest.

Barbossa sighed and Jack looked at the wound and released the sword before the cursed captain pulled the sword from his chest and stabbed Jack in return.

"No!" the shout escaped my lips and echoed through the cave. I stared at Jack as he gasped, his breath having gone as Barbossa grinned. I stared wide eyed as Jack staggered backwards into the moonlight. He was suddenly revealed as a skeleton.

He was cursed…

My shoulders fell with my expression in annoyance.

The coin.

"That's interesting." Jack said as he looked at his hand. Will placed a pot over a pirate's head and banged it before pushing him out the way. Will spotted Jack standing in the moonlight looking at his fingers. The piece of aztec gold rippled through his fingers as Jack turned to Barbossa with a grin.

"Couldn't resist mate." Barbossa scoffed at him before reached back to his sword as Jack pulled his from his chest. Barbossa threw coins at Jack who moved from the moonlight as Barbossa chased after him.

"I'm going to kill him!" I shouted through the cave as a cry sounded from behind. I turned and raised my leg kicking the pirate in the face before I swung my sword and hit the joint of his elbow, slicing through it. His sword fell to the ground with his arm.

"Go away!" I ground my teeth and I bashed the skull with the hilt of my sword. Cutting them was useless.

But maybe we could pull them apart. I watched as the pirate ducked my swing and grabbed his arm, just reconnecting it.

Great, there goes that idea. Maybe we cut of the arms and kick them away, can't reassemble without arms to reattach themselves.

Another pirate ran at me as I stood back to back to Will. I grabbed his shoulder and pulled him out of the way, causing Will's opponent to stab mine. He screamed, despite being only bones and swung at Will and I who moved behind Will's skeleton foe. Will, the pirate and I ducked before the second stabbed the first in an attempt to get to us. I smirked and looked at them both with Will next to me as they looked from us to the swords in each of their chests before pulled them out. I turned and jumped out of the way managing to do do a cartwheel in the process. The third pirate still had a jar over his head.

I grabbed a silver tray and flung it at one of the skeletons, it hit him in the face and he tumbled down the small hill we'd just climbed.

"Nice." Will complimented

"Always make use of your surroundings." I smiled "Also keep an eye on them." I said as the second pirate stood on some coins and hit the deck. I couldn't help but laugh as Will and I made our way into another opening, the two pirates having gained their footing and followed.

I guess one was sick of sword fighting for he pulled a bomb from somewhere and lit it. Will grabbed my hand and pulled me, jumping out of the way as treasure went flying, making Jack and Barbossa pause for a second to take a look.

I looked up at the pirate stood over us and raised his word bringing it down. I crossed mine over to stop his as my back lad on the rock floor, Will next to me.

"I'm gonna teach you the meaning of pain." he sneered down at us

"Do you like pain?" the pirate turned as Elizabeth hit him over the head with a long metal pole "Try wearing a corset." she muttered.

"Lizzie!" I grinned standing up

"Thanks for leaving me behind." she said

"Well I didn't have time to inform you of my escape plan, it formed in the moment." I shrugged honestly. She rolled her eyes but smiled before helping Will to his feet. The two smiled at each other as I turned to see Jack as a skeleton again. Barbossa swung around and Jack swiped at his back before Barbossa turned and swung his sword again.

"Whose side is Jack on?" Elizabeth questioned, Will finally looked from her to Jack.

"At the moment?" Will just shrugged. I grinned as Elizabeth and I turned to the three pirates behind us. One had finally managed to get the jar from his head and he chuckled happily before Elizabeth spun the pole around and knocked him in the head. I swung at one as Will came and grabbed the other end of the pole Elizabeth had to block the two pirates who brought their swords down on them.

My sword clashed with one and I ducked, the pole going over my head from Elizabeth to Will. He hit a pirate over the head, knocking him away before he hit the other as Elizabeth kicked it. I kicked mine into the other two, making them form a line.

Elizabeth and Will both grabbed the pole and rammed it through the first pirate. The three were then stuck together, the pole having gone through all three skeletons. Will and Elizabeth watched as they tugged on the pole, trying to remove it.

I stood laughing as I sheathed one of my swords.

"Alright, how about we blow these three away?" I wondered. Will smirked and grabbed one of the pirates bombs lighting it. He shoved it into the stomach of the middle pirate before Will, Elizabeth and I then pushed the pirates out of the moonlight, turning them normal again. The pirate ran his hands over his stomach to find the bomb, but it was well and truly within him.

"No fair." he muttered looking up as smoke came from his mouth. I grabbed the two and they followed me as we ran towards the stone chest, Will in front. The explosion caught Jack and Barbossa's attention and Jack sliced his palm with the medallion in it before bringing Barbossa's attention back to him. He knocked Barbossa over and threw the coin to Will. Barbossa watched as it landed in Will's hand before he pulled out his gun and aimed it at Elizabeth who paused in her steps.

I immediately grabbed Elizabeth's hand and stood in front of her, her grasp tightened on me as suddenly a gun shot sounded. I closed my eyes waiting for the pain, but nothing came. I opened one eye and saw Barbossa looking confused before I turned my head to Jack, his pistol pointed at Barbossa, the barrel smoking.

He shot his first mate…

Immediately I looked to Will who had his hand over the chest.

"Ten years you carry that pistol, and now you waste your shot." Barbossa believed

"He didn't waste it." Will held the knife in one hand, fresh blood on the tip and the two coins in the other. He dropped them into the chest and I turned to Barbossa. He looked to Jack who still had the pistol pointed at him before looking at his wound. He dropped both his weapons and pulled on his jacket to see blood pooling onto his white shirt.

Barbossa looked up at Jack and smirked slightly, Jack lowered the pistol.

"I feel… cold." he breathed. Jack watched as his eyes rolled backwards and he fell onto the pile of treasure behind him. An apple rolled from his hands.

I let out a breath and Elizabeth released my hand, me doing the same. I ignored the water and walked through it to the captain. Jack stood next to me as Will looked at his hand.

I looked at Jack and he grinned. I raised my hand and punched his jaw, causing him to hit the ground and I straddled him, removing one of my swords and holding it to his throat.

"What the bloody hell is wrong with you!?" I demanded, he held his hands up and glanced at the sword surprised "You scared the living hell out of me!"

"I'm sorry Chrissy." he said. I wasn't sure whether to be happy he actually… sort of used my name or angry that he gave me a pet name. I clench my hand around the blade of my sword in anger before grabbing his hand and pulling the second medallion out of his sleeve. I pressed it to his new wound on his hand

"Did you really need to keep two?" I asked annoyed before standing up and walking over to Will

"Well who knows…" I pulled my pistol and aimed it at him and he immediately held his hands up again. I ground my teeth

"God dammit, if I shoot you and you return the coin you'll die just like he did." I pointed the pistol to Barbossa before turning my back on the pirate. I walked up to Will

"I hate him." I growled, Will raised an eyebrow and I narrowed my eyes at him.

"Jack." I called without turning.

"Coming." he climbed up the treasure, slicing his palm as he did before standing next to Will. He hesitated before looking at us both.

"Well?" I asked nodding my head to the chest.

"The Immortal Captain Jack Sparrow," he said, telling us his thoughts "Has such a lovely ring to it." he thought "It's not a bad look, really…"

"No one would ever want to touch you again." I disagreed "In any way." I narrowed my eyes glancing at him.

"On the contrary…"

"Jack." Will said, Jack glanced at me but I kept my eyes on the chest. He sighed and dropped the coin in before Will touched the lid. However it snapped closed on it's own accord sending dust flying as we all looked at it surprised.

"Alright, I've had enough of skeleton pirates." I decided "I think I'd like to make sure my father's alive seeing as Jack sent said pirates to where he is." I sent Jack a glare as I slid down the treasure to the cave below

"Come on you're not angry at me are you?" Jack asked following

"Very." I disagreed. He placed his hands around my waist and held me to him, leaning over my shoulder

"Think I could change your mind?" he asked

"Maybe." I shrugged "Except you just put blood on my white shirt." I smiled mockingly "I hope you realise you now owe me a new one." I turned to him slightly

"Let's go see if we can find one." Jack decided, he took my hand and lead my through the caves, looking over the treasure. I rolled my eyes, truth be told, I had a few more at home.

Then again, had I decided I wanted to go home? I couldn't not or my mother would be distraught.

I crashed into Jack as he suddenly stopped.

"Oh." he lead down and picked up a silver chain, hanging on it was a simple teardrop sapphire, the colour was exactly the same as the ocean. No wonder he liked it.

Jack released my hand and unclasped it before putting it around my neck.

"Brings out your eyes." he said

"You're just trying to break my anger." I rolled my eyes but smiled at the thought.

"Is it working?" he asked grinning

"Only a little." I shrugged. I then noticed Elizabeth and Will staring at one another, smiling. I grinned but the moment was broken as Jack suddenly threw the treasure around. I diverted my gaze and hit Jack's chest.

"You totally just ruined the moment." I hissed quietly. He looked confused before I looked back at the two.

"We should return to the Dauntless." Elizabeth whispered.

"Your fiancé will be wanting to know you're safe." Will thought. Elizabeth turned from him, her eyes welling up. Jack took my hand and I turned to see him with a cup in one hand, several things stuffed under the other, pearls and several other chains around his neck and a crown on his head.

"You're only taking that?" I wondered "Some pirate you are."

"Don't make me prove how mean I am." he warned pointing at me with his index finger, lifting my hand up to do it.

"Yeah right." I stepped toward him and placed my lips to his. I kissed him for a minute before pulling back "Some mean pirate you are." I smirked and walked around him.

Will was still standing watching Elizabeth and I placed a hand on his shoulder and smiled slightly.

"If you were waiting for the opportune moment… that was it." Jack confessed as he stood behind me before walking past us and after Elizabeth. I ground my teeth and reached for the pistol again but decided against it.

I sighed.

"If it makes you feel any better," Will looked at me "She only said she'd marry Norrington to get him to save you." I said. I think he looked guiltier then before.

"Now, if you'll be so kind, I'd be much obliged if you'd drop me off my ship." Jack called. I rolled my eyes

"You really now how to kill a moment." I ground my teeth frustrated.

"Only a little." he smirked.

I just stepped past him and into the long boat.

Will rowed towards where the Pearl was docked and we now sat on the water staring at the empty space.

The Black Pearl was gone.

"What happened?" I asked

"I let the crew out to help me get Will." Elizabeth admitted "They refused to come, saying Jack owed them a ship, something about the code." she said. I frowned and looked at Jack as he stared at the empty darkness.

Jack had no choice but to return to the Dauntless now.

"I'm sorry, Jack." Elizabeth said

"They done what's right by them. Can't expect more than that." Jack admitted, though not happy about it.

"Please tell me we can do something else?" I asked softly

"Like that?" Will asked

"Anything that doesn't lead to Jack being hung." I reminded them. Jack glanced at me and the other two looked down frowning. Unless we wanted to leave Jack here, we didn't have a choice. Not only that, but Norrington would probably storm the cave looking for him.

He would end up on the Dauntless anyway.

Jack was hand cuffed immediately and I moved straight to the captain's cabin after seeing my father with the Governor, who of course was scolding Elizabeth and then saying how glad he was she was okay.

I sat down at the table in the cabin and just stared out the window. I was about to watch Jack get hanged. As a formal affair as they were treated, I'd be obliged to go.

I couldn't watch him die. That was just cruel.

"Christine?" I didn't turn as my father's voice sounded. He shut the door and walked towards me. "Are you alright?" he asked softly. My eyes welled with tears.

"They're going to hang him daddy." and they spilled over my lids. My dad frowned and placed his arms around me, holding me. He didn't say anything, he couldn't promise it'd be alright for me, or for Jack, nothing could be done. And I didn't expect him to try.

Elizabeth was to be married to a man she'd never love and I was to watch the man I loved be hung, allowed by my own family.

Pirate or not, Jack was a good man and didn't deserve this.