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Chapter 9
Cheyenne sat with Elizabeth in their cell away from the left wall. Chey was thinking about earlier when she finally ot up to read the note Megan gave her.
Earlier...
"I wonder what it does say?" Cheyenne thought, pulling it out.
"Where'd you get that?" Elizabth asked
"A friend." Cheyenne said. Looking down at the note, she was surprised to see only two things written on it.
1. Stay away from your left side of the cell.
2. Stay with Liz and do what she says.
"That's all the help I get?!?" Cheyenne all but screamed. Elizabeth just held her hears and looked up at her.
Later...
Okay, so she wasn't all that crazy for doing this. Chey thought. she looked to the left and saw the small horde of pirates holding out their hands though the bars, whistling for the girls to come over. Then an angel came in the form of Weatherby Swann.
"Oh thank god." Cheyenne said, standing upright before a gaurd opened the door.
"Come quickly." Governer Swann said
"You don't have to tell me twice." Cheyenne said as she rushed out of the cell. Elizabeth quickly followed.
"You have to tell me what's going on." Elizabeth said following after her father.
"I've arranged a passage to England. The Captain is a friend of mine." Governer Swann said
"No." Elizabeth and Cheyenne said stopping.
"Will and Emily have gone to find Jack." Elizabeth said
"We can't count on Will Turner or Emily. Come!" He grabbed onto Elizabeth and Cheyenne's arms and began pulling them away.
"He's a better man than you give him credit for." Elizabeth said as they reached a carriage.
"And Emily is strong enough to do almost anything." Cheyenne added
"Oh please. Beckett has offered one pardon, and one pardon only, and that is promissed to Jack Sparrow, even if Will succeeds. Do not make me witness the sight of my daughter walking to the gallows. Do not." Governor Swann said, opening the carriage door for them. "Perhaps I can arrange a fair trial when he returns."
"A fair trial for Will results in a hanging." Elizabeth said sadly. Cheyenne rubbed her neck fearfully.
"There is nothing left for you here." Governor Swann said closing the door. Then, the door on the other side opened.
"If you will." Megan said bowing.
"I thought you couldn't come and help us?!?" Cheyenne whispered harshly.
"Yeah, well that was before I learned I could do this." Megan said. She snapped her fingers and disappeared. She reappeared behind the two women and pushed them out of the carriage as it started to move.
"Who did that?" Elizabeth said getting up and dusting herself off. Megan helped Cheyenne up and was ready for what might, and did, happen next.
"Who are you?" Elizabeth asked
"Name's Megan, singer extrodinaire. How are you doin'?" Megan said
"So she can see you now?" Cheyenne asked
"Yeah. Once I touch a character, they can see me."
"Cool! What now?"
"Ask Liz." Megan and Chey turned to look at the baffled women when an idea swam into her head.
"We have to go to the fort." she said
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Beckett walked through his office, when he noticed something was out of place. He looked to the box that had the letters of marque inside.
"No doubt you've discovered that loyalty is no longer the currency of the realm as your father and employer believe." Beckett said
"Then what is?" Elizabeth asked, stepping out of the shadows with Cheyenne. Beckett turned to the women and began walking towards them.
"I'm afraid that currency is the currency of the realm." Beckett said
"Then perhaps we can reach an agreement." Cheyenne said
"We've come to negotiate." Elizabeth said
"I'm listenng." Beckett said. The two pulled out pistols and aimed them at the despicable man.
"I'm listening intently." Beckett said. Elizabeth pulled out the letters and held them close.
"These letters of marque, they are signed by the king." she said
"Yes but they must also bear my signature." Beckett mentioned
"You sent my friend and Liz' husband to find Jack Sparrow to get the compass, but it'll do you no good." Cheyenne said
"Wrong." Megan coughed. Cheyenne looked at her friend while Beckett said something.
"Please explain." he said
"I have been to the Isla de Muerta," Liz said, progressing on Beckett, "I have seen the cursed treasure myself. There's something you need to know..."
"Ah, I see. You think the compass only leads to the Isla de Muerta and you wished to save me from a grim fate, but don't despair." Beckett said, proceeding over to the map that covered the wall.
"Told you you were wrong." Megan said. One death glare from Cheyenne shut her up.
"I care not for cursed aztec gold, my desires are not so provincial." Beckett said. "There's more than one chest of value in these waters."
"Hence the name dead man's chest!" Megan chirped. Cheyenne glared at her friend again.
"So perhaps you wish to lengthen our agreement." Beckett said walking up to Liz. She just cocked her pistol and held it up to his head.
"Consider into you calculations that it was you who robbed me of my wedding night." Liz said. With the gun still aimed and ready, she led Beckett to a table and shoved the letters into his hands.
"So it seems." Beckett said siging the letters. "A marriage interrupted. Or fate intervened? You've done great effort to ensure Jack Sparrow his freedom." Beckett held out the letters and Liz grabbed them ruffly.
"These aren't to free Jack" she said
"Or really. To ensure Mr. Turner's freedom? I still want that compass. Consider that in your calculations." Elizabeth snatched away the letters, and with Cheyenne, and their pistols still pointing at him, they left the office.
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