Chapter Four- Barbossa Meets Sao Feng
Will watched as the men holding Elizabeth gagged her and dragged her to the side of the room. The man, who had told Sao Feng Barbossa had arrived, scurried back into the room and nodded to his master. Sao Feng nodded in Will direction and next thing he knew he was being plugged under the water. Having no idea how long he was to stay under water, he was very careful of his breathing, trying desperately to think of that and not the painful temperature of the water.
When Will was dragged out the water, he gasped heavily, throwing his head back and immediately making eye contact with Elizabeth, who'd had her gag removed and was standing between Sao Feng and Barbossa.
"This is the thief," Sao Fend said, walking over to Will. "Is his face familiar to you?"
Barbossa shook his head. Sao Feng grasped Will hair, pulling head back and quickly pulled out a sharp wooden dagger. "Then I guess he has no further need for it."
In a flash Sao Feng goes to slice off Will face with the knife but Elizabeth cries out, "Don't!" Will looks over at Elizabeth, her eyes wide in terror. Sao Feng turns to Elizabeth with a smug smile.
Sao Feng puts his dagger into his belt and turns to Barbossa. "You come into my city and you betray my hospitality." Will knew then that no matter what Barbossa denied Sao Feng wouldn't believe him.
"Sao Feng, I assure I had no idea…"
"That he would get caught!" Sao Feng interrupted Barbossa, yelling at him and his pirates stand and start closing in around them threateningly. Turning and walking away from Barbossa, Sao Feng continued, "You intend to attempt the voyage to Davy Jones' Locker. But I cannot help but wonder," he paused and turned back to face Barbossa. "Why?"
Barbossa threw a coin at Sao Feng, who caught it, blew on it and held it to his right ear. The coin was singing. Barbossa steps towards him. "The song has been sung. The time is upon us. We must convene the Brethren Court. As one of the nine pirate lords, you must honour the call."
Sao Feng looks angry and squeezes the coin in his hand, ordering, "More steam." One of his women pulls a lever but nothing happens. Sao Feng turns to look at her and yells. "More steam!" This time when she pulls the lever, more steam is released.
"There is price on all our heads," Sao Feng continues calmly. "It is true. It seems the only way a pirate can turn a profit anymore, is by betraying other pirates."
Will, who had been pulled out of the bath, now stood on the bathhouse floor, listening intently to the conversation. Sao Feng's last comment has given him an idea. Maybe Sao Feng won't cooperate with Barbossa because he isn't offering enough. He looks over at Elizabeth who is watching them also, her beautiful yet dirty face looked interested and nervous, exactly how he felt.
"We must put our difference aside," Barbossa said. "The First Brethren Court gave us the rule of the seas. But now that rule is being challenged by Lord Cutler Beckett."
"Against East India Trading Company, what value is the Brethren Court?" Sao Feng pointed out. "What can any of us do?"
Elizabeth stepped up and said angrily, "You can fight." Her guard went to grabbed her but she shoved her arm away. "Get off me!" Will watched with fear yet admiration as Elizabeth turned to Sao Feng and said, "You are Sao Feng, the Pirate Lord of Singapore. You command in an age of piracy where bold captains sail free waters. Where waves aren't measured in feet, but as increments of fear and those who pass the test become legend. Would you have that era come to an end on your watch? The most notorious pirates from around the world are uniting against our enemy, and yet you sit here cowering in your bath water!"
Fear filled Will as Sao Feng approached Elizabeth and watched as she too shrunk back as the pirate circled her. "Elizabeth Swann. There is more to you than meets the eye, isn't there? And the eye does not go wanting."
Will struggled against his restraints, wanting nothing more than to get Elizabeth away from the filthy pirate. He watched her; she looked a combination of nervous, intimidated and curious. Will too was wondering what Sao Feng words had meant.
"But I can not help but notice," Sao Feng continued walking back up to Barbossa. "That you," he said, pointing to Barbossa. "Have failed to answer my question."
Sao Feng faced Barbossa and calmly asked, "What is it you seek in Davy Jones' Locker?"
"Jack Sparrow," Will answers. Sao Feng's two women giggle and immediately cover the mouths. "He's one of the pirate lords." Will immediately saw that this answer had greatly angered Sao Feng, who ran his hand over his head and walked away, almost shaking with rage.
"The only reason," Sao Feng began his voice livid. "I would want Jack Sparrow returned from the land of the dead, is so I can send him back myself!" he yelled the last part of the sentence and kicked a stool angrily.
Barbossa walked over to Sao Feng and explained. "Jack Sparrow holds one of the nine pieces of eight. He failed to pass it along to a successor before he died. So we must go and get him back."
"So," Sao Feng replied, "You admit you have deceived me." Will tensed at Sao Feng's comment, knowing what was going to happen next. Sure enough, Sao Feng yelled, "Weapons!" While drawing out his own, so did all the pirates in the bathhouse.
Barbossa backed away beside Elizabeth as he said, "Sao Feng, I assure you, our intention are strictly honourable." Within seconds four swords appeared through the floor of the bathhouse and we caught by Barbossa and Elizabeth in each of their hands. Barbossa looked over at Sao Fend and gave an innocent grin.
Sao Feng grabbed a thin young pirate Will had never seen before and held his sword to the man's throat. "Drop your weapons or I kill the man!" he threatened.
Barbossa looked confused and replied, "Kill him he's not our man."
Looking around Will said, "If he's not with you, and he's not with us, who's he with?"
East India Company soldiers burst in at every door, yelling and firing their guns. Soon the room is filled with fighting as Will hits the men holding him with the wood across his shoulders, throwing one into the bath. He then struggles to fight East India Company soldiers, luckily managing to have one soldiers cut threw his restraints during a fight. Now holding the wood as a weapon he hits the soldiers until he hears Elizabeth call out his name and he turns as she throws him one of her swords. Will hears more doors burst open and see Mercer leading more soldiers into the bathhouse. Mercer holds up his gun, pointing it directing at Elizabeth. Will runs forward, grabs her and pushes them both out of the bullets path.
Elizabeth turns and smiles gratefully at him, they are now standing beside Sao Feng and Barbossa. They turn to see to rows of soldiers pointing guns directly at them. A bomb goes of behind the soldiers, knocking them all down before they could fire. Taking their moment to escape, all the pirates run out of the bathhouse into the chaotic streets and running civilians and fighting men. Will keeps his arm on Elizabeth's back to stay close to her as they scramble through the streets. Will, Elizabeth and Barbossa come to a market place and have to start fighting soldiers, thus separating Will from his fiancée. The narrow canals and bridges make it difficult to fight but Will manages to remain uninjured while he fights East India Company men, throwing them into the water and making his way to the key.
Will makes a bolt for the key when his path is clear but is quickly grabbed by Sao Feng and pulled into a shop, holding a sword to Will throat. "It's an odd coincidence, isn't it?" Sao Feng says angrily. "That the East India Trading Company finds me the day you show up in Singapore."
"It is coincidence only!" Will replies calmly and speedily moves the sword from his throat and puts his father's knife to the pirate lord. "If you want to make a deal with Beckett, you need what I offer."
"You cross Barbossa. You are willing to cross Jack Sparrow. Why should I expect any better?" Sao Feng replied accusingly.
Will looked back at Sao Feng and replied, "I need the Black Pearl to free my father." Will turned his knife from Sao Feng's throat. "You're helping me to get it."
Elizabeth had fought her way down to key, seeing Barbossa and all except Will were already there. But she was soon relieved to see him leading a group of Asian pirates to the key.
When the two groups reached each other, Barbossa said in surprise, "You have the charts?"
"And better yet," Will replied, throwing the charts to Barbossa. "A ship and a crew."
"Where's Sao Feng?" Elizabeth asked.
"He'll cover our escape and meet us at Shipwreck Cove," Will replied and the leader of the Asian pirates beckoned the crew in the direction of the ship.
Elizabeth stood there for a moment watching Will who put his arm around her and together they followed the pirates to their new ship.
Once aboard the crew quickly weighed anchor and set sail. Elizabeth and Will walked over to Barbossa who was examining the charts at a table. He move the circles around till he seemed appear and then started barking orders at the crew. Elizabeth peered at the charts; finding had to understand that this could actually give directions. But she had no choice but to trust Barbossa. She left Will to look at the charts and walked over to Tia Dalma who was standing near the railing at the stern.
"There's no place left for Sao Feng to cower, do you think he will honour the call?" Elizabeth asked the woman who was looking out to the ocean with a grim expression.
"I can not say. There's an evil on the seas that even the most staunch and bloodthirsty pirates have come to fear." Tia Dalma replied, keeping her dark eyes on the sea, great sorrow in her voice.
Elizabeth left the woman to her thoughts and went back to Will, who was now standing at the back of the ship, alone with his thoughts. "Do you think Sao Feng will go to Shipwreck Cove?" she asked. Will turned back to look at her.
"I know he will," he said very quietly.
'How?" Elizabeth asked curiously. Will looked around carefully and drew Elizabeth close.
He spoke very quietly. "I made a deal with Sao Feng during the fight."
"What?" Elizabeth hissed back.
"The Black Pearl is the only ship that can outrun the Flying Dutchman. I need it to rescue my father." Will explained. "When we get Jack back, I'll have the Pearl."
"You can't!" Elizabeth argued. "How on earth can you take the Pearl from both Jack and Barbossa? Besides, what is Sao Feng getting from this deal?"
Will looked at her guiltily and replied, "He thinks I'm giving him Jack."
Elizabeth gasped and gave him a reproachful look. "You can't possibly…"
"Elizabeth," Will interrupted. "I have a plan." Elizabeth said nothing so Will continued. "We rescues Jack and we convince him to go to the Brethren Court. The Brethren Court will then agree to fight Beckett. Now Beckett is going to need the Flying Dutchman to lead the battle, so the Pearl will fight the Dutchman anyway."
Elizabeth nodded in understanding but was still doubtful. "Will, I understand you plan. But you're relying on a lot of rum soaked pirates to help your plan along."
Will smiled slightly. "True. There is us to guide them to do what we want. Barbossa wants to meet with the Brethren Court. So at least for now he's on our side, that can't hurt."
Elizabeth nodded. "True. So we are going to fight Beckett and Davy Jones."
Will looked down and said, "This is isn't your fight, Elizabeth. It's between the pirates and Beckett, and Davy Jones and me. You don't have to fight."
Elizabeth smiled bitterly, looking out at the ocean before looking back at Will. "I have a fight with both of them. If it weren't for Beckett I would be married for a pirate." They both smiled at that. Then Elizabeth added, "And what ever your fight, is my fight too."
The look of love on Will's face reminded her of the smile on his face before they shared their first kiss. The humble blacksmith still surprised that the Governor's Daughter was in love with him.
Will moved her away from the railing to the wall of the ships cabin, shielding them from view as he brought his mouth down stairs. Elizabeth sighed and brought her arms round to his back, pulling as close. Will suddenly broke the kiss with a grimace and pulled away.
"What's wrong?" she asked with concern. Before Will could reply, Elizabeth lifted up his shirt, revealing bruising from the beating he had endured, she looked round and saw his back had similar injuries. "Oh Will, I'm so sorry," she gasped guiltily
"Don't worry," he replied, not wanting to see her upset again. He watched her face she see traced the outside of his bruises. Will somehow knew that she was replaying what had happened in the bathhouse over in her mind, just as Will was. Her hands continued to touch his stomach, his skin being to react to her touch in a different way.
A strong wing suddenly swept through the boat and a great shiver ran through Elizabeth, Will immediately pulled her into his arms for warmth. She put her hands on his chest as Will tightens his grasp as he remembered Sao Feng's threats towards her. He pulled away enough to cup her face and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Elizabeth returned it hungrily, moving her hands around to his shoulders to keep in close. He held her against the wall, ending their kiss and trailing kisses along her jaw line. Elizabeth was whimpering softly against him, her hands finding their way into his hair.
Elizabeth was in heaven, she had completely forgotten where she was. There was nothing but her and Will. She was so desperate to be close to him but it was difficult without hurting his injuries. She lost all thoughts when his mouth started kissing the sensitive area where are neck and shoulders met. Her legs buckled and he had to hold her up, her hands moving under his shirt to his touch the skin of his chest, causing Will to groan against her skin. She felt Will's hand leave her waist, trailing down over her hips. When his rough hand met the soft skin of her thigh she gasped loudly. Will suddenly stopped and pulled away, leaving Elizabeth panting heavily against the wall.
"What?" Elizabeth said breathlessly.
'I can't, we can't," Will replied, his face flushed and also breathing heavily.
Before Elizabeth could protest, Pintel and Ragetti appeared, Ragetti said, "The Captain wants to see you, Mr. Turner."
Will nodded and the two walked away. Will looked back at Elizabeth and gave her a brief and loving kiss before leaving to look for Barbossa.
Elizabeth fell back against the wall in frustration, still struggling to catch her breath.
A/N: There's the fourth chapter, sorry it's got a lot from the movie in it. I'm trying not to do that too much. Please let me know what you think!