- Atlantis-
- Triton's Palace-

The only sound that could be heard throughout the palace was the sound of the rain falling heavily on the
glass-like streets outside. The former king of the seas, Neptune, sat with his hands chained together in the middle of the room. Glancing over at the wall, he noticed that on their map, his kingdom was erased. His kingdom was everything but Atlantis. He closed his eyes and waited until he heard the large, glass doors open.

"You thought you were smart, did you?" Neptune raised his eyes to see his former friend sitting before him. He was amazed at how his plot turned into a seperation of kingdoms. Triton was pacing the room as he said, "Thought you could start a mutiny against my kingdom-"

"-I was bloody framed-"

"-you were nothing of the sort, Parrish." Triton countered. When he saw Neptune's gaze carry out towards the window to the rain, Triton's features softened somewhat as he said, "I want you to know...I never wanted the queen dead-"

"-well, what you didn't want happened." Neptune spat, his sea blue eyes focused on Triton, and his golden hair curling slightly at the ends. Triton turned his dark eyes on the former king, his own long, almost black hair pulled back neatly. Neptune was passed crying. He was just filled up with anger at what happened, "My daughter is dead. And you're saying you didn't want that." Neptune gave a laugh, though not out of humor as he said, "You are not a king. You would have never been had we not come up with this. I was bloody framed! How do I know you didn't do this? Get me out of the way so that you could kill my daughter-"

"He didn't kill Lila." Came a voice from behind them. Triton, who had his mouth open to speak, closed it and
turned to see the owner of the voice. Neptune kept his eyes on the mermaid painting that hang on the wall, not really looking at it, not really focused. The sound of boots carried throughtout the hall as the voice said, "I killed 'er."

"Jacob?" Neptune asked, in a shaky voice as his nephew came into full view. A small smirk appeared on Captain Sparrow's ageless, handsome face as he entered the study. The smirk on his face scarily
reminded Neptune of one belonging to not only his wife, but his daughter. Jack propped his leg up on a chair and said to Triton, "Hope ye don't mind my bargin' in, mate. But I thought you two would like to know wha' really 'appened." Neptune's breath caught in his chest as he looked at who he believed killed his
daughter...his nephew.

Jack found himself somewhat unable to look into Triton's eyes. Neptune knew that this had something to do
with Jack's killing Athena all those years ago. Jack finally regained his composure as he said, "I decided...wha' better way to control the seas than by bein' king, aye?" Jack shot an evil smirk over in Neptune's direction, causing Neptune to hiss at him, "She trusted you, Jacob. You bloody know she would have done anything for you."

"'Cept give me the crown, as it would seem. Why the 'ell do you think I was goin' to marry 'er?" Jack's eyes
flashed at that sentence, causing a look that Neptune thought didn't fit what he was saying. Jack was talking as if he wanted Lila dead. As if he had always wanted Lila dead, but his face proved otherwise. His face showed the love that Neptune knew Jack really felt. Jack took a deep breath before saying, "Wasn't
too 'appy tha' the crown skipped me and went to Lila. Though, you can understand my
feelin's I'm sure, Uncle."

"Take them to the brig." Was all Triton said as he was face to face with who he believed killed his wife. "Both of them." Jack took his hat off, and bowed mockingly at Triton, before Triton's guards came and escorted both him and his uncle below the castle down to the brig. After the guards threw Neptune in, he whirled around and pushed Jack up against the wall, "How dare you, Jacob? She bloody trusted you! And
that's how you repay her?" That same smirk spread across Jack's face, causing Neptune to hiss, "How could you?" "Uncle Parrish." Jack said, pushing himself free of his uncle's grasp. Jack reached inside his black jacket, and pulled out a key. Twirling it around his finger, Jack looked back into the eyes of a now confused Neptune, and said with a smirk, "It's like you don't know us at all."

- The Dutchman-
- Atlantis's Coast-

"Captain? We should be arriving shortly." Will glanced down from the wheel to see his father walking up the
stairs. Grant and Bill disappeared weeks ago to have a little talk with the Court. Will didn't know why, but since his father seemed rather upset about it, William thought it best not to press the matter. Will smiled at his father, and put his hands back on the wheel. Moments later, Bill appeared at his side.

Leaning against the railing a bit, Bill followed his son's gaze and asked, "How's Lila?" Will's head quickly
turned back to look at his father, causing Bill to smile. Will sighed, and said to him,"She's fine. She said she didn't feel well this morning, so she's in the cabin resting." Though Will had a rather odd feeling about this. Had Jack not disappeared into his cabin shortly after? Will shook the thoughts away. Everyone
was tired. Besides, after that chaotic storm that Lila brought upon the day before, he knew that it was killing her.

More literal than he would like, as it would seem.

Bill recognized the look in Will's eyes. He smiled and walked in front of the will as he said, "Go on down to
her, son. I've got it up here." Will looked at his father for a moment, before smiling and saying, "You know me well." Bill chuckled softly, before taking the wheel from his son. Will walked down the stairs, and glanced mometarily at the Pearl. He saw Saphira talking to Grant with a rather worried expression on her
face. Saphira looked over at the Dutchman momentarily, and Will was instantly filled with a sort of dread. He knew it. Will put his hand on the cabin's door and said, "Li? Lila, darling are you-" He opened the door to see the bed completely empty, the window open. "-not here." Will finished, walking into the room,
looking around, "Damn it, Lila." Will groaned, looking out the open window to see one of the row boats missing. "She's bloody seven months pregnant this is not..." He stormed out of the cabin to see Grant, Saphira and his father standing in front of him.

"I'm guessing she's not in there." Grant said, still slightly showing his disapprovment for Will in the tone of
his voice. "Well, that's just bloody perfect. No idea where my idiot of a son is either." Will closed his eyes, silently cursing Lila. Why did she do this? Now was not the time to put him in this much stress. Hell, he wasn't the one pregnant!

"What if she has the baby?" Will asked out loud, realization hitting him. Saphira smiled reassuringly and
said, "Love, calm down. Lila's not going to go in labor just yet. Calypso said-"

"-Calypso's been wrong before." Will said, as Rupert and Anamaria made their way on to the Dutchman as well. Ana was pulling her long, black hair back as she said, "Neither of them are on the Sun.
Actually, Jake said tha' he hasn't seen Lila at all today or last night-"

"-she told me she was going over there last night." Will said, pulling his dark ringlets back with his bandana. "This is just bloody amazing! I went to sleep and-"

"-I guess you shouldn't have went to sleep then." Rupert said, with a slight smirk causing both Ana and
Saphie to turn around and smack both of his arms. His face was priceless, but no one on
the deck was in the mood for laughing. Will rolled his hazel eyes and said, "Dad? Grant? Take the Pearl and Dutchman into port. I'll tell Jake to do the same with the Sun. I'll materialize us to shore-"

"-Calypso told you not to do that-"

"-my insane pregnant wife is running around with her insane drunk cousin." Will said, looking at
Saphie. He sighed and said with a slight groan, "You think I care what that witch told me?" Rupert smirked as Will walked past them to one of the rowboats. Saphie rolled her eyes, and pulled Rupert along causing Ana of course to follow them as well. Bill tiredly glanced over at Grant and said, "This will be a long
day."

"And getting longer." Grant replied with a huff as he began towards the Pearl. Bill smirked slightly, and walked up to the wheel. "YOU HEARD THE CAPTAIN! PULL HER INTO PORT!"

- Atlantis-
- Town Square-

She was twirling her sword around as she leaned against the building's wall. Sighing, she pulled her hood over her head, blocking the pouring rain that had to fall. It was alll going accourding to plan. Not a minute later, did the young queen hear boots crunching as they stepped in the wet, ground. She turned around to see Jack and her father running towards her.

Neptune smiled and wrapped his arms tightly around his daughter. He kissed her cheek and whispered,
"Darling, I thought...the Jewel...Mercer destroyed it...then they told me Jack..." Lila pulled her hood back slightly and said, "The Jewel may be gone, but I'm still here...and do you really think Jack would kill me?" She said that with a cocky smile, before reaching inside the cloak and saying, "I've got to be in
disguise. One, I'm suppossed to be dead, and of course I'm sure the secret has gotten out
that I was the one who sank this..." Lila glanced around nervously as she said that, as if someone was listening nearby. She gave the wrinkled parchment to Jack, and said, "This will lead us under the castle."

"Darlin'..." Jack started, looking at the map. "Why do we need to get under the castle?" Lila stared at him with those emerald eyes of hers, before saying, "I don't know. But it's better than walking around town risking me getting seen." Jack nodded, still somewhat confused and followed Lila down the slick, glass-like streets. Neptune stood there, slightly shocked as to what was happening, and then followed them down the
streets. "Lilabelle, I don't understand."

"Mercer's men are working for Triton. According to this lovely map my dear goddmother handed over to me-" She added that with a smirk to her father. "-Mercer's study is down below the castle. There's got to be some evidence that we can prove him guiltly."

"Guilty for what?"

"Framin' you and tellin' Triton tha' you were the one tha' was goin' to start the mutiny all along, for one
thing." Jack said, falling in step with Lila. "Damned things he did all those years ago. And for tryin' and almost succedin' in not only tryin' to kill Lila but Will as well." Neptune turned his eyes to his daughter who had fallen strangely silent and asked, "William?"

"He's alright." Lila said, reassuringly. And that was all she said about that. Neptune could tell that his
daughter was getting weaker by the minute, but nothing could stop her. She walked down the muddy hill carefully, and stopped at the large oak door. Jack and Neptune appeared at her side a second later, as she said, "We have to move quickly. Caly should be here any moment with Mercer in hand. No doubt they'll want a trial, and if we don't have evidence..." She looked at her father and said, "Not even the Queen can win a trial like that."

Lila reached inside her cloak, and pulled out the key. Neptune glanced up as the rain fell from the black rain
clouds and said, "Can't you stop the rain?"

"No. It's all part of the illusion. If I'm dead, it has to look realistic." Lila said, matter-of-factly. She
smiled when she heard the door click, and opened the door. But when she did, she instantly realized that she shouldn't. Because when she did she was face to face with someone's shot gun. The holder of the gun
smirked and said mockingly, "Your Majesty."

"Oh, bugger."