Shorter chapter today, mainly to update the status of our favorite Barbossa. I'll have another chapter out tomorrow.

Slowly, sailing through the Caribbean seas, was the Queen Anne's Revenge. Its blood red sails flowed in the wind, figurehead pointed forwards towards a deadly adversary. Directly ahead of the Revenge was the Silent Mary, its broken and battered image terrifying.

"Ship dead ahead!" Yelled one of the Revenge's crewmembers. Captain Barbossa watched as the Silent Mary got closer, and closer. Next to him were Mullroy and Murtogg, who were looking at the Silent Mary through a telescope.

Mullroy turned to Barbossa. "Sir," He started. "We've never questioned your reason as a…Captain, uh," Suddenly, Murtogg finished Mullroy's sentence for him. "Is there a reason…why you've decided to sail in this unreasonable direction?" Suddenly, Barbossa stood up. "Tell the men to prepare to be boarded," He begun. "Stand their ground, and show no fear!"

On the Silent Mary, Lesaro controlled the ghost ship from the wheel. Captain Salazar walked up to him. "Capitán," Lesaro begun. "A ship sails towards us." He pointed towards the incoming Queen Anne's Revenge.

Salazar laughed. "So, the one-legged Capitán of the Queen Anne's Revenge is a fool after all," He begun. "He was smart to run earlier. But now he comes back, most likely thinking that he can beat me. I was tempted to let him live, but now I have no choice." Salazar turned to Lesaro. "Prepare to raise the Silent Mary and send them to their deaths!"

As the Revenge and Mary moved closer, Barbossa walked to the bow of his ship. He watched as the Silent Mary, once close enough, started to ascend into the air, its ribs stretching out like a cage to soon crush the Revenge. Barbossaa looked up, and raised his voice. "Capitán Salazar, I hear you've been looking for Jack Sparrow?" He said. Hearing Barbossa, Salazar stopped the Mary in its tracks, the ribs creaking as they ceased all movement. So the one-legged pirate was not here to fight?

Suddenly, Salazar's men jumped from the Mary onto the Revenge, landing around the pirates, weapons drawn. The pirates jumped back in fear, weapons also drawn. But as per Barbossa's order, they had to stand their ground. Supposedly these cursed Spanish pirate hunters also had the same order from Salazar, who wanted to hear what Barbossa had to say.

Suddenly, Salazar himself jumped and landed behind Barbossa, his black hair flowing in the air, his face cracked and mysterious black liquid dripping from his mouth. Barbossa slowly turned around, now face to face with the dreaded pirate hunter. "My name's…Captain Barbossa," He begun. "I stand before you with cordial intent."

In response, Salazar laughed. "Cordial intent," He begun, turning to his crew. "Do you hear that? This pirate had cordial intent!" Salazar turned back to Barbossa. "So let me show you what my cordiality is, eh? Every time I tap my sword, one of your men will die! So I suggest you speak quickly."

Salazar tapped his sword on the deck of the Revenge, and one of the cursed crewmembers stabbed and killed one of the pirates on the Revenge. "Might want to go a bit faster, Capitán." Salazar remarked, another tap and another pirate dead.

"Where's Jack Sparrow?" Salazar demanded. "Jack…be sailing for the Trident." Barbossa responded. "No…the sea belongs to the dead." Salazar responded. "The Trident controls the sea." Barbossa responded. Salazar quickly turned. "No, no!" He barked. "There's no treasure! There's no treasure that can save him." Salazar said, turning back to Barbossa.

"He will die, as will you." Salazar said, pulling up his rapier and pointing it to Barbossa's neck. "I be the only one that can lead you to him!" Barbossa said. "I declare that you shall have Jack's life by sunrise on tomorrow, or you can take me own then. Do we have an accord?"

Salazar looked at Barbossa intently. Was the pirate telling the truth? So far, he has seen nothing of Jack Sparrow. Perhaps this was his chance to finally catch Sparrow once and for all. Salazar laughed. "Take me to him." He said. "And you will live to tell the tale."

"You have my word." Barbossa responded. "And thank you – on behalf of me crew." Salazar looked to the ground, and tapped his rapier several times. The cursed crew started to kill some of Barbossa's crew, but leaving a few behind. "You can take what's left of them." Salazar responded. "And let them come aboard!"