Pale Monk's Whip

Disclaimer: It's not mine. The title is a parody of Dead Man's Chest.

A/N: We've reached the last POTC chapter! Sorry it took so long; there were so many things I wanted to do with it. Silas will be back for Dead Man's Chest. I'm taking suggestions for destinations featured in future chapters (though I can't do anime, as I don't read or watch much of it). I guess this story takes place after an alternate DVC in which Silas lives.

Well, this was it. This was the end of Silas's life. It wasn't an honorable one. He would be hanged as a criminal---as a pirate. Maybe this was his divine punishment for killing those innocent people in order to destroy the Holy Grail. The worst part was that he was about to die and he still hadn't gotten rid of his hiccups.

"Silas the Monk," recited the man whose job it was to recite the charges, "is hereby charged with treason and high crimes against the crown. These crimes are numerous in quantity and sinister in nature. They are as follows: assisting a pirate, being French, and being a Catholic."

That's why I'm being hanged? Silas thought. I've done worse things than that. Like killing that nun.

The Charge Reader then recited Jack's charges.

"Impersonating an officer of the British Royal Navy, impersonating a cleric of the Church of England…"

"I forgot about that one," Jack murmured, smiling. Silas only ogled him and hiccupped.

Out of the corner of his eye, the monk saw the familiar-looking man (whose name was Will, Jack had told him) talking to Elizabeth, the Commodore, and the Governor. Will then turned away. Silas thought he saw Elizabeth faint, but he wasn't sure, since total chaos broke out at that moment.

Will threw two swords into the base of the gallows so that when the bottom dropped out, Jack and Silas could stand on them (which they did). Will then fought with the executioner while the two criminals' feet teetered on the edge of the swords, Jack's chocolate brown eyes and Silas's ice blue eyes bulged at the sight of a sword and an axe so close to their heads. Will managed to cut the ropes free and the condemned men cut their bonds on the swords below.

Jack, Will, and Silas spread the rope out among each other and managed to close-line a good number of naval officers. Unfortunately, when they reached the fort's rampart, they were surrounded by other naval officers. The trio was soon met by Commodore Norrington, Governor Swann, and Elizabeth.

"I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill-conceived escape attempt," the commodore told Will, furious, "but not from you."

"On our return to Port Royal, I granted you clemency," Governor Swann added. "And this is how you repay me? By throwing in your lot with them? He's a pirate. That one's French."

"And they're good men," Will insisted.

"You forget your place, Turner," Norrington warned.

"It's right here," Will told him firmly, "between you and Jack."

"As is mine," Elizabeth stated as she stepped into the middle of the ring of soldiers where the three men stood.

"You (hic) forgot me (hic)," Silas whispered.

"So this is where you heart truly lies, then?" Norrington asked Elizabeth. She nodded.

Jack saw the pause in action as his cue to leave.

"Well, I think we've all arrived at a very special place," he declared, breathing in the governor's face, "spiritually…ecumenically…grammatically." Then he got close to the commodore's face. "I was rooting for you, mate…know that."

As he snuck back, he grabbed Silas's wrist.

"Elizabeth," Jack began, "it would've never worked between us, darling; I'm sorry. And Will…nice hat."

"Where did you learn to kiss so well?" Silas asked Elizabeth. This question earned her a confused look from Will.

Jack led Silas up to the top edge of the rampart.

"This is the day you will always remember as---" the pirate began. Both men fell off the rampart. They both fell unconscious when they were halfway down; they disappeared completely right before they hit the water.

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