EXT. LARGER VIEW OF THE CLEARING—WANING FOG
The tentacles of vines climbing from the space where the cup was begins to fill with water and flood the entire clearing, not sprouting like a fountain but rather like a broken water main.
EXT. NATIVES—FOG
Their calls having stopped when Jack joined Antina at the cup, thye look disapprovingly but remain for the most part silent.
Antina's frail mother, leaning on a YOUNG MAN, squints at the clearing.
ANTINA'S MOTHER
She did? She fix it?
YOUNG MAN
Yes.
ANTINA'S MOTHER
(giddy)
My girl? Stop the hole in the soul?
She throws her head back and laughs.
EXT. CLEARING—FOG
The fog still hovers over the clearing, but light shines behind it now.
It begins to rain through the fog down onto the pirates, the last of the black charred mess being covered by the snaking vines.
EXT. CLOSER ON THE CLEARING—FOG AND LIGHT RAIN
The pirates whoop and shout, removing their heavy coats and in some instances their boots and enjoying the light rain, scooping up water to drink and becoming drunk with it straight off.
Blackbeard, in particular, laughs deeply and easily. He grabs his protégée by the shoulder.
TEACH
Hector? Have I mentioned that I like your hat?
BARBOSSA
Thankee kindly, Captain Teach.
Pintel and Ragetti splash each other in a puddle.
PINTEL
Hey! Your eye's not back!
Antina lets go of Kit and grabs Will, pulling him to the deepest level of water and pulling off his coat.
She shoves him all the way in, holding his head under as his arms flail, splashing her in the face.
Only after a minute passes does she let him free, and he surfaces with a gasp, huge and deep.
WILL
Elizabeth.
ANTINA
Is that her name, luv?
Bill grabs his son by the back of the shirt and hauls him out, Will sopping wet and still breathing deep.
BILL
You've done it!
(he takes Will's shocked face in his hands)
You've got us both!
He hugs Will to his chest, laughing and sipping some water out of his hand.
WILL
They've stopped.
BILL
What?
WILL
Stopped calling.
He hugs his father back and stands straight.
Gibbs dunks his head in a shallow pool, sputtering and narrowing his eyes at the glare across the water.
JACK
(to Gibbs)
Mr. Gibbs! Feeling more youthful and voracious, I would hope?
GIBBS
Aye!
And yourself, Cap'n?
JACK
Indeed.
He dunks a rum bottle into a puddle and drinks deeply, shaking his head sharply at the buzz.
JACK
Not all that different than rum.
TEACH
(wandering by)
Jack! I can actually see you!
(grabbing him by the shoulders)
Now I can recognize you, and wives, and, more importantly, you and my wives together.
JACK
That will certainly come in handy.
Teach gives another laugh and stomps off to find Barbossa again.
TEACH
Hector; even with this gift you offer me, I'll still not be suited for the sea in a few years.
BARBOSSA
What do you suggest? That the sea function without its king?
TEACH
Nay, I thought I'd aquaint you with a very special lady.
She's a queen, I'll have you know.
BARBOSSA
You want me to take command of Queen Anne?
TEACH
Take her and watch her—she's an ornery old one, she is.
And while the literal concept of a "black beard" may escape ye—
He shrugs and continues to swagger in the watery clearing, which now has its fair share of tree sprouts.
Jack sidles onup to Barbossa, having overheard--
JACK
Few years ain't long to get along.
BARBOSSA
But it is long to share the same woman.
JACK
Not at all if you think like a pirate instead of a king—
(mockingly)
--majesty.
BARBOSSA
Can I help it if you're envious at my breadth of knowledge and aquaintence?
JACK
Yes, you bloody well ought! You know the Pearl's my ship yet you insist on denying any manner of fair negotiation!
BARBOSSA
Fairness is a matter of perspective.
ANTINA
Yes, like when you said you'd get me my box of marriage papers.
BARBOSSA
Pardon?
ANTINA
Proves I've married various wealthy personages over time—no matter—what I care about is location.
JACK
Never said I'd give it to you.
Said I'd give you the location.
He finds Teach and points grandly at him.
JACK
(con't)
There lies your piece of property.
Yours is his, his is yours and what he decides to leave to Hector can be debated.
He pushes her towards Teach.
BARBOSSA
No. Weren't a legal marriage.
I believe that last part applies to you.
They begin to walk together, back the way they came, as Antina is ushering the pirates to stop swilling and leave.
JACK
Suppose that's the benefit of grooming a successor.
Ragetti and Pintel scramble to join them, the former landing closest to Barbossa.
RAGETTI
Er…Cap'n?
JACK & BARBOSSA
Yes?
They exchange a look, Jack shrugs—it was your idea.
RAGETTI
Well, me eye's not back.
BARBOSSA
And?
RAGETTI
We-Well, I can't help but think that I'd be a better gunner with it.
JACK
But no one'd ever be able to bloody recognize you.
BARBOSSA
Your eye affect this?
He taps Ragetti on the head. Ragetti shakes it.
BARBOSSA
(con't)
Then what's the problem?
You're set to be more than just a gunner, lad.
PINTEL
Oi! Than what am I?
Antina walks with Teach.
ANTINA
So I hear you hold my life in your hands.
TEACH
Funny story behind that.
ANTINA
Feel like I've heard it at a party somewhere.
TEACH
I've been thinking that I need someone to work with on the seas.
ANTINA
Eddie, you know I'm an awful sailor.
TEACH
Not you! But I'll be needing your assistance. If, you know, you aim is to retrieve your property from Anne.
ANTINA
She is an ornery one, ain't she.
TEACH
Aye, she is. I wouldn't cross her.
ANTINA
You know what they say about wives of kings.
TEACH
Ever heard of Stede Bonnet?
EXT. EDGE OF CLEARING—FOG
The natives still surround the clearing, almost shoulder to shoulder and quite impassible.
The MAN who shouted at Antina before steps forward.
MAN
There is a hole on our island.
All eyes turn to Antina.
MAN
Not just her.
Anyone that willingly stays—or you all do.
JACK
Where's old Commie-what's-his-face?
Norrington is nowhere to be found, and the pirates exchange troubled looks and mutters until Zelda steps forward.
ZELDA
I stay.
MAN
Well enough.
(he breaks a space in the circle)
If you leave her...
All eyes now go to Zelda, who has an oddly blank expression on her face.
Kit runs up to her and hugs her out of her trance.
ZELDA
Grow up and become good man, Kit.
Your mum's a good one.
ANTINA
(dreadfully upset)
I'm awful. He's not even mine.
Jack fights with his body to embrace her, but decides against it. Instead, he grandly kisses her hand.
ZELDA
Jack Sparrow.
JACK
Lady.
The group, led now by Will, make their way one by one through the space cleared for them.
Antina, Jack, and Kit are last to go, spending one final moment looking at Zelda.
She stares after them.
ZELDA
I were female pirate once.
As Antina passes the circle of her family, the man grabs her arm.
MAN
What of Tia Dalma?
ANTINA
Witches got their hands on her and choked her in the sea.
EXT. THREE SHIPS—FOG
The three ships lay still in their fake port.
EXT. DUTCHMAN—FOG
James Norrington stands at the helm of the Flying Dutchman, a hard look on his face.
O'Brady hauls a line, limping madly from his previous leg injury.
O'BRADY
I don't see why we couldn't take a moment to indulge ourselves before making our way off.
NORRINGTON
Because, Mr. O'Brady, if one ever hopes to live up to the example of the real Davy Jones, a fear of death cannot manifest.
O'BRADY
(pausing)
You hear them?
NORRINGTON
(difficult)
Every moment.
O'BRADY
Don't see how.
NORRINGTON
She holds what's left of my heart as well.
(after a pause)
Haul anchor, Mr. O'Brady.
O'Brady does so, heaving and panting and groaning, Norrington remaining stoically at the wheel.
O'BRADY
Where we to, captain?
As Norrington looks to the distance, the sea begins to fly—
They are taking the WINDLESS PASSAGE—
NORRINGTON
To find ourselves a proper crew, Mr. O'Brady.
EXT. DECK OF THE PEARL—FOG
Murtogg and Mullory lay sleeping on a few piles of rope and sacks, snoring loudly.
A SHOUT awakens them.
BARBOSSA
Need I introduce you lads to your innards?
MURTOGG & MULLROY
Captain!
(dashing to the side)
Aye?
BARBOSSA
(among the rest of the pirates)
Be nice if we could have a line or two.
EXT. ANNE AND PEARL AT SEA—THIN FOG
As the ships leave the still water around the island to catch a proper wind, Hector Barbossa checks his spyglass.
He turns to Will, who is on the Pearl's deck, looking rather out of place.
BARBOSSA
They been long gone.
GIBBS
The nutter and the former Commodore.
(whistles)
Never thought they'd find the pod to their peas quite so nicely.
WILL
You can leave my father and I at the nearest port.
I've other matters to attend to. No matter how long it takes…
Teach, at the helm of Queen Anne, shouts to Barbossa, Will, Jack, and the rest of the Pearl.
TEACH
Look like here's where we part ways, lads!
Jack, tell your dad I send my regards—a bullet to the brain if you got it!
JACK
Much obliged.
TEACH
And seems I've got the queen as well!
Antina waves wildly from the deck, even as Teach turns the ship.
ANTINA
Behave! Like a gentleman if you have to!
GIBBS
Who's she talking to?
Toussaint pushes Kit to Jack.
TOUSSAINT
Him.
She say she want you to groom him. Baby Sparrow, she says.
JACK
Hm.
Well, Master—Antina.
Begin by…
COTTON'S PARROT
Swab the deck!
JACK
If I said it better, couldn't have been said.
Kit, much like Kit, races off to do as he's told.
EXT. CLOSE ON RIPPED CHARTS—DAY
Barbossa has his piece of the charts laid out across a trunk of sorts, studying the edges.
Jack smacks his more useful piece in the center.
JACK
More helpful.
Though the Fount's gone.
He points to where the cup formermly read "Agua de Vida." Indeed, it is gone, and instead there is just the picture of an angel and a skeleton, cradling a rather large diamond.
BARBOSSA
That's interesting…
Little Jack scampers up to him, handing him Antina's formerly lost diamond pendant, filled to the brim with water.
JACK
Ah. Sea turtles?
He uncorks the pendant and sprinkles a thin stream of water around the ripped edge of the Charts.
Jack lifts them—good as new.
JACK
Two captains on one ship's a considerably fearsome legend.
BARBOSSA
Depending on who lives longer.
JACK
Well, I suggest we behave like pirates.
Horizon—
BARBOSSA
Legend—
JACK
That's the life.
FADE TO BLACK
A/N: That's the end of my tale. :) Hope you loved reading half as much as I loved writing.