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Chapter 19: Plans

Plan B was pretty much the same plan as the one we had the last time we were here - tie all the sheets together and make a rope to climb down. Except, this time, we were able to access a dingy to get across the water instead of swimming.

When we got into the dingy, Elizabeth took us to the shore, and then went to free the others on the Pearl. We ran inside and caught up to Jack, who was just about to make his presence in the cave known.

I ran up to him and tapped him on the back. He turned around and gave me a look that told me he had a plan and to go along with it. Then he turned back around and started into the cave.

"Beg your pardon," Jack said, pushing his way through the crowd of pirates. The four of us followed him close behind as the surrounding pirates stared in awe.

Barbossa was standing on top of a mountain of treasure, behind the chest that the Aztecs gave to Cortés. He was getting ready to slit Will's throat. "Begun by blood..."

"Excuse me," Chelsie muttered.

"Sorry," Indiana said, not sorry at all.

Barbossa leaned in to slit Will's throat. "By blood un-" He stopped, noticing the five of us for the first time.

"Jack!" Will said, partly relieved, partly annoyed.

"What about us?" Zuri asked Will, gesturing between me, Chelsie, Indiana and herself. Will half smiled at us but said nothing.

"S'not possible." Barbossa looked shocked.

"Not probable," I corrected him.

"Where's Elizabeth?" Will asked.

"She's safe, just like I promised. She's all set to marry Norrington, just like she promised. And you get to die for her, just like you promised. So, we're all men of our word really except for Elizabeth who is, in fact, a woman," Jack said, grinning at the end of his speech.

"Shut up!" Barbossa yelled. "You're next." He leaned in to slit Will's throat again.

"You don't want to be doing that, mate," Jack said, stepping forward. Bo'sun put his hand on Jack's shoulder to stop him.

"No, I really think I do," Barbossa told Jack.

"Your funeral," Jack said, crossing his arms in front of him.

Barbossa rolled his eyes. "Why don't I want to be doing it?"

"Well, because," Jack stopped to push Bo'suns hand off his shoulder to step forward. "...because the HMS Dauntless, pride of the Royal Navy, is floating just offshore. Waiting for you."

"And I suppose you have a plan, aye?" Barbossa asked Jack, looking at him with an annoyed expression.

"Aye. Just hear me out, mate. You order your men to row out to the Dauntless. They do what they do best. Robert's your Uncle, Fannie's your Aunt, there you are with two ships. The makings of your very own fleet. 'Course you'll take the grandest as your flagship, and who's to argue? But what of the Pearl? Name me Captain, I'll sail under your colours, I'll give you ten percent of me plunder and you get to introduce yourself as... Commodore Barbossa. Savvy?" Jack questioned Barbossa hopefully. I have to admit, it is a very good and mischievous plan.

"I s'pose in exchange, you want me not to kill the whelp," Barbossa said viciously, turning to scowl at Will. Zuri, Chelsie, Indiana and I looked to Jack for an answer. Indiana looked hopeful, most probably hoping that Jack had a plan that did not involve Will's death.

"No, no, not at all by all means, kill the whelp," Jack answered. Indiana nearly retaliated, but I quickly reached out to cover her mouth, giving her a reassuring look. She calmed down a bit.

"Just not yet. Wait to lift the curse until the opportune moment. For instance..." Jack picked up four medallions from the chest that he was now standing next to. "After you've killed Norrington's men... Every..." drop. "Last..." drop. "One." He dropped three medallions back into the chest, secretly slipping one into the sleeve of his tunic.

Will noticed. "You've been planning this from the beginning. Ever since you learned my name," he said, going along with the plan for once.

"Yeah," Jack answered, giving Will a look.

"I want fifty percent of your plunder," Barbossa butted in again.

"Fifteen," Jack said back.

"Forty."

"Twenty-five. And I'll buy you the hat. A really big one...Commodore," Jack negotiated.

"We have an accord," Barbossa said, shaking Jack's hand.

Jack turned to the crowd of pirates that were watching all of this. "All hands to the boats," Jack commanded. Then he saw Barbossa look at him in disapproval. "Apologies. You give the orders."

"Gents...take a walk," Barbossa told them.

"Not to the boats?" Jack asked, not getting any answer as the crowd of pirates began to shrink, until there were only a few left to make sure we didn't leave the cave.