Chapter 7: The Ritual

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Will: He roped a couple of sea turtles.

Gibbs: Aye. Sea turtles.

Will's not quite buying it. There are so many problems with the story, Will has trouble settling on which to start with, finally settling on the simplest question.

Will: What did he use for rope?

Gibbs starts to answer, then realises he doesn't know. But Jack now stands near them with Blue behind, and supplies the answer.

Jack: Human hair. From my back.

Blue: I wasn't there, but it was a truly magnificent tale to hear

Gibbs knew there was a perfectly logical answer, but Will's not buying it. Jack holds his gaze with a poker face.....and then-

Jack: Let go of the anchor!

Crew: Let go of the anchor, Aye!

Jack: Young Mr. Turner, Little Sparrow and I are to go ashore

Blue: Yes!

Gibbs steps close to Jack, unaware Will is listening.

Gibbs: Cap'n! What if the worst should happen?

Jack: Keep to the Code.

Gibbs: Aye, the code.

They part as Will watches Jack speculatively, the three jump onto a long boat with Blue operating the oars. Jack took out his spyglass and looked through it. The Black Pearl lies at anchor, it was mostly empty, movement of a few pirates on board.

Will: Is she there?

Jack: No.

Jack continues to gaze at the ship, and Will looks from him to the Pearl. He's putting the pieces together and doesn't like the picture he sees.

Will: Where is she?

Jack: It's begun.

Blue: You mean....that?

Jack: Yes

Blue: Well, we should get a move on then

Jack: Right, row as much as you can, sonny boy. You've got the physical strength

Inside the caves of Isla De Muerta, Pirates were seen carrying their gold while traversing through a tunnel. A pirate roughly yanks Elizabeth along, pulling her by the rope that ties her hands.

The group reach the main cavern, as the pirate lets go of the rope and moves off. Elizabeth stops at the sight of pirates adding their Spoils of War to a spectacular pile of treasure.

Coins, gold and silver ingots, jewelry, objects d' art, jade and ivory, brightly colored silks, furniture, jewels and pearls, mirrors and swords.

At the center, a hole in the ceiling lets in a column of sunlight, which illumines: an Aztec stone chest. Koehler then gives Elizabeth a shove in the back, as she was needed for the final part of all of this.

Koehler: Move.

As they move off, the focus goes to Pintel and Ragetti hauling a large chest between them.

Pintel: Ten years of hoarding swag.

Ragetti: And now we finally get to spend it!

They dump the chest and pick through it, with Ragetti finding a parasol.

Pintel: Once we're quit of the curse, we'll be rich men, 'n you can buy an eye what actually fits....and's made of glass.

Ragetti is genuinely moved. He reaches up to wipe a tear.

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