hoist the colors

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"It's not over." I said. "There's still a fight to be had." William agreed with me. "We've an armada against us, and with the Dutchman, there's no chance." Gibbs said. "There's only a fool's chance." Elizabeth said. "Revenge won't bring your father back, Miss Swann, and it's not something I'm intending to die for." Barbossa told her.

"You're right." I said, and Elizabeth, along with the rest of them, looked at me. "Then what shall we die for?" I asked them. "You will listen to me. Listen!" I yelled and went to stand on the railing. "The Brethren will still be looking here to us, to the Black Pearl, to lead. And what will they see? Frightened, the rats abandoned a derelict ship!? No! No, they will see free men and freedom! And what the enemy will see is the flash of our cannons. They will hear the ring of our swords, and they will know what we can do. By the sweat of our brows, and the strength of our backs... and the courage of our hearts. Gentlemen... hoist the colors." I said.

"Hoist the colors..." William also agreed. "Hoist the colors" - Ragetti. "Hoist the colors." - Pintel. "Aye. The wind's on our side, boys. That's all we need!" Gibbs yelled as he looked at me with a grin. The others started cheering. "Hoist the colors!" I yelled at the other ships, and they cheered along with us as they hoisted their colors.

Meanwhile, Pintel and Ragetti took care to hoist ours as well.

The fight started. It soon started raining heavily, and in the middle of the water, a maelstrom formed. "Captain Barbossa!" Elizabeth yelled. "We need you at the helm," Elizabeth told him. He looked at us for a moment. "Aye, that be true!" He said, Bushed cotton away, and took the helm for himself. "Brace up yards. You cack-handed deck apes! Dying is the day worth living for!" barbossa yelled out and the three of us grinned at Barbossa.

I went down to the others and helped while I watched the Dutchman getting closer each second. The Dutchman was not far behind us and soon also started firing at us, while the rain didn't seem to get less. We soon got ready to fire as they went even closer. I took my sword and stood on deck waiting for the real fight to begin. "Fire!" Barbossa yelled, and so the others yelled too. We started firing at the Dutchman who was opposite us in the maelstrom. Guns hit us, but we also hit them a few times. Barbossa pointed the Pear even more right into the maelstrom while I tried not to get shot and looked out for Jack.

I looked at the Dutchman, and suddenly I noticed someone swinging onto the sail. "Jack!" I yelled out with big eyes as I watched him fighting with Jones on the sail. The ships went closer; I grabbed a rope and started swinging over to the enemies.

I then looked up to see Jack cut the key from Jones's tentacle, so I quickly dodged a few attacks and grabbed the key, hiding it in my pocket.

I then grabbed a rope, swung around in the air, and when Jones swung Jack over, I quickly grabbed him, and we both swung through the air. "Jack!" I yelled out happily. "Y/N!" He said surprised but with a grin. He then took his gun, pointed it at Jones, who still stood in the sail holding the chest, and shot the chest out of his hands. More people went to attack us even in the air, and I slightly let go of the rope to dodge a hit I would receive. "Y/n!" Jack said surprised as he looked down at me. "I'm fine! Get the chest!" I yelled at him and let go of the rope to land on deck.

I instantly got caught up in another fight. One of those fishmen attacked me, but I managed to dodge it and pushed him off the ship into the water. I watched in shock as I noticed Jack fighting Joens with a wooden plank. Jones managed to hit him square in the face, and I caught action. I took a rope and swung over the ship to land in front of Jack, facing Jones. "Harridan! You'll see no mercy from me!" Jones yelled at me. "I don't need it from you!" I yelled,, drew my sword, and attacked him.

I attacked Jones and pushed him to the side. I then reached for the key in my pocket and quickly tossed it over to Jack without Jones noticing it. Jones turned around and went to attack me again. He attacked, I dodged, I attacked, and he dodged. We spun around as we fought. When he suddenly punched me in the face, I fell to the floor.

Jones slowly approached me when suddenly, a sword was stuck through his back. "Mr. Turner!" Jones yelled angrily as he looked over his shoulder. "Did you forget? I'm a heartless wretch." Jones said, Bend the sword, and kicked Will away from him. Jack was quick to come over to me and pulled me in a hug as he held me against his chest, glaring at Jones. Jones looked at Jack and then back at me. "Ah. Love." He spit the word almost out. "A dreadful bond. And yet so easily severed." Jones said, and then he looked over at William. "Tell me, William Turner, do you fear death?" He asked, and my eyes widened at Jack's action. "Do you?!" Jack yelled. He had the chest open and Jones's heart in his hands with a knife in his hand. "Heady tonic, holding life and death in the palm of one's hand." Jack told him.

"You're a cruel man, Jack Sparrow." Jones spitted at him. "Cruel is a matter of perspective." I defended Jack. "Is it?" Jones asked, and suddenly, he stabbed Will in his heart. "No, WILL!" I yelled out. Suddenly, Jones got attacked by another member of his crew and pinned to the wall as I ran over to Will. "Will! Will stay with me! Stay with me!" I yelled at him, and then I looked at Jack, who held the heart in his hand and looked at the both of us.

Jones was about to kill the father of Will when suddenly he stopped in his tracks, his tentacles flipping around wildly, and he turned to see Jack had taken Will's hand and stabbed the heart.

Jones slowly stumbled towards the edge until he fell into the ocean. I looked at Jack, and suddenly the connection of the two ships got separated, and the Pearl started heading out of the maelstrom. William started slowly losing condition. "Will! No!" I yelled out with tears in my eyes, and the other members from Davy's crew started to approach us. "Part of the ship, part of the crew." They started chanting all over again.

Jack then grabbed me by my waist. He grabbed some rope and a bit of the sails. He then shot the rope and Jack and I were lifted into the air. "Hold on tight!" He yelled, and I held onto him with despair as I watched the Dutchman slowly getting sucked in by the water.

We landed near the pearl and instantly got held aboard. "Thanks, Godness, Jack. The armada's still out there. The Endeavour's coming up hard to starboard, and I think it's time we embrace the oldest of noblest of all traditions." Gibbs said.

"Never actually been one for tradition." Jack said, and Elizabeth then approached me. "Where's Will!? Where is he!?" She yelled, and I looked at the ground. Jack pulled me towards him and held me against his chest as Elizabeth looked at us with shock.

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