"I'm a pirate's daughter?" Calypso asked.
"Aye." Jack said, his hand on my arm. "Cia, this was a bad idea."
"I came back to see my daughter. Now that I have, I'll go back to my pirating business. Good bye, Calypso."
Jack and I left without looking back even when Calypso yelled our names. When we arrived on the Flying Dutchman, Jack and I saw James Norrington and Lydia. Lydia was being held captive by Norrington. There was a cutlass at her throat and I walked close to Norrington and stood before him, my pistol in his face.
"Release her," I said angrily. "Release her now or I'll kill you."
"I doubt you will, Captain." Someone said. I looked and saw it was Beckett.
"So you're the brains behind this operation? I should have known Norrington couldn't have done it by himself."
"Ah, still snappy." Beckett said. "How will you feel when your daughter is lying on the ground, dead?"
"How will you feel when I blast those smart brains right out of your head?" I smirked.
"I don't think you'll do that, Cia." Beckett replied. "Not unless you want your precious Lydia to die."
"Just kill him, Mother!" Lydia shouted.
I lowered my weapon just enough to allow Lydia to break out of Norrington's grim and snatch my pistol from me. There was a crew circle around us. The crew from the East India Trading Company, that is. They all had their weapons trained on us.
"Ah, Lydia my dear, that worked beautifully," Beckett said, walking to her and kissing her cheek.
"What are you doing, Lydia?" Jack asked.
"Earning my living in the new world." She replied.
"By betraying your parents?"
"I do what I can. Beckett has promised me a pardon and I'll work as a privateer for the East India Trading Company. I'll be the wife of a respected Lord."
"And a betrayer!" I shouted before Jack could say anything. "How could you do this to us?"
"I'm a Pirate." She said simply and walked off the Dutchman with Beckett's arm around her waist. The men with weapons tried to force me and Jack to the brig, but we merely looked at each other, flipped over all the men and dived into the ocean. I gave Jack a necklace that would help him breathe under water, and we swam far below the ship.
When we resurfaced, we found Beckett's ship and held on to the boards. We started to climb up the port side and looked carefully over the rail. We didn't see anybody as Jack helped me over. We walked to the wheel and knocked out the man who was steering.
"Sorry, mate." Jack said as he threw him overboard. Then he readjusted the bearings to get back on course. James Norrington came to see what was going on and why the ship was changing course. I pointed my cutlass at him and motioned for him to sit down. When he did, I tied him up. Jack nodded to me and that meant he was finished adjusting the bearings.
"Farewell," He said. "Have fun."
We snuck back down to the chart room and looked at the charts. I heard Beckett coming, and Lydia speaking to him. Jack hid behind the curtains in the window and I sat at Beckett's desk with my feet up.
"Hello, Beckett." I said, smugly. "Nice ship you have here. Mind if I take over?"
"Of course I do." Beckett said. "Lydia would you mind taking care of this problem?"
"Not at all, Cutler." Lydia walked to me. I pulled a pistol from under the desk and pointed it at her.
"Don't try anything." I stood. "Sit down, Lydia."
Lydia sat in the chair and I noticed her new clothes. A rather impressive dress with corset and new black high heeled boots. She fingered a small knife as I turned my attention back to Beckett.
"What do you plan on doing?" Beckett asked. "Just expect me to turn the ship over to you?"
"Of course not. There's no fun in that. I expect you to fight, and try to kill my crew."
Lydia fingered the knife more and as I turned she threw it at me, hitting me in the stomach. I gasped and fell to my knees as Jack came from behind the curtain.
"Cia, love, are you ok?" He asked.
"I just got stabbed, Jack." I replied, trying to pull the dagger out. I bled more and didn't remove it.
"Take them to the brig." Beckett commanded to soldiers who had just walked in.
Jack picked me up and carried me while he was being taken to the brig. Beckett and Lydia had a heart to heart talk as we left.
"Impressive how you could just kill that pirate." He said.
"Thank you," Lydia said, but I don't think she meant it.
Jack and I were in the brig for a long time. Long enough for me to take the pain and pull out the dagger. Jack tore his sleeve off to make a bandage and I wrapped it around my torso.
"Thank you." I said.
We sat in the dark of the brig and silently I sang, "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me."
Jack smiled and said, "Now all we need is some rum." He started to sing along.
We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Maraud and embezzle and even hijack.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
We kindle and char, inflame and ignite.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
We burn up the city, we're really a fright.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
We're rascals, scoundrels, villans and knaves.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs!
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
We're beggars and blighters and ne'er-do-well cads.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Aye! But we're loved by our mommies and dads!
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me.
"A pirate's life for me." Jack said.
"Aye. This is a pirate's life." Lydia said. "Sitting in a brig, rotting for who knows how long."
"Why are you here?" Jack asked, angrily.
"I'm here to take Cia to the doc on the ship. She can't last long with that stomach wound."
"I don't want your help, Mrs. Beckett. Get away from me."
Lydia looked hurt and walked up the stairs. We heard footsteps and saw a girl coming down the stairs.
"Are you all right?" She asked as she picked the lock on the door. She moved so the lantern shone on her face and we recognized her. It was Elizabeth Turner with Will.
"We're fine." I said.
"No you're not." Will said. He had noticed the blood soaking through the make-shift bandage. "Come, we have a ship and we're gonna take you away from here."
We ran up to the deck where we saw Norrington with his men. He was facing us.
"I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill conceived escape attempt." He said.
"Aww, who let you loose?" I asked. "Or did you turn to your original form, you gutless snake!"
"What have we here, Admiral Norrington?" Lydia asked coming on deck, followed by Beckett.
"Ah, the Sparrows and Turners." He said. He handed Lydia a pistol. "Here's your chance, Lydia. Shoot them all."
She took the pistol and aimed, then fired four shots, each one hitting their target. Before I hit the deck I shouted, "L'maran!" Which means "Come!"
The crew of the Dutchman came and took us all to the Dutchman. We were all healed on the ship by the doctor and I told the crew to prepare for war.
"We're going after the Trading Company."
"Not without help, you aren't." A familiar voice said. I turned to see Chris Skellington, Calypso, Jack and Sally. "We've come to help."
"Thank ye." Was all that Will said. "Let's get ready for war."
"BRING OUT THE GUNS!!! WE'RE BRINGING DOWN THE TRADING COMPANY!!"
My crew shouted with joy and hurried to prepare everything.
"How did you find us?" I asked Chris.
"Elizabeth found you." He replied motioning to Calypso.
"Call me Calypso." She said. "I'm not a Skellington, I'm a Pirate."
"Aye! Bring up the rum! Drinks all around!" I shouted.
"DRINK UP ME HEARTIES, YO HO!!"
