"This is either madness or brilliance", Will Turner groaned as Jack and him walked into the sea with a rowing boat held over their heads. He couldn't believe he was doing this. The pirate was insane! But Elizabeth Swan has been taken and this pirate was the only one willing to help him get his childhood friend back.

"Ssshh your pathetic whining. It's surprising how those two often coincide", Jack replied grumpily. He coughed as a wave of water went into his mouth and Will tried not to smirk. They struggled to hold the heavy boat over their heads as the sea threatened to turn it over. Gritting his teeth, Jack walked on and forced the boat underwater, trapping air underneath it. "If only we could grow gills like Benny Boy", he remarked as they walked deeper, breath preserved in the trapped air bubble within the hull of the boat. "I should try calling him".

"How can you call him?" Will asked curiously. "He's probably swan far away by now".

"Of course not," Jack laughed. "I still need to uphold my part of our deal. He'd be smart and stick to the coast. There are more dangerous things in the sea that would happily snack on a mermaid".  Will found himself intrigued. What could be more dangerous than a mermaid? But before he could ask, Jack stuck his head underwater. Bubbles rose from his mouth and he appeared to be screaming something. Turner rolled his eyes. How could Ben hope to hear him? The man was probably long gone by now. God, these pirates were mad.

Benj had been lazing in the underwater sand under a spot of warm sunlight. Fish bobbed languidly around him, unafraid of his sharp teeth. He was slightly miffed as he couldn't find his boots. They appeared to have gone missing sometime in the night and he couldn't be bother to steal another pair. He always ended up leaving them anyway. It was just a pain.

A vibration through the water rose him from his sulking and his head tipped up. Someone was swimming around the cove, he could feel it. The water movements caused the fish to scatter as a noise sounded. A dreadfully pronounced word could be heard and he winced. But there was only one person who would make that noise. With a sigh and a muttered curse, he moved from his warm spot and swam off towards the source of the noise.

The sight made him laugh. The recognisable legs of Jack and someone else were walking across the sea bed. They were using a upturned rowing boat as a way to breathe. Genius! But also very hard to see through. This was made obvious as the other man stepped on a lobster trap, dragging along with his food behind him. Benj giggled as he circled his legs.

In the boat, Turner suddenly yelped. "Something just caught my leg!" Jack sighed and reached a hand down, grabbing Ben by the back of his coat and yanking him up into the boat. Benj spluttered, lungs now inhaling air, and shook his head. His long hair sprayed everyone with water as he laughed.

"Jack!" He greeted with a wide grin. He pointedly ignored Turner. "Knew you'd escape. We need to work on your pronunciation. Your mer is horrible!" Jack chuckled.

"It's silly to have me speak fish".

Benj grinned before appearing to sober, finally turning his gaze to Will Turner. "Why did you bring this landlubber?" Will seemed to be offended by Benj's description, face frowning.

"He helped me escape in return that we help him save his lady friend from the Black Pearl", Jack muttered. He and Will began walking again, forcing Benj to swim along with them.

Benj's mind whirred, placing pieces together as he schemed. He knew Jack, he knew the Black Pearl. He also knew who Will Turner was and why he was important. A slow smirk filled his face. If he played his cards right, he could finish his deal with Jack, take his revenge on the crew of the Black Pearl, and walk away with a prize in the end. Oh this was going to be good.

Will Turner watched as an unsettling smile crossed Benjamin Bennet's face. Something about that expression put him on edge. It promised chaos. Benj turned and caught his eye, smile faltering for a second before returning with full force. Will shivered and Benj chuckled before ducking underwater and swimming away. Will cursed inwardly. Damn pirates.

Soon, with Benj leading the way,they arrived at the stern of one of the navel ships. It was a magnificent vessel, designed for battle. It was large and heavy and definitely impossible for three people to sail on there own. But that was not the point. Abandoning the rowing boat, the three men swam to the surface and began climbing up the side. The climb was made easier by the ornamental gold decorations and the balconies carved into the back, still it was hard work and Benj had to help Will up a few times. The blacksmith was unused to climbing.

"You're cheating", he hissed quietly as Benj hauled him up. Once he had found his footing, Will glared at where Benj's sharp talons were scratching into the paint. Benj just gave him a pointed toothed smile and clawed his way further up, ignoring the horrible scratches he was making as he went.

"Pirate", he whispered back, as if it explained everything. It did. Will wondered why he even bothered. Of course the pirate wouldn't care about marking up the ship. Pirates didn't care about anything.

Once they reached the top of the stern, they hauled themselves over the edge and onto the deck. Jack unsheathed his sword and pressed a finger to his lips before creeping quietly down the stairs. Will and Ben followed his lead and unsheathed their own swords. Will frowned upon noticing one of his own made blades tied around Benj's waist. He glared at him and Benj smirked.

Jack crept quickly down the stairs towards where about five soldiers and their commander were standing talking on the main deck. Will jumped over the bannister as Jack and Benj sneaked up to the soldiers. "Everyone stay calm", Jack called as the soldiers whirled to face him. "We are taking over the ship".

Will levelled his sword at them. "Aye Avast!" He shouted. Ben sighed and rolled his eyes as the soldiers laughed. They were obviously not very scared of their little trio.

"This ship canning be crewed by three men", the commanding officer said pompously. "You'll never make it out of the bay".

Jack sighed and pointed his pistol at the officer's nose. "Son, I'm captain Jack Sparrow. Savey?"

Ben sheathed his sword and grinned a mouthful of sharp pointed teeth. "I suggest you move your ornate arses into one of the row boat", he spoke, edging forwards towards the officer. He brushed a sharp claw along his cheek. "Before I decide to rip your throats out". That got the soldiers attention. They stared at Benj with a mixture of horror and fear. Quickly, they scrambled to lower a row boat into the water and climb aboard.

"Right", Jack said as he tucked his pistol back into his belt. "Here's what we're going to do".

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