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The Black Pearl outruns the pursuing Flying Dutchman.

Undeterred, Jones summons the Kraken, but the crew temporarily fight it off.

To save himself, Jack escapes in the only remaining longboat, prompting Elizabeth to brand him a coward.

But as Elizabeth once predicted, Jack, unable to desert his crew, heroically returns to rescue them, reaffirming her faith in him.

During the Kraken's brief retreat, Jack orders all hands to abandon ship.

Realizing Jack is the Kraken's sole target, Elizabeth distracts him with a passionate kiss while handcuffing him to the mast.

Though she claims she has no regrets, her overwhelming guilt belies her true feelings.

She tells the others Jack stayed behind to aid their escape, unaware Will witnessed their encounter.

The Kraken returns for its final assault, dragging the Pearl and Jack Sparrow to the Locker.

It is during this final battle that Jack's and Elizabeth's contrasting, yet also similar, underlying characters emerge: Jack shows heroism and loyalty by returning to the ship to save his crew ; Elizabeth becomes more pirate-like to save herself and the crew.

Even Jack acknowledges this when he calls her " pirate " in an almost admiring tone, as if praising her cleverness and heralding her passage into his realm.