The Auction was over. And no one could afford a high class lady like Scarlett.
Spurned by a bunch of drunken, penniless pirates, Scarlett crawled into a bottle to forget her woes.
The next morning she found herself Captain of a derilict crew full of rum runners.
(I mean, I'm sad to see the classic version go, and disappointed in the lackluster "update" to the POTC ride.
But at least I was able to come up with a story in my mind to explaing the sudden change in tone.)