Turning the Tide

Author: orlysluv

Summary: What if Captain Jack Sparrow found William Turner on that floating wreckage in the first movie instead of Elizabeth Swann? What if Will had a sister? How would things of been different? W/E J/A N/OC

Disclaimer: Disney owns all the character you recognize from Pirates of the Caribbean not I, sadly.

As sun began to rise into the crystal blue sky that one could only witness in the Caribbean, the treacherous miles of sea below it were tossing and turning in anticipation. Something was about to happen.

Rocking back and fourth on the dark blue sea was a small fisherman's boat carrying four of the greatest pirates the world has ever seen.

"Jack, where are ye takin us?" Ana Maria wondered, glaring at her captain with annoyance.

"No where you 'avn't been before luv." the pirate captain retorted with a cheeky grin as he swayed his body around in a drunken fashion.

Ana Maria gave Jack a warning glance as she advanced toward the wayward captain.

"If I had the bloody map I could probably be more specific." Jack Sparrow mumbled, smirking innocently at her. Ana Maria grunted in reply and turned away from Jack, who let out a sigh of relief before swaying his body around to gaze at his surroundings.

The way Jack Sparrow rhythmically swayed back and fourth as he trotted along made it quite obvious that he had spent way too many hours in the sun and engulfed far much rum than humanly possible. Countless sea swaggering men have said on many occasions that the result of the pirate captain's drinking habits and sun backing was that his brain actually turned into mush.

"And its CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow to you luv if you'd be so kind." Jack sparrow added, his trademark grin appearing on his tanned face.

With an unlady like grunt, the female pirate lowered her head and gazed toward the drunken captain with something that could be clearly described in four words.

"If looks could kill." Jack muttered under his breath. With one swift move Ana Maria slapped the eccentric captain and sent him flying back and landing beside his first mate, the notorious William Turner.

"Ow I don't think I deserved that", Jack said rubbing his reddened cheek.

"Trust me Jack you most certainly did." Will added with a smirk.

"William shut yer mouth and go find yer damn sister; she's got the bloody map." Jack growled as lifted himself up with a grunt and moved toward the front of the small vessel they "borrowed" from Tortuga.

The boat was nothing compared to what the four comrades were use to but they seemed to have no choice at the moment.

"I thought you had the map cap'n." Jessie Turner said from behind him, placing her hand at her hips and cocking her head to one side.

She was a mysterious young woman with long blonde hair and piercing brown eyes. Many have said that that the young pirate looks exactly like her mother and that her brother Will Turner, is the spitting image of their father, Bootstrap Bill. She and William were reunited one afternoon six years ago in Tortuga by none other then Captain Jack Sparrow.

In two quick strides, Jessie lifted up Jack Sparrow's hat from atop his head and revealed a tattered looking map.

"Jessie what are you doin luv? You know if you want to get closer to old Jack all you have to do is ask." He said with a sly grin that earned him another slap from Ana Maria. "All I am doing is retrieving your map captain," Jessie replied, waving the torn chart in his face.

"Well," Jack said gazing at the map with drunken wonder. "'ow do you suppose that got there eh?" Jack sparrow said laughing nervously.

William Turner cocked his head to one side, "You put it there mate, after explaining to us that we could not be trusted with something of such great importance as a map."

Ana Maria shook her head. "Well aren't you a bloody genious Jack, ye managed to forget that you had a bloody map on top of your head!"

"Ah", Jack muttered as the three pirates before him shook their heads in frustration.

The peculiar captain began scratching his chin as he leaned against the small boat. He looked as if he was trying incredibly hard to remember his past actions that led to him hiding a map under his hat.

"Well…" He started, waving his hand around in a drunken manor. "This lovely map has been tucked away in me hat fer… two days now as it were"

Jack Sparrow stopped his speech long enough to start wandering about the boat looking for god knows what. The other crew members exchanged confused glances but did not look overly surprised at their captain's odd behavior.

"Aha!" Jack said with a triumphant grin, grasping what looked like a rum bottle in his hands.

"There's me rum, where have you been hiding hmm?" Jack said, giving his bottle of rum an adoring pat. The looks his crew mates were giving him quickly took him out of his reverie and he once again swayed toward them, hoping they would forget the fact that he was talking to a drink.

"So," Jack started, taking a large gulp of his beloved rum. "I do believe we are lost."

Ana Maria threw her arms up in disbelief, secretly wondering who was crazier, Jack Sparrow or herself for ever putting her trust into this man.

"Jack you bloody idiot if you hadn't lost the Black Pearl to Hector and his bloody crew of miscreants we wouldn't be in this mess or on this damn boat in the fist place!", She said with a growl.

"Patients is a virtue luv", Jack Sparrow replied, waving a dirty finger in Ana Maria's furious visage. She looked like she was just about ready to bite it off.

"Don't worry your pretty little head off I'll find me precious pearl and…" he paused for a short moment looking for where he should run after he finishes his sentence knowing it would unleash the monster that is Ana Maria. "Or my name isn't CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow and…you know it is." Jack finished with a large grin on his face but a hint of fear in his eyes.

Jessie fought the urge to burst in a fit of laughter and instead turned to her brother who was quite amused by what was unfolding in front of him. "Do you think we should stop them?" Jessie asked out of the side of her mouth, but not actually looking at William.

"Probably but do you really want to?" He asked, a smirk creeping onto his handsome face.

"Of course not" She grinned and shook her head in amusement.

As the two crew mates continued bickering, their boat that was quickly approaching a small island went unnoticed.