Okay… I'm not even sure how long it's been… Much too long. I honestly tried to write this so many times, but between school and weird happenings in my family, it's been just too busy for me to think straight. Plus, my father deleted my remaining chapters. I think I'm on chapter… 13. Hmm…. Bad number.

Anyway, I'm back and I plan on continuing this story until I am satisfied with its finish. I have rethought some of the things that were in the original, and I've decided on a better plot. A few more twists, but the same basic story.

Update on my life: My birthday is on the 28th and I'll be 17 then… Hoo… uh… ray!

I realize I lost almost all my readers because of the long wait, but I will be able to update more often now because I received two computers as early birthday presents… My parents are divorced and now I have a computer at each of their houses. It will be easier for me to update and I hope I regain some readers.

I love hearing from you guys, so even if you just want to rant and curse me or whatever, I still would like a reply. Are you still interested in the story and is it worthwhile for me to continue this?

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Chapter 13: Ships Ahoy!

"Turner?" Blair asked. "Will? Elizabeth told me he was in…. I forget. Some foreign place… Why would he be here?"

Jack groaned. "He's a pirate, lass. He doesn't want Elizabeth to know."

Blair nodded. "Makes sense."

"There are three ships, Jack!" Ana Maria said.

Jack looked where Ana Maria pointed and sure enough you could just make out the fore mast of another ship behind the Black Pearl.

"S' not a pirate ship, Cap'n…" Mr. Gibbs said.

Jack nodded and stood up. "'Ello?" He called to his ship. "A little 'elp down 'ere please!" Jack waited for a rope ladder to fall down the side of his ship, but none came. "Well," he said turning around to his makeshift crew, "I suppose we'll be climbin' then."

"Er… I failed PE, Jack." Blair said. It wasn't a lie. She really failed it. Though, truth be told it was because she skipped that class… among others.

"What's tha' got to do with climbin'?" Jack asked.

Ana Maria clapped her hands together in excitement as Gibbs rowed them up to the back of the ship. Blair groaned.

"How 'bout we make a bit of a wager?" Jack said. "First to reach the top doesn't have to eat Cookie's food for a week. I'll allow them to eat any untouched food we 'ave. Deal?"

"I'm in." Gibbs said.

"Me too." Added Ana Maria.

"Is it really all that bad?" Asked Blair.

Jack raised his eyebrows. "I know men who've died of starvation because of this man… O' course, I'm used to the grainy bits of foreign material by now…"

"Ugh…" Blair

"Alright… On three… One… two-." Jack jumped up on the side early, getting a head start.

"Damn!" Gibbs said, hurrying behind Ana Maria.

Blair stayed behind, knowing she didn't have a chance. 'They better let down the rope ladder for me…'

Blair watched as Jack hurried to the top, followed closely by Ana Maria and Gibbs. Gibbs let out a yell as Ana Maria kicked at him and made him fall behind. Seconds later he let out another scream as she stepped on his hand. 'Ana's really competitive…' Blair thought.

Jack noticed he was nearly at the top and he let out a victory cry, which almost instantly turned into a yell of surprise as Ana Maria grabbed his leg and viciously threw him into the water. Ana Maria got to the top and did a victory dance while Jack splashed and resurfaced from the water below. All the while, Blair and Gibbs were laughing their asses off.

"I win!" Ana Maria said in a sing-song voice. "I win, I win, I WIN!"

Jack groaned and swam over to the boat while Ana Maria, being the good soul that she is, helped Gibbs to the top.

"I should've won…" Jack said.

Blair made non-committal sounds while helping him up into the boat. Jack sat down a moment in the boat while Ana Maria, still in her good citizen mood threw down the rope ladder.

"Get on with it then." Jack said after a brief pause.

Blair shrugged and made her way up the ladder. Gibbs helped her onto the deck. Blair turned around to help Jack and found herself looking at an empty ladder and rowboat. "Where-."

"Oh, bloody 'ell." Gibbs said. "He's climbin' up the side."

Sure enough, Jack emerged from the back of the ship and plopped onto the deck. Panting heavily, he walked to the door to get below deck and leaned against its frame. "Should've… won…" He said.

Ana Maria had already disappeared somewhere and Gibbs was going below deck.

Jack looked at Blair and raised an accusatory finger. "Did ye know that Ana was going to do tha'?" Blair shook her head. "Then how the hell did ye know not to star' climbin'?"

"I can't climb." She said simply.

"Pshh." Was Jack's reply.

Footsteps made Jack change his position and Will Turner appeared at the door. "Hello, Jack."

"Still captain to ye, mate." Jack said, grabbing Will's extended hand. Jack pointed off into the distance. "Why's that here?"

Will looked at his ship. "Well I didn't swim here, Jack…"

"No you scur-you know what the hell I meant, boy."

"Yeah. I, er… took Norrington's ship with me…" Will said sheepishly whilst he scratched his head.

"And Norrington…" Jack urged.

"… Is locked up in his own ship." Will took a step back as though he expected to be hit and relaxed only when Jack started to grin.

"I taught you fine, didn' I?"

Will smiled lightly and turned, finally noticing Blair's presence. "Oh." He said in surprise.

"Ah…" Jack said. "This is my, er, sister…"

Will nodded slowly and walked closer to Blair. "Nice to meet you… You don't look very much like Jack…"

"Different mother."

"That must be it. You're not as ugly as he is." Will said while taking Blair's hand.

"Tha's not fair." Jack said. "My face 'as artistic charm, is all."

Blair laughed at this playful bantering and blushed as Will kissed her hand.

Jack seemed to have noticed the latter and grabbed Blair's arm possessively. "So, er… Where is everyone?"

Will walked slowly to the door and began descending. "I brought some of my crew in here to socialize, but a number of them are still in the other ships."

Blair held onto Jack's arm and walked with him to the Galley where most of the people were. Blair glanced around the room and saw Gibbs entertaining many of the crew with a colorful story from Tortuga.

"Blair!" A voice yelled. Blair looked around and didn't have time to turn when somebody nearly pulled her to the ground with their momentum. "I'm so glad to finally see you!"

Blair pulled back from the death grip she was in and gasped as Elizabeth came into view. "Liz! How-."

"Will rescued me from Nor-." Elizabeth paused as she looked at Jack. "Blair… I need to tell you something." Elizabeth pulled her out of the galley and into a room while Jack sat there looking puzzled.

"Did I do something?" Jack asked Will.

X.x.X. Norrington's POV X.x.X.

Commodore Norrington awoke in a fit of pain after being stepped on by one of his own crew. He let out a yelp of pain and sat up.

"Sorry, sir. Can't see my own hand in front of my face."

"Wha- where are-."

"You see, sir… Well, we were locked down here after-."

"Turner." Norrington interrupted, finally remembering the day before. "So this is his ship?"

The young crew member shook his head 'no' for a second and then a moment later doubted Norrington's night vision. "No, sir. This is your ship."

"Damn him!" Norrington said. The moon came out from behind the clouds and came through the window, briefly illuminating the cell he was being kept in. "Is everyone here?"

"No, sir. I heard one of his crew saying that he split us to be safe." The young many scratched his curly blonde hair and sat down across from Norrington. "Not a bad idea, sir, if I may say so myself."

Norrington groaned and leaned against the bars of the cell. "Did you hear anything else?"

"Yes, sir. I overheard where their next destination would be."

"And where is that?"

"Wherever Captain Jack Sparrow is, sir."

Norrington raised an inquiring eyebrow, which was rendered useless because the moon had already hidden itself again. "Really… We may be out of here yet."

"Sir?" The young man queried.

"Just wait." Was Norrington's answer.

The ship moved with the ocean and the moon made 3 more appearances. After a full half hour, small, almost delicate footsteps were heard from the stairs. "Finally… I was getting worried about your loyalty." Norrington said while standing, awaiting his release.

X.x.X. Blair's POV X.x.X.

"He did what?" Blair asked, not entirely believing what Elizabeth had just told her.

"A note, asking for his freedom in exchange for you." Elizabeth repeated.

Blair shook her head. "That can't be… Why would he make any deal with Norrington? That's just not Jack."

"But it is." Elizabeth stressed. "Always looking out for himself regardless of others."

Blair sat back in her bed moodily. Elizabeth put a hand on her arm. "Well, Blair. At least you know for sure what kind of a foul man he can. I mean, for bloody sakes, Blair! He's a pirate. It's common knowledge that they're all scoundrels and-."

"Wait a minute there, Elizabeth." Blair put up her hand. "What about Will? He's a pirate now too."

"He's different." Elizabeth said. "Besides, he'll stop doing it if I ask him to."

"Will he really, Liz?"

Elizabeth paused a moment. She slumped a little bit in the corner of the room. She wiped a tear from her cheek and shook her head. "No… I don't think he will." She covered her eyes and shook. "What will I do, Blair? I can't leave him… I love him and I don't think I could live without him!"

Blair walked over to Elizabeth and put an arm around her. "Have you thought about accepting him as he is?"

"I did… But Blair… How could I love a wanted man? It's too risky."

"Maybe that's the point with love, Elizabeth. It's not supposed to be easy."

Elizabeth calmed down a little and nodded. She stood up and wiped her eyes. "Well…" She said, straightening out her dress. "I suppose we should just go out there and give Jack a piece of our minds."

"I think I don't want to talk to him anymore… Oh!" Blair smacked her forehead as if a fly stood there. "I need to tell you something about Ana Maria.

After relaying her tale to Elizabeth, she took a deep breath and calmed herself. "So now I'm Jack's sister."

Elizabeth nodded slowly once. "Does Will know yet?"

"No. Tell him when you get a chance. I don't want to talk about Jack anymore to anyone."

Elizabeth put an arm around Blair. "Shall we return?"

"I suppose." Blair smiled weakly.

They left Blair's makeshift storage/bedroom and joined everyone else back at the Galley.

"Elizabeth." Will said softly and grabbed her from Blair. "Your cousin, where is-."

"Later, Will."

Blair made a quick glance around the room and stopped short when she saw Ana Maria entering the Galley and making a spectacle of herself running to Jack. Blair rolled her eyes and went outside to relieve herself of the stuffy feeling in her head. She got to the deck and sat down to relax. 'Tough day… shopping with Ana Maria, learning Jack is a stupid traitorous bast-.'

Blair's thoughts stopped there as she heard a yell from the direction of the two other ships. She turned and saw the two boats start to move off into the distance. Blair gathered herself and ran inside. "They've escaped! They've taken the ships!"

Jack and Will were the first to the port holes. "No…" Will said. "How could they have escaped?"

Will made a move to run for the upper deck when Jack grabbed him by the arm. "Let them go. We'll get them when they aren't expectin' it."

Will threw Jack's arm off of himself as though it burned him. "My ship!" He said hysterically. "They have my bloody ship!" He made a run for the door again and Jack stopped him again.

"Do ye expect to catch them now?" Jack reasoned. "We've already anchored and it would be a waste of time to try now to get them. They'd be well outta sight before we even start movin'."

Will leaned against the wall and hit the wall with a loud thunk and possible snap. "Damn!" He held his hand close to his chest.

Jack lightly pulled Will out of the Galley and Elizabeth and Blair stared after them. "Didn't know he had such a temper on 'im." Ana Maria said from behind them.

"Yeah…" Elizabeth said. "Only when the things he love are jeopardized."

"Well. I guess it's about time to hit the sack." Blair said.

"What sack would that be?" Ana Maria inquired.

Blair leaned in close to Elizabeth and whispered, "Jack's."

Ana Maria stood silently looking out the window, and as they stopped laughing, she said, "Hey! I have a great idea! How about a girl's night?"

The laughter stopped immediately.

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That's where I thought the ending should be for this chapter.

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