Chapter One; The Turners
Elizabeth Turner strolled into Tortuga and sat down in the same old bar that Jack used to go to and sat down upon the stool. Joshamee Gibbs had now worked there for quite a few years. His eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw her sit down in front of him. "Elizabeth?" he questioned with astonishment. "What are you doing here?" he asked her. "Looking for Jack, and I figured this would be the best place where I could find him." She answered. "Why do you want him for?" he questioned.
"Because I just received a very important letter, and besides,.. I need his help with something." She explained. "You mean nobody told you what's become of him?" Gibbs asked her as she simply just looked at him. "What are you talking about?" she asked him. "Well, I don't quite know how to tell you this but," he began as he leaned his head closer to her. "He's a wolf." He whispered. "A wolf." Elizabeth repeated with uncertainty. "Yeah, you know a furry creature that resembles a dog and howls at the moon." He told her and knew from the look on her face that she didn't believe him although he didn't really blame her.
"You really need to lay off on the rum Gibbs." She told him. "I'm serious it's the truth! I swear! You should have seen his face when I offered him a bit of rum, and no ordinary wolf would even know what it was!" he exclaimed as Elizabeth quickly got to her feet. "I have to go, Billy can't watch the girls forever." She said. "What girls?" Gibbs asked her. "I mean I know that you had a son, but I didn't know that you had any daughters." He said. "I know," she began with a nod. "that's because they're Jack's. Twins actually just like me and Jen, only he doesn't know about it yet." She told him before she left the bar knowing that she would have to find Jack on her own.
When she went back outside a little blonde haired girl was playing with a dark haired girl and the lightness and darkness of their hair matched their skin. The blonde haired girl had drawn a hopscotch board down on the ground while her fraternal twin sister hopped a crossed it. "Did you find out where Jack was?" Billy Turner asked his mother. "No, but I think I have a way to find out." She said as she dug his compass out of her pocket and hung it by its string. "Where did you get that?" Billy asked. "I found it washed upon the shore and I'm sure Jack will be happy when I give this back to him." She explained.
"Mummy, when are we going to find Grandma and Grandpa?" the little dark haired girl wearing the green dress asked her as she looked up at her mother. "Soon, I hope. Billy feel free to go exploring now. Thank you for watching your half-sisters for me." She said. "Lilly! Marina! Let's go!" she cried as the two girls rushed towards her and grabbed ahold of her hands as they started walking down the street together.
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Meanwhile Jack was sound asleep inside his den snoring loudly as his ears started to twitch. Luna had been asleep as well until her father started kicking his legs into her and sliding her a crossed the floor. "Hey! Hey! Watch it!" she cried when suddenly his eyes popped open and he lifted his head and turned to look at her. "Oh, sorry." He apologized with a great big yawn before getting to his feet. "Well, can we get some breakfast? I'm starving." Luna said as she stood up as well. "Yeah just give me a minute." He told her as he trotted out of his den and raised his leg into the air marking a tree before running towards the watering hole.
He had dreamed about Elizabeth that night and now he couldn't get her face out of his mind. He still loved her, but he loved his daughter more because he knew that she would never betray him and leave him to be with somebody else like she had. Still, as he lowered his head for a drink of fresh water, he could see his reflection morph into hers inside the water. "Elizabeth?" he questioned but when the reflection morphed back into his own, he figured that it had just been his own imagination and proceeded to drink.
