Chapter 1- Hector and Jacklyn
All Hector's life, he's been around pirates. His father, Henry Turner, was a pirate. His grandparents, Elizabeth Turner, Will Turner, Bootstrap Bill Turner, and Hector Barbossa, all pirates. His mother, Carina, wasn't a pirate, but she knew the stars better than any pirate. She taught him all she knew about stars. Henry taught him all he knew about boats. Will and Elizabeth taught him about swords and all the myths of the sea. And they all shared with him their own adventures. He was determined that one day he would have a ship and a crew.
And then he met Jacklyn.
Jacklyn was raised on a ship in Spanish waters. Her mother, Angela, always told her the sea was her destiny, that one day she would own a ship. Jackie believed her. She believed in her destiny. Then her mother became deathly ill. She tried to sail the ship herself, but cannon fire soon sunk the Queen Anne's Revenge. Before she escaped, her mother told her the name of her father and where he was rumored to be now. "You will find Jack Sparrow in the Caribbean. Just tell him you're his daughter. If he doesn't believe you, mention me. If he still doesn't believe you, mention rum and the fountain I told you about." And then she died, too weak to carry on any longer.
Jacklyn managed to stow away on a ship heading to the Caribbean, but was found and jumped overboard before reaching the destination. She swam until she washed up on Swan Island, turf of the Pirate King, exhausted and thirsty. Last thing she remembered before passing out was a boy with a sword at his side running toward her.
Hector brought her to his mother. She took care of her, with help from Elizabeth, and they both heard her say a familiar name.
"Jack Sparrow…"
What did a girl Hector's age want with a man like Jack Sparrow?
As far as they knew, Jack was relaxing in Tortuga after a previous adventure that rewarded the crew and Captain of the Black Pearl great treasure. Hector overheard them say this and wondered who the girl he found was. And how did she know Captain Jack Sparrow?
He impatiently waited a week for this strange girl to wake up and regain her strength. She introduced herself as Jacklyn Sparrow. After hearing everything she had to go through just to get to the Caribbean, the adults wondered if Jack even knew he had a daughter at all. It wouldn't be crazy to find out he knew nothing about her at all, knowing Jack.
Hector, however, thought Jacklyn should meet her father, although Jack didn't sound like the fatherly type, in his opinion. He was the only parent Jacklyn had left, though, and they were both fifteen. Not old enough to sail on their own, but old enough to be taught how.
And maybe old enough to sail together.
Hector watched Jackie's recovery and as she was soon able to walk around the island alone, he asked her what she thought.
"We'll need a ship."
"How big a crew?"
"Can you sail?"
"Yes."
"Then we don't need to worry about a crew. How can we get supplies?"
"My grandmother has a huge stock of food in the cellar. We can take some from there."
"Then all we need now is to pick out a ship to comender."
"You mean you want to steal a ship?" Hector looked at Jacklyn in an almost awed way.
"We aren't stealing. The ships belong to your family, therefore they belong to you. But the adults won't just give us a ship, therefore we comender one."
"Wow. When you put it like that, it actually sounds reasonable."
"My mama used to say that I got my way of words from my father. There's only one way to find out."
Elizabeth, who had been listening to their conversations, stopped on her way to stop their planning. All Jacklyn wanted was to meet her father. There was many things she could say about Jack, but the only thing that mattered to Jacklyn was meeting Jack. She walk onto the dock where the two pirates were plotting.
"Oh, hi Grandma!" Hector smiled innocently. Elizabeth always knew he was a lousy liar. It didn't help that he kept fidgeting.
"Hello, ." Jacklyn gave a wave then went back to looking at boats. Elizabeth's eyes widened as she saw the gleam in her eyes as she looked at the ships. Elizabeth had been noticing similarities between Jacklyn and Jack, like their hair and eyes. But she had only seen this look on one person before.
"Jack."
"What was that Mrs. Turner?"
"You really are Jack's daughter. Hector, tell your Grandfather and parents to meet me in the house."
"Why?"
"Because I asked you to." As soon as he left she turned to Jacklyn.
"See that ship with the red lines? You only need two people to operate it and it's all ready to go. Go find Jack Sparrow."
"Thank you Mrs. Turner!"
"Call me Elizabeth, Jacklyn."
"Thank you Elizabeth!"
