Summary – A mysterious curse results in Jack turning into a teen; how will he and his friends deal with this?

Disclaimer – I don't own a thing!

NOTES -- This takes place between COTBP and DMC. However, there shant be any spoilers for DMC though.

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The Curse of the Opal Necklace

"Not all Treasure is silver and gold, mate!" Captain Jack Sparrow

The sun rose over the bright Caribbean Sea that laid claim to the shores of a island far from any port of call. This island rose out of the mist like a monster coming up from the depths of the sea, intent on breathing the clear Caribbean air.

The Island was huge; it was almost as big as if someone had combined the Jamaican island twice to three times over. The tallest peak of the island had a wonderful view of the desolate ocean, of which would sometimes hold a ship upon the horizon; which was the case for this day.

The ship in question, however, was not by passing the island; but was hurriedly coming upon it. The black sails were majestic as the ship was propelled by the strong ocean breeze. Bringing with it the feeling of freedom, which wafted upon the island in strong drifts as the ship drew ever nearer.

It had been said that the Black Pearl was the most vicious pirate ship to sail the seven sea's; in fact, this was true, to a certain extent that the truth could be stretched. The Black Pearl was the most feared ship, by merchants at least. But her Captain, though feared as well, was no Barbossa. The Captain was one Jack Sparrow. It was he who brought the strong feelings of freedom to the deserted island.

Captain Sparrow stood on the deck of his ship; he watched his crew calmly as they prepared the dinghies for the trip to the island. They were running out of food and water and so when the island had been spotted, the pirates had decided to make way and head towards it. Jack hoped to find a hidden catch of rum, but he figured it was a bit wishful of him.

Jack softly touched the green and yellow feathers of his bird, Rum, who cooed and gave a love bite to the sea calloused hands of the Pirate Captain. Jack smiled and then sashayed his way across the deck to where the boats were just finished in their readying.

"I'll need almost everyone, so we'll leave a skeleton crew," Jack said to his first mate.

"Aye, Captain," Gibbs said, Jack opted for Gibbs to stay with the Pearl while he and fifteen other men went to the island to explore and get the needed supplies. In groups of three, the men would gather water and any food stuffs they could find.

Captain Sparrow entered the first boat, and as soon as the men where ready, he ordered to be rowed to the island which wasn't that far off. The anchor of the Pearl had been let lose on Gibbs orders and there she would stay till the rest of crew came back with the supplies.

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The island was huge! It hadn't taken them long to find a spring of fresh water. There was an abundance of banana and coconut trees, and some men even hunted boar and other wild animals of the island. The meat was cooked over a fire, making a sort of jerky, some other meet was transported back to the ship to be salted and stowed away properly.

Jack and Rum, however, had found a very curious set of caves. With the Cabin Boy, Willy Shafting, they entered the dark of the earth. The mouth of the cave led to a room, this room was three times the size of the Pearl and Jack whistled as they entered. The walls glowed with the sun, colors of topaz, yellow and pink tinged the walls. Making Jack smile.

"What is it?" Willy asked.

"This may lead to someplace important," Jack replied. He spied a hallway of sorts leading even deeper into the cave system. Jack made his way towards it. Rum tightened his claws upon his masters shoulder.

"No light!" Rum squawked. Jack chuckled; he looked around but found nothing to light his way with. Willy took the initiative and exited the cave. After a few moments, he came back with a tree branch swathed in rags and doused with what oil had been in the boats. Jack lit this with a match he had in his coat, and then they turned towards the cavern hallway.

What Jack had thought to be a massive cave system, only ended in another massive room; This room held some treasure. Jack grinned with glee! He ordered Willy back to the boats and to bring more men for them to salvage the treasure. Willy was gone in no time, leaving Jack to examine the goods.

There were many chests with gold and silver doubloons that had obviously been pirated from the Spaniards. Bolts of beautiful cloth were piled here and there. A very pretty yellow cloth caught Jack's attention; he decided to send those bolts to Elizabeth. She had been stressing over fabric for her wedding dress for months and Jack thought this a good opportunity to remind the gushing couple of his presence, even if he couldn't be at the wedding himself.

However, in the farthest cavern wall right in front of him, was what really got him to lordly smirking. A small shelf had been carved out, on this shelf was a bust of some Roman goddess. And hanging around the bust was a necklace. With an opal stone of blue and white cemented by ravishing silver. It gleamed as if it had been made just that day.

Jack sashayed his way over to it; he fingered it gently, on the back was some sort of inscription, he didn't recognize exactly what it was. But he hardly cared. He took the necklace off the bust and placed it in his pocket. It was then that Willy returned with the men.

"Good, your back, now – load all this swag up and let us be on our way," Jack ordered. Then he left the cave to oversee the loading of supplies and treasure. It took a very long time for the boats to return. Two trips had to be made in the end. One for the food and water supplies, and then another for the treasure.

Besides the cloth and necklace, Jack added a couple more rings to his collection upon his fingers, and some beads that he later weaved into his hair. It was late evening before the crew had supper. They languished in the fresh meet and fruits of the island and added more rum than usual to their water.

However, in the end, they were most happy about the treasure their Captain had found and had shared with them. He had hardly taken a tenth of what was owed, but they didn't mind. To them, Captain Sparrow was being more than fair and they knew that they would remember this at a later time.

TBC