Disclaimer:i don't own potc, or any character...though i do own a Jack clone, which i have come to gain possession of earlier today...

A/N:ok, a sequel (kind of) to my first and forever favorite fic, Broken Sword...if you have not read it...you really should...it's great...

even if you haven't read that, you still should understand what's going on, so read it anyway...though youll enjoy it more if you read the first...

and ALWAYS REWIEW...my new readers should know that i am review crazy, and will beg for them every chapter...

please no flames though...they give me nightmares, and make me depressed for days...

go read...this is only the prolouge, so it's not qite so eventful, but after a few chapters, i excpect it will really pick up...of course, it is nothing if i dont write the characters story clearly...

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PROLOUGE

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"Dear William,

Jack and I agreed that you are his best friend, and will probably provide the best home for our child.

Her name is Hope.Please raise her with Elizabeth.

We would love to raise her ourselves, but I'm sure you'll agree that she needs a better childhood than Jack and I can provide right now...or any time, for that matter.Also, I'm still quite young to raise a child.

Still, we request that you start teaching her how to handle a sword when she turns six.You might think that is a little too young, but that's when I started learning.

Please treat her like your own, and love her as much as we love her.

We will eventually come and get her, of course, when she is old enough, and by that time, we excpect her to be a good, strong girl. Jack says it would be kind of you not to beat that horrible sense of justice and fairness that you have into her head, though, since she will, eventually become a pirate.

You don't have to tell her you're not her real parents, she should be able to deal with a small shock like that when she finds out.

Also, Jack and I agree, that if any harm comes to her while with you, friend or no friend, you will pay.

Yours truly,

Sword

Sora Starwind

P.S.:We are really sorry about the wedding, and sent along with the baby some gold, that we hope will cover the damage, and pay for our Hope's keeping."

Will read the letter in a state of shock, and he looked down onto the small child in a bundle on top of a barrel of gold outside his door. He knew that Jack and Sword must still be near, since he just heard a knock on his door, but he also knew that it would be futile to go looking for them.

He was too shocked to move.Take care of Jack's child? They already had their own newborn son to raise...Elizabeth won't like this at all, he tought, with terror in his heart.

"Who is it, Will?"asked his wife from behind him.

He jumped, and turned to her, trying to shield the baby girl from Elizabeth's sight.But it was too late.

"What's....oh, Will...a baby?"She exclaimed, and moved toward the bundle. She didn't look remotely as shocked as Will was. But then again, since she became a mother, she has been a lot calmer and a lot more gentle toward any small child.She picked Hope up, rocked her, and turned back to Will. "What kind of awful parent would leave their child abandoned?" she asked, more to herself.

"A bloody pirate with a drinking problem, and a young girl named after a weapon."Will said miserably, waving the letter.

"Jack and Sword?" Elizabeth now looked stricken.

"Yes, Liz." he said, opening the barrel, and seeing how full of glittering gold coins it was. He quickly pushed it inside and closed the door. "They apologised at least for the chaos they caused at our wedding." he said, trying to soften Elizabeth's despise of the two pirates.

Liz noticed something, and started to laugh weakly.

"What is it?"Will asked, confused.

"The baby...she's wrapped in the dress and corset I lent to Sword at the wedding." She said, and she was right.

Will was happy that she was laughing, but still quite stunned.Liz sat him down on the couch, sitting next to him, Hope still in her hands, and read the letter addressed to Will. She smiled a loving smile, and tried to comfort him."Don't worry, we already have one baby to take care of, we can take care of an other."she said, and looked down on the baby, "Welcome to our family, Hope Sparrow." she whispered to the sleeping child.Then she looked back to Will, and smiled at him"At least she looks nothing like that dirty pirate."

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here...the beginning...

more should come very soon, im a fast updater, but when school begins for me, it might slow down....

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