Disclaimer: I don't know own Pirates of the Carribean or any other such character from the movie. I only take charge of the OC's. D

Chapter 1

"You think he's still alive, eh?"

"O'course! Ya' know that my instincts are never wrong. Ya' gonna question me anymore, Rile?"

"Sure does smell funny, Captain…"

Kaillena, dressed in a white plain shirt with the sleeves cut off, showing off of the many tattoos and marks that adorned her arms and stomach, with a pair of maroon-colored pants with casual brown pirate boots, a maroon-colored bandana covering the top of raven-haired head and a hat that she had taken off of the washed-ashore man, looked down at him as he seemed to still be knocked out. Kai squatted down, causing her many hair-ornaments and earrings to jingle, looking down at the man's face, her long midnight black hair slightly surrounding the man's face and lightly brushing against the sandy beach. Well… he was pretty okay looking, for Kai's taste. She then smiled a bit before proceeding to poke his nose, just to see if he'd wake up. The man twitched slightly, bapping at her hand like it was a fly or something.

She gasped slightly as he opened his eyes, her crimson eyes meeting his chocolate brown ones. She took a few quick steps back, watching as the man stood up, brushing himself off a bit. Kai raised an eyebrow as he looked upon his person before realizing that Kai had his beloved hat. From the way that he had walked towards her, she figured that he was drunk or something. The man walked up to her, stopped and looked her up and down.

"I believe that you have something of mine, love…" The man looked up at the hat on her raven-haired head. Kai looked up before looking back at the man.

"Hmm… So it seems. Well! I thought you were dead and what not so I figured a captain such as myself would need herself a hat as lovely as this one." Kai responded with a smile, lightly flicking that edge of the hat.

"But, Captain, you said-" One of her crew's mate started before she pointed a sword at him, her front body still facing the man.

"You be best to keep from interrupting my conversations, Shark." Kai said glaring at him from the corner of her eyes, the said mate shrunk back amongst the other crewmembers. "Now…" She returned her sword to her side before looking at the man again. "Back to the mentioning of the hat… I noticed that… you seem to love this hat… There is only one pirate that I know of that cares that much for his hat… Captain Jack Sparrow!" She grinned before doing a quick back flip away from him, the rest of her crew running. She turned back one last time with a wide smile before running as well.

Jack raised an eyebrow before he ran after them. Kai laughed as they ran into town, Jack mostly keeping an eye on the woman with his hat. Kai looked behind her, noticing that he was following her. She turned back around and nearly ran into a cart of vegetables. She jumped towards the cart before pulling herself up and over the cart, doing a small front flip before proceeding to be on her way, Jack having just ran around the thing. Kai smiled as her long raven hair bellows out behind her as she sprinted through the town, the little hair trinkets clanging and jingling.

"Come on, Jack! Gotta keep up with me if you want your hat back!" Kai taunted with a grin as she leaped up onto a side stand's tent, climbing up to the top of the building, looking down at Jack. Jack grunted before looking around and running after her, from the ground. She grinned as she looked down, spotting Jack running after her from the ground below.

Kaillena was actually quite impressed with how fast he was and how determined he was, wanting his hat back and all. She then grinned, turning to go and jump across another building, looking down at Jack to see if he followed. Their eyes met for the second time before she revealed a small thing to him. She let the true iris shape inside her eyes appear, almost completely throwing off Jack, since he almost crashed into a wall. Instead, he crashed into a fruit stand, giving Kai the chance to jump off to the rather largely populate pub that she and her crew often met at.

Jack whipped the fruit off of his face, having run straight into the man's fruit stand. He still couldn't believe that a bloody tanned woman could have stolen his hat. But then again… he had been just laying there from when Elizabeth, Will, and his crew had left him, chained at first before he had freed himself and the kraken had taken his boat down. Thankfully, he had gotten out of that situation now… He just wanted his hat back!

He told the guy that he was sorry and ran off before the guy could try something on him or get himself into any more trouble. He stopped, hopefully having gotten far enough from the fruit stand man.

"Okay… Now… Where'd she get to…?" Jack wondered to himself, looking around. He then picked up a small conversation that was going on behind him.

"'Ey did ya 'ere? Kai and her lot are on there way to the island Tortuga?"

"Ya, I here they're gonna stock up at the Raven's Hide pub… Old Pop's is gonna give 'im some food and what not."

Jack raised an eyebrow before turning around and walking a bit over to the two men talking.

"I could help but to here your conversation… Who might be this Kai that you two lovely gentlemen speak of?" Jack inquired, looking from one man to the other.

"She be the captain of a pirate crew, the Midnight Wolves. Many say that she, herself, is a demon from the dark bellows of Hell itself."

"Nah! I've heard that she's a devilish Siren. Her songs with that violin of 'ers can entrance any man into handing over anything and everything within his possession just before she commands the sirens of the sea to bring their ship down to the bottom of the ocean." The other man said, Jack looking from one man to the next, rolling his eyes slightly. "Why do ye think, at the pub that she dances and singin' a few songs that we have 'lready heard of instea' of singin' 'er heart out?"

"What?" Jack questioned. "Where is this pub, if I may be so bold as to ask?"

"O', its right down this road, straight and it shouldn't be too 'ard to miss." The man said, pointing south from where they stood. Jack thanked them, with his usually prayer salute, accompanied with a small bow before he headed off to the pub. He passed a few people, all seemed to be happy, even though they just had pirates gallivanting through their town.

Jack, of course, found it a little odd, having had plenty experience with causing a commotion in a small town. He remembered back to the time, when he had first met Boot Strap Bill's, or Will, as he knew him by, child, Will Turner, and that boy's bonny lass, Elizabeth. Then… The Black Pearl had arrived there and had caused quite a lot of commotion… but, by now, he was sure that it was collecting barnacles at the bottom of the ocean by now. Jack had arrived at the pub, walking in and looking around, spotting a few of the men that had been with that woman that still had his hat, somewhere.

He figured if her crewmates were here, she might as well be here as well. Though, he didn't find her anywhere, from where he was standing though. The pirate grunted slightly before walking in a bit more, noticing a stage at the back of the pub, there being more people towards the front of the stage then in the back, near the door. Jack sat down at the bar, closest to the stage.

"Ya' 'ere ta see Kaillena?" The old bartender asked, showing off a rather toothless smile. Jack smiled slightly, not really wanting to insult or be rude to him.

"You could say that… So… does she often go by Kai…?" Jack questioned, looking towards the stage.

"Aye. Most o' the children in this here village, elders, or crewmates call 'er by that name… Though I find it a bi' better calling 'er by 'er full name… Seems to be more 'roper to me." He nodded, looking towards the stage as well. "By the way, my name i' Pops. What might yer name be?"

Jack glanced back at the old man and blinked a few times. "I'm Smithy. Lovely meeting you, Pops." Jack thought of only the last name that he had used to disguise himself with.

Then the curtains that were on the stage parted, revealing a woman, wearing a red, flow-like dress with silver trinkets decorating her ankles, wrists, and neck along with a few earrings on her ear. Jack was surprised that that was Kaillena, the woman that had stolen his hat! She began to play her violin, a smile adorning her slightly tanned face. She twirled around as she played, the drums off in the corner of the stage pounding, the guitar playing cheerfully.

Everyone in the pub seemed to be happy as she playing her violin, dancing around stage, barefooted and smiling like a fool. People began to clap their hands and clang their drinks together, laughing and dancing around. Jack was surprised, to say in the least, and that was quite a lot to say about someone who often did the surprising… since no one was fighting, throwing anything, or shooting off any guns. He had grown quite accustomed to that kind of chaos that inhabited Tortuga. But, he guessed, having a moment such as this is good for the soul.

The woman continued to twirl and dance around, playing her violin vigorously as she and the band played, before she handed the violin over to one of the stand by men, letting play while she lightly leaped off stage to dance with everyone. Kai spotted him, looking at him before smiling and making her way towards him.

"Greetings, stranger. Care to join me in a dance? You seem to be quite alone." She said as she grasped his hands and led him out in the middle of the people in the pub.

Jack didn't really have much of a choice, seeing as he and the woman just began dancing. He twirled her around, her long hair swirling around her body as she kept balance with their movements. She looked at him with her eyes, she continuing to smile as they danced til the song ended. Many people began to crowd them, Jack getting slightly nervous. He wanted his hat back from the woman that he had just finished dancing with!

"Want your hat back? See me in the back room." He had heard before Kaillena had disappeared through the crowd of people.

"WAIT!!" He had yelled trying to get through the rather large crowd of people. "Bloody Hell…" He mumbled.

Jack managed to break free, looking around to try and find her, only spotting the back hem of her dress as it disappeared behind the stage. He raised an eyebrow before heading off in the direction that Kaillena had headed off in.

"Hey, you!" Jack yelled, sprinting after her, like they had done in town, only there weren't that many places to turn to, jump over, or climb up.

Jack spotted her turning into a room, possibly the room that she had told him about. Though she had shut the door. Jack peered at the door, almost skeptically.

"Just a second, Jack." Kai said on the other side of the door.

Jack shrugged as he heard the rummaging of clothing, figuring that she was changing into her regular clothes, or he assumed that the clothes when they first met was her normal attire. The slight sound of jewelry went along with the rummaging noises. A few moments later, Kaillena was out and dressed; only thing was that she now was wearing a black, long leather trench coat. There was a small growl from behind her, which caused Jack to look around her to see who or what had made the noise. Kai smiled sheepishly before quickly closing the door. Jack looked up at her, approaching and standing in front of her.

"Ah… I see you're still insisting on getting your hat back, Jack." Kaillena smiled looking up at him slightly, seeing as he was only a little bit taller than she was.

"Yes, I'd muchly appreciate that, love." Jack nodded his head slightly, narrowing his brown eyes slightly.

Kai smiled and removed the hat that belonged to the pirate before her. She lightly kissed the hem of it before placing it on top of Jack's head.

"Just watch out for it a bit closer, alright?" Kai smiled, patting his shoulder, walking past him and back to the pub.

Jack grunted slightly before following behind her. Then there was a crash and a smash of glasses. Kai's eyes widened as her ears pricked up to the unfamiliar noise, since the pub was normally silent and well-mannered… at least until outsiders or strangers wandered in looking for her or just a fight. Kaillena walked in, finding that people were hiding under most of the tables while, she assumed, the others had probably jumped out of the windows and ran.

There were three men in front of the pub; the one that was closest to the left was dressed in a dark, long-sleeved shirt with brown slacks and a black bandana covering his dark brown hair. The middle one was wearing an opened, white long sleeved shirt without a jacket and dark pants with the same brown boots. The last pirate to the right was dressed up just a black, leather trench

coat, brown pants and dark brown leather pirate boots. Each had a few earrings, markings and a few normal things that pirates, such as Kaillena and Jack, had, including the weapons.

"'Ey! We came 'ere to see the entertainment! Now, I want to see ey show!" The middle pirate exclaimed as he shot off his gun, causing a hole, among the others that he and his two buddies had most likely had caused earlier, in the roof.

Now, Kaillena was a well-mannered woman. There were many things that she could tolerate and there were few things that she couldn't stand. These guys were one of the few things that pissed her off. She kicked a table that was in front of her, watching as it flew towards the men. The man in the middle of the group smirked as he punched down on the table, splitting it in half. As the dust from the destruction that had just taken place cleared, the men, even Jack wondered where she had gone.

"Yoo-hoo!" A voice came from the ceiling, all the guys looking up, seeing that Kaillena had been hanging from the chandelier. "Up here!" She then leaped off of the chandelier, landing a boot on the middle pirates face.

Kaillena grinned widely as she sprang off of the man, backwards, landing about a foot away from the men. She turned her head, looking over at Jack and smiling. "If you want ta, you can join in." She then charged towards the men, grabbing a nearby stool.

Kaillena swung the stool over the right guy's head, the stool smashed, leaving behind a stick. She smiled as she lightly twirled the stick around in her hand, pointing it towards the left man. The man frowned and charged towards her, his sword wielded while Kai insisted on her stick. Jack raised an eyebrow before hurrying forward, unsheathing his sword and blocking the man's attack.

"Tck, tck, tck, not good to take all the fun there." He responded as Kai back up a bit before smirking.

"Fine, fine. You can join in on the lovely antics." Kaillena grinned before backing up a bit more before running forward and doing a front flip over Jack and the other pirate, the stick still on her right hand.

Kaillena swung the stick over her head and hit the middle pirate that she had kicked previously. Jack was a slightly freaked out when she started laughing as she fought the two pirates. He quickly brought his attention back to the pirate that he was currently fighting. Kaillena stuck out the bar stool leg, shoving it straight forward and nearly choking the men. She then let the stool leg go and punched them both square in the face, knocking them both out. She sighed, whipping the little bit of sweat that was on her forehead, little flicking her hair trinkets. Kai looked behind her, seeing that Jack was still fighting the one pirate left. She looking at Jack skeptically, raising an eyebrow.

"Hey! You done yet?" Kai commented, leaning against a supporting beam of the pub.

"Does it look like it!?" Jack responded, gritting his teeth. Kai sighed and shook her head before walking over behind the pirate, doing a handstand, making the infamous pirate confused beyond all reason before wrapping her legs around the pirate's neck.

She then flung him behind her, out the door, knocking him unconscious as he lay in the street. Jack looked out the door as Kaillena got to her feet, lightly brushing herself off.

"Ahh . . . There, now to find where my crew had scurried off to." Kaillena announced with a smile, looking over at Jack, who seemed a bit . . . cautious of her. She looked over at Pop's, who had just been standing at the bar, watching. "Hey, sorry about the mess, Pop's . . . You still on fer giving me those supplies?"

"O' course, Kai. I'll bring it out to your ship, aye?" Pop's responded, Kai giving a thumb's up with a big grin.

"Okay, let's go. That is if you need a ride, Jack Sparrow." Kaillena bowed swiftly before standing up straight again.

Jack looked at her, up and down a bit. She leaned on her left leg a bit while her right one stood straight, as he looked at her. He made a pondering sort of look as he thought about the opportunity then looked around him slightly before sticking out his hand. Kai smiled and lightly nodded her raven-haired head, shaking his hand.

"Welcome, til you choose to leave, to The Shrieking Nightmare, Captain Jack Sparrow." Kaillena greeted with a smile.

"Shrieking . . . Nightmare . . .?" Jack commented for a second as Kai nodded, his eyebrow raised.

"Yep!" Kai pipped up with a bright smile. "What? I like it." She shrugged, waving to Pop's as they stepped outside.

They walked past the still unconscious pirate, Kai stepping on his hand on purpose. Jack looked back at him and sort of made a face that expressed that he, himself, was lucky enough to know this woman now. He REALLY did not want to get beat by a woman like her. Jack looked over at her, Kai walking contently with the same smile that she seemed to wear all the time.

"Okay, quick question, love."

"Aye."

"What was that growling that had come from that room that you had changed in?"

"Oh . . . Yeah, you see him soon." She nodded. Jack looked off to the side a bit, slightly nervous and scared of what it was. He tried to not think about, even though it was a little hard.

'How…This woman… How can she be this well known here as a musician, much less a captain, must even be beyond the knowledge of Davey Jones . . .' Jack thought to himself as they arrived at the docks.

Both of them walked along the dock, Jack peering at the many other ships as Kaillena walked a bit out in front of him, so he knew which ship was hers. Kaillena stopped in front of a rather large ship, good sized with nice, pure-white sails and sturdy masts.

"Here she is, my lovely Nightmare." Kai said as she looking at Jack with a nod before rushing onto her ship, like a small child having just seen something shiny that they wanted.

Jack followed behind her, not really rushing to get onto the ship, seeing as they were still loading a few things onto it. Kaillena stomped her foot twice, getting the crew's attention.

"Okay! Listen up! This here is Captain Jack Sparrow, got it! Treat him okay, just do not take his hat!" The crew chuckled a bit, Kaillena smiling. "I've already tried and he made a little tantrum about it. All right! As you were, gentlemen!" Kaillena announced, all saluting her with grins before going back to their duties. "There, now they won't attack you." She looked over at Jack with a small nod before going around and check to make sure everything was going all right, beginning to braid her hair.

Jack seemed to be still a bit stunned by the female pirates actions that she had just put forth. 'Me? Being attacked? For what, I wonder…' The infamous captain thought to himself as he looked around, viewing the ship and its crew. 'Doubt this lot could accomplish that, anyway…'

"Oi! Cap'n! We goin' o pick up ol' Danny still?" The crewman in the crow's nest called down to Kaillena, who had gone up to the ships steering wheel.

"Aye! He is part o' the crew, isn't he?" Kai grinned up at the crew mate before she looked over, noticing a carriage that seemed to be pulling a large wooden, slightly creaking cart with bundles of for, emergency rations, oil lamps with extra oil, candles and some clothing, rather like rags, for the crew.

"Oi, Kai! Got yer supplies!" Pops yelled as he climbed down from the carriage driver seat, lightly landing on the slightly dust-covered wooden dusts.

Kaillena smiled before waving over to the bar owner, a big, bright smile spread across her face. She then motioned her men over to Pop's carriage, her men greeting him as they walked over and began to pick up the many items. The man then stored them down in the ship's ballows, below desk and under the crews sleeping quarters. Kaillena smiled as she finished braiding her hair into a long, mid-back-lengthed braid.

"Hey, Pops! Thanks for the stuff, it'll come in handy on our way there and for a few other places that we'll be stopping at…" Kaillena called, waving to the bartender as he lightly whipped the horses and turned the carriage around, heading back to the bar.

Jack, after having browsed the deck long enough to know the ship enough, he wandered over to Kaillena, who was keeping watching of the steering wheel.

"You mentioned something about a shipmate… That wouldn't happen to be the reason for you and your crew to be traveling to Tortuga, is it?"

"Aye… We need to go and pick up my first mate." Kaillena grinned as she looked at Jack. Kaillena then looked away down at her crew as they stored the last of their supplies down before they all gathered on deck, awaiting orders from their captain. Kaillena stepped away from the ships steering wheel, placing her hands on the railing and leaning against the rail.

"Men, you all know that after we go and pick up our missing ship mate, that we'll be heading off to where the 'item' is, aye?" Kaillena announced, carefully peering aver her crew.

"Aye, Cap'n Kai!" The crew responded, throwing their fists or a pair of hands in the air.

Kaillena nodded once before leaning off and standing. "Aye, then we be off! Hoist the anker and what not!" Kaillena turned around, her crew scattering and performing the orders that she had just given.

Jack looked on and watched as the many men of Kaillena's crew hoisted the ship's anker, the barnecales and seaweed revealing itself on the heavy iron anker.

"Well, men, we're on our way…" Kaillena said, thrusting her fist into the air.

The female captain then turned to Jack. "If, at night, you hear anything with a harmony, do not worry," She then placed a hand on her chest, over her heart ", for it will just be me." Kaillena smiled before turning away.

The infamous pirate captain blinked a few times as he watched her walk down the stars, onto the main deck, directing and complimenting her crew.