The Son

Summary: Jack has been missing for ten years. His son, Matthew and his mother wait in Timlan where danger waits for them.

Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean. Although someday I will be married to Johnny Depp…..NO my name is not Vanessa Paradis, if it was I would have no chance. P.S. I don't like Vanessa.

Series:

Once is Never Enough

The Son

Chapter One – Matthew Sparrow

The pub was dimly lit and the night started to take hold. Matthew Sparrow sat at his regular table, with his regular girl Heather. The smoke was hovering above their heads and not for the first time that night Matthew thought of his mother and how she was doing. He had left her in Timlan with his sister, Jessica. He was in Tortuga looking for his father.

"Tell me again about where you come from Matt."

The pirate was jerked from his thoughts and his dark eyes met her light green ones. "There's nothing more to tell Jessica."

The girl sat back in her chair and twirled her hair in her fingers. "Well, I heard your daddy was a big talker. Heard he's been in Tortuga, lookin' for a good time with his wenches. Your momma couldn't keep him tied down."

Matthew didn't say anything, it wasn't worth causing a scene over. She was lying and he knew it.

"Oh come on now Matt, why don't we just go to bed and get it over with, I'm getting tired."

"Not now. I'm waiting on someone."

Heather sighed and drank some more rum. The moon was hovering over the water now and making shapes as it danced. Matthew turned from the window and saw who he was waiting for. "Alex, over here."

Alex Sparrow walked over to his nephew and took himself a drink of rum. "Hi there my boy. How's you and you're momma handleing?"

"You know her, she crys everynight. She's worried he's not coming back. What do you think?"

Alex rubbed his eyes and looked at Matthew. "He's alive, that much I'm certain of."

"how do you know?"

"There have been sightings of your daddy." His father's brother leaned back in his chair and took off his hat.

"Why wouldn't he come home then? You don't think he has a different life or something do you?"

Alex shook his head no and then leaned in close, not before asking Heather to get some more rum.

"Now listen here. Your father is out looking for paradise. I know he's met some bad pirates on his way. Maybe even Will Turner."

Alex shook his head and laughed, showing his beautiful teeth. "My father is a stupid man. Someday my momma is gonna find a man that won't leave her. She's still young enough."

Alex nodded, "I agree with you but if your daddy does come back she would jump straight back into his arms."

"She's not that stupid Uncle Alex."

Heather came back and sat the rum down. Looking across the room she saw a lone man sitting in the corner beckoning to her, she left.

"Don't hate your father Matthew. He's just a pirate, what do you want him to do?"

"Be a father."

Heather walked up to the man and sat close to him. "Hi there stranger, what beings you to this little tavern?"

The man didn't answer but pointed to the two Sparrows still deep in conversation.

"Who are they?"

"Oh that's Jack Sparrow's son and his brother. You don't want to bother with them."

The man nodded and drank some rum, the 'P' branded into his right wrist.

"I don't care Alex! My sister is too young and wild. My mom doesn't know how to handle her. I can't keep the guys off her enough so she can have a peaceful night." Matthew stopped and took another drink of rum.

"That's because your father was cheaten'. He always did have a cheaten' heart."

The two pirates looked up at a woman with firey read hair.

Matthew rolled his eyes and pretended not to hear her. "Pepper my daddy told me all about you. You saw him with my mother and are just jealous."

"I should be wearing his ring, not your half-wit, whore of a mother."

Matthew started to grit his teeth, he knew better than to hit a woman. Pepper knew this and called over one of her men.

"Look Sparrow, you callen' my girl a liar?"

Alex stood up to defend his nephew. "Let it go Alex, it's alright." Matt said and stood. "As a matter of fact I was, I was also implying that she was a whore."

The large man went to hit Matthew but the boy was faster. With one hand around his wrist and the other around his neck the man went down. The fight seemed to put a spark in the crowd and men started hitting each other, one of them stood up and pointed his gun at Matthew.

The crowd stopped. No one threatened a Sparrow like that.

The man walked into the light.

"Well if it isn't William Turner. The blacksmith."

Alex wanted to hit Matthew over the head for saying anything.

"The pirate. Where's your daddy when you need protected now boy?"

All this talk about his father was hitting a cord with Matthew so he kept quiet.

"He took her from me you know. Elizabeth, I loved her and she went and got in Jack Sparrow's bed. I bet your father drugged her, raped her. Your father could never love. His soul is black and his heart dead."

"Just because my mother would have rather slept with a real pirate has nothing to do with me."

"Well, Sparrow, since I can't find your father, you're the next best thing. After I kill you I'll go to Timlan and kill your mother and rape your sister. So when daddy Sparrow comes home he can find his daughter pregnant and his family destroyed."

Will cocked his gun and Matthew stood still. Alex saw a familiar shape out of the corner of his eye and it came up behind Will. Matt's eyes got big.

"Dad?"

TBC

Okay so that's the first chappie! Yay! But is it Jack or isn't it? I love moments like this.