Feel free to review, this is my first ever dabble in fanfiction! The story will no doubt develop more and more as it comes to me. And later on, much lovely J/E smut should be expected!

Chapter One- Reflections Past

Three months after Jack's rescue from Worlds End

The Caribbean sun glimmered off of tranquil turquoise waters. In opposition to the decidedly not tranquil mood of the man resolutely standing upon its shoreline.

Captain Jack Sparrow whirled around, surveying the wide expanse of white sand. Usually something so beautiful would seem up-lifting, this was not so…The Island had become a monotony of misery.

Jack sighed, sitting down upon the damp sand. He closed his eyes, once again lost in memory of the events of his so called rescue. It had all gone awry, shockingly so. Memories vividly flashed.

They had pulled him up on the deck of The Black Pearl, he had been exhausted mentally and physically. At first the crew seemed to rejoice in their saving of his life from the depths of Davy Jones' locker. Especially that damn monkey, which had caused a wave of laughter to breeze through the deck.

Suddenly all noise had faded away, leaving an oppressive silence. Boots tapped loudly against the wooden planks, noting the arrival of Hector Barbossa and Tia Dalma. This had made Jack pause in confusion, standing before him was the mutinous bastard that he had killed. Which then reminded him of several people whose presence was missing, Elizabeth….who had haunted him in purgatory, and most of all her wretched Eunuch.

Almost as if his mind had conjured up their presence a loud creaking sound occurred beside the ship. Turning slowly, Jack's jaw dropped. Right beside his ship was the ship of feared Asian pirate Sao Feng. Standing upon its deck was Elizabeth, held by knife point, by both Feng and her fiancé William Turner. Jack's eyes widened when he realized that Will's appearance was noticeably changed, in fact… quite similar to the dear old friend who had sent his beastie after him in the first place. Shaking his head to clear the still remaining shock, he turned his eyes over to Liz. She was staring back at him with shining eyes, her face drawn and tortured. She mouthed his name….

Jack groaned, rubbing his eyes in an attempt to banish the horrid reflections of the past. Easier said than done, still his mind was going over the grim facts. Over the betrayals. In the end everyone had betrayed him, Tia…Barbossa (surprise surprise)..William…All along they had been power hungry, wanting to possess more power than they deserved. Ruthless they had been, after the rescue they had mercilessly handed Elizabeth over to Norrington. In the process dumping him into a long boat with Gibbs into a fierce storm.

They had been lucky to survive a squall of such dimensions. And ironically had been washed up on a hauntingly familiar island…

Thankfully the traders had visited the island after his brief jaunt a few years back. Bottles of rum were in storage, along with meager food supplies.

For two straight months Jack had ignored Gibbs and his pleas of finding passage to Tortuga. He had sat on the beach day after day, drinking himself senseless. He had no care in the world, no passion to continue living through his rum soaked pain.

His revelation came to him upon a night where a luminous moon hung over the island like a beautiful pearl. Lying there in the sand he whispered "Elizabeth.."….the glow of the moon showing his pain ravaged features.

Suddenly he bolted upright. Shook his muddled head. It came to him in a rush. He did have something to live for, a woman who did things to his heart that he never knew existed. He did possess the ability to find her again. The only catch….he would be forced to dispose of his long held pirate façade..and reveal the skeletons in his closet long hidden.

The next day Jack felt more sober than he had felt for months. He had looked at his good friend Gibbs in the eyes, smiling a weary smile…he shouted "Gibbs, we have a need to commandeer a vessel."

Phew, that was hard to recount what had happened previously. The next chapter will be all for Lizzie. ;D. And we'll see if this story is worth continuing!