Disclaimer- No one from Pirates of the Caribbean belong to me. They never will. Sonja's mine though.

Summary – After encountering familiar faces from the past, events are set into motion that will put the relationship between Captain Jack Sparrow and Sonja Raven to the test. (Takes place during 'Dead Man's Chest')

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Connections

Captain Jack Sparrow looked out over the body of water sitting before him. He smiled as hid thoughts wandered to Sonja. He was glad to be back in her life again, more than what he ever realized. Jack Sparrow was indeed happy that a long search had finally come to an end.

What bothered him more was the fact her mother was gone. He remembered how much he loved her, the only woman he ever felt that way about. He knew about Sonja, leaving her for the last time when she was young. He expected to be back quickly but after he sailed on the Black Pearl that one time several years before, and he was marooned he never thought he'd see her or her mother again. Captain Jack Sparrow found out the hard way that he was only half right.

"Sonja," he called over to her.

Sonja heard him call her name and walked over to him.

"Yes Captain?" she asked him, interested in knowing what he wanted.

"Go check and see if you can see land. We need to get some food and supplies and we'll need to get them soon before we run out," Jack quietly told her.

She nodded as she headed towards the bow of the ship, looking for any sign of land. Gibbs walked up behind Jack and looked over at Sonja.

"I never thought that you would have any children Jack. I think she takes after you in so many ways despite not being around you much," Gibbs told him.

"I know. That scares me to a point," Jack replied. "She takes after me in the life of a pirate yet she looks so much like her mother. She is a reminder of something I never thought would happen."

Gibbs opted not to say anything. He wouldn't have known what to say if he had decided to open his mouth again. He was still trying to get over the fact that a man he had known for years was a father.

"Captain Sparrow!" called a female voice.

Jack looked to where the voice was coming from to see Sonja pointing away from the boat to a patch of green slowly appearing in the distance.

"Good work Sonja. Now let's go ashore," Jack called over to her.

He looked at Cotton, who recently walked up behind him and was standing beside Gibbs.

"Gibbs, you are to take the helm until we get back," Jack told her.

"Aye captain," he replied as she took the wheel as Jack walked away.

Sonja joined him as they prepared themselves to head ashore. Jack looked over at her and gave a sad smile as he did so. She didn't see him do that so when she turned around, she saw him with what he was doing before.

'Sonja, if you only knew,' he thought to himself.

The Black Pearl sailed up to the town and docked, allowing Jack and Sonja to walk onto shore. The two looked around the area.

"Captain, we shouldn't stay here that long," Sonja told him as her eyes traveled over the buildings.

"Why not?" asked Jack.

Sonja continued to look around before deciding to give an answer. Jack could see the intense nervousness in her eyes.

"I've been here before and it wasn't pleasant," she managed to reply.

"Well, then we don't have to stay here long then. We get what we need and then leave. We don't need to be anywhere that brings back bad memories," Jack told her.

She nodded as she quickly headed to get a few supplies that she knew that she had to get.

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Jack walked along the streets, trying to be as inconspicuous as possible. A few people were looking over at him, giving him disgusted looks. He ignored them as he looked over at Sonja, who was nearby. He sauntered over to her, noticing the ever growing presence of soldiers around the area and he found that to be slightly unnerving.

"Come on Sonja. We should soon leave," he quietly told her.

She nodded as she found herself being led towards the ship. Sonja glanced towards one of the buildings and narrowed her eyes.

"Captain?" she questioningly said.

"What is it now?" he demanded to know.

She didn't answer him as she began to step towards a small group of people. Jack followed her gaze and paled once he saw who was there. He pulled her towards a nearby building, out of sight from the prying eyes of the people.

"It looks like it's some more of those soldiers! I thought they stopped pursuing us a long time ago," Sonja protested.

Jack shrugged his shoulders, unsure what to say. He began to lead her back to the ship, not making any attempt to grab anything along the way. She tried to pull her away from his.

"What is the matter?" Sonja asked.

"Darlin' I don't think it's best if we stay in many places for too long anymore. Besides, you know we have to get somewhere, savvy?" he told her.

She nodded before following him back to the Black Pearl. Inwardly, the town was scaring her and that was something she hardly ever felt. Sonja glanced over towards a group of people and thought she saw somehwat familiar face. He stared at her before completely disappearing into thin air. She gulped before she and Jack climbed back onto the ship. Once on board, he noticed the uneasy look his daughter had on her face.

"What's wrong darlin'? Is there something else I need to know?" Jack asked.

"No, I thought I saw someone I knew. Someone I sooner care to forget," Sonja replied.

Jack nodded before heading back to the wheel. He began to give to head the oat out of the port and into the open ocean. Sonja stepped to the prow of the ship and stared out into the blue water.

"Father, why do you have to do this?" she asked herself.

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Gibbs and Sonja stood next to Jack Sparrow as he prepared to head off to carry out his mission.

"Don't get yourself killed now," Gibbs said.

"What makes you think I will? Remember that I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. I can live through anything. Besides, this treasure will be worth it," Jack replied.

His stare slowly drifted between them before finally resting on Sonja. He gently placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"Don't worry about me darlin'. You have lots of time to learn how I work. I'm not going to leave you anytime soon," he explained.

The three watched him lower himself down the side of the ship and disappear from view. Gibbs placed a hand on her shoulder, hoping to calm her down.

"Believe him. He's the daftest man I've ever known and he's got the most lives of anyone I know," Gibbs told her.

Sonja gave a small nod, a nagging feeling at the back of her mind and it didn't appear that it was going to leave anytime soon.

TBC…