Are you, are you
Coming to the tree?
They strung up a man
They say who murdered three
Strange things did happen here
No stranger would it be
If we met at midnight
In the hanging tree

She sat on a wooden floor. Planks were creaking in sea's rythm, because it was shipwreck where she was. Her voice was the only thing that disturbed storm on the ocean as she sang. In her pale hands she was holding little music box and as it was playing it's soft music, mermaid were pouring her hipnotyzing song, one from many she knew. Story tells that mermaids like when someone sang for them right before he were torn apart by claws and fangs. But this one here was different – it's fair to say she was one of a kind in her world. She fell in love with sailors, didn't eat them. Now Andrina were hoping someone will rescue her. Every mermaid according to tales was daughter of Poseidon but it's just a lie. A lie that made her one of 7 princesses – as many as many seas are on the world. Girl know that her father was a human and her dream were to find him, she didn't know why. Maybe he was dead already? Eaten by her sisters for supper, that's the way beautiful mermaids were treating men and honestly – Andrina was fed up with it. She litteraly were an outsider and now she was also a deserter.
Shipwreck were merchant ship before it has ended on rocks. Crue were gone, probably dead and only captain cabin and some of the deck survived along with goods – like dresses or jewerly. Andrina wore one of dresses now, it had dark wine colour. She had legs now where it was dry and even if she couldn't use them, she felt better in dress now than few moments later when she was covering naked torso and mermaid's tail by it.
In dark night she saw a ship lights through little, broken window. She had plan – to play cripple. If anyone would know she's mermaid she could only get killed, not rescued and it didn't satisfy her. She would try to find her father, not get into trouble. She crawled on a deck from cabin and began to scream for help as she throw up in the air one of her hands and waved it.

Black Pearl had captain now and Jack Sparrow was extremaly glad it was him. This ship and this world – pirates world - were his only love. Even when cold rain hit his face at night during the storm. - Get it together, you filthy, weak rats unless you want to be crashed on these rocks! - he screamed as he pointed his finger in some shipwreck direction. There was some happiness and madness in his dark brown eyes. If she wasn't dressed in such a color, he wouldn't notice her. A girl. A girl on a wreck. Jack's conscience fought with sense but very shortly.

We will need a rope, mr. Gibbs – he murmured with pout on face. He left wheel for one of his sailors and he stood next to the ship's side and watched. Clumsy woman catched rope and landed on Pearl's deck. Mess. She could be described as a mess ...beautiful mess..with grace, but mess and litterally something was wrong with her legs because she sat on planks instead of stand up. Her doe eyes – they weren't blue, green or brown, not even hazel. They were violet as flowers. Jack grimaced and looked on the crue and again on girl.
-Cap'n, woman on a deck foretells misfortune! - Gibbs walked toward him and started to whisper in Jack's ear – Since when you are such a gentelman, Jack? You took some witch with us, look at her. Don't you see her eyes? And, for gods sake, don't you feel this strange way she..is?
- I saw many weird things – he waved at him with hand, getting rid of Gibbs by this gesture. – Better control the ship, mr. Gibbs, if you are so worried for our fate. To work, ya'll, or I'm not clear enough?! - Sparrow turned around.
He knew. Their fear was relatable. Jack rescued a mermaid. Didn't lie when he told he saw many weird things. There were some times he passed Whitecap Bay. Mermaids were beautiful as sunny day, and as much charming, they were everymen dreams bounded in bodies. Their voices were like the best music to sailors' ears. If mermaid starts sing to you, looking deeply in your eyes, you can tell you are dead already because you will jump after her to the dark water and then – she will eat you, tearing to pieces.
- Who are you? - he murmured, standing above her.
- Me? I'm just some castaway... - she smiled softly.
- Didn't know that mermaid can be a castaway. You live under the sea, don't ya, love? - element of surprise. Her face become pale. He smiled in charming, playful way he used to do when something were by his desing. - Bound her! And lock under the deck. Be careful for your throats, my men as long as you like your life - he shouted and turned on his feets, walking directly to Captain cabin and waving hands in his tipical gesture.

Ship was swinging on tides. Andrina sat in cell, looking through some gap beetween broadside's planks on the dark water. First rays were dacing on the ocean. The dawn. Girl was hungry and cold, wraping herself in dress she wore. Then she looked on her useless feet. She wanted to stand, she wanted to walk, to be a human girl. With determination in her eyes she catched bars, including all her strengh – she become standing, slowly, with some pain painted on her beautyful face. Then she heard footsteps which perticipated her and she fell again. It was Jack, looking for alcohol in pantry.
-Why is the rum always gone...?- he murmured, not expecting anyone to be awake at this time. He liked to don't sleep sometimes. Drink and analyze maps or do some of his captain's job. His hands were searching bottles in half-darkness. As his ring tapped agains glass he smiled. Then he looked in left and saw pale face, rose lips and finally – wide, doe eyes pointed at him in fascination. Something in him budged and moment later he brought mermaid food from his cabin. Meat and glass of sweet wine. He gave it to her without a word, but he sat on barrel in front of cell and started drink rum. Andrina began to eat like a hungry wolf, biting once roast and then apple, spilling wine on her cleavage. Finally after some minutes she looked at him with shame written on her face.
-Thank you, Captain. - sitting on floor, she hanged arms through bars and leaned forehead against cold metal.
- No problem, luv. - Jack answered in consternation. - I won't let you die from hunger. I need your tears - he stroked his beard and then said after a minute - I appreciate your beauty and fragility but I'm dreadfully sure you will kill me. You mermaids are such deadly beings.
- Deadly...? No! - she tried to reach him with her small hands and gentleness in eyes. - I don't hurt. I just wanted to find my father, reach some port to start, not to hurt anybody.
-Father? - Girl reminded him of somebody, but he couldn't complete the puzzle. Hair to the clavicles, eyes in purple night's sky color, outlined cheekbones, but some softness and submission in all of her, which doesn't fit at all to anyone he knew.
- Yes, he left this for me when I was just a kid. - she showed him her medalion. Little, silver, heartshaped music box. Jack felt grip in his stomach immidiately, but on his faced stayed the same, surprised emotion. - Do you recognise it?
He almost spilled ''Yes'' but then smiled a bit. - No, I don't at all. But...I am a gentelman and I will left you on Tortuga which is the nearest port, my sweet...
-Andrina – brunette answeared dissapointed.
- My sweet Andrina! - he pointed her with large, fake smile on his face. Then he stood up fastly and with bottle of rum in his hand ran trough the ship level screaming - Put sails on! Move, move, gentles! Now!
All crue jumped out of their hammocks and began to prepare ship to fast travel. Jack hid under stairs but Gibbs found him easly.
- What is chasin' us, Jack?
-No-nothing! What a sensless observation from your side, mr. Gibbs – he growled, biting his nails. - Direction on Tortuga!
- For God's sake, you can't act like this Jack if nothing is happening!
-Trust my infallible senses, my friend. And we are leaving this little devil on the shore!
- A mermaid? - Gibbs narrowed his eyes – So I was right...
- We're not leaving her because she's mermaid. And you weren't. - Jack snarled and looked with fear on the sea. - Believe me or not, her race is one of her most safe features. - He walked without any word more, clearly avoiding everybody.

Tortuga was island where it rains alcohol and where loud, tavern music hunts you even in your sleep. And sleep you can only use when you are too drunk to live. Jack inhaled deeply with calm on his face. Finally safe.
-I will walk to use some life, mr. Gibbs. I advise you to do the same thing. - Sparrow begin to walk, spreading his arms, and turned on his heel a bit – I tell you, mate. If every town in the world were like this one, no man would ever feel unwanted.

Blond girl dressed like young sailor were walking down the port. Her long locks were hidden under hat. She was searching a ship, especially for that one ship – Black Pearl. Elizabeth wasn't sure if it were here but if she didn't find it she could ask for Jack. Everybody know this cad. No worries were needed when she recognised vessel with dark sails. Swann let herself to be naughty and entered the deck, searching for it's Captain. He was not there – for now but she heard something on lower floor. Music box voices, calm and charming. Elizabeth followed it and found her. A girl, in Elizabeth's age, maybe a little older, holding a medalion. Andrina raised her head nervously, wiped away tears and girls were looking on each other for a moment. It was not in Jack's style to detain a woman.
- Why are you there? - blond girl asked first.
- Captain put me to this prison because I'm a mermaid and he thinks I will eat him. She promised me to free me when we will be at the nearest port but left me anyway.
Elizabeth heard of many spells and curses on the sea, she believes in it especially after she saw Barbossa's crue. She know how mermaids were. Singing to the sailors, kissing them and then drowning poor man to eat his meat. But, voice of season advised her to not be afraid and Elizabeth were enchanted by mermaids purity.
- Can you walk? I will free you. I'm Jack's friend, and I search for him anyway. He owes me.
- No...I can't...but you can help me to left the ship and then I will menage something.
Women solidarity won and Elizabeth lead Andrina to the port. Mermaid were holding her neck and using her legs in some adorable, clumsy way.
- I need to rest...- murmured Elizabeth. They sat on a bench. Then she saw him, walking back to the ship.
-Captain! - she stood after his back – I'm looking for a lover.
- You adulate me, son, but my only love is the sea. - Jack answeared confused and turned on his heel – Elizabeth! My darling, it's dress or nothing, these clothes doesn't flatter you at all and I happen to have no dress in my cabin.
- I've heard you had a mermaid in prison and that you are in troubles again.
- Oh, what a rubbish you say. And - yes, I have! - Jack smiled in tryumph but smile ran away from his face second later – I had?
- I let her go. She told me she was looking for father and you promised her to left her on Tortuga anyway. According to your veracity I let her go by myself. - Blonde couldn't curve her lips in sly smile when Jack exploded with irritation. Jack's eyes widened and he threw his hands in the air, then started to run in town direction but he also stopped immidiately. - No good! Where did she go?
- Why you are so interested?
He narrowed eyes and spread his arms – Because...Oh god, I always knew you women are a curse!
- Jack!
- You want see your annoying Turner again? Then find Andrina!
- Jack! - Elizabeth lost her patience and pointer her fingers in brunette direction. She was sitting on the other bridge, still on the bench where Swann left her. - Since you know all the answers you should know mermaid k, Jack.
- Bugger - Jack's face twisted in disgust and he overtaked Elizabeth. Moment later he sat next to Andrina. She was listening to music box again, wandering.
- What if I told you I know where to find your father, girlie? Would you sail with me? - he smilled with charm when Andrina looked at him with huge surprise.

Rain lashed up cursed sailors faces. Will turner kneeled on deck on a ship named Flying Dutchman, looking with fear in his dark brown eyes as Davy Johnes slanted to him.
- Are you afraid of death? - Captain's tentacles were moving nervously. He smoked pipe and he puffed smoke in Turner's face.
- Jack Sparrow send me to settle his debt – Will murmured without belief.
- Are you afraid of death? - Davy repeated, almost breaking pipe in his crab claw.
- He said I should tell you he send me. - belief left him at all. He wrinkeled his nose as rain wiped his face.
- What a story...! - Johnes almost cried out in laugh, then he turned in bossman direction,giving him a sign.

- Jack Sparrow, I chased your filthy ass through seven seas for years because of your debt and you send me a boy? - Davy Johnes screamed at Jack. Sparrow become strangely afraid of him.
- What a beautyful present, eh mate? - Jack smiled awkwardly. Johnes shaked his head sharply and looked in disgust – I returned Pearl to you from ocean's bottom, you were captain for 13 years...
- Actually, I was him for less, I was a victim of horrid mutiny...
- You were paltry captain but a captain. Didn't you present yourself as a Captain Jack Sparrow? - Davy Johnes laughed, looking for approval from his crue – You have to pay a debt. 100 souls.
- I send you a boy...he worth 4 souls! Maybe 3 and half...
- Boy is not enough! - Johnes catched Jack's throat.
- What will you tell for a mermaid? - Sparrow's eyes brightened, he smiled and Johnes let him go. Pirate started walking around Dutchman's Captain. - A beautiful girl. She's young...her voice bound saloirs in snare and her tears can ensure you eternal life...without this horrible, slippery tentacles.- Jack gave sign to Gibbs. Man removed himself and made way for Andrina, who was jostled on knees in front of Johnes. Her violet eyes were looking kindly on Davy, ignoring his horrible appearance. Will found Elizabeth in the crowd, falling in her arms.
- One day, Jack. 99 souls. - hissed Johnes in Sparrow's face – But I wonder...if you can live like this? Sentence a women who can have lover and children in the future for death to set you free?
- She's a devil anyway...-Jack looked totally like he doesn't care. To be honest he just wanted Johnes to leave and he was plotting to set Andrina free when he will find needed souls. Mermaid was looking at Jack with pain in eyes and feeling of betrayal. He promised to help her and left her to death on some cursed ship. And what is worse, she didn't want him to leave her anywhere.

Dutchman swinged on falls. Nobody were on the deck and Andrina were looking on endless water, sitting on vessel's beak. She could run away but what it would be for? She didn't want to back to her underwater world. She want to be among people, find father, eat fruits and take sunbaths someday. She was tired of being princess of some cruel population. Andrina took out her diadem hidden between layer of dress. It had jewels in her eyes color. Some music reached brunette's ears. She didn't recognised instrument but she did it to the music. It was song from her music box! Mermaid opened it when loud music calmed and waited.
Davy Johnes walked slowly toward her, looking at her with huge curiosity. Andrina smiled naively.
- You! Where did you get that...?!- he hissed with fury.
- I am daughter of a sailor and mermaid. The sailor who's my father hanged this on my neck when I was a newborn. My mother never told me more...
Johne's face became to be softener. His eyes sparkled with tears instantly. - Andrina...- he whispered.
- Dad? What happened to you, dad? - she touched his deformed face with kindness.
- A course, my child...I made terrible mistake...- his voice shaked with shame in it.
- What was that?
- I left you and your mother, who lived on the land just like you are here with me, for a goddess which pretent to love me, destroyed me and my family.
- My mum never was on the land! She told me that people are selfish and men's world is more cruel that our's! - moment's magic run away. Andrina searched for her father for years and now he appeared to be a pirate who betrayed her mother and left her, his only daughter?!
- Yes, she did. But I broke her heart and now I even don't have my own! I'm not saying I'm proud of it, Andrina, so stop it now when you found me and when I can be better father! - Johnes's voice was bitter with dose of rage.
- For who you left us? For who you left me?! Tell her name! - she didn't know how but she stood up.
Johnes looked into dark sky, then closed his eyes and whispered well know by Andrina name – name of goddess of the oceans – Calypso...!
Andrina hissed with pain and rage and without a word she jumped into the water, hearing only her name called by Dutchman's Captain.