Taken

They had returned to Tortuga once they were free from Port Royal. Once it seemed the Navy wasn't following them, the crew of the Black Pearl felt it was time to relax. And Jack was running out of rum. So, they went to Tortuga. Majority of them got drunk fairly quickly. Except for Jewel. After hearing her father boast about his ship and every aspect of it, she noticed a few looks other pirates had.

She knew the look too well. They were going to want the Pearl.

But what can they do? she suddenly thought, The Pearl needs more than just one person to steal it. And they would have to deal with my dad if they do.

Jewel stood at their table in the tavern.

"What's wrong luv?" Jack asked

"Nothing. I'm going to visit mom." she said. Jack lifted his rum bottle to his daughter.

"Take care. Be sure to return to the Pearl though. Else I'll drag you back to it." he said

"Understood." Jewel nodded with a smile. She walked out of the tavern and through the busy streets. She stopped and looked behind her. She had a feeling she was being watched, but there was nobody there. She shrugged and continued on her way. In a short time, she arrived at the grave.

"Hi mom," she said to the tombstone, "We have the Pearl! We have a home now, and a... A family, I guess. Will and Elizabeth stayed in Port Royal though. They weren't really pirates. Especially Elizabeth. Will was pretty good though." There was a snap of a branch. Jewel stood up, hand on the hilt of her sword.

"Who's there?" she yelled, "Show yourself. Now!" The feeling of being watched came once more. Behind her. She spun around...

Pain

Darkness

"Nnnnh..." she moaned. As she came to, Jewel began to realize a few things. For starters, she was gagged, a piece of cloth wrapped around her head in her mouth. Second, her hands and legs were tied together, with very tight rope binding them. And finally, she was in a very dark, very small space.

Jewel tried to move and actually shook the space. She struggled against the walls even harder, making the space move even more. It was kicked, and Jewel spun around until it stopped, making her land on her back in pain. There was the sound of something being unlocked and the darkness was opened. It was a chest lid. Jewel was in a chest. A man with a large black tricorn hat with a few pheasant feathers on it looked inside.

"Glad to see you awake Ms. Sparrow." he said, "Your father should be getting my message soon." The lid was closed and locked once more, plunging Jewel in darkness before she even had a chance to speak.

"Jewel, it's time to go back to the Pearl." Jack said as he wandered into the cemetery. He stood in surprised silence when he realized that not a living being was there. He stepped forward.

"Luv?" he asked, "Jewel?" He stopped. Then turned toward his wife's grave. A rolled up parchment rested atop the tombstone. Jack opened it.

His heart almost stopped at the words.

The Pearl or your daughter

Come to The Traipsing Marauder

"Luv." Jack breathed. He clutched the parchment and ran as fast as he could to the docks. But not without stopping at the Faithful Bride first...

He ran down the docks, trying to find the ship. None of them bore the name on the paper. Jack stopped when he reached the end of one dock. He could see a ship out on the water.

"There you are." Jack whispered. He saw a small boat that was docked and released it. As fast as his arms could take him, Jack rowed out to the ship. As he approached closer, the image of one man at the rail drumming his fingers came into view. Except for the nice hat, the man had ratty clothes and a rat-like face.

"Hello Mister Sparrow. You certainly kept me waiting." he said, "You've come here to make your choice, I assume?"

"Where is my daughter?" Jack yelled up to him, not wanting to leave his boat. The man looked away.

"Daughter... Daughter, no, I don't think I've seen her here." He said with a shrug and a smirk. Jack clenched his fists.

"Don't lie to me, where is she?" He yelled. The man looked behind him and waved his hand. A crane type device moved over the water. Hanging off the end of it was a chest.

"Well, I believe that a girl is in that chest." The man pulled out his pistol. "She has been quiet though." He aimed and fired it at the chest. There was a muffled scream from within it.

"Jewel!" Jack yelled

"Ah ha! There she is." The man smiled. He laughed and reloaded his pistol.

"If you kill her, I swear-" Jack growled

"You'll what, Sparrow?" The man said. All amusement was gone. His pistol was raised to aim at the chest. Jack seethed, ready to attack, then calmed instantly, admitting defeat.

"The Pearl is yours. Please, release my daughter." Jack said. A ring of keys was thrown to him.

"Pleasure doing business." The man said, giving Jack a one handed salute before firing his pistol. It shot the rope and the chest fell and hit the water, sinking shortly after.

"JEWEL!" Jack yelled, diving into the water, with the keys. The chest was sinking fast. A small stream of blood filtered out from a hole in it. Jack grabbed one of the handles and pulled on it to stop the descent. He started to sink with it, but at a slower pace. Jack scrambled across the lid and put the key in the hole of the chest, unlocking it. Once the lid swung open, Jack grabbed onto Jewel and swam for air.

He gasped once he reached the waters surface, then climbed into his boat using one arm, holding onto his daughter with the other. He undid her gag. She coughed up water on him. He hugged her tightly.

"Luv." he said

"Ooooow." Jewel said. Jack pulled back and saw where she was shot. Her left arm, below her shoulder.

"Your safe now." Jack said, as he started rowing to shore.

"But the Pearl-" Jewel started

"Don't fear." Jack interrupted

"Ow. Ow. Ow." Jewel said as the hole in her arm was being sewn up.

"Another word and It'll be the lips!" The doctor said, holding his needle up. Jack chuckled. Soon, Jewel, with her arm in a sling, and Jack walked out onto the streets of Tortuga, heading for the docks.

"Remember, no moving that arm for a week." Jack reminded her.

"What's the point? We're stuck here. You gave the Pearl away for me." Jewel said

"Are you certain of that Luv?" Jack asked. Jewel looked at him. There was a little twinkle in his eye. Like he knew something that she didn't.

"Dad..." Jewel said slowly. They walked along the docks.

"Yes luv?" he asked with a smirk

"Did you give up the Pearl?" she asked. She then gasped when they stopped. The Pearl was still at the docks.

"I will answer your question with another question: Why would I ever give up the two things I love most?" Jack asked. Jewel ran up the gangplank. The man and his crew were all tied to the mast, every one of them wearing fresh scars and bleeding. The crew of the Pearl glared at them from across the ship, weapons in hand. Gibbs looked over at Jewel, then went to hug her.

"No man alive dare threatens you while we still stand." he whispered. He let go of her.

"Thank you." Jewel said, looking back at the crew. "All of you." Jack put a hand on her shoulder.

"Considering you were almost killed, I'll leave their punishment up to you." he said. Jewel smirked knowing exactly what to do to them.

Later the Black Pearl sailed from Tortuga, leaving behind a crew of men with their hands tied together floating in the water.