Authors note: Okay, hi. I would just like to say that I haven't been on the ride in a LONG time, and haven't been there at all since they added to it. Please R&R, thanks. Oh, and the title means Sparrow in French.

Disclaimer: Sadly, I don't own the movie or the ride, but I do own Anna, the main character.

P.S: If you had read this when I first posted it or are just reading if for the first time, I changed the POV from first person to second person. I tried to change all the I's to She's, etc, but I'm sorry if I missed some. If you see anything, please tell me.

"Ahoy maties!" Anna said as a group of tourists were led into the loading area. The ride goers stepped up to the loading platform where she helped lead families to boats and line them up in rows, making sure to smile at the little kids. She noticed two small boys in matching pirate costumes and walked over to them.

"'Ello mates, are ye ready for an adventure on the high seas?" She asked them in her best pirate imitation, crouching down to be more their size. The younger one grabbed his mother's hand and hid behind it.

"Look Timmy, it's a pirate, don't be shy." She said to try and coax the boy out. But Timmy stayed put, his brother though, was not so timid.

"I'm ready!" He shouted and grabbed the plastic sword at his waist. Anna laughed and tapped the also fake, but more realistic looking, sword that hung on her belt.

"Me too. What's ye're name lad?" She asked, looking at his mother to be sure she wasn't being too personal. That was the first thing she learned when she got the job at Disney World, make sure whatever you do is okay with the parents. What that really meant was make sure it's okay with the mothers.

She smiled and nodded at the boy, who was also looking at her for permission.

"My names Warren." He said proudly. "What's yours?"

"Anna."

"Are you a good pirate, or a bad one?" Warren asked.

"Both." Anna told him with a wicked grin. He frowned.

" You can't be both." Warren protested.

"Yes she can." Timmy defended quietly. Anna looked over at him, surprised as he let go of his mother. "She's like Jack Sparrow." She smiled at him nodded.

"Yes, exactly like Jack Sparrow." Timmy smiled weakly and grabbed his mother's hand again. The line started moving and Warren waved at Anna as he got on the boat. Anna waved back and then looked over the other boats to make sure everyone was sitting down.

"Alright me hardies, please place any loose items at ye're feet and make sure ye got a good hold on the younger children, there're rough waters and we don't want any men over board." She recited for the umpteenth time that day. As the boats started to pull out and the recording of boat safety was about to come on she yelled after them,

"And watch out for pirates, the Black Pearls been spotted in these waters!"

Anna heard a few squeals of delight before the raggedy voice of an old man came on and led the passengers into Pirates of the Caribbean.

"Anna, you're shift is over." Larry Hartford told her as he came to relieve her about fifteen minutes later. "But you're on for checking the ride tonight."

"Alright." she told him and slipped through the door that said Cast Members Only. She walked through the bright white hallways, admiring the maps on the wall, they were there in case any new comers got lost. Someone told her once that when you're able to get from one place to another without looking at the map, you're not a newbie anymore. Since she could do that, she figure she wouldn't be considered new, but she sure felt like she was. Anna had gotten the job at Disney about a month and a half ago, but had only worked at Pirates of the Caribbean for about three weeks. They transferred her from the Haunted Mansion. Believe it or not, even though she's Twenty years old, she got totally spooked in there. However, she definitely liked this job more. Of course she had seen the movie and loved it, and was really looking forward to the second one that was coming out next year sometime. Not to mention the fact that she had a thing for Johnny Depp.

Anna thought the renovations they did on the ride where spectacular, and the details where amazing. The first time she got to walk through it she was in awe. They let you walk into the scenes and inspect the animatronics, and she went straight for the Jack Sparrow robot along with half the other girls. They all figured it was as close to Johnny Depp as they'd ever get so they took turns having their picture taken with it.

Anna walked into the dressing room were she'd left her clothes and changed out of her uniform, hung it neatly in the locker she was assigned, and grabbed her oversized bag. Anna used it not only as a purse, but a movie stash so she would have something to do before her next shift, which today happened to be closing up the ride. She checked the clock and realized she had about two hours before the park closed. Rummaging through the bag, Anna pulled out, ironically, Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. Little did she know that when she popped the DVD into her portable player and settled down to watch, it was like the calm before the storm, and oh what a storm she'd be thrown into.