It is a very stormy night and the sea is as wild as ever. Waves slap hard on the rocks and big ships make their safe trip on its way to Port Royal. Even though there is a wild storm outside, town folks were still outside gathering in a circle. It is the night jack sparrow is captured by Lord Beckett and is sent to jail including Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann. The soldiers and Beckett opened the jail door and went down together with the prisoners. Inside one of the cellars is a teenage girl; A pirate girl to be exact. She has a pair of beautiful brown eyes, fair skin and pinkish lips. She has black side bangs and at the right side of her face is a long strand of hair that is tide with two beads just like sparrow's and her hair at the back is up to her shoulders. She's wearing a pirate's peasant clothes like an ivory long sleeved top, brown pants and black boots. She stood up as soon as she heard people coming and to her surprise, one of them was the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow. They slowly went in the cellar where the girl is and as soon as the soldier locked them up, Will grasped the bars and looked at Beckett angrily with his piercing eyes.

"I swear on my soul, that by the time that I get out here. I'll get you!" he swore with a calm voice.

Beckett walked over the cellar with his hands at his back and smirked at the young blacksmith. "Well, that is, if you ever get out"

The witty jack sparrow is behind Will, drinking his favorite rum and heard what Beckett said. This made him butt in.

"Well, of course we'll get out. You know me, I can do anything at anytime" he said which sounds like murmurs since he's always drunk and he keeps on making hand gestures. That is gay in some way.

Beckett looked at the pirate and his smile faded away with what he said. He knows that there is a possibility with what jack said in some sort of way. They're just lucky enough they caught him today.

Beckett leaned forward on one of the soldiers and whispered, "Keep an extra eye on them"

The guard followed his order and Beckett went on his way out of jail. Will is very pissed off especially when he saw jack lying down feeling very relaxed in such circumstances. "You, How can you be so relaxed when we're here, locked up?" he asked angrily.

Jack looked at him quite surprised with his drunken expression, "Why won't I be calm? I have my rum" he explained then covered his face with his hat and then drinks his bottle of rum.

Will was so irritated that he wanted to punch him, but Elizabeth stopped him. "Just don't mind him okay? It's better that way" she explained and slowly massages Will's shoulders who lighten up a bit.

The young pirate is still in shock seeing jack. She never realized she'll get a chance to see him alive. Jack can feel that someone's looking at him even though his eyes are closed. He tilted his hat and opens an eye. He was right, someone is watching him and he got startled. Jack sat in an Indian sit and faced the young pirate.

"Tell me, love. What does a young beautiful pirate, like you, doing here?" he asked with his drunken voice.

"Well" she started with a medium toned voice, "I'm a pirate. No further answers needed."

Jack thought about it for a minute and figured out something, "Oh yeah. People here love pirates. So what is your name, love?"

"Soleil; Soleil crook"

Jack was ready to introduce himself when Elizabeth sat beside the young girl and gave her a sweet smile.

"Nice to meet you Soleil, I'm Elizabeth Swann. A little tip for you; don't talk to him!"

Jack was about to drink his rum, but then he stopped when he heard what Elizabeth said which made him pout like a kid. Just outside the jail, the storm is getting stronger and ships drop their anchor to the port. Every sailor works so hard so that the bargains won't get wet, especially the gun powders.

The jail was quiet, only the waves of the sea and the cry of the storm are the ones that can be heard. They were all minding their own business when suddenly they heard a faint cry of a guy. Will, who was laying his head on Elizabeth's lap, sat down, and is curious to where that sound came from. They all listened intently, but the cry was gone already. When they were about to forget the cry, a guy in a uniform tumbled down the stairs, unconscious which startled all of them. Elizabeth ran to will's arms and they all looked at the man.

"Jack, did you sent someone to get us?" Will asks curiously.

Jack raised his bottle upside down and realized that the bottle is already empty, "Where's my rum gone?"

"Jack!"

"Wha- oh, yes. No, no one from the crew even knows we were captured."

Then there was a new sound; Clanging of keys and slow footsteps coming down. Elizabeth is quite scared and lucky for her she has Will, who just took a big gulp.

"Wh- Who's there?" Will called out, but no one answered.

The figure just kept on walking down and they can see the shadow in the wall with the help of the lanterns. It was medium at height and is wearing a big brown cloak with a hood that is covering its face. The stranger looked around the cellar, giving all prisoners a chill and stopped at the direction where jack and the others are. It was coming in their direction, but jack doesn't seem to mind.

"Who are you?" Will asked bravely.

The cloaked stranger looked at the young blacksmith and then to the girl beside her. "Elizabeth?" it said with what sounded like a girl's voice.

The fear on Elizabeth's face faded and became a bit curious, "You know me?"

The stranger sat in front of the cellar with its knees tucked in and slowly unleashes its identity. It was true. It is a she. She is very beautiful like anyone who sees her might fall for her. With those long brown hair and the long bangs at each side of her face that is twirled inside, pink lips, such majestic purple eyes and flawless complexion. Not to mention the sweet fragrance that wraps her. She looked at Elizabeth with a smile that can melt anyone who sees it, "It's me, Emily"

Elizabeth's eyes sparkled with joy as she noticed who the young lady was. It is her cousin, Emily Heartgrim.

Emily opened the cellar first and let them out then suddenly, Elizabeth hugged her so tight. "Oh Emily, I'm so glad to see you again!" she said and looked at her from head to toe. "Look at you; you're already a young lady!"

"Hah! Please don't call me young lady." Emily said with a grin.

While they were hugging, Will approached Elizabeth and Emily saw him.

"Oh, you must be Mister William Turner. Nice to meet you" she said politely and shakes hand with him.

"Nice to meet you too" Will answered, unsure, thinking this is not the best time.

"By the way, how'd you know we were here?" Lizzie asked curiously.

Emily's smiling face turned into a confused face, "I never knew you were here, really. I was looking for-" she looked inside the cellar where her cousin was and it was empty. She looked around the room and saw the young pirate girl locking up the unconscious guard. She slowly approached her and hopes that she was the one she's after.

"S-Soleil, is that you?" she asked softly.

The young pirate slowly turned to her and tried not to cry and showed her a smile.

"Nine years, and I never thought that I'll see you again, pea brain" Soleil teased and then they hugged each other.

Lizzie looked at them and thought how cute it is to see the both of them, hugging.

"Is she a friend of yours, Emily?" Elizabeth asked.

Emily nodded. "Yes. She's my best friend way back"

Jack sighed a bit and doesn't want to waste another moment just to watch two girls hugging; especially when there's no rum. He was about to go up the stairs when suddenly a guard blocked his way.

"Oh, bugger"

Will draw out his sword and jack brought out his gun and pointed at the young guard. Emily saw it and she carried her heavy dress and lowered jack's hand and gave him a pleading smile.

"No, he's with us. He'll help us get out"

The guard is still young, about in his twenties, and is very handsome.

"I'll be showing you a shortcut into the woods for you to get in the port easily" the nervous guard said.

Jack put his gun away and smiled at the guard, "Thank you, then. Lead us the way"

And so they went up the stairs and then jack remembered the unconscious guard that tumbled down. "You really did great defeating a higher rank guard than you" he said.

Emily is the very last one on the line, feeling very tired on carrying her dress when she heard what jack said.

"Uh, excuse me. But I was the one who did that. Francis was only outside as a look out"

They all looked back at the kid and couldn't believe it which made them shut up. They ran to the forest and they could see the ship already. Emily couldn't believe it that she's seeing the black pearl which she thought was only stories. Jack and the others already went aboard the ship, but Emily went to Francis first.

"Thank you so much for all your help, Francis."

"Don't worry and take care, alright?" Francis, the young guard, said.

"Yes, I will. And another favor, can you look after my father while I'm gone?"

"You can count on me" he said and they hugged each other.

Emily already ran to the ship and went aboard. When she turned around, she was startled to see jack in front of her up close.

"Love, what makes you think that I'll let you come with us?" he asked with his drunken voice.

Just as what Emily thought, guy pirates are obnoxious, but she can handle it. She gave him that seducing look on her eye and her hand slowly travels on his chest, which jack really likes. When jack thought she was about to kiss him, she poked her hard on the chest and gave him a sneering look.

"Just be thankful that I saved your bloody life from that bars" she said and walked away from him.

Jack just sighed and thought that nothing can stop the spoiled brat, but she has to go. Ragetti and Pintel appeared, carrying the captain's jacket and put it on jack then Mr. Gibbs approached him.

"So, what you going to do with the wench? She's no pirate, doesn't know anything about sailing. Maybe, we can give her to Davy Jones" Mr. Gibbs said.

Jack smiled while raising his pointer as if he was going to say 'What an excellent idea', but his mind changed.

"Or we can bring her back to Port Royal" jack said then walked on his way to her.

"Aye, brilliant plan, Cap'n" Mr. Gibbs said.

The fogs slowly fade and the wide ocean is slowly being seen. Emily is leaning forward the ship, looking at the ocean and her hair slowly getting blown. Jack then joined her, leaning backwards and is again drinking rum.

"It's amazing how these waters can take you anywhere you want" Emily suddenly said, breaking their silence.

Jack just smirked and also looked at the ocean and without thinking; he offered his rum to her. Emily on the other hand just gave him a look.

"Just being nice. Anyways, don't you live in Port Royal? You could've just stayed there" jack said trying to make the young girl change her mind.

"I do live in Port Royal, but it doesn't seem like home to me"

"Why is that, love?"

Emily then leaned backward and looked down on her hands, "Well, my father is the only one there; he works with Elizabeth's father, my uncle. My mother is in England with my two brothers"

"So you want everyone to be together?"

"Well, yeah. But, that's not my only problem. I found out that I have another older brother, the eldest. I never met him, but I want to find him so bad. To have a complete family again" she said then she slowly cracked into tears.

Jack's eyes widened and don't know what to do with her and some of the crew members are looking at them. He slowly patted her back and tried to calm her down, "Do you know where your brother might be?" jack asked.

Emily shook her head, "No, but I have a feeling that pirates took him to Tortuga"

She won't stop crying and for a moment, jack pitied the girl. In some way, he remembered something about his past that he doesn't want to remember. He put his hands on the girl's cheeks and wiped the tears with his thumbs, "I'll let you come with us"

"What? Really?" Emily asked because of the sudden change in the captain's attitude.

But jack raised a finger as if he's going to say a condition.

"There's something I need to do, right?" Emily asked and folded her arms.

Jack smiled, "A smart girl you are, love. I want you to be a part of my crew, savvy?"

"Is that all?"

"Isn't that enough? And oh, get rid of that dress you're wearing"

Emily gave her captain the sweetest smile she could give and saluted, "Aye yay, captain!"

She left to change her clothes while jack gets confronted by Mr. Gibbs and the others.

"Jack, are you sure with what you just did?" Mr. Gibbs asked.

"What, of course I am. If you don't want it, you can leave or get back to work. Snap snap!" jack commanded and went to his room.

The crew became quiet since it's the first time jack allowed a girl aboard the black pearl. Much worse, a teenager.

Soleil is now a crew of captain jack, until they get back Tortuga, and is now cleaning the main deck. When she's walking in the deck, someone called her. It was Elizabeth.

"Hi Soleil" Elizabeth greeted.

"Uh, Hi" Soleil said shyly.

"Are you busy?"

"Not really. Why?"

"Well, I just kind of wanted to know how you met my cousin"

"Oh. It's not really a long story. I was six years old and so was she. I was in the market place when I was stealing fruits. I was supposedly going to jail, but Emily helped me. After that, we became inseparable. I went to Port Royal a week ago to see how she is doing after nine years, but guards caught me. And there, she saved me again"

"Wow, so you're thick as thieves?" Lizzie asked with a smile.

"Well, sort of"

Upstairs, Emily went inside the captain's cabin, hoping that her cousin is there.

"Lizzie, are you here?" she asked aloud while fixing her clothes.

Will is standing beside the big table, holding a map and a compass, when he saw Emily. "Uh, sorry she's- not here" he said.

He looked at her quite surprised with her appearance. She is wearing an ivory poet's shirt underneath a fitted maroon vest, black knee length pants and a pair of brown knee length boots. She looks so much like a pirate and a very cute one. Will left what he's doing and approached her with a smile. He placed his hands on his waist and looked at her from head to toe.

"Oh my, look at you. You look like a real pirate!" he said

"Really?" she asked shyly and turned so red.

While they're talking to each other, Mr. Gibbs shouted that they're stopping at Tortuga, which really made Emily excited.

Tortuga is the place where Emily stayed in when she decided to look for her brother. Crews dropped anchor and Emily ran outside to see the port. She looked at the people at the port and noticed one of them. It is a guy, a year older than her, has two piercing in one ear, black hair up to his shoulders like soleil's, brown cold looking eyes, tan complexion and pirate clothes.

She smiled at him and waved excitedly, "Toly!" she shouted excitedly.

The guy, Toly, heard her call him and waved back at her gently.

Emily looked back when she saw her cousin and best friend walk towards her, "Soleil, Look! Your brother is at the port!" she said excitedly and pointed down.

Soleil's eyes sparkled and ran beside Emily to see her brother, "Toly!"

Toly of course, is so glad to see his sister safe. He actually was the one, who made Emily go to Port Royal to save Soleil.

They now went down the ship and Soleil ran towards the crowd and when she caught a glimpse of her brother, she hugged him tight.

"Soleil, I'm so glad that you're safe!" Toly said truthfully and won't let go of his sister.

"It was all because of Emily" soleil explained.

Emily walked towards them together with jack and the others. Toly looked at his sister's friend and opened his arms for her. Emily couldn't resist and so she gave him a big hug.

"Thanks so much, pea brain" he teased and Emily just giggled.

"Did that pirate just called my cousin pea brain?" Elizabeth whispered very annoyed to will.

"Of course they did, she's a daughter of a wealthy man and doesn't know any work at all" jack said proudly which annoyed Lizzie.

Emily let go of toly and gave him a pleading smile which seems that she needs something from him. "Uh, my friends and I doesn't have any place to stay in." Emily explained.

"So, pea brain expects me to let her stay in our small place?" Toly asked with a mocking smile.

"Yes, please?"

Toly folded his arms and looked behind the young girl seeing the friends she's talking about. He saw the infamous captain jack sparrow and his crew.

"Well, those friends of yours are one crew of a ship. But, you helped soleil, so I guess mom will be good with it"

"Thank you so much and don't worry, it's only for tonight"

Toly went inside their small house, with soleil, to tell their mom that a few people would stay in their place while Emily approached her friends.

"Well, I got us a place to stay for free"

Mr. Gibbs looked at the smart girl and is impressed with what she can do. Even Elizabeth is surprise that she can beat up armed soldiers and now, friends with pirates? Amazing.

Emily placed her hands at her back and walks towards jack proudly because of what she did.

"You know, love, I could've done that myself" jack said and points at himself.

"Oh, really? Well, like I said before, just thank me"

Emily walked away with a grin and the others tried not to laugh about the embarrassment that jack had. It's the first time jack met such a fierce, smart young girl; So much braver than Elizabeth that he gets more interested on her. At the deepest side of town, they tumbled on a small house with the sound of breaking glasses inside.

"Are you sure this is the place, Emily?" will asked curiously as he hears shouting from inside.

"Yes, I am" Emily said.

When Emily walked towards the front door, it swing open unleashing an old grumpy fat woman.

Mr. Gibbs got terrified and hid behind their captain. For them, the next scariest thing to Davey Jones is old women.

The woman is small and chubby, has frizzy gray hair in a ponytail, wearing peasant clothes and a scary look on her face. Her black eyes pierced at the terrified men. But she softened when she saw Emily.

"Oh, precious, is that you?" the fat woman asked with a high voice then came running down the stairs.

Emily was about to greet her but the woman grabbed her cheeks and jiggles it a bit.

"Y-yes, I-I-it's mm-me, m-Mrs. Cc-crook" Emily said, trembling.

Mrs. Crook let go of Emily's cheeks, leaving it all red.

"I heard you and your friends needs a place to stay and, oh my, is that captain jack sparrow?" Mrs. Crook suddenly asked with sparkling eyes.

Jack felt chills up his spine, but forced a smile, then pulled Emily to his front as a shield.

"Well, yeah, he's one of my friends that are staying" Emily explained.

"Well, everyone go in now. Dinner is getting ready" Mrs. Crook said excitedly and pulled each one of them inside.

Everyone looked around the house as they went in. it was very messy and lots of kids. At the kitchen, soleil appeared with a lot of plates on her hands. Emily saw and ran to her friend's aid.

"Soleil, let me help you with that" Emily offered and took the other plates.

They are all in the living room waiting for dinner when Elizabeth though of introducing herself to their hostess, "Hi, I'm Elizabeth Swann, emily's cousin"

Mrs. Crook wiped her hands with her apron and shakes hand with the beautiful lady, "Oh hi precious, I'm Mrs. Crook"

"And I'm William turner. Nice to meet you" will said politely and shakes hands.

"Well, let's not just stand here and dinner is ready"

Everyone followed her to the dinner table and when jack was about to follow, he saw the younger kids staring at him. He forced a smile and hid his rum underneath his jacket, "Rum no good for ye. So, no drinky"

They all sat down around the small table and jack sat between Emily and Toly. The food looks so great that the crew didn't waste another moment and digs in. Their manners are no surprise for the two young ladies from rich families. Elizabeth took a gentle bite on the sautéed lamb and was amazed with the taste.

"This is really good, Mrs. Crook" Elizabeth praised.

"I know, it was our dinner last night- Emily taught me how to make it before she went back to Port Royal" Mrs. Crook explained.

Jack puts his fork down and looked at little miss snob beside him, "Rich princess knows how to cook?"

Emily faces the obnoxious captain, raising an eyebrow, and looked serious. "Well, captain, there are things that I can do that you don't know. That's what you get when you misjudge people"

"Well I'm pretty sure you're just a trouble maker"

"Same goes to you"

Mrs. Crook stabbed the knife on the table very annoyed and looked at the two, who are very scared.

"No arguing!" she demanded.

Emily and jack nodded in fright and Mrs. Crook smiled, like nothing happened.

"Now, eat up"

Everyone went back to eating and Elizabeth looked at her cousin curiously, "You've been here before, Emily?"

Emily stopped eating and nodded, "Twice or so"

"What were you doing here?" will butted in.

"I'm looking for my brother"

"Is Stephen or Frederick missing?" Elizabeth asked worriedly.

"Neither of them"

Now Elizabeth is more confused. She knows her cousins very well and she's sure that Emily only has two older brothers who are in England.

"I found out that I have another brother, who my mom said, was kidnapped by pirates years ago" Emily shared.

"And you want to look for him?" Elizabeth asked.

"Of course"

"Do you know his name or what he looks like?"

Emily cringed; she has no idea what this brother looks like. But, she has a lot of hope.

She smiled. "I'll recognize him if I see him"

After dinner, jack's crew find their spot in the small living room to rest in. it could be their first long rest since they're mostly up when they're at sea. Jack went out of the house carrying his rum and Emily followed. Mr. Gibbs is getting ready to sleep on the floor when he saw them go out.

"It's been awhile since I've seen ol' jack very happy" he mentioned to will and Elizabeth who's getting tucked on the sofa.

"Happy, at the point of arguing with Emily?" will asked.

"Well yeah, sometimes, kids are the ones who can show you happiness"

"I suppose you're right"

Mr. Gibbs starts to yawn and said, "Goodnight will, Elizabeth"

"Goodnight" the lovebirds chorused.

The moon is high up in the sky like a big bulb of light, giving a little shine all over the island. Tortuga isn't really a quiet place since pirates like to goof around especially at night. Jack saw the pile of barrels in front of Mrs. Crook's house and sat on one of it as he drinks his rum. He's thinking of something because one of emily's brothers seemed familiar to him. Emily walked slowly towards him and looked at the moon, which shine on her violet eyes.

"Thank you- very much" Emily said with what sounds like a murmur.

Jack stopped drinking and turned to her with a confused expression, "Now, why are you thanking me?"

"Because I know you think of me as a pain in the neck-"

"Very true"

Emily rolled her eyes, sat beside him, and continued what she's trying to say, "But though I was like that, you let me stay in your crew"

"Well, that's my weakness"

"What is?"

"Pretty women"

Jack moved closer to Emily, but Emily moved back. She nearly fell off the barrel and lucky for her, jack grabbed her around the waist. Their faces were so close and Emily could already smell the rum from his mouth.

"Say love, what if I ask you for your hand, will you accept?" he whispered.

For a moment they were quiet, staring at each other, when Emily suddenly laughed. Jack backed off and smiled at each other.

"I'll take that as a compliment, but no thanks" Emily said, smiling.

"Why not?" the captain asked curiously.

"First of all, I don't like guys who are way beyond my age"

"I'm not old"

"Yes, you are. And second, you're like my brothers- annoying"

Jack made a face and gulps his rum again.

"So, this brother of yours was taken by pirates, you say?" jack cleared.

Emily nodded and smiled, "At least that's what my mom says"

"What if, your brother, turned to a pirate? Would you still accept him?"

"Of course! Pirate or not, he's my brother"

Jack smirked and Emily stood up and made her way to the house.

"You're just my crew man, then?" jack added.

Emily turned around and gave him the smile that can melt any guy's heart, "Yes, captain"

When Emily was out of sight, jack sighed and looked at the moon. There really are things that are best forgotten, but sometimes it'll just haunt you. It'll always make a way to come out and one day, you'll have to face it. For jack, he doesn't have problems. A little rum and his life is perfect. At least that's what he wants to think.