"Captain, Captain, man overboard." Immediately all available crew members ran over to the edge of the ship where the one sailor was shouting. Captain Devon Cameron of the King's Royal Navy followed his crew to the ship's side. Captain Cameron groaned inside, they were all but four days away from Port Royal and so far they had smooth sailing, no storms, no disruptions and no pirates; now they had this.

"Pull him in," shouted Captain Cameron before his crew quickly worked into action trying to get the man out of the water from the piece of driftwood he was resting on. Captain Cameron doubted the man would be alive, they were too far from shore and the man looked as if he wasn't breathing. Standing back he watched his men work well hoping his wife would not decide to come up to the deck and witness it

The crew members threw down ropes and two men slid down them carefully. Both men were able to retrieve the body with little hassle, they both held the wet, unconscious man as they were pulled back up to the deck. Captain Cameron made his way through the crew to the two sailors and the man from the water.

"Go dry off," commanded Captain Cameron before he leaned over the man who was lying on his stomach on the deck with his cheek pressed to the wet wood. The man looked almost savage with long black hair that looked as if it had not been washed since the day he had been born, his skin was deeply tanned letting the captain know this was not a man of wealth, but probably a crew member from a merchant ship who had met the misfortunes of davy jones' locker.

"Is he alive?" asked a crew member. Captain Cameron looked closer at the man and seen his chest rise slightly then fall.

"He is breathing, " announced Captain Cameron before he shook the man's shoulder, "Can you hear me?" Cameron repeated himself louder as he shook the man again.

"One of you get smelling salts for him and rouse him then show him to a bed," commanded Captain Cameron

Ruby was sitting in her cabin at her desk writing in her journal well Mandeep sat on the other side doing some mending for the crew men who were able to charm her into patching up a few holes. They had left India and were now on their way to Port Royal. She had finally been able to put her past far enough behind her that she could step foot on a ship again. And now she had a new life, she was now known as Mrs. Devon Cameron. Nine months after she had returned home to India she had met Devon by chance when she had absent mindedly wandered down to the docks reluctantly looking for those black sails, two men had tried accosting her but Devon came to her rescue and ended the situation. Two months later they were married and three months after their marriage they were headed towards the Carrribean where Devon was offered a high position in the navy.

"We're only a week away," said Mandeep absently as she concentrated on her stitching. Ruby looked up slightly, she knew the undertone of Mandeep's statement, it really meant 'we're one week away from you maybe running into a certain pirate captain'. When Ruby announced her engagement to Devon Mandeep had been quite bitter with her, reminding her constantly that she was guilty of polyandry. Ruby then just turned to Mandeep and asked her to prove she was ever married to Jack.

"So we are," said Ruby as she closed her journal, "I am going up to the deck to speak with Devon." Ruby got up and put her journal away in the small desk that was across the cabin on the far wall. As she walked to the door Ruby motioned for Mandeep to remain and continue on with her mending. Ruby left the cabin and entered the dim corridor of the ship, she creased her brow as she seen no crew men in the hall. Though there were never usually many men near her cabin usually there was one or two doing their chores. Riding her mind of the unusual occurrence she continued on up the stairs to the main deck where she knew her husband would be.

As she stepped out on to the deck she was met with warm air and sunshine, 'we're definitely getting back into Caribbean waters' thought Ruby. The deck itself was noisy and chaotic as usual, but the scattering of crew members was another unusual thing Ruby found. To the left side of the ship she found almost all the crew members huddled around the edge along with her husband. Many of the men were shouting and staring at something on the floor of the deck. Ruby hung back not wanting to get in the way of whatever crisis they were having. She watched as her husband Devon, knelt down to whatever was on the deck. The men were blocking the view of what their attention was turned to.

"Ay, he's alright men," said Devon loudly as he stood back up, "back to work with you at once." Slowly the men started to leave the huddle and return to their duties and chores on the deck. As some of them passed Ruby when lowered their heads in respect or nodded slightly to her mumbling their "Missus Cameron"s, others tried to hide their disapproving looks, to them no woman, not even the captain's wife should be aboard a ship. Ruby ignored the disapproving stares and responded with a small smile to those who greeted her. Devon looked over in the direction of Ruby and she smiled at him before heading over to him, he was still standing where huddle was and two crew members were pulling up whatever had been the center of attention. Ruby still couldn't get a good look at it until she was a couple of feet away and the object which was now a man was standing up right.

His head hung down but Ruby's heart stopped as did her steps. Slowly the man lifted his head and looked dazed for a moment until his eyes rested on Ruby, disbelief covered her eyes where as happiness danced in his. Time seemed to stop all around Ruby; she couldn't hear anything or see anything besides the man that stood in front of her looking at her.

Jack smirked as he looked at Ruby, she looked furious like the depths of hell were burning in her eyes, just the way he loved her. All disbelief and shock was drained from her and replaced with the hate that had been carried around.

"Good ta see ya love,"said Jack holding his arms out mockingly, not really expecting her to go running into them.

"You sonofabitch,"screeched Ruby at the top of her lungs,"I could kill you."

"Ruby,." Snapped Devon confused as to his wife's outburst to the stranger. Ruby ignored him as she took a step towards Jack. Jack held his hands out prepared to keep her at bay as she looked like she would act on her words.

"You," hissed Ruby, "You tricked me, not once but twice, and then used me, then took my father's treasure, then threw me over board and abandoned me and you say good to see you?"

"C'mon love, ya know I hada," said Jack almost taking a step back as she got closer.

"You had to? You had to leave me the hell alone but you did not," screamed Ruby.

"Ruby Cameron calm down this instant and act civilized," said Devon becoming alarmed at his wife's rage towards this man. By now the crew members were turning their attentions back to them and watching what was happening between Ruby and Jack.

"Devon this is an issue you would be best to stay away from," growled Ruby angrily.

"Ruby Cameron?" asked Jack with that cocky smile.

Looking over to therightRuby seen she was now standing in front of one of the armed crew members. Before the man could realize what she was doing she grabbed his gun from his belt and held it up at Jack.

"Now c'mon love," said Jack starting to get scared more than he wanted to be. Ruby cocked the gun and held it at him.

"Put the gun down love,"said Jack still holding his hands out to her, "wait, love, yer ring, yer ring I've got yer ring." Jack reached into his pocket and pulled down the giant rock he had carried around with him since the day he left Ruby.

"Good then I shall get two things I want today," growled Ruby.

"Ruby, put the gun away now, be reasonable,"said Devon keeping distance from Ruby, he knew a woman with a gun was not a safe thing.

Ruby ignored her husband and took one last hateful glare at Jack before pulling the trigger. Jack seen her finger pull back the trigger and held his breathe as he prepared for the pang of searing pain. The gun clicked, but silence. Jack blinked as he looked down at his chest, no blood, no wound. He looked over at Ruby who was holding the gun in disbelief.

"Missus Cameron, it is not loaded," said the crew member whose gun she had taken said quietly as he tried to hold back laughter.

"Not loaded? Oh bloody hell you useless man," screamed Ruby flinging her arms up. Jack sighed slightly before regaining his cocky smile again.

"Ah love," smiled Jack walked forward and stood in front of Ruby, "c'mon give the man 'is gun back ya canna shot me." Ruby let out a frustrated scream as she looked at the gun in her hand then back up at Jack who was smirking at her. She moved her hand from the handle to the barrel then brought it up and whacked Jack on the head with it. The handle of the gun hit Jack's head with a thud as the crewman who's gun Ruby had burst out laughing. Ruby raised her hand to hit Jack again with the gun but her arm was caught mid air by Devon who sense there was no real danger, just an angry woman.

"Ruby give me the gun,"said Devon calmly.

"Why do they keep callin' ya Missus Cameron love?" smirked Jack, "Ya haven't told 'em? 'er name's Missus Ruby Sp-." Ruby screamed at Jack cutting him off before he could say anything else then suddenly launched forward to attack him but Devon was quicker and yanked her back from her arm he was still holding on to and threw his other arm around her waist.

"Ruby control yourself now," shouted Devon as Ruby struggled in his arms to get to Jack, "if you do not I will be forced to lock you up." Before the captain could say anything else he found the tip of a sword pressed to his throat. Ruby stopped struggling and looked up at the captain's throat then over at Jack who was holding the other end of the sword. All the crew members who were armed drew their guns at Jack who threatened their commander.

"Now Cap'n Cameron is it? ya'll be lettin' the girl go and there'll be no more talk of lockin' her up," said Jack calmly as he inhaled deeply and decided to play on Ruby's good side for now, "she's got every right ta be mad at me, I wronged her and she need no locking up over my mistakes" Jack lowered his sword and stepped back

Devon looked cautiously at Jack then down at Ruby who had calmed down and was now subdued in his arms.

"He is right," muttered Ruby, she hated that at that very moment deep inside of her she didn't want to see Jack shot by her husband's crew.

"Lower your weapons," said Devon loudly as he let Ruby go. Now tears flowed down Ruby cheeks as she looked a wild mess with her hair in an upheaval and her cheeks bright red and tear stained. She looked over at Jack.

"Will you ever leave me in peace? You wretched pirate," sobbed Ruby before she turned and stormed through the men to the stairs to go below deck. Everyone watched Ruby leave before they turned back to Jack.

"Pirate?"asked Captain Williams raising an eyebrow to Jack.