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"Paige!" shouted Commodore Norrington as he charged into her stateroom, "We're under attack, darling you must flee!"

Paige looked up at the Commodore, her eyes glittering with fear as she gazed up at the man she was betrothed to. After his previous fiancée, Elizabeth Swan, had run off with the young pirate, William Turner, the King saw it fit that Norrington still had a beautiful bride. Although the British secretly knew who…or rather what Paige was, she had been raised to be a sophisticated and well-off young British woman and would be a perfect fit for the Commodore. However, when Paige was told a few days ago before the left port that she was to marry the Commodore, she hadn't taken to news quite so well. She loved freedom and the even the idea of being married felt like someone had just strapped shackles onto her wrists and ankles.

"Where?" gasped Paige, forcing herself not to freeze up in terror as the horrific memories of the past clouded her mind, "Where is there to run? We're on board a ship in the middle of the ocean!"

Norrington frowned as he wracked his brain for an answer. He had fallen hard for the young, bright green-eyed girl with the long, dark brown hair. She was fierce and passionate and free as the wind. Something about her struck a chord with him. It was as if he'd met someone just like her before but couldn't quite place who it was. The slight familiarity of the way her eyes shone when she was told they were going to sea for a trip or the way she walked about the ship as if she owned it…it all seemed so incredibly familiar, but Norrington had never been able to explain why he felt this way.

Before Norrington could come up with a plan, loud shouts and cries of anguish and pain echoed in from the deck above them. Paige and Norrington exchanged horrified looks as they listened to the voices of the pirates above them…they had boarded the ship.

"I must go fight," said Norrington, "Hide, Paige! Hide!"

Paige opened her mouth to argue but Norrington was already fleeing her stateroom and disappearing up onto the deck above. Paige felt her heart beat rapidly as she listened to the painfully familiar noises above her. She felt the terror closing in around her mind, but forced it away. Now wasn't the time to give in to her fear. She had to get away from this…as far away from this as humanly possible. After a few more seconds of deliberation, Paige could tell from the noises above her that her men were losing this battle. It would only be a matter of time now before the pirates searched every nook and cranny of the ship, seeking out anything of real value to steal. She knew there was truly no place to hide on board this ship. They would find her in the end.

That was when the thought struck Paige. In that instant the decision she made would forever change her life. The only place that was safe was the now-empty pirate vessel secured to the side of her ship that was under attack. The pirates wouldn't have a need to search every nook and cranny of their own ship…that made it the perfect place to hide. If she could manage to get over there and hide somewhere, she could lay low until the pirates headed back to port, then steal away when they were all sleeping. On top of that, it would mean getting away from the dreadful noises that were grating at her every last nerve. With a determined sigh, Paige gritted her teeth and leapt out of her bed. Not bothering to get dressed, she fled out onto the deck in her nightgown.

She skirted around the fighting soldiers and pirates, all of them too busy and enthralled in what they were doing to pay her much attention. She climbed onto the far railing where the pirate ship was tied up to her ship and swung her legs over the side. She shuddered as she glanced up and saw the dark black sails and heard the eerie creaking of the vessel. But at this point she had no choice. She had to jump…she had to hide…and then she had to escape. Taking a deep breath Paige leapt across the railing and landed hard on the pirate ship. She glanced over her shoulder, making sure no one had noticed her departure, and then fled into the belly of the ship…

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Captain Jack Sparrow watched the may lay with a smile on his face. This was the first real plundering his crew had managed to accomplish in quite some time. Running around trying to save the whelp and his female had caused a few hitches in his schedule and he was now more than happy to be continuing on with what he loved most: plundering and looting. To make matters all the more better for Captain Sparrow, the ship they had chosen to plunder was one of the royal navy's vessels. They had snuck up on her in the wee hours of the night and taken her by surprise. Surprise was the key when dealing with the British. When caught off guard they made for easy targets…but when they were prepared they were able and deadly foes. But today the victory would go to Jack and his crew. Ah, yes…today Jack Sparrow would taste gold once again.

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Paige could hear the sounds of the struggle back on board her vessel begin to diminish. She knew that meant they were surrendering to the pirates. She didn't have a lot of time left now. The ship was pitch black. All the lamps had been snuffed out when the pirates snuck up on them in the middle of the night and it caused Paige to stumble around blindly as she sought out a place to hide. She found a rather large door and opened it. Inside she could make out the shape of a large bed and other pieces of grand furniture, all stolen no doubt. It was all very expensive looking and appeared to be well taken care of.

"This must be the captain's quarters," breathed Paige in wonder as she walked around the room. She studied the various pieces of art and golden decorations littered throughout the room. She nearly forgot about the battle and the terror she had fled from as she lost herself in the magnificence of the rather large stateroom.

Suddenly, loud stomping noises sounded from somewhere above her head. Paige flinched, her green eyes opening wide in panic as she realized that the pirates had returned to their own ship. They were cheering and tossing around the loot as they celebrated their most recent victory. Paige glanced around the room, desperately seeking somewhere to hide herself before the captain of this dreaded vessel returned to his room. Just then, she heard footsteps begin to descend the stairs that led to the stateroom. Her heart hammered in her chest as she felt panic grip her. She flung herself underneath the massive bed, the only place she could think to hide in that fleeting moment, and held her breath as the door opened and a pair of large, black boots stepped into the room…

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