Sorry for the long wait guys, things got busy!

"You know what time it is?" Jack asked after Ava finished the lunch he'd brought her.

"What time is it?" Ava inquired.

"I believe it's time ye met the rest of the crew," Jack said, standing up from the table.

Ava was nervous. A bunch of pirates? This didn't seem fun. "Let me gather them. If there's anything you'd want to change about your appearance, now's the time," he told her before leaving the room.

She didn't know what he expected her to change, it's not like she was hiding an extra set of clothes in her shorts.

Shortly after Jack poked his head in the door. "Ready, love?" He asked.

She shrugged. "As ready as I'll ever be."

Ava walked outside to face about ten dirty, raggedy men. They all had huge grins on their faces, but no one said a word.

"I'm Ava," she said, breaking the silence.

A chorus of "Hi Ava"'s greeted her. Jack grabbed her arm and led her to the man furthest on her left.

"This is Mister Gibbs. He's the first mate, and he always knows exactly what he's doing." Jack told her. Ava reached forward to shake his hand, but Gibbs threw both of his up in the air.

"No thank ye, miss," He said, and backed up half a step. Ava was confused but moved on.

"Marty," Jack introduced. Ava looked down at a midget and smiled. He grabbed her hand and kissed it.

"Nice to meet you miss," he said. His voice was rough and scratchy.

"Same to you," Ava replied.

"David," Jack said, to an exceptionally tall, yet equally as bulky, man. Ava had to admit she was more than a little intimidated and only managed to smile at him. The corners of his mouth curled up a little, but that was the only reaction he showed.

"'He's a man of few words," Jack whispered.

"I can see that," Ava replied.

A heavyset, yet friendly looking, young man was up next. He had had a smile on the whole time, and he seemed really excited to be meeting Ava.

"I'm Nacho." He said, thrusting his hand forward. Ava took it with a smile. He seemed familiar, and certainly made her feel more comfortable.

"Really glad to meet you Nacho," she said. His smile only got wider.

"Cookie," Jack said, guiding her toward an incredibly skinny man. His head was down and he refused to meet her gaze. Jack shrugged and moved on.

"Thomas," he said, approaching a handsome man with red hair and freckles.

"'Ello doll," he said with a grin, doing a slight bow. Ava smiled back at him.

"Behave yeself," Jack warned. Thomas just smiled at him.

Jack pushed Ava away from Thomas, toward an older man. He looked to be in his seventies; gray hair grew from his head in every direction with a short, patchy beard.

"George," Jack introduced. Ava smiled at him. George smiled grimly back, but had no words.

"Matt," Jack said, bringing her to an average looking man. He was a little rough looking, but seemed normal enough.

"Pleased to meet you, Ava," he said. She nodded.

"You too."

"And finally, we have Steven," Jack said. He was younger than the rest, maybe sixteen or seventeen. His skin was much darker than the others; Ava figured him to be a very tanned Italian. He had a goofy smile that Ava liked.

"He likes to think he's popular with the ladies," Jack explained. Ava chuckled.

"I'm sure he will be."

"Now," Jack began, addressing the crew, "I expect you all to treat Ava fairly and equally. She's new; if she needs help, give it to 'er." He commanded.

They all left to preform their various duties, leaving Ava standing alone. She frowned and bit her lip.

"What's wrong, love?" Jack asked.

"Everything!" She exclaimed. She had always thought of herself as someone who was good at adapting to new situations. She took things in stride; rolled with the punches. This situation, however, was making her rethink her assessment.

"I miss my friends, my life, my horse, my time…" she explained.

"I'm sorry," Jack consoled. He didn't know what to say to her. There was nothing he could do.

"I mean, it's cool that I know what's going to happen in the future…but this is too weird."

Jack shrugged. "There's nothin' I can go for ye, love. Ye best just be getting used to your new life, new time." He suggested. Ava couldn't help but feel like he was being a little insensitive.

"Yeah." She said flatly, and walked away from him. Jack threw his hands up in the air.

"What did I do?" He asked David. David shrugged and grunted. "Thanks," Jack muttered.


"What should I do?" Ava asked, walking up to Gibbs.

"Do ye know how to work a ship?" He asked her. Ava shook her head.

"Not a clue."

Gibbs sighed. "Ye'll learn in time," he said, "Fer now, why don't ye be lookout?"

Ava nodded.

"Up the mainmast," Gibbs told her, pointing to the largest mast in the middle of the ship, "Shout for other ships, land, anything floating in the water." Gibbs said.

"Yes, sir!" Ava exclaimed, walking up to the ratlines.


Her job in the crow's nest gave her quite a bit of time to think about her present situation. Did she really have to spend the rest of her life in 1713? What about her life at home? More than anything she just wanted to just hear someone with an American accent. All these British ones were driving her crazy.

"Good evening," Jack said, sitting down next to her, interrupting her thoughts.

"Hi," Ava said.

"Dinner's ready," he told her, "but first, I have a question."

"What is it?" She asked.

"What's the world like in 2006?" Jack asked.

"Well, the US is the most powerful country in the world, the only superpower. We're the United States of America. The colonies revolted in 1776 and became an independent country. We're best friends with Great Britain now, we're buds with France and Germany and Canada and Spain and all them, South America does it's own thing, Africa is pretty war-torn and impoverished, thanks to imperialism-mostly yours, I might add-and we're not too good with Russia. We're alright with China. The middle east is a mess, all the people there fighting each other." She answered. "But my life, most people's lives in the western world, is normal. Kids go to school, get jobs, try to make a lot of money, start families." She explained.

Jack nodded. "Well that's not so different." He said.

"Yeah," Ava said, giving it some thought, "It's not."

"Come on," he said, taking her arm, "let's have dinner."

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