Ricki Sparrow

Disclaimer: Don't own Pirates of the Carribean (unfortunately) ;/

A/N: I wasn't going to make this a story, but because of all of the positive feedback (thanks guys!) I'm going to try to make it one. It will just be a collection of stories from before, during, and after On Stranger Tides. This one takes place when Jack and Ricki find Angelica, pretending to be Jack. Family reunion! And since On Stranger Tides isn't on DVD yet (sad face) forgive me if some of the dialogue and action is wrong; I'll fix it when I see On Stranger Tides on DVD:) But hey, it would not have been the same anyway, since I'm adding another character:) Okay, enough ranting; on with the story!

Ricki followed her dad through the smelly inn. She saw pirates everywhere, with blackened teeth and greasy hair. She had just met her grandfather for the first time, and he told her and her dad that someone else was pretending to be Jack, in search of a crew. Needless to say, this really made her dad mad, and he was bound and determined to figure out who was besmirtching his name.

Jack led Ricki through a door into a dimly lit room. It seemed to be empty, but that just made Jack and his daughter more nervous. If it was so eerily quiet, then there was something bad waiting in the wings.

As if on cue, a dark figure walked up to Jack and Ricki. From a distance, the guy looked like a carbon copy of Jack, right down to the hat. They had a sword in its sheath, and they didn't look to friendly.

"Dad." Ricki whispered tensely, kind of worried. Okay, yeah; she could sword fight...really well. Her adopted dad had been an awesome sword fighter, and he had taught Ricki well; she was almost as quick as Jack on her feet. But that didn't mean she wanted to go head-to-head with someone who probably had decades of experience, and-

"Shh." Jack shushed Ricki, obviously not wanting her to be heard. He had Ricki pile her long, curly hair up into her hat, to give the illusion that she was a guy. Whoever this imposter was, he might not be too happy that Jack's daughter was here. And Jack wanted to keep Ricki safe. Ricki quietly did as she was told, and watched the figure continue to move forward.

Then, Jack drew his sword, and watched as his imposter did the same. Then, Jack said, "You've stolen me. And I'm here to take meself back."

The Jack Look Alike ran straight ahead, and Jack and Ricki did the same. For a minute, Ricki got a good look at Jack's imposter. They looked almost exactly like her dad, maybe just a bit thinner and girlier. Ricki thought to herself, This guy's probably a total whimp.

The three sword fighters got into an all out battle. It was mostly Jack and his imposter who did the fighting, but Ricki helped whenever she could. The Jack look alike was good; there was no denying it. But Jack and Ricki were together, awesome, and the imposter was outnumbered.

Jack took a minute to look at his imposter. He played with his hair a minute, and the imposter did the same. Like looking in a mirror.

"Stop doing that." Jack said, not liking being stolen.

The battle continued on, and the Jack imposter made a quick getaway. Ricki and Jack looked all around for him, and then Ricki yelled, "Up there!"

The imposter had taken to the shafts on the ceiling. Ricki and her dad ran up there as quickly as they could, and it was Ricki's turn to show what she had. She whipped her sword around as fast as she could, parrying and blocking the imposter's quick movements. Ricki made a spin, which caused the imposter to become disoriented. She took that moment to strike, but the imposter was still quick on his feet, and jumped back down to the floor. Jack and Ricki did the same, and Jack continued the fight.

Ricki saw when it happened. The fight was raging on with intensity, when - all of a sudden - the imposter pointed his sword at Jack. One quick movement, and Rick's dad would be dead.

"Only one person in the world knows that move." Jack murmured. Then - to Ricki's intense surprise - he leaned down, and kissed his look alike. "I've always wanted to do that." he admitted.

Then, Jack peeled the hair off of the imposter's lip. It came off with ease, and Jack's imposter smiled. "Hello, Jack."

Jack smiled, and the - woman! - imposter continued. "Are you impressed? I think I almost killed you and your friend once or twice there."

"I am touched at this most sincerest form of flattery." Jack said, while Ricki still stayed back in astonishment. "But why?" Jack asked.

The woman pulled off her hat to reveal long locks of brown hair. As she did this, she explained, "You were the only pirate I thought I could pass for."

"That is not a compliment." Ricki muttered sarcastically, staring at the woman.

"Don't worry Jack." The woman said. "I forgave you a long time ago." She spoke with a Spanish accent, that was almost soothing to Ricki. It was so familiar!

"For what?" Jack asked stupidly. "For leaving you?"

"You left me pregnant, yes, but recall that I was the one who left you in the end." The woman said.

"A gentleman lets a lady keep her dignity, if she wants it." Jack said, smirking.

"Wait - how have your sailors not noticed that you're a woman?" Ricki asked.

"Look, as long as my sailors get paid, they are willing to put up with any number of peculiarities." The woman said.

"Ah, well there is one peculiarity with which I will not put up with." Jack said, stepping back into the conversation.

Ricki waited for her dad to explode on this woman, and name a million reasons why not to impersonate him. She almost busted out laughing when her dad said, "I will be impersinated as captain and nothing less."

"Well, for that you need a ship." The woman said. "And as it turns out, I have one."

"What would it take for us to get on it?" Ricki asked.

She looked at both of them. "I hear that you have been to the Fountain of Youth."

Before Ricki could say, "No, this idiot can't read a compass," Jack said, "Dearest Angelica, you still have a few useful years left."

Angelica?

"Ah, always so charming." Angelica laughed sarcastically. "But you didn't answer me."

"You're Angelica?" Ricki asked, staring intently at her mother.

"Yes, yes." Angelica said impatiently. "And who are you anyway?"

"Ah, and they finally meet." Jack said. "Angelica, I believe you know Ricki. Ricki, you might not remember Angelica."

"Ricky? I don't know a Ricky." Angelica said, her question about the Fountain all but forgotten.

"Not 'Ricky' like for a boy. 'Ricki' like for a girl." Jack smiled. "Didn't she turn out beautifully?"

A disbelieving Angelica walked over to Ricki, and pulled her hat off of her. Ricki's long, dark hair fell out, and Angelica put her hand to her mouth. "Ricki?" she whispered.

"Mom?" Ricki asked with the same measure of astonishment and disbelief.

"I thought you were dead." Angelica said, beginning to cry.

"Not quite that old yet, mum." Ricki said, giggling.

Angelica - stunned into silence - hugged her daughter fiercly. "I missed you so much." she murmured.

"I missed you, too." Ricki whispered.

Ricki remembered what happened. When her mom found out she was pregnant, she went on Jack's ship with him. She had Ricki, and the three members of the family lived together. When Ricki was stolen - and presumed dead - Angelica left Jack, and the three people hadn't seen each other since.

"Ah, a family reunion." Jack laughed, almost sarcastically but somewhat serious.

"How? Where did you find her?" Angelica asked, turning to Jack.

"She found me." Jack said. "At a rum tender, no less."

Angelica looked sternly at her daughter. "You're too young to drink." She said strictly. "If you start drinking this early, you'll turn into him." Angelica jabbed her thumb back at Jack.

Ricki laughed, and was going to respond with a witty comment, when the three pirates heard voices.

Angelica looked worried and - not knowing what else to do - knocked Jack and Ricki out cold.

As you can tell, I changed a few facts to fit with my plot:) I hope you liked, and please, do review:)

~PeachyKeen13