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Leira decided an hour after Will had left. In her mind, she had debated over taking Anne along. She couldn't do that to her sister; she couldn't put her in the midst of such danger. But Leira also knew that this would be her only chance of getting back at the pirates. Then she decided to leave her with the navy. They would take her to her relatives' house and then, when Leira had finished the job, she would follow. Leira thought that it wasn't the best idea but better than the others she had had so far.

When the two hours were up, Leira got up and walked toward Commodore Norrington. "Excuse me, sirs," she said to the soldiers, "but I was wondering if I could walk around a bit?" she asked as politely and as sweetly as she could.

A man opposite Norrington snapped, "Yes, yes, girl. But don't get too far. Now leave us to our work!"

Leira gave a slight nod and walked casually off towards where the prisoners were kept. When the men were out of sight, she broke into a run to not miss her chance. She ran down the stone steps and leaned against the doorway.

"Will!" she said as she caught her breath. Will was standing in front of the only cell of which someone sat. He looked at the girl who had just come down.

"Leira. Before you tell me what you have decided, I need to introduce you to someone. Leira, this is Jack Sparrow-" Will started to say before the man in the cell cut him off.

"Captain Jack Sparrow." he said.

"Right, Captain Jack Sparrow. And, Jack, this is Leira, the girl who may come with us." Will finished. Leira looked at Jack. He was dressed in the usual attire of a pirate. Jack looked at Leira.

"How old are you, love?" Jack asked her. She looked way too young to be chasing after pirates.

"What is with everybody asking me that? I'm fourteen years old. I have a sister who is seven that I cannot leave behind." Leira said in an annoyed tone.

"Why can't you jus' leave your sis with your parents?" Jack suggested. As soon as he said this, Leira's eyes went watery. Will opened his mouth to say something, but Leira beat him to it.

She looked at the pirate fiercely. "My parents died at the hands of pirates." A silence followed.

"I'm sorry, love. I didn't mean anything by it." Jack apologized. Another silence, longer this time, followed.

Will looked back at his friend. "So what did you decide?"

"I am going to go with you, but I will leave Anne out of harm's way with the Navy." Leira said, not looking as confident as she had been before. Will thought she would say that. He knew that she wouldn't give up her goal so easily.

"Alright. So what's the plan Jack?" Will asked.

"Well, first, you could start with getting me out of here, and we'll get to the rest." Jack stood up. Will nodded.

"These are half pin barrel hinges. With the proper amount of leverage, the door will lift free." Will explained as he took a small bench from behind him, shove it under he door and pushed on it. With a loud clang the cell door did come off and fell to the ground. "Quick, someone would have heard that." Jack said something about his effects and they were out.

Once they were out of the jail, the three ran to a well hidden area behind a load of barrels and crates. Jack turned to both of them. "Here's what we're going to do, ye see those ships out there?"

"We're going to steal a ship?" Will asked in disbelief.

"Commandeer. We're going to commandeer that ship. It's a nautical term." Jack said, eyeing the Dauntless. "Once we have that one, the navy will try to take it back from us, savvy?"

"Jack, where are you going with this?" Will said.

"Oh, I get it! Will, once you and Jack have the Dauntless, the navy on the Interceptor will come and try to bring you in and then you will switch ships!" Leira said excitedly.

"Exactly, love. Ye see, Will, the navy will swing over from their ship onto ours, then we will swing over onto theirs, now having the faster ship." Jack explained more.

"Then when Anne and I are on the Interceptor, I'll have Anne go over to the Dauntless, and I will stay back for you two." Leira added. She liked figuring things out like that. Jack smiled his own mischievous grin and they looked at Will.

"I'm not sure it will work," he said doubtfully.

"It will. It will work, Will." Leira smiled at him.

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Leira and Anne were walking onto the Interceptor with the rest of the crew, only they were sent into the Captain's cabin. The sisters sat down on a small window seat. Leira looked at her sister.

"Anne, listen to me and remember this very clearly. When the navy swings over to another ship, go along with them. I will help you. I am going to stay behind and find the people that…that took our parents away from us, all right? Will Turner will be with me so you needn't worry about me. The Navy will take you to Uncle Robert and Aunt Virginia's house in Charlestown, a port not too far from here. You like them don't you?" Anne nodded, taking in everything that her older sister had said. When Anne finally pieced it together, Anne looked at Leira with depression.

"I don't want you to go, Leira." She said quietly. Leira hugged her.

"I know, but I'll come back after the pirates get what they deserve, and then we can live happily knowing those pirates can never hurt us again. I will come back." Leira told her. Anne nodded once more. "But, Anne, you cannot tell anyone that I have told you this before we get to the other ship, alright? You can't tell any member of the crew, especially Commodore Norrington, alright?" Leira added.

"Yes." Anne sighed. Leira hugged her again.

"Thank you." Then, Norrington strode in.

"Well, it shouldn't take too long to get you to your aunt and uncle's home. Until we get there, I have a room set up for you back here. In addition, I apologize for my tone earlier about your parents. I should have been more aware of you feelings. I-"But the commodore was cut off. His second in command came in pointing out a long boat with the captain and crew of the Dauntless in the water. Norrington went over to the starboard side of the ship and looked through his telescope. He looked at the captain then back at who had taken the ship. Through the lens, he could see the pirate Jack Sparrow teaching William Turner how to work on a ship.

"Rash, Turner. Too rash." He muttered. "Get us next to them. I want to see that Sparrow is back in his cell." The soldier nodded and went back to the wheel.

Leira was out too. Any moment now, she anxiously thought. Apparently the Interceptor was the fastest ship in the Caribbean because in a matter of minutes, the Dauntless was right up against it.

"Search everywhere for them!" Leira heard Norrington shout. Soon all crewmembers walked or swung across to the Dauntless. Leira fetched Anne and got her a rope.

"Alright, Anne. Now go across that plank there and stay close to the commodore. I promise I will come back, okay? I promise, you'll see me again." She held her sister's hand and gave it a final squeeze. Then she helped Anne onto the plank and watched her walk across. Meanwhile, two men had just swung over from the Dauntless. Will came up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I did the right thing, right?" Leira asked him.

"I don't know. That's up to you to decide." Will answered her. She turned to face him. She then shrugged and walked off. Jack was at the wheel and started to steer the Interceptor away.

"Thanks for getting us ready for our long journey, Commodore! We would have had a hard time of it by ourselves!" Jack hollered back to the Navy. Leira laughed.

After the spectacle, the girl went down below. There she found a set of male clothing about her size in one of the crewmember's trunks. The outfit included boots, pants, a white shirt, and a thin, blue vest. Before putting them on, she made sure they were clean and found they smelled like fresh soap. The vest was just a few inches longer than she thought but the rest fit fine. To top it off, Leira took out the ribbon that held up her long hair. When Leira came back up on deck, the men were surprised to see her dressed in such a fashion.

"Trust me; this is pretty much what I would usually wear around the house. You have no idea how lucky you are to never have worn those dresses." Leira commented. But she was also surprised because Will was hanging onto a pole from the mast for dear life, while Jack was talking to him. "Am I interrupting something, gentlemen?" she asked. Jack turned the wheel suddenly, the pole came back over, and Will dropped to the ground.

"Can you sail under the command of a pirate? Or can you not?" Jack asked him, handing him a sword. Will took it.

"Tortuga." He said.

"Tortuga." Jack agreed. "As I was saying to young Mr. Turner here, love, was that Tortuga is the place to find a crew."

"Ah." Leira gave a slight nod. "Well, if you need me, I will be below deck." She said. She then turned and walked back to the staircase.

Once Leira had turned, Will got up and looked at Jack. He was watching her walk away. "Stop staring! She's fourteen!" Will scolded him. Jack snapped out of it and looked at him.

"I wasn't staring…I was thinking. And I know better than that!" Jack said back. Will glared at him.

"You should." He said before going below deck also.

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A/N: In fact Jack WAS actually thinking!! I know amazing huh? You'll understand in later chapters. FLASHBACKS WILL COME!!!!