Disclaimer: Once again I own nothing. Its sad I know. But I own Alex! I just don't own anything else. That all goes to Disney, Ted and Terry, ect.

Authors Note: This will most likely be my last post till Friday since this week is my finals. Oh the joy of school. I just really wanted to get this up. But leave me some great reviews to get back to.

Thanks for all who have reviewed and it's been positive so far. Thanks guys!


"You're my..my..," Alex stuttered out. Before she could finish that sentence, the blade of Norrington's sword was at her fathers' throat. Looking around, it seemed that Norrington had called out the brigade along with her adoptive father. "On your feet," Norrington commanded. Watching her father get to his feet, Alex also rose to her feet and helped Liz up. Pushing his way through, Governor Swann shook himself out of his coat and threw it around Liz and herself and pulled them both to his chest. Alex felt very uncomfortable seeing as how her father was standing less than 2 feet away. "I believe thanks are in order," Norrington said and held his hand out to her father. Alex knew what was coming next and watched in sadness as her father fell for it. Norrington grabbed his wrist and pushed up his dirty sleeve. Smirking, Norrington looked at her father. "Had a brush with the East India Trading Company did you..pirate." The others around Alex and Liz reacted in shock, but in an instant, half a dozen pistols were aimed at her father. "Keep your guns on him, men. Gillette, fetch some irons," Norrington called out to his 2nd in command. As Alex craned her neck to see what was going on, she saw Norrington notice something else. Below the 'P' brand was a tattoo of a small bird in flight across water. It was a sparrow. Alex fingered the necklace around her neck and chewed her lip nervously.

"Well, well... Jack Sparrow, isn't it," Norrington said. "Jack," Alex whispered.Watching as her father, Jack, folded his hands in earnestness he replied "CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow if you please." Norrington looked out towards the sea and back to Jack. "Well I don't see your ship..Captain." Jack smiled. "I'm in the market. As it were." At about this time Alex zoned out of the conversation and was lost in her thoughts. First of all, how had Jack known to come to Port Royal for her? It's not like she had a tracking device that let people know where she was at all times. Alex pondered this for a moment but found she was confused by the whole situation. Suddenly, she felt a cold wind by her. Looking to her left she saw Liz running after Norrington, and he had Jack clapped in irons. Realizing she had to do something, Alex followed closely behind. "Commodore I really must protest. Pirate or not this man saved my life," Liz retorted. "And he is my father," Alex chirped up. Silence overtook the group. "Lower your weapons. If he is her father couldn't we let them go quietly," Governor Swann said. Smiling, Alex looked to her adoptive father in thanks. Turning to Liz, she saw her looking at her in shock and surprise. Norrington and his men lowered their guns at the outburst of Governor Swann. Turning back to her father, she saw him nod in thanks before throwing his chains around Liz's neck. "What the hell!" Alex screamed out. "No! No don't shoot," Governor Swann yelled out. Alex looked behind her and saw Norrington had ordered his men to aim at Jack. Her father smiled. "I knew you would all warm up to me." Liz gasped in shock and tried to catch her breath. Alex stood frozen on the spot. She feared for Liz and she saw how dangerous Jack could be. On the other hand she wanted to able to keep her father safe. "Commodore Norrington my effects please. And my hat." Alex switched her gaze to Norrington and saw the wheels in his brain working but rather slowly.

Alex decided that enough was enough. She briskly walked over to Norrington who was holding her father's things. "Excuse me Miss Swann or is it Sparrow now," Norrington said is if Alex was now trash. All eyes turned towards Alex to see what her reaction would be. Her green eyes grew in anger. "He told you to give him his things and still you wait. So if you don't mind I will do your job," Alex snapped. Looking towards Jack, she saw him smile at her as a sign of encouragement. Smiling smugly back at Norrington, she brushed past him and dumped her father's things into Liz's hands. "Come come dear we don't have all day," he said to Liz before spinning her around to face him. "Now if you'll be very kind," Jack said. Liz looked at him in shock and in disgust. As she put his belt on, Jack looked towards Norrington, his men, and Governor Swann and smirked. "Seems someone is a bit jealous love," he said to Alex. Alex looked behind her and snorted. Norrington had never looked more disgusted or jealous in his life. As Liz finished putting Jack's belt and hat on, she muttered something to him that Alex couldn't make out. But that didn't matter since a second later, her father spun Liz back around to face everyone. "Gentleman. .. m' lady. .. you will always remember this as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow. Alex I will be back for you. Be sure of that" And with that he shoved Liz away, grabbed a rope and pulled free a belaying pin. A counterweight dropped and her father was lifted up to the middle of the gantry, where he grabs a second rope. Shielding herself in Governor Swann's coat, about 25 pistols went off. They all fired and missed him. Looking up, Alex saw Jack swinging out, out, out, away and around from the gantry. Norrington was yelling out orders left and right as Jack plummeted past one of the gantry's guy lines, snapped the length of the manacle chain over the line and grabbed hold of the far loop. Alex gasped as Jack slid down the line and dropped to the deck. He then took off running as the officers fired shot after shot at him. Running up across the deck with Liz, she ran straight into Norrington and Governor Swann. "On his heels! Gillette, Sparrow has a dawn appointment with the gallows. I would hate for him to miss it," Norrington said. Nodding, Gillette ran off, rather like a girl but Alex didn't object. Norrington fixed his hat and wig, before turning to Alex and Liz with a look of concern. "Are you both alright?" Liz nodded and adjusted herself in her father's coat. Alex, however, found she couldn't hold her anger towards him in. "Oh besides the fact that you just shot at my father and tried to kill him I am fantastic," she roared. With that she walked, with an escort as requested by Governor Swann, back to the mansion and took a hot bath. Liz and her father arrived later, but Alex was already in her bathroom scrubbing away the seawater and doing the one thing she had promised to never do again. She cried for her father.

Later that night, after all the excitement had died down, Alex sat on her balcony reading a book by candlelight. It had become so late, that everyone else had gone to bed, and she was still up engrossed in her book. Truth be told she was trying to keep her mind off her father. Looking back at Liz's room, Alex knew she was fast asleep in her room. Alex had heard the maid asking her about Will Turner late in the evening and Liz had become flustered and said "That is too bold." Truth be told Alex herself thought Will was a handsome man but she knew that he longed for Liz so she didn't push any feelings on him. Yawning, Alex looked back at her clock. It said 11:15. Cursing, she realized that she was dressed in a flimsy nightgown and had no robe over it. It was not proper and if anyone saw her, Governor Swann would let her have it. Alex chuckled to herself. Just a few hours ago she was calling him a father. Now she had a real father, who, last she had heard, was sitting in jail. Getting up from the chair and throwing her book on her bed, Alex looked in her mirror and toyed with her sparrow necklace while putting on her robe. Suddenly, she heard a loud BOOM! Running out onto her balcony, she looked out at the scene below. Alex could see, even through the fog, multiple fires were visible, and ships were burning in the harbor. Looking down at the gates leading to the mansion and seeing how they were flung open, about 10 men approached the mansion. Pirates. Alex turned and bolted from her room and ran straight into Liz. They both ran like hell down the stairs and saw the butler unlocking the door. "DON'T," Liz screamed.


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