Chapter Three

His Story

I'm talking to Mr. Gibs when I hear her voice. She's calling my name and I can't help but smile.

"Jack! Jack! . . . Have you seen Jack?" The more I listen to my name being called the more I want to make her wait. "Jack!" She screeched, desperation edged her voice. I turn to see her running towards me. Her dark brown hair blowing in the ocean breeze, her alabaster skin growing pink at the cheeks.

"I believe that's Captain Jack Sparrow." I smile at her, but I feel my smile slip off my face as I see the distress on her face. "What's wrong?"

She looks up at me and clutches my coat sleeve as she attempts to catch her breath/ I can't help but to think back to the women in Singapore, and how wear their corsets so tight they can't breath.

"There is a ship heading towards us as a fast pace." She stands up right as she catches her breath.

"Don't worry, love, we can handle anything they throw at us. You just get somewhere safe and out of the way, savvy?"

I quickly walk to the helm so we could get at the proper angle to fight back if the situation arises. I turn to the crowd on deck.

"Get ready for the fight!" I holler.. "Man your stations! Ready the cannons!" I look around to see her again, standing behind me.

"Look. . . " I hesitated realizing I never bothered to learn her name.

"Amaris," She glares at me, "My name is Amaris Willow."

"Look, Alaris, you need to go," I try to wave her off to her room but she just shakes her head. "Well, then grab a sword and help." She pulls the sword from my sheath and runs off into the crowd. I watch her as she runs, unable to help but admire her stubbornness. I ran into the armory quickly and grab another sword to replace the one she took. When I return to the helm I find that the Pearl is being boarded.

Swords are clashing everywhere. Many are fighting as I carefully maneuver around people trying to find who started this raid. And I spot Amaris in the crowd. Her skills matching the best of them. She spins around to fend off another attacker. As she's fending off on e man another one comes up behind her and grabbed her and started dragging her towards the other ship.

"No!" I try to push through the crowd. Ignoring the hits and jabs that come at me. My mind set only on keeping her here. By the time I reach where she was I see her being hauled onto the other ship.

In a rage I lashed out at the few stragglers left on out ship and heartlessly throw them overboard. The ship is long gone. It's nowhere in sight. I've lost her.

"What troubles you, Jack?" Gibs lays his hand on my shoulder expecting me to confide in him. "We didn't lose anyone, and no one is gravely hurt, so what troubles you?"

I turn on my heel and walk past him. I mutter as I pull out my compass. "We did lose someone, and we're getting her back."