Chapter 3
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Much thanks and love to my PT and co-writer, kurounue13! Love ya!
Sunset ran away from her ship as she could barely see a small spec that kept getting bigger. She smiled as she realized it was Jack running to her. "JACK! I'M HERE JACK!" she screamed happily as she ran as fast as she could. She saw a figure running towards her, and she saw the Black Pearl.
Jack smiled as he saw a figure running towards him as he yelled. "SUN!" Sunset smiled as she kept running until she and Jack were finally in the very center of the locker as the two immediately embraced each other as she smiled and kissed his shoulder. "Oh, I love you so much, Jack. I'll never leave you again!" she said happily. Jack immediately showered her with loving affectionate kisses. She kissed his lips as the two shared a loving embrace as well as a long and loving kiss.
"I love you, I'm no letting you go ever again." he said as he held her tight against his body. "Neither am I, darling. This place was so terrible before now...He made me see my would-be wedding day. The day the pirates..." she trailed off, not wanting to get into her story he already knew. "He made me see the day I lost Victoria." he said softly. "Oh, my darling, I'm so sorry." she said as she caressed his cheek. "Don't be...I saw her," he smiled. "I got to see her again." he said happily. "I got to see Gregory again." she smiled. "I told him about you and he's happy for us." she said happily as well. "Same with Victoria. She's happy that I found you." Jack said.
She smiled. "Jack, I missed you." she said as she embraced him again. "I missed you my Sunshine." Jack said. She smiled as she kissed his cheek and he kissed hers before they heard a faint voice.
"What was that?" she asked Jack as they looked around, but didn't see anything before Jack saw a little figure running towards them. "Sun, look." he said as he turned her towards the figure and soon they could hear what the little figure was saying. "MOTHER! FATHER!" he yelled, sounding so much like Jack and Sunset's eyes watered as her jaw dropped and she looked at Jack, speechless. There was a small boy, no older than 7 years, running towards them. He had dark hair and tan skin like Jack, but the eyes and nose of Sunset. He had his own pirate coat and tri fold hat on. He smiled happily as he ran to them.
"Oh my God...Edward Henry Sparrow...our son." she said happily as she looked at Jack. "Mother! Father!" he cried as he enveloped them in his small arms. Jack and Sunset embraced their son together as they kneeled down to be eye level with him. "Edward, darling!" Sunset said happily as she kissed her son's forehead. "Father, are we going to play pirates today?" he asked happily. Sunset smiled at Jack as he stood up. "No, son, we are pirates today! Today and every day!" he said happily as he picked up Edward. "And that, you know that to be our home but it's also the Black Pearl. Not only the ship that strikes fear into the hearts of all, but the ship you'll one day captain, my son." Jack said as he and Sunset and Edward walked toward the huge ship.
"I will be a feared pirate captain! Just like you and mother." he said as a slight English accent started to come out. "Exactly right, my darling boy." Sunset said proudly as she kissed her son's cheek. "Aawwww mum!" he said as he wiped away the kiss. Jack smiled as he, Sunset, and Edward climbed aboard. "First mate, what be our heading?" Edward called to his father as he ran up to the helm. Sunset smiled as she watched Jack and Edward proudly. She couldn't be happier in her entire life than she was right now.
"Straight and true, Captain Sparrow!" Jack said in his true pirate fashion. Jack then came and stood behind his son as he pretended to steer the ship. Sunset smiled as she joined her husband and son. "I've never been so happy before, Jack." she said to him softly. "Neither have I, love." he said softly as he smiled brightly. She smiled as she watched Edward pretend to steer the ship before he ran off around the empty ship and Jack and Sunset smiled in blissful happiness as they watched their son.
"Where are we anyways, father?" Edward asked as he came to his parents and Sunset picked up Edward before the three went into the cabin of the ship and sat down at Jack's desk where there were three chairs, one for each of them. "We're in Davy Jones' locker, Edward." he said. "I remember you telling me stories about it." Edward said before taking his seat. "It is a terrible place, but not so terrible now that you're with us where you belong, my son." Jack said. Edward smiled at his parents. "I love you." he said as he hugged his mother and then his father. "I love you so much, darling." Sunset said as she hugged Edward before she watched him hug Jack. "I love you too, my boy, very much." Jack said as he hugged his son.
"Mother? When we get out of the locker can we go sailing?" Edward asked. "I want to see grandfather Teague again." he said. "It's fine with me, my dear." Sunset said before she looked at Jack as she pulled him to the side. "Teague?...He's your father?" she asked in a low whisper. Jack gave her a sheepish smile as he shrugged. She smiled as she kissed Jack's lips softly. "I figured you would get it due to the resemblance." Jack said. "To be honest, I've never actually seen him. Just heard about him. If I ever have, I don't remember." she said.
"Father! Mother!" Edward yelled. Sunset and Jack looked over at Edward. "What is it, dear?" Sunset asked. "Look!" he pointed towards the cabin window. "We're... moving?" Edward then ran out to the deck. "We're moving!"
Jack and Sunset looked at each other before running out to the helm of the ship where Edward was as they felt and saw the ship was moving. "How?" Sunset asked. "No one's steering." she said. "Who cares!" Jack said as he climbed the nets to stand by the crow's nest. Sunset looked up at Jack. "Jack, I don't think it's a good thing-" she started before Edward yelled. "Look! Another ship! There are more pirates coming off of it!"
Edward then smiled. "It's uncle Gibbs!" he said happily and Sunset smiled at Edward as she kissed his cheek before she saw the ship getting closer. Sun looked down and was shocked. Her son was becoming transparent. The ship had stopped and it was now near the pirates that were on the shore.
"JACK!" Sunset yelled as she went to Edward and held him tightly as she could. "Don't leave, Edward, sweetheart. Please don't leave." she said as she tried to hold on to him and keep him with her. "Don't worry mother we will be together again soon. I can't exist outside the locker's borders. I haven't been born yet." he said softly. "Don't be sad, mum, I will be with you soon. Tell father I look forward to sailing."
Jack got down from the nets just in time to see his son disappear as Sunset screamed for Edward to come back as she was on her knees on the ship. "EDWARD!" she screamed out agonizing pain radiating from her voice. "EDWARD COME BACK!" she screamed again. "I love you mother, father. I eagerly await the day we are reunited." he said as his voice echoed and then faded softly.
"My son." Sunset cried as she held her head in her hands. "Sunset." Jack said softly. She shook her head as she was a mess of pain and agony. "Don't worry, my love, we shall see our Edward again." he said as a few tears of his own fell from his eyes. Sunset stood up slowly as she held Jack as tightly as she could. "Our baby is gone." she sobbed into his chest. "He was an illusion," Jack said as realization hit him. "just like Gregory and Victoria, but we can bring him to us once again." he said. She looked at him and nodded. "Yes. As soon as this mess with Jones is over, I want to start trying. I'd like to start trying now, but we've got to get rid of him first." she said. "We shall have our son again soon." he said as he kissed her and they stood and looked out as they reached the gathering crowd of people on the shore. "Yes we shall. We'll have our son with us again and next time he'll stay with us." she said as she kissed Jack before the two soon got off of the Black Pearl as they made their way to the crowd of pirates.
Jack jumped down onto the sand soon followed by Sunset. The two walked towards the pirates. "JACK!" Gibbs yelled. "MR. GIBBS!" Jack yelled with a smirk. "I'm assuming you can account for your actions." he said and Gibbs looked confused. "Captain?" he asked. "There has been a lack of discipline on my vessel. Why? WHY IS THAT, SIR?" He yelled. "Jack...you're in Davy Jones' locker." Gibbs said quietly. Jack looked at Gibbs, his lips pursed before he spoke. "I know that. I know where I am, and don't think I don't." he said before he put an arm around a still solemn-looking Sunset.
"Jack Sparrow...and Miss Sunset Fauna, of course." the two heard a familiar voice as they looked over and saw Barbossa. "Ah, Hector!" Jack said as he and Sunset walked over to him. "Been too long, hasn't it?" Jack asked and Barbossa nodded. "Aye, it has. Isla De Muerta. You shot me." he said and Jack looked at Sunset before looking back at Barbossa. "No, I didn't." he said before he and Sunset went down the line of pirates. "Tia Dalma, out and about. So nice to see for an illusion." Jack said. Tia looked as confused as everyone else was.
"They think we're a hallucination." Will said and Jack and Sunset immediately walked up to him. "William, are you here to ask me for help to save your damsel in distress again?" Jack asked. "No." Will answered and Sunset then got beside Jack, her wedding ring showing proudly on her finger. "Then you wouldn't be here, now would you Will?" she asked. "Q.E.D, you're not really here." Jack finished with a smirk.
"We are real Jack." both Sunset and Jack looked up to see Elizabeth Swann. "You!" Sunset yelled as she neared Elizabeth. "I know you're all an illusion. All of you but Jack and I'm so glad because I've always wanted to do this." she said before she landed a hard punch to Elizabeth's face. Elizabeth fell to the ground, hard. "Now to finish it once and for all. You killed me and Jack and now I plan to return the favor to you." she said as she unsheathed her sword. "SUNSET! DON'T!" Will yelled.
Jack then grabbed her hand an yanked her sword out of her hand. "Think of our son." he said into her ear as he pulled her up against him. She looked at him and her head dropped against his chest as tears formed in her eyes over the thought of Edward. Will looked at the now bloody-nosed Elizabeth in shock.
Sunset looked up at Jack before she looked back at Elizabeth. "This is all your fault." she accused before Jack took her away and the two went up to Gibbs. "The locker, you say?" Jack asked quietly. "Yes, sir." Gibbs said.
"We've come to rescue you." Elizabeth said, holding her now black eye and still bleeding nose. Jack and Sun turned to her. "Have you now?" he asked and then Sunset continued. "Looks as if we have a ship and you don't. So it seems as if you all are the one in need of rescuing, and I don't know about Jack, but I'm not in the mood to be rescuing all of you, especially YOU!" she said with a glare so deadly Elizabeth backed up a few steps. "I say we leave her here, so she sees how it feels to be killed and left here in this godforsaken place. Maybe she can see her own son disappear right in front of her too." Sunset said darkly before she walked off to the Black Pearl. Elizabeth was mortified as she watched Sunset and Jack walk off.
Soon the crew was on the ship. Barbossa and Jack were competing for Captain on the Black Pearl while Sunset sat on the steps leading to the helm of the ship as she watched the two. They were like five year olds fighting over a toy, it was rather hilarious actually. Sunset found herself smiling as she laughed quietly at the two before Pintel tried to take over as Captain before the two stared him down and he apologized with a smile before walking off, muttering 'sorry' over and over again.
"This is just too good." Sunset muttered. She then stood up as Barbossa marched over to the steps and walked up them with a telescope and his charts as she and Jack watched from the deck of the ship as he looked through it and it looked to be at least a foot long. Jack pulled out his own compass and frowned whenever he saw the full length. Sunset looked over at Jack, who was smirking. "You have an idea, don't you, darling?" she asked, smiling. "Perhaps I do." Jack said and Sunset smiled as Jack went into their cabin and she smiled as she looked over at the side of the ship at the water and the cloudless sky.
"Love, you need to break out of this." Jack said. "He was so beautiful, Jack." she said softly. "And he shall be again. He will be with us again. You have to snap out of this." he said to her as he held her. "I'm sorry, Jack, but he won't leave my mind. I was trying to hold on to him to keep him with us and he disappeared anyways. Jack, the hardest thing a mother can go through is losing her child. It's the hardest thing a father can go through too." she said as she looked up at him. "He wasn't real. He was an illusion, a wonderful illusion, but an illusion none the less." Jack said softly. She nodded. "I still feel like I lost him," she said. "but I'll be alright...I think."
"Yes you will because I'm here." he said. She smiled as she wrapped her arms around Jack and kissed his cheek softly. "I can't wait to start trying." she whispered to him. "Neither can I." he held her close to him. She smiled as she and Jack watched the day go by from evening to night time.
That Night...
Sunset lay awake in bed as Jack was curled up beside her and asleep. She had awoken from her dream. She couldn't stand the sight of it anymore. Reliving that memory of her and Jack with their son was too much for her to handle. She had to be brave and strong for both Jack and Edward. She wanted to defeat Jones more than ever every time she thought about Edward. It was Jones who had shown them their son and it was Jones who would give Edward back to them. She would make sure of it. She wanted her family back. And by god she would get it back.
She felt Jack waking up behind her. She smiled as she kissed his forehead. She heard the noise going on outside of their cabin, but she paid it no mind as she watched Jack wake up. "Love? Why you not sleeping?" he asked groggily. "I couldn't sleep...too much noise out there." she said and Jack knew she was lying because she wouldn't look at him. "Love, ol' Jackie can tell when you be lying to 'im." He kissed her shoulder. "Now, what be troubling that beautiful mind of yours?" he asked softly. She looked over at him as she turned over to face him. "Jack...darling, what did you feel when you and I and Edward were all together as a family for the first time?" she asked him. "Complete." He said, plain and simple. She smiled at him as she nodded. "As did I...I finally felt complete, not that I haven't been feeling complete with you, but when it was the three of us together like that on the Black Pearl...it was a full feeling I had. Like I had accomplished the biggest thing I could do." she said truthfully. "And we shall feel that again soon, my darling." He kissed her forehead and held her to him. "Soon."
"Jack..." she started as she looked up at him with a small smirk. "Hmm?" he said. "When do I get to meet your father?" she asked, smirking. "Oh...probably sooner than I would like." he said. She smiled at him. "Why are you afraid of your own father?" she asked. Jack then rolled onto his back. "My father...is one of the most feared pirates ever to sail the seven seas." he said. "I know who he is, darling...but I would think you being his son that you wouldn't be afraid of him." she said softly as she cuddled up to his chest. "Try living with him." Jack said. Sunset looked at him as she propped herself up on her elbows to look at Jack before she crawled on top of him to lay with him. "What was it like living with him then?" she asked.
"He was gone...a lot. And...when he was away. My grandmother would abuse me behind my father's back. When my father came home he didn't even take notice until I was older." he said. "Oh...I'm so sorry, Jack. I had no idea." she said softly as she caressed his cheek. "'Tis alright, love." he said. "You've got me now, Jack. And soon we'll have our dear Edward back, and we'll be a whole family again, and we'll make sure he doesn't grow up that way." she said as she kissed his lips. "I couldn't agree more." Jack said.
She smiled before she saw that the sun was rising. "Already?" she asked. "Jack, are we on our way back to the real world?" she asked. "Hopefully soon." Jack said. "Do you still have those charts from Barbossa?" she asked as she looked at him. "That I do, 'tis just a matter of figuring it out." He said as he got up. Sunset followed him as he went to his desk and sat down as he pulled out Barbossa's charts and the two started looking through the entire chart. "Jack, wait, turn it back around." she said before she took the middle of the charts and turned it a little ways before she read. "Up is down." she looked at Jack. "Well that's maddeningly unhelpful." Jack said as he and Sunset walked out of their cabin and on to the ship as they sat down on the steps and looked over the charts. "Why are these things never clear?" he asked and Sunset looked at him. "But Jack...it is clear. Don't you see it?" she asked as she turned the small part of the charts. "It's not at sunset," she looked at him with a smile. "but sundown and after sundown what's next? Sunrise." she said, smiling. "To go down is to rise up."
Jack got a look on his face before standing up and kissing her. "Brilliant," he kissed her. "Amazing," another kiss. "Wonderful woman!" he said before grabbing her hand and dragging her to the railing. "What's that?" he asked and Jack immediately answered himself before Sunset could get a chance. "I don't know, what do you think?" he asked himself and Sunset looked at him as she followed him to the other side of the ship. "Jack, who are you talking to?" she asked as they ran back and forth. "Just me self, love. Look there!" he said as he pointed out to the sea before running to the other side of the ship. Soon everyone seemed to catch on. The entire crew was now running back and forth as the ship rocked back and forth.
The ship then started to flip and then everyone held onto the railing. "Hold on tight, Sunset. Don't let go." he said before he held his hand out to her and she grabbed it before everyone took a deep breath when the ship had flipped over and Sunset looked at Jack as she smiled at him a little. There was suddenly a flash of green light and a loud bubbling sound. Sunset and Jack looked at each other as the ship was raising fast from the ocean before it blasted back up into the water and Sunset let out a breath as she and Jack laid in each other's arms on board while everyone else was recovering from the return to the real world.
"Mother's love, we're home." Gibbs said.
Sunset and Jack stood up as she looked at him while she still held on to him. "Home." she said, nodding once before Jack pushed her over to the opposite side of the ship so they were standing across from each other as Jack, Sunset, Barbossa, Will, and Elizabeth pulled out two guns each.
Barbossa pointed his guns at Jack and Sunset, while Jack pointed his guns at Elizabeth and Will and Sunset pointed hers at Barbossa and Will as she looked around the circle before her eyes landed on Jack and she and the rest smiled as they slowly put their guns down, but still held on to them as everyone shared a laugh and Sunset and Jack smiled at each other as they both laughed with the rest before everyone quickly put their guns back up in their former positions when everything turned serious.
"Alright then!" Barbossa shouted. "The Bretheren Court is meeting at Shipwreck Cove and Jack, you, Sunset, and I are all going and I won't be hearing any arguing from ye." he said authoritatively as he looked between Jack and Sunset before he turned his attention to Jack as he spoke up. "I is arguing your point, Barbossa. I be pointing my ship in the other direction, with Sun right beside me. Correct, love?" Jack asked as he looked at Sunset, who nodded. "I'm always beside you, Jack." she said.
Elizabeth pointed both of her guns at Jack, who turned both of his guns on her as did Sunset as she was very ready to pull her trigger on her before Elizabeth said. "The pirates are joining to fight Beckett and you and Sunset are pirates." then Will turned both of his guns on Jack, causing Sun to point the opposite gun at Will. "Pirates or not, you're not running, Jack." Will said before Barbossa spoke up. "If we don't stand together they'll hunt us down, one by one, until there be none left but you, Sparrow."
"I quite like the sound of that. Captain Jack Sparrow, the last pirate." he said with a wistful smile on his face before Barbossa stepped up to Jack, keeping his gun pointed on him and his other behind his back, still pointed at Sunset. "Aye, and how would that feel, Jack? Fighting off Jones alone. If you're the last pirate then that means they'll hunt your darling Sunset down as well." he said, making a good point as Sunset looked at Jack for his reaction.
Jack's face then twisted up in anger and rage at the thought of anyone harming his beloved. The look he had was so menacing that it made most flinch or freeze, but Barbossa kept pushing Jack to the edge. "They'll hunt her down, Jack. They'll find her and they'll kill her. Just to get to you. And how does that work with your plan, eh?" he asked. Jack didn't say anything, but stared at Barbossa, wanting to maim him for even putting that thought in Jack's brain. Sunset then pulled the trigger to her gun, but all that came out was water as everyone tried their gun and it was all the same for everyone. "Wet powder." Barbossa said crankily before he walked off along with Elizabeth and Will before Sunset went over to Jack.
Jack escorted Sunset to the cabin and locked the door. The menacing look still played on his face.
"I don't think we have a choice. Barbossa will take us to Shipwreck Cove one way or another, darling." she said. "Which I think may be best."
She flinched as Jack slammed his fists onto the desk and she looked over at him, shocked. "Jack..." she started quietly. He didn't turn to look at her, he didn't answer her...he just stood there, fuming. "He was just trying to get to you." she told him. She walked over and touched him, but he still didn't react. She stood on the other side of the desk as she took his face in both of her hands. "Darling, they won't find me. As long as we go to Shipwreck Cove, it'll be fine. We'll have an entire Pirate army-" she started. "An entire army of cowards who would rather stay inside the fortress." he said and sighed. "You would need a damned miracle to convince them."
"I believe with the both of us there, we could do it." she said as she kissed his lips. "I think it would work, as much as I hate to agree with Barbossa." she said. Jack sighed again and pulled her to him. She smiled as she held him and kissed his shoulder. "As long as I'm by your side, you know I'm safe." she said as she looked up at Jack. Jack buried his face into the crook of her neck and sighed. She smiled as she ran her fingers through his hair to try and calm him down.
"I would die if I lost you." Jack said. "As would I, my love." she said as she held on to him and kissed his lips when she looked at him. "But we will be together. Always. You will not get rid of me and I will not get rid of you, Jack. You can count on that." she said before they both heard a commotion involving Barbossa and Will, saying something about supplies.
Jack and Sunset joined the crew as they were crouched over Barbossa's charts and Jack and Sunset pushed their way through to Will and Barbossa. "I'm not leaving my ship in your command." he said to Barbossa. "Why don't you both go for supplies on the nearest island and leave the ship in my command...for the time being?" Will offered and Barbossa agreed, even though Jack didn't like the sound of the idea and neither did Sunset as she pulled him back into their cabin. "Jack, I don't like the idea of Will being in command of the ship. I don't think we can trust him." she said as she sat down in Jack's chair behind his desk.
"Neither do I." Jack said. "We have to start taking command of this ship." she said quietly. Jack nodded and walked out of the cabin with Sunset as he turned to Hector. "We need supplies, find the nearest island!" he ordered. "We're already on our way." Barbossa said as the ship started to move and Sunset went back into their cabin.
Jack followed her inside. Sunset sighed as she sat in Jack's chair and closed her eyes. Jack came up behind her and started to rub her shoulders. She smiled as she closed her eyes and moaned softly as she sat up a little straighter and leaned her head back. Jack smiled down at her and kissed her forehead. She smiled as she opened her eyes. "Jack, my love, I can't wait to start trying...do you think it would be so terrible to start now though?" she asked with a seductive smirk as she looked up at Jack, her head still leaned back against the top of the chair. "I don't think so." He said as he kissed her. She smiled as she kissed him before she pulled away and stood up, but as soon as she stood up and Jack wrapped his arms around her waist and she hooked her arms around his neck they both heard Gibbs yelling. "LAND HO!" and Sunset sighed. "We can never get a break can we?" she asked.
"We shall soon." he said with a smile on his face. "I sincerely hope you're right, darling." she said before she and Jack were the first to step off the ship and on the island as some of the crew went looking for supplies while Barbossa watched the Pirate captain couple sit on the sand as Sunset was sitting close to Jack, her arms around his chest.
Jack then saw something and stood up and walked over to it. When he saw what it was, he froze. Sunset looked over at Jack before she got up and followed him, Barbossa and the rest following over as well before one of the crew turned the figure in the water over to see a dead and gagged foreign pirate. "He was in Singapore." Pintel said and Sunset looked at Jack before everyone's attention was on the ocean where the Black Pearl was being invaded. "OI! WE'VE GOT COMPANY!" Regetti yelled as he pointed to the Black Pearl.
"Oh bugger." Jack said. Sunset looked over at Jack, who had guns pointed at him by a crowd of foreign pirates before Jack pointed over to Barbossa. "He's the captain." he whispered and soon everyone was back aboard the Black Pearl once again that was very crowded now thanks to the new guests.
Jack was hiding behind Sunset as she stood next to Barbossa as Jack tried to keep out of vision of the new pirates aboard the ship. "Sao Feng, this is truly a coincidence." Barbossa said and Sao Feng looked over behind Sunset. "Jack Sparrow, you paid me great suffering." he said as Jack stood next to Sunset now. "That doesn't sound like me at all." he defended himself and immediately Sao Feng punched Jack right in the nose and Sunset raised her own arm to punch Sao Feng as well.
"Enough." Barbossa said. "Shall we just call it square then?" Jack said as he put his nose back into place as he held it. Sunset looked over at him before everyone turned their attention to a familiar voice as Will came through a crowd of pirates. "She goes free. She's not part of any bargain." Will said as he looked at Elizabeth and Sunset rolled her eyes. "Here we go, it's Isla De Muerta all over again." she muttered.
"You heard Captain Turner. Release her." Sao Feng said and Jack and Sunset looked at each other as they both questioned quietly. "Captain Turner?"
"The traitor devised a mutiny." Gibbs said from not too far away from Jack and Sun. Sunset sighed. Will we ever get a break?, she thought.
Jack then stood up completely straight as he looked around at the pirates. "Did no one come to save me and Sun just because they missed us?" he said as he put an arm around Sunset and she smiled up at Jack before a few pirates, including Jack the monkey, Marty, and Cotton, raised their hands and Jack smirked. "I thought so. Sun and I are standing over there with them." he said but before they could make a move over to them, Sao Feng grabbed both of them by the back of their necks. "First, you and Sunset have a meeting with an old friend who's waiting anxiously to see you." he said and Sunset looked at Jack. "You know, I'm not so sure we could survive any visits from old friends right now, maybe tomorrow." Sun said, smiling calmly. "You'll go now." Sao Feng ordered them before pushing them both towards the side of the ship to where they could see the Royal Navy's white flags of their ship.
Soon, Jack and Sunset were in the office of Lord Cutler Beckett...