A/N: I'm writing this in a notebook while waiting for the Romeo and Juliet play to start. If this is way too extreme, just tell me and I will edit the sword part out.

Shout-outs: To Beth: Hi Twin! Lolz!

To Sparrow's Gal 25: Thx, I'm glad you like it.

Chris went to the front of the line to see what spots were needed. He came back to Kaelyn a minute later, giving her the latest news.

"They have four spots left," he informed her.

"Did you get one?" she asked, as Fiea shifted her footing to allow room for Pigmy on Kaelyn's shoulder. Chris nodded.

"I'm on the decks." She smiled. There were three people left in front of her. She turned to Chris, took one last swig of rum before shoving the bottle in his hands, and walked to the desk. Barbosa looked up at her.

"Hector!" she said kindly without thinking, and as soon as she said it she was mentally kicking herself. She waited for his reaction.

"Kaelyn, how long has it been!" he said, standing up and wrapping her in a hug. This had been the very last reaction she had suspected.

"You know me?" she asked, quite shocked.

"You are not easy to forget," he chuckled. She looked up at him as he draped an arm around her shoulders and led her over to the small table where Elizabeth was sitting. Calypso had obviously given her a past that she had not lived through in this world, and she was dying to know.

"Captain, this be my favorite niece, Kaelyn." Kaelyn's jaw dropped. She looked back at Barbosa, and he pushed her chin up, causing her to close her mouth. Elizabeth looked up at Kaelyn, and back to Barbosa.

"Your Highness," Kaelyn said, bowing. She was still getting over the fact that Barbosa had just called her 'His Favorite Niece'. Elizabeth smiled at her.

"It's Lizzie," she said. "Are you any good with stars?" Kaelyn nodded. "Wanna work in the crow's nest?" Elizabeth asked. It just so happened that Kaelyn loved heights.

"Yes Cap-I mean, Lizzie." Elizabeth nearly jumped.

"Great! I'll love having another girl aboard The Green Dragon other than that one prisoner. I love your bird, by the way," she said, beaming. Kaelyn smiled back and was about to thank her when she heard her name from across the room. She looked over and saw Chris waving to her. She looked up at Barbosa, who nodded at her. She jumped the table and ran to Chris.

"Did you make it?" he asked. She nodded.

"I'm in the crow's-nest. Come on, there's someone I want you to meet," she said, dragging Chris back over to the tables. Chris was shocked at how she got such a good position. She saw a hat falling from the second floor, so she jumped up and grabbed it, putting it on her head. She then walked back over to Barbosa, who was in deep conversation with two other pirates. Chris pulled her arm, but she didn't budge and tapped Barbosa on the shoulder. He turned to look at the two of them.

"Sir-" Chris began, before Kaelyn cut him off.

"Uncle Hector, this is Chris." Barbosa looked at Chris, who was staring at Kaelyn and him.

"Is this your lad?" he asked Kaelyn.

"Nay, uncle, just a friend." Barbosa smiled and grabbed three drinks from the bar, handing one to each of them. Chris still looked as if he had been run over by a carriage, but he snapped out of it when Pigmy chirped in his ear. Barbosa turned to Kaelyn.

"How's the sword?" he asked her.

"What?" she said confused. He flicked the sword hanging from the leather strap on her waist.

"Would you like to hear the story behind this?" he asked. Chris looked down at the sword.

"Yes uncle." Barbosa smiled.

"There was once a young boy, a squire to his brother. His name was Arthur, and he lived a long time ago…"

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Kaelyn pulled the sword from the strap at her waist as Barbosa's story of the tales of King Arthur came to an end.

"You see, it was not the blade that was important…"

"It was the hilt…" Kaelyn finished, looking at the jeweled handle of the sword. "So Lancelot replaced the handle of Excalibur with a fake during the Battle of Rafial." Barbosa smiled at how fast she caught on. Chris was staring at the sword, and at Kaelyn. Barbosa took the sword from her hands.

"Shortly after Arthur's death, Lancelot and Guinevere had a child, a boy, who was given this sword at the age of eight, a year before he was kidnapped by pirates. He had a son, who was raised as a pirate. The sword was passed down five more generations before it came to your mother, who gave it to you after your father passed on. Shame you never met them, you look just like your mother," he said taking a swig of rum and handing her Excalibur. "It was good of Heather to take you in." Chris was now staring at Kaelyn intently. Kaelyn looked and smiled at him. Barbosa was watching as Jack the Monkey, Pigmy, and Fiea took small sips from a mug of rum. He then turned to look at Chris.

"Are you any good with swords, boy?" he inquired

"I-I'm not sure, sir. Certainly not compared to you," he said, trying to get on Barbosa's good side. Barbosa smiled, looking like he was about to say something before Elizabeth walked over.

"We board in five minutes. I'm gonna head to the docks, wanna come, Kaelyn?" she said, directing the last sentence to Kaelyn. Fiea flew to her shoulder and hiccupped.

"Sure. Do you need any help loading?"

"The new crewmates are doing that," she said simply, grabbing her arm and dragging her to the crowded street. The people on the street grew silent and parted as Captain Turner, King of Pirates, passed by. Kaelyn was also getting more attention than she would have liked. Elizabeth turned from her Girly mode to her Bad Ass Pirate one, glaring at ordinary people as they passed. There was a strange silence until one, all too familiar voice broke it.

"Lizzie!" As if on a queue, the pirates once again started shouting and shooting and drinking and yelling. Kaelyn and Elizabeth snapped around. There, standing right in frond of Kaelyn, was someone who had only existed in her wildest fantasy, and on posters on her wall:

The Legendary Captain Jack Sparrow

And if one thing was for sure, he was way hotter in real life.

"Jack!?!" they said in unison. He walked over to them with that distinguishable sway and addressed Kaelyn.

"That's Captain to you, love. What's your name?" he asked, his voice nearly causing her to faint. Fiea nipped her ear to jolt her back to her scenes.

"Ka-Kaelyn" she stammered. She looked up at Jack. She had never been a Jack fan, only a Norrington one. But looking into those brown eyes, she felt her heart skip a beat before jumping in her throat. Jack, meanwhile was looking her up and down, from her blonde hair to her boots and back up to her cleavage. He smiled at her before turning to Elizabeth.

"Showing up in Tortuga may not be wise for the Pirate King," he told her.

"I'm perfectly aware of that," she replied crossly.

"Then….why are you here?" he asked.

"Every ship must make port."

"Aye," he said, turning back to Kaelyn.

"Where are you from, love?"

"Where ever I want to be from when I want it," she said. Jack smiled.

"I believe I've taking a liking to you, love."

"Most likely because she's the only girl you can talk to in Tortuga without being slapped," Elizabeth said.

Jack, however, ignored this and allowed himself to drape his hand over her shoulders. Fiea, no longer having a perch, flew instead to Jack's shoulder. Kaelyn looked at the jeweled, ringed, and scared hand resting on her shoulder. Instinct told her to move closer, but she disobeyed.

"Jack," came a voice from across the street. They all turned to see Chris and Barbosa standing there. Fiea took this opportunity to leave Jack's shoulder and fly to Chris' unoccupied one.

"Hector!" Jack said, obviously surprised, but also drawing Kaelyn closer as if to show off his new find. "Great to see you!" Barbosa rolled his eyes.

"Yes, yes, now get your hands off my niece." Jack looked as if he had just been ran over by a ship, and looked from Kaelyn, smiling up at him and giving him the 'I Told You So' look, to Barbosa, letting his arm drop. Chris ran over, wrapping his arm around Kaelyn's waist and letting Fiea go back to her master. Chris smiled down at her and led her away, closely followed by Elizabeth. Once Jack was out of sight, he let go of her waist.

"Christ! Are you okay? Did he do anything to you," Chris demanded, looking her up and down, as if making sure she was untouched.

"I'm fine Chris," she said rolling her eyes. Elizabeth walked over.

"I'm getting ready to leave," she said, looking as people filled The Green Dragon with supplies. Barbosa came around the corner.

"Jack's coming with us," he said, as Jack also appeared. Elizabeth looked at Jack.

"What about the Pearl?" she asked.

"I sold it," he said, avoiding Kaelyn's gaze. Chris has his arm secure around her waist just in case.

"What!?!" Elizabeth, Kaelyn, and Chris said in unison.

"Time to go," Barbosa said, looking at a large pocket watch.

Later that night, they set sail, and within half an hour, Tortuga was nothing but a speck on the horizon.

A/N: Yay! Jack is back! Any questions, please review them, and I'll answer them if I think it's a question worth answering. Tell me what you think about the Excalibur thin, okay? Chris doesn't like Kaelyn, he just wants to know she's safe. Think about Pygmy and re-read the first chapter. Then everything will make sense. I promise.

-Kaelyn