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Sunlight that blinded the eyes earlier in the day had now diminished to an overcast, gray sky in the small time Rynn was in the blacksmith's shop. She glanced longingly over at Jack, hoping to unexpectedly see him race off with another desperate plan of escape. He made no such move though, as his arms were hoisted over two guards shoulders, still unconscious. They struggled slightly as they pulled him up the steps and out the door. Rynn would have laughed but thought better of it.

"Move along now, missy!" A very tall guard commanded as he pushed her into the steps with a very violent shove.

"Well I can't, really, when I'm not even on my feet!" Rynn muttered under her breath as she struggled to her feet, her aching legs carrying her up the steps and out the door. The streets outside had darkened noticeably.

Commodore Norrington leading, an escort of guards accompanied Rynn and the still-knocked out Jack through a small archway, sticking out strangely in the dusty streets…seeing that it was brightly polished cobblestones.

What did they really do anyway? Rynn thought angrily as she restrained herself from kicking one of her guards in the shins. Happening to look in an herbal or blacksmith's shop every now-and-then!

A breeze whipped at her face as they rounded a corner leading to a flight of stairs along the wall of the fort. The stairs lead up to an embankment overlooking the sea. With each step she took, Rynn was repeatedly reminded how tired she was. As they lumbered past, various guards turned and sniggered at them. Rynn threw them very nasty looks,( she dare not talk) making the sneering guards stop immediately.

"Ooohhhh…." Issued from Jack's mouth as his head lolled side to side, making Rynn glance at him expectantly. He began to shift uneasily, making it even more difficult for the guards to haul him up the steps. His eyes fluttered open slightly and he stared around with a dreamy expression on his face.

"Jack!" Rynn whispered at him, assuming he was completely awake and ready to listen to her. "Jack we need to-"

"What?" Jack squinted at her as though he couldn't hear her or didn't recognize her. A dawning expression then placed itself upon his face. "Rynn, luv!"

"Yes!" Rynn said annoyed, "Now listen-"

"What's going on?" Jack interrupted again, staring around curiously.

"We're being taken to prison!" Rynn said, becoming impatient and using a false cheery voice, "Don't you remember anything?"

"Wait, hold on" Jack said at an appropriate place this time, "Yes I think it's all coming back to me." He was blinking and squinting again.

"Good. Now we-" Rynn started but was interrupted once again, not by Jack, but by her stomach giving an almighty lurch like she had missed a step on a staircase…which, in fact, she had.

They had just entered a dimly lit room made completely of stone but for the barred windows, one in each dingy cell. The cells were seperated by thick brick walls, all but for the two on the end which were just seperated by flat bars. In one of those cells were three dirty, scruffy looking men, one clutching a semi-meaty bone in a grimy hand. They were all staring at Rynn and Jack with what appeared to be utmost interest.

Rynn hadn't noticed, but the escort had stopped in front of the cell on the end and she kept walking, keeping her eyes warily on the other three men.She felt something hard hit her cheek and fell backwards. She looked up to see a guard staring at her while unlocking the cell. "Stupid girl," she heard him mutter. Rynn was fuming.

Jack and Rynn were practically thrown into the cell, Rynn landing with a dull thud. She was lying on her stomach staring into the hay covered foor, her body telling her clearly it was too sore too move. A clink souned right where her hands were behind her back and Rynn felt the sweaty irons being pulled from her wrists. The guards quickly retreated up the steps and out of sight.

"Jack," Rynn said as she rolled wearily onto her back, " How are we going to get out?"

"We're not," Jack stated simply.

"Excuse me!" Rynn exclaimed, sitting up and forgetting her aching muscles, " 'We're not?' " This was not the answer she expected at all.

"No," Jack said again, as though he didn't want to continue the conversation. "We're not."

"But Jack," Rynn countered, not giving up the argument, "Won't you be hung, won't they kill you? After all we've been through today, you can't tell me you're just going to give up! I haven't and I'm just a teenager, why have you, a real pirate..."

Rynn's words were met by an awkward silence. She could almost see the cogs working furiously in Jack's head. After what seemed like many minutes, he spoke up.

"Luv, because I am a pirate really has nothing to do with it." Jack said solemnly to the ceiling. " Being a pirate ain't all about pluderin' and stealin', it's about doin' what your heart tells ya', doin' what you believe is right, stayin' true to friends, and not lettin' a few rules and laws get in your way. To give up is to show you've done all ye can, you've done your best, and even if I did end upin prison, I'm perfectly happy with that. And, aye, I will be hung eventually, but don't worry," he added seeing the sorry look on Rynn's face, "I won't go quietly."

Rynn couldn't help staring at Jack. He was right, but that was not so much that shocked Rynn. She always thought all a pirate did was plunder and steal, but it meant more to Jack than that. He was a one of a kind.

"Jack," Rynn said again trying to change the subject, "What happened back in the blacksmith's?"

At this Jack sat up, grinning broadly. "Now that, I can tell you!"

Rynn was soon drawn into a blow by blow account of what happened. Every twang of the sword and every word that was spoken was described to her in full detail. Soon Rynn realized all she needed to do was to be looking at Jack for him not to notice she'd zoned out completley.Jack's voice was soon just a drone in her ears and her eyes started to close...

"Come 'ere boy, come 'ere!" issued loudly from the neighboring cell bring Rynn jerkily back to conciousness. The three men were perched at the door of their cell, one waving the bone welcomingly from between the bars. Rynn looked around wildly for the source of the spasmodic outburst when her eyes fell upon a large Irish wolfhound with the keys in its mouth sitting teasingly by the opposite wall. Jack rolled his eyes and spun around to face them.

"If you' keep that up, the dog is never going to move!" He said angrily.

The men stared at him disapprovingly for a moment before one spoke up:

"Well, excuse us if we haven't resigned ourselves to the gallows jus' yet!" he sneered before turning back to his plea for the keys.

Jack continued his story, more loudly now as Rynn heart rate slowed down to its normal speed. Rynn cleared him from her ears again, only having to deal with occasional bursts and shreiks from their prison-mates. Darkness fell and the drone that was Jack's voice stopped, signaling he had either finished his monologue or noticed that Rynn was no longer paying attention. All was quiet and the blanket of exhaustion took her...

RYNN'S DREAM

Rynn was in a dark room where the only source of light was a full moon shining in through an open window. Its curtains were dancing around its frame, temporarily bluuring the moon to a shinning splotch. As her eyes adjusted to the dim light she was able to capture her surroundings.

To her right was a large bed with a billowing canopy draped all around it. In it was a sleeping figure,its chest slowly rising and falling at even incraments.The sight was very peaceful...

BOOM!

The room shook and the one-sleeping person leaped quickly to its feet from its sleeping position. It sprinted around the canopy which was slightly distorting its features. Astheir face became clear, Rynn realized whothey were with a pang; Elizabeth, the governor's daughter. Elizabeth sprinted right past her, unnoticing of the intruder. Silence followed until a peircing screambroke the air. Intrigued, Rynnran out the door to see Elizabeth standing horrified, watching the front door. In front of it lay a dead man who looked like a butler and pouring out of it were men, scraggley, angry, evil looking men. Two spotted Elizabeth and made to careen up the steps, one slightly behind the other because he was very large.

"We'll get you,Poppit!" one yelled (to Rynn's horror) with glee.

Rynn tried to run but couldn't, her legs not moving for fear. She closed her eyes waiting for impact, but it didn't come. Rynn whirled around to see the two pirates comtinuing to run up the steps...they had gone right through her. She was not more than a phantom.

Hundreds more "BOOMS" and shreiks filled the air making Rynn completely forget she couldn't be hurt. She hurtled herself down the steps and out the open front door, when her eyes met a horrific sight.

Half the town, or even more, was engulfed in flames. In the distance sharp falshes of light preceeded every BOOM showing that the source of destruction was cannonfire from a ship at sea. Rynn first instinct was to run, just run and get as far away fromPort Royal as possible. No sooner had she exited the gate leading to the mansion she just left did another BOOMgo off, to close for comfort. Just in time, Rynn spun around to see a cannonball rocketing straight for her face...

"AAAHHHHH!" Rynn screamed sittingbolt upright in her seat. Her eyes metJack staring at her bewildered and the three men glaring at herin utter horror from their cell. She was still in the prison, everything was safe...or, so she thought...

BOOM echoed across the land beneath them.Jack leapt quick as lightening up to a bench jutting out from the wall to peer out the window. Rynn was to petrified to move.

This can't be real, she thought, please don't let it be real.

Jack's face fellas he staredout the window.

"It'sThe Pearl," he mutteredaudibly to gasps from the three men. Suddenly, dawning comprehension stung at Rynn with the force of a gunshot. Her dream was becoming a reality...

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