A/N: Thank you again Thairis for your review. You managed to make me smile. Thanks again.

Chapter 4

Meeting the Rescuers

Sometime later she woke up to the sound of someone gently knocking on the door, and the door slowly opening.

"Good, you're awake. I've been concerned about you. How do you feel?"

Angelia glanced quickly at the young woman smiling at her.

"I feel better I think. Although, I am pretty weak."

"No wonder you feel weak. You've been sleeping off and on for 4 days."

"FOUR DAYS?"

"You had a high fever, and you barely survived it."

"Have we met before?"

"Not until now. Why?"

"Your voice sounds familiar."

"I have been the one taking care of you since Jack found you."

"Now I remember. I heard voices, but couldn't open my eyes to see you."

"As I said before, you had a very high fever. By the way, what's your name?"

Angelia knew this question was going to come up, and she honestly didn't know what to say. She said the first thing that came to her mind..

"I'm Sarah."

"Nice to meet you Sarah, I'm Elizabeth.. Lizzie to some."

"You said Jack found me. Who's Jack?"

"Jack is the Captain of this ship. Captain Jack Sparrow."

"So, this isn't a military or royal ship then?"

The question took Elizabeth by surprise.

"No, it's not," She answered looking strangely at Sarah.

"Good."

Now, not only was she surprised by this girl's questions, but now she was curious about this girl... This Sarah.

"You mind me asking you a question?" Elizabeth asked.

"Of course you may."

"How did you get this far out in the open water with just a rowboat?"

Sarah was caught off guard by this question. What to say? There was NO WAY in earth she was going to tell her she was a princess. So, she did the best she could... She lied..

"My father was abusive. He'd beat me whenever he had his fill on rum. I just couldn't take it anymore. My best friend John, gave me that rowboat. When the thunderstorm came up, I lost everything."

Okay, so maybe it wasn't a complete lie. Just a half lie.

"Thunderstorm? That storm was a good ten days ago. You had been drifting for six days before we found you? No wonder you were dehydrated," Elizabeth said shocked.

Angelia was tired of this conversation, and decided to change the subject.

"What's the name of this ship Elizabeth?"

Now it was Elizabeth's turn to be uncomfortable. She took a deep breath and answered.

"Truth is, you're on the Black Pearl."

The look on Angelia's face told her that she never heard of the Black Pearl, or of Jack Sparrow.

"That doesn't sound anything like a military or a royal ship either. Nor does it sound like the name of a merchant ship," She rambled confused.

Elizabeth could almost see the wheels in her head turning.

"ELIZABETH???? Is this a, her voice dropped to a whisper before continuing, a pirate ship?"

Elizabeth sighed.

"It tis."

"This is wonderful news. My father would never dream of finding me here," with that Angelia sat up, and hugged Elizabeth.

"Thank you so much. Oh, and thank the captain for me too?"

"She don't have to. I am the Captain.. CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow. You're welcome," Jack said as he stood by the door.

Angelia never noticed him slip into the room."

"Welcome ta the Pearl luv."