Hey everyone. I know I said it would take a week for the next chapter but I couldn't help myself. My writer's block has been lifted. Thanks to the POTC sound track. So, as an apology for not posting the last chapter sooner. Here's the ext chapter. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Yeah right. If you think I own anything from POTC, then you're daft! I do however own Amanda. She mine, all MINE! Muhahahahahahaha Hack sorry.

Chapter 3

The sun was high in the sky; the water was a calm blue, hardly a wave in sight. The wind was with them. Not a sound was to be heard on the deck of the Majestic. But sadly that was not to last.

CLANG! CLASH!

The silence was broken by the sound of metal on metal. A sword fight had broken out between two pirates.

"Get it through your bloody head. I. Did. Not. Do. It." A young girl said blocking a blow that was aimed at her abdomen.

"I know you bloody did it," a man's voice replied, thrusting his sword towards the girl's chest.

She blocks the hard blow, and countered with a blow to the pirate's head. With lightning quick reflexes, the man blocked it.

"Just exactly," she blocked the blow to her right side, "How do you," She thrust towards his rib cage. Which he gracefully blocked. "'Know' it was me?"

The pirate swung his sword to strike her again. "I know because," He caught her arm and pulled her towards her so they were face to face with each other, "I was the one who taught that trick to you."

"Oh, right." She said cheerfully, pushing him away and trying to slash him across the stomach. The pirate jumped just in time. By now the entire crew was surrounding the two, yelling out their support for their favorite. Seeing her opportunity, the girl ran into a gap in the crowd, and up the stairs to were the captain stood, steering the boat and looking on in amusement. She ran to the stern of the ship, the man in close pursuit. Thinking quickly she grabbed a rope that was hanging from the mizzenmast, climbed up to the railing, put her sword in her mouth, and flung herself off the starboard side. She swung out gracefully over the water, before landing with catlike agility on the deck below. Than man jumped off the quarterdeck, but the girl had gotten there before him, thus ending up with the upper hand. She made a trust to his midsection. He turned to his side and knocked the offending blade away.

"Lets bloody finish this." The pirate said. He caught the girl's sword with his, and after a brief struggle he managed to fling the girls sword across the deck. He then brought his sword calmly to the lasses neck, triumphant, yet cocky grin plastered on his face. The final result was met with a mixture of cheers, boos, and a general exchange of rather vulgar insults.

Now in normal circumstances, with 'normal' people, the person with the sword to their neck would be horribly frightened, and pleading for their life. But the pirate lass, was not the norm. In fact she was completely, and utterly insane, as was her counterpart. Instead of begging and pleading, she gave the pirate a cheeky grin, and then proceeded to blow a wet raspberry in his face. The pirate looked at her smiled and sheathed his sword.

"Now wos' ye two fightin' 'bout this time?" The captain yelled over the top of the crowd.

The two pondered this for a moment, before turning to the captain, and saying at the same time, "I don't know."

"Bloody 'ell" The captain said, shaking his head in mock frustration. In reality, he was glad for their reasonless fight. Broke up his, and the rest of the crew's boredom.

"Jack started it though!" the lass told the captain.

"Oy." Jack yelled at the girl. "It wasn't me, Pearl, it wos you."

"N-uh." Was Pearl's, or as she is more commonly known, Amanda, sophisticated answer.

"Yeah-huh." Jack said, imitating her childish voice.

"N-uh."

"Yeah-huh."

"N-uh."

"Yeah-huh."

"Oh Lord, 'ere they go again." Captain Morgan muttered to himself, dropping his head to rest in his hands with an exasperated sigh.

"Lad," one of the pirates said placing a hand on Jack's shoulder. "Ye should know by now, there ain't no use in arguing wit 'er. She once went on with ol' Richard fer an entire day, until he gave inter 'er. She's relentless 'at one."

Pearl shot a cheeky triumphant smirk in Jack's direction. "Stubborn is more like it." Jack said, flashing her an equally cheeky grin. Mand just stuck her tongue out at Jack. And of course, Jack repeated this action. Then the lass started making weird faces at Jack, and vise versa. Soon it became an all out war, each one trying to out do the other's face. That is until…

"Ehrm." Someone cleared their voice from beside the two pirates making them both jump a little. "If ye are done," Captain Morgan began, "There's work ter be done." They stayed there a little dazed that they had been caught off guard. "Well, get to it!" He snapped, causing both of them so come out of their trans-like state.

While Jack set to work, swabbing the deck, Pearl went and grabbed her sword. Then she proceeded to grab a mop and help Jack with the tedious work ahead of him. They worked in silence, taking a break to occasionally throw the other a strange face.

It was hard to believe that just three years ago, the two of them just met. It seemed to Amanda that they had known each other their entire lives. She had felt an instant connection with Jack the day she met him, as did he with her. Since then they had become like brother and sister. They had their occasional fights; case in point the previous scrapple, but they got along well. Amanda remembered her last birthday, when she had turned eight, Jack bought her a new book, filled with maps of the world. She had looked at it every night, pointing out places she wanted to go, and showing Jack. Jack had said "Pearl, when I get me own ship, and I'm the Captain, I'll make ye me first mate, then we'll sail to all the places on yer map, savvy?" That was one promise she intended to make Jack keep.

"Ha, I win!" Was what brought Amanda back to reality, and away from her own musings.

"W-what are you talking about?" she asked Jack, perplexed. Jack raised a finger up in the air, about to tell her when she interrupted him, "Never mind, I don't wanna know."

"Yer just a sore loser." Jack grumbled.

"Just wait tell I'm older. I'll be able to beat you in a fair fight, no problem."

"Well thas not much incentive fer me to fight fair, is it?" He said smirking, reaching his hand over and ruffling her hair.

"Shove it, Jack!" she said, pushing his hand away. Jack just through his head back and laughed.

Pearl blew another raspberry at Jack, and went down to the galley to eat dinner.

Well that's the end of this chapter. I hope you like it! Thanks to the POTC sound track, I've worked through my writer's block! As always please R&R! Please, no flames.

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Next chapter should be up within the week.