"Lucia, sweetheart, how did you get into my drawer?"

Five year old Lucia set down the 'borrowed' charcoal that had been taken from her Mother's supplies.

"I sat on 'da counter."

Angelica shook her head, sitting down beside her daughter, kissing her temple.

"What are you drawing, Luce?"

Luce smiled, her front teeth already missing.

"Daddy."

The smile slipped from her Mother's face. "O..Oh?"

Luce smiled and held up the drawing. "Is this what he looks like, Mama?"

Angelica bit her lip. "Yes, Sweetheart. He looks quite a bit like that."

Luce's eyes fluttered open, the dream quickly fading from her thoughts. Her body was throbbing with aches and pains, and it felt as though her shoulder was burning.

As she took in her surroundings, it suddenly occured to her that she was in an unfamiliar location. Had she been captured by the pirates? Oh God...

She shot up from bed, only to have her shoulder sizzle in pain. She hissed, and although she tried, she couldn't find the strength to lower herself back onto the bed.

"Pace yourself, darlin'. Ye just got run through with a sword."

She gasped and spun, sending another stabbing pain thorugh her torso. Captain Jack Sparrow sat across the room, a bottle in hand. He looks as though he'd been sitting there for some time.

"C...Captain?"

The man took a deep swig, ignoring her. Luce grits her teeth, and starts to rise from the bed. Where was she?

But as soon as her feet touch the ground, she is thrown back against the bed, knife at her throat. The action sent a horrible, seering pain through her shoulder, and she nearly screamed in pain.

"Who are you?" he hissed. Luce turned her head, gasping to take in anything but his rum-soaked breath. "Who the hell sent you here? What you are you doing here?"

Luce struggled against him - she was scared, terrified, really. Who did he think she was?

The Captain gripped her forearms and gave her a sharp shake, lifting her back right off of the bed, before he shoved her back down.

"Who are you? Who sent you? Does the name Barbossa ring any bells?" he hissed. Luce cried out again, but finally screamed at Jack.

"No one sent me! I'm not working for anyone! I came here for my Mother! I'm just trying to earn enough to support her! To support us! Don't you think if I was going to kill you, I wouldn't have saved your like twice?" she yells.

"What's yer name?"

"Lucio!" She screams again.

The Captain gives a sinister smile. "Liar," he breathes. "Never heard the name Lucio for a lass, before..."

With a gasp, Luce looks down. Her tunic has been removed, and new bandages have been wrapped around her shoulder, and her chest. A shirt has been thrown over her shoulders.

"Who are ye?"

"Okay!" she cried! "Lucia! My name's Lucia! I grew up on a small island, never left it until now! My Mother can barely afford to keep a roof over our heads, let alone feed us! I joined your crew to get enough money so she wouldn't have to kill herself every day trying to get by. I'm not working for anyone, I'm not hiding anything. I've never heard the name Barbossa in my life! I only pretended to be a boy to get on the crew, Gibbs refused me when I asked to join as a girl! Please, you have to believe me!"

He stares at her a few moments longer, before apparently deciding that she was worthy of trust. He eased himself off of her, before picking the discarded bottle of rum from the floor, and took another swig.

"I s'pose I'll have ta believe you. Fer now."

Luce sighed, and let her body relax. "What... what are you going to do to me?" she asks. "W...where am I?" She tugs the shirt around her chest, covering herself.

"The Captain quarters, Lass. And don' worry, darlin', I'm not one to take advantage of an injured lass, especially a child."

She glares at him. "I'm seventeen, I'm not a child. Is this how you treat everyone who saves your life? Twice?"

Jack smirks, and lifts the bottle to his lips. "Can't say that too many people have cared enough to do it, Lass." He, once again, studied her, as if he needed to place her. "What's yer surname, then?"

Luce blinks in surprise at Jack's rapid change of subject matter. "Um... I beg your pardon?"

"Surname, Lass. Family name, last name, name passed down by yer father..."

Rolling her eyes, Luce replies, "I don't have a father. And I don't know my surname." When suspicion leaks into Jack's eyes, she clarifies, "I never needed one. I was just Luce. It was a small island, everyone knew each other by our first names. I never needed a surname. I'm sure my Mother told me once, but I don't remember it..."

"What kind o' person don't have a surname, Lass?"

"What kind of person has a bird's name as their surname? What kind of pirate are you?" Lucia fires back, immediately biting her lip after she realizes what words have just left her mouth. She was lucky to be alive, after everything that's happened, and now her fiery temper was going to get her in trouble once more.

Jack snorts and takes another drink of the rum. "'ll have ya'know, the pirate king went by the name o' Miss Swann."

"Pirate...king? What?"

Jack heads for the door, hand on the knob. "And ''ll have ya know, Lass, I'm a damn good pirate."

Okay, to answer a few reviewer's questions :)

No, Lucia is not going to immediately find out that Jack is her father. It won't happen for a while now. I did get the ball rolling in the previous chapter, but Lucia is not going to find out anytime soon. I still got a lot of plot left :)

I wasn't actually thinking about putting Angelica into the story until closer to the end. I was thinking about focusing more on the Father/Daughter aspect. If you'd like to see Angelica in this story more, please contact me! I'd love to hear any suggestions that anyone has for this story!

And yes, I will eventually reveal how Jack and Gibbs got the Pearl out of the bottle!

I know, I know, it's another short one. They'll get longer!