Half an hour later...
The waves rocked the Pearl violently as Jack and Barbossa struggled to keep the wheel still. They had never seen a storm this strong before. "Sparrow!" Barbossa said. "I'm thinking it's bout time to get the crew out of the rigging!"
"For once, I agree." Jack said, not even having time to finish his sentence before Barbossa started shouting. "Hector, are my ears bleeding yet?"
Barbossa looked over. "What?"
"I'm pretty sure you shouting in my ear has-"
Mr. Gibbs ran over. "Captains, everybody's on deck."
Jack quickly scanned the deck. "Where's Alex?"
"I thought he was with you." Barbossa shouted at Jack.
"He was, until...oh bugger." Jack said, looking up at the crow's nest. "I left him in the crow's nest."
In the crow's nest...
"What? What is it?" Alex asked, half awake. She woke up to Juliet meowing. Alex then realized what was going on. "Oh god." She then grabbed a rope, before putting Juliet in her pouch. "Don't worry. We'll be alright."
On deck...
"How can my life get any worse?" Jack mumbled.
"Captains! Ship!" Mr. Gibbs shouted, pointing at the ship headed towards them.
"Sparrow, I hate you." Barbossa said.
Jack looked at the other ship, before looking up the mast. He noticed a figure climbing down and smirked. "Hector, let go of the wheel."
"What in the-"
"Just do it!" Jack shouted. Both of them released the wheel. The wheel spun quickly, moving the Pearl away from the other ship...
But not fast enough...
The other ship grazed the Pearl, shaking both ships. Jack quickly looked at the mast. The figure was gone. Jack ran to the side of the ship, grabbing the end of a rope and tying it around his waist. "Mr. Gibbs, whatever you do, do not let go of this rope." He then dove into the water...
Underwater...
Alex couldn't help but to panic. Her father had always refused to let her learn how to swim. Now, she had no idea what to do, besides hold her breath. At this point, she had no idea which way was up. Her lungs burned for air, before her head hit something. She watched as the air she had been holding floated away from her as everything was starting to get dimmer. 'I'm sorry Jack.' She thought.
Jack's own lungs were starting to burn when he found Alex. He grabbed her by the waist before following the rope to the surface for air. He couldn't help but to sigh in relief when he noticed that the storm was calmer now.
On deck a few seconds later...
Jack slammed Alex onto the deck, catching his own breath. He then turned to Alex, noticing a shimmer of gold near her scalp. "Well I'll be damned."
"What?" Mr. Gibbs asked.
Jack reached over and took the wig off Alex's head. The whole crew, including Jack and Barbossa, stared in shock. "No! No, no, no!" Jack said, not believe how feminine Alex suddenly looked. He grabbed the knife out of his sash and cut through Alex's shirt and vest, only to find a corset.
"It's...a girl." Mr. Gibbs said. "Alex is a girl."
Well...cat's outta the bag...
Don't worry, there are still more secrets waiting to be revealed...