Jack sat in the Captain's quarters, placing his compass on the table. Will walked in, saying "is the compass still on point?"

"Aye. She be indeed." Jack said. "Could use a drink, though."

Suddenly, Jack gasped as the needle spun frantically. Will said "for goodness' sake, Jack!"

Elizabeth and Perla entered as the compass continued spinning, before freezing on the spot. It's needle pointed off the course they were going before, instead pointing at a slanted angle.

Jack followed the sight of the needle, seeing the cupboard on the side of the wall. He walked over to the cupboard and opened it, suddenly...

"HSSSSSS-PAAAAHHHHH!" the creature hissed at Jack from behind the door. Jack screamed, before saying "aarrgghh! Monkey!"

Jack (the monkey) then took one of the bottles of rum that stood in the cupboard, passing it out to the Captain. Jack (Sparrow) took the bottle, before the compass turned back to it's original spot.

He turned back to the scowling faces of Will and Elizabeth, grinning as he popped the cork off of the bottle and said "pirate's life for me, eh?"

Will groaned as he left the cabin, though Elizabeth stayed and sat at the table with Jack. When Jack had finished drinking, he turned to Perla and said "oi, tiny!"

Perla turned to face him, before Jack threw the bottle to her. She caught it effortlessly, as Jack said "just to return the favor from Tortuga."

Perla looked at the bottle and held it to her lips. When she tasted nothing, she held it upside down, noticing a single drop. Elizabeth observed as Perla groaned, saying "why is the rum always gone?" as she left the cabin.

Elizabeth smiled as Perla left, before saying to Jack "she's spoken to me, Jack. Quite a pleasant girl."

"Maybe you can adopt her then. She got so attached to Perofeta, she might need a new family." Jack said without care as he kept looking at the compass, making sure it was positioned correctly.

"What?" Elizabeth said. "No. Jack, I don't want to take her from you."

"Well, it's her or your two friends from Port Royal. They count as one choice, so take your pick."

"Jack, haven't you put the pieces together yet?"

"What jigsaw?" Jack responded, before Elizabeth "no... the girl. Perla."

"Perofeta's lass? What about her?" Jack said. Elizabeth could tell by the tone in his voice that he was beginning to figure out what she meant, though there remained a reluctance to his actions.

"Jack, you saw how Perla escaped Angelica's men back on Tortuga. Only one person I know of can escape that bizarrely, and that's you."

"Thank you for the compliment, love." Jack said, before Elizabeth continued with "and she looks nothing like her mother, who if I may add, you slept with just under a year before her birth."

"Why's that important to me, then?" Jack then said as he looked out the window. Elizabeth sighed for a moment, before looking to Jack and giving the best answer she could think of.

"She's your daughter, Jack."


Elsewhere

The Queen Anne's Revenge floated through the waters. The navigator, a thin man of Middle Eastern descent, measured the stars through his telescope, before turning to the large, hulking Quartermaster of African descent.

"Adusa! Where be Peters?" the navigator asked, before Adusa said "she's on the wheel. This better be good, Hamza."

"Aye, it is. Peters!" Hamza called to the red-haired woman on the wheel. She leaped down, saying "this better be good, Hamza."

"We're on the right course to the island. But there's something more. The Black Pearl is coming close to our trajectory."

Peters thought for a moment, before saying "aye, that be grand indeed. Alert the crew and prepare for battle."

"As you wish, ma'am." Hamza said as he bowed theatrically, before Peters went to the captain's cabin and said "Quartermaster! Signal the Pearl!"

"Aye!" Adusa said as he grabbed the cannon from the cellar.


Jack groaned, before bluntly saying "not a chance... she can't be..." as he got up. When he went to get his rum, Elizabeth said "you were with Perofeta once, Jack."

"Not just her." Jack said back as he opened the cork, before Elizabeth said "then why does she look just like you? And act just like you?"

"Lucky coincidence. Besides, just look at her!" Jack said as he continued looking through the window. "She's feeding the monkey. She's doing something that doesn't involve shooting the little bugger. She can't be mine."

"That's how reproduction works, Jack. There's variation. You really think it's only a coincidence that she bear so much resemblance to the "one and only" Captain Sparrow?"

Jack thought for a moment, before saying "yes."

"Jack."

"I don't want to talk about it. I'm Not hearing anything more about it!" Jack said as he took the compass and went to the door.

"Jack..." Elizabeth said, though he didn't answer as he slammed the door behind him. Suddenly, Elizabeth heard Will shout "ALL HANDS ON DECK! BATTLE STATIONS!"

She ran out of the cabin, seeing Jack and Perla rush to the wheel. She turned to Henry, saying "what is it?"

"The Revenge."