5/29/06: Wow, it has been a crazy couple of years. I missed you guys but things were so nuts for a long time! I've graduated high school and I have already finished my first year of college yet my thoughts keep returning to this unfinished story. I know I cannot hope to make up for all the lost time but I do wish to continue work on this story. Who knows? Maybe I'll even finish it before the second movie comes out. hee grins sheepishly I wrote this tidbit of a chapter here awhile back but never completed it to satisfaction so that I could post it; here it is now. I hope you guys are still around on to enjoy it! Thank you for all your past support! I love you all! huggles and passes out the traditional pans of brownies Enjoy!

Chocolate Covered Jack Sparrow Forever, FloatingFeathers

PS: What I wrote below was the original prechapter word. From what is written there, you can just guess how long THIS poor lost chapter has been sitting around. Enjoy!

MLAH! Sorry about the delay! Between three hurricanes and all of my school work I've written almost NOTHING! cries I'M SO SORRY! clears throat Anyway I got lotz and lotz of positive feedback for my snuggly chapter so my confidence is restored! Huzza! . This chapter won't be much but I'm trying to lead up to some action (finally) so we'll see. Haven't given this one too much thought (which my best chapters usually come off the top of my head) so let's rub the lucky Lincoln and rock'n'roll! .

Chocolate Covered Jack Sparrow Forever, FloatingFeathers

Disclaimer: grr... I own NOTHING, except what I own... so there! poopyheads

Fortune's Pilot

"Sky I cannot let you back on this ship alone! Let me come with you!"

"You stubborn Greek Michaelis! How many times do I have to tell you NO!" I glower at my now almost ex-childhood friend as he nags and whines at me, his almond-shaded eyes nearly onyx with anger.

"Why can't I join you on the ship? This is dangerous Sky!" Michaelis bites out as he frantically yells at me with his flailing hands.

My fists clench tighter at my sides as I respond heatedly, "Yes it is dangerous, that's why I must go! This is for my father, Michaelis, and the island!"

For a moment Michaelis gazes at me, fury gone and questions in his eyes, "What do you mean? What does this venture have to do with your father?"

Slowly my fists dissolve into hands once more as I sigh to the floor, running my clumsy fingers through my snarled hair, "I didn't tell you..."

"Tell me now then!" Michaelis replies, grief thick within his tone; just as his grandfather was such to me, my father was that for him.

Air fills my lungs painfully as I briefly tell him the whole truth, "There is another man who seeks this treasure that we now search for. And father... knew this man... and... he was betrayed just for the map. He killed my father," I firmly state, silencing the quiver that had wavered my voice moments before, "and now I want revenge."

Unshed tears shimmer in Michaelis's eyes as he grits his teeth, "More reason for me to come with you Sky. Please... I need to... I want to find this man. I cannot live without justice being done."

Raising my head, I gingerly touch the sides for his face and gaze into his mournful orbs, "No Michaelis, no. I won't do that. I don't want you to be tainted by this my friend. Revenge is a black creature, a rat of hatred that gnaws away at your heart until it eats you hollow and there is nothing left on the inside but resounding numbness. No my dear one, your place is here. I need you to be a man now, to be a leader and guard these people not only from invaders but from themselves. Can you do that for me?"

"A true man would not rest until this.. this deed had been rectified with the spilling of this wicked man's blood upon the ground!" Michaelis chokes back a sob as one lone tear glitters down his golden face and I grasp him tighter as he attempts to pull away from me, "Please Michaelis, do not talk this way. A man is not made by the blood of his enemies but by the strength of his heart to do what is right," I pause as I stroke a stray hair away from his face, devastated by despair and anger, "and what is right is for you to guard the island and keep the peace. For me. Please Michaelis?" Silence. "Please?"

Soon he nods, his tone soft as he speaks, "Alright Sky. I will do this for you. I won't fail you in this."

Gingerly, I kiss his lined forehead, his brow still wrought with grief, "Thank you my friend, thank you."

Wandering along the moonlit beach, the early evening hours long since past, I gaze longingly at the village, at the land that had once been my home a time ago and that was rapidly becoming my home again. Yet as I dwell on these thoughts, a tear careens wreaklessly down my cheek for I know that, come the morning, I will have to leave my newly discovered home again to battle darkness on a sea of uncertainty.

Lying in Jack Sparrow's arms and reeling from his kiss would have been a grand comfort, if Michaelis had not disturbed me from where I lay with his youthful impetuousity. At this last thought, I laugh softly, sadly; since when did I not think of myself as young? I still feel green, weak as a newborn colt in my barely tenable knowledge, yet I know that I must be strong, that I must rally my strength to do what is right from somewhere and perhaps that is what makes me old.

Chilled by the night's air, I lend one last lingering look toward the moon, watchful and wise as always, before I turn from the sea and seek out my resting place beside Jack. Although my mind protests at the prospect of resuming my snuggling position beside this pompous man, it is my heart that convinces me to accept the comfort that his carelessly draped bark offers as I curl beside him once more to sleep and dream of the dark adventure to come.

The Author's Two Cents: The first part was the original chapter; however, the second half I added on a whim after the argument between Sky and Michaelis. Sorry about the seriousness of the second half, I am feeling a bit reflective lately and I think that Sky, considering her situation, would too. I hope this chapter meets your standards! The next chapter should mark the beginning of the quest! Woot! . Catch ya later guys and gals! Nitey nite!

Chocolate Covered Jack Sparrow Forever, FloatingFeathers