Chapter 20: The Canary Island

So this chapter we get to see Amaya finally solving a piece of the puzzle that the cross holds and how important this island is to her heritage. Also this chapter we to see her powers come into play in helping discover this connection and we come back to the convent. But one thing to mention is that we get a meeting with a certain family member. Also at the end of the chapter something interest happens. I hope you enjoy that scene!

Ps: I don't own pirates of the Caribbean or its characters, I merely created my own original characters for the purpose of the story and its plot.

The next day she found herself on a boat that led to island that she had called home for so many years. Closing her eyes as she felt the breeze blow across her face as the calls of the sea birds relaxed her raging mind that held so many questions. Her hand drifted to the two necklaces hidden underneath her shirt as she pulled out the cross necklace once more reading the words " Anita Isabel Esmeralda Salazar."

Thinking to herself " Salazar is the last name of the captain and lieutenant as well Anita and Esemeralda! There has to be some sort of sign in these clues. I wish this damn boat would hurry up and reach the main land."Glancing up ahead she could see her islands golden beaches that held many homes. Growing excited to be coming home so long she clutched at the rail trying to contain her excitement. Her jewelry against her skin hummed as though it could feel her excitement and decided it would help its newest master on her quest for the truth and revenge. After all nothing was more exciting than drama and blood lust.

Stepping off the boat on to the dock that led to the main island's port. Feeling the sea breeze brush through her hair as though to say welcome home, feeling at home as she though to herself " No place like home." Glancing down at the dock she could see small sharks hanging around hoping to get bite of today's catch, her studied the golden beaches intently as if to take in this wonderful place she called home.

Glancing up at the night sky as she watched as it slowly become darker and darker. Smirking to herself as she thought " Its time!" Suddenly her jewelry started to glow a deep shade of green a her body grew shorter and shorter while midnight black fur started to cover her entire body. The last piece of the transformation were a pair of haunting, glowing green eyes, standing on the pier was a small black cat that was on a mission. Skittering across the pier as she ignored the swearing of sailors in both Spanish and English. Sliding into an alleyway as she made her way up the steep hill that led to her former home. So intent on what she was doing she never noticed a shadow following her in the distance, this shadow held the same unique eyes as her.

Entering her convent in the dead of night as she transformed into a human once more underneath the moonlight. Thinking to herself " These powers are so awesome"Searching through the various books shelfs and papers on the desk. Finally she came across something that showed the letter that a woman named Alexandria Salazar sent to the convent sixteen years ago. Narrowing her eyes as she thought to herself "Her last name is Salazar like the woman's name on the back of the cross." Shifting through the papers as she grabbed a blank one to write what she had found down, searching even further back as she found records of Alexandria Salazar spending time in this very convent well a child. Writing of this down in a frantic script as she heard the door open and voice say " Who's there?"

Hiding underneath the desk in her black cat form as she held the paper in mouth watching silently as foot steps walked around the desk. Narrowing her eyes as she thought to herself "I've found enough here. Now its time to check out the town records." As soon as the feet steps shuffled away she jumped on to the window sill and escaped into the night. Clutching at the piece of paper as she rushed towards the records at the mayor's office in the middle of the island. Pushing passed a window as she was again human, placing the paper on ar random table as she eyed the huge room before that held multiple levels and shelfs stocked full of books. Sighting to herself as she muttered " This going to be a pain in the ass."

Looking up at the window where she could still see the moon's glow. "I guess I better get started since I have all night" Picking up the paper off the desk as she began to search for the names Anita and Alexandria Salazar. Heading to the a section where she found both names, growing excited by this as she placed them on a table.

Moving up a level to the s section where she found many books about the last name Salazar, walking down the stairs as she placed her stack on the table. Glancing around the room as she spotted a notebook full of blank paper, reaching for it as she began with the first book on Anita Salazar.

Shifting through the pages as she found the name she was searching for which was Anita Salazar a girl born in Morocco two Spanish parents that came to the Canary Islands as a child. She later married a man named Armando who was a local sailor who died under the hands of pirates. Narrowing her eyes as she wrote this down on a piece of paper before searching through the book for their first-born son named Alexander Salazar.

She found information that told the tale of Alexander being a lower ranking sailor in the navy who like his father died by the hands of pirates. Searching further into his records she found he had married a woman named Sofia from mainland Spain who given him only one son named Armando Salazar.

Writing this down beneath the name Salazar as she thought to herself " Their seems to be a pattern going on here." Shifting through the book as she searched for the name Armando Salazar only to come up empty. " His records must be on the main land!" Closing the first book as she opened the second one, searching to see if it held information about Alexandria. The only thing that she managed to find was that she been born to English parents that were being persecuted in England as Catholic's and that she grew up in the convent on the island. One thing that had managed to catch her eye was the statement that she had married a powerful Spanish captain named " Armando Salazar." Writing this down as she thought " Could it be the same Armando Salazar that is Anita's grandson!" Placing this book aside as she reached down the first book that told of the Salazar's presence on the island, copying down the huge family tree was painstaking but it was worth it in the end. Next she reached for the book that told the entire history of the Salazar family heritage on the Canary Islands which seem to hold a lot of sailors. " Is this what that Tia Dalma when she said my heritage has always been drawn to the call of the sea!" By now her hands ached as she decided to take a small break from her quest.

Closing her eyes as she heard a deep male voice say " What an interesting sight?" Eyes popping open as she shouted out in her original tone of voice " Who's there?" Stepping out of the shadow was the lieutenant of her ship. She felt shock enter her system as she tried to recover from this by saying in her usual tone " Lieutenant Salazar what are you doing here?" The lieutenant stepped forward saying " I always knew their was something interesting about you but I could never figure it out. I've finally figured out why." Speaking up again in her feminine tone again " And what is it that you have figured out?" The lieutenant stopped before as he grabbed the cross around her neck as he muttered "I thought so." Eyeing him warily as she said "Thought what?"

The lieutenant looked her in the eyes as he said " Here we've thought all these years that our dear aunt Amaya was dead but the entire she has been alive. But why was she removed from our family?" The lieutenant muttered this as he walked over to the books studying them with a critical eye. " You've been searching for the truth just as I have done for many years." She blurted out "What do you mean?" The lieutenant said " The story that our grandmother told of how you died never made sense to me the way it did for the ours. So when I joined the navy at sixteen I made it my mission to find out why I felt that way. And when I first saw you I know immediately that my grandmother had lied for you were almost a mirror image of her"

" So that's why you were always staring at me in a certain way." The lieutenant smirked at this as he said"Don't worry, I don't plan on telling the entire family about this anytime soon." She asked " And why is that?" The lieutenant answered back " Because I need more evidence against grandmother's lies. And you seem to be doing well on your own in the navy so your gender will stay a secret between us."

" What price do I need to pay for your silence?" she asked for their was always a price for someone's silence in this world. The lieutenant smirked " When the time comes you shall help me reveal my grandmother's lies to the family and I would like your permission to bring our captain into this." Blurting out " Wouldn't he be freaked out by training his own aunt" The lieutenant shrugged before saying " He will need to know for his more access to the records than we do with his rank." She nodded her premission as she grabbed her journal as she followed the lieutenant out of the door reaching the steps as she said " Why were you here on the island"

The lieutenant said " I longed to see our families ancestral home once again and I happened to see you on the pier so I followed you everywhere." As he walked down the stone streets her eyes widen as she thought to herself " He knows both of my secrets!" Suddenly someone whom she hadn't seen for months entered her vision, her blood boiled at the sight of him as she hissed out "You!"

So what did you think of the chapter, was it what you expected it to be. I told you Amaya has solved part of the puzzle with figuring out that her mother is Alexandria as well as the captain and lieutenant being her nephew but she has yet to realize something important. And that has to do with a certain ghost who has met, she hasn't put together the pieces of who her father is yet. But don't worry that will hit her soon enough. This chapter we get to see one family member who has discovered the entire truth while another one is on his way to finding out as well. Even the one whom all this mystery surrounds hasn't figured it out yet. Next chapter we get our long-awaited meeting with a certain sparrow lets hope he can escape from this black cat's grip.