Jack & Katrina

Disclaimer: No, I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean (characters, plot, dialogue, etc.). Any other tid-bits of creativity, however, are mine… in which I hope you will enjoy.

Author's Note: Apologies about "nymphs" and "goddess" and whatever termonolgy, connections, etc. about Greek mythology comes up wrong here… I'm totally basing this off the PotC mythology… so just roll with me, ok? It's just for fun! Enjoy!

"Chief Pelgosto" Doll: Part II

In no time at all the Black Pearl and the mysterious island met.

"Leave it!" Jack shouted as a few men began to lower one of the longboats. "We're not getting off the Pearl!"

"What do ye think she wants, captain?" Gibbs asked.

"Not sure… that's why we're not getting off the ship."

"Well, then," Will began as he approached the two men at the helm. "How do you suggest we get away from this place?"

As Jack and Gibbs scrunched up their faces in thought, an airy, flirty voice cried out, "Why want t' get away from dis place?"

Everyone exchanged questioning glances before running to and huddling within the front of the Pearl. There below on the white-sandy beach was a gathering of gorgeous women – clearly representing every part of the world by their different skin tones, hair and eye colors – in the most colorful array of exotic clothing that shimmered in the sunlight.

"Goddesses!" Pintel gasped.

"Goddesses!" Ragetti echoed.

"They're not goddesses," Jack tried to clarify. "They're nereids." Will gave him an odd look; the pirate sighed. "They're sea nymphs." He paused. "Although why they're standing on land is beyond me."

"Well?" asked the nymph of olive skin, green eyes, and long brown hair that stood in the middle. "Why want t' get away from dis place?"

"Oh, sweet goddess!" Pintel shouted to the woman with a grand gesture of his hand. "You must excuse whatever poor man said that… he's married, so he misspoke… we don't want to get away from this place… we very much wish to stay!"

A cheering suddenly came about all the crew. "Aye!"

"Den come join us!"

Before Jack could get a sensible word to them, they dispersed, finding ropes and whatnot to get themselves off the ship; a few even dove into the shallow waters.

"Well, that's just great!" Jack mumbled, for even Gibbs had abandoned ship. All that remained were his family and Will's.

"What's goin' on, Dad?" Jacky asked carefully as the pirate began pacing in deep thought, Will doing the same but in place.

As Katrina was about to tell her son not to bother Jack, Elizabeth lightly slapped her arm and nudged with her head to look over the side of the ship again; apparently not all the nymphs left.

"What are those two still doing there?" Katrina whispered to her friend.

Elizabeth crossed her arms unhappily. "My question is more along the lines of why do they kind of look like us?"

Katrina looked more closely at the two women: one had slightly golden-tan skin, long wavy gold hair, and wore a bright, hot pink two-piece attire with touches of gold – an wardrobe (like the other women) fit for that of a belly-dancer; the other one had pure-white skin, long black curls of hair, and wore a similar top and skirt but in a turquoise blue with touches of silver. "Can nymphs change their appearance?"

"Apparently," Elizabeth practically growled, "they take on the form of what a man desires most in a woman."

Katrina shook her head and rubbed her eyes. "Surely that can't be..."

"Just look at them! Look at the size of their chest! And look what little they're wearing! Ugh!"

"We can't have Will and Jack see them," Katrina hissed before leaning over the railing.

"I'm sure they already saw them," Elizabeth rolled her eyes.

"You two!" she yelled to the nymphs. "Be gone from here!"

"But we be desired by dose two men aboard de sh-"

"No, no you're not!" Katrina argued with the dark-haired nymph. "We," she emphasized by pointing to both Elizabeth and herself, "are desired by those men!"

"But-" began the blonde but was quickly cut off as a sparkling dark hand touched her bare shoulder. Elizabeth and Katrina looked on to see Calypso – in all her grand beauty – standing in the sand.

"You 'eard 'er," the goddess said to the two nymphs. "Be gone from 'ere."

The women nodded and then ran off into the foliage of the island just as the others had with the crew. A split second later the goddess was vanished… or so Elizabeth and Katrina thought until they heard her voice from behind.

"Jack Sparrow!" she cheered as she stood blocking his path from further pacing.

"Ahh!" Jack jumped back.

"You owe me a visit."

"I do?" the pirate asked curiously, an index finger at his chin. "I don't recall making such agreements with you. Now my father-in-law on the other hand-"

"We made no agreement, Jack Sparrow," Calypso said sweetly as she ran a hand along the side of his face. Jack relaxed momentarily before screwing up his face in confusion. "De winds are changing drastically," she answered his silent question. "We need t' discuss some t'ings."

With a small grin, Jack eyed the mystic skeptically. "Very well. My office is right over-"

Calypso laughed. "I don't t'ink so, Jack. You – all of you – will come to me home."

"That's very kind of you, but we're really on a tight schedule and need t' be getting back-"

Calypso laughed once more. "You 'ave no crew at de moment, Jack."

The pirate frowned.

"Just come, Jack. Trust me. Let your crew and family relax a bit, hmm?"

Jack didn't say anything as he looked to the side at his wife, then his little girl in his wife's arms, then at Johnny standing in front, and lastly at Jacky… Jacky… Jacky… it was the goddess that had helped protect him so that he could enter into this world…

The captain turned back to the mystic. "Where is your home?"