"Have you seen a little girl?" Jack asked a man at the docks. The man
nodded.
"There was a little girl just a while ago. She was asking about the fastest ship out of here, and then about Tortuga. She made me abandon my post and when I returned she disappeared."
Jack nodded and quickly ran to the side of the island. His ship the Black Pearl was there. All crew members present.
"Get ready leave. We head to Tortuga." He commanded as he got on. Everyone hurried to get to their jobs and off to sea.
"Wow! Tortuga is big." Morgan said happily as she started heading off towards the shops. Around her were people she didn't like but could stand for her short stay.
"Scuse me sir. May I please have a lollipop." She said as she gave the money to the vendor and chose a red one. She quickly walked off, a smile on her face.
The Pearl quickly arrived at Tortuga by night. Causing the crew to go off into inns. Jack and a group of the men quickly started drinking and soon became drunk.
"C'mon Captain. We gotta go." Said Gibbs as he led the man out of the pub.
"It bloody bad luck to take rum from a drunk man!" slurred Jack as he wobbled onto the path. He could see a figure running into him before he fell down.
"Sorry." Said a voice, a hand helped him up and he walked over to the stranger.
"You know, you remind me of someone. But I can't think with all the rum in the head." He said happily.
"C'mon Jack, Will wouldn't want ye drinkin' like that." Said Gibbs pushing him along. Jack froze and looked up to the stranger. His drunk face was now replaced by a serious one.
"Now I know who you remind me of. Morgan! For god sakes love! Why Tortuga. Come on. Best you stay at the ship tonight. Wouldn't want something bad happening to you." He said leading her to the docks. "And tomorrow we can go take you home to go to your parents."
"No! I will not go home." Said Morgan as she fought Jacks grip on her shoulder.
"Come on love, your parents are worried." His grip tightened and he was nearly dragging her off. She managed to get off his grip and ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She looked back to see Jack and Gibbs chasing her. Sighing, she quickly ran into an alley and hid in one of the trashcans (did they have them then?). She could hear them run off ahead and left the dump. She ran to the nearest inn and rented a room. She quickly went to sleep in the clothes she wore, to tired to take them off.
Jack sighed and stopped running. He wasn't getting anywhere with this. And he was certain he had heard her footsteps when they passed the dump.
"Come on Gibbs. Lets rent rooms at the inn." Said Jack as he turned around and walked back. Gibbs nodded and followed Jack.
"I'd like 2 rooms." Gibbs said to the man at the counter who frowned.
"Sorry sir. But the last room has been rented for the night by Ms. Moraine." He said as he turned around to go to the pub. Jacks eyes turned into a glare. He quickly went up the stairs and opened a door at the far end. Gibbs walked in behind him and followed him into the room.
"No listen Ms. Moraine, I have came from a long journey and need my sleep!" Jack screamed as he glared at the wrapped figure on the bed. He noticed it wasn't a woman but a boy. A boy with long hair.
In his arms was a small stuffed sea turtle. Jack sat down on the bed and lifted the boy's hair from his face to see someone familiar.
"Well Gibbs, It appears we've found er'." Jack said as he carefully picked her up. Her eyes slowly opened. Jack slowly started humming a lullaby and rocked the child to sleep in his arms. The 2 men rushed to go make it back to the ship.
Morgan awoke to a soft bed. 'That inn was a really good idea after all' she thought to herself as she rubbed her eyes. Getting up she noticed she was wearing her nightgown. She shrugged and then looked around. Her green eyes met dark brown ones. "Shoot." She said as she lay back on the bed and pulled the covers over her head.
"Good morning Morgan. I hope you're ready to go home soon." Said Jack as he got up and walked over to the bed. He sat down and pulled up a plate of breakfast. "Come on and eat." He said as he put down the plate. She shook her head and stayed lying down. "Come on Morgan. You're only 8, making me the adult." He said as he pulled of the covers easily. She stuck out her tongue and pulled the pillow over her head. Jack sighed, his patience running thin. He pulled off the pillow and pulled her into his lap. He grabbed the plate and tried to put a fork of eggs into her mouth. She kept her mouth shut causing him to miss.
"You know you like the commodores son." He said to her accusingly. She glared at him.
"I don't...." The fork being put into her mouth cut her off. She swallowed the food and glared at Jack. "Your mea." Another time the fork stopped her from talking. After attempting to talk multiple times her food was gone. Jack grinned at himself and his clever scheme.
"Alright then. Now that that's over we be getting you dressed." He put her on the bed and went to a drawer and pulled out a dress. She glared seeing it was the one she wore on the day he came to visit.
"No!" She said as she quickly jumped off the bed and up the stairs. She turned the handle of the door but it didn't open. Arms grabbed her from behind pulling her off. Her grip on it tightened. She felt someone tickle her and her grip lessened as she giggled. The next time he pulled she came.
"Now your gonna get into that dress, savvy?" Jack asked as he attempted to get her to stay still long enough for her to be changed. "No Savvy!" She said as she wiggled attempting to win the match. When she didn't feel anyone pulling or trying to calm her she stopped. Out of nowhere Jacks big hands managed to slip the gown off her head and put the dress on. "There. Nice and clean, just like Liz would want you. The only thing missing would be your hair." He went through a pile of stuff to pull out a brush. Careful not to hurt her, he combed the several knots out and then put her hair into a high ponytail. "See, now you look lovely, love."
Morgan stuck her tongue out at him and then got up and attempted to mess up her hair. Jack caught her hands and picked her up. He unlocked the door and went out to the deck. The ship was still in Tortuga and the crew was loading kegs of rum.
"Mornin Captain." Said Gibbs as he nodded to Jack. "We'll be ready to leave in 5 more days."
"Yay! 5 days!" Cheered the eight year old happily.
"Guess your parents will have to wait." Jack frowned. He put her down on her feet and took her hand. "You are not aloud to go anywhere without a member of the crew, savvy?"
"Savvy." Said Morgan said happily. She pulled her hand away to pull back a strand of her brown hair and took that time to run. Jack sighed and ran to follow her. She giggled as she ran; she turned to look at Jack chasing her and stopped. "That's it, no more Tortuga for you." He said as he put both hands on her shoulders and pushed her back to the ship. "I want you to sit down at that chair and think about what you've done." He pulled up 2 chairs and pointed to one of them. She sat down on one, Jack in the other.
"I'm sorry." She said quietly after 10 minutes of nothing. He stared at her surprised. "I didn't mean for you to get mad. I just wanted to have some fun, that's all." She got up from her chair and climbed onto Jacks lap. "I wont run away any more, Savvy?"
"Savvy." Jack said grinning as he stood up and she now sat in his arms. "I'm gonna leave ya with Anna-Maria, love. She'll no what to do with you." He walked over to the crews rooms and saw the women sitting down on the bench. Jack put Morgan on her lap and left before either of them could say a word.
"Hi I'm Morgan, who're you?"
"I'm Anna-Maria little one. Come on, you look filthy." Anna-Maria picked up the child and left to go to the bathroom for the little girls bath.
"There was a little girl just a while ago. She was asking about the fastest ship out of here, and then about Tortuga. She made me abandon my post and when I returned she disappeared."
Jack nodded and quickly ran to the side of the island. His ship the Black Pearl was there. All crew members present.
"Get ready leave. We head to Tortuga." He commanded as he got on. Everyone hurried to get to their jobs and off to sea.
"Wow! Tortuga is big." Morgan said happily as she started heading off towards the shops. Around her were people she didn't like but could stand for her short stay.
"Scuse me sir. May I please have a lollipop." She said as she gave the money to the vendor and chose a red one. She quickly walked off, a smile on her face.
The Pearl quickly arrived at Tortuga by night. Causing the crew to go off into inns. Jack and a group of the men quickly started drinking and soon became drunk.
"C'mon Captain. We gotta go." Said Gibbs as he led the man out of the pub.
"It bloody bad luck to take rum from a drunk man!" slurred Jack as he wobbled onto the path. He could see a figure running into him before he fell down.
"Sorry." Said a voice, a hand helped him up and he walked over to the stranger.
"You know, you remind me of someone. But I can't think with all the rum in the head." He said happily.
"C'mon Jack, Will wouldn't want ye drinkin' like that." Said Gibbs pushing him along. Jack froze and looked up to the stranger. His drunk face was now replaced by a serious one.
"Now I know who you remind me of. Morgan! For god sakes love! Why Tortuga. Come on. Best you stay at the ship tonight. Wouldn't want something bad happening to you." He said leading her to the docks. "And tomorrow we can go take you home to go to your parents."
"No! I will not go home." Said Morgan as she fought Jacks grip on her shoulder.
"Come on love, your parents are worried." His grip tightened and he was nearly dragging her off. She managed to get off his grip and ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She looked back to see Jack and Gibbs chasing her. Sighing, she quickly ran into an alley and hid in one of the trashcans (did they have them then?). She could hear them run off ahead and left the dump. She ran to the nearest inn and rented a room. She quickly went to sleep in the clothes she wore, to tired to take them off.
Jack sighed and stopped running. He wasn't getting anywhere with this. And he was certain he had heard her footsteps when they passed the dump.
"Come on Gibbs. Lets rent rooms at the inn." Said Jack as he turned around and walked back. Gibbs nodded and followed Jack.
"I'd like 2 rooms." Gibbs said to the man at the counter who frowned.
"Sorry sir. But the last room has been rented for the night by Ms. Moraine." He said as he turned around to go to the pub. Jacks eyes turned into a glare. He quickly went up the stairs and opened a door at the far end. Gibbs walked in behind him and followed him into the room.
"No listen Ms. Moraine, I have came from a long journey and need my sleep!" Jack screamed as he glared at the wrapped figure on the bed. He noticed it wasn't a woman but a boy. A boy with long hair.
In his arms was a small stuffed sea turtle. Jack sat down on the bed and lifted the boy's hair from his face to see someone familiar.
"Well Gibbs, It appears we've found er'." Jack said as he carefully picked her up. Her eyes slowly opened. Jack slowly started humming a lullaby and rocked the child to sleep in his arms. The 2 men rushed to go make it back to the ship.
Morgan awoke to a soft bed. 'That inn was a really good idea after all' she thought to herself as she rubbed her eyes. Getting up she noticed she was wearing her nightgown. She shrugged and then looked around. Her green eyes met dark brown ones. "Shoot." She said as she lay back on the bed and pulled the covers over her head.
"Good morning Morgan. I hope you're ready to go home soon." Said Jack as he got up and walked over to the bed. He sat down and pulled up a plate of breakfast. "Come on and eat." He said as he put down the plate. She shook her head and stayed lying down. "Come on Morgan. You're only 8, making me the adult." He said as he pulled of the covers easily. She stuck out her tongue and pulled the pillow over her head. Jack sighed, his patience running thin. He pulled off the pillow and pulled her into his lap. He grabbed the plate and tried to put a fork of eggs into her mouth. She kept her mouth shut causing him to miss.
"You know you like the commodores son." He said to her accusingly. She glared at him.
"I don't...." The fork being put into her mouth cut her off. She swallowed the food and glared at Jack. "Your mea." Another time the fork stopped her from talking. After attempting to talk multiple times her food was gone. Jack grinned at himself and his clever scheme.
"Alright then. Now that that's over we be getting you dressed." He put her on the bed and went to a drawer and pulled out a dress. She glared seeing it was the one she wore on the day he came to visit.
"No!" She said as she quickly jumped off the bed and up the stairs. She turned the handle of the door but it didn't open. Arms grabbed her from behind pulling her off. Her grip on it tightened. She felt someone tickle her and her grip lessened as she giggled. The next time he pulled she came.
"Now your gonna get into that dress, savvy?" Jack asked as he attempted to get her to stay still long enough for her to be changed. "No Savvy!" She said as she wiggled attempting to win the match. When she didn't feel anyone pulling or trying to calm her she stopped. Out of nowhere Jacks big hands managed to slip the gown off her head and put the dress on. "There. Nice and clean, just like Liz would want you. The only thing missing would be your hair." He went through a pile of stuff to pull out a brush. Careful not to hurt her, he combed the several knots out and then put her hair into a high ponytail. "See, now you look lovely, love."
Morgan stuck her tongue out at him and then got up and attempted to mess up her hair. Jack caught her hands and picked her up. He unlocked the door and went out to the deck. The ship was still in Tortuga and the crew was loading kegs of rum.
"Mornin Captain." Said Gibbs as he nodded to Jack. "We'll be ready to leave in 5 more days."
"Yay! 5 days!" Cheered the eight year old happily.
"Guess your parents will have to wait." Jack frowned. He put her down on her feet and took her hand. "You are not aloud to go anywhere without a member of the crew, savvy?"
"Savvy." Said Morgan said happily. She pulled her hand away to pull back a strand of her brown hair and took that time to run. Jack sighed and ran to follow her. She giggled as she ran; she turned to look at Jack chasing her and stopped. "That's it, no more Tortuga for you." He said as he put both hands on her shoulders and pushed her back to the ship. "I want you to sit down at that chair and think about what you've done." He pulled up 2 chairs and pointed to one of them. She sat down on one, Jack in the other.
"I'm sorry." She said quietly after 10 minutes of nothing. He stared at her surprised. "I didn't mean for you to get mad. I just wanted to have some fun, that's all." She got up from her chair and climbed onto Jacks lap. "I wont run away any more, Savvy?"
"Savvy." Jack said grinning as he stood up and she now sat in his arms. "I'm gonna leave ya with Anna-Maria, love. She'll no what to do with you." He walked over to the crews rooms and saw the women sitting down on the bench. Jack put Morgan on her lap and left before either of them could say a word.
"Hi I'm Morgan, who're you?"
"I'm Anna-Maria little one. Come on, you look filthy." Anna-Maria picked up the child and left to go to the bathroom for the little girls bath.