A/N:ok, this chapters a short one again, but im kinda in trouble again, as to where take the story...i have a GREAT PLAN...i just need to work out some details...so stay with me people...

for the last TWO chapters, i got only ONE review...did i say somethig wrong? Do you hate me now?or have you just all left me, reviewer people? RETURN TO ME O LOVED ONES, WRITE ME MORE BEAUTIFUL INSPARATION!!!!!(ok, that was creepy...)

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"Arrr...warned you not to try to escape."said Barossa, holding her shoulder painfully hard.She looked, wincing, at the hand holding her, and her eyes widened.She looked up at him, and held in a scream.He was nothing but skin and rotten flesh, grinning down at her, enjoying the effect he made on her.The people chasing her and Tom ghasped, and retreated.Where did Tom go?He had disappeared.Literally.He really had no time to leave from her view.He was there one minute, nowhere the next.She scanned the street hopefully, that maybe he will come and help him, but he was nowhere to be seen.How could he leave her?Did he lead her into this trap?

Frustration overtook the little girl, and she screamed and fell faint in the skeleton's arms.

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The same night, Jack and Sword saw the Hecate in Tortuga's port, and docked immediately. As soon as they got off the ship, they saw a young boy standing there, as if waiting for them.Both Sword and Jack stopped dead in their tracks at the sight of him.Both searched their memory silently.They have seen this boy before.

The child smiled smugly, as if he knew what went through their heads.

The two pirates walked up to the boy excpectantly, just knowing that he had something to say.

"Yes?" he asked them innocently.

"Who are you?" asked Sword viciously.

"Tom Williams, have we met?"he answered.

"Thats just what I wanted to ask you."said Sword.

Jack was still trying to remember where he had seen the boy before.He walked around him,examining him so closely that the boy drew back, a little fear in his eyes."We are looking for the captain of that ship,"he waved a hand at the Hecate."or more precisely a little lass with him by the name of Hope."

"Can't say I've seen them, sorry, Mister."replied the boy looking uninterested, and yawned as he looked at the ship.

Sword pulled her blade, and pressed it against his throat.

"All right...so I have."spat the boy angrily.

"Well, mate?"asked Jack very close to his face.It was clear that the boy did not like to be near him.He pulled back, his face showing mixed disgust and terror.That expression was so familiar too...everything about the boy was.

Tom led them to the very room where Barbossa was staying, but noone was there.

When Jack turned to point that out to the boy behind him, he was gone.

Must have run away.

And by the time they got back to the docks, the Hecate was long gone also.

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Hope woke again on a ship, and couldn't hold the tears back.She didn't feel so bad before, but then Tom came and she had at least some hope of getting out of this.After he left her, she felt helpless.He was a friend to her when she was in need of one.But then again, who could she trust?

But eventually she finished crying, and looked around.Yes, back on the Hecate. Where are they going now?Why couldn't they just stay put?Her partents can't catch up this way.She knew that they were after her...she just knew it.