~Okay, so I broke the scouts honor and it took me a while *sheepish grin*

...sorry. Well, here y'all go!~

Jack raised his eyebrows, waiting for Will to finish, but instead, Will opened the door to the hall and peeked out.

"Delta? You can come in now," Will told someone in the hallway. Will brought his head in and a woman of about 17 entered the room.

"I saw you yesterday morning coming in the front door," Jack said to her as if she wasn't already aware of this. Will nodded,

"And can you guess where she was getting back from?" Jack thought for a minute and put two and two together.

"You were coming back from the Fort. You told Norrington," Jack growled.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Sparrow..." she began, but Jack cut her off,

"It's CAPTAIN!" he yelled. The girl jumped and began to back away. Will had to step between the two to make sure Jack didn't do anything rash.

"I'm sorry," Delta sobbed.

"Jack..." Will began as if he were planning to reason with him.

"Fine," Jack grumbled, "if you're really so 'sorry,' you can come with us to get me ship back." Delta seemed a bit surprised at first and then nodded.

"Good, now, we must get going," Will told them. Jack and Delta followed will downstairs, with Jack still fuming about Delta going to the Commodore.

"Bloody youngster," Jack muttered.

"Actually," Will said over his shoulder, "she's 23." Jack raised his eyebrows, a bit surprised to hear this. He glanced over at Delta who smiled sheepishly at him. She didn't look anything like her age.

Elizabeth was at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for the others. She seemed a bit pale, but not without that spark in her eye to give testimony to her high spirits.

"You don't have to come," Will told her.

"Aye, I'm sorry," Jack said. Elizabeth shook her head.

"I'm going anyway," Elizabeth reminded Will.

"I told you, I don't want you to come." Elizabeth put her hands on her hips and fixed Will with a cold stare.

"Fine," he sighed, "you'll get my tools." Elizabeth grinned. Will turned to Jack and Delta,

"You two, go with Elizabeth. Once you get the proper tools, head down to the dock and free your boat. As soon as your crew gets down there, you can leave before anyone notices."

Everyone left the house and made their way towards town. On the edge, the group split up and Elizabeth led Jack and Delta to Will's shop. The shop was well out of view from any guards at the fort who might happen to notice a few people creeping around town in the early hours of the morning.

The group reached the shop. Its sign had been repainted after Mr. Brown had retired. Now the wood creaked early overhead as Elizabeth pushed the door open. They slid inside and paused, letting their eyes adjust to the near darkness. The only light came from the ashes if the fire.

Elizabeth was the first to move and the others followed. She began to hand the others an assortment of tools, piling herself with quite a few as well. Once they had as much as they could hold, they left the shop and returned to the deserted streets.

A silent, morning mist had begun to form in the air, though it was barely noticeable in the dark streets. Still, Jack could feel the moisture pressing itself on his face. Just as the silence was becoming unbearable, Delta, who was leading, froze. She waited for a moment and then dove for a tight alleyway, dragging Jack and Elizabeth with them.

Elizabeth, who was quite surprised, dropped a hammer as she stumbled backwards. The three of them crouched down and watched the road, hardly daring to breathe. It was then that Jack realized he didn't know what it was he was hiding from. He was just about to ask when a ginger cat loped by.

Jack rolled his eyes and had begun to stand when he heard footsteps. He paused and watched as a man jogged into view.

"Brandy!" the man whined, obviously referring to the cat, "Stop running." He stooped over a bit to catch his breath when he noticed the hammer in the street. He reached down and picked it up.

As he examined the instrument, Delta began to move everyone backward. Halfway down the alley, they all turned and picked up the pace, trying to leave before the man took notice of them. Jack glanced back as they turned the corner at the other end and saw the man peering down the alleyway. For a split second, their eyes locked. Then, Jack fully rounded the corner and all he saw was brick.

He turned back to Elizabeth and Delta.

"You seem to be handy to have around," Jack whispered to Delta. Delta grinned.

"This isn't the first time I've had to hide myself in these streets, Mr. Spa...er, sorry, Captain Sparrow. I'm actually out quite frequently, especially at night." Delta glanced over at Elizabeth who raised her eyebrow.

"Sorry," Delta said, casting her eyes down to the ground. Jack felt the tension and decided to lighten the mood a bit.

"Call me Jack," he whispered to Delta.

***

The rest of their journey to the docks was fairly uneventful. Save for a bird taking flight unexpectedly, they seemed to be the only living souls out. They skirted as far around the guard at the dock as they could, but they could still see him from where they were. He wasn't much of a threat. He had propped himself against a post on the dock and had promptly fallen asleep.

Four chains kept the Black Pearl tied securely to the dock and each person tackled one using Will's tools. It was painstaking work, especially since there were no locks at all and the chain had to be broken. Trying to be effective and work quietly at the same time turned out to be quite a challenge.

Finally, Jack freed the first chain with Delta and Elizabeth still working on theirs. Jack moved to the unoccupied chain and began to work on that one. Just as Delta and Elizabeth finished, Will appeared at the crest hill at the edge of town. Jack's crew followed him.

They made their way silently down the hill to the harbor and joined the other three by the Black Pearl. A few wandered to the guard and stood near him to ensure he wouldn't be a problem for then.

Just as the last bit of Jack's chain fell away, Jack heard Elizabeth gasp.

"Oh no," she muttered. Will looked up to the town and cursed. There stood no less than 15 men of the Royal Navy, all of them searching the dock for any unwelcome visitors.

The crew wasted no time boarding the ship and once everyone was aboard and preparing the ship, Jack heard one of the guards cry out. He saw one of them pointing towards the Pearl, the man they had seen earlier with the cat. The group all turned their heads to where the guard and the man where looking. One of them shouted orders and the group began down the hill, preparing to fire on the Pearl.

"Now would be a good time for you to leave," Jack said to Will, Elizabeth and Delta.

"Jack," Will began, but paused as if at a loss for good parting words.

"Come back again," he finally managed. The guard on the dock had heard the commotion and quickly woken up, though no one seemed to notice him. He made his way over to Will and put his hand on Will's shoulder, turning him around.

"Master Turner?" the guard asked. He peered up at the Pearl and, upon seeing Jack, muttered,

"Jack Sparrow!?" Will panicked and punched the guard across the jaw and sent his sprawling near the edge of the dock, out cold.

"Now they know it was us," Elizabeth said breathlessly. She looked at Will and then to Jack.

"What do we do?" she whispered. Jack held out his hand to Elizabeth.

"I would suggest running," Jack told her urgently. Without thinking, Elizabeth reached up and took his hand, allowing herself to be pulled aboard. Delta came next and finally Will, just as the ship began to depart from the dock.

The ship cleared the dock as the guards reached the end. They began to open fire, but any attempt to stop the ship was fruitless. Jack peered cautiously over the railing and saw Norrington scowling among the group. Jack managed a cheerful wave and turned to the three new hands.

"Welcome aboard," he grinned, but they didn't return it.

"This is awful," Elizabeth muttered, letting Will take her into his arms.

"I guess we'll be spending some time with you," Will told Jack. Delta swallowed and crossed her arms over her chest silently. Jack took notice and turned to her,

"Do you have someone who'll be wondering where you went?" he asked. Delta remained silent but shook her head.

"Her family's dead," Will told him, seeing Delta's discomfort.

"And no fine man who'll..." Jack began, but Will shook his head, cutting him off. Jack was struck with the sudden strangeness of the situation. Jack opened his mouth to speak, but no words formed. It was Elizabeth, rather, who broke the silence.

"Can we ever go back?" she asked. Will thought for a moment and finally sighed,

"It's hard to say. I suppose we can, or you can...you and Delta. The guard never saw you." Elizabeth looked up at Will and shook her head.

"Never without you," she told him. Will didn't say anything, but hugged her close to him.

***

The next week was fairly uneventful. They had decided to take a roundabout way to Tortuga to be sure that Norrington wasn't following them. While they did see a ship on one occasion, it appeared to be a merchant brig and of no threat to them.

The day before they were scheduled to arrive in Tortuga, Jack awoke early and decided to go on deck to check out the weather conditions. He stepped over Will and Delta, who had made beds on the floor of his cabin, and noticed that Elizabeth was not with Will. He exited the captain's quarters and found Elizabeth hanging over the rail.

Jack went to her side and as he did so, Elizabeth was violently sick. Jack faltered in his last steps before standing beside her.

"Elizabeth? Are you alright?" he asked. Elizabeth nodded weakly.

"I'm just a bit sea-sick," she muttered, swaying a bit. Jack thought for a minute.

"But you were never sick last year on the Pearl." Elizabeth opened her mouth to respond, but instead fell forward. Jack was just barely able to catch her before she crumpled to the deck. He carefully lowered her, resting her head on his lap.

"Nothing to worry about. Happened before..." Elizabeth whispered.

It wasn't five minutes before Will came out of the cabin looking for Elizabeth. He glanced towards Jack, who was sitting awkwardly on the deck. Jacks legs were folded beneath him and were beginning to lose feeling. He saw Will who rushed over to them. He knelt down beside them and lifted Elizabeth's hand. Elizabeth looked over at Will and smiled.

"Are you alright?" Will asked frantically, squeezing her hand. Elizabeth nodded faintly. Jack shook his head as Will glanced up at him.

"What?" Will asked.

"Will...Elizabeth...I think..." Jack began, scratching his head as he watched Elizabeth as she closed her eyes.

"What is it?"

"I think she's..."

"Jack!"

"...Pregnant!" Jack practically yelled at Will.

TBC

~Bwahaha! My sorta, not really cliffhanger. Anyway, sorry this chapter took so long. Maybe saying that I'll make it quick is taboo or something. So the next one will take...uh...forever! Of course, we could make an exception for some good reviews! ^^ Thanks for all the great reviews, guys!~