Chapter 38:

A/N: Yeah I know these last few chapters have been 'dragging' a little (no I did not take offense. I agree) so this chapter should pick up the pace. Yay!

Disclaimer: Same old, same old!

Salina sat in a rather nicely furnished carriage with the Governor. "Salina I'm taking you to the finest dress shop in Port Royal. They have wonderful gowns, I'm sure you'll fine find the wedding dress you're looking for there."

"Yes." Salina nodded her head and then went back to watching the street. It was kind of her uncle to take her dress shopping, but that was most definitely the last thing she wanted to do at the moment.

"Dear uncle?" She smiled eagerly.

"Yes?"

"When is it that you plan to hang Sparrow?" Little Elizabeth peered up at Salina with great eyes. For a moment there Salina wanted to burst out crying and run out of the carriage, but she resisted her hungering urge.

"Tomorrow at dawn, I believe is when the commodore said."

"I see." She went back to watching the streets.

"Ah, we're here. Come my dear let us not speak of that anymore and move on to happier subjects. Such as your wedding." Her uncle climbed out of the carriage.

"As if that could fulfill my happiness." Salina muttered under breath.

"What my dear?"

"I said you sure know how to fulfill my happiness." Salina gave a half smile trying to hide her real emotions. She bit her lip as they entered the shop.

"Ye stay ere' ye scabberish dog!" A guard yelled as he thrust Jack into a cell.

Jack rolled off of the dirt floor and looked out of the iron cage at the guard. "It's a bit dirty in ere'." Jack protested.

The guard spit at Jack. "Now it's a bit dirtier." His remark came through to Jack bitterly. "Keep it up and I'll av' ye put out with the pigs!" He banged on the cell and walked over to a chair.

Jack sat down on a slab of stone and tilted his hat in his face. His belts with his pistol and sword hung just outside of his cell.

"Will! Look, you can see Port royal in the distance." Eric handed the telescope to Will.

"We should be there by dawn tomorrow. I just hope that's not too late." Will gave the telescope back to Eric and walked to the steer.

"Will what are we goin' to do once we've got there?" Eric asked frantically, hoping his friend had some plan of action.

"Well I'll tell ye what we're going to do. Come ere'!" Eric walked up to him and Will began to tell him of the plan.

"Do we have enough ammunition for that?"

"What? Of course we do! This is the Black Pearl, not some damn farie boat!" William slapped him upside the head and went back to explaining the rest of the plan.

"Milady how about this one. Tis pure satin and is rather fancy?" One servant girl recommended.

"It's beautiful, no doubt there, but too frilly." Salina went back to looking at other gowns.

"Salina that is the seventh dress you've refused."

"My apologies' uncle, but I just don't want something too- err- fluffy."

"Fluffy?"

"You know, frilly and princess like. It's just not me." Salina continued through the dresses.

Her uncle turned his head and muttered under his breath. "Too frilly? She really has been away too long. Curse those pirates!"

"I beg your pardon uncle?"

"Nothing my dear." Salina smiled and pulled out a dress. It was white and pure silk. The sleeves were long and on the ends had very elegant looking lace. On both sides of the waist there were beaded roses sewn so that they draped down the sides of the dress.

Her uncle gasped as he begged her to try it on. It was a perfect fit and Salina loved it. Salina twirled in the mirror pretending to dance. She remembered the dance her and Jack shared once and imagined him dancing with her again, but this time at a wedding.

"Oy! Guard!" Jack hung his hands out of the cell bars.

The guard pointed to himself and Jack nodded. He walked up to the cell and got in Jack's face. "Yeah."

"Where might me mates be?"

"Your mates?"

Jack started swinging his hands around in explanation of his question. "Aye! Me mates, me crew." The guard looked puzzled. "The men brought into the fort with me?"

"Oh, them."

"Where be them?"

"What's it to ya?"

"Nothin' just me curiosity got the best o' me." Jack smiled brightly as he looked up at the guard.

"They're across the fort."

"Thanks mate." Jack grabbed the guard's shirt and pulled him into the cell door. The guard was knocked unconscious and Jack reached through the bars and grabbed the keys.

Jack stepped out and kicked him once in his side. "You know it is so easy to get the keys from you, a dog would do a better job!" (A/N: Had to sorry. te he.) Jack grabbed his effects and walked up the stairs.

A/N: This one is a little better, it's leading up to the excitement. The next two chapters will be full of action and suspence, so no worries.. Okee? By the way, I have more twix! Yay! Well, thanks for reviewing, It is greatly appreciated.