If you want to read the disclaimer before every chapter. You'll have to go back to the prologue's part 1 to read it. Now with that over with, onto the story.

Back home, in London, she had heard and read a little about pirates, but she didn't really know anything about them. She didn't even know what they looked like. After all she was only five, how could she know.

The noise above her was deafening. The pirates must have boarded. All she could hear was yelling, firing, and swords clinking when they'd hit each other. She ran back down the stairs as fast as she could. When she finally reached the bottom she started to look for her family, she was scared of being alone. Another blast knocked her to her knees. Becoming more scared by the minute, she wanted her family before anything else happened.

Up on the deck, the battle was raging on, but a few of the pirates went down below deck. The pirates planned on blowing the ship up, so they went down to the cargo level (which is one of the lowest levels of a ship) where they got all the barrels of gun powder to gather in one spot. Soon all but one of them left. He lit the point that was closest to the stairs. Then he, himself, left as fast as he could.

Back on deck, the pirates were slowly starting to make their return to their ship. They did what they wanted….. to get rid of another British ship. They took what little goods the ship had and split them up between themselves. Soon the crew and passengers on 'The Huntress' were being put into the small row boats.

Because Rebecca was still looking for her family below deck, she didn't know that they were now on deck. Soon all the boats were lowered and at sea. A little later, her parents realized she was still on board ' The Huntress', they had almost forgotten about her in all the chaos of getting everyone into the boats. They turned their boat around to go back to the sinking ship but before they could reach it, the ship exploded.

The next day (which was about five to six hours away) a black ship was drifting by he wreckage. The crew of 'The Black Pearl' noticed it and went to the starberd side to take a closer look at it. 'The Huntress' was still on fire at some spots. Everywhere they looked there was debris of the ship. On one large piece laid a little child.

"Man over board" yelled a crew member and then they fished the child out of the water.

"It's a girl!" another one shouted.

"She's still alive and burnin' with fever," replied the first.

"Fech the captain," ordered the first mate. As ordered a crew member told the captain and he quickly went to checked things out for himself. After seeing the tiny child for himself, he took her to his quarters so that she could get warm and some much needed sleep. He tried to take her very much wet blanket so he could change her into some dry clothes, but she would not let go of it. Sooner or later he finally gave up and left.

"Captain, tis bad luck to have a woman on board, you know that," said one of the crew members.

"I know that mate," said the Captain. "I know that.

"I say we throw her back into Davy Jones' locker," said another crew member.

"Aye, aye!" the crew agreed.

"She's just a lass," said the captain. "We can't do that."

"So what do you think we should do with her then, Captain?" replied his first mate.

We'll take her to the nearest English port. They can decide what to do with her then."

"But the closest English port is about ten days away, and that be to long to have a girl on board!" complained Ragitti.

I'm Captain of this ship and I'll be the one to make the decisions, Saavy?" said the captain.

"Aye, captain," said Ragitti.

On his way back to his quarters, Jack Sparrow asked a crew member to come with him.

"What is it Jack?" asked William Turner.

"Do you think I made a wrong decision?" asked Jack.

It's not my choice to make, Jack, it's yours. You know the code. And in any case, she's to young right now to die in Davy Jones' locker." Replied Bootstrap.

So you agree with me then, mate," said Jack a little confused.

I didn't say I agreed with you, Jack. I just understand why you did what you did, that's all." Will replied.

Uh huh, well that really cleared that right up. Well thanks for all your help, mate. I know right were I'm not going to go if I need some help or advise." Jack said sarcasticly, giving Will a cocky smile and a pat on the back.

A couple of days later Rebecca woke up in the captain's quarters. She felt a little groggy, but nothing a little more sleep couldn't cure. Other than that she was fine, till she tried to sit up.

"So you're finally awake" a man said. She turned her head to see who said this. The man who was speaking was wearing some pretty shabby clothes. She looked at him not knowing what to make of him. H e went over to her and felt her forehead," looks like your fever's gone, Little Missy" he told her.

"Where am I?" she asked him.

You're on 'The Black Pearl' Miss," he replied. Her eyes widened at this news. "Ah! So you've heard of 'The Black Pearl', have you?" he asked.

"You're the Imfamous Jack Sparrow, a pirate," she said.

"That I am, mate, and he's ol' Bootstrap Bill," indicating the other man behind him.

"How old are you, little one?" Bootstrap asked her.

"I'm ……seven years old," she told them.

"A little short to be seven, aren't you?" Bootstrap said.

"A little dumb aren't you?" She replied, with a bit of an attitude. She didn't like being called short.

"What's your name, luv?" Jack asked, trying to avoid a fight.

"Rebecca, why do you want to know?" she asked.

"What's your last name Becca?"

"I don't know," she said. "No one's asked me that before." (Did you remember what your last name is when you were five. I mean come on, no one calls you by your last name when you're five.)

"Well Becca, do you know where your ship was headed?"

 "To the Caribbean," she said.

You're in the Caribbean, luv. Do you know anything else?" Jack asked.

"No, just that my family was moving to the Caribbean, that's all," she told them.

"That ain't much to go on, luv," Jack said. Turning to Will, "I guess we don't have much of a choice," Jack told him. He turned back to Rebecca and said," We're taking you to the nearest port and they'll figure out what will be done with you."

"Where are my parents?" she asked.

"You were the only one we found, luv," Jack told her.

"Then why can't I just stay here with you guys?" Rebecca asked them.

"You're to young to stay on a pirate ship, kid," Bootstrap said.

"But I don't have anything anymore, and I love the sea," Rebecca told them. "I can learn, you could teach me."

"Sorry, luv, can't do that," Jack said.

"And why not, you're a pirate, and I love the sea. I don't see why not." Rebecca said, starting to beg a little.

"Well, for one, little Rebecca, your too young to be sailin' on a pirate ship, even if you are seven. And two, its bad luck to have a girl onboard a ship, that's why not." Bootstrap answered.

"And who said it's bad luck to have a girl on a ship, huh?" she asked him.

"Uh, well…….. was all he could say. Will and Jack looked at each other to see if the other had the answer. Apparently neither of them did. Rebecca smile at the looks on their faces.

"How far is the nearest port?" Rebecca asked.

"What……. Oh it's a few days away. Why do you ask?"

"If I can show you I can do it, before we get to port, can I stay with you?"

"Maybe, how about, within the next five days?"

"In the next five days," she repeated, softly to herself, she looked up and said "Agreed?"

"Agreed. But right now you need to get some rest."

"Aye, aye captain," she said and laid back down.

After leaving the captain's quarters, Bootstrap asked Jack if he was making a good decision.

"She's just a kid. She won't be able to do it," Jack answered.

The next day another merchant vessel was sailing near 'The Black Pearl." Only this one was heavily laden with goods. Jack told Rebecca to stay in the cabin. In a matter of seconds the merchant ship was over taken by 'The Black Pearl's' crew, and pillaged through all their goods, including many fine looking materials. Rebecca left the captain's quarters to see what was happening on the deck. In a few minutes she found out what was happening. "That's not worth much," she told one of the crew, pointing to a piece of material on deck.

"And how would a lass like you know that?" asked a crew member.

"Because I used to go with one of my family maid's when she would go shopping for material for my mum." Rebecca replied, in a little attitude.

"Well, looks like you'd be a bit helpful round here, don't it?" replied the crew member standing next to her.

"Aye" agreed Jack, "looks like she'll be able to earn her keep round here done it boys?"

"Aye," agreed some of the crew.

"Well, it looks like you get your wish, luv, you get to stay on board. Saavy?" Jack said.

Rebecca had a grin from ear to ear. "Aye, captain," she said

Bootstrap wasn't to pleased with this. Nor were some of the crew, not at all.

"Just don't get in my crew's way, luv, that's all I ask at the time being. Saavy?" Jack asked her.

"Saavy," she answered, still smiling.

Cmdr. Gabe E: thanks for the comment. It means a lot.