Chapter 4

Lt's just get right to the story eh? I'm sorry that this story is getting crappy. I gotta work harder. LOL. Well. onto th' story eh?? =)

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As Jack and Jen approached the Black Pearl, they were met by the crew.

"AY! Jack! Who be the lass?" A burly little pirate came up to Jack.

"She's mine. And ye may know her as the infamous Jen Smith. Daughter of Captain Eric Smith and Anna Smith."

"Ah! So ye're th' little pirate lass that ever'one in town talks 'bout eh?" the pirate stared at her with hungry eyes.

Jen raised an eyebrow and backed into Jack's arms, "What is it to you if I am the 'pirate lass' of this island."

"Jen..." Jack looked at her with a "back off" look.

"Oh Ho! Is that a challenge, poppet?"

"Oh no. no no no. See there shall be no fightin' between th' crew today, nor tomorrow. For I am Captain Jack Sparrow and I say there shall be no fighting aboard this ship until we all get to know each of these fine chaps like our own brothers and go out fer a bottle of rum!" Jack stepped inbetween Jen, who was glaring menacingly, and the crew.

"Jen..come on now, love. Please?" Jack pulled her to him when she struggled against him.

"Yes. Let us go." Barbossa, who actually has brown hair, said as he pushed his way through the crew.

As the crew cheered and started for the local bar, Jack pulled Jen aside.

"Jen, Love. Please. I know that yer pirate urges want ye to slaughter someone but now is not the moment. Please don't ruin this for us." Jack begged her.

"Jack. Do you see the way they look at me?! I have to be like this. It's a defense mechanism. I don't want them to think that I'm going to let them disrespect me like a common whore." Jen said lowly to Jack so the crew wouldn't hear.

"Oh THEY won't DARE to touch ye, JEN." Jack snarled, turning toward the crew and saying it loud enough so that they could hear it.

The crew stopped in the tracks nervously and looked at each other and started off again.

Jack kissed Jen softly, "Don't worry about it, love. Just enjoy yer time in the Caribbean!"

And he dragged Jen by the arm to the bar.

Jen was very sensitive to alcohol. She could have about half a bottle of rum and be drunk. This was unusual for a pirate considering how pirates in Tortuga drink so much. So, the bar was actually not the best hang out place for her because sometimes, the alcohol would grab her into it's addicting hold and she would drink until Jack or the bartender prevented her from it. The bartender was a close friend of the Smith's so he knew not to get Jen drunk for she does crazy things when she's drunk.

As Jack and Jen stumbled into the bar, laughing, the bartender stroked his mustache. "There's going to be trouble tonight. I must keep an eye on Jen. Last time she got drunk she almost killed Renaldo and Antonio with her killer swords." The friendly, pudgy bartender thought to himself as he shook his head, "There's going to be trouble tonight."

Jen laughed as one of the local pirates, Paco, took off his wooden leg and began to hit Antonio. Antonio was one of the local "idols". Almost every girl worshiped two main pirates. Jack and Antonio. Jen actually was once Antonio's girlfriend but he cheated on her and lied about it so she hated him for it and left him. Jack hates Antonio because of what he did to Jen. Antonio still enjoys Jen's company but dislikes Jack because supposedly Jack "stole" his girlfriend.

Antonio came up to Jen after being clobbered by Paco.

"Ello, Love."

"That's Jen to you. Only Jack is allowed to call me Love." Jen replied coldly.

"Ah, but ye see Miss Smith, Jack Sparrow is not worthy of being called a pirate when compared to me." Antonio moved closer to her, drawing her to him with one arm while caressing her cheek with his other hand.

(an: GAH! I hate that word! Caressing.eck...makes me want to puke! But I couldn't find any other word to replace it so..)

"Antonio! Get you're dirty hands off of me!" Jen yelled, struggling against his iron grip.

Antonio, who had been beaten by Jen before, had very smartly gotten hold of her hands so that she could not draw her swords.

"But you are me girl Jen!"

Suddenly, Jack who was a bit drunk, came up behind Antonio. He tapped Antonio on the shoulder. "What the bloody he-" Jack punched Antonio in the face, causing him to let go of Jen. Jen drew a sword and quickly slid into Jack's arms. Jen had a look of sheer terror on her face. She had come close to Antonio before and knew that he was very strong and could easily overtake her if she was without her swords, but whenever Jack was around, Antonio usually did not bother them much. Instead, he would send some of his crew members to try and assassinate Jack. Fortunately for Jack and Jen, their plans never worked.

Antonio staggered back up and tried to regain his posture.

Wiping the blood from his face, he pointed at Jack and said evilly, "Ye'll get what ye deserve. Be careful with whom ye trust Jack Sparrow." And to Jen he said, "Ye will realize what a bloody dog Jack Sparrow is and ye will come running back to me. Mark well me words, Mateys, dead men tell no tales! Ye will be mine Jen Smith!"

"Now if ye'll excuse me...I must be leaving." Antonio called to his crew, "OI!Let us go lads!"

From afar, Barbossa and two of the crew members sat and watched and heard the entire confrontation.

"So...boys...it will be MUCH harder getting the cap'n's girl than we originally thought."

"Yes, but we could do it."

"Not on this trip. It would be too soon. If on the next..." Barbossa started whispering to the two.

(an: haha! I'm not letting you guys know what's going to happen. No way!"

Jack got Jen to drink another bottle of rum before deciding to leave.

"Alright! Let's go!" Jack hollered to his crew.

Jen, who was really drunk, laughed and tripped on a passed out pirate, and bumped into Jack, "Oops! Ehehehe! Sorry Jack, love. Hahaha!"

"Alrighty Jen. Let's get ye home now." Jack said as he lifted her up and carried her. Good thing for Jack was that Jen was pretty small and light.

(an: okay..Will/Orlando is 5 ft 10. Depp is a couple of inches shorter than Orlando so I think Jack/Johnny is about 5 ft 8. SOOO, Jen is going to be about5 ft 5, 5 ft 6-ish.)

Jen was about 5 ft 6 inches and weighed about 115 pounds.

"Jack! Put me down!" Jen giggled as Jack set her down.

She grabbed his hand and started shouting "Yo Ho Yo Ho a Pirate's Life For Me!" really loudly. And soon everyone was shouting and singing out of tune. It was a hilarious site to see. The crew was stumbling over each other, Jack was being dragged around by a petite pirate girl, and they were all singing "A Pirate's Life For Me".

"Remember to never take Jen a drinkin again!" Jack mumbled to himself as he led Jen up aboard the Black Pearl.

"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest-
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum! Drink and the devil had done for the rest-
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!" Ragetti sang as his wooden eye swirled around.

(an: His name IS Ragetti right? The skinny one with the fake eye..i seriously gotta watch that movie again. I never pay attention to any of the characters other than Mr. Cotton, Jack, Ana Maria, Will, Elizabeth, Commodore, and Barbossa.)

Jen sobered up and went to the galley to see what food the cook had concocted for the pirates.

"What d'ya have here?" Jen asked the cook.

"I doubt anything ye would enjoy miss. This is food for a pirate, not food fit fer a lady such as yerself."

"OH, but I am a pirate." Jen replied coolly.

"Damn! So yer that pirate lass that e'ryone been talking about!" the cook exclaimed, looking her up and down, "an' I can see why!"

"Look again, and I'll have yer head. Hear me! Hear me!" Jack hollered, "If ANYONE dare TOUCH or even LOOK at her the wrong way, I'll kill ye with my bare hands!!"

Jen rolled her eyes, "Jack makes SUCH a big scene out of every little thing." She thought to herself.

Jack approached her and said, "Well, love, shall we return to the cottage or stay here for the night?"

"I feel like returning home. You can stay if you want." Jen replied, turned around, and headed out the door.

"I think I'll go with ye. Ye never know when that mongrel Antonio will try to attack you." Jack responded, following her.

When the two "love birds" went on their way, the crew gathered at the galley.

And they started to plot against their Captain..

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AND THE ADVENTURE BEGINS!!! WHOO HOO! On the next chapter..they begin their wonderous journey!