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Chapter Eight

Sandra shifted modes. "So, who was yer bonnie lass on board?"

William coughed and said something she couldn't hear.

"Excuse me?"

He looked up and met her eyes, "You."

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Sandra looked up hesitantly. "How'd that happen?"

Will leaned back. "About ten years ago the Black pearl was taken from Jack, who was the Captain. I was his first mate at ten years old. Well, more like first mate in training. Your father was, but I was his cabin boy, it was given I would take up the reigns when he took his own ship." He met her eyes.

Sandra was thinking quickly, "You knew my father? Jack new my father!? Bloody arse. Didn't tell me." Sandra cleared her mind and focused in on Will.

"So what after?"

"Well, we were tow years apart and the only people within twenty or thirty years on the ship, so we were put together on jobs a lot. It was acknowledged we would end up captaining together or something. At the time we were just thinking grownups have weird ideas." He sighed. "Later when it was apparent I came to like you, Jack tossed me out in the middle of Tortuga, I got random odd jobs and occasionally a part in a crew, but not often."

"So, you felt familiar."

"Aye, at first I wasn't sure. You had the name, but you've changed so much. Interesting situation. Do you remember anything?"

"Not at all." She said with remorse. She knew it had to hurt, but she didn't know what else to say.

"Land ho!" came a call from above.

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Elizabeth looked out her window. There was a storm coming on, it looked like. She returned to her mirror and brushed out her hair. A loud crash sounded from a distance. She got up and hurried to her window. A ship had sailed in with the fog. Its sails had huge holes in it. It bore pirate flags. Another shot rung out. The ship was firing on the port. Small boats departed the small one.

Pirates were coming ashore.

Her bedroom door crashed open. Elizabeth whirled around. Her maid was there panting. "Milady! They will have come for you!"

"What?"

"Milady, you're the governor's daughter. They'll charge a ransom." The maid shut the door.

"Jasmine, get downstairs. Leave when you can. They wont harm me." She ushered her maid to the door and ran downstairs after her.

Reaching the front door Elizabeth reached for the handle. A knock came from the opposite side of the door. They both froze and ran to separate rooms.

The butler approached the door, Elizabeth's eyes widened. "No!"

It was too late. He opened the door and was shot.

She whirled and ran into further recesses of the house. She slammed and locked the door behind her. She heard footsteps follow her. She searched for a hiding place.

The door busted in, Elizabeth was frozen in the middle of the room.

A gun leveled at her forehead. "Parlay!"

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Sandra and part of the crew was moving among the rigging and sails, getting a look at Port Royal. She reached a higher vantage that didn't put her behind a sail. She let out a gasp and hurried back down the rigging. Port Royal was a wreck. Small fires were everywhere; buildings were missing windows and sported signs of battle.

Sandra went to the helm where Jack and Will were talking.

"What happened?" Sandra asked as she reached them.

Jack looked at her as if he hadn't noticed she had come up in front of him. He sighed, "It was as I feared. When the little lass took her tumble off the battlement, she did have the medallion. The gold calls to those of The Pearl. They came and took it, her as well, now we must set chase."

"How do you know where they will be?"

He grinned and turned the ship out of port, his eyes narrowed. "Crap."

Sandra took a look at what had caused the expletive. Out a way at sea was a royal navy ship.

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"Commodore! May I help you?" Jack stood at the helm his ship along side the royal vessel.

"Give me one good reason not to bring you in to hang?" The Commodore quite obviously was not one for small talk.

Jack pondered and paced eloquently around the deck. Coming to conclusion he clapped his hands together and jumped, taking a large step in the Commodore's direction he spoke, "I'll do you two up and give ye three." He continued pacing, holding up finger's to illustrate each point he continued, "Firstly, I know where those who did this are. Secondly, You however do not. Then, thirdly and most importantly," he strode behind Sandra and held a pistol to her temple, "I have one of your own."

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Will was pacing in front of Jack at the wheel. "I cannot believe you did that Jack! You could have hurt her." Will walked over to Sandra and inspected her for injury again.

"Tis Captain te you boyo. Savvy?" he said with a grin. He continued to Sandra, "No offence taken of course, Norrington wouldn't have let us off just because of an I know something you don't know. And boy, the gun wasn't even loaded!" To demonstrate he took it out and shot into the ocean out a way.

A crack sounded and a small splash showed where his gun was pointed.

Jack looked at it. "Hm. Well then."

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Dawnie-7-You took like ten minutes to read and review my chapter, writer's wet dream .lol. I hope you like the whole SandraWill thing, at first I was very opposed to it.

PookaSeraph-Crosser-Will was all your idea. Love you!

Sam-So should I talk more as a pirate then just September 19? Meh, see ya  later, glad you like it.

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