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I wrote this chapter and chapter eight together but decided it was at a good length and cut the last part. Well, here's the last part of chapter 8 and the real chapter nine! Enjoy!

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Gwen opened Jack's cabin door and let the two inside. Jack lad Jeremy on his bed and ripped his shirt off leaving the wound exposed.

"I, it didn't feel that bad," Jeremy said when he took a glance at his stomach.

"Aye, it never does," Jack told him. He reached into one of his cupboards and pulled out a bottle of rum.

"Jack, this is no time for drinking," Gwen scolded.

"One, there is no time for not drinking, and two it's not for drinkin', it's for the kid." He pulled the cork out and took a swig. "Just making sure it's not contaminated," he said after seeing Gwen's disapproving look.

"Well, are you goin' to help 'im or not?" someone asked from the entryway. Gwen squinted at him.

"You're not Hollis, are you?" she asked. Hollis laughed.

"So, you remember me," he laughed.

"Remember you! I grew up with you!" she exclaimed thrusting her arms around his neck.

"Hollis?" Jeremy asked from the bed.

"I'm here along with young Gardenia," Hollis said trying to keep a straight face. Gwen's face heated with embarrassment.

"I'm bleeding, could you stop it?" Jeremy asked. Gwen snatched the rum out of Jack's hands and stood next to Jeremy.

"Now Jeremy, this will hurt a lot, but it has to be done," she explained. Jack took the bottle from her hands and poured some on Jeremy's wound.

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"Trinket, what are you doing?" Jack asked Jeremy on the fourth day since the rescue.

"Oh, just getting up," he replied cheerfully standing up from the bed in the cabin he, Gwen, and Derrick shared, soon to be him and Gwen. Jack pushed him back into the bed.

"Na ah, you can barely stand up, mate. I don't want a Trinket unconscious on my quarter deck," Jack said keeping Jeremy pushed against his bed.

"Fine, but you're hurting me," Jeremy said.

This was an ongoing event between Jeremy and Jack but let's check up on Gwen and Hollis at the helm. Lord knows we need to know more about Hollis.

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"So you really did become a pirate, just like you told me you would. Even I couldn't do that," Gwen voiced to Hollis.

"Come on Gwen, Cap'n was searchin' for a crew and I joined," Hollis said turning the helm a bit.

"You make it sound so easy to do what you want," she complained. Hollis chuckled.

"Easy? Are you kiddin'?" he snorted.

"Don't mock me. I was simply stating my mind," she said stepping behind him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

"What are you doin'?" he asked her a little unnerved.

"Nothing. Odd, you always smelled like sawdust and you still carry the smell. Oh, look, body odor too." She stepped back from him.

"Why were you smellin' me?" Hollis asked a smile threatening his face.

"Because she plans to become a dog," Jack came up towards them on the quarterdeck. Gwen glared at him. He put his arms up like he was surrendering.

"Hey, I'm honest and I tell the truth…most of the time," he said a puzzled look on his face. Hollis patted him on the shoulder with his free hand.

"We understand," he said placidly. Gwen giggled.

"Hollis and I were discussing what happened after we separated," she said trying to lower the giggles.

"Separated? What do you mean by that?" Jack asked them questioningly.

"Gwen and I were, well, you could call it I was courtin' her," Hollis said beat red. Gwen rubbed her arms.

"But it was only for about a couple weeks until he left for the sea, and he only kissed me once," she said color sinking into her cheeks too.

"Once? He only kissed you once?" Jack asked sounding bewildered.

"Well there was that time-'' Gwen started but Hollis quickly slammed his hand onto her mouth.

"Really there was no time like what she might say. I just kissed her once," he said trying to sound calm. Jack raised his eyebrows.

"Are you tellin' me you courted her for a couple of weeks and in that period of time you only kissed once?" he asked again. Hollis uncovered Gwen's mouth afraid that she might bite him.

"Yeah," Hollis lied.

"He pulled me into a bush where we used to play when we were little and he told me that he loved me and he asked if he could kiss me. I obviously said 'yes' but since it was my first time I could barely move my lips to form my yes," Gwen said a dreamy look on her face. The two pirates burst out in laughter.

"What?" she demanded.

"Nothing," they lied at different times. Gwen turned her heel from them and muttered to herself, "Men are so insensitive."

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As Jeremy was able to stand Jack let him out of his cabin only if Gwen accompanied him. Jeremy hated being almost helpless. It just wasn't his style.

When Jeremy and Gwen were in Jack's cabin as he asked of them Jack sat behind his desk.

"I've never heard 'o this Clearwater," Jack said to them suddenly.

"But it has to exist, doesn't it?" Gwen asked.

"I've heard of most pirate vessels in the Caribbean, but never have I heard of the Clearwater," Jack said again.

"I don't think it was a pirate vessel," Jeremy piped up.

"What?" Jack and Gwen asked.

"Well, they didn't look like pirates, they looked more like regular merchants," he said looking at the two.

"What were they looking for?" Gwen asked.

"I don't know, but one thing's for sure; they weren't looking for riches." Jeremy leaned on Gwen's arm.

"Then they were looking for someone. And you said they took the Turner's, right?" Jack asked.

"Right," Jeremy agreed.

"Did you see the captain?" Gwen asked.

"I didn't see him, but I heard his name mentioned." Jeremy paused.

"And…" Jack pushed waving his hand.

"Oh, his name was Captain James Lousin, I think."

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