Disclaimer - I don't own POTC, any characters, events, plots or settings. They belong to Disney. Now can we move on to a HAPPIER subject?!

Jen straightened her dress and tentatively grabbed the doorknob. With a quick jerk of her wrist, she tried to turn it. The door flung open, narrowly missing her face. Hastily, she stepped out of the room and shut the door quietly behind her. She was treading on her toes, trying hard not to be heard. She passed a few doors, and saw a stairway that was lit by beams of light from above.

"Don't think I didn' notice yeh' luv. I notice everyone and everything on my ship. Even the stealthiest of people." Jack drawled from behind her. She stopped in exasperation, gritting her teeth.

"Good morning Mr. Sparrow."

"It's Captain Sparrow luv. Captain." Jack came up grinning, linking his arm through hers and leading her up onto the deck where the sun was high overhead. They stood at the rail, Jen listening as Jack told the real story of Will, Elizabeth, and Barbossa (the very summarized version, in which Jack's amazingness shines out).

"So I'll be needing those sheets, Miss Lanyen." Jack told her grinning even wider. Suddenly, he was engulfed from behind by a figure in blue, which kept squealing 'Jack Jack Jack Jack!' over and over. Jack turned blue, his air pipe shut off. The figure stepped back.

"Sorry Jack!" Jen looked over to see Nicole standing there, her hair drawn back off her face into a messy bun, and wearing pirate garb. Jen looked in shock at Nicole. Nicole suddenly jumped in front of Jack.

"Will you do the jumping-over-the-edge-of-the-ship thing again Jack?" Pleaded Nicole. Jack looked faintly exasperated.

"I don't have a reason to go in the water, Nicole." Jack argued. Nicole suddenly grabbed Jack's hat and tossed it down into the water. Then she turned back to him.

" Oh goodness, I seem to have dropped your hat into the water. You'll have to go get it." She said with fake innocence. Jack's eyes widened as his hat was tossed by the waves.

"Gibbs! I'm going down!" Shouted Jack, stripping off his jacket and diving down into the water below. Gibbs rushed over, holding onto the railing.

"Not again! We need our captain, miss!" Gibbs begged of Nicole. She just watched Jack clinging to his hat. Jen glared at Nicole.

"What are you doing?"

"He looks so cute all dripping wet! And maybe he'll leave his shirt out to dry like last time! He looks amazingly handsome! Except for that weird bullet hole scar.." Nicole trailed off, lost in thoughts. Jen shook her.

"Get your mind out of the gutter!" Jen reprimanded sharply. Leaning forward, she hissed "PG-13! Do you hear me? We don't want the authoress to (shudder as a loud crash of thunder is heard) become angry!"

(Bwahahahaha!)

(Author 1- Why don't you just rewrite the entire thing for me?!- exasperated by revisions.)

(Author 2- What a splendid idea, I think I shall! -now excited and liking the story much better.)

(Author 1 - I AM THE MORE IMPORTANT AND BETTER WRITE. SHUT UP!- hits Author 2 over head with heavy object, causing Author 2 to slump over onto floor)

(Author 1- Hah! - feeling smug and triumphant.) Bystanders and onlookers slink away quietly. Jack is pulled back up on deck, dripping wet, but with his hat. Nicole puts her hand to her mouth but hides her grin. Jen raised an eyebrow. Nicole suddenly went forward.

"Jack, your shirt is all wet. Just leave it out to dry." She said coyly. Jack shook his head, backing up.

"Nah, that's all right. It's not that bad." Nicole scowled, charging forward purposely.

"Yes, it is that bad. Give me that shirt!"

"No!"

"Yes!"

"No!" Nicole latched onto the shirt and began to pull. Jack began to try and pull away. The crewmembers just backed away. Suddenly there was a loud RRRIIIPPP and the shirt came off in Nicole's hands. Jack stood in shock.

"That's my shirt!" He said in shock. Nicole grinned, running away, clinging to the shirt. Jack started to run after her, but Jen grabbed his arm, shaking her heard.

"Don't bother. She won't give it back." Jack grimaced at Nicole's retreating back, then looked down. Jen's hand on his bare shoulder. Quickly Jen removed her hand.

"Sorry." She blurted out, not really that sorry, but even that thought made a deeper blush settle over her face. Jack grinned, placing her own arm around her shoulders.

"That's all right luv. I don't mind." He said smirking. Jen couldn't believe what was going on. The captain of the Black Pearl was hitting on her! Jen couldn't think of anything to say next. Finally, she blurted out,

"Where are you going?" Jack grinned, turning to face her.

"What's it to ya, luv? A stately woman such as yerself from Port Royale?" Jen drew herself away, out of his reach.

"Since you are my captor, I have a right to know where I'm going. So tell me. Since you so rudely crashed the party I was at uninvited." Jen said with a scowl on her face. Jack grinned.

"But aren't ye glad that I did? I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!" He answered laughingly. Jen's mouth twitched as she fought back a grin. "But since you must know, I'm going after a treasure." Jen raised an eyebrow.

"Really. What treasure?" She asked, seating herself on a large pile of rope.
"You want to know?" Jack asked, surprised. "You're interested?"

"Of course. Why shouldn't I be? I like treasure as much as the next person." Jen declared. Jack nodded.

"Alright then. It's a necklace."

"Really."

"Yes."

"Fine. How long will it take you to find this necklace?" Asked Jen. Jack thought for a minute.

"A week or two. Two tops."

"And what are you going to do with me? Especially once you've found the treasure. Obviously I'm of no value to you. So what will happen with me?" Jen asked. But what Jack intended, she wouldn't find out, because suddenly Anna Maria ran up.

"Jack! Norrington! Norrington's on his way!" Jack stood up. There, looming on the horizon, was a tall, regal ship. Jack grinned his sideways grin.

"We'll be ready."