Reviews! Can't wait to see 'em!

Tanya-Aww, thank you! That was SOOOOOOOO sweet and totally made my day! I'll try to find the spelling mistakes, but I used spell check, so I don't know why there are mistakes...oh well, thanks!!

AbbieNormal182-YES! He should die! I totally thought I would kill him off by the last chapter but I never got to it. So, hopefully he dies soon because we all hate him!! I got an awesome idea last night, so this story is really going to be good in the end *I hope...* Thanks for the review!

Reese Sparrow-Thank you so much! I wanted to make ONE difference between Jack and his father, so I chose the rum thing since when people think of Jack Sparrow (Sr.), they always want to say, "WHY IS THE RUM GONE?!" I should add something about that, shouldn't I? I'll think of a reason why he hates rum, believe me!

PED-Sarah-HA! Lol! Sorry, it had to happen! It was the best place to end it because I knew my reviewers would kill me...wait...what's that sound? *Turns around, sees 7 million angry reviewers stampeding toward the computer* GOTTA GO!!

Lady Bee-YES we hate Thomas! MUST KILL HIM! Well, read the chapter and find out Thomas, Jack and Pearl's fate! Thanks for the review!

Angie-I'm mad at you, lol. I'll tell you at the end of the chappie as so I don't ruin anything. URGHIES, oh well, lol. Thanks for the review anyway!

Lilmissattitude-Thank you so much!! Yes, I hate cliffhangers when I read them, but I love it when I write them so I get to torture everyone! Keep reading!

Raven Potter Weasley-Lol, I will update, don't worry! Thanks for the review!

SuzzieQue-YAY! Someone loves the suspense lol. Thanks!

All the reviewers get a piece of the ship that Jack sunk in the beginning of the movie! YAY!

Disclaimer: I don't own POTC, just the characters in my story...*sighs* Ya happy? I said it!!

Just to let you know, I'm thinking this is going to be my last POTC story... Until the sequel of POTC, but that's a long time...if you absolutely WANT me to write another one, I'd be happy to, but I have a case of writers block and can't think of another story line. If you have an idea and I think it would work, then of course, I'll use it! With your permission of course, so with your reviews, if you would like another story, say so and if you have another idea, tell me the idea and I'll try to see if it works. You guys are the best!

Chapter 13

Pearl gasped. There stood Thomas, pistol raised and about to shoot. Pearl knew he wouldn't waste any time and tackled Jack to the ground just as Thomas shot the gun.
"Thomas, get away! I don't love you and killing the one person I love won't make it better!"
"Ah, but it will ruin competition! Without Jack, who else would you love?"
"No one. Who cares if I became an old maid? As long as I wasn't married to an awful man like you." Pearl hissed.
Thomas snarled at Jack and unsheathed his sword. Jack did the same and stood up to fight his battle. He wouldn't lose his battle to a red coated pansy eunuch! He tried to think back to what his father would do, and tried to trick Thomas, but nothing worked. He was equally as good as Jack...or at least Jack let him think so by not fighting his best battle.
Thomas practically pounced on Jack with his sword and missed by a little, but Jack took the opportunity and sliced Thomas across the back. He howled in pain and looked at Jack with sharp eyes. He grabbed his sword and aimed for Jack's head, but Jack ducked down and went to stab Thomas' hand. Thomas moved away and went for Jack's leg, which he hit and sliced down to the bone.
Jack hissed in pain and knew that he was out of luck. Without use of his right leg, he couldn't parry Thomas' attacks as quickly. But he tried as hard as he could, metal clashing metal, hard into the night hours.
Thomas grinned at his victory and slashed at his enemy, but Jack parried anyway and missed the attack. Growling, Thomas stabbed at Jack, but had no luck. Jack, even though having to limp, was still quick.
Then, Thomas took the final straw. When Jack was concentrating on attacking successfully, Thomas took a slash and cut deeper than the last into Jack's other leg. Jack screamed and fell to the ground, breathing heavily.
Thomas lurked over him and laughed at his condition.
"You think you're better than me? You think Pearl actually loves you?? You're nothing but a dirty pirate. And that's all you'll ever be."
Pearl couldn't watch anymore and thought up an idea.
"You bastard!" She yelled at Thomas.
He turned. "What did you call me?" He asked icily.
Pearl nodded at Jack, who got the idea. Jack quickly grabbed his sword which he dropped when receiving the last attack and stabbed Thomas' back. The point of the sword dug into Thomas' ribcage and went out through his stomach.
Thomas' eyes widened and he gasped. Blood spilled from his mouth and chest and he slowly fell to the ground. Jack sighed and tried to get up, but both his legs were slashed. Pearl tried to help him up, but it was no use. He was too heavy for her to lift.
"You there!"
Both Pearl and Jack looked up to see the new Commodore staring at them both.
"What's going on?" He asked sternly. The man with a white powdered wig and blue jacket seemed nice, so Pearl told him the story.
~*5 minutes later*~
"And now, Jack can't get up because both his legs are injured." Pearl finished.
"Well, we'll get you a nurse, son. What's your last name so I can try contact your parents?"
Jack didn't answer, and Pearl assumed he was in too much pain to answer, so she answered for him.
"It's Sparrow, sir!"
Jack put his head in his hands and the commodore gasped. "Sp-sp- SPARROW??"
Pearl just then realized what a mistake she had done.
"That's it, your coming with me. You get a straight visit to the gallows tomorrow morning at dawn."
"But sir!" Jack pleaded. "I can't walk!"
"You'll crawl if you have to, pirate!"
Jack sighed heavily and gazed a forlorn look at Pearl. Pearl felt awful; she gave Jack, the one man she loved, a free trip to death.

~*~*~*~

Pearl tried to help Jack, but the commodore wouldn't let her. She cried painfully, watching Jack crawl all the way to the jail.
When both left, Pearl found herself standing in the middle of the road, tears running down her cheeks. She couldn't stand it and ran home.
She lifted her dress and took off her shoes, then began running as fast as she could. When she finally made it to the large house, she ran inside and looked for her father. She found him pacing the living room nervously.
"Father!"
He looked at her startled, then realized his daughter was finally home. He looked like a wreck. His shoulder length hair wasn't tied back and was doused in sweat. His face was twisted with concern and fear. His clothes were dirty and wrinkled.
"Oh, Pearl!" He took her into a large hug and then pulled her away to look at her. "What happened? Where's Jack?"
Pearl broke down crying again. "I found him, Jack, he was in a bar about to be taken away by a strumpet, and...and...I stopped him and I told him..."
Will waited for her to talk again, but she couldn't. "You told him what, Pearl? This is important, tell me!"
Pearl's tears ran down her face faster and she began to talk again. "I told him I loved him!! And then Thomas came, and they got into a fight...a fight over me, and Thomas hurt him. Badly, Father! He sliced both his legs really badly, Father. But I distracted Thomas and Jack killed him. And then the Commodore came and asked what was wrong with Jack, and I kind of told him Jack's last name by accident, and he made Jack crawl to the jail, and I tried to help him, but the commodore wouldn't let me! Oh, Father, this is all my fault!!"
"It's not your fault, Pearl. But we have to leave VERY early tomorrow morning."
"Why?" Pearl asked confused.
"We're going to save Jack. No matter what it takes." Will smiled at his daughter who smiled back and hugged him tightly.
"Father, what if we get caught?"
"We won't."
"How do you know?"
Will laughed. "I saved Jack's father the same way; do you think I don't know what I'm doing?"
Pearl laughed. She would save Jack from the gallows and without interruptions from Thomas.

Angie-HOW THE HECK DID YOU KNOW I WOULD DO THAT?! I didn't check my mail for two days and devoted my time to school work and thinking up ideas for the next chappie and when I finally think I have something no one will think of, you think of it. LOL, oh well, guess my idea wasn't too clever, but it works!