Wow, I'm kind of amazed at the response to my random story. Yar!

I own nothing. *Hangs head in shame*

*****************************************************************

The sound of a canon being fired was heard and then a splash in the water near the ship. All of Isaac's crew turned to see where it came from. Their eyes were met with a British flag.

"That be a warning shot! Get rid of any useless swag! Pots and pans! Chains, anything! Shouted Isaac.

"Where the blazes did they come from?!" Isaac yelled at the lookout.

The lookout was sleeping in the crow's nest when they were attacked. He could only look down at his captain with sheer terror. Even if they made it out of this one alive, he would surely be flogged.

"Captain!" Jack yelled as he ran up to Isaac. "The canons are ready. What are your orders?"

The captain steered the ship so that their starboard side met the on-coming ship. "Fire!" He shouted with all of his might.

It was no use. The ship that approached was entirely faster than theirs. Isaac's crew barely had time to fire one round of cannonballs. They were boarded and a bloody battle ensued. Half of the pirate crew was lying on the deck in pools of blood. There were just too many of the soldiers.

Jack put up a valiant fight himself, alongside Isaac. They were back to back when Jack felt something sharp stick his back. He pulled away and turned around to see Isaac had been run through by the captain of the British ship. Jack was immediately grabbed and put in some nines.

He was thrown in the brig with a handful of his crewmembers. He tried to reach around to his back to see how bad his wound was, but his hands were locked together. He felt the back of his shirt was wet and hoped for the best.

A week later, they were in St. Vincent and to be hung that morning. It was night out when they got to the jail, so they didn't have long to sit and wait. The handful of pirates were locked in their cell and left in the dark. Besides Jack, the others in the cell with him were: the lookout, Isaac's daughter, and one of the artillery men's son. All of them were under twenty years old. They didn't speak at all until morning.

At dawn, a man dressed in important military clothing came into the jail. Possibly a commodore. He looked down at the young pirates. They were all sitting with their heads down and a pitiful expression on each of their faces. The commodore walked passed the cell and around a corner. He called in two of his men and the three of them came back to the cell door. The four young pirates looked up at them with scared looks. The commodore made a gesture to open the cell and grab Jack. They did, and pulled him out.

They took Jack around the corner and sat him in a chair. There was a caldron in front of him and a table to his right. One man held Jack's left arm. The other man held his right arm down onto the table. The commodore walked over to the caldron and pulled out a branding iron. Remembering last time, Jack braced himself. He was still beyond happy that he wasn't going to be hung. The commodore lifted Jack's sleeve and pressed the hot iron to his flesh. It hissed, and the commodore removed it. Jack scrunched his face at the smell of the burnt hair. The men lifted Jack out of the chair and the commodore approached him.

"I hope I never have to see you again." The commodore said flatly.

Jack was being escorted out, but he turned and asked: "What about them?"

The commodore simply replied: "They will be branded too. It would be a shame to hang those so young, don't you think?"

Relieved, Jack walked passed the cell and looked at them one last time. He waited outside the jail for the others. One by one, they came out and Jack greeted them happily. Not so much that lookout though. They stuck together for a little while longer after that. Eventually they parted ways and joined other pirate crews.

**********************************************************************

Thank you again to all of my reviewers!

JeanieBeanie33, meowface, Savvy TBird, Brizy, Goddess of Tourniquet, elven- fae, Phantom

Thanks to Brizy for the good idea! I'll start on that one next. Cheers!

Thanks to Savvy TBird, I'll have to get started on that one as well!

I love your brilliant suggestions. Feel free to add more:)

That's the end of The Random Adventures of Jack Sparrow: How He Got His Brand.

Look for my next one!