Chapter 4

Jack clambered aboard the deck of the Dauntless. He crouched down low half expecting some guards to seize him, but nobody ever did. He carefully stood up and surveyed his surroundings before ushering the rest of his crew on. So that was it. Broad daylight and not a single person trying to stop him. They began to set sail when Jack became bored. He wanted adventure. While Will took the wheel he scurried to the stern and shouted, "Commodore! I hope you don't mind, but Captain Jack Sparrow is commandeering the Dauntless!" He ducked again, anticipating some gunshots or cannons, but again the port was silent. He slowly rose and shouted, "There, I knew you'd come to your senses and see who's boss!" Again he ducked and still the port was silent. "What in bloody hell is going on?" he wondered. Pushing Will out of the way, he grabbed the wheel and spun it hard and fast so that the ship jerked as well as all the crew and supplies. Jack however never flinched. The boat was completely turned around and now heading for Port Royal. He dropped anchor, took a swan dive, and swam to shore. Dripping wet, he was greeted by Commodore Norrington. "Why aren't you bloody going after me?" he commanded.
The Commodore simply smiled and said, "Gentlemen, clap him in irons." Four men including Mullroy and Murtogg came and seized Jack by the wrists.
"I bloody hate this part. Do we really need to waste a perfectly good jail cell on my behalf? Honestly, all I'm gonna do is break out, and then you'll end up wasting your time when there are other perfectly good pirates to be after.

"What is taking him so long?" Will asked, his head resting on his hand as his elbow sat on the wheel. The sun was now setting and Jack had been gone nearly an hour.
"He probably got drunk and passed out somewhere in the streets." Elizabeth suggested, fooling with her dress.
"I'm going to look for him." Will said, standing up. He held onto a rope and made ready to jump off.
"You're just going to leave me here?"
"I won't be gone long," he responded. He dove off of the boat, of course not as graceful as Jack, and swam to shore.

"So we meet again, you mangy cur." Jack said, dronefully. The dog that had been there five years earlier was still there, as filthy as before and still holding the keys in his mouth. Jack started whistling, "Come here boy, come on. We don't have all day." Meanwhile the dog began inching up. "That's a good boy. Hand ol' Jacky the keys!" The dog sat down, staring at Jack, Jack's hand only inches away from the dog's mouth. The dog lay down and buried his head in his paws, and fell asleep. Jack was really aggravated. If he could only stretch a little bit more he could reach the dog's mouth.

Will came down the jail steps only a few moments later. Jack was laying in the same position he had been when Will let him out the last time. "Jack!" Will exclaimed.
"Deja bloody vous, Mr. Turner."
"What are you doing in here?" he asked, a bit perplexed.
"I'm having a tea party, what does it bloody look like I'm doing?" Jack said, sitting up on his hands.
Will was very curious, "How were you caught?"
"Norrington tricked me. You know, for being Bootstrap's son, you sure do ask a lot of idiotic questions."
"Are you sure he's not my father? That man, I mean." He really wanted to know. He had lived so long without knowing him. Jack of all people would know.
"Positive. The man's name is Rudolph Bradley, Bradley for short. One of Barbossa's crewmembers who liked to keep to himself. Which is probably why you never saw him while you had your 'little stay' on the ship. One of several pirates who got away after the curse had been lifted." Jack described, lying back down on the cold earth.
"Why did you never tell me this before?" Will wondered.
"Because I never thought anything of it." There was an awkward silence, then Jack said, "If you don't mind, I'd be much obliged if you would remove me from this cell," he paused, "again. And this time, you don't have to break any doors because unlike last time, the keys have chosen to stay." He nodded to the shaggy dog that sat about five feet away from his cell.
Will bent down to retrieve the keys. "Jack I...I think he's dead." He said, staring at the animal.
Jack's eyebrows rose. "Good. Then it will be much easier to get the keys this time, won't it?" Will removed the keys from the dog's mouth and stuck it into the keyhole. The door opened freely and Jack waltzed out. "Now let's go. We've got a ship to commandeer."

They exited the jail and made their way to the docks where the Dauntless was exactly where Jack had left it, only now guards were surrounding it.
"Jack," Will began, "how are we going to get back onto the ship and get away safely?"
Jack stood for a moment, a bit puzzled by Will's question when he noticed two rather puny looking guards guarding a small ship. Jack meandered their way and asked, "Say, what's going on over here?"
One of the guards replied, "We're not exactly sure. We're new and all we were told was to guard this ship.
"I see. And why this ship?" he asked, rubbing his beard. Will began boarding the ship without the other guards knowing.
"Next to the Interceptor, this ship is one of the fastest in the Caribbean." The other responded.
"Uh-huh. I noticed you said one of the fastest."
"Well, yeah. Everybody knows that the..." he dropped his voice, "that the Black Pearl, is the fastest."
Jack looked up at Will who looked ready to set sail. "Well, thank you gentlemen. By the way, tell the Commodore that you spoke with Jack Sparrow. He will be...overjoyed. Ta." Jack walked around the docks and jumped in the water.
"Nice man." Said the one guard.
"Indeed." The other said in agreement.
Jack poked his head above the water and looked around. Nobody was coming. He clung onto a rope and began pulling himself up. Once on the boat he gave the orders, "Raise anchor and set sail."
Will however stood motionless. He stared at Jack and said, "what about Elizabeth?"
"What about her?" Jack responded.
"She's still aboard the Dauntless. Someone needs to get her and Jack."

"You're absolutely right." With that, he pushed Will off deck and forced him to swim to the ship.
"Aren't you a pretty boat?" Jack said to himself, petting the railing.

Will pulled himself aboard the Dauntless. He was shocked to find neither Elizabeth nor his son on the deck. He entered the cabin and found Elizabeth asleep, with Jack cradled in her arms. Will smiled and leaned in to kiss Elizabeth's forehead. She stirred and stared at Will. "C'mon." he said, "Jack's waiting for us." At that point Will heard footsteps running on deck. Elizabeth gasped and grabbed young Jack's hand. "It's the Commodore." Will heard Norrington giving orders to his men. He grabbed his wife's hand and they began to run. As they reached the veranda in the back, Elizabeth's dress caught on the hooks that held the curtains open, and was stuck. It was a tangled mess, and it was not possible to simply lift the dress from the hook. Her dress was so finely woven, that it could not even rip no matter how hard she tugged. They heard footsteps and could see a shadow of someone coming to the door.
"Will! Go!"
"No, I cannot just leave you here." He began unbuttoning her dress to help her free. The man at the door began pounding at it to get it open. At that last moment, Elizabeth came free and they ran to the open doors of the veranda, Elizabeth still clutching Jack but now she was only wearing her bodice. The small ship that Jack had commandeered earlier was sitting at the stern directly under the veranda. The mast was only a foot from the veranda as Jack gave the orders to climb on and slide down to the deck. Will lifted Jack and placed him on the mast as the young boy slid down with ease, caught by Jack Sparrow. Elizabeth was next, as she hesitated, resting her foot on the slippery mast. She was able to make her way to the ship safely. Will was ready to step on next as the door to the cabin swung open. Several men ran in. Will had nowhere to go. Without looking back, he jumped onto the small ship as it began to sail away. He landed with a thud on the deck and there was a loud crack as his left ankle broke.

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