Disclaimer: Is this totally necessary? I mean, I say it every chapter and you would think that I could get the point across, but no. So, for the 3rd time, I own nothing but Caden and the plot.

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It had been a week since the plans were made and they would be leaving any day now. Jacob was told about the newest happenings and was ecstatic about going on his first adventure. Elizabeth had told her father about when they were to leave and although he was skeptical, he allowed her to go anyway. In fact, there was nothing he could have really done. His daughter was full grown now. She had her husband to look out for her and they both had to watch out for their son. Governor Swan stood out on the dock of Port Royal watching his only family set out to sea once more.



The four companions had been out to sea for only two days, and already Jacob was acting like a true pirate. He had memorized all of the parts of the ship and was talking nonstop about ways to capture other ships. His clothes had become quite dirty and he refused to bathe. But since there weren't many places he could hide, someone always found him. Once, Jack had even threatened to make him walk the plank if he didn't listen to his mother. Needless to say Jacob never walked to close to Jack when he was near the railing.

Since Jack had left his crew in Tortogua, they had to stop there to pick them up. Elizabeth wasn't to happy about her ten year old son being around drunken sailors and prostitutes, especially so close to nightfall.

"I will not have my son set foot on that wretched piece of land!" She screamed as Jack steered the ship into dock.

"Calm down love. We shouldn't be here to long. And a taste of the real world won't hurt the boy. Savvy?" He replied as he set his hat on his head and prepared to get off his boat.

"Will! Jacob! We're leaving!" she shouted as she smoothed her skirt and tided her ribbon tighter in her hair. Both of the Turner men appeared at the door of the captain's quarters a moment later.

"Are you alright Elizabeth? You look a little flustered," Will asked as he tied his hair in a ribbon also.

"Of coarse. Jacob, stay close to us and do not wander off. Tie back your hair and take one of your father's daggers with you."

"You mean I can use a weapon? Without you yelling at me?" he asked, a little skeptic of her words.

"Yes. You never know what kind of people live in a place like this."

"Are you coming or do you plan on living on that boat?" Jack called from his place on the dock. The three made their way down to where he was and looked at him expectantly. "Right then. Me crew should be at the town inn. Lets head off." The four hadn't made even made it off the dock when a young lady with red hair came up to Jack and slapped him right across the face. Elizabeth seemed a little taken back.

"Don't worry darling," Will told her, "You get used to it after a while." They made it to the inn with no interruptions. Jack was talking to the man at the desk about which way his mates had gone and Will, Elizabeth, and Jacob were waiting restlessly.

"It seems they've taken a rum break. We'll have to check the taverns," he said as he turned to face his companions. Elizabeth and Will looked at him with disapproval while Jacob seemed excited about seeing more of the town. While at the first tavern a lady with brown hair and a lean built slapped Jack and at the second, it was a woman with a stout built and blonde hair. The fourth tavern was quite different. The four had just entered when a very young girl came up to Jack and began tugging at the bottom of his shirt. She was short but was very pretty. Her light brown hair was in a loose bun at the base of her neck and her blue eyes shone in the dim light of the tavern. Jack bent down to see eye level with the little girl.

"Are Jack Sparrow?" she asked while looking him over.

"Captain Jack Sparrow. What can I do for you little lass?" Before anything else was said, a resounding slap could be heard from the direction of the two. The three Turners stared as the girl stepped back and looked at a dumbfounded Jack.

"Caden! I thought I told you never to hit strangers!" the sudden voice of a young woman broke through the silence of the small group.

"But mom! This is Jack Sparrow! The one you said was my," but the girl was unable to finish for the older woman, who seemed to be her mother, put a hand over her child's mouth.

"So sorry about this," the woman said to the Turners, then turned her attention to Jack, "Well, well, well. If it isn't mister 'I'll-see-you-in-the-morning-love.' Well Jack, morning by ass! It's been nine years and you never even stopped by to see your own daughter! There's something deeply wrong with a man who won't even come to see his own kin!"

"D-Daughter?" a very pale jack asked the woman.

"Yes Jack, daughter. I thought that maybe, just maybe, after Gibbs told you I was pregnant, you would come to see me. But I was wrong."

"G-Gibbs never told me y-you were p-pregnant. He never mentioned you." Now, Jack's face was getting a little of it's color back. Although he was obviously confused, Jack was remaining quite calm for a man in his situation.

"Gibbs never told you eh? I never should have trusted a that man that had the memory of a pig. He sure smells like one." At her last comment, Will gave a low chuckle. He remembered the first time he had meet Mr. Gibbs. It was in someone's pig sty, and the man had smelled absolutely awful. "Well Jack, I suppose this has me stuck in a very odd situation. I swore that the day you came back, you would take Caden, and love her as you should. But now, I'm not so sure about you. Look at yourself. You look as if you haven't bathed in weeks. I honestly don't think you can handle a child. Good bye Jack." The woman took hold of her daughter and turned to leave, but was stopped by Jack's hand.

"Now wait just a minute there love. Captain Jack Sparrow can do anything. I'll take the girl with me. And I'll let you have your way with Gibbs," he finished with a twinkle in his eye. No one ever said Jack Sparrow couldn't do something, for he would always prove them wrong.

"Are you sure Jack? She can be quite a handful," the woman replied.

"Absolutely! In fact, I was just about to leave with me crew and a few of my old friends. I'm sure we can keep on eye on her," he said, motioning to the Turners behind him.

"Very well then," she said as she set her self eye level with her daughter, "Caden darling, go with Jack. He will take good care of you. And when you get back I will have enough money for us to take that house in Port Royal. What do you say?"

"That sounds wonderful Mom. I'll miss you," the little girl said as her mother swept her up in a large hug.

"Good bye dear. Farewell Jack," she said as she disappeared into the crowd of noisy, drunken men.

"What's your name dear?" Elizabeth spoke up.

"My name is Caden Lee and I am nine years old. I always wanted to be a pirate. So where are we going?" The girl asked in return. Before anyone else could answer, Jacob had stepped up and said something.

"Your look short for nine," he said as he looked down at her. Caden placed her hands on he hips and replied back.

"And you look stupid for ten."

"How did you know I was ten?" he asked.

"You are taller than me. And by the looks of it, you've lost most of your baby teeth. But since you're not that much taller then me, I would place you around a few months older than I am." Everyone looked at the girl in amazement. How could it be that a girl as young as nine, could know so much about one person from looking at them only a few moments? The only answer was that she had Jack's mind of coarse.

"Well that's interesting," Jack said after a long silence.

"Why don't we step outside?" Will suggested. So the group made their way on to the street. They managed to find an area that wasn't littered with empty bottles and drunken sailors.

"Alright Callie," Jack started.

"My name's Caden," Caden corrected.

"Yes that's what I said," he continued, "I want you to stay close to Jacob. He knows the way about a ship. Just don't stray to far from us lass. We stick to the code on this ship, savvy?" Caden merely nodded her head, signaling that she understood his words. "You four go on back to the ship. I'll keep an eye out for me crew." Then he disappeared into the dim light of the street candles.

"Well then. Lets make our way back to the boat," Will said as he took hold of the young girls shoulder in a protective way.

They were able to reach their boat with no trouble, although Will had to scare off a couple of men that were staring at Elizabeth. Once on board, Jacob pulled Caden aside.

"Alright you heard what Jack said. Stay close to me and don't go wondering off. Even if you are his daughter, we won't hesitate to leave you," he hissed.

"Oh you're to kind," she stated back with sarcasm, "But I won't be following you any where. I can look out for myself," she finished as she pushed past him to go find Elizabeth.

"Caden, could you come here for a second?" She heard Will call from the captain's chamber.

"Yes sir?" she asked as she entered to find Will and Elizabeth sitting at one of the tables.

"Please, call us by our names. I'm Will and this is my wife Elizabeth. The young boy you met was our son, Jacob. Now, since all this has happened rather quickly, I would like you to follow Jack's advice and stay close to Jacob. He's a nice boy and will help you out. Elizabeth said she could take some of her extra clothes and size them down to fit you. We are sailing into the east in search of some treasure Jack is after. He went to go find his crew. Once they get back, we will continue sailing. There is bread in the galley if you get hungry."

"Thank you, um… Will," Caden said as she exited the room.

"Are you sure she'll be alright darling? She is only a small child after all," Elizabeth said to her husband after Caden was out of earshot.

"Don't worry love. She'll be find. She grew up in Tortogua, and anyone that has spent time there had better know how to defend themselves," he enlightened. He knew that by the way the child was so alert to everything that she must be more like Jack than he had imagined. This girl was definitely daft like Jack.

A/N: Yeah, so, that was fun! If you have any suggestions or stuff that you wanna see happen, let me know!