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NOTE: Sorry about that last chapter I had to get in at least one cliffhanger. I hate them as much as you do.

Chapter 6

Captain Draco

"Hope!" Jack yelled out as he shot up in bed. His eyes shifted across the cabin and finally came to rest on the figure next to him. "Hope." Without a moments hesitation he leaned over her. "I swear I'll never steal another thing as long I live. Just let her be alive." He stared at her for a moment hoping his eyes weren't playing tricks on him. And there it was. The gentle rise and fall of her chest. No blood or anything. Jack looked upward with a gesture of thank you. "It was a dream." Jack then reached under his pillow and there was his gun. He laughed, a little bit too loud.

"Jack?" He looked over and saw Hope turning over on her back. "It's too early to be laughing. Now what is your issue?" Hope asked. Before she could say anything else he leaned over her and kissed her passionately for a few moments. When he withdrew Hope was a little surprised.

"That was a little unexpected. What was that for?"
"For being the most beautiful two legged creature to ever cross the path of Captain Jack Sparrow!" Jack said as her kissed again.

"Okay."

"I don't believe I've told you I love you today. I love you. I love you a hundred times more." Jack looked at her face and had to laugh because it was a priceless.

"Darling, are you sure you're not ill?"

"Ill with love…love" Jack said catching his double worded statement.

"Uh huh." Hope said still wondering what his change of behavior was all about. Jack stared at her and she could catch a glimpse in his eyes that something wasn't right.

"Jack. You may be able to get away with keeping secrets from the crew and everyone else you meet. But, you could never and have never been able to keep a secret from me, let alone lie. Something is bothering you, what is it?" Jack frowned.

"It's not good, love."

"You know you can tell me anything."

"A dream. Captain Draco was there as were you and I."

"And? What?"

"He shot you." Hope was horrified. She tried too speak but kept stuttering until she was finally able to speak.

"Who's Captain Draco?" Jack was silent, realizing that he had spoken the name unconsciously. With the answer evident in her mind she asked. "He's the captain of the ship that attacked Port Royal, isn't he? The one we were trailing all the way from Tortuga. I saw the look on your face when you first saw that ship and I knew something was wrong." Jack was still silent as he starred at his pistol. Hope realized he wasn't going to say anything. "Okay, fine. I'm going back to sleep." Laying back down and closing her eyes, she opened them again as Jack spoke.

"He's after Will because his father was once a crew mate of Draco and betrayed him. He joined the crew of the Black Pearl when I was a first mate. He never told me everything. All he said was that he had been gathering information for his brother, who was a rival of Draco. Draco's crew had realized this and told their captain, who ordered him killed. Turner escaped and boarded the Black Pearl. The captain welcomed him, saying he could use an extra hand, even though the captain was aware that one of the most feared pirates in the Caribbean was searching for the man. Turner told us about the ship and that it was called the Dragon's Eye. The entire ship was blacker than even the Pearl and what set it off and made every sailor fear it was the sails of blood and a figurehead of a black dragon on the forward hull. The Dragon's Eye preys on towns within the Caribbean and around the world. Draco is brutal in his attacks and has thus been labeled by sailors and pirates as the devil himself." Hope's mind went back to her dream and everything about that second ship she had seen, Jack had just described.

"That's why you didn't want to tell me when I first told you about that dream."

"I didn't want to upset you and when that messenger came to tell us that Captain Draco was attacking Port Royal in search of Will I didn't want you to worry."

"I still wish you would have told me earlier."

"Aye. I'm sorry."

"No more secrets from each other, savvy?"

"Savvy." Hope looked out the window and saw it was still dark.

"Come here." Hope said placing her hand on his shoulder.

"Aye?"

"I guess I'll lie here all by myself. Alone." Hope said in mock disappointment. Jack smiled and laid on top of her.

"I can't allow you to do that now can I?" Jack said. Hope ran her hand through his dreadlocks and fingered some of his beaded strands. Jack saw she seemed to be intently studying the decorative apparel and spoke.

"We could find some beads and match." Hope laughed as they kissed. Once, twice, and then several more times each with a little more emotion.

"I'm having a thought here, love."

"And what would that be?"

"Still early. We can try for a boy." Hope laughed whole-heartedly.

"Jack Sparrow. I don't think we need another child running around the ship."

"It would be an adventure."

"We already have an adventure that suits me just fine." Jack grinned as he rolled off her and wrapped his arm around her waist as they went back asleep.

SCENE CHANGE

As the rising sun cast it's orange and red rays over the Caribbean, the crew of the Black Pearl arose and began their daily duties. With the crew came the Turner's. Elizabeth and James looked at the sunrise as Will talked with Gibbs until Jack sauntered out of his cabin.

"Morning, gentlemen and ladies. Another glorious day, the skies are clear and the waves are…well, the waves are waving."

"What has you so cheery this morning cap'n?" Gibbs asked. Jack looked at him.

"Another day of freedom and open seas." He then walked up to the helm to take back the wheel from Anamaria. Will thought this was the best time to talk to Jack and walked up to the helm.

"Jack."

"Aye. Will"

"There is something I need to talk to you about." Jack looked at him a little confused.

"Off you go then."

"Last night a man warned me about the coming attack. In his leave he said beware the Dragon's Eye and to avoid it at all costs. Do you know what he meant?" Recalling his conversation with Hope earlier that morning he decided to tell Will since it was his life as well as his family's life at stake.

"The Dragon's Eye is a ship, the very same ship that attacked Port Royal. The captain is a pirate who we try to avoid as best we can." Will couldn't believe this.

"But why is he after me?"

"Because you are the son of the man who betrayed him many years ago."

"Betrayed? My father was a part of that captain's crew?"

"Aye. When your father joined the crew of the Black Pearl I was first mate. When our captain was killed I took over the ship. You know the story from then on."

"How did he betray him?"

"Don't know mate. Your father kept a lot of secrets. He never told me everything. All I know is something that you don't know that the captain, who is Draco, knew about your uncle that his crew told him after your father did the betraying." Will looked at him as if he didn't understand what Jack was saying. Jack saw this and sighed.

"There's another Turner or at least there was, since Draco is looking for you and not him." Will still looked at him confused.

"Your father had a brother, captain of his own ship, pirate, no surprise there. He asked your father to gather information about Draco, since your father's brother was Draco's rival."

"My father had brother?"

"Aye. His name was Darien Turner." Will couldn't believe this.

"Do you know anything else?"

"That's all I know, mate." Will nodded and walked away as Hope walked up the stairs.

"Morning, Will," Hope said cheerfully.

"Morning," he said with no emotion.

"What did you do to him?" Hope said looking at Jack. He held his hands in surrender..

"Nothing he didn't ask for himself. Apparently, a messenger told him to beware of the Dragon's Eye and he wanted to know if I knew anything. So I told him about his father's connection to Draco and he didn't take that too lightly."

"Captain Draco is turning everything into a bad dream, literally." Hope said recalling her dream as well as Jack's. Hope wrapped her arms around his right arm and laid her head on his shoulder.

"You're up early."

"Thought I would awaken early this morning."

"So what will we be doing today, love?"

"Don't know. You make the decisions, captain."

"Oh good. In that case." Jack whispered something in her ear and she laughed.

SCENE CHANGE

Down on deck, Will and Elizabeth looked up to the helm and saw the interaction between Jack and Hope.

"I never thought I would ever say this about a pirate, but, those two are adorable together." Elizabeth said smiling.

"I agree. It's nice to finally see her happy. After her father refused to talk to her it was a challenge just to get her to smile. Now, with Jack, it's like she's a new woman."

"It's strange to see Jack act the way he does around her."

"Yes. The only time I saw him happy about anything was when someone mentioned the Black Pearl or Tortuga. Now just the sight of her or even the mention of her name makes him smile." Will looked at Elizabeth and put his arms around her. "Just like me when I hear your name or see you." Elizabeth smiled and they kissed. James was by the side of the ship watching his parents kiss and Katie was beside him watching her parents, kiss as well.

"Yuck. Why do they always have to do that?"

"Don't know, mate. All I know is it's disgusting." Katie said looking at James. They stared at each other for a moment before their eyes went wide and they turned toward their separate parents.

"Daddy!" they said in unison. Katie ran up to her parents at the helm as James ran to his. When she reached the helm she grabbed onto Jack almost causing him to fall.

"Hey. Easy there, darling. What's wrong?" Jack said putting his arm around her shoulders.

"I had a moment with James."

"A what?"

"A moment. We were saying how gross it was to watch his parents and you two kiss and we stared at each other for a moment." Hope smiled.

"Well. This is strange. I guess she is taking after me but in the other direction."

"Mother!" Katie whined.

"Darling, I think it's time we had a talk about your future to come." Hope said grabbing Katie as they walked towards the captain's cabin. As they passed by the Turner's Hope smiled in an unsure manner. James was clinging to Elizabeth and Katie clung to Hope.

"It's time for the mother-daughter talk." Elizabeth turned towards Will.

"You should have a little father-son talk with James as well." Will nodded as he walked to forward hull of the ship and explained things to James. Elizabeth shook her head and continued to stare out to the sea.

NOTE: We're finally out of the cabin and moving on with our lives. Sorry about that, I dragged that location out to long. You can breathe a sigh of relief, Hope was not killed. She's vital addition to the ending of the story so she will be safe, to an extent for the rest of the story. BIG HUGE SURPRISE AND SHOCK COMING UP IN A FEW CHAPTERS. Don't miss it. Please review.

Next Chapter: The Necklace