Chapter 4

Ole' Bootstrap Bill

The man stood in the door while Gibbs and Elizabeth are looking very puzzled. "Who… who are you?" Elizabeth asked as she stood. "Aye, but don't I look familiar. Look a bit closer."

Elizabeth looked closer. "Why you look just like… Will."She put her hand to her face.

"Aye love, Will should be home soon. He ran into Norrington and his men." Jack walked through the door as he finished his apple.

The man stood out of his way. The first people he seen were Gibbs and Elizabeth. "Ahh, Mr. Gibbs you beat me here. I'll buy your drink if you buy mine."

"Jack." He pointed behind him.

"Fine, fine, I'll buy them both if you give me what I need to pay for them." By the time he finally turned around he heard a voice, a familiar voice at that…

"Or I'll buy us all one… Just like the good ole' days," The man looked right at Jack. "Right Jack…"

Everyone stood there a moment. Jack finally spoke up, "Why not." He grinned.

"Father?" Jackie and her father were walking home after an unpredictable evening and are just worn out.

"Yes Jackie." He looked down at her, "What is it?"

"I was wondering how you met Mr. Sparrow." They were reaching their house.

"That," He started, The door isn't locked, "is a story for tomorrow." He verily got the words to come out of his mouth.

"What is it?" Jackie noticed his slumber in words.

"Nothing. Just a little more tired than I thought ." He shook it off with a smile. "You go on up and wash up and go to bed, I'll be up to say goodnight."

Will watched her scurry up the stairs. I wonder where Elizabeth went off to? "Father…" Will looked up to Jackie, "where is mother?" She had worry in her voice as Will went up the stairs.

He took her and walked with her to her room. "She probably went to talk with her father. She hasn't talked with him much lately." He reassured her.

"Oh, ok. Goodnight." She snuggled down into bed.

"Goodnight." He kissed her forehead and walked out the door shutting it behind him.

Jackie got out her Journal and started writing…

Today father and I had a very trying day. First of all… By the time she finished she heard someone singing. A man and a woman, as the voices got closer they became clearer. It was, "Mother!"

Jackie jumped out of bed grabbed her candle and went to the window… "Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me!" Mr. Sparrow. Jackie seen him down there with her mother, Who are those other two men? She thought totally confused by what she is seeing. She hurried out of her room as they entered the door.

"We maraud and embezzle and even high-jack, drink up me hearties yo-"

"Elizabeth!?" Will stood before his drunken wife… Confused terribly.

"Aye… Quiet down whelp! Me head hurts. So shut your jaws." Gibbs walked in behind her.

"Gibbs..?" Will, now confused more than ever, but then the answer walked in right after him, "Jack." He said as though he should of known all along.

Elizabeth looked at him hardly being able to hold herself up, "What, aren't you happy to see him, I brought him home all the way from the Pub." She smiled a cheesy smile.

"Who Jack, I've already…"

"No, no, no. Not him, although I did bring him home from the Pub along with Gibbs…" She stopped for a moment then the other man walked in the house. "Him."

Will looked up at him. The man looked Will in the eye and said, "Hey… son…"

Jackie gasped, Elizabeth looked at the top of the stairs at her shocked at her presence.

All that Will could say was, "What?"

A.N: Whew, its been a while, yet I got it done, stupid writers block. Ne wayz tell me what you think, even if you didn't like it.

Later