Will and Elizabeth both looked at her. Will looked at Elizabeth with eyes that said that these two had to be helped. He knew what he felt like to be alone, without any parents. Elizabeth looked at him with a similar look for she knew what it felt like to be without a mother.

"Come on, we have to get his wound bandaged before he bleeds to death," Will said as he moved towards the two.

Sonja moved slightly out of the way and they tried to find something to place over the wound.

"What could we put over it? We have nothing to stop the bleeding!" Elizabeth wanted to know as she looked between Jack and Will.

They looked around the area for something they could use as Sonja stayed by his side, holding his hand.

"You'll be fine. You have to be fine," she quietly told him, slightly slipping out of the pirate persona.

He coughed and looked at her through partly opened eyes.

"At least you have your answers. At least your questions will be answered," Jack quietly replied.

Sonja's eyes opened slightly with surprise at the statement. She was slowly shaking her head before placing her forehead on the hand in her hands. She was shaking and to Jack, it seemed as if her body was saying 'why does it have to be like this?'

It was then that Will hurried over to them with some clothes in his hands. Elizabeth was close behind him.

"We found this. This should be good enough," he told the female pirate as they turned Jack over to his side. "It was leftover from when Barbossa's crew was still here."

Will placed the clothing over the wound to stop the bleeding. It seemed as if it wasn't working after a few tense moments.

"Do something!" cried Sonja just before they heard footsteps heading into the cavern.

Anamaria and Gibbs hurried into the cave and looked around the place. They soon came to the group of four and ran up to them.

"What's taking so long? We suggested that we don't leave until Captain Sparrow comes aboard," wondered Anamaria before she got to the scene. "We need him for a captain."

When the two walked up to the group of four and saw what they were doing, they were surprised.

"How did this happen?" Gibbs demanded to know.

"Tranko did it. We didn't even realize that he had been injured at first. It wasn't until he collapsed a few moments ago that we knew anything was wrong," explained Elizabeth as she looked at the two.

Ananmaria looked at the wound from where she was situated and shook her head.

"The wound appears to be serious. I don't know if you can do anything for him," she told them. "He will die."

"We have to do something to help him. He has to live," Sonja replied as she stood up and faced the other female pirate with a stern look.

"And who are you to say something like that?" wondered Anamaria as she placed her hands on her hips.

"My name is Sonja Raven. I have recently found out that Captain Jack Sparrow is my father," replied Sonja as she climbed to her feet.

The two women looked at each other, one had surprise written over her face while the other had determination.

"I don't believe it. You're the one he's been talking about," Anamaria gasped as Sonja went back to Jack's side. "I couldn't possibly know whom until now. Nobody could."

Jack coughed again and winced slightly in pain as Sonja placed some pressure on his wound. Will looked over at the shocked Anamaria. Gibbs appeared to be surprised himself by the news.

"Guess there's more to Jack Sparrow than we figured. The crew will be just as surprised with this as we were," he muttered. "Captain Jack Sparrow is a father. Wouldn't have figured that if I hadn't seen it myself."

It was then that Jack tried to lift himself up. The group was surprised and they all stepped towards him as if to stop him.

"Jack!" cried Will as he tried to keep the pirate lying on the ground.

"I have to get up. I will not let this injury get in my way," he gasped as he tried to, clumsily, climb to his feet.

He managed to and walk away from the group a few steps before falling back down to his knees. Sonja hurried up to him and he looked at her as she stepped before him.

"Please, don't do this. I've had to live without you and my mother for so long I cannot remember what it feels like to..." she quietly told him, the sentence trailing off.

He knew what she was going to say as he looked at her before gasping for air. He nodded but that was before his body decided to fully give out and he slumped forward. Sonja caught him before he fell to the ground.

"Jack!" cried Will as he and the others hurried over to them.

"We have to get him back to the ship and taken care of. Normally, we'd leave him behind but this is a slightly different situation. Everyone has questions that need answers," Anamaria muttered.

Soon, the wound was bandaged but the group knew that he would have to be some time before he fully healed. Will looked at Jack. He never expected to see Jack so vulnerable in his entire life. He sighed as he turned towards Elizabeth and Sonja. Standing nearby, were Anamaria and Gibbs. Soon, they were prepared to go back to the ship.

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One of the crewmembers on board the Black Pearl gazed out over the water. He soon came across a small boat and saw the group of six inside it.

"They're coming! Prepare for them to come aboard," he cried out to the others.

The crew readied themselves for the group to come on deck. The boat soon found its way to the side of the ship and everyone was soon being taken aboard. The crew gasped once Jack Sparrow was brought aboard and they saw his wound.

"He has been injured! What happened?" asked one of the crew.

"Tranko did this and you know he's dead. We will explain everything later but right now, he needs first priority with this wound," Anamaria explained as Jack was taken to a cabin below decks.

Gibbs had been correct in saying the crew was very surprised. Gibbs glanced at Sonja and knew she was nervous.

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Time passed and Will went down to see Jack. Sonja was sitting in a chair next to the bed, watching Jack rest in the bed. She looked at Will and quietly walked over to him.

"They say he'll live," she told him.

Will nodded as he looked over the female pirate. He sighed as he looked at the female pirate. She didn't see the reluctant look on his face.

"Sonja, I have a question for you," he finally told her.

"What is it?" she replied, curious to what he wanted to know as she turned to face him.

He paused for a moment before asking. He sighed as he stared into her eyes. She could see the curiousity in his eyes.

"How did you ever get away from Barbossa and his crew?" he finally asked her.

TBC...