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Chapter Nine.

"You know what Jack, I almost wish I had left before Barbossa got there, that day in the pub."

"Yeah, then Alex wouldn't be here." Jack said, wistfully.

"Have you got a problem wit' Alex?" Rosie demanded.

"Is it that obvious? Rosie, he is an attention seeking."

"I should have stayed at home that day, wit' Edward and Liz." Rosie said, ignoring Jack.

"Yeah well you didn't. You can't turn the clock back now, it's too late, luv."

The two of them were talking as the crew were preparing to leave Port Royal, three days sooner then they had planned.

Elizabeth and Will had put their marriage plans on hold, and were also preparing to leave on the Black Pearl.

The governor was distraught at the idea of his daughter leaving with Rosie and Jack. He tried to talk her out of it, but to no avail. She was obstinately certain, she was going to find her brother.

Jack turned his head to watch as Annamaria walked past.

"Jack?"

"Aye?"

Rosie clicked her fingers in front of his face. He blinked in surprise and turned to face her.

"When you have finished ogling poor Annamaria."

"Poor Annamaria, poor Annamaria."

"Yes Jack. When you have quite finished, perhaps you might like to concentrate on finding my son."

"I might, but then again, I doubt it."

"Jack, you know what, I've got an idea."

"Aye?"

"Why don't you try and be a bit more supportive."

Jack grinned. "I wouldn't be me then, would I?"

"No I don't suppose you would be." She grumbled, walking off.

Elizabeth clambered aboard with the aid of Will. He was clearly depressed, today had supposed to be his wedding day.

Jack saw his face and walked over to him.

"I know exactly how you feel mate. I was expecting to get pissed out me head, today."

Will scowled. "Yeah, I was expecting to get married. Instead on board the bloody Black Pearl, gallivanting after some fifteen year lad, I've never met before. And not just any lad, the son of Barbossa!"

"I know, it was bad enough havin' 'im on board, but now."

"What's my brother like?" Elizabeth asked Jack.

"In three words, pain in the, no sorry four words, pain in the." At that moment Jack's attention was distracted. "Annamaria, Annamaria, luv." He said chasing down the ship. "I still 'aven't got the necklace back."

"And you're not getting it back."

"But Annamaria."

She slapped him. "I had to babysit the little brat, it's not my fault he did a runner." She walked away with a triumphant smile.

"Bloody pirate." Jack muttered as she walked away.

Elizabeth came up to him. "You were saying about my brother."

Jack didn't fancy another slap, and Rosie was standing just behind Elizabeth, listening. "Wonderful boy, couldn't meet a nicer." he paused for a moment. ".lad." He decided 'lad' was the safest word to use.

"See Will, we're going to save a good person, not some burdeness boy, to shame us all. Even Jack likes him."

"Wait Elizabeth, are you sayin' if your brother was, I don't know, a pain in the arse for instance, you wouldn't go after 'im."

"No probably not."

"Well, in that case." Jack began, after an urging look from Will.

"But I would." Rosie said.

"In that case, what we waiting for?" Jack said, talking with his hands as usual.

As Elizabeth and Rosie disappeared together, Will turned angrily to Jack.

"You could have said something, something to stop Elizabeth wanting to find him. You should have told her what Alex is really like."

"But I'd still 'ave to go, mate. An' if I'm going, so are you, savvy?"

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The Black Pearl set sail, leaving Port Royal behind as it began to sweep gracefully out in to the ocean. Elizabeth stared back, watching as her home got slowly smaller.

"Today should have been my wedding day." She muttered.

Jack, who was standing next to her, sighed. "I know luv, I was really looking forward to your weddin' as well."

"Really?"

"Yeah, course I was, all those rich chicks."

"Jack!"

"What?"

"You wouldn't have stood a chance."

"Whatever you say, luv."

"Rich chicks look for rich husbands."

"What bout you an' Will?"

"An exception."

"I'm sure I could have found another exception."

"Not at my wedding, Jack Sparrow." Elizabeth said, warningly.

"Captain Jack Sparrow."

"Whatever." Elizabeth said, walking off.

Jack watched her, as she walked off. Will put his arm warningly on his shoulder.

"I know what you were looking at."

"No 'arm in looking, mate!" Jack said.

Will sighed. He walked off after Elizabeth. Jack shook his head, trying to hide his grin.

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"Jack, do you think you can bring someone back from the dead?" Rosie demanded.

Jack looked up from his black compass. "What you goin' on bout now?"

"Just answer the question."

"Look, if you could bring someone back from the dead, which you can't, I would have found it by now."

Rosie sighed. "The world doesn't revolve around you."

"No, it revolves around Alex." Jack muttered.

"What was that?"

"Nothing." He replied, with a grin.

"It's just somethin' Alex said. He were a talkin bout the Heathen Gods he mentioned resurrection, making a deal with the Gods in return for your soul, and the bigger the deal the longer you get back on Earth."

"Well, even if that was true, what would Hector Barbossa have to barter wit'?"

"Say if the Gods wanted somethin' doing on Earth, they could pull the strings and Barbossa would be there little puppet."

"An' you really think Alex could do somethin like that?" Jack asked, snapping his compass shut.

"Alex is a very intelligent boy."

"Open your eyes, Rosie." Jack said. "But he does miss his father.'tis only natural that a young boy his age would need a father.a role model in his life, make sure he turns out alright."

"I never 'ad a father, an' I've turned out jus' fine."

"Well, that's debatable." Rosie replied.