Disclaimer: I own Sword and Axl, so far.

A/N: my muse is getting really mad at me for taking so long to write this chapter. i had writer's block, also, my muse doesn't want anything to happen to Jack. But am i the kind of person that lets angsty potential just lay dormant? I'll let you be the judge over the next few chapters.

Chapter 4- Unfortunate Circumstances

Jack and Sword just stood there, on the deck, waiting for someone to speak up. Sword did.

"Um, did mum say when she was coming back?"

"No. Are you mad at me?", Jack asked with a vulnerable tone.

"Why would I have any reason to be angry with ye? Ye couldn't have known that mum was pregnant when she left. And Jack, I wasn't able to do this earlier, on account of you fainting and all, (Jack opened his mouth to protest but decided that it wasn't wise) but, um...."

Sword threw her arms around her pirate father. Jack was truly overjoyed. He hugged her back and they both just stood there, embraced, for a long time before a voice brought them crashing back to reality.

"Sir, the ship,[Anna-Maria's] it's blown up!"

Jack knew what that meant, he didn't want to, but he knew.

"No! Mum!" Sword was running to the edge of the ship, intending to jump in and swim to the flaming wreckage in hopes of finding her mother. Jack grabbed her.

"Let me GO!, Let me go", Sword broke down in her father's arms. Jack just stood there, looking out at the wreckage, his hand on the girl's head, rubbing it slowly.

"Do ye want me to look for suvivers, Captain?" Gibbs called out.

Jack looked up, his eyes slightly glazed. He nodded.

"Aye, Captain".

Gibbs took a few men out to the wreckage.

"Jack", Sword said quitely. "Who would do this?"

""Did ye have any new crewman aboard?" Jack replyed, trying hard not to let her see that he, too, was on the brink of crying. He still loved Anna Maria, after all these years.

"Aye, Joseph. Why would he do that?"

Just then, Jack heard one of his men call out.

"Survivers, four", a glimmer of hope passed thru him, but left quickly when he saw what they were.

A/N

K, not a good way to end a chapter, but I needed to take a break. I know whats coming next. see if you can guess.

Review response:::::

TaurusSparrow0506: well, Anna Maria looked only half black, to me. so i decided to make her half irish. also, i think i may read some of your stories.

I'll be back soon with the next chapter