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AN: Final chapter! Hope you enjoyed reading this story (the few of you that did, anyway), and thanks to all of my reviewers for their support, especially Gilluin, who I am a huge fan of! Thanks, and please check out my Secret Window fic! Enjoy, and please review!
Chapter 7: Epilogue:
Narrator's POV:
The moment they were safely away from the wreckage of the Forgotten Blade, a huge cheer went up from the deck of the Black Pearl. Rum and food were hastily gathered and brought up from below to be passed around, and a few crewmembers brought out instruments to play. The rest of the night was spent eating, drinking, dancing, and singing. As the sun rose from the horizon, enveloping the world in its light, a sleeping Athena Sparrow was placed in her bed after having stayed up far past her usual bedtime.
"Do you really think we should have let her stay up so late, Jack?" Angela quietly asked her husband as he placed the sleeping child in her bed. Athena stirred a little as her mother gently tucked her in, a tiny smile on her lips as she dreamed of the party she had just taken part in.
"Of course, luv," Jack whispered back as they entered their own cabin, closing the connecting door behind them. "She's a big girl, and she's survived her first pirate battle; I think she deserved a bit of fun."
"But did you have to give her rum?" his wife asked as she changed into her nightgown. "It can't be good for her; she's only five, after all, far too young for drinking!"
Jack chuckled as he removed his shirt, boots, and effects. "Darling, I was raised on rum, and I turned out alright." He saw her raise an eyebrow at him. "What?"
Angela let out a small laugh. "Oh, nothing," she said, still smiling as she sat on their bed.
Jack's eyes narrowed. "Are ye saying that I didn't turn out right, luv?" he asked, his voice low as he approached her. He suddenly reached out and tackled her to the bed, tickling her with no mercy.
"Jack, stop!" she gasped in between laughs. "I'm sorry, really! Stop, please?"
Releasing her, Jack rolled off to her side, sliding his arm around her waist as he waited for her to calm down. A few giggles later, Angela's breathing calmed and she was instantly asleep in his arms. For a few moments, Jack lay there, watching his wife sleep before he himself drifted off to dreams.
Jack's Dream Sequence: Jack's POV:
Puzzling images were flying past him while he walked through a strange, cold, multi-colored fog. Walking further into the mist, he saw Athena's small frame in front of him, smiling up at him as he approached her. As he got closer, her body suddenly began changing and growing, becoming that of a woman, though her blue eyes were as full of mischief as when she had been a child. Her face had lost its baby fat and was thinner and more refined, like a noblewoman's, though it was tan and sported a few freckles from exposure to the sun.
Staring at the adult form of his daughter, Jack reached out for her, but stopped when another form entered the scene, this one distinctly young and male. This young man was no one Jack had ever met or seen, and yet his face and features looked strangely familiar. His hair was a mixture of light and dark browns, but his eyes were a deep, soulful, chocolate brown.
'The lad bloody looks like Will Turner!' Jack realized, squinting at the young man's form. Suddenly, the other man smiled and bowed, seeming to confirm Jack's inner thought. The pirate captain's eyes widened in surprise as the young Turner put his arm around Athena's waist, the two beckoning for him to follow as they turned to walk away. Shrugging, Jack moved forward.
Following them through the mist, the two forms faded from view, and a huge block of white marble, taller than Jack's head, stood in front of his eyes, images flashing across it in a confusing mixture. As he moved closer, Jack saw the images slow down and watched in shock as he saw an image of his grown up daughter grow heavy with child, eventually giving birth to what obviously was a lovely baby girl. Still watching, he saw image after image of his grandchild flash before him.
'It's like watching time fly by in front of my face,' Jack thought, extremely amazed at what was happening.
As he watched, the little form of his grandchild grew up, practiced magic, married, and bore children of her own. More images of numerous generations of children raced by his vision, most of them girls that grew up to become witches. Amazingly, a few of the children were boys that became normal men of various occupations. Suddenly, the images slowed down dramatically, almost stopping to focus on a huge city with the tallest buildings Jack had ever seen in his life.
The image quickly moved into the huge city, coming to a stop in front of a two-story, white trimmed, pink house with large windows. A nice little entryway led to a pair of doors, frosted glass decorating the top half of them; in front was a lovely garden of herbal plants and roses. The image stopped in front of the door before drifting through it like a ghost. Once inside, Jack looked at the beautiful interior with wood tables, vases full of flowers, couches, lamps, and even a cradle lying about as well. A wooden stairway led upstairs, and Jack could hear voices coming down from the upper level.
A young woman with shoulder-length dark brown hair and dark eyes came rushing down the stairs, pushing her locks out of her eyes as she reached the bottom. Looking the girl over, Jack saw that she was dressed in black leather pants, a white blouse, and laced up black boots. He saw her grab a small black bag as she turned back towards the stairs.
"Piper, hurry up!" the young woman yelled up the stairs. "I've got to get to the mall before noon, and you're taking forever!"
"I'm coming, Paige, just wait a minute while I change Wyatt!" yelled another female voice. "Phoebe, don't forget to pick up some milk from the store, I need it for dinner tonight!"
"I got it, Piper!" another female voice cried from upstairs.
The owner of the third voice came down the stairs, her brown hair cut above her ears. She was wearing a pink, sleeveless dress that was far too short for Jack's liking, considering this girl was probably a descendant of his. She was also holding a tiny baby in her arms, and if the blue color of the blanket was any indication of the baby's gender, it was a baby boy that didn't look much older than a few months. The two women already downstairs impatiently waited at the bottom of the stairs for the other woman, who hurried down the steps, a blonde-haired little boy of three in her arms and a large bag over her shoulder. Like the other two, this woman also had dark hair, though it was far longer and hung down to her waist; she was dressed very conservatively in a pair of black pants, boots, and long sleeved shirt of some sort of shiny green material.
"Alright, we can go now," the new woman, Piper, said, rolling her eyes. "Paige, could you get the stroller for me?"
The one with shoulder length brown hair nodded and held her hand out. "Stroller!" she said, and the desired object appeared in front of her.
Jack's jaw dropped. 'Now that's magic!' Jack thought, thoroughly shocked at how powerful the girl was. He stood still and watched as the two babes were placed in the device and secured inside of it. 'So their names are Piper, Phoebe, and Paige. All easy to remember and pronounce; I like it,' Jack thought, frowning as he saw Piper create shields with blankets to keep the children out of the sun.
"Really, Piper, do you really need the blankets?" Phoebe asked, unknowingly echoing Jack's thoughts as she placed her hands on her hips. "I mean, it's not even that sunny outside!"
"Do you two want your nephews to have skin cancer when they grow up?" Piper asked, looking at the women Jack now knew as her sisters. "Because if you do, then come right out and say it."
"No, no, that's okay," Paige said, shooting Phoebe a look that could split paint. "The blankets are fine, so can we just go?"
"Okay, okay, let's go," Piper replied, securing the large bag over her shoulder. The three women then headed towards Jack and walked right through him, almost as though he weren't there.
'Which I'm probably not,' Jack thought. 'Well, not physically, anyway.'
Phoebe suddenly turned around. "Did you feel something?" she asked, looking back to the general area where Jack was standing, but not looking directly at him.
The other two women stopped and looked back, also taking a look around the room.
"No, did you sense something?" Piper asked. "Is it dangerous? Should I get the Book of Shadows?"
Phoebe was silent a moment. "No, I think its fine," she said. "It wasn't hostile, just...curious."
"Well, if you're sure..." Paige trailed off, looking unsure.
Phoebe smiled. "Yeah, I'm sure." The three then opened the door and left, closing and locking the door behind them.
And the dream ended.
Jack woke with a start in his own room, Angela sitting beside him in a chair.
"Jack?" she cried, her voice extremely worried. "You've been asleep for two days! Are you alright?"
"Two days?" he asked, looking around the room. Seeing her nod, he rubbed his hand over his eyes, trying to get the sleep out of his eyes. "I had the weirdest dream, luv, you wouldn't believe it."
"Really?" asked his wife as she poured him a cup of water and handed him some fruit from a nearby bowl. "I just might, I've had strange dreams myself. Why don't you try me?"
So as he ate and drank, Jack told her what he'd seen in his dreams/visions. After he'd finished, the two Sparrows sat there in silence, trying to figure out what it meant. Angela sat back in her chair before looking up at her husband, amazement in her violet eyes.
"Jack, I think you just saw the future of our family," Angela said, awe in her voice. "I don't know why," she said to stop him from plaguing her with questions, "but I think it was done for a reason beyond our knowledge, perhaps to reassure us that our family will survive despite all dangers."
Jack slowly nodded. "Yer probably right, luv," he said, reaching out and taking his wife's hand. They were silent for several more minutes before he spoke again. "Darling, what do ye say to going to Port Royal? I'm pretty sure that Will and Elizabeth would love to see us again, and Athena can play with that boy that I'm sure they've got growing up over there."
Angela burst out laughing. "Why, Jack, I do believe that you are playing matchmaker for our daughter and young Mr. Turner!" she exclaimed, still giggling. "Shame on you, Jack Sparrow!"
Jack chuckled. "I'm just trying to make sure that things go the way they're supposed to, darling," he said, shaking his finger at her. "Now, why don't ye tell Annamaria, or whoever is steering the ship, to make towards Port Royal while I get dressed?"
Angela nodded as she stood up and left, leaving her husband to his business. Pulling on a clean set of clothes, Jack couldn't help but think about what he's seen the past two nights. The details of the dream were fading now, but the last three women he had seen seemed to stick out in his mind, along with three words.
The Charmed Ones.
He didn't know what it meant, but it was important. Maybe he would talk about it with his wife later, after they reached Port Royal. Putting his hat on his head, Jack opened his door and saw Athena about to knock.
"Daddy, can I steer the ship with you?" she asked, looking up at him.
Jack couldn't help but smile. "Of course ye can, treasure," he said, swinging her up in his arms. Together, the two of them headed towards the helm, listening to the waves crash against the hull and the wind snap the sails as the crew cried greetings to them as they passed.
Meanwhile, 400 years later:
Phoebe Halliwell went over a diagram of the family tree, her fingers landing on one specific section: Captain Jack Sparrow, Angela Marie Sharp Sparrow, Athena Pearl Sparrow, 1600's. Smiling, she fingered the Captain's name before rolling up the tapestry and placing it back on its shelf.
"It was nice to see you, too, Grandpa," she whispered before going to check on her sleeping nephews.
AN: The End! Hope you liked it, and thanks for all of your support! Please check out my latest fic and let me know what you think; I'd really appreciate it! Love to you all!