Disclaimer: I don't own anything you recognize as something from Pirates of the Caribbean... although I do own Jack and maybe the Black Pearl but other than that I can't say I own it... sigh I wish this wasn't a dream...

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Here's Chapter 6... Enjoy!

The Silver Pendent

Chapter 6- The Name Game

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I stood there for at least 10 minutes thinking about what was going on. Captain Bailey a woman, her not being my mother's killer, and to top it all off she has the same pendent as me. Maybe that's why my mother had given it to me. I have so many questions... So that is why I am here now. It's a little wobbly, but I think I'll get used to it. But just think, now I get to follow my dreams and find some things out about my past!

Brianna dropped her quill, and closed the cover of her journal...

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Brianna stood and blew out the candle beside her. It had been a very long day. Jack had taken her aboard the Black Pearl to search for Captain Bailey and sort out everything. Elizabeth and Will had been more than happy to join Brianna on the Pearl as well. That afternoon brought up many questions, seeing that Jack is a man of many words, the question and answer period went on for many hours, making it after night fall before any one had begun to think of packing. When someone finally pointed out that they still needed to pack, Will jokingly reminded Brianna and Elizabeth not to pack too heavily. Of course, Elizabeth packed lightly with only six dresses, 4 pairs of shoes, a shawl, and the rest pants and baggy shirts. Brianna on the other hand, was a bit more practical; she bought her journal and only a few pairs of pants and shirts.

Jack had taken Brianna aside that afternoon to talk to her. "Miss. Edwards, over this little venture..." he moved his hands in a swishing way, "of ours, I would be more than happy to teach ye the ropes of running a ship."

Brianna being a little bit more excited than usual, hadn't noticed that lack of her first name, but hugged Jack and said, "Thank you so much Jack, I've always wanted to wanted to be a pirate. With the freedom and..." I wonder why he did say my first name? WAIT did I just hug him? ' Blushing Brianna asked,"Jack, why didn't you call me Brianna? You have before."

"I know, I know, my mistake. I know you English people are very touchy about your names.

"JACK! That was not very nice! We English people are not touchy about our names, its people... well I don't know what people, but other people, not me, are touchy about their names."

"Fine, but me name is not Jack its CAPTAIN, CAPTAIN Jack, CAPTAIN Sparrow, or CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow!" Brianna snickered and Jack gave her a look saying 'don't mess with the title!'

"Or rather, its people like you who are touchy about their names!" Jack gave her an angry glare, although she could see a hint of amusement in his eyes.

She smiled and went to seek out Elizabeth. Later that night, after everyone had gone to their cabins, (Elizabeth and Will together and Brianna with her own beside the Captains quarters), Brianna pulled out her journal and wrote about the day. Deciding that she needed her rest, she climbed in to the makeshift bed Jack had given her, promising to get her a better one at the next port. It wasn't the same as the one at Elizabeth's house, but it really wasn't all that bad either. She sighed and closed her eyes, dreaming about what had happened during the day.

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The next morning, the glare of the sun woke Brianna up with a start. Grumbling, she grabbed her journal and wrote: I'll need to change where my bed goes, I don't think I can stand having the sun waking me up at this ungodly hour every morning ... wait what am I saying, I'm a pirate now, am I a pirate? Oh well, I better get used to this if I need to wake up early and help out on the ship. I love saying that, help out on the ship. Ah, it's a dream come true. Well, even more than a dream come true, I am going to be a pirate. A PIRATE!

Brianna quickly changed into the clothing she packed, a baggy shirt and pants, adding a belt to keep them up. She opened the door and noticed that Will was on deck talking to one of the crew members. "Good morning Will," She said as she passed him. Not seeing Elizabeth on deck, she stopped short and called out, "Oh Will, where might I find Elizabeth?"

"Oh, she's down in the galley getting something to eat." he replied pointing to a set of stairs.

"Thank you."

"Wait, Brianna. I was wondering; where did you get those pants and shirts? Elizabeth won't tell me, will you?"

"That Mr. Turner, is a story for later, unless of course you get Elizabeth and me drunk." Will raised an eyebrow as she walked away towards the galley.

"Bloody girls with their secrets," he said to Mr. Gibbs.

Turning her head to smile at Will, Brianna hadn't noticed that Jack was coming up the galley stairs, nor did Jack notice that Brianna was coming down because of the radiant sun streaming down the stairs. As they crashed into each other, Jack being the wonderful pirate he is, set himself straight and placed a hand on Brianna's waist before she could topple over and roll down the stairs. Slightly shocked and blinded from the sunlight, Brianna took a deep breath and shaded her eyes to see who caught her. She gasped as she realized just who had done such a good deed. "Jack, thank you, I mean, I'm sorry for—"

"Bloody woman, ye scared the living daylights out of me!" He straightened letting her go, "Well, BRIANNA I'll see ye in about one hour for yer first lesson." Then he turned and she heard him say something that sounded like 'Captain'. 'Brianna better not get in me way like this, I don't want to kill meself while she's on me ship'thought Jack, as he started walking away, probably heading for the helm.

"Yes I suppose so. Thank you, CAPTAIN for catching me." She had noticed the way that Jack had emphasized her name, so she decided to do the same.

Brianna worked her way down the stairs to find a room full of rusting pots, ladles, and countless bottles of alcohol, most likely rum. There were many chairs around the galley too, that she supposed were for the whole crew during the dinner hours, but it seemed to only have a few tables. 'Odd I would have thought there would have been more tables to fit everyone. I guess they must have dinner in shifts '. She looked to her right and saw Elizabeth, dressed in a full dress and corset, having her breakfast. She looked up as Brianna approached the table, and gestured for her to sit down and join her.

"Not to talkative today, are we Elizabeth?"

"Well, Will and I had a bit of a spat when I refused to tell him where we got our pants and shirts."

"Oh yes, he asked me about them too today. I told him that we would save our little story until the time was right, or they would have to get us really drunk." Brianna replied jokingly, as she stuffed her mouth with fruit that they had taken from home. Brianna always loved fruit, since she was old enough to eat it. She could live on it, and not complain. It's very healthy you know! Brianna and Elizabeth exchanged their agenda for the day and sat in silence for a little while. That's the thing about their relationship; they could sit in dead silence and not feel uncomfortable around each other. It gave them time to think about things. Both women were snapped out of their thoughts by a loud sound from the deck.

"What was that?" Elizabeth asked wide eyed.

"I have no idea, probably someone dropped a crate or something." replied Brianna. Right as she said that, another loud sound came from the deck. "Maybe I'm wrong, I really don't like that sound!" She paused, "We might as well go see what is making that noise."

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Up on deck, Jack and Will were circling each other with their swords draw. For them this was a friendly dual, but in the eyes of others it could get dangerous. Basically, they were fighting because Will had called Jack a girl and Jack called Will a eunuch once again. The whole crew were chanting and stomping on the deck, to whomever they were cheering for. More chants were for Will just in spite of their Captain. Brianna arrived first on deck to see what the commotion was. Since she knew that Will and Jack were both good swords men, she knew of Jack's swordsmanship from stories that Elizabeth had told her, she was not worried that someone was going to get killed. Elizabeth on the other hand, had other ideas. She wanted it to stop, so she screamed at them. Eventually, they stopped, out of breath and with quizzical looks.

"Elizabeth, what is the meaning of this intrusion in our little game. We're just havin' some fun!" Jack said.

"FUN?!? Someone could get really hurt, I mean..." Elizabeth got cut off by Brianna stepping forward and saying, "I want to have a go!"

This made everyone laugh; no one understood that she really meant that she was challenging Jack to a dual. She made it clear by grabbing for Will's sword. He had not been expecting her lunge, and gladly let go of his sword when he saw her coming at him. It was this time he chose to share with Brianna that Jack can be very rough when fighting, and that he sometimes cheats. Brianna did not care though, for she thought this was the time to show that she was not weak. Why she had this unexpected out burst of greed to be known, she did not know. Brianna felt that this was her first chance in her life to show to the world, well just the crew for now, that she was not just a girl.

Jack and his crew were still laughing when Brianna shot at Jack with impressive speed. He automatically blocked it with a swipe of his sword. "So you really are up for this? I promise I will go easy on you." He winked and shot backward.

"Oh Jack, you do not know what I can do. Who knows I could be a better swordsman than you!" she replied with a smirk. Elizabeth on the sidelines was cheering Brianna on, for she knew what other did not. The fighting went on a few moments, Brianna matching Jack's swipes each time, knowing that he was taking it easy on her. She decided to stop holding back and actually use the strength she had in her. She lunged and swiped and shot out of the way quicker than Jack had ever seen.

"Come on Jack, I know you can fight hard than this!" teased Brianna. They fought for a few more minutes, when Brianna made a spectacular swipe and Jack's sword shot out of his hands. Brianna smiled in defeat, and as she looked around realized that no one was chanting, nor making any noise at all. They were all just staring with open mouths are her. To break the silence she said, "What? Hasn't anyone ever beaten Jack before?"

Mr. Gibbs blinked a few times and replied, "No, there hasn't been anyone I know of that has beaten Jack. What demons are living in your bones miss?"

"No demons, just skills." And with that Brianna dropped Will sword and walked away. Little did she know that Jack was following her. Brianna was heading for her cabin to refresh herself, sword fighting always made her feel unclean, but she still enjoyed doing it. As she reached her cabin Jack grabbed her shoulder. "Ye never told me that you could fight!"

"You, never asked." She replied

"Look I don't mind that you can fight, just how the hell did you get so good?!"

"Jack, Jack, Jack, its all skill. Now I hope that you do not have a problem with me winning. I mean I was only trying to show that a girl is not helpless. The time came to prove it so I took it." Jack just stood there mouth flapping, but no sound coming out. 'When did Brianna become like this, this is a new side of her. It seems that I have some competition now. This should get interesting.' Thought Jack. This was a new feeling for Jack, but what was it, it wasn't triumph, it was actually jealousy. Jack had never been beaten, especially by a girl.

"Well, ye certainly proved yerself, 30 minutes till your lesson." He walked away with a gallant swish.

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DUN DUN DUN..!! What will Jack do, what will people say? Only I know... and soon you shall too! cries I AM SO SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING SOONER! Things have been difficult in my life and I just started school again so that didn't help much either. Anyway, I will update more frequently. I just hope I still have readers. Thanks everyone! Drop a review, I really appreciate it! Cheers,

--Emma—