CHAPTER TWELVE

BACK TO TORTUGA

William and Elizabeth Turner had decided to accompany Governor Norrington aboard the Dauntless to find their daughter. The first place they went was Tortuga. They set sail three days after Samantha went missing, and arrived in Tortuga that night. Elizabeth and Norrington had never been there, but the sights, sounds and most of all, the smells, came rushing back to Will the second he set foot on the island.

"This is disgusting." Norrington said, observing the street they were walking on.

"Will, are you sure Jack will be here?" Elizabeth asked.

"Almost positive. Otherwise he's out on another grand adventure."

As it turned out, Commodore Jack Sparrow had just brought the Black Pearl into port, back for supplies, before they set out to rescue Samantha from the crew of the Navigator. After fixing the mast, they had decided to send Ana Maria and the El Tigre Fiero on ahead to Isla De Muerta, to head the Navigator off, in case they, by some strange coincidence, had managed to take the right course. Jack sent Nicholas with some of the crew to get their supplies while he and Bootstrap went off to their usual tavern for a drink before they left port a few hours later.

Will used his memories to lead him to the tavern Jack had brought him to eighteen years earlier. He found the street and followed it to the dirty little tavern at the end. They had no idea that Jack Sparrow was in fact, behind them at that moment, and followed them into the tavern with a man Will hadn't seen in many years, his father. Jack, on the other hand, noticed something very familiar about the three people in front of him, so he grabbed the arm of Will Turner and turned him around to face him. Will, feeling threatened by someone grabbing his arm, turned around swinging.

"Jack?" he said quizzically, seeing the culprit. Norrington and Elizabeth stopped dead in their tracks and turned to see Will and Jack watching each other in shock.

"I knew it." said Jack. "Will Turner."

"Where's my daughter?!" Will said immediately.

"Well..." Jack started.

"I know you know Jack. If she's hurt, I swear on all that's holy I'll--"

"I don't know exactly where she is. But I do know who she's with." Jack said.

"Will..." Bootstrap Bill said softly. Will looked at the man behind Jack Sparrow and instantly recognized him. Jack moved out of the way as Bootstrap and Will stared at each other. "Will, I didn't think I'd ever get to see you again." Elizabeth glanced from Norrington to Jack in question and then back at her husband.

"Father and son, reunited. What a joyful reunion." Jack said.

"Where's Samantha?" asked Elizabeth. "Jack? Where is she? Please tell me she's okay." Jack then spotted Norrington, and quickly moved to the other side of Will and Bootstrap.

"I see you've brought my good friend Norrington along as well. Nice to see you again mate."

"Indeed..." Norrington muttered, still bitter about not being able to arrest Jack, because in Tortuga, pirates were immune from the law. "Just tell us where Miss Turner is so we can be on our way, Sparrow." Norrington said.

"See, I don't know where she is, necessarily--"

"What do you mean by that?" Elizabeth said.

"Well, there was a...um...mistake..."

"What mistake?" Will demanded.

"There was a battle with another pirate ship and they took her because they thought she'd know the way to Isla De Muerta. They've been after us for the location for ten, eleven years now." Jack said. "The thing is, she doesn't know. So we're going to fix the ship and go out looking for them. My son is getting supplies and my wife is off with the other ship trying to head them off."

"Your wife and son?" Elizabeth said, in shock.

"Aye. I was drunk...both times."

"Commodore, the Pearl is fixed and ready to make way." Nicholas said.

"Aye, lad." Jack said. "Let me introduce you to your bonnie lass' parents. Will and Elizabeth Turner." Nicholas rolled his eyes. "And their friend, Norrington."

"She's not my lass." he said, annoyed.

"Will, Elizabeth, Norrington, this is my son, Nicholas." Nicholas extended his hand to shake Will and Norrington's then bowed to Elizabeth as a gentleman should.

"You're sure he's your son?" Will asked, taken aback at the pirate's son's formality.

"Unfortunately." Nicholas muttered.

"Aye." said Jack. "You'll see, spitting image of his old man, I swear, he looks just like me."

"No I don't." Nicholas said.

"Ashamed of your father?" Jack asked him.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I am. I'm not you, and I never will be! I hate everything about you, and I hate being a pirate. If it were my choice, I would have joined the British Navy to help put an end to piracy. I know you're not proud of me for the way I am but it's better than being a dirty, filthy, bloody, scallywag like you! I can't stand this life anymore. After we find Miss Turner, I'm done with this life, I'm done with piracy, and most of all, I'm done with you." Nicholas said. He then turned on his heel and stalked off in the other direction, leaving Elizabeth, Will, Norrington, Bootstrap and his father behind, all gaping in shock at his outburst.