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Chapter 3

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Jack walked up onto the deck. Everything was silent. No chatter of the crew. No laughter

from below deck. Nothing.

"Jack..." Will said in a whisper.

"Shut your bloody trap William." Jack whispered.

Jack and Will tip toed forwards. The windows that were on the side of the Captain's cabin

were shattered.

"No. No. No." Jack said barley below a whisper

"Jack. I'm so sorry." Jamie said.

"DAD!!! Over here!!" Darik said as he entered the Captain's quarters.

"What is it?!" Jack asked as he and Will ran to see what was wrong.

"Oh my god. Katrina!" Jack said as he ran to where Darik was. A body was lying on the floor.

She had Dark hair and the same green eyes that Darik had. She was lying with her legs bent

underneath her. Blood was flowing freely from her head and she had a bullet wound in her arm.

"Jack. Darik. My two favorite males." Kat managed to croak out.

"Baby. Who did this to you?" Jack asked as he craddled her head in his arms.

"It was Norrington." She said, blood spurting out of her mouth.

"I'll kill him for this." Jack said furiuosly but with a sad look plastered on his face.

A single tear slid down his cheek.

"Jack. He was looking for you. He said he wanted you d-dead." Kat coughed. Blood flowing

freely from her mouth now.

"Ssshhhhhhh......" Jack shushed.

"I love you Jack. And you too Darik. Remember me always." Katrina said sadly as she inhaled

her last breath.



"No.no.no.no.NO!!!!!" Jack said as he cried over his beloved wife's body, "Come back Kat.

P-please come back." Jack said as he tried to cry the life back into her.

"NO! I love you too! Come back! Don't leave me mum. Don't go. I need you!" Darik cried as

he held his mother's now lifeless hand, trying to shake the life back into her.

Jamie walked up behind Darik and kneeled down beside him and embraced him as a mother would

embrace a child that just woke from a nightmare. Darik sobbed into Jamie's shoulder.

"Darik I'm so sorry." Jamie said as she stroked his hair.

Darik did'nt say anything. His sobs turning into violent intakes of air and coughs.

Will, whom had been in the doorway holding onto Elizabeth, watched as their beloved friend's

wife died in his arms, finally spoke.

"I'll help you Jack. I'll help you get him back." Will said as he watched Jack stand up, an

angry look on his face.

Angry was an understatement. Jack was furious.

"Whelp. Do you really think that I will let you help kill Norrington? Katrina was my wife.

He killed part of me. He killed her because of me. Because he could'nt find ME!!!" Jack yelled

as more tears slowly feel from his blood shot eyes. Everyone was looking at Jack now.

"Jack, let me help. I want to help you." Will said as he let go of Elizabeth (whom went to

help Jamie and Darik off of the ground,) and walked to Jack. Will embraced Jack and Jack

swung his arms around Will like a frightened child. Jack began to sob.

"Will, we must go. Norrington is bound to come back." Elizabeth said as she ushered Jamie

and Darik out of the cabin.

"I don't think that such a good idea-"

"No. Its a great idea." Jack said as he hobbled out of his quarters.

"Are you sure Jack?" Will asked uncertainly.

"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Savvy?" Jack said as he truned around to face Will, Darik, Jamie

and Elizabeth.

"Aye, Captain." Will said as he picked up Katrina's lifeless body.

"Daddy! What are you doing?" Jamie said as she stood shocked.

"We have to give her a proper burial." Will replied to his daughter's shock.

Jamie stayed silent the rest of the way home. Darik and Jack both walked sadly, dragging

their feet in the sand.

"Darik?" Jack said

"Hmm?" Darik reply as he came out of his trance.

"When you were first born, your mother said that you were destined to marry a beautiful

young woman. I've seen the way you look as Jamie. I may be a pirate but I'm not blind.

Your falling in love." Jack said, trying to avoid further mentioning of Katrina.

"Aye, Maybe so. Maybe so." Darik said as he fingered the ring at his neck, on a simple

silver chain.. It was beautiful. Opal and Ruby stones lay on each side of a Bloodstone.

The band was silver. His mother's favorite. It was her ring but she had given it to him

only a few days ago.

They soon arived to the Turner's home. Will made a cot for Jack in the living room. Darik

insisted on sleeping on the floor because he said it was the only way that he would be comfortable.

"As long as your sleeping on the floor, you might as well sleep in Jamie's room. She's got

carpet." Will said knowing that Darik would'nt try anything due to his current state. Pirate

or not, Darik still acted like an english-man.

"Yes, sir." Darik said as he took the blanket in Wills out stretched hand.

"Come on Darik. I'll show you to my room." Jamie said as she took his hand.

Darik followed Jamie silently up the stairs, thinking about his mother's last words. Remember

me always.

"Where do you want to put your blankets down?" Jamie asked as they entered her room.

"Close to you." Darik replied, looking into Jamie's eyes.

Jamie moved closer and gave Darik a kiss on the cheek, as she took the blankets he was holding.

Jamie began to spread the blankets out beside her bed. Darik soon crawled underneath them and

feel into a deep sleep.

Jamie changed into a nightgown, with her back to Darik incase he woke up.

Jamie crawled into her own bed. Jamie thought about Darik's mother. The beautiful young woman

who was lying in a pool of her own blood. Her peircing eyes that matched Darik's own. Jamie

did not know her but Jamie shed tears for her as she lay in bed remembering the death of a

woman who had been loved by a pirate. Jamie feel asleep as Darik dreamed.

Jamie woke to the mumbling of Darik on the floor. Darik had tears streaming down his face.

His mumbling started to get louder. he seemed to be pleading for someone's life. For Jamie's life.

"Don't kill Jamie. Don't kill her." Darik sobbed.

Jamie got out of bed and layed down next to Darik. She layed with her back to him. She gasped as

he put his arm around her waist. His mumbling ceased and he let out a sigh that seemed........... Happy.

Jamie soon feel asleep to the sound of Darik's steady heart beat.