Hi, peoples!!! I've finally come back!!!! Thanks for all the reviews!!! By the way, Dawnie 7, I MEANT to say 'pearl' instead of 'pride' because:

1) it fits

2) Jack loves the Black PEARL, so y not?? But anyway, glad u liked my story!!!!

Piratelf:

Glad u liked my story!!! Yeah, I liked the Norrington/water thingie myself. In the movie, I actually wished something embarrassing would happen to him, so I thought, 'Hey, what if.....' ya know?

And Lauren 04,

U could write your own stuff too, right?? No offense or anything, I repeat: No offense, it's just, it's my story, ya know? Thanks for the offer!!! P.S: Glad u liked my story!!!

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS!!!!

All right, I know what you're thinking.....On with the story, enough of this!!!! Am I right, or am I right???????

Okay, here goes. This is a long one, so watch out!!!

Chapter 3 Caught

Jade was running after Jack, who suddenly disappeared along the alleyway streets. She looked around herself. There was a wooden statue of a man holding a knife-that was never there before... But then, Jade saw the knife pulled in from behind, out of the hand. Jack scrambled out from behind the statue. He was surprised to see her there.

"JADE!!!" he whispered loudly, "What're ye doing here??"

Jade looked at him as if he was incredibly stupid. She started talking and tapping his nose with every word.

"I-happen-to-be-helping-you-escape. But-if-you-don't-want-it,-that-can-be-arranged."

She then grabbed Jack's hand,the one that wasn't rubbing his nose and led him into the blacksmith shop. Once they were inside, she grabbed a hammer and started banging away at Jack's chains, ignoring Mr.Brown, the owner of the smithy who was sleeping with a bottle of liquor in a corner, because he never woke up from slumber unless forced to. After banging at the chains for ten seconds, Jade sighed in frustration. She sat down to think on a bench. Meanwhile, Jack was looking around. Seeing the donkey contraption, he took a red-hot poker from the fire, and burned the donkey's tush. It heehawed and started moving the machine. Jack then put his chains in one of the gears, successfully breaking the chain. Jade looked up.

"Oh! Nice! Now, know (GAHHHH!!!! ANOTHER tongue twister!!!Sparrow MoNkEy) what we're going to do next?? We-"

Just then, she heard footsteps outside the door. Will.

"Jack!!! Hide! Quick!!"

Jack went behind a large working screen. Will came through the door just as Jack hid.

Will saw Jade and a questioning look from him was all she needed to talk.

"Ah, um, Will. Uh-good to see you, er, I was hoping to find you here, for..." Her eyes landed on some swords, "for an extra lesson at swordplay, if you aren't too busy, I hope?" she stammered.

"Oh, of course! Just-just let me fetch my sword. Wait here." Will marched to the back room. Jade waited for a few seconds, turned to where Jack was hiding, but then Will came back. He handed Jade her sword.

"Ready, Miss Jade?"

"Er, well, yes. You go first, Will."

Will advanced, Jade blocked. They parried for a while. 'The lass can sure fight!' thought Jack, watching them from behind the screen.

They fought until Will seemed to be distracted about something and Jade took advantage of his momentary weakness and held her sword at his throat playfully.

"Ha!!!! I win!!" she cried joyfully.

Will started grumbling about how she was just lucky, that's all.

"Tell you what, since you defeated me- the first time, I might add," he chuckled, seeing the glare that conquered her face. He continued,

"You can have that sword. It's a bit light for a man, anyway, but it can cut neatly. Well I'd best be getting to work- I've gotten quite a few orders to fill this week. Hmmm. Everything right where I left it..."

Will started walking towards where Jack so foolishly left his hat. Just as Will was about to pick it up, Jack came out of hiding and pushed Will's hand away with his sword.

"You're the one they're hunting...the PIRATE!!!"

Jade was seething. 'HOW COULD JACK BE SO STUPID??????'

"JACK!! YOU IDIOT!! WHY FOR PETE'S SAKE DID YOU DO THAT FOR??!!??" she fumed.

Will appeared to be confused.

"Wait-you're aquatinted with him??"

Jade nodded. Jack was the one to break the silence.

"You look somewhat familiar-have I threatened you before??" he asked Will.

Will sneered at Jack.

"I make a point of avoiding familiarity with PIRATES."

Jack looked undaunted.

"Ah," he said calmly. "Well I hate to be putting a black mark on your record, so if you'll excuse me..."

He turned to leave, but Will held his sword up high. Jack sneered in annoyance and held up his own sword.

"Do you think it wise, boy, crossing blades with a pirate??"

Will stood his ground.

"You threatened Miss Jade."

Jack slid his sword down Will's, making a scraping sound.

"Only a little. And anyway, the lass here didn't seem so scared of me.

Jade spoke,

"Really, Will, it was all right. Jack even said he wouldn't hurt me, and I'm fine."

But Will didn't listen. He just advanced and attacked Jack. Jack blocked him. They started parrying some more.

"Well," said Jack, "Clearly you know what you're doing, I'll give you that-but how's your footwork? If I step here,"

Jack stepped to one side with Will mirroring on the other side.

"Very good. And now I step again."

Jack stepped to the other side again, with Will ding the same on the other side of him, all the while parrying and blocking. Meanwhile Jade was sitting on the bench comfortably, watching them-well Jack, as she hadn't seen him swordfight before.

"Ta!!"

Jade snapped out of her reverie. She didn't want Jack to go. He was heading out the door. Jack was just going to go out, when Will threw his sword, so that it went through the door, blocking Jack's exit. Jack's kohl lined eyes widened at the close call. He grabbed the end of the sword and tried to pull it out several times, his hair and beads bouncing on his broad shoulders in the process. He swiveled around.

"THAT is a WONDERFUL trick, it's just that, now, you are the only means between me and mah way out, and now," he unsheathed his sword again, "you have no weapon!" he finished, flashing his trademark smirk.

But Will grabbed the red-hot poker from the fire. It rang with the change of temperature. Jack wiped the smirk from his face. They started fighting again. Will started throwing any weapons he could reach at Jack. Loads were his newly made swords.

"Who MAKES all these??" asked Jack, just noticing the swords and attacking Will again.

"I DO!!" shouted Will proudly as he countered Jack's attack, "-And I practice with them, three times a day!"

Jack went back to the middle of the room.

"You need to find yourself a girl, mate!!!"

Will thrashed at Jack furiously.

"Or," continued Jack, "perhaps the reason you practice three hours a day is because you've already found one, and are incapable of WOOING said strumpet." He then looked at Will as if he just realized something. "You're not a eunuch, are you??" his face horror-struck-and glancing downward.

Will was fuming.

"I practice three times a day, so when I meet a pirate, I can kill it!!!!"

They kept fighting viciously, and in a matter of seconds, they were on a cart, which was rocking dangerously under their weight. Then Jack stepped on a loose board, sending Will into the rafters. But Will cut a rope connected to a bale of hay, which landed on the opposite side of the cart, thus sending JACK up into the rafters.

They STILL were fighting, though Jack kept on sneaking glances at Jade, who smiled every time. 'Probably just seeing if I'm still watching them SHOW OFF!!' thought Jade, rolling her eyes playfully at Jack.

He grinned at her. Will, taking advantage of this opportunity, struck, making Jack's sword fly out of his hand. Jack grimaced and jumped off of the rafters, but so did Will. Jack grabbed a ripped-open bag of sand, and sprayed it in Will's face. While Will was wiping (UH OH!!!! ANOTHER tongue twister!! Sparrow MoNkEy) sand out of his eyes, Jack grabbed his pistol and aimed it at Will.

Will was astonished.

"You cheated!!" was all he could say.

"PIRATE!!!" Jack said in a voice that clearly meant, well DUH!!

Then they all heard footsteps outside the door.

"MOVE AWAY!!" said Jack menacingly to Will.

"No." Will answered simply.

"PLEASE move??" Jack begged anxiously.

"NO!! I can't just move aside and let you escape!!" Will said firmly

Jack cocked his pistol.

"This shot," he said menacingly again, "was NOT MEANT for you."

Jade was watching this whole thing, but out of the corner of her eye, she saw Mr. Brown come up from behind Jack-

"JACK!!! Behind you!!!" Jade shouted at him frantically.

-And crashed his whiskey bottle on Jack's head. Jack fell to the floor, Jade rushed up to him, and then the door crashed down to reveal a damp Norrington (HA HA, Commo-BORE!!!!!!!Sparrow MoNkEy) and some of his soldiers. They looked at the scene before them before the Commodore's drone sounded.

"Thank you, Mr.Brown. You've aided in the capture of a dangerous fugitive."

"Just doin' me civic duty, sir." Mr.Brown slurred.

Norrington turned to his men.

"Well I think we'll all remember the day Captain Sparrow ALMOST escaped. Take him away. Oh, and Miss Jade, your father is VERY disappointed in your unladylike behavior-associating yourself with a PIRATE! As I am displeased, I might add," he said, looking at his wet uniform, "therefore, he has given me permission to assign you a punishment- a night in a cell, or at home, a weeks worth of restriction. Which would it be?"

Jade thought about it. If she went and spent the night in jail, she would see Jack before he-

'NO. I will NOT think about that!!' she mentally told herself firmly. She would see Jack, and it would be for one night. Restriction would be for a whole week, and she wouldn't see Jack, but she would keep her reputation. 'Bloody reputations!!!' Jade made up her mind.

"I'll spend the night in the cell. WITH Mr.Sparrow" She said. And to complete with a cherry on top, she gave Norrington her never-fail-puppydog eyes, full of the sea aqua and pleading. Norrinton seemed to struggle with himself for a moment, but then gave in.

"Oh, all right."

Jade smirked, satisfied.

"I knew you would see it my way."

Jade sauntered out the door with Norrington on her heels.

HAHAHAHA!!!!!! Should I write more????? If so, I'm HUNGRY for reviews!!!

Sparrow MoNkEy