Hello, persons!!!!!!!! Okay, I'm really really really really really really REEEEEAAAAALLLLLYYY sorry that I didn't update in the last...gee, I dunno...katrillion years, at least...(hangs poor lil' head in shame() but now I'll make it aaaaalllll up 2 u!!!!( (reasons I COULDN 'T UPDATE:

I was sick w/ strep, & allergies, which might be just that or bronchitis I was reading other fanfics I was buuuuuusssssyyy w/ school and a friggin' science report...ugh!!!! I had a piano concert and a chorus concert, so I had to practice. I was just plain bored & VERY surprisingly didn't think to update...(bangs her head on the Black Pearl) STUPID!!!! STUPID!!! (stops because she gets amnesia...NAW!!! Just kidding!!!)
Okay, I think u get the picture...so I was really busy!!!

DISCLAIMER: If I owned Captain Jack Sparrow, do u REALLY think I would
write this stuff?? sigh wish I owned Captain Sparrow...and Legolas...and
Johnny Depp...and lots o' other stuff...
All rightie then, enough of hearing me ramble, on with the story!!!!!!

Just to tell ye ' ' = Jade's thoughts, okay?? In case u didn't
already kno...

Chapter 9 REALLY Isle de Muerta (hee, hee)

After Jack went back up to the helm to finish steering the ship, Jade was
once more alone in the room, and left to her thoughts. Jack had been so
nice just then...although he was always really kind to her, it was
still...nice. And then there was Elizabeth... 'Oh, please little sister,
PLEASE be safe!!' Jade prayed. Then, when she got tired of not being
useful, she abandoned the room and also went up deck.

When she appeared on deck, the first thing Jade noticed was that they had
docked near a foggy, gloomy and rocky type of island...

"Isle de Muerta..." she whispered aloud. She then walked towards Will and
Gibbs, who were having a conversation about, as usual, Jack. Jade sat on
a nearby barrel and just listened in.

"...How did Jack get off the island?" Will asked Gibbs.

"Well, I'll tell ye. He waded out into the shallows and there he waited
three days and three nights until all a manner of sea creatures came and
acclimated to his prescence. And on the fourth morning he roped himself a
couple of sea turtles and made a raft!"

Jade snorted at this. 'Honestly...'

Will looked as if he didn't believe Gibbs.

"He roped a couple of sea turtles?" he repeated.

"Aye, sea turtles!" Gibbs confirmed.

Will continued to study him until Jade cut in,

"Excuse me, Mr. Gibbs, what did Jack 'supposedly' use for rope, hmm??"

Gibbs opened and closed his mouth a few times, making him look like a fish. Suddenly a shadow loomed over them. They all turned to face the owner. Jack looked at them all with such a serious look it caused the corners of Jade's mouth to twitch into a grin.

"Human hair..." drawled Jack, "From mah back..."

Jade couldn't help it. She burst into laughter. After she calmed down a bit, Jack called to his crew,

"Let go of the anchor!! Young Mr. Turner and I are to go ashore, luv You'll be safer here."

Jade's expression would be described: 'ARE YOU CRAZY?????'

"But, Jack, I HAVE to come!!! Heaven above, I'm Elizabeth's sister!!!

Jack smiled sadly at her.

"Sorry, doll, but I just couldn't live with meself if something happened to you, and, well, I want to live, so..."

Jade huffed.

"Oh! Fine then! Go and rescue my sister without me!! I'm sure I would much rather just stay here while she bleeds to death, or something, by PIRATES!!" she drawled sarcastically while she went over to the other end of the railing to work on knotting some ropes with Anamaria.

Jack shook his head at her in disbelief.

"Gee, luv, I'm only trying to protect ye, savvy??"

Then when Jade gave him a stubborn little smile, he saluted her (U kno- like in the beginning of the movie, he saluted the dead pirates??? Well, this is the same...okay-read on!!!) and went into the boat with Will.

Jade, meanwhile, had some plans of her own. Since the rest of the crew was working dilegently, she got herself a small boat of her own, her sword, and started rowing towards Isle de Muerta.

It wasn't hard to row a boat, really, she had no idea why the girls wouldn't participate in her 'ship/boat' games at home when she was a little girl...

BANG!!!

A gunshot startled Jade out of her thoughts. She had a feeling it was...'Oh, no!!'

"Jack!!!"

Jade hurried to shore, jumped out of the boat and headed into a cave supposedly leading deep into Isle de Muerta.

Should I write moooooorrreeee???????.........................

Well should I????

OF COURSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hee hee sorry I like messin' wit ya...

The cave/tunnels of Isle de Muerta were dark and wet and scattered with coins. Jade had to feel her way through them, and bruised and scraped her head and arms many times on the jagged rocks that stuck out from the cave walls.

In a few minutes, she reached more tunnels that were lighter, so she could at least see. While walking, she tripped on something-or someone-

"Jack!!! Oh, God!!!" Jade got on her knees and rolled him over. "Jack!!! Can you hear me?? Oh, please, love, wake up!!!" she started to shake Jack until he came to.

"Jade?"

"Oh Jack, finally!! I thought you were..." Jade couldn't finish.

Jack grinned.

"So ye went against my orders and came all the way here because..." he paused. "I'm irresistable!!" (TOTALLY!!!!!!!! swoons!!!)

Jade rolled her eyes.

"Jack, who did this?? Do you know??"

Jack's brown eyes darkened.

"'Course I know...Bloody stupid Will..." he shrugged and picked up the paddle next to him. Jade helped up and they snuck around the tunnels, trying to find out what was going on, not letting go of their hands. Before long, they reached the cave and were surrounded by Barbossa' crew.

"YOU!! You're supposed to be dead!!" shouted Pintel, who was aiming a gun at them.

Jack looked himself over.

"Am I not??"

They tried to go back the way they came, but Jack and Jade were surrounded by sword points and guns. Jack put a finger on Pintel's gun.

"Pululay...palulilalaloose..." Jade looked at Jack as if he'd lost his mind. "Parlili, parsnip...partner, partner..."

"Parley?" asked Jade, having finally figured out what he was trying to say. Jack put on an 'oh, yeah!' expression.

"Parley!! That's the one!! Thanks, luv!!" he quickly pecked her on the cheek and continued to shout, "Parley!! Parley!!"

Pintel rolled his eyes in a pained way.

"Parley...DAMN to the depths to whatever maghead thought of parley!!" he spat.

Jack took this opportunity to express a smart comment.

"That would be the French...Latin based, of course...inventors of mayonaise."

Pintel grinned, showing decaying teeth.

"I like mayonaise!!"



The pirates led Jack and Jade into the main lair to Barbossa. He was shocked when he saw Jack.

"How in the blazes did ye get off that island???"

Jack smirked his trademark smirk.

"When you marooned me on that godforsaken spit of land, you forgot one veeeerrrry important thing, mate..." he paused. "I'm Captain Jack Sparrow!!"

It was Barbossa's turn to smirk.

"Then I won't be making that mistake again!! Gents, you all remember Captain Sparrow...kill him."

They all raised their guns and swords, but someone shouted,

"Wha' about th' lass??"

Barbossa looked Jade up and down, obviously impressed by what he saw. Jade glared at him coldly, her eyes like sea ice, and clenched her fists. Barbossa grinned at her reaction.

"She's a fiesty one... We'll spare her...to play around with later..."

Jade was horrified. She held Jack's hand tighter, but put on another glare. Jack, however, looked cold and dangerous.

"You won't put a finger on the lass, Barbossa." He said in a low tone.

Barbossa sneered and turned back to his crew.

"Kill 'em."

Jack and Jade still looked calm and collected, even when about thirty pistols were cocked at their heads.

"The girl's blood didn't work, did it?" he drawled.

Barbossa hesitated before ordering,

"Hold yer fire!!" he turned to Jack and stated, "You know whose blood we need."

Everyone looked at Jack, including Jade, waiting for his answer.

Jack smirked as he replied,

"I know whose blood you need..."

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