A/N: So, how do you think of this so far? Is it any good? I particularly like this chapter. I think the next one will be better though...hehe....

Disclaimer: Don't own anything 'cept the 'villain' and her crew, oh, and a few members of Jack's crew. Everything else, including Jack -sniff- does not belong to me.

Siren's Song

Chapter 3: Parley?

"Not good...no, not good," Jack was muttering to himself as the women on the other ship hooked the two ships together and started to swing over.

"Jack!" Annamaria yelled at him, running up to the helm. "Why are you giving up? It's your PEARL!"

He swung around to face her and grabbed her shoulders, "You think I want my Pearl taken away?! You know my weakness! Women! I can't fight 'em!"

Annamaria did remember that Jack had not slapped her back when she had hit him because he had stolen her boat. He had every reason to but didn't.

"Let me test something," she said, but before he had anytime to react, he was slapped right across the face. Ow.

But he didn't hit her back,maybe that was because he suddenly had a pistol pointed at his nose. He watched as Anna was tied up and taken away, down with the rest of the crew tied to the mast. Everything seemed like a bad nightmare, he was loosing his Pearl. He needed to protect it, but just as he was about to step away, he snapped back into reality. He noticed who was pointing a pistol at him.

"'Ello, mate. I'm Captain Alex of the Siren's Song- the worst pirate threat in the Caribbean," the woman said. Jack would have said, 'I think not,' but that wouldn't charm a woman with a weapon.

Instead, he gulped and looked down, but couldn't help but to look up slowly, taking in exactlywhatshe looked like.

She wore a white powdered wig. Eyes traveling down he noticed that the coat was navy blue except for the collar and cuffs, which were white with gold trimming. It reminded him of something. She just had regular knee high pirate boots. Looking up slowly, he noticed she had breeches, like any pirate would wear. The only difference was, she had a loosely tied corset-like top, over a flimsy creme coloured shirt. His eyes lingered there for a moment too long.

Alex chuckled, "I'm so sorry, Captain, but I'm off limits to prisoners." Jack's head snapped up, noticing her face for the first time. She had the brightest brown eyes.

"I'm terribly sorry. I didn't know, love," he added a toothy grin, which was immediately shot down with a glare. "I was just wondering how fast I could get you out of that corset of yours"

"Beth! Get this man out of here!" her crew member named Beth ran up the stairs to Jack and started to rope his hands together. She was just about to tie the knot when.

"Parley"

"What?" Alex lowered her pistol.

Jack attempted to use his extravagant hand gestures, "Now, here me out, love"

"Captain"

Jack gulped, "Aye, Captain. I want to know what you're goin' to do with the Pearl"
The woman just smiled, a pretty sight after a glare, "You thought I might take some gun powder and a match to it? I think not"

Jack was relieved, but he couldn't let her see that.

"...I'm going to make it part of my fleet..." she leaned close to Jack's face, "And become Commodore. Catchy title, eh? You get to meet the old Commodore...Norrington or something"

She stepped over to the helm and held it, standing as if she was the only person on board, like she owned the sea, like she owned the Pearl...The Black Pearl was his, not some power hungry woman's. He couldn't loose it again.

Alex looked over at Jack, "Anything else"

"Aye, there is," Jack took a second to think. "The crew is faithful, so you don't need to kill them off or maroon them. Also, I'd like to stay on board the Pearl. I don't really care what my position is: Captain, crew member, or prisoner."

"But, ye want to stay on board," Alex said, and Jack added a weak smile. He looked so helpless there, like if he lost his ship, he would never forgive himself, "Agreed then. Ye can stay aboard the Pearl for now, but in the brig. Beth!"

Beth took the order and led Jack down below.

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Beth brought Jack down to the dimly lit brig and put him in. Then she left him locked in his little cell.

Jack looked around. Only ten days ago he had been in the same place. Barbossa had marooned him and left him to die shortly after. If this new leadership marooned him, then he would not have any chance of escape. There was always Norrington, If he passed by the island, with Elizabeth Swann or not, then.

Jack kicked the bars in frustration. The captain had said something about capturing Norrington. That meant 'no' to the island plan. He always knew that women had their ways to make men mad. Why it had to be him after just getting the Black Pearl back, he didn't know.

A/N: Like it's always said. Review! But what is not always said, I need to know if something doesn't seem or look right. Cheerio!