Once Jack, Tobias, and Carolina had gotten outside and a fire had been lit, Jack sat down and sharpened his sword while Tobias and Carolina talked not too far away.

"Something must be up, he came along with us without a fight or anything. Why would he waste his time with us?" Carolina asked.

"Well, first off, I don't know where you are getting "us" from. I mean, I'm the one fighting, you are. Second, I think he's smarter than he appears to be. He knows something we don't," Tobias replied. "Oh, and how do you plan to beat him? You have never used a sword in your life!" Tobias exclaimed. Carolina looked straight into Tobias's eyes.

"I've dreamed of this moment since I was a child. I've plotted every single step in my head. I don't need practice, I already know what will happen." Tobias laughed.

"Silly me, I thought girls always planned out their weddings in their heads."

"Jack, lets fight!" Carolina said stepping up to him. Jack smiled and stood up twirling his sword with his fingers as if it were a baton of some sort.

"With pleasure miss."

Jack and Carolina stood face to face, walking in a circle. Carolina swung her sword towards him but of course, he blocked it. Carolina and Jack took several swings at each other, all of which were blocked.

"Well, you have the basics missy, I'll give you that. But, in a real match, one would not be standing in place," Jack said. Carolina began stepping backwards as Jack countered her steps. Pretty soon the two were moving all over they place. Tobias sat by the fire and watched. He was trying the best he could to stay awake but he was too tired. Soon, he was laying on the ground snoring.

Finally, Jack took one quick sweep and knocked Carolina's sword clear out of her hand and onto the ground. Carolina stood disappointed in defeat.

"For sometime with no practice you have skill. Who knows, with practice you may even become, unconquerable," there was a gleam in Jack's eye as he finished his sentence.

"Listen Jack, I'm not some dumbfounded simpleton. I know you know something I don't, and I know you came along with me out here for a reason. Now I demand to know why," Carolina exclaimed. Jack grinned and stuck his finger in the air.

"I've gone along with you for several reasons. First off, your mother, her maiden name is Anne Taylor," Jack was interrupted.

"How do you know my mother?" Carolina asked. Jack looked slightly annoyed.

"If you would let me get to that! Now as I was saying, back about 16 or 17 years ago when I had just gotten my ship and my crew, we had stopped at this town to plunder. Now your mother, who apparently had a fascination with pirates, had snuck onto our ship during our raid. Now, back she was a young woman and quite a sight for a man's eyes I must say," Jack was interrupted once again.

"Hey, this is my mother you are talking about, not some fresh piece of meat!" Carolina protested. Jack smiled.

"Oh believe you me, I know! Well, after we got back on the ship she insisted she become part of the crew. Well, usually, having a woman on board is bad luck, but since we already had Anna Maria on board I figured why not? Well, one thing led to another, and romance began to blossom between us, and a child was conceived. Now, Anne began to have a changed of heart and ordered me to take her back home. She said, "A pirate's ship is no place to be raising a baby" so I took her back. Now I had never felt for a woman what I felt for your mother. So as a sort of going away gift, I gave her my first word, what you fought me with. Carolina, isn't it? You are my daughter." Jack waited for Carolina to make some kind of remark but instead she just stood there gaping at him.

"Oh, now you have nothing to say, when I'm finished!" Jack said under his breath. Carolina seemed to be fairly calm.

"This…explains so much…I mean…. my fascination with pirates, my longing for adventure…not to mention my brown hair." Jack looked at her confused.

"Brown hair?"

"Both my parents were blonde headed," Carolina explained.

"Ah, I see."

"So, you're not upset about this?" Jack asked.

"Well, if it were any other person, I might be, but you're a pirate! That makes me a pirate!" Carolina said.

"Well, part pirate actually," Jack said correcting her. "What about your father?"

"Well, he will always be my father, even if it's not by blood," she answered. "Jack, I want to join your crew!" Carolina exclaimed.

"What?" Jack asked caught off guard.

"Oh please! I'm almost 16, I'm a young woman, and my parents would be sending me off to get married soon anyway. All my life I've wanted to set sail with pirates, well, after fighting one of course," Carolina said. Jack could see a gleam in her eye, the same gleam that was in his earlier.

"Well, I don't know if you're up for it, being a pirate is hard work you know. And you can't just change your mind and decided to go home in a week!" Jack said taunting her.

"Jack, I'm sure," Carolina said firmly. Jack let out a smile.

"Welcome aboard.