(A/N) Enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POTC!
"I still am nervous." Elizabeth said as she tugged on the sails.
"Elizabeth, you shouldn't be doing that, that is why we have a crew…" Will said worried about his wife.
"Not made of glass you know." Elizabeth said as she folded her arms in front of her.
"I know. Elizabeth, you shouldn't worry though, we have clemency, and Jack is coming with us, there is nothing to worry about."
"Exactly, it seems too perfect, he agreed to it too easily." Elizabeth said.
"We don't have to go you know." Will said.
"We already agreed…and if we don't go he may send the Navy after us, and we really don't need that." Elizabeth then felt tugging at her skirt.
"Mom, I was wondering something." William asked her.
"What was that?" Elizabeth said.
"Port Royal, grandfather, is it stuffy there?"
"Very." Will answered the question for Elizabeth.
"So does that mean I have to look nice?" Elizabeth then saw Eveie run towards them.
"And I have to wear a dress?"
"Yes, so do your father and I, it's only for a little while." Elizabeth said as she scooped Eveie up in her arms.
"Yuck, yuck is all I have to say." William pouted. Will ruffled up his son's hair.
"Why don't you two go and play for a bit?" Will said.
"Want to play with us Daddy?" Eveie asked from her Mother's arms.
"In a little while, I've got to settle in a few new members of the crew. William take your sister."
"Dad are we going to have a chance to practice today?"
"I promise when we are all done, by this afternoon we should meet up with Uncle Jack, and we both can show you some new things with the sword." Will said bending down to his son's height.
"Alright." William then took his sister by the hand and led her to their bedroom.
"New crew members?" Elizabeth asked.
"Yes, I thought we could use a few extra hands."
"Whatever you feel is necessary. I am going to keep my eye on the children, I'll be with them."
"Sure." Will then kissed Elizabeth and watched her walk below deck.
Will turned around to see that the three new crew members were already here, waiting for him.
"Thank you for being here on such short notice. I am William Turner, captain of this ship, my word is final. Charles is the first mate, he is in charge when me or my wife are not here, my wife, is the only other person you should follow orders to, consider her a second captain so to speak." Will said.
"What's your wife's name?" One of them asked, he was a tall man, young by Will's standards, he had light brown hair and brown eyes.
"Elizabeth. I also have two children, they will be kept out of the way, so no need to worry about them. Everything is in equal share here, I take no more than you, and you take no more than me, work hard, keep problems off my ship, and we all should be fine. I have never had to kick someone off my crew, and I don't intend on doing so. Have I made myself clear?" Will asked sternly.
"Very." The same man who asked for Elizabeth's name. Will looked at him with a certain concern, he seemed shady, but Will brushed it off, he felt this way about anyone he brought on his ship.
"Charles is going to show you to the crew's quarters, then we will be off."
"Charles, what is that man's name?" Will said pulling his first mate aside.
"Which one?"
"The one with the brown hair, tall…"
"Robert."
"Thank you." Will then turned around and headed downstairs to his children's room.
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"Mom, can you believe that Uncle Jack, the best pirate in the Caribbean, is going to show me how to use a sword?" William said jumping up and down on the bed.
"You know, he isn't all that good…" Elizabeth said with a smile.
"What?" William then stopped jumping and plopped down on the bed to listen to his mother's story.
"When your father and I left Port Royal almost ten years ago, Jack asked me if I knew how to use the sword that I wore on my side." Elizabeth said as she was crocheting a blanket.
"Why would he ask that? You know how to use one…better than Dad…I think…" William said sheepishly.
"Well, he didn't know that. When he asked me to fight him, I beat him."
"Really?" Evie said as she tuned into the conversation.
"Yes, then your father and I fought…I beat him too."
"Why don't you fight daddy again?" Eveie asked.
"Because I beat him once…and that was enough for the both of us." Elizabeth said as she giggled.
"I'm going to make fun of dad the next time I see him…" William said jumping off the bed.
"Why?" Elizabeth asked.
"He was beaten by a girl!" William then roared in laughter. Elizabeth made a frown.
"William come here…" Elizabeth then put him on her lap. "A girl can be just as smart or just as strong as a boy, I beat both your father and Jack fair and square…and both your father and Jack are very strong men. I want you to remember what I am telling you, because I do not want you to think girls are frail little flowers."
"I'm sorry…" William then looked down, Elizabeth put her hand on his chin and positioned his eyes on her.
"I am not cross with you…give me a hug." William then threw his arms around her neck.
"Does that mean I am going to learn to use a sword?" Eveie asked.
"Of course, your father is going to teach you, just like he is teaching your brother." Elizabeth said as William jumped from her lap.
"I want you to teach me." Eveie said as she grabbed her mother's skirt. Elizabeth's heart melted, that was such a sweet thing said.
"Of course." Eveie then continued on playing with her brother.
"I'm going to beat you some day." Eveie said joyfully.
"You have to be as good as mother!" William then took the doll Eveie held in her hand, and held it high above her head. Eveie started jumping up and down trying to reach for it.
"No fair!" Eveie cried. Then the door swung open and Will walked in and took the doll from William's hand.
"Play nice…" Will then handed Eveie the doll.
"Elizabeth, the Pearl is on the horizon, maybe an hour or so." Will said to her.
"Alright, I'll make sure we are all ready." Elizabeth said with a smile. They hadn't seen Jack in a little over a year, so it would be entertaining to see him again.
(A/N) Jack next chapter, in all his glory! LOL...This chapter should be put up by the tonight.
