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CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: INJUSTICE

"He what?" Elizabeth screeched.

"Jack told me your father has already ordered his hanging," Will repeated to Elizabeth. "He said it would be tomorrow or the next day, but I talked to the jailer and he said it won't be an earlier than two days away."

"That is ridiculous! Does Sunni know?"

"I figured I would pay a visit to her tomorrow-"

"No need. I will go there tomorrow. I want you to work on a plan to spring Jack free, understand?"

The next morning, Elizabeth paid a visit to the mansion, but her father was out, speaking with Sunni's doctor. A maid showed Elizabeth to Sunni's room.

Sunni was lying on her bed, staring out the window with a glazed look on her face.

"Her father forced her to take the Doctor's pills," the maid whispered to Elizabeth. "She's been like that all morning."

Elizabeth moved into the room and closed the door so that they would have privacy. "Sunni? Sunni? It's Elizabeth, can you hear me?"

"Yes, Elizabeth, I can hear you," she said, surprising her sister by sitting up.

"I thought the pills knocked you out-"

"I didn't take them, Father just thinks I did. Have you seen Jack? Are you caring for Maddy?"

"Maddy is doing fine, though I think she misses you and Jack."

"And Jack?"

"Will went to see him yesterday at the prison. Sunni, father has ordered his execution with no trial."

"He WHAT!" Sunni flew from bed, but fell again when her legs wouldn't carry her. "I want to see him."

"You are not allowed at the prison, Sunni-"

"No. I want to see Father."

The Governor arrived at the mansion shortly before lunch and found himself confronted by his youngest daughter in the dining room. "Caitlyn, what are you doing out of bed, you should be resting. Well, you certainly look better."

Sunni allowed him to kiss her on the cheek, but didn't return the affectionate gesture.

"How are you feeling, dear?" he asked her as he sat in front of his plate.

"Elizabeth came for a visit earlier this morning," Sunni mentioned, her voice cold as ice.

"Oh, that's lovely, darling. Your doctor told me that you should be exposed to as much normal life as possible."

"Apparently Will visited Jack at the prison last night," Sunni continued as if she hadn't heard her father.

The governor visibly stiffened at the mention of Jack. "Caitlyn," he began, his voice soft, but stern. "I do not want to hear that name spoken in this house ever again, understood?"

"Well, that's just too bad, Father, because he is my husband, whether you like it or not. Whether you think me insane or brainwashed. Nothing is going to change that. Period."

"He will be hung soon, Caitlyn, and that will be the end of it."

"He will be hung soon because you ordered it without a trial, isn't that right, Father?"

Weatherby Swann swallowed. "I did."

Sunni shot up from her chair, using the table to support herself. "How dare you? Are you afraid I'm right, Father? Are you afraid the judge will see the situation through my eyes; that Jack and I are, in fact, married, and we love each other?"

"There is no need for a trial, Caitlyn, all the facts are blatant."

"As well as the small fact that I don't want Jack prosecuted because he is my husband!"

"Your testimony holds no water, Caitlyn, you are just a child, you are impressionable-"

"I am no child, Father! I am 19 years old, I can make my own decisions, I know what I am doing!"

"As do I! Caitlyn, my daughter would never marry a pirate! You are not thinking straight, Jack Sparrow has some kind of hold on you and once he's dead, you will no longer be obligated by his threats."

"You think he's blackmailing me? Are you crazy, you old man? How can you be so blind-"

"Caitlyn, I am tired of this discussion, it is closed. I have ordered his execution, and tomorrow he will hang!"

"Is this some kind of a dictatorship?" Sunni cried.

WHACK-

The Governor smacked Sunni across the cheek, her face flying around and her hand immediately going to her cheek.

The Governor looked shocked by his own actions. Sunni turned back to him, her eyes narrowed, but wild. Her jaw was set. "You think you're so much better than a pirate," she whispered, her voice dangerously low, "but Jack never raised a hand to me. NEVER!" She turned and, on her own feet, left the room.

Elizabeth came in through the front door just as Sunni walked herself up the stairs. Elizabeth rushed to the dining room.

"Sunni is walking!" Elizabeth cried. "What happened?"

"I struck her," the governor said, still stunned.

"You what?"

"I struck her."

"I'm surprised she didn't strike you back."

"Elizabeth, she kept talking nonsense. She is not well, she is weak, Elizabeth."

"Physically, she is still weak, but she is not crazy, Father," Elizabeth said. "She loves Jack."

"Oh Elizabeth, don't be absurd! It's just not like Caitlyn to go off and marry a pirate-"

"Father, it's exactly like Sunni to go off and marry a pirate, and you know it. Have you forgotten what Sunni is like? Don't you remember how many times a soldier has brought her home after getting in trouble? Don't you remember her begging to take sword lessons and then doing it behind your back when you refused? Don't you remember-"

"Yes, I remember all those things, Elizabeth." The governor rubbed his temples. "Please, go retrieve the child and bring her to the prison. As a last request, the pirate has asked to see his daughter and Caitlyn. I am allowing him to see the child and no more."

Elizabeth wanted to continue arguing, but she was not one to deny Jack his last wish. She went for Maddy.

At the prison, the Governor escorted Elizabeth in with the baby in her arms. Several soldiers stood around. "Jack Sparrow," the Governor stated.

Jack stood from the floor of his cell to see what the chaos was about. In Elizabeth's arms, he saw his Maddy. A large smile spread across his face as the jailer unlocked his cell.

Elizabeth stepped toward Jack and handed him his daughter.

"'ello, luv," Jack smiled down at the bundle of joy in his arms. His beautiful daughter. "Now listen carefully, savvy? I- I might not be around to watch you grow up, ye see? But know that yer Daddy loves you very much, an' I'm very proud of ye." Tears sprang to Elizabeth's eyes as she watched the exchange. "Grow up strong, an' be proud ta be a Sparrow, eh? Take care of yer mother, okay? You're all she's got right now and she needs ye ta look after her. Listen to her, okay? Obey her. An' give her all m' love." He bent down to kiss her forehead. "I love ye, Madelyn."

"What did you call her?" the Governor demanded.

Jack looked up from his daughter. "Madelyn. Sunni and I decided to name her after Sunni's mother, Madison. Your wife."

The Governor swallowed hard. "Yes, I think that's enough time, now Sparrow. Elizabeth, take the child."

As Liz took the child, she gave Jack a long hug. "We are not done fighting to stop this," she told him.

Jack just smiled and nodded, knowing there wasn't a whole lot left for Elizabeth and Will to do.

Jack stepped back and looked to the Governor. "An' m' other request?"

"I think this one was fair enough, wouldn't you say, pirate?"

"Fair is a word that has escaped your vocabulary, Father," Sunni's voice came from behind the Governor. Will supported her as she walked down the cement prison floor to Jack's cell.

"Caitlyn Marie, get away from that man!"

"Go to hell, Father. You'll not deny me this, I swear on my life, you will not." She turned back to Jack, who was leaning on his cell door that was still open.

"'Ello, luv."

Sunni could not keep the smile from her face. "Jack." She nearly knocked him over, throwing herself into his arms.

The Governor was about to interrupt, but Elizabeth stopped him with a hand on his chest.

"I missed you," Jack said, into her hair.

Sunni pulled back and looked up at him, with tears shining in her eyes. "Jack, what can I do? I have tried all I can, but I cannot let you hang. Help me, please. I don't know what else to do."

"No tears, luv," he wiped them away from her cheeks. "What you can do is take good care of Maddy, eh? Raise her well, an' tell her all about her father."

Sunni shook her head violently. "NO! I cannot do this alone, Jack Sparrow. You said I would never lose you, and I refuse to lose you now."

"Sunni," Jack sighed. "I love you."

Sunni sobbed. "No, Jack, no, don't say that! You never say that unless one of us is dying, don't, Jack, please. Oh, Jack, I love you."

"I think that's enough," the Governor finally interrupted, his throat thick. "Murtog, Mullroy, please take my daughter home."

Sunni reached up and captured Jack's lips in a passionate kiss. She kissed him for all she was worth until she was dragged away by the soldiers.

"Are you satisfied that they love each other, yet?" Elizabeth asked her father as she tried to hush the crying child in her arms.

The governor looked indecisive. "I will believe nothing until I see a marriage certificate," he declared stubbornly.

Sunni looked over her shoulder upon hearing this.