Chap. 3 The Pearl

When Kaillyn saw the ship she started to run to it, until Jack grabbed her shoulder.

'Better wait fer me, luv, if one of me crew sees ya with out me, you' probably n'er see yer brother 'gain.'

She slowed without speaking. Hoping, praying James was all right. THey reached the Pearl, and she started to board when a short, stocky man out a knife to her throat and said, 'And who might ye be? Ye board this ship with no permission and ye damned to the devil 'imself.'

'She's with me, Gibbs.' Jack said walking by, with no show of care.

'But Captain,' Gibbs replied, ''tis bad luck to bring a woman aboard.'

'She's 'ere fer the boy.' Jack replied, motioning Kaillyn to follow him. Jack walked down a few small steps to a small hall with 2 doors. He opened the first to see a young boy running around the room waving his toy sword in the air, yelling dueling words.

'James!' she cried running to him, arms wide open.

'Kailey!' he yelled running to her, embracing her.

'Are you okay?' she asked frantically.

'Yeah! Did you know that this is the Black Pearl? The real Black Pearl!' he asked.

'Yes.' she smiled at his healthy state of being.

Then Jack Sparrow walked into the room.

Then James, still admiring Jack, breathed, 'And that's the REAL Captain Jack Sparrow!'

'Yes, I know. Did anyone hurt you? We're you okay here?'

'Yes, Captain Jack Sparrow found me. And he helped me, are we going to be pirates now, Kailey?' he asked excitedly.

'No, James, now it's time to go.' She stood up with James' hand in hers. Then a young pirate ran in.

'Captain! The Commodore and his men just arrived in Tortuga to stop the crazy riots and

people, they were running fer the Pearl, but don't worry, we'll be out to sea in no time. Even if they jumped on their ship now, they wouldn't be able to catch up to us.' Then the boy ran out as quickly as he came in.

'What? No! You must take me and James back to land!' she cried running up on deck. She barely could make out the people on Tortuga. She kneeled to the floor and cried silently into her hands.

'Now, luv tis not that bad. We'll drop you off at the next port we go to. Port Royal, I believe, I've got to stop to see some old friends. But we also had got to stop off at another island before that, luv, and we can't bloody leave ye there.'

'How long until my brother and I get off this ship?' she asked hesitantly.

'I'd say about 3 months... give or take a month, savvy?'

She cried and felt a small hand on her shoulder.

'It isn't that long, Kailey.' said James, then with glee he said, 'It could be fun.'

Mr. Gibbs started to walk over and said, 'Oh, Captain, tonight-' then he paused when he saw Kaillyn, 'Oh, bloody hell, Jack! The woman's still aboard! 'Tis bad luck ye know!'

'Gibbs... what would ye call Anamaria, then?'

'Well, she's a different sort o' woman. She's a pirate...but this woman, she's a lady. She'll cause nothin' but trouble fer us, Captain.' Gibbs said glaring at Kaillyn.

'I would like nothing better, Mr. Gibbs, than to be off this filthy ship, but Jack (then James coughed "ahem"), eh, Captain Jack promised my brother and I to be off in the next port. So until that day, Mr. Gibbs, you shall not have to worry about me or James, we will cause no trouble for your journey.'

'Good-'

'But if any of the scum on this ship touch me or my brother, I will be trouble, I will not stand for any behavior threatening to myself or James. You think you have seen the worst of your troubles by being captured by vicious pirates such as Barbossa, well you are in for hell, if you so much as say a dirty, raunchy, or distasteful word to me or my brother, do you understand, Mr. Gibbs?'

'Eh, yes, ma'am.'

Jack laughed.

'That goes for you, too, Sparrow." she said eyeing him suspiciously.

'Now, wait a minute!' he cried, 'I am CAPTAIN of this bloody ship and if anyone sets down ANY rules of ANY kind it shall be approved by me and instructed by me. Savvy?'

Now Mr. Gibbs was chuckling at the fear in Sparrow's eyes, when he looks at Kaillyn.

She replied, 'Just don't give me any reasons to castrate you in your sleep.'

Gibbs laughed loudly now, Jack's eyes popped open.

'Ye dare make me a bloody eunuch? Now, I say, woman, that's quite enough. I will try to contain myself around ye, only because ye are supposedly a lady, not because im afraid of ye, but no touchin' me goods.' he was about to walk away when he stopped and said, 'Unless I let 'cha.' He smiled and left them, Gibbs following.

She was about to take James and cried, 'Where are we supposed to stay for now?'

Jack turned and said, 'Room across from me room where ye found yer brother.'

She nodded, in unhappy thanks, and grabbed James' hand and walked to the room.