Ok, next chapter. Come on guys, you are lacking in reviews...I'm I that boring? Anyway, I have been toying with many ideas for the ending. I have some great ideas and I'm still thinking about the ending. I have a betrayal, some surprises, all in all a real romance...Now let's start the next chapter...

Chapter 20

Emma shot up, as if coming out of a bad dream.

"JACK!"

"I'm sorry my dear, I'm not Jack."

She looked to her side. It was James. He gave her friendly smile.

"Where's Jack? Where am I ?"

"You are on the Dove, my ship."

"But where is Jack?"

"You will see him soon enough. Now rest, you need you strength."

"What happened James? Tell me!"

"Fine. Calico, my brother and myself combined our crews. We decided to do a bit of pirating and Jack's ship just happened to come in our direction. We didn't attack, but we did manage to get everyone and everything off the Pearl of value. I left the retrieval of you to my brother, who was just recently raised from the dead..."

Suddenly, the door burst open. The man that had made Emma black out stepped in.

"...And here he is now."

Emma swallowed hard.

"Is the wench ready yet?"

"Robert, I have told you before, you will not call her by any insulting name. She is my guest, not your hostage..."

"I can call her whatever I damn well please! The Dove was originally my ship, and I did you the bloody favor of getting her here!"

"Robert, for once can you be a little sensitive to a woman's feelings?"

"Sensitivity is a fool's errand! IF you want to get something, you have to threaten and kill some people along the way! That, little brother is what being a pirate is all about! Now shut your trap and let me talk to the wench!"

James opened his mouth to correct him.

"I said keep your trap shut James!"

James closed his mouth. He left the room, closing the door behind him. Robert, or so he was called, sat on the bed where Emma lay. She shivered with fear. Jack had told her about this man.

"What's the matter? Are you scared?"

Emma nodded slowly.

"You should be. Now, I want to know about the Bronze Tiger Treasure, and I want to know it now...Unless you want me to go by force, and I prefer force..."

Robert smirked evilly. Emma shuddered. A thought came to her.

"I will tell you what you want to know, but I must be assured that the crew and its passengers aren't harmed and I would like to see Jack Sparrow..."

Then after a quick thought adding "The human."

Robert smirked. "We have an accord."

A little while later, Emma was dragged even more below deck, into the brig. Emma quickly entered the cell she was directed to. Jack lay in the cell his hat over his face. Emma sat on the floor next to Jack. She picked the hat off Jack's head and giggled.

"Aye! Give me my hat...!"

He looked over to see who took his hat.

"Emma, luv, what are ye doing here?"

He wrapped his arms around her, giving her a quick embrace.

"Jack, listen, we are not in a good position. We are on James's ship, the golden Dove. But we have a problem..."

"Wait, James's ship? We were battling that moron Calico!"

"Shush! I was getting to that! They have combined crews! Jack, Robert Barbossa is back from the dead!"

"Barbossa? Robert? Luv, we have to get ye off this ship! You'll be a bed warmer yet! I don't want anything to 'appen to ye!"

"Jack, I can't get off the ship. They'll simply go after me! I'm going to get you guys off the boat!"

"We're not leaving without you, Emma."

"You have to, it's the only way."

"No. I don't want you risking your life for a bunch of pirates. If you have to suffer, I will too."

"Jack..."

"Shhh. Not another word."

He wrapped his arms around her, and kissed he forehead.

"Awww. Ain't it a touchy site? Too bad I have to break it up!"

Barbossa AKA Robert pulled Emma out of the cell and Jack's reach.

"It be time to retrieve the treasure, missy!"

He called to a guard to get Jack and led Emma on the deck. Into a boat he threw Emma. James and a few crew members were already in the boat. Jack was thrown into the boat, shortly after.

After being lowered James stood up.

"Gentleman! I have some excellent news! My brother has agreed to let me marry, this lovely woman, Emma!"

Emma suddenly stopped breathing. It was not because of the corset she wore or the rays of the sun. She let out a breath and laid her head on Jack's shoulder, who happened to be sitting next to her, with his hands bound.

Emma was just as surprised a Jack was............