Pirates of the Caribbean:

The Legend of the Alchemist

Chapter 3

EvanLee grinned at Sparrow nodding towards the figure staggering towards them, her sister.

"Vari!" she called without looking behind her. "Sanathe!"

"Yes me'lady?" she turned back to see Vari, captains assistant standing in front of her Sanathe not too far behind.

"Vari go escort Captain Joselyn to her cabin fer a sec' I need to deal with young Jack here." Vari bowed as Joselyn had taught him and left after uttering a single, "Aye."

"Sanathe I need ye to take Jack and store him in the hold." she grinned. "Captain Joselyn could use a surprise." she said mischievously as she watched Vari lead Joselyn into her cabin next her own. She turned back to Sanathe. "Savvy?" Sanathe nodded.

"Whate'er ya say boss." he said grinning at her taking Sparrow by the arm leading him towards the hatch and then down into the hold, Sparrow looking back with questioning eyes. EvanLee strode towards the captain's cabin and paused.

"Blaine!" EvanLee called for the 1st mate to see her. She veered to the right and into her own cabin.

Joselyn sat on her bed glancing up at Vari her assistant looking to him for answers. Noticing her eyes he shrugged.

"Lady's orders." he told her uninterested. "She asked me to hold ye in here fer a bit. Needs to take care of somethin'"

"Very well." she replied irritably. "but could ye at least tell me what she be doin'?" he shrugged again.

"Dunno."

"Idiot." she spat at him angrily. Vari took no mention of it. Joselyn always got mad at her sister. Lady EvanLee always took over as 'Captain' when she was gone, shouting out orders as if Joselyn didn't exist. Though Vari knew that wasn't the case. EvanLee loved her sister very much but got very power hungry at times and Joselyn knew that.

Joselyn glared up at the very young skinny pirate. He had short dirty blonde hair that stuck up in all directions and always seemed to swirl about his head in the wind, and a peaceful almost babyish face. Joselyn had always found him so cute that he was hard to take seriously. Though trough his baby-like face he was a great pirate, he never stood down on a challenge, nor backed down on an order from either EvanLee or Joselyn even if they were against each other. No. Vari was no baby at all.

In her cabin EvanLee sat down with Blaine the 1st mate.

"Take her where'er ye may please." she paused. "we must find The Mutiny. She must see her son. And then we will head back to me birth place, Port Royal I must catch up with me old bucko Will."

"Aye." Blaine paused his dark eyes smoldering, "Will Captain be k with this." EvanLee paused to think then shrugged.

"Dunno. But listen to me Blaine tis important I speak with Will 'bout his new found friend."

"Ye mean Jack Sparrow?"

"Aye. That tis indeed who I be thinkin' of."

Joselyn jumped as she felt the ship moving. She quickly stood up and stared angrily up at Vari.

"Move!" she commanded glaring at him. Obediently Vari moved from the door. Joselyn seemed surprised how quickly he moved so as she paused halfway through the door she whispered a quick "thanks" and made no notice of the bright red that seemed to creep across his cheeks. As Joselyn stepped up on deck she recognized the tall back side of the 1st mate. Though instead of yelling out his name she yelled out her sisters.

"EvanLee!" she jumped as she was cut off. She felt her sister come up behind her grinning and pull on her right arm leading to the hatch. Startled Joselyn let herself be led by her younger sister.

"Come, come, hurry!" she whispered excitedly so soft that Joselyn barely heard her. "I have something you need to see!" Joselyn suddenly stopped and held her ground eyeing her sister apprehensively. Then bending to the will of her sister followed EvanLee who had let go of her hand and already disappeared down the hatch leaving it open for her.

EvanLee nodded to Sanathe who headed back to the hatch stepping out of the way so Joselyn could follow her sister deeper into the damp rat infested cargo hold. EvanLee spun ahead of her sister so she could reach Jack first to give him some warning of the torrent of rage he might face when Joselyn spotted him. Then she spotted jack who sat on a sagging crate filled with god knows what glancing up at her with a slight grin on his face.

"could be a slight dirtier." he smirked. EvanLee suddenly feeling a slight pang of guilt for leaving him down here apologized ignoring his sarcasm.

"Listen." she muttered as fast as she could before Joselyn caught up. "prepare for the worst but don't back down. don't ye dare back down." he grinned. Surprised instead of seeing a boy through the slouched image of jack she saw a man, his father.

"hey." he grinned glancing around her to see Joselyn walking lazily seeming somewhat annoyed making her way down to their end. "what ye saw at me shop… I was just faking fear." he grinned. "I was really brave inside." he sniggered.

"oh shut up ye wuss." EvanLee glanced back. "Stand up! She's comin'"

Joselyn glared at her sister when she noticed the man that stood behind her. EvanLee just grinned foolishly.

"Is this all ye wated to show me?" she screamed glowering at her sister. "Some stupid sprog!" Jack winced at the term thrown at him. He was no child. He stepped up in front of EvanLee and kneeled down in front of Joselyn. Something he learned out of respect to do to a captain of the ship he was trying to board. He stood back up looking Joselyn in the eye. She smirked at him cruelly.

"Ye think yer brave enough to look a pirate in the eye boy?" she asked emphasizing the word boy.

"No I don't but I always be ready to take a challenge." Jack said his eyes never leaving hers. Joselyn noticed the challenge in the boys voice and then the similarity to the pirate she hated. She wondered who he was. And almost as if reading her mind Jack spoke. "My name is Jack Sparrow." Joselyn's eyes widened. "Named by my mother Captain Kauri Jones aft my father Captain Jack Sparrow." ignoring the two all too familiar names Joselyn spoke.

"And ye think yer a pirate cause of yer background?"

"No I was born a pirate I just need the trainin'" he grinned at her.

"Oh really? And are ye really as tough as yer playin' it?"

"I don't know. Am I? I think that be yer decision." EvanLee grinned.

"Joss." she said softly approaching her sister. "Give em a chance. He deserves it." and then whispering into her ear, "Think of what Kauri'll say when she finds out we have her son." to that Joselyn grinned at. Then she decided she liked the boldness of this kid and smiled genuinely.

"She be right. Ye deserve the chance to be what ye were born into." Jack kneeled once again before her and muttered a thanks. And EvanLee told Joselyn her plans of where they were going as Vari showed Jack his new barracks.