Once is Never Enough
Thanks to all my wonderful reviewers. It's so nice to find people who love the J/E idea as much as I do.
Chapter 4 In the Face of Danger...
Lebanon's eyes were as cold and lifeless as Jack remembered them. His first thought was to pull out his gun and shoot him but common sence got in the way and he turned away from the edge, giving Lebanon a good target, but a better plan.
Elizabeth was listening intently to the fighting above her and she could hear Jack giving orders to his crew. Suddenly the fighting got more intense and Elizabeth went up to the deck.
Captian Lebanon and his crew had boarded the Black Pearl.
Flashback
Jack heard the cries of his nephew in the room next to him and silently cursed Anthony for not tending to his son. Getting up, Jack went into the room and saw his nephew sitting up in his bed wiping his eyes.
"Chris? What's the matter kid?"
"I had a dream."
Jack rubbed his eyes and looked back toward his room wanting nothing but sleep.
"Captain?"
Jack sighed and walked across the room and sat on the bed.
"You don't need to call me captain Chirs. Now, what was this dream about?"
"This really pretty lady came to take me away. She said she would let me grow up in the city. Then when we was leaven' I looked back to you and my daddy and the Pearl was on fire."
Jack picked up his young nephew and sat him on his lap.
"Well kid, that won't happen. You are going to be here forever if you like. And someday you can be captain if you like."
"But what about you?"
"I'll get me a different ship or live in Tortuga, but not for a long time."
"Okay." Chris said and cuddled up to his uncle.
Jack fell asleep with his arms protectivly around his nephew.
Two Weeks Later
The sea was calm and most of the occupants on the Black Pearl were asleep including Jack and Anthony Sparrow.
Mr. Dover, Jack's first mate was awake along with Cambridge and Florence on the deck when a pirate ship pulled up next to them and boarded.
Anthony woke up and went to fight next to the rest of the crew not bothering to wake his brother.
Captain Michael Lebanon boarded and saw the young boy crying for his father who was laying dead on the deck.
"It's not here captian"
"Then he must of hid it, let's finish and leave."
Lebanon's crew was silent and quick when killing most of the crew. The last one alive that saw anything was Christopher Sparrow. By morning the young boy bled slowly to death, much to the horror of the captain of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow.
End of Flashback
Elizabeth watched in horror as the crew was dying and the promise she made Jack was slowly diminishing.
"'Ello darlin'."
Elizabeth turned around and came face to face with one of the disgusting pirates she had ever seen. Looking around quickly she saw Jack fighting an older man who she thought must have been Captain Lebanon.
The pirate pulled her around and put a sword to her neck when he saw his captain being defeated by the Sparrow.
"Jack!" The pirate yelled, and before Jack could deliver the killing blow he stopped and looked as dangerous as Elizabeth had ever seen him.
"Let her go Kent!"
"Okay," the pirate said and tied her hands together before throwing her overboard into the sea. Jack was instantly torn between revenge and Elizabeth.
Dropping his sword he jumped over the side and swam toward Elizabeth.
)-(
"I'm sorry he got away Jack. Why did he come after you in the first place?" Elizabeth asked sitting on a chair in Jack's room.
"He's looking for something I don't have. But if I find it first I'll destroy it."
"What is it?"
"A map."
"All this over a map?"
Jack sighed and layed down on his back. "Not just any map luv, it's supposed to be a map to paradise."
Elizabeth's eyes got big and she stayed awake all night while Jack slept dreaming unpelasent dreams.
TBC
This story is going to be picking up! I'm so excited! I know exactly were this is going. I have a question though. How and when do you think Will should come into the story? Maybe more tonight, but I've got a busy day we will just wait and see. ;)