Chapter Fifteen:

Tortuga-

"Where's me book bag?" Megan asked out of no where as they were walking to where Gibbs had told Jack to meet him.

"You left it on the Interceptor." Jenny said. Megan paused in her walking. Jack had put her down a while ago in fear of being kicked in the head again.

"I did?" she asked.

"Yeah." Alexa agreed. "You said you didn't want to loose it, lest any of those "damn prostitutes" on the island look in it."

Megan stared. "If you say so." she said with a shrug, hurrying to catch up to Jack and Will.

"Guess she really doesn't have a really bad hang-over." Alexa commented as she and Jenny continued walking.

"Naw," Jenny agreed. "It was all for show - to annoy Jack."

Alexa giggled as Megan caught up to Jack. The Pirate watched carefully to make sure her legs were no where near his head. But Meg was happily talking to a parrot on one of the pirates shoulder.

Jenny and Alexa came to a stop next to Will, who was staring disgustedly at the crew Gibbs chose.

"Well," Alexa said to Will. "At least they like Megan."

Jenny sniggered. "You mean, at least the parrot likes her." Alexa and Jenny sniggered as Will hastily put a hand over his mouth to cover his laughter.

"That wasn't very nice." Will commented as they watched megan move down the line and talk to a mysterious person that she obviously knew.

Gibbs came down the docks from the road the group just came down. Megan looked up from her conversation and saw the man, and she stepped back from the line.

"Feast your eyes, Cap'n. All of them, faithful hands before the mast. Every man worth his salt. And crazy t' boot." Gibbs said to Jack as he examined the Pirates.

"So this is your able bodied crew?" Will scoffed. Jack decided to ignore this He continued his marching and stopped in front of the Parrot Pirate.

"YOu, sailor!"

Megan stepped up and stood next to the Pirate. "Cotton, sir." she informed him.

Jack nodded. "Mr. Cotton! Do you have the courage and fortitude to follow orders and stay true in the face of danger and almost certain death?" Jack asked in one breath. "Mr. Cotton, answer me!"

Megan shook her head. "'e's a mute, sir. Poor devil got his tongue cut out, so he trained the parrot to talk for him."

Gibbs nodded in agreement. "No-one's yet figured out how."

Will stared at Megan. "You found all that out by talking to a parrot?" Megan smiled innocently

"I did." she replied.

Will furrowed his brow. "How?"

Megan grinned. "If the chocolate fit's the shoe, what do you wear?"

"The chocolate!" Jenny laughed.

Will looked as though he was about to ask, but Jack cleared his throat, signaling he'd like to start again. Will shook his head and shut up-ped.

"Mr. Cotton's…parrot. Same question." the captain questioned the parrot. The bird ruffled his wings and squawked "Wind in the sails! Wind in the sails!"

Gibbs spoke up when he saw how confused Jack was. "Mostly, we figure that means 'Yes'."

Jack smiled. "O'course it does." he turned to Will, who was standing behind him. "Satisfied?

Will looked thoughtful. "Well, you proved their mad." he muttered. "Makes Megan look normal."

Megan glared at Will, but held her tongue - literally.

"What are you doin;?"

Megan smiled. "I - oh - ih - eye - ung!" she said earnestly.

"What?!"

Jenny laughed. "She's holding her tongue."

"Righ'…" Gibbs said. There was an akward silence for a few moments, and then:

"What's the benefit for us?"

Jack stopped before he even got a chance to comment on Megan's odd behavior and walked over to the mysterious person that Megan had been talking to earlier. He reached out and snatched the hat off of the persons head, revealing that she was a girl as her hair slipped off her head.

"Anamaria!" Jack gasped.

SLAP!

Will smirked. "I suppose you didn't deserve that one either."

Jack shook his head. "No, that on I did."

Megan laughed as Anamaria shook her finger in Jack's face. "You stole my boat!"

The captain shook his head. "Actually, I - "

SLAP!

The girls laughed as Jack rubbed his cheek. 'Borrowed, borrowed without permission, but with every intention of bringing it back to you!"

The woman glared at Jack. "But you didn't!"

"You'll get another one." Jack said defensively. Megan started to laugh, but Jack shot her a Look, of hatred, so she quickly turned her laugh into a harsh cough, causing Jenny and Alexa to snigger uncontrollably behind their hands.

Anamaria shook her finger in Jack's face, with Jack paying very close attention on how close her hand was. "I will." she growled.

"A better one!" Megan cried.

"A better one!" Jack agreed.

"That one!" Will said, catching on, pointing at the Interceptor.

Jack spun around. "What one?" he followed Will's finger. "That one?!" he growled.

Will nodded his head.

"Aye!" Jack said in defeat. "That one! What say you?"

Anamaria stood thoughtful for a moment, the whole crew waiting for her answer.

"Aye!" she shouted.

"Aye!" the crew agreed, and they made their way down the dock. Anamaria snatched her hat back from Jack and followed. Will and the girls watched as Gibbs walked up to Jack.

"No, no, no, no, no, it's frightful bad luck to bring women aboard, sir."

Jack glanced at the girls to find all three of them glaring at him. Jack shook his head.

"It'd be far worse not to 'ave 'em."

A/n: hahahahah, yet another chappie! Yay Me! Well, folks, R&R if you really want this story, and it's 3 ( so far) sequels to be put up on The three others is when the freaky five go to middle earth! So, R&R NOW!