Cassandra

Hey everyone here is the next chapter I hope that you enjoy. Quick note I know that Will's mom died in the film and that's one of the things I changed a bit since I didn't want to make Will a twin, sorry if that had bothered anyone.

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"What did you say?" asked Jack. A gunshot went off and there was screaming and yelling.

"What the…" Jack tapered off.

"What?" asked Cassandra.

"Cassandra go."

"But…"

"Cass go." Cassandra looked down and there were a pair of boots behind Jack.

"I love you Jack." Cassandra pulled Jack's head to hers and started kissing him. Then Cassandra jumped over the side of the ship pulling Jack with her into the freezing water.

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"Damn to hell I thought I told you to run! Not to get all over me and making love confessions!"

Cassandra put a hand over Jack's mouth, "Shhh! Do you want them to know where we are?" Cassandra took her hand off his mouth. She started to swim back up to the ship.

"I thought you couldn't swim."

"Never said that."

"What are you doing?" asked Jack.

"Well since I figured you would need your ship to do whatever you want to do, I was going to get it back." Said Cassandra.

"Not by yourself you aren't." said Jack swimming after Cassandra. Luckily the Pearl had not moved and the two swam around to the back of the ship.

"Did you know what was going to happen?" Jack asked her as Cassandra handed him the end of a rope.

"Not really."

"What do you mean?"

"Jack would you like to get the ship back? I don't know about you but I'd like a way home other than swimming."

"Fine but as soon as I win back the Pearl then you'll be tellin' me everything." Said Jack.

"Unzip my dress." Said Cassandra turning around in the water.

"What?"

"Just do it I can't climb up the rope or fight looking like a wet cat. Isn't that what you and Will called me a few nights ago?"

"Will's going to kill me." Muttered Jack.

"He will not, just throw you overboard to the sharks." She said with a smile starting to climb the rope.

"I've tied a couple of swords to the back of the ship."

"How much longer can the rope hold us?"

"As long as I want but I don't think we will get far on the sip since they are watching us." Cassandra nodded to the group of men waiting for them on the deck. When they got up they pushed Cassandra and to the side and grabbed Jack. She saw most of the crew tied up to the mass.

Cassandra saw Samson with a bloody lip and she signed, 'Are you ok?' Samson nodded then grinned. Cassandra started to tip toe to the tied up men.

"Stop where you are Miss Turner."

Cassandra straightened up, "Why? Why did you do it?" turning to face Landon. "Mad about the cuts to your pretty little face? Good because I'm not." Smirked Cassandra. It was true Landon still had red marks all over his face and bits of hair missing.

"What have you done with Jean-Luc and his crew? I am sure that they did not approve of this willingly."

"Some of them are tied up some of them decided to lend a hand. Their captain is down in the brig he was becoming too tiresome." Said Landon.

" What of my brother and Elizabeth?"

"With Jean-Luc."

"Leave Jack alone." Cassandra said risking a glance at the men hitting Jack.

"Humor me as to why I should?" said Landon.

"I'll fight you for it."

"You'd fight for this kind of life? This ship this dog?" he asked gesturing towards Jack. Cassandra looked at Jack and he was on his knees. Jack had a bloody lip, nose, and he was doubled over as much as he could with men holding his shoulders.

"I would do anything for Jack and his life."

"And you have lived how long in this life? A week?"

"I have lived more in this week then you could imagine." Said Cassandra suddenly felt all of the adrenaline pumping. She looked at Jack who was smirking and looking very proud of Cassandra.

"I have a deal for you." Landen's eyebrows went up.

"I will fight you and all of your followers." Landen fell over laughing.

"But whoever I can hold for thirty seconds at the same time you give us weapons to fight you with."

Once Landen gained his composure he said, "Deal."

"Now let Jack go." The men laughed again but on Landen's orders they let Jack go. He stood next to Cassandra and whispered, "What are you doing?"

"Hope you are up to a sword fight Mr. Sparrow."

"Jack."

"Is it a deal then?" Cassandra asked in a loud voice.

Cassandra held out a hand, Landen looked at it and shook it saying, "Why of course I need a good laugh."

"Yes the poor little English princess," said Cassandra bending the standing with Jack over her shoulder, "Can't lift a finger and do a thing. Doesn't know how to do anything but dance and flirt." Said Cassandra with a smirk. Cheers of encouragement came from the crew, some of the men behind Landen looked to be silently cheering for her as well.

" The poor girl probably can't even fight, but you will find that out in about twenty seconds." Said Cassandra looking Landen in the eye. She slowly counted down and when she sped up her counting Cassandra stopped and started over.

She counted to forty Cassandra set a slightly embarrassed Jack down. "I have gone past my part. Now those of you that have joined him wish to leave and join back you may. I promise that you shall have a fair time to plead your case to the Captain." A few of the men looked tempted.

Cassandra saw Mouse (a little kid) in the group, "What has he promised you? Is it worth risking your life over?" Mouse looked like he was going to cry.

He started walking to Cassandra and Jack, "Don't listen to her! She is a woman!" Mouse stopped in the middle of them.

"A woman that just held a full grown man on her shoulder around a minute." Mouse stepped to Cassandra a couple of steps.

"Still a mere woman." Cassandra grinned Landen's grip on the men was weakening.

"Well this mere woman swears a death threat to you and all of those that choose to follow you…" Mouse ran to Cassandra's side.

"If you thought I was trouble when I clawed your face with my bare hands wait till you see what I can do with a sword. You have no earthly conception of what I could do to your pretty little face with a sword."

Now three of the eight men beside Landen stood next to Cassandra, Jack, and Mouse.

She took a dagger that had been strapped to her ankle and handed it to Mouse, "Go let the crew go, Jarrett go with him." Landen started turning pale.

"Stop them!"

"You didn't say no nuthin 'bout fighting a woman. I may be a pirate but even I gots to be havin some starnders. Sides Miss Turner cooks some of the best grub I ever had in me 'hole life." Said a man going to help Jarrett and Mouse with the crew. A moment later the crew was free.

"Give it up Landen it's over."

"If I go down then one of you are coming with me!" he yelled hysterically pulling out a pistol and pointing it at Cassandra.

"Nobody move or she'll die!" he yelled.

Jack took small steps with his hands in a defensive gesture, "Look Lan…"

"Don't move or I'll kill you to!" Jack stopped. Someone moved on Landen's right just hardly in his eyesight. He pointed the gun at Cassandra, she closed her eyes and Cassandra heard a gun go off. She didn't feel anything. 'Am I in heaven?' she wondered. She opened her eyes to see a body fall to the ground.

"Samson!" screamed Cassandra. Cassandra fell to her knees and turned him on his back. Samson gave Cassandra a mile wide smile and signed something to her and Cassandra started crying even harder. Samson's eyes close and his ragged breathing slowed to a stop.

"I'm going to kill the bastard!" yelled Cassandra standing up. Jack holds Cassandra in his arms and she sank to her knees. Jack sat there rocking her back and forth with Cassandra in his lap petting her head.

"You're safe luv, it's over."

Next Day (Jean-Luc and his men are gone. Just in case you didn't get

in case you didn't get it Landen was killed.

They sewed Samson in some extra tarp and Jack said a few words then they threw him into the ocean. Jack held Cassandra in his arms and Cassandra started crying all over again.

"What did he tell you before he left?" asked Jack in a small voice.

"H…he said that…that..oh Jack! It's all my fault." Cassandra said sobbing into his shoulder.

"It's alright you don't have to say luv." "I ha…have to…to say it or…or I'll burst." She said with many sniffles.

"Then sit down luv." Said Jack sitting her down at a barrel and kneeling in front of her.

Cassandra closed her eyes, "He said that no one could hurt his perfect angel. And he thanked me for being nice." With that Cassandra lost her composure again and a flood of tears began.

Jack picked her up in his arms and took Cassandra to her cabin. Jack laid her on the bed and pulled the covers over her.

"Get some sleep luv. You've been through a lot. Good-night." Jack kissed Cassandra's forehead and left, she closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

"Miss Turner?" Cassandra opened her eyes and saw a very dirty face staring back at her.