Hey Everybody!

So, how are you all? How's school? I'm not going back until February –smiles smugly- coz this is my summer vacation. Anywho, you all have fun sitting in your classrooms!

Sorry, don't mean to be mean. My 15 year-old cousin is up, who is very sarcastic and unrelenting, and I think some of is worn off onto me. So sorry!

Answers:

MeraSparrow: Ah yes, I get it now. Thank you, and yes, they are both a bit dumb!

TheCoconutKiwi: Thanks! And yes, I do suspect the world is ending (a suspicious piece of blue which I think was a part of the sky fell on my head today –shifts eyes uneasily around the room -) but she's not all stupid! Cough cough.

Yes, everyone's going around in circles! But Jack and Liz still believe that the girls are dead, remember. Hee hee, I'm older! Oh yeah, go me! I'm the 3rd of March! LOL, sorry, I get excited when I turn out to be older then some people!

Pirate Inxs: Thanks luv! When I was in… 3rd grade, I think, my friend had five younger brothers and sisters. She was the oldest, and had to help her mum with the ironing, dishes and other housework, and she was only eight or nine then! I shudder to think what she (or you!) has to do now! Yeah, it is close! How old is he? My brother's 7.

Grateful for Greg: good idea, she'll have no idea you're doing it at school! How long aren't you aloud on for at home?

Spikes-Black-Goddess: Thanks for the review! Yeah, I get what you mean. He can be a stick in the mud, but he does come in handy! Yes, I've had that explained to me numerous times by people on this website! –nod nod in agreement –

Ok, I better get on with it. Oh yeah, try this story: Wow! Pirates in 2005! I didn't think I'd like it, but it's good. Have a read!

Thanks everybody who's bothered to read this!

SSM ;)

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Anna Maria hugged Meg so tightly she could hardly breathe. Meg couldn't care less though.

"You could have died, child!" She yelled, as Meg buried her head into Anna's shoulder. She nodded. She knew.

Amy hung back as the crew fussed over Meg like a long lost child. She was, Amy realised. This was Meg's family.

"An' who would this be?" Mr Gibbs asked gruffly, pointing a stubby finger at Amy.

Meg turned and smiled. "This," She said, walking over and slinging her arm around Amy's shoulders, "Is my little sister."

The crew all looked at Amy in astonishment. "Ya look nothin' like each other!" Groves growled. Mr Cotton's parrot squawked in agreement.

"I actually always though' ya looked a lot like Jack, Meg." Anna said, smiling at her.

"Yeah well, we're related." Amy said, folding her arms. "Are you going to take us home?"

"This is home." Meg said, rushing off to hug the wheel of the ship. Hey, she'd missed her native soil!

And as Amy looked over at the water, and listened to Mr Gibbs' orders, she had to agree with her sister. She felt more comfortable here then any time of her life at the Swann household.

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"So then we found out, by listening to the pirate captain, that my daughter's had… had…" Elizabeth had told Norrington her story, but couldn't quite say it.

"Died." Jack supplied quietly. It was the first word he had said since Norrington had picked them up.

Norrington looked as concerned as Norrington could pull off. "Elizabeth, are you alright?" He said, taking her arm and leading her to a bench. She sat, and cried the tears that had been held in for so long.

Jack didn't join her. Instead, he walked slowly over to the side of the ship. I've never been this sober before. He thought glumly, staring out into the ocean, but for the first time in his life not really seeing it. A memory flashed into his mind:

Jack held a two-month-old sleeping Meg in his lap, looking down at her. She rolled over sleepily, her little hands clinging onto his loose shirt. He brushed her brown locks off her forehead.

She gurgled groggily, opening her eyes for a few seconds before closing them again. She curled her tiny legs up, so she fit perfectly in Jack's rough hands.

Anna Maria hurried around the room, getting blankets and old pillows ready so Jack could put her to sleep in a bed. She stopped from what she was doing and looked over at the sleeping infant and Jack. She laughed softly.

"Give me two seconds Jack, then we'll be righ' for 'er ta go ta sleep 'ere."

Jack nodded, not really listening. He watched, enraptured, as the baby woke up slowly and pulled herself up by his chest. She sat on her bum, grinning up at him.

"Anna! Did you see that? She pulled 'erself up! Oh, aren't ya clever, lass!" He cried, rubbing his nose against hers.

Anna cocked her head. "Oh, wha' a proud moment for a Father." She said sarcastically.

"Yeah, I know – " Jack cut himself off and glared at her. "Shut up! Get out of 'rer, go on!"

She snorted, but rose to her feet and staggered out of the room. They had a lot of rum the night before.

Jack carefully laid down Meg, who fell asleep again. He sighed, looking down at her.

"I promise to never let anythin' 'appen to ya, love." He whispered.

"And I broke that promise." Jack whispered to himself, as his vision began to blur though the tears.

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"Oh lord, I can see land!" Meg screamed, jumping up and down on the ship. Amy stood next to her, and began to imitate the jumping.

"You know what I'm doing when I get back?" She said, still jumping.

"What?"

"Having a l-o-n-g hot bath. Then I'm going to get into fresh, clean clothes. And then I'm ordering fresh pork for my dinner. What about you?"

Meg grinned. "I jus' wanna see Da again. An' tell him how we escaped."

"We make a pretty good team, you and I, don't we?"

The girls both smiled. "Aye, we do."

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"Jack?" Elizabeth said, laying a cold, clammy hand on his shoulder. Jack jumped and brushed his eyes hastily.

"There's something I've been meaning to tell you…"

"Aye."

"Well, the thing is – "

"Elizabeth! Sparrow!" Norrington strode up to them. "We will be in Port Royal in approximately half an hour. Is there anything you require? We have food on board, as well as some drinks… do you want anything?"

"No thank you." Elizabeth said quickly, looking impatiently at Norrington.

Jack just shook his head, still watching Elizabeth. She seemed nervous.

"Well then, I was just wondering if you could come with me, Elizabeth. I have an old diary of your fathers here, but I just can't seem to make out his handwriting…"

Norrington kept talking, leading Elizabeth over to the Captain's headquarters. She looked over to Jack helplessly. He didn't notice, however. He continued to 'watch' the ocean.

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a/n: Well? Any suggestions, I'd be glad to hear them. Please please please please PLEASE review! I love them so much! Thank you! Go on, click the button… the one that says send review… you know you want to…

SSM ;)