Look everyone I'm back writing fanfiction can you believe it? And this time it has nothing to do with Phantom of the Opera. Nope this time it's Pirates of the Caribbean set right after Curse of the Black Pearl and as if the second one never happened (even though it did and rocked). This story looks at a bit more softer side of Jack at least in the beginning.

Jack's headstrong daughter, Tristan wants nothing more than to be a pirate like her father and work aboard the Black Pearl, but not everything in life is filled with sword fights or digging for treasure. She must learn where her true duties lie and help both her father and herself find their rightful place.

The Daughter of the Black Pearl

By: Loverofbalto

Chapter 1: What is Luck?

I was always told it didn't matter what you had in life; just as long as you had that life to live. I came very close to losing my life just hours after being born. My mother was the daughter of a captain of the royal guard in Port Royal. She wanted a type of man who was rugged and always in the search of adventures on the high sea. She found that in the shape of my father, Captain Jack Sparrow.

Now everyone in the Caribbean knew Sparrow as a thief, a backstabber, and a cheat. For a time my mother and father met in secret after meeting down on the docks. They knew a marriage wasn't possible, because my mother's father had little care for pirates and the top name on his hate list was none other than my father. Still my parents continued to see one another until finally he was caught by her father and forbidden to ever return.

The part that no one knew about, but my parents, was that mother became pregnant with me just shortly before Sparrow was forced to leave. He made a promise to stay true to her and return in nine months time to see the both of us. After a tearful goodbye he sailed away with the Black Pearl vowing to return.

Those nine months passed and soon it was quite clear what had happened. Hours were spent arguing over my future and I wasn't even born yet. When the time came though my mother got terribly ill and she begged that if anything happened to her that I get safely delivered to my father when he returned. My grandfather told a white lie saying he would then sat beside my mother comforting her. I came out screaming and my mother held me close long enough to give me a name.

"She will be known as Tristan Sparrow."

That night my mother passed away and because I had the blood of a pirate racing through my veins my grandfather decided he would get rid of me. He wrote a note about my fate and if anyone found me that I was Tristan Sparrow, daughter of Captain Jack Sparrow. That my mother died of a horrible illness and that I was not welcome in their household.

The next morning my basket was placed in the middle of town for anyone who wanted me, but no one stopped. They either complained that I smelled or cried too much or they would read the note and take off in fear that my father was going to return for me any minute. I waited all day in the hot sun crying from lack of food and a fresh diaper until finally around dusk a man came up to me and picked me up.

I later found out it was a dear friend of my father, Will Turner. He and his wife Elizabeth lived in the Swann mansion on the other side of the island. Quickly he took me home and showed me to his wife.

"What was she doing out there all alone? She could have died," Elizabeth said as she gave me a bath.

"Obviously whoever did this didn't want her. And look here," Will said holding up the note. "This says that her name is Tristan and she is the daughter of Jack Sparrow."

"You mean the Captain Jack Sparrow we helped rescue from the hangman's noose?"

Will nodded. "It says he was coming back to see both her and his lover, but she died of some illness the night she was born."

"Will you should go down to the port and wait for him. He deserves to know such a thing happened and that now he has a daughter to look after. I'll keep an eye on her here while you're gone," she said drying me off and picking up a bottle.

"You're right Elizabeth. But poor Jack he's going to be so heartbroken when he hears about this. He told me before he left that was the only woman he truly had feelings for. He was hoping to take her away with him this time."

"Well then hurry. No telling when he will return."

I was asleep when my father rushed into the nursery with Will and Elizabeth right behind him. He lifted me into his arms and held me close. "Oh, Tristan, thanks to the god, if there is one that you're all right. As soon as I heard what happened I had to see you for myself."

"Jack not right now she's…" I woke up with a shriek of surprise and big round tears flew from my eyes. "Asleep," Elizabeth tried to say.

My father held me out in front of him and cradled me in his arms. "There now Tristan don't cry. Daddy's here." I stopped crying and gazed up at him through glassy, blue eyes. Having seen his face for the first time and hearing the softness of his voice as he spoke to me quickly put me on good terms with him. My tiny hands reached up and felt the tip of beard and finally his chin. "That's right Tristan. Daddy will always look after you."

"Jack, do you even know the first thing about raising children?" Will asked.

"Well…of course I do…you have to feed them…and. Actually I don't have a clue mate."

"Hey long do you have in Port Royal Jack?" Elizabeth asked.

"I had hoped to grab Katherine and Tristan tonight and get out of here as soon as I could."

"You can't raise a baby on a ship Jack. You need milk and diapers. There's also toys to keep her busy and a crib to sleep in at night. Finally she needs clothes to keep her warm or out of the sun, so she doesn't get burned. You have a choice Jack. You leave her here with us and we'll take care of her till she's older or you risk her life out on the sea."

My father looked helplessly at me. "I do want what's best for her, but I can't seem to let go of her. She is a small part of Katherine that I never want to loose. That woman was the first woman I ever met to really touch my heart, but now she's gone. Tristan is a reminder of the good times we once had."

"If you're willing to Jack we can make up a room for you here and you can both stay until she is ready to join you, though you'll have to give up being a pirate for at least 4 years. By then she'll have at least mastered the proper skills for her age."

My father thought long and hard then called Mr. Gibbs in from the hallway. "Gibbs go back and tell the others to sail out without me, but I want all of ye back in this port 4 years from now. Do whatever you wish as temporary captain, but whatever you do make sure my ship comes back in one piece. Savvy?"

"Yes, Captain," Gibbs said with a smile. "I understand how important this is to you and the crew will still be faithful to you on your return. Good luck to you."

"And to you," my father said with a nod of his head.

Okay so tell me did it suck or should I continue? I really have good ideas planned for this piece and would love input. As the above reads I planned this to occur after Curse of the Black Pearl as if the 2nd movie isn't occurring in the pirate world. And Will gets Elizabeth, because I really like that combination.