A/N: Well I'm going on with this story and trust me I've got some pretty twisted ideas. I'm done talking…on with the chapter! This chapter is extra long!

Disclaimer: I do not own, nor will I ever own, Pirates of the Caribbean.

I watched as Will disappeared down the road and then I walked to the docks. I looked for a ship that I could sail alone, for I had to find Jack. There were two guards standing there but I could easily slip past them. I set my eyes on a large ship marked Jolly Jim. I laughed to myself and thought that was a rather cheesy name for a ship, but it looked fast. I jumped into the water and swam down. The water was clear and beautiful as I headed towards the Jolly Jim. I found the ship and swam to the surface.

I paused for a moment to catch my breath and then grabbed a rope that was dangling down the side of the ship. I climbed up the side and hopped aboard. The ship was empty, no troops or other people. I pulled out my sword and sliced the ropes binding the ship to the dock. The open sails caught the wind and I was off. The Navy came running to the dock demanding I come back. The shots fired but they all missed.

"You know you should really think about amping up security here!" I yelled laughing.

Suddenly I heard familiar voices calling my name.

"Alex! Alex!"

I turned my head and saw a faint outline of Will and Elizabeth running up the side of a cliff I was near.

"I'll be back!" I yelled to them.

"We want to come with you! We want to help!" Elizabeth yelled back.

I grinned to myself and steered the boat closer to the cliff. They were at the top, waiting. I tossed two ropes and they both grabbed them. Together they swung onto the boat and I veered away from Port Royal. We were off.

"You were actually going to go alone? After what happened last time?" Elizabeth demanded.

"Aye I was. I need to find Jack."

"Well he just disappeared. After you died he was so devastated." Will sighed.

There were a few quiet moments then I spoke up.

"So when are you planning on having your wedding?"

Neither of them answered. I was heading for Tortuga for I did need a crew to help me on my way. Yet I wasn't sure Tortuga was the best place to pick up a crew, but I headed there anyways. When night came Will and Elizabeth went below decks to try and get some sleep. I sighed and wished they had stayed up there with me so I would have someone to talk to. I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on where Jack might be.

"Yo, ho, yo, ho a pirate's life for me…" I sang quietly.

I opened my eyes and stared out in the distance. A ship was approaching slowly in the horizon. For a moment it looked like the Black Pearl, but it wasn't. I abandoned the wheel and jumped to the hatch on the floor. I flung it open and woke Will up.

"Will! Get up!"

Will sat up and crawled away from the sleeping Elizabeth. I pointed out the ship to him. The flags had a skull head on it and it was black. But blood was smeared on the bones of the skull.

"Something tells me they aren't friendly." I said.

Will went back down below to wake Elizabeth and load the cannons, just in case. Thunder made a loud roar and lightening danced across the black sky. I spun the wheel attempting to get away from the enemy ship. But the ship continued to follow us.

"Will are the cannons ready?" I yelled over the thunder.

"Aye!"

Soon we were parallel with the ship. The rain started and fell heavily, like a major downpour. I saw the Captain of the ship.

"Fire!" The Captain yelled.

"Fire all!" I screamed.

I jumped away from the wheel and pulled out my gun. The enemy pirates easily overran us. I went down into the lower decks. Elizabeth plugged her ears and fired off another cannon.

"Get out of here! Tortuga is four miles east of here. Get into a rowboat and go!" I screamed shoving them towards the rowboats.

"We can't leave you!" Will objected.

"You two need each other! I'll be ok! Now go! A good Captain always goes down with her ship."

I shoved them into the rowboat and before they could jump out I cut the ropes and the boat fell to the water. The strong current carried them away and finally they disappeared from view. Suddenly the pirates pulled me to the upper decks and held me before the Captain. My head was forced down into a bow and they held me back. I couldn't see the Captain's face for it was hidden in the darkness.

"You only brought back one?" The Captain hissed.

"Aye Captain. This maggot was the only one currently onboard." One of the pirates holding my arm replied.

The Captain studied me for a moment (I think) and then spoke.

"Ah yes! I recognize this one. Alex we meet again."

My blood ran cold as I suddenly realized who it was. It was a pirate I had killed three years ago, or thought I had killed. The Captain looked up at me and stared at me with her evil red eyes. Her name was Captain Maria Cortez. Maria's face twisted into an evil smile.

"Unfortunately yes." I growled struggling against the pirates currently holding me back.

"Kill her." Maria hissed.

It was only then I realized that the Jolly Jim was sinking. The pirates threw me down below decks and sealed the door shut. Maria and her crew laughed and then I lost view of them. The water was up to my ankles and there was no other exit. Everything began to swirl around. I rubbed the back of my head where my head had hit the edge of the hard wooden table. I grabbed the end of the table trying to keep myself focused but ended up passing out.

Jack steered the Black pearl further down the sea. He sighed and leaned against the wheel. Gibbs, his first mate, approached him cautiously.

"Jack? Are ye alright?" Gibbs asked concernedly.

Jack sighed again. He hadn't slept in almost two weeks. Every time he fell asleep he saw Alex die right in front of him over and over again. There were dark circles under his bloodshot eyes.

"Do I look alright?" He asked nonchalantly.

"No." Gibbs answered truthfully.

"Jack!" Someone screamed.

The voice had come from off the ship. Jack peered over the side and saw Will and Elizabeth in a small rowboat, waving their arms frantically.

"Drop the ropes! Pull them aboard!" Jack commanded over the rain.

Ropes were dropped and they were hauled aboard.

"Jack load the cannons!" Will yelled.

"What happened?" Jack asked after the crew began loading the cannons.

"We were traveling when pirates attacked us! They are right there!" Elizabeth screamed over the thunder.

"Alex was here Jack! She was alive! But the pirates overtook us and she pushed us in the rowboat."

Jack didn't have time to rejoice. The ship came into view.

"Fire!" Jack yelled.

"Fire!" The other Captain commanded.

Jack scanned the war scene for Alex, but she was nowhere to be seen. He pulled out his gun and began firing shots at the Captain.

"You can't beat me Sparrow!" The Captain screamed.

"Where's the girl! Where is Alex!" Jack yelled back reloading his gun not really surprised by the fact that the enemy Captain knew his name.

The Captain screeched with laughter. Jack could heard it ringing in his ears, even over the crack of thunder.

"Try Davey Jones' Locker!" The Captain screamed still laughing pointing at a ship that was sinking.

That was all Jack could take. He had already lost Alex once and he wasn't going to let it happen again. To blazes with the Code. He abandoned his ship and swam towards the sinking ship. The water slammed against his body trying to force him back but his will was stronger. He made it to the ship and climbed aboard.

The whole bottom part of the ship was under the water and the top was staring to overflow. Jack pulled open the bottom hatch and jumped in. Alex's body floated lifelessly in the water. He grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the hatch and up to the surface. He dragged her back to the Pearl. Once there Will tossed down a rope and hauled the two of them aboard.

"She's not breathing!" Will yelled ducking just as a bullet whizzed past his head.

Jack pushed down hard on Alex's abdomen, with no result. He tried again. Still nothing. Will and Jack both pushed down hard with both their hands and she coughed up the deadly seawater.

When I was staring up and Jack's eyes I realized I was alive. Will looked relived and then he ran off. I clutched Jack tightly, never wanting to let go of him. Suddenly I stood up and glared at the Captain of the enemy ship.

"Jack we must retreat. Don't ask questions just withdrawal from this battle." I ordered.

Jack ran off to tell the crew.

"Running away eh Alex?" Cortez screamed at me while commanding her crew to stop firing.

As we retreated away I screamed back at Cortez.

"I'll find you again! I will! And once I do I will kill you! Mark my sodding words! I will see you in hell!"

Soon the enemy ship disappeared from view. As if someone had flicked on a switch, I felt sick so I slumped up against the edge of the ship. Gibbs took over the steering and Jack helped me down below decks. He sat me down in a chair and pulled up another chair next to me.

"Ouch. That's a nasty bump on your head love,"

"It'll heal. You don't realize it do you?"

"Realize what?"

"You saved my life, twice. First in the cave with Barbossa and just now. I am truly in your debt."

Jack smiled. I felt my cheeks grow hot and I tried to hide it. Jack ran his hand through my hair. He leaned closer to me and I placed my two fingers on his lips.

"Not now. First you have to know." I whispered.

"Know what?" He asked quietly.

I shifted my eyes up to stare at him.

"Everything."

A/N: Well ok end of chapter 2. Sorry this took me so long to update but I've been working on it for a while. I know there is a bit of fluff and I apologize for the changing of people's views. You know from Alex, to Jack, and then back to Alex but I had to manage it in there. Next chapter might take me a bit to put up so be patient with me ok?

Well R&R!

-16aqua