A/N: And so here comes the eleventh chapter! Wee! I've been writing like mad, I finished chapter ten just the day before I started on this one, but I have decided to type some chapters in advance so that I wouldn't have to worry. Now that the plot for the next installment is coming clearer, I want to type like crazy on this one, and refine the other one. It's going to be very interesting. I am very excited about it. Now, if I could only find a title. I'll think of it… enjoy the eleventh chapter!

Chapter 11: There Be Several Kinds of Sick

"How did you find us?" Kat asked Jack as he began to walk back with her and Anamaria toward the other women.

"I think I be gettin' a sixth sense fer ye, luv," Jack smiled and looked around the shore, "I actually heard ye and the other women struggle in the line they 'ad ye in."

"Ah, were we that loud?" Kat asked trying to put an innocent tone to her voice and put a finger up to her lips as if she was thinking.

"Yes ye were. But no one could cover the noise tha' was comin' from yer 'ol classmate, Athena," Jack looked toward Anamaria who was walking ahead of them.

"Aye," Anamaria turned to the two walking behind her, "I wanted to do all 'o us a favor an' shut her up meself."

"That won't be necessary," Kat put her hand up and looked at the door, "Now, Anamaria, do you remember which side the lock was on?"

"I believe it was righ' in the middle," Anamaria tried to remember the lock placement on the door.

"All righ', then," Jack took out his pistol and shot in the middle of the door, making sure that the shot was at a low angle so he wouldn't accidentally fire into the women on the other side, "Good guess, Anamaria."

The door swung open and a few glances came over to now open doors, thinking there were going to be pirates on the other side. Charlie came running up to Anamaria and jumped on her, pinning her to the ground. She laughed as she found that Anamaria and Kat were unharmed and could only go on about how they must have disposed of the pirates. Charlie looked at Jack and nodded her head, not quite sure if he knew the truth about her, and then went straight back to Anamaria, hugging her around the neck.

"It seems as the boy be gettin' pretty attracted to Anamaria, eh?" Jack smirked whispering to Kat while looking back at the two on the ground.

Kat tried to suppress her giggles and slightly covered her mouth, "Love, that wouldn't be very possible."

"Why not?"

"I'll explain later," Kat waved her hand and turned away from the confused Jack to find Liz and Harriet.

They walked further into the one room holding pin and found a group of women in a semi-circle, watching something quiet interesting. Kat walked over hearing some angry voices and some tearing of some material. She pushed through the small semi-circle of women and found Harriet and Athena in the middle of it. Harriet held a scowl on her face and a ripped sleeve on her right arm. Athena stood across from her and held her own indignant look upon her face, and her arms crossed in front of her breast.

"You know I'm right about her, Harriet," Athena said in a teasing voice, "She won't be coming back. She found another pirate to run off with and will only join another crew and betray us all!"

"You take that back, you witch! Katerina would never leave us like that! She would never leave Jack!" Harriet started to take a few steps toward Athena and started to see the fear grow in the woman's face. Before she could take her fourth step, someone caught her arm and she couldn't move forward anymore. She began to struggle with the hand that had a firm grip on her arm.

"Harriet, calm down. She isn't worth it," Kat said slowly pulling her out of her rage. Harriet turned to her with a surprised expression and gave her a hug.

"My God, are you okay?" she held her cousin at arm's length, "The ruffian didn't hurt or touch you, did he?"

"Fortunately, Jack got to me in time," Kat looked behind her to find Jack looking over the situation, "And the man was nothing to be worried about."

"Yeah, I bet you could have handled him real well, huh Benikins?" Athena threw over at the two of them, "You seem to have a way with pirates."

Kat stepped away from Harriet a bit and walked up to Athena, "Look, I don't care if you say things behind my back or to my face, but don't bring my family into this. Don't even think about doing it again, or I will personally give you a motive not to do it again… Strenen."

Athena sneered at Kat and watched her walk back over to Harriet and Jack, "Jack, where are the rest of the men you brought with you? I know there has to be other men because you wouldn't dare to go by yourself and I think everyone is ready to get out of here."

"Will and Norrington are jus' waitin' fer me signal," he smiled, "But I doub' tha' there be any trouble in them findin' their way 'ere. I though' tha' Dornie would know better than to hide this in such an open place."

"Well, let's just hope she will have a few more little slip ups, huh?" Kat smiled and walked to the middle of the room, "I don't know about you ladies, but I am ready to get back home. Back to family."

The other women begin to file out the door of the holding pin and Kat watched as more and more of the women raced to get out of the door. Some pushed at the ones ahead, hoping to get out as fast as they could or before another pirate came walking around the corner. Athena was one of the last women to get out the door and before exiting she folded her arms in front of her chest and stared at Kat and Jack. She had the most unreadable face when she looked at Kat, and Kat just wasn't in the mood for another one of her out bursts.

"What now, Athena?" Kat put her hands on her hips and stared down at her old polishing schoolmate.

Athena tried to divert her eyes anywhere other than Kat or Jack's faces, "I just wanted to say… Thank you for actually coming back. I truly believed that you left all of us behind."

Both Kat and Jack's eyes bugged out a bit as she said the two single words that they thought they would never hear from Athena's 'high stature'. They stared at her unbelievingly and she shook her head and walked out of the structure with two surprised pirates standing behind her.

"Well, I never thought I would ever hear something like that from her," Kat said coming out of being stunned.

"Aye," Jack nodded, "She be as stubborn as Norrington at times."

"Speaking of Norrington," Kat grabbed Jack's hand and led him out of the structure and out in the open, "Didn't I hear you say that he came with you and Will?"

"Along with a few other men," Jack nodded and looked down at her, "It was a bit strange, luv."

"Norrington? Yes, he is," Kat smirked.

"No, not tha'- although ye be absolutely righ'- but when ye all were taken Norrington seemed very… upset. An unusual act coming from Norrington. At least from wha' I've seen 'o him. He usually is quite calm, even when facing living skeletons."

"Upset?" Kat thought for a moment and then looked over at the ridge of one of the rock formations surrounding the shore.

Two figures walked over the ridge with three others following them. Kat squinted against the early afternoon light and saw Will leading the men with Norrington in his uniform not that far behind. Will saw the group of women and began to half stumble, half run down the side of the rock formation, making his way down to his wife and to Jack. Norrington was still at the top of the rocks with the other men looking down at the group. As Kat watched him she realized that he just wasn't just looking at the group, he was looking at one specific person. He was looking at Harriet. Kat looked over at Harriet and found that she was also looking right at him, both trapped by one another's gaze.

Kat poked Jack with her elbow, "Jack, I don't think Norrington just apologized to Harriet. I think there is something else going on."

Jack looked at the captain at the top of the rocks and then at Harriet, "Aye, tha's why he was so worried, then."

"This will need some getting used to," Kat shook her head and watched as Will and Elizabeth ran to each other and smothered each other in a hug. Kat and Jack let them have their moment, but also had to get them back to reality.

"Sorry to ruin the moment, mate," Jack said stepping over to them, "but we would like to get out 'o 'ere before Dornie knows we be 'ere."

"Rest assured, Jack," Will looked up from Elizabeth, "She's still a little fuming about her other situation right now."

"Other situation?" Kat asked.

"Let me show you," Will nodded and looked on the other side of the rocks, "We found her talking with some of her crew. Apparently you weren't the only reason they cursed themselves."

"Well, this I got to see this fer meself," Jack smiled and turned to where Norrington and the three other men finally made their way down the rocks.

"Norrington," Jack walked over to him before the commodore even reached the group of women and a waiting Harriet, "I wan' ye to take the three men and the women back to the Pearl, aye? I need to take Will, Kat and Liz with me to see wha' dear Dornie is up to."

"I'm coming too. Before you make your argument, I need to tell you it is my duty to find out any criminal activity –other than yours-" Jack cocked an eyebrow at him and let him finish his little spill, "And make sure I can do everything in my power to stop it from preceding any further. That means that I have to be there to find her misdoings and anything else she has in store for the people of Port Royal."

Jack still had his 'this guy is defiantly the strangest person I have every met' face on through the whole spill, but didn't hold it against Norrington. He wasn't going to leave his duty, his post. Which Jack was now starting to hold in high regard. He was trying to make things better, but Norrington will have to understand that it was going to take a lot of making up before he reaches his goal.

"Tha' means tha' the men will 'ave to walk on their own back to the Pearl with all the women, and I don' wan' them to be caugh' off guard if Dornie is actually waitin' fer us," Jack continued, shaking himself out of his other thoughts, "Yer the only one tha' I wan' to lead them back. I doub' tha' the other women 'ave ever sailed on the ship before, and let's face it, most 'o me crew mates 'ave never been very good with women, mate."

"I'll take them back, Jack," Harriet stepped toward them and stopped a foot away. Norrington and Jack both turned to face Harriet, the somewhat timid mother had her hands folded in front of her and her shoulders square to the front.

"Harriet, I-"

"You owe me one for clearing your name, Captain Jack Sparrow, so don't give me any of the talk about how it would be too dangerous for a woman," Harriet tilted her head a bit to the side, "Besides, James has a point. He does need to be aware of what is happening if he is to make a report, conveniently leaving you and the Black Pearl clean of any blame. Who knows, you may even be rewarded for you valiant efforts. Although, this will only happen if you let James get down all the facts clearly and to the point."

Jack stood there as dumbfounded as Norrington standing beside him. The two men looked at one another and then back at the woman. She put her hands on her hips and let out an exasperated sigh, waiting for an answer.

"Well gentlemen, are we doing this or not? Even though I would love to stand here and watch you two try and comprehend, I would like to get off this bloody rock."

"Aye Harriet," Jack finally sighed and nodded, "Fine, ye take the women and the three crew members back to the Pearl. And make sure ye keep tha' Anamaria watchin' the boys from the ship, savvy?"

"Yes, Captain," she nodded and watched Jack walking over to Anamaria to give her the update and what to tell the rest of the crew and men aboard the Black Pearl.

Harriet turned to Norrington and was going to say something, but was then caught off by Kat coming up to the pair and placed her hands on her cousin's shoulders, "You pulled the law knowledge out again, didn't you?"

"Law knowledge?" Norrington inquired.

"Yes, didn't you know?" Kat asked looking over her cousin's shoulder at the commodore, "She is very well educated about the law of the land. That's probably how she got Jack's named cleared in the first place. I told you Dena's lessons would keep us sharp. And she always taught us, up to her death."

"I thought I was the one always telling you to keep up with the lessons," Harriet said in a teasing voice.

"Was it?" Kat put a finger to her lips as if she was thinking, "Why, I do believe you're right. Another point for my dear cousin."

"You are certainly cheerful," Harriet laughed a bit at her cousin.

"Let's just say I have a good feeling that all of this," she looked over at Norrington for a spilt second before looking at Harriet again, "Will work all out."

Kat started to walk away from the two after readily embarrassing Harriet, but swiftly turned around to face them, "And, uh, Norrington?"

He picked his head up and looked at her, "Yes, Mrs. Sparrow?"

"You're forgiven," Kat said a little softer and smiled, heading over to her husband.

"Thank you," Norrington mumbled to himself and turned back to Harriet, "Well, you never told me that you had knowledge about law."

"I guess we never got to it," Harriet tried to hide her slight blush from Kat's nice, little comment, "There are a lot of things you don't know about me, James."

"Well then, we must find a time after we get off this island to catch up," he took off his hat and bowed, kissing her hand. He soon turned and walked toward the pirate captain and the rest of the group that was heading toward Dornie's discussion.

Meanwhile, Kat came up behind Harriet with her hands behind her back and a smart smirk on her face, looking at Jack, "So she told you about the reward, huh?"

Jack turned around from telling Anamaria about the plan and looked at her, "Ye knew she was goin' to try it."

"Of course," Kat smiled bigger, "She was always better at me in the subjects pertaining law."

"And wha' do ye excel in, may I ask?"

"I would say I was always more socially inept," Kat kissed him on the cheek then turned his head over toward Norrington and Harriet just in time to see Norrington kiss her hand, "but I think she is catching up."

"Aye," Jack blinked a couple of times to get the scene out of his head, "And ye were righ', luv."

"About what?"

"It will get a bit 'o gettin' used to," he called Will and Liz over as they began to talk about sneaking in on Dornie's conversation. Norrington soon joined in and they watched the group of women and three crewmembers climb the rocks toward the Black Pearl, with Harriet, Anamaria and the crewmembers in the front.

"Al righ', Will," Jack looked at him, "So where be Dornie?"

"She is in the cavern just a few dozen feet away," Will nodded his head over his right shoulder, "Norrington and I came across an opening looking down into it while we were trying to keep up with you. And guess where it overlooks."

"The Gold," Jack nodded, "Let's go see wha' she be up to."

After a few minutes the group of five were looking into the cavern, with a perfect view of Dornie with what had to be her first mate. He was the same one that is always fated to end up holding Kat back, the one with the unusually long arms. The group tried not to cast any shadows down into the cavern, which proved difficult since there was only so much space around the hole. After a bit of quite conversation the group decided that Norrington and Jack would watch the scene while the other three listened near by.

"Look! I wan' him dead! Tha's all I need in me life te die a happy woman!" Dornie kicked some of the other gold artifacts around her feet, "I didn't put this curse on meself jus' te wait 'ere while he slowly comes! How long does it take him? I wan' him dead, an' I wan' him dead now!"

"Cap'n, we 'ave got te be patient," her first mate replied rolling his eyes, he didn't seem as afraid of her as the rest of the crew, "He will come fer her."

"Tha's another thin'," Dornie sat down on the half opened stone chest and leaned on one of her arms, while illustrating with the other, "Wha' does he see in her? I mean, she 'as figh', I'll give her tha'. But she don' 'ave the righ'… the righ'… spirit te be a pirate. I mean she grew up on land fer cryin' out loud!"

"I'll give you pirate," Kat grumbled softly to herself and looked at the hole where Dornie's voice was coming from.

"I think ye still hold an 'ol flame fer Jack," the first mate mumbled.

Right before them Dornie pulled a dagger from her boot and leaned toward the man, holding the dagger relatively close to the man's throat, "Say tha' te me again, an' I migh' jus' 'ave te find me a new first mate, Stilin."

"Aye," he said not really flinching from her threat. She leaned back and put the dagger back in her boot.

"Anyways, wha' was the point 'o cursin' ourselves if we 'ave te wait forever fer Sparra' te get 'ere?"

"We didn' jus' curse ourselves te get Sparrow back, Cap'n. Yes, it was a bonus, but ye know wha' we really did it fer."

"I know," Dornie zoned a bit on the far wall, "Nassau will ne'er be the same. And neither will Adina."

Kat suddenly felt another pain shoot through her system and she closed her eyes. It stopped as suddenly as it started and she saw that Elizabeth was looking at her. Kat could tell that Liz was whispering something to her, but she couldn't hear her. She closed her eyes again as another wave hit her and when she opened her eyes again she was in a white hall. There were rooms to either side of her, it reminded her of a hospice or something like it. Something was off at this one though. All the rooms were full of children. As young as infants to as old as ten years old. They were all crying from pain, and Kat saw markings on their face and arms. Nurses ran from everyway trying to get the medicine for different children. They didn't even seem to notice her.

She listened as they began to converse with one another, although their voices seemed muffled, like they were far away, 'Another one died in room five. A two year old.'

'Why is it affecting them? Why only the children?'

"Kat?" Kat was pulled back to reality as Elizabeth pushed on her arm and the pain disappeared, "What's wrong?"

"A virus," Kat said loud enough for Jack to hear.

"Wha' do ye think started tha', cap'n?"

"I don' know, but who ever or wha' ever started tha' plague will 'ave te answer me before it is through," Dornie paused for a moment, "The sickness may 'ave gotten te me daughter, but it ain't getting' me crew."

Jack turned from the hole to Kat where she looked up at him with a scared expression on her face. How did she know that? She shrugged her shoulders as well as she could and Jack listened to the rest of the conversation.

"Ye know it be spreddin', righ' Cap'n? All the ports tha' we've been to seemed te 'ave been hit. Kingston-"

Kat got another pain and another picture of while halls and more children were sick.

"Barbados-"

Another wave hit her and she saw a smaller room, filled to near capacity of children. Some of them already have stopped breathing, yet are kept in the beds just the same.

"And Anguila-"

The last pain was harder than the rest and Kat had to clench her teeth to keep from screaming. More children were being piled outside the houses. All of the were dead, while only a few are still able to walk around, and most of them had the same scab markings as the others.

"They be all hit with the same virus, but no one know tha' much 'bout it. It be like they be blockin' the rest 'o the world out. It be like, we got out 'o there jus' in time."

Kat was taken from her pain when she felt two hands clench either side of her arms and started to shake her lightly, "Kat, luv?"

Kat opened her eyes slightly, and looked into Jack's eyes, "Bad dream."

Jack swiped some of her hair off of her forehead and found that she was covered in sweat. She began to cringe a little more as the pain started to settle, but still sent pains up and down her body every few seconds. He picked her up in his arms and turned to the other three in the group.

"Let's get back to the Pearl, we got enough information," Jack said quickly and began to walk back toward the Black Pearl, "Kat needs some real medical attention."

"Some really big words, Jack," Kat tried to smile at Jack from his arms.

"Ye be quite, luv," he hushed her as they spotted the Pearl, "We'll get ye home an' to bed and 'ave a doctor take a look at ye."

"It's okay… I…" Kat slowly closed her eyes and fainted in his arms.

"Let's pick up the pace," Jack called back to the others behind him. He heard no argument and made it to the Black Pearl with no real time passing at all.

A few hours later, Kat woke up and found the familiar surroundings of the captain's cabin aboard the Black Pearl. She looked over at the side of the room and found Jack standing by one of his huge windows looking out at the sea. Apparently they had left the island and all ready set sail. He had his hat off and he was in his pondering position, that Kat loved so much. He only did it when there was a big problem, or when he was really worried. She found a cold piece of material on her forehead and must have figured that she was sweating or had a fever.

She sat up in bed and cleared her throat, getting Jack's attention away from the window and down to her again. He walked over to her bedside and sat on the edge of the bed, leaning back against the headboard as she was doing.

"Ye gave me quite scare there, luv," he said quietly putting some of her hair behind her ear.

"Did the physician all ready come to see me?" Kat asked put her arms around Jack's midsection and resting her head on his chest.

"No, the blighter from Port Royal wasn' on board. Although as soon as ye got away from the isle, ye seemed to do much better," he put his hand on her back and rubbed her back, "Even though ye seemed to get better, I still worry 'bout ye. Keep in mind tha' I worry immensely 'bout ye, savvy?"

"Worry noted," she smiled repeating the same thing he told her a while back. She began to get drowsy again and laid back down in the bed, "Come lay with me."

Jack didn't argue he took off his jacket and climbed in the other side of the bed and laid down beside her, curving along her back. She turned over so that her face was facing him with her eyes closed and snuggled up between his chin and the top of his chest. She began to feel the darkness of sleep coming until she felt Jack take a breath and begin to ask a question. She just wasn't expecting it.

"When were ye goin' to tell me tha' I was goin' to be a father?"

A/N: Dun, dun ,dun! Now she will have to tell! Mwhaha! And you will have to wait. I'm sorry if those ports were not actual ports back then, but they are Caribbean cities. At least I did some research. Please review and I will post more! Love you all!