Chapter 2

I can't think of a name for this chapter. I didn't think so many people would like this story but they do so…wow. I'm not gonna say anything about Madison's identity until Jack comes back into the story because he pretty much gives it away.

Madison slept the next night. Or at least…that's what everyone but Barbossa thought. Even if he hadn't seen her in ten years when she oddly disappeared shortly before Jack got marooned on the island, he still knew that she wasn't much for sleeping.

Sure enough, she wasn't asleep. Just lying on the bed in the cabin that she had for herself…or mostly for herself. There were only two cabins…one that Will and Elizabeth shared and one that Madison had to share with Barbossa. She had made sure that he thought there was only one key and that they swapped it around when they changed. Madison always changed the sheets around too…making sure there were sheets that she had and sheets that Barbossa used.

Just proves how much she actually did hate the man.

"She just seems so…familiar." Elizabeth said, glancing at the cabin door. It had been a few days since they set sail. To the crew's relief, there were barrels and bottles full of rum. "I can't place how though."

"Barbossa obviously knows her. And Jack probably does too." Will said.

"We need a sail, we need a sail." The parrot said. Will looked at Gibbs.

"I think…Cotton agrees with ya." Gibbs said. Cotton nodded.

"I don't think we're sailing the way that Barbossa originally planned out." Elizabeth said. "I think…we're going the way she wants us to go."

"But why would she want to go a different direction?" Will asked.

"Wind at the bow, wind at the bow." The parrot said.

"Cotton says that she might know something we don't." Gibbs said. At that moment there was a loud noise from the cabin and Madison came out, looking miserable.

"She doesn't sleep much." Barbossa said. Everyone looked at him. Madison just glared and walked over to the side of the ship. Due to it being so quiet, they could hear Madison making a clicking noise that reminded Elizabeth of the noise dolphins made. Curious, she walked over to the younger girl and looked down at the water. There were dolphins swimming next to the ship.

"How did you do that/" Elizabeth asked. Madison jumped slightly and looked at her.

"I…didn't do anything." She said. "I just looked and saw them."

"You were making noises." Elizabeth said.

"So?" Madison asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm just…curious." Elizabeth said. Madison looked back at the water. The dolphins were gone. "You don't have to try and protect yourself."

"Yes I do." Madison said.

"Why?" Elizabeth asked.

"Apart from the fact that Will keeps giving me suspicious looks?" Madison said. Elizabeth nodded. "Do you have any idea what Barbossa is capable of?"

"Yes." Elizabeth said.

"Well…try being seven years old and around him." Madison said. Elizabeth stared at her. The sun was completely visable, which caught the girls by surprise.

"We'll be docking by midday." Barbossa called to them.

"Why?" Madison asked.

"Your persistence that we can't live on rum alone." Barbossa said. Madison glared at him.

"Must have been awful." Elizabeth said. "Dealing with that."

"I learned to block him out." Madison said. "I spent most of my time away from him."

"Wait…why you were on a pirate ship when you were seven? You must have known Jack well then too." Elizabeth said. Madison's face hardened and she didn't answer. She went up to Barbossa and took the compass from him before pushing him away from the wheel and taking his place. Everyone, seeing the mood she was in, decided to leave her alone. Madison began thinking about the last time she saw Jack.

Flashback

She was only a little girl…seven, maybe eight years old. She was woken up by a rough hand on her shoulder shaking her. She grumbled and kept her eyes shut tight as she tried waving her awakener away.

"Maddie." The man said, shaking her again. Madison made a noise and buried her face in the pillow. She heard him sigh. "MADDIE WAKE UP! THE PEARL'S ON FIRE!"

"No it's not." Madison said, turning her head so that he could hear her.

"How do you know?" The man asked. Madison opened an eye to look up at Jack Sparrow.

"Because I know that you wouldn't bother trying to wake me up." She said, glaring at Jack. "You would either leave if it was really bad, or try with all your might to put the fight out. Either way, you wouldn't bother with me."

"I don't know why you act like this but it's really annoying." Jack said, grabbing her arm and tugging on it gently. Madison squealed and tried to pull by, keeping herself in bed. "You have to get out of bed!"

"Why?" Madison asked.

"Because we're docked and Bill's got something to tell you." Jack said. Madison stopped fighting and Jack, who didn't think she would, tugged a bit harder, causing himself to topple over, pulling Madison out of bed on top of him. She brought the blanket with her so that when Jack looked down, he just saw a blanket covered lump. He poked it and received a pinch on the side.

They finally got onto the docks where Bill 'Bootstraps' Turner, waited patiently. The look on his face made Madison frown.

"Why do I have to stay here!" Madison said after a few minutes of the men explaining that she had to stay put in Santo Domingo. "Why can't I go with you?"

"I don't want anything happening to you." Bill said. Madison glared. This wasn't fair.

"He's right there." Jack said. Madison looked at him. "If you stayed, you'd either get in big trouble, or the crew might go against my wishes and use you."

"As what?" Madison asked. Jack and Bill looked at each other. They didn't want a child so young to know about whoredom.

"Something we don't want them to do." Bill said. Madison looked down. Jack and Bill looked at each other.

"Hey…" Jack said, getting on one knee in front of Madison and lifting her head. "You'll be safe."

"But I'll be alone." Madison said. She was on the verge of crying now.

"As soon as everything's dealt with…we'll come back and get you." Bill said, copying Jack.

"Promise?" Madison asked, a few tears rolling down her cheeks.

"We promise, luv." Jack said. Madison looked at him then at Bill before throwing her arms around Bill and hugging him. He hugged her tightly. Madison looked at Jack and then, surprising all three of them, hugged him as well. Jack hugged her back.

Present

Madison still didn't know why she had hugged Jack so tightly. It wasn't as if she was afraid to lose him…was she? Of course she wasn't! Madison shook her head and tucked her hair behind her ear. She looked down at Will and Elizabeth. He really did remind her a lot of Bootstrap Bill.

I'll think of a title for the next chapter.