I've been busy between real life (home and school) as well as Youtube (I have a gaming channel, name is StarWarsCrazy if you want to check it out- your choice, not gonna force you). I'm sorry, high school isn't easy. But, hopefully my pirate language is still sharp!

Chapter 9:

The two pirates, father and son, had continued on to the Keeper's home and were sitting across from each other at a table. Teague was leaning closer expectantly.

"Well?" He gazed at the younger pirate. "Tell me why ye're like this, Jackie."

"Ye already figured out part of it yourself." Jack told him, crossing his arms as he leaned back in the chair. "But, if ye really want to know…"

"Jackie." The pirate nearly glared at him, knowing what trick he was going at. He paused before he continued. "Don't ye do this, not for somethin' so serious."

"Figures." The younger pirate captain raised his eyebrows briefly. "Ye really want to know, don't ye?"

"Why wouldn't I?" The Keeper asked. Then he demanded,"Look, Jackie, ye need to tell me."

"Why's that?" He asked stubbornly.

Teague narrowed his eyes in annoyance. "Jus' tell me, alright?"

"Aye, fine." Jack sighed. He thought for a moment, trying to decide where to start. "This is going to be a long one...A long time ago I was hired by the-the Easter, ah wait-East India Trading Company. That's when I got me ship. They called her the Wicked Wench. They were having me deliver people, not cargo so I went against them. They sank the Wench to the depths of the ocean. I made a deal with Davy Jones to server aboard his ship if he brought mine back up to the surface in one piece. He did, but it was under the name of the Black Pearl. When my thirteen years of not being the captain passed, he came after me ship and crew with the Kraken. The beast eventually caught up. We were fending her off as I was betrayed by one of me own. Chained me to the mast and left me as the last one on the ship. I got free just as she was on top of me, but it was too late. They just rescued me from the Locker."

"Oh, Jackie…" The older pirate sighed. "Ye oughta know that you shouldn't make deals ye'll break. And hire men ye trust! That be important."

"Barbossa had the Pearl nearly the whole bloody time." He argued.

"Aye, but listen here. The Pearl wasn't under the sea the whole time. It was sailin' for those thirteen years, that be countin' too." The Keeper pointed out.

"Aye, but I hired men I trust." Jack explained desperately. "It wasn't even a man that betrayed me."

"When will ye learn, Jackie…" Teague sighed in exasperation. "Keep an eye on anyone ye don't trust."

"But I did trust her! What do ye think a betrayal is?" He threw his hands in the air.

"Keep an eye on everyone, even the ones ye trust." The older pirate advised. "Ye best be careful, Jackie. Especially now. If Jones finds out that ye're back…"

"He won't, Dad." The younger pirate declared, though he doubted it himself.

"We'll be seein' bout that soon enough." The Keeper responded. "Now we best be gettin' ye back to your old self for 'morrow."