Sorry about Chapter Eight and Nine disappearing for a bit. And sorry for everybody who has this story on alert and got two new e-mails about two 'old' chapters being added to A Sparrows Tale. It's a long story why this happened.

Elinor stood at the bow of the Interceptor, staring at the dreaded pirate ship in the not so far distance, pretending to be sick.

"Are you feeling better now Mrs. Spare?" asked the Commodore.

"Oh, yes, I'm much better," replied Elinor turning around to face the Commodore.

Elinor was feeling much better now that she had found Jessie. My plan has worked out so far, why not the final part of it? Elinor asked herself with a smirk on her face.

Elinor had easily convinced Commodore Rheese pirates kidnapped Jessie. She had easily finagled her way onto the Interceptor, so she could see the look on Jessie's face when she was 'rescued'. And Elinor had convinced herself she could easily get Jessie back to her normal self. Elinor thought it was all too easy.

Commodore Rheese had finally caught sight of the pirate ship and was shouting out commands. It's about time he finally saw that big hunk of wood right in front of him, Elinor thought to herself.

"Lower the anchor on the starboard side!" Elinor heard someone shout.

The anchor was dropped and ships wheel was unoccupied so the Interceptor swung around, it's side facing the Pearl's rear. The cannons were exposed and she heard Lieutenant Norrington telling the crew to load the cannons.

Elinor stumbled when the Interceptor had swung around and was on her hands and knees trying to get back up on her two feet when she heard cannon fire. She saw a cannon splash into the sea just inches from the Black Pearl.

"What are you doing," Elinor asked Commodore Rheese as she got back on her feet and ran over towards him, "trying to kill Jessica?"

"No Mrs. Spare, it's just that pirate ship seems to be faster then the Interceptor" Commodore Rheese responded

"But this is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!" Elinor protested.

"So it would seem" Norrington said and ordered more cannon fire.

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"Stop trying to blow holes in my ship!" yelled an upset Jack from the helm.

More cannonballs whizzed past the Pearl and some hit her dead on too.

"Drop the anchor! On the port side! Scurry on! Bring out the cannons! Load 'em up! Savvy?" Jack yelled all at once and let go of the ship's wheel.

"Oh bugger" Jessie mumbled from under the stairs and ran out from under the stairs, waving her arms like a wild-women.

"Noooo! No! No! My funeral! My funeral!" she yelled franticly trying to get Jack's attention.

But Jack didn't notice Jessie; all he was focused on was how to get away from the Interceptor. It really messed up his plans, sure, he could just flee, his ship was quicker then the Interceptor. But they'd keep blowing holes in his ship until he was out of range!

This is a no win situation, Jack thought to himself.

Jessie sighed; Jack was obviously in his own little world at the moment. So she walked over to Barbossa and put on her biggest smile and tapped him on the shoulder.

"What-cya be wantin' missy?" he asked while facing Jessie.

"Ye be seein' now, Barbossa. They's lookin' fer me. I be runnin' from them...So 't would all jus' make sense if we scurried off nereto be seein' them again, ey?" Jessie said, trying to make it sound like an actual good idea.

"Aye…" Barbossa responded but then went over to Ragetti and whispered something in his ear and went back to Jack's side with an ear-to-ear grin.

Lot o' good that did, Jessie thought to herself and went over to the side of the ship. She felt the cannons firing and watched as the two ships exchanged cannon-fire. Then she saw a couple of rowboats filled with redcoats coming towards the Pearl. She squinted and saw Lieutenant Norrington and Elinor in one of the boats. She slapped her forehead, which reminded her of her headache once again, and she mumbled to herself.

How be I goin' t' get ou' o' this? Jessie thought to herself troublingly.

"'Ey! Bilge rats! Look o'er there!" Jessie yelled to everyone, and everyone looked to where she was pointing.

"AYE!" she heard some yell and get their swords ready for battle.

Jessie smirked and pulled out her sword, getting ready too. It seemed like it was only a second before the Pearl was infested with the redcoats. And, of course, in the mix were a confused Norrington and a villainous Elinor.

Immediately Jessie started picking up a fight with one of the soldiers, they're swords clashed and Jessie ducked and moved out of the way of it when she failed to block it. She was slowly making the man back up, towards the side, when Jack intervened and he started fighting the man.

"So ye think jus' on accoun' o' I be a girl, I can't fight? Then watch this!" Jessie said somewhat bitterly and found another redcoat to clash swords with. She advanced on him quickly and soon he was at the side of the Pearl. With one powerful kick Jessie pushed him overboard.

Ragetti weaved in between of the fights, with an empty rum bottle in his hand. He was desperately trying to remember the orders from Barbossa. He saw Jack from behind and raised his hand with the bottle in it and smashed the bottle on top of Jack's head. The glass shattered all over and Jack fell to the floor.

Ragetti quickly made his way back to the fighting Barbossa and was grinning from ear to ear. "I did it! I knocked Jack out!" he said and laughed a bit. Barbossa finished the man he was fighting off and turned to Ragetti. "Jack? I said Jessie ye slack-jawed idiot!" Barbossa said angrily to Ragetti. Ragetti frowned; "I'm sorry sir" he said and walked away. But he didn't go far before he had to take out his sword and start fighting. I wondered what kind of logic made Barbossa want Jack captured, Ragetti thought to himself while fighting.

Meanwhile, two redcoats were dragging the unconscious Jack to one of the rowboats. And while Jessie was fighting one man in front of her, another grabbed her from behind and started dragging her towards the rowboat. She kicked and struggled, even tried to stab him with her sword. But the man was very strong, she looked to see who it was, and no doubt it was Commodore Rheese. 'Ere'd he come from? I didn't see 'em in th' two rowboats. I guess he came in a separate one, on th' other side o' th' Pearl. Thought Jessie while she stopped struggling and put on a big innocent smile. Well, Jessie thought, there's nay way t' escape now, might as well nay get hanged an' act like this be all a big mistake an' I'd gone crazy.

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