I meant to update this earlier. Sorry about the wait. There should only be one more chapter after this, so you shouldn't have to wait long for the next chapter. Thanks for the reviews!

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Piper sat quietly in the ship's cell, staring absently into space. She'd been in the cell for hours and she was unbelievably bored. A thoughtful expression spread across her face and she began pushing herself to her feet, using the wall for leverage. She struggled to pull her arms under he bottom and stepped over them. With her hands now in front of her, she was able to use her powers on the cell door. She ran toward the opposite wall where the crew kept their stash of alcohol and threw one of the bottles to the floor. Moving quickly in case the crew had heard the noise, she grabbed a large shard of broken glass and awkwardly cut the rope from around her wrists. Once she was free, she quietly ascended the rickety staircase.

As she walked around a corner, she bumped into a talk, rugged pirate. He moved quickly and covered her mouth so no one could hear her scream. Once she'd seen the pirate's face, she immediately felt a wave of relief. She pulled the pirate's hand away from her face and looked at him with a confused expression.

"Jack? What are you doing here?" she whispered.

"Well, love, I found myself upon the Pearl and thought 'why not take a moment to save the bonny lass who was attempting to commandeer my ship'," replied Jack. "I apparently, said bonny lass can fair well without the help of a humble pirate." Pirate looked at him and smiled.

"So, do people start speaking normal, uncomplicated English anytime in the near future?" she asked sarcastically.

"I'm afraid I'm not exactly the right person to be asking a question like that," replied Jack.

"Guess not," said Piper. "How about this one: What do we do now?"

"We need to be getting you back to your own time, love," replied Piper. "And I need to be getting myself a seaworthy craft and a crew that will help me get my ship back."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Piper asked.

"Nah," replied Jack. "As much as I would like to use those powers of yours to get revenge on Barbossa and his mutinous crew, I'd rather do this on me own."

"How do you suggest we get out of here without anyone seeing us?" Piper asked.

"Follow me," replied Jack. "I have an idea."

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"Why pirate ships?" Prue asked as Phoebe flipped through the Book of Shadows.

"I don't know," replied Phoebe. "I can't explain it. It wasn't like any premonition I've ever had. It was like Piper was talking to me. She said something about Pirate Ships."

"I think we should be looking at an Encyclopedia or a history book," said Prue. "Not the Book of Shadows."

"You look through the history books," said Phoebe. "I'll keep looking through the Book of Shadows."

"All right," said Prue. "But I don't think 'Pirates' really qualify as demons or warlocks."

"There has to be something magical about these pirates," Phoebe argued. "Why else would Piper have been sucked back through history."

Prue shrugged and ran downstairs to grab a history book. With Prue out of the room, Phoebe squeezed her eyes shut and tried as hard as she could to contact Piper."

"You ok?" Prue asked suddenly, startling Phoebe. "You look constipated or something."

"No," Phoebe laughed. "I was trying to contact Piper again, but I can't seem to do it." She closed the book of shadows and looked up at her sister. "Did you find a history book?"

"Better," replied Prue. Smiling proudly, he held up a book with the title 'Pirate Lore and Myths'.

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"This had better work," Piper groaned as she emerged from the shadows in the ship's cabin wearing filthy, tattered clothing left behind by some of Barbossa's crew. She pulled her hair back under a bandana and placed a large hat over her head, which hid most of her face under its peak.

"No one will recognize you," replied Jack. "You look like a genuine pirate now."

"Great," said Piper. "Now, let's get the hell off of this ship."

"It's not so bad," Jack said defensively. "It feels just like home… which has been taken over by a back-stabbing crew and that…"

"Whoa," Piper interrupted. "Calm down. Take it easy. I get your point." She patted him on timidly on the back. "Now, let's get out of here before someone finds us." Jack nodded and began leading the way. Piper looked back sadly at the shoes she was forced to leave behind. "I really loved those shoes," she sighed.

Piper and Jack stopped under the staircase leading toward the upper deck of the ship and looked around at the crew. Everyone was working to make the ship sail smoothly toward the heading Barbossa had chosen.

"Here's hoping," said Jack. He and Piper walked nonchalantly across the deck, toward the rope ladder that would lead them to their small ship below.

"Hey! Where do you think you're going?" shouted Pintel. Piper and Jack looked back to find a crowd of pirates preparing to attack.

"I think now would be the opportune moment to run," Jack muttered. Piper panicked and threw her hands forward. The blast of her powers hit Ragetti square in the chest, knocking his wooden eye from its socket. Piper and Jack began moving quickly toward the rope ladder and descended as fast as they could. Pintel smiled evilly and cut the rope ladder, sending Piper and Jack falling toward the water below.

The two of them climbed, soaking wet, aboard the small ship and sailed back toward Tortuga. They could hear Barbossa's angry crew shouting back at them.

"That was close," said Piper. "Let's go back to Tortuga and see if that witch can send me back home."

"Aye aye," replied Jack.

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"Here," said Prue, pointing to a page in the book of Pirate lore. "The Black Pearl. Crewed by pirates that were cursed after stealing Aztec Gold."

"And that leads us to Piper… how?" asked Phoebe.

"It's the only instance of magic in this entire book," replied Prue. "If Piper's not here, I have no idea where she is."

"OK, so let's say she's on this ship or stuck in the seventeenth century. Now what?" asked Phoebe.

"Now we know where to look," Prue explained before shouting Leo's name.

The room became bright with a bluish light as Leo orbed into the room.

"Did you find her?" asked Leo.

"I think so," replied Prue. "We think she's probably in the seventeenth century. Maybe on or around this boat." She pointed to the picture of the Black Pearl in her book.

Leo raised one eyebrow and looked up at Prue sceptically. "That's a little vague, don't you think?"

"Are you able to go back in time or not?" asked Prue.

"Not without a spell," replied Leo.

"We don't have time to look for a spell through here," said Phoebe as she flipped the pages of the book to accentuate her point. "Piper could be in trouble."

"I think I know someone who can without a spell," said Leo.

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Piper moved steadily through the crowded pub toward the back room where the old witch resided.

"I need you to send me back," Piper demanded immediately upon entering the room. The old witch looked up at her questioningly.

"Send you back?" she asked. "I'm afraid I don't possess the powers to do that. I'm only able to call upon powers, not send them elsewhere." Piper stared at her in disbelief.

"So, you're saying I'm stuck here?" Piper groaned.

"Not necessarily," replied the witch. "The spell I called you with will end once you've completed the task that was required of you. Once you've assisted Captain Drake acquire the ship he desires, the spell will end and you will be sent back to your time." Piper stood silently.

"Let's say Captain Drake is no longer with us," said Piper. "Then what?"

"Then you're going to be stuck here," replied the witch. Piper pursed her lips angrily and stormed back into the bar.

"I'm going to assume it didn't go well," said Jack. Piper shook her head angrily.