Thanks to my reviewers..it really modivated me. Well this chapter gave me a hard time...I'm not sure why but any helpful hints will be appreaciated.

Disclaimer: Don't own any characters from Pirates of the Caribbean...if I did I'd be able to pay my mom back. I do however own Swimmer, Mac, Skip, Captain Riley, and probably some others later on. So don't use those guys please

Chapter 2: Caught In The Act

Swimmer came up to one of the empty docks reserved for smaller vessels, and grabbed onto the wide poles that held up the wooden planks. She looked up from where she was treading water under the dock and blew the excess water out of her nose and mouth. Swimmer took a firmer grip on the pole and was about to heave herself up to take a look when she felt claws dig into her shoulder. Swimmer squeaked and turned quickly to see her otter clinging to her clothes.

"Skip!" She breathed, still holding onto the pole and kicking her legs to keep from going under the water. Skip rubbed her shoulder and continued to cling on. "Well hold on then." She told him as she grabbed the dock above her and began to pull herself upwards.

Swimmer finally managed to get out of the water and onto the top of the dock. She sat down on the edge and let her wet clothes hang over her. She gasped for air and let the otter lay in her lap. "That was a little further than I expected." She concluded looking out at the water and the ship that still sat out in the deep waves. "Mac is going to skin me alive." She said grinning slightly at the otter.

Swimmer suddenly felt something hard grip her should and yank her to her feet, nearly throwing Skip back into the water. Swimmer found herself facing three very angry looking men in red soldier's uniforms. One had a good grip on her arm, one was inches from her face, and the last one was trying to catch Skip, who easily evaded the soldier's grasp and climbed up Swimmers shirt, peaking his beady eyes out of her collar.

"And who might you be?" the youngest of the three asked, having just gotten his breath back from trying to catch the otter.

"Swimmer, at your service." She tried to mockingly bow but found that the soldier who had a hold of her tighten and so she settled to just smiling roguishly at them.

"This isn't a social conversation!" Snapped the oldest looking of the three. "She was doing something illegal!"

Swimmer cocked an eye. "Illegal?" She asked innocently.

"Yes! You were swimming in the port! Where ships are coming and going. That's against the law."

"You would have to be an idiot to swim in there anyway." added the youngest one. "You could get crushed."

"Well mark me for an idiot." Swimmer answered.

"Idiot or not you still broke the law." The oldest one reminded her. Swimmer snorted with a silent joke. e older soldier's face turned red. "This is nothing to make light of, young missy. We're going to have to take you in."

"In where? The bakery? Or perhaps the Governor's Mansion? I've heard it's stunning." Smirked Swimmer.

"Stop fooling around." The oldest one barked. "We have to bring you to the Commodore to see what he has to say about your punishment."

"Well as much as I'd love to meet the Commodore, and I really would love to," Swimmer added. "But I've really got places to be at times I can't get out of, and I know you boys will understand if I pass."

"Oh no you don't." The man holding her arm said, taking a tighter grip. "You can't run away on us. If you do you'll be considered an-"

"Evader of the law!" the youngest one piped up. "Or a pirate."

"Be quite." Snapped the man holding her arm.

Swimmer smiled at him. "So if running away makes me a pirate, and I'm already one, I guess they'll cancel each other out, won't they?"

The soldier's stared at her. "You're…a pirate?" One asked.

Swimmer tried to laugh off her mistake as she remembered Mac's warning a moment late. "Pirate? No I didn't say I was a pirate I said I was a…..parakeet."

"Aren't those the little birds?" asked the youngest one.

"Yes, and this little bird really must fly!" Swimmer said, as she stomped hard on the foot of the man holding her. He howled with pain and dropped her arm. Swimmer bolted between the other two soldiers and began running down the docks, dodging people as she went. She stopped short on a bridge. "Skip?" the otter peaked his head around her neck. "Oh there you are I was wondering where-" A musket shot close to her head made Swimmer fall onto the ground. She quickly stood up and saw the three soldiers coming after her.

"Shoot!" Swimmer cursed and took off running again.

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