One Week Later

In was night time and the Black Pearl was sailing round to the back harbour of Tortuga, in case Barbosa did show up, he wouldn't see the Pearl.

Jack and Gibbs went into the centre of the town for supplies and at the same time checking all the taverns and hotels if they had seen Barbosa or his ship lingering around on the island.

Jack and Gibbs entered the Faithful Bride, Jack's former favourite tavern, and asked around. Jack walked up to one of the girls he knew who worked there called Marie, the one who had grassed Belle up on that horrible night ten months ago.

"Marie!" cried Jack walking up to the bar where Marie stood wiping glasses.

"Hello Jack!" said Marie happily. "I haven't seen you for nearly ten months."

"Yes, it has been a long time," said Jack. "Marie, do you remember a girl called Belle who used to work here?"

"Oh yeah. I remember her all right, long dark brown hair and bright pretty green eyes. Just like her mother" said Marie with a slight tone of disgust. This made anger boil up inside of Jack. "Prettiest one of the lot she was, all the girls, including myself, envied her for it. So ol' Harry started beating her because of it, she got all the attention and not one of us girls got a look in and it made Harry angry as he was starting to lose money. The stupid cow deserved it if you ask me."

Jack had reached boiling point and grabbed Marie around the neck frightening her. "Don't you dare speak about my daughter like that" he said in a low menacing voice.

"Daughter?" asked Marie shocked. "So you're the one who got Rose pregnant all those years ago?"

"Yes I am and I thank God for her and don't think I haven't forgotten the fact that it was you who told ol' dead Harry on Belle that night and I saw him beat her up and I killed him."

"You killed him," said Marie barely a whisper. "You're the one who killed him."

"And I'm gonna kill you too" he said pulling out his pistol and firing a shot into her head.

Jack and Gibbs left the Faithful Bride of a bunch of screaming people. They carried their supplies when suddenly Jack spotted a familiar ship with white sails coming into harbour.

"Gibbs! Look!" Jack said quietly.

"What?" asked Gibbs and he saw Jack point to a ship with white sails which he thought looked familiar and after a few seconds the penny dropped. "It can't be," he said giving Jack a shocked look and he saw Jack grinning.

"Oh yes it can, it's Barbosa. Tonight Gibbs, I take my daughter back and bring her home" said Jack. "Come on, let's get back to the ship and tell the crew."

Belle had been imprisoned on The White Flag for a week now. Everyday she would get bread and water in the morning, in the middle of the day and at night, then afterwards Pintel and Ragetti would come down and take her to Barbosa who tried every night to rape her but was always unsuccessful. She always ended up with a whipping and now her back was as sore as hell and she was slowly wasting away with the lack of food and water. She cried herself to sleep every night thinking she would never see her father again.

Belle sat in her dark and damp cell all alone, she stood up and looked out her window and saw the night sky filled with stars. Her eyes then turned towards what looked like a town, she recognised it but couldn't quite put her finger on it then suddenly realisation hit her: Tortuga. She wanted to smile, as this was the place she grew up in, but the town only held bad memories for her. She sat back down again and then heard the sudden downfall of rain and decided to go to sleep oblivious to the fact that things very soon were to take a turn for the better.

Jack and Gibbs made their way carefully through town in hope of not being seen by anyone in Barbosa's crewor Barbosa himself. The two of them noticed that it started to rain and made a run for the docks. They walked down along the docks to The White Flag.

"Stay here while I check the coast is clear" whispered Jack. He climbed over the side of the ship, looked around and saw no one about. They were all probably out getting drunk and finding good company for the night.

"Oi you!" someone shouted from behind him, he turned around and saw two pirates heading towards him with their swords out, he then pulled his own sword out. He blocked and parried and within seconds had disarmed both of them. They both looked at him with a frightened look and Jack put his sword through one the pirate's stomachs and watched the other flee the ship in fright. He should have known someone would have been on board keeping watch, now all he had to do was find Belle.

He ran back to the side of the ship. "The coast is clear" he called down and Gibbs quietly climbed on deck. "Stay here and keep a look out for Barbosa" Jack said quietly.

Jack picked up a lantern hanging next to the galley entrance so he could see through the rain and walked over to a door opposite the Captain's Quarters of what he suspected was the brig and where Belle would probably be. He lifted up the black iron latch, pushed the door open and walked slowly down three steps into a room, which was almost completely pitch black dark apart from four dimly lit lanterns and his own. When his eyes got used to the darkness he realised he had successfully found the brig.

Jack looked to his right and saw the keys to all the cells hanging on a hook on the wall and picked them up ready to unlock Belle's cell, if he found her. He shone the lantern in the first cell to his right: empty. He then walked to the cell opposite and found it empty. He walked over to the next cell: empty. Then he noticed one more cell in the darkest corner of the room, he walked over to it slowly and shone the lantern into it to see if anyone was inside it and there lying in the corner, in a small ball was his little girl.

Jack unlocked the door, set down the lantern on the floor and knelt down next to Belle to observe her. She had huge blood gashes all over her back and Jack suspected she must've been whipped, she also had several cuts and bruises up her legs and arms. He would kill Barbosa for this. He carefully picked up her limp body so he wouldn't wake her and kicked over the lantern setting the wood on fire and quickly left the brig.

"Gibbs!" shouted Jack.

"Yes Jack" said Gibbs.

"Grab those lanterns over there for me" said Jack nodding towards two lanterns hanging either side of the door of the captain's quarters. Gibbs walked over grabbed the lanterns and walked back. "Now set this goddamn ship on fire, I don't ever want to see it again in my life, but hurry because the brig is already on fire and is spreading fast."

"Ok" said Gibbs. Jack climbed over the side of the ship, being careful so he wouldn't drop Belle and waited on the dock for Gibbs.

Gibbs smashed one lantern on the captain's quarter's door and the other on the main mast of the ship and then he climbed over on to the dock and him and Jack made a run for it.

As the two of them ran through the town they noticed onlookers looking straight at the ship that was on fire down at the harbour.

The two of them running as quickly as they possibly could, but Jack was running somewhat slower because he was carrying Belle. He saw Gibbs turn the corner to the back harbour of Tortuga but he stopped at the corner and turned around to look at Barbosa's ship aflame. As he did so a sneaky smile appeared on his face.

"We'll be home soon sweetheart," Jack said softly kissing the top of his daughter's head and with that he turned the corner and headed back towards the Pearl.

Jack was the last one to return to the Pearl. "Weigh anchor and make ready for sail" he ordered when he climbed on deck. As soon as he boarded the Pearl he headed straight down stairs to Belle's cabin, pushed the door open and placed her carefully on the bed. Jack took this opportunity to look more closely at the gashes on her back; he would have the task of cleaning them in the morning and would have Belle tell him what went on while Barbosa had imprisoned her. Jack decided to watch over her tonight so he would be there when she woke up in the morning.