I just finished watching Pirates 3 again. I was going to have a movie marathon, but due to what happened last time, I decided not to. Long story short, after watching the first movie, I had had 5 cans of Coke and therefore, very hyper. Never doing that again. So, anyway, after watching the movie, I decided I have to write the next part. And guess what? There WILL be a sequel, so the next couple of chapters are leading up to that. Because I know what's going to happen with all of them! Whoa, long, isn't this? So I'm gone now...

Chapter 18-

I'm A Pirate

"Miley! Jackson! You're safe!" Robby Ray said as his kids entered his study. He ran up to them and pulled them both into a hug.

"Smothering… us…" Jackson said.

"Can't… breath…." Miley said. Robby Ray let go of them and then pulled them back in for another hug. "Dad…"

"Sorry." He said and looked down at them. Had it really been two weeks since they left him? It had, but it seemed like it had been months with all this worrying…

"Dad… I want to say… I'm sorry." Miley said.

"For what bud?" he asked.

"For running away. But you have to understand, I don't want to marry Jake!" Miley pleaded.

"Miley, we've been through this…"

"But he doesn't want to marry me anymore!" Miley said and then turned around to Jake, looking desperate. "Right?"

"Uh…" Jake looked at Miley and then Mikayla. This journey had changed him, he was just chasing after Miley because she was the only person who never showed any interest in him. But there was someone who loved him, standing right in front of him. It just took a chance for him to see it. "She's right sir. I want to marry Mikayla."

"But Mikayla is betrothed to Jackson." Robby Ray said, looking at his son.

"Not anymore. I'm not marrying her and you can't force us to marry anyone right now. Dad, we're only coming of age and you're still healthy and running the country properly. Why don't we forget this whole marriage business and wait until we're ready?" Jackson asked.

Robby Ray looked at the faces of his two kids. They had grown up and he just didn't want to lose them. And if by banning this betrothal law, then he'll do it…

"Give me time to think about this." He said. Only then did he notice Lilly standing next to Jackson. He opened his mouth to ask who she was, but Jackson took her hand and led her out of the room. He then looked at Miley who gave him a weak smile before following the others out of the room.

"Roxie smells something fishy." Roxie said as she entered the study.

"They've changed, this trip has changed them." Robby Ray said, turning to look at her.

"No, there is something else, something really fishy." Roxie said as she looked out the window and saw another ship coming into view on the horizon. "And it's following that ship."

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Oliver paced on the deck of his ship. The pirate flag was taken down and hidden in case they searched the ship. The castle was very close now and he was amazed that they managed to cross the ocean so fast. It seemed like luck was on his side today.

"Oliver, we're coming in to port." Matt said. Oliver nodded and then moved to the side. He couldn't do anything because his mind was on other things.

He thought he was coming to fight for her, but he wasn't. He just had to see her one last time before leaving and venturing out across the globe. He couldn't take her with him and the whole point in that was to get her off his mind.

Oliver watched as his crew docked the ship before getting off. The dock master came up to him and he had his bag of money ready.

"Two shillings to dock here and I'm going to need your name sir." He asked. Oliver passed him two shillings and gave him Matt's name instead of his own. "Thank you very much sir."

Oliver just nodded and walked past him. He turned around quickly and looked at his crewmates who were standing at the end of the ship, smiling and waving at him.

"Go get her Oliver! She's part of this crew now!" Danny shouted to him. Oliver shook his head at them and turned around to continue towards the castle. They didn't really know his plans…

He made his way through the crowded market place until he made it to the walls of the castle. People were entering with carts while guards stood near to end of the bridge.

How am I supposed to get in? Oliver looked around and turned to see another cart coming up, stacked with hay for the palace horses. He waited until the cart passed before grabbing the back of the cart and pulling himself onto it. He dug himself a hole in the hay and managed to get himself in there, but not without hurting himself.

"Hold it." He heard someone say. The cart stopped and he stopped moving. He heard boots on the wooden planks of the bridge. They stopped at the back of the cart and he thought he was caught and was done for.

"You may enter." The guard said. The cart started moving again and he sighed with relief. He was in.

Oliver waited until the cart stopped again before getting out. He picked at the pieces of hay that was stuck on his shirt, pant and hair. "The things I do for…"

"Miley!" He looked up and saw Lilly running across the courtyard where the cart had parked. He saw Lilly running after Miley. Both girls were now wearing dresses.

"This is ridiculous!" Miley said, throwing her hands up in the air. "Can't he see what these laws are doing to us?"

"You don't know that." Lilly said.

"You're defending him?"

"He's the king!"

"He won't let Jackson be with you! How can you defend him because of that? He's still forcing me to marry Jake; nothing has changed since I left." Miley said and turned around. She stopped in her tracks. "O-Oliver?"

Then two things happened at once. One, a gun shot went off. Two, Oliver was tackled to the ground and getting his hands chained behind his back.

"Oliver!" Miley screamed, running towards him. He was pulled off the ground and pushed away from Miley. He looked behind him and saw the guard with the rifle who fired it moving Miley back towards Lilly.

"Piracy will not be tolerated in this castle." The guard said. Oliver felt sick, something had gone wrong somewhere. "And the only way to get rid of it is by hanging pirates."

The guard led him down to the cells of the castle. He was put into one by himself, while the guard smirked at him. "And kidnapping the princess doesn't help your predicament either."

"I never kidnapped the princess!" he shouted as the guard walked away. "She ran away."

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"Daddy!" Miley said, storming into her father's study.

"I haven't come up with an answer yet!" he said.

"No, just now one of the guards took in a innocent man into captive." Miley said.

"Darling, what are you talking about?" He asked.

"Just now, in the courtyard, a boy was taken by one of the guards to the cells." Miley said.

"If he's a pirate, then that's where he belongs. If not, then I'll work at getting him free." Robby Ray said. Miley opened her mouth to tell her father that he wasn't a pirate, but some guards came in.

"Your highness, we have just taken captive a pirate. The pirate who kidnapped your son and daughter." The guard said.

"I was not kidnapped! I ran away! He helped bring me back home." Miley said.

"But that does not erase his past deeds. He is a pirate." The guard said. "His execution is scheduled for tomorrow."

"E-execution?" Miley went pale. "N-no. Daddy, he's not like that! He's not! Daddy, please…" She begged.

"How old is he?" Robby Ray asked, looking at his daughter.

"He's 16." The guard said.

"No, he'll have a different punishment. Not unless I have proof of the boys piracy, he will not be hung." Robby Ray said, standing up. "Is that clear?"

"Yes, your highness." The guard said and bowed. He then left the room and Miley watched him, feeling uneasy.

"Dad…" Miley started.

"Not now." Her father said, sitting back in his chair. Miley turned and left her father alone, running back to her own room. She threw the doors open and ran to her window and watched as the sun was setting. She looked out at the ocean.

She didn't want this. She wanted to be on the sea, to see the world. She didn't want to be stuck wearing stupid dresses and going to balls. It was not the life she wanted anymore.

"Miley?" Lilly asked, knocking on her door. Miley turned and saw Lilly, Jackson, Jake and Mikayla standing in her doorway. "We want to help you."

Miley smiled slightly and nodded. "We have to rescue Oliver and the two of us will leave. I'm not a princess anymore, I'm a pirate."

Not that good and not my favourite chapter. That's because there's no more sword fighting in this! Oh well, there are more to come in the next one. Mwahahaha... so this WILL be finished in two chapters, leaving you guys hanging and wanting the sequel. So, you can't start listening to Happy Ever After by Carrie Underwood yet. But I will tell you to later.

PS, the poll results are up, so therefore, it's gonna be a while before the sequel comes out. Just to give you guys a heads up.