AUTHORS NOTE:

Thank you for all that reviewed, I am truly sorry that it took me so long to write, and I promise not to take so long again! This too will be a short one, the one after though will be long and almost two chapters in one! So stay tuned!

Disclaimer: Ok, I admit that theses characters aren't mine. But do you really have to keep on rubbing it in!

Chapter 19: The Escape.

Lizzie had been sleeping when she heard a large scuffle on board. The captain was yelling in a pertified strangled voice. Frowning she pushed herself out of the bed and landed her feet lightly on the boarded floor. Rubbing her face wearily she patted around her until she found her dressing gown, that would serve well enough while she inspected what all the noise was about. She slipped her feet into the fluffy slippers and left her small private cabin.

She must admit that she missed the soft warm comfort of Jacks bed, and the welcome and love and content that she had received there. Sighing she ached that Jack was there to comfort her. That he could hold her tight and kiss her the way that he used to and make her knees go week. She wished that she could feel his love envolpe her. Tears sprang to her eyes. But that would never be, never again would she feel and enjoy the love that he gave her secretively. She would be in some one elses arms, when she got her new husband, but she knew in her heart that she would never love who ever it was.

She finally made her way on to deck and was almost bowled over by a sailor who rushed by her in a panic. Frowing and slightly annoyed at the way that she was being treated. Frowning and in a right mind to speak to the captain with a few choice words which she had learnt from Jack she stormed foreward and then stopped. The men were rushing around in a panicked hurry which was highly un-usual. Something must be wrong. She grabbed a sailor that was rushing by with a force that she forgot she had. He was pale and covered in a fearful sweat. His eyes were wild and his breathing shallow. The only time that Elizabeth had seen this type of fear was when the kraken was after them. Fear rose to clog her throat, she fought the irrational fear and cleared her throat.

"What is going on! " she demanded

"Pirates" he stammered. Elizabeth let go of the man with shock.

Pirates? That could only be one person. Only one pirate in the ocean could generate that sort of instant fear.

"Jack" She breathed, as if saying his name any louder would break the dream.

Un-noticed Elizabeth hurried to the railing and leaned far over so that she could see the ship which was chasing them. She held her breath in desperate anticipation. At first she couldn't see anything, What ever was chasing them was directly behind them and then.

"The Pearl!" she breathed. She had to clutch onto the railing for support. It can't be! He didn't want her anymore! She was sure from his explosion that there was no love left for her in him. But here he was, chasing after he ship. Could it be! Elizabeth dared not believe for the fear of being wrong. Mabye it was a happy coincidence that Jack had found this ship. Maybe he wasn't after her at all.

A passing sailor heard her say the Pearl.

"The Pearl?" he said fearfully "No one ever escapes the Black Pearl! She is the fastest ship in the ocean. And she's captained by the most fearsome pirate there is! The last of his kind is Captain Jack Sparrow!" he breathed in awe.

The sailors discription of the ship she had lived on and the man that she loved made her heart swell in pride! It was true all of it. But he wasn't fearsome, far from it when he held her in his arms as they relaxed after night after night of love making.

Yes, Jack was the greatest Pirate in the ocean. And he was her pirate. If he wanted her back. If only she could get the chance to explain to him, to make him understand that she didn't kill his child, that she was still carrying it within her and that all she wanted was to raise his child with him! All she needed was that opportunity to make this right, even if he didn't want her back, as long as she told him that she loved him, and wanted to be the mother of his children!

She had to get on that ship! She had to see Jack again.

She had to stop this stupid captain from running away! Formulating a plan she quickly made her way through the throng of panicking sailors to the helm where the desperate captain was steering his ship to what he believed was safety.

Not on her watch they weren't.

"You have to stop this ship!"

"Are you crazy lady! That's The Black Pearl! She'll take us for everything that we're worth:

"No she won't. She's not after you or your goods. She doesn't even that the skull and cross bones flying! She's after me! I demand that you stop!"

"You! You're in league with the pirates! A spy! You told them where we were and now you are closing your plan!'

"No I swear! I just want to get back on the Pearl!" opps. Wrong thing to say.

"PIRATE!" he yelled and pointed at her. The most immediate sailors started to advance on her.

"Oh shit!"