TBP: Honestly, I wasn't sure about my feelings about this chap. I really didn't like writing it for some reason.

Ekari: You don't like it, because it took you forever to right it!

TBP: Well, do you know what I have to say to that?

Ekari: What?

TBP: On with the chappie!

Chapter 6

Jack was in his cabin on the Pearl, playing with two compasses: One for map charting, and the other one that was broken. (TBP: Or so it seems! Ekari: SSSH!)When he tried the broken compass it again, it slowly turned in two directions, as if settling on a position... and then moved again. He reached over to a rum bottle, and watched as one sole drop fell out of it.

"Why is the rum always gone?" He grumbled as he stood. "Oh," he said swaying, "That's why." He put on his jacket and hat, grabbed a lantern and began venturing to his favorite spot on the ship, the rum cellar! As he passed the crews hold, he was greeted by many many loud snores.

"As you were gents... and Janice." he said passing them. He went deeper down still until he reached a door. He pulled out his keys and was searching for the right one, when something surprised him.

"Hi Jack!" a voice chirped. He fumbled with his keys and turned around to see it was only Janice.

"Janice, what're you doing here?" Jack whispered

"I was sleeping in the hammocky thing and dreaming of purple kittens invading the planet Mercury, when I heard somebody say my name. So I got up and followed the light, and found you!!!" Janice said in one breath. "Sooo, what're you doing here Jack?"

"I'm out of rum, and I'm getting more." Jack said, finding the right key and turning the latch.

"Can I come? It sounds like fun!" Janice said, a pleading look in her eyes.

"Uh... sure." Jack said. The two walked into the rum cellar and began wandering down the rows to find the rum Jack wanted. He found the right bottle and held it upside down. But when he did that, sand poured out from the top.

"Time's up Jack." said a mysterious voice. Janice suddenly clung to Jack with all her strength.

"Jack what was that? I'm scared!" Janice said.

"It's all right Janice luv." Jack said. "Everything's..." Something caught Jack's eyes. He moved towards what ever it was, Janice still attached to him. It was a figure hunched over a barrel, but he recognized it.

"Bootstrap Bill Turner?" Jack said. The figured turned to reveal a man's face with a starfish attached to it. Janice saw him and fell off of Jack.

"You look good Jack." Bootstrap said, spitting water out when he said that. Jack cocked his head to the side and looked at the man.

"Is this a dream?" he asked

"No." Bootstrap sadly said

"I thought not." Jack said. "If it were there'd be rum." Bootstrap held out a bottle. "Oh." Jack took it, positioned himself on another barrel, and pulled Janice up from the ground to sit next to him.

"You've got the Pearl back I see." Bootstrap said

"I had some help retrieving it by the way." Jack said, blowing at the mouth of the bottle. "Your son." Jack took a gulp of the drink.

"William? He became a pirate after all." Bootstrap said

"He's really Will's dad?" Janice finally asked.

"Aye. And to what do I owe the pleasure of your carbunkle?" Jack asked

"He sent me." Bootstrap said. "Davy Jones."

"Who?" Janice asked

"Ah, so it's you then. He shangheied you into service?" Jack asked

"I chose it. I'm sorry for the part I played in the mutiny against you Jack." Bootstrap grabbed a little hermit crab that was scuttling away. "I stood up for you, everything went wrong after that." Bootstrap then ate the little crab. "They strapped me to a cannon . The weight of the water crushing me. Unable to move, unable to die Jack. I thought that if there was the tiniest hope for a chance to escape, I would take it, I'd trade anything for it."

"Wow. Sounds like something from a soap opera." Janice said. "Wish I had some popcorn."

"It's funny what a man would do to forestall his final judgement." Jack said. Jack got up and began to make his way out, but Bootstrap got in front of him.

"You made a deal with him too Jack. He raised the Pearl from the depths for you. Thirteen years you've been captain."

"Why thirteen?" Janice asked

"Technically-"

"Jack, you can't talk yourself out of this one. The terms that apply to me apply to you as well. One soul bound to an enternity to serve under Davy Jones."

"Yes, but the Flying Dutchman already has a captain so there's really-"

"Then it's the locker for you. Jones' terrible leviathon will find you, and drag the Pearl back to the depths and you along with it." Bootstrap was leaning in so much, Jack had to lean back.

"Oh, that's not good." Janice said

"Any idea when Jones might release said terrible beastie?" Jack asked

"I already told you." Bootstrap said leaning back. He held Jack's hand and placed something in it.

"Your time's up." Bootstrap began walking away. "He comes now, drawn with ravenous hunger for the man that wears the black spot." And as fast he came, Bootstrap was gone. Janice looked at Jack who was looking at his hand with a surprised face. Janice walked over to see a large black mark in the middle of his hand.

"Jack?" Janice asked slowly. Jack grabbed Janice's arm, and held his hand closed when he began running out of the cellar and into the crew's hold, shouting orders.

"On deck all hands! Think fast! Pull and haul the run free! I want to see movement! MOVEMENT!" The finally reached top deck, and Jack finally let go of Janice, who fell in a coil of rope.

"Okay, now I'm dizzy." she said. She watched as Jack took somebody's sash and tied it around his marked hand.

"Run and keep running! Run as if the devil himself and itself was upon us!" Jack yelled

"Do we have a heading?" Gibbs asked, standing on the other side of the mast. Jack was startled by Gibbs appearence.

"Ah! Uh, run, to any land." Jack said moving. Gibbs looked towards the left of the mast and then saw a startled Jack

"Which port?" Gibbs asked

"I didn't say port! I said land, any land." Jack said. Suddenly, the crazy monkey swopped in a snatched Jack's hat right off his head. Then the monkey dropped the hat into the water. Everybody, including Janice went to the side where the hat dropped.

"Jack's hat!" Gibbs said. "Bring her about!"

"No no, leave it!" Jack said. Everyone just stood and stared at the crazy captain.

"Um... what?" Janice asked

"Run!" Jack said, running away.

"Back to your stations the lot of yah!" Gibbs said. He and Janice went over to the stairs Jack was hiding under.

"Jack." Gibbs said

"SSH!" Jack said, standing perfectly still.

"For the love of mother and child Jack, what's coming after us?" Gibbs asked

"Uh..." Janice said, looking at Jack, who gave her a 'Oh god you better not tell! Please?!?' look.

"Nothing." Jack said. The hat that was lost floated in the water, all into the next morning, when a Greek fisherboat caught it on a hook. But what the two people who were working on the boat didn't see, was a girl who appeared on deck.

"Okay, this is not the Black Pearl." Megan said. Then, one of the men who found the hat walked through her to show the other the hat he found.

"Wait, that's Jack's hat!" Megan said. The men were trying to figure out who should wear the hat.

"What part of the movie is this?" Megan asked, putting her hand to her chin in thought. Then, there was like a growl below them, and the ship suddenly stopped. The men were shoving the hat at eachother, and then they stopped when they heard the craking of wood.

"Oh no! Not this part!!" Megan yelled. The ship then was crushed in two.

CCCCMMMM

Megan appeared in Elizabeth's cell, soaking wet.

"What happened to you?" Cheyenne asked. Megan turned and glared at her.

"I..." Megan said, "hate... squids."