Jack was awake in the second chapter and asleep in the third and NOBODY TOLD ME?!? Gosh! I'm offended!

So I was reading my story (as most writers do) and I came to the end of chapter 2, where Leah spoke to Jack. I then read the next chapter, which is supposed to take place a few seconds after the 2nd, and BOOM! Jack never woke up. So my first thought is: Crap. This is just Craptastic. And then I think, well, nobody flamed me, or even told me, so it must not be a big deal.

Jack was awake for Chapter two, but was knocked out by some invisible force (possibly THE force) that erased everybody's memory of him being awake.

Now let's move on with our lives.

BTW, the reason that I haven't uploaded in awhile is that this is the THIRD TIME I've written this. I'm having trouble with saving. Plus, I have this HUGE project in school, and I've been too busy freaking out about that.

Here's Chapter 4.

A Teenager's Guide to Living with Pirates

Chapter 4

Leah

I sat in between my parents on the couch. The news was on. Some guy had robbed a bank, a kitten was saved from a fire, and iPod is working on a new Mp3 phone.

The room was completely clean, a job that I was supposed to do, but apparently my parents had took pity on me. The furniture was in its proper places, and everything seemed neat and tidy. I wonder how long I was freaking out upstairs? The kitchen still had some pizza on the table, probably for my friends and me to eat later. Four large suitcases sat near the front door… oh yea…

I must've forgotten in tonight's craze. My parents were leaving for Alaska tomorrow.

You see, summer just started. In fact, it's the first weekend after school ended. I threw the party today, Friday. My parents wanted to go to Alaska for a getaway, and I wasn't invited. I'm sixteen, now. They can go away for as long as they want and not worry about me.

Personally, I had planned on a nice two weeks with the house all to myself, a credit card, and all the pizza bagels money can buy. Obviously that was not the case. My current situation, with 7 people who haven't so much as heard of the word electricity and 1 new pet to take care of wasn't as nice. Until my parents leave, I'll just have to deal.

"So, when are you guys leaving?" I asked my mom.

"Eager, are we?" She smiled. "In about half an hour."

I looked to the clock. It was 1:30. "At two in the morning?!"

My dad smiled. "It'll take us an hour to get to the airport, an hour to get our passes and things checked, and half an hour to wait for the flight. We'll arrive in Alaska at about 1:30 in the afternoon, and half an hour to rent a car, and an hour to drive to the house. We'll be unpacking by 3 o'clock."

"You've got this all planned out, haven't you?" I asked, glancing outside at the now pouring rain. "What about delays?"

My dad frowned.

My mom jumped into her speech. "So, there's pizza for you on the table, the fridge, believe it or not, is still stocked, the wallet is on your nightstand upstairs. Your car keys are with the wallet. Please don't loose them. If you need anything just call. Call me every day. No boys in the house that we don't know. That is, no boys other than Brett, Mark, and Jeremy. Please keep the house clean…"

A little while later, my parents finally left. I stood at the window, waving and smiling as their car left, aching to go upstairs. Finally, they were gone. And I knew that I couldn't go upstairs yet. For obvious reasons. 5…4…3…2…1…

Their car appeared in the driveway. I could tell that both of them were annoyed with the other.

My mom walked in. "Like your trip?" I asked, playfully.

"We forgot the plane tickets."

"...so, here goes. You guys are fictional. Do you know what that means?" They all nodded, skeptical. I sighed. "Good."

"So you're telling us that we're not real, that we are only characters in some kind of visual story called a movie. And you don't know why we are here or how we got here. And we are in the future." It was Anamaria.

"Yeah, pretty much."

"I'm out of here." She got up and made to walk out the door. Norrington and Barbossa followed. Sam moved in front of the door as if to block them.

"Why can't we pass?"

"She's telling the truth." Sam said.

"Prove it." They said in unison.

I grinned. I'd been waiting for this.

I walked slowly over to them, to Anamaria first. "You are all from a movie. I have seen said movie, and therefore know everything about each of you. Meet Anamaria. Jack stole a boat from you, and managed to sink it. When you finally caught up with him in Tortuga, he told you you would get a better ship, the Interceptor. You never actually received the Interceptor, did you?" She, flabbergasted, shook her head.

I moved on to Norrington. "Former Commodore James Norrington," The only reason I could tell he was not Commodore was because he looked like some insane drunkard. Which means that these characters were kicked out at some point during Dead Man's Chest most likely, but when? "who managed to make a very romantic marriage proposal, aside from the fact that his possible fiancé tumbled off the ledge they were standing on when he wasn't looking." He glared at me while some of the pirates snickered.

I moved on to Barbossa. "Hector Barbossa, Captain Jack Sparrow's mutinous first mate. He stole a big trunk of gold from Isla de Muerta, failing to realize in his crazy greed that it would curse him and his crew.

The monkey screeched from Barbossa's shoulder. "This is Jack the Monkey. Enough said." The monkey jumped up and down, clapping.

"Mr. Gibbs. Current first mate to Captain Jack Sparrow." I could almost hear Jack smirking in the back of my mind, at the sense of respect I gave his title. I'd get him later. "Likes to tell wild stories, even though their not true."

"Tia Dalma, or as some might call her, Calypso." A few people gasped. Okay, so they definitely didn't pop out from At World's End. They would've all known that by now. Tia glared at me for ruining her cover. "She might seem kind of weird, maybe insane, but she is more powerful than any of you could imagine."

"Will Turner. Went on an insane journey following life and love," He snorted for no apparent reason, or at least that anyone but me, Sam, and Julie could tell. "and it landed him with you lot." I looked to the people in the room. "Now that could be considered bad or good depending on how you look at it." The expression on his face finally backed up my theory. I knew exactly when they were kicked out of the Pirates of the Caribbean universe. Right after the infamous "kiss". Which meant that Jack was supposed to be dead. And Barbossa was back alive. And poor Will would probably be brooding in Tia Dalma's hut if he hadn't been sent here.

"And last but certainly not least, Captain Jack Sparrow." He flashed me his gold teeth. "The mysterious, conniving, idiotic nutbrain who started this whole mess. I know a lot about you. But that doesn't mean they should." He frowned.

I walked back over to the three standing by the door. "Now you can leave this house and leave into the world outside, but mark my words, people will recognize you. And they will swarm you. When people realize you're not actors but you really think you're fictional, they will throw you into an insane asylum. And that will be it. You will never return to fulfill your destinies, and the world you once knew will be gone. Sam, Julie, and I are the only ones who know the truth. Do you really want to risk it?" A look of horror crossed not only their faces, but everyone else's too. I felt kind of guilty. These poor people were lost and confused, the only person they can rely on is either a complete stranger or enemy. It was the least I could do to not terrify them.

They sat down, quite submissively, and Sam and Julie walked over to me.

"How the hell are we going to do this? Keep them secret? Their faces are so recognizable it's not even funny." Sam whispered. Julie, I noticed, kept stealing glances at Jack, thoroughly not believing she was in the same room as Johnny Depp. But he's not Johnny Depp. He's the dangerous Jack Sparrow.

What do I do now?

Then, Jack the Monkey yawned, making an adorable little monkey sound along with it. Julie, seeing the monkey yawn and thoroughly exhausted herself, yawned. The chain continued, until it got back to me. "Okay." I said. " Who wants the beds?"

So what do you guys think? I'm sorry this took so long, now that we're past the beginning, the chapters shouldn't take as long. I just had this HUGE project this month, and the computer was having big problems with saving, and, well, BLEH!

So before I post, how are my reviewers doing? it's been so long!