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The last chapter my loves.

Chapter 13: The Smoke Clears

"I am the heir to the ship," Natie snorted. The idea was preposterous. Her parents were decent people, not pirates. She wondered how Jack Turner was coming along in the brig when there was a tapping at the window. Jack was hanging outside one of the windows, like some demented monkey. She ran over and unlatched the sill, pulling him in.

"Your rescuer," he gave a mock bow. "Come on, before they notice I'm gone. Again."

The room shook, and the sounds of heavy fighting entered the room. "We have to get to the Pearl now!" Natie exclaimed. "I have a plan. Once we get on the Black Pearl, we tell Jack to take off and sail like there's no tomorrow. They won't dare fire on us."

Jack helped push Natie through the window, and she grabbed hold of the line. "Why won't they fire?"

"They think I can end the curse upon them." Natie grunted from the effort of holding on. Of all the ropes this one was soaking wet. Thank you Jack. After a few moments of cursing the line, Natie hauled herself onto the deck. Jack followed suit. An idea came to him.

"Hey, why not run her aground?"

"That's your first good idea this whole time," Natie joked. She took the helm and there was a tingling in her hands. She loved being in command of a ship, even an evil one. There was a cry from the deck below, and the cannon fire ceased.

"What happened?" Jack whispered. He looked at the still pirates below. The crew was standing in awe, and there were some fallen over the deck. But these pirates couldn't die. What happened, he thought to himself. He looked at the crew on the Pearl, and saw his parents standing mid-deck with Sparrow. They all seemed just as surprised.

Natie was frozen at the wheel, revelation in her eyes. It couldn't be true. The cursed men were dying. That could only mean that she was heir…and that Cadoom was her father by blood. She managed to rip her hands from the helm and surveyed the deck herself. All of the pirates were dying. The curse had released them. Her eyes met with one pair of strange red and grey. Cadoom stared at her with pure hate as he died on the deck along with the others.

Her eyes were then staring into some deep loving eyes. She sighed with relief. These were the eyes of her true father, Jack Sparrow. The only one to ever give a care about a poor orphan girl.

A wind picked up around the Burning Death, and the pirates turned to ash and were blown away. The last thing she heard was the haunting howl of death blowing around her.

"Let's go back to the Black Pearl," she said quietly to Jack.

Port Royal

Standing on one of the piers was a strange group of people. A blacksmith, his apprentice, a governor's daughter, a good pirate, and a girl. But to anyone that looked at the group, they would have seen what seemed to be a group of regular civilians. For their good-byes, Jack Sparrow and Natie had dressed like normal people so that their identities wouldn't be known.

Natie was wearing a simple blue dress that made her look wonderful. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail, and she held herself with a graceful power. Jack was dressed in his usual attire, except he had cleaned it up a bit and had hidden his sword and pistol. Just in case Norrington was about.

Elizabeth spoke first. "Natie, are you sure you don't want to live on land? We have room to accommodate you. Mr. Sparrow thinks it would be a good idea." She added, despite Jack shaking his head. For years he had tried to leave Natie on land, but he didn't want her to know. He really thought she might stay here, she already had a friend with the younger Jack.

"No thanks. On land, because I'm a girl, I have few rights. As an orphan, I have even less. But at the sea, I am free to be whomever I please." Elizabeth smiled, this girl was of a kindred spirit. Never quite tame.

"I'm going to check the last of the supplies," Jack Sparrow said. He limped away, thanks to Natie giving him a sharp kick. He knew that later she would berate him.

"We'll meet you at home Jack, we have some business," Will said to his son. He knew from the look in the boy's eyes that he wanted a moment alone with Natie. Jack simply reddened.

"Will you always live at sea?" Jack asked awkwardly. Natie shrugged.

"Probably. Unless I find a reason to come to land," she said slyly. "But nothing will get me off for a few years. When I'm older."

"Oh." Was all Jack could get out.

"You're going to be a strong man someday. Like your father, I'll reckon."

"Part of being a blacksmith. You'll probably grow to be very beautiful…in a strong way," he added hesitantly, anticipating a punch. Natie, unlike other girls, didn't enjoy compliments. But the hit never came.

"Natie! We're going!" The pirate captain called out. She gave him a glance, and turned back to Jack.

"You know that pirate song? About the bad eggs?"

"Yeah," Jack said cautiously.

"Sing it whenever you miss me. It's fun."

"I don't know al of the chorus.," he said coyly. He was almost rambling. He didn't want her to leave already. He was simply buying time. They both saw Jack untying the line. Probably hoped that he could get away without Natie. He really wanted what was best for her.

She gave him a quick kiss on the lips. She ran to the boat and sang, "Drink up, me hearties yoho!"

The End

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