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Chapter 12, Part 2

Black. Then white all around me. Where am I? I'm walking down a path of silver, gold, and rubies in the middle of a white nothingness. There's no one else here. That makes no sense at all. Wasn't I with my crew just a second ago? Could this be a dream? Nah, can't be. Though I'm a greedy pirate, none of my dreams ever had treasure in 'em.
"Jaqueline...Jaquie..."
Hey, that's Jack's voice! But where's it coming from? To the left? No. To the right? No, no, wait. There he is; a few yards ahead of me and covered in slime.
"'Ello, little bro'."
"Hey, Jaquie. Guess you were right. You really could hear me. Even here."
"What's with the long face, chico? And where is here? and why are you covered in slime?" Jack usually smiles when I call him "chico", why won't he smile?
"This's Davy Jones' locker. And I'm covered in slime because I jumped into the kraken's mouth."
"What?! Ih, good God. Why am I here? I never had the black spot. O'l Davy isn't after me; he 'n I are friends! What the bloody 'ell is goin' on here?!" Then it hit me. Like a sack of cannonballs. I slapped my forehead in frustration. "Damn. I should have known. The scar. My scars reacted with yours when you arrived here and I got brought here as well. I'm such an idiot!"
"Huh? Jaquie, what are you talking about?"
"You and I share blood. In more ways than one. Aside from being siblings, I gave you some of my blood back on the island. And my old scars from the raid seventeen years ago reacted with your scar when you jumped into the kraken."
"Oh. Well, as long as we're down here I guess we can keep each other company."
"I don't think so, bro'. I hear little Miss Swann's voice. I think your crew's come to take you back. Go."
Now I'm alone again. My brother's gone back to the land of the livin', and I'm stuck here in Davy Jones'--waitaminnit! That means--Ohmigod. I can't be--dead? How? What happened? And who's that I see farther down the path? Strawberry blond hair, tallish, swaggering...Oh dear lord.
"Captain Collins?"
"Hi, Jaquie darlin'."
"Great. Now I know I've died."
"Well, yes you have, darlin', but at the same time you haven't. Y'see, I've been talkin' to someone here who knows you much better than I do. And she wants to talk to you."
"Hello, Jaqueline."
"Mum?!
"Mm-hm. C'mere, luv. I've somethin' to tell you."
I can't move. My feet have been glued to the path in shock.
"Darling, you can go back to your crew, you know."
"What?"
"You can. you have as many lives as a cat. Literally. Why do you think your name is Jaqueline C. Sparrow?"
"I always thought the 'c' stood for Caity or Catherine or somethin'."
"Nope. It's 'cause you're my little kitten. I knew you were somethin' special the day you were born. And now you're a vampyr to boot. My little kitten's all grown up."
"Thanks, Mum. I'll go back."

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"I'm sorry Jaquie. I let you down. I wish I could have done more to save you." Tears were streaming down Scarlette's face. She, Vash, Tayu, Sakura, Neji and Genevive crouched around the dead body of their captain. The only one not cryng was Vash, and his face was twisted in agony, his fists were clenched so hard his nails were digging into his palms and it looked as if he would break into pieces if he unclenched them. Each vamp (and the one surviving human member of the crew) said something to Jaqueline in a final goodbye.
Vash: "Captain, Jaqueline, I'm so sorry I couldn't have known you longer, but you were the greatest captain I could ever have served under."
Sakura: "I'm sorry, Captain. I've known you almost as long as Scarlette, and I loved every moment with you as my friend. i really wish I could have saved you."
Neji: "I don't know what to say, Jaqueline. I just--I'll miss you, Captain."
Tayu: "I've known you for the shortest time out of the original six, but you were...the nicest woman...I've ever known."
Genevive: "I'm sorry Jaquie. I shoulda been nicer ta you. I know we were rivals an' all, but I'm sorry."
No one spoke after that. They were all too immersed in their memories of Captain Jaqueline Sparrow that none of them noticed the black cat that paddid in and jumped on her still chest, disappearing as it's paws touched her. The blood that had trickled disappeared and her wounds reclosed. Jaqueline opened her eyes and saw her crew around her crying. She smirked and laughed internally.
"Those were some pretty nice things ya said, you scurvy dogs."
All six heads jerked up at once, and the five female vamps practically jumped on Jaqueline whil Vash just stood there grinning like a loon, fists unclenched and tears of joy pouring down his face. Jaqueline smiled and winced at the same time.
"Ouch. Ha ha, okay you buffoons,: she said with laughter in her voice, "Could ya at least let me breath?"

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WOOT! Jaqueline's alive! SHe's alive! And her crew is happy. But it's not over yet. Read the next post to find out what happens. Comments Please!