now we got problems And I don't think we can solve 'em [DM]

Life continues to change like the seasons around Calico Jack, each month blooming and dying in their own, inevitable turns as life has become something wonderful for the fatherless young man. Rivin has returned his affection in kind and the man has decided to step up and take on more responsibility in the Raiders Hollow. And just when life seems to be all rainbows and butterflies, the real world always has a nasty habit of crashing in.

Jack was out on the Isle when his mother’s challenging call boomed across the lands, demanding blood and vengeance for which some soul must pay. With his heart in his throat, the young man charges toward the battle, devouring the distance between him and the match that may very well, claim his mother’s life. The fight is already well underway, by the time he arrives and all that the man can do is skid to a stop near Gilgamesh and try to catch his breath.

Wide, fearful, icy-hued eyes look up to his King, as unvoiced questions whirl through his mind but, more than anything, he want to know why. True, Sparrow hadn’t been the best mother and, after Recluse’s death, she had escaped into a bottle but damn it all he is her son; and he loves her. Swallowing past a lump in his throat, Jack snaps his mouth closed and sets his jaw, turning his steely gaze to watch the fight.

Tears well, blurring the forms of the fighters but he is here to support to his mother in this life and death struggle. Heart thunders in his chest as his stomach somersaults and his head grows light but still, he remains standing, toes forcefully grip the earth to keep him from swaying. In this moment, Calico Jack knows that, no matter what happens here, things will forever be changed between the two of them.


"Calico Jack"