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The One and Only

I sat listening to the waves crashing on the beach of Port Royal. I'm Elizabeth Swann's younger sister, today was James Norrington's promotion ceremony, my dad had me dressed in an elegant gown and to say I was bored to death was putting it lightly. I had snuck away from the ceremony as it began, really. I wasn't into that sort of thing. Elizabeth would have come too, but Norrington was always on the look out for her and didn't really care what I did. I don't see how he could even have a chance, when he's like twice her age. I'm younger than Elizabeth by 14 months, but hey, no one really looks at me, at least I don't think they do. I'm quite the opposite of her; I have black hair that falls in wild locks around my small face. I have blue eyes, 'as bright as the Caribbean waters' as Lizzie dear puts it. My name is Keira Swann; I don't think I've mentioned that yet.

Anyway back to my wanderings. I continued down the shore until I reached the Interceptor's dock where the guards were arguing by the look of it with each other as a man snuck right past them. Rolling my eyes I ran over to them and stood in front of them, so once their argument was over, they looked at me, "Miss Swann!" one said startled as they looked at me.

I pointed at the man standing at the wheel. They ran over to him, "Hey! You! Get away from there." One shouted

"You don't have permission to be aboard there, mate."

"I'm sorry, it's just a pretty boat-ship." The ragged man replied.

They continued their conversation as I looked at the strange man; he had brown hair some dread locks around his face. He had a mustache and a goatee, and beautiful brown eyes. He wore a strange assortment of clothing, well just sturdy clothing, breeches, tunic, and a jacket to match. He had a sash around his waist, which held in place a sword and a gun; his appearance reminded me of the ones of pirates in books. His attention was finally brought upon me, "You there Miss, uh, Swann was it?"

"Yes it is." I looked past him and saw something falling; he must have caught where I was looking, because he turned around and saw a woman fall into the water, Elizabeth.

I quickly ran over to the closest edge of the water as he dived in to get her. I waited as he brought her out and heaved her out. I checked for her breathing then, it hit me, "Someone give me a knife!" I said hurriedly, as I pulled open her under garment revealing a corset, I took the knife held by my head and slit it open and she coughed as water left her lungs.

"Please don't let father buy me another corset." She said breathing heavily.

"As long as I can get out of this one first and get rid of it." I replied pointing to my own.

That's when my father decided to make his appearance, with the new commodore and men. "Elizabeth, are you alright, and Keira, what are you doing over here?"

I looked at him and smiled, "You didn't expect me to stay there now did you."

They just rolled their eyes; this was the answer he was expecting. He looked over at the strange man who was holding Elizabeth's corset. "Shoot him."

"Father! Commodore, do you really intend to kill my rescuer?" Elizabeth said bravely.

Norrington considers it, and then decides to do something else, I could see it in his eyes, "I believe thanks are in order." He holds out his hand for him to shake, I try to signal him to stop but, the man shakes his hand and Norrington, pulls back his sleeve and reveals a 'P' for pirate. "Had a brush with the east India trading company, did we, pirate."

"Hang him!" my wonderful daddy-o says.

"Keep your guns on him, Gillette, fetch some irons." Commodore then reveals a sparrow flying, tattooed on his arm, "Well, well, Jack Sparrow, isn't it?"

"Captain Jack Sparrow, if you please sir." Jack replied

They rambled on, in this deep conversation, then dear Lizzie decided to protest and got her self into a spot of trouble, I went up behind Jack and wrapped an arm around his neck. My dad was looking annoyed and wasn't too happy, I backed away towards the water's edge, "You Know Jack, I don't owe you anything, so now, it's time to release my dear sister." He did and I released his neck and backed over towards the edge of the water but he turned around and grabbed me, I was going to fight, but he held the chains close to my neck, I gripped at them, but with no avail. I finally stopped and was handed the belonging to put on him, he spun me around as if expecting me to do as I was told, I looked at him, trying him. Everyone watched in baited breath as he dragged me along and around the posts and onto the straight dock to get away, he had my back to him. I was preparing to just toss his stuff over into the water, and he probably thought I might too, so he told me if I did I was going to get them.

He led me away with a tail of guards following him, I put up a struggle, but he just tightened the chain around my neck, "Now let's try this again, my effects please." This time I did, toss them into the water. Well, needless to say he flipped and jumped into the water…me not so far behind, I wasn't too happy about it but when I surfaced I was grabbed by my sister, as my father shouted to shoot him…while he was in the water, not his best idea as Jack just swam under the bridge before escaping. I smiled up at them and coughed slightly, they dragged me away to our carriage where we rode home. I wasn't so excited, but hey things happen.

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I was lying in bed reading a book on Captain Jack Sparrow, when cannon guns are fired off in the distance. I leapt from my bed and saw a ship firing out on Port Royal. I jumped from my bed and ran down to my sister's room to tell her, but she wasn't listening. I ran down and told the butler not to let any one in. I ran out of the house toward Will's Smith shop. When I got there I checked my clothes and knocked. "Will, I need a sword." I said as he opened up.

"No, you're not gonna fight the pirates."

"Please, I want to do something, besides you know I can handle a sword, you taught me how."

"Fine, but I didn't give it to you."

'Yes sir!" I dashed away once I had my sword; I fought the pirates in smooth clean swings of the blade Will had given me. I was quite the swordsman, I always knew I was a pirate, but never had the chance. I cut down everyone in my path, that's when I reached the jail. I saw that a hole had been shot through, but Jack's cell wasn't open. I looked through the hole and saw a pirate from the raiding talking with Jack, I decided that eavesdropping sounded like a good plan.

"Worry about your own fortunes, gentlemen. The deepest circle of Hell is reserved for betrayers and mutineers." a pirate grabs jack by the neck and his arm is exposed in moonlight, it was skeletal. My eyes widened COOL!! Jack looked at the arm holding him "So there is a curse. That's interesting"

"You know nothing of hell!" the pirate holding Jack proclaimed before releasing him and leaving the jail.

"That's very interesting!" Jack said before his attention was brought to me by the light rustling of my attempted to sneak away, "What are you doing there?"

"Eavesdropping." I replied shrugging.

"Hm, well you couldn't very well get me out of here could you?"

I looked to ponder the idea for a moment before I felt a pan smash into the back of my head successfully knocking me out and landing me against the wall.

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