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Chapter One

Prologue: Interrupted Wedding

Charlotte looked out the window and sighed as she saw the rain slide down the window. She looked down at her dress and smiled. She wore a blue dress and her hair was twirled into curls and pinned to her head, some flopping down to her face. She was happy but sad about the wedding. She was happy because her brother was getting married to the woman he loved but it made her sad because she constantly thought of Jack. She wondered if he missed her at all. He was probably with some prostitute having sex right now. He wouldn't be missing her at all. It had been seven months after all.

Charlotte walked out her room and found Will looking rather nervous downstairs. She smiled and walked over to him. "You'll do fine." she said softly and he looked at her and nodded his head slightly.

"Yeah." he said croakily and cleared his throat. She patted him on the back and walked to look out the window.

"Nice weather conditions." she said dryly and he shrugged.

"Better than not at all." he said. "I'm amazed her father allowed it." Charlotte smiled thinking back on the day her proposed. It was so sweet. She took a breath and looked back at him.

"Ready?"

"Not a little bit, let's go." Charlotte chuckled and they stopped when the doors banged open and they were cuffed and dragged to the side of the room. Her struggles went unnoticed and they just tightened their grips.

"Let go of me." she grunted. She tried with all her might to be let free but it didn't seem to be working. Suddenly Elizabeth ran in with her hair all wet and in her wedding dress.

"Will, why is this happening?" she asked desperately, seeing the two surrounded by the East India Trading Company.

"I don't know." he said and then paused. "You look beautiful." Elizabeth chuckled slightly and Charlotte rolled her eyes.

"I think it's bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding." Elizabeth said as she looked him in the eye.

"Make way. Let me through!" they heard the voice of Governor Swann bark. He pushed through the crowd of soldiers but was barred from a couple of them with spears. "How dare you! Stand your men down at once! Do you hear me?" He glared at them and then they heard a new voice enter the room. It was mocking and arrogant.

"Governor Weatherby Swann, it's been too long."

Governor Swann looked up shocked. "Cutler Beckett?"

"It's Lord now actually." he said smugly and Charlotte sneered. This guy was a jackass. She watched as the spears uncrossed from Governor Swann and watched as he made his way to Lord Beckett.

"Lord or not, you have no reason and no authority to arrest these people." he said and pointed to Charlotte and Will.

"In fact, I do. Mr. Mercer?" he smirked and snapped his fingers. A man came over with a wooden box and handed it to Beckett. He took out the papers and handed it back. "The warrant for the arrest of one William Turner and Charlotte Turner." Governor Swann took the papers and looked it over.

"This warrant is for Elizabeth Swann!" he said frowning.

"Oh, is it? That's annoying, my mistake..." Beckett said but the tone of voice said it was anything but. He grabbed the papers and but them back. "Arrest her!"

"On what charges?" Elizabeth demanded as she was grabbed by some soldiers. Will was held back as he tried to stop them and Charlotte just seemed to be watching the event unfold.

"Aha, here's the one for William Turner. And Charlotte Turner." Beckett called and handed the paper over to Swann. They all watched as Governor Swann looked at it in disbelief. "And I have another one for a Mr. James Norrington. Is he present?"

"What are the charges?" Elizabeth repeated but was ignored.

"Commodore Norrington resigned his commission some months ago." Governor Swann said tightly and Beckett sighed irritably.

"I don't believe that was the answer to the question I asked."

Will seemed to have had enough by now and glared at the man. "Lord Beckett, in the category of questions not answered -" he started and Elizabeth cut over him.

"We are under the jurisdiction of the King's governor of Port Royal and you will tell us what we are charged with." she snapped.

Governor Swann looked over the papers. "The charge... is conspiring to set free a man convicted of crimes against the Crown and Empire and condemned to death for which the..." he abruptly stopped and gulped.

"For which the punishment, regrettably, is also death." Beckett sniffed and walked up to Will and Charlotte. "Perhaps you remember a certain pirate named Jack Sparrow."

"Captain." Charlotte said forcefully. "Captain Jack Sparrow." Beckett smirked.

"Captain Jack Sparrow. Yes, I thought you might." he said and smirked at them. Charlotte sighed. Great, now she was going to be killed because she had helped the person she loves. Not that she knew it then but still... Great! What could possibly be worse? She shut her eyes and tried to block out Elizabeth pleas and whines, it was doing her head in and she just wanted her to shut up. This was all too much for one afternoon. She needed some rum.