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The Prince and the Pirate

Chapter One

"And then what happened, Mother?"

"He threw his sword, and so strong was your father, it stuck in the wood firm enough for the pirate to stand on it!"

"So he wouldn't hang!"

"Precisely- but there were soldiers everywhere. There was no way to escape!" The little boy gasped. "But clever was your father- and this pirate. Your father ran up to the rope that was hanging the pirate and he cut it. The pirate cut his bonds using the sword still embedded in the wood. Together, with nothing but some rope, they fought their way out to the cliff. It was a dead end, though, and they were surrounded in seconds. Then, the soldiers' commander stepped forward, along with the governor and his daughter-"

"That's you, isn't it Mother?"

"Yes dear, now, with some clever words and telling of truths, your father was not going to be punished for helping the pirate, who got away, and your father would be able to marry his love."

"You!"

"Yes love."

"How did the pirate escape?" He knew his lines well.

"He dove off the cliff into the foamy sea." Elizabeth held up her left hand as if it were a platform, and then made a motion with her right as if it was diving off the left. "And there his ship was awaiting him, and he sailed off to have wonderful adventures that even Calypso would not know of. But," The boy jumped with excitement at the prospect of the big finish to the story he knew so well. "just before he dove of that cliff, he looked back at James Norrington and his men and told them:" She straightened he back and held onto the wall with one hand and posed the other, taking the same stance as that pirate she'd once known. "'Gentlemen, you will always remember this as the day that you almost caught Captain...Jack...Sparrow!'"

The small child applauded the story, turning his hands red. "And then you and father were to be married!"

"Yes." She began getting him under the blankets of his bed.

"But you couldn't because of Cutler Becket!"

"Mhm." She sat on the edge of the bed and handed her son his favorite toy; a pirate doll. "To sleep, now."

"And you both went on to help Captain Jack! And you went to Tortuga! And Father fought the Kracken!" He shouted.

"William Turner." Said Elizabeth sternly.

William laid down. "Yes, Mother."

"You'll want a lot of rest, won't you? Tomorrow you'll be very tired. I expect you two will be running all over this island. Causing lots of trouble, I know you will." She smiled, then leaned down to kiss William on the forehead. "Sleep well, dear."

Just as she was closing his door, William called her. "Mother? Do you think Father will know who I am? Before you tell him, that is."

Elizabeth paused for a moment. She was not hesitating; she was just thinking how her son looked so much like his father. His eyes were like her mirror into Will's world for the ten years he had not been with her.

"Mother?"

Suddenly, she was back in the room with her son. "He will know you."

"How?"

"He'll just know."

Satisfied with the unquestionable answer of fate, William finally rolled over and fell asleep gazing out his window at the stars. Was Will Turner somewhere on his way here, sharing this quiet moment with him? William knew he was.

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