Pirates of the Caribbean

The Second Daughter of the Governor

Two young girls stood on deck of a grand ship looking into the dark waters below. They were the daughters of the Governor, Elizabeth and Annabelle. Both girls sang quietly the song they had learned as children. Elizabeth, the oldest by two years, continued to sign and look into the water. Annabelle played with her doll, Emily, on the deck. As soon as she finished the last verse of the song Elizabeth started over again. It was quite dull to be the only two children aboard a ship of the Royal Navy.

"Bad luck to be singing about pirates!" A middle ages sailor came out of nowhere and roughly ordered the girls silent. "Curse pirates sail these waters. Don't want to bring them down upon us now do you?"

"Mr. Gibbs, that will do." Captain Norrington spoke with an air of demand. He didn't wish anything unfortunate to happen to the two lovely girls.

"Bad luck to have women aboard too, even miniature ones!" The man was highly superstitious. He went on his way and checked the rigging a little ways away from the Captain and the girls.

"I find this all fascinating!" exclaimed Elizabeth. Ever since she had been a little girl she had loved the sea and it's folklore. She knew all the very best stories about pirates and mermaids. Just a few minutes ago she had been looking into the water hoping to catch a glimpse of an enchanted mermaid or another mythological sea creature. She had had no such luck as of yet.

"That's what concerns me." Governor Swann came and stood next to Captain Norrington. He often wished the Elizabeth would be more like her sister, Annabelle. Annabelle was shy and quiet and always on her very best behavior. Having other business to attend to the Governor and the Captain left the two girls to their own vices. It likely wasn't the best course of action but as no nanny or governess had accompanied them, there was nothing else to do.

"Lizzie, Emily want's you to play with us." A nine year old Annabelle asked her eleven year old sister.

"I have a better idea. You and Emily come here and try to find a mermaid with me. It's ever so much more sun then whatever you're doing." Elizabeth had a certain way of getting what she wanted whenever Annabelle was concerned. Annabelle didn't reply but she did put down her doll and go to the edge of the railing.

After a while she said, "This is boring! We haven't seen anything yet. Oh! Look there, it's an umbrella!" Annabelle pointed to a lone umbrella in the current.

"That's strange. I wonder where it came from." Elizabeth hung over the rail to look for the place it had came from.

"Elizabeth Swann! Get away from there!" shouted Governor Swann. He did not want his eldest daughter to fall overboard. He didn't know that she could in fact swim, as could Annabelle. Elizabeth went to get a lecture from father about the importance of safety aboard a ship. Annabelle carefully made sure she wouldn't fall and then kept looking in the water.

"There's a boy! There's a boy in the water!" Annabelle pointed and shouted. Just as she had been about to go back to her doll she had seen a plank floating in the water with a boy about Elizabeth's age.

"MAN OVERBOARD!" the crew rushed to his rescue. They dragged his aboard and checked to make sure he was still alive. They went to take him below the deck.

"Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the boy. He will be your charge. Annabelle go with them." The two girls nodded, glad for something to do. Elizabeth went ahead to find a place to put the boy. Annabelle went and stood next to him. She saw a necklace around his neck and pulled it to see what it was. The boy was wearing a pirate medallion.

"You're a pirate!" she whispered. This voyage just kept getting better. She couldn't let this valuable information slip. Quickly she pulled to necklace off the boy. She was shocked when he reached out to grab her. "Calm down! My name is Annabelle Swann."

"Will Turner." The boy choked out. He let go of Annabelle's dress.

"My sister and I are taking care of you, you have nothing to fear." The boy nodded and went back into his coma like state. She pulled the medallion from the pocket she had hidden it and examined it carefully.

"Has he said anything?" Captain Norrington surprised Annabelle. She hid the medallion behind her back and hoped he would not notice that she was afraid. She smiled and looked him straight in the eye.

"His name is William Turner. That's all I found out." She said. He nodded and ordered the crew to take him below. Annabelle followed them to where Elizabeth was waiting with some soup and a few crackers. Then they were left alone with the boy. "Look at this Lizzie! He was wearing it. We have to make sure that no one finds out! T-they could hang him!" Annabelle whispered excitedly to her sister. She showed her the necklace.

"Oh my god! I've never seen anything like it. You're right, no one can find out. We won't even tell him that we have it. No one can know that this William Turner is a pirate. Just think Anna, we are going to have a real live pirate in Port Royal! This is getting to be quite the adventure, don't you think?" Elizabeth and Annabelle kept a close watch on William. When he woke up they pretended to know nothing of his past and listened to him explain that he was searching for his father. By the time they reached the Port the three were the best of friends. At his daughters request the Governor got William an apprentice ship to the blacksmith. Despite their social differences the Swann girls and the blacksmith's apprentice remained friends.