If I owned Pirates of the Caribbean I wouldn't be writing this now, savvy? Any familiar character belongs to Disney, so any unfamiliar character belongs to me:)

Note: slowly working through the chapters for some small revisions and updates

"Yoho, yoho, a pirate's life for me"

Victoria Turner slowly walked over the docks of Port Royal, passing the two Royal Marines Mullroy and Murtogg. She had met them for the first time shortly after she and her brother arrived in Port Royal, and had been friendly with them ever since. As they let her pass, she sat down on one of the edges of the dock and let her feet dangle in the water. It was more quiet than usual on the dock, it was the day of Captain James Norrington's promotion, after today he would be known as Commodore Norrington.

She gazed over the sea, lost in her thoughts. It was over eight years since her brother Will and she were saved from the sea, and brought to Port Royal. She and Will were found floating on some wreckage close by the remains of a burning ship, the two of them were the only survivors. They were brought to Port Royal where Will was offered an apprenticeship under Mr. Brown, the local blacksmith, and Victoria was told she could be a maid for the governor, but she had refused. She wanted to stay with her brother, and had fought them tooth and nail to stay with her brother, so both of them ended up living with Mr. Brown.

Mr. Brown had refused to teach her 'The Noble Art of Blacksmithing' as he called it, since she was a girl, but Will had taught her when Mr. Brown wasn't around. Together they had learned how to handle swords, and after all these years they were evenly matched in their skills, their daily spars usually ended up in a draw, unable to defeat each other.

Victoria pushed a lock of her hair behind her ear, she didn't look like her twin brother, where he had dark brown eyes and wavy brown hair, she had blue and grey eyes which changed in the light and her hair was all different kinds of blond, varying from ash blond to strawberry blond with sun highlights. She sighed, even though almost nine years had passed since she and Will started their trip to the Caribbean to find their father after their mother had passed away, it sometimes felt like it was only yesterday when her mother, Will and herself had been living in their cottage near Portsmouth.

She was brought back out of her musings when Mullroy and Murtrogg suddenly jumped up and ran forward, "This dock is off-limits to civilians", Murtrogg said to a man.

"I am terribly sorry, I didn't know", the man said, "If I see one, I shall inform ye immediately." He looked over and saw Victoria standing on the deck, "There is a civilian", he simply said, before continuing to walk to the Interceptor. Mullroy and Murtrogg moved in front of him again, "She doesn't count", Mullroy said.

"Apparently there is some sort of high tone and fancy to do up on the fort, ey", the man said "How could it be that two upstanding gentleman as yourself did not merit an invitation?"

"Someone has to make sure this dock stays off-limit to civilians", Murtrogg answered

"It's a fine goal, to be sure. But it seems to me that a... a ship like that, makes this one here seem a bit superfluous, really."

"Oh, the Dauntless is the power in these waters, true enough. But there's no ship that can match the Interceptor for speed", Murtrogg said proudly.

The man thought for a moment before saying, "I've heard of one, supposed to be very fast, nigh uncatchable, The Black Pearl."

At this, Victoria looked up, she had heard about the infamous Black Pearl, it had sailed the Seven Seas for the last twelve years under the command of pirates, and no one had been able to catch it. Trying to appear uninterested, she kept on listening to the conversation, "There is no real ship that can match the Interceptor", Mullroy said.

"The Black Pearl is a real ship", Murtrogg said.

"No", Mullroy said, shaking his head, "No, it's not"

"Yes it is, I've seen it", Murtrogg answered

"You've seen it?"

"Yes", Murtrogg said, at this point Victoria zoned out again, she loved both of them, but once they started a discussion over something like this, they could continue for ever. She looked up Fort Charles and spotted two people on the edge, most likely the Commodore and Elizabeth Swann. Victoria took care of cleaning the small house where she, Will and Mr. Brown lived in, and while doing the grocery shopping a couple of days ago she heard rumours about James Norrington asking Elizabeth to marry him. Naturally she hadn't told Will about it, she knew he was in love with her, and it would break his heart.

When she looked up again, Mullroy, Murtrogg and the man where on the Interceptor, slowly she made her way over to the ship, "– and then they made me their chief", the man said to Mullroy and Murtrogg.

Suddenly there was a loud 'SPLASH', and all four looked over to where it had come from, the man, Mullroy and Murtogg ran over to the railing, "Will you be saving her?", the man asked, looking at Mullroy.

"I can't swim."

The man looked at Murtrogg who looked blankly before taking of his hat, weapons and coat and pushing it in their arms while saying, "The proud of the King's Navy you are."

As he stepped onto the railing he said, "Do not lose these", before he elegantly jumped into the water. Victoria ran onto the ship to where to the two Marines were and looked down at the spot where the man had disappeared in the water.

While they waited on the ship, there was suddenly a dull sound before the wind suddenly changed to the opposite direction, "What was that?", Mullroy asked while looking at Murtrogg and Victoria.

Then the man appeared on the surface, carrying Elizabeth Swann, for a moment before they went under again. They re-emerged several seconds later and he started swimming to the dock, Victoria ran to the stairs where he was swimming to, to help him getting Miss Swann on the shore.

"Thanks luv", he mumbled before hurrying over the Miss Swann while Murtrogg said, "Not breathing!"

"Move!", the man said while he took a knife and cut the laces of the corset. Almost directly Elizabeth Swann started coughing up water, and rolled to her said, trying to breath again.

"I never would've thought of that", Mullroy said.

"Clearly you've never been to Singapore", the man said, then his eyes caught the medallion Elizabeth was wearing, "Where did you get that?"

As Elizabeth looked at him, Victoria had recognised it, it was the medallion her father had sent to Will all those years ago, he thought he'd lost it in the shipwreck. How did it ever end up in Elizabeth Swann's possession. Will had been devastated when he found out he'd lost it, it was the one of the few things they had brought with them from their old life, everything else had been destroyed alongside the ship that they'd traveled on. Victoria automatically reached out to it.

"On your feet", someone said.

Victoria looked up and saw Commodore Norrington pointing his sword at the man, surrounded by Marines.

As the man slowly stood up, Governor Swann charged forward to take his daughter while saying, "Elizabeth, are you all right?" and putting his coat around her.

"Yes, I'm fine." she nodded. Governor Swann turned around and saw Murtogg holding Elizabeth's corset and Murtogg's eyes widened and he quickly pointed at Jack.

"Shoot him", Gouvenour Swann said, while Victoria stood next to the man and Murtrogg.

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

As Commodore Norrington sheathed his sword he said, "I believe thanks are in order", while extending his hand to the soaked man. The man looked at it for a second, but decided it was safe to shake it, as he grabbed the hand of the Commodore, he was pulled forwards while Norrigton rolled up his sleeve, revealing a pale 'P' on the man's skin.

"Had a brush with the East India Trading Company did we, Pirate", Norrington said.

"Hang him", Governor Swann added.

"Keep your guns on him man, Gilette, fetch some irons", Commodore Norrington said while revealing a tattoo of a bird flying above a setting sun above the scar. Norrington sneered. "Well well, Jack Sparrow isn't it."

Victoria gasped, she had heard about the infamous Jack Sparrow, she had always dreamed about meeting him one day, and now she finally did, he was about to be thrown in jail.

"Captain Jack Sparrow if you please so", Jack said.

Commodore Norrington looked around him sarcastically, "Well, I don't see your ship Captain."

"I'm in the market, as it were", Jack answered.

"He said he has come to commandeer one", Murtrogg said.

Mullroy nodded, "Told you he was telling the truth, these are his, sir", he said while handing Jack's weapons to the Commodore.

"No additional shots nor powder, a compass that doesn't point north", he said before taking out the cutlass, "and I half expected it to be made out of wood. You are without doubt the worst pirate I've heard of."

"But you've heard of him", Victoria said, before Murtrogg nudged her in her ribs to shut her up.

"What she said", Jack said, "You have heard of me."

Commodore Norrington suddenly grabbed Jack and started pulling him towards Gilette who was waiting with the irons in his hand.

Elizabeth and I both ran after them while Elizabeth said, "Commodore, I really must protest. Pirate or not, this man saved my life."

"One good deed does not redeem a man from a lifetime of wickedness", the Commodore said to her.

"Though it seems enough to condemn him", Jack said from behind Elizabeth.

"Indeed", Commodore Norrington said as Elizabeth glanced behind her at the pirate.

"Finally", Jack mumbled as Gillette stepped away from him, he threw the chain between the irons over Elizabeth's neck.

"No… Don't shoot", Governor Swann gasped as the Marines started to point their guns at Jack.

"I knew you would warm up to me", Jack said as he slowly walked backwards, "Commodore Norrington my effects please… and my hat."

Both the Commodore and the Governor didn't really know how to react, but Jack was impatient, "Commodore!"

Commodore Norrington turned around and grabbed the pirates affects out of Mullroy's hands, while Jack said to Elizabeth, "Elizabeth… It's Elizabeth, isn't it?"

"It's Miss Swann", Elizabeth spat at him.

"Miss Swann, if you would be so kind", Jack said, "Come, come, we don't have the whole day"

As soon as the Commodore gave the items to Elizabeth, Jack grabbed his pistol and pointed it against her head while turning her around, "Now, if you would be very kind."

After Elizabeth placed the hat on Jack's head, she moved closer to him, trying to get his belt on, on which his sword dangled, Jack smiled evilly to the Commodore and the Governor.

"Easy on the goods, darling", he said as she strapped his belt tightly.

"You're despicable", she said, but Jack just shrugged.

"Sticks and stones love. I saved your life, now you save mine; we're square", Jack said, after which he turned her around, still keeping his gun pointed at Miss Swann's head.

"Gentleman… Milady's", Jack said, glancing at everyone, when he met Victoria's eyes he winked to her and smiled when she suddenly blushed.

"You will always this day as the day you almost caught Captain… Jack… Sparrow", at this Jack, pushed Miss Swan forwards, who was caught by her father and the Commodore. At the same time, Jack turned around, grabbed a rope and went up into the air as a cannon fell down on the dock.

Victoria followed him with is eyes and saw him flying trought the air while screaming.

"Now will you shoot him", the Governor asked Commodore Norrington.

"Open fire", Commodore Norrington shouted, and the Marines opened fire at the flying pirate. Jack landed on a beam in the air, swung his shackles over another rope and slide down over the dock, using the speed he had gained to run while the Marines shot at him.

"Gillette, Mister Sparrow has a dawn appointment with the gallows", Commodore Norrington said, "I would hate for him to miss it."

As the other Marines made their way of the dock to catch Jack Sparrow, Victoria walked over to the Swann's, "Are you alright Miss Swann?", she asked.

Elizabeth Swann nodded, "Yes I am, and how many times do I have to tell you or your brother to call me Elizabeth?"

Victoria smiled weakly, "You know what my brother would say to that… Elizabeth."

The Governor impatiently tapped his feet, "We have to get you home Elizabeth, you will catch a cold in those clothes."

Elizabeth nodded and then gave Victoria a hug, "Thank you", she said, before joining her father to go back home.

"What was that about", Victoria mumbled, when she felt a person standing behind her she looked around and saw Mullroy and Murtrogg.

"Don't ask me", Murtrogg said.

"Things suddenly got interested here", Victoria said to no one in particular as she looked at the Marines spreading trough the town, before she decided to head home.