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Forgive any language butchering...I'm not so good at pirate lol. Does contain DMC spoilers.
How the whole thing began, and what will happen to make it all seem so right and wrong at the same time
Chapter 1: The First Encounter
I remember the first time I somehow managed to stumble into Elizabeth's path, we were just kids and my mother had left me to entertain myself as I often did outside in our large backyard. We lived in a simple country neighborhood where everyone knew each other, but there were never children for me to play with so I resorted to inventing games with imaginary friends often. One morning during one of my many pretends I was up in the woods behind our house and heard my mother calling me but as usual I was too engrossed in my adventure and didn't answer. I slowly made my way down from the tree I was pretending to use as a fortress when I fell to the ground with a groan. The pine needles, leaves, and dirt stuck fast to my blue jeans and pale blue t-shirt and my hair was a tangled blonde infestation of mother earth.
"Young lady!" snapped my mother as I stood brushing myself off and smudging the dirt further into my clothing. "I have been calling you for twenty minutes come with me this instant." she stated hands on hips brown eyes flaring dangerously in the afternoon sun.
"Alright mom...I was just pretending there's never much to do if I don't pretend around here." I grumbled huffing my pale face dirt smudged and my hair still full of leaves. "Why were you calling me?" I asked pulling leaves from my hair and glancing up at my brunette mom who's hair was wild with her hands running through it and her jeans and black t-shirt were wrinkled from working in the kitchen all afternoon.
"You grandmother found something interesting and as far as we can tell...it's unique and you have to keep this a secret between you and the little girl." My mother said softly as my face lit up at the sound of the words 'little girl'. "We're not entirely sure how it happened, but its special and you will have a friend to play with as long as you keep the secret.
That was the day I first met Elizabeth Swann. We have been friends every since the discovery of the strange portal hidden behind my grandfathers garage workshop on our property. We grew up together and eventually another friend joined us whom was rescued in her time from a crossing to her new home in Port Royal a young man named William Turner. I could never fully understand how the portal remained intact but we were always visiting each other and took many adventures growing up. To my amazement in my world a story came about in the cinema titled "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl" and told a whole interesting story of Elizabeth and Will's life with an amazing pirate known as Captain Jack Sparrow. I can honestly say that day I become entranced by this man for some reason or another and the most amazing thing about this is I knew such a world existed and knew this thanks to a recent visit from Elizabeth to my world when she confirmed everything. I was so disappointed I missed out on the adventure of undead pirates and meeting Jack Sparrow, but I also received an ear full about him from Elizabeth and how sinister and fowl she really thought he was. The lectures I received during her visits after this along with Will seemed to grow monotonous.
My romanced ideas of the pirate grew more and more over time. Elizabeth and Will couldn't convince me otherwise about him no matter how hard they tried and I even took to visiting Elizabeth occasionally like I always did growing up, but they grew more frequent because I secretly hoped that Jack Sparrow may return for another adventure to Port Royal. Over time I never got my wish and during a trip to visit some relatives out of state I heard of another adventure being released in theatres of Elizabeth and Will with another adventure with Captain Jack Sparrow. I was disappointed that I missed out on such a wonderful adventure again, but during my stay I joined my cousins to see the latest epic adventure. I remember the end of the movie and for the first time since knowing Elizabeth I wanted to go find her when I returned home and hunt her down, only to beat her within an inch of her life, Elizabeth left Jack to die at the slimy teeth of the Kraken. I was fuming so badly upon my return back home that my mother had Elizabeth wait a total week before she was even allowed inside the house. Granted this did really happen, but I learned from careful explanations from Will whom was not involved in the mess that they had gone and rescued Jack and the Pearl and he was as annoying as ever, sadly by then though Elizabeth and Will's relationship was a little rocky and they were trying to work things out. I couldn't bring myself to forgive Elizabeth for doing something so unlike her and so cold but again I didn't really know Jack or what he was like, Hollywood could only show me so much into the real life of the pirate. I had known Elizabeth and Will forever so it was pretty easy to see eventually they would work things out and that their relationship would get back on track, but I wondered how the whole adventure had affected Jack in the long run.
I learned some information from Will and Elizabeth over time about Jack, but I sensed that he had been hurt and betrayed far worse then either of them would understand. I had a connection with Jack from the first time I saw him in the movies and knew that somehow that connection would not go away, I had to meet him and had to know just what he was like minus the Hollywood hype. Needless to say I would soon get that wish, but at what cost I wouldn't find out until it was too late, all I would learn is Elizabeth and Will needed another adventure and Jack was the only one crazy enough to go on a quest even after what they had done to him. Elizabeth come to me one morning without warning at about seven in the morning, something she should have known better to do because I was not a morning person and disliked being woken more then anything. I felt a rough tug and sat up bolt right in bed hearing a muffled yelp, before glancing around my blue walls literally plastered with Jack Sparrow posters and anything to do with Pirates of the Caribbean. My room was simple and full of two book cases full of books, a desk with my computer and every c.d. I owned, then my shelf that hosted refuges of my perfumes, lotions, makeup, nail polish and other such things that I rarely messed with.
"Jesus Elizabeth...why the hell are you waking me up so damn early." I grumbled glaring down at the ruffled form sprawled on my pale rose carpet and glancing at my blue bed linens wadded in a familiar restless mess. "I hate mornings." I grumbled seeing her brushing her brown blonde hair from her honey brown eyes and glare up at me. She was wearing an interesting mauve colored dress from her time period and her hair was in a neat up do.
"I come to see if you would like to finally meet your romanced obsession of a blundering irresponsible pirate." Elizabeth muttered managing to stagger to her feet and cross her arms irritably. "Will and I have a mission we would like Jack to accompany us on and I wanted to bring you along for once." she stated noting my rumpled blue plaid pajamas and my less than amusing fly away blonde hair all over my face. "Come on Blair please give me an answer quickly." she muttered seeing I was frozen in stunned silence staring at my decorated room of Jack posters in disbelief.
"I thought you and Will hated the idea of my romanced obsession of Jack and didn't want me to ever meet the man?" I asked growing very suspicious of Elizabeth and sensing there was more she wasn't telling me.
"That was the plan, but I realized it would be the only way to cure your stupid romanced ideas and get some peace." Elizabeth stated opening my closet door and letting out a startled sound as my rather high piled clothing tumbled out from over stuffing due to my chronic laziness. "Do you ever sort things?" she asked shaking her head and sorting through my clothing grudgingly.
"No I never sort...I like organized chaos." I stated snorting in irritation as one of my favorite tunics hit me smack in the face. I loved older fashioned styles and most of my clothing was peasant tops, tunics, gypsy style dress, and old fashioned mixes, nothing overly modern. "I'll sort my own clothes thank you...what happens if Jack and I actually get along and my romances ideas aren't so impossible anymore?" I questioned watching her freeze holding my black pants before turning her gaze on me.
"That is highly unlikely to happen...he will more then likely try to manipulate you into his bed or use you to hurt me for hurting him. Jack's grown rather bitter toward me as you clearly guessed." Elizabeth muttered rolling her eyes watching me stagger from bed before walking over tossing what peasant tops, tunics, and other clothing I would prefer to have over her choices into a sack that I had taken to her world many times. "Go get changed and ready Will is waiting for us at my fathers mansion...we'll stay there for the night and head out in the morning, Norrington as you know was re-instated after assisting in the removal of Becket, he's looking forward to seeing you again." she said watching me pause in the process of making my bed and turn narrowing my eyes at her.
"Oh joy." I muttered grabbing my clothing and walking into my bathroom without another word. While I showered and got around in the bathroom, I silently fumed to myself annoyed that I would have to still deal with James Norrington, I had hoped that the Governor would reprimand him for being so cooperative with Becket, but no such luck. "Elizabeth is determined to get me to accept that man into my life...I have no intention of being a military wife and to travel back and forth with that stuck up British twit." I thought knowing that very few people knew of where I was from but Norrington and a few trusted friends of the Governors household were very aware of my life in the future.
I finally stepped from the bathroom seeing Elizabeth was going through my perfumes, lotions and different oils I actually used frequently checking the scents and wrinkling her nose at one of my more favorite ones. "I love my honeysuckle and dewberry." I thought seeing her choose the lavender before turning and inspecting my pale blue tunic and black pants, before she promptly threw me my boots forcing me to grunt in surprise upon catching them against my chest. I swore irritably before getting them on and pulling on the sword Will had given me for my fifteenth birthday. I had been given lessons by Will for a long time and knew how to handle a sword rather welll, but never got the opportunity to put my skills to use. I made my way out into the early morning sunlight and followed Elizabeth down behind my grandfathers' garage stepping into the middle of Port Royal inside the alley only a few blocks from her fathers' home. I had been there so many times, the movie showed the town in all of it's glory with dirty streets and busy docks, but nothing could compare to how it seemed much more enchanting that morning to me, I was finally going to meet Jack Sparrow. I knew that this would be a challenge and Elizabeth had stated many important and obvious details about Jack. He would never trust me, and thanks to Elizabeth hurting him I would probably be convenient to hurt her or he would use me to manipulate things and make matters worse.
