Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Daughter Of Thieves

Dead Men Tell No Tales

Because of the consequences of people's actions, countless others can be strung along into the unbreakable thread that connects to that consequential individual. And because of this, good things can become of it, but unfortunately, as do all things, so do tragic things. But this is the cycle of life, which always repeats itself; it never has an end. Just as the spinning calendar and the Earth's continuous rotation on its axis as it circumnavigates the sun. It cannot be stopped or changed.

But this story, my friends, is all about the changing and stopping of that cycle. If this awful thought producing in one mind, does occur, then the whole world will cease to exist, as if speeding up Armageddon. But this thought was not brought on by hatred and revenge on the world, no. It was brought on by the hatred and revenge of one man. One man that doesn't know the consequences of his own actions, and doesn't know how many of those countless lives his strings along onto that unbreakable thread.

Three people are protagonists of this story and they all rely on the consequences of each other as they are held together with that invisible string holding them up like apathetic marionettes. They are: Elizabeth Swann, William Turner, and Captain Jack Sparrow. They have no relations, yet they affect each other in many ways, but are unaware of that.

Elizabeth Swann woke, moments before dawn, due to the sudden and almost always present anxiety that had overcome her ever since the young shy, but bold local blacksmith, William Turner had asked her to become his bride. That thought was almost immediately erased when she realized what day it was; the wedding day. She threw the covers off herself and jumped down over the side; her bare feet landing onto the cold wooden polished floor. She walked over to the balcony and opened the windows to gaze down at the sleeping form of Port Royal. She felt the cool dawn air as she watched the sun make its appearance, as if symbolizing the beginning of her and Will's new life. She had always dreamed of her life with him and it always ended with a dreamy haze that gave her an almost comical look, and left her unapproachable for length moments of prodding and repetition. But only one interruption was sufficient as a blunt object collided with her head, rendering her unconscious.

William Turner awoke from his restless sleep in the makeshift bed in the corner of Mr. Brown's blacksmith shop. He was too excited and restless to sleep a wink, and tossed and turned the entire night. He got slowly out of bed, feeling the aches and pains that usually came with acarpous sleep. He stretched out his body to work the kinks and joints that has stiffened through out the night and shuffled his heavy feet toward the washbasin, where he stripped and washed himself. He was excited about the oncoming nuptials but was disappointed just the same because his best friend, the notorious Captain Jack Sparrow, seemed unable to attend the wedding. Will sent a letter to the Black Pearl, Jack's beloved pirate ship, but never received an answer. He was still hopeful that maybe Jack would make a surprise grand entrance. He then proceeded to dress in his brand new clothes that were given as a present from Governor Swann, who had begun to take a liking to him. Even without Jack, this, as Will thought, was going to be a fine day indeed.

Captain Jack Sparrow awoke suddenly, feeling the shooting pains on his back from the recent flogging he had just endured. Jack took in his surroundings, which, not to his surprise happened to be a dingy, dirty, prisoner cell. To his right was a pitcher of water and some bread. He reached toward the bread but was unable to reach it, due to the forceful pain that held him back. He looked up and his wrists were chained in manacles impaled into the wall. He moaned in frustration. All he wanted to do that day was restock for his ship, and out of nowhere, two nut jobs knock him out and drag him here, and then proceeded to flog him. He thought that there must be some reason that they put him in there. Oh yeah, as the realization hit him, pirate. And he was so looking forward to seeing Elizabeth and Will again at the wedding; he thought he'd surprise them instead of responding to Will's letter. Now it was too late. He couldn't get out of here. Not yet anyway. And with this thought in mind, a smile formed in the corner of his mouth. Captain Jack Sparrow could get out of anything; it was only a matter of time. But as his cell opened and two prison guards entered, whips in hand and smiles not too inviting, he wondered just how much time that would be.

Three people.

Different places.

Different scenarios.

Different times.

They do not realize it at the time, but they need each other. And when they find each other again, they still will be in need of each other, due to the vengeful force that will overcome them due to one man's actions. But this force will cause destruction and mayhem that cannot be written or believed, for it is unfathomable. No one is supposed to change time or existence.

But sometimes, people find this out too late.