Prologue
The ship was sailing smoothly over the sea, as fog surround them. A small boy and a girl were standing next to each other and singing, as they looked over sea.
"Yo
Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me we pillage, we plunder we rifle and
loot" "Drink up me hearties, yo ho we kidnap and ravage
and don't give a hoot" "Drink up me hearties, yo ho" "Yo
Ho, Yo Ho, a pirate's life for me we extort, we pilfer we filch and
sack-"
"Quiet, both of you! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us, now do ya?"
"Mr. Gibs that will do!"
"They were singing about pirates. Bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words."
"Consider them marked. Be On you way."
"Aye, Lieutenant. Its bad luck to have children on board, too, even a miniature one." HE said before going back to work.
"I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate." The Young boy, Ethan Swann with brilliant green eyes said.
"Think again, Mister Swann, Vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them. I intend to see to it that any man who sails under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves, a short drop and a sudden stop." The young girl, Elizabeth Swann, glances over a Gibbs who mimes hanging, gasped in horror and looked back to her brother as he did cross eyes making her giggle.
"Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervour, but I'm, uh, I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter, and my son." Governor Swann said coming up next to his children.
"My apologies, Govenor Swann."
"Actually, I find it all fascinating." They both interjected, sharing glances.
"Yes, that's what concerns me." He said looking down at his daughter, and son. Elizabeth just turns around, as Ethan looked on the other side and gazes out at the water. She sees a parasol and then a piece of wreckage with a boy on it.
"Look a boy!" She called out alarmed, pointing. "There's a boy in the water!"
"Man overboard!" Norrington calls out. "Man the ropes. Fetch a Hook! Haul him aboard." He orders.
Once they get him aboard, they check for a pulse.
"He's still breathing." Gibbs turns around and spots a burning ship.
"Mary, Mother of God!"
Out of the fog came a burning ship, destroyed. Every thing was in wreck. A flag hanging confirms it was a royal ship. The worst part was the ship was still standing, you could see some dead people burned alive.
"What happened here?" Govenor Swann asked a little worried.
"It's most likely the powder magazine. Merchant vessels run heavily armed." Norrington said.
"A lot of good it did them. Everyone's thinking it. I'm just saying it. Pirates..."
"There's no proof in that. It was probably an accident." Governor Swann said trying to explain the incident away as anything but pirate caused.
"Rouse the Captain! Heave to and take in sail! Launch the boats." Norrington ordered.
"Heave to!" A sailor shouted out.
"Elizabeth, Ethan, I want you two to accompany the boy. He'll be in yours charge. Take care of him." Ethan nodded, to show his father that he understood, and then proceeded to walk over to the young boy, as his sister was still in shock.
As he approached him, he awoke, grabbing his wrist.
"It's ok. My name's Ethan Swann."
"W-W-Will Turner" He said before he fainted.
"I'm watching over you, Will." he then notices a medallion around his neck and examines It, as his sister came and looked together.
"A p-pirate." She exclaimed in shock.
She turned around, and blocked the view of her brother, as he hid the medallion, when they heard someone approach.
"Has he said anything?" Norrington asked.
"His name is William Turner." She said, as the boy once again woke, in her lap, as Ethan worriedly hover over him.
"Where are you parents?" Govenor Swann asked gently.
"Dead. The Royal Navy mistook our ship for a pirates, and attacked us without even making sure." He spat out the name as if it was the most horrid word in the world. Norrington looked shocked.
"That's horrible. When we get back to Port Royal, I'll make sure that crew is punished." Will looked up and smiled at Norrington in thanks.
"Take him and our other guest below." He ordered the sailors.
Ethan studied the medallion closer, as his sister followed the boy. Upon looking up he saw a ship with the black flag flying at its mast. Quickly, and scared he closes his eyes.
A/N: Harry will be known as Ethan Swann twin brother of Elizabeth Swann, and he is NOT in love with will, Elizabeth is.
