Chapter One
A young girl was standing at the stern of the Edinburgh's Trader. She was gazing into the murky waters and foggy space ahead of her. She was whispering a tune that goes, "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, drink up" when suddenly, there was a hand on her shoulder and she had a sharp intake of breath, (on her part) while a hoarse male voice whispered, "Quiet missy, cursed pirates sail these waters, you don't wanna bring 'um down on us now, do ya?" When he'd said that, another male voice reprimanded him by saying in an
English accent, "Mr. Gibbs that will do"
"She was singing about pirates, its bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words"
"Consider them marked" then paused as another man approached wearing attire appropriate for attending an elegant party and his symbol of power, a white powdered wig. He then said, "On your way"
"Aye Lieutenant" was what he said. "It's bad luck to have a woman on board, too, even a miniature one." He turned away from the lieutenant and quickly took a swig from a red leather pouch. Elizabeth said " I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate."
"Think again, Miss Swann, vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them" Norrington replied, "I intend that any man who sails under a pirates flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves" (here he pauses and Elizabeth looks at mister Gibbs who pantomimes being hung) "A short drop and a sudden stop." Elizabeth gasps while Elizabeth's Father, Governor Swann said "Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervor, but I'm, ah, concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter."
"My apologies Governor Swann" (Norrington walks away to attend to other things on ship)
"Actually father, I find it all fascinating." Elizabeth says
"Yes, that's what concerns me" (he follows Norrington away from his daughter)
Elizabeth turns around and then again begins looking into the dark, unfathomable sea and sees a lady's parasail floating with the handle facing upwards. She's curious to see were it came from and began to search more diligently her surroundings. Elizabeth leans over the starboard side of the ship and looks around and then spots something. She gasped and stood up immediately. "Look! A boy! There's boy in the water!" She points over the side of the ship. Norrington, Her father and the other people she addressed suddenly stop talking and rush to wear she points. Then the Lieutenant bellows, "Man overboard" he hurriedly sets off to help rescue the boy and tells the crew "Man the ropes, fetch a hook, Haul him aboard" There is a scuffle of people moving to do their orders from Norrington. Elizabeth watches as they pull the boy from the water worriedly. He isn't moving or talking, he doesn't even seem to be conscious. Norrington says "He's still breathing" Gibbs has disentangled himself from the others to see where the boy came from and he found it "Mary, Mother of God" Elizabeth and a few crew's men turns to see what he means. They weren't expecting this…