Summary: Commodore Norrington must remember his past and a little girl in order to save a member of his family. Elizabeth must remember old feelings to save the man she loves. Bootstrap must find Will before it's too late.
Pairings: I know that this gives it all away, but E/N
Disclaimer: The POTC characters are the property of the Disney Empire. Peter Pan & Associates belong to J.M. Barrie and Disney. Everything else is mine.
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* * * Prologue: The Tide Is High * * *
Lieutenant James Norrington once again found the young Elizabeth Swann climbing the ropes of the boat and he was amused.
"You better not let your father catch you, Ms. Swann," James said, motioning for the girl to climb down. "We'll both get in trouble if you do."
"I just wanted a better look at the boat," Elizabeth said, grinning at the lieutenant. "Besides, father says that he can never stand to be too mad at me for very long.
"Yes, the voyages do tend to get a bit boring after a while, Ms. Swann," he said sympathetically. "But won't you please come down from there?"
"Will you tell me more about what made you want to sail?"
"What? You mean the stories?"
"Yes lieutenant… I want to hear about the one about the children that never grow up."
"They fly through the seas and skies of the Emerald Star, fighting against the evil pirates that orphaned them," James told her quietly.
"They fly through the air like this?" Elizabeth asked as she jumped from the ropes.
James's eyes widened and he stepped forward to catch the young girl. The governor would kill him if anything happened to Elizabeth under his watch. He was only nineteen—he was too young to die. And, even if her father didn't kill him, he didn't think he would be able to live with himself if anything ever happened to the girl. He was quite fond of the adorable little trouble-maker. And he gave a huge sigh of relief as she fell lightly and easily into his arms.
"The name of their leader is Peter," James continued as he set the girl down. "And his mission, as their leader, is to defeat the pirate with the hook. He jumps from cloud to cloud with the lost boys fighting Captain Hook and his pirates."
James started pointing from cloud to cloud. Then, out of nowhere, a girl appeared in the air right above them. She lingered, suspended, for a moment, and then started a free fall… straight into the pile of extra mast fabric. James ran to check on the girl, whose face seemed to be frozen in a grimace. She looked to be around six or seven years of age—a few years younger than the governor's daughter.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
"Daddy?" the little girl asked, turning towards James. "No, you're not my daddy. You're a sailor like the ones in the picture books. You look a little bit like my daddy."
The little girl had a strange accent that James had never heard before. And she was dressed in an odd sort of dress that was cut off at her knees.
"Were you fighting the sky pirates?" Elizabeth asked the little girl.
"Like Peter Pan?" the little girl asked, looking a little confused. "I never met a pirate. My daddy says that most of them were bad. He says that pirates killed my great-great-greatest ever grandfather."
"Are you magic?" little Elizabeth asked.
"I'm a sprite," the other little girl said. "That's what my daddy says. And he says that one day I'm to meet a pair of people on a boat. Are you James and Elizabeth?"
"Yes," James answered, having a little trouble saying much more.
"My name is Carissa Davenport. I have to go now. My daddy's expecting me back soon, but I'll see you again."
With that, she disappeared… vanished into thin air.
"Miss Elizabeth," James said, his voice cracking. "It would be best if we didn't tell anyone about this. I don't think they'll believe us."
And so, it started…
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AN: Carissa Davenport is from the future... And this scene happened a week or so before the appearance of Will Turner.
Feedback appreciated... even if you do feel the need to flame me.
Pairings: I know that this gives it all away, but E/N
Disclaimer: The POTC characters are the property of the Disney Empire. Peter Pan & Associates belong to J.M. Barrie and Disney. Everything else is mine.
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* * * Prologue: The Tide Is High * * *
Lieutenant James Norrington once again found the young Elizabeth Swann climbing the ropes of the boat and he was amused.
"You better not let your father catch you, Ms. Swann," James said, motioning for the girl to climb down. "We'll both get in trouble if you do."
"I just wanted a better look at the boat," Elizabeth said, grinning at the lieutenant. "Besides, father says that he can never stand to be too mad at me for very long.
"Yes, the voyages do tend to get a bit boring after a while, Ms. Swann," he said sympathetically. "But won't you please come down from there?"
"Will you tell me more about what made you want to sail?"
"What? You mean the stories?"
"Yes lieutenant… I want to hear about the one about the children that never grow up."
"They fly through the seas and skies of the Emerald Star, fighting against the evil pirates that orphaned them," James told her quietly.
"They fly through the air like this?" Elizabeth asked as she jumped from the ropes.
James's eyes widened and he stepped forward to catch the young girl. The governor would kill him if anything happened to Elizabeth under his watch. He was only nineteen—he was too young to die. And, even if her father didn't kill him, he didn't think he would be able to live with himself if anything ever happened to the girl. He was quite fond of the adorable little trouble-maker. And he gave a huge sigh of relief as she fell lightly and easily into his arms.
"The name of their leader is Peter," James continued as he set the girl down. "And his mission, as their leader, is to defeat the pirate with the hook. He jumps from cloud to cloud with the lost boys fighting Captain Hook and his pirates."
James started pointing from cloud to cloud. Then, out of nowhere, a girl appeared in the air right above them. She lingered, suspended, for a moment, and then started a free fall… straight into the pile of extra mast fabric. James ran to check on the girl, whose face seemed to be frozen in a grimace. She looked to be around six or seven years of age—a few years younger than the governor's daughter.
"Are you all right?" he asked.
"Daddy?" the little girl asked, turning towards James. "No, you're not my daddy. You're a sailor like the ones in the picture books. You look a little bit like my daddy."
The little girl had a strange accent that James had never heard before. And she was dressed in an odd sort of dress that was cut off at her knees.
"Were you fighting the sky pirates?" Elizabeth asked the little girl.
"Like Peter Pan?" the little girl asked, looking a little confused. "I never met a pirate. My daddy says that most of them were bad. He says that pirates killed my great-great-greatest ever grandfather."
"Are you magic?" little Elizabeth asked.
"I'm a sprite," the other little girl said. "That's what my daddy says. And he says that one day I'm to meet a pair of people on a boat. Are you James and Elizabeth?"
"Yes," James answered, having a little trouble saying much more.
"My name is Carissa Davenport. I have to go now. My daddy's expecting me back soon, but I'll see you again."
With that, she disappeared… vanished into thin air.
"Miss Elizabeth," James said, his voice cracking. "It would be best if we didn't tell anyone about this. I don't think they'll believe us."
And so, it started…
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AN: Carissa Davenport is from the future... And this scene happened a week or so before the appearance of Will Turner.
Feedback appreciated... even if you do feel the need to flame me.