Pirates of The Caribbean:
Another Pirate's Story
The Curse of The Black Pearl
Chapter 1
The Shipwreck
Fog smothered the sea as The Dauntless sailed on its murky waters. Through the fog was heard the voice of a child singing. She sang a song of treachery, of piracy. No such song had ever been sang by the likes of a young girl. To say that she was the governor of Port Royal's daughter did not help that, but as she sang these words they fueled the people the song was made for. For just miles away, an innocent ship was being over taken by pirates.
But the girl sang on until she was heard by a member of the crew on the ship. His name was Joshamee Gibbs.
"Quiet Missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us now, do you"?
"Mr. Gibbs that will do" Lieutenant Norrington said to Gibbs.
"She was singing about pirates. Bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words".
"Consider them marked, on your way" Norrington demanded.
"Aye, Lieutenant. It's bad luck to have a woman on board to even a miniature one". Gibbs walked back over to his post and drank from his grog.
"I think that it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate" said young Elizabeth Swann.
"Think again Miss Swann" Lieutenant Norrington stated.
He walked over beside the young girl at the front of the boat.
" Vial and desolate 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".
Elizabeth looked over to in confusion and saw him make the action of a man being hung with his collar. She turned to Lieutenant Norrington horribly fascinated at what he was referring too. Her father, Governor Weatherby Swann, concerned at what his daughter was being exposed to, walked over to Lieutenant Norrington.
"Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervor but I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter".
"My apologies Captain Swann".
Lieutenant Norrington then walked away to look over the ship once more.
"Actually, I find it all fascinating"!
"Yes that's what concerns me" Governor Swann said as he left his daughter at the front of the ship alone.
Elizabeth watched her father walk away, wondering why he was so concerned about her interests with pirates. She looked out over the front of the ship at the fogged over waters and let her thoughts drift away with the sea. But as she watched the sea, she saw something floating amongst its waters. She followed it as it gently glided past the ship. It was a parasol and it wasn't alone floating on the water. Elizabeth turned her head to see a boy floating on a piece of wooden debris. She was amazed at the sight she had just seen. That poor boy, she had to do something.
"Look a boy! There's a boy in the water" she screamed.
Lieutenant Norrington moved to the side of the ship to see for himself and to his horror see saw that there was a boy floating in the ocean.
"MAN OVER BOARD"!
He leapt down and began to command the crew to get that boy on the ship. Gibbs looked over to see the boy and noticed off in the distance that they were sailing towards something else.
"Mary, Mother of God".
To their star-board side was a ship broke in half and on fire, there were pieces of flaming ship all around it. Smoke filled the air and everyone stood and stared at the burning ship.
"What happened here" asked Governor Swann.
"Most likely the powder magazine. The merchant vessels went heavily armed" Lieutenant Norrington answered.
"A lot of good it did them. Everyone's thinking it and I'm just saying it. Pirates" Gibbs intruded.
"There's no proof of that. It was probably an accident" Governor Swann concluded.
Lieutenant Norrington sent men out on longboats to check for survivors, Gibbs was one of those men. His boat went around the front of the burning ship. They rowed all the way to the star-board side of it, only finding dead bodies and pieces of debris. They would soon find something more important.
"Gibbs, do you see what I see" asked another crew member in the longboat.
Gibbs looked in the direction that the man was looking.
"Aye, I do".
He stared in terror at the site of a girl lying unconscious on the front half of the burning ship.
"Someone has to go aboard and save her, she could still be breathing".
As Gibbs stared at the girl and saw the flames getting closer, he got a feeling deep inside that something about her was important.
"I'll do it. Get the boat close to the ship and I'll go up".
The other men looked at him in amazement of his bravery. They rowed the boat over to the ship and Gibbs jumped on. On the burning ship the air was filled with smoke. He could barley see where the girl was. When he spotted her, he saw there was a barrel in front of her that had gunpowder written on it in bold black letters. The fire was getting close to the barrel and her. He would have to act fast.
He ran past pieces of the ship that were on fire and made it to the girl. He checked her pulse, she was still breathing. He picked her up over his shoulder and ran as fast as he could back to the longboat. Once he was back on he placed the girl down on his lap and began rowing. They made it half way back to the Dauntless before the ship exploded with flames and smoke.
Gibbs brought the girl to Lieutenant Norrington.
"She was on the ship Sir. She's still breathing".
"Take her below with the boy".
"Aye, Lieutenant".
Gibbs took her below and set her down gently on a pile of hay. Before he left he took one last look at the girl and he knew in his heart that he would see this girl again. He turned and went back up to the deck.
Governor Swann was asking Lieutenant Norrington about the burning ship.
"Were any survivors found, Lieutenant"?
"Yes, a young girl. She was put down below with the boy".
Governor Swann was astounded that a young girl was found at sea. He wanted to see her for himself.
He walked down below and saw the girl lying in the hay. She had long, brown hair, a bit lighter then Elizabeth's, pulled back in a ponytail. Her face was pale, along with her arms and legs. She was dressed in clothing like the boy, not in a dress but in brown pants, a loose white shirt and leather shoes. She was a beautiful young girl.
He walked closer to her and noticed something on her right leg. He pulled off her shoe to see what it was. It was a scar in the form of a skull with a snake slithering threw each eye socket on her ankle. He thought it strange to find a scar like this on a young girl. It looked as if someone had done this with a knife because the scar's lines were dark red like a cut. He reached over and touched it.
Suddenly, the girl head flew up and she began coughing. When she stopped coughing she began to speak. "Where am I"?
"You're on a ship, we saved you from a shipwreck. You are safe now". Governor Swann's face lighted up with a soft smile. "Tell me, what is your name"?
"Samantha" She replied.
"Do you have a last name"?
"I ... I can not remember".
"Do you remember why you were on that ship"?
"No".
"Can you remember anything, about where you live, about your parents"?
"My parents they... they are dead".
Her beautiful green eyes filled with tears. Governor Swann decided to stop asking her questions. "There, there it's alright". He hugged the crying girl and she hugged him back. "Why don't you get some rest and when we get to Port Royal, we will figure things out". Samantha whipped the tears from her eyes and layed back down on the hay.
Governor Swann watched as the girl fell asleep. He felt pity for her, she had no memory of her past and her parents were deceased. He went on deck and found Lieutenant Norrington.
"I spoke with the girl. Her name is Samantha, but she can not remember her last name or anything from her past".
"What of her parents"?
"Deceased, but I'm thinking of adopting her".
"Are you sure you want to do that, Governor? She was found on a shipwreck and we do not know how she got there. She could be trouble".
"How could a young girl have anything to do with that shipwreck? Besides, she is all alone and I want to help her".
"As you wish, Sir. I'll have her brought to your cabin".
So, upon arrival at Port Royal, Samantha was adopted by Governor Swann and the mysterious boy found with her was adopted by the local blacksmith. Only time would tell why they were both in that shipwreck and why the girl had that strange scar on her right ankle.