Diclaimer: I am too broke to own any characters of any story and if I could I wouldn´t be posting it here.

Elizabeth and Will stood on the dock waving as the Black Pearl directed itself towards Port Royal. The ship was in better conditions than ever but it was Jack who had lost his natural glow. They could see it before the ship docked. He had waved only once with a heavy hand and look. His mind was elsewhere. He almost fell from the mainstream when they did dock, and he took time to folding away whatever parchment had kept his mind off the visit. He slowed in leaving the ship as if it were his last time aboard.
Elizabeth and Will were to be wed this summer which was the means of the visit. Norrington on the other hand continued to be in the eye of the governor but had a certain scandal with a barmaid, leading to a quick wedding in which the bride had an embellied dress, and Norrington now was too busy trying to keep his growing family ( a bustling baby girl in the end and expecting twin boys) to bother interfeering with Will and Elizabeth´s plans.
The young couple eagered over to where the boat had now docked and exchanged a look of disstress seeing Cap´n Jack´s weariness, not of his like at all. Will was now clothed in fine gentlemen´s clothing in dark blue and white trim which suited him, and Elizabeth wore a lovely golden dress, with a corset, she had gotten used to these after a while, with simple marigold detailing on the breast and waist.
Ana Marie was the first off board, carrying a large trunk. She tottered from one side slipperily to the other. When she saw them she was so happy she, finally, dropped it. Although it did break through the dock floor.

AnaMarie: Well, if it isn´t jus the lovelest couple on this side of the atlantic. My my Will dressed so fancy i´d hardly recognize that you were the youn man who put to this lady´s rescue.* knudging elizabeth "lightly" in the side.*

Elizabeth: *oof!* Well, * breathing again * you know which clothing we´re more comfortable for scuffulry in but my father does wish for us to be socially decent before the wedding so he won´t have us comfortably clothed and he has finally given his blessing.

AnaMarie: * not in the least bit worried about the trunk now submurging under the dock *

Will: * pointing to the trunk, sees it submurge, stops pointing and pretends to have been waving to Ragessi and Pintel then returns his hands around his love´s waist.*

AnaMarie: Well, ´e did now did´e ? And how did that go ´bout? Di´n´t ´e want yer marrying to that young soldier types?

Elizabeth: Well, that was what he wanted but he accepted my Will here after seeing his bravery and the good we were together in this adventure * rubbing Will´s hands to get his agreement but Will nods and continues to watch the trunk submerge * leaning towards AnaMarie *. It also had a bit to do with a fierce little scandal that Norrington cooked himself up. See, Renee is The Cherrytree´s barmaid and one night he got terribly ....err....full AnaMarie: drunk?

Elizabeth: yes, and well, he started pouring out his entire memoirs to the girl who pitied him and nonetheless letting him fill even more until he was in such a state he couldn´t get to home himself and slept there in the Cherrytree. She girl took even more pity on him and fell for him. She stayed by his side all night as he cried in sleep. A dreary sight says her father.

AnaMarie: Renee Old fartho´s bundle? I ´no ´er..... That lass in love? When we was yunger ones in a flowering age for lasses we´d meet up to spy on the lasses at the river while they ba......nevermind. Onward. * Intreaged *

Elizabeth: So it seems she wasn´t the only one who fell for the other that night and he came the next day to see what he´d said in his dlerious state and expecting the bar to overflow with insults and laughter at his mere prescence but when he entered all eyes were away from him or his pities. He took Renee aside on the staircase kneeling to secretly thank her over and over for her helpful ears in a time of low and for her quiet mouth and she responded with a "I wouldn´t have told a soul if my life depended on it." Along with a true kiss, not the answer he had been expecting at all, and before she ran off he managed to hold her back long enough to return the kiss and ask for her to be courted starting tonight if she wished it so. They of course began courting but five months later she was in state and she was obliged to reply yes to the question he had already asked her two months earlier. And now he, well, she´s expecting twins as she cares for the girl at home, and Norrington coudn´t be happier at work, trying his hardest to keep them up.

AnaMarie: well, I´ll be!

Will: * Now taking advantage to bring in about the trunk* Your trunk.....AnaMarie....It seems to have......well, I´d say it´s.

AnaMarie: * puts her hand on the boys shoulder * sunk? No problem * whistles loudly * Jimmy, get ove´ ´ere. *motioning with hands *

Elizabeth: *whispering to AnaMarie * And what´s the matter with Jack? He´s so gloomy and he´s usually first off the ship. Is it for something grave?

Will: * sees behind a scruffy dog and young boy dive into the water off the ship *

AnaMarie: Now I know he has more confidence in you all seeing as you haven´t had sa many grudges on him an´all but being ´is crew and ´is not having told us either. I do believe it´s a grave matter. He recieved a letter off the canaries on our route through the Mediterranian an´ he´s kept much to himself since. Old Burns´s had to give most off the orders since the cap´n spends none of the day in pleasure and his sours are spent in his cab´n or in the landsearch´s bucket. Jus´him and his rum. If ´e keeps on that way poor Jimmy´s gunna take af´er ´im and I´m not liking much the idea.

Elizabeth: I don´t believe we´ve met Jimmy have we, Will?

Will: * points at the boy and dog who have now come up for air and are fighting over the trunk, but in the scramble the trunk is falling.*

AnaMarie: Jimmy, boy, get over here! * both dog and boy look then the trunk sinks again and as the boy goes after it the dog appears on dock. * Silly boy *ruffling his ears. * Look at you getting us all soaked. Stand back sirs. * the scruffy dog shakes to dry itself off. *

* Elizabeth and Will stand back and squinch as the dog dries off*

Will: yes, I believe I have met Jimmy. When bailing Jack out last time.

Elizabeth: I thought you said Jack got out of prison when barbossa shot at it ?

Will: I did..... Elizabeth .....I love you.........sooo, AnaMarie, you say that this here dog is going to grow Jack´s drinking habits?

AnaMarie: * shaking her head * This is Jimmy the Dog, our animal aboard, seeing as we gave Jack the Monkey away when we left Barbossa stranded. I´m saying Jimmy me boy. * points at the boy swiftly getting up on dock, trunk and all. *