"We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot. Drink up me 'earties yo ho! We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up me 'earties yo ho! Yo ho, yo ho a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink up…" A young Elizabeth Swann gasped, startled by Mr. Gibbs who had put his hand on her shoulder.

"Quiet, Missy! Cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us, now do ya?" Mr. Gibbs hissed at her.

"Mr. Gibbs, that will do!" Lieutenant Norrington commanded coming to stand beside them at the bow of the ship.

Mr. Gibbs answered, telling the lieutenant, "She was singing about pirates. Tis bad luck to be singing about pirates with us mired in the unnatural fog. Mark my words."

Norrington gives him a bored look and replied, "Consider them marked. On your way." Dismissing him completely.

"I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate." Elizabeth told Norrington after Gibbs had walked away.

"Think again, Miss 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." Norrington informed young Elizabeth, who was quite confused at what that meant. She looked over at Mr. Gibbs who mimed a hanging by grabbing his neck tie and pulled it up causing her to gasp in horror.

Governor Swann walked over to them and intervened. "Lieutenant Norrington, I appreciate your fervor, but I'm…uh, I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter."

Norrington gave a slight bow and responded, "My apologies, Governor Swann." Then proceeded to continue on with his duties.

"Actually, I find it all fascinating." Elizabeth spoke up to her father receiving a frown from him.

"Yes. That's what concerns me." He told her before also walking away.

Elizabeth stood there alone for awhile before looking out into the water and saw a piece of wreckage with a boy and girl on it.

"Look, look there are people in the water!"

The entire crew rushed around trying to pull the children up to the ship. Once they were pulled aboard the Governor came over to Elizabeth and told her, "Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the children, they'll be in your charge. Take care of them."

She nodded and walked over to where the crew had laid the boy and girl. Elizabeth sat down beside the boy and watched them, waiting for them to wake. She reached over to remove some hair from the boys face when he suddenly awoke and grabbed her wrist.

"It's ok, my name's Elizabeth Swann." She tells him soothingly

"W-W-Will Turner." He stuttered out. "Where is she? Is- is she safe? Alive!?"

"Who Will? Where is who?" she asked him.

"I-I don't know her name, sh- she was on the raft with me. Is- is she alright?" Will asked Elizabeth frantically.

Elizabeth gave him a reassuring smile, "Worry not Will, she is also safe."

Will let out a relieved sigh and promptly passed out. Elizabeth looked down and saw a gold medallion around his neck.

"You're a p-pirate." She whispers worriedly and quickly hides it behind her back when Norrington approaches asking if anything had happened.

After they had taken the children below with Elizabeth following behind, she took the opportunity to gaze at the girl. She was at least three years younger than Elizabeth herself, looking at least eight years of age. Her hair was an unusual color, brown with dark red highlights; when she awoke Elizabeth saw that her eyes were blue, the color of the Caribbean Sea, with flecks of dark green hidden in them.

The young girl gasped for breath, her hand immediately reached for her neck and the necklace that was hidden under her clothing.

Elizabeth came beside her and told her. "Shh, you're safe now, worry not. What is your name girl?"

The girl looked up at Elizabeth with frightened wide eyes, "Ava, Where, where am I? And th-the boy I was with, is he o-okay?" she whispered shivering slightly

Elizabeth smiled at her. "Hello Ava, my name is Elizabeth Swann. I'm watching over you and the boy we found with you. Rest, you are both being well looked after."

Ava nodded her head and was made to lie back down. After she had fallen asleep, Governor Swann came down and walked over to Elizabeth.

"Has anything happened?"

"The girl awoke not too long ago. She said her name was Ava." Elizabeth told her father, after a brief pause Elizabeth asked her father, "When we get to Port Royal, What will happen to them?" She asked

Her father looked thoughtful for a moment before responding. "Hmm, well I suppose the boy will be taken in as an apprentice of some sort."

"And the girl?" Elizabeth asked in a concerned tone.

Governor Swann thought for a moment before looking at Elizabeth and smiled, "How would you feel about me taking her in as a second daughter?"

Elizabeth returned the smile with and even bigger one of her own. "Oh could you father? I would like that very much!"