Hey everyone! Chapter two already! Woo hoo! Hopefully Chapter 3 is this fast! Thank you to my beautiful Pip for reading over and telling me it was Fantastic. Hopefully you all think it's fantastic as well….Review Review Review! I want to know what you think! Otherwise this would be completely pointless lol. Again I sadly DON'T OWN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN! That's terribly sad, but I do own Cali and Nathan. Also I really don't like the Lieutenant that they have in the original movie. So I made it Nathan…funny how that works.
Cali ran as fast as she could but with the weight of the dress and the corset cutting off her air supply she was getting weaker by the minute. She kept thinking to herself, that she needed to get there for Elizabeth; all of it is for Elizabeth. That self-motivation kept her running until she got to her destination, and tries to save Elizabeth's life. Well before she drowns Cali hopes.
Finally reaching the dock she saw a man leaning over Elizabeth with two navy guards. All of a sudden the man took out a knife and ripped Elizabeth's corset off. Cali gasped and ran even fast to Elizabeth. She fell to floor just as Elizabeth was coughing up the water from her lungs and gasping for air. The man was too busy starring at the necklace around Elizabeth's neck.
"Where did you get that?" he said. Elizabeth just looked up and grabbed the necklace as quickly as she could and threw it under her undergarments.
"Elizabeth, are you okay?" Cali asked frantically. She waved her hand signaling that she was alright and not to worry. The man that had been previously touching the necklace turned towards Cali with a curious look on his face.
"Have I threatened you before?" Cali looked up at him and noticed that he did look very familiar to her as well. She couldn't put her finger on it but there was something about this man that she couldn't shake off. Cali knew this must be someone of her past, one that probably knew about her and her family. So she shook her head and said no to the man. Just as he was about to comment on it, Commodore Norrington, Governor Swann and the rest of the navy had finally arrived at the docks.
"Elizabeth! Are you okay?" Said Governor Swann as he grabbed Elizabeth from the man and wrapped her in a towel. Finally realising that Elizabeth was shivering he started to rub his hands up and down his daughters arms, pulling her closer to his body to warm her up. Cali got up from where she was kneeling and walked over to Governor Swann and Elizabeth, taking Elizabeth into her arms as well trying to warm her up. Governor Swann looked up and noticed that one of the guards was holding Elizabeth's corset in his hands. Realizing that the Governor was looking at him he dropped it to the ground and pointed a finger at the man that saved Elizabeth. Looking him over, Governor Swann gave a quick order to the guards.
"Shoot him" Commanded Governor Swann.
"Father, Commodore do you seriously intend on killing my savior?" said Elizabeth.
"Governor please, he just saved Elizabeth" Cali said with pleading eyes.
Commodore Norrington was looking at the man in front of him and decided he should thank the man that just saved the women he loved. Holding his hand out in front of him he said,
"I believe thanks are in order" while the man took a firm grasp of his hand, Norrington grabbed it and pulled his sleeve up to reveal a Big P that had been branded on his arm. "Had a brush with the East Indian Trading Company did we pirate?"
"Hang him" cried Governor Swann.
"Father…Governor, please" yelled Elizabeth and Cali at the same time.
"Keep your guns on him men, Lieutenant Samuels fetch me some irons" Norrington said, Cali didn't realise that Nathan was there. Nathan returned right away with the irons that Norrington asked for.
He continued to pull the sleeve up further to reveal a tattoo that had a sparrow flying across a sun set. "Well, well Jack Sparrow, isn't it?"
The man looked at Norrington and said in a firm voice "Captain Jack Sparrow"
"Well, Captain…I don't see your ship" taunted Norrington.
"I'm in the market as it were" Jack replied with a witty smirk.
One of the guards decided to pipe up and make a comment. Cali couldn't seem to remember the name of him.
"He said that he had come to commandeer one"
"Told you he wasn't lying…..these are his sir" the other guard said, while giving Norrington Jacks effects.
Taking hold of what is supposed to be Jacks effects; he held each item up one at a time making snide comments about all of them.
"A pistol with no additional shot nor powder" taking hold of the compass and opening it up "a compass that doesn't point north" Finally holding Jacks sword, he pulled it out and smirked at Jack "and I half expected it to be made out of wood" he then put the sword back and looked at Jack. "You are by far the worst pirate I have heard about."
"Ah, so you have heard of me" Jack replied cheekily
Cali couldn't help but smirk at that comment from Jack and Jack noticed it because he turned and winked at her. Cali immediately frowned at that.
Norrington roughly grabbed Jack and slapped the irons to his wrist. Cali noticed that Elizabeth was getting angry at this little movement.
"Commodore, please I must protest!" she said trying to push her way through.
Norrington oblivious to what Elizabeth said turned to Nathan and said "Careful Lieutenant, Keep it steady"
By now Elizabeth and finally made it so that she could stand in front of Norrington to get his attention.
"Commodore, please this man saved my life" she insisted again. But of course she was again turned down.
"Elizabeth, one good deed is not good enough to condemn a lifetime of wickedness" he said trying to get past her.
"But it is enough to condemn him" said Jack from behind Elizabeth.
Cali nodded her head in agreement. Jack saw the sad frown that was on her face and thought it was the most curious and peculiar thing ever. He was still trying to figure out where he had seen her face before when he realized that the guards where done putting the irons on.
Out of nowhere Jack grabbed Elizabeth by wrapping his chains around her neck pulling her close to him.
"Don't shoot!" yelled Governor Swann
"I knew you would warm up to me. Commodore, my effects please….Commodore" Jack stated
Having no chose but to follow Jack demands, he nodded his head and Nathan gave Jack back his effects. Jack loosen his chains around Elizabeth just enough for her to turn around and give to the rest of Jack demands.
"Now, Elizabeth…it is Elizabeth right?" Jack asked
"Miss. Swann" She snapped back
"Now Miss. Swann if you would be so kind. Come now darling we don't have all day." Jack said
Elizabeth started putting Jack's hat and effects on. When she got to the belt part Jack thought he should put in his two cents in, "Careful on the goods darling" he chuckled.
"Come now love, you saved my life, I saved yours, were even" Jack said.
Jack turned towards Norrington and said "Gentlemen…..maladies…..you will always remember this day, as the day you almost caught Captain Jack Sparrow" With that Jack pushed Elizabeth into Norrington's arms and grabbed the rope that was hanging and cut it right where the pulley was. This caused Jack to be pulled up and he spun around until he finally landed on a narrow wooden piece. The effect of Jack cutting the rope at the pulley caused a big piece of wood to fall down and hit the docks where Cali and the navy where standing on. Men were flying every trying to get Jack down or trying not to fall in the big hole that was now in the dock. Cali managed to move out of the way in time and wasn't affected by the dock having a huge hole in it now.
"Shoot him" yelled Governor Swann as he saw Jack getting away. By now Jack had made it across the way and was running across the stone bridge. Norrington was yelling orders when he finally said to his men to run after him. Cali watched as the Navy started to run after Jack with Norrington staying behind to ask Elizabeth if she was really okay, and telling Governor Swann to take both Elizabeth and Cali home. AS they waited for a carriage to come and get them, Cali just decided that maybe it was best if she were to walk home so she had time to think about what happened. Turning to Governor Swann and Elizabeth she told him that she was just going to walk home and meet them there later on, she just wanted to clear her mind.
"Are you sure Cali, I don't want you to get hurt with that pirate out there." Governor Swann said.
"I'm positive sir; nothing will go wrong I promise." Cali insured
"Alright, but I want you to walk straight there and I don't want you stopping anywhere you hear me?" He said back.
"Yes sir, no stopping just straight home." Cali replied.
As Cali was walking back through the town, she noticed that there was a large commotion around Mr. Brown's Black Smith shop. Cali thought about William right away and hoped that he was okay. And then she saw it Nathan was following Norrington as they were taking an unconscious Jack Sparrow to the brig. Nathan stopped following Norrington when he noticed Cali standing there watching them. He smiled and walked right up to her.
"Cali, shouldn't you be at the Swann house?" he asked
"What just happened? Is William alright?" Cali quickly asked.
"Just caught Sparrow, in Mr. Brown's place, yes William is alright, looks like he needs more sword fighting." Nathan said as he chuckled to himself. "Even you could have beaten Sparrow in a sword fight in your dress even"
"Nathan will stop, that isn't funny at all, and that is rude and insensitive" Cali yelled
"Whoa Cali, I was just making a joke about it, no need to get in a huff about it. And besides why should you care at all?" Nathan replied clearly not understanding what the problem was.
"Clearly, you don't have compassion because William is the one that taught me how to sword fight, and is a far better Swordsman than you are!" Cali hissed back.
"Where is this coming from Cali? I understand that you had a traumatic day but you don't need to take it out on me. I'm the one that is just trying to make you smile" Nathan said, he was confused by the way Cali was being right now.
"Clearly, don't understand. Until you figure it out, don't bother talking to me." Cali said and started to walk away.
"Don't walk away from me Cali, I didn't do anything wrong to you" Nathan yelled at her
"You did Nathan and until you figure it out, don't bother talking to me" She said back to him and started to walk faster. She couldn't believe Nathan, how could he be so insensitive about other people who are not as high up on the ranking as he was. She was disappointed in him and couldn't believe him. The walk back to the Swann's was a cold and lonely walk. Making Cali realize that maybe she had spent a too much time in Port Royal. Maybe it was time for her to go and search for her brother once again. But in order to start finding her brother she will need help and she knew just the pirate captain who would do it.
So what do you think? Nathan is a piece of work isn't he? Do you think Jack will figure out who Cali is? What is the past that Cali doesn't remember with Jack? Hmmm questions that will haunt you until I put up the next chapter right! But no worries I can answer them all if you want to review and let me know? Haha I again dedicate this to my wonderful Pip!
Kate