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Chapter 37:

Was A Great Man

"Give you the rink back Jack"? Elizabeth asked as she examined the ring in her hand. She smiled at it and whispered, "It is beautiful…." I nodded my head slightly and then repeated, "Give me the ring back, 'Lizabeth". Elizabeth rolled her eyes and walked up to me while saying proudly "Maybe I should keep it, since…." Elizabeth then began to yell at me harshly "You bloody well threw it at me"!

Without thinking I began to shout back at her "Aye, 'Cuz ye deserved it"! Elizabeth gasped and asked puzzled and shocked "What happened to you here"? I opened my mouth to answer but I was interrupted by a loud scream. Captain Morgan, Elizabeth and I all looked to our right quite surprised.

It was a woman running towards us, a woman with a crew behind her. My eyebrows crossed as she approached us while screaming, "Frank…Darling, you have to help him"! My eyes widened because I realized that this was Elizabeth's mother who was approaching us. I looked behind her and saw a crew, Morgan's crew perhaps? But a few men, were carrying something, someone, maybe?

As Helena ran to us she said quite sadly and astonished "Something happened to him…" The crew then gently put down the man and I walked closer to him and asked surprised "James Norrington"? James opened his eyes slowly and smiled at me while trying to utter out "Jack Sparrow…. Apologizes, I mean Captain Jack Sparrow". I looked at him sadly as he removed his left hand off of his hip. Once he did that he revealed a deep and long cut that started from his hip to his belly button.

Elizabeth gasped and fell to her knees in shock, and Captain Morgan covered his mouth in shock. I stared at him questionably and James noticed. He took a deep breath in and as his voice cracked he was able to mutter, "Don't stare at me like that Jack". But I did not listen to him, and I continued to stare at him with wide eyes and all.

Finally after a few seconds, I too fell to my knees while asking puzzled "What happened"? James didn't say anything; all he did was cough strongly so Helena answered for him "When the ship went over the waterfall, he held onto the rope to the sails. And the rope hit him strongly as he fell into the water…" My eyes widened as I realized that James had killed me, and now he had just helped save me?

I looked at him sadly and whispered, "I don't understand why ye would rescue me". James smiled at me and whispered softly "You don't have to understand. I just want Elizabeth…" He then paused and glanced at her as she smiled and James then continued, "…to be happy". James then glanced down at Elizabeth's hand, to see the ring in her palm. Norrington gave Jack a small smirk while whispering, "I guess she is. I mean she is holding her mother's ring…"

Once he said that I played the oblivious one "What? That"? I then pointed to the ring and tried to act bluff "I have nay idea what that be". Elizabeth looked down at the ring and then at her mother who had a shocked face. James' eyebrows crossed slowly as he whispered to me "The ring Jack. The ring I told you to propose to Elizabeth with".

I rolled my eyes and quickly tried to change the subject. "Beautiful sand, eh? And this sun…ha…it be the most beautiful sun I've ever seen". Captain Morgan looked at me confused and then said "But Jack…there be only one sun". I sigh and then Helena hit us both on the head and shouted, "Both of you, shut it! James is hurt. We'll deal with everything else later".

James then gasped in pain, and even more blood started to run through his shirt. I bit my lip disappointed, took out my sash and the moved towards him. I moved his shirt up a bit, and I wiped away some of the blood off his stomach. He winched in pain as I did so, and Elizabeth asked worried "Is there something that we could do to help"? Captain Morgan looked at me, and I shook my head slightly.

Captain Morgan then whispered "Only if we go back in time...then we could help. If we knew when this happened we could of stopped the bleeding". I then dabbed the blood off his stomach and asked him "Why didn't ye tell anyone about this when ye arrived"? James looked at Elizabeth and then at me and whispered "I did what I had to do…. nothing else. Now, my conscious is clear". I then bit my lip and asked angrily "To die? That is what ye had to do"?

He slightly shook his head and whispered "No. I died for my one true love…. for her one true love, and for her happiness". James' eyes then began to close, and I looked at Elizabeth for a second and she the same to me. Elizabeth then took his hand and screamed hysterically "James! No"! James' eyes then fully closed but he let out a small smirk and whispered, "I love you Elizabeth".

His smile then faded and I reached down and grabbed his wrist. I put my finger to it to feel a heart beat, but I couldn't feel anything. I rubbed my eyes and whispered shocked "Nay! James…. yer not". I then closed my eyes because I could feel my eyes swell up slowly. Helena looked down at James with tears in her eyes and Morgan looked at him sadly and shaken.

Tears rolled down Elizabeth's eyes as she clung to him tightly. She then turned to me and whispered in between sobs "He… did…. this…. for" She took a deep breath and wiped away the tears that had fallen from her eyes. I took me sash and placed it on him while continuing for her "For us". Elizabeth nodded and then I got up and looked around at the people around me and announced loud and clear "This will be known as the day, where a good man…nay…. a great man passed on into the after life".

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Morgan, Helena, Elizabeth and I sat down on the sand while some of Morgan's crew were looking for a place to bury Norrington's body. For the last few minutes, I stared at Elizabeth intently. I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I honestly couldn't believe I acted the way I did to her. I got up and walked over to her and then sat beside her. She looked at me confused and a bit scared. I looked at her sadly, because of the redness of her eyes.

She stared at me for a few more seconds, and I just looked at her... still trying to decide what to do. Did I forgive her? Did I still love her? Did she love me? All these questions ran through my mind in those few short seconds. She continued to stare at me, and I let out a small smile and put my arms around her. She slightly smiled as she buried her head into my chest. I held her tightly in my arms and then I kissed the back of her head and whispered as she sobbed, "It will be alright, luv." But she continued crying so I took her head off my chest and cupped her head with my hands.

She looked at me in the eyes as I explained, "It will be alright, Miss. Swann". Elizabeth looked at me sadly and asked hopeful "Mrs. Sparrow"? I chuckled shortly and whispered back to her while wiping her tears away with my fingers "Nay…. not yet anyway". Elizabeth gasped and pulled me in for a hug and I caressed her back as she put her arms around me.

Elizabeth and I hugged for a few seconds, and during that time I whispered into her ear "I love ye, 'Lizabeth". She giggled as she heard this and said back to me "I love you to Jack". I then let go of Elizabeth and took her hand and whispered "Thank ye for rescuing me, luv". Elizabeth smiled at me but then her smile vanished as she remembered James.

Elizabeth looked me in the eyes and said tenderly "James is actually the reason why we rescued you. Will didn't tell me anything about it, he said that…" Elizabeth then stopped herself, for reasons that I didn't understand. So I asked "What did he say luv"? Elizabeth shook her head and continued "…he said that you never wanted to see me again, and other horrible things".

My eyes widened and I had suddenly become very angry. I rolled my eyes and realized that this was expected from William Turner. He did betray me in the past…many times. Elizabeth continued "But James, told me the truth, and that he was very sorry, and that…" I smiled at her warmly and asked, "What did he tell ye Lizzie"? Elizabeth sighed and continued, "He told me that you were a good man, still...are a good man".

I bit my lip and Elizabeth went into her pocket and took out the ring. I gulped and Elizabeth took my hand and dropped it into my palm while whispering, "You said you wanted it back". I smiled at her shortly, and then she asked puzzled "Just one question, Jack. Is this my mother's ring"? I sighed and then shook my head and replied "Nay, not anymore. It's yours".

I then took her left hand and placed the ring on her ring finger. She smiled at me and I asked "Marry me, luv"? Elizabeth nodded and pulled my head closer to hers and kissed me passionately. Our kiss was interrupted by an "Aw…" on Helena's part. She covered her mouth as we looked at her. She blushed and whispered "Sorry to interrupt…" Elizabeth and I chuckled at her reaction and Frank Morgan just stared at her blankly.

Frank walked over to us and sat down as he asked me "Is that really Helena's ring"? Helena then walked over to us and said worried "I will tell you and her that story later. But now, how do we get out of here"? Elizabeth looked at her mother, who looked at her husband who looked at me. I got up and shouted out shocked "I don't bloody well know! I was the one stranded here"!

Frank bit his lip shocked and then Helena asked angrily and desperately "You mean to tell me that you don't know Frank"? Frank looked down at the sand and spotted a rock and picked it up and said trying to sound oblivious and giddy "Pretty rock". Helena stomped her right foot on the sand and Frank then shouted "Fine, FINE! I don't know, I thought the ship would be closer to shore"!

I rolled my eyes and then said, "If the ship be closer to shore, then I wouldn't be needin' the rescuing' now would I"? Elizabeth breathed in and out deeply and asked trying to remain clam "What does this all mean? Are we stranded here"? I then looked at Frank who looked at his wife, who looked at her daughter and nodded her head. Elizabeth rolled her eyes and asked furiously "Is there anyone that can help us"?

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Sad chapter? It was hard to write for me, since Norrington is one of my favorite characters in the series.