Disclaimer: Will, Jack, Elizabeth, Ana, and the other PotC characters don't belong to me

Disclaimer: Will, Jack, Elizabeth, Ana, and the other PotC characters don't belong to me. They are the property of Disney, Gore, Jerry, Ted, and Terry. However I do own Sammi, Teague, and Eva Sparrow along with Dani and James Turner! Sammi is by far my favorite OC that I've created, I just love her.

A/N: So this is the first bonus chapter. The madrigal The Silver Swan belongs to the composer Orlando Gibbons – I'm just borrowing a snippet for the story. Note: If you get bored during the detailed Codex portion of the story, feel free to skim it to get to the good part!

This note is to Lydia, who I can't respond to by review reply. Sorry I didn't name the magistrate's wife after you. I had the name Lydia in mind for a long time, mostly due to the character from Pride and Prejudice. Thank you for the enlightening review, though. That is a lot of ships you support!!

Alrighty then. PirateAngel1286, this chapter is for you, as I wrote it in response to your challenge. Enjoy, everyone!

Bonus Ch. 1: Swann Song

"Will! Where in heaven's name have you gotten off to?" Elizabeth bustled about the Turner house, looking for her husband who had, albeit unintentionally, abandoned her at an inopportune moment. She came upon William curled up on one of the comfortable couches in the family room. Upon closer inspection, she saw he was engrossed in his reading material, one of his adventure stories no doubt.

"Have you seen your father lately?" Elizabeth asked her son, who looked up from his book and blinked.

"What? What about him?" Elizabeth sighed, not wanting to confuse the boy. He tended to tune everything out while reading and seemed a bit lost, as he was completely engrossed on the story.

"Never mind. I think I have an idea where he might be." Elizabeth maneuvered her way across the room, stepping around various toys that happened to be lying on the floor. She paused at the door to the study, and knocked.

"Come in," Will's distracted voice called. Elizabeth heeded his advice, wondering what he was doing in the study. She found her husband seated at the desk, engrossed in reading material of his own. Like father like son, she thought with a grin. Only Will's book was quite a bit larger than William's, considering it was the Pirata Codex. It seemed like only yesterday to Elizabeth that Will had been appointed the new Keeper of the Code by the Brethren Court after Captain Teague had resigned his position.

Right away, Elizabeth noticed that Will was wearing his reading glasses. She couldn't help but admire the way they looked on him. The spectacles made Will look quite distinguished and unbearably handsome. Not that he didn't look unbearably handsome already… the glasses just added to the whole package.

"Will, it's me," Elizabeth said, clucking her tongue disapprovingly when Will didn't immediately look up.

"What? Oh! Elizabeth! You're here… I'm so sorry," Will stammered. "I was just…"

"…reading." She gave him a wry smile. "I know, Will." Relieved she wasn't going to be cross with him, Will returned her smile.

"What do you need, love?" He asked, tearing his eyes away from the Code to give her his full attention. Elizabeth sighed.

"It's James. I told him and Dani a wonderful bedtime story but he didn't fall right to sleep like we'd hoped. James is asking for you, Will. He's still afraid you're going to leave, so I came right down to get you."

"Elizabeth, you can't keep letting him call me back in the room every night like this," Will sighed. "I've already said goodnight to him once! It's not a good habit for him to be getting into."

"For goodness sake, Will, he's only three!" Elizabeth shot him an exasperated glare. "But don't think you can fool me. You can pretend all you like, but I know you like going back in there."

"Perhaps," Will admitted with a wink. And then he was gone, leaving Elizabeth all alone in the study save for the Code for company. Which gave her an idea…

The Pirate King took a seat at the desk, planning to do some perusing of her own. She hadn't had much time to herself in the months after the Calypso ordeal, especially after Charlotte had been born, so she took advantage of this rare opportunity. When the children were asleep, she chose to spend all of her time with Will. She couldn't help it that she was still extremely attracted to the man… although she rather hoped that a baby wouldn't be the result of their favorite activity any time soon. Four children were quite a handful, thank you very much!

Elizabeth had been so busy with the children and Will, who had his own childish moments, that she hadn't had any time to look over the Code. Which was a shame, considering she was the Pirate King. She figured she should at least have some knowledge of the rules that the pirates of old had deemed important enough to commit to writing.

Hmm, what have we here? Elizabeth marked Will's page, and flipped to the very back of the book. That was when she saw it. Page 1000? No wonder it takes two men to carry it, Elizabeth thought to herself. She thought she remembered Captain Teague mentioning it weighed about eighty pounds. After shutting the book with care, she opened it at the first page this time. This page was simple and easy to remember.

Pirata Codex

Commissioned by the Second Court of the Brethren


Written by: Henry Morgan and Bartholomew Roberts

"Never say we die."

The title page told Elizabeth nothing she didn't already know when she'd been twelve. She turned the page. This was when things got interesting. She found an outline of all the major pirate laws, finding them divided into sixteen artycles.

I. All adherents of the Code pledge to be bound together as a brotherhood of pirates, sharing alike in one's fortunes and troubles. Every member shall have an equal vote in the affairs of the moment and equal share of the provisions. Every pirate shall obey the Code. Anyone who fails shall be marooned on a desert island, and left ashore with a loaf of bread or hardtack, a bottle of water (if any exists), and a pistol with one load.

Elizabeth smiled to herself, remembering the time that Barbossa had marooned her and Jack on that god-forsaken spit of land. He'd given Jack his pistol, but had conveniently forgotten the bread and water. Typical pirate!

II. The captain of a ship is to be elected by a majority vote of its crew. If any time a crew, with sufficient evidence, finds their captain to be lacking in ability or offensive in nature, a new captain may be freely elected amongst the ship's members. The captain shall be made aware of the situation and will graciously step aside, assuming another position on the crew. Failure to follow this procedure will be deemed mutiny.

Mrs. Turner paled at that… no wonder Jack had always been wary of his crew members! They could concoct some faux charge, and replace Jack within a moment's notice, at least according to this. She wondered if the law had applied to Will when he'd been serving on the Dutchman, but decided that it didn't, since he'd been bound by the curse to be captain for ten years. Not that his crew members would've wanted that thankless job anyway…

III. Any pirate who has suffered an injury from pillaging, plundering, hijacking, swashbuckling, or other pirate duties shall receive compensation for the wound from common stock.

That was true, at least from what she'd seen on the Pearl. Jack would always make sure that an injured person was well cared for, and he would give them more than enough gold to cover any expenses said injury might entail. However, Elizabeth had no doubt that greedy pirate captains, such as Sao Feng, would not be so generous – pirate law or not.

IV.Every member shall have an equal share of fresh provisions, however they may be acquired, and may take pleasure in such provisions at will, except in times of scarcity. Until said scarcity is voted over, it is necessary for the common good of the crew to adhere to rations. Anyone who takes more than his equal share of provisions at any time shall be marooned.

This was also true… Jack and Barbossa had told her stories of times when they'd had to ration what food they had left. It was a harsh measure, marooning anyone who ate so much as a morsel more than what they were allotted, but it had to be done so that everyone would survive. Elizabeth prayed that no such situation would arise in the future when she would be captaining the Swann Song.

V. Each man shall keep his weapon, whether it be a cutlass, sword, pistol, or other piece, clean at all times and ready for action.

VI.If a pirate is the first to locate a prize and should find among this plunder a weapon that is better than his own, he may take it as his own. The rest of the items will be chosen in turn with the captain first, master second, and so forth in seniority. Ship's musicians may lay claim to nay instruments found among the spoils.

VII.No pirate shall strike another while onboard the ship. In the event of such an occurrence, the quarrel shall be resolved on the shore by a pistol, sword, or in another agreed upon manner as deemed by the captain. Limbs or other body parts lost in duel are not to be compensated as those lost in battle.

VIII.No man shall game for money in any form, whether it be with cards, dice, crab claws, barnacles, or any other means.

Elizabeth skimmed V-VII, rushing to get to the controversial VIII. She couldn't help herself – she laughed out loud at that one. Jack certainly allowed his crew to indulge in a friendly game of cards or Liar's Dice when the workday was done. She certainly loved to play Liar's Dice, for she was quite good. The only people she had difficulty beating were Jack and Sammi.

IX.Lights and candles must be suffed out of eight o'clock. If any man desires to drink after such time, he shall do so on the open deck without lights.

Eight o'clock? Pirates had an official bedtime? This time Elizabeth let out a ferocious giggle, picturing Jack informing his crew that they had to go to bed at sunset because the Code said so. Right… no pirate would ever stand for it! She wondered why that ludicrous law had been included in the first place. Mrs. Turner highly doubted that any captain had ever enforced it, as they'd probably fear mutiny if they did.

X.No man shall smoke tobacco in the hold without cap to his pipe to hold a candle without lantern shield. If he is discovered doing so, he shall receive such punishment as the captain and company see fit.

XI.All musicians shall have their only day of rest on the Sabbath. Any other day, musical pirates shall be granted leisure time only by favour of the captain or quartermaster.

That was very interesting to Elizabeth. She hadn't known very man religious pirates, save for Ragetti, who didn't really count since he only pretended to read the Bible. It seemed to her that superstition served in place for religion for many pirates she'd known, Joshamee Gibbs included.

XII.Every member of the crew shall be allowed a shift of clothes. These may be obtained by plundering, stealing, or borrowing.

Borrowing, stealing, plundering…what's the difference, Elizabeth mused. Either way, pirates wouldn't be returning the clothes. She was particularly glad that the law further required said shift of clothes to be worn at all times while on board the ship. If she were to captain her own ship, she wouldn't be able to work with pirates who insisted on stripping down to their undergarments on a hot day. Unless that pirate was Will, of course, and they were alone. Then she would hang the code, and the rules!

XIII.If a pirate is captured by an enemy ship, he has the right to declare parlay, or temporary protection, until he may have an audience with the enemy captain. At this point, he cannot be harmed. Parlay is not considered concluded until said captives and captains have completed negotiations.

Thank goodness for parlay, Elizabeth thought to herself. If she hadn't known about parlay, perhaps Pintel and Ragetti never would've brought her safely to Barbossa, and she never would've gone on that crazy adventure that brought Will to her. Her father had discouraged her from reading pirate books as a child, but if he'd known that they had saved her life, perhaps he would've changed his tune.

XIV.The captain shall have two shares of a prize. The quartermaster shall have one-and-three-quarter shares. The surgeon shall have one-and-one-half shares. The master gunner, carpenter, sailmaker, and boatswain shall receive one-and-one-quarter shares. All others shall have one share each. The company may vote to temporarily withhold the cook's share should his food kill a shipmate.

Elizabeth was thankful for this article. It detailed exactly who got what share of the treasure, which would be helpful if she and Will happened to encounter some during any future adventures on their new ship. She chuckled at the part about the cook, thinking that there was no way to prove whether the food had actually killed a shipmate or not. Then it occurred to her that that last sentence might've been thrown in for laughs…

XV. He who falls behind shall be left behind.

Ah yes. This law was particularly problematic, especially for her and Will. They just didn't feel right using it as justification for leaving their friends behind in a dangerous situation. As for Jack, he swore up and down that he always abided by that law, but the truth was he was just as softhearted as the Turners. Gibbs had told Elizabeth before that Jack had never once intentionally left a friend behind, and if he'd had no choice but to do so, he would wallow in his guilt for weeks.

XVI.Take what you can, give nothing back.

Smiling, she recalled that this was a favorite saying of Jack and Gibbs'. Eagerly, she read the fine print to see exactly what this law entailed. Mostly it just listed the justification for taking and not returning, which was central to life as a pirate. It was common pirate belief that to steal from the rich was not considered a crime. Members of the highest class had more than what they needed in their homes, so pirates would relieve them of this burden and share the wealth amongst themselves.

Elizabeth was quite fascinated as she eagerly soaked up all of this information. She knew it could only aid her decisions during her reign as Pirate King. However, her excitement came to a grinding halt when she came across a certain law listed under The Right of Parlay Artycle XIII, Section I, Paragraph VIII.

No boy or woman to be allowed on board. If any man shall be found seducing any of the latter sex and carrying her to sea in disguise he shall suffer death.

Elizabeth's stomach clenched as she read the law. No wonder Gibbs thought it was bad luck to have a woman on board if he had been taught this! But Elizabeth didn't understand. She'd been elected Pirate King, hadn't she? Mistress Ching had been a Pirate Lord. Anamaria had served on pirate ships for years. So what was with this old-fashioned, sexist law? Why was it still a part of the Code? Elizabeth wanted it removed from the Code that instant, but she knew that even as Pirate King, she didn't have that power to remove a law from the Codex. Only the entire Brethren Court could do that by a unanimous vote.

This was how Will found her, glaring at the Code with her arms crossed as she sat at the mahogany desk.

"What's wrong?" Elizabeth jumped, not having heard him enter.

"Will!" She gasped, chuckling when he pulled up another chair and sat beside her. "You gave me quite a fright!"

"Sorry, dear," Will said sheepishly. "I'm afraid I'm not very noisy when I walk. But I see I'm not the only one who is distracted while reading." Elizabeth glared at him.

"I'm not in the mood to be teased, Will. Look at this!" She pointed out the fine print of the law to him, and noted that her husband's brow had crinkled considerably after reading it. He took a seat next to her, removed his glasses, and sighed.

"It's outdated," Will said calmly after awhile. "It has to be. You were elected Pirate King! Why would the Court do that if they still believed that women didn't have a place on pirate ships?"

"You're right, Will," she sighed as he gently pulled her into his lap and held her close. "I guess I'm overreacting a bit. But I still don't like it being there!"

"Then get rid of it," Will suggested, nuzzling her neck.

"Yes, I'll just have to get used to… what?" She exploded, having just registered her husband's suggestion.

"Remove it," said Will with a grin.

"Will, I can't!" She scoffed. "I'm not going to abuse my power as Pirate King to do that." He shrugged.

"Well if you aren't going to abuse your power, I guess I'll have to abuse mine." And before she even knew what was happening, Will had snatched the quill, dipped it in ink, and crossed out the offending law.

"William Turner!" Elizabeth squeaked in surprise. "What on earth?! You can't just… Why would you do such a thing like that?"

"Because the law was wrong, and it upset you," Will said softly. "I can't stand watching you hurt, Elizabeth. So I fixed the problem. As Keeper, I now declare that law to be terminated, effective immediately. And if for some reason I'm caught, I'll accept the responsibility for my actions." I don't deserve him… Elizabeth thought dreamily as Will's lips met with her own.

"Thank you," she said quietly after they had pulled away.

"Don't thank me, Elizabeth," Will said with a grin. "The Code is more like guidelines anyway, remember?"

"Don't let Captain Teague hear you saying that," Elizabeth cautioned, but she was grinning. "I'm glad you aren't going to take the Code quite as seriously as Teague did. Did you know he shot a man during the Fourth Brethren Court for saying something against it?"

"I'm not surprised," said Will, shaking his head. "Of course that was years ago, before he'd realized the error of his ways." Elizabeth nodded thoughtfully.

"I'm glad he let us rename his ship – I just wouldn't feel right sailing in a ship called the Destroyer."

"Me neither," Will admitted. "The Swann Song is definitely an improvement." He kissed her forehead, causing Elizabeth to elicit a small sigh.

"I'm curious, where did your suggestion of the name Swann Song come from?" She asked. Will shrugged.

"I thought the ship should have your maiden name in the title since you would be her captain. I almost suggested the Silver Swann as a name, but I thought that the Swann Song sounded more piratey." Elizabeth giggled at that. Trust Will to always go with the more 'piratey' name.

"There is a madrigal called The Silver Swan, you know," Will murmured thoughtfully. "My mum used to sing parts of it to me before I fell asleep each night." Elizabeth did know, but she said nothing except for asking Will to sing some of it for her.

"Are you sure you want me to sing?" He asked, wincing a bit. "I don't think I'm that great of a singer."

"Of course you are," said Elizabeth. "I love hearing your singing voice, Will. It about does me in." Will chuckled at that.

"In that case, I must sing for you." And so he began, singing softly, his rich tenor voice crisp and clear.

The silver Swan, who living had no Note,

when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat.

Leaning her breast upon the reedy shore,

thus sang her first and last, and sang no more:

"Farewell, all joys! O Death, come close mine eyes!

"More Geese than Swans now live, more Fools than Wise."

"Will, that was beautiful!" Elizabeth exclaimed with a smile after he had finished. "I had no idea you knew of that madrigal!"

"Oh, yes," Will affirmed. "It was my mother's favorite. She loved it so much that she almost named me after the composer, Orlando Gibbons."

"Well I'm glad she named you after your father," said Elizabeth. "I do love the name William." Will chuckled.

"I know you do, Elizabeth. The fact that you named our son William was a good indicator that you liked the name." She snorted at that.

"Or it could be that I felt obligated to name him after you since you were gone." They shared a secret smile, for both knew that was not the case.

"Do you remember what you were wearing that day that we first met?" Will asked, out of the blue. Elizabeth chuckled.

"No I don't, Will… probably a really expensive dress that was wasted on a very active twelve year-old girl. "Why do you ask?"

"I remember exactly what you looked like," Will said with a faint blush. "Your dress was a lovely pale blue, with white lace on the sleeves. Your shiny brown hair hung in ringlets around your face, which had a dusting of freckles. Such a vision you were, Elizabeth, to my weary eyes."

"You remembered all that?" Elizabeth said faintly. She could barely recall what Will had been wearing that day, save for the medallion. Weren't girls supposed to be the more observant ones?

"Yes. I made sure to commit that moment to memory," Will admitted, running his fingers through his wife's glossy hair. Elizabeth found his action to be very soothing. "When I first opened my eyes and saw you standing above me, I never saw a girl so lovely and graceful. You seemed so delicate that day, and right then and there I swore to protect you for as long as I lived."

"Delicate?" Elizabeth scoffed, snuggling closer to her husband. She was feeling quite safe and protected at the moment. "You did not know much I loved to run and play pirates yet."

"That's true," said Will, hiding a smile. "But in that first moment I saw you, my mother's favorite madrigal, the Silver Swan, came to mind. I was amazed to learn later on that your last name was Swann. That name suited you more than Turner ever could."

"Don't be ridiculous," she said, shaking her head. "I'm exceedingly proud to be a Turner. I've wanted to be a Turner for a long time, Will. Even before that day I was captured by Barbossa and I gave him your name as mine."

"I thought you might've, but I could never be sure," said Will, hugging her tight. "How old were you when the thought first entered your mind?"

"Mmm, fourteen probably," she mused. "But there is one thing that I don't understand, Will. Why the Swann Song? By definition a swan song refers to a final theatrical appearance, or any final performance or action."

"Exactly," said Will. "And if any ship tries to cross us, it will be their final action, as we will blow them to bits. But only in self-defense, of course," he added. Elizabeth laughed.

"That's very clever, Will."

"I thought so too," he said smugly. "My hope is that the name will warn off any potential enemies. I'd rather not fight if we didn't have to."

"I love you," Elizabeth sighed. "Oh!" She cried, suddenly sitting up straight in his arms. "How was James? Did he go down alright?"

"He's fine," Will assured her, and she fell back into her husband's strong arms again. "After I came back in for a second goodnight, he went straight to sleep. "I guess all that playing with Eva, Dani, and Teague today wore him out when we were over at the Sparrows for dinner."

"Thank goodness," said Elizabeth. Then she gave a sad sigh. "Will, do you ever dread the fact that the children are slowly growing older?" Not bothering to wait for an answer, she plowed on. "Jack told me today that he's a bit nervous now that Sammi has turned thirteen and is starting to grow into her adult body. Soon William will be thirteen as well! What if we can't handle the children during those tricky years? I remember how rebellious I could be. What if William is the same?"

"We'll manage," Will promised. "We'll just do the best we can. That's all we can do. Try not to worry about it, Elizabeth. We've raised William right. He would never do anything foolish."

"Will. We're talking about the same boy that ran away because he thought it would cause us less pain," Elizabeth reminded him. "What if he gets another stupid idea like that into his head and acts on it again?"

"He's mortal now," said Will. "He knows he's not invincible."

"All boys think they are invincible," Elizabeth said dryly. "Some men too."

"Don't look at me!" Will cried as she frowned at him.

"I'm just teasing, Will," she grinned.

"Oh, so it's alright for you to tease, but not for me," Will grumbled.

"You can tease me, but only about certain things," said Elizabeth.

"Now how is that fair?" Will asked. Elizabeth shrugged.

"It just is. There are some subjects that women can't tolerate to be teased about. It's an unspoken rule that men have to learn to abide by."

"Right," said Will. But he was drawing a blank on exactly what those subjects were, and he was positive that Elizabeth could tell that he was inwardly panicking.

"Oh William, don't look so vexed," said Elizabeth, resting her head on his shoulder. "I'll let you know if I have a problem with your teasing."

"Good," sighed Will, relieved to be off the hook. "In that case, would you like to help me visit World's End tonight?" Elizabeth giggled, for Will couldn't possibly fathom how ridiculous and lame he sounded. He never had been a smooth one, but she still found him positively adorable.

"Yes, Will, after we put William to bed I'll help you journey to World's End," she said with an exaggerated roll of her eyes.

"Great," he said with a smirk as he helped her with her feet. "Let's go find William."

"In a little while," Elizabeth said distractedly, sitting back down. "I think I'm going to read the Code for a bit longer. All this new information to read - it's incredibly fascinating!"

"Oh," said Will, unable to keep the disappointment and faint hurt from his voice. Elizabeth chuckled as she read his expression.

"I'm teasing, Will. Do you honestly think I'd pick this ratty old book with its miniscule, cramped handwriting over you?"

"I'd hoped not," he said. "Well, are you coming?" Elizabeth grinned at him, carefully shutting the Codex and taking his hand.

"I'm ready when you are," she said. "And just so you know, I find you incredibly fascinating as well."

Will's heart leapt at her sentiment, and his confidence swelled considerably for the rest of the evening.

End Bonus Ch. 1

A/N: Most of the information that I researched about the (fictional) Code was true. The sixteen articles came straight from wikipedia. The Codex really did weigh 80 pounds, and have 1000 pages. Also, there really was a 17th century composer named Orlando Gibbons, who wrote a madrigal called the Silver Swan. Coincidentally, Orlando Bloom's mother admired the man so much, she named her son after him!

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter, especially you, PirateAngel1286! I hope the challenge lived up to your expectations.