Once Around the Ocean
Summary- Four years after Jack Sparrow jumps off the cliff, he encountered by an old friend under similar circumstances
Disclaimer- I own nothing and a whole lot of it
Authors Note- I know Norrington wasn't that bad of a guy ( I'm willing to ignore that he wanted to hang Jack, just as long as he diesn't do it again) and as much of a @$$ I make him in the story, I'll give him a break in the end. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!!
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Chapter Two
Will awoke in the early morning to gray skies streaking through the lace curtains, a light breeze rippled across the floor. Early as it was, he knew that someone down the hall was ready for the day. Gently moving Elizabeth's sleeping head from his arm and descended to the bedroom.
Her curtians were seperated, teh day light from the bay windows revealing an empty bed. Usually she's wait for hom. Figuring she must have been too impatient for him that morning and had already went downstairs. But she wasn't in the kitchen, or the den, or the living room. There wasn't any worry yet, Emily must have been hiding, she always was. Will searched all her famous spots, even the pantry.
" Emily, come on out, you got me" he called, his voice echoing in the hallway. Any where she'd be able to fit, and fifteen minutes later, nothing. " Emily!" he yelled, " Emily, this isn't funny!".
He was back outside their bedroom, a half asleep Elizabeth emerged from the doorway, " what are you doing?".
Will opened the hallway closet, " she's hiding again".
Elizabeth yawned, " the shop?".
" No, she promised me she wouldn't go there anymore".
" She's three. I'll go check again downstairs, perhaps she moved". After she disappeared down the stairwell, Will felt a pinch of panic in the bit of his stomach. " Will!" the earth shattering scream errupted. He nearly dove over the railing and raced through the kitchen and to the back door where she was standing. One hand was clamped over her mouth, the other aimed at the floor. The patio door was open a few inches, part of the glass being broken. Laying under scattered pieces of broken glass were muddy foot prints. They didn't belong to him, and certainly didn't belong to Emily. " Someone broke in, what if-".
Will grabbed his wife's wrists, " it's okay, Liz, i'm going to find her, stay here and keep looking". As soon as she nodded, he took off running out the same door. Those in the streets of Port Royal stood as a maze for him and the lightening fast speed he was bolting at. He didn't bother with the door at Browns shop, instead he was just chucked himself at the frame, tripping inside and into the sand. Ignoring the sight of Mister Brown actually being awake, Will srambled to his feet, avoiding the sand on his clothing.
" Is Emily here?" he desperatly tried to catch his breath.
Brown glanced over his shoulder into the firepit, then across the room, " did we name the donkey Emily?".
" No!" Will snapped, " my daughter Emily, have you seen her?" Brown shook her head, " anywhere?".
" Bloody hell it's early, shouldn't she be in bed?".
" You're telling me".
Will took the same path at the same speed home. He found Elizabeth slumped over her knees on the living room sofa. Govenor Swann, or the former govenor as he was now, but still Elizabeth's father, was standing in the oppisite doorway. And on the coffee table- a human skull.
" What the hell is that?" he concentrated more on the skull rahter than his father-in-law.
Elizabeth remained as a statue, " I found it in Emily's bed" her voice cracked and she looked up at him, " Will, someone kidnapped her. Someone took Emily".
Will sighed, sitting on the arm of the closest chair, " don't you think we're jumping to conclusions too fast? She may just be wandering........somewhere".
" Then why the skull?" Elizabeth cried, " she's collected strange things, but this is obserd!".
" I have every Navy officer out there searching for her, if she is in Port Royal, we'll find her in a matter of an hour" Mister Swann proudly announced, even smiling, Will snarled, remembering how much he hated that man.
Elizabeth sprung to her feet, " no, someone took our daughter! And I won't stand here waiting when she could be heavens knows where!".
He stood as well, gently encircling his hands around her arms, '' we'll find her" he softly spoke, " I promise, she couldn't have gone too far".
" I can always hear everything that went on in her room, how could someone have come here and taken our daughter without us knowing!" she flung herself at Will's chest, screaming in tears. He wrapped his arms around her. " She's only four Will, she' still a baby".
To make an addition to the ' appealing' guest list, Norrington entered from the entry hall and stood next to Mister Swann. " Capitan Jack Sparrow has been arrested".
Both Will and Elizabeth stopped breathing. She looked across the way, stunned enough just to hear the name, let alone the news that went along with it. " Jack" she gasped.
And Norrington heard her, " he was found dropping anchor at the docks, his ship being searched for your daughter and he will be hung by the end of the week".
" Jack Sparrow has not been seen in Port Royal for years" Will said, mostly to interrupt Elizabeth before she said something too drastic.
" Strange how he makes his encore the day Emily vanishes" the old govenor stated.
" He wouldn't do that!" Elizabeth yelled, and this time could not be stopped, " Jack isn't that kind of person. Is that your solution to everything? Arresting people and then hanging them?".
" Well thanks to Mister Turner here, Sparrow not only has a reason for still being alive, but one to seek out revenge'' Norrington said, " kidnapping your child for example".
Elizabeth nearly lunged herself at Norrington, but Will grabbed her arm, said ' excuse us' and pulled her into the kitchen. " We have to stay calm, panicking will only waste time".
" Jack wouldn't do this, right?" she cried, " you know that!".
" Of course I do" he knew that if Jack had snuck into their home the night before, it would have been more than obvious, " we're going to find Emily".
She took frantic breaths, " maybe- you could go.....and speak- with Jack".
Will, nor Elizabeth, had spoken, heard from, or mentioned Jack Sparrow for years- ever since he jumped off the cliff in yet another escape and returned to capitan of the Black Pearl. " I don't think that would help".
" I don't know, I just got this- this feeling that he knows something- maybe about the skull, I don't know" he still didn't look convinced, " please! please do this! Those men searching are usless as can be!".
He stalled, only for a brief moment, " alright" he figured not only for his daughter, but he could at least convince the authorities that Jack was completly innocent.....and save his life once again.
Elizabeth hugged her husband, squeezing the oxygen out of him, " thank you so much" she breathed.
" Stay here"
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Unlike the journey to the blacksmith shop, Will was much calmer and slower towards the kail in town. He had no idea if Jack Sparrow could help, or even bother to offer his assistance. And even if he did refuse, Will would understand entirely.
There was only one gaurd on duty at the time. And older man who was too involved in his book to notice Will- and seem to have become mute to the yells coming from the cells below.
" How many bloody lanugages do I have to say it in?! Well I only know one, I DIDN'T DO A THING. I'm innocent! Well....at least to this charge. You helpless oaths are just bored! You need entertainment so you're going to kill me?! I tell you, I can do a dance number, and I promise that would be much more to your liking!".
Will appeared from the confinement of the small staircase that led to the stone and iron jail cells. Jacks calls immediatly silenced upon the precise moment he saw him. " Hello Jack".
Summary- Four years after Jack Sparrow jumps off the cliff, he encountered by an old friend under similar circumstances
Disclaimer- I own nothing and a whole lot of it
Authors Note- I know Norrington wasn't that bad of a guy ( I'm willing to ignore that he wanted to hang Jack, just as long as he diesn't do it again) and as much of a @$$ I make him in the story, I'll give him a break in the end. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!!
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Chapter Two
Will awoke in the early morning to gray skies streaking through the lace curtains, a light breeze rippled across the floor. Early as it was, he knew that someone down the hall was ready for the day. Gently moving Elizabeth's sleeping head from his arm and descended to the bedroom.
Her curtians were seperated, teh day light from the bay windows revealing an empty bed. Usually she's wait for hom. Figuring she must have been too impatient for him that morning and had already went downstairs. But she wasn't in the kitchen, or the den, or the living room. There wasn't any worry yet, Emily must have been hiding, she always was. Will searched all her famous spots, even the pantry.
" Emily, come on out, you got me" he called, his voice echoing in the hallway. Any where she'd be able to fit, and fifteen minutes later, nothing. " Emily!" he yelled, " Emily, this isn't funny!".
He was back outside their bedroom, a half asleep Elizabeth emerged from the doorway, " what are you doing?".
Will opened the hallway closet, " she's hiding again".
Elizabeth yawned, " the shop?".
" No, she promised me she wouldn't go there anymore".
" She's three. I'll go check again downstairs, perhaps she moved". After she disappeared down the stairwell, Will felt a pinch of panic in the bit of his stomach. " Will!" the earth shattering scream errupted. He nearly dove over the railing and raced through the kitchen and to the back door where she was standing. One hand was clamped over her mouth, the other aimed at the floor. The patio door was open a few inches, part of the glass being broken. Laying under scattered pieces of broken glass were muddy foot prints. They didn't belong to him, and certainly didn't belong to Emily. " Someone broke in, what if-".
Will grabbed his wife's wrists, " it's okay, Liz, i'm going to find her, stay here and keep looking". As soon as she nodded, he took off running out the same door. Those in the streets of Port Royal stood as a maze for him and the lightening fast speed he was bolting at. He didn't bother with the door at Browns shop, instead he was just chucked himself at the frame, tripping inside and into the sand. Ignoring the sight of Mister Brown actually being awake, Will srambled to his feet, avoiding the sand on his clothing.
" Is Emily here?" he desperatly tried to catch his breath.
Brown glanced over his shoulder into the firepit, then across the room, " did we name the donkey Emily?".
" No!" Will snapped, " my daughter Emily, have you seen her?" Brown shook her head, " anywhere?".
" Bloody hell it's early, shouldn't she be in bed?".
" You're telling me".
Will took the same path at the same speed home. He found Elizabeth slumped over her knees on the living room sofa. Govenor Swann, or the former govenor as he was now, but still Elizabeth's father, was standing in the oppisite doorway. And on the coffee table- a human skull.
" What the hell is that?" he concentrated more on the skull rahter than his father-in-law.
Elizabeth remained as a statue, " I found it in Emily's bed" her voice cracked and she looked up at him, " Will, someone kidnapped her. Someone took Emily".
Will sighed, sitting on the arm of the closest chair, " don't you think we're jumping to conclusions too fast? She may just be wandering........somewhere".
" Then why the skull?" Elizabeth cried, " she's collected strange things, but this is obserd!".
" I have every Navy officer out there searching for her, if she is in Port Royal, we'll find her in a matter of an hour" Mister Swann proudly announced, even smiling, Will snarled, remembering how much he hated that man.
Elizabeth sprung to her feet, " no, someone took our daughter! And I won't stand here waiting when she could be heavens knows where!".
He stood as well, gently encircling his hands around her arms, '' we'll find her" he softly spoke, " I promise, she couldn't have gone too far".
" I can always hear everything that went on in her room, how could someone have come here and taken our daughter without us knowing!" she flung herself at Will's chest, screaming in tears. He wrapped his arms around her. " She's only four Will, she' still a baby".
To make an addition to the ' appealing' guest list, Norrington entered from the entry hall and stood next to Mister Swann. " Capitan Jack Sparrow has been arrested".
Both Will and Elizabeth stopped breathing. She looked across the way, stunned enough just to hear the name, let alone the news that went along with it. " Jack" she gasped.
And Norrington heard her, " he was found dropping anchor at the docks, his ship being searched for your daughter and he will be hung by the end of the week".
" Jack Sparrow has not been seen in Port Royal for years" Will said, mostly to interrupt Elizabeth before she said something too drastic.
" Strange how he makes his encore the day Emily vanishes" the old govenor stated.
" He wouldn't do that!" Elizabeth yelled, and this time could not be stopped, " Jack isn't that kind of person. Is that your solution to everything? Arresting people and then hanging them?".
" Well thanks to Mister Turner here, Sparrow not only has a reason for still being alive, but one to seek out revenge'' Norrington said, " kidnapping your child for example".
Elizabeth nearly lunged herself at Norrington, but Will grabbed her arm, said ' excuse us' and pulled her into the kitchen. " We have to stay calm, panicking will only waste time".
" Jack wouldn't do this, right?" she cried, " you know that!".
" Of course I do" he knew that if Jack had snuck into their home the night before, it would have been more than obvious, " we're going to find Emily".
She took frantic breaths, " maybe- you could go.....and speak- with Jack".
Will, nor Elizabeth, had spoken, heard from, or mentioned Jack Sparrow for years- ever since he jumped off the cliff in yet another escape and returned to capitan of the Black Pearl. " I don't think that would help".
" I don't know, I just got this- this feeling that he knows something- maybe about the skull, I don't know" he still didn't look convinced, " please! please do this! Those men searching are usless as can be!".
He stalled, only for a brief moment, " alright" he figured not only for his daughter, but he could at least convince the authorities that Jack was completly innocent.....and save his life once again.
Elizabeth hugged her husband, squeezing the oxygen out of him, " thank you so much" she breathed.
" Stay here"
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Unlike the journey to the blacksmith shop, Will was much calmer and slower towards the kail in town. He had no idea if Jack Sparrow could help, or even bother to offer his assistance. And even if he did refuse, Will would understand entirely.
There was only one gaurd on duty at the time. And older man who was too involved in his book to notice Will- and seem to have become mute to the yells coming from the cells below.
" How many bloody lanugages do I have to say it in?! Well I only know one, I DIDN'T DO A THING. I'm innocent! Well....at least to this charge. You helpless oaths are just bored! You need entertainment so you're going to kill me?! I tell you, I can do a dance number, and I promise that would be much more to your liking!".
Will appeared from the confinement of the small staircase that led to the stone and iron jail cells. Jacks calls immediatly silenced upon the precise moment he saw him. " Hello Jack".