Hi all! Okay, I have to admit, I forgot to do the disclaimer, I hope some guy from Disney doesn't hunt me down and take my dog! (My love, my PRECIOUS! (hee hee hee)) Okay, so here's the disclaimer:
I do not own "Pirates of the Caribbean."{Though I wish I did} I do not own, Jack Sparrow, Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, or any of the original characters, ideas, and concepts from the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" Based off the Disneyland ride 'Pirates of the Caribbean' {even though I could pass it off because I have ridden that ride so many times, I could be chased by a pack of wolves and sing you all the words of "Pirate's Life for Me" twenty times through WITH OUT STOPPING} and I hope Disney won't shoot me, {or my DOG} for forgetting the disclaimer!!! Thank you. Enjoy!
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After Gwen had finished playing her solo she scanned the room and saw that her mother had left and her father had gone back to his shop. Her father was almost always working in the shop, because he had to make his quota every day. He told Gwen that when he and her mother became engaged, he swore to himself that her mother would not live in the piety of a normal blacksmith's wife. Elizabeth came from a house of wealth and stature, and she would have no less. Her father made possibly the finest swords in the Caribbean, and Governor Swan knew this, so when Will went to the Governor and told him how he felt this way, Gwen's grandfather pulled his strings in the British navy and Will got a chance to make it big.
The British Parliament, skeptical of the actual worth of these swords ordered only three swords on the first shipment, one for the Grand Duke, another for the Cardinal, and the final sword was for her majesty the queen. Gwen's mother had told her this story many times, how her father worked every hour of every day to make those three precious swords. He had only a week to make those swords perfect, and if the three most powerful people in Britain did not approve them, Will would never be able to give Elizabeth all that he wanted to. The swords turned out to be the best combination of things a sword should be: fast, beautiful, and deadly. So, Will had a job and Britain sent him hundreds upon hundreds of pounds every year for the swords he made for the British army. After Britain began using these swords, word spread of the infamous 'Turner Swords' the Queen of England herself hailed, so around the globe wealthy merchants wished to purchase these divine swords, and did for greats amounts of money. Through it all, Will was unfazed by the sudden wealth and gave nearly fifteen percent of it to the poorhouses and a small amount to his former master until the day he died.
Gwen poked Mister Kent gently with her flute, to make sure that he was sound asleep, then stood and silently walked outside. She walked to a sitting area on a cliff with stone benches and a stone rail. She sat and stared out at the blue seas, most of the time, Gwen would sneak from the house and go into the port and listen to sailors' stories and their pub songs; there was one man, Adams he was called, who told her about the pirates that ravaged the sea and left no survivors. She brought the flute to her mouth and began to play a song that he had taught her.
Elizabeth sat upstairs, Painting on a wooden easel when suddenly the song came on the wind to her ears. She stopped painting, she looked out the window and the day she met Will came to her mind's eye. She sang that song just before she spotted him floating adrift in the water. She stood and began to whisper to the song,
"We're rascals, scoundrels, villains and knaves. Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho! We're devils and black sheep, really bad eggs! Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho! Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for-" the music suddenly stopped and Miss Kensington's shrill voice echoed up into Elizabeth's bedroom.
"Oh no! Miss Turner! You naughty girl! You'd best get back inside and finish your lesson, and that song, of all songs, don't even play that out over the sea! It'll bring bad luck it will Miss!" At that moment, the sound of shoes echoed on the stones steps to the house. It was Commodore Norington followed by a pretty woman near his age. He stood tall and bowed slightly and said,
"Good afternoon Miss Turner. A pleasure it is." Miss Kensington and Gwen curtsied slightly and Gwen Replied,
"The pleasure is mine Commodore. And to what do I owe the honor of your presence?" The commodore stood tall and said proudly,
"I need to have a word with your mother, is she in the house?"
"Yes, I will bring you and, umm…" Gwen looked to the woman standing beside him and the Commodore coughed loudly.
"Oh forgive me. This is my fiancée Miss Amelia Steele. Amelia, this is Miss Turner, daughter of the Mrs. Turner." The woman approached Gwen and curtsied, as did Gwen.
"It's an honor Miss Steele." The woman looked up and smiled as she said,
"Tis all mine dear." Gwen had to restrain herself from grimacing horribly. Miss Steele's teeth were awfully separated and had large vacant spots from where teeth had fallen out. Gwen forced a smile and said,
"Well, then I will take you and Miss Steele inside then. Please." She extended her hand to the house and the commodore nodded. He and Miss Steele walked inside beside into the house as Miss Kensington and Gwen followed. When in the house, Gwen said to miss Kensington, "Miss Kensington, would you please send for my mother?" Miss Kensington nodded went up stairs. Gwen then walked into the sitting room and said, "You may wait here, Commodore." Gwen was about o walk out of the room when the commodore stopped her and said,
"Miss Turner, do you play?" The commodore indicated the flute that Gwen held in her hand. Gwen nodded and replied,
"Would you care to hear something?" Miss Steele smiled, flashing her vile teeth and said,
"That would be absolutely lovely Miss Turner. Would you?" Gwen forced a smile and began to a simple happy melody she had learned a while ago. As she played, her mother came down the stairs behind her and listened. She played beautifully and the light, happy rhythm lifted the tired air in the room. When she had finished, the commodore and Miss Steele applauded gently. "Well done Miss turner, it was lovely!" Miss Steele said gaily. The Commodore stood when he saw Elizabeth standing behind Gwen.
"Mrs. Turner, hello." He bowed lower then when he saw Gwen and looked gently at her Mother. Elizabeth curtsied slightly and said,
"Commodore Norington, it has been to long." Miss Steele stood as the Commodore introduced her.
"Mrs. Turner, this is my fiancée, Miss Steele." Miss Steele curtsied, as did Elizabeth. When they did, Gwen turned around and gestured to her mother, she mouthed,
'Don't look at her teeth!' And pointed to her own teeth. Elizabeth torn between her daughter's silent charades and her introduction to Miss Steele said slowly,
"It is a pleasure Miss Steele." At this Miss Steele smiled and said,
"Thank you Mrs. Turner." At the sight of Miss Steele's teeth, fear and shock filled Elizabeth's eyes and she coughed. Gwen rested her head in her hand and whispered,
'I warned you!' Commodore Norington stepped in and said smoothly,
"Miss Turner, your daughter is quite the musician." Elizabeth smiled, tearing her eyes away from the teeth saying,
"Thank you Commodore, Mister Turner and I are both very proud." At her father's name, the Commodore somewhat flinched, then regained his resolution and said,
"As you very well should be. Pardon me Mrs. Turner, but I must speak to you in private." Elizabeth's face became laid with concern and she said,
"Yes, of course. Um, Gwyneth darling, would you?" Gwen looked at the Commodore and her mother then curtsied and said,
"It was nice seeing you, Commodore, Miss Steele." The Commodore and Miss Steele nodded and Gwen exited the room and when she got to the stairs, she slipped off her shoes and walked silently around the railing and into the kitchen. He went to the door that led into the day room and watched through the keyhole. Elizabeth sat in a chair across from the Commodore and Miss Steele and said, "What is it we need to speak about?"
"Something I thought we would never have to talk about again." The Commodore said, and removed his hat, revealing his white wig. He set his hat down and said, "It has come to my attention that a Pirate ship has been ravaging and pillaging port towns all over the Caribbean. It's a ghostly fast ship with black sails." Elizabeth looked down and asked,
"Commodore, the Black pearl? Do you really think that Sparrow would return and pillage Port Royal on the Black Pearl?" The commodore said shortly,
"The mind of a villain is impossible to interpret Mrs. Turner, but the letters sent to me say that it is indeed not the Black Pearl attacking the ports." There was a small pause in the conversation, and then Elizabeth spoke up again,
"Not the Pearl Commodore? If it's not the pearl then why have you come to me?" The Commodore stood and held his hat. He answered,
"I have come to you, Elizabeth, because I believe you can lead me to the man who can give me the answers." She looked at the Commodore as he called her by her name and Gwen was shocked, the Commodore never called her mother by her name. Elizabeth looked to the floor and then said as she figured out the Commodore's game.
"You want to get to Will, so he can lead you to Jack Sparrow. But why? We have not heard from Jack since you last saw him Commodore, you would have as good of a guess as we would as to where he is. And if that mystery ship is not the Black Pearl, why would you want to talk to Sparrow of all people? You were never keen on listening to pirates Commodore, and I know you still aren't." The Commodore closed his eyes, turned away from Elizabeth, and looked out the window.
"I know the name of the ship, it is The Interceptor." Elizabeth looked in confusion at the Commodore and replied,
"Commodore, is this some joke? The Interceptor was destroyed, and would never be able to sail, let alone fight and destroy ports."
"Tell that to the countless lives that have been lost in the raids of her majesty's ports!" The Commodore snapped curtly at Elizabeth. At that time a third voice entered the conversation,
"I ask that you take care of the tone of voice that you use with my wife, Commodore Norington." It was the voice of Gwen's father. The Commodore put on his hat and said suddenly.
"William, I am sorry, I let my temper get a way. No doubt that you have heard our conversation." Gwen saw her father walk into the room, now out of his blacksmith garb and dressed well.
"Yes, I did. I fully agree with Elizabeth, Jack Sparrow has little if any information at all about the Interceptor. Of all people who would know any thing, one would think that you would be the supreme source of knowledge. With all due respect Commodore, I know for a fact that the Interceptor was totally destroyed. I swam away from it, and saw the ship explode with my own eyes. All that is left of the ship is debris." The Commodore held his ground and said,
"My sources had told me that countless witnesses saw the name of the ship as it attacked the ports. There is no other ship in the sea named the Interceptor, William, and if indeed it was destroyed, some one must have repaired the ship."
"Commodore, I too saw the ship, there is no way that the Interceptor could have been repaired. Perhaps to assume that there is only one ship in the entire ocean called the Interceptor is a bit ignorant, don't you think?" The Commodore had become irritated that Will and Elizabeth had doubted his theory and nearly proved it wrong. He then said calmly,
"Amelia, I think it is time to take our leave." Miss Steele stood and stood beside her fiancée, the Commodore then finished his visit by saying, "Well, it is one plausible theory, and like I said, there are countless witnesses who swear that the ship's name was the Interceptor. Obviously there was a ship, if you need proof, look at the blood spilt by it. Good Afternoon, Mrs. Turner, William." He bowed and Miss Steele curtsied and they left the house.
Gwen sat in the kitchen confused by what she had heard, why would Commodore Norington ask her mother and father for advice about pirates? She went to take a step back wards but tripped on her dress. She landed with a loud "oof" and knocked over a kitchen chair. At the loud clatter Elizabeth stood and Will became alert. He walked to the door that led to the kitchen, he opened it and there on the floor was Gwen, underneath one of the table chairs.
"Gwyneth!" he said in surprise, he then removed the chair and helped Gwen to her feet. "What were you doing?" She opened her mouth to utter an excuse but Elizabeth spoke for her.
"You were listening, weren't you?" she asked calmly, Gwen could hear a little bit of sadness in her mother's voice. Will held the door open for Gwen and gestured for her to sit on the small couch. She sat silently and folded her hands in her lap, and waited for her parents to say something. They said nothing for a while then her mother asked, "Do you have any questions?" Will and Gwen looked at Elizabeth in shock, and Gwen instantly perked up. She slowly opened her mouth and asked,
"With all respect, why would the Commodore come to you for advice about pirates?" Will opened his mouth to answer Gwen but Elizabeth answered first,
"Because we have dealt with them before, first hand." Gwen was still confused, and asked,
"But so has Commodore Norington! If I may be so bold, he has hung so many pirates that I doubt even he can't count! I'd least suspect him to come to you to ask for advice on how to deal with these particular pirates."
"Gwen," her mother began but she was interrupted,
"And how can you speak of the Black Pearl so calmly? A ship whose captain is so evil that hell itself spat him back! I've heard the stories of all that it has done and you speak of it as if it as harmless as some old merchant ship!"
"Gwen," her father began but Gwen interrupted him too,
"And how do you think that you know so much about pirates anyways? And how can you speak of Captain Jack Sparrow so nonchalantly? He's one of the most infamous pirates-"
"That is too bold Gwyneth!" Elizabeth said sternly to her daughter and Gwen stopped, she sat back down and said quietly,
"I beg your pardon." There was silence and Elizabeth took a deep breath and asked,
"Do you remember hearing about the raid on Port Royal many years ago?" Gwen nodded and her mother continued, "Well, the reason that the pirates came was because I had something that they wanted. Gwen nodded and said,
"So they wanted to kidnap you because they wanted use you to get Grandfather's money?" Elizabeth and Will looked at each other and Will answered,
"No, actually I'm surprised that they didn't think of doing that." They then proceeded to tell the story of how they met Jack Sparrow, battled cursed pirates and learned of the gold of Cortez. (~( In other words they explained everything that happened in the movie to her. I figure all y'all out there have seen it, so I won't go into detail!)~) They told of how they fell in love and both nearly died. After they were done, Gwen said nothing. She had always thought her parents were just normal people, but they had done and seen so much,
"So that's why he came to you about Jack Sparrow." Gwen said, Elizabeth nodded and then asked her mother, "Why are you after me so much when you did all those things? I mean if Grandfather knew, he would have been furious." Elizabeth stood and moved next to her daughter's side.
"Because we were lucky that the pirates were so kind to us. Because of your father's name and blood, we were allowed to live as long as we did. I don't want you to-" All of a sudden the warning bell began to ring from the guard wall, and Will ran to the window. Elizabeth and Gwen too looked out the window and saw that the sky had now clouded over with dark grey clouds; fire and screams came from the port where men ran loose raging through the port town. In the bay a single ship stood in the water, it's cannons firing at everything in sight. Elizabeth stood and tore her daughter away from the window, while Will locked all the doors and closed all the shutters. At the sounds of commotion, Mister Kent stirred somewhat from his sleep, and then Miss Kensington came and woke him. She shouted,
"THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER KENT, WE WILL PAY YOU NEXT LESSON!" and she briskly escorted him out the door. She then went to Mrs. Turner and said, "Oh madam, what are we to do?" Will then came from upstairs and said to them,
"We have to keep Gwyneth safe." Elizabeth agreed and said,
"Yes, Miss Kensington? Leave the house through the back, and get out safely. Gwen, come with me." Miss Kensington Fled the room and Elizabeth and Gwen went upstairs. Elizabeth rushed Gwen into one of the guest rooms and put her in a closet. She kept the doors shut by passing a silver stirring spoon through the handles and said, "Gwen stay in here and be quiet, pirates are here. Don't do anything stupid. Stay in here and Father and I will come and get you when it's safe." Gwen rattled the doors of the closet and yelled out,
"No, Mother! You can't hold me in here like this! Mother!" Her mother left the room and locked the door behind her.