Disclaimer: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean nor the characters but
some of the characters in this story are from my own imagination. Any
similarities with real people are highly coincidental.
A steady drumbeat echoed around the fort. On a raised platform stood the governor, Admiral Norrington, Will, Elizabeth and James. Will had a firm hold on James, order of Elizabeth. On the gallows stood Fleur. He hands tied tightly behind her back and her head hung. She dared not look at the crowd, their accusing faces just because of a name she had been branded.
But it isn't just a name; she thought to herself, it's who I am! Who my father is! Why am I hiding from my identity?
Fleur raised her head to the people.
"Fleur Sparrow, today let all of Port Royal know who you are. Let it be known..."
Fleur saw James being held by his father, "yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me" she said in a singsong voice.
"May god pity your soul" she heard the officer proclaim. The executioner shuffled over and placed the thick rope over her neck.
On the platform Will turned to Elizabeth, "you're doing the wrong thing Elizabeth. You condemn her to death cause she has known no better? She grew up with a father who was a pirate! What could you expect from her?"
"No reason to fret Mr Turner, this just well proves that Jack Sparrow is still at large. He will be hunted down and I shall have his head brought to me on a platter" Admiral Norrington said.
James jerked up his head, "you're crazy! Grandfather please! Father is right! Fleur told me she never knew her mother and had always lived with her father! How could she have learned that her life was wrong?"
"I'm sorry James but we must all follow the rules" the governor replied.
James growled angrily, "you say so yet you let her father escape from your hands!"
"It was in a different situation under different circumstances James!" Elizabeth snapped, "now would you be quiet?"
"I hate you" James growled.
"So be it" Elizabeth replied, "at least I get to see her die"
Will squeezed his sons' shoulders and faced his head to Fleur.
"Do not try anything Mr Turner, I have guards watching you thanks to your records of atrocious behaviour at these sort of to-do's" Norrington warned.
Fleur raised her head to the sky and took in a long deep breath. She wished only to see her father again and tell him thank you for all the years he supported and cared for her. She wished to feel the creaking boards of the Black Pearl underneath her bare feet and wished to feel the wind blowing her hair in a million different directions. She took in her last breath and brought her gaze back to the crowd.
A steady drumbeat echoed around the fort. On a raised platform stood the governor, Admiral Norrington, Will, Elizabeth and James. Will had a firm hold on James, order of Elizabeth. On the gallows stood Fleur. He hands tied tightly behind her back and her head hung. She dared not look at the crowd, their accusing faces just because of a name she had been branded.
But it isn't just a name; she thought to herself, it's who I am! Who my father is! Why am I hiding from my identity?
Fleur raised her head to the people.
"Fleur Sparrow, today let all of Port Royal know who you are. Let it be known..."
Fleur saw James being held by his father, "yo ho yo ho a pirates life for me" she said in a singsong voice.
"May god pity your soul" she heard the officer proclaim. The executioner shuffled over and placed the thick rope over her neck.
On the platform Will turned to Elizabeth, "you're doing the wrong thing Elizabeth. You condemn her to death cause she has known no better? She grew up with a father who was a pirate! What could you expect from her?"
"No reason to fret Mr Turner, this just well proves that Jack Sparrow is still at large. He will be hunted down and I shall have his head brought to me on a platter" Admiral Norrington said.
James jerked up his head, "you're crazy! Grandfather please! Father is right! Fleur told me she never knew her mother and had always lived with her father! How could she have learned that her life was wrong?"
"I'm sorry James but we must all follow the rules" the governor replied.
James growled angrily, "you say so yet you let her father escape from your hands!"
"It was in a different situation under different circumstances James!" Elizabeth snapped, "now would you be quiet?"
"I hate you" James growled.
"So be it" Elizabeth replied, "at least I get to see her die"
Will squeezed his sons' shoulders and faced his head to Fleur.
"Do not try anything Mr Turner, I have guards watching you thanks to your records of atrocious behaviour at these sort of to-do's" Norrington warned.
Fleur raised her head to the sky and took in a long deep breath. She wished only to see her father again and tell him thank you for all the years he supported and cared for her. She wished to feel the creaking boards of the Black Pearl underneath her bare feet and wished to feel the wind blowing her hair in a million different directions. She took in her last breath and brought her gaze back to the crowd.