AN: Sorry it's been so long! I've been so busy, I completely forgot about
this fic! I promise I'll get some new chapters out and I won't wait until
January! POTC came to the dollar theater and by tomorrow I will have seen
it 20 times! ( YAY Me! Oh, sorry the ending was kind of choppy on the last
chapter; I was in a rush to finish because I was going to see POTC! I'll do
a better job this time! New chapter MAYBE on Sunday as well.
shadowcat15-Here's your update! Is it still there? Kelly-I'm trying! I'll review your story ASAP, or more like, when I finish writing this. Diana- Yeah, yeah. Talk to you tonight! Savvsies (- Yeah, it was wasn't it? Talk to you on IMDb and C-b AND MSN, me brain!
Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own it, BUT I will own a copy of POTC on DVD on Tuesday!!! I do own two copies of People and an Entertainment Weekly. AND my Jack bulletin board and my I heart Jack Sparrow shirt. That's all that's semi POTC related.
The Sparrow and the Swann: Chapter 4
(It's like it's a TV show.)Last time on TSATS: I screamed and ran upstairs. I opened the door to my room and locked it and then I turned around.
________________________________________________________________________ AN 2: I just realized how truly crappy that was (.oh well!
The poor girl was frightened, and she had a reason to be. Pirates! In MY house! Why were they here?
"Miss Swann! They've come to kidnap you!" We crouched behind the wall while the pirates were continuously banging on the door. "You're the Governor's daughter."
Ah yes, that was why of course. But how did they know that I was? I told her to run to the fort and hide. She would make it; they hadn't noticed her yet. As I finished telling her this, the door banged open. She ran off and I ran back into my bedroom. Grabbing the bed warmer, I waited for them to follow me. One ran in and I hit him quite hard on the head. He fell over and the next one came in. He grabbed my arm so I couldn't hit him as well. Instead, I pulled the warmer open. The coals fell on him, causing him obvious pain. He yelled and I ran downstairs. Surely I could run to the fort as well. I saw the maid run out the door unnoticed, pausing to scream at the butler's body. I got to the stairs, but suddenly those two pirates came back and trapped me. I didn't know how I was going to get out of that. One pirate came out from a room, holding an armful of gold and precious items. (AN 3: My preciousssssssssssssssssss. Sorry, couldn't resist mate ;)) The two pirates cornering me stopped and looked at him. Then, out of nowhere, a cannonball came bursting through the wall, knocking the pirate into a door. The chandelier began to fall, so I ran to the dining room; there was a closet I could hide in. I reached the room and spotted some swords and decided that would be the only way I could lock the door. Of course, I couldn't get one out of its holder so I ran for the closet. Once I was safely inside, I realized that I had tripped on the rug and caused it to be out of place. These pirates would most likely not notice. I heard the door slam open and I looked through the crack in the door.
"We know you're here poppet!" I had hoped the open window would cause them to think I was outside, but obviously that had not worked. "Come out and we promise we won't hurt you." I was not going to believe that. Fortunately, my interest in pirates taught me much that I needed to know. "We will find you, poppet. You've got something of ours and it calls to us.the gold calls to us. (AN 4: Nazgul, anyone?)" I looked down at the medallion and turned it around so it would catch the dim line of light coming through the crack. These pirates must have been relatively intelligent and noticed the rug. The light disappeared and I saw an eye. "'Ello poppet." He opened the door, I was caught.
"Parley!" (AN 5: I don't really know the correct spelling of this, though I do know what "parler" means.)I knew this would leave me alive. This apparently shocked the pirates, and I was not shocked at their reaction, I knew about piracy. "Parley. I invoke the right of parley. According to the code of the brethren, set down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew, you have to take me to your captain." Satisfied with myself, yet still nervous, I waited for their responses.
"I know the code." Obviously I knew he knew the code.
"If an adversary demands parley, you can do them no harm until the parley is complete." I hoped this would ensure me of at least safety until I reached the ship.
The other pirate began to protest but he obviously sided with me. "She wants to be taken to the Captain. And she'll go with out a fuss. We must honor the code."
They took me from the house and led me into town. It seemed as if the whole town was out fighting. There were pirates running about after people everywhere. I wondered why this had happened, and why it had happened so suddenly. Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpsed Will, fighting with a pirate. It appeared that he defeated him and I was going to try and yell to him, but the pirate pulled me along and told me to come. Will finally spotted me and I said his name. He noticed I was being led away, but he suddenly had to deal with another pirate. Now I would have to rely on myself to get back to Port Royal. We reached some boats to row out to the ship and all too soon, I had reached the infamous Black Pearl. I stepped onto the deck and looked around. Pirates were scurrying about preparing the cannons and such. One approached us and appeared to be confused, yet angry.
"I didn't know we were takin' on captives." The pirate holding my arm told him that I was here because of parley and that I wished to speak with the captain, Barbossa.
I stepped up to him and tried to tell him that I was here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal, but he stopped me mid sentence and hit me. Hard. I was shocked. It hurt quite badly actually.what had I done wrong? He promptly told me that I could only talk when I was being talked to.
A hand came out of nowhere. "And ye'll not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley." The pirate agreed; this obviously had to be Barbossa. He apologized, but I wanted to get back home.
"Captain Barbossa, I am here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal." It was getting chilly and I really wanted to go home, as dull as it was.
"There are a lot of long words in there, miss; we're naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want?" Was he serious, or was he playing around. I decided to humor him.
"I want you to leave and never come back." There, it was simply stated and easy to understand.
He thought about it for a moment. "I'm disinclined to acquiesce your request." I must have looked confused, I was, so he explained. "Means no."
This was going nowhere. I went over to the railing and held out the medallion. (AN 6: It's really slippy down here.(). "Very well, I'll drop it." I held it further over the railing, so it appeared that I was going to drop it. They seemed to move closer.
"Me holds are burstin' with swag and that bit of shine matters to us?" I knew this had to be a lie. "Why?"
"It's what you've been searching for. I recognize this ship, I saw it 8 years ago on the crossing from England!" He tried to look as if I was a crazy lunatic so I decided to play along. "Fine, well, I suppose if it is worthless, then there is no point in me keeping it." I let it slip a bit, making it appear as if I had dropped it. All the pirates leaned forward and looked nervous. I knew they were lying.
"Do you have a name, missy?" This was going to be tough. If they wanted the governor's daughter, they would never let me go. I had to choose another name. Will had been on my mind lately. I told him that my name was Elizabeth Turner and that I was a maid in the governor's house. There would be no way that they would recognize that last name. Barbossa turned to the crew and repeated what I had said. I heard murmurs and even a "bootstrap." "And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that, family heirloom, perhaps?" If he was trying to imply that I was a thief, he was doing a good job. I told him that I did not steal it. "Very well, you hand it over, and we'll put your town to our rudder and ne'er return." I gave it to him and asked about our deal. He walked away, so I followed him. He gave the man who had hit me a nod. A command was given and the pirates prepared to leave.
"Wait! You have to take me to shore!" I was NOT going to stay here any longer. "According to the code of the order of the brethren,"
He turned back and looked at me. "First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement, so I must do nothing. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply and you're not. And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner." He left and I was led to a room where I was to remain until God knows when.
AN: Wow.I made that longer than usual, eh? Please review! I'll love you forever! If ye have AIM or MSN Messenger, I'd love to talk to you! AIM: DeppnotizedAgent MSN: survivorfan1545@msn.com Possibility of a new chapter on Sunday.
shadowcat15-Here's your update! Is it still there? Kelly-I'm trying! I'll review your story ASAP, or more like, when I finish writing this. Diana- Yeah, yeah. Talk to you tonight! Savvsies (- Yeah, it was wasn't it? Talk to you on IMDb and C-b AND MSN, me brain!
Disclaimer: Nope, still don't own it, BUT I will own a copy of POTC on DVD on Tuesday!!! I do own two copies of People and an Entertainment Weekly. AND my Jack bulletin board and my I heart Jack Sparrow shirt. That's all that's semi POTC related.
The Sparrow and the Swann: Chapter 4
(It's like it's a TV show.)Last time on TSATS: I screamed and ran upstairs. I opened the door to my room and locked it and then I turned around.
________________________________________________________________________ AN 2: I just realized how truly crappy that was (.oh well!
The poor girl was frightened, and she had a reason to be. Pirates! In MY house! Why were they here?
"Miss Swann! They've come to kidnap you!" We crouched behind the wall while the pirates were continuously banging on the door. "You're the Governor's daughter."
Ah yes, that was why of course. But how did they know that I was? I told her to run to the fort and hide. She would make it; they hadn't noticed her yet. As I finished telling her this, the door banged open. She ran off and I ran back into my bedroom. Grabbing the bed warmer, I waited for them to follow me. One ran in and I hit him quite hard on the head. He fell over and the next one came in. He grabbed my arm so I couldn't hit him as well. Instead, I pulled the warmer open. The coals fell on him, causing him obvious pain. He yelled and I ran downstairs. Surely I could run to the fort as well. I saw the maid run out the door unnoticed, pausing to scream at the butler's body. I got to the stairs, but suddenly those two pirates came back and trapped me. I didn't know how I was going to get out of that. One pirate came out from a room, holding an armful of gold and precious items. (AN 3: My preciousssssssssssssssssss. Sorry, couldn't resist mate ;)) The two pirates cornering me stopped and looked at him. Then, out of nowhere, a cannonball came bursting through the wall, knocking the pirate into a door. The chandelier began to fall, so I ran to the dining room; there was a closet I could hide in. I reached the room and spotted some swords and decided that would be the only way I could lock the door. Of course, I couldn't get one out of its holder so I ran for the closet. Once I was safely inside, I realized that I had tripped on the rug and caused it to be out of place. These pirates would most likely not notice. I heard the door slam open and I looked through the crack in the door.
"We know you're here poppet!" I had hoped the open window would cause them to think I was outside, but obviously that had not worked. "Come out and we promise we won't hurt you." I was not going to believe that. Fortunately, my interest in pirates taught me much that I needed to know. "We will find you, poppet. You've got something of ours and it calls to us.the gold calls to us. (AN 4: Nazgul, anyone?)" I looked down at the medallion and turned it around so it would catch the dim line of light coming through the crack. These pirates must have been relatively intelligent and noticed the rug. The light disappeared and I saw an eye. "'Ello poppet." He opened the door, I was caught.
"Parley!" (AN 5: I don't really know the correct spelling of this, though I do know what "parler" means.)I knew this would leave me alive. This apparently shocked the pirates, and I was not shocked at their reaction, I knew about piracy. "Parley. I invoke the right of parley. According to the code of the brethren, set down by the pirates Morgan and Bartholomew, you have to take me to your captain." Satisfied with myself, yet still nervous, I waited for their responses.
"I know the code." Obviously I knew he knew the code.
"If an adversary demands parley, you can do them no harm until the parley is complete." I hoped this would ensure me of at least safety until I reached the ship.
The other pirate began to protest but he obviously sided with me. "She wants to be taken to the Captain. And she'll go with out a fuss. We must honor the code."
They took me from the house and led me into town. It seemed as if the whole town was out fighting. There were pirates running about after people everywhere. I wondered why this had happened, and why it had happened so suddenly. Out of the corner of my eye, I glimpsed Will, fighting with a pirate. It appeared that he defeated him and I was going to try and yell to him, but the pirate pulled me along and told me to come. Will finally spotted me and I said his name. He noticed I was being led away, but he suddenly had to deal with another pirate. Now I would have to rely on myself to get back to Port Royal. We reached some boats to row out to the ship and all too soon, I had reached the infamous Black Pearl. I stepped onto the deck and looked around. Pirates were scurrying about preparing the cannons and such. One approached us and appeared to be confused, yet angry.
"I didn't know we were takin' on captives." The pirate holding my arm told him that I was here because of parley and that I wished to speak with the captain, Barbossa.
I stepped up to him and tried to tell him that I was here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal, but he stopped me mid sentence and hit me. Hard. I was shocked. It hurt quite badly actually.what had I done wrong? He promptly told me that I could only talk when I was being talked to.
A hand came out of nowhere. "And ye'll not lay a hand on those under the protection of parley." The pirate agreed; this obviously had to be Barbossa. He apologized, but I wanted to get back home.
"Captain Barbossa, I am here to negotiate the cessation of hostilities against Port Royal." It was getting chilly and I really wanted to go home, as dull as it was.
"There are a lot of long words in there, miss; we're naught but humble pirates. What is it that you want?" Was he serious, or was he playing around. I decided to humor him.
"I want you to leave and never come back." There, it was simply stated and easy to understand.
He thought about it for a moment. "I'm disinclined to acquiesce your request." I must have looked confused, I was, so he explained. "Means no."
This was going nowhere. I went over to the railing and held out the medallion. (AN 6: It's really slippy down here.(). "Very well, I'll drop it." I held it further over the railing, so it appeared that I was going to drop it. They seemed to move closer.
"Me holds are burstin' with swag and that bit of shine matters to us?" I knew this had to be a lie. "Why?"
"It's what you've been searching for. I recognize this ship, I saw it 8 years ago on the crossing from England!" He tried to look as if I was a crazy lunatic so I decided to play along. "Fine, well, I suppose if it is worthless, then there is no point in me keeping it." I let it slip a bit, making it appear as if I had dropped it. All the pirates leaned forward and looked nervous. I knew they were lying.
"Do you have a name, missy?" This was going to be tough. If they wanted the governor's daughter, they would never let me go. I had to choose another name. Will had been on my mind lately. I told him that my name was Elizabeth Turner and that I was a maid in the governor's house. There would be no way that they would recognize that last name. Barbossa turned to the crew and repeated what I had said. I heard murmurs and even a "bootstrap." "And how does a maid come to own a trinket such as that, family heirloom, perhaps?" If he was trying to imply that I was a thief, he was doing a good job. I told him that I did not steal it. "Very well, you hand it over, and we'll put your town to our rudder and ne'er return." I gave it to him and asked about our deal. He walked away, so I followed him. He gave the man who had hit me a nod. A command was given and the pirates prepared to leave.
"Wait! You have to take me to shore!" I was NOT going to stay here any longer. "According to the code of the order of the brethren,"
He turned back and looked at me. "First, your return to shore was not part of our negotiations nor our agreement, so I must do nothing. And secondly, you must be a pirate for the pirate's code to apply and you're not. And thirdly, the code is more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules. Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner." He left and I was led to a room where I was to remain until God knows when.
AN: Wow.I made that longer than usual, eh? Please review! I'll love you forever! If ye have AIM or MSN Messenger, I'd love to talk to you! AIM: DeppnotizedAgent MSN: survivorfan1545@msn.com Possibility of a new chapter on Sunday.