AN: Thanks once more for the reviews! I'm going to put a question to you now: do you want to sit on the beanbag, passively watching, or do you want to be in the story as well as your brother? I can do both, but if I put you in, we lose the unique angle. Still, could be more exciting! If you find I'm updating too slowly, wish me luck for my exams as you choke back your impatience :)
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The story so far: your brother is in the movie, playing Norrington while you watch and make comments, most of them sarcastic. He's proposed to Elizabeth (grudgingly), then tipped her over a cliff in order to end a scene. Now he's strolling down to the dock to fish her out.
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You scoop up another handful of popcorn and put it in your mouth. You're shocked that your brother managed to tip Elizabeth over the side of a cliff without anyone noticing - but then he always had that skill of lying through his teeth and looking innocent as hell. Just as your brother predicted, Jack is preparing to dive into the water to rescue Elizabeth. Yep, he's dived in. And here comes your brother to stand on the dock, surrounded by a few of his best men, and the Governor. Jack cuts the corset off Elizabeth.
"Never would have thought of that."
"Clearly, you've never been to Singapore," Jack replies. All heads turn to stare amazed at your brother, Norrington, as he laughs out loud.
"Good one, Jack."
The Governor is amazed. "Am I to understand by this, Commodore Norrington, that you know this man?"
"Yeah, he's Captain Jack Sparrow. I mean, we've never met, but how can you mistake the hair?"
"Then he is a pirate! And you must clap him in arms, Norrington."
Elizabeth steps forward. "Father, I really must protest. I think Commodore Norrington has gone completely mad! He threw me off the walls of the fort into the sea, and if it weren't for this man," she gestures at Jack, "I would have drowned."
"Oh, Elizabeth," your brother shakes his head sorrowfully, "the shock must be too great for you. I noticed you standing precariously near the edge, but I would never, ever, have thrown you in. Governor, I suggest you take Miss Swann home and put her to bed."
Jack finally speaks up. "And if I may be so bold...we've never met, have we?"
He's held on either side by a couple of soldiers. Your brother pauses, a thoughtful look on his face. "Nah, we haven't. I've just heard of you."
Jack brightens visibly. "You have?"
"Oh, yeah. Most fearsome pirate in the Spanish Main, permanently intoxicated, drinks any other man under the table. You can come with me back up to the fort, and I'll see whether I can keep up with you in rum shots."
The Governor and Elizabeth are still standing there, their mouths fallen open in attitudes that you can only describe as flabbergasted shock. Finally, Governor Swann clears his throat.
"Do you mean that you're not going to imprison this man?"
"Why should I?" your brother replies. "He saved Elizabeth's - pardon, sorry, Miss Swann's - life. Besides, we're going to need him tomorrow and he might as well sleep in comfort for one night."
Jack smiles brilliantly at the guards. "Nice bloke, your commander."
Your brother finds himself in the centre of a disbelieving circle of open-mouthed soldiers. They're all looking at him with the same expression as Elizabeth's - they think their commander has gone completely cuckoo. He sighs, rolling his eyes.
"I was JUST joking," he says frustratedly. "You know, taking the piss? Pulling your legs? I'm really going to lock him up."
Quick as a flash Jack whips around and places his handcuffs around Elizabeth's neck. "Commodore Norrington, my effects, please, and my hat."
Your brother studies his fingernails - they are getting a looking-to, today - and says casually, "You wouldn't."
Jack stiffens. "Yeah, I would."
"Says who?"
The Governor is shocked. "Norrington, that is my daughter he has in a stranglehold!"
"I know all about Captain Jack Sparrow, Guv," your brother says. "He's not going to kill her, even if I give him back his pistol, like this."
Matching his actions with his words, your brother passes Jack his gun.
"There's only one bullet in there - am I right, Jack? - and it's got a man's name on it, that isn't Swann."
Jack's eyes widen so far that it's a miracle the kohl doesn't rub off. "How -"
"His name is-"
"In the name of hell-"
"Bar -"
"Do you know-"
"Boss -"
"About Barboss-"
"A!"
Your brother winks at Jack. "Oh, I know a lot about you, Jack Sparrow. Now stick your tattooed arms out for the handcuffs and come quietly."
Clearly confused, Jack complies. Damn! You think. That means that he's going to go straight to the gaol, and not meet Will on the way. Ah well, they've plenty of opportunities to meet later. The scene changes to the gaol, where Jack taunts the other prisoners. Then it's time for that boring scene with Elizabeth and the housemaid, or so you think...turns out, like most of the flick so far, your brother's influence pervades this scene as well!
The maid begins. "It was a difficult day for you, I'm sure."
Elizabeth nods her head fervently. "Estrella, I'm positive the commodore is nursing a brain injury or something. He's acted completely differently the whole of today."
"I 'eard about his strange behaviour down at the docks."
"I suspected he would propose, but not that he'd throw me off a cliff."
The housemaid straightens from where she was bending, fixing Elizabeth's bed curtains. "Are you sure, miss, that you yourself aren't a little touched by today's events?"
"How many times do I have to tell everybody? Commodore Norrington," Elizabeth spits out, "threw me off the BLOODY FORT!"
"Miss! That's hardly proper language for a lady!"
"Well, I'm not entirely sure that I want to be a lady, if my word is disbelieved for that of a madman. I'm telling you, Estrella, Norrington is cracked."
The housemaid wisely decides to change tack. "So he proposed, did he?"
"What? Oh, yes. I don't know what I'm going to do about that."
"Tis a smart match, miss, if it's not too bold to say."
"Yes," Elizabeth says bitterly, "if I wanted to raise a family of insane children."
"Oh, but that Will Turner, he's a smart match too," Estrella quickly adds. That's right, you think, steer clear of the touchy topic.
"You think?" Elizabeth says eagerly, then, remembering herself: "That IS too bold."
Meanwhile, your brother is walking with the Governor on the top of the fort.
"Look mate, she hasn't given me an answer yet, but I'm quietly confident, you know what I'm saying?"
"Yes, well, she has had a trying day." Understatement of the century, you think. And it's only going to get more exciting. "Ghastly weather, don't you think?"
Your brother goggles at the Governor. Then he remembers he has to answer. "Um, yeah...terrible."
Just then the cannon fire from the Pearl breaks out. Your brother says quickly, "Governor, go and barricade yourself in the fort." He begins to head off.
"Why? Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the cells, to speak with Jack Sparrow. This is the Black Pearl, come to bombard Port Royal. I want you to get out of sight."
And with that, your brother is gone. The Governor stares after his retreating back a short while, and then speaks to himself.
"How did he know which ship it was?"
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The story so far: your brother is in the movie, playing Norrington while you watch and make comments, most of them sarcastic. He's proposed to Elizabeth (grudgingly), then tipped her over a cliff in order to end a scene. Now he's strolling down to the dock to fish her out.
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You scoop up another handful of popcorn and put it in your mouth. You're shocked that your brother managed to tip Elizabeth over the side of a cliff without anyone noticing - but then he always had that skill of lying through his teeth and looking innocent as hell. Just as your brother predicted, Jack is preparing to dive into the water to rescue Elizabeth. Yep, he's dived in. And here comes your brother to stand on the dock, surrounded by a few of his best men, and the Governor. Jack cuts the corset off Elizabeth.
"Never would have thought of that."
"Clearly, you've never been to Singapore," Jack replies. All heads turn to stare amazed at your brother, Norrington, as he laughs out loud.
"Good one, Jack."
The Governor is amazed. "Am I to understand by this, Commodore Norrington, that you know this man?"
"Yeah, he's Captain Jack Sparrow. I mean, we've never met, but how can you mistake the hair?"
"Then he is a pirate! And you must clap him in arms, Norrington."
Elizabeth steps forward. "Father, I really must protest. I think Commodore Norrington has gone completely mad! He threw me off the walls of the fort into the sea, and if it weren't for this man," she gestures at Jack, "I would have drowned."
"Oh, Elizabeth," your brother shakes his head sorrowfully, "the shock must be too great for you. I noticed you standing precariously near the edge, but I would never, ever, have thrown you in. Governor, I suggest you take Miss Swann home and put her to bed."
Jack finally speaks up. "And if I may be so bold...we've never met, have we?"
He's held on either side by a couple of soldiers. Your brother pauses, a thoughtful look on his face. "Nah, we haven't. I've just heard of you."
Jack brightens visibly. "You have?"
"Oh, yeah. Most fearsome pirate in the Spanish Main, permanently intoxicated, drinks any other man under the table. You can come with me back up to the fort, and I'll see whether I can keep up with you in rum shots."
The Governor and Elizabeth are still standing there, their mouths fallen open in attitudes that you can only describe as flabbergasted shock. Finally, Governor Swann clears his throat.
"Do you mean that you're not going to imprison this man?"
"Why should I?" your brother replies. "He saved Elizabeth's - pardon, sorry, Miss Swann's - life. Besides, we're going to need him tomorrow and he might as well sleep in comfort for one night."
Jack smiles brilliantly at the guards. "Nice bloke, your commander."
Your brother finds himself in the centre of a disbelieving circle of open-mouthed soldiers. They're all looking at him with the same expression as Elizabeth's - they think their commander has gone completely cuckoo. He sighs, rolling his eyes.
"I was JUST joking," he says frustratedly. "You know, taking the piss? Pulling your legs? I'm really going to lock him up."
Quick as a flash Jack whips around and places his handcuffs around Elizabeth's neck. "Commodore Norrington, my effects, please, and my hat."
Your brother studies his fingernails - they are getting a looking-to, today - and says casually, "You wouldn't."
Jack stiffens. "Yeah, I would."
"Says who?"
The Governor is shocked. "Norrington, that is my daughter he has in a stranglehold!"
"I know all about Captain Jack Sparrow, Guv," your brother says. "He's not going to kill her, even if I give him back his pistol, like this."
Matching his actions with his words, your brother passes Jack his gun.
"There's only one bullet in there - am I right, Jack? - and it's got a man's name on it, that isn't Swann."
Jack's eyes widen so far that it's a miracle the kohl doesn't rub off. "How -"
"His name is-"
"In the name of hell-"
"Bar -"
"Do you know-"
"Boss -"
"About Barboss-"
"A!"
Your brother winks at Jack. "Oh, I know a lot about you, Jack Sparrow. Now stick your tattooed arms out for the handcuffs and come quietly."
Clearly confused, Jack complies. Damn! You think. That means that he's going to go straight to the gaol, and not meet Will on the way. Ah well, they've plenty of opportunities to meet later. The scene changes to the gaol, where Jack taunts the other prisoners. Then it's time for that boring scene with Elizabeth and the housemaid, or so you think...turns out, like most of the flick so far, your brother's influence pervades this scene as well!
The maid begins. "It was a difficult day for you, I'm sure."
Elizabeth nods her head fervently. "Estrella, I'm positive the commodore is nursing a brain injury or something. He's acted completely differently the whole of today."
"I 'eard about his strange behaviour down at the docks."
"I suspected he would propose, but not that he'd throw me off a cliff."
The housemaid straightens from where she was bending, fixing Elizabeth's bed curtains. "Are you sure, miss, that you yourself aren't a little touched by today's events?"
"How many times do I have to tell everybody? Commodore Norrington," Elizabeth spits out, "threw me off the BLOODY FORT!"
"Miss! That's hardly proper language for a lady!"
"Well, I'm not entirely sure that I want to be a lady, if my word is disbelieved for that of a madman. I'm telling you, Estrella, Norrington is cracked."
The housemaid wisely decides to change tack. "So he proposed, did he?"
"What? Oh, yes. I don't know what I'm going to do about that."
"Tis a smart match, miss, if it's not too bold to say."
"Yes," Elizabeth says bitterly, "if I wanted to raise a family of insane children."
"Oh, but that Will Turner, he's a smart match too," Estrella quickly adds. That's right, you think, steer clear of the touchy topic.
"You think?" Elizabeth says eagerly, then, remembering herself: "That IS too bold."
Meanwhile, your brother is walking with the Governor on the top of the fort.
"Look mate, she hasn't given me an answer yet, but I'm quietly confident, you know what I'm saying?"
"Yes, well, she has had a trying day." Understatement of the century, you think. And it's only going to get more exciting. "Ghastly weather, don't you think?"
Your brother goggles at the Governor. Then he remembers he has to answer. "Um, yeah...terrible."
Just then the cannon fire from the Pearl breaks out. Your brother says quickly, "Governor, go and barricade yourself in the fort." He begins to head off.
"Why? Where are you going?"
"I'm going to the cells, to speak with Jack Sparrow. This is the Black Pearl, come to bombard Port Royal. I want you to get out of sight."
And with that, your brother is gone. The Governor stares after his retreating back a short while, and then speaks to himself.
"How did he know which ship it was?"