.And a Pirate's Life for Me
By Iris Stafenii
Chapter One-One Hovering Doubt
"Where will we go?" I whispered. I knew we couldn't stay on this beach for long. My
hands rested on my large, pregnant stomach. Only yesterday, as I gazed at the sunset,
much like I was doing now, I saw an English ship on the Horizon. I had once belonged
on that deck, beneath the English Flag.
Now, due to my Father's betrayal, I stood with my Fiancé, Will Turner, on the deck of
the Black Pearl. The Black Pearl was owned by Will's good friend, Captain Jack
Sparrow. He kindly allowed us to live on the ship, in exchange for both our duties as a
Pirate.
"Elizabeth, my dear. You are forgetting something." Jack said, smiling. "I'm
Captain Jack Sparrow." I laughed. I sat between Will and Jack, on the beach, under a
coconut tree.
Will spoke sharply at Jack, not taking his eyes off the setting sun.
"What are you thinking? The last time you said that, you almost got us killed."
"Almost!" Jack said, grinning and showing his golden teeth. "I never really mean to do
any harm. I'm a dishonest man. And you can never trust a dishonest man. It's the honest
ones you've got to look out for. You never know when they might do something stupid."
"That'd be me." Will said, sighing heavily. We all laughed, remembering our experiences
in finding the Pearl. I heard a cry.
"Shh!" I whispered. I heard a noise. It was the sound of a ship.
"What is that?"
"What?" Will and Jack chorused.
"It's a Pirate Ship!" I jumped up.
"Listen"
They heard it to.
Gathering the leftovers from dinner, we scrambled to the ship, and woke Jack's crew.
"Arr! All ye scurvy scum, wake! What say you to the prospect of fighting an enemy Pirate? Savvy?"
Groggily, the crew climbed up to the deck from below. Jack repeated what he had said.
"Arr!" They yelled.
We set off, Jack at the mast, the crew hard at work, and Will in the Crow's nest. I joined
him. I felt a cold feeling in the pit of my stomach, a raw feeling. I suddenly felt that
something horrible was to happen to us. I'd felt that feeling once before, as I saw
Barbossa's Monkey take away the Aztec Gold.
"What is it?" Will asked me, taking my hand.
"I-I have a strange feeling about this. This battle.I'm not so sure about it."
He just laughed softly. "No, no. I promise you, there's..."
He stopped suddenly. His eyes, usually scanning the ocean quickly, stopped. I followed
his gaze.
Floating in the water was a girl, perhaps not so many years younger than me. She looked
very familiar, and as we drew closer, I could only recognize her as one person.
"My serving maid!" I cried. "Moiré!"
Moiré, the poor girl who told me about the Pirates coming and invading my home.
"Drop Anchor!" I cried. "A girl!"
This reminded me of the day I met Will. A pirate climbed down the side of the ship and carried her up. I shook her gently.
"Mori shook her gently.
"Moiré!" I whispered. "Moiré, wake up!"
She coughed, sputtered, but then opened her eyes wide and alert. "Elizabeth!" She said,
clutching my arm. "There's danger-straight ahead!"
Chapter One-One Hovering Doubt
"Where will we go?" I whispered. I knew we couldn't stay on this beach for long. My
hands rested on my large, pregnant stomach. Only yesterday, as I gazed at the sunset,
much like I was doing now, I saw an English ship on the Horizon. I had once belonged
on that deck, beneath the English Flag.
Now, due to my Father's betrayal, I stood with my Fiancé, Will Turner, on the deck of
the Black Pearl. The Black Pearl was owned by Will's good friend, Captain Jack
Sparrow. He kindly allowed us to live on the ship, in exchange for both our duties as a
Pirate.
"Elizabeth, my dear. You are forgetting something." Jack said, smiling. "I'm
Captain Jack Sparrow." I laughed. I sat between Will and Jack, on the beach, under a
coconut tree.
Will spoke sharply at Jack, not taking his eyes off the setting sun.
"What are you thinking? The last time you said that, you almost got us killed."
"Almost!" Jack said, grinning and showing his golden teeth. "I never really mean to do
any harm. I'm a dishonest man. And you can never trust a dishonest man. It's the honest
ones you've got to look out for. You never know when they might do something stupid."
"That'd be me." Will said, sighing heavily. We all laughed, remembering our experiences
in finding the Pearl. I heard a cry.
"Shh!" I whispered. I heard a noise. It was the sound of a ship.
"What is that?"
"What?" Will and Jack chorused.
"It's a Pirate Ship!" I jumped up.
"Listen"
They heard it to.
Gathering the leftovers from dinner, we scrambled to the ship, and woke Jack's crew.
"Arr! All ye scurvy scum, wake! What say you to the prospect of fighting an enemy Pirate? Savvy?"
Groggily, the crew climbed up to the deck from below. Jack repeated what he had said.
"Arr!" They yelled.
We set off, Jack at the mast, the crew hard at work, and Will in the Crow's nest. I joined
him. I felt a cold feeling in the pit of my stomach, a raw feeling. I suddenly felt that
something horrible was to happen to us. I'd felt that feeling once before, as I saw
Barbossa's Monkey take away the Aztec Gold.
"What is it?" Will asked me, taking my hand.
"I-I have a strange feeling about this. This battle.I'm not so sure about it."
He just laughed softly. "No, no. I promise you, there's..."
He stopped suddenly. His eyes, usually scanning the ocean quickly, stopped. I followed
his gaze.
Floating in the water was a girl, perhaps not so many years younger than me. She looked
very familiar, and as we drew closer, I could only recognize her as one person.
"My serving maid!" I cried. "Moiré!"
Moiré, the poor girl who told me about the Pirates coming and invading my home.
"Drop Anchor!" I cried. "A girl!"
This reminded me of the day I met Will. A pirate climbed down the side of the ship and carried her up. I shook her gently.
"Mori shook her gently.
"Moiré!" I whispered. "Moiré, wake up!"
She coughed, sputtered, but then opened her eyes wide and alert. "Elizabeth!" She said,
clutching my arm. "There's danger-straight ahead!"