Pirates of the Caribbean2: The Return of the Aztec Gold

Disclaimer: The original characters from Pirates of the Caribbean don't belong to me. If they did, why would I be writing this and posting it here? Don't you think I'd be some rich freak making money off this crap? Jeez....

Chapter One -- Welcome to Port Royale

From a ship in the distance, verses from 'A Pirate's Life for Me' were heard as the sun came up over the tiny island called Port Royale. People began to wake up and prepare for the day they had ahead of them. Unfortunetly, there was one person on Port Royale who was not going to be looking forward to the day to come.

Anna, being the only name she owned, crawled out of the salty ocean water, shivering from the water and the chilly morning air. Luckily, this was the caribbean and it would definetly get warmer. She slowly stood and gazed at her surroundings. She had never seen such a place. A place where no one was fighting. Normality was this place called Port Royale, and she had never known it. She took a deep breath and stepped forward towards the town. She dared not look behind her at the ship coming towards the island. She knew who was on that ship and didn't care if she never saw those people again in her life.

The people looked at her as she passed. She looked really horrible, actually. Her dress, a hand-me-down from God knows who that her "guardians" gave her when they found her not long before, was soaked and tattered. Her hair was wet and tangled from neglection. She wore no shoes and her skin was rough and tan from the sun. Children in the streets stopped to look at her while their mothers tried to hurry them along. She liked this place. Caught up in her thoughts, she had forgotten which direction she was walking and ran into someone, hard. She fell to the ground from the surprise. The woman looked down on her with concern. Her expression was shocked. She held out her hand to Anna and helped her up. "Sorry. I wasen't paying attention." Anna said.

"Its alright. Are you lost?" The woman asked. "I just arrived here. And yes. A little." Anna replied. "Where did you get that dress?" The woman asked. Anna hesitated to ask, giving the woman a puzzled look. "Oh, I'm sorry...my manners....I'm Elisabeth Swann." The woman said. "Anna. Nice to meet you." Anna replied. "Do you have a last name?" Elisabeth asked. "No, not that I know of, Ms. Swann." Anna said, wringing her dress skirt in her hands. Elisabeth held out her hand. "Come with me. It looks like you could use a bit of help. And please, call me Elisabeth." Anna slowly took her hand and followed her to the biggest building she had ever seen in her life. They went in and Elisabeth led her up a staircase. They ended up in Elisabeth's bedroom.

"You need a new dress. If you don't mind me repeating my former question, do you remember where you got that dress?" Elisabeth asked. "The people who found me gave it to me." Anna replied simply. "Who were these people?" Elisabeth asked, handing Anna a white dress with black flowers all over it. "Pirates. I think. I'm really not sure what a pirate looks like. They may have just been travelers. They sounded like pirates though. " Anna explained. "How old are you?" Elisabeth asked from the other side of the dressing screen. "Just off of sixteen years I think. I lost count actually." Anna answered. "Did you manage to catch the names of any of these pirates?" Elisabeth asked. Anna appeared from behind the screen, still wearing the old dress. "I can't, Ms. Swann. I can't give up this dress. I know its soaked and hideous, but its all I really own. Its all I've ever owned." she said. Elisabeth took her dress back and hung it over the screen. "Its alright. I understand." she said. She took Anna's arm and led her over to two charis in the corner. "Could I talk with you though?"

Anna had never felt so akward. "Sure." she said quietly. "Do you know any of the pirate's names?" Elisabeth asked. "Why do you want to know?" Anna asked. "Becasue its just really important." Elisabeth said. "You wouldn't turn them in for anything would you?" Anna asked. "No. I know a pirate. A whole crew, actually. I haven't seen nor heard from any of them in a few years now and I've been a little worried about them all. I need to know their names." Elisabeth explained.

"I only remember the one who found me." Anna said. "Who?" Elisabeth asked, anxiously. "Captain Sparrow. He's the one who found me and told the whole crew I had to come on board. I was there for three years with them. I only got to know Captain Sparrow. I don't know his first name, but I do remmeber he had been to Port Royale before. He's probably looking for me. I should go." Anna said rising off her chair and dashing out of the room. Elisabeth followed her. Anna broke into a run and reached the front door. She opend it and a man stood there. Anna screamed and backed away. "It's alright! Its only Will!" Elisabeth said. She took Anna by the arm and held her in place. "Who is this?" Will asked. "Her name is Anna. She knows Jack." Elisabeth said. "Yes? Well, speaking of Jack, it looks as if he's returned to Port Royale. Commodore Norrington spotted him just now." Will said. "Who is Commodore Norrington? Will he hurt Captain Sparrow?" Anna asked, sounding like a young child. Will looked at her and nodded. "NO! I have to find him!" Anna said. She tried to get loose from Elisabeth and after succeeding in that, she had to try to release herself from Will's grip. "Stop! You can't go! No one needs to get hurt and if they know you're on his side they'll hang you with him." Will said. "HANG HIM!!??" Anna yelled.

Anna finally released herself from Will's grip on her arm and ran to the shore to find Jack. There were soilders lining hte streets. It was a different image than had been seen when Anna had arrived. There were no children. No women. No elders. Just soilders, men. They stared as she ran by in search for Captain Sparrow. She stopped when she reached the fort. There were imporatnt-looking people standing by, most likely discussing where Sparrow might be. Anna knew where he'd be. She carefully crept passed the men and slipped under a bridge. There was a drainage gate under the bridge. She opened the rusty gate and crawled inside it. She crawled for a few minutes, then finally reached the light at the end of the wet tunnel. It led out to a tavern. An old one where there weren't very many people. She saw a man sitting in the corner. SHe went over to him and sdat down in the chair across from him.

"Mr. Gibbs?" Anna asked. "Aye?" He said. "Do you know where the captain went?" Anna questioned. Her violet eyes were burning with wonder and worry. Her best quality was the look in her eyes. Mr. Gibbs answered quickly in fear of them. "He said something about the Blacksmith's." Anna's eyes widened and she jumped up and exited through the door. She ran through the town until she found the Blacksmith's shop. She went inside and found Jack attempting to open the back door. He rounded to her and jumped. "Don't close the door!!!" He yelled. But it was too late. The door was closed. "Captain?" Anna said.

"The place is shut from the inside. Bloody Blacksmith's are always coming up with ways to shut themselves in." Jack said. Anna moved towards him, looking around as she did. "I ran into a woman named Elisabeth and a man named Will. They say they know you." Anna told him. Jack turned around again and faced her. She stopped where she was and watched him. "Where?" Jack asked. "The Govener's home, I'm assuming it was." Anna replied. Loud bangs hit the door and Anna retreated to the corner next to Jack. They made one last attempt at opening the back door, but it was no use. "Bloody Blacksmiths." Jack muttered. Soilders stormed in and surrounded them. Commodore Norrington arrived just in time, followed by Will. "Fancy seeing you again, Mr. Sparrow." Norrington said. "Always a pleasure run into an old foe for you isen't it, Commodore?" said Jack. Commodroe Norrington glared at Jack. He turned to one of the soilders. "Chain them both."