Pirates of the Caribbean: Extinction of A Legacy

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Chapter XV: Ana Maria and Joseph Norrington

Jack stood at the deck of his ship, with an unconscious woman draped on his back. His crew could only guess why their captain had kidnapped her. Will, who had boarded the ship earlier, stood at the helm with a look of disbelief. Mr. Gibbs shook his head and took a drink from his canteen. His other crewmembers were too busy counting their loot; they did not bother to look at the woman on Jack's back.

"'Tis bad luck to be bringing a woman onboard," Gibbs muttered, and walked towards the galley. He had been on the ship since the attack, and had witnessed everything from the ship.

" Everyone accounted for?" Jack asked, making sure he had not left anyone behind.

"Nay, sir!" a high-pitched voice yelled out.

Jack turned around and looked at his shortest crewmember. Like Jack, he had a braided beard, but instead of a head full of trinkets, he had an incredibly shiny head.

"Ana Maria went to shore, Capt. But she ne'er returned!" he explained.

Looking back at the Port, Jack looked a bit worried, but he knew there would be no escape for him or his crew if he were to dawdle. With a heavy heart, he turned around and nodded to Will.

"We keep to the code!" Jack yelled, guilty that he would not be returning as Ana Maria had done for him. His crew understood, and paid homage to their crewmember as they swiftly sailed off towards the ocean.

Will steered the ship, keeping her steady until Jack took over. He felt free once again; knowing it was the call of the blood in his veins. He sighed, hoping Elizabeth would not think him dead. He hadn't had the chance to say goodbye, and informing her of Jack had slipped his mind.

" Thinking of Ms. Swann, are ya?"

Will turned his head toward the speaker and smirked as he saw Mr. Gibbs leaning on the rail. Will nodded in response, not knowing what else to say.

" Why did Jack want me to join his crew?" Will asked. As he had told Jack previously, he was no simpleton. Will knew that Jack did not just ask Will to join to help him and Elizabeth better their lot in life.

Mr. Gibbs shrugged as he took a deep breath of the ocean breeze. The moon shone brightly, illuminating the waves as they rocked the ship.

" Must have somethin' ta do with Bootstrap," Mr. Gibbs replied, " your father and Jack go way back. Must be tough on Sparrow, knowin' that Bootstrap died and he didn't."

Will kept silent. His memories of his father were limited, but he knew he and his mother loved him. He remembered Pintel's story about the mutiny on Jack. Will did not blame Jack for his father's death, but he had wonder- did Jack blame himself for what happened to Bootstrap?

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Jack gently placed the woman onto his bed. After he had taken his ship back, he had redecorated, and burnt everything Barbossa had replaced in his cabin. The one thing he did not burn, however, was the dress that Elizabeth had worn. Jack had assumed that the dress became lost as Barbossa passed it onto his crew, but he found it underneath the bed, inside a trunk full of other gowns.

He decided to keep the dress, and reuse the velvet for other things. No one could accuse Jack of being useless when it came to sewing. Every pirate needed to know how to sew, especially since docking was something that occurred only once every month.

As he placed the covers on the woman, her hand fell to the side of the bed, and a ring fell from her finger. Jack heard the ring fall with a slight clink, and he stopped tucking her in to find what fell. He went on all fours and looked around, until he saw a ring lying near his rum cache.

He was about to put it back on the woman's finger, when he examined it closely. He furrowed his brows together, and looked at the sleeping woman.

"Who are you?" he whispered, pocketing the ring.

'There is only one person I know in this world to have a ring such as this,' Jack started, as he sat down on a chair. He put his feet upon his desk and took a sideways glance at the sleeping woman. ' And that is Blackjack Sparrow'

Jack crossed his arms and rested his chin on his chest. He pushed his hat down to cover his face, and began to doze off. The last thoughts in his head was, ' Why would a woman in Port Royal have my father's signet ring?'

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Joseph Norrington paced in his office as his men questioned every commoner in the streets. Anyone who might have seen what had occurred in the smithy. The Governor was going about his usual business, not caring what had happened. So long as his daughter was safe, the Governor would be happy.

Everything was a jumble in his mind. Marion had arrived in Port Royal after three years of no contact whatsoever. She is then kidnapped by pirates… nothing made any sense. Every military and naval officer was patrolling the port looking for suspicious characters.

"Sir! We've found something!" said a tall man as he barged into the Commodore's office.

Joseph ran behind the soldier who was leading him towards a small inn. A woman dressed in a pirate's garb greeted him as he entered the inn. She had a look of pure disdain marring her lovely face. His men were restraining her from escaping, and her arms were turning blue from the lack of blood circulation.

" Release her," Joseph ordered. He gripped his hands behind his back and looked at the woman. " What is your business here, pirate?"

The woman glared at him, refusing to speak.

Joseph cleared her throat and asked again. " I said, what is your-"

"I heard you," the woman said with a slight Spanish accent. "And my business is my own."

One of his soldiers handed Joseph a pistol and a cutlass. "We found these in her room, sir. We have a witness that says they saw her rowing from the ship that attacked yesterday."

Looking at the woman's weapons, Joseph began to examine her closely. He had seen her somewhere before, he was sure of it, but he could not place his finger as to where it was.

" Who attacked our Port?" Joseph demanded. The woman once again, refused to reply. He was at the end of his rope, that he raised his hand to strike her, but regained a bit of his control to stop. He took a deep breath and began again. This time, with a different question. " What is your name?"

The woman looked him in the eye and answered, " Ana Maria." Joseph nodded his head, and thought, ' Well, its progress.'

" What was the intent of your captain attacking our Port?" Joseph asked. Anticipating silence, he continued on asking his questions, hoping that 'Ana Maria' would answer at least one. "Who is your captain?…Why would he wish to kidnap Marion Norrington?…Is there something he was trying to find?"

Ana Maria's eyes widened. " He kidnapped Marion?"

Joseph stared at Ana Maria. " You know my sister?"

"O' course she knows your sister, Commodore."

Joseph and his men, along with Ana Maria looked at the newcomer. They were surprised to see the captain of the HMS Diamond, Carleton Briggs.

"Captain!" Ana Maria exclaimed.

Norrington seemed confused. He looked at his sister's mentor and at Ana Maria. " What in blue blazes is going on?" he asked.

Capt. Briggs sat down on one of the chairs available and cleared his throat. " Ana here, was Raven's pal since they were wee children."

Joseph waved his hand, commanding his men to leave them alone. They closed the door behind them and left Joseph, Capt. Briggs, and Ana Maria in the inn.

" I have no time to listen to stories about the past," Joseph started as he sat down, " I want to find my sister, and I need you to tell me who kidnapped her."

Ana Maria kept silent. She did not want to tell an officer about Jack, that would be treason.

"Now, now, Commodore," Briggs cut in, " None of that."

He looked at Joseph seriously, and with a low voice, he said, " To find Raven, ye have t' be willin' ta listen t' this old man here, y'understand?"

Joseph nodded.

" Me name is Captain Blackjack Sparrow, but no one has called me that fer a long time," Briggs started, " When I first docked in Isla Del Amor I met yer sister, and I've been her mentor ever since. She knows me as Carleton Briggs, captain of a merchant ship called the HMS Diamond."

"Sparrow? You don't happen to be related to Jack Sparrow?" Joseph inquired, fiddling with the sword on his hip.

"Aye, but accordin' t' the code, Blackjack Sparrow be dead. Now, I lead a crew of privateers for his majesty, an' yer sister happens t' be one o' me crew," he finished. Joseph was about to object, but Briggs continued. " I know who took Raven, and I be willing t' help ya out…"

Joseph's hand began to relax, " On what condition?"

Briggs gave him a mischievous smile " Ye join me crew."

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Ana Maria stared at her captain with wide eyes, but she dared no question his conditions. Some plan must be brewing within his head, for he had a crazed look in his eyes. She looked at Norrington and found that he too, had the same look of disbelief that she had, only it was coupled with disgust.

" What? Join you?" Norrington laughed. " I think not. Just tell me where my sister is and I shall take my men with me."

Capt. Briggs shook his head and crossed his arms arrogantly. " Then I s'ppose I won't be tellin' ye then."

Norrington growled and unsheathed his sword. " Look here, pirate! I will not resort to piracy!"

Ana Maria was ready to fight, but her cutlass was still by Norrington, and he was brandishing a sword. She had no choice but to stand, helpless as Norrington threatened her captain, with the tip of his sword at Capt. Brigg's throat.

" Look lad, yer sister be a pirate too," Briggs said calmly. " It won't do to have yer men thinkin' ye be riskin' their lives for a pirate, now is it?"

Ana Maria smirked, and placed her hands on her hips. She had to admit; Jack was just like his father. They were both daft. Looking at the Commodore, Ana knew that he too, understood the position they were in. Norrington would never find his sister unless he joined the crew of the HMS Diamond.

Norrington dropped his arm and sheathed his sword. He took off his hat and sighed.

"Alright. I agree."

Briggs smiled triumphantly, and clapped his hands. " Wonderful! Now, we'll have to find ye some decent clothes, a new sword, and lose yer wig…"

Ana rolled her eyes, and Norrington hunched his back. Both thinking the same thing, ' This is going to be a long journey.'

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Elizabeth knew what had happened as soon as she found the smithy empty. 'Jack did manage to persuade Will into joining him!' she thought. She began to run towards the dock with a huff. Marion was gone and so was Will.

She saw Capt. Briggs leave the ship, and most of his crew was out buying supplies. Having experience scaling a ship, Elizabeth found it simple to get into the HMS Diamond without being caught. She carefully looked around and made her way towards the Captain's quarters.

Capt. Briggs seemed nice enough, and Elizabeth hoped he wouldn't mind too much that she would be a stowaway.

Looking around in the cabin, she compared it to Barbossa's quarters and found that Brigg's quarters was more organized. Maps were neatly stacked in a corner, and rum was stored inside cabinets. As she looked at the maps on his desk, she discovered that there were islands laid on the map that she had not even heard of.

As she continued to see what was on the map, she found an isle that looked like a skull, an isle she was very familiar with.

'Isla De Muerta… I thought no one knew where that was-' Elizabeth gasped. 'Unless they had already been there…'

Bile rose to her throat, and fear began to eat at her stomach. She began to wonder how Capt. Briggs had acquired a map laid with islands full of treasure.

'There is only one explanation…' Elizabeth thought. 'Capt. Briggs… is a pirate!'

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Author's Note: ^^ Yay! I finished the chapter! Hopefully this clears up a few things. Thanks for the reviews! I'm glad I acquired a new reader, I hope you enjoy the story!