Title: The Old, the New and the Unexpected
Author: Legolas-gurl88
Disclaimer: Disney still owns everything!
Now, on with the story, mates! Enjoy your pirates booty! *Takes a swig of rum*… Okay, so it's soda pop, BIG DEAL!
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7. Amelia's Explanations
When Will and Amelia reached The Black Pearl, they were both feeling very tired because they had fought that battle with Tailor and Westa and the two of them were both gasping as their wounds throbbed.
"Here it is," Will said, stopping in front of the black sailed ship, "The Black Pearl."
"It's even bigger than I remember!" Sparrow said, looking at the ropes and Will could see in her eyes, that she wanted to go up to the deck and be part of the crew.
"What do you mean you 'remember?'" Will asked.
"I'll tell you later. Just call the crew to get us up here."
"ANAMARIA!" Will yelled, "Please drop down the ladder! And I don't mean all the way, Natalie!" The end of the ladder rolled down from the ship's wall, to the Turner siblings' feet.
"You first, Will." Amelia said, "If I went up there first, they'd think I was attacking them." So Will crawled up to the top and leaned over the side to pull Amelia the rest of the way up.
"Father! What happened?! Your back is all bloody!" Will heard Diann's voice and he turned. She shrieked. "Dad, did a sword go through you?"
Will nodded and Diann whimpered. Will pulled her into a hug.
"It's okay. Nothing is the matter. Calm down." Will said, rubbing her back soothingly.
"Will?" Amelia asked, "This isn't your child, is it?" Will nodded again. He broke apart with his daughter and turned to Amelia, bringing Diann around.
"Amelia, this is Diann, my oldest daughter--"
"Oldest, did you say? How many others do you have?"
"Just one. Her name is Anamaria, named after Ana over here." Will said, gesturing to Anamaria, who was now rolling the ladder back up, but she fumbled and it slipped down. She barely grabbed it in time before it went falling in the ocean.
"Is Anamaria the mother?" Amelia asked and Will turned bright red.
"No! I have no fancy for her. She's Jack wife. My wife is--"
"Jack is married, too? Goodness me, I've been out of your life for nine years and out of nowhere, come two wives, my brother and the other of my captain, and two daughters of my brother! What next?"
"Jack has a daughter, Natalie." Will said, grinning, as Amelia slapped her head in amazement. Then, she rubbed it because she had hurt herself. Once she felt better, she said, "Sorry, what was your wife's name, again?"
"Elizabeth Swann Turner. Swann is her maiden name." Will said.
"I once knew a girl named Tamitha Swann. Any relation?"
"No. Elizabeth was an only child and so were her parents and relatives." Will said.
"Oh, good. The next thing I need to hear is that my friends sister is your wife."
Meanwhile, Anamaria was unsuccessfully rolling up the ladder. She was now cursing at it, getting angry of its stubbornness.
"Dad?" Diann asked, "Who is this woman?"
"I'm his little sister. Four years younger than him is what I am! So I guess that makes me Aunt Amelia Sparrow Turner."
"It's nice to meet you, Aunt Amelia." Diann said, holding out her hand. Amelia shook it.
"Aunt Amelia… I like it." Amelia said, grinning at Will, "Thanks for giving me this title, big brother." Will's face turned red again.
Anamaria had just pushed the ladder back under the stairs when they all heard Jack yell from below, "ANN! Drop down the ladder, luv!"
"For the Caribbean's sake, Jack, you have the worst timing of any captain I know!" She yelled irritably, as she pulled the ladder out and dropped it to her husband.
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Will and Amelia sat at the bow of the ship, both of them with bandages around their dueling wounds, and both looking out into the sea which mirroring the red sunset.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Amelia said, shifting her weight.
"Yes." Will said.
"Have you ever seen anything more beautiful?"
"Yes." Will responded.
"What?"
"Elizabeth."
"What is she like, Will?"
"Have you ever woken up to the scent of cinnamon and honey on a bright sunny morning, where nothing had to be done that day and you could just lie around and bask in the glory of being yourself?"
"Yes, I have. It was whenever I was around Mum."
"That's what it's like around Elizabeth."
"Does Diann have any of Elizabeth's features?"
"She only has Elizabeth's chin, but the rest of her features came from me." Will said.
"Will?" Amelia said, looking at Will, seriously, "What truly happened to Mum?"
"I'll only tell you if you tell me what happened to Father." Will said.
"Okay, but you go first." Amelia said and she sat back and watched Will, waiting for him to tell her a story.
"Well," Will started… "I don't know why I don't remember you, but I just don't. All I remember is the last day I saw Father. He ruffled my hair and said, 'You look after your mother for me, will ya, Will?' I told him that I would do everything in my power to live up to the devotion he shared for Mother. A year after he left, Mother got sick. Really sick. I called a doctor to help her. While in my and mother's presence, he would say for Mother to just get sleep and she would be fine. But when Mother was napping, he would take me outside of the room and say that she would only be with me for a short time.
Shortly after that, a package arrived from father. It was a medallion with a skull on it. I loved that medallion. I would wear it around town, making other boys jealous, for where we lived, none of them had a merchant sailor father who would send them gifts. I had no idea what that medallion had in store for me, but I'm sure you will be filled in on the details later."
"I'm sure I will. Keep going." Amelia said.
"Anyway, the doctor bills started to rack up and I couldn't keep up with them. I tried to get a job and I found one. It wasn't high paying, though and the doctor wouldn't come until my debts to him were paid. I sold everything I could that was in the house. The doctor came one last time and said that Mother would die very soon. He told me not to tell her, so I wouldn't distress her.
Every time I saw her, my eyes filled with tears and she would question them. On some occasions, I would say I stubbed my toe and on others, I would say I was so happy because she was going to live. That was a lie, of course.
One week later, Mother died and I had to sell the house. I remained on the streets for two days when a ship came into port and the captain offered me the job of a cabin boy. I took it, eagerly, hoping to cross paths with Father. Only a short way to whatever destination we were heading, we were attacked. I was unconscious in the water when Elizabeth spotted me."
"How old were you, then?"
"I was ten, I think." Will answered, "So, Elizabeth, The Governor and Commodore Norrington, whom was dropped off at Tortuga earlier today, took me to Port Royal, where I remained, an apprentice blacksmith, until seventeen years ago, I met Jack."
"So, your life was quite different than mine." Amelia said, "What do you mean, the Governor?"
"What? Oh, he's just my Father-in-Law." Will said, as though it was a throw away answer.
"Will, how much surprising information do you think I can take?" Amelia asked.
"Well, you haven't exploded yet." Will said. "Now, I told you about Mother. Please tell me about Father."
"Fine." Amelia said. "On that last voyage in which you saw Dad, I was there too. I think the reason he took is young daughter over his older son, is because you were more mature and could watch over Mum easier. Anyway, I spent the good part of a year on a voyage ship when we were overtaken by The Black Pearl. We were taken hostages in the brig. One day, Jack, the captain, let us out. The reason: He had known Dad. He had saved Dad's life somehow before I was born.
So, Dad and I became part of the crew. Dad would work on the ship and I would work below, learning to cook as Mum wanted me to. When I got older, I was allowed to work alongside Dad. That was a real privilege. But then, we were overtaken by the ship of Captain Barbossa. He left Jack to die on an island. Dad objected. It turns out, the reason they left me and Dad alive was because he had the medallion that could rid them of the curse. Of course, Dad had found it, but he didn't turn into mutant skeletons like them.
When we realized that this medallion was a danger to us on the ship, Dad sent it off to you. Barbossa was furious, so he tied a cannon to Dad and the last thing Dad told me before I saw him drown was, 'Find your brother and take care of him.'
I became a cabin slave for Barbossa. It was terrible. They made me do dishes, clean their cabins, cook dinner and provide them with entertainment every night. By the time I could go to sleep, I was so tired. The same thing happened every day for the next two months.
Then, a messenger ship came by and I learned from them that Mum had died and you nowhere to be found. They took you for dead, since nobody could find you. Grieving I returned to my duties, knowing that I was the last Turner left. Barbossa would need me to rid himself of the curse, but they kept looking for you or your body and the medallion.
One day, I had enough and I jumped off the ship and they shot at me. One bullet scraped my shoulder and blood came up to the surface, so they took me for dead. I floated in the water, hoping that the waves would take me somewhere. They brought me to Tortuga, where Jack found me and took me in as a temporary daughter. After a year, he wanted to go after Barbossa. He found a job for me as cabin boy or girl in my case on a messenger ship. That's where I remained for the rest of my life. But meanwhile, Barbossa and Jack both learned that you weren't dead, so Barbossa went after you, but Jack had no clue what to do. That's all I know."
"Well, now we know what truly happened to our parents." Will said.
"Tell me about what happened seventeen years ago." Amelia said, looking out to the sunset.
"That will be a good suppertime story." A voice said behind them and they both turned. Jack was standing behind them.
"Jack! It's been so long!"
"Aye, that it has, luv." Jack said, smiling and his golden teeth glinting in the sunlight. "By the way, Will, I didn't tell you. We didn't find the monkey. I asked around and they said that they saw it in Port Royal and they also said that Port Royal was attacked."
"What?!" Will said, jumping to his feet. Then, he remembered that the Commodore had said something like that, too.
"Easy!" Jack said, "So, anyway, I figured we'll turn right back 'round to Port Royal, you and Amelia can check on Elizabeth and Little Ann and the crew will look for the monkey."
"How fast can we get there?" Will asked.
"Well, with Ann going as fast as she is and no storm, I'd say we'll be there in a week or less."
"Try to make it less." Will said.
"Of, course." Jack said, a wicked grin appearing on his face.
"But don't do anything that will get us killed, Jack." Amelia said.
"I won't. During our long time being in a father-daughter sort of relationship, you probably forgot something."
"What's that?" Amelia said, but Will grinned.
"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow."
"I should have known." Amelia mumbled.
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The next week went by without trouble and in no time, Will, Amelia and Diann could look out in the distance and see Port Royal.
"I've always wanted to come here." Amelia said.
"You haven't been here?" Will asked, looking at his sister.
"No. Dad said he would take me here, but he never got a chance to." Amelia said, looking at her brother.
"Aunt Amelia," Diann said, "How much younger than Dad are you?"
"I think I've said it before to you, haven't I? No? Very well. I'm four years younger than you dear old Dad."
"I'm not that old. And even if I was, four years isn't a big difference, so if I'm old, you're old." Will said.
"I didn't mean it that way, Will." Amelia said.
"So, that would make you…" Diann said.
"Thirty-five." Amelia finished, "Making your Dad here… Thirty-nine! Goodness, he is old, isn't he?" Will took a blanket from a pile of clothing sitting out on the deck and threw it at his sister. It went over her head and when she finally freed herself from it, her hair was a tangled mess. Will laughed.
"It's not funny." Amelia said, taking out her ponytail and smoothing out her hair.
"Yes it is." Will chuckled. Diann sat down on the edge of the boat and watched her Dad and Aunt. Never before had she seen her Dad laugh so hard. Usually, his eyebrows were furrowed as he sat at his desk and calculated how long it would take to make all the deadlines for the swords he created. But now, a light was in his eye that she had never seen there before.
Diann was now looking at not her father, William Turner, but a child called Will. She then realized how much her father had yearned for the sea. She then could understand why he took all those trips to the beach. The sea was a part of him… and Diann. The same went for Amelia. They all needed the sea. It was in their blood. Their pirate blood. Will's face was bright and his smile wide. But then, Diann saw his eyebrows furrow as they always did. His smile turned into a frown and his eyes grew their worried look as they stared strait ahead. Amelia turned her head too and gasped.
Port Royal was before them. The buildings that were closest to the beach were now in ruins. The buildings behind them were smoking and as the three family members stared, one collapsed.
"JACK!" Will yelled to the captain who was steering the ship. "STOP HERE! I'M GOING ASHORE!"
"Aye, Will."
"Dad, I'm coming." Diann said.
"No you won't Diann. It could be dangerous." Will said.
"Dad, I care for Mum and Anna as much as you do. I want to help. Why won't you give me that chance? Is it because I'm a girl?"
"Diann," Will said, stepping closer to his daughter, "It's not that you are a girl. I care for you. I don't want to even risk losing you."
"But-"
"Diann, do you remember the story of how your mother was captured and I went after her?"
"Yes."
"I don't want you to be captured. I don't think I could live with myself if I knew that you were hurt when I could have prevented it."
"But-"
"Will," Amelia said, "Let the girl go. It's obvious that your not going to win this argument."
"What do you mean?" Will asked.
"You're fighting two women."
"I suppose you're right." Will said, sighing.
"Will!" Jack yelled, "Take the boat to the docks! Take as long as you need to bring back any survivors!"
"You are willing to give up your freedom to have me bring whoever I can on to the ship?" Will asked.
"One of them might have a clue as to where the monkey is! Now, go!" Jack said. And Will, Amelia and Diann all jumped into the boat and rowed to the shore of Port Royal, afraid of what they might find there.
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Kinda informative… giving my version of what Will's life was like before the movie. I hope you all liked it, 'cause it was longer than the others! Sorry for the lengthy update, but I had a lot going on! But now, to reviews! Looks like I've got some new readers!
Fuji the Hobbit- Hey, Fuji! How're ya doin'? I'm glad you liked this story! I hope you also like my other one!
The evil witch queen- Yeah, I liked the part where Will flipped the sword over his head. It was really cool, when I wrote that! I was actually impressed with Will! But, he's no weakling! He can take on anyone! I wonder why Jack didn't tell Will about Sparrow (Amelia)… you'll have to wait and find out!
Trinityelf- *sarcastically* YOU AGAIN!?!?! Nah, I'm just joking, mellon-nin! I updated again for you! You know what? I heard next week the band is getting back together so we can practice parts for the CA trip! YAY!
Eagle'sforever- Cool pen name! It's a deal… I write chappies, you write review… ees… lol… thanks for the compliment. You know, other people think it is so hard to write Jack, but his character is kinda in me so much that I can just picture him and write what he's saying. I guess it was because I was him for Halloween and I won 1st place in the costume contest… I'd better go before I start to gloat…
Angelic katty- Thank you! Yeah, I like suspenseful stories myself! They're really fun and keep you on the edge of your seat! I love writing Jack! He's so fun to write! Not hard at all!
Well, I'd better go before my computer quits on me and I have to write this whole dang thing over again!
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