DISCLAIMER: Nope, I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, and I would hope that you would all know that by now. I would have told you if I had bought it Adrian is mine. Yay, she lives!
Adrian stormed through Port Royal the best one can when they have suffered bullet and sword injuries. She had errands to run, and no one was gong to stop her. Hopefully, Elizabeth wouldn't find out. The way Adrian saw it, though, Elizabeth owed her for jumping in front of that bullet. Besides, this trip was for her own good.
" Excuse me, could you point me in the direction of the blacksmith's shop?" Adrian asked a woman selling chickens.
" Right that way," the woman pointed her meaty finger.
" Thank you," Adrian said politely and headed down the street, leaving the woman with her squawking chickens. Soon she heard the sound of hammer pounding metal. Adrian followed the noise until she reached the shop. She entered without knocking. Will was standing with his back to her, hammering furiously at his forge. Adrian stood, and when it became apparent that he was not going to be turning around anytime soon, she made herself noticed.
" Will, turn your bloody self around!" she yelled sharply. Will jumped and turned to her.
" What are you doing here?" he demanded.
" I am here because a series of injustices are about to fall upon my friends and I intend to not let that happen," Adrian stated meaningfully, her blue eyes flashing furiously.
" You should be in bed!" he scolded as he walked closer. Adrian glared at him. She had been in bed for a few days and was quite sick of it.
" Does Elizabeth know you are here?" Will asked, quite concerned.
" No, she has a wedding to plan, remember?" Adrian asked, speaking softly towards the end, so her voice was more on the sympathetic side than the angry side.
" I know," Will said quietly, his eyes radiating misery.
" What are you going to bloody do about it?" Adrian exploded.
" I don't know, Adrian!" he bellowed, more angry and frustrated with himself than with her. Adrian held her tongue for a moment, then continued.
" Tell her how you feel. She loves you, Will! And if you let her marry that stuffy commodore, we will all be miserable for the rest of our lives," Adrian said kindly.
" We? Why will you be miserable?" Will asked curiously.
" I will be miserable knowing that neither of you are happy after all you went through to save each other," Adrian answered as she looked over the swords hanging from racks.
" How and when do you suggest I do this?" Will asked doubtfully.
" Right before we save Jack from being hung, of course! She will most likely be present," Adrian said nonchalantly as she lifted a sword from it's place and checked it's balance. Will looked at her as if she were insane.
" Wait, how are we going to accomplish that?" Will asked. Adrian smiled slyly, then told him of her plan. By the time Adrian was safely back in bed at the governor's mansion, everything was set and no one even knew she had been gone.
" Are you ready?" Adrian asked Will, who was standing besides her in the shadows.
" I am ready to die," Will muttered darkly.
" Oh, now don't start talking like that," Adrian scolded lightly. They were standing in the courtyard of the fort. It was crowded with people there to watch the hanging. Gallows were set up in the middle, and Jack was standing on them as the executioner read off his sentence.
" When did he impersonate a Cleric of the Church of England?" Adrian wondered aloud as she gave her sword belt one last tug. She was clad in black breeches tucked into boots. A white shirt and fitted black vest completed the ensemble. Her long blonde hair was pulled into a French braid so it would be out of her way in the fight. Will had at first objected to her attire, but she had put him in his place. Besides, one couldn't sword fight in a dress and corset. Adrian reached up and cocked his hat jauntily to the side. Will arched his eyebrow at her.
" Well, if we die, we will look bloody good in our coffins!" she said lightly.
" When is the signal coming?" he asked.
" Soon," Adrian answered as she stood on her tiptoes. She turned to him after spotting Elizabeth.
" There she is, Will! You know what you have to do, so now go do it! I'll start working through the crowd. As soon as the signal comes, we go! Now, move!" Adrian said and began to move. Will caught her arm and spun her around. Swiftly, he kissed her cheek and gently hugged her.
" You are a good friend, Adrian! Thank you," he whispered in her ear, then let go. Adrian's face was aflame!
" Oh, er, uh, snrkOh, get off already!" she exclaimed. Will laughed at her, then began to make his way towards Elizabeth. He faltered, and Adrian planted her foot in the middle of his back and pushed him along. She watched as he made his way towards Elizabeth. His back way towards her, so she could not tell exactly, but the shocked look on Elizabeth's face made it clear. Then Adrian saw the parrot. She was late! The executioner was about to pull the lever!
" Out of the way!" she screamed before launching herself through the throng of people, who parted in her wake. There it went! Jack fell through the trap, but Will's threw his sword and Jack landed on it, keeping the drop from breaking his neck.
" Hold on, Jack!" she yelled. With a leap and a quick swing of her sword, Adrian severed the rope above his head. Jack dropped to the ground.
" Oh, how lovely to see you, love!" he said happily as he cut the ropes from his hands.
" Come on, Will!" she screamed as she drug a staggering Jack out from underneath the gallows. Will somersaulted off the platform and joined the two of them. Guards drew closer. Adrian lashed out and punched one of them with her free hand. She used the sword to deflect bayonet slashes and to keep the soldiers at bay.
" Adrian, move yourself!" Will yelled as he and Jack ran at the soldiers. They had a rope between them. Adrian dropped and the rope went over her, tripping the guards up. She leapt to her feet and ran after them. Soldiers quickly penned them in, and the three companions found themselves trapped by bayonets.
" I had a feeling we would have to endure some ill conceived escape attempt, but not from you!" Norrington snarled as he and the governor drew near.
" When we returned to Port Royal, I granted you clemency, and this is how you thank me, buy throwing you lot in with this - this," The governor stuttered.
" Pirate?" Adrian offered helpfully.
" Yes!" the governor exclaimed.
" But he is a good man!" Will defended. Jack mouthed to a guard that's me. Adrian trod on his foot, shutting him up.
"If all we have achieved on this day is that three pairs of boots will swing instead of one, then so be it! At least our consciences will be clear," Will said gallantly. Adrian glared at Norrington, daring him to speak.
" You forget your place, Turner! You too, girl!" he spat with contempt.
" If anyone has forgotten his place, it is you. We have found ours," Adrian snarled darkly.
" It is right here, between you and Jack," Will said fearlessly.
" As is mine!" Elizabeth stated as she moved to stand between Will And Adrian. Adrian reached down and squeezed her hand.
" Elizabeth! Lower your weapons! For god's sake, lower your weapons!" the governor pleaded. The bayonets were lowered. Adrian glared meaningfully at a soldier.
" So this is where your heart truly lies, then?" the commodore asked.
" It is," Elizabeth answered, looking at Will. Adrian knew now that all would be alright. She only wished she would be around long enough to see it.
" Jack," she whispered.
" What is it, love?" he asked quietly. No one could hear them.
" If you jump off this and aim a little to the right, you will miss the rocks. The Black Pearl is waiting for you. When you get there, wait for me," she said softly. Jack looked at her, his face full of understanding.
" Not quite cut out for the refined life, aye?" he asked.
" Are you bloody kidding me," Adrian answered. Jack winked at her, then turned.
" Well, I'm actually feeling really good about this!" he said.
" I think we have all reached a very special place, aye? Spiritually, ecumenically, and grammatically," he continued to the governor, then turned to Norrington.
" I want you to know that I was rooting for you all along, mate. Know that," he went on, then turned to Elizabeth.
" Elizabethit would have never worked out between us, darling. Sorry," he said, causing Elizabeth to look slightly disgusted and indignant. Jack made his way towards the edge.
" Willnice hat! Adrian, I'll see you in a moment! Friends, I am sure you will all remember this as the day that you almost - " with that, he was gone over the edge.
" Fool! He has nowhere to go but back to the noose!" Norrington exclaimed as he looked over the edge.
" Sail ho!" a sentry yelled. The Black Pearl was on the horizon and Jack was swimming towards it. A soldier turned to Norrington.
" What is your plan of action, sir?" he asked. Adrian stood, ready to leap over the edge at any notice and warn Jack.
" Perhaps on the rare occasion in pursuing the right course demands an act of piracy, piracy itself can be the right course?" Governor Swann offered. Norrington turned to will.
" Mr. Turner. This is a beautiful sword. I would expect the man who made it to show the same care and devotion in every aspect of his life," he said.
" Thank you," Will said happily.
" But sir, what about Sparrow?" one of the men asked.
" I think we can afford to give him one days head start," Norrington said with the ghost of a smile. Adrian returned it. Norrington and his men left.
" So, this is the path you have chosen? After allhe is a blacksmith," the Governor stammered.
" No. He is a pirate!" Elizabeth said, and was about to pull off Will's hat when Adrian spoke up.
" Well, I told you we wouldn't die! And since I see you two now have your lives under control, I will be going! Congratulations, and best wishes on your wedding day!" she said, beaming with happiness as she hugged the two.
" Where are you going?" Elizabeth asked suspiciously. Adrian merely smiled.
" I will visit sometime. Now, you two get back to what you were doing!" Adrian exclaimed, then stepped lightly off the side of the fort and dropped into the water. Unlike the last time she had done it, the water felt cool and refreshing. She surfaced with a gasp, then began to swim with strong strokes to the ship. It didn't take her long to reach it. The crew hauled her aboard and wrapped her in a blanket.
" Nice to have ye aboard again, Miss Adrian!" Gibbs said happily.
" Why, thank you, Mister Gibbs!" she said, thoroughly happy.
" We thank you for saving Jack here from the noose," Annemaria said quietly so Jack couldn't hear.
" What are ye standing about gawping at? Let's move, men!" Jack shouted, shifting them to action. Adrian went and stood at the deck railing and gazed out to the open sea. For once in her life, she knew what total and complete freedom felt like.
Omigosh, it's all done! Wow! Of course, I couldn't end it without Adrian getting a teensy bit of lip action from Will, now could I? All in all, it rocked! Look for Adrian again when Pirates of the Caribbean 2 comes out, for I shall be tackling that. Now I have to go work on my fictionpress writing, but I am going to individually respond to all my reviewers first! I love you all, you are so wicked awesome!
Oh, guess what? I am becoming a jr., high counselor at church! And I am testing out of high school on Saturday! Just a heads up!
Elf with a Lightsaber: I will be posting this on you site as soon as my test passes, by the way. I just have a lot of studying to do. I am so glad you liked my story and that you think Adrian is so cool! See you in Middle Earth, Miss Skywalker!
Pandagrrl: I like cookies, too! I could have never let Adrian die! And no, you would not want a chance to get sunburned. I got it on my chest and stomach and it still hurts like a bugger! Thank you for always being my faithful reviewer! I should be picking up on my fiction press now, so check it out! After Saturday, that isI hate test, but love cookies! And cherry turnovers
Movielvr: this is the fastest update I think I have ever done! Thank you for reviewing and just being cool!
Athena Diagon Cat: miserable Will is now very happy! Thank you for reviewing!
For anyone who did not get mentioned, I love you all and all reviewers rock! Now go do it for the last time! Sob! Okay, I'm alright
Lot's and lot's of love,
Sandlover