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Arden sank to the floor as Captain Jack Sparrow stepped out from behind her. Elizabeth slowly released the breath that she had been holding while her husband finally relaxed. The roguish pirate peered down at the young girl in curiosity. He flipped her over with his foot so he could see her face. When her dark hair fell away a look came over Jack. Then he regained his drunken composure as Will stared down at the fallen girl.
"Who is she?" said the blacksmith. Elizabeth looked down at the girl as well. "What is she doing here?" she said. All of a sudden a knock came at the door. "I suggest," Jack said, "that the bonny lass and myself adjourn to a hiding space while you talk to your guests, though from the looks of her it's the dear Commodore."Jack picked up Arden and hid while Elizabeth and Will went to answer the door. Sure enough, it was Commodore Norrington.
"Ah," the Commodore said, "Mr. and Mrs. Turner. I hope you're well. I hope you don't mind the intrusion, but we're looking for a fugitive who might have come here to hide." Will and Elizabeth exchanged glances, but let the Commodore in anyway. They didn't exactly have a choice. Meanwhile, Jack had hidden in a nearby haystack but had remembered to cover Arden. He watched as Norrington walked around, never getting that pristine uniform dirtied, but looking just the same for the "fugitive". Jack figured that it was him that the Commodore was looking for.
"This fugitive," said the Commodore, "caused me a great deal of trouble this morning." He looked around the shop, glancing around corners and peering up into the rafters. "Excuse me Commodore," said Elizabeth. "But who exactly is this fugitive?" The Commodore smiled at her in a knowing way. "Ah Mrs. Turner," he said, "but a pirate. Not just any pirate, but a girl." When he had said "girl" the Commodore's voice had been bitter.
"What makes you think that this girl is a pirate?" said Will. He was running his fingers through his dark hair, trying to think of something to do to get rid of Norrington. He realized that if Jack were caught, that he would go to the hangman. He also realized that it was Arden, not Jack, who the Commodore was looking for.
"What makes me think she is a pirate is of no concern, Mr. Turner," snapped the Commodore. "My only interest is finding her." The Commodore was getting impatient now. He turned to the men that were waiting for him at the door. "Are you absolutely sure that she came in here?" he asked a soldier. The soldier nodded and said, "Aye sir. I saw 'er come in 'ere about two minutes before the blacksmith did." Norrington turned his searching eyes on Will.
"Mr. Turner," said the Commodore. "Did a girl come in here?" Will's mind was racing. If he lied to Norrington, he could wind up in the noose, but if he told the truth, this girl could die. He couldn't make up his mind. Sensing the nervousness Elizabeth said, "A girl came in here shortly before Will did, but she left." Norrington looked at Elizabeth in surprise. "You let her leave?" he asked.
"Commodore," Elizabeth said shortly, "when one is having a pistol pointed at one's head, one doesn't want to make trouble. I let her go so she wouldn't kill me. She went out towards the docks though." Commodore Norrington seemed to accept this and signaled for the soldiers to go to the docks. "I shall take my leave of you then," said Norrington. "Goodbye Mr. and Mrs. Turner." He then left the shop.
"About bloody time," said Jack Sparrow, as he moved himself and the girl pirate out of the haystack. "She's beginning to come around." It was true. Arden had begun to move around and moan. Suddenly her eyes opened. She surveyed her surroundings: the man and his wife (whom she had threatened) were staring at her. Also staring at her was a very familiar face.
"Captain Jack Sparrow!" Arden said. "What the bloody hell are you doing here?" She got to her feet and walked to Jack, staring him in the face. This was rather hard, for she was a good few inches shorter than him. Jack's kohl-lined eyes were filled with both slyness and confusion. Two things that were never good when concerning that particular pirate.
"I think the question is," Jack replied, "is not what I'm doing here, but what you're doing here Miss Hawkins." Will and Elizabeth stared at both of them in shock. "Do you mean to say that you know this girl?" Will asked. Jack nodded. "How do you know her?" said Elizabeth. Understanding the meaning of her words, Arden burst out laughing.
"Me?!" she said, trying hard to stop laughing. "One of Jack's strumpets?! That is the funniest thing I've heard all week. Me! A whore. Not likely Miss." Elizabeth and Will looked confused. Jack looked amused, but then he turned a serious eye (as serious as he could, that is) onto Arden. "Arden Hawkins," he said amusedly. "The last time I saw you must have been...."
"A very long time ago Jack," said Arden. She directed her next sentence to the Turners. "I guess you're wondering who I am. I used to be a barmaid in Tortuga. There are usually only two paths that a woman could take on that stupid rock: I could have been a strumpet, or a pirate. I chose piracy." Elizabeth walked towards her, but stopped. "Why are you here then?" she asked. Arden sighed and sat down on a bench in the shop.
"I came because I was looking for adventure," she said. "I came because the men in the taverns talked of only one pirate who would dare sneak to Port Royal. The man who fought the cursed pirate captain and won with the help of a blacksmith."Arden stood up. "I came so that I could be part of the crew of Jack Sparrow." After this long speech there was a silence. Will paced, Elizabeth looked at Arden, then at Jack. Arden herself seemed a little drained. Then....
"Er, luv? That's Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack grinned cheekily. "So it's adventure you want then?" he said. "Well I've just the thing. You see I was coming here to visit dear William (he's a eunuch, y'see) and his lovely wife Elizabeth (unfortunately it would have never worked between us, darling) with a proposition." Will looked up in interest, his dark eyes fixed on Jack's. Elizabeth too looked excited at the prospect of an adventure. You could already see the anticipation of going somewhere where a corset was not required.
"So Jack?" said Will. "What's this grand adventure?" Jack rubbed his hands together in a businesslike manner.
"You see, dear Mr. Turner," Jack said. "The adventure is the lost treasure of...."
*BWAHAHAHA. Cliffhangers are fun!!!*
Arden sank to the floor as Captain Jack Sparrow stepped out from behind her. Elizabeth slowly released the breath that she had been holding while her husband finally relaxed. The roguish pirate peered down at the young girl in curiosity. He flipped her over with his foot so he could see her face. When her dark hair fell away a look came over Jack. Then he regained his drunken composure as Will stared down at the fallen girl.
"Who is she?" said the blacksmith. Elizabeth looked down at the girl as well. "What is she doing here?" she said. All of a sudden a knock came at the door. "I suggest," Jack said, "that the bonny lass and myself adjourn to a hiding space while you talk to your guests, though from the looks of her it's the dear Commodore."Jack picked up Arden and hid while Elizabeth and Will went to answer the door. Sure enough, it was Commodore Norrington.
"Ah," the Commodore said, "Mr. and Mrs. Turner. I hope you're well. I hope you don't mind the intrusion, but we're looking for a fugitive who might have come here to hide." Will and Elizabeth exchanged glances, but let the Commodore in anyway. They didn't exactly have a choice. Meanwhile, Jack had hidden in a nearby haystack but had remembered to cover Arden. He watched as Norrington walked around, never getting that pristine uniform dirtied, but looking just the same for the "fugitive". Jack figured that it was him that the Commodore was looking for.
"This fugitive," said the Commodore, "caused me a great deal of trouble this morning." He looked around the shop, glancing around corners and peering up into the rafters. "Excuse me Commodore," said Elizabeth. "But who exactly is this fugitive?" The Commodore smiled at her in a knowing way. "Ah Mrs. Turner," he said, "but a pirate. Not just any pirate, but a girl." When he had said "girl" the Commodore's voice had been bitter.
"What makes you think that this girl is a pirate?" said Will. He was running his fingers through his dark hair, trying to think of something to do to get rid of Norrington. He realized that if Jack were caught, that he would go to the hangman. He also realized that it was Arden, not Jack, who the Commodore was looking for.
"What makes me think she is a pirate is of no concern, Mr. Turner," snapped the Commodore. "My only interest is finding her." The Commodore was getting impatient now. He turned to the men that were waiting for him at the door. "Are you absolutely sure that she came in here?" he asked a soldier. The soldier nodded and said, "Aye sir. I saw 'er come in 'ere about two minutes before the blacksmith did." Norrington turned his searching eyes on Will.
"Mr. Turner," said the Commodore. "Did a girl come in here?" Will's mind was racing. If he lied to Norrington, he could wind up in the noose, but if he told the truth, this girl could die. He couldn't make up his mind. Sensing the nervousness Elizabeth said, "A girl came in here shortly before Will did, but she left." Norrington looked at Elizabeth in surprise. "You let her leave?" he asked.
"Commodore," Elizabeth said shortly, "when one is having a pistol pointed at one's head, one doesn't want to make trouble. I let her go so she wouldn't kill me. She went out towards the docks though." Commodore Norrington seemed to accept this and signaled for the soldiers to go to the docks. "I shall take my leave of you then," said Norrington. "Goodbye Mr. and Mrs. Turner." He then left the shop.
"About bloody time," said Jack Sparrow, as he moved himself and the girl pirate out of the haystack. "She's beginning to come around." It was true. Arden had begun to move around and moan. Suddenly her eyes opened. She surveyed her surroundings: the man and his wife (whom she had threatened) were staring at her. Also staring at her was a very familiar face.
"Captain Jack Sparrow!" Arden said. "What the bloody hell are you doing here?" She got to her feet and walked to Jack, staring him in the face. This was rather hard, for she was a good few inches shorter than him. Jack's kohl-lined eyes were filled with both slyness and confusion. Two things that were never good when concerning that particular pirate.
"I think the question is," Jack replied, "is not what I'm doing here, but what you're doing here Miss Hawkins." Will and Elizabeth stared at both of them in shock. "Do you mean to say that you know this girl?" Will asked. Jack nodded. "How do you know her?" said Elizabeth. Understanding the meaning of her words, Arden burst out laughing.
"Me?!" she said, trying hard to stop laughing. "One of Jack's strumpets?! That is the funniest thing I've heard all week. Me! A whore. Not likely Miss." Elizabeth and Will looked confused. Jack looked amused, but then he turned a serious eye (as serious as he could, that is) onto Arden. "Arden Hawkins," he said amusedly. "The last time I saw you must have been...."
"A very long time ago Jack," said Arden. She directed her next sentence to the Turners. "I guess you're wondering who I am. I used to be a barmaid in Tortuga. There are usually only two paths that a woman could take on that stupid rock: I could have been a strumpet, or a pirate. I chose piracy." Elizabeth walked towards her, but stopped. "Why are you here then?" she asked. Arden sighed and sat down on a bench in the shop.
"I came because I was looking for adventure," she said. "I came because the men in the taverns talked of only one pirate who would dare sneak to Port Royal. The man who fought the cursed pirate captain and won with the help of a blacksmith."Arden stood up. "I came so that I could be part of the crew of Jack Sparrow." After this long speech there was a silence. Will paced, Elizabeth looked at Arden, then at Jack. Arden herself seemed a little drained. Then....
"Er, luv? That's Captain Jack Sparrow." Jack grinned cheekily. "So it's adventure you want then?" he said. "Well I've just the thing. You see I was coming here to visit dear William (he's a eunuch, y'see) and his lovely wife Elizabeth (unfortunately it would have never worked between us, darling) with a proposition." Will looked up in interest, his dark eyes fixed on Jack's. Elizabeth too looked excited at the prospect of an adventure. You could already see the anticipation of going somewhere where a corset was not required.
"So Jack?" said Will. "What's this grand adventure?" Jack rubbed his hands together in a businesslike manner.
"You see, dear Mr. Turner," Jack said. "The adventure is the lost treasure of...."
*BWAHAHAHA. Cliffhangers are fun!!!*