The Bloody Sword

Chapter 2: Bootstrap

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"You may kiss your bride." The priest said to the anxious Will Turner. Will pulled his new wife into his arms and kissed her. The crowd burst into applause. Many thought that Elizabeth really should have married Commodore Norrington, the man with the stable and well paying job, but once they got to know Will Turner, or saw his work, they decided otherwise. Many other thought that the free-spirited Elizabeth Swann- now Turner, would not have lasted long being wedded to a man such a Norrington.

As the chairs were cleared away, the music changed to more lively tunes, and the guests of the wedding began to dance. Jack made his way through the crowd and found Elizabeth and Will. They were surrounded by other guests who were congratulating them. "'Scuse me!" He shouted. The guests parted, as if he had some horrible stench. Jack finally reached his friends.

"You look beautiful as ever, Elizabeth!" Jack said, kissing the girl's cheek.

"Thank you Jack." She said, smiling at the pirate. Jack turned to Will. He leaned in close and whispered so that only he could hear.

"Jus' don' 'ave too much fun tonight, eh mate." He whispered. Will pulled away from him and shook his head. "Well! I must be off then! I 'ave places to go and people to see, and there's RUM to be drunk!" He said cheerfully. Will and Elizabeth exchanged glances and laughed. They hugged the pirate, and said their farewells, and he left. The rest of his crew had already gone to The Black Pearl.

Once the pirates were gone, people seemed to loosen up a bit, and they had a little more fun than they would have with several pirates lurking around the deck of the ship.

Because of the many men who wanted to dance with Elizabeth, and the women who decided to take a liking to Will now that he was married, it was a long time before the newlyweds could dance. When they finally did, they danced slowly, with almost everyone watching. "I love you Will." Elizabeth said, her head resting on his shoulder.

"I love you too, Elizabeth." He replied. She smiled at him. "It was generous of your father to buy us that house for a wedding present." He commented.

"I know. But it's right next door to his house, so I think that's why he bought it." She said. Will turned his head and kissed her forehead.

"You don't regret this, do you?" He asked. Elizabeth lifted her head from his shoulder.

"What?" She asked, confusion in her eyes.

"You aren't disappointed that you're marrying a lowly blacksmith are you?" He asked again. She shook her head.

"I didn't marry a blacksmith, William Turner, I married a pirate." A devilish grin spread across her face. Will laughed and a little pink rose up into his cheeks.

"Well I…"

There was a loud blast and the ship rocked violently back and forth. Guests were thrown all over the place. Will grasped onto Elizabeth and the two were thrown to the floor. Will stood up quickly. Elizabeth followed. They ran to the edge of the ship. Nearing The Dauntless, was a massive ship with blood red sails.

"I thought your bloody pirates friends left, Turner!" Norrington shouted at Will over the noise. Both looked at him with surprise, and Elizabeth with more disgust.

"That is not The Black Pearl, Commodore." She spat. Ever since Will proclaimed his love for Elizabeth, he had turned cold.

It was Norrington's turn to be surprised. There was another blast and the ship began to rock again.

"Sir! The lower decks are taking on water!" A sailor shouted. Norrington left the side of the boat. Will wrapped his arm protectively around his wife.

"I wonder who they are…" She said quietly.

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Norrington hurried up to the helm of the Dauntless. His right hand man, Gilette, was standing at the wheel. Norrington joined him. "I knew that Turner's bloody pirate friends couldn't be trusted." He commented. Gilette turned and looked at him.

"Sir, that's not The Black Pearl…" He said. Norrington raised an eyebrow. "The Black Pearl… has… black… sails…" He said, pulling back a little, out of range of Norrington's fist. Norrington pursed his lips together and said nothing. He looked to the ship that was attacking. It had red sails.

"Ready the cannons!" He shouted. "Gilette, get these people to safety!" Gilette saluted and went off to carry out his orders. Once he was a safe distance from Norrington, he said,

"He needs to find a girl." To himself.

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Norrington wanted to have all the people left on the lower decks of the ship, and half of them were there, but then more and more cannonballs were flying to The Dauntless from the red-sailed ship. "Commodore! All the lower decks are filling with water! What do we do?" Gilette asked from the main deck. Norrington bit his lip and looked to the ship again.

"Get them to the life boats!" He shouted. Gilette saluted and ran to get all the people on the lifeboats.

"Mr. and Mrs. Turner… I request that you two get on the lifeboats. Orders from Commodore Norrington." Gilette said to the newlyweds.

"Go Elizabeth. I'll stay here." Will said. Elizabeth put her hands on her hips.

"I'm not leaving without you William Turner!" she said to him. Will sighed.

"We don't have much time. The ship is gaining on us." Gilette said, trying to hurry the two.

"So… Turner! You spent a few weeks on a pirate ship and now you think you are a great pirate?" Norrington called down to him from the helm. Will glared at the Commodore.

"Shut up James!" Elizabeth shouted at him. Norrington straightened up and turned. "Stupid… disrespectful…" Will grabbed her hand.

"Go to the lifeboats!"

"Look!" She cried, pointing. The ship was just along side of The Dauntless and pirates were already swinging across to the large ship.

"Dead men tell no tales!" A pirate shouted as he landed down in front of Norrington on the helm. Norrington drew his sword and looked at the pirate. He had dirty blond hair and his face was covered in grim. He wore a tattered white shirt and a long, navy blue overcoat. He wore a large, three cornered hat. His pants were ripped just above his brown leather boots. There was a large sword hanging from his belt, and a gun hung on the other side. "Well, well, well, what 'ave we got 'ere?" He said, raising one thick eyebrow. His light blue eyes bore into Norrington's eyes. The pirate drew his sword and placed it at the neck of the Commodore. Behind him, more pirates landed on the deck with a heavy THUD. "Leave behind no booty!" The pirate shouted to his comrades. Commodore took that as a chance to step back and cross his sword with the pirate. The pirate grinned a nearly toothless grin, and they began to fight.

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"The life boats are leaving!" A sailor shouted from the other side of the boat. Elizabeth and Will looked in the direction of the lifeboats.

"Go!" Will said, shoving his wife in the direction of the lifeboats that were now dropping over the side.

"Where do ye think you is goin'?" Another pirate jumped in front of Elizabeth. Will pushed in front of her. Gilette just stood there, figured the blacksmith could handle himself, and went to help the lifeboats. Actually, he was afraid of the pirates.

Will raised his fists to the pirate. He laughed. Then, the pirates eyes caught the dagger in Will's belt. "Bo---boot---BOOTSTRAP?!?!! I though' ye was dead!" He cried. The pirate stepped back, holding his sword out in front of him.

Elizabeth looked questioningly at Will. He shrugged. Drawing his dagger, he stepped closer to the frightened pirate. "Cap'n!!! It's BOOTSTRAP!" The pirate cried, scrambling away from Will and up to the helm.

"They're not very brave, are they?" Elizabeth asked. Will shook his head. Another pirate landed in front of him. He had abandoned the meaningless, boring fight with the uptight sailor to see Bootstrap.

"Ye bilge-sucking, scurvy dog! Ye'll meet the rope's end!" The blond pirate shouted at the pirate who had run away. He rolled his eyes and looked at Will. "Ye look like Bootstrap, but ye isn't Bootstrap. Bootstrap is dead." He said, taking in the hair and the eyes that looked just like Bootstrap Bill Turner. The blond pirate looked up to the helm, and jerked his head in the direction of Will. They jumped down and grabbed his hands, taking the dagger from him and tying his arms behind his back. "Get the lass." He said. Another pirate grabbed Elizabeth and tied her hands behind her back. "Forget the booty! Back to the ship!" The blond pirate shouted, and the pirates started to leave the ship.

"Miss Swann!" Norrington cried as he watched helplessly as the woman was taken to the red-sailed ship.

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End of chapter 2

Wow… haha. I didn't think it would happen like that.

Later all-

Banana Nut Muffin