Elizabeth walked down the hallway of the little house that she shared with
the man who was now her husband, Will. It was a quiet day, and in her
opinion, boring as well. She didn't feel like cleaning or washing the
dishes. She wanted something to happen, something exciting and adventurous.
Unfortunately, her wish was taken the wrong way.
The front door burst open and in came Anamaria and Gibbs, dragging the gibbering pirate captain between them. Ana dropped him on the floor and Gibbs rushed back to the door, slamming it shut and leaning against it, breathing hard. On the floor, Jack curled up in a little ball, muttering gibberish and rocking back and forth. Ana sat down on the floor beside him, trying to catch her breath.
Elizabeth stared at the crew for a moment before finally speaking up. "What happened to you?" She asked, raising an eyebrow and watching them trying to collect themselves, except for Jack, who hadn't gotten past the gibbering part. Something extremely bad must have happened if the famous Captain Sparrow was reduced to this.
"Girls." Gibbs said between pants. "They just started appearin' on the ship, and they weren't ordinary girls either. All dressed funny and talking funny and jumping on top of Jack." At the mention of the girls, the pirate audibly twitched and went back to gibbering again.
"Why didn't you just throw them off the ship?" Elizabeth asked, sitting on the floor and leaning forward, her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hand. There was something odd going on here, and she was very interested.
"We did." Ana said, wiping a hand across her brow. "But they just kept appearing out of nowhere. It was like witchcraft. And anytime we touched them, they started crying about how they were abused or hurt or needed someone to help them. It happened with every one of them until all of them were crying on board."
Gibbs nodded. "And they all seem fixated on Jack, awed by his presence. They also called him some name. What was it?"
"Johnny." Ana supplied.
"Aye, that was it." Gibbs snapped his fingers. "And then they all jumped on top of him, screaming that they never wanted to go back to their time and wanted to stay here with him. When we finally pulled all the girls off of him, we found him like that." He pointed to Jack. "Poor Jack never even had a chance."
Elizabeth looked down at Jack with pity and reached over, rubbing his shoulder. "I'm sure they'll all go away soon, Jack." Jack's response to her touch was to curl up tighter and smack her hand away. "I hope he's going to be ok." She said in concern. "Maybe Will can talk some sense into him."
Suddenly there was a loud banging on the door and someone yelling in terror. "Open this bloody door! Please!" Elizabeth got to her feet, an eyebrow raised and hurried over to the door. Gibbs got up and opened it.
Will came running full speed into the hallway, nearly running down Elizabeth. He didn't have time to apologize as a herd of girls came running in after him. The one at the head of the pack took a leap and grabbed him around the waist, bringing him down to the ground. Like a pack of angry wolves, the group fell on him, although a few had changed direction and now the frightened pirate captain was submerged under again as well.
Elizabeth's eyes widened, looking at the girls. "They're like nothing I've ever seen before. Their dress is funny and their talk is funny. What is this madness?" Ana got to her feet and grabbed a skimpily dressed girl who had been trying to hug Jack. With Gibbs and Elizabeth in tow, who for the moment could do nothing for her husband, she dragged the girl into the dining room and sat her down in the chair.
"Who are you?" She demanded. The girl blinked a few times and curled up in the chair. A moment later she was sobbing. Ana hung her head and turned to Gibbs. "You try talking to it." Gibbs switched places with her.
"My name is Alice and you're mean." The girl said between hiccupping sobs. She wiped her eyes on the tank top she was wearing. "Just like my mean old dad who tells me that I'm not good enough for anyone." She pointed an accusing finger at Ana. "You'll never make me go back, because I'm going to stay here with Jack and we'll be happy."
Ana made a face. "Why does everyone assume Jack will make them happy? There's a reason why he likes wenches, you thick girl." She rolled her eyes. "Where did you come from?"
"Oregon." Alice sniffled and rubbed her eyes.
"Is that in Europe somewhere?" Gibbs asked.
She gave him a strange look. "No, it's in the United States." Again her comment was met by three blank stares. "I don't know how I got here. I got mad and stormed out of the house and then I found this medallion the beach and the next thing I know I'm here." She sighed happily. "With my Jack."
"He is not your Jack!" Anamaria growled, pointing a finger. On cue, the girl started crying again.
"Is someone going to bloody help me?" Will shouted from the hallway. The girls swarmed over him, grabbing his shirt, stroking his hair, and asking where his sword was. The way they said it made him shudder, feeling violated.
One girl wrapped her arms around his neck. "Oh Will, I dreamed of meeting you since I saw you in the movie." She sighed happily and rested her head against his chest.
"Movie? What is a movie? Help me!" He called again, trying to get free but he was trapped beneath the combined body weight.
Elizabeth came stomping into the room, waving at all the girls. "Where did these come from, William?"
Will looked up at her, begging for help. "They were in the shop when I opened up this morning. I don't know where they came from. They just appeared there." Elizabeth walked forward and grabbed the nearest girl, yanking her off and reaching for the next. Soon Gibbs and Ana joined in, trying to free Jack.
It became apparent that there was too many. For each one that Elizabeth, Gibbs, or Ana would throw off, two more would jump back on again. Will had been reduced to a gibbering wreck like Jack.
Elizabeth snapped her fingers suddenly. "Wait here and try to keep them from hurting my husband." She said, heading out the front door.
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Elizabeth peered at the cell door. "Are you sure that will hold them all?" She asked, watching the girls crying inside. Norrington nodded, looking slightly worried.
"It will. I'm just wondering what we're going to do with them all. All this crying could get on one's nerves quite quickly." He said, looking irritated already. Elizabeth licked her lips and turned towards him.
"Well, you did say that they wanted to build a new jail because this one was quite old." She raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps you should brick this one up?"
A smile crossed Norrington's face slowly. "Yes...of course. Good suggestion, Mrs. Turner. Speaking of, how is your husband faring?"
Elizabeth sighed. "He's returning to normal, I think. There are times when he seems quite fine, but the mere sound of a shrieking girl makes him run to the nearest corner and start gibbering." She shot the girls a withering look. "And he wants to know who Orly is. Apparently more than a few of the girls called him that." She bit her lip.
Norrington looked back towards the cell and shook his head sadly. "We must face it. Port Royal and the Caribbean Seas have been invaded. Nothing will ever be the same. Pirate and Commodore and Civilian must come together to fight this deadly plague of Sues, Stus, and randomly appearing fan girls."
Elizabeth nodded, laying a hand on his arm. "You can count on our help."
The front door burst open and in came Anamaria and Gibbs, dragging the gibbering pirate captain between them. Ana dropped him on the floor and Gibbs rushed back to the door, slamming it shut and leaning against it, breathing hard. On the floor, Jack curled up in a little ball, muttering gibberish and rocking back and forth. Ana sat down on the floor beside him, trying to catch her breath.
Elizabeth stared at the crew for a moment before finally speaking up. "What happened to you?" She asked, raising an eyebrow and watching them trying to collect themselves, except for Jack, who hadn't gotten past the gibbering part. Something extremely bad must have happened if the famous Captain Sparrow was reduced to this.
"Girls." Gibbs said between pants. "They just started appearin' on the ship, and they weren't ordinary girls either. All dressed funny and talking funny and jumping on top of Jack." At the mention of the girls, the pirate audibly twitched and went back to gibbering again.
"Why didn't you just throw them off the ship?" Elizabeth asked, sitting on the floor and leaning forward, her elbows on her knees and her chin on her hand. There was something odd going on here, and she was very interested.
"We did." Ana said, wiping a hand across her brow. "But they just kept appearing out of nowhere. It was like witchcraft. And anytime we touched them, they started crying about how they were abused or hurt or needed someone to help them. It happened with every one of them until all of them were crying on board."
Gibbs nodded. "And they all seem fixated on Jack, awed by his presence. They also called him some name. What was it?"
"Johnny." Ana supplied.
"Aye, that was it." Gibbs snapped his fingers. "And then they all jumped on top of him, screaming that they never wanted to go back to their time and wanted to stay here with him. When we finally pulled all the girls off of him, we found him like that." He pointed to Jack. "Poor Jack never even had a chance."
Elizabeth looked down at Jack with pity and reached over, rubbing his shoulder. "I'm sure they'll all go away soon, Jack." Jack's response to her touch was to curl up tighter and smack her hand away. "I hope he's going to be ok." She said in concern. "Maybe Will can talk some sense into him."
Suddenly there was a loud banging on the door and someone yelling in terror. "Open this bloody door! Please!" Elizabeth got to her feet, an eyebrow raised and hurried over to the door. Gibbs got up and opened it.
Will came running full speed into the hallway, nearly running down Elizabeth. He didn't have time to apologize as a herd of girls came running in after him. The one at the head of the pack took a leap and grabbed him around the waist, bringing him down to the ground. Like a pack of angry wolves, the group fell on him, although a few had changed direction and now the frightened pirate captain was submerged under again as well.
Elizabeth's eyes widened, looking at the girls. "They're like nothing I've ever seen before. Their dress is funny and their talk is funny. What is this madness?" Ana got to her feet and grabbed a skimpily dressed girl who had been trying to hug Jack. With Gibbs and Elizabeth in tow, who for the moment could do nothing for her husband, she dragged the girl into the dining room and sat her down in the chair.
"Who are you?" She demanded. The girl blinked a few times and curled up in the chair. A moment later she was sobbing. Ana hung her head and turned to Gibbs. "You try talking to it." Gibbs switched places with her.
"My name is Alice and you're mean." The girl said between hiccupping sobs. She wiped her eyes on the tank top she was wearing. "Just like my mean old dad who tells me that I'm not good enough for anyone." She pointed an accusing finger at Ana. "You'll never make me go back, because I'm going to stay here with Jack and we'll be happy."
Ana made a face. "Why does everyone assume Jack will make them happy? There's a reason why he likes wenches, you thick girl." She rolled her eyes. "Where did you come from?"
"Oregon." Alice sniffled and rubbed her eyes.
"Is that in Europe somewhere?" Gibbs asked.
She gave him a strange look. "No, it's in the United States." Again her comment was met by three blank stares. "I don't know how I got here. I got mad and stormed out of the house and then I found this medallion the beach and the next thing I know I'm here." She sighed happily. "With my Jack."
"He is not your Jack!" Anamaria growled, pointing a finger. On cue, the girl started crying again.
"Is someone going to bloody help me?" Will shouted from the hallway. The girls swarmed over him, grabbing his shirt, stroking his hair, and asking where his sword was. The way they said it made him shudder, feeling violated.
One girl wrapped her arms around his neck. "Oh Will, I dreamed of meeting you since I saw you in the movie." She sighed happily and rested her head against his chest.
"Movie? What is a movie? Help me!" He called again, trying to get free but he was trapped beneath the combined body weight.
Elizabeth came stomping into the room, waving at all the girls. "Where did these come from, William?"
Will looked up at her, begging for help. "They were in the shop when I opened up this morning. I don't know where they came from. They just appeared there." Elizabeth walked forward and grabbed the nearest girl, yanking her off and reaching for the next. Soon Gibbs and Ana joined in, trying to free Jack.
It became apparent that there was too many. For each one that Elizabeth, Gibbs, or Ana would throw off, two more would jump back on again. Will had been reduced to a gibbering wreck like Jack.
Elizabeth snapped her fingers suddenly. "Wait here and try to keep them from hurting my husband." She said, heading out the front door.
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Elizabeth peered at the cell door. "Are you sure that will hold them all?" She asked, watching the girls crying inside. Norrington nodded, looking slightly worried.
"It will. I'm just wondering what we're going to do with them all. All this crying could get on one's nerves quite quickly." He said, looking irritated already. Elizabeth licked her lips and turned towards him.
"Well, you did say that they wanted to build a new jail because this one was quite old." She raised an eyebrow. "Perhaps you should brick this one up?"
A smile crossed Norrington's face slowly. "Yes...of course. Good suggestion, Mrs. Turner. Speaking of, how is your husband faring?"
Elizabeth sighed. "He's returning to normal, I think. There are times when he seems quite fine, but the mere sound of a shrieking girl makes him run to the nearest corner and start gibbering." She shot the girls a withering look. "And he wants to know who Orly is. Apparently more than a few of the girls called him that." She bit her lip.
Norrington looked back towards the cell and shook his head sadly. "We must face it. Port Royal and the Caribbean Seas have been invaded. Nothing will ever be the same. Pirate and Commodore and Civilian must come together to fight this deadly plague of Sues, Stus, and randomly appearing fan girls."
Elizabeth nodded, laying a hand on his arm. "You can count on our help."