Pirates of the Caribbean - The Next Generation
Disclaimer - Much to my disappointment I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean but I do own Emily Jane. *Grumble* I wish I owned POTC through. *Sigh* Life can be so unfair. Mean Disney thinks of everything. *Walks of grumbling*
Summary - What if Will and Elizabeth had a daughter? What if she came in possession of a piece of Cortez's cursed treasure? They'd be stupid if they didn't call on a certain pirate captain and what if he had a little surprise of his own? Read to find out!!!!
Authors Note - Hmmmmmm! Well thankies to all reviews!!!! Your comments are muchly appreciated!!! Special thanks to orli*N*keira, ThePinkPanther, Rylee Smith and Lyra Silvertongue 13. Who all managed to read the second chapie and tell me their thoughts etc. Okayies this chapter might be a bit boring so bear with it cos the fun starts just after!!!!
Chapter Three - Revisiting and Returning
"I do not like this."
Will's face was creased with concern and worry. Elizabeth's hand found his and she squeezed it comfortingly. The only words exiting his mouth had been the same since the small family of three had boarded the medium sized seaworthy vessel headed for Tortuga. Of course they were not travelling with pirates but under Elizabeth's strict orders they had managed to organise a boat for the journey. A smile caressed his lips as he pictured the Governor's reaction when he discovered his daughter, son-in-law and grandchild had disappeared. He looked up at his wife. Her usual garments had vanished and she now donned a simple cotton dress, her dark chocolate brown curls pulled back of her face loosely. She smiled at him and in return he smiled back.
"I heard you the first time you know."
Looking into her dark orbs Will noticed a mischievous glint occupying them. Smiling he realised she was only joking. Observing her in a somewhat quiet fashion he noticed she seemed particularly happy about being back out at sea, a smile formed on his lips, but again that wasn't much of a surprise. A state of seriousness overtook his features. The real surprise was that his daughter wasn't joining in with the high spirits.
Confused and slightly astonished he glanced around searching for her familiar figure. Spotting it at the bow, he watched as the wind blew her long brown locks around her. The simple green dress she wore flapped in the breeze and danced with the wind. Her hands were firmly clasped on the rail as she stared out at sea. From his position Will could see that her face bore no expression. Sighing he turned back to Elizabeth.
"I'm beginning to regret keeping our adventure from her."
Elizabeth's eyes glowered with hurt. When Emily had been born there had been much of a discussion on that very topic. In the end they had decided it would be in everyone's best interest, particularly their daughter in question, to keep it all a secret. All those promises made and sleepless nights dreading the worst had all been in vain for a few hours previous they had retold the whole story to the now furious teenager.
Running a hand through her dark waves she sighed deeply. "Maybe I should go talk to her."
It wasn't a question and he knew it but nevertheless still nodded in approval as she picked herself up. His smile widened as he eyed her. Barely noticing herself Elizabeth stretched a slender hand down to her skirt and smoothed it out of habit. A well brought up woman such as herself had had behaviours such as these almost to well engraved into her at such an early age it was no wonder she could never escape them.
Noticing he was watching her Elizabeth's fine brow furrowed in curiosity. Casting her gaze downwards she searched for something out of place. Even more confused she narrowed her eyes and returned her gaze to his laughing dark orbs. Still rather confused she looked down at him.
"What?"
Shaking his head he arose from the deck and stepped towards her. Pulling his wife close to him he leaned in and whispered softly in her ear. His breath was warm and it tingled upon mixing with the air surrounding her. Straining to hear what he was saying she shrugged it off as if it was nothing then returned her focus back to the man she loved. Smiles mirrored on both their faces as they leaned in for a kiss. Lips but centimetres apart a rather loud cough brought them back to reality.
Clearing her throat for the second time Emily stood before them her face was expressionless and the emotions in her eyes unreadable. Silence cut through the crisp afternoon breeze and left an uncomfortable pause. Biting her bottom lip almost nervously Elizabeth eyed her daughter questioningly. A smile flickered on the young girls' lips as she stared back.
"I-I want to understand." Will made an attempt to speak but his wife silenced him with her eyes. Both pairs of eyes bore into Emily as she made to continue. "I want to understand why you didn't tell me. A-And I want to.hear more about your adventure and this pirate captain." Her smile widened slightly at the last comment as she awaited their response.
Glancing quickly at his wife Will took a seat yet again and motioned for the others to do the same. Once everyone was seated comfortably he took a deep breath and looked up a smile playing across his lips. His hand sought Elizabeth's and in return she smiled.
"I think it's best you start, dear. I believe it began with you and Norrington." His smile widened in a teasing tone as she shot him a glare equal to a hundred daggers.
"Well I suppose it really began with Commodore Norrington's promotion ceremony. Your Grandfather had being doing his research and discovered that the latest fashion in London was a strangling contraption more commonly known as a corset.." At that comment Emily frowned in great dislike having been there herself but eagerly awaited her Mother to continue with a curious expression.
"As your well aware of corsets are not the most comfortable things and it left me short of breath for most of the day but anyway my Father was somewhat unaware of this slight detail and forced me to wear it nevertheless." She took a breath and smiled at Will. "I think this is about the time you came in, darling." Burying his head in his hands Will's cheek flushed a bright red as she continued.
"Your dear Father payed my house a visit that day bringing with him a fine craft he had himself created for the Commodore's benefits. Upon delivering it I bump into him and as usual left him in a daze." Shoving her slightly Will's cheeks turned an even brighter red, if that was at all possible. "Ah well. I was whisked of the ceremony leaving your Father behind." She took another breath and smiled. "After the promotion the Commodore asked for a private word and took me aside.
Elizabeth paused as if trying to remember the finer details. Impatiently Emily waved a hand in front of her face bringing her back to reality. "Hello? Mum? What did he do?" Elizabeth smiled at her daughter and tried to ignore the blush faintly creeping up on her cheeks. Wetting her lips she pushed an escaping curl from her eyes and made to continue.
"He proposed."
Emily's draw dropped as she stared at her Mother in awe. The Commodore proposed to her Mother. The Commodore. As in Commodore Norrington. Still completely aghast Emily glanced at her Father. He nodded in agreement. "It's all true."
"That's disgusting. You mean he could have ended up my Father. Let's not even go there. That's just so wrong. Ew ew ewww!" Her features were mixed with an expression so easily readable. Disgust filled her eyes at the thought of what could have been.
Shaking her head at her daughter Elizabeth smiled. "I reassure you I would never marry him." Looking slightly more relieved Emily urged her to continue. "I think this was about the time my breathing pace went out of control." A smile formed on her lips. "I can actually recall him saying he was feeling a bit nervous himself right before I tumbled of the battlements into the sea below. I can't remember exactly what happened during my fall and nearly drowning event but I do recall waking up with a man leaning over me. His eyes were dark and outlined in kohl and his almost black hair was tangled with the oddest things. In the short time that came to pass he threatened me and I along with everyone else came to realise his name was Jack Sparrow. Captain Jack Sparrow as he preferred."
She glanced over at Will who was nodding in memory. "I think this is where you take over." Inclining his head Will began to tell the events that followed.
"The infamous pirate captain's next stop just happened to be Mr Browns Forge so naturally I ran into him. We fought for a while until Brown came home and smashed a bottle on his head causing him to fall into unconsciousness. He was then sent to the jail under orders of the Commodore." He squeezed Elizabeth's hand again. "That was the night the pirates invaded taking something incredibly dear from me." Elizabeth smiled at him as Emily rolled her eyes impatiently.
"And then?"
"And then I fought them. The pirates from the Black Pearl that is. I was doing quite well till a pirate I had killed moments before hit me on the back of my head. I remember waking up and finding a destroyed town slowly rebuilding itself. Realising what had happened the night before I wasted no time in calling on the Governor and newly appointed Commodore urging them to use Jack Sparrow for information on the Pearl. They of course denied and I took things into my own hands. After making a deal with Jack I freed him from his cell and we 'commandeered' a ship of the royal navy." Taking a breath he ignored the urging comments being made by his daughter and in his own time made to continue.
"We made for Tortuga where we met Master Gibbs, and old friend of the Governors. With his help we found ourselves a crew and began to follow the Pearl." He looked over at Elizabeth and smiled gesturing for her to tell her part.
"Meanwhile while your Father was of drinking I was aboard the Black Pearl dining with Captain Barbossa. It was that very night I discovered the truth behind the curse and the medallion that used to be in my possession."
Emily nodded. Her parents had already explained to her about the medallion and the curse so her Mother need not explain it again. She knew her parents were frightened for her safety but she couldn't see anything wrong. Then again she wasn't the one who had already experienced this years ago. Licking her lips absent-mindedly she guessed her parents were just worried that history might repeat itself.
The sky was now velvet black dotted with shining silver stars as the three sat in silence. Emily was dying to hear the end of the story but didn't want to seem to excited just in case that worried her parents more. Taking a deep breath she jumped as Mr Daniels made his presence known.
Excusing himself much more than was necessary the kind young man bowed slightly to the ladies and nodded his head at Will. "I just came to tell you we're about to make port. Thought you ought to know and all."
Elizabeth smiled and thanked him ignoring the protests from Emily. "We will continue the story later." Wrinkling her nose angrily Emily frowned and walked away muttering.
"Later. It's always later."
Authors Note - Another chapie up for the readin'! Hope you like it!!! Remember to R&R!!!!!! I'll try to update soon!! Only 8 and ½ more days of school left!!!! Hee hee my school gets of earlier!!! To ba for those that doesn't!!! look forward to readin' your reviews! Love Lizzie
Disclaimer - Much to my disappointment I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean but I do own Emily Jane. *Grumble* I wish I owned POTC through. *Sigh* Life can be so unfair. Mean Disney thinks of everything. *Walks of grumbling*
Summary - What if Will and Elizabeth had a daughter? What if she came in possession of a piece of Cortez's cursed treasure? They'd be stupid if they didn't call on a certain pirate captain and what if he had a little surprise of his own? Read to find out!!!!
Authors Note - Hmmmmmm! Well thankies to all reviews!!!! Your comments are muchly appreciated!!! Special thanks to orli*N*keira, ThePinkPanther, Rylee Smith and Lyra Silvertongue 13. Who all managed to read the second chapie and tell me their thoughts etc. Okayies this chapter might be a bit boring so bear with it cos the fun starts just after!!!!
Chapter Three - Revisiting and Returning
"I do not like this."
Will's face was creased with concern and worry. Elizabeth's hand found his and she squeezed it comfortingly. The only words exiting his mouth had been the same since the small family of three had boarded the medium sized seaworthy vessel headed for Tortuga. Of course they were not travelling with pirates but under Elizabeth's strict orders they had managed to organise a boat for the journey. A smile caressed his lips as he pictured the Governor's reaction when he discovered his daughter, son-in-law and grandchild had disappeared. He looked up at his wife. Her usual garments had vanished and she now donned a simple cotton dress, her dark chocolate brown curls pulled back of her face loosely. She smiled at him and in return he smiled back.
"I heard you the first time you know."
Looking into her dark orbs Will noticed a mischievous glint occupying them. Smiling he realised she was only joking. Observing her in a somewhat quiet fashion he noticed she seemed particularly happy about being back out at sea, a smile formed on his lips, but again that wasn't much of a surprise. A state of seriousness overtook his features. The real surprise was that his daughter wasn't joining in with the high spirits.
Confused and slightly astonished he glanced around searching for her familiar figure. Spotting it at the bow, he watched as the wind blew her long brown locks around her. The simple green dress she wore flapped in the breeze and danced with the wind. Her hands were firmly clasped on the rail as she stared out at sea. From his position Will could see that her face bore no expression. Sighing he turned back to Elizabeth.
"I'm beginning to regret keeping our adventure from her."
Elizabeth's eyes glowered with hurt. When Emily had been born there had been much of a discussion on that very topic. In the end they had decided it would be in everyone's best interest, particularly their daughter in question, to keep it all a secret. All those promises made and sleepless nights dreading the worst had all been in vain for a few hours previous they had retold the whole story to the now furious teenager.
Running a hand through her dark waves she sighed deeply. "Maybe I should go talk to her."
It wasn't a question and he knew it but nevertheless still nodded in approval as she picked herself up. His smile widened as he eyed her. Barely noticing herself Elizabeth stretched a slender hand down to her skirt and smoothed it out of habit. A well brought up woman such as herself had had behaviours such as these almost to well engraved into her at such an early age it was no wonder she could never escape them.
Noticing he was watching her Elizabeth's fine brow furrowed in curiosity. Casting her gaze downwards she searched for something out of place. Even more confused she narrowed her eyes and returned her gaze to his laughing dark orbs. Still rather confused she looked down at him.
"What?"
Shaking his head he arose from the deck and stepped towards her. Pulling his wife close to him he leaned in and whispered softly in her ear. His breath was warm and it tingled upon mixing with the air surrounding her. Straining to hear what he was saying she shrugged it off as if it was nothing then returned her focus back to the man she loved. Smiles mirrored on both their faces as they leaned in for a kiss. Lips but centimetres apart a rather loud cough brought them back to reality.
Clearing her throat for the second time Emily stood before them her face was expressionless and the emotions in her eyes unreadable. Silence cut through the crisp afternoon breeze and left an uncomfortable pause. Biting her bottom lip almost nervously Elizabeth eyed her daughter questioningly. A smile flickered on the young girls' lips as she stared back.
"I-I want to understand." Will made an attempt to speak but his wife silenced him with her eyes. Both pairs of eyes bore into Emily as she made to continue. "I want to understand why you didn't tell me. A-And I want to.hear more about your adventure and this pirate captain." Her smile widened slightly at the last comment as she awaited their response.
Glancing quickly at his wife Will took a seat yet again and motioned for the others to do the same. Once everyone was seated comfortably he took a deep breath and looked up a smile playing across his lips. His hand sought Elizabeth's and in return she smiled.
"I think it's best you start, dear. I believe it began with you and Norrington." His smile widened in a teasing tone as she shot him a glare equal to a hundred daggers.
"Well I suppose it really began with Commodore Norrington's promotion ceremony. Your Grandfather had being doing his research and discovered that the latest fashion in London was a strangling contraption more commonly known as a corset.." At that comment Emily frowned in great dislike having been there herself but eagerly awaited her Mother to continue with a curious expression.
"As your well aware of corsets are not the most comfortable things and it left me short of breath for most of the day but anyway my Father was somewhat unaware of this slight detail and forced me to wear it nevertheless." She took a breath and smiled at Will. "I think this is about the time you came in, darling." Burying his head in his hands Will's cheek flushed a bright red as she continued.
"Your dear Father payed my house a visit that day bringing with him a fine craft he had himself created for the Commodore's benefits. Upon delivering it I bump into him and as usual left him in a daze." Shoving her slightly Will's cheeks turned an even brighter red, if that was at all possible. "Ah well. I was whisked of the ceremony leaving your Father behind." She took another breath and smiled. "After the promotion the Commodore asked for a private word and took me aside.
Elizabeth paused as if trying to remember the finer details. Impatiently Emily waved a hand in front of her face bringing her back to reality. "Hello? Mum? What did he do?" Elizabeth smiled at her daughter and tried to ignore the blush faintly creeping up on her cheeks. Wetting her lips she pushed an escaping curl from her eyes and made to continue.
"He proposed."
Emily's draw dropped as she stared at her Mother in awe. The Commodore proposed to her Mother. The Commodore. As in Commodore Norrington. Still completely aghast Emily glanced at her Father. He nodded in agreement. "It's all true."
"That's disgusting. You mean he could have ended up my Father. Let's not even go there. That's just so wrong. Ew ew ewww!" Her features were mixed with an expression so easily readable. Disgust filled her eyes at the thought of what could have been.
Shaking her head at her daughter Elizabeth smiled. "I reassure you I would never marry him." Looking slightly more relieved Emily urged her to continue. "I think this was about the time my breathing pace went out of control." A smile formed on her lips. "I can actually recall him saying he was feeling a bit nervous himself right before I tumbled of the battlements into the sea below. I can't remember exactly what happened during my fall and nearly drowning event but I do recall waking up with a man leaning over me. His eyes were dark and outlined in kohl and his almost black hair was tangled with the oddest things. In the short time that came to pass he threatened me and I along with everyone else came to realise his name was Jack Sparrow. Captain Jack Sparrow as he preferred."
She glanced over at Will who was nodding in memory. "I think this is where you take over." Inclining his head Will began to tell the events that followed.
"The infamous pirate captain's next stop just happened to be Mr Browns Forge so naturally I ran into him. We fought for a while until Brown came home and smashed a bottle on his head causing him to fall into unconsciousness. He was then sent to the jail under orders of the Commodore." He squeezed Elizabeth's hand again. "That was the night the pirates invaded taking something incredibly dear from me." Elizabeth smiled at him as Emily rolled her eyes impatiently.
"And then?"
"And then I fought them. The pirates from the Black Pearl that is. I was doing quite well till a pirate I had killed moments before hit me on the back of my head. I remember waking up and finding a destroyed town slowly rebuilding itself. Realising what had happened the night before I wasted no time in calling on the Governor and newly appointed Commodore urging them to use Jack Sparrow for information on the Pearl. They of course denied and I took things into my own hands. After making a deal with Jack I freed him from his cell and we 'commandeered' a ship of the royal navy." Taking a breath he ignored the urging comments being made by his daughter and in his own time made to continue.
"We made for Tortuga where we met Master Gibbs, and old friend of the Governors. With his help we found ourselves a crew and began to follow the Pearl." He looked over at Elizabeth and smiled gesturing for her to tell her part.
"Meanwhile while your Father was of drinking I was aboard the Black Pearl dining with Captain Barbossa. It was that very night I discovered the truth behind the curse and the medallion that used to be in my possession."
Emily nodded. Her parents had already explained to her about the medallion and the curse so her Mother need not explain it again. She knew her parents were frightened for her safety but she couldn't see anything wrong. Then again she wasn't the one who had already experienced this years ago. Licking her lips absent-mindedly she guessed her parents were just worried that history might repeat itself.
The sky was now velvet black dotted with shining silver stars as the three sat in silence. Emily was dying to hear the end of the story but didn't want to seem to excited just in case that worried her parents more. Taking a deep breath she jumped as Mr Daniels made his presence known.
Excusing himself much more than was necessary the kind young man bowed slightly to the ladies and nodded his head at Will. "I just came to tell you we're about to make port. Thought you ought to know and all."
Elizabeth smiled and thanked him ignoring the protests from Emily. "We will continue the story later." Wrinkling her nose angrily Emily frowned and walked away muttering.
"Later. It's always later."
Authors Note - Another chapie up for the readin'! Hope you like it!!! Remember to R&R!!!!!! I'll try to update soon!! Only 8 and ½ more days of school left!!!! Hee hee my school gets of earlier!!! To ba for those that doesn't!!! look forward to readin' your reviews! Love Lizzie