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Chapter 1: At the Gallows
A crowd had gathered around Port Royal's gallows to watch the hanging of the infamous captain of the Black Pearl. The official stood on the wooden platform next to the prisoner, who was bound with rope. The official unrolled the document that he held in his hands and began to read it out loud.
"Jack Sparrow, be it known that you have been charged with treason of your willful commission of crimes against the crown."
"Captain," Jack muttered, rolling his eyes. "Captain Jack Sparrow."
The official continued his reading without acknowledging Sparrow. "Said crimes being numerous in quantity and sinister in nature, the most egregious of these to be citied herewith: piracy, smuggling, impersonating an officer of the Spanish Royal Navy, impersonating a cleric of the Church of England."
"Ah, yes." Jack smiled, remembering good times. The official paused and glared at Sparrow.
Above the crowd, on a dais, Elizabeth Swann watched the event unfold. "This is wrong."
"Commodore Norrington is bound by the law," her father, the governor, replied. "As are we all."
She turned her attention back to the official and Jack's ever- lengthening list of grievances.
"Also, sailing under false colors, arson, kidnapping, looting, poaching, brigandage, pilfering, depravity, depredation, and general lawlessness. And for these crimes you have been sentenced to be, on this day, hung by the neck until dead." The official folded the parchment. "May God have mercy on your soul."
The noose was lowered around Sparrow's neck. Elizabeth watched, horrified. Just then, a handsome man pushed his way up to the dais. Only when he was close did she realize that it was Will Turner with an outrageous feather sticking out of his hat.
"Governor Swann. Commodore." Both men nodded in greeting. Will turned to face his heart's desire. "Elizabeth. I should have told you everyday from the moment I met you. I love you." He gave her a small smile and disappeared into the crowd.
Elizabeth blushed. She turned away from her father and her fiancé. AS she did, a flash of color caught her eye. A familiar parrot perched on a nearby branch.
She began to breath faster. " I can't breathe." She fell backwards, gaining the attention of her father.
"Elizabeth?" He and the Commodore knelt beside the unconscious girl.
Meanwhile, Will was blocked in by the mass of people. He saw the hangman going to open the trapdoor on the gallows. "Move!" he cried as he threw his sword.
It lodged itself into the wood just as Sparrow dropped. His feet hit the metal giving him a foothold. While Will fought his way to the gallows, Sparrow managed to cut himself loose.
"Here!" Sparrow threw one end of his rope bindings to Will, keeping the other end for himself.
They charged the steps and the Commodore's advancing guards. With the rope held taunt, they tripped many guards. It was only once they had reached the tower that the two men were cornered by the guards, guns cocked and aimed.
"I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill-conceived escape attempt, but not from you," Commodore Norrington said to Will, not hiding the disgust in his voice. He stood beside the Governor, whose face was red with anger.
"On our return to Port Royal, I granted you clemency. And this is how you thank me?" Governor Swann demanded. "By throwing in you lot with him? He's a pirate!"
"And a good man," Will replied.
Jack pointed to himself and proudly mouthed, "That's me."
"If all I have achieved here," Will continued, "is that the hangman will earn two pairs of boots instead of one, so be it. At least my conscience will be clear."
"You forget you place, Turner," Norrington said, slowly losing his cool.
"It's right here. between you and Jack."
"As is mine." Much to everyone's surprise, Elizabeth pushed past the guns to stand beside Will.
"Elizabeth!" Governor Swann cried. "Lower your weapons. For goodness' sake, put them down!"
"Stand fast!" Norrington commanded, contradicting the Governor. He silenced the Governor with a glare and focused on Elizabeth. "You would choose to die with a pirate and a treasonous blacksmith than stand by me as my bride? You are my fiancé! You belong to me, you ignoble wench!"
Will raised his sword and pointed it at Norrington. Elizabeth touched his arm and shook her head.
To Norrington, she replied, "I am not your property nor was I ever. I choose to die, if that is indeed the case, rather than help you retain your image. That is why you wanted to marry me, is it not?" She paused, but Norrinton didn't reply. "It would be the next logical step in your climb to higher power. First, become Commodore. Then, marry the Governor's daughter. What then? Would you become the King of England?"
"No." She shook her head violently. "I will not be your. poppet! So kill us or release us, but you will never have me. I will stand by Will and by Jack Sparrow."
"Captain," Jack whined. "It's Captain Jack Sparrow." Everyone was silent as all eyes focused on him. "What?"
Norrington showed no sign of emotion. He ignored Sparrow's outburst. Instead, he drew out his own pistol and cocked it.
"Very well, Elizabeth." With his finger on the trigger, he took aim."
"Commodore Norrington! I will not stand for this!" Governor Swann came out of his daze. "You cannot shoot my daughter!"
"Sir, as you said earlier, I am bound by the law. A traitor's death would be far more painful than the death I can administer."
"But she's my daughter!"
As they argued, Elizabeth gazed out on the harbor. Much to her amazement, a war-beaten ship with black sails had crept up close to the tower as possible without anyone noticing. "Will," she whispered. "Look."
Will followed her gaze. "Elizabeth, get down," he whispered back.
"Why?" she asked as she knelt down.
Will did the same. "Because they're preparing to fire." Her eyes went wide.
"I am the Governor! I gave you the title of Commodore and I can take it away. I - wait! What's that noise?"
Jack looked around. "Alright, which one of you blokes is whistling?"
Norrington paused. "That's not whistling."
"It's cannon fire!" Governor Swann screamed, diving for cover.
"Jack!" Elizabeth yelled, pulling the pirate down as a cannonball soared through the air right where his head had been.
"Will people stop trying to blow holes in my ship?" Jack watched in horror as Norrington ordered return fire.
"There must be a way out of this." Will searched for a safe way to escape.
Elizabeth suddenly grabbed Will's arm. "The battlement. we could go over the battlement."
"Right you are, love," Jack agreed, "I'll meet you eunuchs on the Pearl!" he called as he dove into the water.
Will shook his head. "The rocks will tear us to pieces! It's insane!"
"Well, I've got to try!" She wrenched free of his grasp and followed Jack's lead.
"ELIZABETH!" Will took off after her. Just as he cleared the battlement, he felt something sharp nip at his side.
"Throw out the rope!" Jack commanded. "Get that blacksmith on board." He grinned. Once Elizabeth and Will were safely below decks, Jack turned to Gibbs. "I thought you were supposed to keep to the Code."
Gibbs raised his eyebrows. "We figured they were more actual. guidelines.
Cotton handed Jack his hat. "Thank you."
Anamaria came up behind him and draped his coat around his shoulders. "Captain Sparrow, the Black Pearl is yours."
Jack walked over to the helm. "On deck, you scabrous dogs! Man the braces! Let down and haul to run free. Now. bring me that horizon. He took out his compass and began to hum. "And really bad eggs. drink up, me 'earties, yo ho."
Matt - Johnny Depp in my shower butt ass naked! Woot!
Chapter 1: At the Gallows
A crowd had gathered around Port Royal's gallows to watch the hanging of the infamous captain of the Black Pearl. The official stood on the wooden platform next to the prisoner, who was bound with rope. The official unrolled the document that he held in his hands and began to read it out loud.
"Jack Sparrow, be it known that you have been charged with treason of your willful commission of crimes against the crown."
"Captain," Jack muttered, rolling his eyes. "Captain Jack Sparrow."
The official continued his reading without acknowledging Sparrow. "Said crimes being numerous in quantity and sinister in nature, the most egregious of these to be citied herewith: piracy, smuggling, impersonating an officer of the Spanish Royal Navy, impersonating a cleric of the Church of England."
"Ah, yes." Jack smiled, remembering good times. The official paused and glared at Sparrow.
Above the crowd, on a dais, Elizabeth Swann watched the event unfold. "This is wrong."
"Commodore Norrington is bound by the law," her father, the governor, replied. "As are we all."
She turned her attention back to the official and Jack's ever- lengthening list of grievances.
"Also, sailing under false colors, arson, kidnapping, looting, poaching, brigandage, pilfering, depravity, depredation, and general lawlessness. And for these crimes you have been sentenced to be, on this day, hung by the neck until dead." The official folded the parchment. "May God have mercy on your soul."
The noose was lowered around Sparrow's neck. Elizabeth watched, horrified. Just then, a handsome man pushed his way up to the dais. Only when he was close did she realize that it was Will Turner with an outrageous feather sticking out of his hat.
"Governor Swann. Commodore." Both men nodded in greeting. Will turned to face his heart's desire. "Elizabeth. I should have told you everyday from the moment I met you. I love you." He gave her a small smile and disappeared into the crowd.
Elizabeth blushed. She turned away from her father and her fiancé. AS she did, a flash of color caught her eye. A familiar parrot perched on a nearby branch.
She began to breath faster. " I can't breathe." She fell backwards, gaining the attention of her father.
"Elizabeth?" He and the Commodore knelt beside the unconscious girl.
Meanwhile, Will was blocked in by the mass of people. He saw the hangman going to open the trapdoor on the gallows. "Move!" he cried as he threw his sword.
It lodged itself into the wood just as Sparrow dropped. His feet hit the metal giving him a foothold. While Will fought his way to the gallows, Sparrow managed to cut himself loose.
"Here!" Sparrow threw one end of his rope bindings to Will, keeping the other end for himself.
They charged the steps and the Commodore's advancing guards. With the rope held taunt, they tripped many guards. It was only once they had reached the tower that the two men were cornered by the guards, guns cocked and aimed.
"I thought we might have to endure some manner of ill-conceived escape attempt, but not from you," Commodore Norrington said to Will, not hiding the disgust in his voice. He stood beside the Governor, whose face was red with anger.
"On our return to Port Royal, I granted you clemency. And this is how you thank me?" Governor Swann demanded. "By throwing in you lot with him? He's a pirate!"
"And a good man," Will replied.
Jack pointed to himself and proudly mouthed, "That's me."
"If all I have achieved here," Will continued, "is that the hangman will earn two pairs of boots instead of one, so be it. At least my conscience will be clear."
"You forget you place, Turner," Norrington said, slowly losing his cool.
"It's right here. between you and Jack."
"As is mine." Much to everyone's surprise, Elizabeth pushed past the guns to stand beside Will.
"Elizabeth!" Governor Swann cried. "Lower your weapons. For goodness' sake, put them down!"
"Stand fast!" Norrington commanded, contradicting the Governor. He silenced the Governor with a glare and focused on Elizabeth. "You would choose to die with a pirate and a treasonous blacksmith than stand by me as my bride? You are my fiancé! You belong to me, you ignoble wench!"
Will raised his sword and pointed it at Norrington. Elizabeth touched his arm and shook her head.
To Norrington, she replied, "I am not your property nor was I ever. I choose to die, if that is indeed the case, rather than help you retain your image. That is why you wanted to marry me, is it not?" She paused, but Norrinton didn't reply. "It would be the next logical step in your climb to higher power. First, become Commodore. Then, marry the Governor's daughter. What then? Would you become the King of England?"
"No." She shook her head violently. "I will not be your. poppet! So kill us or release us, but you will never have me. I will stand by Will and by Jack Sparrow."
"Captain," Jack whined. "It's Captain Jack Sparrow." Everyone was silent as all eyes focused on him. "What?"
Norrington showed no sign of emotion. He ignored Sparrow's outburst. Instead, he drew out his own pistol and cocked it.
"Very well, Elizabeth." With his finger on the trigger, he took aim."
"Commodore Norrington! I will not stand for this!" Governor Swann came out of his daze. "You cannot shoot my daughter!"
"Sir, as you said earlier, I am bound by the law. A traitor's death would be far more painful than the death I can administer."
"But she's my daughter!"
As they argued, Elizabeth gazed out on the harbor. Much to her amazement, a war-beaten ship with black sails had crept up close to the tower as possible without anyone noticing. "Will," she whispered. "Look."
Will followed her gaze. "Elizabeth, get down," he whispered back.
"Why?" she asked as she knelt down.
Will did the same. "Because they're preparing to fire." Her eyes went wide.
"I am the Governor! I gave you the title of Commodore and I can take it away. I - wait! What's that noise?"
Jack looked around. "Alright, which one of you blokes is whistling?"
Norrington paused. "That's not whistling."
"It's cannon fire!" Governor Swann screamed, diving for cover.
"Jack!" Elizabeth yelled, pulling the pirate down as a cannonball soared through the air right where his head had been.
"Will people stop trying to blow holes in my ship?" Jack watched in horror as Norrington ordered return fire.
"There must be a way out of this." Will searched for a safe way to escape.
Elizabeth suddenly grabbed Will's arm. "The battlement. we could go over the battlement."
"Right you are, love," Jack agreed, "I'll meet you eunuchs on the Pearl!" he called as he dove into the water.
Will shook his head. "The rocks will tear us to pieces! It's insane!"
"Well, I've got to try!" She wrenched free of his grasp and followed Jack's lead.
"ELIZABETH!" Will took off after her. Just as he cleared the battlement, he felt something sharp nip at his side.
"Throw out the rope!" Jack commanded. "Get that blacksmith on board." He grinned. Once Elizabeth and Will were safely below decks, Jack turned to Gibbs. "I thought you were supposed to keep to the Code."
Gibbs raised his eyebrows. "We figured they were more actual. guidelines.
Cotton handed Jack his hat. "Thank you."
Anamaria came up behind him and draped his coat around his shoulders. "Captain Sparrow, the Black Pearl is yours."
Jack walked over to the helm. "On deck, you scabrous dogs! Man the braces! Let down and haul to run free. Now. bring me that horizon. He took out his compass and began to hum. "And really bad eggs. drink up, me 'earties, yo ho."