Pirates of the Caribbean: Legend of the Sacred Dawn

Author: SoulOfFlame

Chapter One: Return to Port Royal

~*~Soul~*~: Hello readers! This story is my first based on Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl. I hope that you will all enjoy it! This is my own spin on a sequel to the movie, and since I am constantly making mistakes, please feel free to tell me what I can improve! Reviews of any kind are appreciated and if I make any major errors, please don't hesitate to point them out. I am always looking to improve my writing! Well, enough ranting, here's the first chapter!

Disclaimer: Everything except for the plot is owned by Disney and everyone else involved in the creation of the movie. The plot however is mine, although influenced by the movie. Did that even make sense? Oh well ...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Captain Jack Sparrow walked through the streets of the small seaside town that had become his latest stop on his travels on the Black Pearl. He sauntered down the street away from the port and entered the town itself, saluting the large house on a hillside that could be none other than the Governor's residence. As he passed the various street side merchants and shopkeepers, he was given baleful and reproachful glances by many. With a slight smile to himself he remembered the last time he had visited this place. He hadn't exactly been welcomed with open arms but he had been able to find the answer to his problems. Granted he had also gained a few new ones but that was to be expected no matter where he went. Problems had a tendency to follow him or so it seemed. Either way, it was certainly good to be back in the lovely city of Port Royal. Now if only he could find the Blacksmith's shop.

"Yo ho, yo ho, a pirates life for me." He hummed the familiar tune to himself quietly as he stole an apple from a fruit stand that he passed by. Taking a bite, he decided he didn't like the flavor and discarded of it by trading it for a woman's pouch while she hasn't looking. An honest trade in Jack's mind. As he has always said: Take what you can, give nothing back.

Jack stopped in his tracks as he saw a familiar face turning the corner to head up the street. With a lopsided grin, he called out and waved his hand to get their attention.

"Oh Miss Swann!" He called in a somewhat annoying tone of voice. The brunette paused in her steps to see who had called her name. Knowing she had not seen him yet, Jack silently sauntered over to her and, circling around her, placed himself in front of her with a foolish looking grin on his face.

"Jack!" Elizabeth's eyes widened as she looked at the pirate. She blinked a few times in disbelief and then realized it was indeed the wayward pirate she had last seen nearly five years ago.

"Allo love!" Jack spread his arms out in front of him and turned around once so she could fully look at him and then shrugged. "I suppose you weren't expecting to see me 'ere." Jack hadn't seen her in five years and he knew he didn't really look any different, he did notice a few changes in Elizabeth though.

"No, not really." Elizabeth replied. She smiled at him politely and gave a slight laugh. "Well, what on earth are you doing here anyway Mr. Sparrow?" Jack inwardly rolled his eyes at how Elizabeth always stuck to formalities with him.

"Captain Sparrow if you must be formal please love, and I was jus' here to have a chat with that boy of yours. Other than that just passing through Miss Swann, or is it Mrs. Turner by now?" Jack asked mocking her formal addressing of him. A new grin spread across his face as he waited for her answer.

"It's still Miss Swann thank you, and you may call me Elizabeth while were on the matter of formality." Elizabeth replied. Jack immediately took her hand and began to inspect it. Searching for something.

"Well 'as he at least proposed to you yet?" Jack asked as he looked her hand over for a ring. Elizabeth glared at him and pulled her hand away.

"That's a terribly bold question Captain Sparrow." Said Elizabeth defensively.

"Don' worry love I'll have a chat with your dear William about it." Jack laughed. "You wouldn't happen to know where he is?" Jack asked casually changing the subject.

"I was just on my way to see him why?" Elizabeth asked. She had a feeling that Jack was up to one of his old schemes and, from past experience, she was more than likely right. Sure enough, Jack's eyes widened slightly as he scrambled for an answer that she was sure wouldn't be the truth.

"Well I wanted to talk to him and it would help to know where to find him." Jack explained nonchalantly. He cast a sideways glance to see if Elizabeth was going to leave it at that but, it appeared she wasn't. If only Will had decided not to love someone so nosy. Nosy women never did sit well with him and come to think of it he hadn't really like Elizabeth all that much to begin with. Especially since she just couldn't seem to appreciate good rum and pleasurable company such as himself.

"And what, pray tell, do you plan on trying to convince him to do?" Elizabeth asked interrupting Jack's thoughts. As usual, she saw right through his cover. He hated that about her. And he didn't think he'd ever be able to forgive her for burning the rum, he honestly didn't.

"Well, actually love the Pearl's a bit shorthanded and I could use your Will's help with her. He is a pirate after all an' I know I can trust him." That was the truth, just not all of it. At least he hadn't lied, then she'd be angry. He didn't like her angry, and come to think of it he really didn't like her at all.

"Jack what are you thinking of?" Elizabeth cut right to the point. Jack looked at her as if surprised that she wanted to know.

"Well I was thinking that I really can't forgive you for the rum incident on that island and that I don't think I like you very much for it. I was thinking it repeatedly actually." Jack said more to himself than Elizabeth.

"I meant what are you trying to talk Jack into doing that you don't want me to know, but thank you for your honesty." Elizabeth said coolly. Jack cringed and then smiled at her.

"Right, of course that's what you meant!" Jack turned and cringed again, silently cursing his unfortunate lack of attention to her questioning. "I was only jokin' with ya love." Jack insisted.

"Good day Jack." Elizabeth rolled her eyes and dropped her formal tone with him. Jack knew he had offended her, although to be honest he couldn't exactly say he cared. Still, he needed to get to the Blacksmith's shop and he had a feeling that the Commodore wouldn't be too happy to see him should they have the unfortunate chance to meet. Unsure of what he could do to stop her, he grabbed her arm.

"Elizabeth wait!" He said desperately. The brunette turned and glared at Jack, who let out a sigh of relief that she had stopped. "Please, I didn' mean anythin' by it! Just tell me where I can find Will please love?" Jack pouted and tried his best to make her feel sorry for him.

"Fine, but unhand me!" Elizabeth snapped. Jack did as he was told, still giving Elizabeth his best puppy dog eyes. She looked at him and laughed. "Oh stop it Jack you look so terribly pathetic when you do that." She told him. Shaking her head, she headed in the direction of the Blacksmith's shop. Jack, scrambling to follow her, placed a hand on his hat and grinned. Now all he had to do was convince Will to come along and help him on the Pearl.

Elizabeth quietly opened the door to the Blacksmith's shop and peered inside to see is Will or Mr. Brown was busy. As predicted, Mr. Brown sat in his chair in a deep sleep with an empty rum bottle in his hands. She walked inside and allowed Jack to enter before shutting the door.

"Don't wake him, he sleeps very lightly these days and has no patience for pirates." Elizabeth turned to Jack to make sure that he understood her and then headed into the shop. She opened her mouth to call out for Will quietly, when the apprentice walked into the main room, covered in sweat and dirt from his work.

"Elizabeth!" Will's eyes immediately lit up as he saw her standing in the shop. "I thought I heard someone come in the door! And Jack you're here too?" Will wiped his forehead with his sleeve and smiled at the two.

"Hello Will." Said Elizabeth returning the smile. "I was on my way to see you when Jack found me. He said he wanted to talk to you so I brought him with me." As if to relay that things had not exactly gone well, Elizabeth glared at Jack briefly.

"Yes, an' a right nice thin' it was for 'er to do!" Jack said somewhat uneasily.

"Which means you two fought, no doubt because of some idiotic remark from Jack. How badly did he insult you?" Will asked Elizabeth who was trying not to laugh.

"Well, it's not really important. He is just sore because I burned the rum while we were stranded." Elizabeth said giving Will a knowing look. he understood the secret message and smiled.

"Well, he's probably drunk at the moment anyway so don't be too upset with him Miss Elizabeth." Will said.

"Miss Elizabeth? Oh my, I definitely need to talk to him for ya lass." Jack said looking at Will. Turning to her, Will raised an eyebrow in question. Elizabeth rolling her eyes was his only reply, and that was all Will needed to understand.

"What do you want to talk to me about Jack?" Will asked. Jack stopped chuckling to himself and looked at Will seriously.

"I can' really say here with ..." Jack motioned his head to Elizabeth who rolled her eyes. Will saw this and sighed.

"Then we'll talk in the back, if you don't mind Miss- erm, Elizabeth?" Will asked trying not to upset her by being overly formal again. No doubt she was exercising her last ounce of patience after he little run in with Jack. He sometimes wondered how she stayed so calm around the pirate. Elizabeth nodded, not trusting herself to reply in words, and Will smiled as he led Jack into the back room.

"Well, what is it?" Asked Will as he shut the door and waited for his pirate friend to explain. Despite the fact that he really didn't like pirates, he had taken a liking to Jack. Although he was sure he could do without his slovenly ways and ill-mannered behavior.

"He's back Will, Barbossa is back." Jack began solemnly. Will folded his arms over his chest and looked at Jack with an unbelieving expression. "No, I'm serious Will! The cursed man has used an ancient legend to resurrect himself and now he wants revenge on you an' me." Jack had dropped his voice so that Elizabeth would not hear them from the next room. Now his gazed shifted around the room, with a certain kind of fear apparent in them. Will slowly began to realize that Jack was telling the truth, and it didn't appear to be good news for either of them.

"But how?" Will asked. Jack sighed and looked around him once more before answering.

"I don' have time to explain it to ya now. I need you on the Pearl, to help me sail her, and then I can explain it then. From wha' I heard, they'll be here by nightfall at the latest. It's not safe here Will." Jack explained. Will thought for a moment. It seemed as though he had no choice but to go with Jack.

"But what about Elizabeth?" Will asked in concern. "Is she safe?" Jack rolled his eyes at this question. He always thought of the girl first didn't he? Forget that he was being chased by Barbossa, back from the dead, he just needed to make sure that the girl was all right.

"Do ya ever think of anythin' other than that girl?" Jack asked raising an eyebrow. Will glared at him and he decided it was best to just answer his question.

"Yes, I do." Will replied not exactly amused by Jack's question. Jack looked at him to say he thought otherwise but was quickly silenced by another dark look from Will. That boy had no sense of humor!

"Well, I don' see why she'd be in any danger. You know while we're on the subject, if you don' mind my asking, why is it that you haven't asked her to marry ya yet? It's not like she's likely to say no." Jack said. Will's eyes went wide at this remark and then narrowed.

"That's none of your business Jack." Will turned and began to clear the mess from his work on a table that was behind him. Jack smiled to himself, he had hit a button.

"What? What's wrong? You know she loves you ... don't you?" Jack asked to be sure. After all, the boy wasn't exactly the smartest one of the bunch if you caught his meaning. Jack knew he was a little daft when he first met the boy. Who in their right mind risks their life for a girl? It wouldn't surprise Jack one bit if he didn't know she returned his love. Brushing a dark dreadlock out of his face, he waited for an answer.

"I know ..." Will trailed off as he cleared the tools off of the table and then produced a sack, which he began to fill with various objects.

"Then what in the bloody hell is the problem?" Jack asked in a much louder tone than he meant to use. Out in the main room, Elizabeth turned to the closed door and raised an eyebrow. At least things were going well, she mused.

"Look, I don't really want to talk about it, especially not with you. You know as well as I do that you'd never let me hear the end of it." Will turned and brushed his dark hair out of his eyes. It didn't help much since the strands were falling out of their ponytail from his work. He looked to Jack with his brown eyes giving a warning not to push the subject any farther, which Jack promptly ignored.

"Will, come on now mate! I swear not to make fun of you for whatever you say." Jack changed to a tone of honesty and friendship. He walked over to Will and placed an arm on his shoulders, shaking them slightly. "Tell old Jack what's troubling ya."

"I thought you were in a rush to get out of here." Will said irritably as he shrugged off the pirates arm.

"Will, I'll never be able to leave right now, Annamaria is out getting supplies. We won't be able to sail out until late afternoon. I am still trying to get out of here as fast as I can but you know Annamaria!" Jack explained with a cringe. That woman never rested until she had her way. If Jack didn't know any better, he'd say she was the captain of the Pearl. At this thought Jack gave a snort. That was even more unlikely than finding a respectable woman in Tortuga.

"You aren't going to leave me alone until I tell you, are you?" Will said giving in. Jack grinned sheepishly and nodded his head. Will sighed. "Fine then. You see, I love Elizabeth with all my heart and I know she loves me as well but I just can't let her. She's from an entirely different class then I am. A woman like her has no business with a blacksmith's apprentice! She a woman of high status and of honorable lineage. What business do I have with her love?" Will asked.

"None in my opinion." Jack said more to himself than Will.

"Thanks for the kind words there Jack." Will said shoving things more heatedly into his bag. Jack smiled and opened his arms wide.

"I do what I can." He smiled. "But who cares about my opinion? It's up to Elizabeth to decide who she loves in the end isn't it?" Jack remarked seriously. Will turned and looked at Jack.

"How much rum did you have before you came here?" Will asked looking walking over and looking into Jack's pupils to see if he was intoxicated as usual. The pirate raised an eyebrow and moved away to give himself space, dusting off his clothes and he looked at Will in a similar fashion. The two got closer, each staring at the other, and Jack trying to figure out what Will was doing. The two got closer and bashed heads. "Ow! Bloody Hell Will!" Jack cried in pain. The two backed up a few feet from each other and rubbed their heads.

"To answer your question none. I just think that if she wants to love you then let her. She almost married the man she didn't love to save your life. I can't think of too many others who would do that for a guy like you." Jack wasn't trying to be rude, but he always seemed to come off as such. Still, Will decided that Jack was right. That thought scared him more than anything but he was right.

"Let's get out of here and I'll put my things on the Pearl." Will said heading for the door. Jack nodded and followed after him. As he opened the door he called to Elizabeth. "Elizabeth I ..."

Will remained in the doorway, frozen. He stared at the empty room in utter disbelief, and then tried to take in what he saw. Jack, not able to understand why Will had stopped in the middle of the doorway, shoved past his friend into the room muttering something rude to Will about Elizabeth only being a woman. He turned to face the direction of the main door leading to the street and froze. There were chairs and other furniture everywhere. The donkey was running circles in her pen, with the machinery churning loudly. The dirt floor was covered in marks, signs of a struggle, and on the ground lay a small silver chain with a swan on the end. Will moved and knelt beside the necklace, carefully picking it up.

"They have her." Will said sadly. He looked to Jack and the pirate whistled, unable to think of anything to say. He paused a moment before words came to him.

"Well I didn't see that coming." He said with a shrug. Will looked at Jack, thinking him quite impossible, and then rose, running to the door. It was open slightly and there was a note stuck to it with a dagger.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~*~Soul~*~: Okay there's the first chapter! If you can find the time please leave me a review, good or bad, and tell me what you thought of it. I am always looking to improve! Thanks a lot and Au Revoir readers!