Hello, fair people of fanfiction. This is my authors note! And the author says that this story isn't wasn't one of her best, but she still thinks it is good. This is her story...well, more like the Commodore's story. Everything in parenthesis is what the author feels like saying about the sentence. Another chappy! Here ya go.

Disclaimer: I own Pirates of the Caribbean and I'm writing fanfiction of my favourite parts. I'm in California or the Caribbean right now, soaking up the sun and having the time of my life with Orlando Bloom and Johnny Depp. Ha! Yeah, right!

Chapter 8:

The Commodore's Story

Commodore James Norrington was a man that got whatever he wanted if he worked hard enough...well, usually. That's how he became Commodore of the British Royal Navy and how he became the favourite bachelor of everyone in Port Royal. However, James did not want to be the most favoured bachelor, but the most favoured married man. He just had one minor problem. He had to convince Miss Elizabeth Swann to be part of the most favoured married couple, first.

James remembered, begrudgingly, the day that young Miss Swann found the boy, Will Turner, overboard. He was on a merchant vessel when it was attacked by pirates. Apparently, the boy had crawled onto a piece of floating board from the blown up ship and passed out from swimming when young Miss Swann found him. She was such a cute girl then.

That fateful day he knew he really could never have Elizabeth. She loved another, although she didn't know it at age ten...nor twelve, or even eighteen for that matter. Will and Elizabeth off on a grand adventure while the commodore was getting drunk in the Dauntless' cabin, worrying what the king would say about this mess. Pirates! Pirates stole the British Navy's most amazing ship that ever sailed.

But the one thing that James loved more than anything else was the memory of Elizabeth falling off the fort in Port Royal. She was swooned by his manliness.

The day started out beautifully. It was that day that the lovely Captain Norrington would be promoted to Commodore. Not only had he prepared a short speech for his guests, but he know that the Governor would allow him to give a specially prepared speech to Elizabeth, consisting of words that implied marriage. The Governor would give her hand in marriage to the Commodore, because he was very respectable and favoured by everyone.

He remembered the ceremony's ending, when he made the few comments to the people, thanking them for coming and allowing him to be promoted to a very high position (coughgagpompousnessgagcough). Feeling very proud of himself, he walked up to Elizabeth after his speech, full of confidence.

He remembered every word that he said to her, "My I have a moment?"

She had replied by nodding her head and walked with him to a more secluded area near the edge of the fort. Light illuminated her like an angel as she stood there (coughgagshehasdevilhornsgagcough). Norrington could barely stammer because he was so enraptured with her beauty, "You look lovely, Elizabeth."

The smile that she gave him was so lovely that James had to pause a moment to remember was he was going to say, "...I apologize if I seem forward, but I...must speak my mind."

Finally (no kidding, it took him ten years!), he would be able to tell her exactly what he wanted. He turned away from her to catch his breath before he looked again at her perfect (hackhack) figure, "This promotion throws into sharp relief of that which I have not yet achieved-- a marriage to a fine woman. You have become a fine woman, Elizabeth."

It seemed as if she was nervous of what he soul say next-- her face showed all.

"I can't breathe," She gasped (YES! Pull the corset tighter!).

He turned away from her again, thinking that what she said was a 'thank you' for his complement.

Maybe she would accept his proposal, "Yes, I'm a bit nervous myself."

She didn't answer as she normally did when they talked. He turned around. Where did she go?

"Elizabeth?"

At first he was hurt, but he wanted to find where she went. He looked over the battlement, "Elizabeth!"

Guards were drawn by the commotion that he was making. One of his liutenents tried to stop him from ripping off his jacket and jumping in after her, "Sir, the rocks! It's a miracle she missed them!" (No, it's really not...)

"We need to save her!" Norrington was frantic. His love needed to be rescued! "Gillette! Gather some men and follow me to the docks."

"Yes, sir." Gillette answered, but before he did as he was ordered he noticed another splash not far from her. "Sir, someone is saving her!"

Norrington saw someone with a faded red bandana on his head jump bob above the water with another figure, his Elizabeth, before the fell back under the waves. James threw on his jacket and raced as fast as he could toward the docks. His men didn't catch up with him until he actually got there.

He couldn't believe it. Elizabeth had been the only girl that fainted for him. She was the first woman that he made swoon. It would have been the perfect ending of the day if he just could have dived in and saved her, risking is life or not. He was so confident in his manifestation of Elizabeth that when confronted with the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, he could handle him. James could make such a fool of that pirate that Elizabeth would have to love the Commodore.

Unfortunately, Mr. Sparrow also had a hidden confidence. James wanted to make the fight fair so he told Jack to get on his feet.

Poor, Commodore, for he wasn't well with words as he would have imagined and the conversation that followed was entirely in Captain Sparrow's favour. He didn't have a chance to show his true manliness to Elizabeth. Too bad, no marriage.

A/N: I really can to better...I just wanted to update quickly. If you find any humor in it, please report it to me, I'd be so happy if there was any found in this chapter. You can make requests! I do requests! Name characters or name a section of the movie that you want me to write about and I'll write them for you. I enjoy writing requests. Review please! Thanks!