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As Will began to walk to the officer's quarters, he heard Elizabeth scream. He ran into the room and gasped in shock. His jaw dropped and his eyes opened in amazement. Elizabeth was clutching the blanket she was given, staring at this person in amazement as well. He was dressed in ripped clothes that gave a foul odor of raw fish and garbage. His hair was split and ragged. His face was dirty and decrepit. It was none other than Commodore James Norrington.
"Commodore..." said Will.
"Please, Will. Don't be prudish. I'm not in any condition to be called that right now," said Norrington.
"How...and why are you here?" asked Will.
"When I gathered up the crew he must have slipped on the ship. I didn't even notice," said Gibbs.
Norrington laughed. "I suppose you want me to tell you my story. I was done very much the same way your friend, Jack Sparrow, was done."
"Captain Jack Sparrow," said Jack as he entered the cabin with half the crew.
"Of course. Well, the stories are that grave old Commodore Norrington mysteriously disappeared. Went on a 'cruise' and never returned eh? I was mutinied against." Jack raised his eyebrow in interest. "A few days after Jack escaped us, we went on a search for him. We had begun to get ready early morning and set sail about 10 in the morning. I didn't suspect anything would go wrong until later that afternoon. We had been sailing far too long and we weren't even going in the correct direction. I asked Beckett where we were going but he simply ignored me. There was nothing I could do so I stayed in the Captain's Cabin until we sailed home. I had fallen asleep and awoke expecting to be near or at home. It was dark, and I heard no noise from outside. When I left my cabin I was ambushed by my men. They tied my hands up and put a cloth in my mouth. Before they threw me overboard they all struck me, giving me bruises and making me bleed. After they threw me overboard I thought I was going to die. I was almost sure I did but I woke up that morning on shore. I managed to untie myself. I've been in Tortuga ever since."
The cabin was quiet and then there was a snort in the back. Jack was trying his hardest not to laugh, but he couldn't help it. He chuckled loudly and caught his breath. "I'm sorry Commodore, it's just I thought your story would be a bit more...interesting. I mean that's nothing compared to what happened to me," said Jack.
Norrington stood with fire in his eyes. "I don't care what happened to you! The fact of the matter is, this is entirely fault that I'm here in the first place," he yelled.
"I don't mean to be rude or anything but, I'm pretty sure they would have mutinied against you whether I had escaped or not," said Jack raising both eyebrows.
Norrington eyed Jack. "Sparrow, I have no time for this. I demand to be taken back to Port Royal so I can send all of those men who did this to me to the gallows," said Norrington.
Everyone in the cabin laughed. By this time, it was the entire ship. "There'll be no taking you back anywhere, Commodore. I'm sorry to inform you that but we've got more important things on the agenda," said Jack as he moved through the crowd to the middle of the room. "I've got an announcement for the crew. We're going to find us some booty" The crew shouted in joy. He turned to Norrington and whispered, "That's bloody treasure in piratetalk."He turned back to the crew."But!" The room got quiet. "I'm going to need everybody's cooperation on this one. Everyone," said Jack as he turned back towards Norrington. Norrington looked at Jack with disgust. "Unless of course that person wants to be thrown overboard again, I don't see why he or she would not want to participate."
Norrington sighed. "I will do your biddings, Captain Jack."
"Great. Then we have ourselves a crew. We should be off--"
"What's in it for us!" asked Anamaria who was in the back.
Jack sighed and looked around the room. "In it for you? Of course there's something in it for you. We're all going to share the treasure," said Jack. The room lit up with excitement again as they all exited speaking of the treasure. Jack held on to Gibbs before he walked out. "Please get this man some clothes to wear." Gibbs nodded and left the room. It was only Jack, Will, Elizabeth and Norrington.
Will and Elizabeth were still in shock and had said nothing since they encountered Norrington. Norrington looked at Will deep in the eyes. "One of the main reasons I even came on this cursed ship was because I knew there were some people I needed to finish business with. We need to talk," he said to Will.
Please Read: If you're wondering what happened with Jack/Anamaria don't worry. Many other questions will be answered in the later chapters.
