Author's Note: I don't own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of its characters. I only own the plot to the story and a few characters which are my own.
Summary: DMC Au. A year after helping Jack escape the Hangman's noose. Will Turner is presumed dead after his ships sinks during a storm traviling home from America
Chapter 3
Isla de Cágroño
It was just after dawn when the Black Pearl dropped anchor at the abandon plantation estate of Isla de Cágroño. The Flying Dutchmen was anchored near the dock. So this had to be the right place.
"This the place Bill" Jack asked Bootstrap.
"This is the place Jack. The Dutchmen is anchored there so Will is here" Bill answered.
"Gibbs have a long boat lowered" Jack turned to his first mate.
"Aye sir."A longboat was lowered within minutes.
It was a small group of them that rowed from the Pearl to the Docks of Isla de Cágroño.
The distance between the docks and old manor house wasn't all that long. For an Island that was supposed to have been abandoned twenty years earlier. It was sprawl of activity. It really wasn't plantation anymore more like a small town.
Jack and his group where stopped by a couple of guards guarding the manor house.
"Captain Turner is expecting us Evans."Bootstrap spoke to the smaller man.
Evans nodded he and his larger companion let them passed.
"Nice place Will's got here" Jack commented as they entered the Manor.
"Aye good base of operations."Bill lead them through the house. Till the reached a locked door. Bill knocked on the door.
"Enter" Will answered from the other side.
Despite Jack knowing the Will Turner was alive for several days. Still didn't prepare Jack for seeing his best mate alive and in the flesh for first time in two years.
"Jack, Gibbs, Ana Maria" Will stood from behind his desk.
Jack's face paled when he caught sight of a man who should very well be dead. Jack had shot him three years ago." Your supposed to be Dead"
"It seems like like Turner I have a knack for not dying" Barbossa drily chuckled biting into an apple.
"How this possible mate. They said you died when the ship you where on went down in a storm of the North Carolina Coast"
"It wasn't a storm that sunk her. Two ships attacked us. They didn't kill me straight away. Wanted to make me suffer before killing me."I answered. Jack's eyes widened at the scar above my heart. It was one of many scars I now had from that night.
"What ships"
"The Neptune's Sword and Satan's Raider" I leaned against my desk.
"There Privateers Ships in employment of the East India Trading Company."
"They where employment of the East India Trading Company. Whoever wants me dead. Hired them. Their linked to this order" I threw the ring to Jack to look at.
"What order"
"Order of the Black Knights. There an old order from Europe. What they want with me I don't know. Whoever it was has a lot pull with the East India Trading Company. They had these charges drawn up for my arrest alive or dead" I handed the blood stained Arrest Warrant for me to Jack.
"You where a busy man that year it seemed with some of these charges" Jack whistled as he read the arrest the warrant."What are you going to do when you find this man Will"
"Kill him. Jack. I'm not going to let him live. After that I will find Elizabeth take her with me" I took the arrest warrant back.
"There may be a slight problem there mate"
"What problem" I asked.
"Elizabeth got a fella now"
"Who is he" My jaw clinched.
"William Turner III guess I can't keep calling you a Eunuch now mate"
"How old is my son."I walked around to the other side. Reaching into one of the draws I pulled out a bottle of rum.
"About 18 months old. Elizabeth found out she was expecting a month after you 'died" Jack explained taking the bottle of rum from me.
"What did old Governor Swann say to that" Weatherby Swann had never liked nor approved of me.
"Threatened to send the child away when it was born" Jack handed the bottle back to me
"He didn't send him away though."It seemed the old bastard had mellowed.
"No. Couldn't bring himself to when he held him in his arms the first time after he was born" Guess he had have somewhat of heart after all.
"How often do you check on them" I passed the bottle to my father.
"Often as I can. Couple of times a year. I'll say this he take after you. There a bit of Liz in him. But he's all yours. There no denying that"
"You up for it Sparrow" I took a seat behind my desk.
"Up for what"
"Sacking Port Royal I'm going to get back what's mine" By the look in my eye Jack knew I was serious.
Undisclosed location. 1730
Thirteen figures dressed in black entered the room. The room was only lite by candles and torches.
"Brothers we have called together. We face a threat that is very real. The threat has already killed two of our men."A short figure addressed the men in the room.
"This was their fate" Another man come forward with a sack. Dumping the contents of the sack for all to see.
"Who is this threat. Brother Becket."
"A blackguard calling himself Blackheart. He kills without mercy. He is the biggest threat facing the free and law abiding world" Beckett began to explain.
"What can be done" Asked another
"Brother Swann"
"The only course of Action we have is to kill him. Before he kills another one of us" Swann answered.
Port Royal 1730
Elizabeth looked up from her book when a large crack of lighting lit up the night sky. A storm was rolling onto Port Royal. A week had passed since her father had left on urgent business. He hadn't said when he would be back,
Henry and Carina where now staying in the house with Elizabeth, William, Phillip and Syrena. Weatherby hadn't argued much when Elizabeth had said they where staying with them for intermediate future.
"Mama" A voice spoke from the doorway.
"William what's wrong" Elizabeth placed her book down on the nightstand.
"The storm" He flinched when thunder rumbled over head.
"I don't much like storms either my darling" William climbed up in bed side her.
"Can you tell me a story about papa"
"How about the time your father and I met your Uncle Jack. What about that" Elizabeth hoped to distracted from the storm outside.
"Ok" William snuggled up beside her.
Elizabeth began to retell the tale of how her and Will had met Jack Sparrow. The day that had changed the course of both their lives. For the better
As the storm rolled into Port Royal. A heavy fog moved in behind it. Tw o ghostly figures of ships moved in under the cover of the storm and fog.
Commodore James Norrington was finishing up some last moment paperwork before going home to his wife and newborn daughter. He looked up at what sounded like cannon fire. James shook it off as thunder or perhaps lighting from the storm.
"Commodore. We're under attack." A Royal Marine solider yelled as he rushed in his uniform soaked form the rain of the storm.
The desk shook, the ink well tipped over. Staining the paper with ink. That wasn't thunder nor lighting. The man was right they where under attack.
"Men to arms. Return fire" Norrington ordered coming out onto the battlements.
Blindly they returned fire into the fog. A group of longboats came out of the fog. The longboats loaded with pirates armed to the teeth.
Elizabeth looked up. That wasn't lighting nor thunder from the storm."I know those guns" Not wanting to wake William. Elizabeth slipped out of bed. Stepping onto the balcony.
Elizabeth couldn't see any ship due to the fog. Only brief flashes of muzzle flashes of the cannon of Black Pearl and another ship.
Out of the fog came a group of pirates heading for the house. Unlike last time. Elizabeth knew how to defend herself this time. Throwing on a pair of Will's old clothes and breeches. Elizabeth armed her self with sword and pistol.
"Miss. Port Royal under attack."Estella came running into the room.
"I know. Stay here with William. I will wake Phillip and Henry. Shoot anyone who isn't one of us who comes through that door" Elizabeth pressed a pistol into Estella shaking hand.
Both Henry and Phillip where awoken by Elizabeth banging on their doors. Both hurried to dress after being told Port Royal was under attack.
Carina and Syrena where ushered into Elizabeth's room with William and Estella. Henry had very little experience with swords. Phillip had never used any sort of weapon in his life.
The door was kicked off it's hinges as the group of cutthroats forced their way into the house. Elizabeth held her own. Henry was a quick learner like his brother. While Phillip found himself over powered and disarmed.
Henry felt a little sick in the stomach as he killed his first man. Phillip now had his sword back in hand. Only for it to be knocked out of his hand again.
In Elizabeth's room. Estella, Carina and Syrena listened scared and frightened out of their wits by the fighting going on down stairs. None of them noticed the small group of pirates come over the balcony.
"Best drop that pistol poppet" Ragetti threatened with his sword at Estella's throat. Pintel had Syrena. Rodrigo had hold of Carina and young William.
"Carina. Syrena" Phillip and Henry cried when they spotted their beloved with swords at their throats.
"Best drop them weapons or we will kill them" Ragetti suggested.
"Your bluffing Ragetti" Elizabeth challenged.
"You want to test that theory Poppet" Ragetti let go of Estella grabbing hold of William this time his sword at William's throat.
Elizabeth wasn't willing to risk her son's life. She nodded to Phillip and Henry to drop their swords.
Winchester's office.
Horace Winchester was hold up in his office at Fort Charles. The town was under attack by one or more Pirate ships. The cannons on the battlements had hit very little due to the thick fog concealing the ships from view.
"You think I wouldn't find you" Horace jumped at the voice from the darkness.
"Black Heart"
"Aye you took something of mine. I've come to take it back" The voice snapped above the battle raging on outside.
"I'm sure we can come an arrangement"
"What arrange might that be" The voice chuckled darkly from the shadows.
"I can give you name who tried to have you killed"
"What makes you think that of any of value to me. I could just kill you and find the name myself" Blackheart threatened.
"Please. I have a family" Winchester begged when he heard a pistol cock.
"So did I" I pulled the trigger. The ball hit Winchester in the stomach. It didn't kill him outright. I wasn't going to make his death a clean death.
I started to rummage through his desk for any information of value.
Flying Dutchmen.
Elizabeth, Henry, Estella, William, Phillip, Syrena and Carina where rowed out to the ship, The Flying Dutchmen. Elizabeth had heard stories and legend of the plague ghost ship. But here it was in Port Royal. For what reason Elizabeth didn't know. And Jack Sparrow was in league with them as well it seemed.
Forced aboard the Dutchmen rather then the Pearl. Elizabeth's eyes narrowed when she saw a very much alive Captain Hector Barbarossa.
"Welcome aboard the Flying Dutchmen. Miss Turner" His monkey screeched from his shoulder.
"You should be dead. Jack shot you three years ago"
"Oh Aye I should be. I was brought back for a reason" Barbossa answered.
"Mr Ragetti escort Miss Turner to the Captain's Cabin. The rest them take them below."
"No. Mama" Came the collective cries as they where separated
Elizabeth fought like a wildcat against both Barbossa and Ragetti as they took her to the Captain's cabin of the Dutchmen as per Will's instructions.
Elizabeth was thrown inside the door slammed and locked after her. Elizabeth cursed and kicked at the now locked door.
I rowed back out to the Dutchmen.
"Do you have them" I asked Barbossa as I climbed aboard the Dutchmen.
"Aye we do. Elizabeth's in the Captain cabin as pre your orders. The boy and rest of them. Safe and unharmed in a cabin below."Barbossa answered "You find what you where looking for"
"Aye what I could. Call off the guns and crew back. We're moving out."I ordered
"Aye Captain" Father answered.
"And Navy ships they've been sabotaged like the powered stories."
"Aye. They won't be following us anywhere for a while. By the time they make repairs we'll be long gone" Barbossa replied.
"Good." I shortly answered.
Elizabeth looked up as footsteps came closer to the locked door. Looking quickly around for a weapon to arm her self with. Elizabeth picked up a pistol.
I heard a pistol cock behind me as I closed the door. Smiling to myself
"Is that wise Miss Swann. Crossing Blades with a Pirate"