Ok, here's my first go at the story. Wish me luck!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, nor any of the characters from this story. Except for Loretta, she's mine.
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A woman was sitting on a bench. Alone. Heavy rain was coming down on her, but she seemed not to mind. She just sat there, as if waiting for something, unaffected by all the people staring in her direction. Tears were pouring down her cheeks, as she clutched a baby close to her heart. The baby started wailing.
"Shhh. Hush now, I have no choice, don't you see?" the woman comforted. The baby stopped crying. "Hush little baby don't say a word," she sang, and the baby was lulled into a deep sleep.
"YOU!" a voice shouted. The woman jumped.
"You're early Jack," she spat at the man.
"Captain Jack, actually," he corrected.
"Captain Jack Sparrow! Oh my, I am so sorry that I did not show you proper respect. Why don't you get rid of me just as you are getting rid of this innocent child?" the woman mocked.
"Don't forget the influence I have over you, Marissa!" Jack warned, "You know why I have to get rid of that baby, and you have no choice," he said as he fingered the handle on his sword. Don't forget Jack, you're not good with swords! a voice in his head nagged. 'That's what guns are for, mate' he thought to himself.
Marissa sighed, "I'll do it tonight."
"No, do it now. The prophecy states that the girl is some sort of inexplicable danger to pirates, there's no taking chances." As Marissa was whiping the tears off of her face, she looked around. Nobody was there anymore, and it was nearly midnight. She might just be able to save her only child.
"Ok" she said, and took off towards the water to 'drown' the baby, but instead she hid it in her coat and nobody suspected a thing because the whole thing was done so skillfully. "There, it's a done deal."
"Good," Jack hesitated, "you know... I never wanted to do this," Marissa glared at him, "The end of pirates! The end of me! The end of you! If we didn't get rid of that child, a whole new era could be brought upon us!"
"Frankly, the prophecy only states that the child will bring you great pain. Therefore I see no 'greater good' nonsense involved!" she snapped. She was clearly very angry with Jack. To prove her point, she walked out of the door without a further remark.
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The sun was shining brightly, but this occasion was far from happy. Marissa was no longer dressed as a pirate, but as a commoner, so as to blend in. She was coincidentally at the doorstep of the future Governor Weatherby Swann. She took out a bundle, a bundle that started to wail, and she laid it down on the doorstep, then knocked three times. After that she immediately ran away, and hid herself so as to see what would become of her daughter.
Swann opened the door, to find the crying baby. He immediately called his wife over and there they discussed the child's fate.
"We can't just leave it there!" his wife, Loretta, scolded.
"We can't keep it if that's what you mean!"
"Of course we can, look it's so innocent and helpless! You aren't honestly thinking of leaving her there?"
"But Loretta-" However she just gave her husband a stern look, then scooped up the child and brought it inside. Swann could tell that there was no arguing with her when she was in such a mood, so they welcomed another member into the family. From her hiding spot, Marissa smiled.
Only years later did they actually get around to naming the child, and that was just after Swann's wife gave birth to her first child, and died in the process. The baby that had once been Marissa's had grown into a beautiful two year old who people wouldn't adress, except for Loretta, who called the child "My Little Angel." He gave the newborn, whom he had named Elizabeth, to the nurse and went to see the two year old girl.
"Listen, you're name is Loretta. Understand?" he tried to say it nicely without much luck. She nodded yes, and from then on became known as Loretta. She did not grow up in luxury as Elizabeth did, but instead she worked around the house from the age of seven. By the age of twelve, she was already one of Elizabeth's ladys in waiting.
Loretta was polite, respectful, and quiet, but was not to be mistaken as shy. Above all she was intelligent, and thought very carefully about every move she made. She was headstrong and stubborn, but nevertheless she grew up to be an amazingly beautiful girl. Not like Elizabeth, but she had her own type of beauty. She had long, silky black hair, and piercing green eyes. Her lips weren't full, but they weren't thin, just in between. She was tall, and had long slender arms and legs. Loretta grew up to be an amazing young woman, polite and proper, but something was always missing.
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