Pirates of the Caribbean

The Second Daughter of the Governor

To say that Annabelle was terrified would have been the understatement of the century. She had no idea what the pirate planned to do with her or to her. He dragged her into the town and hid her behind a statue.

"You would do well to remain quiet, Missy, if you so much as wish to breath again, savvy?" Jack whispered into her ear. Without making a sound Annabelle nodded and tried not to cry. She didn't want to show anymore weakness then she had to. "This way, Missy." Jack pulled her into a dark shop that Annabelle vaguely recognized. "Sit here and don't move, speak, or do anything to alert anyone to our presence. Don't do anything other then breath, savvy?" Once again Annabelle nodded. The Pirate went in search of something to break the irons with.

After a failed attempt to get rid of the irons using a hammer he came up with a plan. He pocked the donkey with a hot piece of metal and broke the chains using the wheels. Annabelle gasped at the cruel treatment of the poor donkey but refrained form making anymore noise lest the pirate make good his threat. A sound from the door made the pirate jump and pull Annabelle to her feet. He hid them behind some of the machinery of the shop. A young man whom Annabelle instantly recognized entered the shop and then she realized where she was, this was the Blacksmiths and the young man was William Turner.

William looked over his shop. His master, Mr. Brown, was a lazy drunk who hadn't so much as touched his tools in two years. He made sure that his things were in place. "Right where I left you." He saw the hammer that Jack had used not in its rightful place. "Not where I left you." He carefully looked around and saw the pirate's hat. He went to reach for it but the flat of a sword made contact with his hard. "You're the one they are searching for. The Pirate." He said the word with so much hate it was amazing that Jack didn't drop dead. "You threatened Miss. Swann and kidnapped Miss. Swann. Where is she?"

Jack grabbed Annabelle and pulled her out from behind him. Will's eyes widened in shock and fear for the girl. "Oh you mean her? Well, she's right here. Pretty little thing ain't she? Fetch a nice price in Singapore!"

William's eyes darkened in anger. Annabelle looked at the pirate and then at Will. She was terrified that he would kill her or take her away from her family. She was in desperate need of saving. "Let her go! She didn't do anything to you." William took a sword form the wall and held it in a way that made it easier to attack the pirate. "She goes free."

"Think its wise boy? Crossing blades with a pirate?" Jack was not about to give Annabelle up. She was his only chance of escape. No one could shoot him if he used the Governor's daughter as a shield. If a solider harmed her they would be stripped of all position and arrested for murder. It was a foolproof plan, though hard to execute. Jack looked at William and noticed that he looked like someone Jack had known long ago. "Have I threatened you before?"

"I make a point of avoiding familiar outings with pirates." William advanced towards Jack. He didn't want to hurt Annabelle. He looked for an opening in order to save Annabelle from the evil pirate.

"Well it would be a shame to put a black mark on your record." Jack moved away from William and over to the door. Before he could open it Will threw his sword with accuracy and it locked the door. "That is a fine trick but once again you are between me and my way out… and now you have no weapon." He threw Annabelle away from him and pulled out his own sword. He advanced on an unarmed William. Annabelle gasped and covered her mouth with her hand. Thinking fast William grabbed a sword that he had been working on earlier that day; it had been in the fire.

This was the beginning of the fiercest duel that Annabelle had ever seen. They moved so quickly it was hard to see whose blade was whose. Annabelle got out of there way quickly, she was still terrified of what was going to happen to her. What would happen if William lost? What would the pirate do to her? In all the stories she had read women were not exactly treated with utmost respect. She didn't see how it happened but all of a sudden William was standing in front of the door and Jack had his pistol pointed at Will's head.

"Step Aside." The pirate ordered, the gun still fixed to Will's head.

"No, I can not step aside and just let you pass." William stood his ground. His voice remained strong despite the gun that was pointed at him. He had strong morals and could not let the pirate go free.

"This shot was not made for you." The pirate cocked the gun. William was confused and did not quite understand the pirates meaning. Before he could respond the sound of smashing glass filled the room. Annabelle gasped, Mr. Brown had hit Jack over the head with an empty bottle of alcohol. Jack fell to the ground unconscious.

Before either Will or Annabelle could do anything the soldiers knocked down the door. They looked at Jack then at Will and finally at Mr. Brown. "Good job, Mr. Brown. You have aided us in the recapture of a dangerous fugitive." The Commodore entered the shop and looked everything over.

"Just doing me civic duty, sir." The drunk slurred. The drunk repulsed Annabelle. The man walked away and sat back down on a chair in the darkest corner of the shop. He was left alone.

"Will was the one who deserves the credit! He fought off the pirate and saved me!" Annabelle came out from where she had been hiding. The soldiers where shocked at the appearance of the Governor's daughter.

"Miss. Swann, whatever are you talking about? Never mind, do come along, your father and sister are very worried about you. You must be terrified, don't worry, the pirate will get his just deserts." Commodore Norrington took Annabelle by the arm and dragged her out of the shop.

"Stop! I didn't get to thank Will!" Annabelle tried to pull away form the Commodore. "It would be ever so impolite not to thank his, sir. I'll only be a moment." Annabelle pleaded with the Commodore.

"Very Well, Miss. Swann. You may thank the blacksmith, and then we really must be going." The Commodore let Annabelle go back into the shop. He didn't really care whether Annabelle thanked Turner or not but he did know that he had to be nice to Annabelle in order to get on Elizabeth's good side.