A rugged ranger was walking through the woods to clear his mind of everything that had happened back in camp. He started to do chants from the many different languages he knew. He was near a river when he heard a shout that was out of place. Running towards the river fearing it wasn't another ranger or an animal but instead he saw a person, most likely a man, he had never seen before about to drown. Running as fast as a horse, and quickly took off his cloak and any heavier materials, he dived into the river, swimming towards the man. Once he reached him, he grabbed the man and placed him on his back but the man was heavy with water but that didn't stop the savior from using all his strength to save one person. Finally he reached the shore and dragged the heavy man but when he got a closer look he saw the man was actually a woman. With his limited strength he carried her to a safer spot in the woods and got a good look at her as he started up a fire.

The young woman, who could pass for an elf, if he didn't check the ear he would think she was one, with long honey-blond hair, high cheekbones, smooth and blemish free skin, from what and where he can see, on her face, neck, and hands but can't see the rest of her body due to the long...cloak? That was definitely very heavy from the water.

The ranger was also a healer and decided to check if anything was broken, thankfully nothing was broken. He took off his outer clothes that were soaked and took off the woman's cloak and found out she was armed, very armed. With two swords, many hidden knives, and few weapons he has never seen before, but he can tell there was more than what meets the eye with those weapons.

He wondered, 'How can she hide so many weapons on her body? Especially the big one.'

After five minutes of finding more weapons and checking once more if he missed any. He took off the woman's outer wet clothes and set it near his by the fire and a warm dry stone. The woman was unconscious and would be out for another day or two due to the bump on her head. The ranger left to check the area for danger, gather herbs for the lady's head, and clothes that would fit for the weather and the environment.

A beam of sunlight was hitting Elizabeth's face telling her it's time to wake up. 'Warm...' Elizabeth felt the sun rays on her face and the soft grass beneath her fingertips but she was having a hard time opening her eyes as she was waking up slowly. A low whimper came from her mouth. She wanted the sun to stop glaring at her face and turn off already, Elizabeth didn't like the feeling of the sun getting warmer and didn't want to get up but had to because Jack might do something crazy. Elizabeth realized she wasn't on the Pearl but on land. Elizabeth didn't fear anything but she knew the feeling of being a prisoner or alone in a room, she got a little afraid and very close to having a panic attack, she felt trapped by the sun and shadows in her mind that were coming closer to grab her and pull her to the darkest part of her mind. Her head was throbbing, it felt like her head was splitting in half but after a second of pain, darkness, and heat, that felt like hours to her.

She finally felt free.

There was a hand on Elizabeth's left cheek and a deep, smooth voice that chased the shadows away and brought back a cool feeling. The feeling is peace.

"Shh, don't worry. You are safe. I got you."

Elizabeth felt the hand move to her forehead to rub it, it actually helped her headache and she can think clearly again. Elizabeth got her eyes to open and saw a rugged man with a five o'clock shadow, who was quite handsome, he was wearing dark green and black clothing. Elizabeth tried to speak but her throat was dry and sore as if she's been screaming at Jack for hours without end.

The man quickly explained, "You've been unconscious for two days, your voice and body will feel better after some proper rest." The man grabbed a flask-like bottle and brought it to her mouth, "Here drink, its water with healing herbs."

Elizabeth wasn't very trusting to begin with, she is, after all, a pirate, but this man in front of her made her feel something. It almost felt like she was back in Port Royal with her father, sitting next to him while laying her head on his shoulder as he talked about his day. It felt... Good. This man, who she had never met before, felt like she could trust him, so she drank the herb water. The water was refreshing but after two days she was sure a lake would taste refreshing as well. Once she had her fill of water, her body relaxed and she fell asleep again but this time no nightmares haunted her this time.

The sun rose at dusk. Elizabeth woke up by a single ray shining on her face but she didn't feel the heat. Elizabeth opened her eyes and sat up slowly as she was taking in her surroundings of a green, fresh, untainted forest; one she hasn't seen in years.

"Do you feel better, my lady?" Elizabeth jumped at the deep voice that came out of nowhere but she nodded nonetheless. She remembers this man, he helped her and looked after her.

"Good you don't have any injuries but your head... What do you remember last, my lady?" As soon as he said those words it came back to her.

"I remember everything. The storm, the pearl falling, the men screaming, the green light, and then nothing, just darkness." Elizabeth subconsciously touched her neck and out of nowhere started to freak out when she didn't feel the chain. 'Oh on. Where is it? I always have it on.' Elizabeth looks around like a mad woman but she calms down and relaxes, 'Oh now I remember. How silly of me.'

The man looked at Elizabeth with concern, "What is the matter, my lady?"

Elizabeth looked at the man who was kneeling by her side. Elizabeth couldn't help but smile at the question. "Please, don't call me 'my lady', I haven't been called that in years." The man smiled but he had questions for the lady. "My name is Elizabeth. Elizabeth... Swann." Elizabeth hesitated on her last name which the man caught but didn't comment.

"I am called Strider in these parts. A pleasure." Strider nodded his head to the woman.

If Elizabeth didn't live as long as she had, she would have asked a million and one questions but stranger things have happened to her like, an undead crew with a curse ship, Davy Jones locker, and becoming a pirate, just to name a few. Elizabeth stays with Strider who she will later on learn to know him as Aragon but for now he is a ranger in the woods and she is a survivor in a new world.