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Okay so I was watching The Brothers Grimm yesterday and was of course inspired. Happy Birthday Orlando. This is the second time I'm posting the first chapter of something on his birthday.
The story is post-AWE with a twist which I'll explain in the next chapter. Enjoy the first though.
A young girl of about 13 years of age ran out of the forest as fast as she could. It was very late at night and the moon hung overhead like a glowing omen for what was to come.
"Mum!" the girl shouted as she looked back once more. Unfortunately she tripped and fell over a fallen log and collapsed onto the hard ground. That's when she heard it.
Thump-thump. Thump-thump. Thump-thump.
If only she could get back to her house before it caught up with her.
Thump.
Must.
Thump.
Get.
Thump.
Home.
All she could hear was the beating now. But was it her own heart…or someone else's? Something grabbed her by the shoulders and she opened her mouth to scream but the thing placed their hand over her mouth and dragged her away. Deeper and deeper into the forest until they would be seen and heard no more.
"Jack, come over here and help us alright."
The younger man's voice traveled throughout the small ship to the other man dozing to the side with a bottle of rum in one hand and his other arm against the wall.
"No," he said shortly
"Come on Jack, we need your help," the female Captain said. She rolled her eyes to her husband who smirked.
"You two can do it without me savvy," Jack said turning.
This caused the young man to smirk wider. "Captain Turner, I believe you need to teach this man just who is boss here," he said with a wink.
Elizabeth Turner, Captain of the Empress, Pirate Lord of Singapore and Pirate King smiled at her husband. "Hold this," she said handing her husband a bucket of cold sea water. She then pulled him to his feet and pointed to the drunken man.
"Mr. Turner, if you will."
The man, whose name was also Will, grinned. "Gladly," he said pouring the contents onto Jack.
They both laughed long and hard as the man began to sputter the sea water.
"I was already awake you know," he said.
"That was for the smell," Will said patting him on the shoulder.
"Now will you please help us Jack. You are the one who said this place was worth going to," Elizabeth said handing the man his compass.
Jack glared at the two of them as he flipped it open. They both watched over his shoulder as it spun three times before stopping at Will. Elizabeth and Jack both quirked an eyebrow at this as Will began to get all nervous and stepped out of the way. The direction of the arrow stayed true.
"And to think you used to be Captain of the Flying Dutchman not long ago. I believe it is pointing beyond you and not at you. We must go east Captain Turner," Jack said closing the thing and giving her his trademark smirk.
"Thank you Jack," she said getting up and walking over to the wheel.
"That's Captain Jack, love," Jack said standing.
Exaggeratedly, she pretended to look all over. "Well I don't happen to see your ship Captain. I am in charge of this vessel and you are only here because we found you adrift at sea."
"Without your ship," Will added trying to adjust the sail.
"And in a dingy. Not even the Pearl but a dingy," Elizabeth said.
"I'll get it back," Jack said defensively.
"Of course you will. It'll just take a little time that's all," Will said finishing what he was doing.
Jack flipped the compass open again and still it pointed in the same direction. While he was busy doing that, Will walked up behind Elizabeth and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"How're you holding up with Jack around?" he whispered huskily into her ear.
"Not well I'm afraid," she whispered back.
Will began to nibble on her ear as Elizabeth took hold of both his arms...
"Can't you two save the lovey dovey stuff till later?"
Groaning Will put his arms down and into his coat pocket while Elizabeth just looked generally annoyed. The rest of the trip seemed to go by very quickly, a fact which Will and Elizabeth were very happy about.
"Okay Jack, I'll let you bring us into the harbor," Elizabeth said.
She stepped away from the wheel and Jack moved forward to help. Will just stood idly to the side and watched as the island came closer. It seemed like many people were out and about as it was the early morning. What was it that some of them were holding? Will moved away to try and get a closer look. Where those muskets?
"Duck!" Will said running over and pushing Elizabeth to the ground.
Jack turned to see what the problem was and likewise moved out of the way.
"I thought you said this was a nice island," Elizabeth said to Jack with heavy sarcasm.
"I thought so too love," he said confused.
As they continued to hide, they didn't realize until it was too late that they were still moving. The ship ran into the dock and immediately the people with the guns came onboard. The muskets and pistols were pointed in their faces and they were unfortunately surrounded.
Both Will and Elizabeth looked to Jack. He smiled a little at them and then at their captors. "Parlay?"
"What is your business here?" a man with his pistol pointed at Will's head asked.
"Our friend wanted to visit," Elizabeth answered looking to Jack in the process.
Now everyone pointed their guns at Jack. "I'm looking for my good friend named AnaMaria. Have you seen her by chance?"
Will and Elizabeth looked at each other a little confused. He hadn't mentioned that to them.
"Up," the same man said.
Jack got to his feet and motioned for Will and Elizabeth to do the same. They did, but it wasn't without the tiniest amount of fear.
"How do we keep getting into these situations with him?" Elizabeth asked.
"Luck?" Will said unsure.
"Yeah, bad luck," she said.
Will would've tried to defend him, but he agreed so he only nodded. "After you."
Next chapter will be an introduction to Ana, why Will is here instead of being Captain and more intrigue as another girl goes missing.