The Twin Sparrows

The Sparrow Twins

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Elizabeth Swann was just a little girl as she and her father were sailing to Port Royal. It was a very misty at this stage of their journey.

Elizabeth:<singing> drink up, me hearties, yo-ho. Yo-ho, yo-ho. A Pirate's life for me. We exert, we pilfer, we Filch, we sack. Drink up..<a hand touches her shoulder that makes her gasp>

Gibbs: quiet, Missy. Cursed pirates sail these waters. You don't want to bring them down on us.

Norrington: Mr Gibbs, that will do.

Gibbs: she was singing about pirates! It's bad luck to sing about pirates with us mired in this unnatural fog. Mark my words.

Norrington: consider them marked. On your way.

Gibbs: aye, Lieutenant.<goes back to his post> it's a bad luck to have a woman on board. Even a miniature one.<drinks from his flask>

Elizabeth; I think it'd be rather exciting to meet a pirate.

Norrington: think again, Miss Swann.<walks next to her> vile and dissolute creatures, the lot of them. I intend to see to it that any man who sail under a pirate flag or wears a pirate brand gets what he deserves. A short drop and a sudden stop.

Elizabeth:<looks at Gibbs>

Gibbs:<makes a hang motion>

Elizabeth:<gasps>

Governor: I appreciate your fevor, but I'm concerned about the effect this subject will have upon my daughter.

Norrington: my apologies, Governor Swann. <walks away>

Elizabeth: I find it all fascinating.

Governor: yes. That's what concerns me. <walks away>

Elizabeth looked at the front of the ship and saw an umbrella floating in the water, she followed it with interest on how an umbrella wound up around here. She looked ahead again and this time there was a boy floating on top of a broken ship part in the water unconscious.

Elizabeth; there's a boy in the water!

Norrington:<looks over the rail> man overboard! Mans the ropes! Fetch a hook! Haul him aboard!

Norrington and the men brought the boy onto the ship and laid him down.

Norrington: he's still breathing.

Gibbs:<looking at something> Mary, Mother of God!

Everyone went to the rail and saw what Gibbs was seeing. That was a ship on fire already destroyed in half.

Governor: what happened here?

Norrington; most likely the powder magazine. Merchant vessels run heavily armed.

They all looked at the remains of the ship floating in the water as well as a ripped England flag.

Gibbs: lots of good it did them. Everyone's thinking it, I'm saying it. Pirates!

Governor:<scoffs> there's no proof of that! It was probably an accident.

Elizabeth:<standing over the boy>

Norrington: rouse the Captain immediately. Heave to and take in sail. Launch the boats.

Everyone got to work as one of the men got the boy near the helm.

Governor: Elizabeth, I want you to accompany the boy. He'll be in your charge. Take care of him.

Elizabeth:<nods and then heads over to where the boy was>