Libertas || Pirates of the Caribbean

Fate Intervenes

Disclaimer: I own none of this. All rights go to Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer. The only thing I own is the reactions. Nothing else.

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Down in the dungeons, four scruffy looking men--presumable pirate--click and whistle at the even scruffier looking dog sitting calmly a few metres away from the cell door. "Come here boy. Come here," they try to call him over before attempting to entice him over by holding a bone out to him through the cell. "Who wants a juicy bone?"

Surprising the group with an unexpected burst of emotion, Ragetti exclaims, "Awww. I miss him. The cutie poochie!" Showing the group just how attached he had grown to the dog over the years.

Now, if anyone were to look over at young Henry Turner, one would very easily be able to see that he had multiple conflicting thoughts running through his head. And one would guess that they have something to do with the scene playing out in front of him.

The reason these men try so desperately for the scruffy dog to come over, is because in its jaws lies the keys to their freedom.

"I'm not going to lie. That's actually kinda sad," Henry interrupts, unable to keep his thoughts to himself any longer.

Appalled at her son's words and inconsideration for those who had been in that cell (even if they aren't actually in the room with them) Elizabeth exclaims, "Henry!" with a very stern expression on her face--one that the boy in question is unfortunately very familiar with.

Not wanting to just roll over and succumb to his mother in front of the others--due to being embarrassed--he attempts to avoid eye contact, his eyes flittering around the room. Nevertheless, despite all his attempts, his eyes connect with his mother's once more and the boy can't help but cave--forever a mama's boy. "Sorry Mum."

"You can keep doing that forever, the dog is never going to move," Jack Sparrow speaks up from the neighboring cell, his hat covering the most part of his face.

"I was right ya know. That bloody dog never moved for you boys."

With a sarcastic and exasperated sigh, Ragetti just rolls his eyes. "Yeah yeah."

The other prisoners turn and stare at him and one tells him, "Oh, excuse us if we haven't resigned ourselves to the gallows just yet."

However, this doesn't get the reaction he wants as Jack just smirks humorously at them, clearly finding amusement in the man's hope.

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A young maid places hot coals in a metal pan with a lid (A/N: no idea what these things are called), proceeding to delicately place the hot pan underneath the covers of a bed with an intricate duvet splayed neatly across it.

"There you go miss," the maid says sweetly to the woman reading in the bed--who is revealed to be Elizabeth. "It was a difficult day for you I'm sure."

Not once looking up from her book, Elizabeth replies, "Mmm, I suspected Commodore Norrington would propose but I must admit I wasn't entirely prepared for it."