Siren Song: Curse of the Black Pearl

Chapter 6

"Welcome aboard the Black Pearl, Miss Turner, Miss Elizabeth." Elizabeth stared at him in speechless terror while Roxanne groaned inwardly. So that's what she had forgotten . Damn... Nonetheless, feeling a little more than resigned, she turned to the ocean once more, letting the breeze soothe her frenzied mind.

This most certainly would be an adventure.

~-Pre-Dawn, The town, Port Royal-~

Victoria ran, she wasn't an idiot.

When Elizabeth had screamed, she knew it was folly to try and rescue them without some form of help. She pushed her way through the jungle, her heart racing. When made her way down to the square, the fighting had stopped, and it was silent. She took in the devastation of Port Royal, the destruction that had been brought to her home... The harbor was dotted with burning and half sunken ships; buildings were razed and still smoldering. The aftermath of what looked almost like hell on earth. She ran as fast as she could to the Fort, praying that someone could help her.

When she arrived, the doors were smashed in by canons she guessed. She carefully picked her way into the ruined courtyard where rubble still smoked from the forts damaged walls.

"Commodore Norrington! Uncle Weatherby!" She called, only to be received by a terrible silence. "Hello?! Anyone alive in this blasted fort?!" She shouted. When finally someone answered her.

"Victoria?!" Uncle Weatherby, she breathed a sigh of relief. It was muffled, but she could tell who it was, and Victoria rushed towards the direction it had come from, and arrived at the doors of Commodore Norrington's office. She tried opening them, but she wasn't strong enough, so she resolved on banging on it till it opened.

"Victoria!" Her uncle opened the door, and embraced her tightly. "Are you alright? Has the fighting stopped? Where are Elizabeth and Roxanne?" He asked, and she bit her lip nervously.

"Yes and Yes... But, from last I saw them..." She looked up at him. "Uncle... They were captured by the pirates..."

"W-What?" A voice said behind her. They turned to the ruffled Commodore Norrington. His brown hair was a mess; his wig was gone, as was his hat. He had blood on him in some places and his shirt was slashed.

"Elizabeth and Roxanne were captured by the pirates that raided the manor." She said, his face lost color and she proceeded to tell them the details of what happened, though she was almost sure he would go hysterical any moment now.

When the sun rose, they (Swann, Victoria, Norrington, and Gillette among others) had gathered around a map in the Commodore's office. The map was so large it draped over the Commodore's desk, and the far end had to be supported by a chair. They had been arguing over where they should start looking for what felt like hours, when Murtogg reminded them of something.

"That Jack Sparrow... he talked about the Black Pearl."

"Mentioned it, is more what he did." Mullroy mumbled.

"Still–"

"We can ask him where it is, maybe he can lead us to it!" Victoria said, straightening.

"That pirate tried to kill Roxanne, as I'm sure you remember Victoria. We could never trust a word he said!" Uncle Weatherby scowled.

"I don't think he was going to kill her. He just wanted his stuff back probably." She huffed. "Besides, we could always strike a deal with him."

"No. The pirates who invaded this fort left Sparrow locked in his cell. Ergo, he is not their ally, and therefore of no value." Commodore Norrington said, frowning. "We will determine their most likely course, and launch a search mission that sails with the tide." Victoria clenched her fists, but reasoned that was their best option at the moment.