This Cursed Life

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Long ago, before the Caribbean was tamed, a young woman named Helen Townsford lived on the rock island of Tortuga. In some circles, she was called Helen of Troy, for she was very, very beautiful. Her hair was blonder than what was thought to be possible and her eyes were a clear exotic green that laughed and teased. Her father owned a tavern on the island, for sailors often stopped there and, occasionally, a pirate ship would stop to refresh their supplies and spend their plunder. It was not a place for people of high class. Helen often had to break up a tavern brawl or help a drunk out the door. It would do the reader good to know that Helen was not a tavern girl with a naughty profession. She merely helped keep the place clean and served the men during the day. Most of her nights were spent down the street in her father's home, unless it was a busy night. Like the night when she first met a certain man who would change her life. He came in smelling of the ocean. He was Barbossa, the first mate aboard the ship The Black Pearl. When his eyes first locked with Helen's, it was obvious where their relationship was going. He was smitten with her. From then on, whenever he was in Tortuga, he always called on her. She grew fond of him, and soon they were deeply in love. It came as no surprise to the crew when, one day, he announced his engagement to her. The next time the ship landed at Tortuga, Barbossa and Helen were married, with Captain Jack Sparrow as their witness. All were happy for them until Barbossa insisted on taking her onto the ship. The crew balked at his, for it was considered very bad luck if a woman was brought aboard. It was also very dangerous. But Helen would hear nothing of the danger. She was determined to stand beside her new husband. So the captain relented and she joined the crew, saying goodbye to Tortuga. Helen quickly proved the old superstition wrong. She brought the crew very good luck. Their plunder increased. And when the ship was attacked, she was up manning a cannon with a pistol in her belt. This went on for a couple of years, then Helen became pregnant. When The Black Pearl docked at Tortuga again, she stayed there to have the baby and raise it. Barbossa was at sea when her time came. She gave birth to a beautiful baby girl whom she named Adrian. The baby's eyes were a beautiful light aqua blue, like the sea. Helen remained in Tortuga until Adrian was four. When the ship came, she begged to be let aboard with her daughter and sail away. Jack Sparrow regretfully relented, and Helen brought Adrian aboard. Adrian took to the sea like a duck on water. Se quickly won over the black hearts of the pirates and many of them spent their spare time playing with her, including Jack Sparrow. On Adrian's second voyage on the Pearl, however, things changed. They were going after the treasure of Cortez. Jack Sparrow knew where it was. Adrian's father convinced him to tell the crew where the treasure was. After he did, Barbossa turned mutinous and marooned Jack on a desert island. One of the men, Bootstrap Bill Turner, was then killed because he did not like what they did to Jack. Adrian didn’t see them do this. All she heard was the firing of a cannon, then a loud splash. But the sight of Jack standing on the island alone would forever be burned into her mind. Barbossa's heart had grown black, but Helen refused to believe it, blinded by love. The luck of the crew turned after these two events. The days grew hot and humid, and Helen was seized with a fever and passed during the night. Barbossa was devastated, and his heart grew blacker and harder than it had ever been. He drove the crew on relentlessly and grew very cold towards his only daughter. Adrian spent her days alone in her cabin or up on deck, anywhere her father wasn't. She missed her mother horribly, and his treatment toward her did not help. Ironically, she grew as cold as a five-year-old can. When the pirates finally did reach the treasure, she was virtually ignored. So no one noticed when she slipped her hand into a large chest and took one of the gold coins.

But now, ten years later, they were starting to notice.


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Adrian stood on the dark cliffs of Tortuga, staring out at the ocean. A slight breeze ruffled her hair, sending dirty blonde tendrils into her face. She brushed them away. It was a cool night, a blessed change from the oppressive heat of the day. Adrian knew that she would not be able to stay much longer. Her grandmother thought she was asleep. Adrian was not often allowed out during the night. Her grandparents told her it was because it wasn't safe for a pretty young woman, but Adrian knew the real reason. They didn't want anyone to see her. Adrian sighed as she slowly walked back up the path to her home.

"Adrian, girl, will ye pass me that tankard of ale there?" Adrian's grandfather, Henry, asked. He was sitting at a round table in his tavern with some other old men, discussing the going on-s of late. Adrian set her rag down and brought him his drink. He smiled his thanks at her and Adrian smiled softly back. The other men watched her walk back to the bar and get a young sailor some more rum. The people of Tortuga had known there was something odd about Adrian when she was first put ashore from her father's ship. In their eyes, she was a very shy girl who barely talked. Adrian also seemed very cold towards others. No one could really guess why, so there were different stories floating around the seaside town. One thing was evident; people stayed away from her. Something about her scared them.

Later that evening, Adrian was helping her grandmother make dinner when her grandfather came home, a grave look on his face.

" Mister Howard saw you down on the cliffs last night," he stated, glaring at Adrian.

" I just went for a walk," she muttered, lowering her eyes.

" Adrian, you know you are not allowed out after the sun sets!" he bellowed, slamming his fist down on the table. Adrian didn’t even flinch as she brought her eyes up to stare into his.

" What are you afraid of, Grandpa?" she asked darkly.

" I, er, just don’t want you to get hurt," he stammered, unsettled by her stare.

" Oh, why don’t you just say it for once? You just don’t want people to see your monster of a granddaughter and taint your image. You always go around blaming it on something else, as if not talking about it will make it go away! Well, grandpa, for your information, nothing will make this go away!" Adrian finished. She may have gotten her looks from her mother, but she got her father's explosive anger. Her grandmother stepped in between the two.

" That is enough! Henry, there was no moon out last night, so Mister Howard couldn't have seen anything other than a girl walking along the cliffs," she said, defending her granddaughter. Henry glowered for a minute, then sat down to eat. Adrian merely stood in a corner and watched. I can't stay here anymore, she thought as she watched her grandmother take a bight of chicken. Unable to watch anymore, she quietly walked up to her room. She walked over to her window and opened it. Unlike the night before, the moon was out. Adrian slowly held her hand out into it's light. Her hand was transformed into that of a skeleton's. She jerked it back, shut the window and closed the curtains.

Adrian walked the docks the next morning, looking for a ship to Port Royal. She had decided her destination the night before.

" Excuse me, sir, are any of these ships heading to Port Royal?" she asked a sailor.

" Aye, The Flying Lady is heading out in a couple of hours," he responded as he coiled some rope.

" Is she taking passengers?" Adrian asked.

" Aye, she is," he answered. Adrian nodded her thanks and went to find the ship. It was easy to find, for it had The Flying Lady painted on its side in bold red letters. Without any hesitation, Adrian walked up the gangplank. The deck was teeming with busy sailors. Adrian headed right to the captain's quarters and pounded on the door.

" What?!" came a surly voice from inside.

" I wish to speak to the captain of this ship!" Adrian said in a loud, demanding voice. The door flew open and a tall, wide man stood in front of her. Adrian stared up at him.

" I am assuming that you are the captain?" she asked with one eyebrow arched.

" Yes, I am Captain Briggs. And who might you be?" he asked as he looked the girl up and down.

" I am Adrian Smith. I wish to go to Port Royal. A sailor down on the docks told me that that was the destination of this ship and that you were taking passengers," she stated.

" Yes, Miss…Smith, I am taking passengers. It will cost you thirty pounds for a berth and meals," he said slowly. He obviously doesn't believe that is my name. Which I suppose he has a right too. But what was I supposed to say? Hello, I am Adrian Barbossa, please take me? I think not, Adrian thought in amusement.

" I just have to go and retrieve my things. Here is the money," she said as she handed him thirty pounds.

" The ship leaves in an hour. Can you be back by then?" the captain asked. Adrian nodded, then headed home. The house was empty. Adrian grabbed her bag of belongings, some money, and left a note to her grandparents. Then she was off.



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Adrian sat on her bunk in the tiny room she was sharing with one other young woman. The captain had ordered that they stay below decks until the ship was well under way, so that is what they were doing.

" I am very excited, going to work for Governor Swann!" the young woman, who had introduced her self as Meg, was going on.

" That must be very exciting," Adrian said coolly with a smile. Meg's chocolate brown eyes sparkled at Adrian's simple remark. She was a warm, sweet girl a little over seventeen, making her two years older than Adrian. Adrian, however, looked like she could have been her older sister. Adrian was tall, towering a head over Meg. The things that Adrian had experienced in life also made her seem a bit wiser, older, and hardened.

" Oh, I wonder what my duties are to be?" Meg wondered aloud.

" Cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, the sort of things I would guess a maid would do. At least if one were to ever work for me!" Adrian joked, a rarity in itself. I guess getting off Tortuga was the right thing to do, Adrian thought, observing how she had somewhat loosened up. Or maybe it was just the bubbly mannerisms of Meg. For the next tow hours, Meg told Adrian of her life. It was the kind of life Adrian would have killed for, with loving parents with decent professions and lots of siblings. Meg's father certainly wasn't a ruthless pirate.

" What was your life like when you were growing up?" Meg asked suddenly. Adrian gazed at her for a moment, as if lost in thought. What am I supposed to tell her? Oh, my father was a pirate, who married my mother, who died when I was five on a voyage, which I was on, by the way. I was naughty, stole a gold coin, and am now paying for it in full, for I am cursed with a curse that the pirates scoffed at. After that episode, I went to live on Tortuga with my grandparents, where I have been shunned for my entire life, and am now running away from. I don’t think so.

" Oh, it was pretty much just like your's," Adrian answered as convincingly as possible. Before Meg could ask anymore questions, the ship rolled and heaved frightfully. Well, at least to her it did. Adrian had never lost her sea legs, so she was fine. Adrian looked up from where she had been twisting her hands in her lap to the very pale face of Meg.

" Meg, are you alright?" Adrian asked as she scooted forward.

" I don’t feel well at all," Meg moaned. Adrian picked up an empty bucket on the floor and handed it to Meg, who proceeded to empty the contents of her stomach into it. Adrian wrinkled her nose in disgust. It was obvious that Meg had never been on a ship before and was seasick. After she finished, Adrian helped her lay down on the bottom bunk and covered her with a blanket. She then walked up to the captain's cabin where many others were gathered.

" My bunkmate is seasick," she said.

" She'll need lot's of fluids, try tea. Keep a bucket handy and, if you can, try to get her on deck and in the fresh air," he said. Adrian nodded and headed back down to her room where she found that Meg was asleep. Adrian moved the bucket closer to her, then went back on deck.

Later the next day, Adrian went and got some food from the cook and brought it back to the room. Meg was sitting up in bed and looking much better.

" Oh, I am so hungry I could eat a cow!" she exclaimed as Adrian set the tray of food down on the tiny table.

" Eat it slowly and drink the tea," she ordered Meg, who smiled up at her.

" Thank you for taking such wonderful care of me," Meg said. Adrian smiled genuinely as she sat down in a chair. Meg began to eat, then stopped.

" Aren't you going to have any?" she asked.

" Oh, no, I already ate," Adrian answered.

" Oh, but you must try this cake," Meg said as she broke a small piece of it off.

" You need to eat it to regain your strength," Adrian said. She really did not want the cake.

" Eat it," Meg said firmly. Adrian was at a loss. She remembered the first time she had eaten food after the curse had taken effect. It had tasted like sand and was not a very pleasant experience. Meg still held out the cake. Reluctantly, Adrian took it and put it in her mouth. Meg watched her with shining eyes.

" Good, isn't it?" she asked. Adrian managed to keep from gagging as she smiled at her.

" Yes, it’s very good," she said once she swallowed the accursed morsel. Much to Adrian's relief, this satisfied Meg and she didn’t offer any more.

The next couple of days went smoothly. They reached Port Royal late in the evening. Meg and Adrian got off the ship together.

" Well, I am off to the governor's house," Meg said as she pulled her gloves on.

" Good luck," Adrian said for a lack of anything else. Meg looked at her for a moment, then, much to Adrian's shock, pulled her into a tight hug.

" Thank you so much for everything, Adrian!" she said. Adrian hugged her back.

" It was nothing,' she stammered.

" Oh, we must visit each other! Where are you staying?" Meg asked.

" At an inn in town. I'm not exactly sure which one, but when I am, I'll send you a note," Adrian said.

" Miss, we are ready to go!" the coachman from the governor's house said to Meg.

" Coming! Goodbye!" she said and hugged Adrian one last time.

" Goodbye!" Adrian called as Meg boarded the coach. She watched as the only friend she had ever known rode away. After the coach was out of sight, she picked up her bag and made her way into town, the light breeze whipping her sky blue dress around her legs and her hair in her face. Adrian walked rapidly down the street in search of a place to sleep. She could already see the full moon up in the dusky sky, and once night fell, she would be a walking skeleton. Adrian couldn't let that happen.



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(Mr. Gibbs telling story of Jack's escape)

Will - " What did he use for rope?"

Mr. Gibbs - "Uh…"

Jack (walks over) - " Human hair. From my back."

Will and Mr. Gibbs - o.O

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Adrian walked down a street in Port Royal, where she had been for two days. Her destination was no where important, and it did not matter when she returned to the inn. Adrian liked it that way. She didn’t have her grandparents there to watch her every move and tell her what she could and could not do. It was pure, joyous freedom! Port Royal was very different from Tortuga. First of all, there were no drunks staggering about the streets in broad daylight. Nor were there barmaids hanging out of the upstairs windows, enticing the men below to come up for a bit of fun. Port Royal was, shall we say, much more proper and orderly. Adrian liked it very much. Soon she got bored and decided to return to her room.

" Good day, Miss!" the innkeeper greeted her.

" Good day," she replied with a soft smile as she walked up the stairs. Her room was spacious, with a table in the middle of the floor and a bed off to one side. Adrian walked over to her trunk and began rummaging through her socks. She selected one and pulled it out. There was an object stashed in the toe of it. Adrian turned the sock upside down over her open hand. A gold coin tumbled out and landed in her palm. A skull was engraved on both sides of it. This coin was the reason that Adrian was who she was. It was the coin that she stole from the treasure chest as a child when no one was looking. This was the coin that had cursed her. She stared at it, then moved to put it back into the sock. Something stopped her, and she decided to put it on a chain and keep it around her neck, hidden in her dress. It was an easy thing to do and soon Adrian could feel it's cold gold surface against her skin. A knock on her door startled her and caused her to leap to her feet.

" Miss?" said the innkeeper's voice, somewhat muffled by the door.

" Yes?" Adrian responded, her voice shaking slightly,

" There is a visitor for you," he said.

" I'll be right down," Adrian yelled. She moved over to a small mirror and looked at her reflection. Her hair was down and fell a little below her shoulders. Her dress was a creamy off white color with a light flowered pattern over it. It was slightly wrinkled, but still presentable. Adrian began to walk out of her room, then stopped. What if my grandparents have found me, she thought. It was a possibility. They could have found Captain Briggs and asked him if she had been on his ship and where he had taken her. With this thought in mind, Adrian slowly crept to the top of the stairs.

" Oh, there you are!" came a young woman's voice. Adrian let out a sigh of relief. It was Meg!

" Hello, Meg!" Adrian said happily as she tromped down the stairs.

" Oh, I am so sorry I could not visit sooner, but I have been so busy!" Meg said as the two girls hugged.

" Meg, we have both been in Port Royal for only two days! There is no way you could have come sooner. Now, come, tell me of your duties!" Adrian said as she linked arms with Meg and walked into the street.

" Oh, it was mostly as you predicted. I have to do some washing, cleaning, and occasionally help the cook," Meg said.

" Is the governor nice?" Adrian asked as she deftly dodged a chicken that ran out in front of her.

" He is very kind! So is his daughter, Elizabeth," Meg said as she tried to keep her balance as Adrian dodged the chicken.
" That is good," Adrian said.

" What are you going to do here in Port Royal, Adrian?" Meg asked.

" I really don’t know," Adrian replied simply, " all I have been doing so far is enjoying myself!" Both girls laughed.

" It is beautiful here," Meg sighed. Adrian nodded in agreement.

" I know what you can do! One of the other maids in the governor's house just had a baby and had to quit! They are looking for a new one right now! You could apply for the job!" Meg said excitedly, her eyes shining.

" I do know how to clean…" Adrian trailed off.

" Come, let's go right now!" Meg said as she proceeded to drag Adrian to the governor's house.



" How do I look?" Adrian asked Meg as they waited for Governor Swann in the foyer of his house.

" You look…a bit of a mess. Here, hold still," Meg said as she began arranging Adrian's hair.

" Whose fault is that, might I ask? You practically drove me here like a cow!" Adrian exclaimed softly. Meg stifled a giggle.

" There, much better," she whispered and moved back to where she had been standing at Adrian's side. The governor walked in. Adrian tried not to stare at his very large wig.

" Ladies," he said with a little bow.

" Governor," Adrian and Meg said with an elegant curtsy.

" I hear that you have come to apply for an open maid position," he said as he turned his gaze to Adrian.

" Yes, sir," she said.

" What is your name?" he asked.

" Adrian Smith," Adrian responded with confidence. Although Captain Briggs may have had his doubts about that being her true name, the governor apparently believed her.

" Come this way to my office, Miss Smith, and we shall proceed with the interview. Adrian followed, glancing back at Meg as she did. Her friend winked at her right before Adrian disappeared into the governor's office.



" I can't believe you got it!" Meg squealed outside the governor's house.

" Did you have any doubts?" Adrian asked.

" I had some, but not many," Meg said quickly. Adrian laughed. She had gotten the job in the governor's house and was to begin the very next day.

" So, were you scared?" Meg asked.

" No, I was not!" Adrian replied indignantly. Meg looked at her with one eyebrow raised.

" Oh, maybe a little!" Adrian admitted with a laugh. Meg joined her. They chatted for a few more minutes, and then Meg excused herself.

" It's getting late, you must get going and I need to get inside to help with supper," she remarked.

" Late? Oh, it is!" Adrian cried as she whirled so see the sun half way down into the ocean.

" What's wrong?" Meg asked worriedly.

" I must get back to the inn!" Adrian said, trying to keep calm.

" I'll be seeing you tomorrow then," Meg said.

" Yes, tomorrow! Goodbye!" Adrian said as she walked down the drive. Once she was around the corner, she broke into a fast jog. It got darker with every step she took. Adrian was furious with herself. How could you dilly - dally so when you knew there was a full moon tonight she berated herself as she ran. Adrian slowed down a bit once she got into the streets. She was passing by a tavern when an arm reached out and grabbed her.

" Wot's a pretty little thing like you doing out at this time?" a man grinned down at her. Adrian recoiled, for his breath stank of rum.

" Let me go!" she demanded as she tried to pull free.

" Why don’t you come on in and we can have a bit o' fun, eh?" he said as he grabbed her other arm and began to drag her into the tavern. Adrian struggled to get herself free, but it was no use. Although the man was drunk, he was still much stronger than she was. Her attempts at escape only made him laugh. Some of his friends had joined him.

" Get her inside, Herb!" one of them said.

" Come on, sweetheart!" Herb said as they goaded him on. Adrian's blood began to boil.

" Hey, let her go!" another man yelled. He was too late to save the drunk. Adrian slammed her heeled shoe down on the drunk's foot. He howled in pain and let one of her arms loose. She then turned and grabbed a stout walking stick from where it had been resting on one of the barrels. With a wild cry, Adrian whirled and slammed the stick into the Herb's stomach. Her arm was instantly released as Herb crumpled to the ground, the wind knocked from his lungs. Adrian wasted no time. Another man grabbed for her, but Adrian threw a swift, hard punch to the side of his face, stunning him. She made a frightful sight, standing in the circle of men, her hair wildly framing her face.

" Who is next?" she snarled dangerously, brandishing her stick. One man was stupid enough to grab for her. She kicked him between the legs. His scream could be heard all over Port Royal. This caused all the other men to retreat into the tavern and leave her alone. Adrian turned and began to walk quickly down the street, still gripping the stick.

" Miss, are you alright?" a young man asked her. Adrian looked at his face. He was handsome.

" Yes, I am alright," she responded.

" I am Will Turner. Let me walk you home. It isn’t safe for women as beautiful as yourself to be out at this time of night," he said as he offered her his arm. Adrian spun around and looked up at the sky. To her horror, the full moon was hiding behind clouds, threatening to peek out at any time.

" No, I must leave quickly! Thank you!" she yelled as she ran down a side street that she knew would take her to the inn. Will watched her run, then shook his head and went to the blacksmith shop were he worked.



Adrian sat on her bed in the inn. She had made it without changing. As she lay in her bed, only one thought ran through her head: he called me beautiful.





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Adrian arrived at the governor's house earlier than needed. The butler answered the door and escorted her to the room she was to share with Meg.

" Thank you," Adrian said as he dropped her off.

" Oh, Adrian, there you are!" Meg whispered happily. Adrian smiled as she set her bags down on her bed, carefully leaving her hand covered.

" Meg, I need your help," she said.

" What is it?" Meg asked. Adrian pulled out her hand and Meg gasped. Her fist was bruised very badly from punching the drunk the other night.

" You need to wrap that in something! I'll go find an old sheet," Meg said as she bustled out of the room. Adrian waited patiently until she returned, old sheet in hand.

" Are you sure it’s okay if we use that?" Adrian asked warily.

" Oh, it will be fine. For goodness sake, Adrian, how did you do this?" Meg asked as Adrian brought her hand closer. Her knuckles were red and swollen, though, thankfully, they were not broken.

" I stumbled in the street and a horse stepped on it," she lied through her teeth. Meg winced, easily swallowing the lie. Adrian was grateful. Meg didn’t need to know about what had really happened, it would scare her to death. After she was done bandaging Adrian's hand, Meg stood to her feet.

" Your uniform is on your bed," Meg said. Adrian turned to look at it. It was a simple dress with an apron and cap, typical maid's wear.

" I'll get dressed and be along to help," Adrian said as she began to take off her dress and put the uniform on.

" You are to help me serve breakfast, then there is washing to be done and maybe some errands to be run," Meg said, telling Adrian her duties, which were basically the same as her own.

" Well then, let's get to it!" Adrian exclaimed as she jumped up from the bed and followed Meg down the hall.



Adrian's first week at the governor's house went smoothly. She got aquatinted with all the other maids and the old butler. Her favorite, besides Meg, was Bernadette, who was called Dotty for short, one of Elizabeth's maids. When the three were together, the chatter was endless, even when they were in soap and wet clothes up to their elbows.

" Dotty, what's the big to do up at the fort tomorrow about?" Adrian asked as she washed one of Elizabeth's dresses.

" Captain Norrington is being promoted to Commodore," Dotty said as she scrubbed a sock.

" I hear that he may propose to Elizabeth," Meg muttered as she wrung out a shirt. Adrian thought for a moment.

" He is a good man, but I don’t think he is right for Lady Elizabeth," she said softly.

" It will be a good, smart match," said Dotty. No more was said on the matter.

The next day came swiftly and Meg and Adrian didn’t see Dotty all morning, for she was helping Elizabeth dress. Adrian's hand was better, although still a bit swollen and achy. She was busy dusting downstairs when a knock sounded at the door. The butler's footsteps echoed in the silent hall as he opened the door.

" Ah, Mr. Turner," the butler said.

" Good day," he said as she entered the house.

" I shall go fetch Governor Swann," the butler said as he scurried off. Adrian kept herself in the other room, hidden in a closet. Mr. Turner, that is the man who tried to help me the night I was attacked. Will Turner she thought as she watched him looking about. He reached his hand up to finger a candleholder on the wall. To his horror, it broke! Adrian stifled her giggle as he quickly hid it in a vase on the floor.

" Ah, Mr. Turner! Good to see you again!" said Governor Swann as he came down the stairs.

" Good day, sir! I have your order," Will said as he placed his case on the table and opened it. Adrian watched as he pulled out a sword and handed it to the Governor.

" The blade is folded steel. That is gold filigree laid in to the handle. If I may," he said, holding his hands out for the sword, which the governor had pulled out of the sheath.

" Perfectly balanced. The tang is the full width of the bade," he said as he held it on one finger just below the hilt. With one swift movement, he flipped it lightly into the air, then caught it and gave it back to the governor.

" Impressive, very impressive. Commodore Norrington is going to be very pleased with this. Do pass your compliments on to your master," Governor Swann said. Will smiled.

" I shall! A craftsman is always pleased to hear that his work is appreciated," he said happily. He made that sword, Adrian thought, judging by the way he smiled.

" Ah, Elizabeth, you look stunning!" Adrian heard the Governor remark.

" Will! It's so good to see you! I had a dream about you the other night," she exclaimed.

" About me?" Will asked uncertainly.

" Elizabeth, I don’t think that is entirely proper - " the governor began.

" About the day we met. Do you remember?" Elizabeth went on.

" How could I forget, Miss Swann?" he asked.

" Will, how many times must I tell you to call be Elizabeth?" she asked.

" At least once more, as always, Miss Swann," Will responded.

" Well, see? At least the boy has a sense of propriety. Now, come Elizabeth," Governor Swann said as he began to usher his daughter out the door.

" Good day, Mister Turner," Elizabeth said dryly as she walked out the door. Will followed them.

" Good day, Elizabeth," he said quietly. Adrian judged it was safe to come out now. She quietly walked over to where Will had put the candlestick holder. She pulled it out of the vase and examined it. It often fell off when she was lighting the candles. All you had to do was slip it back on. As she was doing this, the door opened again. Adrian turned swiftly and looked into the eyes of Will Turner.

" Oh, you are fixing that," he said.

" It does this all the time," she muttered as she deftly slipped it back into its place with a clank.

" I was afraid I had broken it," he said sheepishly.

" Oh, no, it's nothing to worry about! I thought the same when it happened to me while I was lighting the candles," Adrian said with a soft laugh.

" Well, thank you, miss," he said as he began to head out the door. Adrian moved to close it behind him when he turned.

" Pardon me for asking, but how did you hurt your hand?" he asked as he looked up at her face.

" I fell and a horse stepped on it," she lied again. He looked a bit doubtful, then headed down the lane without another word.

" A horse named Herb," Adrian said to herself as she shut the door.



There was a big commotion when the Governor and Elizabeth returned that evening.

" Meg, what has happened?" Adrian asked her friend.

" She was attacked by a pirate!" Meg whispered excitedly. Adrian nodded and went downstairs to get Elizabeth's dinner, which she would be eating in her room.

" Milady, I have your dinner," Adrian said softly when she reached Elizabeth's door.

" Come in," Elizabeth said. Adrian entered.

" Here you are, Milady," she said softly as she sat the tray in Elizabeth's lap. She waited a moment, then spoke.

" What was his name?" Adrian asked Elizabeth softly.

" Whose name?" Elizabeth asked.

" The pirate's name," Adrian continued.

" Captain Jack Sparrow," Elizabeth answered. Adrian hid her surprise.

" Good night, milady," she said as she walked out of the room. When she was in the hall she put her hand to her chest, feeling the warm gold coin. Adrian had been feeling strange since earlier that afternoon, and she didn’t like it. She walked over t one of the windows and looked out across the bay. The full moon reflected from the water. Adrian watched as an eerie curtain of fog ascended onto Port Royal. Fear of the unknown gripped her heart. She quickly closed the window and walked down into the kitchen. Meg was standing at the sink, washing dishes.

" Adrian, come help me with these?" she asked. Adrian nodded without a word and began to wash. A loud rumble was heard from the bay.

" What was that?" Meg asked. Adrian listened. She knew very well what it was, for she had heard it often when she was young. It was cannon fire. Adrian thought fast.

" Dotty, get up to Miss Swann's room! The rest of you, make for the fort!" she said sharply. The others obeyed without question. A resounding knock echoed at the door. Adrian ran into the hall at the same time Elizabeth ran down the stairs. Adrian watched in horror as the butler headed for the door.

" No!" she and Elizabeth yelled at the same time. They were too late.

" Hello, chum," said a gravelly voice. A pistol was fired and the butler fell dead. Elizabeth screamed along with all the other maids who had come into the hall. Adrian whirled and ran back into the kitchen.

" Adrian!" Meg screamed in terror.

" Calm down and stay close to me," Adrian commanded her coolly as she grabbed a large butcher knife from the counter. She knew she needed to get Meg to the fort. Adrian grabbed Meg's hand and led her out of the kitchen. A pirate came directly at them. At the last moment, Adrian pulled the knife from her skirts and drove it into the pirate's chest. Without waiting to see if he was dead, Adrian pulled it out and pulled a crying Meg out the door and down the drive. Down in the town, buildings were burning and people were screaming.

" Come on, Meg!" Adrian yelled as they neared the fort. Soon they were safe inside. Meg was hysterical.

" Meg, it's alright, we are safe now," Adrian said, trying to sooth her.

" The butler, Elizabeth, horrible, you stabbed a man!" Meg stammered.

" Meg, listen to me! That pirate would have hurt us if I had not stabbed him," Adrian tried. It was no use. Meg was too upset to be comforted. Adrian sat and listened to the cannon fire and thought about Jack Sparrow and her coin, which was tucked safely in her black dress.




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Adrian stood in the fort, feeling helpless as the pirates swarmed about the town. She was about to settle herself next to a sleeping Meg when she heard one of the maids talking to the governor.

" What did you hear?" the governor was asking. The maid looked down at her toes, obviously still terrified.

" I heard her ask for parley and to be taken to the captain, then the pirates said she would go without a fuss as they led her away," she stammered.

" Commodore Norrington, they have taken my daughter!" the governor wailed as the commodore approached him. Both grew very pale. Adrian could bear the scene no longer. She began to turn, but stopped short. Something was drawing her upward, toward the battlements. Calling her. She followed her instincts and began to ascend the stairs. Men tried to stop her, but she shoved them aside. What could they do to her? Adrian reached the top and looked out across the dark bay. The Black Pearl formed a dark blob in the waters. Elizabeth was on that ship. Adrian pulled herself up onto the wall and looked down into the dark blue waters. She closed her eyes and sprang out from the wall, far enough, she knew, to avoid the rocks below. Wind whipped through her hair and her stomach dropped as she fell. Water closed in around her, dark and penetrating. Adrian struggled to pull herself to the surface, but her skirts were to heavy. She began to tug and rip at her dress, but then realized that, although she had been down for a while, she was not running out of air. Then she mentally slapped herself, thinking why would a dead person need air? Still, she would have rather been on the surface, so she freed herself from the dress and petticoats and swam strongly to the surface, her only article of clothing being a thin underdress. Frantically, she whirled about in the water, trying to see the ship. When she saw it, she began to swim toward it, hoping it would not begin to sail anytime soon. Thanks to her strong arms, she was soon at the boat and pulling herself up a rope that was dangling over the side. It was a long haul, but she made it.

" Welcome to the Black Pearl, Miss Turner!" Barbossa was saying cruelly as Elizabeth struggled against two pirates. Miss Turner? Why did she tell them that was her name, Adrian wondered. Then she looked at Barbossa, the father who left her alone all those years ago. Her blood boiled. She was angry for him having interfered with her life, which was finally beginning to go her way. She was angry that he would hurt innocent people. The people of Port Royal didn’t deserve to be attacked, and Miss Swann didn’t deserve being taken like this. And she was angry at him for getting her mother killed, the only person who had ever shown her an ounce of love. In a blind rage, Adrian pulled herself up onto the side of the boat and clung to a rope.

" You let her go!" she shrieked wildly. All the pirates turned to stare at her, and all went silent as Barbossa turned.

" And who might you be, missy?" he asked, obviously amused at the sight of a water soaked girl challenging him. Adrian may have gotten her looks from her mother, but she got her temper from her father.

" What right have you to go ruining people's lives like this?! You let her go and leave these waters!" Adrian continued to snarl. Now the pirates were beginning to laugh, a cruel sound to Adrian's ears.

" Come down from there and let me talk to ye," Barbossa said, trying to calm her. Much to his surprise, Adrian leapt to the deck and began walking toward him. One pirate reached out and caught her dress. She whirled and, swift as a striking snake, struck him on the side of his face. The pirates all made way for her from then on. Barbossa watched her approach with a hint of respect. Adrian stood in front of him, her arms crossed across her chest.

" Now what is it you be wanting?" he asked.

" I want you to leave Port Royal and let her go, then sail away from these waters and never return," Adrian replied, her voice still tight with an anger that she could barely control. Barbossa thingyed his head and studied her for a moment.

" Who are you?" he asked again. Adrian's blue eyes burned into him.

" I am surprised you would not recognize me, father," Adrian said coldly, spitting out the last word. Barbossa visibly paled and the crew began to whisper. Adrian heard Elizabeth gasp.

" Although I do not think you have any right to claim that title," she continued. Barbossa stared hard at her, then began to laugh as the color came back to his cheeks.

" So ye are my daughter, Adrian! I see you have gotten your mother's looks and my temper, which you have made obvious by that little display!" he continued to laugh. Adrian stared coldly at him.

" Do you have any idea how I have lived these past years?" she asked quietly.

" No, that I do not," Barbossa answered, not bothered by the matter at all.

" You left me," she said, a hint of sadness in her voice.

" What is that around your neck?" Barbossa asked suddenly.

" Oh, that!" Adrian laughed ruefully," this is a little token I have borne with me since I last sailed on this boat." The pirates gasped as she drew forth the gold coin.

" How did you get that?" one of the crew asked.

" I stole it from the chest. Like father, like daughter," Adrian answered simply, her voice edged in irony.

" So you know of the curse?" Barbossa asked.

" Haven't you heard a word I have said? I am the curse!" Adrian yelled as she pulled herself up onto the railing just as a ray of moonlight shone down on her. The pirates recoiled. There, up on the railing, Adrian made and eerie sight, all skeleton with a white dress flapping in the breeze and straggly hair blowing in her face.

" I got more from you than just your temper," Adrian said as she twirled her necklace from one hand, her bare joints creaking and snapping. The moonbeam vanished and she turned back to normal.

" Nobody is to lay a hand on either of these girls. Lock them in my cabin!" Barbossa roared. Elizabeth and Adrian were hustled into his cabin, and the door was shut and locked behind them. Elizabeth looked at Adrian, a glint of terror in her eyes. But Adrian had only been acting.

" Don’t worry, milady, I won't do that again!" Adrian said with a light laugh.

" Is it true? Are you his daughter?" Elizabeth asked.

" Yes, it is true, milady, but only by blood," Adrian answered. Elizabeth relaxed.

" Please, Adrian, call me Elizabeth," she said. Adrian gave her a little smile. As the boat drew away from Port Royal and into the ocean, Elizabeth and Adrian talked about happier times and became friends, for when one is captive on a pirate ship, it is good to have someone there for you.

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"I am disinclined to acquiesce you request. Means no."

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Adrian and Elizabeth slept well that night, although the ship was rolling on the waves. Both were exhausted from the alarming turn of events. Food was brought to Elizabeth when she awoke, but none for Adrian because the pirates knew she could not eat. The day drug on in and almost unbearable monotony. Neither girls were allowed up on deck. That evening, though, things changed. Two pirates entered the cabin, one bearing a dress. Adrian arched and eyebrow at them.

" What?" she asked unceremoniously.

" You'll be dining with the captain tonight, and he requests that you wear this," one pirate said as he held a purple dress out to Elizabeth. The dress was made of so much fabric that it looked as if it could be fashioned into a sail.

" You may tell the captain that I am disinclined to acquiesce his request," Elizabeth replied, her voice laced in sarcasm. The pirates laughed.

" He said you would say that, and if that was the case, then you'd be dining with the crew and you'd be naked," the pirate said with a grin, obviously relishing the thought. Elizabeth grabbed the dress without a word.

" What am I to do?" Adrian asked. The pirates looked at her a little apprehensively before answering.

" Since you have had so much experience on a ship, you are to go above deck and help the crew," the skinny one with a wooden eye answered.

" I am to help the crew in nothing but an underdress?" Adrian asked, her hands on her hips.

" That would be mighty indecent, now, wouldn't it?" the fat one answered with an evil grin, which withered under Adrian's frozen glare.

" Here," he grumbled as he handed her some pants and a shirt. A pair of boots made a hollow sound as they hit the floor near her feet. Adrian accepted them with disdain. She began to untie the top of her dress when she mercifully realized the pirates were still standing there.

" Out!" she ordered sharply, sending them slithering out the door.

" Absolutely disgusting lot of dogs," Adrian muttered as she began to tear the skirt part of her dress off so she would have something to go under the white, filmy cotton ensemble she had been issued.

" What am I supposed to do on deck?" she asked the air as she pulled one of the billowing sleeves over her arm.

" What am I supposed to do at dinner?" Elizabeth asked.

" Eat," Adrian replied with a mischievous grin as she pulled the faded black pants on. She picked up one of the boots and held it aloft by two fingers.

" At least you don’t have to wear these," she said as Elizabeth laughed. The boots were a bit too big, but did the job. Adrian stuffed her pant legs into them to fill up the space.

" Well, off I go! Have a nice dinner engagement," she said as she walked out the door, leaving Elizabeth to await her food.

" Hey, you! Climb up that mast and tie down the sail!" a burly pirate yelled in Adrian's face. She did as she was told and began to shinny up the mast. What am I doing here? I haven't been on a ship since my trip to Port Royal! And I was a passenger! I haven't climbed a bloody mast in my entire life, she thought as she clung feebly to the slick wood, finding grips in the ropes with her toes. She yelled as she slipped, then regained her footing. I shouldn't worry, it's not like I can die anyway, Adrian thought with a small smile as she toiled upwards. Soon she had completed her job and returned safely to the ground. The moon came out and Adrian was instantly transformed along with the entire crew. Adrian jumped to the side as pirates lumbered past her, knocking her bony hip against the railing. The hollow thump it made nauseated her. Adrian had never remained in her skeletal form for very long, so she was unused to it and it frightened her. She was about to retreat into the room she was sharing with Elizabeth when she heard screaming break out across the deck. To her horror, Elizabeth was out among the pirates and scared out of her wits! Adrian began to run towards her, but Elizabeth was being bounced on a tarp over a hatch. A pirate swung down and grabbed her. Adrian watched as he sailed up into the air with her, then brought her back to the deck. Seizing her chance, Adrian grabbed her friend and pulled her back into the cabin.

" It's okay, they didn’t hurt you," she said, trying to comfort the trembling girl. Both crouched underneath a desk, one trying to block the hideous sights out of her mind, and the other trying to hide from the moonlight.


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Adrian was sleeping soundly and enjoying a rather pleasant dream when harsh screeching filled her ears. She shrieked and opened her eyes. There, sitting on her chest, was a small monkey with superb vocal chords.

" SCREATCH!!" it yowled again. Adrian swiped at the creature but it moved to quickly. She sat up and saw the pirates standing over her.

" What the bloody - " she began, but was cut off by Ragetti, who was itching his eye as if it pained him.

" Now, now, now need to go swearing about it. It ain't lady like," he scolded in his quiet way.

" Barbossa wants to speak with ye," Pintel said before Adrian could protest at Ragetti's suddenly proper manners. Adrian stood and shot a chilling glance at them.

" I'll be back, Elizabeth," she said to her friend before heading out the door. Barbossa looked up as she stormed into his cabin.

" Ah, there ye be," he said in a fatherly voice that made Adrian cringe.

" Look, if you want to talk to me, don’t send your bloody shrieking rat to wake me or those other toads to escort me!" Adrian said angrily.

" Oh, now, no need to go insulting Jack," Barbossa said as he petted the monkey, which was now perched well out of Adrian's reach on his shoulder.

" You named the monkey Jack?" Adrian asked with one eyebrow arched.

" Aye, that we did," Barbossa answered simply. Adrian shook her head.

" What did you want to speak with me about?" she asked.

" Oh, yes. You are to stay behind on the ship when we take Miss Turner into the cave," Barbossa said.

" You are leaving me behind on this bloody boat?!" Adrian yelled angrily.

" Well, considering what happened last time ye were in that cave, I think it would be best, lest you get any ideas in your pretty head about escaping with Miss Turner or the like," Barbossa answered reasonably as he stroked his monkey's tail.

" So what am I supposed to do?" Adrian asked bluntly.

" You are to just sit on deck and relax under the watchful eye of two of my men. After all, there really isn't anywhere you can go anyway," he answered. Adrian stared at him.

" Oh, and I'll be needing your coin," Barbossa said, his hand outstretched. Adrian knew it would be useless to fight, so she gave it over.

" That's a good girl," Barbossa purred. The hair on the back of Adrian's neck stood straight up as he came over to her and placed a hand on her shoulder.

" When we are out from under the curse, we have a lot of catching up to do," he said with a disgustingly toothy grin that he obviously thought would be fatherly and comforting. Adrian jerked her shoulder out from under his hand and exited the room. He watched her go.



At that moment, Jack Sparrow was drawing closer on the Interceptor. Soon they were near the bay. Jack and Will prepared to go into the cave.

" What if something were to happen, Captain?" Mr. Gibbs asked.

" Keep to the code," Jack responded after a moment's hesitation.

" Aye, the code," Gibbs mused as he followed Jack. Will caught up to Jack.

" What code?" Will asked.

" The pirates code. Any man who falls behind gets left behind," Jack answered. Will nodded his head, for the code made sense. Both were soon in the lifeboat and rowing towards the opening of the cave.



Adrian stood on deck, watching Elizabeth being rowed to the cave. She slammed her fist down on the railing in her anger.

" She is going to her possible death and I am able to do nothing!" she whispered fiercely to herself. As and act of caution, Barbossa had chained her fist to one of the masts. He suspected her of trying to get to the cave once they left. Of course, his suspicions had been right. Adrian had been planning on swimming after the ships. That plan was now a no go. Adrian moved to other side of the ship and faced out to sea. A shape loomed up in the fog, and faint voices reached her ears. She recognized one as Will Turner's. Suddenly, she had an idea.

" Hey," she called lowly to the two pirates who were sitting nearby.

" What do ye want?" they asked crossly.

" I need to go to the bathroom," she answered.

" Hold it," the pirate demanded. Adrian smiled inwardly. Of course, she couldn't go to the bathroom because she was the living dead, but the pirate had obviously forgotten that.

" Please?" she begged, crossing one leg over the other for effect.

" Oh, alright, but don't you go anywhere!" the pirate said as he took the chain off the mast, leaving it hooked to her wrist. Once it was loose, Adrian whirled it through the air and brought it down on his head. Of course the blow couldn't kill him, but it sent him reeling. Adrian seized her chance and ran to the side of the boat. The lifeboat was creeping by. Without any hesitation, Adrian jumped overboard.

" What was that?" Jack asked when he heard the splash.

" There is a girl in the water! Elizabeth?" Will whispered softly as Adrian began to haul herself up into the boat. Will moved quickly and helped her.

" Elizabeth, are you all right?" he asked as he placed his hands on her shoulders, his voice full of concern.

" Get your bloody hands off me and start rowing!" Adrian hissed. Will drew back, a shocked look on his face. Jack looked back and forth at them.

" I take it that isn't Elizabeth?" he asked as he pointed at Adrian.

" No, I am not Elizabeth! I am Adrian, and if you two don’t shift yourselves and paddle, there may be no Elizabeth!" Adrian whispered desperately. Will and Jack looked at her closely.

" I know you!" they both exclaimed at the same time.

" Wait, how do you know her?" Will asked Jack.

" This is Captain Barbossa's daughter," Jack asked, giving Will an incredulous look, then frowned.

" How do you know her?" he asked Will.

" She beat up a bunch of drunks outside of a bar one night. I tried to help, but she ran before I could," Will answered. Both looked at her with renewed interest.

" Yes, you both know me, and I know both of you! Now, start rowing!" Adrian whispered fiercely. This time, they obeyed her.

" How did you - " one of them would say in a bought of curiosity, but would be shut down with an angry snarl from Adrian. They were about to reach the cave, when Will stopped rowing.

" If you are Barbossa's daughter, then how are we to trust you?" he asked.

" Because Elizabeth is my friend," she answered simply. Will studied her for a moment, then began to row again.

" You know, you are well on your way of becoming a pirate yourself, you know. Breaking a man out of jail, commandeering a ship, and picking up a crew at Tortuga. And you are completely obsessed with treasure," Jack said as they began to beach the boat.

" I am not obsessed with treasure," Will denied hotly.

" Treasure doesn't have to be gold and jewels, boy," Jack said knowingly. Both grew silent as they followed him through tunnels into the inside of the cave. Jack stopped in the cover of one of them.

" Now, you two stay here and don’t do anything stupid," Jack said softly as he slunk down the passageway. Will looked at Adrian. Adrian looked at Will. Both headed down the tunnel after Jack. Once they came to an opening, they could see Elizabeth with her head bent over the chest of gold. Will started forward, but Adrian grabbed him back and motioned him to follow her. Will held her back as he grabbed an oar and tip toed toward Jack. With a swift knock upside the head, Jack was out.

" Sorry, Jack, but I am not going to be your leverage," he said. Adrian gave him a thumbs up. Jack didn’t always have everyone's best intentions in mind. They wound around the edge of the cave so they were right behind Elizabeth. Will moved forward just as Barbossa pulled Elizabeth's hand up and cut her palm. Dramatically, he threw the coin into the chest and stood waiting. After a moment, one of the pirates spoke up.

" I don’t feel any different!" he exclaimed. Other pirates began to complain. Barbossa shot the man in the chest. The pirate looked down at his chest, then back up at Barbossa.

" He shot me!" the pirate said, making kown what everyone else had heard/

" He's alive!" one pirate snarled.

" I am!" the shot pirate said happily. Barbossa grabbed Elizabeth.

" What did you say your name was?" he asked.

" Elizabeth Swann," she replied. Barbossa threw her to the side. After a moment, Will crept to her side and poked her. She looked at him, obviously happy. He motioned her to follow him, and after she grabbed her medallion she did. When Elizabeth saw Adrian, she smiled happily. The three of them crept out quietly. Adrian moved quickly as she shoved the boat into the water. Both her and Will began to row as fast as they could.

" Barbossa forgot one thing," Adrian remarked.

" What?" Elizabeth and Will asked her.

" He needs my blood too," Adrian answered.




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Adrian stood on the deck of the Interceptor and let her eyes wander over the sea. She knew that her father would be following in fast pursuit, but the Black Pearl had yet to appear on the horizon. The crew seemed kind, although many kept their distance. The woman, Annamarie, talked to her a bit, but she was busy keeping the ship on course. Elizabeth was below decks with Will. None of the men spoke much of a word to her. It was considered bad luck to have one woman on board. Now there were three, and no one was tempting fate. To keep herself occupied, Adrian wrapped the chain that was still attached to her wrist around her neck and began the long climb to the crow's nest. There was no way to get the chain off on the ship, so she dealt with it. She had visited the nest many times since coming on board the other night. Since no one offered much conversation, Adrian contented herself to the solitude of the nest so high from the deck. It was not to be this time, for one of the sailors was up there, a telescope pressed to his eye.

" Oh, sorry, I didn’t realize anyone was up here," Adrian muttered as she began the long descent.

" You can stay," the sailor said as he kept the eyeglass up.

" No, I would just be in your way," she said without moving, slightly taken aback that he spoke to her, and not in an unkindly way.

" It's a big nest, there's enough room for you," he said, still not removing the glass. Adrian studied him. He was tall and muscled, like most sailors. His long brown hair was pulled back from is tanned face in a ponytail. When he finally removed the glass, she could see that he had hazel eyes.

" Here, have a look," he offered, holding the telescope out to her. Adrian took it and held it to her eye. The sea spread out far and wide, and Adrian could not yet see any sign of her father's ship. Then she realized that she was looking in the wrong direction. As she looked farther out in the direction of Isle de Muerta, she didn’t notice the man's scrutinizing gaze. Adrian lowered the glass and leaned against the side of the nest. He lowered his eyes, trying not to stare at her chain.

" I can't see anything now, but you can bet they won't be far behind," she said to herself.

" They will probably show up any time," he said uneasily. Adrian looked at him again and realized that he could not be more than a couple years older than her fifteen years.

" When they do come, it will not be a pretty fight," she muttered, knowing that the only damage the crew could hope to do would be to cripple the Black Pearl. After all, you couldn't possibly hope to kill any of the pirates.

" Why are you here?" the sailor asked suddenly. Adrian glanced at him, she had requested that Will and Elizabeth not tell anyone that she was the cursed daughter of Captain Barbossa. Things like that were slightly intimidating. Adrian quickly made up a story.

" I was taken in Port Royal along with Miss Swann. The pirates had me tied on deck while they were in the cave, and when I heard Will and Jack row by, I managed to escape," she answered. It wasn't a complete lie, she thought. He nodded like he believed her story well enough.

" That must have been frightening," he remarked.

" It wasn't as bad as you would think," Adrian said.

" Most women would have been terrified, yet you speak of it as if it were no big deal," he said as he gazed at her intently.

" Worse things have happened," Adrian said with a smile.

" Worse things than being captured by pirates? Like what?" he asked quizzically.

" One time a bunch of drunks had be surrounded," she said.

" What did you do?" he asked out of pure curiosity.

" I fought them off with a stick," Adrian answered with blunt simplicity.

" And that is worse than being captured by pirates?" he asked, now amused.

" The two run neck and neck," Adrian replied.

" Eh, David, ye see anything?" Mr. Gibbs called from below deck. Adrian made a mental note of his name as she quickly lifted the glass to her eye. She could barely make out a small dot on the horizon. A moment later, she was sure it was the Pearl.

" They are coming up from the south, and fast!" she yelled down to him. Mr. Gibbs quickly began to bark orders to the crew.

" Here," Adrian said as she shoved the eyeglass at David. Then, she looked over the side. The ship was bucking on the waves, so it would be a difficult trip down. Suddenly, Adrian had an idea. She climbed to the closest sail and grabbed a loose rope. David was climbing down from above her.

" What do you think you are doing?" he asked as he watched her coil the rope around her hands.

" Taking a short cut!" she yelled before diving off the beam and sailing through the air. It was something Jack Sparrow had done with her many times when she was a child. The wind rushed through her hair as she neared the deck. Adrian had judged her timing perfectly. She swung out over the side, then swung back and landed lightly on the deck.

" All hands aloft to loosen the gallants! With this wind, she'll carry every sail we've got!" Gibbs yelled.

" What's gong on?" Elizabeth asked.

" The Black Pearl, she is gaining on us!" Annamarie answered.

" But this is the fastest ship in the Caribbean!" Elizabeth exclaimed.

" You can tell them that when they have caught us!" Annamarie said shortly as she stood at the helm.

" Aren't we low on the draft?" Elizabeth asked.

" Aye," Annamarie answered slowly.

" Can't we lose them in the shoals?" Elizabeth asked.

" If we could out run them long enough to reach the shoals, we could get away," Adrian said.

" Lighten the ship from stem to stern!" Gibbs yelled. The pirates began to throw various items overboard.

" Throw aboard everything we can stand to loose!" yelled Adrian. Kegs and barrels were thrown into the swirling sea, along with heavy cannon ammunition. Adrian paused a moment to look at her father's ship. Oars were being run out. They had no chance.

" Stop throwing off the cannons!" she yelled frantically, for she had seen one go over.

" Stop, we are going to need that!" Will yelled at one man who was preparing to heave one over. Adrian glanced at him, knowing their situation was not good.

" It was a good plan, until now," Annamarie said.

" With them coming on at us like that, we can't fire and hit anything!" Adrian exclaimed.

" We have to fight back!" Will yelled.

" And what do you propose we use for ammunition?" Adrian asked, thingying an eyebrow.

" Anything, everything! Anything we have left!" he yelled.

" Come on, men! Load the guns! Nails, crushed glass, anything! With a will!" Gibbs yelled.

" Will, we can't hit them!" Adrian yelled. All knew it was true. The Pearl's oars would rake along their side before they could even get a hit.

" Lower the anchor on the right side! On the starboard side!" Elizabeth yelled suddenly.
" That would give us an opportunity to hit them, and they wouldn't be able to get us with the oars!" Adrian rationalized.

" It certainly has the element of surprise," Will commented.

" You are all daft!" Annamarie yelled.

" Daft like Jack! Lower the starboard anchor, men, or it's you we'll be loading into the cannons!" Gibbs commanded. The crew scurried to do his bidding. Adrian looked at Annamarie, who was still holding the helm.

" Let go!" Elizabeth yelled to her. Annamarie did so and the wheel spun madly. Adrian braced herself as the anchor caught and the ship was jerked sideways. After the ship steadied some, Adrian ran to the gun rack and grabbed a rifle. Many of the other pirates did the same. Adrian watched as the ships drew side by side. Why am I so scared? I can't be killed, Adrian thought, trying to calm her growing nerves. She caught a glimpse of her father and their eyes met.

" Steady, keep it steady! Now!" Will yelled.

" FIRE!" Adrian screamed along with Elizabeth. The ships exchanged cannon fire. Adrian felt the deck shudder beneath her.


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" We could use a few more ideas, lass," Gibbs said as he looked at Elizabeth.

" Your turn," Elizabeth replied.

" We could give them her!" Annamarie yelled as she her pistol to Elizabeth's neck.

" They aren't after her," Adrian said, her eyes locking with Will's.

" The medallion!" Elizabeth said suddenly. Will looked at her, then went below to search for the cursed piece of gold.

" Elizabeth, here," Adrian said, handing Elizabeth a rifle.

" Remember, you can't hope to kill them. Try to stun them with the bullets, and when you run out, club them over the head," Adrian advised as she wrapped the chain around her wrist once more. Elizabeth looked at her appreciatively. Adrian smiled at her and gestured the hand with the chain, which was her right.

" Makes a nice built in weapon, eh?" she asked.

" It served you well in your escape from the Pearl, hopefully it will do the same now," Elizabeth said, returning the smile. Adrian would stay near her during the fight.

" Here they come!" yelled one of the sailors. Grapnel hooks appeared along the deck rail and the pirates began swinging over. Adrian cocked her gun and fired, severing a line so that the pirate on the other end fell into the water with a yell. Barbossa's crew swarmed onto the deck like ants on a sweet. Adrian continued shooting and succeeded in knocking several pirates out of their right head. It was a hopeless fight from the start. How could one win against immortals?

" Look out!" Adrian yelled, too late, as one of her crew was felled by a bullet. Adrian swallowed and kept on fighting. Soon her gun ran out off bullets, and she tossed it aside and began wielding her chain. She doubled it up and used it as a club.

" Yagh!" she yelled as she brought it down onto the head of a pirate.

" Hello, love!" came an all too familiar voice.

" Jack, you bloody scoundrel!" she yelled as she hit a pirate upside the head. Jack winced.

" That has got to hurt!" he remarked.

" They can't feel a bloody thing, Jack, so stop feeling sorry for their pitiful hides!" she yelled as they struck pirate stood to her feet and she hit him again.

" Were is Will?" he yelled.

" I haven't a bloody clue! Go ask Elizabeth!" Adrian yelled as she hit the pirate once more. Jack walked off to do so. Adrian turned and saw a pirate standing over David, the boy from the crow's nest. Without a second thought, Adrian threw herself into the pirate, knocking him to the ground. She brought her chain down hard on him.

" Get up!" she screamed at David. He jumped up just as the felled pirate brought his pistol up and shot Adrian in the stomach. She gasped, yet felt no pain, just the strange sensation of the foreign metal ball entering her belly and exiting through her back. David stared, his mouth open. Adrian smiled down at the pirate.

" That didn’t go as well as you had hoped, now did it?" she asked before knocking him clean out with a swift swing of her chain.

" Aren’t you - " David began before the mast of the Interceptor was ripped from it's base, cutting off his sentence. Adrian shrieked as it fell near her. When the powder had cleared, she leapt up and ran to Elizabeth.

" Elizabeth, where is Will?!" she screamed above the melee. Elizabeth froze, then ran to one of the hatches.

" Will!" she screamed. Adrian could see Will's fingers poking through the grating.

" Elizabeth! Help!" he yelled.

" Elizabeth!" Adrian yelled as a burly pirate lifted her off her feet.

" Let me go!" she shrieked madly as she hit him. The pirate merely tightened his grip on her.

" Your daddy ain't gonna be too happy, what with you sneaking off like that," he sneered. Adrian fought until she was drug on board the Black Pearl. Barbossa turned to her.

" Ah, there ye are," he said. Adrian glared at him as the pirate set her down. The entire crew of the Interceptor had been brought aboard the black ship. A horrific explosion rent the air. Adrian whirled to see parts of the Interceptor fly through the air.

" Will!" screamed Elizabeth. Adrian felt sick to her stomach. Barbossa grabbed Elizabeth.

" You took advantage of our hospitality last time, Miss Swann. It is only fair that ye return the favor!" he sneered, then threw her to some of his black - hearted crew.

" Let her go!" Adrian yelled shrilly. Barbossa turned to her.

" Now why would I want to be doing that, eh? You keep in mind, girl, that the only thing keeping you from a worse fate is your mother! Attempt something like ye did the last time, and I'll see to it that you have better things to worry about than Miss Swann," he snarled. Adrian glared up at him and was about to say something when a voice from the rail stopped her.

" Barbossa!" yelled a soaking wet Will. The pirates turned to him.

" She goes free!" Will yelled as he cocked his pistol.

" What's in your head, boy?" Barbossa asked.

" She goes free," Will repeated.

" You've only got one shot in that pistol, and we can't die

" Please don’t do anything stupid," Adrian heard Jack silently plea.

" You can't, I can!" Will said as he jumped up onto the ships rail and turned the pistol on himself.

" Like that," Jack muttered. Adrian brought her foot down on Jack's, causing him to wince.

" Who are you?" Barbossa asked.

" No one. A distant relative, son of my aunt's nephew twice removed. Lovely singing voice, though - eunuch," Jack said as he jumped in front of Barbossa.

" My name is Will Turner. My father was Bootstrap Bill Turner. His blood runs in my veins," Will said dramatically.

" He's the spitting image of old Bootstrap Bill come back to haunt us!" a random pirate yelled out.

" On my word, do as I say, or I'll pull this trigger and be lost to Davy Jone's locker!" Will said.

" Name your terms," Barbossa conceded.

" Elizabeth goes free!" Will demanded. Jack looked at him imploringly.

" Yes, we know that one! Anything else?" Barbossa asked with a smirk.

" And the crew! The crew are not to be harmed!" Will said after some hesitation. Jack stared at him.

" And you are not to hurt Adrian!" Will added.

" It is not your say what I decide to do with my own daughter," Barbossa said. There was an audible gasp from the crew of the Interceptor. Adrian looked at her feet.

" All else is agreed," Barbossa said. Will jumped down and was seized by pirates. He looked at Adrian apologetically. She stood and managed a weak smile, although inside she was terrified.

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Okay, same thing happened here as the last chapter. You need to read this post FIRST and the next one after! This is the first half of the chapter, and the next post is the last half.


Adrian watched in horror as Elizabeth was pushed farther out onto the plank. In the distance, a little palm - covered slip of island was visible.

" Barbossa, you lying bastard! You swore she would go free!" Will yelled as he strained against the men holding him.

" Don’t you dare impugn me honor, boy! I said she'd go free, but it was you who failed to specify when or where," Barbossa grinned evilly. Adrian watched as the pirates gagged Will. Barbossa turned to her.

" Now, what am I going to do with you, eh? You've caused enough trouble already," he growled. Adrian looked fearlessly up at him.

" Seeing as how I can't feel a bloody thing, there isn't much you can do, is there?" she asked saucily. Barbossa glared down at her.

" Don’t you cheek me, girl! You can't feel anything yet," he said with a frightening look in his eyes, with emphasis on the 'yet'. He turned back to Elizabeth.'

" It seems a shame to be loosing something so fine, eh boys?" Barbossa asked his crew. A chorus of " Aye!"s answered him.

" So, I'll be having that dress back," Barbossa said, his hand outstretched. Elizabeth tore the dress of, completely disgusted with it.

" It goes with your black heart!" she said in disdain.

" Oh, its still warm!" Barbossa said pleasurably. The crew shouted obscenities at Elizabeth. Barbossa threw the dress and some men began fighting over it.

" How would you know if it was warm enough? You can't feel it!" Adrian shouted in outrage. Barbossa turned and struck her across the face.

" Now, father, with all we have been talking about with not feeling things, you should have known that that would accomplish nothing in the way of pain," Adrian said as if lecturing a child. Barbossa's vein in his forehead began throbbing and the blood rose behind his eyes. He was a man who was used to being feared and respected. This sassy daughter of his was obviously unafraid of him and was successfully making him look like a fool in front of his men. He turned in silent rage.

" Get off with her!" he yelled at Elizabeth.

" Off you go, come on!" a pirate yelled.

" Too long!" the Bo'sun yelled as he slammed his foot down on the edge of the plank. Elizabeth yelled as she fell into the water. Adrian looked at Will, who was watching helplessly. She then looked at the crew, who were also watching in silence. David caught her eye and she looked away.

" Jack Sparrow!" Barbossa yelled. Jack was brought forward, his arms tied in front of him.

" I had really hoped we were past all this," Jack said.

" Jack…Jack. Didn’t ye notice? That's the same island we made ye Governor on our last little voyage," Barbossa hissed.

" I did notice," Jack said matter - of - fact - ly.

" Perhaps you'll be able to conjure up another miraculous escape…but I doubt it," Barbossa said as he put his sword to Jack's throat.

" Off ye go," he said.

" Last time, you left me a pistol with one shot," Jack reminded him.

" By the powers, you're right! Where be Jack's pistol? Bring it forward!" Barbossa demanded. The pistol was brought.

" Seeing how there's two of us, a gentleman would give us two pistols," Jack said hopefully.

" It will be one pistol as before, and you being the gentleman will shoot the lady and starve to death yourself," Barbossa said bluntly as he threw the pistol into the water. Without any further hesitation, Jack jumped in after it. Adrian seethed with rage. In a last attempt to help her friends, she slammed her foot down onto her foot down on her captor's boots. Although it didn’t hurt, it startled him enough so he let go. Adrian began to run to the railing, but was jerked backwards. Barbossa had caught a hold on her chain and yanked her backwards.

" You irritating wench!" Barbossa yelled as he jerked her up off the deck. Adrian didn’t say a word. Barbossa exploded in a rage.

" Throw her in the brig with the rest of the miserable lot!" he yelled. A large pirate grabbed Adrian and headed her down below.

" Keep her locked separate from the crew and Mr. Turner!" Barbossa yelled as an afterthought. Adrian was drug to the brig and thrown roughly into a cell. She watched as Will was locked across from her. The crew shuffled in and was locked in the cell next to her. Adrian sighed. Her situation was beginning to feel quite hopeless. She flung herself on the bench that was nailed across on side of her enclosure and stared at the water swirling on the floor, wishing she could sleep.


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Soon that day, Pintel and Ragetti came below to mop out the brig. Adrian watched them in disgust.

" Awk, shiver me timbers!" the parrot perched on one man's shoulder squawked.

" Cotton says you missed a spot," Gibbs said sarcastically. Pintel thrust the wet mop at him.

" If you're gong to mop the bloody brig, then you might as well be efficient," Adrian muttered. The two pirates turned and stared at her.

" Why don’t you mop it yourself, missy?" Pintel said menacingly.

" Can you not see that I am hopelessly detained in this bloody entrapment?" Adrian asked, one eyebrow arched as she looked lazily up at the two.

" What's she sayin'?" Ragetti asked Pintel, who had an equally blank look on his face.

" I am locked in the brig with no way out," Adrian said slowly to better ensure their comprehension.

" Oh!" Ragetti said in dawning realization. Pintel glared at Adrian and moved down the aisle.

" You knew William Turner?" Will asked Pintel.

" Speak slowly and try to refrain from using too many big words, Will," Adrian suggested sarcastically. Ragetti and Pintel ignored her.

" Aye, we knew old Bootstrap. It didn’t sit well with him, what we did to Jack Sparrow, with the mutiny and all. Said it wasn't right with the Code. That's why he sent a piece of the treasure off to you, as it were. He said we were cursed and deserved to remain cursed," Ragetti sneered.

" Stupid blighter!" Pintel sblack personed.

" Good man!" Gibbs said in retaliation. Adrian watched, fully knowing what happened to William Turner and wishing she could shut the pirates up. No one wanted to hear the way their father had died, especially from pitiless pirates. Except maybe her, but that's not the point.

" Well, you can imagine that didn’t sit too well with the captain," Pintel continued after glaring at Gibbs.

" That didn’t sit too well with the captain at all. Tell him what Barbossa did!" Ragetti said impatiently.

" I'm tellin' the story!" Pintel yelled at Ragetti, who grew silent.

" So, what the captain did, he strapped a cannon to Bootstrap's bootstraps," Pintel said with a wicked smile.

" Bootstrap's bootstraps," Ragetti echoed.

" The last we saw of old Bill Turner, he was sinking into the crushing black oblivion of Davy Jone's locker!" Pintel said with a laugh, which Ragetti echoed.

" Of course, it was only after that we learned that we needed his blood to lift the curse," Pintel said after he relayed the cruel account of the death of Will's father.

" That's what you call ironic," Ragetti said. The two left soon after, and night fell. Adrian sat in her cell, contemplating what she was going to do when they reached the island. The crew snored uproariously, so she could not have been able to sleep if she had the ability.

" Adrian, are you awake?" came a whisper from Will's cell.

" What do you think?" she asked.

" That's what I thought," he said quietly.

" You'll have to speak up, Will, I can't hear you over the drum section," Adrian said sarcastically, referring to the snoring. He laughed and talked louder.

" I know, they are keeping me awake," he said. Adrian could tell by the way he said it that he was smiling.

" If I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I could," Adrian commented as an especially loud snort issued from the cell. Will laughed and was silent for a moment.

" What are you thinking about?" she asked after a moment.

" I hope Elizabeth is alright," he said.

" I am sure she will be! Elizabeth is smart, Will. She'll think of something. It may not be as outlandish as Jack's so - called escapes, but she will think of something," Adrian said with a laugh.

" You're probably right," he said with an uneasy sigh. Adrian stood and moved to the door of her cell so she could see him.

" That's not all you're thinking about, is it?" she asked softly. Will shook his head.

" I can't stop thinking about my father," he said sadly.

" Those two rats are not the ones you should have heard it all from, and I am sorry you had to," Adrian whispered. Will merely nodded. Adrian could tell that he was upset.

" Your father!" she said suddenly with a laugh. Will looked at her sharply as she continued.

" I knew your father well, Will. When I was on this ship as a small child, he was nice to me. I rememb3r one time he held me out over the railing and let me look at the dolphins. My mother nearly had him keel hauled, she was so afraid I would slip! But I wasn't," Adrian exclaimed as she looked at Will. His face was a bit softer.

" Gibbs was right, Will. Your father was a good man. He died because of it. I was below deck when they did it. I was young, so I just thought they were testing the cannons, or something of the like. But I never saw him again, and it made me sad," she continued on a more serious note.

" How old were you?" Will asked curiously.

" About five," Adrian answered.

" Five years old on a pirate ship?" Will asked in amazement.

" Yes, and believe me, Will, when I think back on all that I saw, even I thinks it's crazy," she laughed.

" Where is your mother?" Will asked.

" She died right after they marooned Jack," Adrian answered quietly.

" I'm sorry," Will said in a comforting tone.

" It's all right," Adrian said. A moment of silence went by.

" You know, my father didn’t used to be like this! Before my mother died, he cared about me and always made time to play with me. He was kind, at least to me. After she died, he hated me, and still obviously does," she said angrily.

" That is sad," Will whispered.

" Yes, it is!" Adrian said with a sigh.

" You had better sleep, Will, because you will need your rest for tomorrow, because I am sure that Elizabeth will show up some how. If she doesn't, I have nothing better to do at the moment than think up a plan, and you had better be ready!" she said brightly. Will laughed.

" You are quite irrepressible!" he said. Adrian smiled.

" The cursed daughters of pirates always are!"

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