Chapter Three: Pirates Ye Be Warned

Against the sky, a mast comes into view. Standing atop the yardarm in all his swashbuckling splendor is Jack Sparrow. He turns his attention to something below. Jack's boots splash into a foot of water filling the hull of the Jolly Mon, a small fishing dory with a single sail. Jack sloshes through floating nets, buoys, and fish heads and picks up a tankard, and starts bailing. Then the boat slips past the skeletal remains of four pirates hanging from a gallows on a rocky promontory. A fifth unoccupied noose bears a sign: PIRATES YE BE WARNED. Jack responds by paying his respects to the pirates.

The harbor, dominated by the H.M.S. Dauntless, bustles with activity. A stevedore spots the tankard floating in the water, looks over just in time to see Jack Sparrow sanding on top of the Jolly Mon's mast (the boat is sinking if you haven't seen Curse of the Black Pearl), while entering port and steps directly onto the dock, passing the harbormaster and his assistant.

Harbormaster: Hold up there you!

Jack turns around thinking he has been caught by the authorities.

Harbormaster: It's a shilling to tie up the boat to the dock.

Jack casts a dubious glare at the Jolly Mon's mast, whatever was left of it.

Harbormaster: And I shall need to know your name.

Jack: What do you say to three shillings, and we forget the name.

The harbormaster's assistant looks in amazement and the harbormaster himself couldn't resist Jack's offer.

Harbormaster: Welcome to Port Royal, Mr. Smith.

The harbormaster goes off to due the rest of his duties while Jack walks off with the rest of his shillings.

Torika wakes up to see Kero looking over her. Yet again.

Kero: I thought you would never wake up.

Torika: You again?!

Kero: Having dreams about boys huh?

Torika: Was not.

Kero: You sure?

Torika (blushing): Yes, I'm sure.

Meanwhile, Sakura, Maddy, and Tai were preparing breakfast when they heard some bickering going on upstairs.

Maddy: I take it Torika is up now. I'll go get her.

But before she could move a muscle, Torika and Kero came down the stairs arguing.

Kero: Am to

Torika: Am not.

When they realized that they were in front of Sakura, Maddy, and Tai, they quickly stopped arguing.

Torika: Sorry mom, but Kero just keeps on thinking that I'm having nothing but dreams of boys.

Sakura: Kero, I told you a hundred times that she's not at that point in her life yet.

Kero: Sorry, Sakura.

Tai: Now with that settled, who's up for some breakfast.

Kero: I AM!!!!!

Torika: Mom. Where's dad?

Sakura: He went with Will Turner to the Governor's mansion.

Torika: I take it that Governor Swan doesn't like other children in the house.

Sakura: Only in the morning.

Meanwhile as Torika and the others begin their breakfast...

Two marines and one certain Hana Ikado are on duty, guarding the Interceptor. The marines, Murtogg and Mullroy, along with Hana take advantage of what little shade there is on the dock. When Jack saunters up the dock, Murtogg and Mullroy are immediately on full alert.

Murtogg: This dock is off limits to civilians.

Jack: I'm terribly sorry. I didn't know. If I see one, I shall inform you immediately.

Hana (thoughts): Who is he? He's handsome.

Jack's little "persuasion" didn't work this time. And he was immediately blocked by the two marines. Music pours down from the fort.

Jack: Apparently, there's some sort of high-toned and fancy to do up at the fort eh? How can it be that two obsending gentlemen such as yourselves, did not merit an invitation?

Murtogg: Someone has to make sure this dock stays off limits to civilians.

Mullroy: But we let this child here because she wanted to help.

Jack: It's a fine goal for her to be sure.

Hana blushes at Jack's comment.

Jack: But it seems to me... (gets blocked by both Murtogg and Mullroy again) A ship like that- (indicates the Dauntless) makes this one here a bit superfluous really.

Mullroy: Oh, the Dauntless is the power in these waters true enough. But there's no ship as can match the Interceptor for speed.

Jack: I 'eard of one, it's supposed to be very fast, nigh uncatchable... The Black Pearl.

This caught Hana's attention, Murtogg on the other hand, laughs at the name of the ship.

Murtogg: There's no real ship as can match the Interceptor.

Mullroy: The Black Pearl is a real ship.

Murtogg: N-No it's not.

Mullroy: Yes it is, I've seen it.

Murtogg: You've seen it?

Mullroy: Yes.

Murtogg: You've seen the Black Pearl?

Mullroy: Yes.

Murtogg: You haven't seen it.

Mullroy: Yes I have.

Murtogg: You've seen a ship with black sails, that's crewed by the damned, and captained by a man so evil that hell itself spat him back out?

Mullroy: No.

Murtogg: No.

Mulroy: But I have seen a ship with black sails.

Murtogg: Oh, and no ship that not crewed by the damned and captained by a man so evil that hell itself spat him back out could possibly have black sails, and therefore couldn't possibly be any other ship than the Black Pearl. Is that what you're saying?

Mulroy: ...No.

Murtogg: Like I said, there's no real ship as can match the Interceptor.

They find that Jack had disappeared. They look over and find Jack at the wheel of the Interceptor.

Murtogg: Hey! You!

Jack looks over in exaggeratedly innocent surprise.

Mullroy: Get away from there!

Murtogg: You don't have permission to be aboard there, mate.

Jack: I'm sorry. It's just such a pretty boat- ship.

Mullroy: What's your name?

Jack: Smith. Or Smitty if you like.

Murtogg: What's your purpose in Port Royal, Mr. Smith?

Mullroy: Yeah, and no lies.

Jack: All right then. I confess: It is my intention to commandeer one of these ships, pick up a crew in Tortuga, raid, pillage, plunder, otherwise pilfer your measly black guts out.

Mullroy: I said no lies!

Murtogg: I think he's telling the truth.

Mullroy: If he were telling the truth, he wouldn't have told us.

Jack: Unless of course, he knew you wouldn't even believe the truth even if he told it to you.

Murtogg and Mullroy: ...

Hana: He's got a good point you know.

Maddy then comes down to the dock.

Maddy: What do we have here?

Hana: This handsome man tried to steal the Interceptor.

Maddy: Not again, Hana.

Norrington walks up to Elizabeth.

Norrington: May I have a moment?

Governor Swan agrees and lets Norrington have a talk with Elizabeth. They go toward the ledge of the fort, facing the ocean.

Norrington: You look lovely, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth nods while gesturing. Norrington takes it as disappointment.

Norrington: I apologize if my condolences were... less than sincere. This promotion grows into sharp relief which I have not yet achieved. The marriage to a fine woman.

Elizabeth looks toward him completely out of breath.

Norrington: You have become a fine woman, Elizabeth.

Elizabeth: I can't breathe.

Norrington: Yes, I'm a bit nervous myself.

Elizabeth passes out due to the lack of oxygen.

Jack: And then they made me their chief-

Jacks story was interrupted by a splash.

Norrington: Elizabeth?

Norrington looks down toward the water, and finds a section that looks like someone fell in.

Norrington: ELIZABETH!

He gets ready to jump in when Gillette stopped him.

Gillette: The rocks! Sir, it's a miracle she missed them.

Jack, Murtogg, Mullroy, Maddy, and Hana are still in shock from the sight.

Jack: Will you be saving her?

Murtogg: I can't swim.

Mullroy shakes his head 'no'.

Jack: (not impressed) Pride of the King's Navy you are. Do not move.

Jack takes off his jacket, hat, and his weapons, and jumps into the water.

Meanwhile, a medallion with a skull on it floats upward, when the skull faced the sun, it created a shockwave that startled both Murtogg and Mullroy.

Mullroy: What was that?

Murtogg shrugs his head. Then a gust of wind picks up. They hold onto their hats when they see the British flag blowing the opposite direction.

The flags atop the masts of the Dauntless, hanging limply, snaps to life.

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A weather vane twists as the wind picks up blowing in from the sea.

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In the village, chickens are scattering and dogs start barking, Torika met up with both Will and Li when the strange wind came in.

Torika: Something not right.

Li: Shouldn't the wind be blowing in the opposite direction?

Will: It should.

Kero: There's strange magical forces going on here. I don't even know where they're coming from.

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At the fort, musicians' music sheets scatter across the parade ground.

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At the promontory, the four pirate skeletal remains begin swinging in the strong breeze.

Norrington rushes down, intent on the climb. Meanwhile, offshore, a fog starts rolling in.

Elizabeth lands on her back but Jack swims to her rescue and picks her up off the sea floor. He swims up to the surface, holding Elizabeth tightly around him but the weight of her dress pulls him under. So Jack is forced to get rid of the dress so she would be lighter.

To be continued...