Norribeth: the KMC fic

Originally posted by willofthewisp
Eep, see, I thought they left together and then he went off to do his mermaid business and he came back to tell her it was all settled. I too, Kate, am a strong Christian and I think you know I'll be going into the Air Force in May as a lieutenant, so I'll probably go to Iraq at some point in my life too. I hope both yours and Surreal's friends come out okay and stay out of danger. Be sure to thank them when they come home.

One of you needs to continue the story. I don't know what to do.

I'll be praying for you. Loyalty to your country is such a beautiful thing.

Ah, okay, so the story! 🙂 man it's getting intense... i'm excited to see what happens next... i'm a lot fuzzy on the plot but I'll dive in and wreak some havoc. 🙂

ps. is it okay for everyone to leave the cove now?

Well, two ships have holes in them...but they could all leave on the Pearl...and so long as James doesn't wake up, that'd be peachy.

And it would be good if someone you know, kind of mentioned that the pieces of eight are gone. Make Lizzie squirm a bit. 😄

jolly good. i'm working on a scene and should have it up within a few minutes

picking up where Surreal left off:

Elizabeth: Bargaining.

Will: For what?

Elizabeth: Help in the battle.

They haul everyone up to the Pearl, while Jack sends a crew of men to see about fixing the leaks in the other two boats.

Elizabeth goes to James and begins chafing his hands and feet, whispering to him softly. Jack comes over, yanks her up, and shoves her into his cabin.

Jack: Oy, wench.

Elizabeth: Mr. Sparrow--

Jack: Captain. Captain Sparrow.

Elizabeth: Captain Sparrow--

Jack: None of that! You've been stealing from Jack, and you best know that has consequences.

Elizabeth: Jack, I don't have time for this-

Jack steps in front of the door and pulls out his pistol, a quiet menace in his face. He is no longer the teasing friend Elizabeth is used to-- and she finds herself afraid.

Jack: Sit down.

Elizabeth does so. Jack locks the door and puts the key in his pocket, and circles her.

Jack: This isn't a game anymore, Ms. Swann.

Elizabeth: (softly) When did it turn back into Ms. Swann?

Jack: Last night. I wasn't as drunk as you'd believe.

Elizabeth: I'm sorry...

Jack: You're always sorry. You kiss me and betray me and you're sorry. You kiss me and steal the coin and you're sorry. But unless the pirate lords have the coins, each their own, we'll be doomed to battle and betray each other, unable to unite and fight the power we're up against.

It makes sense, Elizabeth realizes. There's been nothing but trouble since the coins were taken.

Elizabeth: But Tia said--

Jack: Calypso is merely looking out for her own skin, don't you see? (Jack is really desperate now, holding Elizabeth by her shoulders) She wants to retain her own power and knows that's the only way to do it, with Davy Jones back on Beckett's side. But the pirates won't get through this, not unless we're fully united!

Jack stands up wearily and turns his back to her.

Jack: I've tried and I've tried Elizabeth, to do the right thing with you. And here you are undoing it all. Seducing me like a common sailor, stealing from me, lying to me. And roping the commodore into your wiles.

Elizabeth: (bitterly) I'm a pirate, aren't I?

Jack: Even pirates have codes. (pauses) Give me your arm.

Elizabeth: What? Why?

Jack pulls something out of his small fireplace- a T brand, similar to the one Beckett had.

Jack: T is for traitor. Now men will know what they're up against when they meet you.

CUT TO...

Back up on deck.

Marty: The ships can't be patched on such short notice!

Gibbs: Aye. They'll sink if there's even a bit of rough water.

Will: Nothing for it. We'll have to leave them. Divide the crews among the other ships. Elizabeth and I will remain on the Pearl with Jack.

Will hates saying it.

Gibbs: The other Pirate Lords are growing restless. If we are to meet the enemy on our territory...

Will: Tell them to hoist sail. It's time to go.

Shouting, waving, sails being raised. The Pirate army moves out from the cove, with the Black Pearl at the head. They are sailing for Tortuga. Will is at the helm, and bootstrap comes to him.

Bootstrap: Never thought I'd see you captaining this ship.

Will: It's a temporary position, I'm sure.

Bootstrap: I'm proud of you.

They look at each other in a moment of father/son cheesiness.

CUT TO... someone else continuing! 🙂

Aieeee! Jack is gonna brand Lizzie??????

Noooooooooooooo. My turn!!!!

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CUT TO JAMES

*James is pale and unmoving on the deck of the Pearl. Will is pacing on the other side of the deck from him. Anamaria is near Will, trying to talk quietly to him. Suddenly, James stirs. Swann sees the younger man waking and kneels next to him.*

Swann: James? Can you hear me?

*James' eyes flutter open. His eyes are no longer green, but black -- almost like a shark's. He sits up suddenly and slams a dagger into Swann's gut.*

*Swann lets out a cry of pain and falls backwards. James jumps to his feet and lunges next at Teague, who has instinctively drawn his sword. A few seconds later, Teague falls to the ground, clutching his side.*

Will: Governor! James!

*Will draws his sword and begins to run forward, but Bootstrap stops him.*

Bootstrap: No, Will! You can't stop him now.

*James looks over his shoulder briefly at the others, the light reflecting in his oddly colored eyes before he suddenly leaps over the edge of the Pearl and vanishes into the water below.*

Will: Weatherby...*he kneels beside Swann, who is pale and visibly trembling from pain.*

*Bootstrap looks over the edge of the Pearl, but there is no sign of James.*

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CUT TO UNDER THE WATER

*James is sinking in the water, his eyes closed. Suddenly, he is surrounded by the shark women, who sing softly to him until his eyes open. Then the women urge James to swim along with him, and soon the Pearl is far behind them.*

Just assume that this scene happens after they set sail. 😄

sheiza!!!! INTENSE!!!

Up to you guys how long Swann suffers. 😄 I'm off to bed. I'll come up with more fun James/evil shark women stuff later. 😄

k. I'll give it a whirl. We're at that very happy part of the story (always my fav) where everything is falling apart and all the main characters are completely disconnected and it looks like they might not come through. haha. 😉

CUT TO the deck.

Will is holding Governor Swann, Bootstrap has Teague, Gibbs and Anamaria are trying to help. It's a few dreadful minutes of binding up wounds. Teague isn't too badly off, but Swann's wound won't seep.

Swann: (gasping) Where is Elizabeth?

Will looks around frantically, finally rushes and bangs on Jack's cabin door.

Will: Elizabeth!

It's Jack who rushes out- and sees the scene. Elizabeth follows him, her arm bound in cloth. She runs to her father.

Elizabeth: Father! (to Will) Who's done this to him?

Will: James. He seemed possessed... he went into the sea.

Elizabeth looks fearfully to the ocean.

Elizabeth: (urgently pressing his wound) This is all my fault...

Swann: No, no daughter...

Elizabeth: Where is Calypso? Could she not---

She looks desperately at Will, who is shaking his head.

Elizabeth: (almost sobbing) Please! We can make a deal with her...

Swann: It's all right Elizabeth. It's all right.

Elizabeth suddenly pauses in her frantic attempts and really looks at her father... and her heart is breaking. She cradles him in her arms, suddenly aware of her own helplessness.

Elizabeth: Father...

Swann: (to the men) Just promise me you'll look after her.

Close up on Jack's face, and then Will's face. Both look grim and sorrowful.

Swann: (to Elizabeth) Don't be afraid, little Elizabeth. You're stronger than you know. I love you.

His eyes close, and he falls slack in Elizabeth's arms. She holds him, weeping.

CUT TO...

sorry, i had to put him out of his misery.

Someone else's turn! 🙂 Night!

oh and PS. i've been wanting to write that branding scene the whole story. don't know why. glad to finally get it out! 🙂

Ah Kate you're such a fantastic writer! I love seeing a different side of Jack, Elizabeth and even Will - that we've never seen before. At the end of this script (and do I hope it never ends lol!) can we have deleted scenes and can you write one of us actually watching Jack brand Liz, that would be intense. And poor old Swann, we always seem to kill him ...

That's some real talent you got Kate!

Scrape what I said about assistence, you three guys can give T & T a run for their money, lol!

awe Surfrchick, you are the best. 🙂 I'm sure Willo and Surreal agree how nice it is to have positive feedback! 🙂

Deleted scenes at the end sound like fun. lol.

That's right, we do always seem to kill Swann. Funny how that works. He's sort of a disposable character.

Swann isn't dispensible, at least not to me. I have a soft spot for him. But his death is usually necessary for Elizabeth's character development.

As I've mentioned before, losing her father might go a long way toward helping Elizabeth realize how important it is for Will to try to save his father...and she'll understand Will's drive and need for love, because now she's alone just like he is.

Poor Disney characters. *snicker*

THE DECK OF THE PEARL --- NIGHT

*Tia suddenly appears beside Swann and Elizabeth*

Tia: I am sorry, Elisabeth.

Elizabeth: You could save him still!

Tia: No, love, he has moved on. *notices Elizabeth's bandaged arm and turns to glare at Jack.*

Jack: *angrily, defensively* Where have you been? And what are you up to?

*Will has also noticed Elizabeth's arm, and he kneels beside her, putting an arm around her shoulder. He wants to ask what happened, but now isn't a good time. The sea goddess is radiating fury, but before she addresses Jack she goes to Teague and examines his shoulder. He has passed out from pain, and she motions for the others to move him into the cabin. *

Tia: I will check on him in a moment. *she turns to Jack *

Tia: *cold voice* What I done is not your business, Sparrow.

Jack: Like hell it isn't! Elizabeth stole from us! The former commodore killed the governor!

Barbossa: *stares at Jack in alarm and wisely steps aside from Jack, just in case. * He be correct there, goddess. No disrespect intended. Perhaps a bit of knowledge would help to smooth things over?

Tia: The Pieces of Eight have been taken. They are being hidden from mortal hands, and will be given to one who knows how to use them properly.

Jack: *enraged* We need those to fight in the up-coming battle!

Tia: Why you need the coins? What power are they to you?

Jack: They unit the pirates. They –

Tia rolls her eyes.

Tia: The pirates united? Since when? Pirate you may be Jack, but you have lost de way. Young Turner’s destiny was to kill Davy Jones and to be the next captain of the Dutchman.

Everyone stares at Tia in shock. She smiles down at Will.

Tia: But William has turned Destiny on her head. He no longer is called for that. If young Turner can do such a thing, then pirates can fight without shiny coins.

Barbossa: That still doesn’t explain why you need them.

Tia: *suddenly looks sad * My time here is ending. When it be time for me to go, who will sing to the sea and protect it? The coins, when united, will save some of my power.

Jack: *sags a little * You can’t die, Tia. You’re a goddess!

Tia: Always so sure of things, you mortals are. There be a greater power than I in this world, and in the next. Nothing lives forever; not even one you would call a goddess.

Elizabeth: *wipes eyes * What about James, Tia? What happened to him?

Tia: He has been taken by the karcharika.

*Tia indicates that Gibbs can give the history on them, and he steps forward eagerly *

Gibbs: Calypso and Davy Jones created them to be helpers of sorts. They were to gather those men lost in wrecks, and those who were worthy of Davy’s crew would be offered the opportunity to serve.

*Gibbs pauses, checks with Tia, who nods *

Gibbs: *warming to the story * But those who were cruel and evil were taken by the karcharika into the depths of the ocean, where they were forced to relive each moment of pain they had dealt out to others. Once the mind was broken, the men would become slaves to the karcharika until there was no use for them.

Pintel: What happened to them then?
Gibbs: Oh well, the usual. The men would be killed and they’d be eaten by the karcharika.

*Elizabeth gasps, Will looks worried. Anamaria is busy doing something in the background, but it is difficult to see what she’s up to. Gibbs ponders a moment, and looks at Tia *

Gibbs: As Jones grew more corrupt, so too did the karcharika, until he lost all control over them. Now he is in constant competition with them for shipwrecks. At least Davy offers them a chance at crewing his ship. The karcharika just kill whoever they get their hands on.

Tia: *nods * They feed not only on the flesh of men, but on their fear, pain and guilt. It is how they take control of their victims.

Gibbs: *uneasily * But why James? I’ve never heard of them seeking out one particular person. And why let James be rescued?

Tia: I do not know. Not yet. Right now, though, we have things that need tendin’ to. I will see to your father, Jack.

*Anamaria approaches slowly, a large amount of canvas in her hands. *

Tia: And Anamaria will help see to the governor. Excellent. Join me, Jack. I must speak with you. And William, see to Elisabeth’s arm.

*Tia goes to wherever the random people took Teague *

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Summary:

---Teague is injured in his shoulder. He's unconscious, but should recover unless we decide to kill him anyway. 😄

---Gov. Swann is dead.

---Tia has given the Pieces of Eight to the mermaids to save her power, because Tia believes she is going to die.

---James has been taken by the karcharika.

---Will is not destined to stab the heart of Davy Jones any longer, unless we change our minds and make him do it anyway. 😄

---Jack has branded Elizabeth. This seems to have pissed off Tia.

I think that about covers it. 😄 I'm just trying to keep the story straight. 😄

hahaha oh snap, Will has to see to Elizabeth's arm? That's going to be interesting. talk about all the main characters being pissed off at each other. lol. i love it.

yeah what should we do with will? someone needs to stab the heart, except they dont even have the heart anymore.

let's not kill teague yet. we need to have some people to kill in the final battle.

im thinking the final battle should include multiple hostage situations.

I'm assuming you have a plan for James!

this is quite long, which is fun. Im thinking if it were actually a film, it might have to be 2 films, or lotr style length. LOL. 🙂

I'm having fun!!! cant wait to see what happens next

I have vague plans for James. I'll be posting up his reunion with Beckett in a short while. I'm just debating on if I hate everything I've written and start over again, or if I only hate small sections of what I've written. 😄

You want to pick up on some of this, Kate? 😄

eh i guess i could do a bit. but of course i'll leave the Beckett reunion up to you. 🙂