The Hobbit and Pirates: Dead Man's Chest/Chapter 1

**The Hobbits and Pirates**

**Book 2**

**Dead Man's Chest**

**Chapter 1**

## An Interrupted Wedding

The rain was dripping on top of Elizabeth Swann's face. It had been a complete year since the adventure with Jack Sparrow and his dwarf companion, Thorin Oakenshield. A year since she had seen her dear friend Bilbo Baggins. Both lads had chosen to take over life on the seas over having a boring life in  Port Royal. But, more importantly, the boys wanted to get back home to Middle-earth. She was bent on saving someone in an hour or so. Then she thought of Will. Their relationship remained the same, but couldn't be stronger than ever, the point where he taught her how to sword-fight. She was getting better everyday, and needed to fight should anything bad happen and there is another attack.

Her thoughts were interrupted when several men had brought Will clutched in their hands. She looked to see her fiancé being dragged in by soldiers. She had no idea what this was about.

"Will. Why is this happening?" Elizabeth asked.

"I don’t know." Will smiled and looked at how pretty she was that day.  "You look beautiful."

"I think it’s bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the wedding," she joked. Her father was coming through the crowd of soldiers. However, they put it in front of him two spears to prevent him to walking to Will.

"How dare you! Stand your men down at once! Do you hear me? " he said.

"Governor Weatherby Swann, it’s been too long," said a man. Elizabeth noticed this man as Cutler Beckett.

"Cutler Beckett?" Governor Swann asked.

"It’s Lord now. Actually," he said.

At that moment, Governor Swann past the spears that were uncrossed towards Beckett.

"Lord or not, you have no reason and no authority to arrest this man," he motioned to his future son-in-law.

"In fact, I do. Mr. Mercer?" Cutler said. He took the paper Ian Mercer was holding.

"The warrant for the arrest of one William Turner," he gave the Governor a piece of paper. He looked at the warrant. It was not something he had ever read before.

"This warrant is for Elizabeth Swann! " said Governor Swann.

"Oh, is it? That’s annoying, my mistake…" Beckett said. He took the paper from Governor Swann. "Arrest her."

Soldiers didn't hesitate as they grabbed her arms.

"On what charges?! " Elizabeth demanded.

"No! " Will shouted, ready to charge, but was immediately restrianed.

"Aha, here’s the one for William Turner" he gave the warrent to Governor Swann. "And I have another one for a Mr. James Norrington. Is he present?"

"What are the charges?" Elizabeth demanded again.

"Commodore Norrington resigned his commission some months ago. " Governor Swan explained. Yes, Elizabeth remembered, ever since he lost Sparrow, Oakenshield and Bilbo to a storm, Norrington retired and disappeared.

"I don’t believe that was the answer to the question I asked," Becket said.

"Lord Beckett, in the category of questions not answered–" Will started explaining, but Elizabeth interrupted him.

"We are under the jurisdiction of the King’s governor of Port Royal and you will tell us what we are charged with," she said.

"The charge… is conspiring to set free a man convicted of crimes against the Crown and Empire and condemned to death for which the..." Governor stopped. He couldn't bear to say that to his

"For which the punishment, regrettably, is also death," Beckett said. He looked at Elizabeth and Jack. "Perhaps you remember a certain pirate named Jack Sparrow.

"Captain! " Will and Elizabeth corrected him. Both of them started realizing that they had inherited half of Sparrow's habits.

"Captain Jack Sparrow," Elizabeth corrected.

"Captain Jack Sparrow." Beckett said with a devious smile. "And two dwarves, Oakenshield and Baggins. Yes, I thought you might."

## Kraken attack

"Thank you, Jack." Elizabeth said.

"We’re not free yet, though," Jack said.

"You came back. I always knew you were a good
man."  She commented.

She pulled Jack into a kiss, and kissed him very deeply.
Will looked through the side and saw that Elizabeth and Jack were kissing.
Thorin and Bilbo were watching too, but Gibbs blocked their view.

"Prepare to cast off! No time to lose! C’mon, Will,
Bilbo Thorin step to it." Gibbs told them. They went back to reality and
went into the boat, lowering it down. With Jack not looking, she took a shackle
and locked him onto the ship's railing.

It’s after you, not the ship. It’s not us. It’s the only
way, don’t you see. And it's my job to protect Bilbo and Thorin, not yours. I’m
not sorry.

"Pirate!" he hissed at her.

She looked away and then landed into the water.

"Elizabeth!" Bilbo shouted. He went over and helped her into the water, where she was
soaking wet. He saw that she had grief inside of her. He wasn't sure as to why
she was having a sudden rush of guilt. However, he did not ask questions.

"Where’s Jack, Miss Swann?" Thorin asked her
suspiciously.

"He elected to stay behind to give us a chance," Elizabeth lied. They looked up, hesitating to leave Jack to his terrible fate. She yelled
at them to pick up the pace and row away. Bilbo looked towards ,
she was looking guilty. Whether it was because Jack was kissed by
or because she left him there to die, he wasn't very sure. Yes, Bilbo witnessed
the whole thing, but didn't say anything.

Back on board, Jack was trying to break the chains off his
current location. Then, he heard a groaning and slowly turned around. The beast
was coming at him. Jack took his sword and placed the hat of his on top of his
head, looking at it heroically.

"Hello, beastie," he said before the Kraken's
teeth came down upon him and his ship.

**Line division**

From the boat, the crew watched slowly and sadly as the
Kraken swallowed Jack whole. Bilbo could have sworn that a few tears were
coming down Mr. Gibbs face and he felt some of them coming down from his eyes.
Thorin was in the same shock as he was. Despite everything they had been
through together, Thorin realized at that moment Jack was the good man he
should have been. Then he looked at Bilbo, who was unknowingly thinking the
same thing. He squeezed Bilbo's shoulder tight as he looked down.
was looking at it in shock as well, and sudden guilt came from her face, but
she kept quiet as they rowed away from the scene as their captain was dead.

**Line division**

***Flying Dutchman…***

Jones was watching the entire thing from his telescope and
on his ship. Jack Sparrow was swallowed whole.

"Jack Sparrow, our debt is settled" HE SAID.

"Captain goes down with his ship," an undead shark
pirate commented.

"Turns out not even Jack Sparrow can best the devil.
" said Hammerhead.

"Open the chest. Open the chest, I need to see
it!" Jones yelled. He walked away from the view where Jack had finally
fallen. He took the key and several locks were unlocked. However, when the
chest was opened, there was nothing.

"Damn you, Jack SPARROW!" Jones yelled into the
air and echoed through to the heavens themselves.