Chapter 5 - The Incident and the fight

"We are on this island...trapped...what can we do?"Ekaterina asked James.

James had carried Ekaterina. He layed her down on the sand.

"James? Wait...I remember rum runners have been around here before!" she said to James. "Your dear Miss Swann is here as well , along with Sparrow."

"I know they're here. But where?" James asked.

"You mean Miss Swann and Sparrow? They are over there." Theodore points at the both of them who is not far away from them.

"Oh.....I didn't see them" James said looking at them.

Ekaterina looks at Sparrow who is holding two bottles. "Is that rum?" She asked.

"Yes dear this is rum" Jack said taking the bottle and and chugging the rum.

Ekaterina rolled her eyes. Elizabeth saw them. "James? Lieutenants Evans and Groves? Why you are here?"

"We retreated from the ship when they fired." James said.

"I was a hostage to Turner and Sparrow and James and Theo here save me." Ekaterina told Elizabeth.

James was now confused "I'm not holding you hostage." James told her.

She rolled her eyes. "I mean you save me from them...damn...you can be dumb sometimes." She told James. Elizabeth looks shocked at her outburst.

James sighed "I'm sorry that I misunderstood you" he said before he walked off in a different direction.

"I am just teasing you know..." she said as she lie down on the sand.

James had already left.

She sighs and walks to where Jack got the rum. She takes five bottles and walked into the forest.

James had his wig off and was now laying on the branch of a tall tree.

She sits down on the ground and find a few sticks and wood and try to start a fire. She happened to sit down near James's tree.

James noticed her and watches her. He doesn't say a word or make a sound.

She finally start a fire. She poured the rum out of the bottles to one of the tree and threw one of the stick that has fire to the "rum" tree.

James climbs down the tree quietly.

The fire is glowing bigger and bigger. Smoke is running high up to the sky. She walks out of the forest.

James followed her.

She goes to the rum stock and takes out more bottles of rum and set the stock on fire as well.

Jack saw and run to her. "Why is the rum gone?"

Theo was passed out and Elizabeth was helping to dispose of the rum. "One, because it is a vile drink that turns even the most respectable men into complete scoundrels. Two, that signal is over a thousand feet high. The entire Royal Navy is out looking for us, do you really think that there is even the slightest chance that they won't see it?"Elizabeth said throwing rum into the pit of fire.

" Not the entire Royal Navy. Miss Swann " Ekaterina told Elizabeth.

"Well most of them" she said as Jack sat in the sand sadly.

Ekaterina chuckled as she sits down on the sand as well after taking a rum bottle from the ground not far from her. "You think I will burn all of them?" She asked Jack. She starts to drink the bottle of rum.

Jack popped his head up happily like a child. He smiled "You won't please say you won't" Jack said as he saw her drink some he was now acting like a dog begging. James rolled his eyes.

She is still drinking. She used her finger to point at the bottles of rum which is near James currently.

Jack runs over and sits next to the pile of rum bottles. He takes a large one and starts drinking it. James laughed.

She chuckled. She walks to Theodore and an evil smile appears on her face.

James smiled as Jack handed him a rum bottle. James took a sip.

She poured the rum over Theo's face and jumped on him.

Theo was shocked. He scooted away in a panic.

She laughs at him. Elizabeth joined her with a chuckle.

James and Jack decided to take a walk at the edge of the water taking four bottles of rum with them.

A ship is sailing towards the island.

James sees it but is too drunk to do anything. Jack is the one who waves his arms in the air. "Over here! Over Here!" Jack yells to get they're attention as James passes out.

The ship sails towards them. Elizabeth, Theodore and Ekaterina walks over to the ship which happens to be the Dauntless. Ekaterina rolled her eyes at James.

Jack pours rum on James to wake him up. James makes an angry face and trips him.

They climbed aboard the Dauntless.

When James climbed aboard Andrew jumped a little from shock. "Is he alright?" He asked Elizabeth.

"I think he's fine...just in shock..." Theo replied.

James smiled as Elizabeth walked up to him and kissed his cheek.

"We got to save Will!" Elizabeth told James and the others who have are aboard the ship.

"You're safe now. We will return to Port Royal immediately, not go gallivanting after pirates!" Said Governor Swann.

"Then we condemn him to death." Said Elizabeth.

" The boy's fate is regrettable, but, then, so was his decision to engage in piracy." Said Governor Swann.

"To rescue me. To prevent anything from happening to me." Said Elizabeth.

The Govorner sighed. "He should've let the navy handle it" he said to her.

" If I may be so bold as to inject my professional opinion. The Pearl was listing near to scuppers after the battle. It's very unlikely she'll be able to make good time. Think about it. The Black Pearl . The last real pirate threat in the Caribbean , mate. How can you pass that up?" Jack said.

The Govorner took some thought on this.

After the Govorner took some thought on this James looked at Jack. "Its too risky. Lets go back to port Royal and get help. Then go after them" James said obviously having a plan. "They'd be gone by then" Jack pointed out.

"Commodore I beg you! Please do this ! For me, as a wedding gift." Elizabeth said to James.

James looked at her in the eyes. "Alright. Fine. I'll do it for you" James said. He glanced at Ekaterina. He loved her but he also loved Elizabeth.

Ekaterina glared at James and Elizabeth. She walks away because of jealousy and heartbroken. She walks into her cabin and locked the door.

Now that everything was calm James was at Ekaterina's door. He knocked on her door wanting to apologize.

She ignored the knock and was crying softly.

James knocked again. He heard her crying and felt terrible. "Please open the door." James said with a soft tone.

"I have nothing to talk to you. I hope you are happy about that!" She slammed at him .

"Ekaterina please let me in" James said softly.

"No." She said as she is quite stubborn.

James let out a sigh seeing how late it was. He sat down next to the door and waited for her to exit her room.

Elizabeth saw James. "Why are you sitting outside Lieutenant Evans's cabin?" She asked.

"I'm waiting on him to exit so I could possibly prank him" James lied to her being silent.

"Really?" She asked. "Can I join in?"

"Um. No I got it.....I'll tell you about it later though" James said as he hoped she'd walk off now.

"Alright." She said and kiss him on the cheek then left.

James wasn't in the mood for any kisses so he had no reaction. He waited by the door closing his eyes.

Unfortunately for them, Ekaterina heard the whole conversation. She dressed into a dry uniform , apply some makeup on her face and wear the wig. She get some glitter from her bag and opened the door.

James stood up immediately. He looked at her. "Please forgive me." James said to her.

She threw all the glitter on him and ran away.

James looked at all the glitter. He sighed. Then he ran after her.

She ran to her main deck then back to her cabin and locked the door.

James stopped at the door. He knocked on the door. "Perseus ? Please let me in" James said.

"No!" She said playfully.

Theodore and Andrew are talking together. They saw James is completely covered with glitter. They laughed very loudly. "Commodore! What happened?" They asked with a shaking voice.

"Perseus spilled glitter on me as a prank" James said shaking glitter.

"Really? I just want to tell you your beautiful Miss Swann is coming this way." Said Gillette.

James didn't care. "Perseus please let me in now" he said knocking on the door again.

"What do you want?" She asked him through the door.

"To tell you something." James said to her through the door.

"Fine!" She said as she unlocked the door.

James opened the door then walked in and shut it behind him. He then hugged her and kissed her cheek.

She pushed him away from her. "You are already engaged. I am just a fellow navy officer. Get away from me!" She hissed at him.

James was a little hurt. "You know she loves Turner right?" James commented "even I can tell. Plus her father was begging me to ask her so I did. That doesn't mean I don't love another" James said quietly to her.

"Whatsoever! I don't care!" She slammed at him. She walks over to the window in her cabin and looks at the sea.

James looked down. James had a single tear run down his face as he  left the room.

She feels like a child when she slams at him. To say the truth, she is actually younger than Miss Swann by a few months.

James was now with Theo. Theo was patting his back. James still had glitter all over him but he didn't care anymore.

"You really love her?" Theo asked James.

James nods. "How could I not? She's funny. Adorable and so kind. And she is beautiful when she doesn't look like a man anyways" James said staring down at the sea.

"Wait...you have seen her as a girl before?" Theo asked.

James nods.

"How does she looks like?" he asked. " If you don't mind me asking."

"Beautiful.....brown hair.....she has hazel eyes that could look into your soul and fill you with joy" James said as he went into a dreamy state.

"So much like Miss Swann? But has brown hair instead of Miss Swann's dark blonde?"

James was ignoring him too busy thinking about Ekaterina. "No she's different. She is unique" James said. He was still in a dreamy state. He was smiling too.

"If you said so...we have arrived by the way..." said Theo.

James snapped out of his dreamy state and stood up.

Ekaterina walks out from her cabin. She saw Theo is looking at her. She raised an eyebrow at him.

James was with the Govorner.

On the small boats

Ekaterina and Theo are in a boat together waiting for the crew of the Black Pearl come out.

James is with Jack and some others.

"Now, to be quite honest with you, there's still a slight risk for those aboard the Dauntless which includes the future Mrs. Commodore ." Jack said to James.

On the Dauntless

Gillette pulling Elizabeth along with another soldier. "Sorry, but for your own safety." Gillette told Elizabeth.

"Coward! The commodore ordered ? I have to tell him! The pirates! They're cursed! They cannot be killed!" Elizabeth shouts at Gillette.

"Don't worry, miss, he's already informed of that. A little mermaid flopped up on deck and told him the whole story." Gillette said and shuts the doors.

"This is Jack Sparrow's doing!" said Elizabeth. She tries to open the door but it is locked.

On the small boats

They saw a boat with two ladies half an hour later . They are coming out from the cave. Ekaterina and Theo point their pistol to them.

"Hold  fire" James said narrowing his eyes at the two ladies.

Ragetti dressed in a dress and holding a parasol. "This is just like what the Greeks done at Troy . Except they was in a horse instead of dresses. Wooden horse." Ragetti said to Pintel while they're distracting the soldiers and sailors the pirates are boarding the Dauntless.

James noticed something off "Jack you go in there and save Will. Men back to the ship" James whispered the first part to Jack. Jack exited the small boat.

They start to row their boats back to the Dauntless.

On the Dauntless

The pirates were already on board. It was chaos when they arrived.

Ekaterina is fighting against two pirates at the same time. She is quite afraid. She saw the Governor has went into the captain's cabin.

James was guarding the Governor and was fighting Koehler.

~ Time skip to after the curse is broken ~

On board the Dauntless; Koehler suddenly falls dead after being run through by James .

"Parley?" Pintel asked while all the crew realize the curse has been lifted and surrender.

James rolled his eyes and said "The ship is ours, gentlemen!"

"Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah! " said the sailors and the soldiers. The governor joins them.

Ekaterina gives a small smile as the pirates she is fighting fall to the ground.

In the cave

"We should return to the Dauntless."Elizabeth said.

"Your fiancé will be wanting to know you're safe." Will said to Elizabeth as she turns away.

Jack swaggers over to Will. " If you were waiting for the opportune moment? That was it. Now, if you'll be so kind, I'd be much obliged if you'd drop me off my ship." Jack said to Will.

Will rowing them in a boat to the Dauntless. " I'm sorry, Jack." said Elizabeth.

"They done what's right by them. Can't expect more than that." Jack said.

On the Dauntless

James notices them and smiles.

Ekaterina slowly walked to her cabin after ordering some sailors to take the pirates into the brig.

James tapped her shoulder.

"Yes?"

"I just wanted to say- t-that I really want to be with y-you. Because you're amazing you r-really a-are" James said stuttering on his words he could hardly get his words out.

Unfortunately for him, Gillette heard him. "Commodore? Err...you are in love with man....?"

James cursed under his breath "No Andrew you dumbie" James said rolling his eyes.

She chuckled and looked at Andrew. "Yes I am into man!" She said to Andrew and winked at James.

James was blushing so much he looked down as an attempt to hide it.

She smiled and walked into her cabin.

James smiled then nearly ran to his cabin and hid.

She takes a book from her bag and starts to read on her bed.

James lays on his bed and stares at the ceiling.

She is thinking about her family and tears start to flow down from her eyes.

James had his eyes closed.

The tears had make her makeup disappear and she looks like a girl instead of a man.

James went back and knocked on her door. "Its me. May I come in?" James asked.

"Yes..." She said in a shaking voice.

James walked in and shut the door behind him. He noticed her crying and sat next to her. He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her.

"I missed my family so much...."

"Maybe we can visit them" James said.

"It's too far...we need to go to Russia and we are now in Jamaica..."

"We can make a trip there" James said as he kissed her cheek.

"We can't....except if we go to catch a pirate..."

James sighed.

"And there is no pirate that is near Russia!"

"Damn it" James said .

She raised an eyebrow at him.

James kissed her cheek and whipped her tears away.

"I hope we can go to Russia one day...but we have a pirate to hang now..."

"Yeah...." James said. He held her hand in his and snuggled close to her.

She closed her eyes and thought about her parents and her younger sister Anna. She cried herself to sleep.

James was next to her the whole time.

She has fallen asleep on James's shoulder.

James had his arms around her. He had fallen asleep as well.

Theodore decided to wake everyone up the next morning. He burst into every cabin to wake everyone up. "Morning! Perseus! Time to have breakfast soon!" He said then he noticed she is sleeping soundly with Commodore James Norrington next to her. "James you old dog! Have you been 'sleeping' with her when you are engaged to Miss Swann ?"

James woke up "Huh?" He asked still half asleep.

"I said have you been sleeping with her while you are engaged with Miss Swann? Wow! You are right James! She is really beautiful!" said Theodore.

James was blushing. "Shut up Theodore" James said shushing him.

Ekaterina wakes up because of the noise the two of them are making. "Wass iz 'appening?" She asked still half asleep.

"Nothin." James said. He was still blushing. His cheeks were heated up.

She is fully wake up and saw James is sleeping next to her and Theodore is smirking. She blushed.

James was still blushing.

Theo smirked and walked out of the cabin.

James looked at her and smiled.

She smiled at him and go to wash her face and apply the makeup back onto her face.

James sat up and watched her.

She soon finished and looks back at him when she realised he is looking at her.

James smiled and blushed.

She chuckled and walked outside to get some breakfast.

James followed her.

She gets some toast and starts to eat.

James gets some egged and bacon and nibbles on the bacon.

She is laughing with Theodore Groves and Andrew Gillette.

Elizabeth had taken a seat next to James as she ate her food. She smiled at him.

She saw that and glared at James at the corner of her eyes.

James noticed. "Elizabeth. There is something I must tell you. Later though" James said looking at her.

Elizabeth nodded and gave him a question look.

"It's something I want to talk to you about in private" James said quietly to Elizabeth.

"Alright." She said and stands up and walked to his cabin with him.

Once they got there James froze not wanting to hurt her feelings. He sighed "Elizabeth remember when I proposed to you?" James asked.

"Of course. I fall off the fort and got saved by a pirate....on that day."

"Well.....I-I have found someone else. A-and I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I-i am in love with that someone else" James said as he stuttered on his words.

"Who is she? Or is it a he?Errr....I am in love with Will...so I really don't mind actually..." she said.

"Uh....it's a she....but I can't tell you who. Its complicated" James told her.

"Alright...but I will know who if you two are having a wedding..."

"Then you'll figure it out there" James said with a smirk.

"Sure! But why keep it a secret?" She asked.

"I promised her that I'd keep it a secret" James said.

"Alright." She said.

James smiled at her and hugged her.

"But what should we told my father?" she asked.

"He'll be mad.....since it was him who planned for me to marry you in the first place" James said looking at her "I'm sure he'll get over it though"

"He must be mad...but who cares? If we can have our own true love?"

James nods.

She walks out of the cabin.

James followed and took the seat he was sitting in before he had left.

Ekaterina smirked and starts to flirt with Theodore Groves.

James noticed and got really jealous. He tried to ignore it by only listening to the sound of the waves.

Theodore looks as if he's going to faint. And Elizabeth raised an eyebrow at them.

James excused himself from the table and went back to his cabin.

After finished breakfast, they all went back to their stations except Elizabeth who is talking with Will.

James was talking to Andrew about the game war.

Theo and Ekaterina are scrubbing the deck floor with other sailors. James and Andrew helped them.

They arrived Port Royal ten hours later.

Port Royal

James sat on the harbor looking sad now.

Ekaterina had went to her house and removed her makeup and tame her hair.

James walked over to her house. He knocked on the door.

"Yes?" She opened the door. She is wearing a light blue dress.

"Hey...um so I told Elizabeth that I loved someone else. And she was fine with it....b-but I don't think her father I-is going to be fine with it." James said. He stuttered so much.

"Oh...so what you do you really want? Invite me to go to the ball at the Governor's mansion tomorrow?" Ekaterina asked.

"Only if you want to go." James said hearing Andrew call for him "I'll be back later. He probably needs help" James said kissing her cheek lightly the he walked off towards Andrew.

"Alright." She said in a small voice. She heard Andrew asked "Is that Lieutenant Evans sister?"

"Umm...yeah. Why?" James asked.

"She's pretty! What's her name?" Andrew asked.

"Isabelle...what was it that you needed?" James asked.

"Nah...I am just thinking to ask her to dance at the Ball tomorrow...and if I am lucky enough...I will ask her to marry me someday..." he said in a dreamy voice with a same dreamy look on his face.

James sat down on a bench. "She is very pretty." James said not knowing what else to say. He then got up and walked back to his place. He opened the door and sat on the sofa.

Andrew is thinking about the girl who James said is Isabelle after he went back to his house.

James got out some wine and opened it. He poured a glass of it.

Ekaterina is writing a letter to her parents that she is alive and hopefully she can visit them soon.

James had fallen asleep after an hour or so.

The next day, Ekaterina decided to go to the ball as a girl instead of a lieutenant.

James had woken up and changed into a suit and he decided not to wear his uniform or any of that. He picked up the mess he had made last night and walked out the door.

Ekaterina has changed into a silvery off shoulder ball gown. And she walks out of the door after putting on some makeup.

James bumped into Andrew by accident. "Sorry Andrew I didn't see you there" James said.

"It's fine James. I saw Isabelle...and she's over there...she is stunning..." said Andrew and he is pointing at Ekaterina.

"Yeah.....um I should've told you yesterday. But I kind of already asked her to g-go with me to the ball with me" James said to him. He didn't want to break Andrew's heart.

"Ahh...bad luck to me then... good luck James!" He said to James as he saw Ekaterina looks at their way.

James waved at her. "Sorry Andrew" James said to him.

She walks to James as Andrew walks away.

James was blushing "you look beautiful" James said.

"Thank you and you look handsome."

James smiled "thanks....." James said seeing Theo behind her.

"Shall we go to the Ball now?" She asked. She didn't see Theo.

"Sure..." James said looking at her then glancing at Theo who gave him a thumbs up.

She slowly walked to the mansion with him.

James followed her. He held her hand.

Governor's Mansion

She walks inside with James. Elizabeth saw them. "James? Is she the girl you fall in love with?" Asked Elizabeth.

James nods.

"She's beautiful. So what is her name?" Elizabeth asked.

"Isabelle." James said.

"Such a beautiful name. Oh...and where is lieutenant Evans? I thought he will come with the other lieutenants but he's not here." Asked Elizabeth.

"He is sick" James said.

"Umm...Alright " she walked away to find Will.

James held Ekaterina's hand.

She smirked at him and started to dance.

James danced with her.

Theo dances with Jasmine while Andrew dances with Amethyst.

James is blushing so much.

Ekaterina smiled. "It seems like your lieutenants are dancing with your sisters."

"Yes it does. I'm alright with it though" James said with a smile.

"And Theo is kissing your sister..." she said.

James looked over at Theo and Jasmine and smiled. Then he giggled a little. "I kind of saw that coming" James said.

"Really?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah they hang out together all the time. And Theo flirts with her when ever she is around him." James said smiling.

"Jasmine looks like you a lot ." Said Ekaterina.

"She's my twin" James said with a little bit of a giggle.

"Oh...Alright." She replied.

James smiled at Ekaterina and twirled her.

They are still dancing.

After the song was over everyone stopped dancing.

The governor comes to James and Ekaterina.

"Um hello Governor Swann" James said when he approached them.

"Governor." Said Ekaterina. "I thought you are going to marry my daughter Elizabeth! And you are dancing with another girl?" Governor Swann asked James angrily.

"I am sorry but her and I have both found another that we love very much" James said trying to stay calm.

"Fine! But you will remember that the girl next to you will never be a noble." said Weatherby Swann.

James felt anger boiling inside him. "Who cares if she'll never be a noble? I love her and that is what matters!" James said with a stern tone in his voice.

Governor Swann glared at James and threatened him that he can take away his commission. Ekaterina rolled her eyes who cares if she is not a noble. "I am Governor. But I am from a Royal family." She said "And our parents have arranged our marriage years ago." said Ekaterina who lied.

"Yes I'm sorry for not mentioning her before but its true." James said to the governor.

"I thought you loved my Elizabeth and clearly I was wrong." He said and walked away angrily.

James rolled her eyes and Ekaterina did the same.

James giggled.

She slightly blushed remember what she had said. James noticed her blushing and kissed her. She blushed again. And she looks at James in the eyes."I love you" James said to her.

"I love you too.... tomorrow is the day that hang Jack Sparrow." Said Ekaterina.

"Yeah I know...I'll kind of miss him in a way" James said.

"Or maybe he will have a legendary escape again." She said slightly chuckled.

"I have a feeling he will" James said with a smile.

"But as we in the navy , we need to stop him."

"Yeah or give him a head start" James said.

"Maybe." She said and James laughed.

She goes and take some wine to drink.

James does the same.

Theo and Andrew soon joined them with James's sisters.

James smiled "hi guys"

"Hello James." They said.

James smiled at them.

"Jamie! Who is your dancing partner here?" Amethyst asked.

"Um this is Isabelle" James said.

"Nice to meet you Isabelle. I am Amethyst ."

James smiled at her. Ekaterina looks at Amethyst, she doesn't look like James or Jasmine.

"I know I don't look like James but I am really his sister, younger sister." said Amethyst. She got her mother's long silvery blonde hair and blue eyes.

James noticed Will and Elizabeth were walking over to them.

"Hello ." Said Ekaterina.  "I am Isabelle."

Will smiled and shook her hand "I am William Turner" Will said.

She smiled at him. "Nice to meet you ." She is quite afraid that someone would realise she is lieutenant Evans.

"It is nice to meet you too miss Isabelle"

"I am sorry but I have to go." She said with a sad smile. And she left the mansion and back to her house.

James stayed but was curious what was wrong.

Ekaterina's house

She starts to pack her things as her parents has written her back that they will send the Russian Navy to Port Royal, so she can go to Russia to visit her parents.

James talked to some of his friends and then went home.

She don't know if she should tell James about that or not.

James stopped by her house to check on her.

She opened the door.

"Everything alright?" James asked.

"My parents...they sent the navy to get me tomorrow...they want me to go to Russia to visit them. I am sorry James...but I will join Jack Sparrow's hanging...I think..."

"No please don't talk like that" James said hugging her.

"I don't know if I will come back to Port Royal."

"Can I go with you?" James asked.

"I am sorry...James but you are a necessary in the Navy."

James was close to tears. He hugged her.

She hugged him back.

James kissed her lips.

"I will miss you...." She said as she kiss him back.

James had a tear rolling down his face. He couldn't hold the tears back.

"I will see you one day. I promise!"

"I wish I could go with you" James said.

"I wish as well but you can't..."