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A Gilded Cage: Sequel to Broken Wings, Part II of the Fallen
Sparrows Trilogy

A Pirates of the Caribbean
story by Merrie

Disclaimer: Jack, Norry, Will, Liz,
Kruler, Lorelac and all others own me. I would never attempt to claim
otherwise.

cla class=MsoNormal>Summary: Lorelac is seemingly gone, Jack remains as one of
the most wanted men in the known world, Elizabeth�s still pregnant, Will still
doesn�t know, Norrington�s still without a job, and Jack�s still got more of
his grisly past to share.

Characters: Captain Jack Sparrow, Chief James Norrington,
Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, Captain Zachariah Kruler, Lorelac and various
others.

Author�s Note: Now, I am a lover of Norrington, I have
admitted that in the past, but as I wrote this chapter, I had absolutely no
idea that Norrington would take over in such a way. For all intents and
purposes, this is definitely a Norry chapter. I�m not
quite sure how that happened exactly, but I hope you like it all the same. And
have no fear; the rest of the cast is in there too. Just�with
Norry.

Rating: R for violence and language.

Chapter 7: Self Reflection and Recrimination

Will sat in the small cabin Jack had assigned him and tried
to still his racing nerves. How was it that just a few years ago his life had
been rather dull and simple and now he had helped defeat a group of cursed
pirates, gotten engaged to the one woman he had always loved, gone on a rescue
mission to fight a god and now helped a friend escape the law? It boggled the
mind. And yet he could feel the familiar ache in his bones resurface with a
vengeance; to be out adventuring again quickened his blood. This is what he had
been born for, his body insisted and his heart agreed�but his mind had other
plans. Is this really the kind of life Elizabeth wants? Does she love William Turner the
blacksmith? Or William Turner the adventuring son of a
pirate? If I decide to give up the sea and its call forever and focus on
my work will she still love me? Will she get bored with life in Port Royal? Such thoughts had occurred to Will
time and time again, and hearing them posed bro brought no new answers.

�You�re thinking about her, aren�t you, Will? About Elizabeth?� Norrington�s voice interrupted his thoughts and Will looked up to see the former commodore standing in his
doorway, looking almost nothing like his former self. The wig and uniform were
gone, and Norrington looked just like every other tradesman of Port
Royal with the slight difference that he still carried and
conducted himself as the military man he once was. Will had a good idea that if
someone had suddenly called out a command of �Attention!� Norrington would come
to without a moment�s hesitation. �She�s troubled by this ship,� Norrington continued
softly, his voice stillpingping from his near strangulation. �You can see it in
her eyes. And by something else.�

�I know,� Will said with a slight
sigh. �We were both held captive here. It�s little wonder she�s feeling
uneasy��

�No, that�s nhat hat I meant, Will,� Norrington interrupted
gently. �What I meant to say is that I see her looking out over the waves lost
in thought; clearly troubled. Something is on her mind, Will. Something she�s
not yet shared with us. Perhaps it is the�difficulty she had with that bastard
demon,� Norrington said in a low voice, keeping his speech proper but lacking
none of the hot fury that Will felt whenever he thought about how Elizabeth had
been raped by a demon wearing his best friend�s body. �I think she�s happy to
be away from Port Royal for awhile, Will. I don�t
imagine she�s told the Governor about what happened to her.�

�She probably wouldn�t have even told me if she hadn�t been
forced by Lorelac,� Will muttered under his breath bitterly before looking
ashamed that he had said such an unfair statement lot loud. She would have told
him in time. She was going to be his wife, after all. Didn�t that mean that
they were supposed to share their secrets? Will wasn�t so sure anymore. �No, I
don�t imagine so, either,� Will responded loud enough
for Norrington to hear. �But she will. She has to. He is her father, after all.
He deserves to know.�

�Of course,� Norrington said automatically, but Will caught
a flicker of doubt across the former commodore�s face as he said it.

�You don�t think the governor should know?� Will asked with
a confused frown. Norrington had always looked to Port Royal�s interests
ahead of his own, and Governor Swann was Port Royal. Not
to mention that the two men had been friends for almost as long as Will had
known either of them. �Surely you don�t believe Elizabeth
should keep this from her father? Do you?�

Again Norrington hesitated. �I think it should be left up to
her,� he said at last. �I learned long ago tis nis nothing on this earth that
will effectively force her to do what she doesn�t want to. If she wants to tell
her father, she will. In her own time, Will. Do not; I
beg you for your own sake, force her to speak of this before she is ready to.�

�Do not presume to tell me how to handle my own wife,
Norrington,� Will said evenly; steel in his voice.

Norrington didn�t bother mentioning that Elizabeth
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wasn�t yet his wife, such an action would only lead to an argument or worse; a
swordfight, and he was in neither the mood nor the shape for either. Besides,
he knew Will was only lashing out at him because of the events of late. It was
a lot for one man to take in all at once. �Do forgive me, Mr. Turner,�
Norrington said with a small bow before turning and exiting Will�s cabin in
order for the young blacksmith to hopefully cool down.

WWW

Jack ran a hand over the spokes of the wheel that controlled
his Pearl with something near reverence at her beauty, and dismay at the ill
manner in which she had been treated. Blood still stained the deck from one of Lorelac�s little�escapades,
and Jack was having a nameless crew member attempt to clean it up.

His thoughts had been running in a similar vein ever since Norrington had
left; damn him. He no longer knew his place. Things that had once seemed so
clear and defined before only confused him now.

Is Elizabeth even going to talk to me about it? The thought that she wouldn�t have even told him about what had
happened to her on the island with Jack-not
Jack, never Jack. He didn�t do
it. But he didn�t stop it either-still hurt him. It was as if she couldn�t trust
him to tell him anything. What did that say about their future life together?
If she couldn�t trust him enough to tell him these kinds of things, or anything for that matter, how then was
he going to be able to trust her in return? Lies and mistrust were no
foundation for a successful marriage in the eyes of God.

Norrington knows her
better than I do. The thought came to him unbidden and unwanted, leaving
him shaken. But that unf unfair too. Norrington had known her longer than Will
had. He had been a friend of her family before Will had ever floated up to the
side of her ship on that long voyage from England
to Port Royal. Will didn�t blame him for loving her
either. He might have at one point, but no longer now. Elizabeth
was a vibrant, beautiful woman and you couldn�t help not loving her. She was
generous but at the same time she took what she wanted with a kind of
ruthlessness that startled Will at times. He could tell she didn�t want to be
bound to Port Royal for the rest of her life. She had a
spirit that would refuse all attempts to bind it. She wanted to explore unknown
lands, accomplish unheard of deeds�everything Will himself did not want to do. He
was happy in Port Royal. He liked having ties to
something; a home. While adventure did call to his soul, he didn�t feel the
same longing to answer it as Elizabeth did and a deep part of him-the part that
insisted that his father wasn�t and never would be anything more than a
merchant sailor-even rebelled against it.

WWW

Lorelac watched the ship�s occupants with dispassionate disgust.
Look at them. Lost in
their pathetic little lives, believing that what they say and do really matters
when they�re nothing more than ants in the scope of it all. Lorelac sneered and began pacing back and
forth in the confines of the crystal. He was aware of all but could affect
nothing but his keeper, and Jack�s will was too strong now for that to happen.
But it didn�t matter. No one could keep control of himself all the time, not
even bloody Captain Jack Sparrow himself. And while Jack didn�t know this, after
you had been possessed the firs time it became ever so much easier to take over
the second time. Lorelac had grown to know Jack�s mind inside and out, and he
held all the keys to whatever pathetic locks Jack threw up to bar his path. He
just had to be patient and the opportune moment would present itself like it
had in that cave. And Lorelac could be patient. He could wait for years if need
be.

After a moment�s thought and hesitation, he didn�t think it
would be that long though. Not with the delightful turns Jack�s mind seemed to
be taking as he thought about whatever he was telling that pathetic former
commodore. He was remembering something grim and ugly that appealed to Lorelac
immensely. He couldn�t see what it was that Jack was thinking about, but he
could see the effects it caused and knew that his moment was coming ever
nearer. He could practically see the waves of darkness and hate emanating from
Jack as he spoke of someone named�.Kruler. Lorelac thought he might like to
meet this man if he still breathed on this earth. A kindred
spirit for mischief and destruction, from the sound of it.
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Well, whoever the man was, Lorelac could tell that he had
influenced a few great changes on Sparrow; changes Lorelac could use to his
advantage. I have used those changes to
my advantage! Lorelac thought
suddenly. That�s why it was so easy to
change Sparrow before! Lorelac had
often wondered where the darkness that Jack held deep within his soul-darkness
that Lorelac had brought to the surface and used to turn him into the man he
had been during that glorious month-and now he knew. The darkness hadn�t come
from him, Lorelac admitted to himself with an irritated scowl. It had been pure
and black and sweet and Lorelac had drunk it in as if it were clear, cool water
placed before a man dying of thirst. Sparrow had wit within his soul, and now
Lorelac knew where it had come from. Now, if only he could get Sparrow to let
it out again�.

TBC

A/N: Well, that�s was fun! Don�t hate me, but I must admit I
almost liked writing Lorelac. Almost. And to write
Lorelac and Kruler in the same chapter�well, that was just fun. The next
chapter gets a little�ok a lot dark,
so be forewarned. But of course, you all know that I�m evil, so what comes next
should present no surprises. ;-)

Reviewer Response Time!

Ellennar: Yes, Norry
tattooed. I�ll admit, the image does leave me rolling around the floor laughing
so hard that I can�t hardly breathe. ;-) Thanks for
the toast, sorry I couldn�t get another one this time.
Bad author!

Holliday1081: The flashbacks are going to get harder to
read, I fear. Past Jack will become even further removed from Edward, and even
Present Jack for that matter, as time goes on. I hope you liked the Jack and
James scenes in this chapter too. They were fun to write.

Bules: He�ll get a lot more mad
(madder?) in the chapters to come, don�t fret. ;-) Lorelac�s
ugly head is poked out and looking around now, and yes the tattoo will come
into play soon.

The Phantom�s Christine: This is easier to type. I like the
name! Hope you liked the chapter!

Opranoodlemantra: Our little foursome
is in for some hard times, I�m afraid. Don�t ask me what�s going to happen
between Will and Liz especially, because I honestly have no idea. Island time
will be next chapter and then things will get�interesting.

FalconWing: You�ll notice the crew
didn�t really react at all. This is because they�re all scared out of their
minds of Jack. They don�t know he�s not still �Lorelac-ified�
to them he�s just being odd. Something they�ve seen a lot. Hope you weren�t too
disappointed though.

Mistress of Destruction: It�s ok about the reviewing. It
happens, so no worries mate. Thanks for this one! And the flashbacks will get
even more different than what most people think about Jack�s past soon�.

Areanas: Thanks so much for betaing!!!! The fantasmic angst
as you put it, will come to play in the next chapter
in horrible doses. Don�t you worry. < cla class=GramE>}D
No Norry abuse this chapter. No promises for the next
though� Lol, yes Kruler is a nasty pastry. ;-)

Padme17: Thanks for the review! I�m glad you�re
loving it!

Neon Daises: Yeah, Kruler�s evil.
Ands a s a long way from being through with your little bookworm yet. :-( They�ll
be at the island next chapter, and who said anything about the villagers being
peaceful? })

BlueTrinity: Yes, poor Jack. Heck,
poor everyone at this point! Except for Lorelac and Kruler.
They don�t deserve it. I included Lorelac again just for you. Hope you enjoyed
him. Hmm, I�m a ways off from �happily ever after�s,�
but as soon as I reach that point you�ll be the first to know! ;-) Thanks for
the review.

I appreciate you all immensely. Without you, this story
wouldn�t be nearly as much fun to write. :-D Thanks again!

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