Once he was known as a great leader, a man whose demeanor politely demanded respect. He was honorable and great, a commander of ships and crews belonging to the greatest empire on earth, England.
He was in love with a beautiful lady, Elizabeth Swann, and believed that she might come to love him. The absence of a wife and a child to love weighed heavily on his mind. Once upon a time, he'd had those things in his life. But not anymore. James took his responsiblities seriously, especially his vow to help rid the Caribbean of pirates.
Then the infamous Capt'n Jack Sparrow appeared in Port Royal, and in a quick and scary turn of events, Miss Elizabeth Swann was kidnapped, and the bold blacksmith, Will Turner set out with Capt'n Jack to find her. James went after Elizabeth, determined to find the pirate and the blacksmith as well.
After much tiresome searching, Elizabeth was found and taken aboard James' ship. She asked him to find Will, as a wedding gift. James believed she meant what she said, and would marry him. The missing persons, Jack and Will, were found, and taken back to Port Royal. They had fought and defeated the skeletal pirates and their Captain Barbossa, and lived in with a curse floating around them. For Will, his motivation was Elizabeth. He needed her, like he needed his next breath. She was the one Will loved, and in his heart, James knew that. In one final act of love, James let go of her. Jack Sparrow, who was sentenced to hang, escaped with the help of Will. But instead of honoring his king and country, instead of doing the "honorable" thing, James Norrington did the right thing. He let Jack go, and he did not arrest Will.
After this, he knew that soon England would learn of his actions, and come for him. He threw propriety to the wind, and headed for the famous pirate port, Tortuga. There he wandered aimlessly, drinking and fighting, although he went no further than those two things.
As fate would have it, Cap'n Jack Sparrow showed up in Tortuga, looking for a crew. His mission was to find the heart of the terror of the seas, Davy Jones. Looking for revenge and work, James joined Jack's crew. In the end, he betrayed them; he took the heart and gave it to Lord Cutler Beckett, and was pardoned from his so-called crimes.
Finally, he believed he was free. Yet he wasn't. He was respectable and "good", yes, but he felt trapped. He realized that the life of a pirate wasn't so awful after all, that there was indeed order and diplomacy on a pirate ship. Although he had no desire to join up with Jack again, he now knew that the Royal Navy was no longer where he belonged. So he was once again a wanderer, looking for a place to call home, though he hadn't the foggiest notion where that place might be.
Strangely enough, he accidentially found himself on a ship bound for a place he thought he'd never go: Port Royal, Jamaica. On board, he met a person who, in London, was known as being one of the biggest scandals in history. Really, what she did was not scandalous at all. No indeed, Jane Rossum's "sin" was in fact her talent. She wrote books. She saw the characters and places in her head, as clearly as she saw the people around her. She wrote with a enchanting touch, and the story came alive under her skilled pen. James knew her. Yes, he knew her quite well. For Jane Rossum was really Jane Norrington, the wife he'd thought was dead. Their daughter was named Alaina. To James' joy, Jane still loved him. And he loved her. Alaina was now 13, and she loved her father with her whole heart, like she'd known him all her life. James and Jane renewed their vows in Port Royal, and they were happy.
But the perfectness of their lives was not to last. Jane caught sick, and she left this world, to join her Father. James was heartbroken. He wanted to throw himself off the cliffs of Port Royal, he wanted to dissolve and disappear. But that was impossible. The realistic, sane part of him told him that he had a daughter to love and care for. Jane's legacy, the person that represented the joyous union he and his wife had shared, needed to be loved and protected. And so, he made a promise to Alaina. "I will never leave you, not if I can help it. I will never abandon you, not unless the circumstances demand it. But, know this: I will always love you, Alaina Ruby Norrington. Always, for forever and eternity."
-That is my father's story. But now it is time for you to get to know me, Alaina. Now it is time for you to know my thoughts and feelings, my hopes and dreams.
Alaina leans over, and blows the candle out. She knows the men are restless, and she knows she can finish her story another day. She stows the leather covered, blank-paged book in the trunk secured to the floor. She and her friend, her sister in every way but one, Kaity Scarlett Sparrow, turned and walked out the door at the same time. They were greeted by cheers and teasing from Will, Barbossa and the rest of the crew. How they all came together, in a ship in the Atlantic, is an exciting and interesting story.
But it is a tale for another time.
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Posted by Daddyzgirl 
Dec. 21, 2006 - Whoa!
I'm onedaymore, hi! I haven't seent the 2nd POTC, is it good?
That story is really interesting, I like the whole Norrington thing.
Drop by sometime!
onedaymore