Post by Will Turner on Jun 3, 2007 21:27:51 GMT
The Time Has Come
After Will has taken over for Davy Jones as Captain of the Flying Dutchman, and nearly ten full years of servitude, ferrying those that have died at sea to their after life, something goes strangely wrong.
In the darkness of the world that seems to be never day and always night, full of stars, two souls that have already been to the Land of the Dead, and are trapped in “Davy Jones’ Locker” manage to sneak aboard the Dutchman. it’s the night/day before Will is set to return to land, to find out if his true love has stayed true - breaking his curse, or if he shall be ferrying the souls of the dead for the rest of eternity.
However, these two souls are those of two Legendary Pirate women… Mary Read and Anne Bonny… They’ve stowed away aboard the Dutchman, and when it returns to the land of the living, it brings back not only its captain, but the two ghosts of pirates lasses, dead.
Captain Turner has unknowingly ripped open the gate to the dead, allowing the spirits to flood back into the living world… escaping death, and eternal damnation for some…
CHARACTER : (Captain) William Turner
AGE: 33
GENDER: Male
HEIGHT: 5’11’’
SKIN: Pale tan
EYES: Amber brown.
PICTURE:
PERSONALITY: Warm and caring - normally... immortal Captain - heartless - of The Flying Dutchman... Ferries the souls of those that die at sea, to the afterlife... usually.
HISTORY: Born William Turner II in 1700 to "Bootstrap" Bill Turner, and Annelyn Turner. Father left them at the age of 4, to become a pirate... when his mother died he headed to the Caribbean to find his father... fell in love with Elizabeth Swann... eventually married her, just to die shortly after... Killed Davy Jones and took his place as the Captain of the Dutchman, but under his rule the crew turned back to men... But he's lived for so long as Captain, only allowed on shore for one day every 10 years... has had to see his wife and his child pass on while he remains... until he's discovered perhaps the Pieces of Eight can combat the curse he's hindered by
CHARACTER : Anne Bonny
AGE: -DEAD-
GENDER: Female
HEIGHT: 5’7’’
SKIN: Pale Tan
EYES: Blue-gray
PICTURE:
PERSONALITY: Sarcastic, quick witted and ready to strike and kill whatever the next officer she sees is… male, female, well… not child…
HISTORY: Anne Bonny, born in County Cork, Ireland, was a daughter of attorney William Cormac and his maidservant. Her mother was named either Mary or Peg Brennan. When the affair became public, Cormac, with his new wife and newborn child, left Ireland for Charleston, South Carolina, where he made a fortune and bought a large plantation.
When Anne was thirteen, she supposedly stabbed a servant girl in the belly with a table knife, although it is unclear whether this is fact or purely legend. At sixteen, Anne married a sailor and small-time pirate named James Bonny. James Bonny hoped to win possession of his wife's family estate, but Anne was disowned by her father.
According to legend, Anne started a fire on the plantation in retaliation. James Bonny then took his new bride to New Providence (modern-day Nassau), Bahamas, a pirate hub and base for many pirate operations, where he became an informant for Governor Woodes Rogers.
While in the Bahamas, Anne Bonny began mingling with pirates at the local drinking establishments, and met the pirate John "Calico Jack" Rackham, with whom she shortly thereafter had an affair. Rackham offered to buy Anne from James Bonny in a divorce-by-purchase, but James refused. He complained to the governor, who brought Anne before the court, naked, and sentenced her to be flogged and to return to her legal husband. Anne Bonny and Rackham instead eloped.
Bonny disguised herself as a man in order to join Rackham's crew aboard the Revenge. (Pirate articles often barred women from the ship.) Anne and Jack stole a sloop at anchor in the harbor and set off to sea, putting together a crew and taking several prizes. She took part in combat alongside the males, and the accounts describing her exploits present her as competent, effective in combat, and someone who gained the respect of her fellow pirates.
Over the next several years, she and Rackham saw quite a few successes as pirates, capturing many ships, and bringing in an abundance of treasure. According to legend, she stabbed a fellow pirate through the heart when he discovered her gender.
Although Bonny is one of the best-known pirates in history, she never commanded a ship of her own. Her renown derives from the fact that she was a remarkable rarity: a female pirate
Bonny was not to be the only female pirate on Rackham's ship. A woman by the name of Mary Read also disguised herself as a man to join the crew, after her ship was taken during a raid. Bonny and Read became close companions to one another, and when Bonny walked in on Read undressing one day, she discovered her secret. The two women agreed to keep this from everyone, and Bonny swore not to reveal that Read was really a woman. It was indicated in the writings of author and Captain Charles Johnson that at least at first their attraction to one another was of a romantic nature, but that is not known beyond a doubt.[1]
However, Read's true sex would not remain secret for long. Rackham became suspicious of Bonny's close relationship with the new sailor, and demanded an explanation. When Read confessed that she was actually a woman, Rackham allowed her to stay on as a member of his crew, eventually revealing her secret to the other crew members. However, this had no effect on her service, and she was accepted on board the ship as Bonny had been
In November of 1720, Rackham and his crew were attacked by a sloop captained by Jonathan Barnet, who was working for the governor of Jamaica. Most of Rackham's pirates did not put up much resistance as many of them were too drunk to fight. However, Read and Bonny, who were sober, fought fiercely and managed to hold off Barnett's troops for a short time. After their capture, Rackham and his crew were sentenced by the Governor of Jamaica to be hanged. Jack hid while the pregnant (and recently proved) ladies dealt with a great number of captors. Bonny is reported to have chastised the imprisoned Rackham (who wanted to see her one last time) by saying, "I am sorry to see you here Jack, but if you had fought like a man, you need not be hanged like a dog."
After their arrest and trial, Read and Bonny both pled their bellies, announcing during the sentencing phase that they were both pregnant. In accordance with English common law, both women received a temporary stay of execution until they gave birth. Mary Read died in prison most likely from a fever; it has been alleged that she died during childbirth.
Bonny disappeared from the historic record while in prison. There is no record of her release or of her execution. This is somewhat unusual and has led some to theorize that her father ransomed her and gave her an opportunity to begin a new life. Other sources claim that she returned to her husband, or even that she resumed a life of piracy under a new identity. The most accepted scenario is the first, that her wealthy father paid a ransom for her release. It is also extremely likely, though, that she escaped and resumed a life of piracy, seeing as the woman pirates who were successful in hiding their true sex completely escaped being recorded in history.
