Drabble: A Rose by Another Name
Title: A Rose by Another Name
Author: lady_di75
Rating: G
Characters: Elizabeth
Word Count: 151
Disclaimer: I own neither the Pirates, nor the Royal Navy, the EITC, or the Kraken. No profit is made, no infringement is intended.
Summary: Set during AWE; Elizabeth understands that she is defined by her choices.
A/N: Title is from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet; written for drabble prompt "Captain" at
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"You are captain, now." By Sao Feng, she was a captain made.
"You are not my captain." By Ti Huang, she was a captain, denied.
"Who among ye d'ye name as captain?" By Jones, she was a captain questioned.
"I prefer to remain with my crew." By her own volition, a choice made, a side chosen, Elizabeth Swann became a pirate captain, in truth, beneath the tortured gaze of James Norrington.
"Captain Swann, we must fight." By Jack Sparrow, she was made a Pirate King.
Her life up to this point had prepared her for many names and titles, all of which she had secretly whispered to herself, trying their feel upon her lips, their sound in her ears... Mrs. Norrington, Elizabeth Turner... and yet, not until this moment had she been called that which truly awakened fury and purpose in her soul.
"At dawn," the King declared, "we're at war."