Art Trade: 27-ForeignBarbossa opened his coat and saw a drop of blood that started to spread in his shirt. Disbelief and the feeling of pain that he almost forgotten spread through his body, making him shiver."I feel...cold."As he fell backwards onto the piles of gold from Cortes, memories flew through his mind. The most prominent one was the woman that was supposed to be his hostage.Elizabeth Swann.The pirate knew the woman was unlike any other he met. He immediately realized that when she came on his ship and spoke with a commanding tone to speak with him. He remembered how angry he was when one of his men struck her in the face, chastising him and deci
Mercer's story CHP 3-5 years later-"How was school, my love?" Emily asked as she crouched down and opened her arms, welcoming David in for a hug as he ran into the house."It was great, mum! Teacher says that I'm doing well with my math, even though I don't like it. And at break, one of the older boys dared me to climb to the top of the tallest tree, and I did it without even being afraid!"Emily put her face in her palm and sighed. "David Mercer, how many times must I tell you not to climb trees up that high?""But mum, if I didn't, he would have called me chicken!""Which is worse, David; being called chicken, or breaking a bone." She shook her head, kno
Mercer's Story CHP 2In October of that year, Emily gave birth to a boy that she lovingly named David. Luckily enough, David looked enough like his mother that nobody asked any questions. The only thing that anyone ever pointed out was his hair color (it being brown, while Daniel's was blonde, and Emily's was a redhead), but Daniel was quick to tell everyone that his own mother was a brunette. As soon as she first layed eye on him, Emily decided that she couldn't be happier with her baby.Daniel, on the other hand, kept true to his word. to the public, he seemed like the model family man. As he was leaving for work, he would often stop in the door way, holding
POTC: Mercer's story Chp. 1Daniel Mercer sat back, mouth agape, as he let his wife's news sink in. "You're telling me that you're expecting, and yet my first time bedding you was naught but a week ago?" Daniel was no fool, and had already put two and two together. Now all there was to do was for her to confirm his suspicions.Daniel's new bride, Emily Mercer, looked down to the floor, wishing that a black hole would appear and swallow her up. No such luck. "During our engagement, I was being paid," she said quietly.Daniel sighed, rubbing his forehead as he studied the beer mug in his hand. "So, let me get this straight. You, during our engagement, lost your innocenc