AN: I own neither Twilight nor Pirates of the Caribbean.
"Fate Steps In" refers to a different fanfiction I am writing. It chronicles what I would have preferred to happen directly after At World's End. Any important information from that story necessary to understand this one will naturally be included, but the other is now available.
I try to keep the characters in character, but I'm only human. Any suggestions will be read and carefully considered.
I am a perfectionist and stickler for grammar and spelling. If you see any flaws, please let me know. I will fix them. Which is why you may be getting various e-mails telling you I've updated when I was just fixing something. Sorry. I've got OCD in more ways than one.
Timeline (from the Twilight Lexicon and "Fate Steps In"):
birthdates other than Bella's & Edward's are made up, as are the dates of events in Pirates of the Caribbean
1640: Carlisle Cullen born in London, England (January 13)
1663: Carlisle becomes a vampire
1700: Jack Sparrow born off coast of India (July 17)
1708: Gov. Swann's first wife dies in childbirth, baby boy assumed dead really kidnapped by Anna Baker, raised as Samuel Jonathon Baker
1709: William Arthur Turner Jr. born in Glasgow, Scotland (June 21), Gov. Swann remarries
1711: Elizabeth Anne Swann born in London, England (May 24)
1717: Elizabeth's mother, Lydia Swann, dies
1719: Gov. Swann and Elizabeth cross the Atlantic headed for Jamaica, Elizabeth meets Will
1720: Carlisle finds "civilized" vampires in Italy
1724: After finding out the truth about his life, Samuel Baker flees to American colonies, changes name to Swan
1727: June 2 – July 12: Events of Curse of the Black Pearl
1729:
August 8 - October 30: Events of Dead Man's Chest (interrupted wedding – Barbossa's return)
November 15: Set sail for Singapore
1730:
End of January: Beginning of At World's End
March 26: Maelstrom Battle, Will and Elizabeth are married, Will becomes captain of the Flying Dutchman
June 22: Will learns he can visit Elizabeth as long as they are on the sea & he doesn't have souls to ferry
June 23: Will returns to Elizabeth the first time, he learns she's pregnant
December 20: William Arthur Turner III (Liam) is born, William Turner II is freed from the curse
1733: Jack James Turner is born (August 19)
1735: Charlotte Lydia Turner is born (September 4)
1740: Jack, Will & Elizabeth find the "Agua de Vida" (Jack is forever 40, Will is 31, Elizabeth is 29)
1752, 1755 & 1757: (respectively) Liam, Jack & Charlotte drink from the Fountain of Youth – they stay 22
1775: Liam meets and courts Katherine (Kate) Jane Rochester
1776: Liam and Kate are married
1781: Kate drinks from the Fountain (so she's 22 as well)
1812: Charlotte saves Abigail Susan Edwards from being attacked, Abby falls for Jack Turner
1813: Jack and Abby are married, she drinks from the Fountain
1843: Jasper Whitlock is born in Texas (February 20)
1863: Jasper becomes a vampire
1895: Esme Anne Platt born in Columbus, Ohio (April 29)
1901:
June 20: Edward Anthony Masen is born in Chicago, IL
November 9: Mary Alice Brandon is born in Biloxi, MS
The Turner family moves to the USA
1915:
April 8: Emmett McCarty is born in Gatlinburg, TN
October 20: Rosalie Lillian Hale is born in Rochester, NY
1918: Edward becomes a vampire
1920: Alice becomes a vampire
1921: Esme becomes a vampire
1933: Rosalie becomes a vampire
1935: Emmett becomes a vampire
1948: Alice finds Jasper in Philadelphia
1950: Alice and Jasper join the Cullens
1980: Liam and James Turner attend classes at California State with Terry Rossio (eventual screenwriter for Pirates of the Caribbean)
1987: Isabella Marie Swan is born in Forks, WA (September 13)
1989: Bella & her mother leave Forks
1990: Jacob Black is born in La Push, WA (January 30)
2003:
The Cullens move to Forks
July 9: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl bio film is released as fiction
2005: Bella moves in with her father, Charlie
2006:
June 13: Bella & Edward are engaged
June 26: Elizabeth Swann Turner learns about Bella & the Cullens – the story begins