THIS STORY IS ABOUT PIRATE'S AND MAYHAM COLD HEARTED MURDER AND ACTION AND LOTS OF LOVE. (LEMON ALERT) (AND BAD LANGUAGE) AND PIRATE LARGON

THIS STORY IS COMPLETELY MINE I MADE UP THE CHARACTERS AND THE STORY LINE IS COMPLETELY MINE AND I CLAIM ALL RIGHTS TO THIS STORY….

THE BLACK SWAN

BY: PEGGY MCDANIEL

CHAPTER ONE

THE CORAL

I awoke to one of the ship mates screaming, "All hands on deck…. All hands on deck!" The sound of the bell rang through my ears and echoed through my head as I jumped out of my bunk and pulled on my pants and slipped on my boots.

I grabbed my hat as I exited my room and ran to the deck.

I spotted ensign Walker ringing the bell, I yelled to him, "Walker snap too," as the ensign ran to me, "Aye captain," he said as he stood at attention in front of me and saluted. "What all this about man," I commanded.

"It's the Coral sir we spotted it straight ahead sir," as he pointed behind me and out to sea.

I ran top side and looked out to where the ensign had pointed and yelled again. "Give me the glass mate." As one of the men handed me the glass and I looked through it, sure enough it was the pirate ship Coral.

"Hoist the red flag now!" I commanded.

In the Port Royal Fleet we have different flags for different things, they all mean different things and are meant to warn other ships that might be in the area what we are doing or if we are in need of assistance, like the Red Flag is to alert the fleet we had a pirate ship in our sight or in battle, a Black Flag is meant that our ship is in distress, And a White Flag is to show that we surrender and is never used unless all else fails.

"Set a course for that ship Commander," I ordered.

Today we are in pursuit of one of the most dangerous Pirate ships that sails these waters, it is trying to out run us and doing a miserable job in doing so….As we draw nearer to the ship I ordered, "Ready the cannons," I screamed over the waves crashing against our ship and the sound of the creaking boards with the stress of the waves crashing against the petrified wood that made up the ships hull.

We are gaining on the ship as I see them readying their cannon's.

"Sail ho!" one of the men yells from the lookout, "It's the Edward 2 sir off the Port," The Commander said. I grabbed the glass again and look off past the pirate ship Coral to see the Edward 2 making her way towards us, but more important making her way to the pirate ship Coral as well, I look to her flag who also flies the red flag, she is on the aft side of the Coral ship as we are on the stern we will meet with the pirate ship in the middle and between us we will sink these dogs to Davies Jones Locker… I laughed, "We got her now men," as the men cheered as I hoped it wasn't to early for a celebration, this ship is one of the most deadliest ships on the water to celebrate early is not to our lottery, but the luck was on our side with the help of the Edward 2.

We came along side as well as the Edward 2, "Fire!" I commanded loud and strong as the first mate echoed my order and the guns went off, the thunder of the powder as it ignites and sends the heavy metal ball hurling through the air and colliding with the pirate ship with the explosion of wood and metal was earth shattering as the Edward 2 followed suit, we together were tearing the ship apart the masts were breaking and falling to the ship and into the water below, one of the ball must have hit their supply of powder which cause an explosion as fire bellowed through the bough of the ship and worked it's way to the deck and sent boards of the deck hurtling into the air still on fire as it landed in the water to be extinguished.

Cease Fire!" I commanded as the guns became quiet and we waited the sinking of the Coral.

The bilge sucking dogs were abandoning ship, it wouldn't be long before the ship will sink and cause a whirlpool that would suck us down with her so the Edward 2 as well as ourselves pulled forward and circle at a save distance until it disappeared from our site, the dogs would swim as far away from the sinking ship as they could get and will be taken prisoner aboard ours or the Edward 2 to be taken back to Port to stand trial and be hung as Pirates. It would seem to me that they would stay aboard their ship and go down to the locker than to stand trial but who said they had any brains, stupidity reins among the Pirates.

"Check for damages!" I ordered as some of the men stood guard over the dogs that were climbing up Jacob's ladder.

It didn't take long at all for the Pirate ship Coral to go down we picked up the stragglers that swam to our ship and cast them in irons and threw them in the brig.

The Edward came along side us and motioned for us to meet up on the Island that lay before us. I ordered six men to accompany me to the Island to meet up with the Captain of the Edward 2, we approached together, as we landed ashore I order the men to make safe the Island as the Captain and I meet shaking hands to gloat over taking out the Coral after months of pursuing her.

We smiled at one another as we grabbed hands "Captain Marcus it's been a long time," I said greeting him.

"Captain Jamison, yes it has…. good to see you sir….So we finally did it," he said looking out to the sea where once the Coral floated. "Yes we did," I chuckled. "So how is it in Port Royal? I haven't been there in these five months," I asked. "I've been chasing the Coral for months on end," I told him. "I don't think I could have taken them out without you're help though,"

"Sure you could have, but I am glad I was there to help out none the less," he said.

"I feel like I have chased them half way around the world, it will be good to plant my feet on solid ground for a few days," I chuckled.

"Really, you have been at sea awhile." So you will be heading back then?" I nodded.

"They have a new Governor in Port Royal, I thought he might be related to you," he said as I looked at him puzzled.

"Really, why do you say that?" he asked.

"His last name is Jamison, John Jamison…..any relation to you?" He asked.

"No, no relation to me, I've never heard of him," I told him.

"Captain Jamison sir come quick," I turned to see where the voice came from and found one of my men waving for me to come. I turned back to Captain Marcus, "If you will excuse me sir," I nodded and he smiled and nodded back and watched me walked to where the man stood.

"What is it man?" I asked as the man pointed into the tree's, I walked a few feet and looked behind the tree to see a woman lying against the tree holding a child who looked to be no more than three months old, the woman had blood poring from her head, a wound she probably received from the sinking of the Coral, she looked at me.

"Please Sir," she cried weakly, I could hardly hear her. I stooped down to get closer to hear what she was saying and again she said, "Please Sir, save my baby, don't let her die please," she begged. I looked at her and her child as she pushed the child into my arms and ripped the necklace from her neck and handed it to me. This should go to her when she comes of age," she said as she slumped over and died. I looked at the child thinking great… what am I to do with her now thinking of the in conventions of a child on a ship with nothing but men, I sighed, "damn," I said. I stood up. "Bury her," I ordered as I walked back to the beach.

"What do you have there?" Captain Marcus asked with a chuckle.

"A child its mother just died over among the trees, what the hell am I to do with a child on my ship;" I sighed.

Captain Marcus chuckled again, "You could throw it over board," he chucked again, or you can raise it as your own or there is the Governor at Port Royal his wife is barren she could take it to raise," he said. starting to laugh, "she's a pretty little thing," he said as he patted me on the back "Whatever you chose it is up to you my friend….I better get out there, take care Captain Jamison and good luck with your new charge," he laughed again. He called his men and climbed back into his boat and floated back to his ship. "Damn," I chided again.

I stood there on the beach looking at the child I had in my arms, a beautiful child of blonde hair and blue eyes she had stopped crying and looked up at me, men in my position are out to sea more than they are in Port they don't have time for families although there are some that have families but I always felt sorry for there families for they seen very little of there fathers or husbands maybe they prefer it that way I knew not, but I had never took a woman just for that reason, oh I had my share of woman to keep me company when in Port but I never wanted a nice woman to marry and settle down with.

PIRATE LENGO.

Sail ho! - "I see a ship!" The sail, of course, is the first part of a ship visible over the horizon

Davy Jones' locker - The bottom of the sea.

Bilge-sucking - A very uncomplimentary adjective.

Bilge! - Nonsense, or foolish talk. The bilges of a ship are the lowest parts, inside the hull along the keel. They fill with stinking bilgewater - or just "bilge."

Dog - A mild insult, perhaps even a friendly one.

Port - (1) A seaport. (2) The left side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow.

Aft - Short for "after." Toward the rear of the ship.

Starboard - The right side of the ship when you are facing toward her prow

Prow - The "nose" of the ship.