Title: Love on the High Seas #4: "Trials and
Tribulations"
Authors: Pirates
Sparrow and Turner
Rating: NC-17
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Warnings: Abuse, Death, Lemon, Nudity, Rape,
Sex, Torture, Violence, Language, Mpreg
Fandoms/Characters/Pairings:
(Ace Ventura) Ace; (Angel/BtVS) A/C, Faith, Lorne, Wesley, Connor,
Spike, Kennedy; (Charmed) C/Pi, Prue, Phoebe, Paige, Kit, Sam Wilder;
(Dawson's Creek) Dawson; (Disney) Jack Sparrow/Will Turner,
Hook/Smee, Sebastian, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Tiger Lily; (Elvira)
Elvira, Gonk; (Excalibur) Kurtty, Rachel; (Generation X) Sean/Emma;
(Harry Potter) Albus Dumbledore, Snape, Minerva; (Labyrinth) Jareth
and company; (Peter Pan) Hook/Smee, Peter Pan, Tinkerbell, Tiger
Lily; (The Pirate Movie) Frederic; (PotC) Jack/Will, Elizabeth;
(Sabrina) Salem; (Shrek) Donkey; (Smallville) Clex; (Sons of Thunder)
Trent, Carlos; (Starsky & Hutch) Starsky/Hutch; (SU2) Carl; (10K)
Wolf; (X-Men) RoLo, Morph, Sean/Emma, Kurtty, Professor X, Rachel,
Joseph/Rogue, Bishop; (Xena) Aphrodite/Ares, Hercules, Xena/Gabby,
Joxer, Autolycus; and (Zoolander) Derek/Hansel. Sooner or later,
there's a pairing for every character, but if they're not listed
here, the pairing will be with either a character from a different
fandom or an original character or the pairing has not yet happened.
Other established characters may come and/or go, as well.
Summary:
The aftermath of Love on the High Seas #3: Question of the Gods
leaves the Pirates in a mess worse than any they've endured before.
Who still lives, and what will happen when they are called upon for
the retrial of Salem Saberhagen and his men and women? What will
happen to Crystal when she goes after Frostbite? Huge multi-crossover
with such fandoms as Ace Ventura, Angel, BtVS, Charmed, Dawson's
Creek, Disney, Excalibur, Generation X, Harry Potter, Labyrinth,
Peter Pan, The Pirate Movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, Sabrina,
Shrek, Smallville, Sons of Thunder, Special Unit 2, Starsky &
Hutch, 10th Kingdom, X-Men, Xena, Zoolander, and more!
Disclaimer:
All established characters; all TV show, comic, and movie titles; and
the Black Pearl are © & TM their respective owners and are
used without permission. Crystal "Snowflake" Frost, Katrina
"Firestar" Lewis, Celina "Pantheria" Lewis, Tom
Ballard, Meesy, Brendan Richards; and all other original characters
are © & TM Pirates Sparrow and Turner, are used with their
permission, and may not be used without permission. The Sea Witch and
everything else are also © & TM the authors. No copyright
infringement is intended, and no monetary profit is made from these
tales.
Prologue
Somewhere in the Caribbean
Two walked alone amongst a wide array of fallen bodies. The snow did not crunch under Their feet nor did They leave any footprints as They walked in solemn silence. There had been a time, not too long ago by Their standards, when One could have made light of the situation, but now it was all She could do to keep the tears in Her heart out of Her eyes.
The male of the Two finally broke the silence as He looked disdainfully at His female companion. "Where were You?" His voice was soft and calm, but the question He asked made Her want to have a tantrum.
She knew that He had a right to ask, however, and that She was the One in the wrong. She looked away, not feeling the cold of the air that touched Her flawless skin. She bit Her bottom lip to keep it from trembling and stubbornly kept Her tears in check. She would not cry in front of Him; She would not let Him know how deeply She regretted what She had done. She knew He wouldn't hang it over Her like the hangman's noose that it felt like, but She also didn't want Him to convince Her to give up Her fun, something that would not have been too difficult to do right then as She was already feeling like a lowly harlot for doing what She had opted to do last night instead of what She should have done.
She sighed as the wind whistled, and a dove cried out somewhere. "I . . . I was elsewhere . . . "
"I know what You were doing," He admitted, a fact that brought Her blonde head whipping around to look at Him with eyes wide and mouth agape in shock. "I sensed both of You there last night," He explained. His long, leather-clad legs stepped over a body in a single stride, bringing Him to stand before Her. "He's using You."
"He is not using Me!" the Lady protested. At His look, She changed her declaration. "It's a . . . It's a mutual use!"
She moved to turn away from Him, but He caught Her delicate wrist in His strong yet gentle grasp and held Her firmly. Her eyes blazed up into His, wordlessly daring Him to confirm what She already suspected. He sighed at the angry look She gave Him. "Ditey, if I didn't care for You, I wouldn't say anything."
She softened just a bit underneath His caring gaze but whipped Her wrist away from Him nonetheless. "Be that as it may, Brother, need I remind You that, as the Goddess of Love, I am far more than capable of guarding My own heart and that I do not need My little Brother to meddle in My love affairs?"
She straightened Her frilly, carnation pink lingerie as She spoke. She had not even taken the effort to change Her outfit but had come straight to Her Pirates after awakening next to Ares that day. She had been devastated at the deaths, loss, and pain that Her people had endured and even more dismayed to learn that She could not heal them. Some One had dared to block Her gift of healing, and She knew just Who that Some One was. Daddy Dearest would certainly get a piece of Her mind just as soon as She could figure out how to give Him one without admitting where She'd been last night and why She'd been in bed with the War God instead of doing what She could have to protect and save Her people! Having forgotten that She was not alone, Ditey stamped Her foot, pouted, and demanded rhetorically, "Is it really so much My fault that He showed up and offered just when I was burning up with cat fever!"
Hercules had been waiting for the admission that He'd known would come and now looked up from where He'd knelt in the snow to examine Tom's eyes. The catman was one Hercules admired as he stayed true to his lady love time and again despite all the perils and temptations he'd been forced with over the years. He was also one who Ditey had worked especially hard to save. "That's just it, Sis," Herc said as He placed a hand over Tom's sightless eyes. His hand glowed as the healing process began. "He knew You couldn't resist Him then. That's why He came to You when He did. You know Ares has a knack for showing up in weak moments."
Aphrodite was just about to retort when the two Gods heard a stirring sound that made Them look over at one of the Piratesses. The dark-haired Latina was beginning to come to, and They knew that once she awakened, others would follow suit. "I'm not weak," Aphrodite insisted, looking down at Her Brother again, "and I know perfectly well what I'm doing. I do not need you to intervene. I know You mean well, little Brother, but do us both a favor and mind your own business." With that said, She flickered out before He could respond and headed for one of Her favorite, but less popular, temples. She needed to think.
Hercules sighed and shook His head. He silently said a quick prayer to the Father that Xena, Gabrielle, and their friends would all somehow be all right. Then, he, too, blinked out.
To Be Continued . . .
