Author's Note: I've rewritten the prologue (below) as in hopes of making the story a bit better. Please read and review, and enjoy.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Into the Past

Prologue

Several years has past since the pirates fought and won against the East Indian Trading Company; and things had returned to a sense of normalcy. A young female pirate walked through the old wooden platforms and bridges in Shipwreck Cove. Amist of all the comings and goings, the twenty-none year old held herself with authority and dignity. She was there at the decisive battle between the Pearl and Dutchman; being nearly killed in the battle. She had lived in Singapore for a few years before Barbossa and the others came for the charts Sao Feng had. having stolen away with the crew before they left, the young pirate had proven her worth numerous times over.

Now the pirate was a vetern and in search of the pirate king. Leah had news of the Caribbean. Born there, Leah had turned pirate at the age of ten and had since been apart of numerous crews all over the world. Now a captain, Leah had the Lucky Star docked in the Cove as she reached the Brethren Court ship. There, Elizabeth was disciplining her nine year old son. Leah watched as the child sulked away before walking into the full light. Black mid-back hair is pulled back by a red cloth strip, golden tanned Caribbean skin, blue eyes, and her pirate regalia resembed that of Jack's to a point.

"Elizabeth," Leah said, greeting the pirate king. "News..."

"I'm aware, Captain Aeria. What do you want done?"

Leah sighed and looked down at the table. Being the lord of the Caribbean, Leah had it easy; or hard depending on who one asked.

"It's the English; raising taxes to help their income due to that war they're having. The Caribbean's being hit the hardest."

Leah reached the dock to check on the Lucky Star before she made her way to the cliffs. She loved watching the sunsets; as the night gave her ship its name on. Leah knew her parents had moved to Port Royal and that she had a cousin or some sort of relative with the surname of Turner growing up. And it was not until she met Jack, and Will through him, did she learn the truth. All was fine aboard and Leah made her way to the cliffs. Elizabeth and her son were already there when Leah reached the cliffs. It was just a few minutes before sundown as Leah joined them.

"Ten years, huh," Leah said.

Elizabeth nodded as the green light flashed and the Dutchman appeared. From the cliff, Leah saw some one hanging off the side rigging and knew it was Will. Leah waited until the reunion and introduction was through before stepping forward.

"Captain now," Will said when his cousin told him what she had been through in the past ten years.

"Yes. And I've gained a bit of knowledge concerining that curse of yours," Leah said.

"What curse," Elizabeth asked, walking into the hold, with young Billy as her shadow. He sat down next to Leah and grabbed her attention before she could speak again.

"Yung's looking for me."

"He can wait. For being the first mate, and he can't handle things in my absence," Leah said with a sigh. "Back to that curse. I've spoken with Calypso, long story, and it appears since Elizabeth waited for you and all that, the curse has been broken."

"Broken?"

"Not possible."

"It is; though it's beyond me."

Leah put Billy to bed as to give her cousins time alone. She would remain until sundown the next day as to mind her second cousin. Next to the pirates who lived there at the island and those who passed through, Leah was Billy's only connection to the pirate world. She was begged by him to take him as part of her crew. She refused to take the begging Turner child; not wishing to hear his parents' complaints. She quietly closed the boy's door and made her way down to her ship.

"Now, what was the problem," she asked. "Or was it one of your panic spells?'

"Panic spell."

Leah sighed, half-expecting that. She wondered many times since she signed her first mate five years ago why she even bothered in the first place.

"We need something to fix that, don't we?"

"Aye. Orders?"

"We stay docked until sundown tomorrow."

With that, Leah made herway to her cabin where she turned in for the night. A dream took her, as it did every night when she closed her eyes. It was the same one she has had for years; ever since the battle. many times during that battle, both in the dream and when it actually happened, she faced death, and many times she fought and won. There was a twist to the dream, and Leah saw her parents as creatures of the Dutchman. In her journal, this dream has been documented numerous times with new details added if Leah could remember them. The dream ended as it always did with Leah in a cold sweat and breathing heavily. This night was no different as she allowed herself to wake before leaving her cabin. She did not bother with her boots as she walked out onto the open deck and made her way out to the cliffs. She was one of the nine new pirate lords that had risen to fill the void that was left ten years ago. Following tradition, the lords did not truly have a Piece of Eight in the coinage sense, but of anything they had on their body. Leah's was a purple crystal shard she had found in the Orient; China, Japan, and the surrounding area.

"Do you always watch the sunrise, or is this a special occasion," Leah heard behind her.

"Depends on your definition of special, cousin."

Will sat down next to Leah and watched the sunrise with her.

"I've heard that you've been having nightmares," he finally said.

"Who told you that?"

Will gave her a look that told her that he had a way of knowing.

"It's the same dream," Leah began, not really making eye contact. "It's during the maelstorm battle and I see my paretns as creatures of the Dutchman. I guess even after going one-on-one against the crew didn't really prepare me for the nightmare," Leah said. "I've never had a goodnight's sleep for years."

"You know, the crew admire your skills as a fighter. I think they'd follow if the need arise," Will said, reassuring his cousin.

The sun continued to rise as they talked. Leah looked at the man, who smiled. A return smile came with a playful push from Leah. It escalated into a sword fight that both used for practice. This went on for hours, and they did not even realized they had an audience until they finished.

"Leah," Billy said with a smile.

She tooke her midnight blue bandana and wiped her brow of the sweat that had formed there.

"What is it, Billy?"

"Mum wants to talk with you."

Leah held in a sigh as she fixed her bandana and made her way to the cove. not one for wearing hats, the twenty-nine year old had taken on wearing the bandana style that was popular in the Sarrow and Turner families. Crossing the bridge to the tower of wrecked ships, Leah made her way to the court ship.

"There's some trouble in the Orient. I'm not sure if there's a lord there yet; and you're the only one I know who's familiar with the Orient," Elizabeth said.

"So, you want me to check it out? When has piracy change to a deal out problem to the lords," Leah asked.

"Jack and Barbossa's still fighting over the Pearl. And you know how Jack is about it."

Leah knew that Jack would not leave his quest to regain the Pearl back from Barbossa; and such she was the best choice.

"Leah, please. I'm asking you as a friend and cousin."

"Or is it because ye don't wanna leave Billy behind?"

Leah gave a cheeky half smile, some how knowing her cousin's weakness.

"Actually, I wan you to take him with you."

Leah was in shock. She would never in a million years take Billy to the Orient. Next to Tortuga, that area of the world is not the place to take a novice pirate of Billy's age.

"The Orient, especially the East Orient, is no place for a novice pirate; especially one of Billy's age."

"Which is why I'm asking you to take him and not some half trustable pirate."

The Lucky Star crew readied the ship as Leah boarded, followed by Billy. The sun was an hour from setting as the Lucky Stary anchored near the Dutchman. Leah knew that if the curse has indeed been broken, Will may have choosen to leave the ship. Which would leave a void and what Will told Leah, gave her the idea. Yung had his arguments with Billy being on board, going to the East Orient, and being that close to the Dutchman. Leah was waiting for Will to appear to discuss what to do on the helm deck. Billy was introduced to his grandfather as each of the crew members made their apologies to Leah. She merely shrugged them off, saying they were acting under Davy's orders. Bill approached Leah, who was standing in the same spot Will was ten years ago; watching the sun set.

"There's a loophole," Leah said, not looking to her uncle. "Davy didn't cut out his heart until after the first ten years; returning to meet Calypso and all that."

"The ship still needs a captain, Leahena," Bill said, saying his niece's full first name. "And Yung's not captain material."

"Which is why I'm putting Nick as captain pro-tem on the Star."

Nice was the bosun, and had been the unofficial first mate on the Lucky Star. Like most of Leah's crew from either Singapore and the surrounding islands or the Orient, Nick was from Singapore and had heard of what happened at Shipwreck Island.

"Nick? He reminds me too much of Barbossa."

"Aye, Nicke. Like you said, Yung's not captain material."

On the Star Leah allowed Yung and Nick to get over their shock of the change and plans.

"You're serious," Yung asked.

"Aye. It's long past sundown, and WIll has not returned. So, I've stepped up as captain of the Dutchman."

"So, orders," Nick asked.