A/N When I first wrote the Princess and the Goblin 2, I never thought of making a sequel. During its writing, however, I came up with an idea of Irene being kidnapped by pirates, and it just stuck :D
Same deal: I own no PatG characters, except Angelina, and the Goblin Cat and King and Queen's names. Also, I only own the Captain of the Bloody Fang, the Bloody Fang itself, and Simon for Pirates of the Caribbean, and any other OCs. PotC is owned by Disney.
Prologue
Pirates and Wolves
The ship, the Morning Mist, was sailing through the waters of the deep blue ocean. Unknown to her crew, which were pirates, something would change their lives…forever.
It all started when she pulled into a well-known pirate island, Tortuga, the best place to find pirates. Before the crew could depart, however, a voice called out from the dock, "I wish to speak with the captain of the Morning Mist!"
The first mate, One-Eyed Eddie, sat on a barrel by the edge of the deck, drinking a bottle of rum. He looked like an ordinary every-day pirate: he had an eye patch, giving him his name. He looked over the edge of the deck; a strange figure was standing on the dock. With him were two wolves.
"Cap'n! A stranger wants to talk to you!" He called out.
The captain, Capt. John, came out of his cabin and onto the deck. He was a tall man, with the usual pirate clothing, including a large pirate hat. "Send 'im aboard." He said.
One-Eyed Eddie nodded and yelled out, "Lower the gangplank!"
A couple of pirates dropped a plank of wood so it led from the dock and up onto the ship. The figure silently walked up the plank; the wolves followed him. Once he was onboard, everyone got a good look at him. He was tall; taller than their captain, which was over six feet. He had a long overcoat, which covered most of him, save for his head and feet. He had old black fishing boots, black gloves with holes in the tips, a red bandana tied around his face over his nose, and a large hat that fell in front of his face, with a white skull on the front, and three long gashes across the decoration. The only bare part was one red eye, with a thick eyebrow, and a scar down across it.
The wolves that accompanied him were filthily covered in dirt. One had icy blue eyes, while the other had piercing yellow. The stood by the figure, glaring silently at the other pirates, who respectfully kept their distances.
"I am Captain John Jackson." The Capt. said. "Who be ye?"
"My name be of no importance." The stranger said in a deep voice. "However, I hear you take challengers?"
"Elaborate."
"Well, I have a mission of me own. But in order to do so, I require a ship, and a crew. Since it will take too long to make one of me own, I decided to challenge the best of the best pirate ships. If they win, I ignore their ships and move on. If I win, however, I take over their ship, becoming the captain."
Capt. John laughed. "You think ye can beat me? I be one of the best pirate captains; one worthy of Davy Jones himself! What makes ye think you can beat me and acquire me ship?"
"Me thinks this does." The stranger pulled a sword out of his coat; it was long and sharp. And the crew could have sworn they saw dried blood on it. He held it point up and ran his hand down along the length. "I may have only been an official pirate for a few weeks, but I've been told I be a good one. So will ye back down from a challenge, or accept it like a pirate?" He made a fighting pose and pointed the sword at the captain's throat.
Capt. John smirked, pulling out his sword as well; this could be fun. "Alright then. If it's a fight ye want, it's a fight ye shall get." He lunged forwards to impale the stranger and get it over with, but he jumped aside nimbly and swiftly. He swung the sword down; when they met, sparks literally flew.
"Too slow." The stranger mocked; although the bandana was blocking his face, he was probably smirking.
This actually may be worth it. Capt. John thought to himself. He and the stranger stepped back and forth as they continued to fight. The swords clashing against each other caused high-pitched sounds and sparks to fly. This fella's good. Capt. John thought to himself, biting his tongue nervously. Perhaps too good.
While the pirates fought, the crew watched with anticipation. Most were wide-eyed; some were even biting their dirty nails. The wolves, however, simply sat and watched silently. When the swords collided with noise, they didn't even flinch. They might have blinked, but they didn't flinch.
As they fought, the stranger managed to push Capt. John back against the doorway leading to below deck. Using his sword, he managed to knock the sword out of the captain's hands. He pointed the tip at the captain triumphantly.
"Aye, you're good." Capt. John nodded.
"So I've been told. I won, so I gain ownership o' yer ship."
"That weren't the deal."
"I won," The stranger said again, slowly approaching Capt. John. "So I gain ownership o' yer ship."
"I think not."
"Wrong answer." The stranger tossed the sword up, giving it a swing, and grabbed it by the blade; he pushed Capt. John back with the handle. He fell back and down the stairs. The crew gasped and ran forward.
The stranger slowly walked down below deck until he found the captain, sprawled out on his back; the wolves followed after him. "I won. I gain ownership of yer ship." He said again. "Yet, I be unusually generous today. Allow me to be captain, and I shall spare ye."
"Are ya crazy?" Capt. John yelled, jumping up to tackle him; the wolves tackled him and pinned him down. "I'll take that as a no?" The stranger asked.
"Allow you to be captain of my crew? You're crazy!" Capt. John spat. "I'd rather die!"
The stranger continued to remain silent; his eye bore into Capt. John's, almost as though he was looking into his very soul. It began to grow uncomfortable.
Finally, the stranger broke the silence. "Kill him." He said; he turned on his heel and walked back up onto the deck. The crew didn't see what happened, but they heard growling and the screaming of Capt. John. Suddenly, the screams stopped. The wolves came up; to everyone's horror, they had blood on their snouts.
"Well, it would seem I am the captain of this ship now." The stranger said. "Anyone who be too chicken to remain in the crew, jump overboard before my wolves kill ye first."
A couple of pirates jumped overboard; the rest, however, stayed. "Good." The new captain nodded. "Now, there are goin' to be some changes 'round here. Firstly, you will all refer to me simply as 'Captain'. Secondly, ye will have some new crewmembers." He turned and gave a sharp whistle; numerous wolves came running down the deck of Tortuga, up the gangplank, and onto the deck, standing by the tall stranger. The pirates cowered back, frightened.
"Do not be afraid." Captain said, stroking a female one's head. "They be tame…until I give the command to kill. They listen to me, but when I assign one of 'em to one of you, they will obey your commands."
"So yer sayin' each of us'll have a wolf as a pet?" A pirate asked.
Captain glanced at him. "Don't think of 'em as pets. Think of 'em as…partners, if ye will. Now, secondly, this ship shall not be the Morning Mist. It shall be…the Bloody Fang!" He took a black flag with a wolf's skull out, gathered some blood from the wolves' jaws on a couple of fingers, and smeared it on the flag, making it as though the wolf's jaws were dripping with blood. He threw it to a pirate and said, "Replace the flag already bein' used with this."
"Aye-aye, Captain." The pirate nodded, turning to exchange flags.
He smirked from behind his bandana; he liked being called "Captain" already. He turned to the wolves that had accompanied him aboard the ship. "I'm going to my cabin. Guard the door."
They nodded and followed him, sitting by the doors with a guarding expression. Captain entered the cabin and rubbed his hands together gleefully. "Excellent." He took a parchment list out of his pocket and looked at it up and down. "Acquire a disguise, check. Acquire a ship," He slit through it with a claw. "Check. Next, build a reputation. That should be easy. It only took a few weeks to build my previous one, so this ought to be a snap. And soon," He stuffed the list back into his pocket and pressed his hands together again. "Revenge shall be mine."
A/N Unlike the Princess and the Goblin 2, the Princess and the Pirate has a prologue, introducing the new villain. He is simply known as "Captain" and is as dangerous as the villain from PatG 2, Dirtclaw.
I may have a little trouble writing a pirate's accent. I might rewatch Pirates of the Caribbean movies for "research" but does anyone know of a website that can help? I'll also need a website that helps with Scottish accents for another OC, who will come in later chapters ;)
The chapter is titled "Pirates and Wolves" because it introduces the main antagonists: pirates and wolves.
