Pirates of the Caribbean:
Chapter 1: Wearing a corset
By: Vipera berus
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean or any of the original characters of Disney. Although, I do own this plot and miss Tony!!! :)
Pairing: Jack/OC (Tony…)
Genre: Action/Adventure/Romance (The romance is developing really slowly!)
Rating: R. (It's not yet R, but will be in later chapters!!!)
Summary: Is it possible for Jack to make a mistake? Yes, Captain Jack Sparrow kidnaps a young woman, not knowing she's a pirate with a terrible past. They set off for a new adventure with friends and foes searching for a Lost Treasure…
Author's Note: Don't you dare leave after you've read the first chapter, mate!!! Longer you read, better the story gets, so take a seat, a bottle of rum and enjoy... yo ho!
The sun was setting down behind the blue Caribbean horizon and the sky up above was painted in the most fascinating colors from red and pink to yellow and orange. One ship was in sight in the endless circle of clear water.
She was a beauty. Not a large one but enough to convey about twenty passengers and the crew from England to Jamaica, which was her destination. The big flag in British colors fluttered in the stern as the warm mid-summer wind carried her forward. Lady Jane was her name and was occupied only by the wealthiest passengers who had the courage to cross the dangerous voyage to the Caribbean…
This time of the day, most of the passengers were below decks to discuss about peaceful evening teas that had been or fancy dinner parties that were yet to come. They were often down there in their expensive clothes, never showing their pale skins to the sun. This night was going to be like any other night before on that trip. Nothing unpredictable or strange would happen, or so they thought, the ship was entering the area where the fear for pirates was quite usual after all…
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It seemed to have been like hours of pain, screams and frowns when Tony was finally clad in the dress. The dress was the reason why she was arguing with herself so loudly and cursing every time she moved.
She was standing in front of a body-length mirror, in her cabin of Lady Jane, carefully looking at herself in disgust. One had never seen such a disapproving grimace upon her face, as she surveyed the reflection up and down.
"Horrible…" she muttered.
The dress was beautiful, even if Tony did not like it. It was a light blue color with ruffles and lace, decorated with white roses on the corset part. The ruffles sat at the end of the short sleeves as well as at the hem of the dress. The corset was laced, and what Tony seemed to hate most about it was the very low cleavage, exposing an amount of bosom which wasn't entirely necessary. The number of heavy petticoats underneath would've sunk her right down to the bottom of the sea if she ever managed to fall over board.
"Only this once…" she said to herself.
In a dress or without one, Tony was a very attractive woman with a petite but curvy body with a slightly tanned skin, now covered by the tight dress that hugged her figure perfectly. Her chocolate brown hair was in shoulder-length and parted at the side with waves of the ocean. She had clear blue eyes, with very long, black lashes. Her face was very pretty and she had that almost invisible tan and a few light freckles across her nose and cheekbones.
The only thing that made her look a bit strange was her heavy leather boots on her little feet that she refused to get rid of. And Tony was twenty-five years old.
"No, no, no!" she squealed suddenly with an angry tone and her hands flew up to the cleavage. She tried to pull the fabric up a bit higher to cover the low line. "You're such horrible thing! I'll never ever…Argh!" she frowned in anger to the corset as the fabric did not move higher at all.
Tony let her hands fall to her sides and declared her defeat to the stubborn corset with the over low cleavage. "You bloody bastard… I will not sink this low… no, no, no…" Tony said and shook her head violently.
"Talking to me, Tony?" a male voice behind her asked politely. She turned around in haste and crossed her arms in front of her chest.
There, on the only bed in the cabin, sat a young boy in the age of sixteen. He had brown, short and messy hair and a little moustache in brown as well. His skin was paler than Tony's, but most likely had more tanned skin than the other passengers aboard the Lady Jane. He had dark blue eyes and they were looking at his lap, where lay a piece of old parchment. He seemed very interested in it and didn't take his gaze away when he spoke to Tony. He was wearing a loose brown shirt and grey pants which were too big for him and his short, slender body. He had no shoes on his feet as he sat on the bed and leaned his back at the wall.
"Yes, Daniel! No, I mean look at this!" She gestured her hand to her bosom as she talked to the boy. He didn't look. "I was s'posed to look like a fine lady and the result is quite the opposite of that. To say it simply and to be precise, I look – " she grimaced. " – like a bloody prostitute!!! Was that the purpose of this all? No! It wasn't!" Tony cried hysterically and turned back to the mirror and her reflection.
Daniel sat quietly on the bed and was still staring down at the piece of parchment which had to be at least a century old from the looks of it. He obviously wasn't listening to her anymore. He trailed a short finger on the thin lines upon the paper and his eyes followed its every move up and down.
" – just feel like tearing this hellish dress apart and throw it to the bloody Davey Jones Locker! But then again, I'd get into trouble quite easily… Aha, this is tricky, very tricky…" Tony continued her speech, though it was mostly directed to herself as she placed a thin finger on her chin and stared at the girl in the mirror.
Daniel shook his head hopelessly but said nothing with a little smirk upon his lips.
"What am I going to do? You know Daniel, I have to admit – " Tony begun and turned around, finally noticing that the boy wasn't listening to her. " Daniel? Dan, hello?" she said and waved her hands in the air. "Are you even listening to me?" she asked pouting and placed her right hand on her hip.
Daniel sighed and slowly removed his eyes from the paper at the same time as he lifted his head, his eyes meeting Tony's. "Actually, I wasn't exactly listening to you. But hearing all those loud frowns and unnecessary yells I have to guess it had something to do with the corset. Am I right?" Daniel replied with an annoyed tone and a stern expression on his face.
"I was. Still it doesn't leave a choice for you to listen to me or not. I'm older and wiser and you should always listen to my sensible words. Understand? If you don't want me to throw you off this ruddy ship!" her voice was cold and angry. She was now pointing her index finger right in Daniel's face as she stood above him by the bed. "And believe me, I would." she added, her eyes narrowing slightly.
He did take her words seriously. He knew not to anger her. He said nothing instead he brought his eyes back to the parchment on his lap. So did Tony.
"What's that?" she asked and pointed at the paper, eyeing it carefully.
"It's… uh, it's my – " Daniel made a swift move to hide the paper behind his back but Tony was quicker and snatched it out of his hands. " Don't get mad at me Tony…"
Her eyes widened as she looked at the paper. "Yours you say?" she asked, waving it in front of his eyes.
"Well sort of… I was just… y'know." he tried to cover his slip. Daniel stood up from the bed and faced her standing.
"This is mine, thank you very much! And I don't remember giving you permission to look at it, least of all examine it! How nosy can a blighter be?!" Tony near-screamed and tucked the piece of paper inside her left boot in one quick movement. It would be safe there from Daniel's nosiness.
"Oh c'mon, mate. It's not like I'm stealing it – " Daniel begun but was cut off by Tony.
"Well you might as well steal it! You were looking at it without my permission, it counts as stealing!" Tony yelled at him, now again with the finger pointing at his face. Then she let it fall and to Daniel's surprise she sat down on the bed and closed her eyes. "You're making me go insane, you knew that?" she said calmly not opening her eyes.
Daniel said nothing just stood there still, looking at her.
"But since you took my possession without my permission, you could do me a favor, Danny." Tony said and opened her eyes again and looked at him with a smirk on her lips.
"Favor?" he asked disbelieving. Tony shot him a glare, the smirk vanishing. "Uh, yeah. Whatever. What do you like me to do?" he asked slightly nervous.
"Bring me a drink." she said icily and stood up, facing him again. "Now. Quickly. And get the hell out of my sight!" She said and pushed the boy who was nearly as short as her towards the door. Tony opened the door and shoved Daniel out to the empty corridor. He stood still outside the cabin door and Tony sighed. "What are you waiting for?" She asked in a casual way but with annoyance in her voice.
"Just wanted to know what drink the lady wants?" he said sarcastically and crossed his arms over his chest. Tony leaned to the door frame and crossed her arms as well.
"One rum, please. And if the mister is kind enough and takes as little time as possible. But I have to say the sir looks like he is in rather bad condition, so me being the pretty lady guessing he'll probably take a life time, advises him to hurry along NOW!" Tony said with equal sarcasm in her voice.
Daniel still didn't leave so Tony sighed once again. "What is it? Surely you're not going to say that you don't know how a bottle of rum looks like?" she asked him mockingly.
"Nah… Just would like to comment that fabulous cleavage of yours. Oh, definitely the laces in the front and the – " Daniel begun quite seductively with one eyebrow cocked.
"Get going you slimy pervert!!!" She yelled and slammed the door in his face. She could hear him chuckle outside the door and then leave with a slow pace, just to annoy her. "Bloody git…" Tony muttered and went to lie down on the bed. "Fabulous my arse…"
She closed her eyes and decided to take a nap when –
BANG!
A loud explosion rocked the ship heavily and sent Tony flying off the bed to the floor with a shriek. "What the blazes is going – "
BANG!
Another explosion was heard, rocking the ship just as heavily as the first. By now Tony was sure it was cannon fire, as were the other passengers as she heard panicked voices and steps just outside her door. There were orders yelled with rough voices and gun shots started to bang in the chaos.
BANG!
And there was yet another explosion. Tony stared wide-eyed at her door with no idea what to do.
"Blimey… We're attacked by pirates! Caribbean pirates!" She exclaimed and couldn't move.
The sound of swords clashing and pistols shooting were heard from the deck as the pirates boarded, fighting the crew of Lady Jane. "Filthy pirates are ruining my plan!" she yelled loudly and headed towards the door with brisk steps.
But then she stopped and listened again.
People were hysterical and screaming on top of their lungs for help. These pirates have to be quite violent ones if they make that kind of noise… Tony thought placing a finger on her chin. I need a weapon, because no one ruins my plan and gets away with it! she thought angrily, walking back to the bed and bent down to look under the bed. There was a bag with clothes and something else Tony found interesting.
"Aha!" she said with triumph as she stood up, with a beautiful pistol in her hand. "This is what I'm talking about, darling." she grinned and patted the pistol like a friend.
Knock, knock, knock…
And now someone started to knock on the cabin door. Quite forcefully might add.
"Open the door!" came a rough yell in the middle of the knockings. "Open the door now!"
"How about asking a bit more politely?" Tony muttered and rushed to the door as fast as she could, wearing a tight corset and a heavy dress, that is…
She gripped the pistol tightly in her hand and reached for the doorknob.
Bang!
The door hit her head with such force that it knocked the consciousness out of her.
The last thing she remembered seeing was a round pirate with gray thinning hair standing in the door gap, looking at her quite bewildered and then Tony fell to the floor with a thump and blacked out completely…
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Captain Jack Sparrow looked around the deck with great satisfaction under the starry sky. His own Black Pearl was tied beside the newly commandeered ship called Lady Jane. A fine catch they got that night. Hopefully it was filled with loot. Jack smirked and walked across the bloody deck, where there lay a few dead bodies of the other crew, towards the Captain of Lady Jane as he was being tied in ropes with a few of his crewmembers.
"Take everything worthy aboard this boat to the Pearl. Search every cabin from the first to the last. Savvy?" Jack ordered four pirates from his crew (they answered with rough 'Aye, aye Cap'n's) and as soon as they got the word they were scurrying below with wicked grins on their faces.
"You evil pirate!!! You have no right to do this!!! It's against the law!!!" The Captain of the Lady Jane yelled as Jack was nearing him, probably recognizing him as the Captain of the pirate ship.
"Ye really think tha' Captain Jack Sparrow cares about some damn law, eh mister?" Jack mocked with a smirk and stopped in front of the other Captain. The man looked at Jack with wide eyes and his mouth hanging open as he heard the name of the most feared pirate that pillaged the seas in the Caribbean.
"J-Jack Sparrow?" the man repeated hoarsely not blinking his eyes. He had surely head about the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow of the Black Pearl. He had heard the many tales and adventures he had gone through in his life and this only made him more feared of the man in front of him.
"Aye, bu' that'll be Captain Sparrow to ye, son." he said in a slur to the man and swayed slightly in his spot, as if he was drunk. "Now, wha' do ye say we do to ye an' these rich passengers of yours, eh?" Jack asked him with a toothy smirk. "Tell me sir, do ye 'ave anythin' worthy me time aboard this sorry excuse of a boat? Or should we just kill an' burn ye, hmm?" Jack asked lifting his hat a bit higher with a finger and giving him a better view of things around him.
"Take anything you like, any treasure you find but do not hurt any more people you did! Please don't hurt the passengers!" The Captain of Lady Jane begged. "Spare our lives, Mr. Sparrow!"
"Captain." Jack corrected.
"Captain Sparrow. Don't hurt the passengers, they are innocent!"
"I didn't even 'ave that sort o' things in me mind." Jack answered and watched as a wave of relief washed over the man's face.
"Take what ever treasure you find and leave us alive." said the Captain of Lady Jane.
"Aye, I was thinking somethin' like tha'…" Jack mused with a smirk. "This is a very nice ship ye have, man. Perhaps – " he was cut off when one of his crewmates yelled to him.
"'Ey, Cap'n! Found somethin' quite interesting down there!" the rough voice of a pirate came as he walked over to Jack and the tied Captain of Lady Jane.
Jack turned to look at the round pirate with grey thinning hair and sideburns and a scarf around his neck, as he walked towards him with someone lying unconscious in his arms.
Jack's eyes were suddenly alight with interest at the young woman in his first mate's arms.
"Thought ye might wanna have a look." the pirate said roughly and gave Jack a knowing glance as he looked at his first mate.
Behind the pirate's back, the rest of the pirates had tied all of the remaining passengers in ropes as well and some were taking swag such as gold, silver, pearls and coins over to the Black Pearl.
"Interesting ye say, Mr. Gibbs? Very interesting indeed…" Jack said more to himself than to Gibbs who was holding the girl.
She was very pretty with chocolate brown hair, long lashes on her closed eyes and freckles across her nose and cheekbones. Her figure was petite and she was wearing a light blue dress with ruffles and lace with the exposing cleavage… For all Jack could see, she was very beautiful even in the early night that had begun and stars were lit on the darkening sky above.
His eyed roamed over her form and stopped at the heavy leather boots on her feet. He smirked and raised his eyebrows.
"Just a bit o' company for ye, y'know. Las' I heard, Anamaria wasn't tha' willing, eh Jack?" Gibbs said in a low voice to his Captain and smirked evilly.
"Hey, le's not go in on tha', mate. It's embarrassing…" Jack muttered. "Bet she's the only woman who can resist me charms." he added a bit louder. Gibbs rolled his eyes but decided not to continue that conversation.
"So, wha' ye say? She's a pretty one, isn't she?" Gibbs said to Jack who nodded in answer as his eyes lingered on the girl. She had a bruise on her forehead…
Mean time the Captain of Lady Jane had obviously found out about their wicked plans and had to do something about it.
"No! You are not kidnapping Miss Mayfield! Don't even think about it!" the Captain of Lady Jane said loudly and strictly to the two pirates. Jack turned to the other Captain and gave him a devilish smirk before answering.
"Who said we were goin' to kidnap the bonny lass?" Jack asked and glanced at Gibbs over his shoulder. "Just borrowing her fer a while, mate." Jack said, the man was about to explode in anger but Jack added; "An' ye said to take any treasure we find, and she's one hell of a treasure I'm sure." he was twirling his pistol in his fingers and looking evilly at the man in front of him.
"You are not kidnapping her because I am stopping you, pirate! Miss Mayfield is an innocent passenger, for goodness sake!" hissed the decent Captain. "I'll stop you, Sparrow!"
"An' how's that?" Jack asked the man. "I see ye're pretty tied up at the moment, savvy?" Jack said to him in amusement. The Captain of Lady Jane frowned at the pirate in anger. "Ah, one more thing, son. Is she rich?" Jack asked, leaning a bit closer to the man, so that his breath, smelling of rum, was in his face. "By rich I mean is she as rich as the others aboard this boat?" Jack asked and stopped twirling his pistol in his fingers and placed it slowly under the man's chin.
The other Captain did not answer. It looked like he was forcing himself not to answer the horrible pirate in front of him. Jack pressed the pistol harder into his chin.
"Answer man!" Jack roared roughly.
"Y-yes! Yes she is rich!" the man said. Several passengers who had listened to their conversation gasped loudly. Jack grinned, but did not remove his weapon.
"How rich are ye saying?" Jack asked, his smirk growing on his lips. The pistol was pressing harder to his chin again. The man gulped.
"Miss Mayfield said she had a fortune of 80 000 shillings in Port Royal. She said she's pay this voyage once we got there!" said the other Captain, trembling. Jack tried not to look too pleased with himself. So, he took his pistol away from the man and just smirked to Gibbs as he turned a bit to look at the girl.
Then Captain Jack looked at his crewmembers with that same smirk and watched as they grinned at him, wicked plans started to form in their minds.
"80 000 shillings? In Port Royal, ye say?" Jack glanced at the man then looked back at the girl. "Beauty an' fortune all in one. Can't miss tha' kind o' opportunity, now can I?" Jack said and swayed in his characteristic drunken way. The pirates around on the deck were nodding their heads and looking excited at each other.
"What are you doing?" the Captain of Lady Jane questioned with worry.
"Take her to me quarters, Gibbs. Lock the door an' tie the lass," Jack said to Gibbs and smirked at this point. "don't want the missy to escape, savvy?" he added to the other Captain.
Gibbs began to walk away with the girl in his arms as the Captain of Lady Jane started yelling uncontrollably.
"NO! YOU CAN NOT KIDNAP HER, YOU SCUM! SHE'S INNOCENT AND SHE HASN'T PAID FOR THE VOYAGE YET!!!" came his angry shouts. "You're not taking her, Sparrow! I'll – " he continued cursing loudly.
Gibbs boarded the Black Pearl and disappeared through the doors to Jack's private living quarters.
The look of defeat was now showing clearly on the man's face but he was still yelling at Jack.
"Just shut up, ye mangy cur." Jack said to him and pointed his pistol at the other Captain until he was silent. "And make sure ye remember tha' it's Captain, Captain Jack Sparrow, mate." Jack said and took a few steps backwards. The loot was now aboard his ship and his crew waited for orders.
"Crimp, Moises. Take the mast down, an' disable the rudder chain. We don't want them following us tha' easily, now do we?" Jack said to the two nearest pirates as he walked towards his ship.
"No! Bring Miss Mayfield back, you ugly pirate!" he heard the Captain of Lady Jane shout at his back. Jack ignored the other Captain's angry shouts and stopped in front of the tied passengers who had the looks of pure terror written all over their faces.
"Some nice pearls ye got there, love." Jack said to a round lady in a purple silk dress and a string of big white pearls around her neck. She said nothing but glanced at the sheet white man beside her.
Before she was able to stop him, the pearls were snatched from her thick neck in a swift move.
"No! Give them back you scallywag!" she bellowed, her triple chin moving steadily as she talked. "Those are my grandmother's old pearls and they are worth a fortune, so you better hand them back or else – " she said. Jack chuckled.
"Worth a fortune, eh? Ye just gave me the perfect reason to take 'em, lady." Jack said. She frowned and elbowed the man with the pale face beside her.
"Then my Harold will hunt you down, you hear? Will you not Harold?" She said, still elbowing the man who was about the same size as the lady. Harold looked as he was about to faint.
"I can see a problem, m'Lady. It looks like Harold isn't exactly the type of man to chase pirates, is he?" Jack said and cocked an eyebrow up. Jack looked at the string of pearls in his hands and pocketed it.
"I reckon he'll do much!" a pirate from Jack's crew yelled amused. A few of his fellows laughed.
"Excuse me, love." Jack said and walked away from them to his own ship. "Good night, ladies and gentlemen and thank ye for yer excellent presents!" was the last thing he said to them and the Black Pearl sailed away into the darkness, leaving Lady Jane unable to move and an amount of panicked passengers.
No treasure, food, drink or weapons were left aboard the Lady Jane and the feast was only beginning aboard the Black Pearl…
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To Be Continued…
Author's Note: Wow… That was the first chapter! Hope you liked it! Please review!
And I tell you, Tony is not who she seems to be…