A/N: So I was watching the History Channel, which I probably should do all the time because it gives me such fantastic story ideas. So THis was on the history of Pirates. They started telling the romantic stories of Piracy and how untrue they were. I am not a Pirate movie watching person, but I wanted to try my hand at writing a nautical tale. So here it is... Just a little taste, tell me how you like it.- S.K.


Pirate's Destiny

Prologue: Near Death

I will not allow this to happen again. I was boarded once; biggest mistake I ever made trusting some man to penetrate my defenses. I wrapped the end of the rope to my hand and held on tight as I swung my sword to cut the rope that held up top sail.

I allowed the weight at the other end to catapult me into the thick of the battle for my ship, which will not become the prize to the government of the union. I swiped my sword at a Navy soldier and he fell, bleeding, to his knees. My cannons sounded to the left as they shot at the Navy's ships. "No!" I yelled. They were certain to sink my ship now.

"Captain West, look out!" I heard her voice, alarmed, and I knew I better heed her warning. As I turned, I had no time to react as the heavy mast crashed onto my chest. "NO!" she screamed and scrambled toward me. She fought off nearby attackers. It was she they had come for. But they did not imagine that she did not want to be rescued.

She was formidable; her long limbs engaged in combat, you would never imagine that someone born of her caliber would be able to fend for herself. She skillfully rid herself of her attackers and crawled to me. "Victoria…" I moaned.

"Jade, Jade, Jade… Please don't leave me."

"An-Andre…" was all that I could say before my world began to go black.

"NO…Don't you dare!" she screamed and I was gone.

You know, this is not the first time she's saved my life. It isn't the first time she's tried to pull me from death's door. So glad I didn't kill her when I had the chance.

Just when I was beginning to think a pirate's life was probably not what I needed. It all ends like this. Oh Victoria…