A new story for your reading pleasure.

Characters belong to Hiro Mashima. Pirates of the Caribbean belongs to Disney.

Chapter 1

The day started out the same for young Lucy Heartfilia. They had already been sailing for months, and the young girl was thirsty for something to break up the monotony.

The day was dark and ominous, and song came to mind that Lucy just had to sing.

"We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot. Drink up, me hearties, yo ho. Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me. We extort, we pilfer, we filch and sack. Drink u-"

A hand came down on her shoulder, startling her. Lucy turned around and was confronted with a half naked boy, just a year older than her ten.

"What the hell? What're you thinking? Do you want pirates to attack us?"

Lucy was about to defend herself, when the boy was cuffed upside the head by ship's captain, Hibiki Lates.

"That's enough Mr. Fullbuster, and do put on some clothes." He turned to Lucy. "There's no need to worry, no pirate will be attacking today."

As he stepped away, Lucy couldn't help but to comment. "I think it would be interesting to meet a pirate. In fact I find them quite fascinating."

He shot the girl a condescending grin. "Is that so? Well, I intend to see that every pirate gets what he deserves; a short drop and a sudden stop."

Lucy didn't understand so she looked to Grey. He managed to get redressed, and he grabbed the handkerchief around his throat and pulled it up and to the side. His tongue rolled out of his mouth. Lucy couldn't contain her startled gasp.

Just then, her father arrived. "Captain Lates, I'm concerned about the effects this topic will have on my daughter."

The captain nodded his head in acknowledgement and turned to leave, with Grey trailing after.

"Don't worry, Father. I find it more interesting than frightening."

"Yes, that's what concerns me."

Lucy watched as her father retreated to the stern. She knew he didn't understand her fascination with pirates, honestly, she didn't really understand it either.

She returned her gaze to the water just in time to see a parasol float past. How odd. Lucy looked further ahead and saw a large plank of wood floating towards the ship.

It took her eyes a minute to adjust so she could see what was on the plank. Once they did she called out, "There's a girl!" She turned to catch the captain's attention. When she had it, she pointed to the person in question. "There's a girl in the water!"

"Man overboard! Get her out of the water!" The ship went into action and in no time the girl was safely aboard.

"Oh my God!" Grey exclaimed softly.

The crew turned to see what he was talking about, and they stared in alarm. About three hundred feet away was the wreckage of what looked to be a merchant ship. The men argued about the cause, but Lucy was more focussed on the girl.

She sat down next to her. The girl was even smaller than her, she had bright blue hair, and she looked to be slightly underfed. Her clothes were drenched and mostly in tatters.

Lucy noticed a bit of gold around her neck, and she reached out to inspect it, a hand shot out and grabbed hers. Hazel eyes full of fear met her brown.

"It's alright," she said as gently as she could. "You're safe now. My name is Lucy Heartfilia and I will watch over you. What's your name?"

"Levy Fernandez," she replied, in a small, timid voice.

Lucy smiled, "I'll take care of you Levy."

All her energy spent, Levy fell back to sleep. Lucy looked to the gold medallion she noticed earlier. It had a skull marking the precious metal.

She looked at the small girl before her and whispered, "You're a pirate."

"Has she said anything?" her father asked. She quickly turned, hiding the pendant behind her back.

"Just that her name is Levy Fernandez, that's all I was able to find out." Lucy knew that if she told them about the necklace the young girl would be hanged and she didn't want that to happen.

Neither her father, nor the captain noticed her lie.

"Take her below deck, we leave as soon as the boats return with any survivors."

One of the men lifted Levy and carried her below deck.

While everyone was occupied, Lucy inspected the gold. Something about it reminded her of her keys.

The wind shifted and she looked up to catch one last look at the wreckage, when she saw another ship. A tendril of fear washed down her back as she gazed at the dark ship.

Everything about it was black, including the flag at the top. The cloth was marked with the Jolly Roger. It's a pirate ship!

Lucy shut her eyes in fear and opened them to a dark room, eight years in the future.

It was just a dream.

She looked around her room. It was dark, her fire having died in the night. The only lamp almost out of oil.

A compulsion she hadn't felt in years overtook her, so she quickly stood and walked to her writing desk, grabbing her small lamp on the way. Opening the second drawer down on the left, she removed all the items in it, and opened the false bottom. It was dusty, she hadn't bothered to look at it in years. Lucy pulled out the medallion, carefully wiping it clean with her thumb. She pulled the chain around her neck and secured it.

There was a heaviness to it, just like her keys, so she knew it had some kind of magic to it.

Lucy inspected herself in the mirror. She'd changed a lot in the last eight years. Her blonde hair now reached just under her shoulder blades. Her body had matured; her chest was extremely large, her waist was small, and her hips were perfect for bearing sons, or so she'd been told by some of the older maids.

She got lost in thought, so it startled her when someone started to knock on her door.

"Lucy," her father questioned. "Are you in?"

Lucy scrambled to grab her robe, knocking over a chair in her haste.

"Lucy? Are you decent?"

She secured the robe and hid the necklace in her bosom before answering. "Yes. Yes."

Jude swept into the room, two hand maid following behind. "Still in bed at this hour?"

Lucy blinked as one of the maids threw open the curtains, the light was blinding.

"I have a gift for you."

The other maid brought over a box. Jude removed the top, exposing a gorgeous gown. It was gold, with white lace and trim.

"It's beautiful," Lucy gasped. Then she remembered the man she was dealing with. "May I inquire as to the occasion?"

Jude looked somewhat offended. "Does a father need an occasion to doat upon his daughter?"

Lucy couldn't help but smile. She quickly moved to the dressing partition. The maids helped her into fresh undergarments, and then the hell began.

"Actually, I had hoped you might wear it for the ceremony today."

"Ceremony?"

"Captain Lates promotion ceremony."

Lucy shot her father a look of betrayal. "I knew it."

"Commodore Lates, as he's about to become." He was trying hard to get his daughter to see his point of view. "A fine gentleman don't you think? He fancies you, you know?"

All the while the maids were at work. They slipped the contraption over her head and began to lace up the back, pulling it as tight as possible. Lucy found her chest being crushed in and forced up at the same time. A particularly hard tug had her gasping out loud.

"Lucy? How's it coming?"

Lucy went with honesty, "It's difficult to say."

"I hear it's the latest fashion in London."

Lucy, in some deal of pain couldn't help but comment, "Well the women in London must have learned not to breathe."

Jude just smiled.

The butler came and announced, "My lord, you have a visitor."

Down in the entrance hall, a young woman stood by the door. Her blue hair was pulled back with a hair band made of cloth.

Levy Mcgarden, once Fernandez, stood holding a large package. Not long after landing in Hargeon, the young was adopted by a loving couple. Her new father was a very talented blacksmith and her mother worked as a librarian in the Heartfilia house. At least she had before she passed away, but Levy easily stepped into her place.

She was pulled from her memory as the governor approached.

"Ah, Miss Mcgarden. Good to see you again."

She curtsied. "Good day sir."

She moved to place her armfull on a table. "I have your order." Since she was so close to Lucy, whenever her father had something for the governor he would just send her, and once she finished the delivery she could tend to her books and catch up with her best friend.

Levy opened the case and pulled out a lovely blade. She handed to Jude.

"The blade is folded steel. That's gold filigree laid into the handle. If I may," Jude returned the blade. She balanced the sword on two fingers. "Perfectly balanced. The tang is nearly the full width of the blade."

With that, she gave it a little toss, it spun, and she caught the sword. She then presented it to the man.

"Impressive. Very impressive." He admired the blade a while longer. "Commodore Lates is going to be very pleased with this. Do pass my compliments onto your father."

Levy couldn't contain her grin, it was a well known secret that her father wasn't able to make much anymore, and everyone in town knew she was the one that did all of the real work. Jude was well aware of this, but to save face he pretended it was her father's work he was admiring.

"I shall. A craftsman is always pleased to hear his work is appreciated."

She returned the sword to the case and shut it.

"Levy!" Even though they had seen each other the day before, excitement still filled Lucy's voice.

"Good morning, Lu-, Miss Heartfilia," Levy caught herself just in time. In private, the girls paid no attention to titles, but they always made sure that they followed with what was deemed proper in the company of others.

Jude motioned to a footman, "Take this." He gave Levy a small nod. "Good day, Miss Mcgarden."

Lucy gave a small bow and a wink, "Good day." She made sure no one else was listening before finishing, "Levy."

Since everyone else had left, Levy simply replied, "See you later, Lu," with a wink of her own.

She watched the carriage leave, and started her walk home. Normally she would get right to work, but her father wasn't feeling well, so she needed to get home. The young girl began her journey, never realizing how that day would completely change her life.

So here it is. My Pirates of the Caribbean AU. This chapter's kind of short, but we'll see how the rest go from here. If y'all would be so kind, please go ahead and leave a little review. There will be ships involved in this one, but it won't happen for awhile just because the couples won't be meeting for quite some time.