A/N: This is my first fanfic so I hope I do ok. Basically I'm taking the story of Pocahontas and putting a Glee spin on it. This being my first fanfic, I would love some feedback if you get a chance. Also, I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine.
Disclaimer: Nope. Glee is definitely not mine.
1607-London
Nineteen year old Brittany Pierce takes in the beautiful London morning with her curios yet confident blue eyes as she strolls onto the docks of the London marina. Her straight blonde hair which sirs just below her shoulders blows around her face as the slight wind whips past her. She can't help but let a small smile creep across her face when she sees her friends Finn Hudson, Mike Chang and Quinn Fabray, all a similar age to Brittany, already aboard The Susan Constant, a large wooden ship being loaded with last minute supplies for the upcoming voyage. The three have their backs to the dock and are looking out at the expansive ocean that lay before them. Brittany then takes notice of a fourth boy standing next to Mike. He has shaggy, blonde hair and even from a distance, she can just tell he has never been on a ship before. Brittany can tell that Finn is excited about the voyage judging from the goofy smile plastered to his face as he talks animatedly to Quinn, Mike, and the blonde boy. Though she would never come out and say it, Brittany too is looking forward to the long journey ahead of them. She can't help but wonder who wouldn't be excited to sail to the New World in search of gold and whatever else they could find. Distracted by both her own thoughts and the tearful goodbyes she is surrounded by, Brittany fails to notice that Finn has turned around and is now looking down at her while trying to get Quinn and Mike to turn around also.
"Hey look! Is that Pierce?" Finn exclaims, his already goofy smile growing about three times larger.
At this, Quinn, Mike, and the blonde boy finally turn around. Quinn's hazel eyes light up when she sees Brittany, thankful she won't be the only female to be going on this journey, and with a smile on her face replies, "That's her, all right, the old sea dog." Brittany can't help but chuckle at her friend's reactions. She shifts the nap sack that sits on her right shoulder a little higher and stares up at her long-time companions from the edge of the dock.
The blonde boy who has at this point been staring at her with something resembling a star-struck gleam to his eye finally speaks up, "Brittany Pierce! I've heard some amazing stories about her!" He says as he finally tears his gaze away from Brittany and looks at Finn. "How come you didn't say she would be coming on this voyage?" Brittany tries to hide her chuckle at how amazed this boy seems by her presence.
Finn, used to people's reaction when they finally met the infamous Brittany Pierce, just shakes his head at Sam's excitement and once again meeting Brittany's gaze asks, "Are you coming on the voyage, too?"
It is now Mike's turn to speak up and with a beaming smile replies, "'Course she is you half-wit. You can't fight Indians without Brittany Pierce."
Brittany looks to her left and notices a canon about to be hoisted up onto the ship so she grabs onto the rope tied to the canon and lets herself be carried up to the deck of the ship. Her friends merely laugh at her antics, knowing she is always one to show off.
Now on the deck of the ship, Brittany gracefully jumps off the canon and saunters over to her friends "That right. I'm not about to let you three have all the fun" she replies as she bumps shoulders with Quinn. Brittany hugs her three friends before remembering the blonde boy awkwardly standing there. She flashes him her dazzling smile and has to keep herself from laughing when she notices the blush creep up his cheeks. "Brittany Pierce" she says while extending her hand to him. Finally relaxing a little bit, he too smiles and shaking her hand, introduces himself as Sam Evans.
The five of them all turn their attention to the docks when the trumpets blow, signaling the arrival of Governor William Schuester and his personal assistant Kurt Hummel, who seems to do nothing but cater to the Governor's spoiled dog and tell the Governor how fabulous he looks. Once they have boarded the ship, the ropes tying them off to the dock are released and The Susan Constant begins its departure to the New World.
The Susan Constant has been sailing for well over three weeks and after some unpleasant vomiting, Sam has finally gotten his sea legs and Brittany is more than happy to have him as a new friend. The five are enjoying the voyage and talking about all they hope to see and find once they finally land in the New World.
They are relaxing on deck looking up at the stars when they start to notice the waves pick up in speed and force. Almost as quickly as they realize what is happening, a treacherous storm is threatening to take The Susan Constant into the depths of the ocean. The five immediately jump into action, along with the rest of the crew, and begin tying off canons and securing the sails. Sam rushes over to where a canon is located while Quinn, Finn, and Mike are lowering the sails to try and keep the ship from losing all control. Brittany, being seemingly unafraid of everything, immediately climbs the mast and is tying up the sails as her friends below lower them. Over the thrashing of the waves, Brittany is able to make out Sam's cries for her help, "Pierce! Get down here! The cannons are breaking loose!"
Brittany knows Sam is going to get hurt if he tries to wrestle with the loose cannon by himself so she grabs a rope and quickly slides down to help Sam. Once she lands on deck, she rushes over to Sam's side. She can hear men yelling out orders and saying things like, "Say your prayers lads" and "The ships taking on too much water". Brittany thinks nothing of it, having sailed through storms before, but it doesn't take a genius to see the utter terror in Sam's eyes. Dropping down next to him she calmly says, "It's alright Evans. We'll get her tied off". Together they push the cannon back to its proper place on deck and quickly begin to tie it in place.
As they are finishing tying the cannon off, Brittany hears a crew member yell, "Look out!" and lookes up just in time to see a huge wave come crashing over the bow of the ship. Men begin to scatter to the opposite end of the ship and Brittany yells for Sam to watch out. Brittany knows to grab onto the rope of the cannon to brace herself against the wave, but Sam, having never been out to sea before, isn't so lucky.
"Help!" is all Brittany hears Sam yell as he is picked up by the water crashing over the ship and carried overboard.
From the Crow's Nest, a man yells "Man overboard" and once again Sam calls for help as he is being carried farther and farther away from the ship into the unforgiving sea. Brittany can hear the pain in the Quinn's voice as she orders the crew to "Stay your course. He's lost". Without giving herself time to think twice, Brittany ties a piece of rope being used to lower the sails around her waist and dives headfirst into the black water. As she flies off the back of the ship, she can hear Finn call behind her, "Pierce! Pierce! Are you crazy?"
Brittany closes her eyes as she lands in the freezing waters and quickly resurfaces gasping for air. The cold water is causing her body to cramp and every breath she takes makes her chest feel like it is closing in on itself, but she refuses to leave Sam to be lost in the ocean. It isn't hard for to spot the mess of blonde hair 30 yards in front of her and she quickly begins swimming towards him. Being as athletic as she is, it doesn'tt take long for her to get to Sam, who is struggling to stay above water. "Hang on Sam, I've got you" She yells to him as she finally grabs him by his waist
Back on the ship, the rope is beginning to run out and breaks from its pulley system. Mike notices the rope snapping and if they don't get to it soon, both Brittany and Sam will be lost at sea. "Quick, the rope!" Mike screams to Quinn and Finn. Finn gets to it just as the last of it is about to go over board and snatches onto it. All three of them grab onto the rope and Finn says, "Heave! Come on, lads, pull! Pull! Put your back into it!" "Hang on!" Quinn yells out to Brittany even though she knows Brittany won't hear her.
With the last of their strength Mike, Quinn, and Finn pull a freezing Brittany and an unconscious Sam onto the deck of the ship. A crewman appears by Mike's side and hands him some blankets to give to Brittany and Sam and then goes to help elsewhere on the ship. Wrapping the blanket around Brittany, he says "There, me lucky lass." Brittany can tell her friends are worried about her, so without missing a beat she replies "Well, that was refreshing". Seeing Brittany smile calms down her three friends and they can't help but chuckle at her optimism. Sam has come to almost immediately after having the blanket put around his shoulders and eagerly nods when he hears Quinn tell Brittany "Well done, Pierce".
With a coy smile Brittany says with as much seriousness as she can "Of course. You'd all do the same for me" knowing full well her friends would never do such a risky thing. But the three immediately jump in saying things like "Oh, sure, sure, of course we would" and "Yes yes, yes. We would" and "Absolutely!"
Completely absorbed in each other, the five fail to notice Governor Schuester approaching them to see what all the commotion is about now that the storm has passed. "Trouble on deck?" he asks the huddle of people in front of him.
Clearly shocked by the Governor's presence, Sam's head shoots up and with widened eyes exclaims, "Governor Schuester!"
Never one to lose her cool, Brittany merely replies "Sam fell overboard, sir."
Schuester attempts to act as though he cares about the crew helping him get to New World and melodramatically states, "Thank heavens he's been successfully retrieved!" With a nod of approval he looks at Brittany and says "Well done, Pierce."
Though not a huge fan of Governor and his arrogance, Brittany knows better than to say anything about his unnecessarily dramatic statement and instead just settles for a "Thank you, sir"
Now addressing the whole crew, Schuester turns around, nearly running into Kurt, who is carrying the Governor's dog, Percy, on a plush, royal purple pillow and with a boisterous voice says, "Don't lose heart, men. It won't be long before we reach the New World, and remember what awaits us there: freedom…" Percy barks "Prosperity…" Percy barks "The adventure of our lives. You are the finest crew England has to offer and nothing, not wind nor rain nor a thousand bloodthirsty savages shall stand in our way. Carry on men!" Schuester turns and heads back to his cabin as the now invigorated crew cheers.
Kurt, never more than a few steps behind the Governor says "A stirring oration, sir. I'm sure the men were most exhilarated". Now in the safety and warmth of his cabin, Schuester turns to Kurt with an eyebrow raised and says, "Let us hope so. I'll need those witless peasants to dig up my gold, won't I?"
Back on deck, Brittany, Finn, Mike, Quinn and Sam stand leaning against the railing, looking out at the seemingly never-ending sea around them. Sam, already back to his optimistic self now that he has dried off, moves over the Brittany and says, "This New World's going to great, Brittany. I'm going to get a pile of gold, build me a big house and if any Indian tries to stop me, I'll blat 'em".
Brittany just chuckles at Sam's plan and without looking away from the ocean, says "You just worry about that fortune of yours, Evans. Leave the savages to me."
From Brittany's left, Quinn says "You think they'll give us much trouble?"
Laughing, Finn jumps in with "Not as much trouble as Pierce'll give them!"
Looking at Brittany expectantly, Sam asks "What do you suppose the New World will look like?"
Finally turning her head to meet Sam's gaze, she shrugs her shoulders and says, "Like all the others, I suppose. I've seen hundreds of New Worlds, Sam. What could possibly be different about this one?"
What do you think so far? Should I keep going? I am completely open to suggestions about the story so let me know if you want me to keep the songs like Just Aroud the Riverbend or take the songs out.