Lucy sat quietly in her captain's chair, thumbing through a tattered paper back that she'd found at the back of one of the drawers in Mira's desk. It was things to watch out for when you dock at an unknown island. Pretty good things to know if you're a pirate.
Her room was small, with her little white hammock strung up in the corner by her "closet", which was basically a rail that had been drilled into the ceiling so expertly by Elf man, [the ship's carpenter]. At the other side of the room sat simple wooden desk with a large porthole behind it.
Lucy had the curtains closed, though they had now become quite old and moth eaten, letting the sun shine dimly through the little holes in crimson velvet, casting small beams of lights down on her. The ship rocked peacefully on the morning tides, as the calming lapping of the waves splashed lightly against the hull. All was quiet and tranquil.
She liked this.
Suddenly Lucy's door was flung open by a very excited looking Mira. She wore a long black dress with leather boots and a big black hat with the crew's emblem on it. Her white hair tumbled down to her waist, swaying slightly in the breeze. An ear-splitting noise now filled the room from the top deck as Gajeel, Laxus and Elf man yelled at each other.
"Lucy!" Mira cried over the racket.
Lucy sighed as she saw Laxus and Gajeel roll across the floor outside, still screaming at each other.
Mira smiled warmly before turning around and yelling at them both.
"Will you two shut up!" She glared as a black aura started to emit from her.
The two men looked up to see her red eyes glowing as she stood above them.
"Uhh. Yes ma'am. Sorry ma'am." They said standing up immediately and scuttling off.
Mira turned again and smiled at Lucy, who had now put down her book, taken her boots off her desk and sat up properly. The white hared quarter master slammed the door with great force almost knocking it straight off its hinges, making the little blonde flinch in her chair.
"Lucy." Mira said as she placed some kind of map in front of her on the desk, "This is map of the Kase Islands.. I found us a new mission."
"What do we have to do?" Lucy said, staring at the map.
"The last fairy… I think it's there." She said, leaning over the desk, her eyes shining.
"Fairy?" Lucy mumbled to herself… "Those things are valuable!" She paused, "And dangerous."
Mira nodded. "It's about a two day trip West for us… through the darker waters."
"There are enemy ships there, Mira." Lucy said, losing most of her excitement.
"Yes, I know. But I think we can do it… all we have to do is keep to the west parts and have our defences ready as we pass."
"I don't think it's a good idea…"
"Since when did you care about if it was a good idea or not?" Mira smirked.
She had a point.