Hello beautiful subscribers long time no see ^-^". So I went to see Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides yesterday and it was awesome! I do like the first 3 better thought but it was good in its own special way. So anyway I decided to start on my own little story at this point I'm not sure who's or even if my character will be paired with anybody I'm just gonna let it flow. Warning thought I will be ignoring certain facts like Norrington being dead sooo you never know he might just pop up somewhere. Oh and to anybody who reads my other story Embrace the Darkness I will be finishing that up very shortly so dont worry an update should come in about a day or two.
And now I shall stop talking and let you get to the part you're here for.
The sea was a very mysterious thing, she had a certain possession over those who claimed any relation to her, and those who belonged to her would always return one day no matter the circumstances...or consequences.
The sea called to any who professed to have any connection with her, and this is why a certain mermaid-turned-pirate found herself in a rather perplexing and distressing situation on the deck of Blackbeard's ship.
Terra felt that call as she stared into the dark, swirling currents, deep down she knew it was always calling, always trying to pull her back into the place that had abandoned her before. It called her to reunite with her brethren and once again take up the fight to protect their home against humans. It called her to reclaim her freedom, the freedom to roam as far as she pleased with no restrictions. One leap would free her of being limited to exploring the decks of the Queen Anne's Revenge.
So why couldn't she jump? Maybe it was the fear of what would happen if she returned now, maybe it was that feeling of defeat that would plague her if she gave in and took up her old lifestyle again, or maybe just maybe she had found a connection that was even stronger than the call of the sea. The young woman leaned against the railing; green eyes locked onto the cove in the distance, if she were to jump now and only now would be the opportune moment. If she wanted to rejoin her race she would have to jump now.
She stared down at the dark, abyssal-like water as she thought. The waves crashed against the hull of the ship the closer it got inland. She took a deep breath before turning her back to the rail and heeding her Captain's call to get in the longboats and prepare to go to shore.
Her boat was some of the luckier ones who were to be on the shore and not used as bait. She refused to look at the water lest she come face to face with a familiar face all too soon. She knew they were there watching, she felt it and she knew that they felt her presence too.
The hairs on the back of her neck pricked to attention as she suppressed a shiver at the meeting that was inevitably coming. She knew that now she would permanently be marked a traitor to be killed upon sight. She prepared herself for this but in the very back of her brain a small voice was telling her she should have jumped when she had the chance.
Terra stood ankle deep in the water holding the net. She was not happy about her current position, not happy at all but it was too late to turn back now. She had sealed her own fate that day about 2 years ago when she saved that man from drowning. Her thoughts drifted back to that fateful day in the Caribbean.
Terra happily swished her tail back and forth playing in the wake of a particularly large ship. She took care to stay a safe distance away and out of sight seeing as it was a pirate vessel.
She turned and twisted, dipped and dived in and out of waves trailing behind the ship and her crew as they traveled on oblivious to the amusement of their secret traveling companion.
This enjoyable little game of hers went on for hours until the feeling of the waves changed. The currents began to get a little stronger, the waves a little more rough. Her instincts were telling her a storm was forming and that meant she needed to leave the area the ship was in and get to safety deep under the surface.
Terra wasted no time in diving under and heading for the sea bottom. As she gazed up she noticed the surface of the water started to get rougher meaning the storm was worse than she thought it would be.
Now a little ping of worry went through her as she thought of the humans on the ship. Her mind told her to stay put where she was nice and safe at the seafloor, however her heart told her to venture to the surface to check on the ship and its crewmen.
Eventually hr heart won over her mind and she slowly headed towards the surface.
As her head broke through a wave crashed down on her sending her tumbling through the water head over tail. She was beginning to think this wasn't the best thing to do after all until she heard the splash of a body being cast into the water as the ship tilted very dangerously close to the strong waves.
As fast as she could and without considering what she was doing she raced toward the person afraid that they would drown if she didn't reach him quick enough. The closer she got the faster the current tugged him just out of her reach, with one mighty lunge she propelled herself towards the man. When she reached him he was slipping out of consciousness and his limbs were feebly trying to push his oxygen-deprived body whichever way the surface was. His movements got weaker as she laced one of her arms around his waist tugging his body towards the surface as fast as her tail could move her.
As both of them broke the surface his body slumped against hers. She set out for the ship he had fallen off in a panicked frenzy. It wasn't but a few yards away.
She spotted members of the crew looking over the rail no doubt in her mind that they were looking for the man she had rescued. As inconspicuously as possible she sank under the water pushing his body towards where the crew was searching.
Cries of alarm were heard from the ship as they spotted the man, Terra did well to stay hidden beneath darkened waters until she felt the weight of the man being hoisted up and she darted back down under the water quick as lightning so as not to be spotted.
Terra was ripped from her thoughts as screams were heard coming from the boats being used as bait. Her heartbeat increased as she readjusted her footing in the water. Explosions were beginning to be heard and flinching a little at the sound of them she braced herself for the impact of hundreds if not thousands of mermaids running blindly into the shore. She was not prepared for what did hit them though.
Her heart almost stopped altogether as the mermaids caught on to their ploy and charged the net that parts of the crew were holding. Her eyes flicked back to Blackbeard who ordered no one to move even now this mission had turned suicidal.
Even Angelica looked uneasy about the way the tables had turned, Jack called to the crew to retreat from the water and Blackbeard overruled that judgment promising death to the coward who ran. By now mermaids were everywhere, they launched themselves out of the water with such ferocity it only took one of them to take down a couple of men at once.
Terra drew her sword and backed away from the net and shoreline when a hand grabbed her ankle yanking her feet from under her and another grabbed her other ankle with the intention of swiftly dragging her out to sea. She let out a frightened scream as she felt the hands disappear and a hand on her arm quickly helping her onto her feet. Terra nodded a quick thanks to her fellow crew member and quickly grabbed her sword impaling a leaping mermaid that was headed for the pair.
Terra stared at the blood on her blade for a moment horrified with what she had just done. Those few precious seconds she stopped gave a waiting mermaid the chance to attack her. Terra screamed as a piercing, searing pain shot through her arm as the mermaid latched onto her arm using its fangs it ripped through her flesh clear down to the bone.
At that moment she knew that her former race would do nothing short of making sure she died on that beach. With this thought embedded in her mind and with an angry look she drove her sword into the back of the mermaid cling to her arm.
The mermaid cried out in pain and dropped into the water as another launched itself at Terra's back. She whipped around just a little late as the mermaid slammed into her sending both women down into the water that was now turning even darker with the mixture of human and mermaid blood.
If you could please comment or review and tell me how you like the story concept or what you think of Terra maybe some things I could add or something I need to change and dont worry this chapter was more of an introductory to the character she will interact more with Jack and Angelica and others in the next chapter.