"Fine day isn't it Lopez?"
"It's lovely Captain but, could you please help bucket this water. If we want to stay afloat that is."
Captain Rachel Berry sighed but obliged sliding down the rope and splashing into the water that was currently filling the bottom of her boat.
You see Rachel and her first mate Santana Lopez had been the victims of a mutiny by the third-in-command of Rachel's ship 'The Gold Star'.
After being stranded on an island, a sword and a pistol each, two pieces of ammo between them they were left for dead. However the crew of the 'Gold Star' failed to notice that there was a lifeboat on the island left to rot after its previous owners had met their demise.
With a slight adjustment, a lot of swearing and threats, the boat was fit to journey the seas... sort of.
As the boat had been just in view of the small province they sprung a leak.
The two had been bucketing for a very long time.
"Captain do you know which province this is?" Santana asked wiping her brow. Santana was rather tan, the mixture of Hispanic blood and hot days on the sea. She was dressed in black boots, black pants and white shirt, a hat sat loosely on her head covering some of her black hair which was braided.
"I have the feeling that it is Schuster's" Rachel replied.
The Captain was dressed similar to her first mate with the addition of a red vest.
"How do you know?"
"The amount of pirate skeletons on the rocks"
Santana looked and saw a bout 10 skeletons hanging from the neck the sight sent a shiver up her spine.
By the time the two reached the dock they have given up on trying to save the boat.
"Well Lopez it looks like we may need a new ship"
"Captain we needed a new ship when we lost the star" Santana sighed her Captain could be rather odd sometimes.
"Mmm but how to get a new ship is the bigger question" Rachel said walking forward.
"What was the original ques...you know what, don't worry" Santana followed Rachel shaking her head.
"I've got it!" Rachel snapped her fingers "Schuster has a niece doesn't he? Well what we do is kidnap her send him a nice little letter saying if he wants her back then he needs to have a ship prepared for us then to Tortuga we go"
"It sounds like it could work, but how do we give her back?"
"Jeez Lopez do I have to do all the thinking?"
"Captain I'm just trying to collect the fine details like, do you even know Schuster's niece looks like?"
Rachel went to answer but stopped herself how confident look being replaced with one of confusion.
"I guess we have hit a snag" Rachel said.
However Santana didn't hear her as the first mate's attention having been captured by a particularly beautiful young woman walking past.
"Captain I have a small business to attend to, if you'll excuse me"
Santana moved slowly towards the lady who caught her eye. The other woman was tall although only slightly taller than Santana, her blonde hair hung down her back. The blondes dress was long as was proper, it was also rather fancy.
Santana looked at her clothes the dirty white shirt, ratty pants, old boots topped off with her hat. She was a pirate and looked like one.
However before she could turn away realising the mistake she had made the woman spoke to her.
"Excuse me, miss" the blonde said moving forward.
"Yes ma'am" Santana tipped her hat and gave nervous smile at the blonde.
"Is that your friend talking to herself?"
Santana turned around and sure enough there was Rachel talking to herself, pacing.
"Unfortunately, yes, that is my friend. I think she's been out at sea for far too long at least without a proper ship" Santana smiled at the blonde.
"Yes, I saw your boat as you came to dock. I'm Brittany by the way"
"I'm Santana and my friend is Rachel"
"Wait, Rachel Berry?"
"Captain Rachel Berry" was shouted towards the two.
"Right... she is Captain Rachel Berry, the captain of 'The Gold Star', the most fearsome pirate to ever sail the high seas. That is her" Brittany said.
"Yes, she is"
"Does that make you... oh my your Santana Lopez!"
Santana was shocked, hardly anyone knew of the first mate. It was always the ship, the captain and then it was just the crew.
"You know who I am?"
"Your reputation precedes you" Brittany smiled at the shocked look on the Latina's face.
Santana didn't know what to say before she could figure anything out a voice shocked her.
"Brittany!"
Santana looked and saw the one person no pirate wanted to see, William Schuster.
"Brittany I've... I've got to go"
Santana ran off leaving a confused blonde behind.
However as she was fleeing, Santana heard Brittany shout "Coming Uncle", Rachel who had, wisely, ducked into hiding also heard.
"Captain" Santana hissed, trying to locate Rachel.
"In here Lopez!"
Santana looked at the sign above the shop where Rachel had hidden, it read blacksmith.
"I see you found a new girl"
"Did you also see who she was?" Santana flopped down into a nearby chair.
"The last girl you had took part in our mutiny, betraying you. Can you do the same to Schuster's niece?"
"I don't see how I would be betraying her"
"This newfound attraction may be our key into getting what we need" Rachel looked uncharacteristically sympathetic.
"I'll do whatever I have to Captain as long as she's not hurt, at least not physically"
"I swear on all my honour" Rachel swore.
"Alright, give me one good reason I shouldn't get Schuster's men" the pirates heard before the distant sound of a gun being cocked.
Rachel raised her hands and slowly turned to face the person, woman actually.
Rachel took in her appearance short, choppy blonde hair, piercing hazel eyes and then the captain's view was obstructed by the barrel of the gun.
"Lopez how come you got the warm blonde and I get the one who's ready to kill?" Rachel asked as the first mate came to stand beside her.
"It's just your luck Captain"