1Searching For The Dutchman
This story contains so many spoilers so if you haven't seen AWE then I suggest to not read this!! Also I have NOT seen the last scene after the credits so I began writing this story before my friend told me about it so just forget about it.
Chapter One:
Lina, or Catalina looked out at the ocean. She didn't need to do any chores and her sword practice was over. She has always loved the ocean, her mother, the captain of the ship and whoever her father is loves the ocean too.
"Lina, come here, I have something to show you." Lina's mother called, she's Elizabeth Turner, the captain of the Serpent and Pirate Queen of the brethren. Lina obeyed the order since she might find out where they are going. For a week about Elizabeth hasn't said where they are off to but seemed more excited than usual. She knew it was probably treasure, which is grand but her whole eight years of life she's been wanting to know who her father was. She knew he's alive and she knew that her mom and him are still married but he can't be with them for some strange reason.
Lina walked to the Captain's Office where all her mom's maps and stuff is. She walked in while her mom was engrossed into a map or some legend since it didn't really have a specific outline of land and water and labels and such.
Elizabeth looked up and called her, she looked excellent for her age. She looked very young actually, only about nine years since Will became the captain of The Flying Dutchman, but she couldn't tell Lina, she wouldn't believe her.
"Okay Lina, look here. This is the map to The Fountain Of Youth. We should be there in about a week I would say. Imagine then, we will be immortal, never die and never grow older." Elizabeth said with enthusiasm. Lina just looked at the map in awe, she did believe in ghost stories, I mean what kid doesn't. Also she has seen more than a kid should see, I mean her mother told her stories, true stories of what happened before she was born.
"Aren't I a little young to be immortal? I mean you, ya you could. Why do you want to live forever though? The world won't last forever." Lina asked curiously, she wouldn't want to live forever. I mean forever is a very long time. Lina's mother looked at her and smiled.
"Maybe it's time to tell you more about your father. I didn't tell you before-" Elizabeth didn't get to finish her sentence, her second in command, Kai She-Young opened the doors quickly.
"Captain! The Enterprise is on us!" Kai yelled in the Captain's face with worried expression. The Enterprise is the East India Trading company's pride and joy and one of the fastest ships in the Carribean, it hunts down famous pirate ships and brings them back to Port Royal for hanging. Elizabeth would in an instant be hanged, she's the Pirate Queen, they know what that means. Her crew next of course, then Lina, that sent shivers down her spine.
Lina looked at her mom with a scared look, she's to young to die. Elizabeth quickly got up to head out the door but stopped to speak with her daughter.
"I'll tell you later hun." Elizabeth yelled then followed Kai to the wheel to check herself and make a decision on what to do. Lina rushed out behind her, she wouldn't miss any action, plus she can protect herself, may not seem like it but she can. Lina looked curiously up at her mom who was gazing in her spyglass, a frown hit her face.
"It's the One, I'm sure of it." The one is Lord Grant Beckett, Lord Beckett's cousin. They were in the same business, so now that he's gone Beckett took it over. He hasn't been as successful but all pirates are aware. He might be after this particular one because of a certain chest in this certain ship who belongs to a certain captain then it would be like the first time all over again, that would suck, especially since Will wouldn't be on their side.
"Well then what do we do? The same that we did for the others Cap'n?" Kai asked, everyone stopped and looked over the edge. Sure enough, The Enterprise was in full visual range, all there was to do is guard the chest and hope for the best, meaning that they will not get the chest, capture everyone and leave The Serpent to rot in the sea.
"We have only one choice. Fight." Elizabeth said firmly, we all knew though it's going to take a miracle to get out of this. Facing Beckett and get away, it's what only a pirate queen could do. There is no arguing with Elizabeth either, she's the most stubborn woman, and also knows how to wield a sword so there is no arguing that, it's a trait that Lina picked up as well.
"Everyone get ready!" Elizabeth yelled from her position, Kai ran down the small flight from the wheel to get his guns since he has his sword on hand and to get everyone else up from drinking rum or playing cards. Lina rushed down the stairs to her quarters to get her sword, it would seem that she was born knowing how to fight with a sword, she's such an expert at it. Elizabeth started teaching her when she was only three, but with a wooden one for five hours a day. Seven years really adds up, three years with an actual sword, to get used to the weight and feel and all.
Elizabeth stopped her daughter and lead Lina to her office. There she just pushed open a door that opened to a secret compartment of the wall which Lina didn't know was there, and there stood a chest. The chest was old, iron definitely and the engravings were odd, it had a large heart where you would place the key in. Elizabeth took out the chest and where the chest would've been a old key laid there. Elizabeth grabbed the key, it had a string around the key that would make it look like a necklace. Lina looked at the chest then the key, it's apparent that those two go together but what was her mom doing, she was pulling out what Beckett wanted. Some odd reason this chest is some high importance, Lina didn't know why.
"Lina, keep this key. Never let anyone have it, never. Always keep it with you, never let anyone see it either. Never, do you understand me?" Lina nodded. "Find the captain of The Flying Dutchman. He will help you, he's your father. Do this, just in case." Elizabeth said this with a steady voice. Lina just grabbed the key and put it around her neck, she didn't want to take anymore time. Elizabeth nodded and pushed the chest back into the secret compartment and closed it so it looked liked there was just a wall here. Lina shot up and ran to her quarters to fetch her sword, a hand-me-down from one of the crew who got a new one.
When Lina got back from getting her sword then came out to join the crew in fighting. Her mom would disapprove saying that she's to young but Lina could fight, she's really good at it actually. The Enterprise was coming very close to The Serpent, almost time for them to board. Elizabeth saw her daughter with her sword in her hand, this is to dangerous.
"Lina go hide. I don't want them to see you." Elizabeth urged her daughter, she's just as stubborn as her parents. Lina walks away and waits for the Enterprise's crew to come aboard.
Elizabeth grabs the shoulder of Lina's shirt and yanks her from position, she drags her to the sleeping quarters of the crew where she leaves Lina.
"Stay here Lina."Elizabeth says in a firm tone, Lina knows that she's trying to protect her but she doesn't want to stay down here, she wants to fight.
"Mom, I will be fine. You taught me to fight, don't worry." Lina walked towards the entrance then her mom's arm rammed into Lina's throat. She got into a coughing fit while her glare just penetrated through Elizabeth's head. Elizabeth bent down to her daughter's level with an unease expression.
"Catalina, you hold the key to your...father's heart. His real heart, I would show you to make you believe but we don't have time. We need to keep the key and the chest away from each other, from Beckett. Do this, please." After that, before Lina could nod, Elizabeth ran upstairs to join her crew. Lina just stood there shock and awe, she's has the key to her father's heart. Her father is the captain of The Flying Dutchman. Lina just stands there, waiting for the sound of clashing swords, yelling voices and the pounding on the floor from men flying aboard. She couldn't believe what her mom said to her though, the Flying Dutchman's Captain is her father, her father is the captain Of The Flying Dutchman.
Lina heard a voice command his crew to board The Serpent. There was fighting and clashing swords, Lina bored just sat on the floor. It's more fun to hear when you are part of the action. Lina just starts playing with her new key on the string of thick thread, minutes pass.
Lina gets bored and hides the key and walks upstair ignoring her mom's orders. Everyone is fighting, these fancy people in uncomfortable looking clothes, they're English, Beckett's men, they were fighting Elizabeth's crew. Nobody notices that a child is standing at the entrance. Lina looks around for her mom but doesn't see her anywhere although she spots Beckett. He's short with a temper to match, he waltzes up the stairs to the level of where the wheel is and starts attacking Kai She-Young. Soon with Lina watching Beckett slices through Kai, she almost screams in horror but covers her mouth quickly. Elizabeth sees her and trying to fend off some people from her office, they clearly think that the chest is in there. Elizabeth kills them on the spot, one she just got lucky though. Elizabeth runs to Lina, fighting people off so she can, she sees Beckett approach her but hoping that he doesn't see Lina, she whispers from the corner of her mouth not turning or anything to make sure Beckett doesn't suspect that she's hiding someone.
"Tell The Flying Dutchman's captain that I'm sorry I couldn't be there. Take care Lina." Elizabeth whispers to her daughter then pushes her off harshly to the water. Lina screams but is muffled after she hits the water, the icy cold water.
Lina sticks around to watch, the battle continues on, the crew seems to be winning when out of nowhere a cannon shoots twp cannonballs connected together by thick chains, their purpose of course it to crack the mast in half. It succeeded, the mast topples down onto the people, a horrible sight to watch, especially when your mom is on board.
Soon everyone is herded onto the Enterprise, her mom included, none to happy. Lina couldn't watch anymore so she did the only thing she could do right now, swim away.
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