A/N: heeelloo
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Regina woke up early in the morning to shouts and banging out on the deck. She got up and went outside, swung open t
he door and was met with an instant headache. They weren't moving but they were no where near land, she couldn't see anything for miles. She put her hand to her head; it throbbed from drinking so much last night, the bright light from the sun only made it worse.
She spotted the captain near the helm, she had her hat on but not the leather jacket she wore. She was geared in a tight fitted leather vest. Regina sucked in a breath as she took in the blondes muscular arms. Emma usually wore a baggy white top underneath the vest but it was a hot morning so she just wore the vest.
"Aha!" Zelena laughed, "The Princess awakens."
Zelena was standing up near the helm, Emma said something to her and Zelena nodded and smiled at Regina with a devilish smile. Regina looked at Emma with a worried look, Emma just smiled at her with a large grin. Regina walked up the wooden stairs towards the helm, walking over to the blonde she asked, "what are you planning on doing to me?"
"You Regina, are going to be learning how to dance," Emma laughed. The way Emma said her name sent shivers down her spine, "what?" She asked.
"With a sword," Zelena said as she walked up the stairs with two wooden swords.
"Wooden swords? You're going to teach me how to sword fight with a wooden sword!? Where's the fun in that?," Regina smiled.
"Oh shut it," Emma said and handed her a sword. Zelena took the other and stood a few feet from Regina, "and now we begin the dance."
Emma spoke softly. She stood behind Regina and raised the brunette's arm, "hold the blade gently, don't hold it firmly let it sit in your hand but not enough to be dropped. When Zelena swings block the sword."
"Ok." Regina said. Zelena swung. Regina swung her sword to defend it, she made a huge movement to block it and it made a loud smack on Zelena's sword.
"Swift quick movements, keep your legs apart not together like they are," Emma said, and used her foot to push Regina's foot away from the other, "don't try so hard, let the blade do the work. Just watch Zelena, not the blade. Again!," she said.
Zelena came at her again and this time Regina blocked a few hits before Zelena stabbed her in the chest, Regina sighed, "I'll get killed in real life."
"Relax," Emma commanded , "again Zelena, slower this time." Zelena came slower so Regina could see how to block each of the red head's swings.
Emma stood behind Regina and placed a hand on the brunette's stomach and back, "Stand up straight, correct your stance, balance, you can't fall over in a sword fight." Regina swung, Zelena blocked, she swung again, the red haired women blocked again, "move your feet Regina," Emma told her and pushed on her back slightly, "don't look at the blade, eyes on your opponent."
Regina moved more, backwards and forwards, she knew Zelena was going easy on her and she appreciated that, "good, bend your elbows more," she said and bent Regina's elbows to the proper angle, "keep them close to your body, not so far away."
Regina sucked in a breath, every time Emma touched her, she just melted.
She just wanted to melt into the blonde's arms, "keep going, pay attention," she told Regina, as Zelena came at her once again.
She became more confident, and swung more hitting Zelena's sword and continuing to step forward pushing her further back. "Good," Emma smiled. Zelena then stepped backwards abruptly causing Regina to stumble forward, she grabbed the brunette's arm
and pointed her sword at her chest, "dead," she said.
Regina sighed, "I'm no good at this."
"Keep trying Regina," Emma told her, "Again." Regina did as the captain told her, she swung at Zelena.
Hit the sword. hit Forwards. Regina swings became sloppy as she grew tired, Emma placed her hand on Regina's stomach and back again pressing her stomach, Regina fixed her stance with the help from her captain.
"Captain!" Robin called pointing to a ship that was off the starboard side.
"Ay!" she called, "The bastard always know how to be late."
"What's happening?" Regina asked, not entirely sure what was going on.
Regina rolled her eyes and sighed, silently grumbling herself, "bloody pirates," she murmured, as she slumped down near the helm.
The captain had met up with captain hook, of all the pirates those two had to be working together. The nastiest and most ruthless pirates out there, they had waited till night fall to go ashore. They had silently eased the tender boats into the bay, she could hear the shouting and screaming of people. They weren't going to kill anyone, or at least that's what Regina had overheard, they were looking for someth
ing. She had overheard them the other night, but before she heard what Zelena, Robin and The captain said, they saw Regina and they slammed the door in her face. She was starting to dislike this pirate life, she had thought it would be an adventure of sorts but truly she was slightly homesick. But she had no home anymore this was her home.
The brunette's head snapped up as she heard someone climbing aboard the ship. 'SHIT' she thought to herself. It was a single person, she stood quietly and looked around for a weapon or anything, there was nothing. She crouched down and shuffled down the set of stairs that was further away from the mystery man who had boarded the ship. She was just down the stairs, he was looking around, she headed toward the stairs that went downstairs, but she kicked a bucket that went tumbling down the stairs.
She stood bolt upright as the man turned and looked at her, he yanked out his sheathed sword, the clothes he was wearing were men of the queens, Snow White and Prince Charming ruled the lands. They despised pirates, hated them with every bone in their body, for the pirates had stolen their child, who was a boy. Hell knows what ever happened to him, no one knew. Regina ran, she didn't know where she was going she just ran.
The man had caught up to her as she had stumbled over another bucket, he shoved her, she fell into a post keeping the ship together. The man walked towards her and she looked around, looking, searching for a way out. Anywhere. She panicked, her breathing picked up and thats when she saw them. A barrel filled with swords, if they were sharp or not she didn't know, nor did she care. She ducked down as the man swung his sword, he swung directly into the post as Regina narrowly missed his swing. Lunging toward the swords she grabbed the first one she could.
The man had just got his sword out, Regina didn't look back she ran again toward the stairs, she darted up the stairs quickly and spun around to see the man running up the stairs. She finally got a good look at him, bleached blonde hair, he wasn't of the queens men, she didn't know why she thought. The clothes he was wearing were of a farm boy, he was skinny but well built, she held her sword up and stood as Emma had taught her earlier
. He swung at Regina with quick reflexes, Regina who was not prepared for the weight of the steel sword, she had only ever fought with a wooden sword, nonetheless she blocked his move. It was sloppy but she blocked it, she moved forward this time and swung at him. He easily blocked them, she continued to step back and forth repeating the same dance she had before with Zelena. But this was real, this wasn't a game, this was life or death. Clang. Their blades clashed.
Block. Swing. Block. Swing. Lunge.
Regina lunged forward and the man stumbled back, she kicked him and he fell over. He quickly jumped up and once again lunged for Regina, she blocked it. She was getting tired, her movements now sloppy, the man saw this and advanced making her fall over.
She dropped her sword and he kicked it away making it skid across the deck, she crawled backwards and closed her eyes waiting for the blow that would take her life. Regina jumped as the man fell to the ground, she looked up and was staring into the eyes of none other than Captain Swan.
She shook her head at Regina who sat on the deck breathing heavily, "clearly ye need more work," Emma laughed, "get your ass up," she said offering a hand to Regina. The brunette took it allowing herself to be helped up.
"Perhaps that would be best," Regina laughed, smiling slightly, "did you get what you need?"
"Depends on who ye ask," Emma laughed, looking at Robin.
Robin smiled, he patted a large barrel filled with rum. He walked off and grabbed bottles to begin putting it in so he could store them in the ship's cellar.
"Regina," Emma said, calling Regina's attention back to herself, "I got you something."
Regina walked over to the blonde and looked at her, "You did?" She asked, she knew it was stolen but still, it was the thought that counts.
Emma reached into her pocket and pulled out a chain with a large silver medallion with a gold swan carved into the medallion. The swan was wearing a golden crown on top its head. It was the size of the bottom a liquor bottle, Regina stared at the shiny object, no doubt it was worth a lot of money.
Emma unclasped the chain and walked forward, putting the chain around the brunette's neck she moved her hands beneath her hair. Her hand grazed her soft skin, shivers ran up the brunette's neck, she looked up at the blonde, they made eye contact. Emma hooked the necklace together and moved one hand to the brunette's cheek and stroked it softly with her rough hands. Regina moved closer, so close to the captain's smooth lips.
"Captain!" Zelena called from the helm, "We got company!" She yelled.
Just as she said that the boat shook, a cannon had hit the ship, Regina fell backwards into the staircase.
Emma stumbl
ed the other way and pulled Regina upright again. "Arm the guns ye lazy scabbards," Emma yelled. The other pirates who were looking for the enemy jumped at the captain's orders and they all scurried to fight back, "starboard side."
The crew ran about stumbling to fill the cannons, Emma ran up the stairs, she stood by the helm and caught eye of the ship advancing beside them. It was a smaller ship, smaller than Emma's but nonetheless it was part of the Queen's army, the ship advanced moving closer to the side of The Black Swan. The advancing ship came closer in contact with the huge pirate ship, Emma waited for the perfect moment before she made the order.
"Fire all!" Emma yelled.
The ship didn't last a minute before it was smothered and destroyed by The Black Swan's powerful cannons, the gunpowder in the other ship and the other puny ship exploded. The ship blew everywhere and the mast fell hard into the ocean spraying water everywhere, the ship burned above the water, flames growing higher. The Black Swan continued moving away from the wreck, Emma stood holding the large wheel, she smiled a wicked grin.
"That is totally barbaric," Regina exclaimed from the bottom of the steps.
"Welcome to being a pirate" Zelena said with a large grin, "take a drink and sit ye ass down." Zelena handed Regina a half empty bottle of rum.
"Well where are we off to now?" She asked.
"Demons Folly," Emma smiled.
"Bloody hell, of all the places," Regina sighed.