Caribbean Sea

''Sail ho!'' yelled the lad from the crow's nest which startled Elsa.

She rushed up to the quarterdeck and quickly took out her spyglass, there was a ship behind them in the distance. The ship was still too far away to make out any specific details.

"What is it?" Merida asked curiously from her position at the helm.

"It's too soon to tell." Elsa said as she lowered her spyglass.

"Ye think they're pirates?" Merida asked.

"Could be, it's the Caribbean after all. It looks a bit large for a pirate vessel though." Elsa said, while she tried to do the math on the size of the ship if it were upclose.

"What should we do?" Merida asked unsurely.

Elsa glanced up at her sails, the wind was against them which slowed them down and didn't make it impossible for another vessel to get close. She also couldn't turn her vessel in the direction of the wind because then she'd head straight for land. She bit her lower lip for a moment before answering. These were difficult moments for a young captain, one wrong decision and the entire crew had to pay for it.

"Just stay on course, I'll keep an eye on the ship to see if it's following us." Elsa said, trying to sound as convincing as she could.

After roughly ten minutes Elsa took her spyglass again for a closer look at the ship and had difficulty breathing when she recognized the vessel. It felt as if her knees no longer supported her as she grabbed a hold of the railing. ''It can't be.'' She mumbled.

The boy, who had been up in the crow's nest earlier, walked up to his captain.

''Why did ye alarm us like that, lad?'' Merida snarled at the boy from her place at the helm. ''Ships come and go here all the time, ye could've signaled. Everyone's on edge now.''

"Because it seems to be speeding up. It is after us, says I.'' The boy said and shrugged his shoulders.

Elsa was still too stunned to say anything. She was playing with the spyglass in her hands as her mind started to run in circles. ''Cap'n?'' The boy asked unsurely.

''What is it? What is after us?'' Anna asked as she made her way up to the quarterdeck.

''N-Nothing,'' Elsa said nervously and turned around. ''Even if it is after us, it won't be able to catch us. No ship has ever managed to catch The Ice Queen..." Elsa said, not only trying to convince her crew but also herself.

"...uh, but make more sail anyway,'' Elsa grunted anxiously as she pushed Anna aside and rushed down the stairs two steps at a time, almost tripping over her own legs, onto the main deck.

''On deck all hands! Make fast the bunt gasket! Scurry! M-Movement! I want movement!'' She exclaimed as she ran around the deck like a mad woman, pointing in all directions.

''Whatever is chasin' us, isn't nothin'.'' Merida said quietly to Anna as they were watching Elsa run around. Both of them were baffled. Merida quickly handed a spyglass to Anna. ''Here, take a peek. Ay can't leave the helm.''

Anna nervously took the spyglass from Merida and peered over the railing, she saw a ship in the distance too. Anna immediately fell silent, she too, recognized the vessel behind them.

''What is it, lass?'' Merida exclaimed impatiently.

''It's...it's,'' Anna stuttered.

''Make more sail! Run them! Run! Keep running!'' Elsa exclaimed, by now everyone was alarmed enough and they were all running around, adjusting the sails and the rigging.

''What is it!?'' Merida yelled again but Anna dropped the spyglass and ran past Merida to help the others make sail.

Rapunzel, the first mate, ran after Elsa and grabbed her arm. She turned her captain around and shook her shoulders trying to get her out of her frustrated state. ''What in the world is coming after us, Elsa?!'' She exclaimed anxiously.

''N-Nothing,'' Elsa gulped and freed herself from Rapunzel's grip, she stormed away while shouting more orders. Rapunzel was left feeling lightheaded, whatever it was that got Elsa so worked up surely wasn't nothing. She rushed to the railing and took out her own small spyglass.

She placed the spyglass infront of her right eye and closed her left. She looked through it and saw a ship in the distance that was coming up on them with rapid speed. At that point any fool could tell that they were being chased. Rapunzel too recognized the ship immediately. It was a first rate, ship of the line and it carried roughly a hundred cannons. The Ice Queen only carried 32 cannons. The ship was named The Prideful Duke. It was a grand warship, not just any warship, it happened to be the flagship of the Northern Trading Company that was following them.

''Heavens, no.'' Rapunzel whispered aloud as she lowered her spyglass. She rushed back to Elsa. ''What's the plan of action?'' She exclaimed while she was panting.

''The Prideful Duke is a slow ship, we just need to lose them.'' Elsa said, taking deep breaths inbetween to calm herself. ''Problem is, I don't know the area,'' She chuckled nervously as she glanced around.

"Wait a minute," Elsa said curiously as she took a few steps forward. She took out her spyglass again and placed it infront of her eye. "This is not happening," Elsa murmered. ''Where are the idiots responsible for standing watch! Did I not give clear enough orders, first mate?'' Elsa fumed as the entire crew was watching her and Rapunzel.

"What?" Rapunzel asked carefully.

"Two ships are approaching us, also flying a blasted Northern Company flag," Elsa snapped. "Those bastards are trying to trap us."

"What now?" Rapunzel breathed heavily, feeling very guilty for forgetting to post lookouts.

Elsa placed her spyglass infront of her eye again and tried to search for a way out. "Aha!" She said and closed the spyglass with a snap.

"You think you can get us out?" Rapunzel asked hopefully.

"I hope I do," Elsa mumbled as she rushed up the stairs to the quarterdeck. She sprinted towards the wheel, which startled Merida. Merida took a few steps back and let her captain have the wheel.

"Quickly, that way!" Elsa exclaimed and steered the ship toward land. With some luck, she'd be able to zip around the two approaching ships and make it to the shelter of the Caribbean islands. Between the islands she could find a cave and manage to lose the ships. It was a very bold move for someone who was unfamiliar with the area.

But luck wasn't with Elsa. Within moments she heard a slight scraping sound from the bottom of the Ice Queen's hull. She exchanged a worried glance with Anna and Merida. Little did she know the Caribbean was notorious for it's shoals.

"I'm sure it's nothing," she said and waved her hand dismissively. This was her only way out and Elsa wasn't ready to give it up.

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"Cap'n, stop the ship!" Rapunzel exclaimed while she hung over the railing. "We're running onto a big coral reef!"

"A coral reef?" Elsa mumbled. "Ofcourse, tropical waters and whatnot. Stupid, stupid!" Elsa groaned and slapped her forehead.

Rapunzel, Kristoff and a few other crewmembers raced up the deck to the enormous anchor. The only way to stop the ship from crashing into the reef was to drop anchor immediately. With a huge splash, the big anchor of the Ice Queen fell into the water and sunk rapidly.

Meanwhile, Merida was muttering curses in every language she knew and Elsa desperately hung onto the wheel.

The Ice Queen jerked to a halt, pulling the ship around. Most of the crewmembers couldn't keep themselves standing and fell as the ship came to a stop.

Elsa slowly walked up to the railing and rested her hands on it. "We have no choice but to demand a parlay," Elsa sighed.

Merida came to stand next to her captain. "They're from the Northern Tradin' Company, Ay don't think they do 'parlay', Els." Merida said softly.

Everyone aboard the Ice Queen anxiously waited for the fleet to arrive. When they did, the flagship grappled itself onto The Ice Queen and soon soldiers were jumping from their ship onto the Ice Queen's deck. They didn't do anything until their commodore had also set foot on the deck.

Elsa stood firmly infront of her crew, even though she knew she had lost she kept her head held high and awaited her next moments bravely.

The commodore finally landed on the main deck of Elsa's ship. Elsa felt as if her blood started to boil and had difficulty with keeping a neutral expression.

"Hello, Hans." She said and gritted her teeth.

"Elsa Arendelle," he grinned. "We finally managed to catch you."

"I wouldn't be too proud of myself, three warships loaded with weapons and soldiers against me and my moderately armed vessel is a bit unfair, ain't it?" Elsa said sarcastically. "That's why, I propose a duel. Just the two of us. To even out the odds, eh?" Elsa said challengingly as she took out her cutlass.

"Put that sword back, Arendelle. I have nothing to gain here, I already have the ship and the crew. Besides, I don't fight women." Hans hissed.

"You used to. I guess you stopped trying after I-" Elsa said in a mocking tone.

"Give it up, Arendelle!" Hans exclaimed, ignoring Elsa's comment and taking out his own sword.

Elsa glared at him and put her cutlass back at her side. There was nothing she could do. Hans almost couldn't contain his excitement, he had managed to get the ship he always wanted and he had Elsa Arendelle at the point of his blade.

"Now, what should we do to end the legendary captain Arendelle?" He said, mocking Elsa. "Who stole the Ice Queen, pride of the Nortern Trading Company for its grand speed," Hans walked behind Elsa and held the blade under her chin.

"No!" Anna cried and stepped forward. Two big, strong men grabbed her and pulled her back. "Let her go!" Anna exclaimed.

Elsa remained silent, she didn't know what to say. She was just processing what was happening. She didn't care what would happen to her but she did care about her crew and her ship. She looked down and started to pant. It was all her fault, if only she had posted lookouts herself. Then they would've seen the ships sooner.

Her mind was racing, trying to find a way out. There were weapons within her reach but she was far outnumbered.

"Slicing your throat would be too easy." Hans hissed in Elsa's ear, sending chills down her spine.

Then he motioned Elsa to walk ahead of him, keeping the tip of his sword on her back. He poked her lightly in the back because she wasn't walking fast enough for his liking.

"Wait!" Anna yelled. "Don't take her!"

Hans marched Elsa back to where the two vessels were grappled together. Hans's ship was a bit higher than Elsa's, making the jump from one ship to the other quite difficult. Elsa got onto the railing and grabbed a line. She wasn't sure her trembling knees would allow her to make the jump. Soldiers were laughing and cheering on Hans's ship. Elsa shivered at the thought of the things they might do to her.

"Move, across!" Hans ordered. Then he raised his voice and shouted to his crewmembers on his own ship. "Take Arendelle into custody!"

Elsa glanced back at Anna and the rest of her crew briefly. It broke her heart, not knowing what they were going to do with her beloved crew. Hans poked Elsa with his sword and she winced in pain. She gritted her teeth, not wanting to show her weaknesses.

She grabbed onto the line tightly and barely made the jump. She was desperately hanging onto the other ship's rail. Two pairs of hands seized her and hauled her over the railing. She was roughly thrown onto the deck and let out a cry of pain. Hans followed behind her. He left some of his sailors aboard The Ice Queen , they were left in charge of Elsa's crew.

Elsa didn't get the chance to get up on her own, the same men that had hauled her in grabbed her upper arms again. As Elsa was hanging between her two captors her mind was still running in circles. But no matter how hard she thought she couldn't save herself out of this one. She was defeated by the element of surprise. She had been too busy outrunning The Prideful Duke behind her that she hadn't noticed the ships that were approaching her.

"Really makes me wonder who the real thieves are, you know-." she said sarcastically, referring to her tragic past. One of the men didn't find it so amusing and let go of her for a brief moment to punch her in the face.

Elsa's head flew back from the blow to her face and her vision got blurry. She could hear the soldiers laughing and lowered her head in embarrassment. She felt how the blood came out of her nose and ran over her lips.

Hans walked up to her and looked down at her. "Gentlemen, do you all remember 'captain' Arendelle?" Hans said in a mocking tone. The soldiers laughed loudly. Elsa's mouth started to fill with blood and she had the urge to spit it in Hans's face. But sanity prevailed and she managed to swallow it.

"Lock her in the brig." Hans ordered the two soldiers who were holding her tightly. They brought her below decks with force and threw her in the brig. Elsa coughed up some blood and the soldiers wrinkled their noses in disgust.

Meanwhile, everyone of Elsa's crew was left aboard the Ice Queen , all of them were wondering what would happen to them. They just stood there, at a loss for words, their captain had just been taken from them. The only one who was infact doing something was Anna, she was crying.

''Don't just stand there! Back to your stations, sailors!'' The soldier, who had been left in charge, shouted. It felt strange listening to orders that weren't given by their captain. But they had no choice but to obey, or they would probably face the same fate as their captain.

They started to adjust the sails and follow the other ships. The Ice Queen had now become part of Weselton's fleet. Even the ship looked like a prisoner. The Ice Queen couldn't spread her wings because she had to follow the steady speed of the fleet. It felt unreal to all of them, how events could change this drastically in only a few hours time.

Anna remembered how she and her sister had been practising their sword fighting skills in the morning. It was such a wonderful morning, she couldn't believe it was followed by such a terrible afternoon.

They sailed for a day, not knowing where they were headed. Suddenly, they were ordered to drop anchor. Rapunzel peered out over the sea and saw a small island in the distance. She immediately knew what was going to happen.

Elsa was brought over to her own ship again. Her hands were tied together with rope and Hans walked behind her with the tip of his sword in her back. Elsa's crew was forced to watch as Hans made their captain walk the plank. Elsa looked down, she didn't want to face her crew. She had dried blood stains all over her face and blouse and her eyes were red and puffy. She felt ashamed and disgraced. That's exactly what Hans wanted, he didn't want her to die a painful death, he just wanted to disgrace her. And marooning was possibly the greatest disgrace a pirate captain could face.

''Any last wishes?'' Hans asked in a mocking tone while Elsa was standing on the plank.

''No harm is to come to the Ice Queen's original crew, they will not face the gallows but will remain in service to the Northern Trading Company aboard the Ice Queen," Elsa said with a dry voice, not facing her crew. ''Including the female crewmembers.''

"Alright," Hans laughed. ''You should've asked for a pistol, you foolish girl. You wouldn't have to starve to death, you know?"

''I'd rather starve than shoot myself with one of your pistols.'' Elsa hissed. "And according to the code, I have the right to a pistol."

"I don't need to answer to a code invented by thieves. But let me be the gentleman," Hans grinned. ''Bring me a pistol with a single shot!''

''Wait!'' Anna yelled and stepped forward. ''Please.''

''What is it?'' Hans asked in annoyance as he turned around to face Anna.

Anna had Elsa's teal colored trenchcoat in her hands as she stepped forward. ''Let me,'' she said carefully. ''Allow me to say goodbye.''

''Fine hurry,'' Hans groaned.

Anna walked up to her sister, tears were slowly rolling down her cheeks. Elsa hesitated to face her younger sibling, this was not how she wanted to be seen by Anna. She was the older sister, she had to be protective and strong, set a good example for her.

''I've failed you, Anna.'' Elsa whimpered silently, finally showing her emotions.

''Shush, it'll be alright.'' Anna sniffled and smiled weakly while she gently placed the coat around her sister's shoulders and tied the sleeves together so it wouldn't fall off. ''You could never fail me, Elsa.''

Elsa tried to smile but burst into tears instead. Anna wrapped her arms around her sister's shaking body and hugged her tightly. Both sisters wished the moment would last forever but it ended far too quickly. Anna was pulled away from Elsa by a soldier's rough grasp.

''No!'' Anna cried and tried to struggle free.

One of the soldiers rushed forward with a pistol in his hand. Hans grabbed it and threw it overboard. Elsa gasped and jumped after it, making an elegant dive off the plank into the bright blue sea.

''Now set sail!'' Hans shouted and his crew cheered.

Elsa squinted under water as she swam after the pistol that was rapidly sinking to the bottom. The salt water was stinging in her eyes and her coat was weighing her down, but she was determined to get the pistol. Her wrists were still tied together which made swimming more difficult. However she did manage to grab the pistol, she quickly swam back to the surface and gasped loudly when she came up again.

Her ship had already moved, she was at the stern of the ship. She glanced up and saw her friends standing on the quarterdeck, leaning over the railing, hoping to catch one last glance of their beloved captain.

The ship was too far away already, Elsa couldn't say anything to them. The lump in Elsa's throat ached when she saw them sail away from her. She took a deep breath and tried to shrug it off. She still had to swim all the way to the island. Elsa was a great swimmer but swimming to the island was torture. Her wrists were tied together and her hands were clutching onto the pistol, she had to use her legs twice as much in order to move through the water. And because she hadn't eaten in a while she felt like fainting.

After a while she finally reached the shallow water and walked the last bit to the beach of the island. She let herself fall down on the white sand and allowed herself to catch her breath for a moment. Then she sat up, still clutching the pistol, and saw how the four ships had already sailed off into the distance.

''I'm going to get off this blasted spit of land and shoot your rotten, scurvy infested, treacherous soul with your own damn pistol,'' Elsa muttered angrily. ''Mark my words.''It was unlike Elsa to get that angry but Hans managed to awake those emotions. He had been tormenting her, her entire life. Seeing him again awoke all sorts of old grudges she had against him.

They had taken all her weapons but fortunately, she still had her cutlass at her side. She took it out and placed the handle between her feet as she sat down, then she sliced the rope of her wrists and freed herself from the dreadful bonds. She stretched out her fingers as she felt how the blood could properly flow through them again.

She took off her boots, waistcoat and her belts and placed them in the sand, allowing them to dry. She was just wearing her loose white linen shirt, her purple sash and black pants. She tucked the pistol into her sash and stood up. She walked through the sand on her bare feet, she sauntered her way up to the palm trees and was glad to see that they carried quite a few coconuts. Some of them had already fallen from the trees, Elsa took her cutlass and cracked open one of the coconuts.

She sat down in the shade with her back against one of the palmtrees, drank the coconutwater and ate some of the leftover coconut pulp. It was amazing how only one coconut restored most of her strength. She sighed as she looked over the water.

The quietness of the island was already driving her mad.

A/N:

No Jack in this chapter, sorry guys! I promise there'll be more of him in the next! :)