A/N When I first wrote the Princess and the Goblin 2, I never thought of making a sequel. During its writing, however, I came up with an idea of Irene being kidnapped by pirates, and it just stuck :D

Same deal: I own no PatG characters, except Angelina, and the Goblin Cat and King and Queen's names. Also, I only own the Captain of the Bloody Fang, the Bloody Fang itself, and Simon for Pirates of the Caribbean, and any other OCs. PotC is owned by Disney. Froglip's surname is owned by MonMonMouse from DeviantART.

Chapter 3

In the Dark of the Night

On the Bloody Fang…

Pirates and wolves were working throughout the ship. It had changed in the past few months. When it was Morning Mist, it was bordered with blue. But it was replaced with red. In fact, red paint splashes all over the deck made it look as though it was covered in blood, strengthening its name.

It had a strong reputation as well. It was the only ship to have wolves as well as pirates…well, that wasn't entirely true. There was another ship with a canine mascot. In fact, it was co-captain to its ship. The ship was one of the most famous, for its speed, and it being black with black sails…the Black Pearl.

The Pearl was famous for being burnt, yet brought back, being cursed with an army of skeletal pirates, being eaten by the kraken, brought back yet again, and one of the few surviving ships from the battle between pirates and the British Royal Navy. Also, it was famous for its captain, Jack Sparrow, one of both the most famous and infamous pirates in the Caribbean. His ever-loyal partner, who was always by his side, was Simon Sparrow

Simon wasn't a human though; no, he was a dog. He was a handsome Golden Retriever/Great Dane mix with thick golden fur, often slightly brown with dirt, black eyes, an E-shaped burn scar on his right shoulder, a black collar with a black pearl, and a small barnacle-covered devil-shaped hat on his head. It was rumored he once wore a silver heart-shaped locket with a gold chain around his neck, but it was never confirmed.

Now, a wolf spotted a seagull headed towards the Bloody Fang. Tied on its leg was a rolled-up piece of parchment. It flew down and landed on the lap of a pirate, who had fallen asleep from drinking. The seagull pecked the pirate in the arm.

"Ah, bug off!" He yelled, flailing his arms. The wolf jumped up onto the pirate and pawed at his face. When he finally opened his eyes, he saw the seagull with the rolled-up parchment still tied to its leg. He untied it, and examined it. When he saw the names "Kira and Hazel", he yelled out, "A note from Kira and Hazel!"

Immediately, all of the pirates and wolves jumped up and clamored around the pirate with the note. "Who's gonna give it to the captain?" One asked.

"Not me!" Another snapped.

"Me either! He scares me."

"He scares us all." Although the crew respected their captain, his short temper and merciless attitude scared them all to death. Anyone who disobeyed him would get the Deathly Stare treatment. The captain would stare at them with the only eye showing from beneath his big hat, then say simply, "Kill him." His wolves, the two who originally boarded the ship with him, would then proceed to obey him. The wolves never bathed, as though desperate to hide their identity. The captain only referred to them as "River" and "Storm"

Soon, there was a big commotion about who would give the message to the captain. Suddenly, a shot from a pistol sounded. Everyone jumped and turned silently towards the sound. It came from the captain. He was sitting lazily on a barrel, with one foot flat on the deck, and the other on the barrel, with his leg against his chest. In his left hand was a pistol, with smoke coming from the mouth.

He brought it towards his mouth and blew away the smoke. He placed his gun in his belt, got off of the barrel, and stood on the deck. "Give to me the message." He said in a straight voice; he began to slowly and intimidatingly forwards.

The pirate who had the note held out his arm, shaking with fright. When the captain took the note, he jumped back and pressed himself back against the edge of the deck.

Captain unrolled the note. His eye looked over the writing before he chuckled. "Excellent." He said, shoving the parchment into a pocket. "Excellent. They've found what I've been lookin' fer."

"I-if ya don't mind, Cap'n, what are ya lookin' fer?" A pirate asked timidly.

Captain turned and made eye contact with the pirate. Luckily, he was in a good mood today. "I've been lookin' fer a certain princess."

The pirate crew exchanged looks and murmurs, slightly surprised. What would a rough, violent and murderous pirate like him want with a princess?

As if reading their minds, Captain continued, "I used to be one of her kingdom, yet they banished me. I never forgave 'em." He clenched his right hand into a fist, glaring at it. "Now I shall have revenge. I shall take what's important to 'em, and use her for ransom. Then her precious prince shall follow, and, I shall kill 'em both!"

All of the wolves howled joyfully; even the pirates found themselves cheering as Captain began singing,

(In the Dark of the Night by Jim Cummings)X

He walked up to and stood by three barrels; on top sat River, Storm, and another wolf. The wolves placed a paw on their chests and howled low, "Ooh-ah-ooh! Ooh-ah-ooh!"

The crew grimaced at the mention of the captain's strange taste for blood. They've never seen him actually drink it, but he spoke of it as though it was the best drink since rum.

Captain paid no attention to his crew's sick faces.

He walked up and stood by the ship's wheel; he raised his arms up as wolves jumped around him. He took hold of the wheel and began to steer the ship. As they sailed, Captain let out a loud and menacing evil laugh.

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A/N I know this chapter is short, but I kinda planned it like that.

The song is "In the Dark of the Night" From the 20th Century Fox film, Anastasia. My DA and FF BFF, Alu In Chains, suggested it, I listened to it on YouTube, and was hooked! I kept envisioning the whole scene.

This chapter is titled "In the Dark of the Night" because this is the title of the song in this chapter.