AN: This is my first attempt at a PotC fic. I hope it doesn't suck. Don't
be too hard on me! (And if you like Harry Potter, check out my HP fics!)
Disclaimer: I own.nothing but the plot and Catherine so far. :)
Chapter One-The Black Pearl
Catherine Turner was the only one to hear the voices that night. She'd been waiting to hear them for years.
Since she was a small child, Catherine had been waiting for The Black Pearl to come back. Her mother and father had told her the story of the last time it had come 'round, and all that happened after. They made it seem like a great adventure...one that Catherine would have loved to go on.
So when she heard the songs of drunken pirates coming from outside her window, she knew tonight was the night. She also knew they wouldn't be here for long. Probably just long enough to get drunk off their asses.
Catherine wasted no time. She got out of bed, careful not to make and noise to awake her parents in the next bedroom. She really didn't want to get caught by either her mother or father before she could see The Black Pearl. So she put on her slippers and pulled on her robe as she tiptoed to her bedroom door.
She pulled open her door, praying that for once it wouldn't omit the loud squeak that it usually did. No such luck. The noise was long and loud, and Catherine was sure it would wake her father, a very light sleeper. But by some twist of fate it didn't, and Catherine was able to escape her room.
She crept quickly yet silently down the staircase. The voices were becoming louder and louder, and by the time she reached the door she was able to understand what they were singing. She recognized the tune right away. She'd caught her mother humming it many times throughout her childhood.
"Yo ho yo ho, a pirates life for me!" A few of them sang as Catherine pulled open the door and slipped out, closing it softly behind her.
She hid in the shadows until the three men, or "pirates" (They really didn't look like pirates in Catherine's opinion.), passed her by. They were headed to the local pub. It was open at all hours of the night, and Catherine was sure it would be crowded tonight.
Once the coast was clear, Catherine ran out from the shadows. She continued running happily towards the docks, dodging a person or two along the way. She was finally going to get her first glimpse of The Black Pearl, the ship she'd heard so much about. At least she hoped it was The Black Pearl. Would she be angry if it wasn't! All of this waiting for some other pirate ship with no history.That would be awful.
But when she caught site of those sails, almost so black that they blended in with the darkness of the night, she knew it could be none other than The Black Pearl. She smiled happily and began to walk closer to get a better look at this pirate ship. She knew that she had to sneak on. She couldn't let The Black Pearl come and go for the first time in 14 years and not see how it looks from the inside!
~
There was no guard on the docks. Why would there be, at 3:30 in the morning? Ships normally didn't dock at this ungodly hour.
But The Black Pearl is anything but normal.
Catherine had minimal trouble getting aboard. She did have quite the scare when a cat came running out from behind a pile of boxes, but she quickly recovered and continued to climb aboard.
It was just as beautiful inside as it was out. Catherine admired the deck, walking around slowly, taking everything in. She stopped on the other side and decided to just admire the ocean for a few moments before heading back home.
Her gaze was broken when an angry female voice came from behind her. "Who are you?" It snapped.
Catherine gasped and spun around. She found herself facing a very severe, very angry woman. And she was walking nearer and nearer.
"Answer my question!" She yelled, "Who are you?"
But the scared Catherine didn't answer her. Instead she did what she does best.
She ran.
Disclaimer: I own.nothing but the plot and Catherine so far. :)
Chapter One-The Black Pearl
Catherine Turner was the only one to hear the voices that night. She'd been waiting to hear them for years.
Since she was a small child, Catherine had been waiting for The Black Pearl to come back. Her mother and father had told her the story of the last time it had come 'round, and all that happened after. They made it seem like a great adventure...one that Catherine would have loved to go on.
So when she heard the songs of drunken pirates coming from outside her window, she knew tonight was the night. She also knew they wouldn't be here for long. Probably just long enough to get drunk off their asses.
Catherine wasted no time. She got out of bed, careful not to make and noise to awake her parents in the next bedroom. She really didn't want to get caught by either her mother or father before she could see The Black Pearl. So she put on her slippers and pulled on her robe as she tiptoed to her bedroom door.
She pulled open her door, praying that for once it wouldn't omit the loud squeak that it usually did. No such luck. The noise was long and loud, and Catherine was sure it would wake her father, a very light sleeper. But by some twist of fate it didn't, and Catherine was able to escape her room.
She crept quickly yet silently down the staircase. The voices were becoming louder and louder, and by the time she reached the door she was able to understand what they were singing. She recognized the tune right away. She'd caught her mother humming it many times throughout her childhood.
"Yo ho yo ho, a pirates life for me!" A few of them sang as Catherine pulled open the door and slipped out, closing it softly behind her.
She hid in the shadows until the three men, or "pirates" (They really didn't look like pirates in Catherine's opinion.), passed her by. They were headed to the local pub. It was open at all hours of the night, and Catherine was sure it would be crowded tonight.
Once the coast was clear, Catherine ran out from the shadows. She continued running happily towards the docks, dodging a person or two along the way. She was finally going to get her first glimpse of The Black Pearl, the ship she'd heard so much about. At least she hoped it was The Black Pearl. Would she be angry if it wasn't! All of this waiting for some other pirate ship with no history.That would be awful.
But when she caught site of those sails, almost so black that they blended in with the darkness of the night, she knew it could be none other than The Black Pearl. She smiled happily and began to walk closer to get a better look at this pirate ship. She knew that she had to sneak on. She couldn't let The Black Pearl come and go for the first time in 14 years and not see how it looks from the inside!
~
There was no guard on the docks. Why would there be, at 3:30 in the morning? Ships normally didn't dock at this ungodly hour.
But The Black Pearl is anything but normal.
Catherine had minimal trouble getting aboard. She did have quite the scare when a cat came running out from behind a pile of boxes, but she quickly recovered and continued to climb aboard.
It was just as beautiful inside as it was out. Catherine admired the deck, walking around slowly, taking everything in. She stopped on the other side and decided to just admire the ocean for a few moments before heading back home.
Her gaze was broken when an angry female voice came from behind her. "Who are you?" It snapped.
Catherine gasped and spun around. She found herself facing a very severe, very angry woman. And she was walking nearer and nearer.
"Answer my question!" She yelled, "Who are you?"
But the scared Catherine didn't answer her. Instead she did what she does best.
She ran.