Disclaimer: I don't own any thing other than the characters that do not appear in POTC and the plot.
A/N: For those of you who don't like this, too bad. This is for my own enjoyment. I thought that this would be a pretty good story, so I just decided to post it.
Summary: A hunter named Wolf faces her past as her partner and her step into a time-vortex to hunt Vampires. She is taken back to her original time, and faces the troubles that she thought she had left behind when she had slipped into a time-vortex eight years before.
Chapter One: In the Past, Not FutureWolf opened her eyes gently, knowing that she would be sore and that her eyes will hurt to the light. What surprised her was that she wasn't in the light. She blinked her eyes a couple of times. She then looked around her, noticing that she was on a bed. Around the room she was in were a couple of chairs, a desk, and a dresser.
Wolf cautiously sat up, hissing in pain, "Cassie, where are you?" As she got no answer, she reached out with her mind, hoping to find the girl's. Cassie, can you hear me? If you can, I need to know where you are!
She didn't get an answer from the girl. She cursed, "Shit! What could have gone wrong? Why is she not with me?"
The door to the room slammed open, causing Wolf's head to pound from the noise. In the doorway stood a man. Wolf blinked her eyes, trying to make the person out. He walked closer to her, smiling.
Wolf could now see that he had long dark brown hair that he kept up in a ponytail. He had brown eyes and a mustache. He seemed to be wearing a white tunic with a brown vest overtop of it. He was also wearing brown breeches.
He smiled at her, "I see you have finally come too."
Wolf shook her head lightly, trying to clear it of the fog that seemed to be there. "Where am I?"
"You are on the Black Pearl," the man smiled, "my name is Will."
"I'm Wolf," Wolf grunted.
"Surely that cannot be your name!" Will almost yelled.
Wolf grabbed her head at the sudden noise, "You an' Cassie would make a good couple!" She then looked him in the eye, "Yes, that is my name."
At that, Will turned to go out, "I will return soon with the Captain."
Wolf shrugged, "Do as ye please. I'm going nowhere!" She then laughed quietly at what she had said. When he left, Wolf lowered her head, "I knew I should have bonded Cassie to myself before we ever went through something like this!"
She quieted down as she turned to see a man that had dark brown eyes, outlined in kohl. He had dark brown hair with different thing twined into it. He had a mustache, and when he smiled, she could see that he had some golden teeth. He was wearing a white tunic with a black vest over it, and had brown breeches on. He wore a red bandana over his hair, and over that he wore a grimy looking hat.
"Ah, luv, it seems ye cared to join us!" He smiled.
Wolf rolled her eyes, "An' who might ye be?"
"I am the famous Cap'n Jack Sparrow!" He bowed mockingly. As he straightened up, he looked her straight in the eyes, "An' who might ye be luv?"
"The name is Wolf," Wolf growled at him, "an' I would like to know where my partner is!"
"Partner? What partner?" Jack asked as he looked around, "We found you alone."
Wolf moaned and closed her eyes. She knew that with time vortexes you could be separated from your partners. She never thought it would happen to her though. Cassie was bonded to her mind, in a sense. No one else had ever let her into their heads as easily as Cassie had when they first met.
"Luv, ye ok?" She heard Jack ask her.
She opened her eyes and looked at him, "Where did you find me?" At his startled look, she growled, "Where did you pick me up at?"
Jack smiled at this, "'Ell, ye see luv, we found ye on an island. It was deserted of life, nothin' but treasure an' beach an' trees."
He jumped away from her as Wolf jumped out of the bed, flying across the room, "We have to go back!"
"Luv, it could take days to find the island!" Jack stated quickly.
"I have to get back to that island! My friend is there! I need to get her! I cannot leave her alone! She cannot fend for herself!" Wolf yelled, running out of the room she was in. She skidded to a halt as she saw that there was no way for her to get to the island.
Jack looked at Will, "Fiery, isn't she?" He then smiled, "Ye know, I think this is a good thing to get yer mind off of 'Lizabeth. Her friend might be to yer tastes."
Will smiled back at Jack, "You know, she just might be." He then nodded, "So I guess we are headed back to the island, 'ey Captain?" At Jack's nod, he laughed, "I wonder how she got on that island, she doesn't seem like a pirate."
Wolf sat out on deck, twirling her 44-Mag in her hand. She pointed it at an imaginary target, one that only her eyes could see. "Goodbye, Streak!"
~****~
A younger version of Wolf stood in front of a very handsome man. He had long stark white hair. His eyes were a haunting black. He was almost white. His body was built finely, his chest defined. He smiled at her, revealing long canine teeth, a trademark of what he really was, "What are you going to do, Cub? Are you going to kill me?"
Wolf took a step away from him as he walked closer to her. His eyes were mesmerizing her. She quickly unsheathed the sword at her side, "Stay away from me, Streak!"
"Wolf, you will never be fully one of us. Your mother's blood has cursed you. You will be shunned by us, but if you stay with me I shall protect you." Streak stated, holding out his hand. Wolf lowered her sword, and Streak nodded, "That is it, sheath that sword, it will not help you."
Wolf did as she was told, sheathing the sword and lowering her gaze. In that instant, she was grabbed in a hug by Streak, an unbreakable one. She closed her eyes as he whispered to her, "Your mother would be proud of the woman you have become, Wolf. She was an amazing woman, one of the best hunters that I have ever seen, same with your father." Wolf wrapped her arms around Streak, burying her face in his chest. He stroked her hair, "You understand that I had to kill them. They were going to kill me, and I couldn't have that. Then I took you, knowing that you could be of good use to me. You will become my assassin. You will kill those I wish for you to kill, understand?"
Wolf tried to push away from him, "Never! I will never become your pawn!"
"It is far too late for that now, Wolf, you see, I have used you from the beginning!" Streak growled at her.
Wolf found the strength in herself to pull away from him, "That was then, this is now!" She quickly pulled a concealed knife from her sleeve, lashing out at Streak.
He caught her wrist, twisting it just enough to cause her pain, "Now, now, Wolf, do not make me harm you. I wish for you to be in tact for your first mission!"
Wolf lowered her head, sensing defeat. She whispered, "I hate you."
Streak laughed at that, "I know you do, but there is nothing you can do against me! I rule you!" He then let her go, "Try as many times as you wish to kill me, it just amuses me to no end." With that said, he spun on his heel and left the room, leaving Wolf to slump to the floor, her heart aching for her family.
~****~
Wolf came back to the present as she felt the breeze against her skin. She sighed, "I will never get rid of him fully! I am to be cursed with him until I can kill him!" She put her gun away as she heard laughter inside her head. She jumped to her feet and looked around. Who is there? State your name an' I might give you a quick death!
You shall find out soon enough who I am. You shall know. Wolf froze in her place, recognizing the voice.
Christopher? Is that you? Where are you? Have you heard from Cassie? She quickly sent the message.
The answer she got almost made her smile. She is safe, with me. We are back on that island that those pirates took you from. She is in pretty bad shape though, nothing that I can't cure though. Wolf laughed at the next message sent to her in her mind. I can't believe you, rushing off into things like usual! How would you fair if you didn't have me? She could mentally feel his sigh. I brought supplies for you two. I have your two 44-Mags that you love with the exploding bullets that you so adore! I have your sword and specialty knife. I also have Cassie's whip and her staff. I then have your other things, like your clothes and boots.
Wolf sent a mental note of her thankfulness. Thank you Christopher. As soon as we get to the island, you may go back. I know you hate staying in different times if you can help it, you have been through a lot of them.
I will leave after I give you the information I have on this hunt. Wolf, I found out whom you are hunting. Christopher sent her a last message until he pulled out of her mind, leaving her with loneliness in place of his comforting warmth of mind.
Wolf took a deep breath before sitting down once again, "I can't believe he did that! The fool! He is one of them, why does he do it?" She sighed, "He is a fledgling of Streak as well, the one before me, the only one before me. He was always like a brother to me, an' I guess he feels the same way."
She looked up as a hand fell on her shoulder. Will was standing there, a smile on his face, "What is your friend like?"
Wolf smirked at this, "Exactly like you, almost to a 't'!" She then laughed some, "Cassie would love you. I just hope she is going to be up an' moving by the time we get back to that Island."
"It will take us two days to return to that island, milady Wolf." Will smiled.
Wolf glared at him, "Do NOT call me 'milady', understand?" Will nodded, and Wolf sighed, "I am sorry, I just have a bad past that keeps coming back to haunt me."
"What happened?" Will asked, sitting down beside her.
Wolf smiled at him fondly, like a sister would to a brother, "I do not wish to burden you with my problems."
Will got the point and didn't push the issue, "So why were you on that island?"
"You wouldn't believe me if I told you," Wolf sighed. "You see, I am not from this time. I come from different times."
"What do you mean 'times'?" Will asked.
Wolf blanched, "Did I say times? I meant time! Singular that is what I meant!"
"What did you mean?" Will pushed.
Wolf lowered her head, "I was transported to a different time from my own time. I then lived some of my life then. Now, I am here to complete something that I have to do. It is difficult to explain." She then seemed to notice that it had turned dark out, "Oh, I am sorry to have kept you up."
"No, I had come over to ask you questions, and I did. Now it is time for me to get some sleep," Will smiled. He then nodded, "You can get some sleep as well. You will sleep in the room that you woke up in." He lowered his voice to a whisper, "It is the Captain's cabin, just to warn you. He might try something with you."
Wolf stood up, heading back to the cabin, "Do not worry 'bout me, you should worry 'bout your captain. I might become dangerous at night." She then walked to the Captain's Quarters.
As she entered, she felt a sense of calm come over her. She shook her head. Christopher, if you try an' stop me from worrying, I will harm you the next time I see you!
But Wolf, you need it. You are too uptight, and you need to feed soon, the bloodlust is getting too much for you to handle. Christopher answered her.
Wolf growled, but didn't answer as Jack came walking into the room, swaggering over to his desk. He smiled as he poured a glass of rum, "Want some, luv?"
Wolf smirked, "Yes, I would love some, mate."
As she took the glass from him Jack nodded, "So what is a fine woman like you doing on an island like that?"
Wolf sat down on the bed, looking into the glass full of rum, "I am on a hunt."
"A hunt for what? Treasure? A man?" Jack asked, taking a swig from the bottle of rum.
Wolf looked up at him, "Vampires."
Jack chocked on his rum, "Ye cannot be serious!"
"Oh but I am, Captain. I am a hunter, the last of my line, the line most powerful," Wolf shrugged, looking up into his eyes, "I am the last hunter of an ancient line. Everyone nowadays thinks that they can be a hunter, an' yet they have no clue until they meet a Vampire an get killed by it."
She stood up and started to pace around, "I come from the future, but originally I come from this time. In the future, I had a partner that I was teaching to become a real hunter. We came upon a time-vortex, an' decided to see where it led." At Jack's face, she sighed, "When a time-vortex shows up, it is for hunters to go on a hunt. We didn't think before we entered it, loosing all sense. That is why I was on that island. I hunt the undead."
"So you be a fabled hunter from legends?" Jack asked, setting his rum down on the desk. He then walked over to Wolf, "But how is that possible? They were said to be destroyed!"
Wolf laughed, "An' who was the last hunter that was said to be destroyed?"
Jack turned to the bookshelf that was behind him, pulling a book from it. He then opened it up and leafed through the pages. He finally looked up at her, "It was a family." Wolf nodded to him, telling him to continue, "The fabled Hunter family, descendants of Carth Hunter."
Wolf looked down at the floor, "So they did remember my family." She then looked up at Jack, "What does it say about the family?"
Jack looked at the book, "It says: 'the family consisted of three, Kuren, Selene, and their daughter."
Wolf shook her head, "Stop! No more! Do not utter the last name!" He looked at her, and she sat down on the bed, "My name has no right being in there. Father and mother fought bravely!" She slammed her fist down, "Why did Streak have to have me? Why was I so important? I was only a child! I barely knew the ways of the hunter!" She closed her eyes, tears streaming down her face, "He tricked me! He fed off of me! He tricked me to feed off of him, becoming something that I was not meant to be!"
"Luv, what are you talking about?" Jack asked, looked at the book. On the page he was on was a picture of the family. He looked over the three, and then looked at Wolf, "Luv?"
Wolf put her head in her hands, "Now I am neither human nor Vampire! I will never be just one thing! I will always need blood, yet I will always be vulnerable to die!"
That is where you are wrong, Wolf. Christopher's voice entered her head, trying to calm the torrent of emotions that had surfaced in her mind. You are as vulnerable to die as we are.
"Shut up, Christopher! I do not need you right now!" Wolf yelled, not caring that Jack was looking at her, his face full of shock, "They are dead because of me! They died because I was too foolish for my own good!"
Stop it! Wolf froze where she was; Christopher's command reverberating in her mind. It was not your fault that your parents died! That was Streak's fault. He killed them, and then he took you as his prize!
Wolf lowered her head, "I am sorry, Christopher, I am just having a hard time."
Jack stared at her, "Timber. That was the daughter's name. It cannot be!" He took a deep breath, "Is that really who you are?"
Wolf could feel Christopher's mood lighten. Now Timber, it seems that someone has figured out who you are. I thought you had ditched that name after your parents were killed.
Wolf snarled, "Do not call me that! The name is Wolf now! I am no longer the little Timber that was innocent! I have seen many things, many things that I should not have!" She curled up in a ball on the bed, "Just leave me alone! That life is gone!"
~**~
"Timber, you must run!"
Wolf shook her head, "No, mama, I will not leave you an' papa to death! I can fight as well!"
Her parents unsheathed knives and turned to the man in front of them. Her father snarled, "Streak! What do you want?"
"I heard that you wanted to kill me, Kuren," Streak smirked, "I thought I would pay you and your family a visit before you paid me one." He walked over to Wolf's father, "It was foolish of you to think that you could challenged me and win, very foolish!" He grabbed Kuren by the throat, picking him up off the ground, "Yu shall pay for your foolishness!"
Wolf ran forward, "Papa!" She was grabbed by her mother, "Papa!"
Streak looked at the small Wolf, "So you have a daughter, Kuren!" He licked his lips, "She is powerful!"
Wolf's mother pushed Wolf behind her, "You will not harm my daughter, Streak! You will not touch her!" She then glared at him, "Drop my husband!"
Streak smirked, "He wouldn't make a good meal anyways, the females always taste better." He then snapped Kuren's neck, rendering him dead.
Wolf's mother screamed in anger and anguish as Streak threw Kuren away, "Kuren!"
Wolf's eyes welled up with tears, "Papa!" She ran to his body, shaking him lightly, "Papa, wake up! Mama needs you!" She turned as she heard her mother screaming, "Mama!"
Streak was feeding off of her, holding her at bay so she couldn't harm him. He was staring straight at Wolf, willing her to watch. Wolf couldn't stop the tears that fell from her face as her mother stopped her struggling and fell limp in Streak's grip. Streak then dropped her mother, licking his lips clean of blood.
Wolf stood their frozen in fear. She shook her head, breaking out of the hold that Streak had over her. She then grabbed her father's knife, holding it up in front of her, summoning all of her strength and courage. She then ran at him intent on killing him for what he had done to her family.
He grabbed her wrist as she swiped at him, "Now, now." He looked into her mind, smiling, "Timber, come with me, I will keep you safe, you will have a life of happiness."
Wolf shook her head, "No! You killed my parents!" She then pulled at his grip, "Let me go!"
"No harm will ever come to you if you stay with me, Timber. You shall be safe always, someone always there for you." Streak cooed.
Wolf stopped her struggling, "No more pain?"
Streak nodded, "No more pain, sweet one, no more pain."
Wolf dropped the knife, tears falling down her face, "No more pain! Someone always there for me, no more tears."
"Yes, no more tears, Timber," Streak stated, stroking her hair, pulling her into a hug, "Always safe, no more pain or tears."
Wolf buried her face into Streak's chest, "Please, no more pain! No more tears!"
~**~
Wolf, wake up! Wolf moaned and rolled on the bed, swatting in front of her face.
Leave me alone. I am sleeping. Wolf responded.
WOLF! Wolf shot up in the bed, sweating and looking around frantically. The voice lowered its volume. I am sorry, but you wouldn't wake, I had to do something.
Wolf snarled in her mind. Christopher, you better hope that I am in a good mood when we get to the island, or I will slice you up!
Well, that is so kind of you. Christopher's voice laughed.
Wolf stretched and looked around, seeing that Jack wasn't there. She then looked out of the window that was beside her, "The Sea!"
A knock brought her out of her thoughts. "Wolf, are you up?"
"Yes, you can come in," Wolf yawned as she stood up.
The door opened to show Will, "Good morning, Wolf, sleep well?"
Wolf frowned, remembering her dream, "No, I didn't."
Will took a step toward her, "Jack didn't do anything to harm you, did he?"
Wolf quickly shook her head, "No, he didn't do anything, it is just that I had a disturbing dream last night, one that I thought I had pushed to the back of my head a long time ago."
"What was it about?" Will asked.
Wolf walked over to him, putting her hand on his shoulder, "It was about my parent's murder." She lowered her head, "I was there when they were murdered."
Will looked down at the ground, his voice holding sorrow, "I am sorry, I didn't mean to bring those memories back."
Wolf! Wolf pulled away from Will, startling him.
"Wolf?" Will asked.
Wolf ran out on deck, looking in the direction that she thought that the voice had come from. Cassie? Is that you?
Oh thank God! I know that you are all right! Cassie's relieved voice echoed through her mind. When I woke up, I couldn't find you, and Christopher wouldn't tell me anything! I was so worried that I had lost you!
Wolf laughed. Cassie, just calm down, I am fine, and I am on my way to you as we speak. Is Christopher there with you?
Of course he is. He hasn't left my side since I woke up! He keeps insisting that I stay in one place! Cassie's voice sounded energetic. Wolf, I want to get up and do things! I do not want to sit around!
Lean to deal with it! Wolf couldn't help but laugh harder as Christopher joined their conversation. For your body is under enough strain as it is!
Christopher, can you tell me how close I am to the island? Wolf asked him.
There was a pause before she got an answer. You should be here by tonight.
Wolf was pulled from their conversation as a hand was set on her shoulder. She jumped quickly and spun, pulling her gun from its holster and holding it up to the person's face.
Jack stood their, his face full of shock, "Now luv, could ye please put that thing away?"
Wolf breathed heavily as she pulled her gun away from his face, "I am sorry, I was thinking."
Talking is more like it! Cassie almost yelled into her mind.
Wolf winced at the pressure of everything, "Just don't ever do that again if I am standing and looking out into the horizon, okay?"
Jack nodded, taking his hand from her shoulder, "I am sorry, luv, I didn't mean to interrupt your thoughts."
Wolf mumbled as she looked out at sea, "Mine an' everyone else's."