Chapter 4 Stowaway
By ~queenofdespair216
Summary: Kira Ryan was an ordinary 21st century girl until an amulet brought her tumbling into 18th century to a world of rum, pirates, and true love.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, any of it's characters, settings, or plots.( However Kira Ryan and the general plot is my own.
(A/N: This is all set when Jack is still captain of the Black Pearl and with his original crew.)
Kira's POV
Three weeks had gone by, and surprisingly those stupid blokes hadn't found me yet. I'd
remained below deck hiding, eating their stores of food and drinking their rum. I'd found a huge
crate of it in the back corner and had consumed over half of it in the three-week trip. Someone on
this ship obviously needs his rum; Man after me own heart, I thought merrily, opening another
bottle. Suddenly some one grabbed my arm. Shit, I thought as the person wheeled me around so
he was staring at them. It was a huge African-American man with gold metal engraved in the skin
around his eyes framing the vicious look in his eyes. He was shirtless to the waist, huge muscles
flexed with anger as they forcefully held me in their grasp. "Who are you? You know what the
captain does with stowaways on our boat don't ya?" he whispers into my ear. He notices the fear
in my eyes and laughs." You afraid now boy? You'd better be," he says to me, unaware of how angry his statement was making me, "Welcomes to he Black Pearl." Boy? Did he just call me
boy? Oh that man has another thing coming to him if he thinks he can call Kira Ryan, the most
feared bar maiden of Toruga a boy.. most feared bar maiden. this thought was so utterly
ridiculous that I found my self laughing out loud. " You thinks that funny do ya? Well wait to we
get ya's to the captain boy and then well see if you'll be laughing." He said in an angry tone.
However his threats were lost on me I was still hung up on the boy thing. And obviously
this numb skull needed to be taught a lesson in pain. So I quickly kicked him in the jewels and
continued to flip him over my back, throwing him head first into a crate. Which was no easy task
considering that he was twice my weight and size? He quickly got up and drew his sword; I
grabbed my sword and proceeded to run up the stairs towards the main deck. I can fight, but I am
not going up against that 6 ft monster. I thought, trying to justify my spinelessness.
At my arrival on deck, I was met by several very confused pirates, who just glanced at
me. "Who're you? You ain't supposes to be 'ere" said a gruesome looking balding man. "Like I'd
be telling you" I said hurriedly and glanced around to see the man I'd just flung around down
stairs appear at the head of the stairs. "Get him boy's," he yelled at them, "He's a stowaway!"
They just blinked and looked at me with very odd expressions, trying to take it all in. I took the
opportunity to throw a stray net over them and ran to the mast and began to climb like there was
no tomorrow. Unfortunately for me, the net wasn't very thick and they cut themselves out of the
net very quickly, and soon half the ship was on my tail. I climbed steadily the crow's nest, only to
come face to face with another pirate; I quickly gave him a left hook right between the eyes, just
hard enough to knock him out cold. I looked down to see at least a dozen men climbing, swords
drawn, towards the crow nest, so I did the only thing I could. I took my bandana out of my hair
and quickly put it over the top and slid down the rope all the way to the helm.
There at the wheel was a rather weird looking pirate, with a red bandana, he looked oddly
familiar but I just couldn't place him. He looked curiously at me, moving his eyebrows in a bizarre
manner, obviously trying to recognize me. "Who are you?" he finally said. "Give me your name,
and I shall give ya mine." I said stubbornly. " Me name is Captain Jack Sparrow, what's yours
lad?" My eyes flare with anger, Why the hell is everyone calling me a boy? "That'd be none of
your business Mr. Sparrow." "Captain. It's Captain Jack Sparrow." He said gesturing wildly with
hands. "Ya whatever, Captain Sparrow, Mr. Sparrow, same difference." Pointing my sword at him.
"Oh, care to fight eh?" "Like it's even worth my time." I said giving him the up and down. " You
can think beat the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow do ya?" Who did this guy think he was? He
acts like he's king of the world. My temper burst and I lunged at him and of course he blocked it
easy. The two of us quickly switched to a defensive position, circling around, staring maliciously
at each other. I can't remember which of us it was but someone attacked and soon enough we
caught in a heated battle, metal against metal, dancing skillfully around the deck. This went on for
a quite awhile, until Jack began to tire and I started to get the upper hand. "Not feeling so cocky
now are we Mr. Sparrow?" I said conceitedly in the mist of the clank of metal. Then he caught me
off guard, and shoved me into the rail, I retaliated and was able to knock the sword from his hand.
I had not even managed to get a breath when I heard the click of a pistol. I looked toward Jack
and found myself staring in to the barrel of a gun. "You cheated." I said grumpily "Pirate" he said
in an all-knowing matter like it was the most obvious thing. I just glared, not allowing the
satisfaction of an answer to that side remark. "Not feeling so cocky now are we?" he said mocking
me. His crew, which had accumulated to watch the fight, laughed heartily at me. "No we aren't," I
said, and then I moved forward and quickly swiped his feet from under him. He dropped his pistol
in surprise as he fell to the ground, and I caught it as it fell. I pointed the barrel right between his
eyes and smiling sweetly said, "But now we are."
The men just stared in awe, first that this newcomer had dared challenge their captain,
the notorious Jack Sparrow, and then had beaten him at his own game of trickery. "Now that we
all know who is in charge here, I would like to negotiate the terms on which I will be staying on
this lovely ship. So if you would all clear out so your captain and me can have a little chat, it
would be much appreciated." I said as I looked at their hesitant faces. "Don't worry I won't hurt
him." I added and turned to go. Jack led me, under the stare of his own pistol, to his cabin, where
we would hopefully negotiate me stay on the pearl.
Jack sat in his chair and but his feet on the table, trying to look calm and cool. "Now what
is it we are here to negotiate?" " I would like to join your crew. I can fight and do anything you ask
of me." " Why should I let you join lad? You've just made a fool out of me in front of me entire
crew." "Because I know you're a pirate down, he died half way through this trip, may not have
seen him, but I've got ears ya know. Sides I can do anything you want me to do, and I don't make
much fuss. Also if ya don't let me join I'll blow your head off with your own gun." I said in very
bored tone. "Well you drive a hard bargain, you work on my ship, and doing what work I tell you
or you blow my head off, seems fair enough to me." "Fine then we have an accord?" I said
sticking out my hand. He nodded and shook my hand. " Now lad.."
"Bloody hell, you pirates all have half a brain I swear. I'm a girl, not a boy ya stupid idiot."
I said as I pulled my brown hair from where it had been tied up. It cascaded down in a long curvy
wave of hair that ended near the middle of my shoulder blades. He looked at me closely for the
first time, his eyes practically buggering out of his head, then he raked his eyes over my petite
frame, let them stop at my chest for way longer than was necessary. So I did what I always did
with guys like him; I gave him a hard punch to the face, and he doubled over in pain. "I don't think
I deserved that." He said bluntly. "Well I'm not a piece of meat, so stop staring at me like I am!" I
raged at him. "So, missy do you have "Anyways, what do you want me to do?" I said trying to
calm my self down " What do you mean?" "Well if I'm going to be working on your ship I got to
start someday." I said started to get irritated. "No woman is going to work on my ship!" " Why not?
You were perfectly fine with me working before." "Well that was before I knew you were a."
"Well too bad," I said cutting him off, "We had an accord, you can't change your mind now." He
stopped, confused for a second. "Wait a minute, you tricked me into letting you join!" I smirked,
"All is fair in love and war mate. I'm the same person I was 5 minutes ago. Its only fair that I get a
fair chance as any male. Now what do you want me to do?" I smiled sweetly. "Fine," he said with
an evil grin, "You can do all the laundry on this ship, and then cook dinner for the crew. My men
probably haven't had a real meal for months." He said with a wink on his way out the door.
"What!" I screamed, "I am not here to cook, I want to do real work." "You said you'd do any work I
wanted you too.. Like you said 'alls fair in love and war mate.'" And he walked out on the deck. I
was murderous.How can he beat me in my game. he doesn't know what who he's messing
with..
I walked outside to see Jack talking with the six-foot tall giant. "Bo-sun, I thought I asked
you to get me some rum." He said trying not to get mad. "The stowaway." Jack cut him off. " Yes
I know you had to take care of the stowaway, but what about the rum? Where is my rum?" "The
stowaway." "Bloody hell, I already know about the stowaway." I decided that this had finally
taken enough shit from Jack for me, so I decided to step in. "Sparrow, what I think what this man I
is trying to get through to your thick skull is that I drank your rum." "Y- you .YOU WHAT?" " I-
drank - your - rum." I stated slowly hoping that he would get the picture. "It was really good too,
must've been the finest rum in all the Caribbean." I smiled teasingly at him, just enough to get a
rise out of him made my way below deck. "Where do you think your going?" he yelled after me.
"I'm doing the laundry remember." I said "And it's Captain Jack Sparrow." "So you say" I stated
bored with the thought and continued on my way. The, "Bloody woman," I heard him mutter under
his breath, as I went off to do my chores, was enough to keep a smile on my face for the rest of
the day.
Summary: Kira Ryan was an ordinary 21st century girl until an amulet brought her tumbling into 18th century to a world of rum, pirates, and true love.
Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, any of it's characters, settings, or plots.( However Kira Ryan and the general plot is my own.
(A/N: This is all set when Jack is still captain of the Black Pearl and with his original crew.)
Kira's POV
Three weeks had gone by, and surprisingly those stupid blokes hadn't found me yet. I'd
remained below deck hiding, eating their stores of food and drinking their rum. I'd found a huge
crate of it in the back corner and had consumed over half of it in the three-week trip. Someone on
this ship obviously needs his rum; Man after me own heart, I thought merrily, opening another
bottle. Suddenly some one grabbed my arm. Shit, I thought as the person wheeled me around so
he was staring at them. It was a huge African-American man with gold metal engraved in the skin
around his eyes framing the vicious look in his eyes. He was shirtless to the waist, huge muscles
flexed with anger as they forcefully held me in their grasp. "Who are you? You know what the
captain does with stowaways on our boat don't ya?" he whispers into my ear. He notices the fear
in my eyes and laughs." You afraid now boy? You'd better be," he says to me, unaware of how angry his statement was making me, "Welcomes to he Black Pearl." Boy? Did he just call me
boy? Oh that man has another thing coming to him if he thinks he can call Kira Ryan, the most
feared bar maiden of Toruga a boy.. most feared bar maiden. this thought was so utterly
ridiculous that I found my self laughing out loud. " You thinks that funny do ya? Well wait to we
get ya's to the captain boy and then well see if you'll be laughing." He said in an angry tone.
However his threats were lost on me I was still hung up on the boy thing. And obviously
this numb skull needed to be taught a lesson in pain. So I quickly kicked him in the jewels and
continued to flip him over my back, throwing him head first into a crate. Which was no easy task
considering that he was twice my weight and size? He quickly got up and drew his sword; I
grabbed my sword and proceeded to run up the stairs towards the main deck. I can fight, but I am
not going up against that 6 ft monster. I thought, trying to justify my spinelessness.
At my arrival on deck, I was met by several very confused pirates, who just glanced at
me. "Who're you? You ain't supposes to be 'ere" said a gruesome looking balding man. "Like I'd
be telling you" I said hurriedly and glanced around to see the man I'd just flung around down
stairs appear at the head of the stairs. "Get him boy's," he yelled at them, "He's a stowaway!"
They just blinked and looked at me with very odd expressions, trying to take it all in. I took the
opportunity to throw a stray net over them and ran to the mast and began to climb like there was
no tomorrow. Unfortunately for me, the net wasn't very thick and they cut themselves out of the
net very quickly, and soon half the ship was on my tail. I climbed steadily the crow's nest, only to
come face to face with another pirate; I quickly gave him a left hook right between the eyes, just
hard enough to knock him out cold. I looked down to see at least a dozen men climbing, swords
drawn, towards the crow nest, so I did the only thing I could. I took my bandana out of my hair
and quickly put it over the top and slid down the rope all the way to the helm.
There at the wheel was a rather weird looking pirate, with a red bandana, he looked oddly
familiar but I just couldn't place him. He looked curiously at me, moving his eyebrows in a bizarre
manner, obviously trying to recognize me. "Who are you?" he finally said. "Give me your name,
and I shall give ya mine." I said stubbornly. " Me name is Captain Jack Sparrow, what's yours
lad?" My eyes flare with anger, Why the hell is everyone calling me a boy? "That'd be none of
your business Mr. Sparrow." "Captain. It's Captain Jack Sparrow." He said gesturing wildly with
hands. "Ya whatever, Captain Sparrow, Mr. Sparrow, same difference." Pointing my sword at him.
"Oh, care to fight eh?" "Like it's even worth my time." I said giving him the up and down. " You
can think beat the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow do ya?" Who did this guy think he was? He
acts like he's king of the world. My temper burst and I lunged at him and of course he blocked it
easy. The two of us quickly switched to a defensive position, circling around, staring maliciously
at each other. I can't remember which of us it was but someone attacked and soon enough we
caught in a heated battle, metal against metal, dancing skillfully around the deck. This went on for
a quite awhile, until Jack began to tire and I started to get the upper hand. "Not feeling so cocky
now are we Mr. Sparrow?" I said conceitedly in the mist of the clank of metal. Then he caught me
off guard, and shoved me into the rail, I retaliated and was able to knock the sword from his hand.
I had not even managed to get a breath when I heard the click of a pistol. I looked toward Jack
and found myself staring in to the barrel of a gun. "You cheated." I said grumpily "Pirate" he said
in an all-knowing matter like it was the most obvious thing. I just glared, not allowing the
satisfaction of an answer to that side remark. "Not feeling so cocky now are we?" he said mocking
me. His crew, which had accumulated to watch the fight, laughed heartily at me. "No we aren't," I
said, and then I moved forward and quickly swiped his feet from under him. He dropped his pistol
in surprise as he fell to the ground, and I caught it as it fell. I pointed the barrel right between his
eyes and smiling sweetly said, "But now we are."
The men just stared in awe, first that this newcomer had dared challenge their captain,
the notorious Jack Sparrow, and then had beaten him at his own game of trickery. "Now that we
all know who is in charge here, I would like to negotiate the terms on which I will be staying on
this lovely ship. So if you would all clear out so your captain and me can have a little chat, it
would be much appreciated." I said as I looked at their hesitant faces. "Don't worry I won't hurt
him." I added and turned to go. Jack led me, under the stare of his own pistol, to his cabin, where
we would hopefully negotiate me stay on the pearl.
Jack sat in his chair and but his feet on the table, trying to look calm and cool. "Now what
is it we are here to negotiate?" " I would like to join your crew. I can fight and do anything you ask
of me." " Why should I let you join lad? You've just made a fool out of me in front of me entire
crew." "Because I know you're a pirate down, he died half way through this trip, may not have
seen him, but I've got ears ya know. Sides I can do anything you want me to do, and I don't make
much fuss. Also if ya don't let me join I'll blow your head off with your own gun." I said in very
bored tone. "Well you drive a hard bargain, you work on my ship, and doing what work I tell you
or you blow my head off, seems fair enough to me." "Fine then we have an accord?" I said
sticking out my hand. He nodded and shook my hand. " Now lad.."
"Bloody hell, you pirates all have half a brain I swear. I'm a girl, not a boy ya stupid idiot."
I said as I pulled my brown hair from where it had been tied up. It cascaded down in a long curvy
wave of hair that ended near the middle of my shoulder blades. He looked at me closely for the
first time, his eyes practically buggering out of his head, then he raked his eyes over my petite
frame, let them stop at my chest for way longer than was necessary. So I did what I always did
with guys like him; I gave him a hard punch to the face, and he doubled over in pain. "I don't think
I deserved that." He said bluntly. "Well I'm not a piece of meat, so stop staring at me like I am!" I
raged at him. "So, missy do you have "Anyways, what do you want me to do?" I said trying to
calm my self down " What do you mean?" "Well if I'm going to be working on your ship I got to
start someday." I said started to get irritated. "No woman is going to work on my ship!" " Why not?
You were perfectly fine with me working before." "Well that was before I knew you were a."
"Well too bad," I said cutting him off, "We had an accord, you can't change your mind now." He
stopped, confused for a second. "Wait a minute, you tricked me into letting you join!" I smirked,
"All is fair in love and war mate. I'm the same person I was 5 minutes ago. Its only fair that I get a
fair chance as any male. Now what do you want me to do?" I smiled sweetly. "Fine," he said with
an evil grin, "You can do all the laundry on this ship, and then cook dinner for the crew. My men
probably haven't had a real meal for months." He said with a wink on his way out the door.
"What!" I screamed, "I am not here to cook, I want to do real work." "You said you'd do any work I
wanted you too.. Like you said 'alls fair in love and war mate.'" And he walked out on the deck. I
was murderous.How can he beat me in my game. he doesn't know what who he's messing
with..
I walked outside to see Jack talking with the six-foot tall giant. "Bo-sun, I thought I asked
you to get me some rum." He said trying not to get mad. "The stowaway." Jack cut him off. " Yes
I know you had to take care of the stowaway, but what about the rum? Where is my rum?" "The
stowaway." "Bloody hell, I already know about the stowaway." I decided that this had finally
taken enough shit from Jack for me, so I decided to step in. "Sparrow, what I think what this man I
is trying to get through to your thick skull is that I drank your rum." "Y- you .YOU WHAT?" " I-
drank - your - rum." I stated slowly hoping that he would get the picture. "It was really good too,
must've been the finest rum in all the Caribbean." I smiled teasingly at him, just enough to get a
rise out of him made my way below deck. "Where do you think your going?" he yelled after me.
"I'm doing the laundry remember." I said "And it's Captain Jack Sparrow." "So you say" I stated
bored with the thought and continued on my way. The, "Bloody woman," I heard him mutter under
his breath, as I went off to do my chores, was enough to keep a smile on my face for the rest of
the day.