Summary: Panther discovers a 15th pirate aboard her ship and wonders whether he should walk the plank.
Pirates of the Caribbean : The Bermuda Triangle.
Chapter 2 - The 15th Pirate.
Being a girl, Captain Black Panther loved wearing different accessories, which she stole from rich and famous. She had 19 rings, weighing down her hands and as she admired the ring she stole from Will's pocket, the red ruby and the beautiful gold, hypnotised her. Taking the ring out of the box, Panther gracefully slid it on her engagement finger and smirked.
"Pull up the anchor, we're sailing to Tortuga!" she yelled and the giant ship begun making it's way to 'the town of every pirate's dreams' as Panther and Sparrow called it. There was something similar about those two, something that Will just couldn't work out. Why did she come looking for Sparrow? How do they know each other? Those questions didn't leave the young pirate's head, as he sat in his room, head rested on the windowsill and Elizabeth napped on the bed beside him. It's a wonder how the two didn't notice a pesky little teenager sneak out of the house and run towards the beach, in search of adventures. Young Jeremy Swan had always dreamed of being a pirate and he wanted to prove it. And who better to call him a pirate than the one and only Black Panther.
Slowly and quietly, the boy sneaked onto the ship and hid in one of the broken sails on the side. When the ship was deep in the sea, the teen wondered, whether its best to stay put, as Panther might decide to throw him overboard or to show himself and do something useful. He would do anything to prove that he's a worthy pirate.
Finally Jeremy decided to come out.
"Panther, I want to talk to you!" he called, getting out from under the sails.
The girl smiled evilly and turned around "Well well, what do we have here? I think we have found a 15th pirate among us, gentlemen!" she announced and the others chuckled, turning slowly towards the boy.
"What shall we do with him, Captain?"
"I don't know." she looked at him carefully, tilting her head to the sides occasionally. "Mr Turner was kind enough to provide us with the news of Sparrow's location and they let us 'borrow' their ship" everyone chuckled at the word 'borrow' "So I guess it would be unfair if we chuck him over board, that would be offensive to Mr Turner, who saved Sparrow and the Pearl" she rubbed her forehead "Can you scrub the floors, kid?"
Jeremy smiled bowing "I will do anything to prove that I am worthy to be a pirate, Miss Panther"
"First of all, you may call me Captain and second of all you're only a pirate when I say you are."
The boy nodded "Of course, anything you say, Captain"
The girl laughed "I think you guys should learn from this kid. I guess I should introduce you to the crew." she clicked her fingers and in a second, 14 pirates were all lined up in front of her, in order of size.
"Come here, kid" she called and the boy run up to her. "Now listen, Jerry…"
"Jeremy" he corrected her
"Whatever. My crew are my friends, you hurt them, you die, ok?"
He gulped "OK"
"Good." she dragged the boy over to the line of pirates, his black hair was going crazy in the winds and his pale skin begun to shine with a bit of colour. He had big, puppy-dog, brown eyes, which Panther found irresistible, but did now say so.
"My crew contains 14 pirates…"
"I beg you pardon, Captain, but there's 15 counting yourself"
Panther smirked "I'm a Captain. Although, yes, I'm a pirate, once you're on board of a ship, a Captain and a pirate is a completely different thing. And just so you know, if you interrupt me in the future, I am going to have to kill you. Now where was I? Oh yes - 14 pirates. If you're lucky, you'll be one of them pretty soon, kid."
Jeremy's eyes lit up and a wide smile spread across his face.
"Really?"
"Yes. But I highly doubt that."
His smile faded.
"This is Amethyst, Silver, Gold, Emerald, Sapphire, Moon, Sun, Wind, Thunder, Aqua, Iro, Napoleon, Kougra and Melvin." she pointed to each one and smiled, as they smiled back. You could tell that they loved their Captain, even though she was harsh most of the time. "Each one is named after a treasure. Well apart from the last three. Napoleon is names after a wolf, Kougra is named after a tiger and Melvin…Well, Melvin is his real name. He's my right hand, so I let him keep his name. You'll be Ruby." she looked at Jeremy, who was thrilled at the thought of having a nickname.
"Isn't Ruby kind of girly…"
Panther gritted her teeth. "Either that or you walk the plank, right here, right now. Take your pick"
Everyone stared at the young boy.
"Ruby! RUBY! Thank you, Captain, it's a lovely name."
"Go make yourself useful and don't bother me!" the girl yelled and disappeared in the cabin.
"MELVIN!"
"Coming, Captain!" the old man yelled and followed her inside.
..:Inside:..
"Listen to me, Melv, keep a close eye on the boy and tell me when we get to Tortuga, the Captain wishes to have a rest"
"Certainly, Captain, right away" he said bowing and walking away.
..:Panther Alone:..
The girl lay still on the red velvet bed, admiring the ruby ring on her finger.
"So you'll do anything to be a pirate, eh?" she spoke to herself "It could be fun" she smirked and closed her eyes.
..:Port Royal - Swan House:..
"We searched high and low for your cousin, Miss, but there's no sign of him. Although there were some people who saw him on the beach by the ships earlier." a servant informed the weeping woman.
"I should have paid more attention…" she sobbed.
"Don't blame yourself, Elizabeth, it is certainly not your fault." Suddenly Will's eyes shot open. "He's gone with Panther" he whispered
"What?" his beautiful girlfriend wiped away a tear.
"He's gone with Panther! He wanted to prove that's he's worthy to be a pirate! How didn't I see this before!"
"We must go after them! Get the soldiers!"
"After Panther? This pirate is a legend!"
"She's a 16 year old girl, she's Jeremy's age for God's sake!"
"Yes, but that doesn't change the fact that if we chase after them, she'll cut his throat. A 16 year old girl or not, she's still a pirate. We must get a ship and sail ourselves, with no soldiers, it's too risky."
"Oh, you're right. But what are we going to do?"
"We're going to find Sparrow"
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So far you haven't seen much of your favourite characters like Will Turner, Elizabeth Swan and Captain Jack Sparrow. It was mainly just the OCs. Don't worry, I'm getting to the part where the rest of them join in and then they'll be present for the rest of the story, I just have to get you familiar with what the characters are like and what place they have in the story.
