In a quiet out of the way fishing town in the Bahamas lived a young woman who was left in the care of a man who had long ago renounced Piracy and was granted a full pardon from the from England. Everyday she would walk along the beach in a small cove that was not far town, For as long as she could remember the only place that she ever truly felt at home was on the sea. Every night she was told tails of Pirates and how they fought a continuing battle against the Royal Navy and she dream about brave men such as Morgan, Teach and Roberts. Although the tails she loved to hear the most were about she mother father and her best friend, though she would never tell who they were.

All she knew of her parents was that her father was hung in Port Royal, Jamaica eight months before her mother was to gave birth to her. Her mother had spent seven of those months in jail where she was to be hung once she had given birth, for a pregnant woman was never hung even for the crime she was accused of. She never knew just how her mother had escaped that jail but for a time after she was born both her and her mother lived in a place called New Orleans. At the age of fourteen her mother had passed away leaving her to live on the streets like a rat, stealing and pick pocketing just so she could get by. That was until a captain of a pirate ship ,who was walking by, over heard her cries of pain and saved her as a man was in the middle of savagely raping her and was just about to slit her through because she wouldn't stop screaming.

After he had gained her trust, he took her aboard his ship and made her an official member of his crew. He wasn't like other pirates (not because of his outrageous hair and odd but cunning behavior)that she had heard about from her mother. He was an honestly dishonest man who was loved by his crew for his firm but gentler way of running the ship. But the only thing that struck her as odd was the fact that his best friend and his wife, who happened to be a Governors daughter, lived with him on his ship with there five year old son.

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Walking around the dock that morning the young woman saw that a ship belonging to the Royal Navy was anchored in the harbor. Already having a distaste for the Navy she kept a close eye on the crews comings and goings around town. From what little she could find out they had a run in with another ship and were badly in need of repairs. There was only one way she was going to get the answers she needed and that was by asking one of the young and greener soldiers.

She made her way casually over to a group of sailors in the Royal Navy smiled and nodded while looking for just the right one to speak with. After glancing over a half a dozen faces she soon cam upon one in particular that looked hauntingly familiar. He look just like a man she once new, "It couldn't be him he looks too young" she thought to herself.

"Excuse me, but I was wondering if I could have a moment of your time? That is if your not on duty that is." she asked in a lady like manner.

The young sailor nodded, " I was about to get something to eat, would you care to join me Miss?" he asked offering his arm. there was something about her that he just couldn't place. she was beautiful with a simple light brown skirt with a chemise underneath a dark brown bodice and a dark brown bodice. The young woman had strawberry blond hair that went just bellow her shoulder blades and the most enticing green eyes.

"Of course" she smiled excepting his arm "What brings you to the quiet fishing town?" she asked the young sailor.

"Well we were on our way to Port Royal when we were viciously attacked by a pirate ship" he replied pointing over to his ship so she could see the mast that was broken in half from a chain shot.

The young woman's eyes went wide in wonder, "Pirates!" she gasped in mocked afraid tone "Do you know who they were?" she asked hoping to get a little more information out of him.

The young man nodded "We'll I was bellow decks so I never actually got a good look at them" he replied " But from what I heard from the men on deck afterward it was none other than the Black Pearl!"

"The Black Pearl, Are you sure? I hear that it's Captain is the last real Pirate threat in all the Caribbean" she asked excitedly. This was just what she was hoping to find out "He's hear! I knew that he would keep his word and come back for me" her thoughts practically screamed out.

The young sailor smiled, "To tell you the truth, I was raised in Port Royal and all I have ever heard of this Captain was how badly the Admiral wants to see him hanged" he chuckled softly.

"I'm sorry but I'm afraid that I have forgotten that my Uncle had asked me to return home early from the market. I hope that we could postpone our lunch for another day?" she asked regretfully.

"Another day time then" he nodded "May I have the pleasure of knowing you name?" he asked.

"I'm Sorry...It was nice meeting you" she called out as she picked up the hem of her skirt and hurried off. Now that she knew the Pearl was in the area there was so much that needed to be done