Mary Sue Pirates Beware!

AN: Back again after half a year off. I got a review from Inquisitive and was inspired to write again. No, there's no involved excuse about how I was kidnapped by assassins and forced to avert the destruction of the world...I simply didn't write for the past half a year. But I hope anyone who's reading this will like this chapter.

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Erica had just realized that the hope that she'd been hanging on to, her ace up her sleeve, the sympathy of Jack Sparrow, wasn't going to come through for her. She stood in the corridor of the Black Pearl and felt a little bit like crying. Ok, she felt a lot like crying.

Erica pulled herself together as much as she could and went up the ladder to the deck. The air was breezy and cool, and the wind danced across her forehead. The stars were out, and it was an incredible sight. She had never seen so many stars.

She wandered down the deck, taking time to look out at the sea and give a little thought to her situation. She didn't foresee any way of getting home, and that scared her. But luckily, she wasn't too homesick yet. Sure, having what seemed like six or so slightly off roommates wasn't too glamorous, but it wasn't horrible.

Without warning, a hand grasped Erica's forearm. She barely managed to choke off a very girly scream. She was whirled around violently. Out of the darkness came the stern face of Anamaria.

"Come on, you," Anamaria growled, wrenching at Erica's arm, "You should really be getting back to the bilge." Erica tried to resist, but the female pirate's grip was strong and unrelenting.

Erica went along with Anamaria as docilely as she could. It was strange, but her views on a lot of things had taken a complete 180 since she realized how foreign she was in this world. She didn't resent Anamaria, but instead felt a little embarrassed.

"Anamaria?" she ventured. The pirate grunted to show that she had heard. "Do you guys need any extra help around the ship?"

The pirate stopped and eyed her, making Erica feel very awkward and uncomfortable. "I'm really glad you guys rescued me, and I just thought maybe I could repay you somehow," Erica tried to explain. She was feeling mortified for some reason.

Anamaria sighed, and started walking again. "Look, the best service you could do for us is to stay out of our way. We know what we're doing, we've been doing it very well for a long time. If you want to help out, think of a way to make those other girls useful, or maybe just make them stop being so damn obtrusive."

Erica bowed her head. "Ok," she said. Anamaria still threw her into the bilge, but maybe a mite softer than she would have before. At least, that is what Erica thought to herself.

Surprisingly, only four of the other girls were in the bilge, the rest apparently out stalking around the decks. Rhianna was the only one whose name Erica had caught, but there was also what looked like a mermaid, a girl with glistening chestnut curls, and the spunky looking girl who had so eagerly eaten the porridge earlier. They all looked up sharply when Erica came splashing down to join them.

"Been caught by Anamaria?" Rhianna asked. Erica nodded and sat down on a crusty barrel. "Yep, she's pretty relentless." Rhianna's eyes flashed with vengeful fire. "There will come a time, a day, a dark hour, when she and I will duel as nemeses and from the ashes of our battles waged will rise the victor, a shining phoenix cast in fire, the undoubted and uncontested rightful right-hand woman of Jack Sparrow!"

Everyone in the bilge just blinked, then went back to what they were doing. The mermaid was combing her hair with a seashell. The girl with the chestnut curls was picking at her fingernails. The spunky looking girl was splashing around in the bilge water and didn't seem too bothered by anything.

Erica looked around at them, and thought back to what Anamaria had snapped at her. Think of a way to make those other girls useful. There had to be something that they could do besides think of ways to seduce an unwilling man.

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It's a pretty short chapter but I hope you guys like it!