Legolas ran to the dock where the ship was tied and boarded the magnificent vessel. The man he noticed was looking right at him. Legolas walked right over to the man and stood in front of him.

"Who are you?" he asked suspiciously.

"My name is Captain William Turner," the strange man replied. "But you can call me Will."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Will. My name is Legolas Greenleaf. I may not be a captain, but I am the prince of the woodland realm of Mirkwood. Where, may I ask, are YOU from?"

"Well, my home is Port Royal on the island of Jamaica. But currently I live at sea. I usually can only go to shore once every ten years, but now that my wife and son were kidnapped-"

"What do you mean, they were kidnapped?" the blonde elf inquired.

"They were taken by men in black, hooded cloaks. They said nothing, nor did they appear to have faces." Will looked at the elf, who seemed to be in shock. "What's wrong?"

"Those are the nazgul," he whispered. "Since the vanquishing of Sauron, they lost their purpose. They recently found a new purpose- kidnapping kings and their families. After everyone else is gone, they take over and destroy kingdoms. According to rumors my old friend Gimli told me, they've already taken over the dwarven kingdoms." As he said that, Forvenial walked over, having overheard their conversation.

"Hey Legolas, if there's going to be a journey, I want in!" she exclaimed.

"It's probably best for me to go alone, to be quite honest…" Will said.

"No!" Legolas exclaimed. "We will all go together. Three is safer than one."

Joshua had heard the entire conversation and was quite confused. He knew, however, that his captain needed his help.

"Excuse me, captain, but I would like to help you. I-I mean, if that's okay with you…" he interjected nervously.

"Of course he can come!" Legolas said enthusiastically. "You remind me of myself when I was a lad." It was true. Joshua's short blond hair and stunning blue eyes made him look just like a younger, dirtier version of the attractive elven prince.

As they spoke, Tauriel walked over to the ship, saw Legolas, and boarded. The red-haired elf had been by Legolas' side since birth and she loved a good adventure. The sight of her best friend aboard a pirate ship intrigued her, so she had to know what was going on, After Legolas and Will did some explaining, she insisted that she tag along on the journey. Will and Legolas finally agreed to let her join.

"Fine. The five of us can go together," Will said. "Do you all have weapons?" They all nodded and patted their weapon of choice. Forvenial used a pair of elven daggers. Tauriel and Legolas were both armed with bows- Tauriel had a wooden one with her name engraved into it, and Legolas had his beautiful Galadhrim bow. Joshua brandished a beautifully crafted sword and a small knife gifted to him by his father, and Will had his sword and the knife Bootstrap had given him 20 years ago.

"The map says to go to Rohan and find a box belonging to a princess." Will said.

"Ah, the trunk of Eowyn," Legolas exclaimed. "That's southwest of here." Following Legolas' lead, the companions headed off towards Rohan while chatting merrily. They often stopped to check the map, have a drink, or have a snack. They took it very lightly, all except for Will who was still quite worried about his wife and son. While the rest were enjoying the journey, there were dark deeds going on elsewhere.