"CANNON FIRE OFF THE PORT BOW." Serena had just stormed into her cabin when look out cried and quickly she was out again.

She rushed over to the edge pulling out her spy glass. "British colors boys! Shoot em out of the water."

Everyone was already in place and as soon as her word was given cannons began to fly. The crunching of wood and screams of men of the opposing ship could be heard.

The British ship still continued forward and it was not alone two others followed suit. The Pearl circled around and stationed itself in firing range.

Soon the sky was filled with a thick black smoke. Cannons firing from both ships left two members of the maiden dead. That's when Serena stepped in to fill their spot on the cannon as did Jake.

"Do you know even know how to work a cannon?" She yelled in distress over the cannon fire as she loads her cannon with powder. Yanking the cord the cannon flies back on it's tracks sending a cannon ball right threw the mast of one of the British ships.

"Looks like there plenty of time to learn." He yells back as she pulls the cord again. The British ships were closing in now and the Pearl turned to flea. Serena looked on the scene with despair she hated nothing more then running away from battle.

The ships were close enough now that you could see the sweat glisten on the opposing crews face, but that's not what made Serena's body go numb. For on the helm of one of the British ships he stood; his blonde hair glowing in the sun.

"CAPTAIN!" Avery yelled snapping her out of her thoughts. "They're preparing to board."

"Let them come! Men take arms and stand to fight!" She screeched as she pulled out her sword and tossed another to Jake. "Hope you know how to fight. If not learn fast." He nodded.

Soon a bloody brawl had taken over the ships deck; the British ships had more crew members so each of the maiden's crew had at least two people on him. Serena did not luck out with only two; Five men surrounded her.

Blades clanked together as she fought them off, but even with experience she found it hard to keep them from boxing her in. As she thrusted her sword in to one man's chest another sword came and sliced the arm that she held hers in.

She dropped her sword as blood dripped through the sleeve and down her arm. The other men took this opportunity to advance upon her. There was no where for her to go and she took out her pistol in a desperate attempt to save her self.

She pulled the trigger and with a crack the flint ignited and the man fell. Before she could drop the empty pistol one of the two remaining men's sword was at her throat and her hand was jerked behind her back.

"That's sum fancy moves for a lady as lovely as your self. It be a shame to kill you so how about me and you get better acquainted." He sneered in her ear; anger boiled in her blood at his words.

In a swift movement she freed her self ripping the sword from his hand and then bringing it sharply across his chest; Her action was not with out consequents for blood slowly tickled down her neck. The other man soon faced the same fate.

"MEN CEASE ACTION." He screamed as he boarded her ship. All his men stop with their sword at one of her crew members' throats. "I WISH TO SEE THE CAPTAIN OF THIS SHIP!"

"Speak of the devil and she shall appear." Serena walked over with her head held high not letting him see her defeat.

"Serena" His voice held a note of shock to it before he recovered himself. "it's a pleasure to see you again." He bowed then took her hand and went to kiss it, but she pulled back in disgust.

"You see with your eyes not your lips swine." He scoffed.

"Swine? Ha I am the Captain of the Royal Majesties Navy, but I do not blame you for your behavior being captive on this ship was sure to change your view on decent men. Now if you would step aside I will punish the damned captain who dares take a women hostage and force her into the ways of a pirate." She was pissed there was no other word for it.

"Look no further for the Captain you seek stands before you." She kept her voice in check very well aware her crew's life hung on her words and actions.

"Then they must show themselves….."

"I am captain you worthless excuse for a Royal officer! I am the fear that ignites in all superstitions and I am the woman with out mercy I am the bloody maiden." Each word swelled with pride.

"Well then I guess that changes things. Men arrest her!" Two more men were upon her and her hands were fixed into shackled; she could not fight at the moment for all of their lives would be in danger. The whole time she cursed Jack for his cowardly ways.

"Serena Summers you are under arrest for charges of piracy against the crown." He said with authority. Serena was dragged off the ship by the watchmen; she had nothing to say. Her eye bore into his swirling with a mixture of passion and hate.

"Since I do not believe that a woman belongs in the dampness of the brig secure her in my cabin. As for the rest of you, this ship is new command if you so much as step one hair out of line it will be death for your captain." With that he nodded to one of the men and left the ship.

"You heard him filth back to work." A big greasy man yelled. Jake ran through the crowd towards Avery.

"What are we doing we can't just fall into submission we have to do something!" He whispered harshly.

"There is something ye are not understanding boy. 'Member how ye asked me why Captain act the way she does?"

"Yeah so?"

"Well the Captain of colors ain't no ordinary Captain. Four years ago he joined the Navy in search for power, but in order for him to get it he had to leave his lass behind. She waited and not a letter had come the only thing that told her he was still alive was no Navy death form had been sent."

"After a year of waiting she was heart broken and took the next ship out of town. The ship sailed into a terrible storm and the lass was the only survivor stranded on a deserted island. She was there for one week before a ship sailed in, but it wasn't no passenger ship."

"Nah this ship was none other then the bloody maiden captained by a foul ruthless man bent on blood and treasure; he was know as Satan's Soilder, but to his crew he was the RustyDagger . He was seven feet tall with a big black scraggly beard and beady eyes that was said to make a person go mad. "

"Rustydagger got his name 'cuz his personality was that of a rusted dagger you didn't know what he was going to do or what was going to happen in his presence. Well this girl she had sat on the island wishing for death and when the pirates arrived she thought she had found her opportunity."

"She marched right into their camp and challenged the Captain. He had laughed at her and instead of killing her he took her back to the ship where for the next two year he treated this girl like a daughter; taught her everything he knew about the sea and the ways of a pirate; he called her the Bloody Maiden after his dear ship. On his deathbed Rustydagger left her everything, she was to be captain."

"So Serena and that Captain were once in love?" Jake couldn't believe it.

"Aye, the thought of him still pains her, but I really shouldn't be telling you this." Avery turned and left Jake to ponder into his work.

On the British ship Serena was sitting against a support beam in the Captain's cabin her hands chain behind her back. Her eyes stared blankly ahead and she rethought her situation; for the first time in four years she was completely helpless.

The door opened and Serena shoot to her feet with her hands still chained behind her. She glared at him; his hair was long now tied back in a leather ribbon, his skin had a soft brown glow, but one thing made her speechless his eyes. The looked at her with such passion, regret and lust that it caused her mind to become jumbled.

"It's been along time, but your still as breath taking as ever." His voice took on a husky tone. It was enough to set off her anger so she could find her speech.

"You're a slimy bastard who doesn't deserve the light of day." She hissed at him and he came within a foot of her.

"Yet it's your personality that has brought towns to their knees." He stepped closer his warm breath on her face as he reached up and stroked her cheek.

"Don't touch me!" she snarled. She went to kick him, but he pinned her to the pole.

"It's funny how the last time I saw you; you would melt at my touch." His face only inches from hers; he put his hand under her chin and made her look up at him. She held his gaze with a burning anger.

"What a fool I was to think I was in love with rubbish like you!" her voice began to lose it's power as his face got even closer.

"Yet I have always loved you." He whispered softly his lips on top of hers he kissed her passionately. Her eyes shut as she gave into the kiss.