Arthur s Note, Don't own anything besides the plot
Captain Will "Blade" Tuner of The Cutthroat Viking a blood thirst pirate, feared thought out the seven seas but most all the Caribbean. When pirates ransack Port Royal, a former enemy returns AU version of The Cruse of the Black Pearl
Chapter 4
I made a trip to the Red Dragon only to learn that my pig headed sister had gotten herself nearly poisoned by hydra. I leant against the railing of the Viking Donavon was at the wheel of the Viking. Adam on of the cabin boys was climbing the ringing to the crow nest he was about fourteen the same age I had been when I was the St Maria working for those Spanish dogs.
"Capt." Sam one of the cabin boys said
"What is it Sam" I said turning to face him
"Smith is planning something Captain"
"What is he planning Sam yu can tell me "I said taking him to one side
"He's been steering up trouble since yu came back from the Red Dragon yesterday"
"What's he been sayin Sam "I asked anger starting to form in my veins
"That yu've been keeping the girl to yur self and not sharing her around"
I walked down the stairs to the main deck. I heard someone screaming from my cabin it was Elizabeth; Smith was missing from his post. I kicked the door in drawing my cutlass I rushed into the room. Smith had her pined to the wall she fought against his strong grip.
"Smith let her go now" I snarled at him but he didn't seem to be listening I grabbed the collar of his shirt and hauled him off her; I hit him in the jaw with great satisfaction and reholsted my cutlass.
Smith got to his feet and went for his dagger on his belt, I was ready for his first intended blow I dodge him when he went for me, I hit him hard in the nose, hot red blood spurted on to my fist.
Smith lunged at me again I side stepped him he smashed into the wall, losing his grip on the dagger it dropped to the floor, he got to his feet quickly and ran at me I was ready for him, I tackled him to the floor I was stronger than him, I hit him in the jaw again this braking it, Smith tried to get out from under me but I was too strong for him. I hit him hard in the stomach with my fish I head a few of his ribs brake I got off him, he groaned and clutched his chest I kicked him hard a few times in the stomach.
I wiped the blood from my nose and the corner of my mouth. The crew had formed at the doorway of my cabin. Donovan and Sam pushed their way through the crowd that had formed around the doorway of my cabin.
"Take him to the brig and keep him under guard until we reach Tortuga" I said to Donavon and Sam as the helped Smith to his feet
"Aye Capt."
"Get back to yur stations" I yell at the crew who were still standing around the doorway of my cabin
They didn't need to be told twice, they all went back to do whatever they were doing before they had become distracted with the fistfight that had erupted not all that long ago .
Elizabeth stood in the far corner of the cabin when I shut and locked the door; I walked over to where she was huddled in the corner. Elizabeth knew I wouldn't try to hurt her like Smith had; I would never take advantage of woman without her consent.
I pulled her into my arms, her head lay against my chest the tears began to flow out of her in a quite sobbing. I should have known that Smith would try something but I would never had guessed he'd ever do something that I forbid my crew to do that was rape a woman or touch her in such a way that was well I don't really know what.
I held to her me as she continued to cry in my arms, I swore to myself that Smith would pay more than I had made him pay before he was taken to the brig.
"Capt.; The Red Dragon has been spotted on the horizon." It was Donavon Elizabeth pulled away from me at hearing his voice
"Great timing Donavon" I said to me as I walked past him
"Sorry Capt. didn't mean to intruded" I saw him smirk as I passed by him
I made another joyful trip to the Red Dragon to meet one of Kristy former suitors it really lovely, it was from that the dame barstad was a sourer of all the entire bloody people to fall for well that the Turner fault I guess.
I had managed to get the full story out of Kristy without big ears nearby well Jack mostly I final made it back to my cabin we were a day's sail form Tortuga.
I was tried from the day's events, Elizabeth was fast asleep in my bunk when I entered the cabin, I didn't want to disturb her from her sleep I grabbed a clean shirt and breeches and went to leave the cabin to sleep in a spare cabin.
"You don't need to leave it's your cabin after all" She most have been awake when I came into the cabin
"I didn't mean to wake yu Miss Swann, I was just leavin anyway" I said somewhat a little embarrassed I never was embarrassed about my body in front of other woman
"It's fine Captain" I nodded in agreement I didn't really want to leave then again, I don't really think she wanted to see a man naked not after what she been though earlier today, I noticed that she was wearing an old pair of breeches and a shirt that no longer fitted me I kept them all in an old trunk, she turned around so I could change out of my dirty and bloody cloths.
I hissed in pain at the contact with my swollen knee, it was swollen badly I could hardly walk without limping. I tried to ignore the pain and pull on the breeches. I left the shirt off; I never really slept with it on anyway.
"Yu can turn around now" I said limpin back across the room, her eyes caught sight of the many scares that riddled my body and the tattoos from the many places in the world I had been to.
"What happened to yur leg" she looked at my right leg that I limped on
"Spanish broke both my legs smashed the knee cap down to the bone" I said sitting on the edge of the bed that sunk under my weight
"And other things that I may not want to know about" I looked at her in eyes
"Aye something are better off being forgotten Miss Swann" I said looking away from her
"You do not have to keep calling me Miss Swann, you saved my life today I am in your debt" I almost fell off the bed in shock
"Then what am I to call yu" I ask a smirk on my lips now
"I know your real name is not Blade is it" I knew she trying to get me to let my guard down for once but I was willing just this once to let someone in after five years of pushing those that had been close to me away
"Will name after my father so are yu goin to tell me yur name that I already knew" I said I hated the name William so I shortened it to Will
"What would be the point in telling you already know my name?"
"I don't know Elizabeth yu tell me" I say smirking still
She didn't say anything in reply; I rolled over to face the wall, trying to ignore the ache in my heart that had long since disappeared. I knew nothing of love all I had known was death, grief and pain.
Flashback six years earlier
I leant against the railing of the Viking my father was at the helm steering her though the clam waters of the southern China Sea on route to Singapore to meet with Sao Fang who was the Pirate Lord of the Southern China Seas. It had been nine months since we had reunited after nearly five years apart.
I watched as the waves chopped at the side of the Viking she was a might ship to behold an English Galleon built for the fatted Governor of St James's navy. She was had been known as the HMS Victory she had 120 guns in total she carried in her hull ready to do damage at any will.
I could smell the ocean beneath us and fell the sea breeze blow though my hair. It was somewhat over powering but the sea was in my blood and always would be in my blood.
"Capt. We got company and she anit goin to be friendly" I heard Hudson tell my father I looked towards the horizon I saw the St Maria on the starboard side come fast as the wind could carry her towards us.
"Run out the guns lads wait for my signal, Will take the helm" My father orders to the crew and to me.
"Aye Captain" I say taking the wheel from him as he shouts orders to the crew that are waiting for the signal to open fire on the St Maria, I knew that Rico and Quinn were still on board.
"Fire" I heard the order yelled I kept the Viking stead while the ripple of cannon fire whistled in my ear. I heard orders in Spanish being yelled to return fire.
The St Maria guns were no match for the Viking but I knew she'd put on a hell of a fight the old Spanish captain would never surrender to pirates.
"Broadside" I heard yelled over the cannon fire, crewman from both the St Maria and the Viking swung over to the other ship
I ended my fighting Andris the man who caused me so much pain and sorrow the years I was under his cruel command as first mate
I fought like an animal never giving him the upper hand; I parried his blow with my cutlass and swung at him with my hatchet which cut him deep in the right arm. Andris dropped his cutlass in pain I reholsted my hatchet and cutlass I swung my fist into his jaw it didn't break it but knocked him off his feet.
Andris got to his feet quicker than expected and spat the blood from his mouth. He swung at me wildly I grabbed my dagger from my belt and stabbed him in the heart. He dropped onto the deck unmoved and limp.
End Flashback
I still remember the day we took the St Maria and sent her to her watery grave in Davy Jones Locker were she belonged; Rico and Quinn were the only two that had joined the crew.
I woke in a cold sweat somehow during the night we had become tangled, I was lying on my back, Elizabeth was asleep on my shoulder her arm thrown across my stomach not a bad way to wake up what the bloody hell am I thinking.
I fell back asleep ten minutes later. I was woken up about five minutes later by Donavon entering my cabin he was lucky I was in a good mood
"Capt. Land's been spotted" I glared at him as he retreated from the cabin
'Can't a man sleep in peace' I thought to myself as I felt Elizabeth move in her sleep, I managed to detangle myself from her and get out of bed I landed on my swollen knee I hissed in pain.
I nearly lost my balance when I stubbed my toe on the old trunk in the corner, I cursed under my breath not wanted to wake her.
I threw on my shirt and boots with my weapons and vest and walked out into the earl Caribbean morning. I walked up to the helm were Francizes my navigator was siting looking over maps.
"Beautiful morning anit it Captain" Yea anit it I thought to myself as I walked past him
"Seems we got company Capt." Hudson nodded to the Interceptor and Daughtless that was on the horizon heading for Tortuga in the same direction as Kristy
"Ah Bloody Hell" I cursed under breath at spotting the Pearl among the three ships "Send word to the Red Dragon that we've got company "I order to Adam
"Capt. what do yu want to do" Donavon asked
"Set a course for Tortuga, Full canvas get the wind in those sails lads we got a lot of ground to cover" I order to the crew
I walked back into the cabin just as Elizabeth awoke. She seemed to sense something was wrong as soon as I walked back in to the cabin
"What seems to be bothering you Will" It was the first time she called me by my proper name
"Barbossa and Norringtion are working together "I said rubbing the back of my neck in frustration I just couldn't work it out.
"Why would James be in ledge with pirate it doesn't make sense?"
"To yu and me both, Norringtion must be after something that Barbossa knows were its but he's after Kristy" I said I could still not figure out why they were working together, I knew of Norringtion hatred to pirate and mostly to those like Barbossa but why work together with him I just couldn't work it out
"No need to go out of your mind trying to figure it out Will, I knew Norringtion was a little over confident and getting rid of pirates but he's dame idoit" I could only imagine the look on her father's face if he heard some of the thing she said
I didn't say anything in response to her; I needed to figure out a plane to rid of Barbossa and most of all that bastard Bryan Antonio so that Kristy was free of him for good, I knew had feeling for Elizabeth I hadn't figure out what they were just yet.
"Capt. Tortuga been spotted"
"Thanks Donavon tell the men to get ready" I said as he left
"And what am I to do" I turned to look at her
"Yu are staying here until I get back" I said grabbing black powered shots for my musket
"Will I can fight" she tried to protest
"Elizabeth it is too dangerous for yu to go with me Donavon and some the crew will stay here to protect yu, Tortuga is not a place a woman should be" I said before kissing her and shutting the door behind me
"Quinn Rico go get Smith, I've got a little present for Norringtion and Barbossa" I said waiting for the long boats to be lowed
Smith was brought out shackled and forced into a longboat, just as I was about to go down the ladder to the longboat. My cabin door opened Donavon tried to stop her.
"Will please be careful" I held her to me I loosened my grip on her
"Love I got to go and I promise I'll be careful" I said kissing her once more before I went down the ladder to the longboat for the first time in a long time I prayed to god I came out of this one alive.