Here you are. The Jackdaw vs. Smaug.

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The crew of the Jackdaw were in a flurry of motion as they readied the guns and prepared for battle. Edward was at the helm talking to Adewale when Tauriel came running up to the ship.

"What are you doing Kenway?" She asked in surprise.

Edward motioned to Adewale and walked down the steps from the helm to meet the elf at the dock.

"We are preparing to sail." He said.

"Why now, the dragon is coming. Will you not fight?" She asked.

"What does it look like we are doing?" He said, gesturing to the busy crew.

"Running away." She stated.

"Actually we are about to fight. I am hurt by that statement." He said.

"What about the people of this town?" She questioned.

"We can do nothing without endangering them further. Try to get them out as best you can." He replied.

Tauriel nodded and started running back to the house. Edward turned back and started walking back to the helm.

"That lass looks mighty fine." A crew member said as Edward walked by.

"Aye, she does a fine job of cutting people's heads off and using them for target practice." Edward said and smiled at the crew member's horrified expression.

Edward reached the helm and ran his hands over the wheel.

"Full sail! Give me some speed!" He shouted. Instantly the sails of the Jackdaw dropped and the ship sped off into open water.

"How do you plan to fight this beast Captain?" Adewale asked as they cruised along.

"Plenty of cannon fire and luck will have to do for now." Edward replied as he turned the wheel to bring the ship around.

Another earsplitting roar filled the air as the Jackdaw cut through the water. Smaug had drawn very near and was coming in fast.

His dark form blocked out the moon. The haunting light showed him as though he was death incarnate. His massive wings formed a hurricane of sound and wind and his golden eyes maliciously scanned his prey. The Jackdaw seemed to be the last thing on his mind.

"Swivels prepare to fire on the beast!" Edward shouted.

"Are you mad Captain? The beast will turn on us." Adewale said with a great deal of worry.

"That's the plan." Edward said.

"We will need quite a bit of that luck." Adewale replied.

Smaug was now right in front of the town. His chest and neck began to glow with a fiery blaze which he then poured out over the town as he passed. People were incinerated and houses collapsed instantly under the intense blaze. He swooped around and hit it horizontally with another blast.

"Swivels fire!" Edward commanded.

The small swivels cannons that sat to the rear of the ship fire with a large bang. This sent several small metal projectiles towards the dragon. One shot hit Smaug directly in the stomach and broke several scales. The other shot hit his wing and tore a hole in the leather sheet. Smaug howled in pain and brought his deadly gaze towards the Jackdaw.

"You men stand no chance." He spoke in a deep, booming but regal voice.

The crew and Edward replied with two more swivel shot which hit Smaug in the chest and leg. Smaug was terrified that these weapons were breaking his armor but he started making a beeline straight for the ship as it started to swerve.

"Captain?" Adewale started.

"Mortars get ready! Prepare to fire straight up!" Edward shouted.

Smaug was speeding towards them, preparing to turn their ship into a torch, but a small object came flying out from the town and it collided with his right shoulder and sunk deep into his flesh. He almost stopped in surprise but he passed over the Jackdaw without doing anything.

Edward made a quick look back at the town and noticed a man up in the bell tower. But Edward focused and yelled.

"Fire!"

The two golden mortars at the front of the ship exploded with an enormous boom. The launched hails of metal into the air but this time it collided with the joint of his right wing and hit with such a number and fury that his entire wing snapped off and fell into the town. Smaug screamed in the pain as he fell into the lake. Edward brought the ship around broadside with Smaug as he started to try to get up.

"Fire full volley!" He ordered. This sent hails of cannon fire towards the dragon. It hit him all over and broke his armor and pierce his flesh. Smaug had never been in so much pain as this.

"Half sail." Edward ordered. The ship slowed and had stopped firing. It got somewhat close to Smaug as the dragon tried to get up with just one wing which he also used as an arm.

"Why don't you just finish me?" He roared.

"Take the wheel." Edward said to Adewale. He leaped over the railing and ran towards the mast. He jumped onto a small crate that was there and kicked in the lift which shot him up to the crow's nest. He then grabbed a boarding line and swung across the open water and landed on the dragon. The Jackdaw instantly retreated as Smaug grew angry when Edward jumped on. Edward began running up Smaug's back and he drew his swords. He reached Smaug's neck and clambered up towards his head. Smaug swung his head around in an attempt to snatch up Edward but Edward jumped onto his head and sent his sword through Smaug's left eye. Edward held on as Smaug roared and reared his head. As soon as he had a leveled out Edward switched over to his right and did the same. The now blind Smaug roared again and started to try to move but failed. He threw his neck upwards and tossed Edward off to the left. Edward caught his wing and stabbed his sword into another area of unarmored skin. He swung down and hung by the sword. He looked down and saw an old chink in the armor that was not made that night. He then stuck his other sword into it and activated the pistol barrels. A small piece of lead shot out into Smaug's chest and it travelled all the way the dragon's heart.

Smaug didn't even have the strength to do anything but breathe his last. His head dropped into the water and his body relaxed. Edward pulled himself up onto the dead dragons back and signaled his ship.

The Jackdaw came sailing back and Edward climbed back on board.

"Why did you do that Captain we could have finished him at a distance?" Adewale asked.

"Gunpowder is not as plentiful here Ade." Edward replied. "These townsfolk will need help."

"It seems you have changed Captain." Adewale pointed out. "You would normally never give a damn."

"Well I have had a few experiences." Edward replied.

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It was now morning and Lake Town had burned completely and the survivors had massed on the banks. The Jackdaw had sent out rowboats to ferry any other survivors to shore. The people worked to get fires going and to help the wounded. Edward had gone back into the town and found quite the sight. A large pole boat had been smashed by Smaug's wing. Edward climbed on and analyzed it all.

Gold, a small fortune, sitting on this boat. Must have been the treasury, seeing the poor state of the town before a dragon set it ablaze.

"Help…me." A voice croaked.

Edward turned around and noticed a man with a sharp mustache a round pudgy face was pinned but still alive.

"Why were you trying to save this gold?" Edward asked.

"I'm (Cough) the master of this town." He strained.

"Well not anymore." Edward said. He raised his hidden blade and stuck it into the man's throat. After he died Edward pulled off and pocketed the chain around his neck.

When Edward got back to shore he found the dwarves readying to head towards the mountain. He noticed that Tauriel was also with them. She was working with one of the girls who was in the house last night on several items.

"So you are on the dwarves' side now?" He said.

"I came to help them and that's what I did." She said as she stood up from what she was working with.

"Are you going with them?" Edward asked.

Tauriel nodded. "We must help these people first."

"Captain they are here as you requested." Adewale said as several rowboats pulled up with various supplies in them.

"That's what we are doing." Edward said.

"Oy, give me one a them blankets, I'll catch my death in this cold." A hunched greasy haired man yelled to a woman who was passing out blankets.

Edward started making his way towards him when the woman replied.

"You don't have any power Alfrid Lickspill." She spat without even looking at the man.

"Now that's where you're wrong. In the absence of the master his powers then fall to his deputy which in this case is my good self. Now give me that blanket!" He shouted as he grabbed the woman. She resisted and Alfrid prepare to strike her when his hand was grabbed.

"Now is not the time to be turning on our own Alfrid." A man said. He flipped Alfrid in a circle and the young boy next to him sent Alfrid on his face.

"Da!" A girl screamed in delight as she ran to the man. Edward had started laughing as the girl brushed by him.

"Are you the Captain of that vessel that brought down the dragon?" The man asked Edward.

"Aye, but we wouldn't have lived if you hadn't shot the beast." Edward said.

"I missed though." He said.

"We wouldn't have fired in the first placed had you not at least hit it." Edward pointed out.

"Bard had shot the dragon!" A man cried out. "He saved that ship when he hit the dragon with a Black Arrow."

The crowd gathered around Bard and started congratulating him. Edward happily pulled back because he didn't want to be caught in that. The Alfrid got up and grabbed Bard's arm and held it up.

"All hail King Bard!" He shouted. Bard dropped down his hand and Edward started to push through the crowd. As Alfrid spout nonsense Edward reached him and slugged him in the face.

"Agh!" Alfrid shouted as he fell to the ground.

"Where is the Master?" Bard said as he looked around.

"Halfway up the Arduin with all our coin." Someone said.

"No he is not." Edward said. He pulled out the chain he took and held it up. "He was crushed by the dragon wing as he tried to escape with the gold." Edward turned to Bard and put the chain in his hand. "Bard I'd say that you should be the one to lead these people."

"But you killed the dragon." Another man said.

"And I'm a pirate who otherwise wouldn't give a damn about you." Edward replied.

Edward walked back to the dwarves. Kili was talking to Tauriel and Fili, Bofur and Oin were discussing travel plans.

"Ade." Edward called. His quartermaster walked up to his side.

"We will take the dwarves across the lake towards the mountain. When we get there we will unhook and unload the Chase, deck, and mortar guns."

"Why Captain?" Adewale asked.

"We're pirates Ade. Who wouldn't want that mountain of gold?" Edward said.

"You aren't planning to double cross these people are you?" Adewale asked.

"No, they are moving to the ruined city that is in front of the mountain. The cannons are for their protection." Edward answered.

"Will you come with us?" He asked.

"I will go to the mountain itself with the dwarves." Edward replied.

"Dwarves, dragons, mountain kingdoms. Where did we end up?" Adewale pondered.

"Well when we trifle with things like the Observatory, we get in trouble." Edward replied.

"Well, you do seem to bring trouble with you." Adewale jabbed.

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Adewale talked to the dwarves as the people work to get ready for their journey to Dale, the ruined city that lay before Erebor, which Bard had decided to take them.

Edward rejoined the dwarves as they prepared to make for the Jackdaw.

"Bard will be taking the long route with the villagers." Edward said to Fili.

"Do you think Kili will want to take the elf?" Fili said with a small smile. They both looked at Kili and Tauriel as they talked to each other. All of the sudden Tauriel stiffened.

"My Lord Legolas." She said. They all looked behind her and saw the blond haired prince standing there.

"Take your leave of the dwarf." Kili turned away as he understood what Legolas meant.

"Mate." Edward said as he walked up to the elf. "She is going with the dwarves."

"She will do no such thing." Legolas replied as he looked venomously at Edward.

"What, can't take a little rejection? Hmm?" Edward taunted.

"Hold your tongue before I remove it." Legolas threatened. By this time everyone in the nearby vicinity was looking at them.

"Kenway, back down." Tauriel said as she slowly approached.

Edward, completely ignoring Tauriel, went on. "You are merely the Kings puppet. She seems to be the only one with enough sense to notice."

Legolas had enough of Edward's insults. He punched him in the gut and kneed him in the face. Edward fell onto his back as Legolas drew his blades. Before anyone knew it Legolas had drawn the attention of the Jackdaw's crew and their pistols. He stood there with more than twenty pistols aimed at him as Edward got up.

"You've got quite the punch." Edward said as he motioned for the crew to lower their weapons.

Legolas swung at him but he blocked it with his arm and punched the prince in the face. This knocked off the cloth he had been wearing and it revealed his healing eye which had been burned. Legolas reeled back with fury in his eyes. He charged forward in order to kill the pirate but his blades were stopped by two others. Tauriel swung his blades to the side in order to defuse the situation.

"Kenway, leave." She said.

Edward walked away as he and Legolas shared equally vehement looks towards each other. An elven rider then appeared as his stunning white horse parted the crowds.

"My Lord Legolas. King Thranduil has demanded your presence." He said.

Legolas nodded. "Come Tauriel."

"My Lord. Tauriel is banished." The rider informed.

"Banished?" Legolas said in disbelief.

"Well you can tell him if there is no place for Tauriel, there is no place for me." He said.

"Legolas don't" Tauriel said.

Legolas turned and looked at her. "Go back. I know where I must go." She said.

Legolas' heart almost stopped at these words for he knew what they meant.

"I will not go back because I am riding for Gundabad." He said.

"Gundabad! Why?" Tauriel asked.

"The orc I fought last night bore its mark. I must investigate it." And without another word Legolas walked off into the crowd.

"The Jackdaw is about to sail. If you wish to come with us come now." Edward said. Tauriel watched her friend march off into the crowd.

'Is this worth it.'

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I feel like I was putting in too much boring stuff in order to fill the story, so that's why both Alfrid and Legolas got punched.