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A Change in the Tide

Chapter 4: Attack

Shouts were heard from both ships signifying the beginning of an attack. Canons were fired by the British, but that didn't convince the pirates of leaving. They boarded the Evans' ship and then fighting began. There were slashes of swords but no guns were fired as the men raced to face their opponent.

The pirates outnumbered the British men and in a few minutes, most of the men had been tied up and thrown in a corner of the deck.

Captain Potter walked confidently around the upper deck, admiring his men's work. The attack was short and easy. Now the man looked around in search of the captain.

Lord Evans knew as soon as the pirates boarded his ship that they were doomed. His men were greatly outnumbered. He just hoped that none of his men are killed and that his wife and daughters are safe.

When the fighting was over, the pirate asked the bound men who the captain is.

"I am the head of this ship," said a loud voice.

James Potter turned around to find himself face to face with an older man. "What is your name?" James asked.

"I am Lord Evans. I assume you are the captain of that ship," Lord Evans said, pointing at The Phoenix.

"You guessed correctly. I am Captain Potter, captain of The Phoenix." After a pause, he turned to his men and signaled for them to gather around. They tied up Lord Evans and tossed him with the rest of his men. "Don't worry. Our intentions are not to kill you, but if any of you try to fight us back, well… we might not be so merciful." James went on to address his men. "Remember what I said, take all of the gold and jewels you can and bring 'em back on the ship. Go on now," James barked. His men turned and searched the ship.

Now, Lord Evans was extremely nervous for his family. He knew they were hiding somewhere in the lower decks and that there was a good chance they would be found by these filthy pirates. His biggest concern wasn't that they would be killed, the pirates said they had no intentions of killing. No, he was afraid that the pirates might abuse his wife and daughters, or capture them.

Captain Potter's crew searched the ship for any valuables. In the captain's quarters, they found important documents, several gold coins, some maps, books, jewelry, and dresses of sorts. Throughout the rest of the ship, they found guns, swords, gun powder, canons, and more.

Lord Evans watched as his possessions were taken from his ship and loaded onto The Phoenix. He didn't care so much about losing his wealth though.

Captain Potter kept watch of the captured men and supervised his own men's work. Every now and then, his men would bring someone up to him that had been hiding on the lower levels. He had those people tied up and grouped with the rest of Lord Evans' men.

Lily was hiding in the kitchen. She hoped that the pirates wouldn't think to look in there. She was small enough to crouch into one of the cabinets. As she waited, she heard the canons being fired, but after a few minutes they stopped. Then she heard the clanks of people landing on the upper deck. She knew that the pirates had boarded their ship. Several minutes later, there were voices and footsteps heard, walking through the lower decks. As she did not recognize them, she knew they were pirates. She only hoped that her father and the rest of the shipmates were okay.

She heard footsteps walk closer. There were two sets of footsteps in fact. They were heading towards the kitchen. Fear leaked through her veins as she barely breathed, afraid that someone would hear her. Then, the door creaked open.

Sirius and Remus were walking through the ship. They, along with the rest of the crew, were searching for anything interesting. "Hey, what's that," Sirius asked as he pointed to the door on their right.

"I believe that is the kitchen," Remus answered as he peered through the window.

"You think anything good will be in there?" Sirius asked.

"I don't know. Guess we'll have to see, won't we?" Remus said as he opened the door.

The two men looked around the kitchen but didn't find anything worth bringing to the captain. There was nothing unusual in there; just the typical pots, pans, and food.

From Lily' hiding place, she heard the two men enter the kitchen and search the room. They had checked every cabinet other than hers so far. She knew they were heading towards hers next. Just as she thought they would find her, she heard one of the men speak.

"I think that's all we are going to find in here. We checked every drawer, closet, and cabinet and didn't find anything."

"You're right, Sirius. Let's go."

Lily let out the breath she was holding and relaxed a little. Just as she thought everything was fine, the second man spoke again.

"Wait, I think we missed one."

'Damn!' Lily thought. 'I'm trapped. There is no way out of this. I just hope all of the rumors I heard about pirates were false.'

As Lily's thoughts were running wild, the two pirates strode over to the cabinet they had not already checked. When they opened it up, they were both filled with shock and jumped back a few feet.

Lily took that as her opportunity to escape. She crawled out of her cramped hiding place and darted out of the room. Just as she was heading out the door, she felt someone's hand on her arm. She was forcefully turned around. In front of her was a young man with long dark hair and gray eyes. The other man had blonde hair and blue eyes, she noted.

After Sirius grabbed the girl, he stared at her. She was one of the most beautiful women he had ever met in his life. She had long red hair and bright green eyes. Not to mention her cute figure. He was soon shook out of his thoughts when Remus stepped over to help him with the girl.

Lily began to struggle, trying to wretch her arm free, but it was no use. The two fully grown pirates were much too strong for the small woman. She began to verbally attack them.

"Let me go."

"No," Sirius replied simply.

"Let me go right now or else… or else I'll tell my father."

Sirius laughed at the girl's weak attempt to dissuade him. "Really? And what might your father do to me?" Sirius played along. Remus stood, watching the two argue.

"He'll have you locked up," the woman said confidently.

"Is that the worst you can do?"

Lily thought for a moment. These pirates just would not let up.

When the girl did not answer, Sirius spoke up. "Now, what would you do if I told you that we have your father locked up? Eh?"

"What? I don't believe you."

"Do you really think that we would be able to roam around this ship if your father wasn't captured?"

Lily began to feel stupid and lost almost all hope of escaping.

"What's your name?" the young man who was holding her asked.

When Lily opted not to answer, he roughly shook her.

"Miss Evans," Lily growled.

"Well, Miss Evans," Remus spoke up, "we are taking you up to the captain."

They both grabbed a hold of her and brought her up the stairs to the main deck. Lily looked around her and saw several pirates guarding her father's men. They were all tied up, including her father. Lily also saw her mother and Petunia.

Lily looked at her father and found him staring into her eyes. His look told her not to do something stupid, otherwise she would regret it.

Then Lily was pulled to the front, and faced a man who had his back turned to them all. He was looking out at the setting sun.

"Captain, we found this here one hiding in the kitchen," said Sirius.

Lily watched as the captain turned around. Although she would rather not admit it, she found this young pirate captain extremely attractive.

James turned around to find a beautiful, young maiden being held back by Sirius and Remus. "Really?" Captain Potter asked as he looked down at the girl. "Hiding in the kitchen?"

Sirius nodded. "She gave us quite the bit of trouble."

"Feisty little one," James said looking at the redhead.

"Her name is Miss Evans. She, I believe, is the daughter of Lord Evans," Remus added.

"Is that so? Well, tie her up and lock her in her father's room. That is for her causing us so much trouble." James shrugged as he addressed his men.

Sirius and Remus followed the captains orders and tied the woman up then locked her in the room. Then the crew set back to work until they were sure the ship was clear of all valuables.

As James was helping load his ship with some of the last goods, he heard a young woman's voice in his ear.

"Put everything back where it belongs or I will kill you."

James stopped walking and barely flinched as he felt a cool knife at his neck. He swiftly grabbed the girl's hand that was holding the knife and pulled it away from his neck. Then turned himself around so that he was facing Miss Evans.

Lily was surprised that the man was able to flip their positions without getting cut. He now held the knife that was originally in her hand and was holding it threateningly at her.

James just stared at the daring young woman. Then he picked her up, threw her over his broad shoulders, and carried her onto his ship. He walked down to the lower levels of The Phoenix, and locked her up and one of the rooms. He had Peter stand guard.

A/N: I surprised myself by being able to update sooner than I expected. I hope you all apreciate it. I made sure this chapter was longer. The next few chapters will be longer as well. The next one will explain why James brought Lily onto the ship. It will be about Lily's first day on a pirate ship. I hope to have it posted by Friday.

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