Chapter Ten

I am Brittney Turner and I am going to accomplish this task to become the first female Pirate Lord

"Alright, Miss. Turner, your first task is to dive down into the water and retrieve the items on your list...no more and no less" Captain Ammand directed. Captain Ammand, Captain Barbossa, Captain Ching, Jack and I were all in Ching's boat, the Flesh Eater.

"What is the goal for this?" I asked as I took off my hat and gave it to Jack, who waited patiently beside me.

"Agility" Ammand replied as I shrugged off my coat. "Now, you are only allowed to bring your artifact" he said "give me your sword" he added, outstretching his hand.

"That is my artifact" I growled, he looked at me in surprise "you want proof? Give me something hard to cut through" I added smiling triumphantly as Ammand mumbled curses to himself.

"Alright...go!" Captain Ching ordered and I quickly dove off of the boat. Carrying nothing with me except a pack to hold the items from the 'scavenger hunt', my list, and my sword. I tore the list out of my pack. I hadn't read it until now.

*3 pearls

*4 sea sponges

*2 wild lobster

*1 stone of Rasputin

*2 mermaid scales

Mermaid scales? Where on earth am I going to...then, it hit me. I was in Mermaid Waters! Soon, mermaids begain to swim all around me, attempting to figure out what in the hell I was! One mermaid decided to help me, but, I couldn't see her face it is so murky in Mermaid Waters that you couldn't tell a elephant from a beetle!

She willingly gave me the two scales that I needed. I found the sea sponges, lobsters and mermaid scales easy, but I had trouble with the pearls and stone of Rasputin. The Mermaids watched me open oysters in order to find the pearls. Surprisingly, many of them wanted to help. The only problem with finding the stone of Rasputin was I had never seen it before!

There were many more stones of Rasputin, but only five existed in the Caribbean, and one of them lay hidden in mermaid waters. I had a tight grip on my sword when it started to glow a yellowish color and come out of its holster. It pulled me through the water so fast I couldn't open my eyes to see! It lead me until I was on the Island of Lost Fishermen. Many fishermen lose their way by being distracted by mermaids, this is where the mermaids lead them and its a all you can eat buffet!

I was soaking wet. I gathered all of my items except for the stone. The water was colder than normal and I would soon have hypothermia if I didn't hurry. I pulled my sword from its holster and commanded it for the first time."Take me to the stone" I demanded in a even tone, in response my sword glowed yellow and within seconds I was flying though the air!

My sword stopped in front of a great cave. Not as big as the Brethren Court's cave but, still a pretty good size compared. I soon heard the lapping of water on wood I glanced behind my shoulder to see the Flesh Eater not far away. "Take me to the stone" I ordered once again and my sword glowed red this time. My sword shot me up into the sky.

I looked down and saw that the Flesh Eater was nothing but a tiny dot on a giant blue-green pin board. Something red and shiny caught my eye atop the giant cave. "The stone!" I gasped and at that moment my sword glowed blue and took me down...down...down until I was on top of the cave. I walked over to the stone and my sword glowed a different assortment of colors.

It jerked itself out of my hand and dug out the stone, then, popped the stone into my hand where it glowed black then shot up a ray into the sky. I looked over at the Flesh Eater and found that the other pirates were staring as well. Did they know what was going on? By their open mouths, I thought not. Then my sword flew over, into the ray and got bigger, sharper, and was now black with blue flame licks at the bottom.

The stone was now in my sword!

My sword placed itself in my hand and gave me a easy flight back to the ship. "Sorry, mate, have to keep this one" I said looking at my *artifact*. "The stone turned into my artifact so by all means its mine" I said with a smirk.

"And, by all means, you passed the first trial" Ammand said, his mouth still wide open and his eyes wide with surprise.

"One down five more to go" I murmured as I walked over to Jack, who offered my hat and jacket to me with a smile.

Chapter Eleven

I am a pirate...hell, you already know who I am.

I wish I could help her but I knew there was nothing I could do, except give up my happiness for her. But, there was no way I was doing that, I have been way too bored in my life to give up something this good. "Captain!" Gibbs yelled at my door, braking my thought train.

"Yes, Master Gibbs?" I asked, sluggishly answering the door.

"We set off for your next trial in ten minutes" he reported, nodded, I smiled wearily.

"Thank you, Master Gibbs"

"Captain?" Asked he, I turned and opened the door a bit more. "Your sword...does it really hold the stone of Rasputin?" he asked hesitantly, I smiled.

"What color was my sword?" I asked, sighing and opening my sword's holster.

"Silver" he replied, then I pulled out the new sword and his eyes grew wide. "W-wow" he whispered in astonishment staring at it as a child would stare at a large lollipop or some such.

"Yes, now, isn't there something you should be doing?" I asked and he nodded and ran off to help with the sails.

The same Pirate Lords from the last trial came to this trial but, we rode on the Black Pearl. Our destination was for the Wachatii island. My task was to make a shelter, prepare food for feasting, and get clean water. Just as I finished swimming to the island another boat came upon the horizon. "Ahoy, another ship!" someone yelled.

"It's Spaniard" Ching growled then, Barbossa took the telescope.

"It's Jamaican you moron!" he yelled. I could barley hear them from the island, barley but I could still hear.

"Hey!" I yelled "What about me?" I added, cupping my hands around my mouth to amplify my voice.

"Stay there, we'll get you!" Ammand yelled in reply, using the same technique as I did before (cupping of hands around the mouth).

"Yeah, like I really trust you" I hissed to myself, then sat down cross-legged on the beach, that is, until I saw a familiar face. The man I was going to be forced to marry! Why do people care about me so much? I quickly got to my feet, but, sadly, not quick enough. He pointed to me and smiled.

He held up the engagement ring and I held up my middle finger. His boat, The Cequntuara, was coming full steam ahead for me. I pulled my sword out "destroy The Cequntuara" I commanded, it glowed black and pulled me back toward the forest. "What? Did you hear me?"

I yelled at the sword, but, it was too strong I was pulled into the woods. It forced me to hide. Like a coward. Soon I heard cannon fire "fine, if you won't, I will" I growled at it. Then it kicked into high gear shot me in the air, gaining the attention of both boats.

I glared at The Cequntuara and nodded, my sword flew full force down, onto the boat, knocking several heads to the deck. It set me down on the bow and I fought against twenty to thirty Jamaicans (of course, I may be exaggerating...only a bit). The man I was almost forced to marry, Adam, (I didn't marry him, we were betrothed) stood back and watched as I tore through his men like rag-dolls. Several ropes tied around my waist and were tightened to the point where I couldn't barley breathe. They pulled me up the mast.

I tried to stay conscious, but I couldn't.

My eyes closed and I let go of the sword. I saw it and my hat land on the deck of the Black Pearl, safe. Whilst I landed on the lower deck of the Cequntuara. I heard the Pirates cursing and shooting cannons, whilst Adam and his men were cheering and laughing like this was some type of celebration. "We're going home, darling" someone whispered into my ear.

"Jack?" I whispered, my vision was hazy and I could only make out someone's black silhouette.

"No" the person replied, one of the ropes tightened again, I groaned and gave in to the world of unconsciousness.