September 19th: (me2- me3)

Shepard ambles into the cockpit stretching her arms and popping her back. Wondering if she should get herself some breakfast. She glanced down at Joker to ask if he need anything. Blinking a few times she finally got her wits back. Without saying anything she left the cockpit, heading first for Kelly then her room.

Joker and Shepard sat at the table eating breakfast.

"What kind 'o grub be 'tis, cook?" Joker called out looking at his breakfast. Gardner ignored him.

"Maybe I should make him walk the plank." Shepard asked. Jokers was wearing a large striped shirt in red and white, his oversize pants was cut off mid calf. Whereas Shepard's shirt was solid white with ruffles, she had on a pair of tight brown pants with a old fashion belt and bright colored sash, with one of her daggers and her pistol attaches to it. Joker was missing his ballcap but had a bandana on instead. Shepard had her hair in several braids with ribbon and small bolts that clinked when she move her head.

A few minutes later Kelly came around the corner. And everyone's mouth dropped open.

"I be the ship wrench." Kelly replied in the low cut dress.

"Joker you're needed in the cockpit." Edi came on.

"Tisk tisk, Edi try again." Joker replied.

Edi sighed, and replied with "argg, Helmsman needed on th' bridge, incoming Mercenary ship."

"What the shit?" Joker replied hobbling toward the cockpit, Shepard right behind.

"I believe the right response would be more along the lines of ' Damn thee to hell ye landlubber'" Edi replied as Joker made his way to the cockpit.

"Edi what the site rep." Shepard asked as she flowed.

"Single ship, looks like a troop transport. I ran it against wanted ships. It's on both the Hierarchy and Citadel fleets wanted list. Also on the System Alliances' hold for question list."

"Understood. Open me a link let's see if we can take this without bloodshed." Shepard replied.

"You should talk like a pirate." Joker said, as he gently brought the ship in behind the larger mercenary one and dropping out of stealth.

"And say what? Argg this be the feared Commander Jane Shepard of the CSSV Normandy SR two, keel haul, or we make you walk the plank?"

"Commander the mike was open." Shepard swore that Edi voice sounded like it was holding back laughter.

"What the hell, everyone knows Shepard's dead." Came the response.

"Well just call me the Flying Dutchman then, because I'm alive and I'm here for you. Landlubber." Shepard growled out. Then out of now where a second ship appeared on the scanners.

"It is the SSV Ain Jalut." replied Edi before either one could ask.

"This is Commander Watson, of the SSV Ain Jalut. We will be boarding you. So power down your weapons and shields." the hard voice replied.

"Oh she a Normandy class, bet mine is better." Joker replied under his breath.

"Scans indicating that the ship has powered down, and several life pods have ejected towards the nearest planet, trajectory indicate that was where the ship was headed originally."

"Ain Jalut, Normandy, we are at your mercy." came the replied.

"All yours Ain Jalut." Shepard replied.

"Thank you Commander, also my weapon officer told me to tell you, happy ITLAPD, and to break out the grog." Watson dead panned. Shepard ignored Joker doubled over with laughter.

"And my pilot wished me to pass the same message back." Shepard replied in the same dead panned voice. Shepard turned and head out of the room.

"If anyone needs me I'll be with my cabin boy." She called out.

/*-+ME+-*/

AN:

CSSV= Citadel Specter Space Vehicle

ssv= Systems Alliance Space Vehicle

this was a inspired from prompt from the mass kink lj. It made me realizes international talk like a pirate day was coming up on Sept 19th. so yeah had to write something.

also taking another moment to thank all my readers, who have stuck with me :) and giving me the confidence to keep writing.