The sun streaming through the curtains kissed the porcelain skinned sleepng beauty, disturbing her from a rather adventurous dream she was having. Her raven black hair was spread out around the pillow, framing her fair face. Her eyelids fluttered open, revealing amder eyes just for a moment before they shut close again.

Groaning against the sun, she tossed around, burying her face in the pillow.

"A very beautiful morning to you Princess." My scullery maid, Felony, greeted the princess cheerily. "It's a wonderful day to go shopping princess. Lady Grosomire is waiting downstairs for you."

With another un-lady-like groan, Zaralinda sat up. "Oh she wouldn't mind waiting for me much. I'm sure she's enjoying flirting with my brother." She scoffed arrogantly, rolling her amber eyes. But still she got out of bed and let Felony to wash her and help her into a pretty gown. A pretty gown she'd rather live without.

Forcing on a smile to her face - she really didn't like Lady Mary Glosomire, but had to put up with her for she was her brothers fiance.

"Morning Mary." She greeted pleasently as she got to the foyer of the villa she tends to stay in - she didn't like living in the palace, so opted for staying with her two elder brothers in their mansion (which they mainly used for training soilders, so the place was always filled with young men - even teenage boys - who wants to be a part of the royal gaurds).

"Princess Zaralinda," Mary greeted with an obvious fake smile - everyone knew of the twos distaste to each other - bowing down. "A good morning to you as well. Shall we get going my lady?" She went on.

Zaralinda only nodded her head and continued her way outside. She seriously wasn't looking forward to going shopping. Infact, it was one of the things Zaralinda hated about being a princess. Clothes didn't hold as much merit for her as it did ladies with lesser positions.

Once the two stepped out of the house, Zaralinda instantly spotted Rivka, her best friend/fellow trainee.

Ever since Zaralinda met pirates, not only has she been dreaming of a life of freedom, she had also gotten herself interested in the art of sword-fighting - this being the main reason she lived in the mansion instead of the palace. She could train with her brothers without there father finding out. Not to mention, both girls were rather amazing with a sword. Especially considering who Zaralinda's first teacher had been.

"Riv!" She called waving cheerily at her brunette friend - who comes to training every morning. Zaralinda had entrapped Rivka with her strange, but captivating tales. Now she too wanted to get away from her high and entitled life for one of freedon just like her best friend. In fact their love for a free life was what had made the two girls as closer together as they were now.

But this morning, she wasn't in her training clothes. She was in normal clothing - which looked formal due to the fact her father was a very respected man in the kingdom.

"Evening Za," Rivka greeted back, with a polite smile at Mary Glosomire. As you can guess, the two didn't get along great. This would have had held true for Zaralinda as well, but as she was the princess of their kingdom, everybody kissed up to her good graces - which weren't exactly easy to get. "River told me you were going shopping, I hope you don't mind me tagging along as well, do you?" She asked sweetly, knowing the grey eyed lady wouldn't like this.

'Ah, that'll be the reason she's not here to train then.' Zaralinda thought, but out loud she said, "That'll be lovely Riv, it'd be wonderful if you come along. After all twos a company threes a crowd right?"

Though she tried to downplay it - and she really didn't show it - Zaralinda was relieved that she wouldn't have to spend hours with lady Glosomire alone.

"I'll keep Mary distracted, you buy the clothes we'll need tonight." Zaralinda whispered discreetly to Rivka, as the two got into the waiting carriage. She even gave her a meaningful look, before she smiled back at the lady, pretending she had been listening to whatever the lady had been telling all along. Rivka, who knew that lady Grosomire was jabbering away to dead ears, looked down, holding down her giggles in with difficulty.

Shopping didn't exactly to as anyone planned. Mary had a hard time trying to please Zaralinda into a girly girly ballgown with a tight corset and way to puffy skirt. Zaralinda was having a bad time just by putting up with Mary. And Rivka had a hard time figuring out what would fit for last sailors to wear without Zaralinda commenting from behind.

All in all, shopping did by to as anyone planned.

Once they'll were done shopping, they dropped Mary home and both the princess and her friend went to the palace instead of to the mansion. There was a party that night on some Lords news ship and Zaralinda was obviously invited.

The girls were planning on executing there plan during the party. It was lucky that Rivka was of higher status, so she too was invited to the party as well.

Getting all dolled up for the party the two of them were all ready to execute there plan. Daggers strapped to their legs, bags packed and in place, nothing to go wrong.

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Zaralinda and Rivka pulled their cloaks closer, trying to cover as much of themselves as they possibly could. Hoods pulled over their headed, covering their faces so on one would be able to identify them.

They ran from ship to ship, reading names and finding for the "Sailing Cruze" the only ship that was sailing out of Argus that night. Being friendly with most sailors had it's merits, and Zaralinda - who loved to listening about adventures at sea - was often found in the port, talking to sailors. That was now she had found out about the Sailing Cruze leaving port tonight.

It was Rivka, however, who spotted the ship amoung all the others.

"Za. Found it" she hissed as loud as she dared at her friend who was somewhere in the harbour.

"Perfect," a voice said from behind Rivka startling her. She whirled around to see a grinning Zaralinda standing behind her. Taking in a deep breath, Rivka shot her friend an annoyed look, but them smiled, rolling her eyes. "Let's go." Zaraling whispered conspiracingly, a wicked glint in her eyes.

Grinning back just as excitedly, both girls sneacked into the ship and down below deck - luckily for them, all sailors were too busy readying the ship for sailing to notice two ladies sneacking into the ship. Though there were men below deck too, but they too were busy to notice the two girls.

They stowed away their stuf and made it to the kitchens of the merchant ship, predending to be the cooks who were hired for the job.

No one guessed a thing - the captain didn't bother checking the kitchens as long as the food was made. For three say and two nights, the ladies sailed aboard the SAILING CRUZE, but on the third night, when the ship made port, they abondened ship - knowing Zaralinda's father would positively send out a search party for his darling little daughter.

They spent that night in a cheap inn - they were trying to save the money - in Caracas.

They had to stay in Caracas for two weeks before they managed to become sailors - once again as cooks - in another ship the SAFARI. It was two nights sailing across the Caribbean to Puerto Rico that the ship was attacked by pirates.

A battle followed and the ladies training with swords finally paid off. Course, in a battle, everything was fair play and this was something Zaralinda had learn at a very young age. When she had been fifteen to be accurate.

All the fighting lessons couldn't prepare you for fighting for life or death. Rivka, who had never been exposed to piracy before that day, unlike Zaralinda, had a little hard time adopting at cheating. But no matter, the pirates won and everyone sailor was made to walk the plank. Every sailor save for Rivka and Zaralinda. Being ladies, the captian was all for keeping the ladies for their own personal interests.

Being smart, Zaralinda quickly hatched a plan that would get her and her friend - who she felt responcible for putting in this situation - to safety.

She baragined with the captain.

"No, Wait!" Zaralinda yelled before the pirates got a chance o seperate her an Rivka. "I wish to talk with the Captain first."she said in her best, princess voice. The one that said not to mess with her. She meet Rivka's wide-eyed gaze and discreetly nodded her head, in a I've-got-this way.

"And what would it be that you want little missy?" The Captain asked,while two men held her back - they had all seen her and Rivka fighting with a sword and didn't want to mess with them.

Rolling her eyes in a what-idiots fashion, she calmly said - as if she were losing her patience - "I gave a bargain to make with you." The pirates looked disbelieving, so she quickky added, "I know where there is treasure."

She sounded so convincing that even Rivka believed that her friend was telling the truth.

"Bring the little lady to my cabin." The captain order and turned to march into his cabin. That is until his gracious exit was cut off by Zaralinda yelling after him.

"And my friend if you will captain."

Now the captain really wanted to know where the treasure is. He could tell this was no ordinary lady and he had a feeling she was telling the truth - she wanted to get out of here safely din' she, course she wouldn't play him. That is why he asked both ladies into his cabin.

"Well, miss..." he trailed off, waiting for her to give him a name.

Zaralinda knew better than to admit who she truely is. Maybe not everyone believed in the existance of Argus, but she was sure there were pirates crazy enough to belive in magic. Pirates did know a lot about curses and all that, so they would belive her if she said her name and identify her for her name too.

"Call me Pearl." She said dissmisively. Them got started on the subject at hand before she could be asked. "My bargain is that you drop us off in Tortuga, not laying a hand on us, aboard the ship and off board. Then I'll tell you the place of the treasure - be warned it sunken."

The captain was silent for a while, thinking it over. It wasn't like they could like and get away with it so easily.

"We're having a cord." She said with a crooked smile, holding his hand out for shaking. Not hesitating, Zaralinda took his outstreached hand and shook it firmly. She had already been warned - by the first pirate she met - show weakness and they would pounce on it like starved animals.

And so they found themselve aboard the SAFARI, heading towards Tortuga with Pirates. Life couldn't gave gotten more complicated for them.

A/N -

So... I'm wondering would you guys hate it if I followed through with the film, or should I skip ahead of the film and write her adventure between CotBP and DMC? Please let me know your thoughts. Feedback would be lovely and thankyou to everyone who took your time to leave a review.

This is a short chapter, but im working on that. Hopefully I'd updatr longer chaps. And As always

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