Chapter 9 Bastard

The rage in Emma's eyes could destroy an entire kingdom in seconds. She took out a coin Regina couldn't identify and tossed in the air. The captain then put the coin to her ear and the anger in those eyes exploded. She got up and slammed the coin on the table nearly splitting it in half. "That treacherous bastard! I'll rip that bloody beard right off his damned face and make him walk his own plank! The Locker will be too good for him!" Emma began to head out the door but Regina spoke up. "Wait! There are many things we have yet to discuss Captain Swan." Emma stopped but didn't turn around to fax the queen. "Love you're welcome to follow me to my ship but I am setting sail now."

Regina could hear the need to act now but she still had much she needed to ask. As Emma walked out of her castle she contacted the new captain of her guard and instructed him to tell her father that he will be in charge of her kingdom while she takes care of somethings. After writing out a few things for her father to do she then poofed to the docks where Emma was just arriving. Emma only glanced at her as she stepped onto her ship and got everyone's attention. "All hands on deck! To your stations! We're setting sail for the edge of Wonderland!"

Emma took the helm as Ruby stood to her right and Regina walked over to her left. As they set off the ship started to glow and Regina could feel the strong magic flooding from The Black Rock. In seconds they were no longer in the Enchanted Forest. Emma took out a compass and looked at it intently as Red looked at Emma then at Regina then back to her captain. "Captain I thought you said you'd marry a troll before you ever sailed these waters again." The look Emma gave her was filled with rage and hate. "First Mate set a course due west. That's where the bastard is hiding. When we find Queen Anne's Revenge come find me in my cabin."

Emma walked off before Red could question her. She looked over to The Evil Queen. "What the Hell happened?" Regina hated not having any power but that's how it would be on this ship where she would get her answers though it didn't seem like she would get them soon. "Captain Swan received a scroll from a parrot then she became as upset as you've seen." "What did the scroll say?" "I don't read minds dear. Perhaps you should ask your captain." Red looked at the helm pensively for a moment then back at Regina. "There must be something she said or did. How exactly did she react?"

Regina was getting irritated by the amount of questions this pirate had for her but perhaps this could be a way to figure out what the Hell was going on. "She tossed a coin in the air and then brought it to her ear before she almost destroyed my table." Red looked confused but then a nauseating thought crossed her mind and she took a coin out from her purse holding it up for Regina to see. "This coin?" Regina looked it over and that was certainly it but she still couldn't identify it. "Yes. Does it have any significance?" Red looked at the coin then tossed it in the air, caught it, and brought it to her ear. Her face paled. "This is a piece of eight. It rings when the song has been sung. If it has we need to go to Shipwreck Cove and summon The Brethren Court not looking for..."

The realization hit Red like a blow to the gut. She felt sick. Blackbeard was by no means a good man but the thought that he would betray his own made her blood run cold. "That bastard! How could he do this to us?" Regina had enough of being left out. She wanted answers and she would get them now. "How is this bastard I keep hearing about and what is going on?" Red looked at her then up to the crow's nest and yelled, "Belle we're looking for Blackbeard! Let me know when you fist spot him!" "Aye, Red!" "This doesn't concern you but if you want answers you have to ask Emma. It's not my place to say what's happened but if you're coming with us you may want to be prepared."

Without another word and a pointed look at Red who was staring daggers into the vast ocean ahead, Regina went over to find Emma. She knocked on her door but heard no reply so she went in. "Who the bloody Hell knocks and doesn't wait for..." Emma was cut off mid rant by those devilish brown eyes that saw her as the fool she was. "A queen doesn't wait for answers she takes them when she pleases." "And I suppose you please now your majesty?" Regina looked around and saw the empty rum bottles. "I do hope you didn't cut our evening short to come drink rum at sea."

Emma wanted to smirk but the anger inside her wouldn't let that happen. "I'm drinking love, because it is the only thing that will quell my rage and blood lust." She wanted so much to add that Regina could do a few things to her that could equally calm her down but she didn't. "I've gathered that this bastard as you all seem to call him is Blackbeard. What has he done to incur your death?" Emma was taking a swig from a bottle of rum when Regina asked her question causing the captain to crush the bottle in her hand. Blood, glass, and rum covered Emma's hand and clothes. With an irritated look and a sway of her hand she cleaned herself up. The door burst open seconds later.

"We have the traitor in our sites captain!" With Ruby`s word Emma got her hat and went to rush to the helm when she stopped. A thought crossed her mind and she reached into a small chest protected by blood magic and opened it taking out a single ring. She gave the ring a sway of her hand adjusting its size then she gave it to Regina. Before the queen could make a snark comment Emma spoke. "We are going into battle. You will be fine in my cabin but to be safe this ring will allow you to use magic aboard my ship. Once you put it on however I'll know every time you use magic." With those final words she took off.

To be continued...

AN Yes I am taking inspiration from The Pirates of The Caribbean but no characters will be brought over. This is not a crossover but I am using a few things from the movies as references. Anyways I hope you enjoy this twist and if not well sorry to disappoint but I want to make this a long story and not pwp but trust that we will get to SwanQueen. xD