Curse of the Black Spot Pt. 1

Third Person POV

On a deck of what looks to be a pirate ship.

A group of seventeenth century sailors row back to their ship, frozen in the mist. "What's wrong?" A man asked.

"Man wounded." Another man answered, making people turn to the man who first answered the question, in fear.

"Wake him."

Captain's cabin.

There is tons of gold loot lying around.

"He slipped in the bilge water, Cap'n and fell on to the rigger. His hand. I Don't know if he'll survive." The man, who appeared to be the designated leader of the crew to the Captain of the ship.

The Captain turns and looks at the tiny cut on the man's middle finger.

"You're a dead man, McGrath." Avery, the Captain, said. On McGrath other hand has a black spot on the palm. "Same as all the others."

A woman's voice starts singing, which is odd because there are only men aboard the ship.

"She's here." Avery said solemnly.

"Oh, save our souls." A man said.

"I've got to escape!" McGrath said wildly.

"Don't go out there! McGrath, don't listen, for God's sake. The siren is a-calling." The man said to McGrath. McGrath grabs a duelling piece and runs out onto the deck. Captain Avery locks himself and his crew into his cabin. The singing stops, there is a scream and then silence.

Some time later, on the deck.

Captain Avery picks up his duelling piece. "Same as all the others. No sign of a struggle, no bones or blood."

"We're shark bait, every single one of us. Stuck on the ocean, waiting." A man said.

"Until the wind changes." The Captain replied.

Suddenly there is a thumping from below decks.

"What's that?" The Captain asked, terrified.

"It's the creature. It's returned."

The hatch to the hold bursts open to reveal a smiling Doctor, an annoyed Amy, Rory, Jack and a pregnant Susan.

"Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?" The Doctor exclaimed.

Susan's POV

Ten Minutes Earlier.

Jack and I walked into the council room of the Tardis and saw the Doctor was at the console typing away and looking at the monitor. Amy and Rory didn't appear to be up yet.

"So, Susan, what do you think about a calming trip? Something to get Amy and Rory to relax after the whole Silence thing."

"Good idea, Doctor... surprisingly," Jack said.

"Hey!" The Doctor said.

"Where are you going to take us?"

The Doctor smiled. "I was thinking something along the lines of a Pirate ship."

"Pirate ship?" I asked. "Doctor, that's not my version of calm!"

The Doctor stared at me. "This is my ship, is it not?"

I through my hands up, "Ugg, fine! Just let Jack and I be able to change. I actually like changing clothes to fit the time period. Come on Jack, let's go find you Barbarossa's outfit." I grabbed Jack's hand and dragged him away from the Doctor.

While I was dragging him away, Jack said to the Doctor. "Don't mention this ever."

Jack and I emerged from the hallway, dressed in our new attire. Jack looked like a pirate out of Pirates of the Caribbean. He wore brown breeches with a white silk poet shirt and and a brown waistcoat. Jack had a belt with a gold belt buckle, which definitely stood out. He also had pirate cutlass which hung from his belt.

I was wearing the same dress that I wore to Venice with my hair done.

Amy and Rory walked in and Amy groaned. "Time period outfits, again? Where are we going this time?"

"You'll see." The Doctor said, smirking. He hit a couple of levers and the center console moved up and down, making the Tardis noise. The Tardis landed with a jolt.

The Doctor ran over to the door and opened it and we poured out into what looked like the storage of a pirate ship. Barrels and water littered the floor. It was a mess, well that's what you get when you have an all men pirate ship, messy storage.

"Some sort of ship?" Amy asked.

We walked up the stairs to what looked like a trapped door. The Doctor started working on the lock to see if we could get above deck. I heard talking on the outside and glanced at Jack. He looked at me with concern. "If those are pirates and they hurt you…." Jack started.

"Jack you know I won't let them." I told Jack.

The top of the door flung open to review three pirates.

"Yo ho ho! Or does nobody actually say that?" The Doctor asked to the pirates that looked like they didn't want any silliness at that particular moment.

The Captain took the Doctor into the Captain's cabin to talk to him while other members of the crew held Amy, Rory Jack and I. "Susan-" Jack started.

"Shut up." The man holding Jack said. "No talking."

I looked at Jack and shook my head. Don't I mouthed.

The Doctor came back out of the Captain's cabin with Captain Avery following, pointing a sword at his back. "Gent's, pull out the plank!"

The crew cheered and the ones that were not holding us got busy. Jack started struggling and had to have two people hold him back while the Doctor was forced onto the plank. "I suppose that laughing like that is in the job description. Can you do the laugh? Check. Grab yourself a parrot. Welcome aboard." The Doctor said, in a desperate attempt to stall the pirates for as long as possible.

"Stocks are low. Only one barrel of water remains. We don't need three more empty bellies to fill. Take the doxy below to the galley. Set both of the wench's to work. They won't need much feeding."

"Don't need much feeding?" I asked angrily. "I'm pregnant! Of course I need food!"

"Rory? A little help?" Amy asked as men started to drag us to the door to beneath the deck.

Rory is being held by Dancer, an African born sailor. Jack is being held by another pirate.

"Yeah. Hey, listen, right? She's not a doxy." Rory said.

Amy rolled her eyes. "I didn't mean just tell him off. Thanks anyway." They dragged us below the deck and closed the door. Amy grabbed my hand and pulled me along, apparently looking for something. "Come on, I have an Idea."

Amy has gone to the hold and found a crate of cutlasses. I looked at the swords. "Amy, I don't think this is a good idea." I said.

Amy turned and looked at me. "Do you want to see the Doctor being thrown overboard? What about Jack?" I shook my head. "Okay then, grab one of these. Good thing you already have this time period's clothing." Amy said while putting on pirate clothing which was a coat and a tricorn hat.

We sneaked up the stairs and walked behind the crew, who were focused on the Doctor.

"Where are the rest of the crew? This is a big ship. Big for five of you. I suppose the rest of them are hiding some place, and they're going to jump out and shout boo."

"Boo!" We both yelled, holding out our cutlass's.

"Throw the gun down." I ordered. Captain Avery obeys and I kick it away. "The rest of you, on your knees."

"Susan, Amy, what are you two doing?" The Doctor asked.

"Saving your life. Okay with that, are you?" Amy asked.

"Put down the sword. A sword could kill us all, girl." Captain Avery said.

"Yeah, thanks. That is actually why I'm pointing it at you." The rest of the sailors start a sword fight with Amy and I, using wooden staves, while Avery holds on to the Doctor. The sailors are terrified of getting even the smallest cut from Amy's blade.

"Amy, you should stop." I said as Amy runs up some steps then swings across on a rope, slashing at the sailor holding Rory as she goes.

"You have killed me." The Dancer said.

Amy shook her head. "No way. It's just a cut." The black spot appears on his palm and I sighed. "What kind of rubbish pirates are you?" Amy asked.

Avery walked up to Amy. "One drop, that's all it takes. One drop of blood and she'll rise out of the ocean."

"Come on, I barely even scratched him. What are you all in such a huff about?" Amy makes another swing and is grabbed. She drops the cutlass and Rory grabs for it, cutting himself.

"Ow! Argh!" The black spot appears on Rory as well.

"Er, Doctor, what's happening to me?" Rory asked.

"She can smell the blood on your skin. She's marked you for death." Captain Avery said gravely. Jack came over to me and took the sword out of my hands and set it down on a barrow. I leaned into Jack, rubbing my stomach.

"She?" Rory asked.

"Are you okay?" Jack whispered in my ear.

"A demon, out there in the ocean."

"I'm fine." I replied back. "She's just kicking a lot. Apparently being on a pirate ship excites her." Jack laughed quietly.

"Okay. Groovy. So not just pirates today. We've managed to bagsy a ship where there's a demon popping in. Very efficient. I mean, if something's going to kill you, it's nice that it drops you a note to remind you." The Doctor said.

The singing starts.

"Quickly now, block out the sound." A pirate said.

"What?" Rory asked.

"The creature. She charms all her victims with that song."

"Oh, great. So put my fingers in my ears, that's your plan? Doctor, come on. Let's go. Let's get back to the er, back to the er-" Rory and Dancer start giggling.

"The music. It's working on him. Look." A Pirate said.

"You are so beautiful." Rory said.

"What?" Amy asked sharply to Rory.

"I love your get up. That's great. You should dress as a pirate more often. Hey, hey, cuddle me, shipmate."

"Rory, stop." Amy said.

"Everything is totally brilliant, isn't it? Look at these brilliant pirates. Look at their brilliant beards. I'd like a beard. I'm going to grow a beard."

"You're not."

"The music turns them into fools." The Captain said.

"Oh, my God." Amy said pointing to the bright light is rising up through the water. A female figure then flies up and gently lands on the deck. Dancer goes towards her while Amy tries to hold Rory back. When Dancer touches her finger, he explodes in a cloud of soot.

"I have to touch her. Let me touch her." Rory said as Amy and Jack held him back.

"Sorry, but he is spoken for." Amy snapped at the Siren. The Siren turns from white to angry red, and a blast of energy throws Amy backwards.

"Amy! Everybody into the hold. Rory! Come on!" The Doctor said. The Doctor drags Rory away.

"Hey! Wait!" Rory exclaims, delusional.

In the Pirate's Hold there is bilge water a few inches deep.

"What is that thing?" Amy asked, holding onto Rory while Jack is holding my hand.

"The legend. The siren. Many a merchant ship laden with treasure has fallen prey to her. She's been hunting us ever since we were becalmed, picking off the injured." Captain Avery said.

"Like a shark. A shark can smell blood." A pirate said.

"Okay. Just like a shark, in a dress. And singing. And green? A green singing shark in an evening gown." The Doctor said.

"The ship is cursed!" Avery exclaimed.

"Yeah, right. Cursed is big with humans. It means bad things are happening but you can't be bothered to find an explanation."

"She's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." Rory said in his drunken-like state.

"Actually, I think you'll find she isn't." Amy said sharply to Rory.

"She is." Rory said dreamily.

"We have to leave right now." Amy said to the Doctor, trying to hide the hurt in her voice from Rory's comment.

"That thing of yours really is a ship?" Avery asked.

"Well, it's not propelled by the wind." The Doctor said.

"Show me. Weigh anchor. Make it sail." Captain Avery commanded the Doctor, drawing his gun.

"And the gun's back. You're big on the gun thing, aren't you. Freud would say you're compensating. Ever met Freud? No? Comfy sofa."

"Leave the cursed one, Captain. The creature can have him." Another pirate said.

"Yes, please." Rory said dreamily while Amy held Rory back.

"We don't want the siren coming after us." Avery said.

Something latches onto Mulligan's bare leg.

"It's a leech!" Amy yelled.

"Everyone out of the water!" We all scrambled for higher ground, Jack helping me up onto a chest.

"Are you alright?" Jack whispered.

I nodded my head while Mulligan yelled, "It's bitten me. I'm bleeding!"

"She wants blood. Why does she want blood?" The Doctor asked himself.

"What were you saying about leaving the cursed ones behind?" Amy asked the Doctor.

"It's okay, we're safe down here. No curse is getting through three solid inches of timber." The Siren appears as if she heard The Doctor. I rolled my eyes. The Doctor should know by now not to say stuff like that on adventures. "Oh! Ah. Hello again."

The pirate that got the leech bite on his leg is drawn towards her.

"No! No! No!" We all yelled.

The pirate explodes, just leaving his hat behind.

As we were walking through the Mess deck I spotted a hammock and sacks of food. Jack had his arm around me while we walked mostly to make sure I was safe. My baby was kicking up a storm though. I ignored another sharp tremor of kicks.

"Safe?" Amy shot at the doctor.

"I have my good days and my bad days." The Doctor told Amy.

"How did she get in?" Amy asked.

"Bilge water. She's using water like a portal, a door. She can materialise through a single drop. We need to go somewhere with no water." Jack said.

"Well, thank God we're not in the middle of the ocean." I retorted.

"Did you see her eyes? Like crystal pools." Rory said, still drunk with the Siren's power.

"You are in enough trouble." Amy snapped at Rory.

"The magazine." The Captain said.

"What?" Amy asked.

"He means the armory where the powder's stored." Jack said.

"It's dry as a bone." Avery confirmed.

"Good. Let's go there." The Doctor said.

"I give the orders." Avery growled.

The Doctor picked up the dead pirate's hat and put it on. I rolled my eyes. "Ah. Worried because I'm wearing a hat now? Nobody touch anything sharp!" The Doctor said, moving toward the door.

"Come on, Rory." Amy said, dragging Rory with her.

A pirate shuffles through his collection of keys.

"Quickly, man." Avery says.

"I can't find the key. Tis gone, Cap'n."

"How can it have gone?" The Captain asked and pushed on the door only to find it unlocked.

"Someone else had the same idea." The Doctor said.

Everyone walked into the magazine. "Barricade the door. Careful of that lantern. Every barrel is full of powder." Avery commanded.

"Who's been sleeping in my gun room?" The Doctor asks, looking around the messed up room.

Someone coughs. Avery opens a barrel and pulls out a boy. "You fool! You fool, boy. What are you doing here?"

"Who is he? What, he's not one of the crew?" Jack asked.

"No. He's my son. What in God's name possessed you, boy? Your mother will be searching for you. When?" Captain Avery asked as sadness flashed over the boy's face.

"Last winter. Fever. She told me all about you. How you were a Captain in the Navy. An honourable man, she said. How I'd be proud to know you. I've come to join your crew." Toby said.

"I don't want you here." Avery said.

"You can't send me back. It's too late. We're a hundred miles from home." Toby retorted, then coughs.

"It's dangerous here. There is a monster aboard. She leaves a mark on men's skin."

"The black spot?" Toby asks, showing his father his palm, which has a dark spot on, just like the others. Toby coughs again.

Toby is sleeping with his head in my lap, surrounded by old blankets while I leaned up against the wall, rubbing my stomach. The baby had finally calmed down and it seemed she was sleeping, which was good for me. I didn't know how long my stomach could handle her kicks. I smiled. One day she would be as strong as I was… perhaps stronger.

"Are you okay with this?" Jack asked me softly in my ear, looking down at a sleeping Toby while I ran my fingers through his hair. "Letting him sleep on you? He's sick."

"Jack," I whispered back. "I know he is sick. My biology will take care of that. He needs someone there for him, a mother figure… just while he is sick, Jack." Jack still looked doubtful. I sighed. "Jack, he lost his mother and he will be living with men the rest of his life. Let me take care of him, at least for a little while. It will help me practice."

"So, if we go out, you will stay here with Toby?" Jack asked.

I took a deep breath. "Yes." I had to start thinking about the safety of my child on these adventures now. Jack nodded and went to stand with the Doctor, Amy and Captain Avery. Rory was still in his drunken-dreamlike state.

"There's nothing wrong with the boy. He has no scars." Avery said. I loved my Time lord hearing. I could hear across the room when people were whispering.

"Yep. Ignore my last theory." The Doctor said.

"He has his good days and his bad days." Amy repeated from the Doctor.

"It's not just blood, she's coming for all the sick and wounded, like a hunter chooses the weakest animal." Jack added.

"Okay, look, he's got a fever. The siren knows it." Amy said.

"Humans. Second-rate. Damage too easily. It's only a matter of time before everyone gets bruised. My ship, it can sail us all away from here. You and me, we fetch it. Let's go." The Doctor said to Captain Avery.

"You're not the Captain here, remember."

I was so focus on listening to the conversation I didn't notice Toby going to a barrel and opens a fresh-water barrel and the Siren's hand reaches out. The Doctor forces the lid back down. I catched Toby as he jumped back in shock.

"The water's dangerous. That's how she gets through. One touch of her hand and you're a dead man." The Captain said.

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