His compass, Her home
Captain Jack sparrow x pirate f. reader
Captain Jack sparrow x you
Reader = you
+18
Warnings:
MY AU!!, ooc, not canon, reader is a pirate,grief, angst, romantic, slow-burn maybe?, fluff, comedy, the usual pirate-stuff (violence, guns, swords, death, blood, gore, sentence, murder, betrayal?-), cursing, maybe smut or seductive, alcohol, death, jealousy, revenge, bed warming? (let me know if I forgot something!)
Prolog
(Read 'prolog' first! For a better understanding of the story!! Hope you enjoy!)
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Chapter 1 - First meeting
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What happened to the tale? Mhh fine fine let me get to it! Guess some people are just destened to meet right?~ Like us?~
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After a well needed change of clothes and eating some good food you managed to find out in which town you currently were. You remembered that one time your father mentioned to you that an old friend of his owned a bar here. Now it was time to search for it. After walking around, what felt for like hours, you found it. 'Lucifer' the sign said. Carefully opening the door you looked inside. It was quiet. This was weird for a bar. So you knocked on the door once. "TODAY IS CLOSED!!", a man's voice yelled. Well he seemed in a bad mood. But he was your only chance so you still stepped inside the bar, closing the door behind you.
"Ay but I heard you are an old friend of my father. He told me if something has happened I could look for you!", you explained waiting for an answer. In the next second a man with glasses, holding a book in his hand came around the corner. He looked at you curiously but also clearly judged you. You sighed and picked up the sheated sword around your waist. Showing it's crest to the man, " You do recognize this sword right? I'm his daughter. And he told me you own this bar and that you would help me if I ever needed it!", you explained again.
"Reader?!", he asked, looking up from the sword to you, his eyes softening as he placed the book down and taking of his glasses. You gave a smile and nodded, "Thats me~". He laughed and walked to the front of the bar. "Sit down I'll get us something to drink! It's not often that I meet old friends again!". Shortly after the man had two cups of rum ready. " You are old enough to drink right?", the man asked. You took a sip and grinned, "Ahh! Thats the stuff! You know how to start a conversation! I turned 18 yesterday or the day before. I don't know anymore..". The man laughed and nodded, "Just like your father! Also call me Van. What brings you hear?". You put down your cup after another sip. And smiled with a bitter taste to it. "Uncle Van, I wish I'd come to you with better news but.. My father is dead. He got killed by a man named.. uhh something with an S! Ssss- uhh- He is the head of the navy! He is known as the 'pirate hunter'! I managed to escape from him but he is still after me!", you explained, holding tears back.
A shocked face appeared on van's face. But it disappeared as quickly as it came, " I'm sorry for your lose! But what are you still doing here?! Reader, listen to me! His name is Salazar! He is dangerous! He is feared everywhere! People are even afraid to say his name! If you stay here he will find you in a day! Never stop moving for a year, two years or maybe forever! Hide and don't come out!", van rambled on in a panic. "I don't have a ship uncle van! The 'polar sky' sank..", you said with sigh. Van looked at you and took another sip of his cup, "There is a pirate crew which sets sails today! The captain was also a friend of your father! Closer than me! And I also think he desereves to know the truth.. Go and find him! He will let you join his crew without a doubt!".
A new crew? You felt a bit weird at that thought. It felt like a stab to the chest. But you had to pull yourself together! Well whatever it's better than to die here! But another friend of your father? Seriously? You knew your father was all around the cosmos but not like this?! "I didn't know my father was THIS well known! So many people talk about him", you said and smiled a bit shy. Embarrassed by your own realisation.
"By the seven seas how can you not know? There are tales everywhere about your father! 'Hellsman', a well known pirate. Many fear him and many admire him but everyone respects him. A good man and a good friend. But a problem for society! A troublemaker! But he had the best adventures to tell! Of course salazar is after your live!", van explained and looked seriously at you, "But your father also has many good friends! Many who will without a doubt protect you. But I doubt you would need that?", he added and looked at the sword you carried with you. A grin appeared on your face, "Sure my father teached me everything and trained me for years so that I act like a damsel in distress?", you laughed and waved your hand infront of your face. Van started to laugh too.
" Uncle van, I'm not scared of salazar. Nor am I scared to face him. But I'm no fool! I can't fight him by myself, it's to risky! I promised my father to live!", you caressed over your fathers sword and it seemed to vibrate as it's agreeing with your every word. Van looked at the sword and than back to you, in your eyes, "Smart like her mother and fearless like her father. The sword choose you it seems like! Go find the crew, the captain's name is 'morgan',".
You thanked van as you walked to the door. Finally a goal for tomorrow. You just hoped that this captain morgan would be as accepting as van mentioned. As you left through the door you didn't hear what van mumbled to himself,
"She is going to bring a storm to this world. That much is sure. And with hellsman gone the seas are no longer save! All the evil will start to show itself now..".
You walked to the corner of the town van mentioned. Finding a ship, a big ship. And at the harbor some crew members stood around. You walked up to one of them. He was rather goodlooking. Very goodlooking actually. "Ay, where can I find captain morgan?", you asked the boy infront of you. The goodlooking boy turned to you, clearly checking you out. Then he smirked, this damn smirk, it would haunt you in the best ways possible, "Are you sure you aren't looking for me, love?", he answered. He was goodlooking and charming?? No fair!!
You giggeled and smirked back, "Aren't you charming?~ But you can't allow me to join the crew can you, charmer?", you flirted right back. He looked stunned. Seems like you left him speachless. Cute~. "Captain morgan is inside the bar. Will you tell me why a beautiful lady wants to join a pirate crew?", he asked, his eyes locked on you. "Mhh yes I will charmer~", you leaned in and whispered, " To look at goodlooking boys like you~", you smirked and walked past him. Entering the bar you looked around. This bar was also empty. Seriously how do these bars even make money??
The boy stood still for a second. Processing what just went down. Then he turned around to look at the door of the bar. "Why does it feel like I just had a conversation with myself?", he asked confused, but his eyes showed interest.
A sword was pointed to you but you stood still, keeping calm. Your necklace didn't act up so the person holding the sword didn't want to hurt you. A man with one blind eye looked at you, " I thought I told everyone not to enter. Yet I hear foodsteps outside which means you must be either deaf or a drunkkard", the man said, looking at you. "I'm here to look for captain morgan. I hear he was a good friend of my father", you explained, not moving but looking down at your sword. "Well he is right infront of you. Tell me the name of your father and he will give you his answer!", the man answered, still holding the sword up to you. "Hellsman", you said and the moment that name left your mouth the sword dropped and it was back in it's sheats. "You could've said that in the beginning. Long time no see reader! Last time I saw you, you were still a baby. Not that you would've any memory of it haha. What brings you to me? Did your father send you?", captain morgan asked as he laughed and leaned back against the bar behind him.
This question. Again. You sighed. "No. Sadly not captain morgan. My father.. he got killed. By salazar. I managed to escape since he protected me. But salazar is still after my live. I need to leave this island as soon as possible. Uncle van told me about you", you told him, playing nervous with your fingers. The man infront of you left out a curse and hit his hand on the table, "Fucking bastard!".
But then he turned around with a softer look in eyes, "I'm sorry couldn't control my emotions there. So you here to ask me if you can sail with us?", the captain asked with a smile on his face. "I'm here to ask if I can join your crew! I'm not asking for special treatment! I can fight, navigate, steer the ship, read and write, I can work like all the others! My father teached me all of it!", you quickly added, thinking of how else you could be usefull. But the captain infront of you just laughed and patted your shoulder gently. "Your my friends daughter how could I ever make you work like a slave? Of course you can join and sail with us. I don't doubt your strength or your smarts. You probably stronger than all of them together!", captain morgan laughed and smiled at you.
You smiled brighter and felt happy for once in days. "Thank you so so much captain morgan!", you said with a big smile. "Well then come! Let's board the ship. I'm done here anyway. I'll introduce and show you around the ship!", so the captain walked out of the door and to his ship. You followed his every step. "Oi boy! Tell the others we are to set sail! All on board!", captain morgan said to one boy, which then went to gather everyone.
Walking on the ship you looked around. "This is my ship! The 'wicked wench'! Welcome aboard!", captain morgan introduced you and showed you every corner of the ship. "She is such a mesmerizing ship! A beautiful one. But not as beutiful as the polar sky mind you!", you said and smiled. This made the captain laugh, "I believe in your eyes no ship could ever compare to the polar sky!", he teased you.
Ohh how wrong he was! There was one! But that is a tale for the future!
"Ay crew listen! This here is our newest crew member! Reader! Her father is a good friend of mine so is she! If any of you start a fight with her, you start a fight me alright?!", captain morgan introduced you to the crew members. "Ay sir!!", was heard. You hit the captains shoulder and laughed, "Stop that! You're scaring them!", with that you turned to crew members and grinned, "I'm a pirate like you just treat me like one of you!", you said. Captain morgan just laughed in the back.
A while later you all got ready to set sail. "Reader can you deal with the sails? You there! Lad! Help her!", captain morgan commanded or asked? You nodded, "Ay captain". You got ready to climb up before you looked over at the boy next to you, "Oi boy! Let's do a race! Who is first up owns the other a drink!", you grinned, ready to start. The boy first looked confused but soon joined in.
"Won!!", you yelled having raised the sails first as you laughed and looked to the boy. "Looks like you owe me a drink!", you laughed and used the rope to swing and jump down. Landing gentle on the deck. The other crew members just laughed at this scenario. But one looked at you with interest. With wonder.
Captain morgan watched you and chuckled to himself, "Trouble just like her father", with that he got ready to steer the ship towards the open sea.
The boy came to you with a drink, holding the cup out to you, "H-Here miss your drink", he said. You looked confused, "Aren't you geting a drink too?", "N-No I- uhh", "Ohh are you under age?", you asked, "Noo but-", "Don't tell me you have rules for drinking here?", you sighed. "No no miss! I thought I lost soo.. no drink for me?", the boy said. You looked at him, "Who said you can't also have a drink? You didn't lose you were just a bit slow! Let's go and get you a drink too, savey?", you smiled and took the cup from the boy. Which looked at you with a bright smile now.
After you had your drinks another boy suddenly stepped up to you, "Miss why did you want to 'join' our crew?", he asked. Clearly questioning your reasons for beeing here. You could tell at the look on his face and the necklace vibrating around your neck. So he wants a fight huh? You thought but smiled instead, "I needed to leave the island as soon as possible and heard a good friend of my father was around. So I asked if I could join. Now I'm here. End of story?", you explained. "Ay I heard! But why say you're a pirate?", he asks. You sighed, "Because I am a pirate?", you answered and added in, "But thats not what you want to hear you want to fight me, to see if I'm worthy of joining the crew right?".
The boy looked serious at you and nodded, "Why are you scared?", he asked. You laughed at that and put your cup down. "Captain morgan permission to fight one of your crewmates?", you yelled as you walked in the middle of the ship. The boy following you, accepting your challenge. "Granted! But reader DON'T kill him! I still need him", captain morgan said, steering the ship. Already knowing who would win, but he couldn't help himself he wanted to see your abilities and you fighting with your fathers sword. You nodded, "I'm not my father captain! I won't go overboard", you said and pulled your sword.
The fight had started. The boy ran up to you, swinging his sword at you, you dodged all of his moves. They were way to obvious. The next one you blocked and then you attacked. Pushing him father in a corner. But he blocked your attacks. Not bad, you thought. But not good enough. The next attack you dodged by jumping on the side of the ship, to push you off the wall and land behind him. But he was fast and blocked your attack. This time he pushed you back. Attack after attack. Making you dodge all of them. "Whats wrong 'pirate' you only dodging now?", the boy said, mocking you.
"Captain who do you think will win this fight?", a boy asked. "Well jack what do you think?", captain morgan asked back. Jack looked back to you, "Reader will win. Who is she?", jack asked his captain, clearly interested in your skills. Captain morgan nodded, "Ay jack. Captain Hellsman's daughter. He liked to call her 'the compass of the sea'. He always spoke of her with such pride", captain morgan leaned against the wheel as he told jack about you.
The boy was mocking you? Well it was fun. Time for the finishing move. Having enough you dodged the next move by kneeing down you did a slide underneath his legs and from below you aimed right at his hand, the place he held his sword in. And with one swing of your sword the boys weapon landed somewhere infront of him on the deck. Unarmed he looked at you in shock. As you got up behind him and pointed your sword at his neck. "Pirate! You see now?", you asked.
" THAT MOVE!!-", captain morgan gasped in suprise. "It's brilliant! How did she do that?", jack asked, looking at you with almost sparkling eyes. It was strange, everything about you captivated him. Pulled him in and kept him there. "That was her fathers special and most feared move. An unpredictable move that without a doubt always unarms the enemys!", captain morgan described remembering the old times.
Not wanting to accept this another crew member slammed your sword out of your hands. Your necklace pullsed fiercly. You were in danger, but now it would prove itself if your fathers sword truly had chosen you! The other upset crew member swang his sword right at you.
"CAPTAIN! SHE WILL-", jack took a step forward in shock. "Not yet! She won't lose with that sword!", morgan said holding jack back.
And within seconds the sword moved on its own and flew full speed back into your hand. It vibrated strongly. And with that you blocked the attack and the crew member dropped his sword and held his hand pain. Looking scared at you. You pointed the sword up, "Anyone else?".
"What is that sword?", jack asked suprised. He couldn't wait for the captain to finally explain. "That is the sword of readers father. Or it once was. It clearly choose it's new master. That much is obvious! It's name is 'Cerberus' and also where captain hellsman got his name from. A tale described cerberus to be the dog of the underworld. That sword is cursed and readers father, hellsman was the only and first one to ever fight with it! It chooses it's owner not the other way around!", captain morgan explained.
"W-Witch!", the crew member yelled. "No! Pirate!", you answered. "You are a witch!", the boy said again. "Pirate!", you answered. " W-", the boy started but a familiar voice cut him off, "Oi there is no need for name calling! You clearly lost the fight!". It was the boy again! The charmer infront of the bar! "Jack can't you see she is cursed? She will curse us all-", " The only curse here is your horror storys mate", jack answered, standing next to you. "She has cursed you jack! Jack you acting strange!", the boy said. "He always acts strange?", another boy answered from the crownest. He dressed very elegant? While jack's clothes seemed wild and free. "I do not!", jack answered, "You do!", "I don't,", "Witch!", " No pirate!", "Witch!", " Pirate!!"
This continued until Captain morgan was stepping up, "ENOUGH! As everyone can see she is a seasoned fighter and pirate! Fighting time is over lads!", morgan yelled. "Ayyy captain!!", the crew members yelled and in haste went back to their work.
You put away 'cerberus' and patted it twice so it calmed down. Before walking up to the captain. Jack and the elegant boy followed. "Say reader what is that sword exactly?", jack asked eyeing cerberus. You grinned,
"Why so that you can steal it?", you asked. "N-No.. No reason!", jack stuttered, biting his hand looking away. "Of course you want to steal it! Like you always do!", the other boy said. "That is no true hector!", jack said offended. "Sure I'll tell you charmer~", you smiled at jack. Both boys looked at you. "Why would you tell a thief your secret?", asked hector confused. "Because that sword, cerberus can't be stolen!", captain morgan answered the question. Which made you nod your head.
"You could steal it but it won't be of any use to you or to that person you would sell it to, if you're thinking like that. Cerberus is a cursed sword. It doesn't listen to anyone. My father was the first and only one it ever listened to. It only chooses one and follows that persons commands until their death. After that it chooses a new person. It won't listen to anyone else and at the next moment possible find itself back to his owner!", you explained as you caressed over the sheat twice again. You looked back up. Hector looked not happy with that explaination.
"Do you want to hold it hector?", you asked. "Reader!", captain morgan warned you. "Don't worry captain, cerberus doesn't harm as long as it's owner is save. I also carried cerberus around as I was little and it refused me but never hurt me!", you smiled. "I want to! I don't believe in curses!", hector said holding out his hands. "Here", you said putting cerberus in hectors hand. Jack quickly run to your side and hid behind you. "What are you doing?", you asked jack. "It's safer here! I don't wanna stand next to hector-", jack explained, looking over your shoulder. "There is nothing to worry about-", you answered with a laugh but got cut off.
In the next second the sword started to shake strongly. Trying to escape hectors grip. "Woahh!!-", hector yelled as cerberus moved to you and almost pulled hector over, making him fall to his knees infront you. Jack and captain morgan started to laugh. And you giggeled. "See? Cerberus is just a loyal sword!", you praised the sword. And with that cerberus started to vibrate. Making hector drop it to the floor, "Ouch! Hot! It burned my hands!", hector cursed. Cerberus jumped back into your hands and you patted it twice, putting it back on your waist. Jack and captain morgan still laughed at the confused hector. You started to laugh too, "I told you so. Poor hector has to start believing in curses now", you laughed. Jack placed an arm around you and grinned, "Hector lost his mind just witnessing that", with that you both laughed more. "Can't you both take one thing seriously??", hector asked annoyed and got up from the floor.
This cheerfull moment made you forget all the bad stuff that had happened over the last few days. It was a refresher and a new start!
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"Reader can you come here real quick?", captain morgan asked as he held a map, jack standing next to him. You walked over to them. "Here captain!", you said. " Good! I thought it would be good to tell you our course! We will sail to the devils triangle! Did you sail this way before?", captain morgan asked you. Ahh.. this place again. The place you lost everything and barely managed to escape with your live. Yet you nodded at the question, "Yes twice. Can I help with something?". " Can you draw on the map where we should avoid and how to sail the best?", the captain asked, handing you a map.
Taking a look at the map and taking the pen next to it, "Sure! My father said there are three areas to avoid! The front and the sides. Sides in: Don't sail to close to the island! It is to shallow, you would get stuck. Sail farther out on the sea there is the water deep. I mean VERY far out on the sea! The front is the most dangerous tho! There are everywhere rocks that grow from the bottom of the sea. You won't see them from above, especially at night time! Best is to avoid the front a mile before it!", you explained, drawing the spots on the map. "That is great information!", morgan said, praising you. "But how do we know when we should change the course infront of the island?", asked hector. Oh he was here too! You were so focused you didn't even see him there. "Thats simple hector! There, on the left side is a sharp rock, just one tall one. It's kind of like a warning sign. You see that, you change your course!", you answered.
" Why are we not just sailing from the other side where it's save anyway?", a good question asked by the handsome jack. Captain morgan and you looked at each other and nodded, you both shrugged. "We can't sail that way jack! How will we sail all around the world to get to the other side??", hector the reasonable one said it as it is. You and morgan looked at each other again and nodded both your heads in agreement. "And why don't we just sail infront of the island and make a turn before we all crash and die?", jack asked again, picking up the map and looking at it closer. "Because there are stones everywhere jack! With a big ship like this you would crash and drown!", hector answered the confused pirate. Once again you and the captain just nodded.
"Great! Then everything is clear!", jack smiled proudly and walked away. Hector rolled his eye and you laughed calling out to jack, " Thanks for the help charmer~". Jack turned around again and winked at you. Making you wave your hands infront of your face while laughing. Hector made a chocking sound, "I just lost 10 years of my live seeing that", he turned around. And captain morgan just studied the map, before looking back up at you, "Thank you reader. We can work with this. Rest a bit and try to sort your thoughts mhh?", with that he left back to the helm.
Having some time to yourself you sat on the rails of the ship. Holding on to the ropes and looking at waves crashing and the stars above. It was night time already huh? Time moved so fast. It had been 3 days already since you had lost everything. 3 days since your live was turned upside down. 3 days since you saw your beloved ship burn down. It was a lot. You lost your home. Not because you had a roof over your head but in sense that you had a place to come back too. That was all gone now. You were alone. A compass lost at sea. With a course that wasn't her own. Tears in your eyes you locked at the stars above. You felt so lost. And in that moment-
"Ay love, are you counting the stars? Which one do you want I'll get it for you~", jacks voice cut through your thoughts. You looked up at him and giggeled, "Ay charmer, what nonsense are you spouting? How can you get a star for me?", uncried tears running over your cheeks. Jack leanded over you, pressing his chest against your back and whispered in your ear, "Look down beautiful". So you did and you couldn't believe what you saw. The sea sparkled in a bright blue light, making the ground beneath visible. It looked like many golden stars sparkling in the sea, rising towards the surfice and fainting.
"This is incredible jack!!", you smiled and your tears stopped. Jack smiled and sat down next to you. "Just like you love. Not everything is lost. Beyond the horizon waits a new location!", looking at the beautfiul sight before us, jack grinned at me. "Here love, to us and our first adventure together!", jack gave you a cup of rum, taking a sip of his own. You smiled at him. You werent lonely. Just lost. But jack was right. So you took your cup and also took a sip from it, "To our beloved horizon charmer", you smiled back at him.
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A lost compass? Does something like that really exist? Or is your home maybe right infront of you?~ Maybe Chapter 2 will give you the answer you seek?
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(Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed! Chapter 2 coming soon! 💜)
