Hello lovely people! I have to admit, I'm a bit nervous about posting this fic, but I'm doing it anyways. Hopefully you all enjoy it. :D

So Jack Sparrow I think I made him a bit OOC but hopefully I did okay. I think the majority of all the characters I ever use always have a little touch from me inside of them.

Disclaimer. I don't own Merlin or Pirates of the Caribbean.

On with the story ;)

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"Jack," Merlin spat at the pirate. Two of the crew had him by his arms and were leading the warlock to their captain. Merlin's wrists were bound behind his back, a collar was locked around his neck restraining his magic, and bruises were blooming on his face and arms from his fight to get away.

"Ah ah ah," the pirate grinned, "Is that any way to greet your father? I think not," When Merlin refused to say anything, Jack continued, "That's the third time this week ye've tried to run away, Boy," He stepped up towards his son. "Why can't you stay put?" They were standing on the land, their ship was docked. While they were out gathering supplies, Merlin had taken his chance and ran.

Merlin jerked his arms trying to break free from the pirates' grasp. It did no good. "I don't want to be like you. I want to be honest. I want to be kind. I want to help people, Father!"

"Yer a Sparrow, Merlin; the son of the pirate king, of Captain Jack Sparrow! You lie, you cheat, you gamble, you drink, you steal, you kill. Yer a pirate and you always will be! Now you better bloody well act like one while you're on my ship!"

"No! That isn't who I am! I don't want to be like that!" He protested to Jack. "Why can't I be free?!"

Jack stepped closer to his son. He grabbed the front of his shirt and pulled him close. "No son of mine is gonna be a filthy nobody livin on the streets of a big city," he hissed, "I'll make your life more miserable than you already believe it to be if ye pull another stunt like this again. Got it?"

"Yes Sir," Merlin whispered. He studied the ground in front of him, refusing to meet his father's glare.

"Good. You won't be needin this for a while," He unbuckled Merlin's sword from around his waist, "and suppose ya won't be needin these either," Jack stripped Merlin of all of his knives, and any other weapons that were hidden on his person. He then addressed the pirates holding his son, "Take him to his quarters. Make sure he stays put, and remove any extra weapons he has hidden in there."

They saluted Jack and pulled Merlin onto their ship. Once they reached his cabin, the two pirates let go of the young pirate. The warlock stumbled into his room, barely managing to regain his balance before they held him again.

These two crew members were nameless and cruel. They blindly followed orders without a second thought. Merlin had originally been caught by Daniel and James: his two best friends. They had let him go and told him to run. He was grateful for the chance to run, and they knew it.

His small victory of escaping didn't last long. After being released by James and Daniel, he was caught by merciless crew members. They caught him, bound him too tightly, and snapped that horrid collar around his neck. Then, it was directly to his father with him.

One of his father's men picked up the spare dagger from Merlin's desk before they left the sixteen year old in the room. They hadn't even bothered to untie his hands, and they had locked the door behind them.

Merlin sighed before moving towards his bed. He'd been on this ship since he was six years old. He was a skilled fighter, and he did enjoy his life out at sea. He just didn't want to hurt people. He was happy as a pirate, he just didn't want to be cruel and heartless. He wanted to be a pirate AND a good man.

The floorboard underneath hid another one of his daggers. He had learned to hide things he didn't want his father or the crew to find. With much difficulty, considering his hands were bound behind him, and not in front, he managed to retrieve the weapon. He slipped the knife into the bindings and quickly sliced through them. He grimaced as he brought his hands back in front; they had really tied his hands tightly.

He then slipped the dagger and his few possessions back underneath the boards.

Next was the collar. He traced the ruins engraved on it with his fingers as he paced in the small space. 'This won't be able to hold my magic for long,' he thought. 'It's much too weak,' It was still blocking his magic for now, but it wouldn't be long before he could use it freely again. This wasn't the first time Jack had snapped the collar around his neck. For now, it was best for him to wait and let his father think that he could control his son's magic.

Merlin fell asleep wishing once more for a new home and a new life.

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Merlin woke from his sleep when he was shaken by James. "Wha? James? Danny? What are you two doing here? If my father finds out he'll-"

"We know," Daniel interrupted. "But, we figured you might be hungry," he grinned as he held up a plate for their young friend to grab. They had taken care of him when he first arrived on the ship, and they still did now. They were both twenty years old.

James laughed as Merlin literally wolfed down the meal. "Hungry, Mate?"

Merlin smiled sheepishly, "A little," he swiped an arm across his mouth. "Thank you,"

"It's no problem really," Daniel answered. "You know, you really do look more like a pirate everyday," he looked the younger boy up and down. He was wearing a long sleeve, loose, white shirt with the sleeves pushed up to the elbows. It wasn't hiding his tattoo and brand that marked him as a pirate: the small sparrow with blue wings (the blue marked that he had magic) and P on the inside of his arm right below the elbow. He had been marked along with his father when he had been captured a while back. The black belt which normally held his sword was still buckled around his waist, and a thin brown leather bracelet from his mother encircled his wrist. He wore baggy dark brown trousers, and knee high black boots. His dark raven hair had gotten longer. His bangs were slightly covering his sapphire blue eyes unless he pushed them out of the way, and it partly covered his ears.

"Very handsome young lad too, I'd say," James added. "But he never seems to act like a pirate. Too nice, too kind," They grinned and pretended to study him some more.

"Stop it," muttered Merlin, a small blush creeping up the back of his neck and the tips of his ears. These two were like his older brothers; they were always teasing him.

They chuckled slightly. "Alright, Mate, we better get going before someone misses us." James stood up from where he had sat next to Merlin, and followed Daniel to the door.

"Sorry we have to lock you in again, Merlin,"

Merlin shrugged, "It's not a big deal. Still, thank you,"

"Always the gentleman," Daniel bowed mockingly with a smile before making his dramatic exit.

"Bye Merlin," James grinned before shutting the door behind him.

Merlin heard the lock slide back into place. He sighed. He was alone again.

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The only thing left to do was sleep, but Merlin had had enough of that. Instead, he picked up one of his few books and read. His mother, before he had been taken by his father, had taught him how to read. It was one of his favorite pastimes. However, Jack despised reading. He had grudgingly agreed to let Merlin keep the few books he had collected but no more new ones.

By the time he had finished the book (again), it was dark outside. The crew was gathering back on the ship, and Jack was headed towards Merlin's cabin. His door opened, and Merlin felt a rush of warmth as his magic finally flooded through his veins again. It felt so nice.

Immediately he stood up to face his father. He was still shorter than Jack by just a little bit for Merlin had almost reached his full height of six feet.

"Merlin," Jack greeted his son happily. He had long forgiven him for trying to run away.

"Father," Merlin answered with a straight face.

"Aww come Merlin! What's with the long face? It's a wonderful night after all!"

Merlin tried to control his anger. What was wrong? "You locked me up. You tied my hands. You STOLE my magic, Father!"

"You're hands don't look tied now..." Jack looked legitimately confused. He swayed a bit on his feet. Maybe he had had one too many bottles of rum...

Merlin noticed him sway, "Father..." he said cautiously, "you're drunk," he took a wary step back.

Jack shook his head vigorously, "No no, I'm fine!" He tossed Merlin a key, "Come join us on deck! I'll be waiting!" With that, the pirate king wandered out of his son's room.

"Um...okay?" Merlin said to the empty room. He didn't bother with the key. Instead, he let his magic flow through him. The collar clicked open and slid from around his neck. He tossed it out of the window and watched it sink below the water.

Wait...the ship was still docked.

Merlin stepped out of his room and onto the deck.

"Hey! Merlin's finally joining us!" James called merrily. It seemed that the entire crew was now drunk.

Merlin paused, then he ran. He bolted towards the side of the ship. He jumped onto the land and just ran as fast as he could.

And he made it. He finally got away.

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And that's chapter one. Please please please let me know what you think. Read and Review please. :D