Year 1715.
CRASH. It was a loud bang outside of the Captain's Cabin. Korra awoke from the noise, she got up slowly and sat on the edge of her bed for a few moments. "Dame Pirates." she said chuckling a little. She got up and put on her clothes. She went to the small mirror and picked her hat off the small dresser it was sitting on. It was an all black hat with two distinct feathers that were blue. Apart the contrasted so much but when put together they make this color of blue that is so rare but amazingly beautiful. Korra reached over and grabbed her cutlass and her set of guns. She positioned her cutlass on each side of her waist and her 4 Golden Flintlock Pistols. 2 straddling her hips above her cutlass and two sitting in their holsters parallel of each other and her chest. She stepped out of the Captain's Cabin, ducking as soon as she stepped over the threshold because she almost came face to face with a knife. Luckily she had great reflexes and instead of the knife lodging itself deep into her forehead it got stuck into the wooden post that was behind her. She stood upright again. She smiled at these wild ruffians. She looked across the deck of her brig. She had drunken crew mates off in one corner, gambling in the other, and in the center a crowd circled two guys who were fighting. She loved the freedom that was there. No rules. No responsibilities just her and the open sea, who was the true judgement to see if you were fit enough for this life of freedom and plunder.
She shot a bullet in the air getting the attention of her crew men. "Aye!, Avast ye mateys!" She called out. They all started to come and circle around her. She pulled something out of her coat pocket and walked the circle of crewmen smirking. "Do you know what I have here ye guys?" Korra asked waving the piece of paper in the air.
"No cap'n I don't" A crew member said with a thick accent. Korra stepped close to him and jacked him up by his shirt and grinned in his face. She turn her head to the side so she can look at the rest of the crew.
"This here is a letter from the King himself." She said as she rolled off of him but still had a grip on his shirt. Still gripping she walked to the center of the circle.
"This here states that if we do not give of the life of pirating, then they will make us dance the hempen jig. But if we do give it up we can return to the country free and alive, but penniless. "Now what do ye have to say to that? I know what I say to that." Korra said grinning. "I say we show this King what we're really made of. I say we march right through that castle of his and take something of his, like he's trying to do to us. He's trying to take our life, our freedom mates!" Korra slid one of her cutlass out of their holister she raised it high in the air. "If you're with me, mates. Raise em high, raise em proud, raise em for the the life of freedom and plundering!" she let go of her grip from the young buck. You heard the clanging of swords being pulled out of their holsters as the raised in the air.
"YE HO HO!" The crew yelled.
Alright! Tonight we dock in Nassau, fill your belly boys, tonight's the night we celebrate...
Nassau 1715
Korra walked off the boat on to the dock. She saw drunken pirates scattered across the beaches. She walked up to the tavern, greeted by some very, very promiscuous girls. "Captain Korra" One said running her hands up and down Korra's abdomen. " When are you going to show me around that fine ship of yours? I'd especially like to see that Captain's cabin of yours." She said whispering the last part in Korra's ear. Korra couldn't hide the smirk that made its way across her tan face.
"How about later tonight?" Korra said stepping closer to the whore.
"Perfect." The whore strode away swaying her hips. Korra shook her head resumed her descent to the tavern. She walked up the Tavern stairs when she got pulled into a bone crushing hug, she was pulled so fast that her hat fell off.
"Bo. Okay. Bo" She grunted "Can't breath" he dropped her and she took a deep breath of air
"Sorry Korra, I just got excited." He said picking up her hat and dusted it off.
"It's fine Bo. Where's Mako I need to talk to him." Bolin pointed over to the corner where a brooding soul was leaning against the wooden rail of the taverns deck. She walked over and pulled up a chair sitting backwards in it. "Well ain't you a sight for sore eyes?" she said grinning up at Mako. she looked over at the table to see a drunken man who was passed out with his hand still on his mug. She slapped his hand away and took a big swig of his rum.
"What do you want Korra?" Mako asked
Korra fiend shock "How do you know I want something Mako?"
He rolled his eyes. "Korra I know you."
"Okay, Okay" She reached in her coat pocket for the letter she received from the king and handed it to him. He read through it for a moment.
" He's coming for us Mako, this isn't just about me it's about all of us. It's a hunt Mako."
"I-I don't understand Korra what do you want from me though?" He said looking at Korra confused.
"Mako he's trying to take away something precious to us. And I think that we need to get him before he gets us."
"Jaysus Korra! You plan on killing the king?" He exclaimed which got a few stares from people around them.
"Piss off bilge rats" she said turning to Mako. "Shite Mako, can you be any louder?"
"Sorry Korra, but what are you going to take from him?" Mako asked sitting down next to Korra.
"I propose we take something of his and hold it ransom."
"And that something is?" Mako inquired.
" His beloved Princess." Korra said smirking
"And how would you go about that? Not to mention without getting caught and hanged."
"And that my friend is where you come in. we need a strategy and who's better then a brooding level headed pirate like yourself."
"You know Korra, sometimes I wish I never met you." He said pinching the bridge of his noise.
"But aren't you glad you did." Korra said getting up grinning.
"And when do you expect us to do this?" Mako asked
"We strike tomorrow at midnight." Korra said downing the rest of the drink."
"Meet here at dawn." Mako said getting up. Korra pouted.
"Mako that's too early."
"Do you want my help or no?"
Korra pouted again "Fine."
"See ye in the morning." He said walking away.
"Now where's that whore." Korra thought walking off…
Nassau 1715
Korra woke up slowly, she let out a moan of pain. She had a pounding headache. She sat on the edge of the bed and looked over. She saw a leg hanging off the bed, she'd forgotten she have given a "private tour" of the captain's cabin. She pushed the leg with enough force to wake the sleeping girl up. Korra stood up and faced her. "Get up whore." Korra said buttoning up her shirt. The whore raised up and sat on her knees scooting close to Korra. She smirked and tried to unbutton the buttons of Korra's shirt.
"Come back and lay with me, Captain Korra." Korra pushed her hands away and put on her boots.
"Leave." Korra said. The whore was offended and got dressed quickly.
"I should've listened when they told me you were an ass." She said as she stormed out of the room.
"Yeah you should have." Korra said to herself. She finished getting dressed and put her signature hat on. She walked out of the Captain's Quarters, squinting her eyes as the sun beamed down on her. She walked up to the tavern where she met Mako, Bolin and Opal.
"Doesn't someone just look happy to be up this morning." Mako smiled.
Korra rolled her eyes. "Fuck off Mako." She said sitting down around the table they were all gathered at.
"Since everyone is here now, we can get started." Mako stated. "Here is the map of the castle." Mako and Bolin use to work for the King, before the decided to take a walk of freedom. Leaving their old lives behind. "It shouldn't' have changed in the three years we've been gone. Since there are four of us we will lead for different groups on each side of the castle. Korra your group will come in from the back right, which leads to a hall where the princess stays."
"Aye" Korra responded.
"Bolin you will enter from the back left where the weapons armory is. Once inside sabotage any routes or bells that might alarm the king and the royal guard."
"Aye cappy." Bolin said.
'Opal, you and I will lead the two groups who come in from the two front sides. With our combat skills we will take out the night guards who checks the perimeters of the castle."
"Okay capitano." Opal said acknowledging her position.
"Korra once you get into the Princess room their is a window to the far right which leads down to beach shore. Once you have the princess in restraints, there should be a crew member posted outside the window ready to throw the grappling hook up so you can escape."
"Alrighty" Korra said as she got up and put her hat back on her head. "Ill let the crew know." She walked down the tavern steps.
Mako called out after her. " Where you going captain?"
"A walk my dear friend. I'll catch up with you later." Mako watched her leave and began to talk to Opal and Bolin more in depth about the plan.
Nassau 1715
Korra was perched on top of a wooden plank that jutted out on the side of a tall building. She sat their legs hanging off with her chin lifted to the sun letting it gaze down on her tan skin. She opened those cobalt blue eyes of hers and took in the view. She looked out across the ocean seeing how the different colors came and collided with one another in such away that sent awe through Korra's soul. She felt one with the ocean, she felt at peace. She looked around the streets of Nassau, she looked at the people, she saw the freedom in these people she never saw under the King's tyranny. "I will not let him take this from us." she said to herself. She saw the sun beginning to set. "Damn I've been up here that long?" She got up and dusted herself off. She scouted for any hay or a wagon of flowers. She found one right below her. She leaped off the edge of the plank and swan dived into the stack of hay. She got up and dusted herself off and headed for the ship.
As she walked up to the ship she saw Mako, Opal, and Bolin. Mako walked up to greet her. "You know I saw you up there again Korra." Korra just shrugged her shoulders. "What's with you and climbing that building every time you come here?"
"I don't know Mako, It just calls to me, and when I get up there I feel as if It's me and that this life was as easy as I thought it was. I just feel a calmness once I get up there."
"Yeah because what's more calming than sitting on the edge of a 40 meter building?" Mako said chuckling.
"Piss off." Korra said smiling. They both walked aboard ship. "Avast ye!" Korra called out getting the attention of her crew. They all circled around the 4 leaders. "As you all know tonight is when we strike. You all have your orders. Fall into your groups. Tonight we show the King that his little threat doesn't scare us. "Now raise em high, raise em proud, raise for the the life of freedom and plundering!"
Everyone yelled "YE HO HO!"
King's Castle 1715
Korra made her ways up to the Crow's nest. Once up there she leaned against the wooden railing. "How's it lookin Bo?" She asked.
"Good, no enemy ships are out patrolling so once we anchor it should be easy to get in and out."
"That's what I like to hear. Bo you stay safe, I don't need your brother trying to kill me.
"I will." Bo replied looking back through the telescope.
Korra looked out upon the ocean getting mesmerized by the midnight blue color it put off.
Princess Hall 1715
Asami walked down the hall towards the dining hall , to meet with her father King Sato. Once entering the dining hall she was greeted by her servants
"Good evening Princess Sato, dinner awaits." She walked to the end of the long dining table with her gown flowing behind her, making her look Goddess like.
"Father." she said as she sat down. Her eyes dead of any emotion that was there before.
"Asami why do you do that?" King Sato asked.
"Do what father?" She said monotoned.
"That, act as if you have no emotion when around me?"
"I haven't any idea what mean father." Asami said as she ate.
"Alrighty then feign innocence Asami" King sato said "I should have had a son."
"You probably do since you were unfaithful to mom" Asami said. King sato was upset by this and walked to the other side of the table and slapped asami across the face.
"Don't ever talk about your mother like that again." He said with spit flying out of his mouth. He went to go sit back down smoothing out his robe. Asami got up from the table and exited the dining hall. As she walked back down the hall to her room two of the royal staff that her dad made stay with her at all times followed closely behind. She stopped and turned around facing them.
"Yes princess?" one asked
"You have been relieved of your duty. I do not wish to have any guards around me at this time. "You may resume your positions in the morning."
"Bu- But princess it is your father's orders that we do this." The other one stated.
"I do not care. If I hear your presence outside of my room I will order you to be hanged." Asami said emotionless.
"Ye-Yes princess." the both said and walked away. Asami flinched at her own harshness, knowing that she'd never do such a thing. She returned to her room and lied down to sleep.
King's castle 1715
The four groups split up and went to their designated positions. Korra and her group climbed the wall and hid in the bushes on the edge of the castle wall. Moving through the shadows they caught and knocked out any passing guards. Once clear Korra scaled the wall to the princess hall she climbed through the window and was face to face with the princess room door.
LOK
The other three groups had set up and were going through their mission fairly fast since Mako and Bolin had knowledge of the grounds and secret routes. Bolin took care of the guards at the armory and began to pass the weapons in a line back to the boat. While Mako and Opal made good time with the guards posted in the front and sides of the castle. Once everyone was in place all was left was to take the princess.
LOK
Korra quietly slide the door open to the bedroom of the princess. She walked in. "I thought I told you if i felt the presence of any guard you would be hanged." Korra heard a voice call out. Korra still hidden in the shadows called out.
"Glad i'm not a guard then." She saw the princess freeze. She emerged from the shadows and stood in front of the princess. "This I would say, is your unlucky night princess." Korra said. Asami tried to get up and run but Korra was faster. "Woah, woah there little princess. Almost thought you got away did ye?" Korra said holding Asami's arms behind her back. She quickly tied the rope around her wrist. "Hmm, not gonna call for help?" Korra asked mockingly.
"I assume you already handle the guards, pirate." Asami said calm but distastefully.
"Oh she's a smart one I see" Korra said.
"Once my father finds that I've been kidnapped, it'll be your head." Asami said. Korra was tired of this conversation so she wrapped a piece of cloth around Asami's mouth.
"Oh really now?" Korra said. "Well I guess we should have a little fun then." Korra winked at Asami and put her over her shoulder. Instead of Korra going out the window as planned she strolled out into the main courtyard with the princess on her shoulder. Korra pulled one of her pistols out and shot two bullets in the air. Alarming all guards and the king.
LOK
Mako heard the bullets ring out and looked where they came from. Mako rolled his eyes. There she was in all her glory. Korra standing in the middle of the Court Yard. "Jaysus. What the fuck is she doing? Opal change of plans we might have to fight out way out of this. You and half of your men go to the amory and warn Bolin, If you have to kill then kill." With that she nodded her head and was off.
LOK
By now Korra was encircled by 10 of the royal guards. She sat Asami down gentle and gave her a wink. Asami rolled her eyes and just watched. Korra took a deep breath and rolled her shoulders she unsheathed her cutlass from each side. Then at once they charged her. She smiled. The first one that reached her, she sliced through armor and stabbed in the chest. She kicked him off of her sword and threw it in the air. She reached for her pistol and put two bullet holes in one guard who came in from the side. She caught her sword and lunged it deep into the throat of another oncoming guard. She dropped her sword when she almost got her arm sliced off, she did a backflip and in mid flip she pulled out another pistol and put two holes in the guard who almost cut her. Once upright she roundhouse kick one breaking his jaw. Then she looked around either they were dead or rolling on the floor in agony. When she looked up there he was the king. "Avast ye king!" she said spitting. "I got ye letter and now..." she chuckled " I got your daughter." She picked Asami up and reached in her coat pocket and dropped a piece of paper.
"All Hand Hoay!" She yelled out and retreated back over the wall and to the boat with the rest of the crew. The all boarded.
Middle of the sea 1715
"Nice work men and lady." Korra said looking at Opal. "This here is the princess, King Sato's daughter. And until we get the booty, she will be our captive."
"Where will she sleep" Said a sailor in an very lustful manner.
"If you're thinking I'd say the crew's cabin then you're a real picaroon. I'm not that mean. She'll stay in the Captain's Cabin with me." She said looking back at Asami. "Well our job is done, drink to your heart's desire, we'll be back in Nassau by dawn."
"Aye, Aye!" They yelled. Korra helped Asami up and walked her to the Captain's Cabin. Once the door was closed Korra took the rope from around Asami's wrist. She saw that she had rope burn from how tight they were. "Damn Korra, show some restraint sometimes" She said in her head mentally kicking herself.
"Sorry about that." Korra said apologizing. She then took the cloth from around Asami's mouth. She backed away a little. SMACK. Korra couldn't process what just happened until she found herself on the floor with a knee on her chest. Korra stared up at the princess, blinking in shock.
"That's for kidnapping me." Asami said before she helped the captain up. Korra dusted herself off and unwrinkled her clothes
"Some ones trained in combat, I see" Korra said. She finally got a good look at the princess and boy did she like what she saw. Korra up and downed the princess, making mental notes on every little thing about her. SMACK.
"I don't appreciate being looked at like a piece of meat, have some couth." Asami said. Sitting down on the bed. Korra walked over and sat next to her and faced her.
"No harm will come to you while you're with us. We will keep you until your father pays." Korra stated. Asami finally looked at the pirate for the first time and when she looked into her eyes and she felt like they were familiar.
"What is your name?" The princess asked
"Korra and yours?"
'Asami.'
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Vocab
Avast ye- pay attention
Cutlass- swords
Dance the hempen jig- to be hung
Crows nest- =The place on the ship where the lookout stand is built
All hands hoay- back on board
Ye ho ho- a cheer
Picaroon- scoundrel
Booty- treasure