Aria becomes a pirate

“So… I guess I’m a pirate now!” Aria announced with restrained enthusiasm. “Yay….”

“Welcome to the crew!” Sebas replied, giving Aria a lax bow. “Now, get yourself dressed and join me for dinner, we’ll discuss your duties then.” The pirate captain motioned to the closet before leaving the room. Aria opened the closet to find it filled with various costumes. As she rummaged deeper, she could find nothing that resembled normal clothing; it was all theatrical or stage dress. All of the outfits were made of flimsy and fake material, on close inspection. Fake feathers, cheap waxy feel latex, nothing was of intrinsic value.

As Aria thought about it, it sort of made sense that these pirates, (as far as she could tell; all men), would not have decent ladies wear. It did make her wonder why they had a closet full of these costumes though. Finally, after a good deal of time digging, she found something she could wear.

It was what she would have imagined a geisha girl would wear. A long, loose sleeved kimono with decorative patterns all over it. Other than the fact that it was made of nylon and only reached down to her knees, it could have passed for ‘authentic’ from a distance. Under the kimono, Aria slid on a flossy thong, the only one that didn’t have a hole in the crotch or feel like it would melt under her sweat. To complete the outfit, She put on a pair of split-toe socks that came with the outfit.

She felt a bit better, being dressed. She even took the time to bundle up her hair in a respectable manner, clipping it with some clips she found in the closet. In the closet mirror, she saw herself. She looked like a call girl. At least I’m not naked, she thought with a dejected sigh. She left the closet, then opened the door to her chambers and looked around. There was a pirate standing outside the door, waiting for her to exit. He signalled for her to follow.

Aria was led down several corridors and a couple of sets of stairs until entering an open area where there were small tables. Sebas was sitting in one in the center of the room. He got up as the guard approached with her in tow.

“Ah, that is a lovely outfit you chose,” Sebas complimented.

“Uh.. thanks…” Aria said, flushing up a bit.

“Please, sit,” the captain cordially invited.

Aria knelt down as she had seen the pirate sitting when she entered. Between them was a fresh meal of seafood and vegetables.

“Please, enjoy!” the captain said.

Aria couldn’t remember the last time she ate. The food tasted divine. “Oh my God!” she remarked with surprise.

“Shen is a great cook!” Sebas noted, picking up some crab to enjoy. “And we have loads of resources out here, right in the ocean!”

Aria nodded appreciatively as she dug in. They washed it down with some sake.She tried to pick up some grilled fish with her chopsticks but had never gotten the hang of the utensil before and was struggling. Sebas, seeing this, picked the fish up with his own chopsticks and offered to feed her with it. Aria felt a little silly being hand fed like this, but took the fish in one bite.

After she chewed and swallowed, Aria asked her captor, “So, what is it you wanted me to do for you?”

Sebas put his sticks down and took another swig of sake. “We’re hunting a whale of sorts,” he explained. “Lucas Dillon Berkshire the third; Son of L.D. Berkshire, head of Berkshire Holdings Ltd. and member of the Fortune Global 500. The son is traveling this area tomorrow and we’re looking for a way to get on board without a commotion. The less fighting involved, the safer and more efficient it is for us. The kid loads his boats full of booze and ****, but that’s not what we’re after. The boat itself is plated with gold and platinum, enough to finance a small country! We take the ship and we let you all go!”

“Sounds easier than I suspect it is,” Aria said with concern.

“You would be wise to think that,” Sebas agreed. “The boy is no idiot. Along with his harem, he brings armed guards. Even if we COULD chase his yacht down, we’d be gunned down before we could board. That is where you come in...”

Aria raised an eyebrow.

“You pose as a stranded shipwreck victim out in the middle of the ocean. As soon as Lucas gets a look at you, he’ll definitely stop to help. Once you’re on, we will shadow the boat until after dark. When everyone is asleep, you give us the signal and we’ll board, tie everyone up and take the ship. We’ll drop you all off on an abandoned island and let the authorities pick you up later.”

Aria nodded, it seemed like a sound plan. She did have some nagging doubts about it though. “What about the guards? There’s no way everyone will be asleep.”

“We can provide you with some sleeping pills, it’ll knock the person out in seconds.”

“And what’s to stop me from just running off with the rich tycoon’s son and escaping?”

“Well, I hope it doesn’t come to that, but…” he snapped his finger and one of his men entered holding something in his hand. He marched over to Aria. Aria struggled, trying to kick him away, but he was too strong. He attached the object to her leg. She looked at it. It looked like a simple anklet with a dragon ornament on it. “Pretty, no?”

“What is it?” Aria asked with an uneasy feeling.

“On the outside, it’s a pretty anklet. On the inside, it’s loaded with C4. Go against us and you lose your leg and everything in the general vicinity.”

Aria swallowed dryly.

After dinner, she was escorted back to her room. She looked out the window and wondered what the next day would hold. Did she dare go through with Sebas’ plan and help steal a ship? Could she run and get away before he could detonate his bomb on her? What was she going to do?