Tammy thrashed and cried as she was dragged into Beckett's office by two soldiers. Just hours ago, her parents had been arrested for being pirates.

"P-Please don't h-hurt me. I s-swear I did n-nothing wrong." Tammy whimpered, continuing to cry.

Beckett sighed as one of the soldiers rubbed her back to calm her. "I'll give you a choice child. You can be taken under my care until your eighteen, or I will brand you as a pirate. Your choice." He said.

Tammy sniffled and rubbed her eyes, shaking with fear. She didn't want to go through the pain of a branding, as her mother had gotten one and Tammy had heard her screams.

"I-I'll go with y-you sir." Tammy said softly, looking scared as she continued to shake.

Beckett nodded and looked at the soldiers. "Take her to a bedroom and bring her out for dinner in an hour." He ordered, not saying a word when Tammy basically clung to the soldier who carried her to an empty cabin.

An hour later, Tammy was curled up in bed crying from fear. Beckett stood over her with no emotion on his face. "Get up child. It's time for dinner." He said, nudging Tammy to wake her.

Tammy got up and walked with Beckett to dinner, which was chicken and mashed potatoes. Tammy sighed as she sat down and began eating, trying not to look at Beckett.

After dinner was finished, Beckett stood up and the maids cleared the table. "Take Tammy to her room. I'll be in my room." He said.

The guards nodded and took Tammy to her cabin to sleep. As soon as the guards left, Tammy cried softly into her pillow, wanting to be with her mother.

A few hours later, when Tammy was sure Beckett was asleep, she snuck down to the cells where her mother was being held.

"Tammy, what are you doing down here?" Tammy's mother, Emily, asked softly.

"I-I wanted t-to see y-you again mama." Tammy said softly, tears streaming down her face.

"You shouldn't be here Tammy. Beckett's already branded me. I don't want to get you in trouble." Emily said, gently holding Tammy's hand through the bars.

Tammy gripped back and stood up, about to go back to her cabin when she heard someone walking down to the cells.

"Tammy, what are you doing down here?" Beckett asked, tapping Tammy on the shoulder.

Tammy looked at Beckett and backed up quickly. "N-Nothing sir. I-I just wanted t-to see my m-mother again." She said softly, tears in her eyes as she expected the worst.

Beckett nodded. "I see." He said. He then turned to one of the soldiers. "Take Tammy back to her room and make sure she stays there." He ordered.

The soldier nodded and lead Tammy back to her cabin. Once the door was closed, the soldier, Aaron, turned to Tammy. "Now what were you doing down there child?" He asked gently.

Tammy felt tears well up in her eyes. "I-I wanted t-to see my m-mother." She said softly, turning away as she let the tears fall.

Aaron sighed and rubbed Tammy's back gently. "I understand Tammy. I lost my mother when I was around your age and have wanted to see her since." He said as he put Tammy to bed and pulled the covers over her. He stood up to leave, but turned back to Tammy at the last moment. "Look. I know Beckett might not seem like the nicest person, but he'll take care of you. I promise." Aaron said as he walked out.

Tammy sighed and closed her eyes, crying softly as she let the ship rock her to sleep.

(A/N I want to give a special thanks to ArieSparrow for helping me come up with this idea)