My Little Pony Friendship with Pirates.

by Regis Stella


Chapter 1 Rise of the White Fox

The ending of Friendship is Magic broke the whole of the Brony fandom into tears and to some with fears of the unknown for the future fo My Little Pony as a whole. I remembered being unable to live my life through happiness and peace until I discovered F.I.M, and it brought a light that I thought would never be snuffed out. Until I saw that announcement that said the FIM was ending after the ninth season. I was brought to tears when I saw the ending. I wasn't ready to say goodbye to these ponies or to that world, after the end of 2020 and the pandemic that followed it, I founded a new place where freedom is the key feature of that world, and it's residents, The Sea of Thieves. It's 15 Million Pirate citizens have made a home in that place to learn the world, raid forts and fellow Pirates alike, fighting the monsters and the undead of the realm and bringing in all of the treasure and the loot by the thousands.

I was now standing at the entrance of the first-ever Sea of Thieves Festival in England in a town near where the RARE HQ is, and there was a lot of fans of Sea of Thieves in this one place. After three years since the announcement of this Festival, it's nice to see that even the local and national news networks like the BBC cover this event.

Everyone was dressed in a Pirate in some way, shape or form. I was dressed like a Pirate. I wore a white dress shirt, a purple vest, one leather bracer, one plated glove, a pair of black pants, a yellow scarf belt, a couple of black boots, a purple and yellow tricorne, a finely forged rapier, a flintlock pistol and a captain's coat that I wear like a cape like they do in One Piece.

The man in a Pirate cosplay accepted my ticket, I was allowed into the Festival, and it was a sight to behold. It was my first convention that I was allowed to go to. The stall was caching me as I saw a fresh-off-the-workshop star-shaped necklace made in the Sea of Thieves style.

"What are you buying?" The vendor asked me, and I knew what that voice was from as I looked up and saw the Merchant from Resident Evil 4.

"I'm Looking something that I need to complete my costume," I said to him, "And are you a little out of place, mate,"

The Merchant laugh a husky laugh, "I go where there is money to be made,"

I looked down at the necklace, "How much?" I asked him.

"50 pounds, my friend," He replied.

I paid him the money, "Another hero in the making," I heard him say before the world faded away.


"Ow, my head," I said to myself. "I knew that would happen,"

"Be careful, sir," A voice came from my left, and my eyes shot open as I saw who it was. It was Fluttershy, pre-finale Fluttershy to be precise. I haven't seen or heard Fluttershy's voice for a couple of years. I all but abandoned the Brony Fandom when the last F.I.M episode was released to the public years ago. So to hear her voice after such a long time was really something. And this was average pony Fluttershy, not an anthro or a human version of Fluttershy, Thank the gods.

"Something wrong Mr Fox?" Fluttershy asked me.

The word 'fox' snapped me out of my trans and made me look at myself, and I was shocked, to say the least as my human body was replaced with an anthro fox's body with white fur, fox hind legs, fox ears, fox muzzle and a long bushy fox's tail. I was still wearing my Pirate outfit except for the hat, my captain's coat, my weapons and my boots, which I can't wear the boots anymore. I was a little scared that I was in a new body that was far from my human one, Fluttershy must have seen me terrified of my own body.

"Are y-y-you alright, Mr Fox?" Fluttershy asked me worriedly as if she has done something wrong.

"I'm fine Miss," I replied to her, "I wasn't ready of this kind of transformation thing to happen to me,"

Fluttershy looked confused, "You weren't a fox that walks on two legs?"

"Yes," I said truthfully then decided to get the truth out of the way, "I was a human originally, and was not from this world, to begin with,"

"Human's are, or in this case, were myths and legends," Fluttershy said to me.

I rose from the couch and was putting on my equipment as I was trying to walk on these new legs of mine, wobbling as I go.

'I need to get used to these new legs. It looks like my tail can keep me balanced,' I thought to myself. But it wasn't the only thing that I noticed. I saw a health bar and a magic bar on the upper-left-hand or paw corner of my eyesight in the corners of my eyes and an EXP bar on the bottom of my vision. I sighed and thought to myself, "Looks like I have the powers of The Gamer,' I only read a little about The Gamer Korean Manga series, and it was an exciting idea, and I have seen it adapted to some Fanfics over the years. So this is a significant change for the future, and I look forward to seeing how far I can push it before it breaks.

"It seems that I have gained something more than a new body," I said to myself, looking over to Fluttershy and seeing a level number, name and a title over her head that reads as follows.

Fluttershy.
Keeper of Animals.
LV 5

"Like what Mr Fox?" Fluttershy said.

"Like I can see your level, Name and title above your head miss," I said to Fluttershy as she looked for the thing over her head but cutely failed to see it.

"I don't see whatever you see over my head," Fluttershy said with a puzzled look on her face.

"That's because only I can see it," I told her, "Let's see, STATS!" I then said and got a stat screen. It was pretty balanced, that's the that I prefer to be balanced than all points in one stat and stick with it.

William Hunter
The White Fox
LV 5
HEALTH: 5,000
EXP 0 out of 5,000

STR 5
PER 5
DEX 5
INT 5
WIS 5
CHA 5

TRAITS
NONE

"What's that?!" Fluttershy squeaked in a cute but scared voice.

I looked over to Fluttershy. Poor Flutters, she was scared out of her mind. I need to explain fast but careful.

"It's my stats bar, and it shows how strong I am," I told her, Flutters looks to be a lot calmer than before.

"So, like a game of O&O?" She asked me.

"Yes, in a way," I told her as I pick up my rapier as looked over it. It was a real rapier made of real metals, and I got a pop-up for my first skill.

Steel Rapier. A blade that is perfect for a new Pirate Captain

Due to the continuous observation, a new skill [Observation] is created. It shows information about the target.

"More things just popped up in front of you Mr Fox," Flutters said.

"Please call me by my name, William Hunter, a Captain looking for a crew," I said as Flutters looked up in wonder and hope for some strange reason.

"Fluttershy. Wait, you're looking for a crew?" She then asked me, but before I asked her, she went on rambling like Twilight, "I always wanted to be with a brave and strong Captain for some time. I always dream that I'm sailing on a ship with a pony captain by my side," She stopped for a second and asked me shyly like she always does. "Are you a Pirate Captian by chance?"

"I guess yes, now that I'm in this world," I said to her then Flutters cheered a squeaky and adorable cheer then her shyness returned, and she was blushing?

"I was, um, hoping that I can join your crew, that is with your permission if you're alright with it?" Flutters asked me shyly and with a big blush on her face.

"If it's alright with you, Miss," I answered her.

"Oh, but I need my friend's permission to go with you," Flutters said, "She would be mad if I didn't tell her that I was going with a Pirate like you. More likely, she'll probably ask to go with you,"

"Okay, let's go," I told her as I went to the door. Then I got a popup saying the following.

QUEST:
Find and ask Rainbow Dash to allow Fluttershy to join your crew.
REWARD: 2,500 EXP, Fluttershy joins your crew, 100 Gold Coins.

"So, do we follow the road into town?" I ask Flutters.

"Yes, I'll lead the way," Flutters said as she leads me into Ponyville.


PONYVILLE.
100 EXP

The popup came up near my face.

As we came into town, Ponies gave me a scared look in their eyes as we pass them.

Then a flash of colours came into me as me, and the rainbow object rolled for a little like Tigger does to Pooh Bear. Then an onslaught of words came into my new ears, really loudly as I caught a glance of the rainbow pony's name.

Rainbow Dash.
The Fastest Pony in Equis.
LV 5

"OH MY GOODNESS, A PIRATE, ARE YOU A PIRATE?!" Rainbow said at a rapid pace, hurting my ears in the process. "PLEASE LET ME JOIN YOUR CREW, PLEASE!"

"OW OW OW OW," I said as I tried to stop the ringing in my ears, "I'll let you join,"

"Oh, I'm so, so sorry there, Captain," Rainbow said then she looked over to Flutters, "Flutters, what are you doing with this Pirate?"

"I was hoping to get your permission to leave Ponyville and join the Captain that you just tackled," Flutters told Dashie.

"Oh, and leave without help from the fastest pony in the world?" Rainbow said to Flutters and then looked over to me and asked, "Do you want me on your crew, or do you want to take Flutters with you?"

"Yes, I want you and Flutters to join my crew. If you want to join Miss Dash," I told her with full honesty.

"YES!" Dashie yelled out loud and made my fox ears ring again.

"OW, ears Dash!" I told her.

"Sorry, Captain," Rainbow apologies to me and then a popup came near my face reading.

QUEST COMPLETE.
Find and ask Rainbow Dash to allow Fluttershy to join your crew.
REWARD: 2,500 EXP, Fluttershy joins the {Insert Pirate Crew name}, 100 Gold Coins.
BOUNS QUEST COMPLETE: Recruit Rainbow Dash.
BOUNS QUEST REWARDS: 2,500 EXP, Rainbow Dash joins the {Insert Pirate Crew Name}, 200 Gold Coins, 1+ CHA

LEVEL UP! 5--6
Gain 6 STAT Points.

"What are those things," Dashie said as she looked at the popup in front of her as well as Flutters.

"I saw them earlier. But I have never seen this one before," Flutters said as she looked over the popup that was the same as Dashie's.

It reads:

Do you want to join William Hunter's {Insert Pirate Crew name}?

{YES} {NO}

If you do, then you will gain the abilities of William Hunter.

"I guess this is a contract of some kind for proof of you two joining my crew," I said, "I know I need a name for our crew, but we'll worry about that when we get more members,"

"I think we should press yes then," Flutters said.

"I guess," Dashie said to Flutters as she and Flutters pressed the {YES} button.

"What's all this in my vision?" Rainbow said.

I gave a quick rundown of what Dashie and Flutters can now see. "So, we can see the health, LV and title that everypony has and we all have the abilities of this 'Gamer'?" Dashie asked me.

"Yes, Pretty much that's all I know about that story," I said to my new Nakama.

"Well, I can live with that," Dashie said to me as my stomach growled a little.

"Sorry, I haven't eaten in a while," I said.

"Well, Sugarcube Corner is just down the street," Dashie said as she led the way to the cafe.


"Welcome to Sugarcube Corner!" Dashie exclaimed as we entered the gingerbread cafe.

"SURPRISE!" All the Ponies in the room yelled as confetti fell from the roof as I read the banner saying, 'WELCOME TO PONYVILLE,'

"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie, were ya surprised? Were ya, were ya. uh uh uh?" Pinks said at a mile a minute.

Pinkie Pie.
The Pony that Parties.
LV 5

"Alright, alright. Calm down please, Miss, please my ears," I said to Pinks as I held my ears in my hands.

"Ohh, I soooooooooooooooooooo sorry there, Mr Fox," Pinks said as I looked up to Pinks' mane is a little less puffy.

"It's alright, Miss," I said to the party Pony, "It's the ears, they're a little bit more sensitive. My name is William Hunter, by the by,"

As soon as I said what was said, Pinks' mane was now back to normal, "That's okay, Willy," Pinks said, then she yelled, "Let's get this party started! Pirate style!"

As the party was going on, I saw Applejack and Rarity come my way, but no Twilight. I must have been placed here before Twilight arrived.

"Sorry, I'm late, everypony," A voice came from the front door, and it was Twilight. Then she saw me, rushed over to me and was already bombarding me with questions of where I was from and what race I am and why I'm dressed like a Pirate.

Twilight Sparkle.
Princess Celestia's Student.
LV 5

"Please calm down, Miss," I told her and she noticed that my ears were folded to my head.

"Sorry, but I want to know, I must know, please," Twi Replied.

"How about I tell you all a tale from my time as a Pirate? Will that be nice for your research?"

"Yes, please!" everypony in the room said as I sat down on the floor.

"I was on a Galleon, with three other Pirates on board, sailing to a Skeleton Fort named Shark Fin Camp. There were alright two Sloops at the fort fighting the undead there," Everyone was scared of the thought of the dead walking around the world, "One of the Sloops sailed away from the fort as we sailed close to it. The other stayed and fought until we sank it to the depths of the ocean. After the sloop was sunk, we began to fight the Skeleton Pirates that were occupying the fort. But the Sloop we sank, came back and we sank it again. We were close to finishing the fort when the same Sloop came back, but this time, with a friend, a Skeleton Galleon to match our Galleon." Everyone gasped in fear. "With a few kegs of gunpowder. We sank the Sloop and the Skeleton Galleon. But at the cost of our ship. But our rowboat was still intact, and we began to load all of the loot onto the rowboat, and we rowed and rowed all an Outpost named Dagger Tooth," The Ponies in the room was liking this tale of mine, "When we came to the Outpost, we turned in all of the loot and gained more treasure for our troubles. But the Mysterious Stranger rewarded me with the title of Pirate Legend and the boons that come with it. I said my farewell to my crew, headed down to Pirate Legend Tavern and sat down with other Legends to swap stories like this one and drinks till we passed out drunk on the Tavern floor,"

Everyone was clapping their hooves together as I finished my story. "That was so awesome, captain!" Dashie said to me as she flew up to me.

"It was nothing, Dashie," I told her as Pinks was sticking her hoof in the air like she wanted to ask a question. "Yes, Pinks,"

"What songs do Pirates like to sing?" She asked.

"Shanties," I told her but seemed to confuse her, somehow.

"S-S-Shan-what?" Pinks asked again.

"Songs of sailors, you know," Again, everyone didn't know what I was talking about, "Alright, maybe you heard of this one,"

(You all know this one)

[William Hunter]

"What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
What shall we do with a drunken sailor?
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

"Shave his belly with a rusty razor!
Shave his belly with a rusty razor!
Shave his belly with a rusty razor!
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

"Put in a longboat till he's sober!
Put in a longboat till he's sober!
Put in a longboat till he's sober!
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

"Put him in the bed with the Captain's daughter!
Put him in the bed with the Captain's daughter!
Put him in the bed with the Captain's daughter!
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

"That's what we'll do with a drunken sailor!
That's what we'll do with a drunken sailor!
That's what we'll do with a drunken sailor!
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

"Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Way hey and up she rises,
Earlie in the morning!"

END SONG.

TO BE CONTINUE.