Calypso's Rage
Twenty-nine
The crew was tense as we glided silently as possible through the night. In the distance was a merchant ship.
"Luck seems to be on our side," I whispered to Jack
"It would have to be in order to find prey this quickly."
I moved towards the front of the ship and Jack motioned to the crew. They scurried into their positions making as little noise as they could. I looked up to the crows nest there was a flash as the moonlight caught the mirror. I waited for a moment, no second flash which meant the ship was alone.
"Stop her." I said
Jack made a slashing movement at his knees and the crew jumped into action. Two jumped overboard carrying various objects. Chain shots were loaded into the cannons in case they gave us trouble. Weapons were hidden and the crew that would arouse the most suspicion about being pirates went below deck. Leaving those that could pass for sailors as well as Rex, Jack and myself.
Rex took the helm and we slowly glided towards the ship. Panic started building up on the other ship as the sailors scurried around.
"They've awoken the Captain." Jack said looking through a spyglass
"Move in." I told Rex
He nodded and we sailed up next to the other ship. The sailors looked at us warily and the captain, a well fed man, looked tired and grumpy.
"Hello" I said with a cheery voice, "Is some wrong with your vessel? You've hardly moved since we've approached."
The chubby captain looked at my crew. His eyes lingered on Rex at the helm and Jack at my side. "Why should I tell someone who just approached?"
Jack glared at him slightly and I laughed, "You think we're pirates? If we were I don't think we'd be striking up conversation."
He glanced at the others before looking back to me, "True"
He was still suspicious. I put my hand to my chin and pretended to think, "Well not that I can blame you though. Any ship showing up out here in the night would be rather suspicious."
"And yet you seem relaxed." He pointed out
I laughed again, "That's cause it would be a dumb move for pirates to stop their ship in the water just to catch us. Not to mention we're not carrying anything pirates would want."
A small cabin boy came running up to the captain looking terrified "Captain the rudder has been sabotaged and we've been chained to the sea floor."
"Luck seems to be on our side," I whispered to Jack
"It would have to be in order to find prey this quickly."
I moved towards the front of the ship and Jack motioned to the crew. They scurried into their positions making as little noise as they could. I looked up to the crows nest there was a flash as the moonlight caught the mirror. I waited for a moment, no second flash which meant the ship was alone.
"Stop her." I said
Jack made a slashing movement at his knees and the crew jumped into action. Two jumped overboard carrying various objects. Chain shots were loaded into the cannons in case they gave us trouble. Weapons were hidden and the crew that would arouse the most suspicion about being pirates went below deck. Leaving those that could pass for sailors as well as Rex, Jack and myself.
Rex took the helm and we slowly glided towards the ship. Panic started building up on the other ship as the sailors scurried around.
"They've awoken the Captain." Jack said looking through a spyglass
"Move in." I told Rex
He nodded and we sailed up next to the other ship. The sailors looked at us warily and the captain, a well fed man, looked tired and grumpy.
"Hello" I said with a cheery voice, "Is some wrong with your vessel? You've hardly moved since we've approached."
The chubby captain looked at my crew. His eyes lingered on Rex at the helm and Jack at my side. "Why should I tell someone who just approached?"
Jack glared at him slightly and I laughed, "You think we're pirates? If we were I don't think we'd be striking up conversation."
He glanced at the others before looking back to me, "True"
He was still suspicious. I put my hand to my chin and pretended to think, "Well not that I can blame you though. Any ship showing up out here in the night would be rather suspicious."
"And yet you seem relaxed." He pointed out
I laughed again, "That's cause it would be a dumb move for pirates to stop their ship in the water just to catch us. Not to mention we're not carrying anything pirates would want."
A small cabin boy came running up to the captain looking terrified "Captain the rudder has been sabotaged and we've been chained to the sea floor."
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