Sail Ho! Chapter 6

           “Shark! Dagnabit! Where’d that damned Babycakes girl go?!” The docks were full of ships mostly merchant ships, marine ships and rowboats. Well duh, there’s no pirate stupid enough to hang their ship around here. “Oi! Shark where are ya!?” Silence ensued; nothing but the wing and busy babble of passersby. “Shit! How would I ever find her in this mess!?” Just then she heard people shouting, it was Sage, Jed and Felix. Another voice was shouting with them it was Dash. Were they in trouble? Great, it’s gonna give them a bounty at the least. “Shark! Where the hell are ya!?” she clutched her left shoulder, blood was oozing out, it was her fault.

           “Over here boss!” Shark waved at her; she was standing in front of her ship untying a rope.

           “Well that figures,” she trudged over still clutching her left shoulder. “Why won’t it heal!?” she whispered to herself. “Oh yeah right, I haven’t eaten for days.”

           “What’s with your left shoulder?” Shark asked when Sonja reached her.

           “None of your damned business,” Sonja gave her a cold look then she looked around she looked at Shark’s ship and read ‘Giant Peabody’ on the left side of the ship’s hull. Awkward quietness followed.

           “Howdy,” Shark broke the awkwardness between them.

           “Hell ya ain’t a cowboy,” Sonja said.

           “Cowgirl,” Shark corrected.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Whatever,” Sonja jumped onboard.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Hey this is not your ship,” Shark complained.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Look I need your ship and food,” Sonja examined the railings of the ship. “Nice thing ya got here,” Sonja eyed the chicken leg Shark was holding.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “You missed your shot when we were back at the Shake Strawberrier,” Shark tugged on the rope then took out a plate and set down the chicken leg she was going to eat.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Fine you can be my shipwright,” Sonja sighed.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Yay!” Shark did a little happy tap dance. People stopped to look at the show Shark was putting on but then she noticed the people looking at her so she stopped. And everyone went back to what they were doing.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “If,” Sonja continued. “You let my friends ride on this ship.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Sure,” Shark shrugged cheerily.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “And,” Sonja added.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Yes?” Shark asked still trying to untie the rope.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “I want that chicken leg,” Sonja pleaded; it was more of a command than a plea.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “But I love my leg,” Shark gave her the cute face.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Well of course ya do,” seemingly unaffected by the face Shark put on but Shark consented anyway.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Sonjie my dear!” Dash shouted at the top of his lungs. “Where art thou Sonja!?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Is this a Romeo and Juliet play!?” Sage tried to hit Dash but failed. “Shut up!”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Why you!” Dash tried to punch Sage but also failed.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “How dare you hit my Sage!” Felix said charging at Dash with his swords unsheathed and sliced off a bit of his hair. Jed and Sage groaned.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Guys this is not the time to fight!” Sage reasoned as Dash punched Felix in the eye.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">           “Hey you’re the one that started the fight,” Jed looked at Sage.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“We have to find Sonja!” Sage added.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“How come you’re the one telling them stop?” Jed asked.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“What do you mean I started the fight!?” Sage looked at him.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Wanna bet!?” Jed and Sage locked eyes then they punched each other at the same time. The blows landed creating an impact that sent them both flying away. Apparently Dash and Felix were still busy fighting that they didn’t notice Jed and Sage.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Over here you nimrods!” Sonja yelled. She was on top of the Giant Peabody still eating the chicken leg Shark gave her while Shark was down on the docks still trying to untie a rope with no progress.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sonjie!” Dash’s eye turned into a heart.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Chicken leg!” Sage exclaimed when she saw Sonja eating.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Don’t worry love,” Felix said. “I’ll buy you a chicken leg.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“But I want a lollipop,” Sage whined.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“But a while ago you just said you wanted a chicken leg!” Shark, Jed and Dash spat out. “Well Sonja!?”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Don’t ask me,” Sonja looked down at them and sat on the railings. “I’m just your captain.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“But that’s your job!” Shark and Jed argued.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“She’s so beautiful when she states her authority,” Dash’s eye turned into a heart.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Could you please be a lot more serious when our captain’s around!?” Sage, Felix, Jed and Shark asked Dash.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I can’t she’s just too beautiful!” Dash looked on. Sonja was looking at them in a weird way she just finished eating.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Now that you mentioned it she is beautiful but we don’t set our hopes that high,” Jed and Felix shuffled their feet uncomfortably.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Yeah, yeah, whatever,” she faced her back towards them then did a back flip, she landed in front of them.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I rate 9.9 out of 10,” they all simultaneously said except Dash.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I rate 100 out of 10,” Dash beamed at Sonja. Everyone looks at him then sighs.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Shark make sure the ship is ready to disembark when we’ve finished gathering the supplies,” Sonja commanded.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I can’t, the fudging rope is stuck!” Shark tugged on the rope.....