Sail Ho! Chapter 2

“Land! Land! Land! La-,” Sage pointed at a faint spot of land at a distance.

“Oh shut the hell up!” Sonja stretched her arms and yawned. Something was definitely wrong with Sage. She’d been cranky and noisy after the Berrygay something incident. Sonja wanted to do something about Sage so she stood up but she fell into the icy waters of the ocean. “What the-,” Sonja screamed but it was muffled by the waters leaving Sage alone.

“Hmmm? Cap’n? Cap’n?” Sage searched the deck with her eyes but no one else was on board except her. “Cap’n don’t leave me alone, where are you?” no one answered, it was silent for a while then a waving hand appeared but it was sucked backed into the ocean by a pink string.

It resurfaced again and it was pale as ice, so pale that Sage screamed of terror, “What in the world?!” The hand went closer to the raft as if take her life. Sage screamed and panicked, she grabbed the oar and started smacking the hand with it. “Don’t kill me! I didn’t do anything! It wasn’t me who ate all the food onboard! Go away! Go away!” the hand had already grabbed hold of the raft Sage panicked and threw the oar into the air. She went to the middle of the raft and started mumbling her prayers, “Dear Lord please forgive me. I was so hungry I couldn’t help eating everything without giving Sonja any. Please forgive me.” The hand pulled itself up and Sage screamed, it was connected to a body which was also connected to hands and feet. “Cap’n? Is that you?” Sage scrambled to where Sonja was and tried to help her up but Sonja shooed her away.

“About time you gave some help,” Sonja arched her back and retched, sea water with a few bouquets of sea weed and flowers. “Sheesh man look at my hand,” Sonja held up her left hand which was beginning to become purple. “I was being attacked by some damn huge jellyfish down there,” Sonja gabbed at the leather canister around her belt and began pulling out random things: a fishing line, a harpoon and some other stuff but Sonja wasn’t satisfied and threw them overboard. “Oi,” Sonja began. “Do you happen to have any bandages on you?”

“Here,” Sage tossed Sonja a roll of bandages. “Oh yeah and by the way sorry also can’t you heal yourself,” Sage gave Sonja a weary smile but Sonja didn’t notice and started to bandage her left arm.

“I could if only I was able to eat after we escaped which if I could remember correctly was a week ago,” Sage felt a tug of guilt when Sonja said that. “Besides I just got stung in the arm and got smacked by an oar I’m pretty much sure I just need a bandage.”

“Err.....,” something from the water was starting to surface and Sage was well kinda scared. “Was the jellyfish you just told me earlier huge?”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hell yeah,” Sonja answered she was just about to finish tying the second knot on her bandage.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Did you say it’s color pink?”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Yup it’s pink alright,” Sonja finished tying the knot and stood up. “Why’d you ask?”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“It’s because we have a visitor Sonja,” she pointed at a huge jellyfish floating near the raft they were on. “And it’s so cute!” Sage ran to hug the jellyfish but just before she could Sonja pulled her away from it.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Dagnabit,” Sonja dodged a tentacle that was about to sting the two of them. “The damned thing followed me!” Sonja dropped Sage on the floor.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Ow!” Sage rubbed the sore part of her body. “But wait a minute I thought jellyfish were nice.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Are you insane in the brain?!” Sonja chided. “They sting you with poison barbs and stuff and I don’t think this one’s friendly at all.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Then what are we waiting for let’s row!” Sage grabbed an oar and started paddling. Sonja ran to the other side of the raft and grabbed an oar too.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Yeah let’s row like hell!” the jellyfish apparently was also fast and was just following behind them. “Dagnabit,” Sonja looked back the jellyfish was right behind them. “We won’t make it alive we’ll be sushi for sure!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Then make the jellyfish into sushi!” Sage shouted.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I meant us,” Sonja shouted back and thought for awhile. “That’s it! Great idea Blaze!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Please don’t call me by my last name.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Let’s just hope this thing works with me,” Sonja dug her hand into the canister. “I hope I get a katana or knife at least,” Sonja pulled her hand out of the canister. “What?! A swordfish?! Really?! Oh well better make the best out of it,’ Sonja threw the swordfish at the jellyfish and the jellyfish let out a roar when the swordfish pierced its skin. “That’s gotta hurt.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I never knew jellyfish roar and I think you just made it more mad at us or rather you.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Stop discouraging me will you?!” Sonja threw her oar at Sage who dodged it.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I was just trying to help.”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Well your help ain’t helping!” Sonja dug her hand into the canister again. “Please be something useful,” Sonja pulled out something huge from the canister. “What the hell?! A cannon?! You have like so gotta be kidding me! Man this thing is heavy,” Sonja set the cannon on her shoulder and took aim at the jellyfish. “Prepare for sushi!” Sonja fired at the jellyfish leaving a hole in the middle of its head. “Hmmm? Where should I put this? Nah,” Sonja threw the cannon overboard.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“We could have used that you idiot!” Sage knocked Sonja on the head with the oar she was holding.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Well you should have said that before I threw it away!” Sonja argued, they stared at each other for a while. “All this shouting made me sleepy,” Sonja walked away from their staring contest.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I could really use some sleep,” Sage set the oar beside her and curled up like a cat after five seconds she was already snoring.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Well that was pretty quick,” she sighed put her arms behind her head took one last look at Loguetown, Sage’s homeland, and closed her eyes. During the time Sonja was fighting the jellyfish and shot through its head someone heard the cannon-fire.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oi! Felix did you hear something like a cannon-fire?!” a voice asked.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Yeah,” Felix answered. “Did you notice that giant pink blob over there?”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Yeah and two girls,” Jed added.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Girls? Where? Are they mermaids?” Felix asked enthusiastically. “Oh! They’re over there! Let’s get them Jed!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“There he goes again,” Jed slapped his own face. “But yeah I think we should.” A loud noise woke up Sage who blinked. Her eyes widened as a bigger raft floated towards them.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Cap’n wake up! Wake up!” Sage poked Sonja’s shoulder. Sonja’s head was buried in her arms.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Mother?” Sonja’s sleepy voice asked and she raised her head. “Is that you? But there’s no school today,” Sonja buried her head in her arms again.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Cap’n!” Sonja slapped Sonja’s face. “Snap! Out! Of! Your! Sleep!” Sonja woke up from the many slaps Sage gave her.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“What now?!” Sonja said angrily. “I was trying to sleep!” Sage pointed at the raft coming towards them, “Holy ship!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Orders?!” Sage asked

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Eggs, bacon and a side of-“

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I meant the attack!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oh, I was thinking about food,” Sonja mumbled.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“You’re thinking of food at a time like this?! Orders!” Sonja started stating the battle strategy but she was interrupted when the other raft hit theirs.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Watch where you’re going freak!” Sonja screamed. “That’s a genuine work of art you just scratched!”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Easy ladies we’re here to help,” Jed assured.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Who are you?” Sage asked.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Like we care Blaze,” Sonja scoffed.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sure we do,” Sage answered.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“We do?” Sonja asked sarcastically.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Only your knight in shining armor!” Jed answered.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Felix, Felix Lightning,” Felix answered.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Show your damn ugly faces so I could blast your brains out!” Sonja commanded.

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Okay then,” Felix consented. “Ready Jed?”

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“You bet!” Jed said. Two identical boys who both had snow white hair appeared with crazy grins and green twinkling eyes. They were both wearing the same identical pair of clothes except that the one on the right had brown designs on his clothes and the other one had blue. The one on the left had a katana strapped on his waist while the one on the right had a backpack slung over his right shoulder. Sonja’s and Sage’s mouth dropped they were both exactly the same.....