Sail Ho! Chapter 4

“Please don’t remember, please don’t remember, please don’t remember,” Jed and Felix mumbled to themselves.

“Nah,” Jhames scratched. “You kids couldn’t be. Now get on the ship!” they were thrown onboard by Jhames and landed head-first onto the deck. Then the marines came and made them sit, tied their legs and left them there.

“It hurts so bad,” Felix whined.

“Well of course it does. He almost found out too,” Jed whispered to Felix.

“Sure did,” Felix whispered back.

“Found out about what?” Sonja was right next to them and they didn’t notice until she spoke.

“Nothing,” Jed and Felix answered back quickly to avoid any suspicion.

“I believe you’re hiding something,” Sonja stared at them. “Tell me or I’ll throw you into the dungeon.”

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Only marines can do that,” Jed argued.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Then I’ll make you walk the plank,” Sonja retorted.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Only pirates do that,” Felix said proudly.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“But we are pirates, imbecile!” Jed and Sonja said at the same time.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oh I guess I forgot,” Felix shrugged.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Tell me!” Sonja shouted.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hey!” Jhames silenced. “Shut up or your brains get blasted out!” they stayed quiet for awhile until Jed broke the silence.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Do you know where Sage is?” Jed asked.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Come to think of it Blaze is not here,” Sonja tried to stand up but it was hard her feet being tied and all.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sweetie?!” Felix called out.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I’m just right behind you,” came Sage’s answer from behind them. They craned their heads and saw Sage sitting on a chair with her feet tied to its legs.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oh,” Sonja looked around for anyone who might be listening. “All crewmembers accounted for: check!”

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

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oh just finishing my task list,” Sonja smiled. “Although the pen and the ‘real task list’ are in my jacket pocket. So now I’m doing the imaginary one but I’ll have to remember to check it off my task list later when I’m free of these handcuffs,” then they hear someone scream and fall off the ship. “‘Go back and get: Man Overboard’,” Sonja clicked her tongue. “Maybe next time.” They all look at Sonja as if she were the reason why the man fell. “What?!” none of them answered. “Okay then back to task list, ‘Look up meaning of: Man Overboard’. Hey anyone got a dictionary?”

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Is she always like this,” Jed sighed.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Since the day we met,” Sage sighed. “Yeah.” The two of them sighed at the same time. Sonja kept on talking about her task list until they docked on Loguetown.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“It’s them,” Shark was looking through her telescope; she was aboard her ship, the Giant Peabody. “We we’re meant to be together!” she danced. “But wait why are they with the marines? With two other boys? They’re wanted already? Why do they have handcuffs? What is happening?!” Sonja and the others were pushed down the ship and Sage, still sitting on the chair, was tied to Sonja’s back. The rope tying their feet together were removed so they could walk.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hey,” Jhames shouted at Sonja. ”You there.”

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

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Move it or your brain gets blown out,” Jhames threatened.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“You don’t even have a gun!” Sonja moved fast all of a sudden that she almost fell but she regained her balance.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Don’t have one eh?” Jhames reached into his coat and pulled out a gun. “Designed this myself and you don’t call this a gun?”

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“What the hell?! How’d that fit?!” Sonja was stupefied; then she noticed light being reflected. It was from a telescope, on a ship being held by a girl-Bell Babycakes? No that’s not it the name’s wrong but she knew this was the same girl they’ve seen before. “Well it doesn’t matter anymore,” Sonja thought aloud. “All I know we have to get away from you!” Sonja tackled Jhames, using Sage to brace the impact.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“I never agreed to this! Wait!” Sage’s chair hit Jhames causing it to break. “That was too close!” Then Sonja broke the chain on her handcuffs.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“My hands are free,” Sonja shouted in triumph. “Finally!” Sonja grabbed at the daggers on Sage’s hips.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hey!” Sage screamed. “That’s mine give it back! At least set me free!” Sonja groaned but she cut through the chains anyway. “Wow thanks. Although I’m sure I could have done it myself.” Sonja groaned again and went to where Jed and Felix were staring at her open-mouthed.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“What?! Wanna get freed or what?!” Sonja asked.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“The first choice?” Jed and Felix answered simultaneously. Sonja cut through their chains and ran off.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Oh before I forget,” Sonja stopped and threw the daggers to Jed. “Catch!”

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hey that’s mine!” Sage cried.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Awesome! Thanks Sonja!” Jed carefully studied the daggers and stuffed them into his back pack.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“He needs it more than you do,” Sonja patted Sage on the back. “And before I forget,” Sonja ran towards Jhames. “Here’s a present for you Jhames!” Sonja punched Jhames in the face.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“What-“Jhames was sent flying into the air; his fall was broken by the icy waters of the sea.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sir Jhames!” the same marine, who was going to help Jhames earlier, ran to the dock.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“He is so gonna get beaten after he saves him,” Sonja looked away as the marine jumped into the water. “Alright,” Sonja pocketed her right hand. “Let’s get this party started!” the marines looked at where Sonja’s voice came from but she was nowhere.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Agh!” a marine screamed and dropped to the floor; there was no obvious damage. “What happened?!” came a question from one of the marines. “Where’d that brat go?!” another asked who clutched his sword. The marines looked around.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hmmm.....,” Sonja looked for the ‘brat’ with the marines. “Where’d she go?” the marines and her crewmates looked towards her. “Nah..... I’m just kiddin’! Think fast,” she kicked a marine in the head that fell unconscious. Sonja looked at her crewmates, “Well what are you guys waiting for let’s get goin’!”

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Are we gonna fight?” Jed took off his backpack and held it by a strap.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Cool! A fight with the marines! I’ll get a bounty for this!” Felix unsheathed his katana though he wasn’t as excited as Sonja thought he would be.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Am I the only one considering not making this a bloody fight?” Sage tinkered with her bow.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Hmmm.....,” Sonja said. “Oh okay then we’ll not use the sharp ends.” The marines took a fighting stance and so did they. A huge fight broke out and apparently Jhames was still being saved by one of the marines. The marines charged at them and Sonja ran straight at the marines.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sonja,” Jed warned. “Look out!” but Sonja didn’t listen. Felix and Sage closed their eyes and turned away. “You people can’t just stand there!” Jed pointed at Felix and Sage with one of the daggers that Sonja gave him.

<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">“Sure we can,” Sage and Felix both cried uncontrollable rivers of tears.....