Robber of the Sea
The sounds of cannons echoed off the shores off in the distance as the battle between the Red Sails and the Intercessor. The sound of thundering feet on both decks as everyone seem to be reloading their cannons. “Hold Fire.” Derrick said calmly as if there was nothing to worry about. “Hold your fire!” James repeated loud enough for the crew to hear. Derrick’s grip tightened on the wheel as he rolled his tongue over his smooth teeth as he thought. James took his place beside the caption as he looked at the crew then at Derrick. “Derrick.” he asked unsure of what commands to give the crew. “Drop the anchor and bring up the sails.” Derrick finally said. James stood there as he looked at Derrick. “Derrick that’s suicide… we’ll be trapped.” James said not sure about this plan. Derrick’s eyes were locked on the Intercessor. “Do you really wish to walk the plank at a hour such as this James?” he asked dead serious. James drew in a deep breath as he looked away. “Bring up the sails and drop the anchor.” he said as he jumped off the top deck as he started to pull at some ropes to pull up the sails. “Lets go or it’ll be you who walks the planks.” Soon enough the crew had done as the caption had said watching in horror as the Intercessor kept on firing at them at such a close range. “Sir… can we fire?” one of the crew member said. “SIR!” he yelled as if that would help him get heard though Derrick ignored him. Derrick’s body stiffened some when the anchor seemed not to be catching. “Come on Red…” he whispered to the ship. James standing close enough to the caption heard this as he sighed out as he looked away from the other ship. Though the sudden jolt as the Red Sails jerked to a stop with that Derrick turned the ship in such a way that they almost over capped the ship. “Fire the cannons!” Derrick yelled James being his echo.
Derrick watched as the Intercessor went down, he grinned as another victory won as he let go of the wheel. “James take over.” he said as he walked to the port side as he went to see what damage the stunt had made. “Ye caption… you amaze me still.” James said admiringly. Derrick ignored his childhood friend as he looked over the ships side. “Derrick how do you come up with wacky plans that work?” James asked out of amusement. “I don’t, it’s just luck.” Derrick said as he turned himself to look at James. “Derrick… don’t drag us down with you and your plans.” James said disappointed. “A plan can’t be a plan if you don’t use it, if you don’t like it or if anyone else in that manner I’m not stopping you from leaving.” he said as he started to walk away. “We need to get to lad Red is in some bad shape and from the looks of it we need new crew members.” he said as he departed from the top deck onto the main. “Good job gentlemen.” he said as he passed the few crew members that he had. Not that he lost any he was just known for being picky on who came onto his ship. He had a high standard and he kept by that. Though he pays the best, stayed on the seas longer and had the most well built ship around. Drawing in a deep breath as he flopped on his bed as he folded his arm over his eyes as he needed some shut eyes before they made it to the city. It was hard to stay on the top of the charts. He had a name to keep up for himself and his ship and he wasn’t going to let the Intercessor push Red around.
Soon they made it to the docks as James had everyone have a task before they went off to do their own things. They had to restock on food and water, he didn’t care on how they got it as long as they didn’t draw to much attention. Once he set them off he went down to retrieve the caption. “Sir.” James said as he stood over Derrick. “What.” was the simple answer. “We’ve landed shore sir, I’ve sent the boys off to get some food and water. Should we be in search of new members?” Derrick sat up as he looked at James. “You sent off my crew members?” he asked irritated. “You were sound asleep sir, so I took charge and sent them off so you could sleep a little longer.” James said simply. “Damn it James if I hadn’t promised your parents that I’d take care of you…” Derrick said as he stood up. “I know I’d still be at the farms, you remained me all the time sir.” James said as he grabbed Derricks jacket and threw it at him. Derrick caught his jacket. Derrick threw his jacket over his shoulder as he walked out. “Well… did you at least gather a few people to look at?” Derrick asked wondering how far James went. “Yes sir… their standing out on the dock sir…” Derrick stopped dead in his tracks when he looked at everyone standing in line. “s**t…” Derrick cursed as he sat down as he looked the first person over. Some people he could just look at and not like and others he had to ask variety of questions though still put them aside for further questionings. “No… next.” he said as he paused to look the next person over. “Sorry no females on my ship… Next.” he said as he crossed out the name.
