⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵
[Last time...]
[We’ll be cut in half by his sixteen pounders!]
Together they both leaped into the sea as the sound of yelling and clamoring from below deck began to arise.
The eight crewmen quickly swam hard away from the Grand Bank. In their clutches floated the Commander and Boy Tipper (who kicked and wrestled with his captors, still not knowing who they were), the lifeless body of Ilver Medicine and wounded Repperbot.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[On the Grand Bank schooner…]
Captain Callum yelled as he ran up the short galley steps to the main deck…
“What the fock is happening up here?! Dax?! Dax?!”
No voice returned his call. Four more crew followed him from below as he made his way to an ugly scene on the main deck. Swinging his lantern from one side to the other he was quick to realize what had happened.
“Dirty bloody raiders!” He yelled in a booming voice, “We’ve been bushwhacked, bushwhacked by Slane and his bastard crew!!”
His last four crewman glanced around at the carnage as they stepped up onto the main deck behind him. There on planks, blood was everywhere! To the left lay two dead crewmen, their bodies marked by two to three stab wounds. In the center, in an even larger pool of blood lay First Mate Dax, lying dead with his eyes still open in shock!
“Filthy knaves!” the Captain bellowed.
Turning, he ran to the the steps of the bow and saw two more bodies lying limp on the deck.
“Check the stern! Where’s the Scottish Officer and the boy?!” He yelled as he too made for the rear of the ship.
But the rear deck was empty, only a couple spots of blood and not a body to be seen!
“Beguilers and snake’s asses!” He yelled as he glanced around.
“Sir it seems they’ve captured the officer and the boy!” One crewman said as he looked around.
In a mean blow Callum struck him with the back of his hand and the man fell to the deck, stunned!
“You stupid ass! No one has been captured here tonight! They’ve accomplished exactly what they had in mind!” He cried out in rage, “Pull up the anchor! Hoist the main sails!”
“In the dark of night sir?!” Another crewman asked in confusion.
“Aye! In the dark of night! We’ve got to run the inlet of the bay and get out onto open waters before Slane’s men make it back to the Silverton! If he learns that Commander Galligan and the boy are safe, the Grand Bank will be cut in half by his sixteen pounders before we can round the top of Comoros!”
⛵ ⛵ ⛵ ⛵
"Th' Crew ‘att Present" - (59) Strong
1-Joshua Slane -Captain
2-Hack – Warrant Officer- Surgeon
3-Fisky – Cockpit Mate- Midshipman’s Mate
4-ErticalOne – Senior Petty Officer- Caulker
5-Mickied – Junior Petty Officer- Cooper
6-Spinny – Junior Petty Officer- Gunner’s Mate
7-Azzuar – Junior Petty Officer- Boatswain’s Mate
8-Maxwellsilver- Seaman- Quarter Gunner
9-Filipino - Seaman- Carpenter’s Crew
10-Raise-me-up – Seaman- Carpenter’s Crew
11-Prepperbot - Seaman- Carpenter’s Crew
12-Council – Seaman- Carpenter’s Crew
13-Ilver Medicine – Seaman- Carpenter’s Crew
14-Devsup – Seaman- Able Seaman
15-Fyrstikken – Seaman- Able Seaman
16-Acknowledgment – Seaman- Able Seaman
17-Tuna – Seaman- Able Seaman
18-Hackerzizon - Seaman- Ordinary Seaman
19-Ytal - Seaman- Ordinary Seaman
20-Wolfeblog - Seaman- Ordinary Seaman
21-Davidfnck - Seaman- Landsman
22-Yehey - Seaman- Landsman
23-Thetroublenotes – Seaman Landsman
24-Magpielover - Seaman- Landsman
25-Pinoy – Seaman Landsman
26-Peg – Cook
27-Obaku - Boy
28-Ubg - Boy
29-Gormogon – Boy
30-Nextgencrypto - Boy
31-Berniesanders - Boy
32-Slickhustler007 - Boy
33-Youngomarqs - Boy
34-Engagement - Boy
35-Golgo-13 - Boy
36-Iflagtrash - Boy
37-Lec - Boy
38-Leduc1984 - Boy
39-Magician - Boy
40-Microbot - Boy
41-Mobydick - Boy
42-Ngc - Boy
43-Nutritree - Boy
44-Randomthoughts - Boy
45-Saidlewa - Boy
46-Sensation - Boy
47-Sientondarto - Boy
48-Spammy - Boy
49-Steemaddress Boy
50-Steem.create - Boy
51-Steeming-hot – Boy
52-Thecyclist - Boy
53-Thedelegator - Boy
54-Circleoffriends - Boy
55-Viking-ventures - Boy
56-Wales - Boy
57-Tipper – Boy
58-Groober - Messenger Pidgeon
59-Doug – Ship’s Dog
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"If you’re enjoying mah adventure,
consider ‘Up-Voting’ mah blog!" –Cap’n
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
"Confused? Ascared? Seasick? Need a private chat with the Captain?" - [email protected]
Reference: Pictures frae www.freeimages.com, www.pexels.com, pixabay.com, steemit.com an’ www.google.com/maps