The Tale of Davy Fireskull

[Tiberius Fireskull]

Yay! Chapter 14! Enjoy......


Chapter 14: The Hunt

Davy looked up at Matt. Matt’s face showed almost no expression. Davy passed the journal to Billy and Sam to look at. When Sam read it, a small smile appeared on his face.

“Looks like we have a lead mates. There be one of Jolly Roger’s ships near us!” Sam said beaming.

“True,” Davy said. “but we have no idea where it is now. If we go looking for it we could be going in the complete wrong direction. We know that there was a skeleton ship nearby, but knowing their speed, its probably too late to catch it. Not to mention their teleportation abilities. Chances are we are too late.”

“Not necessarily,” Matt stated. “We can easily assume that as soon as the EITC ship we just fought saw that ship they went in the opposite direction. Therefore we can safely say we are going in the right direction, unless the ship altered its course. Now, if they are not after something, they are probably going at a leisurely pace, and are not going to fast. If we show full colors we can possibly catch them in a week or so.”

Everyone stared at Matt in shock. Nobody would have guessed that he of all people could have figured that out.

“What?” He asked. “I can be smart sometimes!”

“Indeed you can,” Davy said, still in shock. “Tomorrow at dawn, full colors.”

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Davy didn’t get much sleep that night, he was too anxious for the next day. He wanted to find and defeat Jolly Roger as soon as possible. Finally morning came, and he got up. The first of the crew was starting to get on deck. Davy yelled out to them, ordering full colors. They obeyed. After another hour and a half the rest of the crew was up and working, and after another hour, The Shadow King was moving at over fifteen knots. Billy, with Smelly at his side, stood next to Davy, watching over the crew.

“If we are lucky, we should be able to catch up to that ship in a week or two,” stated Davy. He looked at Billy, and saw him nodding.

“Aye. At this rate we should catch up soon. Then we can avenge the death of our parents, our friends, and rid the Caribbean of that scoundrel Jolly Roger.”

Davy walked over to the side of the ship, and stared at the sea. It was getting cloudy, but it wasn’t surprising. Yesterday, Davy had, before battling the EITC ship, realized that it was hurricane season. He had hoped for descent weather, but he knew it couldn’t be perfect.

“Looks like a storm may be brewing up Billy boy. Lets hope for the best,” Davy mumbled.

Billy nodded, before going onto the deck to help the rest of the crew.

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More days passed, with nothing but a blue sea slowly turning grey due to the coming storm. The crew wasn’t tiring yet. Many, if not most, of them were used to going weeks, even maybe months on end without any action. However Davy was getting impatient. He was desperate to find and destroy Jolly Roger. If he didn’t find him soon he would likely go mad. However, he was trying his best to look good in front of the crew. He decided that in the monotone of the days, he would get to know some of the crew.

He met the ship’s cook, Kate. She was a good cook, and her specialty was waffles. She was also a deadly fighter. Her dagger abilities were as good as Davy’s swordsmanship. She always carried a battle dagger in her belt, as well as a set of throwing knives. Davy remembered seeing her in the battle against the EITC ship slicing through the enemy crew, and throwing knives everywhere.

Another crewmate that he got to know well was one of the broadsword users, Will Seaeagle, getting the name because of his eagle like abilities. He was clever, and extremely powerful. When it came to battling with his broadsword, he was almost unstoppable. He also had a mysterious craving for animal brain…

Davy met many other members of the crew, and he was glad to start getting to know people better. He felt that it boosted morale aboard the ship, and he hoped that it would encourage the crew to get to know each other. He figured it was working, as he saw more interaction between the crewmates aboard his ship.

More days passed, and more fog started to roll in, and the water was no longer a dull blue, but a deep grey. Waves lapped against the ship, and wind was starting to blow harder. The good news was that the ship was now moving faster than ever with this strong wind at her back; the bad news was that that was a sure sign of what a pirate feared most. A hurricane.

But Davy knew that The Shadow King could face anything. If she could survive a battle against an EITC warship without any serious damage, then a puny little hurricane couldn’t do anything to harm her.

The Shadow King kept going for even more days. Finally, almost a week and a half after the battle with the EITC warship, success. Far in the distance, there was a concentrated thunderstorm, with a tinge of green fog. Davy peered down from his spyglass, and looked at the lookout next to him.

“Good job matey, looks like we’ve found ‘em. Now, lets get down from here. Its time to do battle.”

“Yes Cap’n!” the lookout saluted. Davy and the lookout climbed to the ground, and the lookout began ringing the alarm bell.

“ALL HANDS ON DECK!!! PREPARE TO DO BATTLE MATES!!! WE HAVE FOUND HER!!!” Davy yelled out at the top of his lungs. Within minutes the crew was out on the deck. Davy gave them their orders, and they went to there duties; loading the cannons, preparing the sails, and of course, hoisting their Skull and Crossed Swords flag. The ship sailed towards the thunderstorm, and in just over half an hour, they were only a league away.

“COME ON MATES! TO YOUR BATTLE STATIONS! LETS SHOW JOLLY ROGER WHAT WE’RE MADE OF! FOR FREEDOM!!!” Davy cried out.

Davy went to the front of the ship, and pulled out his spyglass. He looked through it, onto the ship. It was The Harkaway for sure. It was larger, and Davy remembered its image clearly. Then he saw a skeleton larger than the rest walk onto the deck. Jolly Roger. He looked around and barked out orders, before turning to look directly at Davy.

Even though Davy was still over two miles away, he could tell that Jolly was looking directly at him. His gaze bore into him, sparking fear inside Davy.

It doesn’t matter. Before the day ends, I will have defeated him once and for all, Davy thought. He put away his spyglass, and pulled out the Sword of Darkness. Then, holding it up into the air, yelled out, “TO THE CANNONS! PREPARE FOR BATTLE!!!”