Farewell, Newbury! Farewell, Meriweather!
Shanku leapt over the deck railing and flew back the Meriweather. Doctor Newbury was laid out on the deck, a red stain spreading across his jacket. Shanku knelt at his side, her hands shaking.
"I'm afraid... I can no longer teach you... m'dear..." Doctor Newbury said weakly.
"No... Doctor Newbury..." Shanku mumbled, horrified. "No..."
She was barely aware of the two thick arms that grabbed her and began to carry her off. "Be glad I need you, brat," Turai growled as he took her away.
"Don't die, Doctor!" Shanku reached out to Doctor Newbury as he became still. In a daze, she was unaware that she was brought back aboard the Brelland Seacat. A yellow light began to grow before her eyes and slowly she realized the Meriweather had been set on fire.
"Set sail!" came the triumphant command from the pirate captain.
Her last view of the once beautiful fluyt was of the masts and sails ablaze as she roughly shoved below decks and locked away. Shanku hid her head under her wing and cried bitterly as she realized what had happened and what she had lost.
The sun began to sink as the brigantine slowly sailed away, leaving behind the Meriweather as it slowly burned and sank into the sea, along with all but one of the crew.
Notes & Commentary
March 15, 2012, Thursday
Farewell, Newbury! Farewell, Meriweather!
Now she notices some of the crew dying. Argh. Kid's fightin' sense is a bit too strong. I dreaded this page. Ever since it was first written back in December 2009, I've dreaded it. Poor Newbury... Hell, poor crew! Originally Dawson was going to be one of the unfortunate ones killed too, but he lucked out in the last chapter.
Chapter Notes:
Annnnd this chapter and the next are why I established the higher rating a year back. Kind of an abrupt change from the normal tone of the story, but growing up tends to do that when you hit your teens. Sure, the previous stuff wasn't that bad. But it gets worse from here on out.
Characters - Shanku Ravenwing - Meriweather Trade Ship - Brelland Seacat Pirate Ship - Doctor Newbury - Turai Specklewing -
Tags - Just Another Day -
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