.....And leaving the harbour
Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 9:26 am
The helicopter landed roughly on the fantail of the KMV. Lord Jake stumbled out, still dressed in the Yardistani Admiral's uniform, a but worse for the long night.
The captain of the ship ran up, trailed by a bevy of junior officers.
"Orders, My Lord?"
"The Dutch is gone. Freedom is gone." He sat on the deck with his head in his hands.
"Except on this ship, my lord," said the Exec.
"You are right!" Jake jumped to his feet. "You are right!"
He ran to the bridge, a wild look in his eyes, and a wake of the curious and confused coming up behind.
"Put me on the all-call", he said grabbing the nearest microphone.
"You are on, sir!"
"ALL HANDS! THIS IS, WELL this is Jake speaking. The Dutch has resigned, and with him, the last glimmer of freedom has gone out in Shireroth. With his departure, we are all released from our oaths. I don't know about all of you, but I think its time to go fishing. Set a course out of here, ready the fishing tackle for when we reach the open sea".
"What flag do we fly, milord?"
"The true Shirithian flag, for now."
He paused, thinking. Smiling, he asked, "Just in case, do we have a Jolly Roger on board?"
"I don't know, sir, but Ensign Fred is always kind of Goofy........"
The captain of the ship ran up, trailed by a bevy of junior officers.
"Orders, My Lord?"
"The Dutch is gone. Freedom is gone." He sat on the deck with his head in his hands.
"Except on this ship, my lord," said the Exec.
"You are right!" Jake jumped to his feet. "You are right!"
He ran to the bridge, a wild look in his eyes, and a wake of the curious and confused coming up behind.
"Put me on the all-call", he said grabbing the nearest microphone.
"You are on, sir!"
"ALL HANDS! THIS IS, WELL this is Jake speaking. The Dutch has resigned, and with him, the last glimmer of freedom has gone out in Shireroth. With his departure, we are all released from our oaths. I don't know about all of you, but I think its time to go fishing. Set a course out of here, ready the fishing tackle for when we reach the open sea".
"What flag do we fly, milord?"
"The true Shirithian flag, for now."
He paused, thinking. Smiling, he asked, "Just in case, do we have a Jolly Roger on board?"
"I don't know, sir, but Ensign Fred is always kind of Goofy........"