Sharpe's Emperor

by ChasePotato

Six years after the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon escapes Saint Helena and returns to France, starting another war. The British calls on its allies to drive this evil conqueror back and begins to form an army to deal with this threat. What will Sharpe and his friend Harper do with this new menace? The picture is from the television series, Sharpe series.

1. Chapter 1

Sharpe's Emperor

By: RivenExileD

Thank you, Bernard Cornwell for giving us a fantastic series. Enjoy!

Chapter 1

"Come on aboard, sir!" a man on a boat yelled in French. The man was in the uniform of the Old Guard, pride of the French army two years before. He looked at the small, fat man in gray, and waited for him to get on the boat.

"Ah, Pierre. What is the rush?" the gray coated man replied.

"Sir, British ships are coming!"

The grey coated man got on the boat and looked back. He thought, my home for six years, and now I am going back to my old home. All he could see was an entire island bursting in flames. I guess this home is destroyed, he thought.

The men on the boat rowed towards huge ship surrounded by frigates. The huge ship was the Vengeance, a French 98 gun ship of the line. Nearby French frigates were firing on smaller British ships, coming to stop the gray coated man from departing.

"Tirez!" the captain of the Vengeance shouted. 47 guns of the starboard side erupted into flames, spitting over 1,000 pounds of lead balls, each one 24 pounds, at the enemy. The Vengeance shot at a small British frigate and suddenly, BOOM! One of the 24 pound balls struck the magazine of the frigate, causing the whole ship erupt into flames. The French sailors cheered and continued reloading their guns.

As the boat came closer to the Vengeance, the short, gray coated man took off his hat and waved at the captain. The captain took off his hat and bowed. The boat reached the portside and the short man climbed up. Two men in a white sailor uniform on the deck helped him up. The short man stood on the deck and looked from the bow to the stern. The captain came up to him, bowed, and shook his hand. "I am Captain Jean. Welcome aboard," he said cheerfully. The short man smiled and realized he was surrounded by the fearsome looking sailors. A tall man, that could have been a grenadier if he joined the armor, grabbed a pole with the beautiful French tri colors and waved it up in the sky. The sailors raised their armors immediately and shouted, "Vive l'Empereur!"