"Are we prepared to set sail second mate Wick?" The tall Captain Shane looked down at his second mate. The sailor (a little girl) flicked her purple ear backwards,
"The sky's look clear today." She stepped off of the stepping stool she had been standing on folding her telescope at the same time.
"Good." Shane nodded smilling at his adopted daughter. Wick ran to the middle of the ship (her tiny feet pitter pattering on the wooden deck) and picked up the anchor rope,
"Help me pull it up!" She yelled over the wind.
Shane made a dash to his daughter and picked up the rope giving it a hard tuck in the process,
"There!" He said as the ship jerked forward, "We're off!"
He cheered with his little girl and they began to get ready for their long voyage.
"I have the sandwiches!" Wick picked up the plastic baggy with two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches inside.
"Great! Now we will have food for many weeks!" The silly pair cheered again and grinned at each other (although Wick couldn't really grin back.)
"I'll keep a look out for sea monsters!" Wick giggled and ran back to the side of the ship with her telescope again.
"Good idea!" Shane grinned and grabbed the wheel to steer the ship.
It went this way for a few more minutes, someone either began laughing or giggling as they did their respective jobs, Wick finally took another look through her telescope and gasped,
"Sea Monster!" She yelled back to her Dad.
"Where?" Shane let go of the wheel and ran back to his daughter peering over the ship's side. A giant sea serpent could be seen not far from the ship, swimming and diving amongst the waves,
"It's hideous!" Shane yelled. Indeed, the serpent was an ugly blotchy brown and puke green with huge eyes for deep sea living. Wick shook her head,
"No Daddy, its beautiful, with purple gems and pink gems encrusting its body and elegant golden eyes." Shane smiled down at his daughter as the serpent instantly changed its appearance to exactly what Wick said.
"Let's be careful though, being pretty doesn't make it safe." He warned and screamed slightly as the ship took a hit from the serpent, "Wick!" He yelled as his daughter lost her balance and fell into the water, "I got you!" He ran to the edge again and dove in.
"Are you two going to finish soon or will I have to disinfect you also?" Both Wick and Shane look up from the bath tub and noticed Candle standing in the doorway, cleaning gloves on and bottles of cleaning fluid in her hand. Shane realized that he was sitting in the tub of water along with his daughter (they were getting their clothing soaked.)
"Five more minutes?" He asked lamely.
Wick was nodding to her mother excitedly.
The white porcupine raised her eyebrow but walked out of the door way,
"Three." She said as she headed to her and her husbands room.
Shane and his daughter look at each other one more time before they went back to defeating the great sea serpent.
So this is one short drabble based off of my fan characters, I know they are not cannon characters but its still cute and fits in the world.
Tell me if you liked it and would like to see some more of the similar shorts.