A/N - I hope you all fell lucky guys - I was meant to be delivering my papers in this time, and I have no idea how I'm going to get them done now, but hey, that's what happens when you have many nutty reviewers hehe, kidding, i love you all really!
DISCLAIMER - Me no own Code Lyoko okies?
"And you waited all this time to tell me this!" Odd stared at him incredulously.
"Well you didn't exactly ask did you?" Ulrich smiled crookedly.
"I guess it's not something you'd go around screaming, heh."
Suddenly, the door burst open, "Boys! Come quickly!" Jim panted, "and bring those swords you love to fool about with!"
Wrenching the swords off of the rack, Ulrich and Odd followed Jim to the docks...Where all Hell had broken loose.
"Dear God." Ulrich froze as the scene appeared before his eyes, "It's just like before!"
Although not knowing the cause of this battling, the very sight of it made Ulrich wish to slit some throats - but, no. That would be irrational - he had to find out who this was and whether they could help him to find Yumi's captors.
Dragging Odd to the shelter of a nearby boat, Ulrich said, "Listen, we need to get to that ship."
Odd raised an eyebrow, "And how exactly do you suppose we do that!"
"Follow my lead." Ulrich began darting around the boats, getting closer to the enormous ship.
Just as it was a mere 100 yards away, Ulrich's plan came to a standstill.
"What do we have here then, mates?" the weathered looking pirate held his sword in line with Ulrich's stomach.
"Sir, we wish to join your crew." Ulrich looked him in the eye, "Temporarily."
The pirate eyed him back, as if tracing for any signs of fear. Evidently, he found none, "What be yer purpose fer this?"
"I wish to slaughter Captain Valentine of the Stormrider - and his crew - for the capture of my one true love." Ulrich unsheathed his sword and had it at the man's throat before he had even batted an eyelid, "Now, who wants to bet that I can't drive this through you before you even consider what you are going to do?"
The pirate looked from him to Odd (who also had him at sword-point) and gave a light chuckle, "I daresay we could use those skills of yours boys...Welcome aboard the Scarlet Devil!"
"I have one request of you." Ulrich hadn't moved his sword.
"What be that then?"
"That you let us go when we find our lead."
"Request granted, the shipmates would die for one another!" the pirate sheathed his sword, "Now come on, we're leaving shortly."
The boys nodded and clambered aboard the ship.
As they arrived on deck, they were greeted with hearty cheers from the other crewmen:
"A couple a' new faces eh?"
"That'll do us good!"
"Welcome aboard lads!"
Ulrich smiled at their family-like genuinity - maybe some pirates weren't so bad.
A/N - Hope ya liked that... i won't get any more chapters up until next week, as i'm going on holiday from Mon-Fri, and I have a lot to do this weekend (no doubt I'll find someway to get on here though...) anyhoo, I 've got other chapters to get up for "Because Love Hurts" before the next half hour or so, so bye!
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