Hello Everyone. Sorry for the long wait. Here is chapter 4 and I hope that you will enjoy it. :)
Prince Nightfly and his wife princess Bia along with Max have been walking for hours until they had finally arrived at the shipyard where they were going to get a ship to find both King Berty's missing heir and Salazar himself.
They scanned every ship with their eyes until they finally found the ship that they were looking for which made them both smile in happiness the ship was the same one that prince Nightfly used to save princess Bia from Salazar when they last fought him.
The ship was all black with black sails and it had a brown wooden steering wheel while the crew was made up of Spix Macaws and Scarlet Macaws who know how the ship works since they had some experience the last time that they were on the ship.
"Ah, I guess this is the ship that we will be riding on" said Max as he turned to prince Nightfly. "Isn't it?".
"That's correct and this ship will lead us straight to Salazar" said prince Nightfly. "Also, I didn't catch your name".
"It's Max and I am a messenger for King Barty" said Max, smiling. "I know exactly who you are since I have been hearing stories about you".
"Yeah and I bet those stories are going to keep on coming" said prince Nightfly, smiling back. "So, what do you know about Salazar personally?".
"I heard that he is the most feared pirate in the entire kingdom" said Max, shuddering. "He also is the reason why King Barty's heir went missing".
"You have got to be kidding me, right?" asked princess Bia, shocked by what she heard. "He really is the reason why your king's heir went missing?".
"That is indeed correct my princess" said Max, nodding his head in confirmation. "King Barty once fought him which resulted in him losing his left leg".
Prince Nightfly and princess Bia looked at each other worriedly before they eventually met the captain of the ship who happily bowed to them and escorted them onto the ship which soon began to set sail at once.
Max clearly remembered the last time that he was on a ship and that was when his friend Marty was brutally killed by Salazar with the thought bringing tears to Max's eyes since he knew that he wasn't going to see Marty anymore.
Prince Nightfly noticed Max's distress and he told his wife princess Bia that he was going over to talk to Max which princess Bia accepted before she kissed her husband on the cheek which made prince Nightfly at his wife before going to talk with Max.
"Hey Max, what's the matter?" asked prince Nightfly as he stood next to Max. "You seem to be upset about something".
"Yeah but I don't want to talk about it" said Max, sniffling. "It will only bring me more pain than ever".
"That's ok but you should really talk with someone" said prince Nightfly. "If you keep your problems bottled up inside of you, it will only become a big burden".
"I guess you're right, I should really talk with someone" agreed Max as he looked at the sky. "But not today, I need to have some alone time".
"That's understandable, I will leave you to your thoughts" said prince Nightfly as he patted Max on the back. "Remember, you can always talk to me and my wife, right?".
Max nodded in agreement which made prince Nightfly smile at him before walking back to princess Bia while Max was left to his thoughts and he knew that prince Nightfly was right about keeping your problems bottled up for too long which would result in them becoming a burden.
Prince Nightfly was back with his wife who held his wing with hers as they leaned on the side of the ship while also looking at the sky before they looked at each other knowing that they were both thinking about Max's problems.
"How is he?" asked princess Bia, worriedly. "Did he say anything at all?".
"He wants some alone time" said Nightfly. "Which is understandable since he doesn't feel the time is right to share his problems with us".
"Let me talk to him" said princess Bia. "Maybe I can open him up a little".
"Sure but it will have to be tomorrow" said Nightfly. "He told me that he will try to talk with someone soon".
"I understand, he knows that he can trust us to help him" said princess Bia before changing the subject. "Do you think that Salazar really is still out there?".
"Yeah and I bet that he is waiting for us to show up" said Nightfly, nodding in agreement. "He definitely isn't the sort of guy who runs away at the first sight of trouble".
"But he is going to be even more ruthless than before" said princess Bia, tears start streaming down her cheeks. "Perhaps, ruthless enough to kill you".
"I won't let that happen Bia, I love you too much to let myself be killed" said Nightfly, kissing his wife on the cheek. "You are my world and you are my reason for living".
Princess Bia smiled as she hugged her husband who gladly hugged back knowing that they loved each other with all their heart and souls to the point that they are willing to make sure that they both protect each other from harm.
Max watched the two royals hug with a smile on his face since he wished that he had someone who loves him and he knew that he just has to be patient knowing that love will come eventually even though it does take time.
He then thought of what might happen after they have defeated Salazar and he knew that the future was questionable since anything could and Max hoped that good things would happen after Salazar was defeated.
