Yes I am like super late but some event have occurred that prevented me from posting. But here I am posting another chapter, and sorry to say that but I think that my uploads will now be monthly because I decided to spend more time on writing and planning the following chapters. But let's stop with that ! On the chapter !

Darkness.

That was all Lincoln could see. He didn't exist but he watched. He wasn't here but he felt. He couldn't touch but he could hear.

Hear the sound of a coin which is falling. The jingling of the metal against the air during his fall.

He suddenly saw it. He could watch it falling and turning around, showing the two faces one after another. One side was a skull with only the superior part and without the jaw. The other side represented a C. The coin was made in gold.

The sea appeared under it, however it wasn't blue like usual or dark like the actual surrounding but red. Like a gigantic puddle of blood.

The coin dive in the red water.

"Kyahahahahaha !"

A laugh resonate suddenly, the laugh of a man. Looking for the source of it Lincoln lift his head to look elsewhere.

He find a boat. It was huge, and had three gigantic sails. Lincoln couldn't guess what type of ship it was because it was burning. The fire was everywhere on the first deck, devouring the mast and destructing the sails. The laughing continued to echoed trough the wreck.

The deep laugh was replaced by another voice. This voice was more silent and more high pitched. It's seemed to be the voice of a little girl who sounded like she was crying. Lincoln listened carefully and heard

"Lincooooln !"

He was shocked but kept listening, hoping he didn't heard that.

"Lincooooln !"

A little voice is crying and calling him, she's in the boat he thought but he couldn't see her and he couldn't move closer to the wreck. He suddenly fell in the red water with the impression to being dragged in it. The voice became louder in his ears despite the fact he was drowning. He saw the lights of the fire at the surface disappear as he joined the depths of the ocean. He watched his last bubbles of oxygen disappear as he felt into unconsciousness.

He began to close his eyes but he opened them wide when he suddenly felt something brushing against him, he jerked around, moving his arms everywhere and closed his eyes.

When he reopened them he was on a boat ,leaning on the mast. He lifted his head and looked at the blue sky without a single clod and a bright sun. He heard the waves against the hull and the winds in the sails.

He sighed in relief "Just a bad dream. Everything is fine: I'm on a pirate ship, I washed the deck…" He looked around him to see the same deck where he slept last night with Luan lying on the floor at two meters from him… " played with an orca, slept under the mast and knocked out Luan."

"…."

"I KNOCKED OUT LUAN !?" He instantly get up and kneeled near the stunned Luan.

"OH MY GOD! I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOU !OH GOSHT JUST HAPPENED !" he baffled at the woman who was regaining consciousness. She opened her eyes and looked at the sorry boy.

"If I knew that you weren't that much of a morning person, I wouldn't have try to wake you ." She giggled holding her cheek which was hurting.

"Y-you tried to wake me ?"

2 Min earlier

The deck is desert except for Lincoln who is peacefully sleeping under the mast. But a complain could be heard, coming from the hold.

"Luan don't do this ! Luan don't do that ! Luan don't come closer to the powder! And nah nahnah" Luan exit the hold annoyed because Luna and Lynn just scolded her because she was making a combination near a barrel. " I'm sure that wasn't even enough to light a candle. They're exaggerating !" obviously she doesn't mention that the sparkles were bright enough to create a light which have woken Lola, Lana ,Lynn and Luna when they were sleeping at 20 meters from her.

"they're just chickens !" She said stopping her walk to lean on the mast. She decided to listen to the sounds her surrounding to calm herself. After a moment, she looked at the horizon and sighed. "I hope we're near Wood Cost, so I can finally find again my workshop ". "I'm sure Lincoln will like my work."

"ZZZ"

She turned around the mast to see what is the source of the sound and found Lincoln sleeping with a big black blanket. He looked so peaceful ,but he was slightly frowning. Maybe a bad dream ? She kneeled near him and looked at him snoring.

"You really slept here, all alone last night ? Damn, that's harsh for a first night onboard ." She looked at the cabin of Lori behind her "She already let you come with us, I doubt she'll give you more sympathy." She turned back to him and began to gently shake him by the shoulder "So you should better wake up before her." She softly told him.

He began to grumble, showing that he didn't want to be waken up.

"Lincooooln." She gently called and shaking him. No answer.

"Lincooooln." She tried again. Still unresponsive.

"Come on boy, I'm sure this mast is comfy but if you want to be in the good grace of Lori you must get up !" She sighed and began to pull his "blanket", once she get to look at it properly, she was surprised to see that it wasn't an ordinary blanket, not even a blanket in fact.

She suddenly felt a cold breeze and shivered a bit, and Lincoln felt it too. After having felt that something was taken from him and taking a full blow of an icy wind, he began to jerk around, startling Luan. She tried to calm him down by grabbing his fists but he was too fast. She suddenly took a lost blow right in the left cheek, sending her fly ,with the "blanket" in hand, at two meters from her original position. She was seeing star and would have passed out if the blow didn't hurt that much.

She didn't bite her tongue or her cheek hopefully, but she could swore that if her back teeth weren't a bit crooked she would have lost them, all of them. She could feel the pain flowing through her whole head, it was like he just hit a bell, and she was the bell.

In her stunned stat she had heard Lincoln get up and rush to her.

"At least he's up now…."

Now

Luan was sitting on the floor and just finished to tell her little misadventure to Lincoln. The boy could only feel really bad for what he did, even if it wasn't on purpose. And this feeling grew when he watched her rubbing her pain spot. He had to say something, at least apologize…once again. He opened his mouth but she talked first.

"You know, you're lucky."

"Why?"

"If it was Lynn who had to wake you, and you'd greeted her with this kind of handshake she would have turned you into a human cannonball."

The though made Lincoln flinch a bit. "ow."

"If she didn't cut you in piece before."

This made Lincoln sweat heavily and trembled as he imagined her furious gaze and her very sharp cutlass with which she attempted to kill him twice yesterday. And it was only when she saw him, so what could happen if he hurt her ? Or worst ?

"She only kills when it's needed though ,but she made it clear that she doesn't like you."

"I understood that. It's only thanks to the Captain that I'm still here." He sighed in relief remembering yesterday when Luna introduced him. Lori stepped in to stop her before it was too late. He could see again the sword, which looked very fancy especially for a pirate because this type of sword needed a special manipulation to be used at their full potential. And who says special manipulation says years of special training. This made Lincoln think a moment before Luan broke his thoughts.

"Otherwise, you slept well ?"

"In fact yeah, it was a bit freezing at first but I found a cover near me so I was fine."

"Now that you mention it, your "cover" is right here and you're going to laugh when you'll see what it really is."

She stood up and took the thing with both hand and showed it to Lincoln. His eyes widened at the full display of the clothe.

The cover was all black, but what really shocked Lincoln was the center. A skull with long eyelashes and tentacles all around it.

"I present you the Jolly Rodger of our crew, the soul of our ship, and also the "blanky" of the cabin boy" she said while moving her eyebrows from top to bottom "Miss Medusa !The flag of the medusa crew!" She proudly exclaimed ,showing it to Lincoln. She could imagine his amazed gaze, while looking at her beautiful flag. She wanted to see his expression and glanced at him but found another expression on his face.

His eyes were wide opened and his face was blue, like he was scared of something. His body was stiff and even his cowlick was standing straight.

"Hey, Lincoln! Are you okay ?" She asked worried.

However in the mind of Lincoln what was happening was a trail of thoughts like "I disrespected a pirate's flag ! I used it as a simple blanket ! I'm going to have the worst sentence!" He quickly positioned himself on his knees and bend until his forehead was on the floor. "I'm sorry !I didn't know it was your flag !" I shouldn't have used for a purpose so degrading !"

"S-S-Stop that ! You don't have to excuse yourself for that !" She retort embarrassed , not even knowing why he is excusing himself. She tried to lift up the boy and asked. "And first why are you saying sorry ? You did nothing wrong !"

"How isn't it a crime to use a flag this way ?!" He whimpered while looking at her.

"I'm not even sure someone thought it could be a disrespect gesture !" She shouted at the stupid question

"So… It's okay ?"

"Yeah, it's okay. You did nothing wrong. In fact you seemed so comfy in it I didn't want to disturb you."

He sighed and seat against the mast." Well I must admit that the fabric was quite soft and it kept me warm. It's more like a big coat than a flag."

"Huhu. You'll have to thanks Leni for that. She sewed herself the flag along with our wardrobes."

"Uh, sorry to ask that but… Who is Leni again ?"

"It's only your first day so I understand. Leni is the tall blonde girl you saw yesterday, well the second after Lori. And if you ask me what is her post, she is the cook of the crew but spend most of her time trying to create new clothes for us. In fact most of our wardrobe is from her."

"Interesting." And it was, for a girl who could be scared that easily she could do things like cook and create clothes for an entire crew. Lincoln did notice that she was quite beautiful too, almost looking like a lady. So how did she end up as a pirate? This crew is very intriguing.

"Yep. Maybe if you ask her she'll make something for you as well." She takes a mischievous smile "But I don't know if she'll make an exception for white-haired ghost."

"Oh come on ! She still thinks that I'm a ghost? I thought I made it clear that I am normal."

"I'm messing with you. But if you want to talk to her you must know that she is… How can I say that ?... Let's say that sometimes she can be a bit slow at understanding some things."

"How slow?"

"You'll see…"

The two sailors hear someone coming from the hold, that someone reveal to be Lynn. Once out she cracks the joints in her back by straightening it up and shoulders by rolling them back and forth. When she finished she spots Luan and walk up to her. She stops when she's near the mast.

"Next time when you want to do your little experiments, wait to be with Lisa so she can tell you how to explode yourself without involving the others." Lynn said her without noticing Lincoln at her feet.

"Just like I said it wasn't that dangerous, the worse that could have happened was that I burnt myself."

Lynn shook her head, seeing no point of arguing about this .She started to leave but noticed Lincoln. Her expression darkened (more than usual ?) and her eyes narrowed while throwing a glare at him. She said without hiding her displeasure "Oh…He's still here…"

The air around Lincoln became tense and he was stiff as Lynn continued to glare at him. And all he could do was to look back in her eyes. He saw his reflection :he looked so weak in her eyes, so hated in her soul. Never in his life he felt so much hostility emanate from someone.

The door of the captain's cabin opened and Lori went out yawning. She extended her arms with her tricorn hat in her right hand as Luna get out from the hold and start to walk until she's in front of her.

"Morning Lori !"

"Morning." She replaced her hat "So when do you think we'll be at Wood Cost ?"

"I'd say at the beginning of the evening."

"Good ! Go assign everyone at their post, the day will be long and I don't want anyone slacking off !"

"As you want." She start to turn around before remembering something. "Oi Lori! Don't forget that today it's your turn to help Leni with the cooking."

Lori is taken aback and began to entwined her index together "Are you sure of that because I think I already-"

"Nah nah ! Yesterday it was me. The day before it was Luan. Now it's your turn Captain." She pointed her finger at her with a grin. She knew like everyone that Lori didn't really like cooking because even if the chief was Leni, it could be a hard task to prepare 8 meals for a whole crew and she was extremely lazy.

"You said it yourself :no slacking off."

She panickly looked in every direction and her eyes fell on Lincoln. She had found her way out." Mr Loud ! I was looking for you: today you're going to assist our chief !"

Luna turned to see Lincoln who had at first a confused look but then bright up and stood up instantly. "Aye Captain !"

In Lincoln's mind the order of the Captain was the divine intervention he asked for to flee the murdering gaze of Lynn. He would have go now if he knew where was the kitchen. "And where can I found her ?"

"Go to the last deck it's here we're have most of our food, you'll find Leni waiting for you." Luna told him before going back to Lori who tried sneaking back to her cabin but she grabbed her shoulder and whispered "Don't think today you'll do nothing. I'll find something for you as well."

"And I thought I was the captain." Lori said to herself.

Lincoln promptly went back to the hold without noticing that Lynn was still following him with her gaze.

On his way to the third deck Lincoln saluted Lana and Lola. The first one gladly greeted back but the latter stayed silent not even bothering look at him ,much to Lana annoyance but Lincoln didn't mind "At least she doesn't want to murder me…I think so…"

Lincoln descended the stairs to the third deck : where they kept their supplies, ammos and varied other things. Once he arrived he spotted Leni ,she was sitting on a concrete near a table which had a bowl full of what seemed to be fruits.

He began to walk to her but suddenly feel like the world incline to the right. He stumbled until he fall on his right and collide in the hull. Startled by the sound Leni turn around to see Lincoln bending forward on his knees ,holding his head. "All of my mornings will begin like this ?" he painly thought as he bit his down lip. "That's a good way of restart our introductions. What a dumbass ! I can't even do something as simple as walk and talk to a woman."

He kept to curse himself under his breath but suddenly felt a hand on his head. He stopped breathing and moving then the hand began to move on his scalp. It was tenderly rubbing it, the sensation was pleasant. As if it was the hand of a mother who tried to ease the pain of her child after a fall.

"Are you okay ?" A soft and tender voice asked.

Lincoln lifted his head and he saw Leni rubbing tenderly his head with a caring expression.

"Sorry, everything turn upside down here."

He stood up on his knees, she moved her hand away and placed her on her cheek. "I hope it didn't hurt that much ?" She asked in concern.

"N-No. It's okay !" "The Captain told me to come here to help you."

"Well I almost finished so instead you could just keep me company."

"Oh! Uh okay…"

She went back on her "seat" and went back to her preparation. Lincoln observed her peeling some fruits from the bowl and placing them in another one besides her.

"Today it's fruit salad." Leni said while she kept peeling. "Do you like kiwis?"

"I-I never tasted one before…"

Her eyes brightened with glee, she reached into an open trunk near her and pulled out a kiwi. She cut it under the curious eyes of Lincoln. She made four parts and gave one to him.

"Don't eat the skin or your throat will be itchy !"

Lincoln looked at the fruit in his hands ant took a bite. After a moment his eyes opened like he just had a revelation, because his pupils had the shape of stars.

"That's one of the best thing I ate in my life. And it's not even cooked yet!"

"Yay !Glad you like it because we got plenty of them !" She squealed.

DONG-DONG-DONG

"What's that ?"

"it's the Bell." Leni answered.

He turned to her "Bell?" he asked her with a puzzled expression.

"It's a bell we're using to call everyone. "She place a finger on her chin and began to think ."If I remember well, three times it's for an attack."

Lincoln wanted to ask a question but he knew he would regret it. But he did even so "What sort of attacks ?"

"Attacks from other ships, of course." She said, smiling like it was a current answer.

Lincoln felt a cold thrill at the thought of being assaulted by pirates, well others pirates. They were peacefully sailing to Wood Cost, a peaceful village on a peaceful board. And coming from nowhere come a ship maybe full of bloodthirsty pirates. Or maybe the girls wanted to attack them, because it was in the nature of pirates, even if so far he didn't see any signs of this behavior in one of them.

"You should go see it." Leni interrupted him in his thought.

Taken aback by the chief suggestion he could only ask "What? Why?"

"It's always impressive when the girls decide to fight…"she paused a moment to look at him "And, I don't know maybe they'll need you up there."

"Maybe they'll need me ?"he anxiously thought "I don't know how I could be useful :I don't know anything about fighting…"

"BUT if someone needs me, well it's my duty as a cabin boy to help in any ways possible !" He filled himself with a new found determination (but he was still chickening of course)

"If you're worried you can still stay here." Leni said, thinking his silence was a way to show he is afraid.

"N-No it's okay ! I'll go up and see if they need me !"

"Later then !"

On this he climbed the stairs, watching carefully his steps and preparing himself mentally for what will happen up there.

Lincoln finally reached the first deck and was greeted by Lana who suddenly pulled him.

"Come on ! We were waiting for you !"

"What do you mean by "we were waiting for you"?" he asked now regretting his decision of coming up and fearing he might have to fight as well.

"Stop asking stupid questions, and hurry !" She told him by dragging him to the edge of the deck where she sat. She patted the seat next to her and he confusingly took place next to her.

From where he was he saw that Lynn, Luan and Luna were lined up while Lori was walking in front of them. Luna turned to see him and waved at him "Glad you finally came ,Love !"

"Glad to see that you decided to join us Mr. Loud." She turned back "What do we have today Lola ?"

Lola was checking the enemy ship with a telescope "Their flag is the Royal Navy's… Hum… Oh! They have noticed us! They're running around… I don't see that many with weapons… There must be around twenty or thirty armed men ,the rest must just be sailors."

"So surely a patrol. Good! Time to roll the call." Lori cleared her throat and began. "Luna !"

"Here!"

"Luan !"

"Always here for the party !"

"Lynn !"

"Right there!"

"Lucy !"

No response

"Lucy !"

"I'm here."

"WAAAAAH! WOULD YOU STOP DOING THAT !" A flushed Lori commanded to the girl in black.

"No."

The navy ship began to bombard but they missed and all the cannonballs ended up in the water, provoking waves that shook the boat. Lola quickly took a seat at the right of Lana. Lori pulled out her sword and said:

"Okay children !We're going to assault this navy ship so pay attention of what we're doing. And once finished you're going to empty it so… It's the usual."

"What are we supposed to pay attention ?" Lincoln whispered to Lana.

"Well in fact we didn't really get a training to fight before we join the crew so the older girls try to make us observe when they fight. Like at school !"

"How nice of them." Lincoln said with an obvious sarcastic tone.

Before they knew it the patrol ship was already near the "Armed Girl" and was ready to attack, or to be attack. Lincoln gulped and gave a last glance to the girls who were ready to jump in.

Lori had her blue coat on her shoulders and she adjusted her tricorn hat. She hold her sword in the way that the blade was stuck in the wood, but you could see that she was ready to pull out at any moment.

Luna wore the same dark purple coat of yesterday. She searched something in it, and after having found it she pulled out two Flintlock pistols. She made them roll on her fingers before stopping and shaking them near her ears. She smirked and muttered "Just what I need."

Luan as for her only had a bag with one strap that was hold by her right shoulder. She pulled out a box of matches and looked for something else in it. Seeing her struggled Luna tapped her shoulder and gave her a cigar. Luan thanked her and lighted it but she didn't smoke it, instead she put in on a smaller strap on the bag and let out a little "perfect !" as she was finishing to prepare herself.

Lynn as for her seemed delighted as she was rubbing the cutting edge of her cutlass." Finally some actions ! I don't think I would have stand longer without fighting someone !" She muttered while she watched the reflect of Lincoln behind her in her sword. "And I'll show this idiot why you don't mess with me…"

As for Lucy she was still wearing her all black outfit and her monotone expression. She didn't have a sword or a pistol like the others but a cane. It was a one meter grey cane with a crow head for pommel. "How is she supposed to fight with this ?" Lincoln thought not understanding the choice of weapon of Lucy. And the others didn't seem to mind, this only increased the incomprehension of Lincoln.

Lincoln suddenly realized something that didn't occur him before but should have. "Wait !They are only five against a boat full of soldiers from the Royal Navy !? This isn't fair ! They 'll never measure up !" Lincoln was going to protest before Luna slightly turned her head and said.

"You don't have to worry, Pretty Boy. Watch and learn!"

Lincoln unsure of what to responds took back his seat still worrying despite what Luna just said. When he sat back he saw that Lana and Lola were watching him with confused eyes. The same thing was for Luna as the four other girls looked oddly at her.

"How did you call him ?"

"How did she call you ?"

The two ships collided and the military crew was ready to fight, you could even hear their captain giving a speech of support before the attack.

"YOU ALL, ARE THE PRIDE OF THE ROYAL NAVY AND AS IT IS, YOU'RE GOING TO SHOW THOSE CRIMINALS WHY THEY SHOUDN'T HAVE DARED TO HOIST A BLACK FLAG IN OUR SIGHT !"

"YEAHHH!"The sailors cheered at the words of their captain.

This kind of speech Lincoln always dreamed to hear it but when it was destined to him and not against him. "I'm sure that must be really funny for you, hum?" He said looking at the readers.

"SHOW THEM NO PITY AND WHAT WE RESERVED FOR THOSE KIND OF CRIMIN-!"

The girls jumped on the boat and Lynn interrupted him by landing on their captain, knocking him out. Standing on him she shouted "Just cut it out and let's get to business !" provoking the opposing crew.

The group of men , without hesitation, launched their assault on them.

"Let's see who defeats the most !" Luna challenged the others.

The girls drift to different ways so each of them can face a group of soldiers. From where he was Lincoln could only observe and praying they know what they're doing, while Lana and Lola cheer them up. Apparently he was also here to learn something, so he tried to concentrate on each one of the girls. Beginning with Lucy because he was really fearing the most for her.

When he saw her, he was more than surprised to see what she was doing: She was casually walking when four soldiers were charging at her; each of them had sword and by the look of their faces they knew how to use them to kill a pirate. They didn't slow their movements when they saw she was a girl, it seemed that they even speed up. Lincoln could only observe powerless as they approached nearer to Lucy who was still walking. Once the first soldier was close, he struck but the hit never got her because she suddenly disappeared in front of him. But Lincoln saw something else: he saw her pass between each of them, and they didn't seem to feel her presence or at least see her. She took her normal speed once she was behind the group.

Lucy kept walking as nothing happened but at the same time she was holding her cane with both hands. Lincoln found that strange until he saw it: she was pulling back her sword in the cane. Once in, all the men that tried to attack her collapsed, from the front to the back. The eyes of Lana and Lola were filled with admiration, as Lincoln tried to understand what happened

"She cut them! I didn't even see her touch them ! How she did this ?" his thought were interrupted when he heard a loud sound coming from another part of the boat and saw a big cloud of smoke. The smoke came from the hold leading to the gundeck, from where Luan quickly got out with her bandana on her face. She rummaged in her bag and pulled out a small ball of red strings with a fuse. She lighted it with the cigar and threw it in the gundeck. After three seconds, it exploded and a red smoke went out from the hold with sailors who jumped out hiding their eyes and they cried "It burns !Dammit ! What's that !?"

Luan laughed and shouted "I recommend you to not descend in here, it's a bit chili ! Ah ah ah ah !"

"Godamn Luan !" A voice came from a group of five soldiers who were charging at a same point, but they all were repulsed to where they came from. At the center was Lynn who just found another sword, so now she had a pirate cutlass in the right hand and a navy cutlass in the left. The repulsed soldiers recovered and charged at her. One of them attacked her at the front ,she blocked him with the left sword and hit him in the stomach with the pommel of the right sword, before pulling back her hand, twisting her wrist and hitting him once again in the chin. Once the soldier was on the floor, the four others took the occasion to sneak in her back and they all attacked at the same time.

Lincoln saw the four blades coming down on her "SHE CAN'T ESCAPE THAT !" he closed his eyes to avoid to see the massacre. He heard two gasps at his side and he decided to open one eye and what he saw let him wide eyed and agape mouthed. As he expected she didn't' escape them but she didn't take the hits neither. Lynn had crossed her arms and her two swords were blocking the four others, just above her head. The swordsmen tried to push their blades further but couldn't because of the incredible strength of the pirate. "Now let's roll !" After saying that, Lynn turned to her right, dragging the four blades with her before violently extending her arms in the process, sending the soldiers fly in the airs. Lynn stood up straight and looked at her right sword. She smirked when she saw the scared yet awed expression of Lincoln.

"SHOOT AT HER !" The responsible gunner commanded to his men who were aiming at Luna. But the aimed didn't seem to mind, all she did was tapping her foot on the floor in a certain rhythm while humming. This sight really troubled the gunners, who didn't know if they could really shout at someone who is unarmed ,or at least who seems to be. She stopped tapping and humming, alerting everyone. "Let's try this…" she muttered, and quickly pulled out one of her flintlock from her back and she began singing.

As I was drinking and singing

My crowd get begging

For one song of more

As I shout my voice is sore

No one did dare to shot at the singing pirate, because they weren't really prepared for an event like this. At the same time some began to move their shoulders in rhythm, others tapped their foot.

They ask for one more song

I request they tag along

We begin , everything go good

'Till I see him at my foot

They finally all succumbed and began to move from left to right, while the responsible tried to call them to order. It was to late as the woman began to trigger each one of them. As the song kept up each men was on the floor, not death but unable to move.

So naïve, and yet so charming

I couldn't resist to not bring him in

I looked at him, insisting

He had no choice that to sing in the inn

Luna stopped out of bullets and out of lyrics « Ow man, I've got a blank ! » she sadly stated not noticing that she just wiped out some of the best shooters of the military crew on her own. « I've got to work on the rest later. I'm sure they will like that in the next bar ! » She brought back her empty pistol in her back, pulled out the other and went to look for inspiration on another side of the assaulted ship.

Lincoln had a big mix of feelings at this moment. Obviously there was the amazement because, let's be clear, she made a group of trained and professional soldiers dance while she was singing and on top of that she shot them all without killing them (he could heard them whincing in pain as others said it was worth the song, well the piece of song ). And he was also embarrassed because he clearly understood that the song was about him and the words she used to described how he looked back then didn't make it better.

But a little wave of happiness was over him: having a song made about him even if it wasn't really a praise ,was a nice intention.

« Lori is fighting the captain ! Go Lori ! Go ! » Lana shouted bringing Lincoln to look at the side where Lori was facing the captain who had a bump on the back of his head. He looked furious.

« Fucking vermin !You're going to pay me that ! » He threated the captain of the Medusa's, referencing to his head.

« Come and get me, then ! » Lori responded.

He pulled out his sword and put himself in position, Lori did the same. The Captain looked surprised to see the kind of weapon Lori had. « What kind of criminal like you can have a sword like this ? » he spited with venom in his voice.

« The kind who is free and who knows what they want ! »

Getting at his wits'end he charged her with his blade aiming at her stomach, Lori deviated him to the left. Despite his posistion he saw a chance to slice her head, he struck with his sword horizontally but she protected herself by positioning her sword vertically.

She took a step back and took advantage of the thinness of her blade to wrap her oponent weapon and lifted it, resulting in the pommel hitting him right in the chin. When he replaced his head, the tip of the rapier of Lori was right before his nose.

« This boat is our. » She smirked and the sword of the captain landed between the legs of a knocked out soldier, waking him up with a scream.

Lincoln placed a big plank on the edge of the ship in order to access the boat of the defeated crew of the Royal Navy. Even now after the girls had tied the soldiers who were inconscious and those who surrendered Lincoln had still trouble to believe that only five of the Medusa crew had fought a load of soldiers. And that they won.

After having crossed the bridge Lori exclamed « Now your turn to work ! » adressing to her spectators , meaning Lola, Lana and Lincoln. The three moved to the other boat and began to unload the stock, with the latter throwing glance to the defeated soldiers. « If I had engaged myself, it could have been me… Even so, they're really strong. »He remembered each one of their fight against the crew with troubled thoughts on Lynn and Lucy.

The first one because now he really understand that he would never match her in a fight, she is way stronger than him. Making her even more terrifying in the mind of the cabin boy.

But the later disturbed his mind as he recalled what happened. Lucy defeated on her own the soldiers without even them notice her. Making her even more mysterious in the mind of the cabin boy.

Once they finished, the ship went back to his trip to Wood Coast. Leaving behind it a boat empty of any goods but full of frustrated soldiers.

Luna was making the inventory of what they had acquired :four barrels full of powder and some ammos. And Lincoln was helping her with the cleaning.

« Why didn't you kill them ? » Lincoln asked her while he put aside the last barrel. « I mean, I though pirates always killed the people they attacked. »

At first she looked at him a bit surprised by his sudden question, but she though it was logical for him to ask. She took a sit on a trunk and put her left leg over her right one.

« Everyone thinks that Pretty Boy ,but it's not always true. All the pirates aren't the same. We don't kill because we don't want to and others do because they have to. They are even some who become pirate to have an excuse to kill. » She sadly exclamed shaking her head.

« But don't worry about that. As long as you're with us, you won't have to take the life of anyone. » Luna followed with a reassuring smile, which seemed to have eased the boy

«Sooo how was the fight ? » Luna decided to ask him, and it seems that shed id good because he suddenly brighten up.

« You guys are incredible ! I mean you were only five against, I don't know , fifty soldiers! »

« Years of training that paid off today. If you're interrested we could teach you some things. »

« I would love that ! »

The rest of the day followed as everyone decided to relax during the remaining of the road to Wood Coast where every Medusa hoped to find againt their navigator and dear ship they called «Home».

I'm sorry if the end looked rushed, but once again I decided to spend more time on my writing in order to make the story progress without troubles of comprehension. And I hope you don't mind almost superhuman pirates.