Hello again, Finally It's done. This is the final chapter before I publish the Seven Sailors Prequel as the sequel to this story is quite long and it'll take a little longer to get the dialouge sorted not to mention that I've only written about four chapters out of ten. Updates for my other story Ghost In The Mirror will be slow due to other commitments and University assignments. Thanks to everyone whos reviewed this story as it took a lot of patience to write this and I came close to deleting this story twice but I'm glad I didn't. The prequel Rollin' The Waves Down will be coming soon so watch out for that, I'm not even sure if it's funny but It's a good read that shows all the seven sailors together and getting up to no good and Captains Abel and Farrell will get more focus. Again thanks for reading and please review if you like the story.

Chapter Soundtrack

1. Molly Malone - Santiano

2. The Cadgwith Anthem - Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends

3. Hoch im Norden - Santiano

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Haddock still couldn't take in the events that had taken place over the last several days. Haddock and the remaining sea captains, Morgan, O'Rielly and O'Hannon where sitting in the snug in The Seven Sailors, waiting patiently for Tintin and Myles.

The past few days had been tough for the remaining sea captains. Chester had gottern off lightly and all of the sea captains had been to see him and he was luckily going to get discharged within a few days. The hard part was Abel and Farrell's funerals. Abel had been buried in St Nicolas' Church cementary and the turnout had been quite good as Abel was quite well known in Brixham. Farrell's funeral had been harder for Haddock due to the close bond that the pair had. Farrell didn't have any family so Haddock sorted out the funeral. He strictly adhered to Farrell's wished and had him cremated and his ashes were scattered at his favourite fishing spot with all of them present.

Telling the rest of them the true nature of what had happened had been just as hard but when he explained the reason why they took it rather well and where shocked at what the dealer, Aaron Pavelinski had done to him, Abel, Farrell and Chester. They understood that Haddock didn't want anyone else to get hurt.

Captain Haddock allowed his mind to wander and that was when Myles and Tintin appeared at the door and as Tintin knocked against the door frame he brought Captain Haddock out of the little world that his mind was drifting in.

"Are we too late?" Tintin asked.

"Of course not, Come in" Haddock replied softly, motioning for them to come in.

Tintin and Myles joined them around the table in the middle of the pub where the rest of them were sitting around. Haddock took the chance to introduce the pair to the rest of his friends.

"Morgan, O'Rielly, O'Hannon, this is Tintin and Myles"

They all shook hands and Tintin felt glad to finally meet some old friends of the Captain.

"It's very nice to meet you all. How long had you known each other?" Tintin asked.

"Us rouges?" O'Hannon exclaimed. "We go back years. We were all in our twenties when we first met"

"What about you two? How long have you's known Haddock?" O'Rielly asked.

Myles was the first to speak.

"I only met Captain Haddock a couple of years back. Tintin's known him a lot longer than I have" Myles replied

"Well about eight or nine years give or take. I can honestly say that I don't know where I would be without him" Tintin replied, earning smiles all around, especailly from Captain Haddock.

"It's nice knowing that Haddock has friends like you two" Captain Morgan exclaimed.

"Thanks Captain Morgan" Tintin replied.

"Do me a favour and keep an eye on him will you" O'Hannon said to Tintin as he motioned at Haddock. "He had a tendancy to get into trouble"

They all chuckled at that statement, inculding Haddock.

"It's alright, Tintin is just as bad" Myles added

As everyone errupted into laughter Tintin gave Myles a look.

"Thanks Myles"

"You welcome"

They were all so busy laughing that they didn't notice another figure enter the room, someone that they didn't expect.

"Room for one more?" a voice echoed from the door.

They all turned round to see Captain Chester standing at the door and Haddock was unable to stay sitting down. Haddock stood up and walking up to him, pulled him straight into a tight hug. Haddock thought he had lost him and was happy to see him. As Morgan leaned against the bar, Haddock handed Chester his drink, and everyone took thier drinks and stood up.

"I'd like to make a toast in memory of Farrell and Abel; and also to friendships. May they never end. Farrell and Abel" Morgan stated, trying to prevent himself from tearing up.

"Farrell and Abel" they all chorused.

Morgan had hung a picture of the Farrell and Abel at the side of the bar. They may have gone but they would never be forgottern.

"How are you holding up Captain?" Tintin asked softly.

"I'll get there eventually, it might take a while though. Why can't we have any moments of peace or even a peaceful holiday?" Haddock sighed.

"Just our luck I suppose" Tintin replied.

It was at that moment that Haddock remembered he had something urgent to ask the pair of them, something that had been nagging at his mind for a good few days.

"And another thing, I meant to ask you this before"

He paused to let it sink in.

"Where's my hat?"

Tintin and Myles turned to look at each other, exchanging worried glances in the process.

"Erm" They both mumbled, drawing it out for a long as humanly possible.

Unfortunately for Captain Haddock his beloved Captain's hat was in a place no one would be able to reach at any given moment. His hat was floating slap bang in the centre of the bay and it was highly likely to end up washed up further down the coast or possibly picked up by a curious seagull. Despite this the Captain truely believed that the worst was behind them and following all the chaos he was looking forward to returning to the place that he called home.

The sea, once it casts it's spell, holds one in it's net of wonder, forever - Jacques Yves Cousteau