Chapter 37.

Right after the call a heated argument starts on board.

"Will, you're the greenhorn, you go get Keith." Soper is trying his standing as longest on board now that Monte and Keith aren't around.

"No way man, Keith was in for my blood when Serafina and I left him. If I get him I'll get laid off and then you're all stuck with Crosby's cooking for the rest of the trip."

Now real pandemonium breaks loose. Art threatening to also jump ship if Will gets kicked off. Travis and Lynn stating to doing the same.

In between frantic scratching Art manages to make a suggestion that might work. " Why don't we send Freddie. Keith is going to be glad to see him, right? And that way we don't have to run the risk of pissing of the captain."

"Yeah, Freddie you're not scared to go get Keith are you? Take the redheads on the way over and leave them at the bar. We will get the boat ready. AUCH,WHAT?"

Leave it to Travis to say the one thing that will get him two pointy elbows between the ribs. The two not lip locked Redheads are glowering at Travis for a second and Travis pretty much feels some important part of his anatomy shrinking, just as he is getting ready to protest the girls are all charming smiles again, and within minutes Freddie finds himself escorted off the boat by two no three drop dead gorgeous redheads, looks like the one that likes sucking Crosby's face is also leaving.

All four get in the car and drive down the dock where they pick up Jake Anderson.

"Your send to pick up Sig Jakie?" is Freddie's grinning remark when he brakes in front of the blue eyed young man. "Yeah, only I don't have a ride and what I understand from the bartender walking isn't an option.

"No worries jump in, the ladies will be getting off in town."

So a blushing Jake wriggles himself between Serafina and Sebastiane with his most apologetic smile melting their hearts. Who could resist.

With a very crowded car Freddie starts driving again in the direction of the bar, passing the Time Bandit that is just coming in to offload. It is clear Freddie isn't in a hurry because he stops again and rolling down the window he shouts and waves to Mike who is standing on deck looking like a thunderstorm.

"Hey Mikey, good trip?"

"Yeah, only lousy observer. good thing we can shove the bastard to the Wizard."

"I am on the Wizard now dude, what's up."

Now Mikey can smile again. "Not telling, just enjoy the ride Freddie and keep your underwear dry."

Revving up the engine again and rolling up the window Freddie looks in the mirror only to see the shit eat grin on Jake's face.

"What's going on Jakey tell me, please?"

"No, cant, don't really know what is going on either. But I do know that this observer managed to deck Johnathan. And that underwear was an issue. So the dry remark might be valid."

By now the group has reached the bar. The ladies decent and join Freddie and Jake in the quest for the inebriated captains.

Those two are in the back of the bar hanging over the table sharing stories of woo about everything that went wrong in their lives. Good thing they won't be able to remember all of this brotherly sharing in the morning.

Freddie hauls Keith out of his chair and endures the enthusiastic of somewhat morose welcome Keith gives him. And yeah this is going to be an interesting trip. Sig is less happy to see Jake, but after some pleading and a few threats on Jake's side that he is going to go fishing without Sig if he isn't coming along Sig also makes it to the car, but not before Jake is in possession of two extremely suggestive invitations by two redheads for when he makes land again.

Jake is still blushing when Sig and he are let off the car at the Northwestern, where luckily Nick and Norman are waiting to strong-arm Sig on board.

At the Wizard Travis and Lenny are doing the honors of getting Keith on board and settled in.

They where al standing by to get going right after, Soper doing the driving from dock only Freddie has another bombshell.

"We have to wait guys, we are getting an observer that has to come from the Time Bandit. Some dude named Reilly. He should be here soon, I saw the Time Bandit come in on my way to the bar."

So with Keith safely in bed and no more entertainment in the form of three redheads the crew settles in to wait on what is going to happen.