"We gotta get to Krawk Island." Torch cleared her throat.
"How we gonna do that?" Skunk questioned. "A majority of us can't fly..."
"Well, the ones who can't fly will ride on the ones who can!" Torch answered. Everyone agreed. Rudy and Ice flew on Expo, Yolanda and Gorno flew on Torch, Zap flew on my back, and skunk flew on Skye's. I was thankful that Ice wasn't riding with me. Torch led the group again. We flew about 50 miles towards Krawk Island in 2 hours. "Can we pick up the pace?!" Skye groaned. "Pretty soon my wings are gonna give out!"
I nodded. "Me too."
Torch looked back at us. "Well, I guess." She zoomed ahead. We scrambled after her. "SLOW DOWN!!" Skye called. Expo grinned. "Why?" And he too, zoomed off with Ice and Rudy, holding on for dear life. I chuckled. "No, don't leave me." Skye whined.
"I won't."
"Ok." There was a long silence, but Zap spoke up. "Aberly, I think your nickname should be 02."
I blinked. "Why?"
"'Cause, you fly. And when you fly, you are flying though oxygen in the air. And another name for Oxygen is 02."
"I fly," Skye mentioned.
"Yeah, but you don't need a nickname. This guy does," Zap mentioned. Skye shrugged.
"Ok. I guess 02 is fine with me. It doesn't make much sense to me though," I said. Torch and Expo turned around and called to us. I couldn't hear.
"What are they saying?" I asked.
"Probably something about Krawk Island," Skunk pointed to the small island ahead. Zap stood up on my back to get a better look. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Zap. You might fall." Skunk nagged. "Don't worry so much, big brother. You'll get too many warts."
"Warts?" I asked.
"Worry warts," they both answered at the same time. I nodded. I felt Zap's right paw slipping a little. I shifted slightly to the left. I didn't realize how far I moved. Zap's paws slid off of my back and he fell, down, down. He was an electric blue blurr, falling down to the water. I gasped. "Zap!" Skunk yelped. I immediately dived down. Zap was falling at a tremendous speed. He was howling something to me, but I couldn't hear him. The wind was whipping past my ears so fast that all I heard was "Whoooosh!!" I forced myself to go faster. "Zap!!" I yelled. He was about 10 feet below me. My eyes began to water. Just before he plunged into the water, I grabbed his tail with my teeth. My wings came to a halt.
"OW!" Zap yelped. I hoisted him onto my back. "I'm sorry," I apologized.
"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have been standing up anyway." He smiled at me. His long fur was tangled and knotted. Thankfully, I had short fur, so it didn't get tangled. I slowly rose back up to where Skye and Skunk were staring in awe. Torch and Expo flew over to me. "Whoa!" is all they said. "Come on, let's get to Krawk Island now," Torch suggested. We flew slowing to Krawk Island. "Yes! It's right below us!" I shouted. I had a sudden burst of energy, so I zoomed down to Krawk Island. "Yahoo!" Zap yelled. I laughed. "Look! The Fungus Cave!" He pointed to a small cave. "And look, the Golden Dubloon!" I pointed to the large ship. "Let's go there! I'm starved!" Zap suggested.
"Me too." I flew down to the island. I soared over Smugglers cove. I landed on the small island where the Golden Dubloon was. Zap jumped off my back. We ran inside.
There were about 75 people inside. "Arr, welcome to me restaurant, maties!" Captain Hackett called to us. We sat on a barrel chair at the bar. Loretta Fontaine was our waitress. "'Evenin', boys," She greeted. "I'll start you boys off with some drinks. What'll it be?" I looked at Zap. "I'll have a Grog Light."
"Alrighty. Sir?" She looked at me.
"Umm, uh...a K-Keel Haul..." I stuttered.'
"Alcoholic, I assume..." She mumbled as she wrote down my order. But before I could correct her, Skye, Torch, Expo, Ice, Rudy, Yolanda, Gorno, and Skunk barged in. They didn't look very happy. "Decided to ditch us?!" Expo demanded.
"Didn't wanna wait?!" Ice yelled.
"Guys, chill. Me and 02 just felt like going ahead. We are starving!" Zap defended. "02?" Ice asked.
"Aberly's new nickname," Zap replied. Torch sat next to me. Loretta smiled. "You want something, sir?" She asked Torch. Torch frowned.
"Um, I'm a girl..."
"Oh, sorry. What would you like to drink?"
"Land Lubber." Loretta jotted down her order. "Would any of you like something?" She looked over at the others.
"Cannon Fodder!" Expo called.
"Man-o-War!" Skunk shouted.
"Walk the plank!" Rudy rumbled.
"Lime Grog, extra achohol," Ice growled mischieveously. Loretta raised and eyebrow at him. She was writing down the orders quickly. "Anyone else?" She looked at Gorno, Yolanda, and Skye.
"Pop please, three orders," Skye answered politely.
"Alright then! Your drinks will be up soon!" She exclaimed, and walked away. We all burst into laughter. "Shes gonna have fun when we order food!" Ice said, grinning. Loretta came back 5 minutes later, carrying 10 drinks. We all held our laughs in. She wiped her forhead with her dress sleeve. "Appetizers?" She asked cautiously. We all looked at each other. "No thanks," Rudy said.
"Alright then. What will ya'll be havin'?" She questioned. "Two of everything!" Expo yelled. Loretta was baffled. "Your order will be ready in 40 minutes..." And trotted away. We all burst into laughter again. "She's gonna need a truck to carry our order in!" I laughed. "I can't wait to sink my teeth into the Cap'n Threelegs Cutlass Crusade!" Rudy said dreamily. I turned around and saw a black pet watching us. "Zap, look at that pet..." I whispered. I pointed to where the shadow was standing, but it was gone. "It was right there...!"
"02, that Keel Haul is gettin' to ya."
"No, Zap really it was--"
"Tell me later." Loretta came back 45 minues later with our order. Everyone picked out something to eat. Rudy practically inhaled his meal. I didn't eat anything. I was wondering about that shadow. Maybe thats what kidnapped Fyora! I thought excitedly. But I didn't give it too much thought, because Rudy has just collapsed.
"How we gonna do that?" Skunk questioned. "A majority of us can't fly..."
"Well, the ones who can't fly will ride on the ones who can!" Torch answered. Everyone agreed. Rudy and Ice flew on Expo, Yolanda and Gorno flew on Torch, Zap flew on my back, and skunk flew on Skye's. I was thankful that Ice wasn't riding with me. Torch led the group again. We flew about 50 miles towards Krawk Island in 2 hours. "Can we pick up the pace?!" Skye groaned. "Pretty soon my wings are gonna give out!"
I nodded. "Me too."
Torch looked back at us. "Well, I guess." She zoomed ahead. We scrambled after her. "SLOW DOWN!!" Skye called. Expo grinned. "Why?" And he too, zoomed off with Ice and Rudy, holding on for dear life. I chuckled. "No, don't leave me." Skye whined.
"I won't."
"Ok." There was a long silence, but Zap spoke up. "Aberly, I think your nickname should be 02."
I blinked. "Why?"
"'Cause, you fly. And when you fly, you are flying though oxygen in the air. And another name for Oxygen is 02."
"I fly," Skye mentioned.
"Yeah, but you don't need a nickname. This guy does," Zap mentioned. Skye shrugged.
"Ok. I guess 02 is fine with me. It doesn't make much sense to me though," I said. Torch and Expo turned around and called to us. I couldn't hear.
"What are they saying?" I asked.
"Probably something about Krawk Island," Skunk pointed to the small island ahead. Zap stood up on my back to get a better look. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, Zap. You might fall." Skunk nagged. "Don't worry so much, big brother. You'll get too many warts."
"Warts?" I asked.
"Worry warts," they both answered at the same time. I nodded. I felt Zap's right paw slipping a little. I shifted slightly to the left. I didn't realize how far I moved. Zap's paws slid off of my back and he fell, down, down. He was an electric blue blurr, falling down to the water. I gasped. "Zap!" Skunk yelped. I immediately dived down. Zap was falling at a tremendous speed. He was howling something to me, but I couldn't hear him. The wind was whipping past my ears so fast that all I heard was "Whoooosh!!" I forced myself to go faster. "Zap!!" I yelled. He was about 10 feet below me. My eyes began to water. Just before he plunged into the water, I grabbed his tail with my teeth. My wings came to a halt.
"OW!" Zap yelped. I hoisted him onto my back. "I'm sorry," I apologized.
"No, it's my fault. I shouldn't have been standing up anyway." He smiled at me. His long fur was tangled and knotted. Thankfully, I had short fur, so it didn't get tangled. I slowly rose back up to where Skye and Skunk were staring in awe. Torch and Expo flew over to me. "Whoa!" is all they said. "Come on, let's get to Krawk Island now," Torch suggested. We flew slowing to Krawk Island. "Yes! It's right below us!" I shouted. I had a sudden burst of energy, so I zoomed down to Krawk Island. "Yahoo!" Zap yelled. I laughed. "Look! The Fungus Cave!" He pointed to a small cave. "And look, the Golden Dubloon!" I pointed to the large ship. "Let's go there! I'm starved!" Zap suggested.
"Me too." I flew down to the island. I soared over Smugglers cove. I landed on the small island where the Golden Dubloon was. Zap jumped off my back. We ran inside.
There were about 75 people inside. "Arr, welcome to me restaurant, maties!" Captain Hackett called to us. We sat on a barrel chair at the bar. Loretta Fontaine was our waitress. "'Evenin', boys," She greeted. "I'll start you boys off with some drinks. What'll it be?" I looked at Zap. "I'll have a Grog Light."
"Alrighty. Sir?" She looked at me.
"Umm, uh...a K-Keel Haul..." I stuttered.'
"Alcoholic, I assume..." She mumbled as she wrote down my order. But before I could correct her, Skye, Torch, Expo, Ice, Rudy, Yolanda, Gorno, and Skunk barged in. They didn't look very happy. "Decided to ditch us?!" Expo demanded.
"Didn't wanna wait?!" Ice yelled.
"Guys, chill. Me and 02 just felt like going ahead. We are starving!" Zap defended. "02?" Ice asked.
"Aberly's new nickname," Zap replied. Torch sat next to me. Loretta smiled. "You want something, sir?" She asked Torch. Torch frowned.
"Um, I'm a girl..."
"Oh, sorry. What would you like to drink?"
"Land Lubber." Loretta jotted down her order. "Would any of you like something?" She looked over at the others.
"Cannon Fodder!" Expo called.
"Man-o-War!" Skunk shouted.
"Walk the plank!" Rudy rumbled.
"Lime Grog, extra achohol," Ice growled mischieveously. Loretta raised and eyebrow at him. She was writing down the orders quickly. "Anyone else?" She looked at Gorno, Yolanda, and Skye.
"Pop please, three orders," Skye answered politely.
"Alright then! Your drinks will be up soon!" She exclaimed, and walked away. We all burst into laughter. "Shes gonna have fun when we order food!" Ice said, grinning. Loretta came back 5 minutes later, carrying 10 drinks. We all held our laughs in. She wiped her forhead with her dress sleeve. "Appetizers?" She asked cautiously. We all looked at each other. "No thanks," Rudy said.
"Alright then. What will ya'll be havin'?" She questioned. "Two of everything!" Expo yelled. Loretta was baffled. "Your order will be ready in 40 minutes..." And trotted away. We all burst into laughter again. "She's gonna need a truck to carry our order in!" I laughed. "I can't wait to sink my teeth into the Cap'n Threelegs Cutlass Crusade!" Rudy said dreamily. I turned around and saw a black pet watching us. "Zap, look at that pet..." I whispered. I pointed to where the shadow was standing, but it was gone. "It was right there...!"
"02, that Keel Haul is gettin' to ya."
"No, Zap really it was--"
"Tell me later." Loretta came back 45 minues later with our order. Everyone picked out something to eat. Rudy practically inhaled his meal. I didn't eat anything. I was wondering about that shadow. Maybe thats what kidnapped Fyora! I thought excitedly. But I didn't give it too much thought, because Rudy has just collapsed.