Sandgrass
A Novel of Redwall
Disclaimer: I don't own Redwall, okay? OK.
Chapter 1
A ship rolled on the waves, bobbing up and down in the tide. SAN Tidequeen, it said on the side. In the Crow's Nest, a young hedgehog watched for another ship. His name was Garin, and his father was the first mate of the ship. Captain Cedarbrush, a squirrel with only one good ear, and a dagger imbedded in the other stood at the starboard side. Two other mates stood to the side.
"Another ship! Another ship! Two ships actually!" cried out the little hedgehog, jumping up and down with happiness.
His father, Shaftside, looked in the direction his son was pointing. "He is correct."
"Aye, and by the looks of it, it's a pirate fleet!" said the Captain. "Hide yourselves, we can ambush them."
Garin slid down the rope, and hid behind a bucket of ale. His father backed into the captain's cabin. The two mates, a mouse, and a hare, went down the stairs to the kitchen and hid at the bottom. Cedarbrush crouched down behind the wheel, fitting an arrow, with a shaft of oak, and a feather of a peacock.
Finally the first pirate ship was parallel to the Tidequeen. Two rats jumped on board, followed by a stoat, another rat, and a fox. They looked around.
"Cap'n, sur, I think it be aband'd." said the stoat.
"Yes," slurred the fox in his vile voice, "It is abandoaned. Probably one of them freelance pirates killed the crew, than let it go. Too much to handle for a couple of pirates, but not for us. We be corsairs!"
"Corsairs!" yelled the vermin.
One of the rats, a bulky one named Killwhip, wandered up to the wheel. He whistled as he ran his hand over it.
"This is a nice boat, Cap'n Marunn, I'm glad that we-"He was cut off by an arrow through his throat. Captain Cedarbrush kicked him to the side and shot the stoat. He cried out in pain, but wasn't finished. He took a knife from his belt and threw it. It was cut down by Shaftside, whirling a sword. The hare, a seasoned fighter nicknamed Flippah Cotton kicked another rat in the back, then the mouse unleashed a lance. As fast as they had come aboard, the crew was dead. Only Captain Marun was left.
"Do you wish to surrender, foxy-face?" taunted Flippah.
The fox shot him a cold look, and replied, while pointing to his other ship "No. My soldiers on that ship will help me."
Two mice, and a otter smiled on the other ship. They help up a dead ferret, and dropped it overboard. Captain Marun's face paled, and instead of a dark orange face, it now seemed more yellowish.
"You are now a prisoner of the Sandgrass Abbey Royal Navy." Said Captain Cedarbrush, and he tied the fox's two front paws together.
And that is the end of chapter 1. Next chapter will be up soon. R & R.
