When the guys came back in later, they were a bit surprised to see Heidi and Jessica laughing and talking while drinking Coke's. Jessica glanced over and grinned widely at their astonished looks. "'ello, look what we 'ave 'ere!" she said, a bit sugar high. She held up Pippin, still grinning widely. "Apparently, ol' Pip can do more than just clothes and books, it can also do drinks. Sadly, the Dorito's didn't make it..."

Ryan strode over and grabbed Pippin. "Gimme that!" he said. He hurriedly pushed a few buttons and grabbed a coke as it appeared on a table. he popped it open and quickly gulped it down.

"Easy, now, Ry. No need to drink it so fast. There's plenty to go around." Heidi grinned.

Ryan smiled, looking at the can of Coke. "I've been craving one of these for days."

Timmy leaned against the door, thinking. "How is it possible? Dad explicitly told me..." he went on on his mumblings.

Jessica glanced over at Timmy. "Hey, Tim, want one?"

Tim snapped out of it, and glanced up. "Uh, yeah, sure." Jessica tossed over a root beer, knowing it was his favorite. Tim sipped a bit on the root beer before pointing up to the deck. "y'know, we're pulling into a bay soon. Something about Shoals... I heard the crew talking about trading stuff." He grinned, taking another sip. "We could get a few things from home and trade 'em in."

Jessica laughed, holding up a Coke. "Yeah, give 'em a few cokes. They'll be so hooked they'll be paddling after the Surprise so hard their arms will fall off!"

Ryan raised an eyebrow at Jess. "Well, someone's a little hyper."

Jessica grinned, then took a deep breath. "Okay, I'm sane now," she said, but was still smiling broadly. She turned to Timmy. "So what was this about trading?"

Tim shrugged. "There must be natives there. Y'know the Surprise got pretty beat up during the first fight with the Acheron, so they're refitting right now, but we'll need to restock on suplies. We're heading towards the Shoals."

Jessica nibbled her lip, thinking. "Let's see... they had the fight with the Acheron... they're going to the Shoals..." She snapped her fingers. "I remember! Dangerous Shoals... or Hidden Shoals, or something... or even Reefs..." her face lit up. "I'll trade in a few shirts for a monkey..."

"Say what?" said Heidi. "I'm not too fond of monkeys... how would you get one, anyways?"

Jessica smiled, leaning back in her hammock. "Their natives. Y'know, like indians. Not American Indians, but..." she fell silent, wondering how to describe them. "Like... hawaiians! Yeah... hawaiians..." She smiled again.

Timmy shook his head. "So you're gonna trade a shirt for a monkey? How do you even know they have monkeys?"

"I saw it," Jess said simply.

Ryan hesitated. "Hey... would they have... parrots, perchance?"

"Yup. What, wanna play pirate?" Jessica smiled, closing her eyes. "I can see it now... Joseph Norrington, Terror of the Seas."

Heidi laughed. "Yeah, and terrified of dogs."

Ryan glanced around warily. "Where is that thing, anyways?"

Jessica glanced up. "Pattered away to somewhere. Dunno."

Ryan sat down in one of the chairs, heaving a sigh of relief. "Good," he muttered, looking out the window.

Heidi nibbled her lip, glancing out the window. "So... when will we get there?"

Timmy shrugged, looking into his can of Root Beer. "Dunno. Probably as soon as possible."

Jessica gave a sigh, leaning back in her hammock again. "Well, tell me when we get there," she said, closing her eyes.

A few hours later Jessica and Heidi traipsed up to the deck, hearing the excited shoutings of the barterings and deals going on. Jessica peeped over the side of the ship and smiled when she saw a man holding a monkey. "Hey, you!" she called out to the native, getting his attention. She held out a large white shirt and pointed to the monkey. The man grinned and bobbed his head, then held up his arm, the monkey clambering onto Jessica's own outstretched arm. She quickly tossed the shirt to him, then patted the monkey, turning to face Heidi.

"What's wrong?" she asked, seeing Heidi's disgusted face.

"Them," she said, pointing to a bunch of women who were flirting with the sailors. "Bunch of sluts," she muttered. "I mean, look at them. Seriously. That one's umbrella doesn't even shade her!" Jessica's mouth twitched and she fought to hide a smile. "what?" Heidi demanded.

Jessica snorted, causing the monkey to climb up onto her shoulder. "I think that's kind of funny."

"What is?"

"The fact that her umbrella is pointless." She grinned, patting the monkey as he chattered.

Heidi hesitated, then smiled slightly. "I guess you're right."

Jess smiled. "Let's go see if Ryan got his parrot, eh?" Heidi smiled broadly and nodded, and the two walked off.

Note: Yes, it has been a while since the last one. However, it has given me a chance to think up more ideas... As well as other fanfics. Heh. Anyways, enjoy!