Hey, guys. Sorry about the wait. I was going to hold off on this story, but I decided to go with it. This story used to be called Pirates of Blue Blade, but I changed it to The Pirates of the Blue Mist. I also redid chapter one because it had some errors. Don't worry about rereading it. Here's the next chapter though.
Blue Blade
Katara was standing on the deck, watching the waves crashing against the boat. It was almost five o'clock on the second day of the cruise, but the fog had caused the ship to anchor down for about two hours. They wouldn't reach their destination until tomorrow at noon. Katara had finished all of her chores, so she had some free time. She couldn't shake off the horrible story she had heard earlier that day.
Katara was mopping the deck with Aang and Sokka when they saw an island in the distance. It was a beautiful tropical island about two miles away from them. They noticed the blue mist that surrounded the mysterious floating piece of land. That was when the first mate noticed them.
"Isn't she a sight for soar eyes?" the first mate asked. The three thought they were going to get a chew out session, but he just smiled at them. The first mate was a young man with a kind soul. He would never yell at them.
"What is that island called?" Aang asked curiously.
"That, my little friend, is Blue Mist Island. They named it that because of the blue mist that always surrounds it, but that's not the only reason. They say that a band of pirates live on that island." The group gasped at the statement. They had had their share of pirates, and it wouldn't bother them if they didn't seen any for a long time. Aang, however, was excited.
"Pirates? Alright!" Aang started jumping up and down on the deck. "Let's go to that island."
"I don't think so," the first mate said. "This band of pirates is ruthless. They have lived there for almost twenty years, and they have gotten quite the reputation. They rob any ship that comes by here. Then they burn the ship and leave the crew and passengers to sink to the ocean floor. They are led by a fearful captain by the name of Blue Blade. They say he wears a crimson red cloak so the blood of his victims doesn't stain it. His sword is made of fire and will cut through anything, even steel." By this point, the three were entranced by the story.
"You don't think he will attack this ship, do you?" Katara asked.
"Nah," the first mate answered. "You are safe on this ship. He only attacks in the fog anyways."
"I don't believe he's real," Sokka said. "He can't be that strong."
"Well, if you don't believe he'll kill you, you better believe the captain will get on your ass for slacking off." That was when everyone got back to work.
He only attacks in the fog. Katara couldn't get that sentence out of her head. It started to give her the creeps. She prayed that the fog would lift soon. She shivered but then felt a warm blanket cover her shoulders. She turned around to see Aang.
"It's getting cold out," he said. "You should go back inside." Katara smiled and turned back to the sea. "Is there something wrong?"
"I was just thinking about Blue Blade. Do you think he will come after this ship?" Aang hugged her, which kind of startled her. He had never hugged her out of the blue before.
"Don't worry, Katara," Aang said seriously. "I won't let anyone hurt you. I will always be here to protect you." He had never used that tone of voice before. He was so protective over her, but she didn't mind. She simply smiled and turned into him.
"Thank you, Aang," Katara whispered. They started to head in when they suddenly felt the ship shake. They both lost their balance and fell to the ground. They saw the crew come running out, Sokka and the captain leading the way.
"What happened?" the captain asked as Sokka helped his sister and Aang up. They all ran to the side of the ship to see what the problem was. There was a giant hole in the side. The captain quickly yelled at his first mate. "Man the lifeboats! Get all the passengers off the ship! Quickly, man!" The first mate gathered all the passengers and got them off the ship. There were two lifeboats left for the crew, Aang, Katara, and Sokka. They had decided to stay and guard the ship. They soon found out that was a big mistake.
A ship soon appeared next to the cruise ship. On top was a giant black flag with a fiery blue skull on it. It was a pirate ship. The pirates started to raid the ship. As they did, they defeated each crew member until the captain, first mate, Aang, Sokka, and Katara were left. The five were able to hold them off. They finally stopped when the pirate captain came aboard. They knew immediately who the pirate was. Even though he looked like a samurai in his kimono and baggy pants, the sword and red cloak gave it all away. Hidden by the hood was Captain Blue Blade.
"Well, well, well," Blue Blade said confidently. "What do we have here? This ship doesn't have much for a defense. I almost feel sorry for you. It's like taking candy from a baby." The pirate turned towards Katara. She looked like she was a strong bender as far as Blue Blade could tell, but the pirate's eyes fell on the bald boy with arrows on his head.
"Captain," one of the pirates asked. "Can we slice them up?"
"No, Hanji" Blue Blade said. "I want to see how strong the Avatar is." Aang was surprised that this pirate knew who he was, but he was happy to fight. Aang quickly threw a gust of air at the pirate. To his surprise, Blue Blade stood his ground. What surprised Aang the most was when the pirate's hood flew off. Blue Blade smiled as he, or rather she stared at the airbender. This girl didn't look any older than Katara. She had radiant purple eyes that rest in her soft, fair skin. Her black hair was tied into two ponytails at the nape of her neck, though her cloak hid the length from view.
"She didn't even budge," Katara stated.
"Dude, she's a girl!" Sokka yelled.
"What's wrong with that?" Blue Blade asked with a sly grin. "Didn't my voice give it away?"
"I thought you were a guy with a high voice," Aang said. Blue Blade just laughed at him and drew her sword.
"Let's see how strong the last airbender is." She charged at him with her sword and started swinging. She was pretty good. Aang barely dodged her sword every time. He definitely had no time to use his bending until she back up. He threw his most powerful gust of wind at her. When it hit her, a cloud of dust flew up in the air.
"Yeah, wait to go, Aang!" Sokka started cheering, but his smile faded when the smoke cleared. Blue Blade was standing with her sword, which was surrounded by a blue flame.
"She's a firebender," Katara whispered.
"Correct," Blue Blade announced. She then charged and hit Aang across the chest, knocking the wind out of him. Sokka ran to him and tried to get him into the lifeboat. "Burn the boat down. We have all the treasure we need." She got back on her boat as the cruise ship erupted in flames. That was when she heard a scream.
"Look what I got, boss," Hanji said. He was a tall, bald, masculine man with only pants and a vest on. In his strong arms he held the screaming Katara. "She's a feisty one, but she won't get away. We can have fun with her."
"I thought I told you," Blue Blade scolded. "I don't want any prisoners. Oh well, let's go." She stopped when she heard something hit her deck. When she turned to see what it was, it was the bald monk that she defeated. He was breathing hard and holding his chest as blood ran down his stomach. "What do you want? I thought you were down for the count."
"Let Katara go," he panted.
"Why should I?" Blue Blade asked. "It's not like you are in any position to take her back."
"I'll take her place. Just let her go." Blue Blade walked up to Aang and looked at him. He thought that she was considering his offer, but he was wrong. She drew her sword and hit him with the dull edge, sending him two hundred feet away.
"No, I think I'll keep her," Blue Blade said. "You are far too wounded to do anything with. Besides, I don't kill little boys. You were right Hanji. We are going to have a lot of fun with this girl. We are going to have one hell of an execution when we get back to the island." The pirates cheered as Blue Blade walked up to Katara, who was now crying. "Don't worry. I'm sure you will join your boyfriend soon. He should be at the bottom of the ocean by now. Tie her up nice and tight and put her in the brink." The pirates did as their captain said and took her away. All Katara could think about was Aang. He was gone. She didn't care what happened to her. Aang was dead because he tried to save her. It was her fault.
Phew! I finally got that one done. It might take awhile to finish the next one.
Robin's-hope: Happy Birthday. That's pretty cool that your birthday is on halloween. I hope you got a lot of treats and at least one good trick. Ha ha.
Sesshomaru's woman: Yes, you are awesome. You know, some pirates tried to bombard a cruise ship earlier this week. Maybe it was you. If you do become a pirate, I fully support you. I better be on your crew. I'm a pretty good navagator. Anyways, I love pirates. Since you were my first reviewer and are descended from pirates, I will dedicate this story to you. Don't you feel special? When I'm a famous author and possibly navagator for you, I'll have to give you half of me treasure. Scurvy! Cya.