Chapter 9! Up and ready to go!
Chapter 9: Roll Call and Azmuth's Cabin
The crew gathered to the middle of the ship. Myaxx pulled out a list and called the names of each sailor on the list:
Long John Vilgax, Liam the Chicken, Charmcaster, Enoch, Tummyhead, Vulcanus, Sixsix, Zombozo, Argit, Kraab, OTTO, Rojo, Attea, Sunder, Solid Plugg, Thunderpig, Inspector 13, Raff, Darkstar, Acid Breath, Sevenseven, Fistina, Leander, Dr. Animo, Octagon Vreedle, Nyancy Chan, Albedo, Subdora, Seebik, Rhomboid Vreedle, Fistrick, Adwaita, Swift, Bubble Helmet, Aggregoar, Maltraunt, Eighteight, Poltroon, Frightwig, Kangaroo Command, Urian, Captain Nemesis, Will Haraunge, Sweet-Eel Sparklefunk.
Azumth nodded, then turned towards his sailing officers. "Ladies and gentlemen, may I see you in my cabin, immediately?" He asked. Driba gasped but nodded with the others. Azmuth led them into his cabin.
Inside, he went ballistic. "WHO HIRED THIS CREW?! This is undoubtably the most sedious bunch of cutthroats, villains and scoundrels I've ever seen! So, who hired them?!" He panted. Everyone all pointed towards Squire Rook, who then pointed at his finger. "Your finger hired the crew?" Azmuth asked in confusion. "No that's just silly." Rook replied. "The man who lives in my finger hired the crew, Mr. Bimbo. What?" Rook put his finger to his ear, thinking it said something. "Oh yeah. He relied on the advice of an excellent cook: Long John Vilgax." Azmuth sank into his chair in total disbelief. "A cook and a guy who lives in a Revonnahgander's finger?" He asked. "Exactly." Rook answered. Azmuth groaned while Myaxx face-palmed herself. "I'm starting to worry about this voyage." Azmuth said with Myaxx nodding in agreement before turning to Ben. "Uh Ben? I know Shaw 'Billy' Bones gave you the treasure map, but I hope you'll give it to me for safe-keeping." But Ben tucked the map into his shirt. "I'll be careful with it, sir." He assured the captain.
Then, there was a knock at the door. Vilgax and Kai came in with a box. "Begging your pardon, ladies and gentlemen. But I've come with a bit of a treat." Vilgax said, opening the box to reveal a bottle of brandy. "Tis my very own best brandy. Laid down by the brothers of Buckfast Abbey. Vintage 1737. To toast to a prosperous voyage." Vilgax began to pour the brandy into the glasses. Rook, Blukig and Driba all took one. "I'm sorry Mr. Vilgax, but I'm not going to allow drinking on this voyage." Azmuth said. Rook heard this and tossed the brandy in his cup out the porthole. "Oh, but sir, tis a tradition for the officers to toast the success of a voyage." Vilgax said, pouring more brandy into Rook's cup. "No. We must set an example for this questionable crew. There will be no consumption of alcohol of ant kind." Azmuth argued, making Rook dump the brandy in his cup out the porthole again. "But sir, I can vouch for this crew myself. You can sail to heaven and back with these men and women." Vilgax assured the captain, pouring into Rook's cup again. "Well, I'm afraid I must disagree with you." Azmuth said. Rook quickey through his brandy out the porthole again.
This time complaining was heard as 3 tourists, 1 male human and 2 female aliens, made their way to the porthole. "You wanna knock it off with the booze? It's peeling the paint off of the shuffleboard court." The male said. "Sorry." Rook said as they walked away.
"And that's that. This conversation is finished." Azmuth finished. "I understand, sir." Vilgax said, admitting defeat. "I shall attend to my duty and see to it that every drop of alcohol is thrown overboard." He took the box and left the cabin. Kai turned to Ben. "Uh, Ben? I was wondering if you would like to accompany me on the ship tonight?" She asked with a blush. Ben turned to Azmuth. "You can go if you want to, Ben." He replied. Ben turned back to Kai. "Sure." He said with a nod and followed her out of the cabin.
Gwen, Kevin and Zed tried to follow too, but Ben already shut the door. "Oh well, I guess the human lovebirds wanna hang out together!" Gwen said. "Don't wanna spend time with an Anodite, an Osmosian and a-" "Anubian Baskurr." Kevin corrected her. "Yeah." Gwen said with a 'hmph' from herself, Kevin and Zed.
There we go. Sorry, I'm trying to balance writing between my 2 current fanfictions and coming up with new chapters for new ones I wanna post later on. But that's part of life for me.