Chapter Three

Drift wood and Grimco

Virgil's screams sounded through out the whole valley, just as it was going to be his death, everything changed and instead of landing on a hard ground, he landed face first into the ocean.

The hit into the cold water knocked the air out of him, when he slowed in his decent; he pushed himself up with a swift kick from his legs. Virgil gasped for breath as he surfaced, drinking in the precise air.

"Oh man, am I glad Gordon has me do his swim team workout with him when he's home," Virgil sputtered as he tried to tread water. Then a piece of drift board floated in front of him.

"Well it's worth a try," Virgil said to himself and grabbed the board and pulled himself onto it.

To his surprise, he stayed up, "Wow that's nice, but now how do I get out of here?"

"Hello there, you on the drift board!" the voice was coming from behind him, Virgil kicked his legs to get himself to turn around, and when he did his mouth dropped open.

It was a ship, not just any ship, it was an old ship with sails and everything, Virgil was in awe as he said, "This is unbelievable."

"Do you require assistants' sir?" the voice called to Virgil.

"Yes ple-," Virgil was trying to say please but it got lost as he swallowed a gulp of sea water and started coughing.

"Let's pull him up boys," the voice called again.

A thick rope was lowered down to him and still slightly coughing Virgil grabbed it, and was slowly pulled aboard. As he reached the boat the man who had called to him grabbed his arms and pulled him in completely, gently easing him to ground.

Virgil stayed sitting on the deck for a few minutes trying to get his breath back. After a few minutes Virgil looked up to the man that had pulled him in. He was a younger looking man, couldn't be much older then Scott; Scott that's who this guy looked like, almost exactly.

"Are you alright?" the man asked gently patting Virgil's back as he coughed.

"Yes, I think so, thanks to you, I'm Virgil by the way," Virgil said as he extended his hand.

"I'm Scottie, I'm head of the deck crew, these two are the ones that helped me pull you up, this is Johnny," Scottie said pointing to the lighter blonde one, "and that one is Al, his the youngest crew member, he's only fifteen."

Virgil almost gasped but held it back, Johnny and Al, looked almost exactly like John and Alan, though Alan was thirteen not fifteen, it made no difference. The similarities were starting to scare him.

"Um, nice to meet you all," Virgil said rather quietly.

"We should probably take you to our captain, she'll want to know we got you up alright," Scottie said helping Virgil to his feet.

"Oh, wait a minute she?" Virgil asked confused.

"Yes she, Captain Lucy Bailey, best there is," said Johnny as he and Scottie led Virgil to the captain quarters.

"Here Captain, there was a man over board just like you said, here he is," Scottie said as he gently gave Virgil a little nudge forward.

"Thank you Scottie and Johnny," the Captain turned around and this time Virgil did gasp. It was Lucy Taylor from the airplane, who did she remind him of.

"Come on Johnny we're needed on deck," Scottie said as he turned for the door, Johnny followed.

"Thank you again boys," Lucy said turning to Virgil.

"Lucy Taylor?" Virgil asked.

"Very good Virgil, you remember me, though I Lucy Bailey now, do you remember what you remember me from?" Lucy asked.

"We were-in World War Two together?" Virgil said slightly aware about how ridiculous he sounded the woman he was talking to did not look like she could have been old enough for World War Two.

"Yes-that's right," Lucy said; she looked a little disappointed, "Do you remember who was chasing you then?"

"Yes, some guy called Grimstad," Virgil said.

"Well he calls himself Grimco now, Virgil he knows you have been brought aboard, and he will stop and nothing to get you," Lucy said sadly.

"Right; you know what, I think I'm getting tired of this dream, okay Brains, I-hu-I think I've had enough, um, you can wake me up now." Virgil said if he was in the dream machine Brains and his whole family could hear every word he was saying.

"Virgil-," Lucy began quietly.

"You know once is great, but this is the second dream in a row with the same characters, come Brains this is getting boring, I really want to wake up now, Brains!" Virgil said he was starting to get annoyed.

"He can't get you out Virgil!" Lucy said quickly.

"What?" Virgil was now confused.

"Brains or anyone else can't get you out of this adventure," Lucy said quietly.

"What are you talking about?" Virgil asked his eyes going wide as the widow to the cabin blew in on them.

"Ship sighted, ship sighted!" they heard Scottie yell.

"It's Grimco," Lucy said getting up a walking for the door.

"Wait, you can't just tell me something like that and then just walk away, what do you mean Brains can't get me out of here!" Virgil yelled as he followed Lucy out.

Outside Virgil could see the other ship coming towards them, he could make out a large shadow on deck turned to Lucy and she nodded.

"You're going to have to hide Virgil, through that door and down the stairs, hurry!" Lucy said pointing to the door that was right outside hers.

"But-," Virgil began but Lucy cut him off.

"Look Virgil, I know this is hard for you, but you're going to have to wait, you will understand everything in time, now go, before he comes on board, go through the door and just keep going down," Lucy said firmly as she pushed Virgil towards the door.

"Tracy, Tracy!" Virgil could hear Grimco yelling his name.

"Go Virgil, Go!" Lucy said.

"Oh, alright," Virgil said as he opened the door and closed it behind him.

Virgil took one last look at the door before starting down the stairs, the stairs that seemed to be never ending. But Lucy's words kept repeating in his mind. "Just keep going down."

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