The wolf princesses

NikkM opened her eyes; a low frequency noise that repeated for a while had awoken her. Her vision was blurry; she could make out a sideways dark figure. Her hearing was adjusting to the low frequency noise. It sounded like, pressurized air being released. She instantly remembered what had happened….

The elf eared man carried all of his crew back on to the ship, one by one. When he was finished he came for Yoru, he picked her up with great care. unlike his crew, he carefully placed her on a floating stretcher. NikkM watched carefully knowing she was unable to stop him in her current state. As she pulled the needle out of her shoulder, her healing factor kicked in.

She waited till her wound fully closed, but as it did the elf eared man returned. He stopped in front of her, and watched as she tried to stand. When she finally did, he tossed her a needle. When it hit the cloud floor, she glanced at it, then quickly looked back up at the elf eared man. "Pick it up, if you want to fight… pick it up, I won't attack an unarmed opponent." Said the elf eared man as he seemed to rest his shoulders. NikkM reached down for it, knowing it might have been her last chance for survival.

Yet as she touched the needle, her hand began to smoke. The burning sensation caused her to release the needle. He peered through the cloth; NikkM could tell he was confused. "I'm… were, allergic to silver." Said, NikkM as she began to get her strength back, she decided that she would let him take her to Yoru. At first she thought he would carry her to the ship, she didn't want to let him to know she wanted to go get Yoru.

The man stepped closer; NikkM closed her eyes to make it seem that she was scared. She heard him step closer, but then the footsteps began to fade. NikkM opened her eyes to see what was going on. She saw the man walking back to the ship, confused, she just stood there. The man stopped and turned, to say, "Are you coming?" Hesitant, NikkM stepped forward.

When NikkM got to the ship, she saw a make shift boarding dock. The man already made it on board. She stepped on the board, it creaked a bit, but it was sturdy. NikkM walked up the plank like dock. When she made it to the top, she saw that all the crew members, were in cots. Canvas like beds used for camping, but in this case makeshift hospital beds.

She walked through the injured crew members, looking for Yoru. After a while, she went through all the crew on deck, she didn't find Yoru. The man stepped out of the shadows, he was above NikkM. He was where the steering wheel thing was. "Your friend is in the brig, her condition has stabilized, but she needs rest." Said the man, as he tossed NikkM a key, She looked back at the man after she caught the key.

The man had already returned into the shadows. NikkM was suspicious, why was he being so kind? She stayed there for a bit, starring where the man formally stood. She took a few steps away, and began to make her way to the brig. She took the stairs down to the bottom of the ship. She came onto a door at the bottom of the ship, it read in bold red paint, "The brig." She grasped the knob and turned, it opened. Her imagination made her think it was full of chains, skeletons or rats. Yet when the door opened she saw Yoru on that floating hospital bed, hooked on to several, machines.

She stepped closer to the side of the bed. She looked at Yoru's sleeping face, NikkM was happy she was okay. She decided to take her along with floating bed thing, to make it safely to the ground. NikkM reached for the Bed railing things, but before her hand touched it the boat had been hit. NikkM lost her footing and fell to the side. Her temple struck the very end of the floating bed. After she hit the ground, she stared at the ceiling as her vision began to fade she felt blood leak from the gash on her head.

Her vision completely faded, but she could still hear something, a low repertory sound, "Maybe an air soft gun." Thought NikkM, before she went completely out of conscious, only ten minutes would pass. Before she would regain conscious…

After all this came back to NikkM she tried to sit up. Her head was still hurting, wherever she turned; it felt as though her eyes were being tugged inside. Her vision was beginning to clear up; the now upright dark figure began to become clearer. It was one of the crew; he was a particularly scrawny man. Even she might have been more masculine than him, he was moving about the brig. "Is the other one still down there?" asked another voice from the door to the brig.

"Yes, she is but she kinda looks heavy." Said the scrawny looking pirate, as he looked out towards the door where the voice came from. With a face all flustered in red, NikkM kind of adjusts her hips into a more flattering nature. Even if she was once a man, in her now female form, she couldn't help herself. "Well carry her to the captains quarters, He's going to treat her wounds!" the scrawny turns to see the newly moved NikkM.

He hesitates to pick her up, he slide one hand under her thighs, then with the other under her back. NikkM fights the urge to squeal with delight, but she notices something. She still hasn't been moved, she wonders what's going on than a sound lets her know the situation. "grr… uurgh… ahhhh…." The scrawny pirate wasn't able to lift her. Slightly annoyed and insulted, NikkM Said quietly, "Lift with your legs…" The scrawny pirate jumped up and quickly looked around.

NikkM was getting annoyed but luckily, the pirate crouched back down. Then mumbled, "Could've sworn I heard someone, say 'lift with your legs', maybe the battle is affecting my mind." As his hands went under NikkM's thighs, a squirrely smile broke out onto her face. The pirate then tried to lift her again, but to no avail. "Maybe, I'll give that leg thing a try." He then places his hands back under her thighs. Even after this time, NikkM had that smile. He lifted her with some effort he was struggling a bit.

He actually was making it up the stairs, but then the ship started to shake uncontrollably. The pirate nearly dropped NikkM but the he adjusted her weight by flipping her over his shoulder. NikkM was now looking through her long hair as they went up the stairs. When he got to the door, the pirate stopped and looked as if he was warming up for a marathon. He opened the door, and it opened to revile a great hustle of pirates running around with barrels of gun powder and cannon balls. A loud boom shot through NikkM's ears. Then a cannon ball went through the open door, a hole was blasted through its heavy wood.

The pirate stepped out into the deck then crouched down and peered through the newly made hole. "Oh fluff, their here." Said the pirate as he pushed up with his legs and started to run through the crowds of rushing pirates. NikkM looked through her hair to where the loud boom came from; she saw an even larger ship coming from the clouds. It was as large as football field. Its cannons were seemingly randomly placed around its bowel. The flag was new it had a strange skull on it. It wasn't human because it had four eyes.

Before NikkM could see more the pirate carrying her reached the other side of the ship, he entered the cabin. In the captain's cabin NikkM could smell, medicine used for removing limbs by putting the subject to sleep. Fearing the worst she wrapped her arms around the pirate's waist, and used her legs to launch her with momentum on her feet. Now that both of her feet were on the floor she lifted the pirate off the floor and tossed him to the wall. As he hit the wall, the shelves above him loosened, and dropped books upon books effectively knocking him out cold.

NikkM went to Yoru's side as she looked at her sister, the door opened. NikkM turned to see who it was, her fist was clenched. It was the elf eared man, he looked at the pile of books seeing a hand he reached for it. As he clasped the hand he kind of tugged on it and out came a dazed pirate. The elf eared man then looked at NikkM through his cloth.

"Sir?" asked the dazed pirate, the elf eared man turned to see what the pirate wanted. "What is it Zalton?" asked the elf eared man. The pirate… Zalton I mean, straightened his back and puffed out his chest , arms to the side, and said loudly and clearly, "Sir many of us are still injured, we need all the help we can get please allow me to go to battle!" The elf eared man turned to the door, and said, "No… you must protect these girls…" "But Sir…" interrupted Zalton before, the elf eared man, turned around to face Zalton his eyes looked as if they were on fire. "You will stay here… you cannot fight in a battle so dangerous; you don't even know how to use a cutlass, a saber, a short sword!... How do you expect to help? ... I'm sorry Zalton but you need to stay here, and protect these girls." Said the elf eared man

The door opens and a female pirate comes in to say, "Sir! There preparing to board!" NikkM sees the female pirate, look over her and Yoru, "Are these the queens?" this confuses NikkM. The elf eared man, steps in front of the female pirate and says, "We will discuss this later, we need to get…" Boom, another crashing sound shoots into NikkM's ears. The elf eared man yells, "We need to fight back!" as he finished this he drew out two guns, and went out the door.

Zalton fell backward onto a crate by the door, NikkM is still confused. 'What did she mean Queens?' thought NikkM. She looked back at Yoru, she realized that the medicine was only this strong because Yoru was able to filter lesser medicines from her blood easily. She was happy she was okay. The wounds have already healed, she was still asleep, NikkM was smiling but she turned to Zalton to get some answers. "What are we here for?" asked NikkM, Zalton turns slowly and nervously. "Tell me!" yells NikkM at Zalton making him clamber and tripping on himself.

"Well… you are our cargo, we got a job, from an anonymous investor… he said he wanted us to look for the werewolf Queen… then we heard word of… you people… so… to keep our family alive we decided… to kidnap both of you and selling you to the investor… I'm sorry but it's our only option." Angrily NikkM yelled back, "Why is it your only option?!"

Zalton stood up and walked over to the girls and fell to his knees and said, "It's because were outcasts, all of the crew you saw… couldn't find any work to provide a life… I was the son of the town's blacksmith… but I wasn't able to make anything… I was too weak… so having no purpose, I wondered everywhere… until one day a shadow went over me, when I was near death… a rope came down and captain, reached out… and lent me his hand… they took me in and fed me… so I joined the crew… hoping if there were anyone else in need of help… I would be there."

NikkM stood there confused and understanding she looked down at her feet, her shoes were a reminder of her duty. How it was now, purposeless. A few moments of silence passed and NikkM realized something… where was the cannon fire? The gun fire? The clanging of swords? Even the pattering of feet, was replaced with about three or four people walking on deck. Her ears haven't let her down before. Then she stood up and walked passed Zalton, he watched her walk to the door. She bent over to look through the key hole.

She saw all the crew on their knees with both their hands on their head's, while other pirates were all around them, pointing guns and swords at the crew. The ship has been taken over. she estimated how many enemy pirates were onboard. Zalton asked, "What's going on?" NikkM replied quickly "Your pirate crew and captain have been captured" Zalton then gasped and took a step back. NikkM looked behind her and saw a surprised looking Zalton. NikkM hatched an idea, "hey Zalton was size clothes do you wear?" asked NikkM as she stepped closer with a creepy smile.

She stepped closer and as her shadow went over Zalton he whimpered a bit. Minutes passed before NikkM was completely dressed, she was able to squeeze into Zalton's clothes. She turned back to see the whimpering Zalton, in his anime design underwear. "Nice undies Zalton." Said NikkM when she finished loosening the pants, so that they would fit her, they were too tight. She looked like a pirate now, she was ready to head out, but she realized, 'what weapons do they have that I could use?'

She turned to Zalton, lifted him by his chest skin and whispered, "Where are all the swords?" he smiled nervously, she let him down and he went to his knees. She was confused as she watched him put his ear to the floor and knock on the hard wood. Then a noise let her know why he was doing this, it sounded hollow. It was near the wall, where the sound came from. Zalton pulled on the hard wood floor and it rose up. The squeaky hinges hurt NikkM's ears slightly.

When the noised stopped she stepped closer to get a closer look, she smiled. "It's the captain's emergency weapons. But he never needs 'em. Well he needs 'em now… but since he can't get to 'em. I guess you're going to have to use 'em." Said Zalton nearvesly, NikkM looked in deeply searching for a weapon she could use with ease. Zalton noticed she didn't know what to pick, "may I suggest this one?" said Zalton as he pulled out a largely curved short sword. "It's called a 'Saber'. It can be used for quick attacks; it has a hand guard and an easy grip handle. The curve is eighty degrees, for easy cutting, its tang is almost the full length of the blade, and the balance is four to five [handle weight to blade], and finally it is only fifteen pounds." NikkM grabbed the sword and held it in her right hand, but something felt off. Her left hand felt unbalanced, she always had a shield or something.

Realizing this Zalton pulled out another saber, it was the same length. But it was only ten pounds, the balance was off as well, it was four to three. The tang was nearly the same as the first, but the degrees of curvature were sixty five degrees. She could tell it was different, just not as acutely Zalton could. After all he was the son of a blacksmith. She stood up and began to walk to the door, Zalton closed the weapon hatch. NikkM placed her hand on the door, and waited for a point in time where the hostages were safe.

She again peeked through the key hole then she saw the enemy pirate captain crew carry lot of supplies onto their ship, he then turned to face the elf eared captains crew, and he then said, "well it looks as if your pirating days are over, ' robin hood,' Ah ha-ha-ha." When he finished laughing he struck the elf eared captain with his sword. The elf eared pirate fell backwards, but slowly went back to his knees with his cloth torn and his left eye cut and bleeding, which made it seem like he would say, 'I can take your beatings'. A bit ticked off the enemy captain kicked the elf eared captain in his chest.

The enemy captain then stood tall with his foot on the elf eared pirate captain and said aloud. "Which of ye would like to join the 'Dockless' crew?" when he finished saying this the elf eared captains crew began to murmur. After a few minutes nearly the entire crew stood up, except for four of the crew member's. The female pirate NikkM had seen earlier, a pirate wearing a long white gown thing, and two small twin… elves? Not sure… anyways, as the defected crew members all stood up and came behind the enemy pirate captain.

The enemy pirate laughed loud and hard, he then punted the elf eared pirate captain onto the deck with the other pirates that stayed. The enemy captain then pointed his sword, at the pirates. His new crew followed his actions and grabbed their swords form the pirates who had taken them earlier. They all aimed at the elf eared captain, "Well 'Captain' it looks like you ain't got no crew no more, who I ask, will save you now?" said the enemy pirate captain as he and all sixty some pirates began to laugh.

The female pirate stood up, followed by the pirate in a white gown. And the twins stood on either side of the injured elf eared captain. The white gown pirate said, "You're wrong, he has a crew." The enemies began to laugh, and then the female pirate said, "Were the ones who are going to save him." The enemy pirates simply laughed louder. Then surrounded the five pirates, friends were no more. The enemy captain said, "Well let's see how well you stack up against all my crew." As he pointed his sword, at the elf eared captain, the enemy pirates charged. The four stayed, strong.

A flash of silver encircled the five pirates. The enemy pirates were all blow backward, the enemy pirate peered through the strong gust of wind and saw another unknown pirate with his face clocked in a scarf. The enemy captain smiled and yelled "Charge!" all the pirates that were thrown back, got back up and charged as well. The unknown pirate put his swords together to make an x, and then all the pirates flew backwards. As they sat up, they held the swords up to protect themselves from any unknown threat, but then saw that there blades were all cracked, and breaking.

The enemy captain saw it happen, 'so fast' he thought, he looked for the unknown pirate. "Hey there." Said the unknown pirate, from behind the enemy pirate captain, the captain quickly slashed behind him, but no one was there. "What's wrong? Am I too quick for you?" said the unknown pirate while he was behind of the enemy pirate captain. The enemy pirate captain turned his head, and began to bring his sword back to slash the unknown pirate. The unknown pirate simply ducked and delivered a punch to the captain's abdomen, sending him flying back onto his own ship.

The enemy crew members all stood facing the unknown pirate. "Come on, he can't take all of us!" the enemy's charged at the unknown pirate the pirate simply turned to face the crew, and changed into a werewolf. In a matter of seconds, all the enemy crew was in the air, falling back onto the 'Dockless' the enemy captain stood up, and yelled back at the unknown pirate. "I will get you for this, you monster I will get you!" the unknown werewolf pirate roared, "Hey! You forgot these!" as he finished saying this, he had some broken swords between each of his large fingers. He threw them with such great of a force that holes were blown through the 'Dockless'. The ship began to smoke and, fly sideways as it made its escape.

The four pirates all stared at the unknown pirate in awe, "Wow Zalton, I didn't know you had it in you!" The pirate captain however said in an exasperated tone, "That is not, Zalton." As he finished saying that the werewolf changed back into its original form. The pirates gasped when they saw, NikkM breathing heavily and sweating quite profusely. She looked up timidly through her hair, and a little smile broke out on her face. "You are very welcome." NikkM said, as she felt an awful tug in her stomach, the pirate captain hopped up on both feet. Noticing NikkM's pained expression, as NikkM nearly fell to her knees. The elf eared pirate caught NikkM, as said, "Her equilibrium has been thrown, from the high altitude blood just rushed to her head, she will be fine."

When the last word escaped the pirates lips a roar was came from the captain's cabin. The pirates turned their head's to the noise. Then they saw it. Yoru turned into a raging monster; She tore through the door as if it was newspaper, her gown and casts have all been torn, shattered. The crew got ready and the pirate captain reached for his weapon. Before however he even touched the handle, Yoru had launched her attack, landing in front of the pirate captain and NikkM. She flicked her wrist, and the captain flew to the side of the ship.

As he hit the railing of the ship, the ship tilted, he was still only half conscious. The rest of the crew jumped back, so the monster wouldn't strike them as well. Yoru went on her knees, in front of NikkM's unconscious body. She held her in her arms, lifted her head and howled.

The crew held their ears, it rung all the way to the brain; it left the ears feeling strange. A tingly, numb, needle pricking, pain like how your leg feels when it was asleep, and you start walking again.

"My ears feel like they've been raped." Said a twirl eyed female pirate.

Yoru shot her eyes at the four other crew members, in a second or two she was standing betwixt the two little twin elf things, they jumped in terror. The white gowned pirate reached for a sword on the floor, as he grasped the handle, Yoru punted him to the cabin wall. The twin elf things were still in the air by the time Yoru grabbed them and slammed them together. At the same time kicking behind her, right in the female pirates gut. As the two twins fell from her hands the female pirate skidded across the deck.

She turned at the noise of creaking wood. Zalton stepped out of the cabin, still in his boxers. He looked to his left to see the pirate n the white gown. A bit of fear in his eyes he turned back to the now enraged Yoru, with an awkward smile he decided to slowly close the door to the cabin. A creek and a snap sounded after he shut it. Then the door just kind of fell forward, revealing him still with that awkward smile. Yoru was in front of him before he could even blink. Yoru's arm went backward ready to take off Zalton's head. Then she slashed her fearsome claws in a fit of fury.

…Slash… …Clang… …whump…

NikkM had blocked Yoru's strike with a cutlass she picked up off the ground. After Yoru's claws scraped off the thin blade, NikkM did a secondary strike by going under Yoru, then reaching upward, grabbing her furry werewolf neck, and throwing Yoru over Zalton. As Yoru landed within the cabin, she looked backward at NikkM. Tears came to her bloodshot eyes, as she quickly jumped at NikkM, hugging her till her eyes poked out. NikkM was barely able to get a breath of air.

"Yoru… can't… breathe… please… re… lease… me." Said NikkM, rasping as she spoke, Yoru listened. Yoru loosened her grip, giving NikkM the chance to breathe. NikkM turned to Zalton and held out a hand. Zalton was hesitant at first, but put out his hand, and grasped NikkM's hand. She helped him up on two feet, when he stood up completely he was about to thank NikkM when she just kind of dropped backwards.

Zalton caught her with his left arm behind her back, and with his right arm he grabbed the door frame. NikkM into Zalton's eyes, and he looked back into NikkM's. A moment of silence passed before the red in both of their cheeks shown bright. It was almost too perfect thought NikkM as she gently gave a little smirk, only to have Zalton return the action.

"Grrr." Growled Yoru as she stared into Zalton's brown eyes, in a fierce and menacing bright yellow, which not only scared him but made him stop what he was doing. "R-Right we be-better, he-help t-t-th-the c-crew." Said Zalton as he brought NikkM back to her feet, and then franticly ran away. NikkM gave Yoru, a little angry look. However Yoru was still hugging NikkM, ignoring her anger. "Yoru… why… it was so… so… perfect."

To be continued… …maybe… yeah… later…