Thunder: I think I just figured out what to say before I start on this chapter...
army of perverts. I take it you don't like my story by your heinous reviews.
First, you know it's an option to read my stories idiot. And yet, I receive two reviews from you, from separate chapters nonetheless. Do you only read this story to find things to flame me about? Is it your job to flame this story? If you find it so terrible, then stop reading it!
Second, you're a coward. if you had any sense of bravery you would've typed in your real pen name, not hiding behind that stupid name army of perverts.
Third, you think this is so bad, then make your own. See how many people review and flame that story. I will probably be one of them, just to smite you.
And finally, you may shoot me with your words, you may cut me with your eyes, you may kill me with your hatefulness, but still, like air, I'll rise. I'll rise. I'll rise.
Chapter 11
The magilla's burst seemed to light up the darkness of the hole, shooting out to the Legacy. And just when all aboard the ship seemed to be doomed, the solar sails caught the magilla's light and, with the energy, soared out and away from the approaching blast. Sunny was sent into a coil of the ropes, while everybody was sent into the sides of the ships. The minute the ship was away from the black hole, the crew got up and started cheering and celebrating. Chel looked down at them all and couldn't help but smile.
"Captain!" Sunny said, getting himself untangled. "That! Wow, that was absolutely the most-!"
"Yeah whatever." Chel said, looking through a sextant. "Actually you're astronomical advice was extremely helpful." Chel walked away leaving an almost stunned Sunny.
"Well, uh. Thanks. You know I know a lot of things amanamolicly anatomically... astr- astronomically." Sunny finally managed to say, smacking himself in the forehead. Chel walked won the stairs standing in front of the crew, looking at Chase and Danny.
"Well Mr. Young. I gotta admit your cabin boy did and excellent job with those lifelines." she said. Chase playfully shoved Danny who shoved him back, which became a fun little brawl.
"All hands accounted for Commander Zhiao?" Chel asked, but nobody said a thing. "Commander Zhiao?" Ratchet then stepped forward, Zhiao's helmet in his metal hands.
"I'm afraid Commander Zhiao has been lost." he said, giving the helmet to Chel. "His lifeline was not all the way secure." Chel turned to give the biggest glare in the history of glares to Danny, who looked with surprise and shock.
"No I checked them all!" Danny said. He ran through the crowd to the mast where the lifelines were, and couldn't believe his eyes. There was one empty peg where a lifeline should've been. Commander Zhiao's lifeline.
"I, I did. I checked them all. They were secured." Danny said, feeling very hopeless. Chel glared at him a moment more before looking at the rest of the crew, her sadness clear.
"Commander Zhiao was a, ahem, fine sailor." Chel said, noticing everybody bowing their heads in respect. "More fine than any of us... could ever hope to be. But he knew the risks, as do we all. Resume your posts. We carry on." Nobody ever really noticed Chase look at Ratchet who looked back with a smirk.
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Later that night, Danny was up in the shrouds without his jacket on a piece of rope in his hands. Chase came up on deck with Stitch following. He looked out at space at the railing, Stitch sitting on it next to him.
"It wasn't your fault you know." Chase said, getting no response from Danny. "Half of the whole crew would be spinning around in that black hole if yo-" Danny was agitated and threw his rope out in the space.
"Look, Don't you get it?!?" Danny yelled, jumping down from the shrouds. "I screwed up! For two seconds, I thought that maybe I could do something right! But... AAGH!" Danny leaned up against the mast. "I just..." Chase watched Danny and almost had enough of his depression. He went up to the halfa and turned him around so they were facing each other.
"Now you listen to me, Daniel Phantom." Chase said. "You have the makings of greatness in you. But you have to take the helm and chart your own course. Stick to it, whatever happens, and when you get the chance to really test your strengths and abilities,... Well, I hope I'm there catching some of the light coming off you that day." When Chas was done, Danny leaned his head against the heylin's chest. Chase looked won at him, almost confused, then slowly hugged the young boy as he softly sobbed.
"There, there. It's all right Daniel, It's all right." Chase said before slowly and gently pushing Danny in front of him. "Now Daniel, I have to go, my watch right now, and it would be best if you went to bed now." Danny rubbed away at whatever tears remained in his eyes, before smiling at Chase and heading down below. When he was, Chase's smile vanished.
"I'm getting in too deep Stitch." Chase said
"Ih." Stitch responded
"Next thing you know, the whole crew will think I've gone soft." Chase added. Stitch climbed onto his master's shoulder and nuzzled him in the crook of his neck. The two then continued their watch, unaware of Ratchet on the yardarm, looming over them as a cat over a mouse.
Thunder: I enjoyed writing this chapter. Then again I enjoy writing sweet things period. But it was also good to vent.Yeah. Review!!!