Chapter 6: To La Strike Island! (Along with a discovery…)
Disclaimer: I don't own GSD or any characters, only the plot.
Sorry for the long wait, I've been updating and uploading my other stories. Hopefully none of ya'll lost interest, please review and tell me what you think! Sorry if it's a bit crappy, I'm not feeling too good right now. Also remember this is a Pirate story so they're supposed to talk like this!
"Yes! We made it!" Cagalli whispered excitedly to Lacus. "Phew! So what do we do now?" Lacus asked her, still worried about what might happen if they were caught.
"Well, we wait 'ere 'til they get far enough out to sea, and then…um, well, I haven't gotten that far yet, but don't ye worry, I'll know by mornin'!" Cagalli told her and Lacus did an anime face-drop.
"So, we just wait 'til morning then? Do you think it wise to fall asleep? What if someone comes down 'ere and sees us!?" Lacus asked, getting frantic.
"Oh calm yerself! Ain't no one gonna come down 'ere an' catch us!" Cagalli said and then patted Lacus on the back reassuringly. "I'm sure he won't do nothin' too serious, besides, he likes you." She said and laughed as Lacus blushed and play-slapped her.
Just then they heard talking and footsteps, so they hushed each other and went to the darkest corner of the cell room and crouched low, so that they couldn't be seen.
"Are ye sure ya heard somethin'? I really don' think someone would be down 'ere. It's creepy." Dearka said and shuddered for emphasis.
"But I know I heard somethin'! Maybe it was just some mice." Mwu said. "C'mon, let's go back up and get some rum." Dearka said and they ran back up the stairs.
The girls giggled and Cagalli said, "Men and their rum, although I ain't one to talk, that stuff's pretty good!" and Lacus nodded (even though she didn't drink).
On the deck with Captain Kira
Kira was leaning over the railing, watching the small island of ORB begin to disappear with every gust of wind.
Shinn was up in the Crow's Nest, making sure they didn't run into anything, and also to be alone as he also watched ORB disappear. The memories of not only the last visit, but of many more came flooding back to him and he looked away, out into the open sea.
"So, Captain, where to now?" Athrun asked. "Well, Rau and his lot will probably head for ORB after they're done with their own repairs, and when they find out we left, they'll start out again looking for us, so I expect we pay a little visit to our favorite town, ey?" Kira said and grinned.
"Aye Cap'n, I see what ye mean. 'Tis a shame we have to leave so early though, I barely got to spend time with Cags." Athrun replied, looking disappointed.
Kira sighed, "We had to get out of there, Rau won't stop coming after us until he knows we're dead! I didn't want 'em showin' up and getting' everyone in trouble." he said.
"Yeah but won't he torture the girls to find out where we went? He could burn the whole city down looking for us! Kira, I'm worried, and you should be too." Athrun told him.
Kira remained silent and looked down into the dark blue water. Athrun sighed and shook his head, "Sorry 'bout that, Captain, I don't know what came over me."
"Nay, ye have a right to be worried; I guess I didn't think about that, I was just too overwhelmed." Kira said and looked genuinely confused and distraught.
Athrun put his hand on his best friend's shoulder, and Kira glanced at him before leaning against him, Athrun's arm around him (A/N: No they're not gay just friends!).
Shinn came down from the Crow's Nest and went into the cafeteria to get some dinner.
"Oui, Shinn, come sit with us, lad!" Mwu called, motioning him to come over. Shinn made his way over to the table where Mwu, Dearka, Nicol, and Rey were sitting. He sat in between Nicol and Rey and began eating quietly.
"Ye bein' awfully quiet there, Shinn. Ye still thinking about what happened?" Dearka asked him. Shinn shrugged and continued eating. Dearka shook his head and took a sip of rum.
"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum," Dearka started quietly to himself. "Drink and the Devil had done for the rest, yo ho ho and a bottle of rum." Mwu continued, and the two boys grinned at each other.
"The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike, the bosun brained with a marlinspike, and cookey's throat was marked belike, it had been gripped by finger's ten; and there they lay, all good dead men like break o' day in a boozing ken! YO HO HO AND A BOTTLE OF RUM!" they finished loudly and laughed as they threw down their drinks.
Shinn couldn't help but to laugh at their foolishness. Nicol chuckled as well, but Rey just sat there glaring at them. Party Pooper.
"There ye go, Shinn! Come on lad, help us finish the song!" Mwu said and all three of them sang the rest of the song, that is, until Kira came in. Then they stopped and acted like nothing was going on.
"You guys better not get drunk, or I'll throw ya overboard!" Kira warned playfully. "Yes Cap'n." the boys replied. Kira laughed and said, "I was only joking, as long as ye can sail ye can have a few drinks right?" "AYE!" Mwu and Dearka said and threw down their drinks again.
Yzak came out from the kitchen and said, "Alright make room, I've been in that kitchen all day and night, I need a few kegs o' rum right about now!" and sat down between Dearka and Mwu.
Rey looked annoyed and finished his rum before going down to his room for some solitude.
Nicol looked quite worried, being surrounded by drunken sailors; Shinn looked like he was thinking about something far away from the ship and the crew.
Athrun came in then and said, "Aye lads, drink up and be merry, for we sail for La Strike Island!" and all the men cheered.
La Strike Island is actually the famous island that Athrun met Cagalli on in the original Gundam Series (I didn't know what to call it so here ya go!). In this fic, it's where Kira keeps his treasure, a secret hideout that no one except Kira and his crew know about (among a few other pirates), and a great party island! On the far side is a town of only women (Thus the cheers).
Shinn looked surprised, "But why are we goin' there? Do ye think Rau Le Creuset survived?" he asked his captain. Kira nodded and whispered, "But don't tell anyone, I don't want them to get worried, ok? I'll tell them when we get there." And Shinn nodded.
"Woohoo! Time to stock up on our treasure and have a party!" Mwu yelled and Yzak and Dearka joined in and they began to get out of hand. Nicol saw that this was his cue to get out before things got too bad and went out on the deck after saluting his captain.
Athrun got some rum and sat with the others as well and Kira urged Shinn to stay longer and enjoy the fun.
With Nicol
When he got on deck he looked out over the open sea, relaxing in its calming movement and salty smell. He always enjoyed looking out over the sea, it had a soothing quality about it, and he guessed that was why he joined up with Kira in the first place.
You see he never really wanted to be a pirate, but the open sea (along with his friends) called to him and he decided to take a chance and have an adventure (good choice).
He sighed, closing his eyes and listening to the waves splashing against the ship. And then he heard something else. He became alert and listened closely to the sound of…girls giggling? But that can't be right; there aren't any girls on this ship! (At least that's what he thought.)
He instantly opened his eyes and looked to where the sound was coming from. 'The Prisoner Cells? Did one of them bring some girls on board and lock them in the cell?' he asked himself with a confused and slightly worried look on his face.
He looked around to see if anyone was watching, and when he found the coast was clear, he cautiously went over to the stairs leading down into the Cell chamber. As silent as can be, he tiptoed down the stairs and crouched low, as not to be seen, and peered into the cell that the noise was coming from.
Sure enough, he saw the figures of two women, and heard them whisper stuff and giggle. He tried not to gasp and wondered how this could be. As quietly as before, he went back up the steps and ran into the cafeteria.
"Captain!" he called to Kira. "Yes?" Kira asked, wondering why Nicol seemed so urgent and anxious to tell him something. "Do ye see a ship?" Kira asked again.
"No, but there's two women in the Prisoner Cells!" Nicol told him and everyone stopped what they were doing to listen. They all turned around and stared at Nicol, jaw open, eyes wide.
Kira looked taken aback and said, "What?" as if he didn't understand what he was saying. "Down in the Cell chamber, I heard some gigglin' so I went down to investigate, and I saw two women sittin' there whispering to each other!" Nicol repeated his story.
Kira turned and looked straight at Dearka and Mwu. "Did you two have anything to do with this?" he asked, serious. They shook their heads, "No sir, we had nothin' to do with it!" they said.
Shinn looked shocked and scared, "What if its," he asked but trailed off. "Nicol, did you get a good look at 'em?" Kira asked him, knowing what Shinn meant.
"No, but they're still down there," Nicol said and Kira followed him out. "Woah, this is unexpected, how could two women sneak on board our ship?" Yzak asked, looking at all of them in question. They all shrugged and Shinn sunk down in his seat.
Nicol lead Kira down into the cell and Cagalli and Lacus instantly became quiet when they heard footsteps. "I heard them in there." Nicol said and pointed to the cell that Cagalli and Lacus were in.
'Oh bugger! Hopefully they're far enough out to not bring us back!' Cagalli thought and held her breath as Kira lit a torch and revealed the two girls hiding in the corner.
Lacus gasped and looked scared, and Cagalli sighed and said, "Well, ye caught us." "Oh for the love of!" Kira said and threw up his hands. "What are you two doing here!?" he asked, angry that Cagalli would go behind his back and sneak on board his ship.
"Oh c'mon Kira, ye didn't think we'd just stay behind and watch you sail off again? We want adventure, we want some fun! Not to sit at home doin' nothin' and waitin' for some bloke to up and marry us!" Cagalli said as she stood up and went up to him, a determined look in her face.
Kira sighed and said, "Looks to me like you dragged poor Lacus here on another crazy idea. Look Cags, I can't put you two in danger! We have the military out lookin' for us, I can't have them hang you two with us if we get caught!"
"Oh bother the military! We can outrun 'em, they don't even know where we're goin', heck; I don't even think you know where you're goin'!" Cagalli said and put her hands on her hips.
The two siblings glared at each other until lacus spoke up. "Um, please, don't be mad at us, Kira, we just wanted some adventure, you know, get out and see the world before it's too late. Besides, I'm sure the military will think twice about attacking a ship with two women on board!"
"Not Rau Le Creuset, he'll be more than glad to send us all to Davy Jones' Locker." Kira said darkly. The girls gasped. "Rau Le Creuset? Is that who you're runnin' from?" Cagalli asked.
"Yes, and we can't go back to Orb or else he'll catch us, so you'll have to go with us to La Strike Island, unfortunately." Kira said and looked down. "LA STRIKE ISLAND!? THAT'S WHERE YE BE OFF TO!? YOU SCALLYWAG BROTHER O' MINE! I OUGHTTA THROW YE OVER BOARD!" Cagalli burst.
La Strike Island wasn't one of her favorite places, and was known by only the most horrid pirates as a hangout from the Law, as well as a place to keep your treasure. (In other words it was like Tortuga from Pirates of the Caribbean)
"It's the only place we can go to hide! Rau doesn't even know where it is, we're safe there, and besides, you're the one that snuck on board, so you've got nothin' to say on where we're goin'!" Kira said and grabbed her arm, motioning for Nicol to get Lacus.
"Hey, where are ye takin' us?" Cagalli asked. Kira ignored her and Nicola and Lacus exchanged a grave look.
Kira went down in the cafeteria area where the crew was waiting and said, "Boys, I present to you the two women what snuck aboard our ship!" and threw Cagalli out in front of him and Nicol let go of Lacus.
The boys gasped yet again and looked equally surprised of who it was as well as how Kira acted. "Do with them what ye want, lads." Kira said and stormed out.
Cagalli glared at his back until it disappeared and said, "Oh he's just sore about me wanting to do somethin' for once. Aye lads, drinkin' rum? Lemme join ya!" and sat down next to Athrun who was still surprised and confused about the whole thing.
Lacus looked lost and afraid until Nicol said kindly, "Sorry 'bout that, he's just angry that you two disobeyed, you can sit with me, I'm sure he'll come around and apologize." and led Lacus to the table.
"Well, this has been quite a day, hasn't it lads?" Mwu asked. They nodded and looked at the two girls. Shinn looked quite relieved, actually, thinking that the two girls would be Fllay and Mia.
"So, uh, how'd ya get onboard?" he asked and the others looked at Cagalli expectantly.
"Well, we waited 'til no one was lookin', then hid behind the fish table 'til we could grab the line and scamper up into the cell chamber!" Cagalli said. "I was quite afraid; I thought we'd get caught for sure! But we didn't, well, until now, that is." Lacus said.
"Well, 'tis quite a surprise, although I knew something like this would happen, knowing Cags here." Athrun said and nudged her. She blushed but said nothing.
-Author's Note: Well, they snuck on board and were caught. Will Kira ever forgive them? Will love blossom between him and Lacus, or lacus and Nicol? Will Shinn ever find a true love that won't hurt him? Will the boys ever behave? Will Rau catch Kira and his crew? Only time will tell, so you'll have to wait 'til my next update, please review and tell me what you think! ARGH YE MATEYS!-