Bounty Hunter Bash Sea Lock Part Three

 Pirates

It had been a day and both of them had quickly adapted and became the top assistants of Gerald. Both of them had been working hard on cleaning and cooking. Yet despite knowing the basics of both Gerald had taught them to cook and clean on another level! He taught them not only how to cook well but how to cook it that brought out the best of the flavor of each and every ingredient. Yet on the cleaning part he taught them different materials and techniques to get rid of as much dirt as they could.

Now in the morning they had their first break, which Gerald took the opportunity to take them fishing.

"Why are we doing this?"

"Well, simple, sometimes we need extra supplies. Yet, at the same time, fish is always good to have. Yet when it goes off it 'as a terrible smell."

"And that would scare the passengers away and we wouldn't want that now do we?" Pureed Cerpheres.

Both Bash and Chashathrophogh flung their fists at him as they jumped. He caught their fists in his long slender hands that had long and slender fingers with nails that were like the talons of a bird of prey. His eyes widened in a pleasant gleam of a shock. Yet his smile relaxed.

"Wow! Now that had some power behind it."

"Cerpheres!"

He gave Gerald a challenging look with a devious smirk. He then curled his finger as his grip on his line tightened. He shrugged and let go of their fists.

"I know, I know! They're yours to abuse. Although I do wish that you'll share every now and again."

"Well that's for the captain to decide, yet I highly doubt that he will."

He laughed.

"It's alright. I get the picture. Though I think that I'll close the book on this. After all, I think I'll stay with them. After all, those royal bastards have done great things!" He said with a slightly drunken look in his eyes.

"No we can't-"

"Cari look!"

Meet eyes returned to the horizon. She soon spotted the ship with the black sails and skull and crossbones. They then gave Gerald their lines and raced to Captain Herlock.

"Pirates are coming!"

"I can see."

"Give us our weapons. Now!"

"No."

"Look if you want to have the least amount of casualties you will do well to arm us. The girl's good with her bow and I am good with my weapons and magic. And if you know who we are then you will know that we can fight and fight well."

"Fine." He snapped as he gave them to them.

They were soon back on the deck.

"Cerpheres, go down and keep the passengers calm!"

"No. I think that I will stay here. After all this is where all the excitement is!" He purred.

"Cerpheres!"

He shrugged.

"Fine, but once they're all calm. I will join you!" He purred as he walked you to the door. "Wouldn't want to leave all the fun to you two!"

They looked at each other, already agreeing that the moment that they were on the shore to ensure that he was far away from them. Yet they had no time to vocalise these thoughts as they saw the ship coming closer. Captain Herlock gave then their weapons and they were soon back on the deck. Bounty Hunter Bash loaded her arrow. She then pulled it back she used her magic to set the tip alight and aimed it to the sails and let go. This caused the sails to be set alight. She then loaded another just as the pirates rushed to the sails to put out the fire with their clothes. She then let another go and another. Yet more beat the fire out. She fired another this time not taking time to aim as she fired arrow after arrow until one of their sails was nothing but a burnt pile of rags. She was about to aim for another sail but Chashathrophogh put a hand on her.

"Aim for the pirate captain." He said as he looked at the pirates.

She felt the image of the one that she killed and this made her feel shocked and her hand was shaking slightly, yet she could not spend time on that. She looked down as the ship came closer. She was able to see the captain. He may be a small target but she knew that she would be able to make it. She bit her lip and she loaded it, hoping that the pain would focus her mind. She lowered her arrow and fired. It zoomed to where the captain was and she knew that it would have hit, if one the crew did not get in the way. She dug her teeth into her lip as she loaded another and fired, which was caught.

She let out a sigh as she noticed that all the fire was out now. She then loaded immediately and set the arrow alight and fired shot after shot at one sail. She did this until another sail was reduced to a pile of burnt rags. Yet this did nothing to stop the ship getting  closer and closer and only allowed it down. She looked for Chashathrophogh who was already reading himself for the boarding of the pirates. Knowing that he would be alright she ignored him and then focused back on the captain. She loaded the arrow and fired yet she missed but hit a pirate. She loaded another arrow and willed the arrow to hit the captain and when she let it go, the arrow finally hit!

She then would have focused on the rest of the crew until she heard the sound of clapping behind her. She let out a huff as she turned already knowing that Cerpheres was behind her. He smiled at her with a creepy excited smile on his face, his eyes were wide with excitement. Yet it looked like he could not believe what he had just seen.

"That, was, well done!" He exclaimed. 

Yet he looked up as the ship came closer.

"Yet the job's not fine yet!" He purred.

"Aren't you supposed to be downstairs?" She snapped.

He giggled lightly.

"Don't worry, they're calm."

She gave him a suspicious look. 

"I lit a few candles that calmed them down. I then played a tune to make them all calmer. So now they're all taking a nice nap."

I think that I'm going to have to keep an eye on him. She thought as she forced her attention back to the shop. She then loaded the arrow as a pirate swing to the ship and her arrow hit and he dropped.

"My,  my,  you are a good aim!" He said as he pulled out a star. He then threw it at a pirate. "As am I!"

She then hit a pirate.

"Why don't you aim for the hull of the ship with those fire arrows?" 

She looked at him surprised and aimed at the hull and set it alight. She hit the hull and then the rest of the wood started to catch fire, yet it spread faster than she knew that it should. She first looked at Chashathrophogh who looked at her in the same way. This told them that they were not responsible for the fast spreading fire. Yet their eyes slid to Cerpheres who shrugged with a sly smile. This told them all they needed to know. Yet they had no time to focus on that. They soon noticed another pirate on board and Chashathrophogh whipped out a small dagger and hit him in the head. She looked back at the ship. She fired another shot yet this one was lower and she set it alight. Then Cerpheres hit more stars at more pirates. Then the pirate ship started to fall. The others looked back. Seeing this they were about to surrender but Chashathrophogh raced at them and they had no time to react before their heads fell.

"You're a royal born out of wedlock aren't you?" Chashathrophogh said.

He let out a giggle.

"Maybe!"