From: lordlocke@my-deja.com (lordlocke@my-deja.com) Subject: Re: [PW!]Setting Sail... Finally Newsgroups: alt.games.nintendo.pokemon Date: 2000/03/16 In article <20000316021418.03232.00001684@ng-fu1.aol.com>, shiningtiger@aol.com (ShiningTiger) wrote: > ((Hoping I don't miss the boat...not like I could, with this story bit... Hope > you don't mind, but it looks like you want Intereaction anyway)) > > Kaleb still wasn't sure what he'd gotten himself into. The last thing he > remembered was that pleasant buzz as he walk out of the bar back on Cinnabar, > and now he was clinging to his Vaporeon with absolutely no sight of land. > "Hey, how'd I get into this anyway, Vaporeon?" > "Vaporeon" it replied, sounding quite annoyed. > Keleb sighed. How was he going to get out of this one? Thats when he saw > it...a ship! Waving his free hand in the air, he shouted, > "Help! Come on, I need some help here!" "MAN OVERBOARD!" Captain Hole sighed. "Who's makin' for land now?" Matey turned to Captain Hole. "You're not gotta belive this, but someone out there wants ON this ship!" In a flash, Captain Hole was at the side of the ship. "Hold on!" He turned to Matey. "Get someone out there with a lifeboat! Lets get him aboard. Maybe he'll have money and be able to pay for his passage." "And if he doesn't?" Captain Hole grinned an evil grin. "Then we got ourselves another crew member..." A little while later, on deck... Kaleb, wrapped in blankets, accepted the cup of hot coco from the wiry-looking guy in the blue vest. "Thanks. I don't know what would happened if you hadn't come across me." Demieo smirked. "Trust me, it's no problem. Misery loves company..." "Eh?" Kaleb looked oddly at Demieo as he took a sip of the coco. "Hmmm... not bad. Tastes kinda funny, though." He took another sip, when he felt something solid. "Hey, what's this?" He pulled out a three-inch nail. "What the..." "Don't worry, you'll get used to it in time." "What do you mean?" From behind Kaleb, someone else spoke up. "He means, you've just earned passage on our ship. Do you have money to pay your way? The cost of voyage, plus rescuing fees, equals... hmmm... Matey, you have it calculated out?" "Yer Captain." Matey showed Kaleb the amount of money. Kaleb paled a little. "Um... I don't have that much..." He could HEAR the smirk coming from behind him. "Well, if you don't have the money to pay, then you'll work your way across the seas. Now, why don'tcha turn around and face your captain." Kaleb did. "Welcome aboard the Barely Floating Piece of Crap, young man. I am Captain Alexander Samuel Steven Hole. And until the end of this voyage, your employer. Until we dock at land again, you will work under Mr. Matey." "Where ARE we going next?" Matey spoke up. "Vermillion City." Kaleb smiled to himself. 'Not too bad. This should only take a couple of days.' Captain Hole leaned aganst the railing. "My boy, feel proud to serve upon this fine vessal. It has survived many a voyage. Heck, look at this railing. Made of stout oak. Such quality, such workmanship, suck ACK!" *Splash* Captain Hole's rant was cut off by that self-given railing falling off in his hands, tossing him into the sea. Matey cried out to the crew. "CAPTAIN OVERBOARD!" Suddenly, several crewmen were at the side of the ship. Some were weilding harpoons, others had swords, one was even holding an anchor over his head. "He's not getting back on this time!" Kaleb bigsweatted. "Um, aren't we supposed to help him?" One crewman laughed. "If he dies, we don't have to serve on this ship anymore..." "... but then, who'd captain this ship back to port?" This came from behind the assembled crewmen. All whirled around to see a dripping wet, but otherwise OK Captain Hole. "I'm glad to see that you all wanted to help me back on, but I'm capable of doing it myself. By the way, Jones?" The crewman who had spoken up before paled. "Um... yes captain?" "Six more months service for attempted mutany." Jones started to beg. "Please sir! Anything but that!" "Are you questioning your captain?" The tone was one that promised much pain and suffering. "N... no sir!" "Very good. Matey, put our new crewman to work." Captain Hole headed towards his cabin. "The rest of you, BACK TO WORK!" The crewmen scattered, leaving only Matey and Kaleb on deck. Matey gave a grin, much like one of a cat. "Your first task is to assist Navi, our navigator, in the Chart room, organizing our scrolls under this new system." He handed a paper to Kaleb. It's below deck, take a right at the first passage, then it's the room on the left. "Yes Matey!" Kaleb grabbed the paper and headded for the Chart room. As he walked, he kept on thinking about just how easy he got off. 'This is gonna be the cheapest trip I've ever taken!' As he entered the room, he saw no-one there. "Hello?" No reply. "Navi, you there?" "JIGGLY!" Kalib was suddenly ambushed by a doodling Jigglypuff. Suddenly, a map of the northern seas was drawn upon his face. "Navi?" "Jiggly." The Jigglypuff nodded. "Great. A Jigglypuff for a navigator. Maybe I just don't know what I'm getting into..." And he probably doesn't. After all, who DOES know what they're getting into when it's... The Barely Floating Piece of Crap. TBC? From your friendly, neighborhood LORDLOCKE