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FM licked the first three fingers of his right hand and stroked his eyebrows, smoothing them down. He turned at, white robes with simple gold embroidery down the front swishing around him as he heard the guard approach.
FM was standing in a simple square room, with four braziers, one in each corner, all burning different colours. These weren’t normal flames however, as they did not give off coloured light, and the room remained smokeless, with a white light seeming to emanate from the walls and floor, with no shadows forming. In the middle of the room were two pedestals, about four feet apart. On top of them was a box. In it was FM’s father. FM turned as the guard stopped, bowing.
“Master.” Said Sniper, raising his head, looking into FM’s cold, hard eyes.
“You have your mission? You are ready to leave?”
“Yes Master.”
“Good.” FM turned back to look at the coffin, licking his fingers and rubbings his eyebrows again as he spoke. “This is just the first part my friend. I will have my revenge, I do not know when, but I will/”
“Yes Master.” There was an edge of concern in Snipers voice.
“What is wrong, my friend?”
“I do not know, Master. I think I am worrying with no reason.”
“Ah. You are concerned about the book, yes?” Sniper lowered his eyes. “Do not fear. I will find the book. MY magic grows with each passing month, soon I will have the power needed to find the book. Then, when it is mine, I will have unimaginable power!” FM felt a shiver run up his spine as he closed his eyes, imagining the power he would wield. He looked at Sniper. “You have your orders.”
“Yes Master Meister.”
“Go. Be swift, and do not fail me.” Sniper turned and left the room.
FM turned back to the coffin. As he walked around it, his fingers traced the inscription carved into the stone. He knew them all, word for word, but their feel comforted him. They were instructions on how to travel the underworld.
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Wrath exploded through Meka’s mind. He screamed “No!” in a murderous rage as he leapt off the rock. With both hands he brought the sword up while still in mid-air. When he hit the ground he recoiled, swinging it around from behind in an arc. The sword whistled with its speed. The man had turned as Meka hit the ground. Seeing Meka coming, he brought his own sword up defensively, with lightning speed.
Meka watched as if in a dream as his sword come around. Every ounce of his strength went into trying to make the sword go truer, go faster. Be deadlier. The magic raged with his need. Meka looked from the mans sword, hard into the steel blue eyes. Mekas sword followed the track of his eyes, he heard himself still screaming. The man held his sword straight up, to deflect the blow.
Everything else around the man dissolved in Mekas vision. His anger, the magic, was unleashed like never before. No power on earth could deny him the mans blood.
He finished his arc, the sword coming round at eye height to the side of the mans head. It shattered through the mans sword, and exploded through his chainmail hood, bits of molten twisted metal flying off into the undergrowth. The sword continued its journey, making contact with the mans skull, and continuing through, out the other side of his head.
Bits of bone blood and brain flew up into the air as the early morning air was filled with a cloud of red mist. Steaks of blood covered Meka, dripped down his body, dribbled off his sword as he slowly lowered the point to the ground.
The mans body crumpled slowly to the ground, blood pumping out over the ground, mixing with the puddles already there. Meka could feel the cold mist help cool his body.
“Meka!” Meka awoke, a sheen of sweat over his whole body. “Meka, my brother, are you alright?” asked Grix.
“It was that dream.”
“Again?” Meka nodded in reply.
“Come on, get up, we have to meet the others soon.”
“Who?”
“You know, the others from the village. Dan2K1, Venombyte and Ant.”
“What about er-no, and YH?”
“They said they had something to do. They will meet us later.” Grix helped his brother to sit up.
“Ok, give me a few minutes." Grix nodded and left the room. Meka put his head in his hands as he thought about the dream.
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“Master Meister?” FM looked around.
“Yes?”
“I have some bad news Lord, about Sniper.”
“He hasn’t dies again has he?”
“Yes Lord, he fell off his horse.”
“How did that kill him?”
“Into the moat.”
“He can swim.”
“Yes Lord, but as he tried to climb out, he must have pulled the lever, the one you ordered put in?”
“I vaguely remember.”
“That let the piranhas in.”
“Ah. I should have expected something like this. He has a whole bloody palace to have his accidents in. I put all that sponge about so he wouldn’t hurt himself, and yet he falls into the piranha moat. Amazing. Nevermind, he will be back by now. Tell him to continue with his task. Tell him to be more careful next time.”
FM was standing in a simple square room, with four braziers, one in each corner, all burning different colours. These weren’t normal flames however, as they did not give off coloured light, and the room remained smokeless, with a white light seeming to emanate from the walls and floor, with no shadows forming. In the middle of the room were two pedestals, about four feet apart. On top of them was a box. In it was FM’s father. FM turned as the guard stopped, bowing.
“Master.” Said Sniper, raising his head, looking into FM’s cold, hard eyes.
“You have your mission? You are ready to leave?”
“Yes Master.”
“Good.” FM turned back to look at the coffin, licking his fingers and rubbings his eyebrows again as he spoke. “This is just the first part my friend. I will have my revenge, I do not know when, but I will/”
“Yes Master.” There was an edge of concern in Snipers voice.
“What is wrong, my friend?”
“I do not know, Master. I think I am worrying with no reason.”
“Ah. You are concerned about the book, yes?” Sniper lowered his eyes. “Do not fear. I will find the book. MY magic grows with each passing month, soon I will have the power needed to find the book. Then, when it is mine, I will have unimaginable power!” FM felt a shiver run up his spine as he closed his eyes, imagining the power he would wield. He looked at Sniper. “You have your orders.”
“Yes Master Meister.”
“Go. Be swift, and do not fail me.” Sniper turned and left the room.
FM turned back to the coffin. As he walked around it, his fingers traced the inscription carved into the stone. He knew them all, word for word, but their feel comforted him. They were instructions on how to travel the underworld.
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Wrath exploded through Meka’s mind. He screamed “No!” in a murderous rage as he leapt off the rock. With both hands he brought the sword up while still in mid-air. When he hit the ground he recoiled, swinging it around from behind in an arc. The sword whistled with its speed. The man had turned as Meka hit the ground. Seeing Meka coming, he brought his own sword up defensively, with lightning speed.
Meka watched as if in a dream as his sword come around. Every ounce of his strength went into trying to make the sword go truer, go faster. Be deadlier. The magic raged with his need. Meka looked from the mans sword, hard into the steel blue eyes. Mekas sword followed the track of his eyes, he heard himself still screaming. The man held his sword straight up, to deflect the blow.
Everything else around the man dissolved in Mekas vision. His anger, the magic, was unleashed like never before. No power on earth could deny him the mans blood.
He finished his arc, the sword coming round at eye height to the side of the mans head. It shattered through the mans sword, and exploded through his chainmail hood, bits of molten twisted metal flying off into the undergrowth. The sword continued its journey, making contact with the mans skull, and continuing through, out the other side of his head.
Bits of bone blood and brain flew up into the air as the early morning air was filled with a cloud of red mist. Steaks of blood covered Meka, dripped down his body, dribbled off his sword as he slowly lowered the point to the ground.
The mans body crumpled slowly to the ground, blood pumping out over the ground, mixing with the puddles already there. Meka could feel the cold mist help cool his body.
“Meka!” Meka awoke, a sheen of sweat over his whole body. “Meka, my brother, are you alright?” asked Grix.
“It was that dream.”
“Again?” Meka nodded in reply.
“Come on, get up, we have to meet the others soon.”
“Who?”
“You know, the others from the village. Dan2K1, Venombyte and Ant.”
“What about er-no, and YH?”
“They said they had something to do. They will meet us later.” Grix helped his brother to sit up.
“Ok, give me a few minutes." Grix nodded and left the room. Meka put his head in his hands as he thought about the dream.
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“Master Meister?” FM looked around.
“Yes?”
“I have some bad news Lord, about Sniper.”
“He hasn’t dies again has he?”
“Yes Lord, he fell off his horse.”
“How did that kill him?”
“Into the moat.”
“He can swim.”
“Yes Lord, but as he tried to climb out, he must have pulled the lever, the one you ordered put in?”
“I vaguely remember.”
“That let the piranhas in.”
“Ah. I should have expected something like this. He has a whole bloody palace to have his accidents in. I put all that sponge about so he wouldn’t hurt himself, and yet he falls into the piranha moat. Amazing. Nevermind, he will be back by now. Tell him to continue with his task. Tell him to be more careful next time.”
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"Why... it's a highly reflective penny."
They all looked into Meka's hand. Oh yes, he had a plan.
"Err..."
"Just you watch."
Meka climbed up the ladder, out of the kitchen, and placed his hand over his eyes... looking into the distance.
"You know," Pb said, as he joined Meka, "I'm pretty sure there is something out there now."
Meka took his hand away from his face... and began to swing his arm around and around and around... The others watched silently...
Meka released his arm, and threw the penny into the air...
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"Vat is that?"
The penny scorched through the air, and smacked down through the centre of the boat... well, not the exact centre, but you get the idea.
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Meka nodded his head, and performed a little victory dance as the boat in the distance began to sink into the ground.
The Snake fake placed his hand on his chin, and shook his head. "Damn."
They all looked into Meka's hand. Oh yes, he had a plan.
"Err..."
"Just you watch."
Meka climbed up the ladder, out of the kitchen, and placed his hand over his eyes... looking into the distance.
"You know," Pb said, as he joined Meka, "I'm pretty sure there is something out there now."
Meka took his hand away from his face... and began to swing his arm around and around and around... The others watched silently...
Meka released his arm, and threw the penny into the air...
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"Vat is that?"
The penny scorched through the air, and smacked down through the centre of the boat... well, not the exact centre, but you get the idea.
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Meka nodded his head, and performed a little victory dance as the boat in the distance began to sink into the ground.
The Snake fake placed his hand on his chin, and shook his head. "Damn."
"Why... it's a highly reflective penny."
They all looked into Meka's hand. Oh yes, he had a plan.
"Err..."
"Just you watch."
Meka climbed up the ladder, out of the kitchen, and placed his hand over his eyes... looking into the distance.
"You know," Pb said, as he joined Meka, "I'm pretty sure there is something out there now."
Meka took his hand away from his face... and began to swing his arm around and around and around... The others watched silently...
Meka released his arm, and threw the penny into the air...
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"Vat is that?"
The penny scorched through the air, and smacked down through the centre of the boat... well, not the exact centre, but you get the idea.
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Meka nodded his head, and performed a little victory dance as the boat in the distance began to sink into the ground.
The Snake fake placed his hand on his chin, and shook his head. "Damn."
They all looked into Meka's hand. Oh yes, he had a plan.
"Err..."
"Just you watch."
Meka climbed up the ladder, out of the kitchen, and placed his hand over his eyes... looking into the distance.
"You know," Pb said, as he joined Meka, "I'm pretty sure there is something out there now."
Meka took his hand away from his face... and began to swing his arm around and around and around... The others watched silently...
Meka released his arm, and threw the penny into the air...
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"Vat is that?"
The penny scorched through the air, and smacked down through the centre of the boat... well, not the exact centre, but you get the idea.
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Meka nodded his head, and performed a little victory dance as the boat in the distance began to sink into the ground.
The Snake fake placed his hand on his chin, and shook his head. "Damn."
"Thank God, they're not attacking us just yet, it just happens to be raining cats and dogs out here!" Said FM, and they all ran back down to Tony.
"Can I tell my story now?" Asked Tony
"Please do" Said Meka
"Well it all started out in Peru. I was doing a bit of archeology (sp) work, when I stumbled upon this map, giving precise location details of the Holy Grail."
"The holey grail?" Asked Ant, but everyone ignored his as Tony continued.
"I was travelling with a group of Germans at the time, and when I showed them what I had found their little German eyes lit up. It was obvious that they wanted it, and I was no longer safe. I hid the map, and went on the run until I found you guys.
We have to go get that map, before the Germans get hold of it!"
"So which way to Peru then?" Asked Grix
"Before we go any further I thought I should show you the surprise" said Meka
"Wasn't the boat the surprise?" Asked Ant
"Yes but I have many surprises, this is just another one" Said Meka as he opened his hand.
The light shone onto the object, dazzling everyone in the room.
"Is that what I think it is?" asked Venombyte....
"Can I tell my story now?" Asked Tony
"Please do" Said Meka
"Well it all started out in Peru. I was doing a bit of archeology (sp) work, when I stumbled upon this map, giving precise location details of the Holy Grail."
"The holey grail?" Asked Ant, but everyone ignored his as Tony continued.
"I was travelling with a group of Germans at the time, and when I showed them what I had found their little German eyes lit up. It was obvious that they wanted it, and I was no longer safe. I hid the map, and went on the run until I found you guys.
We have to go get that map, before the Germans get hold of it!"
"So which way to Peru then?" Asked Grix
"Before we go any further I thought I should show you the surprise" said Meka
"Wasn't the boat the surprise?" Asked Ant
"Yes but I have many surprises, this is just another one" Said Meka as he opened his hand.
The light shone onto the object, dazzling everyone in the room.
"Is that what I think it is?" asked Venombyte....
The group sat down, like Jackanory story time. FM and Meka sat on chairs, Grix and pb and YH sat on the floor, er-no stood up, Ant was moaning in the corner and Sniper was still tied to the front of the boat.
"Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin."
"Good, get on with it Tone."
"-". Tony began. He stopped talking as he was thrown across the room. Everyone one wobbled about, true Star Trek fake collision wobble the camera stylie.
The man who thought he was Snake, or something, came runninng in the room.
"They've attacked us!"
"Who?"
"The people on the boat behind us, they just fired something!"
"What?"
"It was a..., uh, erm, a large wooden rabbit."
"A what?!?" Everyone chorused.
"Sire, maybe if we built this large wooden badger.." Began YH. Meka hit him.
"Shut up." Everyone ran up on deck to see....
"Are you sitting comfortably? Then we'll begin."
"Good, get on with it Tone."
"-". Tony began. He stopped talking as he was thrown across the room. Everyone one wobbled about, true Star Trek fake collision wobble the camera stylie.
The man who thought he was Snake, or something, came runninng in the room.
"They've attacked us!"
"Who?"
"The people on the boat behind us, they just fired something!"
"What?"
"It was a..., uh, erm, a large wooden rabbit."
"A what?!?" Everyone chorused.
"Sire, maybe if we built this large wooden badger.." Began YH. Meka hit him.
"Shut up." Everyone ran up on deck to see....
The group sat in the kitchen thinking...
"Hmmmm...." Murmured PB "You don't think Tony being here could be anything to do with those guys, do you?" He said, as he pointed to the trailing ship.
"Ooh, I suppose they could..." Said Ant, frantically checking to see if Tony had any sugar sachets on his person.
"But what would they want with Tony?!" Asked Grix
"Ah..." Said Meka "It's probably some out-of-business european rival like ooh..." Meka looked up, thinking.
"Dynadex?" Asked Ant? "They USED to sell that sort of stuff!"
"Ooh..." Interrupted Venom... "There was a French company as well... er... God I can't think of the name. But there was!"
"Oh! Great... Thanks Vemon!" Said FM, as he sarcastically lifter both thumbs up and smiled, only to straighten his face milliseconds after!
YH smiled... "Okay, so how do we wake him?"
"Hmmmm.... Er.... Er.... Er...." Said Ant who was still running around like a headless-chicken looking for sugar.
"Ooh, Brandy!" Said FM as he was about to open the bottle Ant found whilst he was searching for sugar!
"FM, don't drink it!" Shouted Venom as he snatched the bottle off him, only to lose it in turn to Ant, who said he just wanted to see if there was any sugar in it!
"Muuurgggh"
The group heard a mumble... it couldn't have been Sniper... They looked to the table... it was Tony!
"And they all stood there waiting for Tony to get u on his own..." Said Grix as a hint to the others to help him up...
Venom and Meka took the hint and sat him down on a chair... well, they wold have if FM hadn't have moved it out the way!
*THWUMP* Tony crashed to the floor with a *THWUMPH*... as you can see!
"FM," yelled Sheepy "He was gonna sit on that!"
"Oh, right of course... sorry..."
This time Meka was helped by Sheepy to get Tony on the chair...
"I'm okay, i'm okay..." Said Tony "I suppose you want an explanation?"
"Got any sugar?" Ant Asked Tony.
Tony pulled out a 2.2lb bag of silverspoon. He was about to hand it to Ant when!
"Hey!" Exclaimed Ant, as meka conviscated the sugar until Tony Had spoken.
Ant sat in the corner mumbliong something about stingy Nintendo and stupid fans...
Tony began "Well..... here's the story... "
"Hmmmm...." Murmured PB "You don't think Tony being here could be anything to do with those guys, do you?" He said, as he pointed to the trailing ship.
"Ooh, I suppose they could..." Said Ant, frantically checking to see if Tony had any sugar sachets on his person.
"But what would they want with Tony?!" Asked Grix
"Ah..." Said Meka "It's probably some out-of-business european rival like ooh..." Meka looked up, thinking.
"Dynadex?" Asked Ant? "They USED to sell that sort of stuff!"
"Ooh..." Interrupted Venom... "There was a French company as well... er... God I can't think of the name. But there was!"
"Oh! Great... Thanks Vemon!" Said FM, as he sarcastically lifter both thumbs up and smiled, only to straighten his face milliseconds after!
YH smiled... "Okay, so how do we wake him?"
"Hmmmm.... Er.... Er.... Er...." Said Ant who was still running around like a headless-chicken looking for sugar.
"Ooh, Brandy!" Said FM as he was about to open the bottle Ant found whilst he was searching for sugar!
"FM, don't drink it!" Shouted Venom as he snatched the bottle off him, only to lose it in turn to Ant, who said he just wanted to see if there was any sugar in it!
"Muuurgggh"
The group heard a mumble... it couldn't have been Sniper... They looked to the table... it was Tony!
"And they all stood there waiting for Tony to get u on his own..." Said Grix as a hint to the others to help him up...
Venom and Meka took the hint and sat him down on a chair... well, they wold have if FM hadn't have moved it out the way!
*THWUMP* Tony crashed to the floor with a *THWUMPH*... as you can see!
"FM," yelled Sheepy "He was gonna sit on that!"
"Oh, right of course... sorry..."
This time Meka was helped by Sheepy to get Tony on the chair...
"I'm okay, i'm okay..." Said Tony "I suppose you want an explanation?"
"Got any sugar?" Ant Asked Tony.
Tony pulled out a 2.2lb bag of silverspoon. He was about to hand it to Ant when!
"Hey!" Exclaimed Ant, as meka conviscated the sugar until Tony Had spoken.
Ant sat in the corner mumbliong something about stingy Nintendo and stupid fans...
Tony began "Well..... here's the story... "
The group had gathered to look at the man who had just been taken on board, including Sheepy who seemed to have tanned without anyone noticing.
Venom poked the man again with the spoon... he awoke.
" Why are you poking me with a wooden spoon? " said the down and out looking man
" No reason " said Venom "Its just fun"
" Wait a second " proclaimed Ant who seemed to be suffering from lack of sugar
" I recognise him " " Its Tony "
The group gasped in amzement except Sniper who was forcing the wooden spoon into his ear and did not know what had just happened.
" What ever shall we make of this? " asked an astonished Grix
Venom poked the man again with the spoon... he awoke.
" Why are you poking me with a wooden spoon? " said the down and out looking man
" No reason " said Venom "Its just fun"
" Wait a second " proclaimed Ant who seemed to be suffering from lack of sugar
" I recognise him " " Its Tony "
The group gasped in amzement except Sniper who was forcing the wooden spoon into his ear and did not know what had just happened.
" What ever shall we make of this? " asked an astonished Grix
"Where are we again?" Ant asked.
"The boat, Ant." Grix said in his talking-to-idiots voice.
"Ah, yes." Ant smiled.
pb looked across the sea, "Yes, that ship is following us, I'm sure of it."
Everyone seemed to ignore him, apart from Snake, who looked through his binoculars. They were definitely following.
"Damn."
Meanwhile, Mongoose Man had thrown all of Ant's sugar overboard.
"You complete and utter total-"
"Shut it Ant, we'll get more later." FM held Ant by his hair to keep him from attacking Mongoose Man.
"Why?" Ant asked him.
Mongoose Man stopped, starred, and then laughed his head off.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the darkening sky, and then a bang of thunder.
"Storm!" Grix cried.
There was a huge gust of wind, and Snake was thrown off his perch. He fell to the floor hard, breaking some bones in his leg.
"Damn."
"The boat, Ant." Grix said in his talking-to-idiots voice.
"Ah, yes." Ant smiled.
pb looked across the sea, "Yes, that ship is following us, I'm sure of it."
Everyone seemed to ignore him, apart from Snake, who looked through his binoculars. They were definitely following.
"Damn."
Meanwhile, Mongoose Man had thrown all of Ant's sugar overboard.
"You complete and utter total-"
"Shut it Ant, we'll get more later." FM held Ant by his hair to keep him from attacking Mongoose Man.
"Why?" Ant asked him.
Mongoose Man stopped, starred, and then laughed his head off.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light in the darkening sky, and then a bang of thunder.
"Storm!" Grix cried.
There was a huge gust of wind, and Snake was thrown off his perch. He fell to the floor hard, breaking some bones in his leg.
"Damn."
"I'm sure that's a boat over there... following behind us..."
Pb looked into the distance. Hmmm, perhaps he was seeing things.
"What was that Pb?"
"Ah... nothing."
"Can you come and give us a hand then?"
"Damn."
"Yeah, hang on, I'll be there now."
"Now. Pb."
"Damn."
"Alright, alright... I'm coming..."
The Snake fraud had seemingly fell overboard... FM and Grix were having a large amount of trouble getting him back up... actually, they wouldn't have found him if it wasn't for Sniper. He was just bobbing up and down in the water, muttering "Damn" everynow and again... Sniper said that some idiot was in the water, and so they tried to get him up...
And eventually, they did.
"Snake... what the hell were you doing in the water?" FM asked...
He held out his hand... and in which lay a small piece of microfilm. They all starred at it.
"And what the hell are we supposed to do with this?"
Snake thought for a moment.
"Damn."
"Go back to your nest."
Snake shuffled off... but not in the way that you're thinking...
"So... where are we off now, again?" Grix asked...
Pb looked into the distance. Hmmm, perhaps he was seeing things.
"What was that Pb?"
"Ah... nothing."
"Can you come and give us a hand then?"
"Damn."
"Yeah, hang on, I'll be there now."
"Now. Pb."
"Damn."
"Alright, alright... I'm coming..."
The Snake fraud had seemingly fell overboard... FM and Grix were having a large amount of trouble getting him back up... actually, they wouldn't have found him if it wasn't for Sniper. He was just bobbing up and down in the water, muttering "Damn" everynow and again... Sniper said that some idiot was in the water, and so they tried to get him up...
And eventually, they did.
"Snake... what the hell were you doing in the water?" FM asked...
He held out his hand... and in which lay a small piece of microfilm. They all starred at it.
"And what the hell are we supposed to do with this?"
Snake thought for a moment.
"Damn."
"Go back to your nest."
Snake shuffled off... but not in the way that you're thinking...
"So... where are we off now, again?" Grix asked...
HMS FoG sailed off into the distance, the Germans watching them, waiting, planning.
However, the crew of the HMS FoG were blissfully unaware of impending doom.....
"So, whats Sniper doing tied to the front of the boat again?" Asked Ant, who had been high on sugar when it was all explained to him last time.
"Well, as we've already told you, he's out early warning system." Replied Meka.
"How so?" FM sighed as he explained it again to Ant.
"If he yells out inpain, it means we've hit something."
"Ahhh, I see, it has all been made clear now. Thankyou."
"No problem."
Ant got up an wandered over to the side of the boat. He looked out across the sea.
"Hey! Whats that?" He shouted.
"What?" A couple of the crew came runnig over.
"That, out there." Ant pointed.
"Dunno."
"Get the boat closer, let's have a look." The driver turned the steering wheel (or whatever it's called, I'm about as nautical as a tank.), and the boat turned towards the thing in the sea.
"It looks like a person."
"Get him on board." They hurled the figure on up deck. The figure was mubling something.
"What's he say?"
Dunno, sounded like 'Name's Why Ache.' Thats a silly name, Why Ache?" The others just shrugged as Grix looked at them.
However, the crew of the HMS FoG were blissfully unaware of impending doom.....
"So, whats Sniper doing tied to the front of the boat again?" Asked Ant, who had been high on sugar when it was all explained to him last time.
"Well, as we've already told you, he's out early warning system." Replied Meka.
"How so?" FM sighed as he explained it again to Ant.
"If he yells out inpain, it means we've hit something."
"Ahhh, I see, it has all been made clear now. Thankyou."
"No problem."
Ant got up an wandered over to the side of the boat. He looked out across the sea.
"Hey! Whats that?" He shouted.
"What?" A couple of the crew came runnig over.
"That, out there." Ant pointed.
"Dunno."
"Get the boat closer, let's have a look." The driver turned the steering wheel (or whatever it's called, I'm about as nautical as a tank.), and the boat turned towards the thing in the sea.
"It looks like a person."
"Get him on board." They hurled the figure on up deck. The figure was mubling something.
"What's he say?"
Dunno, sounded like 'Name's Why Ache.' Thats a silly name, Why Ache?" The others just shrugged as Grix looked at them.
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