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From their vantage point, Captain Peter “Gold” Dust and his crew could easily see the large pirate ship. They were flying neutral colors, but he knew better. He had been tracking this particularly vicious pirate for some time. He spared no expense in finding his information and even called in a few favors. It would all be worth it though, his standing would go up in the King’s court and the reward was more than worth the trouble. Captain Dust raised his hand slowly and then pointed to the large ship, and as if by magic, the ship lurched forward with all the force of a tidal wave.
“Where is Xavier!?” Captain Dust asked more than a little annoyed that his newest crew member was missing.
“No one knows sire. One crewman said he saw the young boy jump overboard.”
The regal Captain rolled his eyes. No one was that cowardly. It was a twenty thousand foot fall straight down. Captain Dust placed his hand on his hip and looked down at his blood red vest. He picked at a small piece of lint and tossed it aside. If you were to compare the two Captains, Captain Dust looked as if he tried very hard to keep up appearances, where as Captain Sweed looked as if he could care less.
“We will be within boarding distance in another fifty feet sire.” a second well kept sailor said from the Captains right.
“Good. Let them use their wizard, we have our own.” the Captain said as he folded his arms over his chest. “Find Xavier. Tell him that if he doesn’t get his tail upside in the next few minutes, I will personally keel haul him.”
The second sailor nodded and moved down to the deck to look for the newest crew member. He didn’t believe the rumors, but when he met the newest crewmen he honestly was surprised. Just as the second mate was about to head down into the bulk of the schooner he heard some crewmen on the deck gasp and call out. He ran to the side they were crowding around and his jaw dropped.
“He’s insane!” one screamed as he leaned far over the side.
“He’ll never make it!” another yelled.
“Tell the Captain he’ll be sending this one’s family a suicide note!”
Captain Dust and his first mate ran to the deck and looked over the side. The bounty hunting Captain had never seen such an act of daring in all his years of chasing down pirates. He looked at his first mate with amazement and then turned to watch the scene before him play out.
Clawed feet gripped the wooden panels along the side of the airship as the figure of Fenris Xavier held on to a rope tightly. The rope had been lassoed around the main mast of the schooner the rest was draped casually around his shoulder. His hands gripped the corded rope tightly as he prepared himself what to do. Clawed and chestnut brown fur covered hands twitched in anticipation, his pointed wolf-like ears turned toward the voices. He could hear every word that his fellow crewmates were saying. They didn’t know what he was capable of.
Neither did the young werewolf for that matter.
“Alright Xavier, you can do this.” he said to himself trying to psych himself up for the unbelievable act he was about to commit.
His hands gripped even tighter as he wrapped the rope once around his wrist and slowly began to walk backwards. The werewolf was completely horizontal on the side of the ship, with nothing but a perilous fall to icy cold water twenty thousand feet below. If this idea failed, the suicide note would be true. Xavier looked up at his crew and gave a slight salute and then dug in the claws of his feet. He needed all the strength he could muster to make the more than one hundred and fifty foot gap between both ships.
With a growl of determination and a burst of speed, young Xavier started his run. His feet pedaling violently on the ship, wooden shavings falling helplessly into the void, and the bow of the ship coming to an abrupt end quickly. As the end of the schooner was nearing, a twinge of fear hit Xavier and he slowed his steps. Maybe he would wait till the ships were a bit closer, but then the crew could be hurt by the wizard. He shook his head and jogged back to the rear of the ship and once again started his run.
This time, when the bow neared, Xavier threw himself forward. The rope snapped tight around his wrist and the slack quickly grew tight. The whip like crack as the rope tightened to its limits echoed as all sailors from both ships watched the crazy half wolf half man bounty hunter soar into the air.
Xavier’s eyes widened as he realized that he was sailing freely through the air with a quick prayer to Luna; the Goddess of the moon, the wolf could only leave it up to the Fates to decide what should happen to him.
“That boy is insane Captain.” the first mate said with a little more respect for the audacious maneuver. No one on the ship would have ever even thought of it, let alone attempted it.
“Aye, that he is.” Captain Dust said as he pressed his hand above his eyes to block out the glare of the sun. “But you have to admit. He has a sense of reckless style that we just may need in this business.”
The second mate could only nod as he watched the young wolf sail through the expansive void of the never ending sky.