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Queen of the Seas-Ch. 1

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   Henriette Cooper pulled herself aboard her new ship, a small rag carrying everything she needed for the future; A Cooper designed Dagger, her father's Sais and her family's prized possession; The Thievius Raccoonus. She stood in line with other recruits, waiting for instructions to sail, and she took in all that was about to happen: She was finally going to sail with real pirates. She was finally going to get out of the town that she grew up in, and more importantly, the town her father was killed in.

   The captain walked up and down the line, while his first mate pulled the plank aboard. "Listen here, Squabblers." The captain, a thick built Pelican, began, "There ain't no need for any babbling little lassies, smart mouth little bees, or Land lovin' dogs on my ship." The captain stopped in front of a short dog standing in line, "Do you fall in any of those groups, bubby?"

   The dog shook his head quickly.

   "If any of you fall into those groups, I will personally be yer escort off this ship." The Captain continued walking along the line and he slowed to a stop in front of
Henriette, "What be yer title, girl?"

   "Henriette, sir." Henriette told him, holding her nose high.

   "Henriette." The captian repeated, "What makes you think I'd let a ringtail like you be part of my crew?"

   Henriette looked him in the eyes' anger starting to burn up inside, " 'Cause, I ain't gonna back down to some full of himself, pompus bird," she spat the word "bird", "Trying to run a ship like you do." Henriette held her gaze until the captian stepped back again.

   "Ai!" he yelled to his first mate. "Where'd you get this lass?"

   "Oh, uh, her, Captain?" The tiger walked up beside the captain and looked Henriette up and down. "Probably a bar or some other lolly-gaggin' pit," he decided.

   "Hmf." The captain looked at Henriette, taking all she had to offer in. "Alright, girl, you can stay." He finally said quietly. Then, louder, he said, "Geet to work, mates! You," he pointed to the short dog he had picked on earlier.

   "Lopey, Captian." The dog told him.

   "Lopey, my-boy, Start scrubbin'." The captain smiled with yellow teeth.

   The whole crew, some new mates and some that had been there a while, burst into action, lowering and adjusting sails, moving and tying ropes. They all had something to do, even Lopey. Henriette watched for a minute, and then she tied her rag to her belt and tucked her dagger in it. "Captain!" Henriette called, and when he turned, she hauled a rope to raise a sail, "Where we be sailing off too?" she asked through gritted teeth.

   "Ai, girl," the Captain pulled at a feather stuck to his elaborate coat, "That's for me to know, and for you to find out."

   Henriette shook her head as two other men joined her in raising her sail, and the captain walked to his helm at the end of the ship. "Yo-ho, lads, keep on yer toes and don't fall overboard!"

   A few men laughed, but most stayed quiet, really afraid of falling over the rails of the ship.

   Henriette busied herself for a moment and once the ship was ready, and they began sailing, she stepped to the edge and gazed at the sea, welcoming her in sprays of water. The sun was just rising, turning the water a beautiful orange and the sky was clear. Henriette took one last look at the land behind them, almost wanting to wave to it.
She was finally starting a new life, away from the place that tormented her with its Japanese lanterns  and friendly people. Henriette despised it. The little Japanese town her father had loved so much was no place for a pirate. She looked at the town's center, a few family's waving goodbye to her shipmates, but she did not look because of the civilians, she looked instead, at the place she had seen her father last, lifeless.

   Henriette shook her head and faced the open sea again, awaiting her new life to sail into a successful one.
Queen of the Seas-Chapter 1: Recruited

Here is the first chapter of my Henriette Cooper fan-fic, and I really enjoyed writing this, even if the style hasn't quiet hit me yet. Here, Henriette is showing she CAN be a pirate, with the pirate tongue and all, but she is still learning.
:D

Prologue:
[link]
Next:
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Watcha think? Better or worse than the prologue?

Henriette Cooper: Suckerpunch/Sanzaru games
Others: Me
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Nica--Draws's avatar
WOW,AWESOME!!! :la: I can't believe i didn't read this befor,i really had fun reading this!