The Chase begins…[Port of Danger Bay]
Previously:
Falcon comes alongside the Sea Dog
Falcon comes alongside the Sea Dog
“You’re gonna have to fire through us, Commodore,” Cob shouted, his deep voice reverberating throughout both ships, “I don’t believe you want to do that!”
“And the Sea Dog cannot outmaneuver this ship…do not bother trying,” Big Mac rumbled, “You know that! Now stand down, start your engine and turn away.”
“We MUST defend ourselves!”
“Daisy, take aim for Sea Dog’s waterline & prepare to volley!”
“Aye Cob! Port battery, set your guns!” Daisy bayed, “Prepare to volley on Cob’s command!”
“You would fire on us?” Hanson was stunned.
“Gunners ready…steady…” Cob began…
Chapter IX, Lake Erie, Episode 3:
Looking down on the gun-deck Hanson saw his crew abandoning their guns, and at the same time heard the ship’s engine start. Moments later the Sea Dog’s helmsman spun the wheel and the ship heeled as she executed a hard turn away from the Falcon and the enemy ships.
“Ar-Roo! Ar-Roo! Ar-Rooooo!” Daisy, after talking quietly with Ines and Cap’n Jack, bayed, sending Ines to the quarterdeck of the Sea Dog (in the usual flash of light).
Ines & Capt Hanson
“How did you do that?”
“Never mind that, come with me, Mr. Hanson,” Ines said with a tone that must-be-obeyed, “According to the bylaws of the Oliver Hazard Perry Flotilla, you are officially relieved as the Flotilla’s Commodore. First Mate, you are in command of this ship.”
“I assume the other captains agreed?”
“They did, the vote was unanimous.”
“But—they were firing on us—we HAD to engage!”
“If we did, we could change the future—our future—irreparably. We are in the early 19th Century, 1813 to be precise, on Lake Erie and that British squadron has a destiny of its own, a destiny we MUST NOT interfere with.”
“This sounds like an episode of Star Trek.”
“The writer, I am told, rather liked that series.”
“They’ve already seen us, haven’t we already changed history?”
“Only time will tell. We need you back in command of this ship, will you follow the orders of Commodore Pettigrew?”
“I guess I must. I didn’t think it through, I just was trying to defend our ships.”
“We would have probably engaged after they fired on us, but for Daisy. She determined we were no longer on Lake Superior, and we put rest of the puzzle together—no satellites—no cell-phones, that we determined we were no longer in our century.”
Aboard the Sparrow there was another small event occurring…Karen Thayer had been quietly observing the drama unfolding when Doc McLean interrupted her thoughts.
“Karen Thayer, will you marry me?”
To be Continued…
Daisy should have sent me over to talk to that fool! You gonna stop for breakfast this morning?
If time permits I will. Thanks for the “rating boost,” that oughta slow down the one-star rating troll a little!
My pleasure, I’ve been uprating since I first noticed the one-star ratings. I’ll be there around 5AM…see you?
Thanks, and I’ll be there around 5-ish.
“This sounds like an episode of Star Trek.”
“The writer, I am told, rather liked that series.”
Our dinner conversation last night was about Q, that time when he was stripped of his omnipotence and became human, and how scary things like “sleep” and “hunger” were to him.
“The writer” likes the series alright…we’ve pretty-much broken “the writer” of bringing the series up. LOL!
Shut up Carl!
I was not a fan of Q episodes all that much, but of those, that on was my favorite.
Q was Jay’s favorite character. Did you see the most recent movie? Coming out on DVD next Tuesday if you missed it!
Waiting to purchase DVD.
Excuse me… I read marriage and now I need to find my hive medicine!
You mean I FINALLY got to you? Wow!!!
I loved “The Trouble With Tribbles” They were so cute LMAO I look back at really old ones and realize how far we have come with effects. I really like Q also.
Well will our crew change history? How will they ever get home? I think a few more adventures on shore during this time period would be fun?
Marriage LOL @Susie:)
Forget shore adventures…unless you draw the characters in period costumes.