with just the animal abilities and invisibility to work with. They would need much more than that.
Our travel was swift and we made it there just as the sun went down and the dock fires were lit.
“So, which ship is it?” I asked.
“I’m guessing that one.” Cadence answered as she pointed to a ship.
She seemed happy about it but it really didn’t seem that special to me. “Who’s our captain this time?”
“Only the coolest person you’ll ever meet.” Naomi said. “We actually haven’t seen him for a couple years.”
“Him?” Bryce asked.
“Yo, Jinx!” Cadence shouted when we approached the ship.
A man sitting up in the rigging of the main mast looked down. “You came!” He stood up and leaned out over the edge. “I’ll be right down!”
He grabbed a loose rope to his left and used it to slide down to the deck of the ship. Dirk, Bryce and I looked at each other.
He was young, maybe our age. I suddenly didn’t like how excited the girls became to see him.
He approached the top of the gangplank and looked down. “I would have hoped you’d come this way. I’ve missed you.”
Cadence, Lana and Naomi immediately got down off their horses and ran half way up the gangplank to him.
“Jinx!” Naomi said excitedly as she jumped into his arms.
He picked her up to embrace her. “Naomi! Good to see you.” Naomi smiled then stepped aside. “Lana.”
Lana returned the smile and quickly went into his arms. “You don’t know how much I missed seeing you though I know I haven’t know you as long.”
Jinx smiled. “Oh, I have an idea. I have that effect on people.”
Jinx looked over at Cadence next and they both stood there for a moment, looking at each other. “I was glad to hear you’d take us. It’s been a long time.”
“That it has.” Jinx said as he moved closer to her. “So, are you going to make me beg? I won’t have it, you know?”
Cadence smiled as she stepped closer to him for a hug.
“Oh, you brought guests.” He finally noticed us while looking over her shoulder.
“Yes.” Cadence said. “I hope that’s not a problem.”
“No. No problem. Are they—”
“There with us.” Lana cut in.
Jinx smiled and nodded. “I see. Good for you. So, are you going to introduce us or shall I do it myself?”
“Don’t you even.” Cadence smiled as she held him back. “We’ll do it.” She turned back and waved us to come over. We only looked at each other first before getting off our horses to walk over with them. “Jinx this is—”
“I know who they are.” Jinx smiled. “I was just kidding. The Great Seni Fighters are well known by us sea travelers.”
“Well, then everyone else, this is Jinx.” Cadence said. “He’s—ah—unique.”
“Hey!” Jinx cut in. “Don’t be down playing me in front of company. As I recall, I’m the one that made those days of torture worth going through so call me what you will but always know that you wouldn’t have survived without me.”
“He’s got a point.” Naomi smiled as she hung her arm around his neck.
“Of course I do. I’m proud of that!”
Cadence sighed. “Okay but you’re still out there.”
“It’s the only place I’d want to be. So, if we’re done standing out here, talking nonsense, let’s get on board so I can give you the grand tour before we go.”
“All right.” Cadence said as she took the reins of her horse from me. “But let’s settle the horses in the stables first.”
“No need.” Jinx replied. “Take them with us.”
“Really?” Naomi asked.
“Look at this.” Jinx said as he turned around and looked at the ship. “Are you seeing this?”
“Yes.” Cadence answered.
“This isn’t like any ship you’ve ever been on, I bet. I designed and built it myself so it has everything the typical ship would not. Let me show you what I mean and bring the horses.” He started walking up the gangplank and we followed like requested.
The crew members were going about
Our travel was swift and we made it there just as the sun went down and the dock fires were lit.
“So, which ship is it?” I asked.
“I’m guessing that one.” Cadence answered as she pointed to a ship.
She seemed happy about it but it really didn’t seem that special to me. “Who’s our captain this time?”
“Only the coolest person you’ll ever meet.” Naomi said. “We actually haven’t seen him for a couple years.”
“Him?” Bryce asked.
“Yo, Jinx!” Cadence shouted when we approached the ship.
A man sitting up in the rigging of the main mast looked down. “You came!” He stood up and leaned out over the edge. “I’ll be right down!”
He grabbed a loose rope to his left and used it to slide down to the deck of the ship. Dirk, Bryce and I looked at each other.
He was young, maybe our age. I suddenly didn’t like how excited the girls became to see him.
He approached the top of the gangplank and looked down. “I would have hoped you’d come this way. I’ve missed you.”
Cadence, Lana and Naomi immediately got down off their horses and ran half way up the gangplank to him.
“Jinx!” Naomi said excitedly as she jumped into his arms.
He picked her up to embrace her. “Naomi! Good to see you.” Naomi smiled then stepped aside. “Lana.”
Lana returned the smile and quickly went into his arms. “You don’t know how much I missed seeing you though I know I haven’t know you as long.”
Jinx smiled. “Oh, I have an idea. I have that effect on people.”
Jinx looked over at Cadence next and they both stood there for a moment, looking at each other. “I was glad to hear you’d take us. It’s been a long time.”
“That it has.” Jinx said as he moved closer to her. “So, are you going to make me beg? I won’t have it, you know?”
Cadence smiled as she stepped closer to him for a hug.
“Oh, you brought guests.” He finally noticed us while looking over her shoulder.
“Yes.” Cadence said. “I hope that’s not a problem.”
“No. No problem. Are they—”
“There with us.” Lana cut in.
Jinx smiled and nodded. “I see. Good for you. So, are you going to introduce us or shall I do it myself?”
“Don’t you even.” Cadence smiled as she held him back. “We’ll do it.” She turned back and waved us to come over. We only looked at each other first before getting off our horses to walk over with them. “Jinx this is—”
“I know who they are.” Jinx smiled. “I was just kidding. The Great Seni Fighters are well known by us sea travelers.”
“Well, then everyone else, this is Jinx.” Cadence said. “He’s—ah—unique.”
“Hey!” Jinx cut in. “Don’t be down playing me in front of company. As I recall, I’m the one that made those days of torture worth going through so call me what you will but always know that you wouldn’t have survived without me.”
“He’s got a point.” Naomi smiled as she hung her arm around his neck.
“Of course I do. I’m proud of that!”
Cadence sighed. “Okay but you’re still out there.”
“It’s the only place I’d want to be. So, if we’re done standing out here, talking nonsense, let’s get on board so I can give you the grand tour before we go.”
“All right.” Cadence said as she took the reins of her horse from me. “But let’s settle the horses in the stables first.”
“No need.” Jinx replied. “Take them with us.”
“Really?” Naomi asked.
“Look at this.” Jinx said as he turned around and looked at the ship. “Are you seeing this?”
“Yes.” Cadence answered.
“This isn’t like any ship you’ve ever been on, I bet. I designed and built it myself so it has everything the typical ship would not. Let me show you what I mean and bring the horses.” He started walking up the gangplank and we followed like requested.
The crew members were going about
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