Starborn: The Journey. Chapter 6
Edited By Dark King
William: try to stay calm at all times, do not tighten your muscles let the waves take you if they have to.
when the waves push you under simply hold your breath till you bop back up!
I will be beside you!
Man: what about the boat?!
William: it will turn around once the seas calm down otherwise the ship could flip!
Man: we wont make it!
we're gonna die!
William: no we are not!
We will not give up even if i have to drag you back to the boat while swimming!
The waves crash and send the men closer to the boat in the distance only to drag them further back, William maintaining focus of the ship as his alien implants and enhances eyesight focus on the boat distance calculating it's speed and course. William still having the rope line attached to him around his torso begins to swim toward the boat fighting the waves.
William: hold on and dont give up!
turning back to the ship William begins to swim back toward it fighting the waves a hopeless endeavor and he knows it.
Back on the Ship....
Captain: we are doing everything we can to stay near the general area!
but, i'm afraid even after the storm is over if we will find them in the same place!!
Second in Command: I Captain!
those boys are lost to the sea!!
David: no! William will find us we just need to keep close bye as possible!
Captain: that is wishful thinking son and admirable but the odds are against them two!
William straining to drag the man and fight the waves slowly loses track of the ship over the horizon But, being the Marine he was once trained to be he refuses to give up. Instead he focuses his enhanced senses as he tries to pick out the scent of the ship and crew through the rain and splashing water while maintaining the same course.
Man: they're gone!!
we're dead!!
William: no!
they are just ahead of us behind the waves!!
Dont give up on me, sailor!
Man: why did you do this!
you could have let me die!!
William: never leave a man behind!!
Man: i was your enemy!
William: you were still my shipmate!
Hours have passed since William and the Man have been in the water, the storm has died down, William having never stopped swimming through it all dragging his fellow sailor. With the storm having died down William is able to get a lock on the scent and swim toward its source, in the far distance a small speck appears.. David having taken watch for them scans the vast ocean and distance before seeing something moving before anyone else can.
David: Starboard, The men are starboard!!!
The Captain revs up the engine as he turns it toward the direction heading toward the two lost men.. The Men begin to cheer as they prepare to throw over the rope latter as the boat arrives to the men's location, William exhausted pushes the man 1st unto the rope latter and climbs behind him.. The crew begin to cheer for their save return calling it a miracle.
Second in Command: you two below deck get yourselves checked!
What is everyone looking at?!
Get back to work the storm has kicked up plenty of fish closer to the surface!!
We have a Job to do!!
The Two men walking below deck the man turning to William speaking in an exhausted voice.
Man: thank you, friend.
William: you're welcome.
William smiles and pats the man's shoulders as they walk to the infirmary.
Time: 5:00 A.M. / Boat Arrival
The Men on the boat having cleaned up and put away the ropes and various equipment grab their duffel bags and gear and begin to disembark. William and David looking around at the dock workers who run to the fork lifts to help unload the catch of the week grab their gear and begin to walk off the ship before being stopped by the Second in Command..
Second in Command: hey, you two wait up.
The captain wanted to thank both of you for the great work you have done this week.
We hope to see you again for the next fish haul.
The Captain knows about both of you guys situation and to pay you upfront.
that is twice the amount that everyone has gotten for the good work you two have done.
The Second in command hands them each a large envelop which the men quickly eye before the Second in Command bows to them in sign of respect. William and David bow in return before walking away, both men walk off the docks in their sailor clothing and beanies not knowing that they may be being watched. The two men head back to what is now there home carrying their duffel bags smelling like fish unable to hail a rickshaw or a city bus due to the smell or foreign appearance and so they walk the long walk back home.
The two men having arrived head up the side of stairs of the studio to their room but are stopped before they can enter, the Old Man, Mr. Wu walks out to see them arrive..
Mr. Wu: Where have you two been this week?!
I thought you cheap out on the rent and leave!
I was ready to go up there and sell your stuff to make rent for this month!
David: Sorry, Mr. Wu, we were on ship this week.
Mr. Wu: oweee... you boys stink like rotted fish!
Waves hand in front of his nose..
you boys need a shower!
dont come down into the living room smelling like and sitting on my stuff!!
David: we wont Mr. Wu.
Mr. Wu: you had my Grand Daughter worried had her thinking police had come to take you away back to your country or maybe keep you as spies.
David: we did not mean to worry, Meifen.
much apologies to you and your Grand daughter.
Mr. Wu: she kept cooking more food then needed waiting for you two.
but, it's okay i ate it all so it didnt go to waste.
but, i will still be charging you for the food.. hehehe...
William: very well.. if you will excuse us we need to clean up.
Mr. Wu: you do that.
Dont forget to apologize to Meifen when she gets home from school.
Location: Docks
The disguised soldiers having walked the pier begin to question the men who newly arrived from the boats at the local bar. The place reeking of fish and sweat as the freshly arrived sailor celebrate another successful fishing trip.. one of the disguised soldiers notices a man in the corner recounting his story to those wishing to hear it.
Sailor: so there i was lost at sea having been carried overboard by this giant wave during a storm.
I swam fought the waves to make it back to ship when another man this crazy gweilo jumps in after me hoping to help me with a life float.
Both of us ended up lost and abandoned for his trouble in the middle of the ocean fighting the storm refusing to give up for what seemed like days.
Hours past as we both kept swimming after the ship..
Disguised Soldier: a Gweilo?
was he Japanese?
Sailor: no, he was one of those white men from europe or america.
Disguised Soldier: odd, was he blonde haired and blue eyed?
Sailor: nah, dark shoulder length hair.
his friend was blonde though..
so we swam for hours refusing to give up the waves crashing till the storm finally died down, must have been like 6 hours in the middle of the freezing ocean..
and like a miracle right in front of us the ship appeared!!
Disguised Soldier: Another drink for my friend here! signals the waitress..
so what was these men's names?
Sailor: the one was, William and his blonde friend, David.
a toast to William!
the men lift their glasses in the air before drinking them down.
Disguised Soldier: so where are these gweilos?
Sailor: home, i am guessing but you can catch them probably tomorrow looking for work over there in them docks.
the sailor points toward the general direction as the soldier follows his finger to the direction.
Soldier: thank you friend for the story.
i needed something to cheer me up. *smiles*
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