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kiramaru7Title: The Tale of the Pirate Queen and Her Crew
Author: kira
Table: Autumn: Images (Holiday Prompts)
Prompt: Image 25; autumn scene with a rowboat
Fandom: Original
Characters: Althea, Alistair, Freddie
Word count: 634
Rating: G
Summary: Three friends play pirate on the river…
Author’s note: Special thanks to my beta Kat for pinking this. Please also note that this was also written for Holiday Prompts Autumn: Images table. Also written for Madrona Project
“I want to show you something,” Althea said to her brother and his friend. They followed her through the trees to the river bank. “Look!” she said, pointing to a row boat that was hauled up on shore. “Who wants to play pirate?” Hands on her hips, she stared at the expectant faces before her.
“I don’t know,” her brother Alistair said. It could be fun, but then it could just as easily be a disaster. Their friend Frederick tended to do anything Althea suggested no matter how stupid or dangerous. Alistair hoped Freddie would want to do something other than row down the river, but no. He could tell just by looking at him that Freddie was going to go along with her and he was not disappointed.
“ME!” Freddie declared. “Can I be the captain?!”
“No, you’ll be the first mate,” Althea said. “I’m the captain.”
“Okay! You playing, Alistair?” Freddie asked his best friend.
He shrugged. “Sure.”
“Okay,” Althea said. “You two are my crew.”
“If you say so,” Alistair said. He had a bad feeling about this and really wanted to play something else, but he went along with it to make sure they stayed out of trouble.
Althea glared at her brother. After hearing some adults gossiping about a bunch pirates stealing one of the Queen’s floats for the water parade around the harbor, she wanted to be a pirate as it sounded like fun. She wondered why her brother always had to act like he hated anything fun, especially when she suggested it.
“Well…”
“Good! Let’s go!” Althea led the way towards the boat. “You boys push it in the water, but wait until I get inside first.” When they reached the boat, Althea climbed on board. She made herself comfortable and waited for them to push the boat into the river.
Surprisingly, things went without a hitch. The only complaint was Freddie, whose boots got wet when he waded out with the boat, before getting in. He and Alistair each grabbed an oar and began to row, while Althea raised her hand, shielding her brow as she looked for ships to plunder. The fact that they were alone, with only a myriad of fallen leaves and the odd fish or two for company did not deter the young pirate queen or her crew in the least. They were on an adventure of sorts that only ended when the rowboat capsized, spilling them into the river when Freddie lost an oar and He and Alistair leaned over to try and get it.
“You boys are a bunch of idiots!” Althea shouted as she waded to shore, all thoughts of being a pirate queen sailing down the river with the capsized boat. She was cold and wet and the only good part was her dress was ruined. Taking a handful of her dripping, blonde curls, she wrung out the water as best she could.
Alistair shook his head as he dragged Freddie ashore. A delicate child, he hoped his friend would not get sick because of their misadventure. He looked down at his friend. Freddie was shaking from the cold and laughing like it was the best fun he had ever had. Alistair grinned. It was fun when he thought about it.
Althea, noticing the grin on her brother’s face, wondered what was so funny. They were all soaked to the skin; Freddie was now starting to whine as usual, Alistair looked like a drowned rat… Much to her chagrin a giggle escaped her lips. However, it was not long before she, along with the boys, were laughing. They may not have found any booty and their ship maybe have been scuttled, but the all agreed Freddie shivering his “timbers” was pretty funny and it was a fun afternoon.
Author: kira
Table: Autumn: Images (Holiday Prompts)
Prompt: Image 25; autumn scene with a rowboat
Fandom: Original
Characters: Althea, Alistair, Freddie
Word count: 634
Rating: G
Summary: Three friends play pirate on the river…
Author’s note: Special thanks to my beta Kat for pinking this. Please also note that this was also written for Holiday Prompts Autumn: Images table. Also written for Madrona Project
“I want to show you something,” Althea said to her brother and his friend. They followed her through the trees to the river bank. “Look!” she said, pointing to a row boat that was hauled up on shore. “Who wants to play pirate?” Hands on her hips, she stared at the expectant faces before her.
“I don’t know,” her brother Alistair said. It could be fun, but then it could just as easily be a disaster. Their friend Frederick tended to do anything Althea suggested no matter how stupid or dangerous. Alistair hoped Freddie would want to do something other than row down the river, but no. He could tell just by looking at him that Freddie was going to go along with her and he was not disappointed.
“ME!” Freddie declared. “Can I be the captain?!”
“No, you’ll be the first mate,” Althea said. “I’m the captain.”
“Okay! You playing, Alistair?” Freddie asked his best friend.
He shrugged. “Sure.”
“Okay,” Althea said. “You two are my crew.”
“If you say so,” Alistair said. He had a bad feeling about this and really wanted to play something else, but he went along with it to make sure they stayed out of trouble.
Althea glared at her brother. After hearing some adults gossiping about a bunch pirates stealing one of the Queen’s floats for the water parade around the harbor, she wanted to be a pirate as it sounded like fun. She wondered why her brother always had to act like he hated anything fun, especially when she suggested it.
“Well…”
“Good! Let’s go!” Althea led the way towards the boat. “You boys push it in the water, but wait until I get inside first.” When they reached the boat, Althea climbed on board. She made herself comfortable and waited for them to push the boat into the river.
Surprisingly, things went without a hitch. The only complaint was Freddie, whose boots got wet when he waded out with the boat, before getting in. He and Alistair each grabbed an oar and began to row, while Althea raised her hand, shielding her brow as she looked for ships to plunder. The fact that they were alone, with only a myriad of fallen leaves and the odd fish or two for company did not deter the young pirate queen or her crew in the least. They were on an adventure of sorts that only ended when the rowboat capsized, spilling them into the river when Freddie lost an oar and He and Alistair leaned over to try and get it.
“You boys are a bunch of idiots!” Althea shouted as she waded to shore, all thoughts of being a pirate queen sailing down the river with the capsized boat. She was cold and wet and the only good part was her dress was ruined. Taking a handful of her dripping, blonde curls, she wrung out the water as best she could.
Alistair shook his head as he dragged Freddie ashore. A delicate child, he hoped his friend would not get sick because of their misadventure. He looked down at his friend. Freddie was shaking from the cold and laughing like it was the best fun he had ever had. Alistair grinned. It was fun when he thought about it.
Althea, noticing the grin on her brother’s face, wondered what was so funny. They were all soaked to the skin; Freddie was now starting to whine as usual, Alistair looked like a drowned rat… Much to her chagrin a giggle escaped her lips. However, it was not long before she, along with the boys, were laughing. They may not have found any booty and their ship maybe have been scuttled, but the all agreed Freddie shivering his “timbers” was pretty funny and it was a fun afternoon.
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