Gregory Johnson [Johnson - Seeds of the Pirate Rebels

Seeds of the Pirate Rebels

By Gregory Johnson

Seeds Of The Pirate Rebels

By Gregory Johnson

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ISBN-13: 978-0-9903454-8-0

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CONTENTS

Prologue

I t has been fifteen years since his father decided to become a War Lord, but to Xanatos a fifty-year-old Argoni, it seems like an eternity. He has been forced to make a choice between staying with his family or join the Pirate Rebel Allegiance. While on his way to the Tribal Council to begin his right of passage, a dark stranger in a hooded crimson cloak came to him. Something about this stranger was soothing, yet it gave Xanatos a cold shiver down his spine. The stranger stopped in front of him in an eerie stance and gave him such a look that it could make even a god shiver.

The stranger spoke to Xanatos from underneath the hood of his cloak in an eerie voice, Xanatos, your destiny lies in the stars and this is your wake-up call, The stranger swiftly struck Xanatos in the head with a steel staff before he could react, and he fell to the ground unconscious.

1 - Aboard the Plunder Trainer, somewhere in the Cetearan Sector

X anatos awakened in a bed that was not his own. He got out of the bed, placing his bare feet upon the carpet of his new chambers, feeling as though the ground was moving beneath them. He thought it was just a dream and should wake up; the stranger was just an illusion of that dream. He felt a sharp pain as if his jaw had been dislocated for a while. He touched his cheek and the pain from the steel staff came back. Xanatos realized then that it wasn't a dream.

He heard three voices coming from the corridor behind the door. One of them belonged to the eerie stranger that struck him a day earlier. He walked closer to the door as the voices talked to one another. They seemed to be talking about him, their new hostage.

You didn't have to hit him, Commander Fyvre. He is only just a boy on his planet. The Alliance already considers us as a threat! a voice of authority stated, What will Grand Admiral Limwin think when she discovers that we are the ones who kidnapped a boy of Argon blood to better the PRA chances for survival?

Do you really think the boy would have come willingly? the eerie voice asked, No. There would have been a struggle from him and a fight with the crowd around him. I did what you ordered, I brought him here, didn't I? the eerie voice asked calmly.

I hope the boy is awake so you can make this right for your actions against him, The third, more concerned, voice said.

What are you talking about, Dr. Pricdon? The boy was sidetracked by something when I hit him in the streets of his own village. I was merely showing him the true way of life, the eerie voice replied back angrily, as they all entered Xanatos' chambers.

Xanatos saw a female Xana Anti in a captain's uniform, a male sphinx in a medics uniform, and a male Dragonling in an officer's uniform walk into his new chambers. The Xana Anti was wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt with black leather pants. The ornaments on her shoulders and the short cape were good indications that she was a pirate captain. The sphinxs medic uniform was a white robe over a red shirt; his tail was twitching in annoyance though he walked with the grace of a centaur. The Dragonling looked like an Argoni, wearing a Commander's uniform with a blue long-sleeved shirt and black jeans with long black boots over the pant legs.

The medic walked toward Xanatos to look at his jaw, but Xanatos backed away as the sphinx came closer to him. Xanatos was angry and afraid at the same time, as the sphinx world was at war with his home world.

Xanatos, don't be afraid. We mean you no harm, said the Xana Anti, Please let the doctor look at your jaw, her voice was sincere and calm, but Xanatos didnt buy it.

War crimes! Ow! Xanatos said as he held onto his jaw. You kidnapped me! I was walking to the Council's Hut. Now, you want that thing to operate on my jaw! Ah-ow! Xanatos retorted angrily at Pricdon, still holding his jaw in pain.

' Thing !' I am a sphinx, not.., Dr. Pricdon stated.

I know what you are, Sphinx . You and your race are enemies of my people and are responsible for countless Argoni deaths. I don't trust you or your kind, Xanatos said bitterly, his jaw stinging.

Those deaths were caused by War Master Sjach Malsvir, the War Lords, and their Spies that work under him. My people were threatened by the Argoni because War Master Sjach Malsvir told the Argoni we were a threat to them . You need to wake up and open your eyes! Dr. Pricdon explained, somehow keeping his cool, The War Lords are the true enemy and I know it. You will soon learn that the United Alliance is in league with the War Lords and their Master, The doctor sighed as he forced Xanatos to sit down. He reset Xanatos' jaw with a loud crack , then walked away, his tail flipped up at Xanatos.

I am sorry for striking you so hard, Xanatos, said the Dragonling Commander, as he bowed to him. My name is Commander Skyre Fyvre. I was ordered to retrieve you by Yahweh, or Valient, and my captain agreed to let me do so,

Well, Commander Fyvre, why would Valient even talk to a half-breed like you? Xanatos replied bitterly.

How did you know I was a Dragonling ? Commander Fyvre asked curiously.

The eyes are a dead giveaway, said Xanatos, as Fyvre tried hide his slit eyes. Plus, you smell like sulfur,

You should take a shower, Commander. Oh, I am Captain Braskah Kinwan of the PRA. You are on my ship, the Plunder Trainer, said the Xana Anti Captain; she handed Xanatos a wooden staff and a tray of strange-looking food. Your training begins tonight at 20:00 hours. It is 15:30 hours now. That will give you time to think, settle, and eat,

What are you talking about, training ? I'm just a boy according to you people earlier, I could hear you. You had no right to kidnap me to begin with! Xanatos stated boldly, looking down at his tray of food.

Your training begins at 20:00 hours by United Alliance standards. Now, eat your dinner and meditate on your training and think about your new life that is laid in front of you, Kinwan replied, as she and her company left the room and the door sealed behind them.

After he ate his strange, yet satisfying meal, he tried to open the door of his new chambers, but the door refused to open. He looked around for another way of escape and spotted a vent near the floor. He kicked the vents grate open, strapped the wooden staff to his back, and slid inside. Xanatos crawled through the air vent, hearing voices coming from further in. Some of the voices he recognized as locals from his part of the universe, the others had different accents, but were speaking in Argoni.

As Xanatos crawled further, the voices grew louder. A voice beneath the vents belonging to a Griffin, in a strange accent, speaking to a Xana Anti asked, Did you hear that?

Hear what? replied the Xana Anti. They both paused, listening for the sound while Xanatos remained still, waiting above them, breathing slowly and quietly in the air vents.