A Lost Boy

Chapter 15

Captain Hades stood in a nearby corner where he couldn't be seen and he pointed his gun right toward the rock where the children were bound. His entire plan was to open fire as soon as Gray flew in to free them. The wicked pirate was certain this plan would work because he knew very well that despite Gray's mischievous and childish selfishness, he was very empathetic and kind. At least toward children that is and he would never allow any child to die if he could somehow prevent it.

"Come on fly to the rescue." He said making his aim. "And then I'll shoot you right through your noble intentions."

But Gray having deduced his plan very quickly had a trick up his sleeve. When he and Juvia made it to the rock he made sure that they weren't seen but he could see the pirates and the children perfectly well.

"Natsu! Romeo!" Juvia gasped in horror when she saw her brothers. 

"Shh!" Gray hushed her. "It'll be alright. I'll get them out of this I promise. But I can't just fly in. That's what he's expecting."

"So what are you going to do?"

"I brought these." He grabbed two swords that he had left in this particular spot in case a battle would be held here in the future. "Can you use one?"

He handed one of them to Juvia. Now she had never brandished a real sword before and never thought she would ever have to but that didn't mean she wouldn't go for it. Although she was opposed to violence most of the time, she would defend herself if she had to.

"I think I can." She said accepting the sword.

"This is only for an emergency." He said. "If one of the pirates find you before I get back use that to protect yourself."

"Get back? You're leaving me here?"

"You'll be perfectly safe I'm sure and if all goes well there will be no fight. For this recuse I am going to use my quick wit and cunning. Not my sword skills but again it helps to have a back up plan. Hence why I have the swords."

"I still don't understand. What is your plan?"

"Juvia I'm a boy of many talents and one of them happens to be throwing my voice."

"You mean mimicking someone else's voice?"

"Exactly. I learned it from a parrot who's a pet to one of the pirates. He was probably the dumbest animal God ever made but thanks to him was able to learn how to copy the voices of everyone from the crew of Grimoire Heart including the captain's."

"But why would that bird teach you to do that?"

"Because I bribed him with crackers."

"But isn't he loyal to the crew?"

"Loyal? Ha! No one on that ship knows the meaning of loyalty and the only reason they serve Hades is because if they quit he'll kill em. Anyway the first part of my plan is to lure Captain cyclops away from the rock."

"How are you going to do that?"

"It is a known fact that pirates are very superstitious and this rock happens to have legend of being haunted by the ghosts of it's victims who drowned here. This will prove to be very useful to me and a little amusing. So stay here and watch the fun."

"Fun?"

She was about to question him further but he had already flown away to a cavern near the rock which had a good, loud echo. Gray coughed a little and adjusted to his voice until it sounded raspy and mystique like. 

"Spirits with a mighty vengeance plague this land mark!" He called. "Beware Captain Hades! Beware! Beware!"

Indeed pirates were very superstitious and when they heard the echoing voice claiming to belong to vengeful spirits all the members of Grimoire Heart became frightened. All but Hades. He was not scared but he was uneasy.