The Elantra Pirates

Chapter 10

 The ship sailed in nicely and the crew dropped the anchor and made sure the boat would stay in place by tying it down on a little pole connected to the dock. Guards at the dock pointed their guns at Yunga and the others, they all put their hands up.

"Where's the princess?" A guard fiercely asked.

"She's in the captain's cabin." Yunga responded, tilting her head to point at it.

The guard got on the boat and walked into the captain's cabin, flinging the door wide open. The guard screamed and charged in there, there was a loud thud and a grunt of pain from Shug. The guard had hit him over the head with the rifle, and was now screaming at Brentha to back up away from him, or as he put it, 'criminal scum.'

Shug was forcibly pushed out the cabin with the rifle placed firmly on the center of his spine, as the guard kept telling him to move it. Shug had blood leaking from his forehead, where he was presumably hit by the guard with the but of the rifle.

Brentha soon walked out of the cabin and onto the dock, where she was greeted by one of the butlers of the castle. All of the dock workers bowed down as she walked forward and away from the boat and into the castle.

"Get going." The guard demanded, as Yunga and all of the rest got off the boat and were escorted inside the castle and down the main hall and into the dining room where Drinter was sitting on his throne, waiting for the arrival of the crew.

"Ah, there you guys are. Just on time like I like it." Drinter says as they all walk in. Brentha was sitting in a smaller throne right next to Drinter's. "I thank you all for saving my daughter, you did a way better job than I thought."

The crew really didn't feel honored or even pleased with the thanks they got, because they knew what was going to happen next. The decision if they are released with all charges dropped or not.

"Now, you all may be waiting for this moment." Drnter said, sitting himself up right in his chair. "You guys are wondering about the charges that have been brought against you, it is the reason why you guys are all here in the first place."

"You're going to drop all of the charges right?" Brentha said.

"Yes, I am a man of my word."

The crew's faces light up, and they start getting excited as they await with impatience as to what Drinter is going to say next, their focus taken away from everything else.

"Although that's what people say." Drinter says and the uplifting spirits the crew had were immediately turned down into a much more gloomy mood. "You people may think that you're just going to walk out here with all charges dropped by doing such a simple and easy quest. It'll be preposterous, completely insane. my reputation and credibility will crumble right before me if I let you guys publicly go, even though the majority of people in this town would love to watch the life drain from your eyes."

"So you're not gonna give them their freedom!" Brentha slammed down on the armrests of the throne.

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

"That's not fair!" Shug shouts, pointing at Drinter with anger burning inside him. "You gave your word! How could you do this!?" Shug was hit again on the head and he fumbled to the ground, blood still coming down from his head.

"Fucking knew it." Yunga said. "I shouldn't have gotten my hopes up."

"Fucking bullshit!" Hillanter yells. "If there were no guards protecting you I would cut your fucking head off!"

"I would like to see you try." Drinter mockingly says. "Now back to your cell!" Drinter snapped his fingers and the guards put their guns on the back of the crew, one guard getting Shug up off the ground and pushing him forward.