RavenSong (an MLP:FiM fanfic)

Chp. 4 - Off to Paris

Once aboard the RavenSong, Redfur made her way towards a medium sized silver bell, when she got there, she grasped the rope hanging from underneath it in her mouth, and gave it a good hard shake, almost immediately, the crew quiet down to let they're Captain speak, 

"Crew, there is a young filly here that I would like you to meet," Many of them tilted their heads; not many new ponies were introduced on the ship, especially fillies, "I want you all to meet my neice, Sugar Mane."

The ship was silent for a length of time.

"Now, she needs safe escort to Paris, France," Redfur shouted, "she needs to remain unharmed, unscathed and untouched. Before we take off, I need to take a look at our rudder,"

She leaped off the boat and headed towads the back, when she arrived, she lifted her goggles to her eyes, and pulled out an oil-stained wrench from the left pocket of her coat, 'The problem should be the main support bolt is a little loose,' 

She crawled under to check it out, upon closer inspection, she found her suspicions were true, and found that a large bolt which held the Rudder onto brackets to support it to the ship, was loosened by a bit. 

Redfur stuck the wrench on the bolt and twisted her head towards the right, 'There we go, that should do it,' she crawled back out and put the wrench away in the large pocket where whe kept it, then she headed towards the starboard side to find the ramp had already been lowered,

"Casters!" she hollered, "Lower the masts and apply forward thrust, once we are off port, expand our wings!"

As they exited port, massive wings made out of weather-proofened copper and long plates of fiberglass expanded and flapped with immense force, the ship let out bellows of steam through the side openings. Redfur went to her own quarters and pressed the button for the radio,

"RavenSong to Port Tower, Come in Port Tower, over,"

"This is Port Tower to RavenSong, we read you loud and clear, over."

The Captain looked towards a large, steam-powered grandfather clock, "Leaving Port 15 at 13:00 hours, over."

"Alright, Good Luck out there, RavenSong, Over and Out."

The ship pulled out and turned a gradual left from Port.