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Episode 7: \u00a0Here Ye Be Pirates<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Part 3<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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The water churned beneath the speedboat as Jay captained the craft through the serene waters. Nick and Emerald relaxed in the back as Nick continued singing every song he knew about oceans quietly to himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cJay, next time, we need to pick the speedboat without karaoke enhancements,\u201d Emerald grumbled.<\/p>\n

Nick crossed his arms and glared at Emerald while Jay chuckled before turning his attention back to the water.<\/p>\n

Shielding his eyes with his hand, Jay pointed ahead. \u201cThere\u2019s a ship. We\u2019re in stealth mode until we know if it\u2019s a cruise liner or those pirates.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emerald rolled her eyes.<\/p>\n

Looming in the distance, the gargantuan ship cast a shadow over the crystal clear water. Beside the ship, the water bubbled, and a large bulbous shape rose from the depths. Nick stared at it intently, wondering what it could possibly be. A shark? A whale? A submarine? As he furrowed his brow, a large spiral shape uncurled from beneath the water, reaching toward the ship.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiant squid!?\u201d Nick shouted.<\/p>\n

\u201cKeep it down, will you?\u201d Emerald smacked Nick in the shoulder. \u201cYou\u2019re seeing things.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it was true. A giant squid hovered directly in their path\u2026 or at least, something that looked like a squid. Its eyes gleamed in the sunset, blinding the inhabitants of the tiny speedboat.<\/p>\n

Nick shielded his eyes. \u201cWhat do we do now?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jay switched off the motor on the boat. \u201cObviously, we have to get on the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick cracked his knuckles. \u201cGreat. Another five minutes on this boat, and we can get away from the blinding mirrors, take down this kraken, and get back to HimTak.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFive minutes won\u2019t do it.\u201d Jay shook his head. \u201cWe\u2019ll need twenty minutes at least.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis boat has a motor; just speed over there and get it on with.\u201d Nick shook his head. \u201cThis is ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is your mission, 00Carter.\u201d Emerald rolled her eyes. \u201cDon\u2019t you think it would be incredibly moronic to just waltz on over there in a speed boat?\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick crossed his arms. \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFuck this.\u201d Emerald shook her head.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, are we going to swim?\u201d Nick proceeded, \u201cYou know, I\u2019m a first-class swimmer, and I could probably get there in–\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know,\u201d Jay stopped him. \u201cAnd fortunately for the rest of us, we have a dinghy.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYour smoker\u2019s lungs can\u2019t handle the swim, Jay?\u201d Nick smirked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMore like my aging body can\u2019t handle it.\u201d He laughed as he removed the dinghy from a storage compartment on the side of the boat. It lay in a crumpled heap of red and black plastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour twenty-eight-year-old body can\u2019t handle a swim\u2026\u201d Nick stared at Jay incredulously.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave at it, 00Carter.\u201d Jay smirked. \u201cIt\u2019ll be too much for me with my smoker\u2019s lungs and aging body.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve gotta be kidding me,\u201d Nick mumbled. \u201cEmerald, you\u2019re pretty good at blowing things, right?\u201d<\/p>\n

Emerald crossed her arms. \u201cWhat was K thinking, sending me along? This is the perfect job for Diamond while she\u2019s waiting for your viagra to kick in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick rolled his eyes one more time. Damn Emerald for catching on to his jab so quickly and sending one right back.<\/p>\n

Jay shook his head. \u201cAnd you were getting along so well recently.\u201d He fumbled through the pile of plastic and pulled a cord.<\/p>\n

The inflatable boat instantly sprang to life.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a parachute\u2026\u201d Nick muttered.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid you really think Pearl would leave us stranded with a blow-up dinghy?\u201d Jay shook his head. \u201cThis is Pearl we\u2019re talking about.\u201d He then pushed the dinghy over the side of the boat. It landed in the water with a small splash. \u201cJump in, kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis isn\u2019t summer vacation, Jay.\u201d Emerald shook her head as she hoisted herself over the edge of the speed boat and into the dinghy.<\/p>\n

Nick stared over the side.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter you, Carter,\u201d Jay prodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cYour smoker\u2019s lungs probably require a bit more air and time to get over the side than you think.\u201d Nick laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cGet in the damn boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick stiffened a little. It seemed like easygoing Jay\u2019s patience was wearing thin. He hopped over the side and landed in the boat with a squeak from the plastic.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you pop this boat, so help me God, I will fucking kill you, Carter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe probably have like ten of them in here, Avril.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTwenty, actually,\u201d Jay mused as he fiddled with the controls on the speedboat.<\/p>\n

\u201cJay, hurry up; it\u2019s fucking dark.\u201d Emerald crossed her arms as she settled into the dinghy.<\/p>\n

Jay pushed one last button before grabbing a small sack and tossing it over the edge into the dinghy. He then turned back to the control panel one last time.<\/p>\n

\u201cDid we forget something?\u201d Nick asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cNope, five seconds left,\u201d Jay answered as he hopped into the boat.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive seconds left for what?\u201d Emerald asked cautiously as she eyed the dinghy, looking for any water leaks.<\/p>\n

At that moment, the ship turned one hundred eighty degrees and headed back the way they had come.<\/p>\n

\u201cAuto-pilot. Great invention, isn\u2019t it? Pearl really hooked us up.\u201d Jay smirked.<\/p>\n

Nick folded his arms and placed them behind his head as he leaned back to relax. \u201cNothing to do with the next twenty minutes but sleep, I guess\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou sleep?\u201d Jay gave him a small grin. \u201cI had no idea you did that, what with all the world-saving, since you are HimTak\u2019s top agent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emerald burst into laughter. \u201cAnd when he could be sleeping, the viagra kicks in and he attempts to seduce Diamond.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jay laughed with her.<\/p>\n

\u201cLucky for you, you can catch some waves and sleep while the new 009 takes care of your women at home.\u201d Emerald snickered as Nick shot up instantly.<\/p>\n

\u201cAvril!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWas that too far?\u201d Emerald mused.<\/p>\n

\u201cA little.\u201d Jay smirked.<\/p>\n

Nick crossed his arms. Fucking Leo Di-Crapio; he even came up on the mission he wasn\u2019t even on! Why was everyone so fucking obsessed with him? Shitballs!<\/p>\n

Emerald stared at Jay nonchalantly, ignoring Nick\u2019s pouting. \u201cYou know, Nick was right\u2026 you do sort of look like a Johnny Depp wannabe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTrust me, I looked like this first. Johnny Depp wants to be me.\u201d Jay grinned.<\/p>\n

Secretly grateful they\u2019d moved on from Di-Crapio, Nick sat cross-legged and put his hands in his lap. \u201cWe could spend the next twenty minutes coming up with pirate names.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSure.\u201d Jay shrugged as he started rowing toward the kraken. \u201cMay as well start now.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanna be Jack Sparrow!\u201d Nick exclaimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cJay\u2019s the one that looks like Johnny Depp.\u201d Emerald crossed her arms.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, Johnny Depp looks like me.\u201d He turned to Nick. \u201cI think you\u2019d make a great Smee\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, from Peter Pan<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou mean Emerald?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI mean you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFuck that, I\u2019ve had enough Disney to last me a lifetime!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d had enough Disney long before that.\u201d Emerald nodded in agreement. \u201cBut a bumbling Smee sounds good for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanna be captain!\u201d Nick whined.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, since I\u2019m 003, I think that automatically makes me captain.\u201d Jay paused. \u201cCaptain Jack Sparrow\u2026 No, Captain Jack Daniels.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick snorted.<\/p>\n

\u201cHey, I don\u2019t drink it anymore. At least let it be my name!\u201d Jay pleaded teasingly.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess that makes me Absinthe the Wench then,\u201d Emerald laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Absinthe?\u201d Nick cocked his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmerald Ecstasy\u2026 The green fairy\u2026\u201d Emerald shook her head. \u201cPlus, Jay\u2019s name is an alcohol anyway, so it\u2019s only fitting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanna be Blackbeard!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have a black beard\u2026\u201d Jay laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cFine! Blondbeard!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t even have a blond beard,\u201d Emerald laughed with Jay. \u201cYou can be Long Island Iced Tea. Too much of you and everything\u2019s a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is this, \u2018Make Fun of Nick\u2019s Pirate Names\u2019 Day?\u201d Nick hoped his deflection wasn\u2019t painfully obvious.<\/p>\n

\u201cDude, you don\u2019t<\/em> have a beard,\u201d Jay replied flatly.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, unlike some agents, I don\u2019t wanna look like a grizzly.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a real man. I<\/em> don\u2019t shave, and definitely not my chest hair\u2026 like one certain agent in this boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emerald began cracking up at Jay\u2019s obvious cracks at Nick. He deserved it every now and again, especially when he ignored hers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t<\/em> shave my chest hair!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s because you don\u2019t<\/em> have chest hair to shave.\u201d Emerald couldn\u2019t help but get another crack in at Nick\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n

Nick scooted into the corner and fumed as he pouted. Their jokes had finally gotten under his skin.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, this is going to be a long trip.\u201d Jay chuckled before tossing the sack he\u2019d grabbed in Emerald and Nick\u2019s direction. \u201cMay as well put on your costumes now.<\/p>\n

Emerald dug through the sack and produced a green dress. \u201cHow\u2019d you know?\u201d She rolled her eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEmerald Ecstasy\u2026 Absinthe Wench… green\u2026 It\u2019s only fitting,\u201d Jay answered, chuckling again.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what do we know about the sub?\u201d Nick asked, ignoring the sack with outfits.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt looks like a kraken?\u201d Jay shrugged as he continued rowing.<\/p>\n

Nick fumbled in his pocket for his heat-sensing Ray-Bans. He found them surprisingly quickly and slid them on his face.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a little dark for sunglasses, don\u2019t you think?\u201d Jay asked, grinning.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, you\u2019re one to talk,\u201d Nick replied as he rolled his eyes and pushed the button on the rim of the glasses.<\/p>\n

Several human-sized forms appeared from within the kraken. The bulbous bottom of the submarine streaked with infrared, indicating the likely location of the engines. Little else could be seen through the glasses, but at least confirmed the submarine\u2019s general size. Nick turned off the heat sensor and slid the glasses up into his hair; they rested carefully on his head.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, from what I can tell, the body serves as the main hub since there\u2019s a lot of people inside it. Probably at least twenty.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMakes sense.\u201d Jay nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe blinding eyes are probably tinted-mirror windows. That would help create the illusion of a giant squid, especially at night.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd what are the tentacles for?\u201d Emerald asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know\u2026\u201d Nick paused. \u201cMovement\u2026 maybe missiles? Can\u2019t really tell for sure until the thing leaves one place\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, then…\u201d Jay started. \u201cArg, mateys, this vessel be ready for boardin\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n

Emerald stared at Jay. \u201cYou have got to be fucking kidding me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, yeah.\u201d Jay laughed. \u201cGet your costume on, 008!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, you\u2019re one to talk.\u201d Nick rolled his eyes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWould you speak to your captain that way in a normal setting?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAgents K and Jay? Do it all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t win with him.\u201d Emerald laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that.\u201d Jay shook his head and tossed Nick\u2019s costume at him. \u201cLet\u2019s board this ship and get this over with so we can go back to HimTak.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nick smirked. \u201cSounds good to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

***<\/p>\n

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