With a jarring thud we crashed into the side of the black schooner. I was grateful i had spent so much time carving the bundy bear gargoyle for the front of the longboat as it acted like a battering ram, punching a hole clear through the side of the other vessel. Putting on our best "beserker frenzy" faces we jumped on board ready to face the worst...
The ship was empty.
After searching the entire ship from top to bottom, we found no sign of life anywhere, and yet, i got this strange sensation of being watched. It was as if the ship itself was observing our every step.
I was gettin pretty creeped out by the whole situation, so i figured the best thing to do would be to take what we could use and skiddadle outta there. I climbed underneath and dismantled the rudder. After chucking that on board the Bundaberg i thieved the black sail as well... it was much better than the apricot coloured one we had.
Next thing, Blue comes running up from the depths of the schooner sayin "oi, check this out!" and was holding up a piece of parchment...