Part 5 --High Winds--

''What a victory! we all cheered for so long, everyone was partying in the ship. Many of the crew drank rum and danced. And the shantyman got extra money from dad.''

"Aight men, time to continue our voyage" Dad said.

''"Hey you" The Quartermaster said. "Can you pull the rope" "as you say" I replied. I went to open the sails along with 3 other riggers. It was enjoyable. I love it when I work in a group and do something important. As time went by, a ship appeared on our port side. It had. "Pirates again?" Amelia said. "No, that is just a Thosrian ship, it's neutral, they'll attack us if we attack them. And pirates with a Thosrian flag are almost impossible to encounter in these waters" Dad falsified. "What's Thosria?" I questioned. "Thosria is the largest country in the world, you should know that" dad answered. "Wow, really?" I asked. "Yes" Dad answered. "Tell me more about it" said I. "Alright then, I will give you the very basics of Thosria. First, it is the largest country in the world, that you already know, second, it is a federation, meaning that it is a country made up of countries, or a more clear explanation: a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs. Third, it has the largest land army in the world, and fourth, I don't know" He told me. I nodded my head expressing an "Understood". Learning about Thosria was quite interesting for me, I really wanted to learn more about it but I was in the middle of the ocean, not in a library. Speaking of the ocean, it was getting quite rough. The waves where getting higher and higher. As high as the sky. And speaking of the sky, the clouds where getting darker. And a drop fell from the sky. And soon like a thousand more followed up. It seemed like heavy rain, but a few seconds later a huge bolt of lightning struck a couple yards away from the ship. And the winds blew stronger than steel. What seemed like heavy rain had became a heavy storm.''

''"Captain! There’s a storm!" Some crewman shouted. " A storm? Oh no, I hope it doesn't include a twister" Dad looked as far as he can. "Doesn't seem like a tornado, men, raise the sails a bit so the wind can’t tear the sails" Dad explained.''

''Everyone on the ship were scared of the storm, but I enjoyed the cold winds of the storm blowing my shirt and dark hair, it felt like a really hard breeze or a strong gale. A lightning bolt struck just close to the ship, but didn't do any harm. The storm made our ship go at 16 knots, we were going very fast. I washed my hand with rainwater and wash away all of that blood in my fists.''

''The waves were very rough and we moved up and down at high speeds, to the point when I almost vomited. As the storm raged on, our ship started leaking, the strength of the waves broke the hull. The carpenters rushed below deck and repaired the ship. Meanwhile the dark clouds were being replaced with the white, causing the storm to slow down. A few minutes later, the storm came to an end, and then I could finally stop controlling my vomit.''

The crew were really happy about this, so the shantyman came and celebrated:

"Stormie's gone, that good old man"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"Stormie's gone, that good old man"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"

"They dug his grave with a silver spade"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"His shroud of finest silk was made"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"

"They lowered him with a silver chain"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"They're eyes all dim with more than rain"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"

"An able sailor, bold and true"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"The good old skipper to his crew"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"

"He's moored at last, and furled his clouds of rain"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"No danger now from wreck or pain"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"

"Old stormy has heard an angel call"

"To my way hay, storm-along john"

"So sing his dirge now, one and all"

"To my aye, aye, aye, mister stormalong"