[Gpdd] (Virtual) Fair Winds and Following Seas Chapter 11 And Then...

[Sandra Oliver-Poore]

“Ahem”, AR said again, but to no noticeable effect. He looked around a bit flustered, the crowd tittered. AR looked up to see the sky filling with multicolored balloons, all identical and marked with the PigAir corporate logo. He flushed and cleared his throat again. “Your transportation home seems to have arrived early.” He lifted his hand to his mouth and whispered into his secret pirate decoder ring “Up please! No pick-ups yet! well then yes, you can hover to watch”  AR turned back to the crowd of giggling piggies, “Now then, Ahem!”  But the tittering continued, irritated, AR glanced up to see one of the balloons descending and was nearing his very own person. He jumped back and the mice cleared back all the piggies and creatures while the balloon landed gracefully right by the wheel. AR stared and then broke into an official smile when the basket door opened and out came two gorgeous patch work sows, each with a rag tag suitcase, they looked as confused as did AR.  Chips stepped up, swept off his hat with a flourish and a bow and said “my dear ladies, welcome aboard the Pearl, may we be of service?” Quickly AR and all the boars onboard copied him with deep bows. Now the new ladies were quite astonished but managed a squeak, “whee are Callie and Eve and whee are rescues on a piggy train to our new forever home and new slave momma Lynn, is she here?” Friday stoked his chin and said solemnly  “Oh! Well then, I think I can explain the mystery, but first let me say again, welcome to our ship, methinks that all the Pig Air vessels were scheduled to be here so you are really just at a stopover, but since we be having a party please join us an all these piggies will welcome you as though they have known you forever.  Let the Lady Onyx and huspig Friday introduce you around, and Chips here I’m sure has a glass of carrot wine or 2 for each of you, this way please.



AR recovered his poise and his place and began again.  Ahem! … He paused, silence, attention… He continued, beaming now. “Boars and Sows and all the creatures who travel with us”, his voice deepened as he warmed to his task, “we are gathered here to celebrate the joyous life of our brother Beans, who left us all and Lovely wifepig Velvet quite suddenly. Now he was a fine pig, our own Weapons Master, a talented blacksmith and notorious snowboarder suddenly gone to the rainbow bridge as so many of our frins, and fambly, pirates,  secret agents, creatures, and slaves have gone. Onyx rushed back to her sister’s side while the nurses Pandora and Florence bustled Callie and Eve on but they hesitated. Eve said “did he just say Pirates, secrets? They looked up at the ship and saw the classic fully rigged 3 master with flags flying, so pretty. Oh! Is that a skull and bones! They trembled but Chips slipped in and thrust fresh glasses of carrot wine into their paws.  “Oh my” but the friendly faces all around quickly won them over.