Frederick And Geraldine (Part 29)

The pirate quartermaster, Maro, saw two galliots Coming towards the carrack; the first one had ten cannons. To start the maneuver on the carrack, he asked his pilots. They were attacked by a volley of fire; maniac in action, Maro caught up with this army and replied with another Volley of fire, but he had to retire the carrack. Then, the army came alongside it and fought in a smother. This assault was preceded by some flurries of the bullet attacks. Using the muskets and some small arms designed for superior Accuracy, the army could leap from ship to ship; Once the ships had met, the battle had been waged; ulterior, They used long polearms and swords which were kept on their hips. The first galliot approached and used the bowsprit, A protrusion which was angled upward from the bow, To charge the flank of the carrack; some pirates wanted to quit. The bowsprit penetrated the breeze upper the low Waist of the opened deck, in the middle; it could be used As a connection between the ships; a part of the army Fiercely attacked the pirates making them be confused. The ships collided; raw in front of the enemy, The hidden soldiers started to shoot; they held the fire At a close range; this ship was narrow for the artillery, But into saving some honest lives they had to inquire. These guns were placed on the centerline by the military. The pirates turned to the opposite direction, but they were Attacked by the second galliot equipped in the same way. The bandits could barely put up a resistance; their deaths were near. The fight had lasted until it was all done in their play. The first galliot caught the carrack with the help of The other one; Maro ordered one of his crew to cut A small hole in the carrack to make this ship sink thereof And to hurry the soldiers to save the hostages, but They would need to know if there was a way to swim to the shore. They abandoned quickly the carrack; the result of the fight Was the victory of the army, stopping the devil's roar. They took three pirates captive; three escaped in the waters' night. The governor had the loyalty of a gentleman While keeping his word in front of Frederick and while Dedicating himself to protecting any merchant And any passenger; they disembarked on that emerald isle. (Frederick, Pedro, Naimah, Miguel, Cruz, Ivan, Pedra, Chiara, Francesca and the remained crew went to Prinylas. Cruz was injured but still alive. At least, while having tears in his eyes, Frederick embraced his junior who looked exactly like him. The child smiled and touched his father’s face with his little hand. Geraldine embraced Frederick and kissed him while crying.) The governor had built frigates and galliots to maintain Safety on the coast and to guard them against the invasions. Then, he sent them to capture the pirate ships hoping to gain Peace, wealth and a good fortune for the future generations. (To be continued…) Poem by Marieta Maglas