Cross' PoV

I.

Hate.

Fire.

And pitchforks.

But mostly fire.

All because of 1 of my friends.

I was lighting the forges. Why I became a smith I'll never know. I just needed the coin and the village needed a blacksmith.

I sighed as I started to smelt the cold iron. I hated the heat but I put up with it. A prince wanted a pair of magic restraining shackles.

Just as I finished the shackles I heard a warning bell. I quickly wrote a note for the prince and rolled the shackles in them. I put them in a draw and locked the room. I left the key in a hollow.

I heard a scream. "Captain Nightmare is Comming!!!" A voice yelled. I felt a chill down my spine.

Captain Nightmare. He is the most feared pirate in the seas. I might be in trouble.

I heard my door crash open. I was screwed.

"Get out before we kill you." A gruff voice said. I gulped.

"Urgh fine. I'll come out. But don't touch my stuff." I snarled. I put menace in my voice for effect.

"Sheesh mr sensitive." The voice replied. I rounded a corner and came face to face with the pirate.

He had inky black stuff coming from his eyes. His eyes were pitch black. He had two daggers in his belt. He was a skeleton.

He was staring at me. I smelt smoke.

"Hey hold a sec. I forgot to turn off my furnaces." I said. Running to the forge door and unlocked it with the spare keys.

I ran around putting the fires out and he was just standing there. "Well are you going to stand there or help!" I yelled.

He ran over. I think he realized he might get stranded in a flaming village if he doesn't help.

We got all the fires out in time. I sighed with relief and handed the pirate a towel. He wiped his skull.

"Lucky we made it before they grew too big." I said. I wiped my skull with a soaking wet towel. It always felt better.

"Yeah. Hey I don't normally ask but what's your name kid?" He asked. He had finished sweating.

"Cross. Yours?" I asked.

"Names-." He was about to answer but a voice beat him to it.

"KILLER!!! GET OUT HERE NOW!!! I HOPE YOUR FINISHED ROBBING THE FORGE!!!" A voice yelled. I knew who it was.

"You going out first of should I?" I asked. He shook his head.

"I'll go first. Ya know I could say no body was home." Killer said. It was my turn to shake my head.

"Nah. You might get in trouble." I said.

He walked out and I turned to lock the door. I put the key in my pocket and walked out. That's when I saw him. The devil himself.

His single cyan eye was glaring at me. His inky bones unmistakable. He wore a dark purple captains hat with a gold outline. Those inky tentacles of his were sharp to a point.

Captain Nightmare.

I was a little scared but I have met worse.

"Who is that Killer." He demanded.

"The blacksmith." Killer replied.

"... why do you have soot all over yourself?" He asked.

"Umm... I helped put out the forges." Killer said. He was reluctant.

"WHY THE HELL WOULD YOU DO THAT YOU FOOL!!!" He shouted.

"Well I felt like he might be... ya know... good addition to the team?" Killer said.

"Why are you roping me into this?" Cross asked.

[Author-Chan: BECAUSE I NEEDED GOOD CONTENT!!!]

"Because it's true!" Killer answered, "Why else do you carry a sword on your back. Your a trouble maker."

"I... fine. I do have LV." I said. Remembering the day.

"Mmm fine. I'm too hungry to argue."
The pirate captain said. I was dragged by my scarf by Killer. He took me onto the ship. I was confused.

Suddenly we were moving. What the hell just happened?

I looked over the rails and I saw the color of the wet wood. Holy carp.

"Captain who's that skeleton looking at the water?" A voice said.

[Author-Chan: I was too lazy to do anything with speech. Maybe in future chapters.]

"Killer thinks that he would be a good asset to the crew." The captain answered back.

"I'll talk to him then. Get him doing some things around here." The voice answered.

I heard footsteps and I looked up. Before me was a black boned [no racism intended.] skeleton with blue lines running from his eyes. His eyes were mismatched colors too.

"Hey. I'm Error. You're the new meat aren't ya. Well do ya know what you're doing on a ship?" Error asked.

[Author-Chan: Flash backs will happen every so often. It's just because I like giving hints of past. Also this is a key detail.]

-FlashBack start-

??? PoV

I could hear them.

"Port side boys! The rigging is loose!"

I saw the boat tilting slightly to the other side.

"Captain! In the depths! I see something!"

They saw me. I saw six faces peer over. I quickly brought my tail up. They couldn't see my face. I wouldn't let them.

"Woah. Didn't think they really existed Captain."

"Of course they do. This one has been following us for a while now."

They...

Knew?

"What do you want us to do Captain? It's not swimming away but not letting us see it's face."

"Let it follow us. I am curious. I wonder how far it'll go."

-FlashBack end-

Cross' PoV

"I used to sail before the forges. I know Port and Starboard as well as lowering anchors, tying masts and cannons, what to do in a storm and more." I answer.

Error nodded. "You know how to fight?"

I pointed to the sword on my back, "This enough proof for ya?"

Error only chuckled, "I like you already. What's ya name?"

"Cross."

Error grabbed my hand and shook it.

"Welcome to the crew Cross."

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Author-Chan: word count 1000

Can anyone guess who ??? is? Comment below. Nobody gets a huge hint until later in the story.

Bye my little shippers!

Crossmare will sail next chapter😉

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