Enrico's journey toward finding his true love

Rough seas

This was the first time I had a good look at a cannon ball up front. It was a large iron ball and now I knew what the piles of iron balls where for that we had below deck. No one told me anything as I have to find out everything I want to know about everything happening onboard this ship. I must say with the musty smell of gunpowder and smoke steaming from the Canon I was quite curious as to what kind of ship would shoot a ball that accurately threw a window.

When I looked out of the captain's cabin window I saw the offending ship. It was a sleek two mainmaster the newest version yet a sleek 1634 version as we are still not far from the 1500 being 1648 the Captain told me the date as my on board education is keeping the ships log and the upkeep of daily information about what is happening. When the Captain found I could read and write he was beyond excited about having another person besides himself and our cook who had other duties to help him. That just put an added burden on me to work even harder as I started having no free time as my help was always needed.

I hope I will have the opportunity to put more information into the Captains Ledger before this day is finished. As I would definitely like to update the ledger with this information of this date as I would really like to put a note about a very great victory in the ledger as that would make me exceptionally happy.

But if I am wrong as I can't be sure about the pirate problem this could very well be our last time all of us are here together onboard this ship . I am not naive in thinking this problem is not really going to just evaporate into thin air and just disappeare.

From the looks of things this is going to be a battle and I don't think our crew will be the winners. No amount of dancing lessons can teach you how to fight with a sword if you did not practice with the eye of staying alive. This being our very first battle our poor Captain got us all together on top deck with a loud bellow and I was there already with the Captain because of my witnessing the first shot fired. I said to the Captain why doesn't he just wave the white flag and make peace. The Captain told us "Dear men today you all must fight the best battle you lot can as this might be your Last day on Earth, I wish you all good luck and good fortune.". I was not impressed with his speech as this almost accepting death just doesn't jell with me.

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In other words I don't want to die as failure today that would be the same as death. I could seriously be wrong about my skills but I personally will take out as many of those cutthroat no-good creapes as I can. They would not get away and I alone will not be able to keep them at bay. If I didn't take out as many as I can I am not sure these wimps would even survive for a couple of minutes. The Captain came to stand next to me and then he stunned me by saying he is sorry he got me into this mess and if I was a bit older and then at least

I could have defended the ship with them as it is my 16 years was not old enough as far as he is concerned.

I don't share his opinion of my skills at swordsmanship and he has to accept that I have the right to fight for my life. I saw the problem when he handed out the swords there was a shortage of swords and with a heavy heart he tells me sorry but I don't have one for you my boy. He suggested that I hide somewhere onboard until the skirmish is over. As if I would abandon them, as If I who considered myself as an honorable man would do something so cowardly and be able to face myself in any mirror ever again. I had no time to argue as the Rouge's were onboard already and in no time a very fierce battle ensued.

I was about to face my last day on earth as the ugliest man I ever saw came lunging at me and with a loud voice he screamed my death but stopped short when he looked at me. At that moment my anger was so extremely agitated as I was abandoned by my captain with no sword how could I even defend myself.

This nasty villain screamed his head off and I being so angry did not realize that I had changed shape as my face contorted into a menacing monsters face as my front teeth changed and I let out a growel like a Lions roar and this t**t infront of me peed in his pants. I think he messed up his trousers with feases as well.

He screamed so load "There is a monster on board this ship , get off, get off.". That is the last thing I remembered as everything after that had a gruesome red bloody haze to it. All I remember is changing into something like an animal and then going crazy and tearing everything in my path to pieces.

I was out of control for about an hour when I finally calmed down and got my temper under control. When I got my mind back I had scared off all the pirates even without them fighting with me, unfortunately I had injured some of my own crew members including the dear Captain. My people where laid out on deck and I was aware that I was the one that caused this calamity to come to them. One of my own crew members said"You are a werewolf and we did not even know it.". He astounded me as he who was my friend was now filled with fear for me. He cowered with his hands on his head and bending on his knees in fear. "Please don't hurt me Enrico , please have mercy.". I was so disappointed that this happened and I am now seen as a villain and not there fellow ship mate anymore. What do I do now????