Only the cool breeze breaks the flow of the waters which rears up along the coast like a striking cobra. In the distance the water foams and an arrow shape is seen cutting through the surface. Slowly a ghostly image appears of a ship that mingles with the fog. It appears to be great with ripped sails that feels the soft tendrils of the fog and disappears into nothingness.

On the deck the people work tirelessly, without pause, without hesitation, without break. None can see them working, only a chosen few, and they are not in this realm, they are not in any realm for they are in the past.

"Work dog, I'm not paying you to break, in fact I'm not payin' you at all!"

The Captain struck my face and I fell into my bucket which tumbled across the deck on the floor causing another pirate to slip over the rails and into the water below.

"Look what you gone an' done now fool!" he grabbed my shoulder and threw me into the quarters, "get out of my sight," he growled dangerously.

I moved to my quarters and picked up my sword, slicing holes in the wood in anger. I worked up a sweat and kept going.

"I'm no fool," I looked out of the porthole and in the distaqnce, on the coast of this new world we had briefly entered, I saw a boy staring at us, "I'm no fool!"

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Author guidance for This exercise

Elis is an odd child, he has a wild imagination and is certain that he is a pirate...

Feel free to add another character or two, or just write as Elis. Keep it clean though... ¬¬
Write a mini-bio in the comments.... :)

THOU SHALT NOT MURDER ANOTHER CHARACTER or get rid of them with out permission...

The Characters: (are all at the coast at the mo.)

Elis - average in everyway, apart from his imagination. Lives with his Uncle Fred. average height, weight, dirty brown longish hair. Likes old music, chocolate and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Uncle Fred - spits when he talks, a large man. dresses like a typical British tourist when at the coast.

Obsidian Stern - a ghostly pirate ship. Ripped sails, relentless workers and (a seemingly) harsh captin.

updated Apr 5 '10 by D.Daniels