Space Pirates 3: Russel's Revenge by Amber Riel (librera reader txt) 📖

She was a pirate, not a princess, and she hated to be a damsel in distress. She liked to fight her own battles, when she had her weapons, rather than a guy do it for her because then she felt like a princess and she hated that.
"I know," Ben told her, "but I want to help you."
Zelda blocked Russel's attack. She didn't need to start an arguement. It wasn't the time or place. "Okay."
"HELP ME, SON!" Russel called to Leo.
"What?" Leo asked. He just stood there doing nothing. He didn't want to jump in and help Russel fight Zelda and Ben. He didn't see any point.
"HELP!"
Olivia laughed at Russel and Leo. She thought it was funny that Leo wasn't going to help Russel fight. "This is funny."
John was also laughing at them. "Why? Because Leo isn't going to help his dad?"
"Yep."
"Maybe we should double team Leo."
Olivia looked at John. She smiled as she nodded. They pulled out their swords and walked over to Leo. "Get ready to fight, bounty hunter."
"Two against one. That's not fair." Leo would only fight one. He didn't want to fight two on one, unless it was the other way around.
Olivia smiled. "It is to me. Now, draw your sword and fight."
Olivia and John didn't give Leo a choice. He pulled out his sword. He could fight them, even though he was out numbered. "Fine."
They started sword fighting, when Jeremy and David arrived.
"Captain Zelda, what's...." Jeremy started to ask. He noticed that they were fighting Leo and Russel. "Taking so.... Long?"
"Does this always happen?" David asked.
"No."
"Are they bounty hunters?" David didn't recognize Leo and Russel.
"I think so."
Russel and Leo realized that they didn't stand a chance. They had snuck out of the fights and the four pirates stopped.
"Usaully, it's the other way around," Zelda said, putting up her sword.
"That's because you chicken out," Olivia told her.
Zelda shrugged. She turned and realized that she dropped a crate of rum and was about to cry because most of the bottles were broken.
Jeremy walked over to them, followed by David. "Captain, do you guys need help getting the rum?" he asked.
Zelda walked over and picked up two crates and carried them over to Jeremy. "No." She handed them to him. "But you can carry a couple of boxes, while you're here."
"Captain Olivia, can we get some boxes for our ship?" David asked.
"No."
"Let them, Olivia. You don't have to drink any of it."
"Yea," John agreed, "and this time, Zelda won't be there to pour any in your water."
"What?" Olivia asked. She gave Zelda a dirty look.
Zelda pretended to laugh. She didn't have anything to blackmail John this time, but she did give him a look that meant that he better watch his back. "I never did that. It must of been in a dream that he had."
Olivia turned to face John.
Zelda lost her smile and used the look that scared John. "Right?"
"Oh yea. That's right. It was a dream." John didn't want to get killed.
"Let's go back to the ships. Peter probably scared Zack away."
"Yea."
Each of them had a crate or two and were carrying them as they walked out of the old wearhouse. Forced to Piracy

Peter was showing Zack around the White Rose. Zack kind of did miss being a pirate. He looked out on the deck and seen some of the crew cleaning. He wished that he could get out of Zelda’s bandanna but she had it tied too tight. He also missed being on a pirate ship. The only thing he didn't miss was trying to stay alive and that’s why he would rather be a bag-boy. It wasn't the best job in the universe but it was the only job he could get. All the other jobs he had applied for, he wasn't allowed to work because they checked his criminal records and as a pirate he had a really bad record. “Man,” he told Peter, “it’s been a long time since I've been on a ship.”
“You were on a ship?”
Zack nodded. “I was once a pirate before.”
“Oh.”
“Zelda seems like a good captain.”
“Oh, she is. She really is.”
Zack kind of smiled. “So she picked up where Ryoko left off.” He lost his smile. “Does she talk about Ryoko?”
“Her cousin?” Peter asked. “Well, she’ll say, ‘How good of a captain Ryoko was,’ but then she’ll stop.” He paused. “I think that it causes her pain to talk about Ryoko. She did watch her get killed. I feel bad for Zelda.”
Zack felt bad. He did miss Ryoko too. She was like an older sister to him and Zelda, when she was alive, and the same for Olivia. He wondered if anyone else from Ryoko’s crew was still alive, or if they were killed. “Ryoko was a good captain,” he admitted. “When I heard that she was killed, I couldn’t believe it. That’s when I decided that I didn't want to be a pirate.”
Zelda, Jeremy, and Ben walked on the ship, carrying two crates each. “Ben, tell Paula to drive the ship to the Planet App.” She gave him a kiss on his cheek. “Then meet me back in the room.” She started to speak to where everyone on board could hear her. “Germany,” she said, placing the two crates on top of the two he was already carrying, “bring these to the wine cellar.”
“Okay,” Ben and Jeremy answered.
Ben sat down the two crates that he had and Scott picked them up to bring them to the wine cellar. Austin grabbed the two crates that Zelda gave Jeremy to carry. Scott, Austin, and Jeremy walked in one direction, while Ben walked in the other direction.
Zelda walked over to Zack and Peter. “So are you ready to become a pirate again, Zackinator?”
Peter was jealous because Zack had an awesome nickname and he didn’t. “That’s not fair,” he complained, “he got a cool nickname. I got stuck with Peter Pan.”
“Shut up, Peter Pan.”
“But….”
“Just shut up.”
“Yes, captain.”
“So…. Are you ready?” Zelda asked Zack.
“I told you that I don’t want to be a pirate anymore.”
“I’m going to turn you back into a pirate like it or not.”
Zack knew that tone in Zelda’s voice. She had that same tone as Ryoko, and she had the same will power as Ryoko had. It was the same will power that meant they would do whatever it takes to make sure that they got what they wanted. That’s what made both of them good pirates and good captains. He had to smile a little. “So, you’re forcing me to be a pirate? Don’t I have freedom to choose what I want to do?”
“You lost that freedom when you decided to become a bag-boy.”
“I should be able to choose what I want to do. I’m not a pirate anymore.”
“You’re making everything complicated.”
Peter started singing Avril Lavigne’s Complicated.
Zelda shook her head. “SHUT UP, PETER PAN!”
“Yes, captain.”
“Well, I would love to argue some more, but I’m going to my room.” Zelda left.
“That’s the captain.”
“She’s just like Ryoko.” Zack seen the family resemblance and the same attitude in both Zelda and Ryoko. He thought that it was kind of like Ryoko had taken over Zelda’s body but she hadn't.

No Pirates

          Magma was in the throne room of her castle.  She kept pacing back and forth, waiting for Leo and Russel to arrive.  “Where are they?” she asked herself, ticked off.  “They should be here by now with those stupid space pirates and my brother.  How I hate them so much.”  She turned toward her throne, which had a sword laying on it.  “I got to use that blade.”  She walked over to it and picked up the sword.  “I have to kill at least one person with this thing.”  She thought for a second and an evil smile grew on her face.  “Zelda will be that person.  She thinks that she can out smart me, but she’s wrong.  I’ll stab her right in the heart.”

          Russel walked into the room.  “We’re back, your highness.”

          “Do you have the pirates?” she asked, smiling.

          Russel was ashamed to answer and was glad that Magma had her back to him.  “No.”

          Magma lost her smile.  She was mad.  “No?”  She turned to face him.  “Did you just tell me no?”

          Russel dropped his head.

          “How did you let that happen?” she asked.  “You’re a bounty hunter.  And you’re suppose to be one of the best.”

          “They out numbered us.”

          “How did that happen?”

          “It was four against two.”

          “Four against two?”

          “Yea.”

          “I don’t want to see you and Leo until you two come back with pirates.  Now, go and don’t come back.  My aunt had to get married into a family of you no good, dumb bounty hunters.  Get out of my sight, Russel.  I don’t want to talk to you now.”

          Russel left the room.

 

          Russel ran into Keaton and Romano in the hall.  He hadn’t seen them all day and wondered where they were.  “Where have you two been?” he asked them.

          “We were in the dinning room,” Romano said.

          “Flirting with the maids,” Keaton explained.

          “Oh.” Russel acted like he was cool with them, but he really wasn’t.

          “And look,” Romano said, showing Russel a piece of paper, “Katie gave me her number.”

          “Look, guys, we have a job to do and,” Russel said, growing mad, “that don’t include flirting with women.  Now, get to it.”

          “Yes, boss’s dad,” Keaton said, afraid of what Russel might do to them.

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