She hated to see the capture of something so young and pure, and she would happily take on a deck full of pirates for the little one. Its cry had broken her heart, making her want to rip out the heart of the captain who had thought it a great idea to raid and steal not just from Kracken’s Hole, but from the Hollow and Krackens themselves.
Jessica had never been scared for herself; she knew that as soon as Dave had found out that she was gone, he would come for her. It had been his roar from the town that had brought her out from being unconscious. She had felt the magic as it had been released but what had happened, she was not prepared for.
How could she be?
You couldn’t write this shit.
After the magic had hit, all the members of the crew had been affected. The spell had reduced them to what they truly were. Reaching down, Jessica picked one up by its neck.
“You have got to be kidding me; I was kidnapped by five fucking chickens.” Shaking the one that had been the captain, she growled in its face. “You kidnapped me and a hatchling for what profit? I should throw you overboard and see if chickens can swim.” Instead she dropped the chicken and watched it scuttle off the be with the others.
“We will be having words when we get back to Kracken’s Hole,” she shouted as she walked to the barrel and pulled out the hatchling, letting it hold onto her with a vice-like grip. “Shhh, it’s okay, they won’t hurt you,” she cooed.
Then felt and heard it; the groan of the ship as something big took hold of it. Like a scene from a very famous pirate movie, tentacles swept up and over the vessel. Engulfing it until a face appeared above the railing.
Only Jessica was far from scared. Unfortunately, the same could not be said for the chickens. She had never seen one faint before, she had now seen five do it, and in sync too.
“Hey, honey,” she called out and walked to the rail. She placed her hand on Dave’s head and kissed his Kracken nose. “Thank you for coming to rescue me.”
The grumble he released made the whole boat vibrate, and it only grew deeper when he spotted the cut on her neck. Tentacles shot over the railing ready to flatten the chickens where they fell.
“Don’t do that, we need to take them back to the Hollow to be interrogated,” she admitted before she looked at him and smiled.
“Dave, will you take us home?”
20
Dave madequick work of making it back home with the ship in tow. The chickens had been taken into custody and placed in a prison-like cell. Apparently, Maeve had decided the Hollow needed a jail. The girls would interrogate the chickens to find out who sent them, and whether retaliation was needed.
All Dave needed was his mate.
The little hatchling had no injuries and was returned to the pool, although Dave was positive Jessica had named that one already, seeing as it was as attached to her as he was, and he couldn’t blame it. She was the light in the dark for him, she completed his life in ways he never thought possible. He had thought his life was a mess and shambles when he had first been given the power to shift. Only now, he saw that it wasn’t a curse but a gift. A gift that made it so he could find his mate.
“Dave, are you ready?”
Dave turned and couldn't speak, his mate stood waiting for him, naked.
“Jessica,” he breathed out, and yet before he could say anything more, she bolted for the cove. Dave laughed. The soundfilled the cavern before he gave chase. He would follow her anywhere.
It was, after all, his Kracken Job.
***
The Familiars.
“We would like to formally invite you, Edith, Purple dragon, to join FAT, do you accept this honour?” Binky stated, doing really well not to swear.
“Really, we are doing this?” Edith asked and folded her arms; a tiny bit of smoke left her right nostril.
“Do you TWAT accept?” Binky asked again. The other familiars were standing in a semi-circle all looking serious.
Edith rolled her eyes then sighed. The sigh was a sign of giving in and going along with the charade in front of her.
“Yes, I accept.”
“Welcome to FAT,” the familiars all chimed in and moved to hug her.
“What the fuck are you doing?”
