User blog:AmaidenNamedThymaria/The Clever Tale of Thymaria

Kay am I doing this right? This is like my first story ever posted on the Internet so PLEASE no flames! If it really stinks I'm sorry. Comments are welcome!! I'm writing it in first person btw.

Chapter 1

I leaned against the smooth rail of my ship, the (any names for my ship? I can't think of any!!). She was a pretty vessel, only a season old, and made by my friend Xania. Xania was an otter, and she was an excellent ship maker. I remembered her telling me stories of a place called Redwall, and daydreaming of a woods named Mossflower. But Xania had died from a horrible fever only a week ago. My ship was her last ship to be made, and I hear it's the best.

"Captain, there's another ship on 'e horizon. Don't look to friendly at all."

I turned to see Skarl, a badger from Salamandastron, which was near Mossflower wood. Skarl had a deep voice, he was as tall as an oak (o so I thought), and he could fight with his eyes closed. I peered over the railing and drew back my lips into a snarl. Pirate rats. O, jolly day! Their vessel was made of dark, worn out wood. It was double the size of my ship, and it loomed over the ocean like a vulture. Pieces of rock shards, hardend mud, sand, and ash made a Devine crust along the sides. Apparently it was to hard to scrub off, or the lazy crew was to clueless to know how to scrub right. Ether way, it made the ship give off a smell like something, no somethings, rotting.

"Get all hands on deck and have all weapons at hand. I can smell that horrid 'ship' from here. Ech, that-thing looks more like a rotting bird that took a mud, ash, and who-knows-what else bath. Pirates are dangerous and sly. So then, we'll just have to put 'em in their places, eh mate?" I felt a wicked grin grow bigger on my lips. "We wait for them, and play it by instincts."

Skarl nodded and called my crew. I could feel their tension as the mammoth ship darted closer and closer to ours. Then it halted right up to mine.

"Well, well, well! Aren't you a pretty squirrel! A beauty like you shouldnt be sailing these dangerous seas! You'd need a protector. Am I right?" A dark and twisted voice yelled from the smelly craft. I stood there calm and held my head high. Skarl started growling something but I scolded him with a wink. "Skarl! Don't start off on our friends! The rat is our guest! Prepare a meal for us!" Then I turned to the huge rat and almost passed out. He had ugly gray fur that was totally caked in dirt. He was a portly thing. He only had four black teeth- that were rotting inside inside his mouth. My guest had a hareless tail and STUNNING red eyes. Plus his clothes consisted of a dingy tunic that was once white, a rag-like clock, and a sick black tricorn hat. He had a silver sword strapped in his belt.

"Thank you, my lady! Now allow me to introduce myself. My name is Sefaunt, captain of the Shadowslayer!"

I lead him into my dining quarters. "Now, you said I'd need a strong rat like you to defend me?" I called in Skarl. He winked and pointed to Sefaunt's meal. A wink meant 'mission successful: food poisoned'. I waited for the big rat to take a bite. Then I started.

"Well, for your information clueless, I have a whole crew of highly trained creatures and at least ten barrels full of poison to protect me. My father was the greatest warrior of our land and he taught me everything I need to know about rats. You couldn't even draw your sword at me! Go ahead- try it! I won't lay a claw on you. Not that I'd want to. Here's my sword. See I'm unarmed now. Test me rat. O and those little robbers of yours were caught and drowned. All seven. Now draw your sword!" I spat.

He looked shocked at my outburst. Then he stood up at reached to unsheathe his sword. But he was clawing at his throat and making choking noises. I got up and walked over to him.

"Silly rat! Tricks are for babies and kids! See, I told you you wouldn't be able to draw your sword! Nobody EVER messes with Thymaria or her crew!" Then I picked up the dying rat, walked outside, and tossed him in the sea. Before the rat crew could react, we were sailing full speed away.

End of chapter 1

Hope you guys liked it. I'm sorry if it's not my best yet. I'll make longer chapters too! --AmaidenNamedThymaria 21:21, June 6, 2011 (UTC)