Miss Blimey watched as the well adorned, obviously Royal ship pulled up alongside the Raven. This ship had been following them for the past 3 hours, and Miss Blimey was starting to get suspicious. It's not often you get followed when you're out at sea. "Halt in the name of the King" hailed the Fool on the loud speaker.

"Why?" shouted back Miss Blimey, who had no need for a loud speaker.

"You have committed very serious crimes and are to be punished," answered the Fool.

"That is ridiculous, you better explain yourself," replied Miss Blimey.

"You are trespassing in the King's waters, this is punishable by confiscation," said the Fool.

"Two questions: which King and what is to be confiscated?" asked Miss Blimey. She really didn't need this right now, it was lunch-time and she was hungry.

"The King is the king of Moronsdias, and we have been ordered to confiscate your vessel" answered the Fool.

"No damn way, your King can go to hell!" yelled Miss Blimey.

"We are coming aboard," stated the Fool as 9 of the Kings men swung aboard the Raven.

"What is going on here?" asked Betty hates Veronica as she emerged from the galley.

"These idiots are trying to take the Raven by force," replied Miss Blimey and then turned in anger as one of the King's men grabbed Betty hates Veronica and held a knife to her throat.

"Give us this boat or the girl gets it!" he boldly stated.

"You Dirty rats! Go ahead then, take my ship but let her go!" Miss Blimey conceded in anger, as she could not allow her first mate to be harmed. The Kings men tied Miss Blimey and Betty hates Veronica to the main mast and began to steer the Raven away from the Royal ship, ready to follow it.

"What a mess," sighed Betty hates Veronica.

"Don't worry, as always I have a cunning plan," replied Miss Blimey who had already loosened her bindings. In a flash she was free and so was Betty hates Veronica. In another flash the Kings men were dead and Betty hates Veronica was firing up the laser canons.

"Get those bastards!" screamed Miss Blimey, who rarely swore so it was obvious she was very angry.

"Noooooooo!" yelled the Fool who had only just realised he was dead.

"Direct Hit!" whooped Betty hates Veronica triumphantly.

"Good shot Betty H.V," encouraged Miss Blimey. "Now sink that bastard ship".

Happily Betty hates Veronica loosed the full power of the number 3 laser canon on the Royal ship, and watched as it disintegrated and sank below the waves.

"Get us out of here, before more of those idiots show up," said Miss Blimey and Betty H.V set the Raven's course full speed away from Moronsdias and its litany of fools.

The End