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face, sweating profusely from his forehead, but he’s as cool as a cucumber in thought, and he slowly draws his bow. This is him at his best, one of the most composed and accurate archers in Wolfland. The flaming arrow is now truly alight. Thin, wispy traces of black smoke are spiralling upwards from the tip.
MaxChaos just stands there … waiting … flaming arrow at the ready. None of the pirates notice, nor does any of the crew of The Frabjous Joy. Only the three people on the poop deck actually know what’s going on.
Just as the ships draw level BlackDog shouts, “now!”
And MaxChaos releases the arrow! It strikes the mainsail above BlackDog’s head, and the whole sail is alight in less than a second. The pirates all stare as their sail disintegrates and begins to come loose from the yard. Confused and distracted, BlackDog fails to jump effectively. In any case, none of the pirates has landed a hook, or a rope, or a net on the other ship. Even if BlackDog had been able to leap with any force there’s nothing for him to grab hold of.
With all the speed and grace of a derailed freight train, BlackDog tumbles headlong into the sea. And not for the first time!
“Why does this always happen to me?”
Everyone aboard The Frabjous Joy turns to look at the poop deck. Simultaneously they cheer the fall of BlackDog, and the genius of MaxChaos.
Each of the remaining four flaming arrows find their target. Five burning sails descend across the deck of The Frumious Bandersnatch.
Leaving the pirate crew to battle the fires, BlackCloud disappears through the narrow escape hatch in the poop deck directly to his cabin below.
MaxChaos has caused maximum chaos. Again!
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