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<p style="Normal" xid="5"><c>“Hey, boss! I think I see something!”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="1"><c>“Whereabouts, lil’ G?”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="2"><c>“Right over there, by the cloud! See?”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="3"><c>Said boss was quick on the draw, extending his telescope and taking in the sight of the freighter airship. He immediately noticed the colours and flags the vessel was flying, smiling to himself as he saw the ship fly into the clouds, disappearing from sight.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="6"><c>“Ohoho-</c><c props="font-style:italic">ho~!</c><c props="font-style:normal"> Looks like we’ve got ourselves some sky pirates, lil’ G!”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="9"><c props="font-style:normal">“Ooh, sky pirates?” The squat little hedgehog’s eyes lit up at the mere mention of them. “Tell me we’re gonna get ‘em, boss!”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="10"><c props="font-style:normal">“Oh my dear sweet little Grubber,” the commander collapsed his telescope, fixing his loyal subordinate with a wolfish grin. “I’m offended you’d even </c><c props="font-style:italic">ask</c><c props="font-style:normal"> that question in the first place!”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="11"><c props="font-style:normal">“C’mon, yes or no?”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="13"><c props="font-style:normal">Chuckling, the tall, armoured, green-skinned commander kneels down to his excited subordinate’s level. “Take us in, fast and furious.”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="14"><c props="font-style:normal">“Yes, sir!” With stars in his eyes, Grubber all but jumped at their airship’s steering wheel, wasting no time in turning the ship towards their target and flooring the throttle.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="15"><c props="font-style:normal">His boss, meanwhile, moonwalked with a purpose towards the railing of the bridge. Spinning in place, his armoured hands slammed down on the railing like a judge’s gavel, the engine of the airship roaring to life at the same time in perfect, practiced sync wit one another.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="17"><c props="font-style:normal">Instantly, the entire crew of storm creatures stopped what they were doing to look up at their commander.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="16"><c props="font-style:normal">“Alright ladies,” he announced, smiling as widely as ever. “Show of hands, who’s been bored waiting for some action today?”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="18"><c props="font-style:normal">He got an immediate response of near-universal hand raising accompanied by some deep hurrahs.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="19"><c props="font-style:normal">“Feeling’s mutual, boys. But don’t worry,” His grin darkens, his voice darkening in similar fashion with malicious delight. “We’ve got ourselves a code 10-54 in progress.”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="20"><c props="font-style:normal">The response from the crew was immediate and heartening. Exclamations of joy and similarly malicious chuckles broke out among them in equal measure, the excitement spreading through them like bubonic wildfire. And there was at least one of them in the back performing some very aggressive pelvic thrusting.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="21"><c props="font-style:normal">“Positions, boys. It’s showtime.”</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="22"><c props="font-style:normal">The crew needed no further motivation; with a loud hurrah, they scrambled into action, working quickly to turn off or douse the deck lights before getting into their positions, with most of them disappearing below deck.</c></p>
<p style="Normal" xid="23"><c props="font-style:normal">The commander, meanwhile, moved to a better spot on the bridge of the airship, telescope extended, ready to track down his larceny</c></p>
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