I'm bored, and i've had a bit to drink, even though i swore to give up
drinking on Sunday night.

oh well......

Part V

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The sun rose over the horizon on the pirate camp.  The rays glistened
on the morning dew and Cap'n Pine Cone streeeeeeeeeeeetched as he
emerged from his tent.  He took in a deep breath of the morning air.
He looked over at Huey who was standing ready in front of a large bugle
on a tripod.  Cap'n Pine Cone nodded, and Huey took a deep breath.

The bugle call blew loud and clear over the camp.  Seemingly quiet
tents suddenly shook as sleeping cats were jolted from their slumber.

"PREEEEEEE- - - - - - - SENT FORMATION!!!!!!"  Shouted Sgt. Huey.  Cats
shot out of their tents and barely skimmed the sand running.  Captain
and Stanley who had fallen asleep on the sand the previous night defied
gravity and ran around in circles until they realized everyone else was
running into formation.  Caliban, Dante and Qui Gon flew out of their
tent and almost tripped over each other.  But fortunately they righted
themselves and made it to formation in time.  Captain and Stanley
noticed they were damp with dew and sand and quickly tried to wash
themselves.  A few licks resulted in sand on their tongues and they
sputtered and spat, but suddenly straightened up as Cap'n Pine Cone
came into view.

"Good morning, crew."  said Cap'n Pine Cone.  "I trust everyone has
recovered from Persia's fish stew?"  Huey stifled a laugh and some of
the crew grimaced.  Persia, however, had a grin from ear to ear.
"Today at noon,"  continued Cap'n Pine Cone.  "We will be mounting an
exploration to the top of Mt. Wannahockafurball.  It will be a very
tough expedition and only the toughest cats will be privileged to go
along."  A few of the kittens suddenly stood up straighter, hoping that
they would be picked.

"Sgt. Huey will announce the expedition crew in the new few hours."
The kittens drooped.  "But he will only be choosing the cats that are
MOST fit and the MOST brave to withstand the trip."  The kittens
immediately stood up again.

"Meanwhile, Persia will be needing a crew to hunt for clams and
oysters.  The trip to Mt. Wannahockafurball will be most tiring and
will take all day, so everyone on the trip will have a most hearty
appetite when we come back.  So we will need a good and hearty crew to
help prepare a good meal for us.  I'm told that clam and oyster hunting
involves WATER," A few of the cats winced.  "And that will require a
great deal of skill and bravery and will require the TOP cats.  Sgt.
Huey and Persia will also be choosing that crew.  Everyone else will be
allowed to go on their own shore leave, within view of the camp, under
the supervision of Tanada.  Sgt. Huey?"  he turned and walked back to
his tent.

"COMPANYYYYYYY....DISMISSED!!!!"  Shouted Sgt. Huey.  Everyone
scattered and a few of the kittens grouped together.  Qui Gon walked up
to Lily Whiskers who was washing her face.

"I hope we can go on the trip together, Miss Lily."  he said.

"That would be wonderful," she said.  'But I'd also like to go clam and
oyster hunting.  Either way, I'd have a lot of fun."

"Erm, Miss Lily?"  said Qui Gon.  "You missed a spot. May I?"  Lily
smiled and giggled a little bit and allowed Qui Gon to lick behind her
ears.

"I hope they pick ME!"  said Barney.  "Oh, right, after you jumped into
the tree after that 'snake'?"  said Caliban.  "So what?"  shouted
Barney jumping on him.  "YOU were the one teasing me!  What makes you
think he'd pick a screwball like YOU!"  The other kittens laughed as
Barney and Caliban wrestled.

Sgt. Huey chuckled as he watched the kittens.  Then he peeked into
Cap'n Pine Cone's tent.  "You wanted to see me, sir?"

"Yes, Huey."  said Cap'n Pine Cone.  "Any ideas as to which kittens we
should choose for the trip?"

"Well, Barney, Bam Bam and Tessie are the youngest.  They might have a
bit of trouble behaving but we easily could put an older cat in charge
to keep them in line.  Perhaps, Sammy?  Definitely Samwise, Lacey,
Mistletoe, Oscar and Sir Weebly Wobblebottom.  Oh and possibly Miranda
and Barnabus, too.  Mischief and Mayhem would probably be interested
but not Imp.  He'd be more willing to stay behind and nap in a tree.
Caliban, Dante, Captain and Stanley would all be willing to go, but
they could be trouble.  I don't know if i could keep an eye on all four
of them.  And I don't think we could get Qui Gon without bringing Lily
Whiskers too."

"Quite a conundrum, isn't it?  Trying to decide which cat goes, and who
stays."

"Well, the trip won't be easy.  Not just any cat could make it."  said
Sgt. Huey.

"Well then," said Cap'n Pine Cone.  "We have quite the decision to
make, don't we?"

End Part VI

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Enjoy!!!!

Time to sleep now,

Kristi