Setting off

The days that followed were brutal for the two boys and enjoyable for the older woman. She decided to teach them some navigation as well as fighting skills as they were both just as important while sailing the high seas.

Thomas had turned 17 and Gearld had a few more months to turn 11 when they finally heard Mammy say that they had reached a respectable amount of skill so they could now leave whenever they wanted. Hearing that they hugged each other and shed tears of joy as Mammy looked on with a wistful smile which soon disappeared as she heard them start talking

"Oohh we finally don't have to look at this hag anymore!"

"Tom-san, I feel so happy that we don't have to go through that painful training anymore!"

"Get lost and start building your ship then!"

Hearing the old lady shout they knew it was time to skedaddle and ran away straight into the forest to start collecting materials for their ship. As the situation wasn't like a few years back and they actually had permission to make a ship and set sail they decided to come up with an actual blueprint for it first.

Spending a few hours they decided to build a brig as it was only them for now and the captain probably won't recruit too many members.

Launching a ship into the sea after building it on land was important so they built an elevated platform first to build the ship on. Spending a day on the platform and a couple of days on the ship they were proud to see their finished product which looked very good for the amount of time they put into it.

With their ship done they started making the sails and tying ropes that were to be used on it which took an additional day. Adding the finishing touch to their ship by giving themselves their own pirate flag which was a smiling skull with a captain's hat which had six whiskers under it with three on each side instead of the bones you might normally see.

After stocking the ship with essentials and building a ramp to launch the ship it was already late at night so they decided to set sail in the morning and went back to the orphanage for dinner. Announcing what they were gonna do they were met with indifference from everyone there. Not caring much about it they went to bed early to get up early the next morning.

"How do you feel Jerry?"

"I feel great Tom-san, we can finally get out of this small place and go see a lot of different things."

"That's right, we're gonna be free."

As they were conversing while finishing their final checks Mammy came over to see them off. Thinking to herself that it was not really a bad ship for rookie shipwrights she got onto the ship. Thomas and Gerald stopped talking when they saw her and Thomas just looked around awkwardly. Seemingly understanding what he was thinking of, Mammy started talking.

"So, do you have everything ready?"

"...yes we do."

"Did you check everything again?"

"We just finished doing it."

Walking towards Thomas who was answering her meekly she started patting both him and Gerld at which point Thomas finally looked at her to see her wearing a very genuine smile on her face.

"Whatever happens, stay safe alright?"

Hearing those words of concern for him was the final straw as Thomas lunged in to hug her, the first time he had ever done it. Though initially surprised by his action Mammy reciprocated as she hugged him back. Gerald, seemingly not wanting to be left out jumped and joined in as Mammy started laughing.

"You know you can say it if you want right."

"Say what, I don't have anything to say to you."

"I do. Mammy, I love you a lot."

Looking at Gerald looking at her as he said it with a big smile on his face she thought at least one of them is honest. As they finished having their moment Mammy telling them to hold on tight got off and got ready to kick off the breaks holding the ship on the platform.

As she sent the ship into the vast blue she started remembering the time when she had picked up those kids. Gerald was handed to her by the people she met at the unknown island and Thomas was one of the first she adopted.

She realized she had started seeing everyone she pocked up as her own children which she never intended to. It wasn't a bad feeling though, thinking like that she saw her two 'oldest' children have very excited expressions as the ship splashed into water.

'Hopefully not all the kids want to leave. Haaa, this feeling sucks.'

"Let's gooo! The flying Mammy is ready for take off!"

Breaking out of her thoughts upon hearing Thomas shout she was surprised that they named it after her.

'Oh well it's not my real name anyway, I guess it's fine.'

Shaking her head with a smile she looked at the ship which had successfully entered the waters. She looked on as Thomas and Gerald instead of setting sail moved towards the big thing that was covered in the middle of the ship.

As soon as they took off the cover all her happy feelings disintegrated as she saw it was actually her own face which was made into a figurehead for the ship. She had wondered why they did not have one but she now understood they just didn't want to let her see it.

'I would rather die than let my face be the figurehead on a pirate ship!'

Though she loved them she still did not want them running around with her face on a pirates' ship. Picking up a rock from the side she threw it so hard that there was a sonic boom and when it reached the figurehead it straight up made it disappear.

"You are never allowed to have my face on your ship. Is that clear?"

Though they were far both the pirates could hear her pretty well for some reason. Gulping down hard they nodded as much as they could and unfurled their sails as quickly as possible and set sail.

The Whisker pirates had set sail and were gonna change the history of this world forever.

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Author's note : I didn't want to drag out and show them training so this is the end of prologue. Is the name of the crew and their flag good?