Dylan and the Dream Pirates: Round-Up

[jasonandrew]

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I had to make a couple of last minute changes.


Table of Contents
DYLAN AND THE DREAM PIRATES 1
CHAPTER ONE: THE PROBLEMS WITH PIRATES 3
CHAPTER TWO: THE LOST BOYS 21
CHAPTER THREE: THIN SPOTS BETWEEN THE WORLDS 37
CHAPTER FOUR: THE LADY OF THE TEMPEST 57
CHAPTER FIVE: THE SECRET OF GRIMALKIN FORTUNATO 73
CHAPTER SIX: MUTANY ON THE TEMPEST 97
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE WORTHY 125
CHAPTER EIGHT: THE TOWER OF BONE 147
CHAPTER NINE: THE QUEEN OF CATS 165
CHAPTER TEN: OUROBOROS 182
CHAPTER ELEVEN: REQUIEM IN THE HOUSE OF LOGOS 207
CHAPTER TWELVE: TALL SAILS, TALLER TALES 231
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS NEVER ASKED 251
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: SHOOTING FLAMINGOS 270
CHAPTER FIFTEEN: DEVIL MAY CARE 271
CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THE RIDERS OF THE STORM 272
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: SECOND STAR TO THE RIGHT 273

Those of you paying attention will note that there is an additional chapter. CHAPTER THIRTEEN: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS NEVER ASKED.

I had to add it to the outline. Chapter 12 is the end of the action. Chapter 14 starts up the next quest.

Here is a raw WIP from the end of the chapter.

Pip sighed. “It must be a wonderful thing to have a mother and father.”

“A family’s what gets you through the day,” Travis said. He hugged his son and then flipped him over and gave him a solid boogie. “The Lost Boys are still my family. An occasionally gross and stanky family, but there it is.”

Knox beltched loudly in agreement. The others laughed, except Spoken. “What happens when we’re gone?”

“I think you’re going to be around for a while, Spoken. Don’t worry so much or you’ll grow up.”

Spoken wearily shook his head. Dylan realized for the first time that he had bags under his eyes. “We’re the last of the Lost Boys. What happens if we’re gone? What happens then?”

Travis finally understood. He shrugged helplessly. “I don’t rightly know. I imagine that eventually there’d be other Lost Boys and the fairies would take care of them. I believe that there are currents in the dreamlands that form stories. I think those currents encourage patterns in us. Like with the Lost Boys. When there’s a need, there’ll be Lost Boys.”

“And with Peter Pan still around, kids are going know about the Lost Boys for a long time,” Dylan added.

Spoken removed his glasses to clean them. “I feel aces now. I had been worried that if Red-Handed Jack killed us that would it for the Lost Boys.”

Travis grinned boyishly and leaned close to the boys and whispered. “And I’ll tell you guys a secret about Red-Handed Jack that’ll guarantee victory.” They all scooted closer and the small part of Travis that was still Trouble whispered a pirate’s secret.

Comments

[talithakalago.livejournal.com]

Wow. I don't think I've read any of your writing before. (Have I? My mind fails me)

This is good stuff. Your style is solid.

[highway-west.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I have a couple of short stories out, but my first novel is still on various slush piles.

[talithakalago.livejournal.com]

Heh. Me in December then. Grin.

[highway-west.livejournal.com]

I think the hardest part of being a writer is having your story on the slush pile and wanting to share it with the world.

It takes all of the willpower I have not to post it on the internet and yell at the top of my lungs, read my novel! heh!

[talithakalago.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those writers who prefers the writing to the 'people reading'. I just want to be published so I don't have to get a real job. Grin.

Also, so I feel like less of a LIAR when I tell people I'm a writer. Ah, priorities... I fail at them.