"Nothing to worry about, matey. Ever since we disembarked from Dewford we've been having engine troubles." The Captain reassured Howard. "Don't worry, I have my top mechanic on it...and Aipom."

Aipom frantically leapt around the deck with a chaotic assortment of tools and mechanical bits. A loud clang roared out from the engine room. The deck fell silent for a brief moment.

Then mechanic meekly yelped "Captain! Can you tell Murkrow to stop taking my wrench?" A flash of dark feathers squawked out of the engine room. Oil and bolts splashed onto the main deck.

The Captain bellowed a fierce order "Murkrow! Stop taking Marco's tools! Do it again and you're going in the ball!" Murkrow titled his head and stared blankly at Walter. Captain Walt knelt down in front of his loyal look out. "Look, the faster we fix the engine the more shiny things I can get you. Ok?"

The Captain cracked a smile at his befuddled companion. Murkrow looked up towards the Captain and let out a squawk "Trouble!" The dark type Pokemon flew into the air with a nut and swiftly dropped it onto the deck.

The crew looked at where the nut landed.

Something was troubling.

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"Ahoy! Someone is excited to see me! Here I am, clear as day!" Captain Walt bellowed as he walked onto the bow, wingspan fully spread. Wattrel squawked loudly from the captain's shoulder, the first mate always had to make his presence known.

With a thud, the large man jumped down onto the dock. "This isn't my first time on a ship, matey. When you've sailed as far and wide as I have, a simple delivery is barely a drop in the ocean blue!" He chuckled loudly and placed a firm grip on his friend's shoulder.

"I have everything under-. Before he could finish, a loud bang followed by a plume of smoke stole the stage

"Captain. It's leaking again." The young mechanic said loudly.

"I thought we fixed it! Argh! Give me a minute, Howard, just a minor inconvenience." The captain climbed back onto his salt riddled ship with a loud creak.

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