The Ship

Chapter 12

After the event the captain went and untied Penny from the bed post once it was safe to do so. Penny was not

happy, but that was not surprising.

“Penny, are you alright?” asked the Captain.

Penny did not answer she just glared at him for a moment. “What do you think!” she finally said.

“Well yer real good at actin’, if ya ask me,” the captain replied.

“Glad you think so Mitchell,” she replied annoyed.

“Penny I ain’t hurt ya too much did I?” he asked.

“Why don’t ya just look, and get yer answer,” replied Penny.

“I’m sorry,” begged the captain.

“And no ya ain’t hurt me too much, thanks to you my pain threshold is much higher now. You owe me mister!”

“What can I do for you Penny. I am at your service my lady,” replied the captain quite passionately.

Penny thought for a moment on what she could possibly have the captain do as his debt to her. “Trade places

with you,” she said after a moment.

“Trade places? What do ya mean?” he asked.

“I mean what I say, trade places. You can be me, and I’ll be you.”

“Ya mean be captain?” he asked.

“That’s exactly what I mean. I will captain your ship, and it will become my ship, and you can be part of the

crew. Maybe first mate if you behave. Ya can start by telling me where to go, but only temporarily. After that

the ship is mine. You will be the less significant one, instead of me,” explained Penny.

“Well I, I don’t know about that. Oh and the crew is going to listen to you right?” he said almost

sarcastically.

“They will if they know what’s good for them!” snapped Penny.

“What can you possibly do?” asked the captain.

“I can be an asshole too Mitchell, I’ve learned well from you,” she said.

“I’m still captain right now so you can do what yer supposed to do and call me Captain, or Captain Mitchell if

that suit ya better. But I’m still the Captain, and will continue to be the captain otherwise.”

“Oh and are you going to do something to me if I don’t, Mitchell?”

The captain gave her a deafening glare, which he’d hoped would keep Penny in her place before he responded.

“Yes Penny, I will,” he said. “I might’ve promised not to hurt you seriously, but that don’t mean I can’t

still discipline ya if necessary. I’ll give ya a good fair spankin’ if I got to Miss Penny!”

“Like ya could do anything worse than ya already have. Besides, you’re still in debt to me, and I ain’t

finished with what ya can do to repay that debt!” she said glaring at him.

“Well then finish it up already, Penny!” he said slightly annoyed. The captain was beginning to realize that

telling Penny that he would do something to repay her was not such a good idea after all. He had given her more

power and free will than he intended.

“I captain the ship, the crew will learn to respect me even if I have to act like you. I captain the ship, I

tell you what to do, and I get to discipline you if necessary, and without consequence.”

“Ya already claimed captain of the ship, yet you ain’t gona get very far trying to discipline me Penny.”

“Oh I disagree, I recall already doing so in fact.”

The captain did not like this deal, but he really did wish for Penny to forgive him once and for all. The

captain was beginning to feel like he was possibly in love with her and he would do anything to make her happy.

“Details ain’t matter, you ain’t gona get far no matter what ya say. Now what about the quartermaster, what

happens to him?” asked the Captain.

“He keeps his job, but works under me whether he likes it or not. You may both act as advisors if ya feel

necessary but ya ain’t to captain the ship, ya leave that to me, and if I don’t like what you’re saying I will

do as I please with it.”

“And do I still get to sleep in my own cabin?” asked the captain.

“If I think you deserve it yes you can still sleep in your cabin, but not necessarily the bed,” Penny

responded.

“Oh and am I to wear a dress as well as I’m trying to be Miss Penny?” he said in a more high pitched voice.

“Does it look like I’m wearin’ one? But now that you mention it…” Penny said as she watched the captain’s face

turn to a near horror expression.

“You wouldn’t dare,” said the captain.

“Wouldn’t I? said Penny with a mischievous smile. The captain started to glare at her. “Now, now James you

ought to be on your best behavior now,” Penny answered condescendingly.

“I’ve yet to agree to your plan of debt yet Penny,” snapped the captain.

“Do you?” Penny asked in all seriousness.

The captain thought about it. He wanted Penny happy and he knew that giving her some of her control back

would help that to happen. Yet objecting himself to being so submissive was not really his idea. Although

Penny did say he was allowed to act as an advisor as long as she was still captain. The captain thought that

perhaps if he let this happen they could both get their way in some form or another. He would still be the

captain but he would make it so Penny could at least feel a little like the captain of the ship. James also

thought about how the crew would not listen to Penny if their life depended on it, so he would have to do

something about that.

“Fine, you can be “captain” under one condition. That being you are not allowed to discipline me as you say,

and you must let me help you with the crew. They ain’t gona listen to you no matter what ya say or do to them,”

he finally responded.

“Well then you and the quartermaster can share the job and control the crew and make sure they listen to me.

And you must let me go through all the captain duties, that includes disciplining if necessary, that means to

you not just the crew. If not we have no deal and you bring me to the next piece of land we reach, I stay angry

at you, and nobody is happy, because I’ll make life a living hell, despite what you claim you will do to me,”

said Penny.

“Fine,” the captain replied disagreeably.

“Then let’s begin, James Mitchell.

“Wait. How long does this go for?” asked James.

“Until I get bored Mitchell,” said Penny with a smile.

“As you wish, my Captain,” James said annoyed, and partially under his breath.

“And what are you to do now that your lovely treasure map is in the hands of that Marks man?” asked Penny.

“I gave him the map, but the map ain’t show nothing of where the treasure is, he’ll spend every moment of the

day there until he finds something, and I’m pretty sure he ain’t gona find a thing, we certainty didn’t.

“What if he comes to attack?”

“Be prepared this time, and keep you out of harms reach and perhaps a muzzle for your mouth,” replied James

half jokingly.

Penny just barely smiled at that comment, without the captain really seeing as she walked to the other side

of the room and grabbed something from a hiding place and brought it back. James was confused when she suddenly

placed it on the table he was standing next to.

“It was the only piece of treasure I could scrimmage from that dreadful place,” she said as she headed for

the door.

“Thanks…” replied the James as he looked at the pure gold vase sitting on the table.

“Our deal begins now. Oh and you better fuck me tonight!” demanded Penny as she walked out.

“Much obliged oh Captain Penny,” he said smiling quietly to himself before he followed Penny out the door.