would have thwarted my plans immediately. I'm so happy that you are coming with me !! "Bunny just gushed out.

Now that she had finally found someone who wanted to support her in her endeavor, there was almost no stopping her thirst for action. Slowly it seemed to dawn on Joe, too, that this might not be just a harmless joke after all. With an effort he averted his gaze from this floating grave and looked directly into Bunny's beaming face. He could clearly see the twinkle in her eyes. She was really serious ...

"So, listen, Bunny ..." he began hesitantly, fumbling with shaky fingers on the collar of his shirt. Somehow he felt like someone was choking on his breath right now.

"Do you really want to go through with this ?? ... I mean ... that ... that doesn't work ..." he stammered on, and the fact that Bunny's face suddenly darkened didn't matter either lighter."What do you mean? You said you'd take part.", She interrupted his stuttering harshly and her dog suddenly didn't look so peaceful anymore ... Gradually Joe panicked a little. How could he talk his way out of the matter without looking like a total coward and, if possible, without being mauled by the dog? Then he had the flash of inspiration that saved him.

"No, you got it completely wrong! I would really love to take part, but we can't go out in pairs. A pirate gang definitely needs more members. Such a ... uh ... ship ... you can but not lead at all with only two people. ", he replied, trying to make his voice sound as disappointed as possible. Yes, she really couldn't say anything against that. He was off the hook! But maybe he was happy a little too early ...

"Oh! But we're not going alone!", Bunny shouted laughing, whereupon Joe looked around and looked for more crew members.Who else had she gotten to take part in such a nonsense action ...

"After all, Buster will come with you too. And you can steer such a small ship with a very small crew. In addition, we will of course look for a few new members on the trip! So, don't panic.", The girl continued and patted his shoulder encouragingly. That really gave Joe the rest.

"Don't panic? Would you like to set sail with a dog as a navigator? I have absolutely no idea about seafaring. And what about school? We can't just say," By the way, we'll be coming from tomorrow no longer for class because we want to become pirates. ". And our parents? They will never let that happen! Have you ever thought about it? This whole thing is really the total crazy idea!" his voice almost cracked. His head was bright red now and he was waving his arms so wildly that Bunny seriously wondered which of the two was probably not really close anymore."Now calm down again, okay? I've thought it all over carefully. I wrote my parents a letter in which I explained everything to them. They won't like it, but they just have to understand my decision. Mine After all, they allowed their brothers to do it. And at school we don't learn anything useful anyway. Who needs power calculus or English grammar? At sea we will learn the really important things! Oh yes, I have a note in your parents' mind a while ago Thrown mailbox so that they know ... ", she began to explain, but she got no further.

"YOU HAVE .... WHAT ????? You have .... my parents ..... oh god! What if they have already found the note? They will call the police! I have to go home otherwise they'll piss me off for misleading and malicious deception! ", Joe interrupted her screeching and meanwhile his voice had reached a considerable pitch.

"You know what?If you're such a goddamn shit, get out of here! I really don't need someone like that in my team! Buster and I can do it alone! "Bunny yelled at him angrily and quickly turned away from him. She felt the tears welling up in her eyes and that idiot really shouldn't see that now. How could she have been so wrong about him? She was so happy." about finally finding someone who understood her and didn't think she was totally freaked out, but now she felt betrayed and just completely stupid.

Defiantly she stomped over to the boat and jumped in. The boat rocked a lot, but Bunny didn't show it. Buster jumped after her and sat down next to her. She stroked his head gratefully. In any case, she could always rely on one.

Bunny loosened the rope securing the boat to the dock and then grabbed the two paddles. You could see she was having trouble rowing, but slowly the boat began to move in the right direction.Joe stood on the jetty, pretty stunned, and watched her go. She was just bluffing. She didn't really want ... so completely without a mast, without sails, without provisions ... it was really easier to list the things that weren't missing. But the further the small nutshell moved away from him, the more insecure he became. He felt guilty. Perhaps he should have given her his opinion from the start. Then such a fantasy would never have crossed her head. Or maybe the whole thing wasn't such a crazy idea after all, but he just a total philistine who didn't even recognize fun when he stumbled over it? He had to admit it to himself. His life hadn't been very exciting and varied until now. Joe had no siblings and even if people at school didn't look at him as crookedly as they used to after his successful magic show, his circle of friends was rather small. How happy he had been when he met Bunny and was able to discover a completely different side of life through her crazy ideas.What should he do now without her? Start doing magic again? Without their little "tutoring tricks" his show wasn't worth a damn anyway and people would definitely start booing on him again or even throw rotten tomatoes at him. The very thought of it made him wince. No, he never wanted to experience something like that again and so he made a decision. His parents would certainly be worried and at some point he would definitely regret it, but he would be even more annoyed later if he pinched again and ran home like a scared rabbit.

"Hey Bunny! Wait! You can't go without provisions!", He yelled after the boat, which had already covered a considerable distance.

"I had a good breakfast and besides, I'm not such a bitch like you!" Came the less polite reply.

"But I brought something with me or you don't want to take me with you anymore ??", Joe tried again.Now Bunny paused and looked back at the harbor in disbelief. Had she just misheard? This guy probably wanted to make fun of her too.

"Very funny! I can't use a landlubber who hangs on my skirt for every little thing! Go home to Mommy and do some magic ..." she poisoned and put her hands around her mouth like a speaking tube with the bastard also really understood.

"Listen, I'm sorry. I've thought about it. I don't want to stay here if you leave. I'm getting bored. Come back and take me with you!" Joe begged and secretly realized that he must have actually gone insane.

"If this is supposed to be a joke and now I row all the way back for free, then I'll kill you!" Bunny yelled threateningly, but Joe could tell by her voice that she was happy.

"No joke, I promise !!", he laughed, but the confirmation was superfluous, because Bunny had almost reached the jetty again and was grinning at him, panting."Hey, you're really fast. Maybe we really don't need a sail ...", Joe smirked and the boat traffic jam landed in his face.

"Hold Rand and get in, otherwise the Klabautermann will get you!", Bunny grumbled, still out of breath, and held out her hand to him.

Joe screeched like a girl at the shaky entrance, but in a strange way Bunny's presence calmed him down. She really didn't seem to worry at all. Or she could just hide them a lot better than he ...

"And you are really sure that we can do it ??", he started again hesitantly as Bunny handed him one of the paddles.

"Are you starting again? I'm the captain here and if I say we can do it, then that's also true, understood sailor? And now we are rowing!", The self-appointed captain replied firmly.

"Aye aye boss. At your command!" Chuckled Joe and jokingly saluted his superior before he grabbed the paddle and began to row.It took a while for the two of them to settle in and instead of going in a circle in the right direction, but then they sailed amicably into the sunset and nothing could stop them. Except maybe...

"Tell me, and you really have no idea about seafaring? Not even a bit of map reading ??"

- "No, no idea. Do you even have a card with you?"

- "Also true again ..."

- "How? You really don't have a card with you? And isn't it a stupid idea to drive right now when the sun is going to set soon ???"

- "Joe ... just shut up!"

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Backstage: Hey, I'm hardworking !! * pat yourself on the shoulder * Well, I finally decided to start studying again from next week (whoever believes it ... ^^) and that's why I want to get a little something done by then.

Oh yeah, finally I started the real story. It was about time. I was afraid that this chapter would be too short again, but somehow I came up with a little something ^^So now Bunny has her first colleague. If you've noticed any similarities with a certain famous sorcerer's apprentice ... no comment! ^^ But you can be happy. That was definitely not the last crew member ^^

And I've also included a little guest appearance by another young man. You must have recognized him straight away. Yes, Shin Chan's bare bum wiggled briefly through the picture ^^ (is this already called "Cross Over" ?? * lol *) And I already have a few ideas for other guests ... ^^ But you can also always happy to send suggestions if you can think of something funny.

Well, it's way too late again, so I'll go to bed now.

See you soon!

Your bunny