Was that a ship? No it was a boat...

“Was that a ship?” Vanessa asked.

            “Yep.” Michelle said cheerfully.

            “Flight Speed?” Stonegrim asked not looking up.

            “We crossed their bow at approxiamately 180 miles per hour.

            “Lucky you saw them in time.” Flynt said.

            “Lucky we didn’t blow them over.” Severin said.

            “We would have stopped and fished them out.” Quest said.

            “Good thing we didn’t have to.” Michelle said “I suspect that they would have refused to accept that a airplane can hover.”

            “We have incoming bogies.” Severin said,

            “What?” Flynt said and looked around as if it would do him any good.

            The intercom crackled. “A wing of very cool looking Jet thingys.”

            “Thanks Kat.” Michelle said. “As always so exact in identification.”

            “Hey! It’s not like I fly much.” The voice crackled back.

            Vanessa looked around.

            “She’s in the forcastle.” Stonegrim said.

            “The bubble dome behind the cockpit with the spyglasses and telescopes.” Quest added.

            “Here they come.” Cat announced.

            The two jets dropped down to flank the Freya on either side, one pulled alongside. They flew together as if in formation at 230 miles per hour  at an elevation of 75 feet above the surface of the ocean. Michelle wiggled the Freya’s wings up and down. She looked back at Vanessa and grinned.

            “Now it gets interesting.” She said before looking back over.