The Black Pirates

CH. 9 – Exploring the Forest

The two of them split up according to agreement and decided to deal with everything on their own. The dense forest, there were birds chirping among the shady trees, on the outside of the forest, the whirring of the wind began to blow.

They stared unmoved for a moment and ran around dividing the search grounds. Two-way destination, Tabra to the south. Akma Jaya is heading east.

Their steps mixed with the sound of leaves due to the wind, leaves that rubbed, just outside the forest had not yet entered it.

While in the protected forest, full of shade makes the wind can not penetrate into it.

While in the forest, Akma Jaya is domesticated because many mosquitoes swarm, scattered near the ears, stinging the arms and all over the body that is not protected by clothing.

The sound of mosquitoes dominating and constantly sucking his blood.

Repeatedly Akma Jaya tried to get rid of mosquitoes with both hands that kept patting, but the longer, the more mosquitoes came and attacked with stings.

Nevertheless, Akma Jaya continues to break through the cracks of shady trees, the leaves cover the sunlight, only a little faint visible.

In another situation with Tabra, she was not attacked by mosquitoes because she broke through to the south. There the wind was blowing hard enough, so no mosquitoes roamed the place.

While the forest that was penetrated by Akma Jaya was quite unlucky. In the middle of the journey there was a thick black sucking mud.

Nahash. Akma Jaya did not see the mud puddle, so she was knocked out. I don't know what kind of mud it is, it sucks strong and makes Akma Jaya difficult to move.

“Arrgghh ..!” yelled Akma Jaya unconscious. He was shocked to stare at his sinking feet, sucked in a puddle of mud.

“How can I escape this mud?” His mind turned to find a solution. At that moment, the fleeting ingenuity of musings became a reference to stay afloat.

Akma Jaya clenched her hands trying to lift herself up to escape from the mud puddle, she thought tired.

Puddles of mud that sucks, he said, he continued to suck Akma Jaya with a fairly fast time range, only a few minutes of feet Akma Jaya has drowned sucked by the mud.

His hands moved, constantly moving, he tried to reach the tree branch that was on top of his head. There were two branches, it was a glimmer of hope.

Akma Jaya was almost exhausted from doing all that, but she kept trying.

In the end, the fatigue of Akma Jaya is paid because both hands have succeeded—have succeeded in reaching the twig.

Now, Akma Jaya's face was smiling. “Alright, I'll get out of this mud!” yelling Akma Jaya while trying to pull her body. Holds tight, his face sweats.

By the time his body lifted up, he was happy to smile happily.

After Akma Jaya made it out of the mud, she murmured a little gratitude thinking about the danger she was now in.

“It looks like it is dangerous here, I better go south following Tabra,” Akma Jaya said for a moment. He decided to agree with his thoughts and hastened to run, heading south.

“Although, later he said I was a coward, who cares? Wait for me Tabra, I'll catch up with you!” Akma Jaya exclaims with a fast race. He moved between the twigs and dodged freely.

Meanwhile, Tabra in the south continued to break through the forest, a calm face that was fairly relaxed, he slashed through the cracks of the roadblock trees, but not far from the location. Fucking cuddle himself, he meets a ferocious bear.

The bear's mouth was sharp-toothed and it stared at Tabra like a starving gaze.

“Sial! Why did I meet a bear?” Tabra said while trying to run away. He doesn't like what he's looking at now.

The movement of Tabra. The bear looked sharp and saw himself.

Now, the Bear was chasing Tabra while making a roar, the mouth shut and gaping wide, the bear tried to bite Tabra's leg, but to no avail.

Tabra made a move to keep running until she was knocked away. His breath was almost impervious to blow anymore.

His legs weakened, unexpectedly, Tabra fell down and was now lying on the ground.

“Tidaaak! I don't want to die of a bear!” Tabra exclaimed, hastening to get up from the beginning lying down, she quickly unsheathed the sword and pointed it at the bear.

The bear continued to roar, growing more and more fervent, he threw a sharp nail towards Tabra, but Tabra managed to hold the bear's grip with a sword.

“Hey, Bear. Unhand me! I'll get you a lot of fish!” tabra said while holding the bear's scratch.

However, the bear was even more ferocious until his sword was broken.

As a result, Tabra again ran though staggered, he tried to save himself. Anyhow he will keep running to be safe, that's what he said.

While running, the breath breaks. Tabra looked back, she smiled again. Running hard without complaining.

“True what Akma.” said Tabra said in a daze and was still running.

“If we were together, something like this wouldn't happen,” Tabra continued running, her legs tripped and now she's back down.

This time he could not get up again, tried and wanted to move, but could not.

Slowly his eyes closed. A faint shadow plastered, he saw the bear's mouth gaping in front of him, gradually his gaze blackened. Faded and disappeared.

“Ma–forgive me, Akma for not obeying your words.” Tabra fainted.

By chance Akma Jaya arrived on time, she immediately threw a sword at the bear.

The sword slashed straight until it was stuck right in the belly of the bear, gradually he lay dead with blood that kept coming out.

After the death of the bear, Akma Jaya breathed a sigh of relief. He put Tabra on his shoulder and carried her to a dry wood tree.

Quite a long time passed, Tabra fainted for hours. He was unconscious, there was no sign that he was okay.

Akma Jaya worried more and more until the sun began to show a dim light, evening was approaching, but Tabra had not yet woke up.

Akma Jaya waits anxiously, hoping Tabra is okay.

After hours, Tabra began to wake up, blinking her eyes.

At that moment, Akma Jaya looked on muttering happily because her best friend survived and nothing happened.

“Fortunately, Tabra. You are fine,” said Akma Jaya for a moment staring, then hugged her tightly. Decorating smile, grim voice spoken.

Tabra. “Hei, Akma. Let go of your embrace, don't worry too much about me!” replied Tabra struggling to escape from her embrace. He quickly broke away.

“Take it easy, Akma. Wounds like this will not make me die, you should know that,” continued Tabra showed an optimistic attitude.

“Alright, what do you think, it is better that we be together and split up is not a good idea.” Akma Jaya implied the speech.

“What did you say, Akma. It is better for us to be together to unite forces and split up is not a good idea,” Tabra replied with a long sigh. He admitted guilt for what happened.

Akma Jaya grinned. “That's the new Tabra I know,” said Akma Jaya patting Tabra— gave encouragement.

“Uhuk ... uhuk ...” Tabra coughed at hearing that. He reflexively shifted his gaze for a moment. looking at the sun, the dim light in both netra showed the apoplexy contributed.

Then, sigh, “Haaah .. no, Akma. Come, quickly we search for the wood, look at the sun, the world is almost approaching night.” Tabra spoke while pointing at the sunlight. He was shaking his dirty clothes as a result of falling on the ground. Simply smile knot.

Akma Jaya nodded. “Alright,” the answer is concise. Tone a little shrewd.

Tabra. “Hei, Akma. Your answer is like a person who lacks spirit, come on, spirit and let out the typical voice of a captain.” Tabra exclaimed loudly staring at Akma Jaya. Both of his hands held the shoulders of Akma Jaya.

The eagle eye glare was clearly emanated. Akma Jaya stared unmoved.

“Baiiklah!” Akma Jaya makes a loud voice.

Tabra smiled hearing that. “That's the new Akma I know.” Tabra replied exactly to Akma Jaya's earlier remark. He also grinned.

After the conversation, the two of them rushed over and did not want to waste any time.

The day was approaching night, at the end of the forest, they found the right wood to be used as a bird cage.

The wood came from a very valuable tree in their village, Akma Jaya cut down the tree along with Tabra who helped then they cut it into pieces.

After the wood is cut and arranged, they bind it with elongated roots. Tabra took a breath, exhaling a relief and peace already.

“When we go home, Akma.” Tabra spoke after seeing all the wood neatly arranged and ready to be lifted.

“Yes, it seems like this much wood is enough.” Akma Jaya smiled.

Tabra nodded and enough of that. He didn't answer.

“Tabra, we will make a cage, tomorrow because it is evening, night will soon arrive.” Akma Jaya says the phrase. His face was still crafting wood to lift.

Tabra nodded. “Alright, but remember, yes, do not make a cage without me!” the reply is still ordering.

“Yes, as long as you're not late." Akma Jaya said an exception.

“Eh, can't even if I'm late. One thing, remember, do not start without me,” stressed Tabra.

“Why do you insist on helping me in making a cage?” Akma Jaya was astonished.

“Ya, there you go.” Tabra walked away from Akma Jaya a little.

Akma Jaya followed. “Yes, that's it. How do you mean, I don't understand!”

Tabra looked at. “You do not realize, have we become friends, your fatigue is my fatigue too.” Now, Tabra turned her face, looked at the trees and quite chuckled.

He walked up to the wood, and so did Akma Jaya.

“So?” Akma Jaya cannot answer long. He just said a little bit succinctly.

Tabra nodded. Together with the wooden roof, he took a breath and returned to walking lightly. Akma Jaya tried to catch up because it was far enough behind.

“Hei, Tabra. Wait for me ...” Akma Jaya says gopoh.

Tabra. “Akma, hurry up, your path is slow. Is that the way of a captain's path?” tabra asked with a grin, his face did not see what or why, Akma Jaya was difficult to guess.

“Hey, you were the one who left me, where might my path be slow.” Akma Jaya defended herself and brushed it off.

“Hehehe .. true as well. Don't talk about it anymore.” Tabra laughed for a moment. He walks with Akma Jaya.

He also laughed when he heard Tabra's words. Joking together, silent in the forest from the jokes of others, besides them. The dim night, a cold gust of wind hit the skin.

After walking for quite a while, in the end they both came out of the forest. The two headed to Akma Jaya's house. There's wood lying, in a courtyard.

It looks simple, the surrounding is quiet, the atmosphere of the night. Tabra pamit home, who would have thought that the wood is located messy and the arrangement is not rusty. It is unsightly for a person who is born neat.