Captain of Nightmares

There was a reason the captain did not look forward to the nights.

Captain Delhamue's previous catastrophe had lost him his crew, the best men and women he had ever met. They died horrendously before his eyes, and he believed it was because of his mistakes...

He opened his eyes and felt his heart give a sickening lurch. His surroundings were familiar, so familiar, exactly as he had dreamt time and time again. Around him lay his new crew, the ones who had trusted him, saved him, worked hard for him. They were dead or dying, exactly as he had in other nights. Behind him, his navigator's eyes rolled in his direction. Oriole opened his mouth to let sound escape from his lips, but none came. Shivering, panicking, Captain Delhamue curled up tight, waiting for the morning, waiting to wake up from this nightmare...

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For my Second Quarter Exam. Had to pick something form that 100 Theme List thing. We could have mixed themes, so I did. Dying and Dream.

All characters and story (c) MelW.2008 aka Zennilynn
except for
Keaton (c) SammyA.2008 aka LuckySquid

PS:
My scanner totally killed the soft coloring. It's harsh and sharp and I don't like that. But in person it's much nicer, I swear. ;0