  "Sir! You must awaken! The pirateship Sailbeam has been spotted only half a mile out! " Fumbiling about for his trousers and coat, the news is delivered quickly. "The Captain requests your prescence on the bridge, sir! " Out of the cabin, it was utter pandamonium, men hurried for their cloths and ran to their battle stations, some half nude. Once on the bridge, he realized that only half the officers were in uniform. "How long till were in range?
" asked Captain Winters. "Twenty minuets, if the winds hold", said the navigator "What are we up against? ", the Captain asked "Armorment unknown," said the weapons specalist," but our range isn't enough to strike first" Dimitri sighed, this was the kind of thing right out of the text book, but he still worried. Would this day end for him at the bottom of the sea? 
