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1. BUCCANEERS OF BLACK POND

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1. ===| Chapter 1 ===

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1. This morning Billy would earn his nickname.

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1. It was cold that morning, in that New England town by the sea. Billy's family wasn't rich enough to live by the ocean, rather they were addressed in the center of town. Their house was two stories, though the first floor was partially dug into the ground and surrounded by a trench. Crushed sea shells lined the trenches bottom while poking halfway over the lawn was the kitchen and living room window.

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1. Though frost gathered on the edges of every window, the frost on the living room reflected a blue light. The sapphire screen of a television inside whined. In its mouth, a worn-out plastic vhs tape. It was a favorite of Billy's father.

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1. Beneath the stairs snored the hulking man. He was sleeping in a red recliner covered in stains. Stains derived from what was out of his hand, a can of watered-down off-brand beer.

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1. A few more were at his feet, in carpet that was also stained, but the rest of the living room was clean. Or at least, untouched.

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1. Far to Dad's left, dust gathered on the framed pilot license in the windowsill, at the foot of which were some disregarded drapes. Ahead, between the television and the kitchen entrance, crumpled a shepherd's-crook that was a plant. Right, sticking out of a grey-brick fireplace, nails that hadn't seen stockings in a year.

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1. Over Dad's head the stairs creaked.

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1. With a full duffle bag over his shoulder, Billy couldn't take a quiet step. It seemed all octaves of groan and squeak were achieved as he descended, no matter how slow he took it. By the time he reached the bottom, he was in a rush. "If he didn't wake then, he won't wake now." Billy thought.

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1. But presenting its own challenge was the door. Its hinges were stiff, yet attached loosely, clattering against its frame as Billy grabbed the door knob. The knob however resisted, his gloved hands slipping off the cold bronze. So he removed his gloves, dropped the duffle bag, and gripped the cold pommel.

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1. With a cough, a rattle, and a shake of the entire household, the door opened.

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1. With the last obstacle surpassed, Billy gathered his stuff and ran out the door.

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1. When a shaft of cool air hit the back of his neck, Billy's father's eyes shot open.

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1. By the time his father got up to close the door, Billy was already a block down the road.

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1. The cold air burned Billy's lungs as he ran with his duffle bag, its weight smacking against his back as his breath trailed behind him like a car's exhaust.

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1. Since it was a school morning, he had to carry his heavy textbooks with him. Usually they wouldn't be a problem since their regular ice rink was just at this road. But, after complaints from the neighbors, they had to seek an alternative.

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1. Billy reached the end of the street onto King's Highway, the only road that lead to downtown Catuvella, the epicenter of the small coastal town, which was really just a rotary that marked the intersection of King's Highway and the town's only real commercial district, Main Street, and as of today the location of Billy and his friends new hockey rink.

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1. Now on King's Highway, Billy was really starting to labour under the weight of his duffle bag. But upon seeing the frozen black pond that was their old Ice rink through the mulberry bushes, he knew he had only a half mile to go. He continued to glance over at their old stomping ground as he trudged along the highway, and he could still make out the etchings of past games between the makeshift goalposts. The spider-like nets hung on pairs of long rusty lead pipes, originally used for weirs out south that caught the seal-avoiding bait fish that'd become chum.

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1. Billy could also see one of his friends, Mike, had already taken one of the nets to the new ice rink, so with their combined efforts, he thought, the second net could be freed. But Mike was nowhere to be seen, most likely busy with his sisters. Billy had little time, so he continued southwards down King's Highway, making a mental note to apologize to Mike later for not helping him with the other net.

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1. The contents of dufflebag clanked and rumbled as Billy ran, getting even heavier the closer he got to the town's rotary. Now nearing his destination, he could see the spire of the town's church jutting out of the horizon, marking the location of the new ice rink, and It's spire wasn't the only man-made obelisk spearing the sky. In the center of the rotary came the war monument, reassuring the blonde boy as he ran by that he was a minute from the church, and conveniently enough, his school too. Now on Main Street, he ran a bit faster now, so close to the rendezvous with his friends. He would have been there by now if it wasn't for the strip of stores on the right side of Main Street just before the church that blocked access to the church's absolutely massive parking lot, hell. But for Billy it has always been like that with downtown Catuvella being a tourist trap, they made sure to pack and utilize every inch of it. There was A Boutique, a diner, a hair salon, a nail spa, an entry way for all the apartments capping the 2nd floors of this building, and finally, the smallest outfit along this vein of the town.

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1. It was the most recent addition to the main building, with freshly painted shingles on its walls. Its dark interior was on full display by large glass windows. Above which hung a finely carved wooden sign that read "Renowned Furniture".

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1. Finally past the first set of stores, Billy Arrived at at the church, taking a right down the road that led to the church's parking lot. Billy nearly sprinted down the slightly sloped road that lead to the parking lot as he was about to see the new ice rink for the first time now that his view was no longer obstructed by storefronts and apartments. Billy was so excited that he forgot that he didn't know where this new ice rink was, and upon reaching the bottom of the road and into the church's parking lot, Billy slipped onto his ass, dropping his duffle bag as he went slipping across a sheet of ice.

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1. Luckily for Billy, the ice was about an hour old and sturdy enough to hold his weight as he slid across it.

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1. Billy finally came to a stop at the other end of the ice sheet, just where the concrete was dry again, and, As if on cue, skating past him was his friend Frank, his dreadlocks trailing from under his helmet as he skated by.

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1. "Hey hey hey Billy," greeted Frank in his usual nasally tone.

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1. "Hey hey hey Franky," replied Billy as he got up, completely unfazed after nearly sliding more than a hundred feet across the frozen parking lot.

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1. As Frank continued to skate around the new ice rink, Billy maneuvered off the ice and onto the frosted grass of the church's lawn and on it, traveled up the length of the ice rink to where he dropped his duffle bag. When he was finally back at the other end of the parking lot, Billy carefully went back onto the ice sheet to where he had dropped his duffle bag. Once he was safely back on the church's lawn, Billy spotted another one of his friends, Roger, coiling a hose sourced from the back of the church.

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1. "Is it good?" Roger yelled. The small freshman eagerly awaiting Billy's reply. He had been up for at least three hours earlier setting up this plan, or more specifically, 'his' plan, since he was the one who first suggested it due to him being the reverend's son.

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1. "Yeah." Billy said without looking at him as he pulled out his skates from under his school books in his duffle bag. Billy already knew the rink was good before he even saw it for Roger, shorter and younger than Billy and his other friends, would never waste an opportunity to prove himself to the gang.

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1. "Nothing like the natural stuff." said Frank as he came to a halt on his skates and then looked at Frank. "But it is god given, and I will count my blessings."

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1. "Har har. Billy, was Mike behind you?", said Roger as he tossed aside the hose coil and picked up his skates.

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1. "I didn't see him, but he got one of the nets down from black pond. Probably stopped so he could make breakfast. " answered Billy.

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1. With skates, helmet and Stick equipped, Billy tossed his duffle bag onto the lawn and skated out onto the frozen pond. Finally out on the Ice with skates on, Billy could finally examine their new ice rink.

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1. In the middle of the Rink, Billy took note of its slightly-off rectangular shape. The corner behind him reached the end of the church lawn. The corner in front of him was snug against a wall perpendicular to renowned furniture's rear entrance. Unlike the front, visible billy was the interior. Glass cases, wooden floors and a desk illuminated by lights turned on by a yet unseen owner.

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1. "You cool just hitting pucks against the wall?", questioned Roger, excited to play hockey on his creation.

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1. Billy was too busy looking at the store for the owner to answer him. Roger skated by and repeated the same question. Billy blinked, shaking his focus from the store, and finally answered Roger. "Yeah, you go first."

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1. With that, Roger darted around the ice, his smaller stature seeming to fit perfectly with the new rink letting him maneuver around the ice with ease. To Billy and Frank, though, the sheet was almost too small to have any real fun, but as they could clearly see this was not the case for Roger; A short boy learns to appreciate tight spaces. His yellow stained sweatshirt billowed as he skated back and forth, covering strides as large as 40 feet with ease as the puck hovered between his legs with every nudge of his stick. His friends watched on, rolling their eyes and pretending to check their watches to get the point across: "We don't have all day."

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1. But Roger persisted, shifting across from one end of the rink to the other as fast as he could. Then he stopped and turned before the church, whacking the puck with his fullest force. But Roger missed and instead struck the ice so hard he caught cement, breaking his hockey stick in three and throwing the boy onto his back in a single movement, all the while the puck remained unmoved.

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1. Frank and Billy dropped their hockey sticks and rushed over to help him up. As Frank helped Roger up, Billy Picked up what was left of the wooden handle, the largest of the broken pieces. Carved along the length of the aging wood were the names of previous owners, each one was crossed out except for the very last one.

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1. Billy read the list aloud; "Elijah... Jebediah...Luke...Ezekiel...Anthony...Roger."

2. After reading out Roger's uncrossed name, Billy blurted, "Christ, Raj, do you have anything for yourself?"

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1. Roger angrily took the stick from billy and threw it into a leafless cherry tree in the church's lawn. His face reddened in Pain and exhaustion, but when he turned to Billy's, Roger only chuffed and patted his shoulder saying, "Yeah, friends like you."

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1. Billy smacked his arm. "Gay."

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1. Before Roger could think of a comeback, a crack and a thud raddled behind him, stealing his and Billy's attention. Frank had taken the liberty to demonstrate a proper goal shot to the gray wall but left behind no mark on its bumpy surface.

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1. "Let me try." Billy came behind Frank and snatched the puck with the paddle of his hockey stick, as he did, though, something inside the furniture store caught his eye, and he slowly came to a stop, the puck between his legs, as he was enamoured with what he saw.

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1. Behind the blue tinted glass, bobbing to a rhythm Billy could only guess about, swept a figure in a black hoodie. Their denim-covered hips went back and forth, only reaching half way down her ass to reveal tufts of orange fur that reflected the gleam of the birchwood floor she walked on. What looked like an orange bow bobbed atop their head, but a quick glance at her "unique" legs made Billy look again and realize it wasn't a bow, but a pair of rabbit ears bound by a scrunchy. Billy was certain that they were ears, because he could see wires streaming from them down to a round walkman hooked to the girl, or at least he was hoping a girl, hooked on her belt over her rather thick posterior.

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1. 'Tiger trooper,' Billy thought, a historical name for anthros he learned from current history teacher. 'I want to get her attention.'

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1. He looked down and stared at the puck under his stick and then at the wall 20 feet ahead. And then it finally hit him. 'I know how,' he thought.

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1. "Hey Billy!" Billy looked over his shoulder as Franky got his attention."Excuse my preaching, but are you going to shoot-" Franky was interrupted by a sudden smack to the stomach by Roger to keep him from interrupting whatever Billy was planning.

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1. 'Yeah."'Billy thought to himself, his focus returning to the puck. 'I think I'll shoot.'

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1. He turned and skated towards the church, giving the puck a few nudges. A slight maneuver to the left to reduce speed, then facing backwards he raised his stick and waited as the momentum carried him ever closer to the lawn. A second before his heels dug into the dirt, Billy gave the puck his hardest strike ever.

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1. It flew. High. Headlevel of any adult NHL player, a foot above any highschooler in town, and any official referee witnessing the puck would've called foul.

2. It struck the wall adjacent to the store's entrance, bounced off in an arc as high as the base of the church's spire, and then crashed through the furniture store's glass.

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1. A female shriek filled the air, and Billy only had one thought, 'Oh shit.'

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1. Franky, in a panic, bolted off the ice and across the church's lawn, his skates still on, kicking up frozen clumps of grass and dirt. As he fled his right blade caught in an underground sprinkler, cracking the plastic head as he tripped. A stream of ice cold water burst upwards, soaking his skating boots.

2. Roger immediately went ass to ice and grabbed his laces. As he untied his laces Roger prayed. And oh did Roger pray. The reverend's son called upon the lord with speed and enunciation that would impress even the most devout monk, and Roger held nothing back, apologizing for reading comics in the pews, pleading that he was trying his best to be a good kid, that he didn't mean to use the lord's supply of water to accidentally assist in property damage, and for the good lord above to not send the police as divine retribution.

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1. Billy, on the other hand, took the time to confirm his hypothesis as he took in the prior screams, 'Definitely a girl,' he thought. Then the furniture store entrance opened and Billy could do nothing but stare, for out stepped the rabbit girl, and the first thing he noticed were her beautiful blue eyes, and how cute her buck teeth were as she cursed him out in a language he couldn't wait to learn later on.

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1. As Billy stood in awe of this furry beauty, Roger came up behind him and grabbed him by the shoulder. Though BIlly was still in a haze about the bunny girly, the blonde boy managed to make out his friend's comments as Roger pulled him toward the store; "Christ, you made that puck Ricochet like a bullet, Billy."

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1. Bullet. Billy.

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1. 'What a cool nickname; He thought, as he was dragged by an apologetic Roger towards the screaming rabbit woman.

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1. 'Maybe she'll like it.'