Captain Stevenson watched as the hostile naval ship disguised as a fishing trawler neared. The conflicting emotions on his face were apparent to all the sailors who watched him and the comms equipment with bated breath.
The standoff had been many months in the making while the grey hairs on both sides had laboured to cool down the inflamed tensions and broker a truce. With the war mongering reaching a crescendo, Captain Stevenson had been ordered to push the detested red button that he had hoped he would never be asked to push.
The comms equipment squawked out the correct authorisation codes. The decision had been made. Captain steeled himself and walked to the open deck and shouted out – “We surrender. My ship has been damaged.”
The man in the fishing trawler looked out confused – Captain Stevenson was amazed to see the clueless face of a native fisherman gawking at him.
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Thanks to the amazing Priceless Joy for the challenge.
Nice last line reveal. If only the current world political climate could similarly be put down to a bit of a misunderstanding. Nice one.
True Iain. Unfortunately the world is a complicated place which cannot resolve simple issues.
A case of mistaken identity…I think.
Exactly. Thanks for writing in
Hahaha! The Captain’s gonna regret that moment, like forever.
That he is going to 😆. Thanks Varad for writing in.
Hahahaha! The Captain thought it was the enemy and it was just a fishing trawler! LOL! Great story!
😜 classic case of paranoia. Thanks Joy for stopping by.
Yes, that is exactly what it is. 😀
Ah I thought had may shoot the pirates in this case poor fisherman
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Hehehe… Captain had a real LOL moment!
Lavnya your tale highlights one burning issue, monster is made out of the mole!
Engaging twisty tale!
-Anagha From Team MocktailMommies
Thanks Anagha 😁
Misunderstanding – the underlying cause of many conflicts. Great take.
True yarnspinnerr. Thanks for writing in