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He was dreaming about hamsters when it happened.

The ship lurched to the side and the lamp by his nightstand fell with an audible crash. Nolan thought they were being ambushed, so he leaped to his feet, pulled his rifle from under his bed and ran crashing through the door. He reached the deck in his boxers, eyes the size of saucers and breathing ragged. It sounded as if a hundred pirates were firing cannonballs at them, but that wasn't the case.

The cold night air whipped at his face and when he looked up he saw Alicia climbing the sail.

One of his friends was [i]climbing a goshdarn sail in a goshdarn storm[/i].

The ship tilted to the left and his rifle fell with a bang, the bullet whizzing past his head. Nolan felt like throwing up, but then he heard the captain and made a run for the rope. "I'll take care of stuff!" He yelled, "just focus on the sail and Alicia!" The cook scrambled for the rope and began tying down whatever he could, but a colossal wave sent the ship lurching forward and barrels began to roll. "Captain, Danny, look out!" One of the barrels crashed against the railing and he watched as a week's worth of rice fell overboard. The cook gritted his teeth and dove for a barrel that was rolling towards the railing.

"GODS!" The wind was knocked out of him and he found himself falling back. How heavy were these things? He pushed but another barrel collided with the one he was clinging to and he found himself with his back pressed against the railing. He was going to feel this in the morning. The ship tilted to the left and the weight of the barrels disappeared. He took a moment to mutter a prayer then stared helplessly at everything that was happening. 

"Hey Danny, Captain, I'm gonna need some help." His sides stung but he wasn't going to let them lose their supplies. "I'll need you guys to hold onto the rope, that way we can help each other stay upright. Maybe we can get to the supplies together and store them in one of the rooms?" He waited for them to respond. Lightning flashed across the sky and he shivered. Why was the wind whipping at his flesh?

Nolan realized he was dressed in only his boxers and despite the cold, he turned several shades of red. "W-What do you guys say?"