Continentalshipping First Glimps

“Argh HA!” Freja shouted as she made a move with her staff. It was in the afternoon and she was out in the forest to be alone and train. Today had been the first day were she and Jaden had trained and tried to control her psychic powers. Without any luck. She had send Jaden flying with a couple of bruises, but he said that it was fine and he was willing to get some bruises to help her. Freja was of course frightened when she had send him flying, but realised that it would take many attempts to gain control. “HA!” She shouted again and kicked so high that she went in split while standing.

,,Focus… Concentrate!” She almost screamed in her mind. Lately, she have had many things in her mind and was close to be stressed in her head. First Jesse’s “death”, then he is alive, then her powers, then those who began to bully her back on NA because of her loose powers, and the shifting school… It had been a little rough for her. She circled around with the staff and made tricks that really would take years to master. She did her best to get her mind away from the bad things and focusing on her training. Focusing on herself. Right here. Right now. After another high kick followed by a hit with the staff, she lowered her staff and sat down in legged position with the staff right beside her. She sighed heavily and closed her eyes. She tried to empty her mind and focusing on her breathing. After a couple of minutes, she succeeded and was now meditating. Only focusing on her breathing.


Then it rummaged from some bushes, but she ignored it. Then a groan from what sounded like a big, and a little bit pissed, animal. That got her attention and she snapped out of the trance. Still sitting down, she looked at the direction of the groan. On guard for anything. Then a big crocodile waddled out of the bushes and towards her.

“Hvad I al verden?” (What in the world?) Freja gasped, took her staff and stood up in defence position, not completely sure about how to handle the situation. The closer the crocodile came to her, the more steps she took backwards to get away.

,,Okay…What do I do? From what I have seen with Steven Irwin, you have to sit on its beak/ mouth thingy, but that takes like three grown men! Just to hold it down!” She thought desperately and took a couple of more steps back. Then, she hit her heel on a tree root and feel. To clumsy to get up, she crawled to the nearest three and held tightly the staff in front of her. Still not sure of what to do.

,,There are no one out here… So screaming won’t help!” She thought and went through all the bad situations she had been in to find a solution. However, she had never met wild life animals like this croc, so she was more or less doomed.


“Shirley! Where are you girl?” A man shouted and ran out of the bushes.

“Please! Help me!” Freja whimper and held even more tightly onto the metal staff. The man looked serious at her, then smiled and walked over to the croc.

“There you are. Running around and scaring people again?” The man asked the croc with a smile and petted it when he reached it. “It’s alright, she is harmless,” he chuckled.

“Af hva for en fisk?” She asked in her native language, making the man not understand her. It was first then she noticed his appearance. He wore a brown cowboy-ranch hat and a black west out on a white shirt with an orange scarf around his neck. “I… Highly doubt that…” Freja hesitated but lowered her staff.

“She hasn’t eaten me yet, has she?” he asked with a little laugh and looked relaxed at her.

“You got a point there… but… I still think she wants me for dinner…” Freja whimpered again and tried to get a little further away, but obviously failed thanks to the tree behind her. Jim chuckled at her reaction, walked up so he sat between her and the croc, took carefully her hand, and gently, while looking almost caring in her eyes.

“It’s alright; I’ll show you what to do.” He slowly leaded her hand to the croc, and once her hand was a couple of centimetres from the croc’s head, Shirley growled. That made Freja pull her hand away, even when Jim still held it. “Don’t worry… She is just eager to get to know you,” he smiled and led her hand to the croc again. And when she was a couple of centimetres from Shirley’s head, she stopped and hesitated. Took a deep breath, closed her eyes and laid her palm on Shirley’s mouth. Freja waited for a couple of seconds to feel in anything happened. She was too big of a wuss to look at Shirley, but when she felt nothing happened, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at her hand there touched Shirley’s mouth. Not believing what was happening. She looked scared and confused at Jim, then back at Shirley.

“Wow I… I have never seen anything like this…” Freja whispered amazed, then started to pet the croc, there clearly liked it since she closed her eyes and almost smiled.

“See, told ya that she is not dangerous. However, do not be fooled. Other wild crocodiles, or crocodiles in general are dangerous and not as,”

“Nice as her and therefore I shall stay away from them.” Freja finished him with a smiled. He chuckled and watched her petting the croc. Suddenly when Freja scratched a certain spot on Shirley, she escrowed her eyes and immediately turned around to lay on the back and symbolised to Freja that she could continue petting her.

“What the…” Freja giggled and did what the croc demanded her.

“Okay that is a first. Ya must have fingers of gold Sheila,” Jim said surprised.” So, I have never seen you around here. Are you a freshman?” he asked.

“No, transfer student. The name is Freja. Freja Helleskov.” Freja said and shook hands with him.

“Jim Crocodile Cook. You sound Scandinavian and your name too.” Jim said and you could almost hear the invincible question.

“Well I am. A Dane to be precise, and you are Australian, I can hear it on your accent,” she smiled and stopped petting Shirley.

“That’s correct.” He said with a nod and once again looked into her eyes. Freja first then noticed the bandage around his right eye, but didn’t dare to ask him about what had happened. Not when she didn’t know him at all.
Shirley growled dissatisfied and took Freja’s hand with her claws down to her belly, and demanded her to pet her again.

“A little help here…” Freja laughed nervously and did what she was told to do. While Jim was very surprised of the crocs behaviour.


The next morning, all Freja was thinking about was Jim and what had happened. It was an extraordinary experience. ,, That Jim fella is really something else. Almost like a real Crocodile Dundee. Though, here he is keeping the crocodile alive…” she smiled for herself and walk towards the main building on the school. Just as she was about to enter, she noticed Jesse walking the same way as she.

“ØJ! Jesse! God morgen! ” (Oi! Jesse! Good morning!) She shouted and walked to him.

“God morgen Freja. How are you feeling?” Jesse asked and walked to his “sister.”

“Fine… Hey Jess I have a one little question for you…” Freja said and hesitated a bit.

“What is it? It’s not like you to hesitate with a question,” he asked concerned.

“It’s just… While I was training yesterday, a crocodile appeared and scared the heck out of me. Then there came this person with the name Jim and held her back, and told me that she wasn’t dangerous… We talked a bit and we made me able to pet the crocodile who he had named Shirley… Do you know the guy?” She asked almost emotionless, more because he had made her a bit confused, they curious. Jesse blinked a couple of times, then smiled and laid a hand on her shoulder.

“Oh good old Jim? Don’t worry, he is a nice guy, and one of my best palls here on DA.” He said with a wink and removed his hand.

“He do seems like it too… ” she said and sighed heavily.

“Hey Jess!” Freja almost jumped frightened, she knew that voice, and she had no idea of how to react.

“Hello Jim, nice to see you,” Jesse greeted with a wave, and signalized to Freja to turn around. She did and saw Jim coming right towards her.

“Yeah and… Aren’t you that girl Shirley scared the life out of yesterday? He asked with a smile.

“Erm… Yup… That’s me…” Freja said low with a blush and looked down. Jesse looked worried at his “sister.” Never in his life had he seen her react to a guy like that… She was shy!

“You know her Jess?” Jim asked the worried Dane there snapped out of his thoughts.

“Oh yeah, Freja and I are childhood friends. We have actually known each other for so long, and so well, that we call each other for brother and sister.” He chuckled and scratched his neck.

“Really? Well I’ll be…What a coincident, and Freja. Sorry about yesterday. Shirley usually don’t do that,” he apologised.

“It’s alright…Shit happens…” She said shyly and looked at him. Really tried to look normal, but without knowing she looked more cute, like a puppy.

“So, what class are you in? You are a transfer student after all,” Jim asked.

“The same as Jesse and Jaden… I can’t remember the name of the class.” Jesse had a great urge to lay a hand on her forehead, to make sure that she at least didn’t have a fever.

“Ah, the same class as mine… Sorry I didn’t noticed ya,” he blushed. Jesse began to feel like the third wheel, had they forgot that he was there?

“So what are you up to?” Jesse asked, he finally had enough of being ignored.

“Just on my way to the obelisk duel arena. I have promised Brodie to have a duel with him and some other fellas…” He stopped and looked down at his wristwatch. As if he had realised something. “Right now… Sorry… Better get a move on now.” Freja smiled of his clumsy stunt with the time, and her eyes followed him as he walked pass her and Jesse. There was something with him…

“It’s alright, better not be late for a duel.” Jesse comforted and gave him thumbs up. Jim nodded and looked quick at Freja, then continued in the main hall.


“What was that all about?” Jesse asked and looked worried at Freja.

“What was what?” She asked back confused.

“The way you reacted to Jim. I have never seen you react to a guy like that. Never!” That made her slightly blush, what was she supposed to say in a situation like this?

“It was just yesterday… Where his pet crocodile scared me… I whimpered right in front of him and begged for help… That is a bit embarrassing… That he saw me like that, you know.” Jesse nodded understanding. She was the type that didn’t liked if people saw her “weak” or whimper, but there was still something. “Though I have to admit that he seems interesting. I mean the style of Crocodile Dundee and that eye covered in the bandage… He must be a really good and interesting duellist as well.” Hell had finally frozen over! First the is shy, then she finds a guy interesting! That was something out of the ordinary.

“Wait a minute…” Jesse said and thought for a moment, then smirked. “You like him, don’t cha?”

“Well, he seems nice…” She responded oblivious as Jaden, which made Jesse face palm.

“Not like that. I mean like like,” he said with a blissfully expression.

“Wha? No for Odin’s sake! I have just met the guy! There is just something about him that makes me interested, like get to know him.” She blushed and was ready to smack Jesse in the face of embarrassment.

“Relax, I was only teasing,” he laughed and rose his hands to “defend” himself.

“Whatever…” Freja sighed and started to walk to the main building again.

“Where are you going?” He asked her with a smile, felt like she was trying to flee.

“Inside, I want to know the place so I won’t get lost. Unlike you…” She said and continued to walk.

,, Bullseye! Must have been Patty there have told her that… Oh well,” he scratched his cheek with a goofy smile and followed her.

,, This is going to be very interesting.”