The Great Ship Walk - Part One

The enemy fleet is in sight. It fills a good slice of the horizon with sails and smokestacks. Behind it is the smudge of jungle and rocky cliffs, along with a hint of the cove that provided a means for loading ground forces. Anyone with keen eyes or a handy spyglass can tell they're in motion and in their own formation.
A vanguard of picket ships screens the main fleet. These faster nimble ships that must have mechanical bees in their backside with the frothy wake they produce for propulsion. They look better suited for coastal concerns rather than the monstrous waves that could be found on rough seas.
Behind the main fleet are more matronly vessels that look better for hauling armies around than fighting battles at sea. Not as big as the two remaining Arks.
In the skies above are the wheeling forms of blue scaled creatures. Evolution has threaded their forearms more into their considerable wingspan. Their necks are long and snake-like, with powerful hind legs. They sound like someone torturing a harpsichord.
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