Hobo and Sharkkidd's Adventures: The Golden Blade

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Well hey there I'm Sharkkidd. Where should I start? Well, I guess the beginning is best place to start. So I was up in my room when I heard the door open. I peaked downstairs and saw a soaking wet old man laying on the couch. My dad, Sharktooth, came up said he would be down at the market to buy some dinner. He told me to take care of the old man if he awoke. As soon as he left, I ran down stairs and examined the body and noticed a large P branded on his arm. I ran over to the kitchen and grabbed a knife, I knew who this man was, he was a pirate. I turned back to the couch but the man was gone. I turn back towards where I was just facing just in time to see the old man hit me with a cooking pan knocking me out.

I don't know what happened next because I was out cold but I woke up to hear talking. I peeped open my eye and saw the old man and my dad sitting on the couch across from me sipping tea and chatting. "What happened to Sharkkidd?" said my dads voice. "He was very sleepy so he took a rest," replied the old mans voice. I wanted to open my eyes and tell my dad that he knocked me out but something in the back of my head was telling me not to. "Well what happened to you Hobo, what about the ship?" Asked my dad. I couldn't help smirking when I heard his name was Hobo. The Hobo man noticed the smile and dumped his cup of hot tea on me. I jumped out of my seat and screamed. He grabbed his gun and aimed it at my head. "STOP!" Yelled Sharktooth. "This boy tried to kill me," said Hobo. Sharktooth asked me if that was true and I nodded in agreement. "He is a bloody pirate," I said. "So was I Sharkkidd," my dad replied. I hated the fact my father was once a pirate, sometimes I even imagine he was a well respected naval officer like grandpa. "Now Sharkkidd I would like to introduce you to my old captain, Captain Hobo." Hobo held out his hand expecting me to shake it but I swatted away the hand and ran to my room, slammed the door and locked the door. I closed my eyes and went to sleep. 6 hours later I was waken up by Hobo. He told me to come with him. When I refused he drew his gun. "How about now," he said with a smile.

I called my shark with my new whistle and Sharkey popes right out of the water instantly with a big grin. "Ugh I hate sharks," Hobo grunted. As I put one foot into the freezing water, I felt the strong chill go up my back. Hobo got on next and we rode it for about an hour until we reached a scary looking ship. I caught a glimpse of the ships name on the back, it read the Queen Ann's Revenge. We climbed aboard and Hobo handed me a rusty sword. "You might need this," He said. I began to tense up. I have never killed anyone in my life and I didn't have any plans on killing anyone tonight. It seemed that Hobo almost read my mind. "Don't worry, they don't die," he said with a smile. That really didn't make me feel better, in fact it just made me feel worse. He snuck into the captains quarters and left me alone on the deck. I saw a guard passing by carrying a large sword. I ran behind a large box. He saw me run behind it and he ran over to check behind the chest. He checked behind the box and was surprised I wasn't there. I silently opened the top and creeped out. "Hi,"I said. He turned around and I pushed him in the box. I then found a hammer and some nails so I decided to nail the box shut. I pushed the box with the zombie into the sea.

Hobo came running out of the cabin with 20 other zombies chasing him. He was carrying a bottle it one hand and a sword in his other."JUMP!" Hobo said as he dove overboard. I hesitated for a second and realized I would rather jump into the freezing cold water that be killed by zombies. I closed my eyes and jump off of the railing."Uh oh" said Hobo. The Revenge turned preparing to fire a blast of Greek Fire. "Take a deep breath," Hobo said before he plugged his Jose and took one last breath before plunging into the icy water. I dove down seconds before the fiery blast hit me. The whole water lit orange as a fiery blast flew on top of the water then died down. Hobo opened the bottles cap and suddenly the whole water began to shake frantically. A giant war ship sprung out of the water and we ended up on the ships deck. "The Scarlet Dragon." Hobo said in amazement. He sprinted for the wheel and we started to sail away from the horrifying ship. Hobo managed to wave goodbye to the zombies on the Revenge. We started sailed back to Port Royal. "I hate to admit it but I think I know why my father enjoyed sailing with you," I said to Hobo. "Here take these," Hobo says as he handed me a pair of clothes. I began to take off my soaking wet pajamas and put on the dry clothes. "They were your fathers when he used to be a pirate. I have completely forgotten about my father, I couldn't wait to tell him about the adventure. When we arrived we found Port Royal in flames.

I ran inside my house and found my father dead on the floor with a sword in his chest. A note was tied to the sword. It said "Your next Sharkkidd." I have only heard storied about Jolly Roger. My dad used to tell me he was an evil man who had the power to bring the dead back to life. I only thought they were fake stories till that day. I turned to Hobo, "Will you help me bring revenge on my father?"I asked."It will take some time but I suppose I'm in need of more crew members," he said. "Great, how many crew members do you have," I said still in a sad tone of voice. "Well including you we have exactly...one," Hobo said with a frown. "Not quite,"said a new voice in the doorway. A tall man was standing in the doorway with several men at his side. "I knew you would miss me, Mr.Plunderskull,"said Hobo with a grin. "Nay, I still have me own crew but can't a man send his dear old captain some of help?" "Why thank you Mr.Plunderskull, but if you aren't joining then I will still be needing a first mate,"Hobo said turning towards me. I checked behind me to see if he was talking to someone else."Me?"I asked shocked. "Aye," said Hobo. Little did I know the adventures have only just begun...

Cannibal escape
The next week mostly just recruiting. There was a small attack on Port Royal where we recruited a man named Jumbo Bob. The next day my best friend Billy joined the crew. Later that night a girl named Jade Brittles approached Hobo claiming to be his daughter. A man named Dr. Death was saved by Hobo and a few mates and he soon joined too. The Scarlet Dragon was getting crew mates faster than the rum was poured. On our last day in Port Royal, Hobo bought a treasure map from an old merchant. It was a treasure map said to tell the exact location of the legendary chest of Captain Callico Jack Rackham. Legend has it the chest was filled with gold coins, jewels, and Callico's famed sword, The Masterwork Broadsword. The old merchant said he was a mutinous crew member who stole Rackhams map and rowed away. Anyways Hobo bought the map (I later realized the money he bought the map with was mine) and we set course to Isla Pelegostos. Little did we know Pelegostos was home to a vicious cannibal tribe. We found where the chest was easily but when we opened it we found the chest empty. Suddenly, we all began to get the feeling that we were being watched. All of a sudden a dart hits a crew member right next to me. He quickly collapsed into a deep sleep. Another dart hit Jade right in the back. Soon we are getting showered by small darts. I tried to run but I couldn't make it more than 5 feet before getting hit in the leg with a small dart.

I woke up to be scared out of my mind. I was in a huge bone cage dangling over the mountain side. If the rope were to break, we would all fall over 100 feet to our deaths. The rest of the crew began to wake up and they all had the same reaction I first did. I realize Hobo and Jumbo Bob must have escaped the dart attack. I let out a sigh of relief, not only because they both escaped, but also because I am sure these cages could not hold Jumbo Bobs weight. I could smell fire in the distance and loud drums could be heard from throughout the island. We sat in the cage for what seemed like hours. Would Hobo and Jumbo Bob really just leave us here? Then in the corner of my eye I saw a small wire stretching across the mountain side. I saw Hobo on the other side with his sash in his hands. Hobo tied his sash around the wire and zipped across to our cages. He grabbed onto our cage and cut it open. He handed us all a pair of one of Jumbo Bob's pants. "Hold it above your head and you should float to the surface." he said. I grabbed hold of the pants and jumped our of the cage. A young boy saw us all floating down and ran towards the group to inform them. We all landed safely in the jungles trees and we soon could hear war cries everywhere. "To the ship!" Hobo shouted. I was the last one to climb up he ladder but as I climbed up the ladder, a hand grabbed hold my foot and I was thrown into the water. The native chief aimed a spear at me ready to give me a one way ticket to Davy Jones locker. Suddenly a cannon ball blew through his stomach sending him flying. I looked up to see Hobo on a cannon. "Where is Jumbo Bob?" I asked as I climbed up. I immediately heard Jumbo Bobs roar and turned to find Jumbo Bob carrying a huge chest. Gold coins overflowed the chest and Jumbo Bob grabbed hold of the anchor and was lifted up to the ship. We sailed away with piles of gold in our pockets and high spirits. We did however come back with something we didn't hope for.

Searching for a cure
The disease started with just Billy but then it quickly began to spread. It started a few days after we left the island. Billy began to become exteamly afraid of any type of liquid. He also constantly complained of dissyness, headaches, explosive diarrhea, and constant LOLs. Dr.Death immediately began to work on Billy, but after a few days of working on him, Dr.Death caught the desiese too. A few days almost everyone aboard got the sickness. I was the only one who didn't have it yet and I didn't plan on waiting here to catch it. I lowered a dingy into the water and rowed to the nearest island, Tortuga.

I have only been to Tortuga once in my life. My father took me there when I was young to try to convine me that a pirates life was not that bad. I hated that trip and immediately wanted to return home. The smell of alchouaul filled the air, loud gun blasts screeched through my eardrums, and everywhere you looked you saw drunk pirates dancing to sea shanties from near by musicians. I swore to never return to this horrid island. Well look at me now, not much has changed here and it was like I was reliving the same Tortuga I had seen when I was young. I found the Caribbeans top doctor, Dr.Grog in a small building across from the Faithful Bride."Come in," said the old doctor. "My friends have all been infected with a disease. I need to know if there is a cure." I told the doctor. "Please explain the symptoms in detail." Dr.Grog told me. "Um there is dizziness, nonstop laughing, fear of liquids, and explosive diarrhea." I said spitting the words out quickly. "Oh no! I am afraid your friends may have the mad fly disease." He said in a worried voice. "What is the mad fly disease?" I asked. "The mad fly disease is a horrible disease that occurs when the victim is bitten by a rare type of fly called the Wagawabo. The victim will go through the symptoms you described and eventually will go insane and die. I say you have until sunset until the worst happens to your friends." He said with a dark tone of voice. "There is only one cure to the disease, but it is very rare. It is a plant know as the Flame Flower, located deep in the Padres volcano. I can have a ship arranged to get you there quickly but it is up to you to find the flower," he said. "Thanks," I said as I dropped several coins onto the table. I opened the door and prepaired to step out. "Wait, Padres be a dangerous place, expect danger along the way." he said before realizing I was already put the door. "I pray for you," he murdered to himself before going back to work.

I heard rumors of Padres but never thought I would ever come there. Once we docked I raced towards the volcanos enterance. I entered the volcano to be welcomed with an extreme heat. Just a few steps in and I was already drenched with sweat. I manage to fight off the urge to turn back and headed towards the heart of the volcano. After about an hour of searching I found the plant on top of a large lava rock. I began to climb my way up and when I peaked my head up and I was greeted to a horrid smile. Above me stood Jolly Rogers undead slasher boss, Bonerattler. He kicked at my hands trying to make me fall off the rock. I grabed hold of his foot and hung on for life. He triped forward and we both plunged towards the ground. We crashed into the hard rock floor. I got up a bit bruised but still nothing was broken. Sadly, Bonerattler was alright too. I drew my weapon and charged towards him. He parried my charge and elbowed me in the face. I fell over and rolled backwards just in time before he stabbed his sword into my chest. He pulled his sword out of the ground and charged at me this time. I sidestepe out of the way and he is unable to stop himself in time. He fell face first into a pool of boiling hot lava. I climbed back up and grabed the plant. At this time I felt like I would pass out from the heat so I took a quick dip in the ocean before heading off to the ship.

When I arived on the Dragon things seemed much worse. Snot and puke covered the ships floors and I found most of the crew passed out from dehydration because they were afraid to drink any liquids. I got strait to work healing each and every crew mate. This took about 3 hours because of the size of our large crew. When I was done with everyone, I took a bite of the plant myself to make sure I didn't get the disease from healing everyone. The men thanked me and to my great surprise Hobo even thanked me for a good job. That lead to a strange silence so Hobo broke the silence by yelling at the men to get to positions. "To Port Royal ye dogs, full sail!" Hobo barked. We finally arived back at Port Royal just as the sun finished setting. "If it weren't for you we would all be dead right now." Hobo told me. "Get some good rest, you will need it," he ordered. That night I laid in my bed thinking about my father when I heard a knock at the door. I opened the door and I came face to face with an overcooked Bonerattler. "Ello Sharkkidd,"he said in a hissing voice as he threw a sack over my head.

Kidnapped
I was thrown into a large cell with some other crew members. "So they caught you too." Jade said with a disappointed voice. "Where are we?" I asked. "No clue, most of us were captured and taken here. They took Hobo away into that room. He has been gone for about an hour, I am starting to get worried about him." She said in a sad voice. "Be honest with me I know he is not your father you can stop the act now." I told her. "What do you mean?" She asked in a shocked voice. "Quit the act, what is it you really want!" I shouted. "I don't understand, was it Hobo who told you this, he can not accept this fact either." she told me. "Your father is a horrible man and you... you are different" I stuttered. "I dont think you can understand the fact that not everyone has a perfect father like you had!" She shouted right before slapping me hard in the face. For a second, just a second, I forgot she was related to Hobo and saw her a beautiful angle from the heavens. Billy seemed to read my mind. "I would keep away from her, vicious one she is, she may be beautiful but she can be just as tricky as her father." he told me patting my back. "That's just the thing." I realized. "What do you mean?" Billy asked with a confused look. I began to search the entire cell. I lifted my pillow. "Slimy devil," I exclaimed. "What is it?" Billy asked. I pulled a pair of key out of the pillows sock. It was Hobos keys of Poseidon! I put them into the keyhole and the keys began to transform right before my eyes. Soon they changed into the correct key for the keyhole. I fit them in and opened the cell door. We hurried over to the door Hobo was taken in but it was locked shut. I fit the key inside and it began to change once again. I opened the door and skeletons drew their weapons. "Hand over the hobo," I demanded. "You know when someone tells you to hand over me the polite thing to do is do what they say." He said with a grin. Bonerattler drew his dagger and grabbed Hobo. "Back to your cell now or the hobo dies," he ordered. Jade then threw me a gun. "We can talk later." She told me. I aimed the gun and shot a single bullet into the dagger blowing it out of his hands. Hobo jumped out of his grasp and drew his sword. "Leave no survivors!" He shouted as we charged into battle.

He saw me charge him and drew his own weapon. We locked weapons and he kicked me backwards. I managed to stay on my feet. I blocked his charge and threw him to the ground. He kicked my leg making me fall too the ground wiht him and he rolled onto me and began to choke me. Hobo looked over and saw Bonerattler on top of me choking me. He ran over to me and threw Bonerattler off of me. I picked up my sword and threw it over to Hobo. He blocked Bonerattlers attack with his sword, caught my sword, stabbed Boneratter in the stomach, then threw him into one of the cages. Hobo tossed me back my sword and ordered everyone to pour whale oil all over the building. We found some oil barrels in the closet. After the whole building was covered Hobo managed to give Bonerattler a friendly wave before shooting his gun at the ground causing the whale oil to ignite making the whole building go boom. We set out for Tortuga to finally get some rest.

Secret information
I should have been enjoying my break but instead I kept thinking about my father. The image flashed in my head in such great detail it was if I were really there. The horrible thoughts of my father bleeding on the floor, the flickering light of fires ahead, and of course the dreaded note. "I need to get my mind off of this," I said aloud. I headed over to the tavern to try to get my mind off of it. Inside I found Hobo fighting a tall man dressed in black. Hobo turned around and pushed me causing me to fly into a puddle of rum. I stood back up, brushed pff some glass, and smashed a bottle on Hobos head. Hobo fell backwards out cold. "Thank you," he said. "It's not a good idea to fight with Hobo. What were you too arguing about?" I asked. "Padres del Fuego is in great danger and I asked Hobo to send his crew there to help defend the island. He refused and told me Tortuga be next." He told me. "How are you so sure Padres be next?" I asked. "There is a belief that the Lost Sword be somewhere hidden somewhere on the island and Jolly Roger has come to search for the sword," He replied. "He already has plans for his top general,General Darkheart, and a handful of powerful skeletons to begin a search for the legendary sword once the invasion ends." He explained to me. Hobo got back up now and punched me hard in the arm. "The Lost Sword was just a myth, a legend, a story parents tell their children to put them to sleep." he began. "Nay, the sword be real alright, and with it Jolly Roger will control the Caribbean." the man explained. "Hold on, what is the lost sword?" I shouted over the noise. Suddenly, the whole tavern fell dead silent and nobody dared speak. "The Lost Sword of El Patron, a sword owned by the most powerful conquistador in the Caribbean." The man told me. "Said to have a blade made of gold and a handle decorated with priceless jewels." Hobo told me. "I heard El Patron cursed the sword on his dieing breath, giving the blade what was left of his dieing soul." One pirate said. "El patron did not know that he needs his soul to go into the after life, it is said his spirit now haunts the remains of Ravens Cove and hopes to one day recover the sword so he can finaly enter the afterlife." A second pirate said. Hobo started to talk to the strange man amd soon the two of them were back to arguing and the music started to play once again. Everyone retured to their business like nothing happened. I was already halfway out the door and on my way to Padres.

I reached Padres after steeling a small sloop and eventually found Padres filled with pirates ready for battle. The townsfolk had already set up baricades and pirates covered every corner. A small eruption began at the top of the volcano and everyone fell over. I fell into the hot sand and some of it stuck to my sticky rum covered clothes. All of a sudden the sky turned a dark green and a bone chilling fog flew through the entire island. Thunder could be heard in the distance and a massive horrifying ship appeared out of the thick green fog. This ship made the Queen Ann's Revenge look like a Navy Panther. It was dressed up with a glowing dark green wood and slime covered its deck. The sails were ripped from previous battles but the ship was cutting through the water like a knife. Worst of all, the railing was made of bones from past victims. We all could hear Jolly Rogers horrible laugh as if he was laughing right into our ears. The haunting ship then made a stop and the fog thickened. Then out of the water came several grinning skulls. The invasion has begun!

Padres invsaion
I drew my sword and ran towards the first brigade. A skeleton threw a knife at me but I ducked under it and tripped him to the ground. Another skeleton ran to me and threw a grenade. I batted the grenade right back to him with my hammer. He caught it right in his hands and he blew to bits. We all thought we would take the invasion for the win until "they" came. Giant skeletons carrying huge red barrels. The inscription on the barrels said TNT. Billy charged one of them his sword raised in his hands. He slashed at the skeleton taking him down. The skeleton fell to the ground but, as the barrel hit the surface of the ground it exploded. Billy was blown off his feet and crashed into a wall. I rushed over to him. His clothes smoking and his face was covered with ash. "Sharkkidd... help me." Billy coughed. I picked him up and carried him to the tavern. More exlosions could be heard outside. I killed the lights and hid under a knowcked over table with him.

Blood gushed out of his wounds and he began to cry about his left arm. I grabbed a bottle of rum from the counter and poured it on the bleeding wounds. Billy cried out as soon as the alchouaul touched his cuts. Another explosion could be heard from outside and it caused the whole tavern to shake. A rag fell off the counter and I used it to tie up his broken arm. Footsteps could be heard from outside. Another explosion blew in the distance and the footsteps got closer. Suddenly, the door creeked open and we heard Jolly Rogers voice. "Kill any survivors and destroy everything!" Jolly barked. I peaked my head over the table and saw several skeletons searching the whole tavern. The card dealer got up tried to make a run to the back door but he was seen angowns quickly shot to death. It seemed like they were in the tavern for hours but ye had only been in for a few minutes. We stayed hidden under the table not daring to make a sound untill finally the skeletons finished the search. "Looks like no one left, alright boys, here comes the fun part." One skeleton ordered. All of the skeletons laughed and left the building. I peaked my head over the table once more and saw a lit powder keg in the middle of the bar. "TAKE COVER!" I shouted. We dove into the freezer room and slammed close the heavy door. Seconds later the whole bar shook frantically. I fell on my back from the huge explosion. A shelve full of ice fell over and nearly crushed me to death. As soon as I was sure the explosion had ended I ran to the door. "Hold in there buddy," I assured Billy. I turned the hatch and pushed against the door. It did not budge. I tried again and pushed against the door with full force. The large steel door was locked shut and refused to open

After only seconds we were freezing cold. Iceacles hung from Billy's nose and eats and he still was covered in soot. He looked like he just jumped into a volcano then ran into a blizzard. I couldn't even begin to imagine what Billy was going through. I knew I had to get him to a doctor and fast. In the corner of my eye I saw the frozen remains of a dead pirate. "Ttthat will bbbe usss in a ffewww mmminutes," Billy chattered. "Dddont tttalk likkke thattt." I told him. "Oonnnly wwway outtt nnnow isss a mirrracllle." He cried as his teeth bounced together. "Well I would not call me a miracle but I am here to save you," came an unknown voice in the doorway. We rushed out of the freezer and thanked the man in the doorway. "The name is Plunderskull, former first mate of the Scarlet Dragon, and captain of the Dark Falcon." he said in a humble voice. "Thank you for saving us but we must be going." I told Plundeskull. Two large guards moved right in front of the door and blocked our way out. "Don't think you will get off that easily, you now owe me one." he said with a smirk. "And you will work for me until the debt is payed."

Escaping the town
I have never known Plunderskull that well until I was forced to help him. I heard stories about him and have seen him only once. I knew he was friend of Hobo and was the former first mate of the Scarlet Dragon. When we left the tavern, I immediatly saw the battle was a devistating loss. Half the town was in flames and skeletons were already searching the town for the sword. A small band of pirates were still fighting but were losing badly. We all hid behind some empty barrels as a pack of skeletons passed by. As soon as they left we ran to the docks. A dozen citizens were lined up on the dock. Some of the rich Padres citizens were paying the undead officers to allow them to escape on a ship and be dropped off at Tortuga. All the towns folk who could pay enough were allowed on a large brig that was to set sail. I saw a frightning looking galleon on the docks made of black wood with dark purple sails that had a skull sewn onto the biggest sail. We snuck aboard and silently sailed off. We raised anchor and quickly sailed away. We could see the evacuation ship for the rich leave port. Then I noticed something, the Harkaway, sitting in the ocean waiting to catch her prey. "Its a trap!" I shouted. "Signal them, we have to do something." I ordered. "Nay, belay that, I want more speed!" Plunderskull barked. "We can't just leave them!" I yelled him. "Enough, the captain says leave them and that is final." He spat out. "You monster! If we don't help them they won't stand a chance." I screamed at him. "Help them or not, they still would not have a chance." He said coldly. The Harkaway came about and fired at the ship. Thunderbolts and ghostly cannons blew into the ship. The evacuation ship exploded along with all the citizens aboard.

Plunderskull called me into his quarters that night. "I am sure you have many questions Sharkkidd." he said while sharpening his knife. "If you wish to be free of your debt you will help me with a quest." He croaked. "First, tell me where Billy is!" I shouted. "He is being taken to Tortuga for medical care." Plunderskull replied. "Now, tell me Sharkkidd, what do you know about dark magic?"

A quest for Plunderskull (part 1)
Our first stop, Cutthroat Isle. The beach was completely empty, probably because the skeletons were still at Padres. We entered the dark jungles and found it empty too. "Split up, we are looking for a veil of blood." He ordered. We all spit up and began to search but after 4 hours of searching we found nothing. "Set up the tents, we can not continue to search in the dark." Hentold me. "Aye aye captain," I said sarcasticly. I jabbed a stake into the ground but it won't go. I tried again harder is time, it still did not stay. I started to dig with my hands and found a large metal latch. "Hey, I found something!" I shouted to the crew. They all rushed over to me and took notice of the large handle. "You better look at this, captain." A crewmate shouted to Plunderskull. Plunderskull twister the latch and inside was a hidden stairway leading to a corridor. "Grab the torches." Plunderskull said to another pirate. The pirate rushed off and returned seconds later with a box full of touches. "Well what are we waiting for," Plunderskull said as he started his way down the rusty steps. I grabed a tourch and ran after the rest.

The cellar was dark and smelled of rotting corpses. I stepped my foot into a wet puddle and jumped nearly a foot in the air."Relax it's just water," Plunderskull said as he put his torch near the puddle. Cobwebs hung down from the celling wrapping us from head to toe. I found a small mountain of bones with a veil filled with dark red liquid on the top of the pile. "The blood of Amo Dorsi!" Plunderskull exclaimed in excitement. I climbed up and grabbed the veil of blood. All of a sudden the cellar door flew opened and skeletons burst inside. They were led by the bloodthirst Tomas Blanco. Me and Plunderskull both ran up to Blanco. "Call off your men and you will live to see another day." Plunderskull told the undead boss. "Vas a morir un cobarde, el capitán Plunderskull." Blanco laughed. "What did he say?" I asked Plunderskull. "I have no clue but I am guessing he doesn't want to call off his men." Plunderskull told me. "Well, we warned him." I smiled as I drew my sword. Plunderskull smiled as he drew his weapon. Blanco drew his two swords in return and charged us. I blocked his first strike but Plunderskull almost lost his head. Blanco's strike was inches from his head. Plunderskull stepped back stunned for a second then got ready to attack. Blanco swiped at my legs but I jumped over the swipe and landed with my foot on top of one of his swords. I grabbed his arm holding the sword my foot was on and flipped him over. He rolled forewords but got back up. Little did he know Plunderskull was behind him. Plunderskull grabbed Blanco and pushed him towards me. I drew my dagger and stabbed him as he fell into my arms. The skeletons quickly retreated as Blanco died a slow death. Step 1, done but I had a feeling that the skeletons would not give up that easily from stopping us.

A quest for Plunderskull (part 2)
Early the next morning I was called to Plunderskulls cabin. "I understand you want to kill Jolly Roger to avenge your father. I am afraid revenge will not bring back your father. Years ago me and my brother, Dreadskull, set out to do the same after. We joined Hobos crew and convinced him we could defeat Jolly Roger and save the Caribbean. Little did we know of Jolly Rogers true power. I convinced Hobo to lead an attack Jolly Roger's fortress. We fought well until Jolly Roger joined the fight. Me and Dreadskull both charged Jolly Roger but only one of us made it out alive. Dreadskull was stabbed and killed and I ran like the coward I am. You see if you try the same, you may be killed or even worse, your family may be put in danger." He explained. All of a sudden a crew member barged inside. "Captain, we are here," he said.

"Devils Anvil, oh the old memories." Plunderskull said. "So what is the plan?" I asked. "A friend may be able to help." Plunderskull told me. We entered a dark cavern full of treasure and loot. We found the infamous captain Barbossa located deep in the cavern. "What is it you seek?" Barbossa growled. "I am in need of this," Plunderskull said as he held up a picture of a shrunken head. "What do you have for me?" Barbossa demanded. Plunderskull handed Barbossa a bag of gold. "Your short of cash!" Barbossa pouted. "Catch that blasted monkey and we can make a deal." He said with a grin. Plunderskull threw me a large cage. "You are the fastest one here, get that monkey." Plunderskull ordered. I chased that monkey for an hour and I didn't even come close to grabbing him. "Try something else, try outsmarting it." Plunderskull shouted towards me. I grabbed a bannana from a crewmates pocket and lured the monkey into the cage. I handed Barbossa the monkey in exchange for the head. Suddenly a pirate ran into the caverns bringing horrible news. Billy has been captured!

A quest for Plunderskull (part 3)
We headed on The Dark Falcon and immediatly set course for the skeleton ship that captured Billy. "You have been very kind but I would not allow you to risk your life for my friend,"I said to Plunderskull. "I don't be coming for yer stupid friend, I couldnt care less if he dies, but the last part of the ritual is a bone from Jolly Roger himself. I hear that ol' Jolly lost his left arm onboard this ship when a fleet of some of the toughest pirates known as the Mercline guild attacked him. Jolly Roger barley made it out alive and swore revenge on the Mercline guild. The arm is said to still be located somewhere aboard the ship." He explained. "What type of ritual are you planning anyways?'" I asked. "If I told you now it would ruin the suprise," he said darkly. We arrived at the undead warship shortly and found it empty. It gave off a scary greenish glow in the moonlight. We swung aboard and to our relief there were still no guards. I went down to the cell room and found Sharkfish in a cage. Then I heard bells ringing up in deck, the fight had begun

I searched the whole ship and finally found Billy's cage. I quickly opeaned the cell and told him to find somewhere to hide and stay there. Once he was hidden I ran up on deck to fight. Sure enough there was a huge battle on deck. Then I saw Plunderskull waving towards me telling me to follow him. I followed him over to Jolly Rogers old cabin. I began to help Plunderskull search the cabin for the arm. I finally found it on a table near some voodoo junk. We swung back to the Falcon started to sail away. "She is going to catch us," I cried out. "Relax brother, I put a few holes in the mast while you were fighting, she won't be getting very far for a while," Sharkfish said. I asked him where Plunderskull was and he told me he was in his cabin. I check up on him and found some ugly stuff inside. The sacred items began to float in the air and were lined with a red glow. Plunderskull began to chant a strange language. Several skeletons rose from the ground. Plunderskull turned around and I saw something I have never seen on him before. It was a strange swirl mark on his forehead just like Jolly Roger has. "I am Plunderskull, god of death," he said in a deep voice that was defiantly not his normal voice. "And you have chosen your fate Sharkkidd," he said with a dark smile.

Me vs Plunderskull
I drew my sword and ran towards him. He pulled out his sword and swiped at me. I ducked but as I stood back up he just kicked me down. I rolled under his legs and stabbed him in the back. As soon as my sword touched him it shattered into a thousand pieces. Luckily I was planning to trash that sword anyways and it wasn't one of my good swords. He turned around and swung his sword strait at me. It hit me right in the arm and I fell to the ground. He snickered and threw a knife strait at me. I rolled to my right but the dagger blade caught my shirt. I tried to lift it but it was in too deep. Plunderskull drew out his pistol. "Good bye Sharkkidd," He said with a dark smile. All of a sudden he was tackled to the ground by BIlly. "Stop the ritual," Billy shouted. I grabbed the book and flipped through it to find out how to end the ritual. I found the page near the back of the book and began to chant the words. "Blood of the dead, cursed head, Jolly's skull, please bring back the captain, of the _____'s hull," I chanted. "Your supposed to fill in the blank Shakkidd," he cried out. "Oh yea, uh blood of the dead, undead head, Jolly's skull, please bring back the captain of the Dark Falcons hull," I cried out. Plunderskull immediately snapped out of it. "Im sorry I just wanted to bring back my brother, I thought with Jolly Rogers powers I could raise him from the dead," he explained. "I guess you got carried away," I said. We were now a short distance from Tortuga and Plunderskull and the rest of his crew gave their goodbyes. "I hope we can meet again Sharkkidd, I will be continuing my quest to free my brothers soul, who knows mabie we will run into each other again," he said to me. "Aye, it was fun working for you, so where are the rowboats?" I asked. "Uh about that we don't have any, lost them in the battle so I guess you can have a nice swim," he said as he pushed me and Billy overboard. We swam back towards shore and crawled onto the beach. We laid there for about an hour just looking up upon the glowing sunset. When it finally set I stood up and headed over to the tavern to find Hobo.

Casa De Muertos
I found Hobo asleep on top of a small barrel of rum. I woke him up by splashing a bucket of water on him. He awoke and within seconds he had his gun aimed right at my head. "Uh, that was him." I said ponting to a small man. The small man immediatly got a bullet blown strait into his head and he quickly collapsed. I began to regret blaming the innocent man until I noticed a small note in his right shirt pocket. It read Tuesday,3:00,Barbossas Grotto, Long live Jolly Roger... From, Ezekiel Rott."Why would anyone want to join Jolly Roger?" I asked. "I don't know but we are going to have to find out," Hobo replied.

The beach was deserted but near the grottos entrance stood two guards. I noticed the two guards had the same tattoo the small man at the tavern had. Hobo told Johnny Warwash to go walk up and slap one of them. As soon as he did the guards began to chase Johnny, leaving open the enterance. We all quickly ran inside the grotto. Once inside we saw a huge gathering of men and women. Each of them had the same tattoo but in different places. There was a large stage in the back of the grotto and a banner hung down with a picture of Jolly Roger's skull on it. Barbossa and a few of his crew men were in a cage hauled up high in the air above a seeming bottomless pit. We all hid behind a large rock and the two guard from outside came inside with Johnny Warwash in chains. They approached a tall man and began to speak. "We found this idiot trying to get inside." One guard grunted. "Lock him up with the rest." the man ordered. "Then get back outside, any pirates get inside and you two will suffer." The man ordered. The guards rushed Johnny to the cage then ran back outside. The talll man walked up onto the stage and the room quieted."For all of those who don't know me I am captain Ezekiel Rott, Guild master of the Casa de Muertos, and commander of the undead army," the man said. Hobo grabbed his pistol and aimed it at him. I had to remind him we were out numbered and we would not stand a chance. "Now in our recent invasion on Padres we have gotten reports of good and bad news," He murmured. "The bad news is the pirates were able to defend the front half of the island, but the good news is we killed hundreds of pirates in the process and took contol of the back half of the island," he said with a smile. Powder keg runners began to enter the room carrying unlit powder kegs. "Thanks to these deadly weapons of destruction," He said referring to the keg runners. "These weapons allowed us to destroy many buildings on Padres which means we have already ordered several men including the infamous General Darkhart to search the half and find the lost sword," He said. "We have given this half a new name fitting to the poor souls who lived there, Las Pulgas, City of Fleas," he said with a snicker.

All of a sudden Hobo stood up walked over to the stage. He walked up the steps and pushed Rott aside. Everyone in the crowd had their guns aimed at him. "All of you are cowards," Hobo shouted. "Do you really think Jolly Roger is going to offer you immortality. Come on people think about it, you are trusting the most evil person to walk the earth to give you immortality." Hobo asked the crowd. The crowd began to talk over the problem. It stated from just talking into a huge argument. Everyone in the crowd soon began to fight eachother while Hobo snuck over to the cage and opened it up. We almost got out unsuspected until Rott noticed us escaping. "They are trying to escape, get them!" he shouted. At that second Hobo fired his pistol at the kegs causing them to ignite killing everyone near them. Luckily we were on the opposite end of the room so we charged out while the rest of the guards were stunned.

We set sail for Padres to find the sword and recover it before the undead could. Meanwhile back at the cave, Rott was not very happy. "Your fate has been sealed." Rott said as he killed the guards. Rott turned to a watching officer "They know where to find the sword," Rott said to the officer. "What are you considering sir," the officer asked. "Inform Darkheart we will be sending him backup at Las Purgas," Rott said with a smile. "Sir you can't be serious about this," said the officer. "I believe it may be our only choice, it's time to summon... Flower," Rott said with an evil grin.

Search for the Lost Sword (part 1)
We set off to Padres and we shortly arrived at Las Padres. Las Padres was the half of Padres that hadn't been destroyed yet. The volcanos entrance was blocked off by a barricade and several navy soldiers. Hobo grabbed a near soldier and silently slit his throat. Hobo then handed me the soldiers clothes. "I am on the navy's most wanted list, I'm pretty sure they would recognize me, you however are not," he said handing me the uniform. "What do you me to do?"I asked. "Get over there, and provide us an enterance." Hobo told me. "How do you expect me to do that?" I asked with confusion. "Improvise," Hobo said with a smile as he shoved me towards the guards.

I bumped into one of the men as I flew forward. "Watch it!" he shouted at me. "Sorry, can u let me inside?" I asked. "Sure of course, I'll let you in just go in right away, I mean it's not like you need a special form to let you inside." he said in a very sarcastic voice. "Where would one find this permission form?" I asked handing him a few coins. "What, do I look like I know everything?" he said in an angry voice. "I'm just a guard, I was just informed to let people inside if they had a permission form signed by James Norington," he explained with still some anger in his voice. "Where is Mr.Norington," I asked while still holding out my bribe. "If you were a real navy you would no." He said as he drew his gun. "You can begin your search in hell!" he shouted at me putting his finger on the trigger. Hobo and the crew suddenly jumped out from behind the rocks and fired at the guards. Bullets sprayed above my head and I noticed a grenade roll right next to me. I braced myself for the impact but then I began to smell a horrid smell. It smelt like rotten eggs, sour milk, and a lot like Hobo. Navy men ran away, strait into the water."Nice job improvising, Sharkkidd," Hobo said in a sarcastic voice while rolling his eyes. We stepped throuh the doorway unaware of what dangers lurked inside.

Search for the Lost Sword (part 2)
We entered the volcanos enterance and heat blasted towards our direction. Beckets quarry was completely empty and all the men must have been fighting in the Catacombs. "Good, it's empty, free the slaves and take them and the crew with you into the exit," Hobo told me. "What about you," I asked. Hobo gave me an evil glare then walked off. After about an hour we had all of the slaves free from their shackles. We headed towards the Catacombs ready to attack. All of a sudden about 20 navy soldiers ran out of the caves. I stoped one of them and asked him what was inside there. All of a sudden the ground began to shake and a human giant jumped out of the cave. "THAT!" yelled the navy officer. He freed him self from my grasp and began to run. The giant picked up a giant bolder then threw it like it was a baseball. It hit the navy officer right in the head instantly killing him. Jumbo Bob walked over to the giant. "Flower? Thank god your alive, I thought u were killed," Jumbo Bob said to the giant. Jumbo Bob held out his arms expecting a hug. Instead the giant grabed Jumbo Bob and threw him at the wall. "Flower don't like brother." said the so called Flower. I couldn't help not laughing. "Haha, hold on this guys name is flower, ha thats got to be the stupidest name I have ever heard," I said to the giant. All the crew began to laugh. "Honestly are you like a 5 year old girl," I laughed on. The giant began to get very angry. He grabbed me and punted me against a wall. I slammed into a sharp rock and burning hot coals fell onto my lap. He smashed his foot into the ground causing everyone to trip. One by one the crew were taken down by the human giant. Billy ran over to me and helped me up. "Any ideas?" Billy asked me. "Mabie just won," I relied pulling out my dagger.

I grabed a rock and threw it at him. It didn't hurt him much at all but it was enough to draw his attention. That was all I needed. "Hey ugly I just couldn't help stop thinking about your name," I started. "I was wondering if when you were first born your parents gave you that name because they thought you were a girl," I told him with a smile. I could see rage filling in his eyes. "Or perhaps you secretly really are a girl," I said. That set him off he began to charge at me at full speed. I steped to the side and he skidded forewords back into the Catacombs. I then shot my gun at a small rock then the whole enterance of the Catacombs collapsed. All of a sudden pounding could be heard on the rocks. "Uh, I say we get going," I told everyone. We ran over to the exit and found Hobo waiting for us. He was carrying a huge box full of rum. "Well why let such good rum go to waste?" Hobo explained. I rolled my eyes and we headed into the El Sudoron.

Search for the Lost Sword (part 3)
We arrived in the El Sudoron and by now it was night time. We could hardly see a thing. I put a finger into the cold water and put it to my lips. "It's fresh captain," I told Hobo. Hobo ordered the men to set up camp and leave their canteens there. He then ordered me to fill up the canteens with water. I reached down and scooped up a thing of water. Then I felt something brush against my skin. I quickly flung my hand out and grabbed my knife. I waited a bit and assumed it left. I put my knife back and went back to work. Then I felt a sharp bit onto my arm and I was dragged into the freezing water.

I was dragged down further and further down until I was on the urge of drowning. I pulled on arm and it slipped free and I swam to the surface. I gasped for air then swam out of the river. I laid there on the muddy ground thinking I was safe. All of a sudden a giant gator jumped out of the water and walked towards me. It was at least 8 or 9 feet long. I have only heard stories of this gator its name was Dreadtooth. My father has only told my stories of this massive beast. It was said to eat it's victims slowly and painfully. I stood back up and began to run towards the camp. My legs sunk into the muddy ground and I fell flat on my face. The gator climbed onto me and began to chew on my back leg. It's teeth dug into my skin and felt like sharp needles. I saw a sword laying nearby. I reached for it then stabbed the beast in the belly. It crawled off me and trotted towards the river. I limped back to camp expecting Hobo to yell at me for not getting the drinks. When I arrived everyone was in shock. They saw me soking wet and muddy with blood dripping off my leg. I explained what happened to Hobo bracing myself expecting to get punched. Instead Hobo just smiled. "Well go get some rest you can wash off tomorrow," Hobo said with a smile. Jade handed my a large blanket and some bandages. "What puts you in such a good mood captain?" I asked Hobo. "The lost sword will be mine," Hobo said with a smile.

Search for the Lost Sword (part 4)
We woke up early the next day. After about another half mile of walking we finally reached the back of Padres. The smell of burning wood filled the air. Several homes were still on fire. After a bit of searching we finally found the devil yelling at men who were loading cargo onto the ship. "Careful with that cargo," shouted Darkhart. The men were loading some of Padres riches into a heavily armed Ship of the Line. Then I saw the grand prize sitting on a table near Darkhart. Over a hundred men guarded the area and that didn't even include the men already aboard the ship. "Well looks like we won't be getting in that way," Hobo pointed out. He then notices a large pile of boxes full of cargo that had been loaded on the ship. It still was far away from us and we wouldn't stand a chance sneaking over there. Hobo turned towards me again. "We are going to need a distraction," he told me.

"Ok what do you want me to do again!?" I asked him. Hobo then handed my a flyer. "Today Becket will be arriving at Fort Dundee to disguess about new defense systems to protect from Jolly Rogers invasions." He explained. A crewman arrived in a carriage. It was colored pitch black and two horses made completely of bone stood at the reigns. I focused my attention back to Hobo. "Capture Becket in this carriage them bring him to this spot. Make sure the Navy will follow you here," Hobo told me. I began to explain that it's impossible and that there were too many guards. Hobo pulled a shiny sword put of his sheath. "Not without this you won't," he said as he handed me the blade. "It used to be your fathers," He said as I took the sword. It felt perfectly balanced in my hands and its blade was extremely sharp. The handle was wrapped with blue leather and the hand guard was engraved with a wave pattern. The blade was made of stainless steel and the word SHARK BLADE was engraved into it. Before I could even thank him I was thrown onto the carriage. "Good luck," Hobo said with a wink.

The carriage was fast and easy to drive. Within just a few minutes I arrived at the fort. I crashed through the guard gates rolling over several navy guards. The carriage flew into the main part of the fort. I stoped the carriage right next to Becket then pulled him inside. The guards fired at me with their bayonets. Luckily the Navy have horrible aim and they completely missed. I turned the carriage to a sharp right knocking a powder keg over. It rolled down several stairs blowing up a barricade attempt from the navy. The carriage rolled over the barricades remains and the men ran to their horses and carriages of their own. I turned into the caves starting on my way back to Hobo. One carriage rider tried to ram me with how own carriage. I made a quick turn right before hitting a wall. The other rider was not so lucky. A horse rider drew a sword. I grabbed grabbed out my own sword and tried to fight him while driving. I thrusted forward and he had to jump off his horse so he would not get hit. I turned sharply into the El Sudron leaving several men in the dust. A few men who caught up to me began to climb onto my carriage. I climbed onto the top of the carriages roof and began to fight them. The one charged me without much thinking. I sliced him in the leg then threw him off the carriage. Another ran at me with a sabre. I disarmed him with ease then pushed him into the others. He hit them and they all fell off the carriage. I jumped back to the reigns and drove towards Las Purgas.

Immediately the Navy saw what the skeletons were up to. As if they completely forgot about Becket they ran towards the beach. I opened the back door of the carriage and threw Becket out. "I'm sorry I had to capture you, I hope you can understand," I told Becket with a grin. "We will catch you someday," he said with a smirk. I kicked some dirt on him then ran to Hobo. "About time, hurry up and get in a box," he told me as we ran towards the Ship of Line. I opened a box and hopped in. I heard Becket giving orders to retreat and soon the battle ended. Finally the ship took off and it was time to kick some butt.

Search for the Lost Sword (part 5)
This was is Mano a Mano. Either us or the skeletons would walk away with the most powerful sword in the Caribbean. "I hope you have a good plan captain. I don't plan on getting killed after I made it this far." I told him. "Of corse I {C}{C {C have a plan why would you even say I don't have a plan, my plan is without doubt the greatest plan of all time and there is know possible way it can fail." Hobo said with a smile. "Well then please share captain," I told him. His smile immediately turned into a frown. "Ok, I don't have one." He said in a quiet voice. "We should first take out the sails so they don't reach the island in the middle of the fight. I can take down the sails on my own as long as all of you keep them all distracted below. Once the sails are down, We take out the long boats ruining their chance to escape. The crew and I will hold off the men and you take on Darkhart." I explained. "STOP IT!" Hobo screamed. "Captain gives orders not you. Thats a timeout go sit in the corner and don't make a sound or I'll cut off yer bottom lip." Hobo demanded with a furious tone. Alright here is the plan, Sharkkidd takes out sails while me and the crew distract everyone below. We then set fire to the longboats so they can't escape. Then I charge Darkhart while everyone else takes on the guards," He explained with a smirk. "Hey wait a miniute that was my plan!" I grunted. Immediatly Hobo spun around and before I knew it he was holding the bottom half of my lip in one hand and had a knife in the other with was waiting up in the air to cut off my flesh. "I said not a word." Hobo whispered in my ear. He pulled me to my feet and put the knife back in his sheath. "Men we have made it this far and we will not give in. I admit I didn't have a plan because I honestly didn't believe we could make it this far. Aye but you all sure proved me wrong. You all did. Now let's show those boneheads what you all showed me. Let's show them that we have no fear, we stop at nothing, and show them that we will win!" Hobo said as he drew his sword. Suddenly everyone began to draw their weapons and started to cheer. "NOW LET'S SHOW WHAT WE CAN DO...CHARGE!

I ran out with the rest of the men but soon split apart from them. I grabbed hold of the rigging and started to climb. I climbed into the crows nest and found a grapple hook hanging on the edge. Suddenly I thought up of an idea. I threw the hook towards the sail across from me. Miss. I pulled the hook back up to me and tried again. Another miss. I pulled it up again and tried again. A perfect throw. The hook wrapped around the fore mast and tied around 3 times. I held onto the other end of the rope and swung back onto the deck. I tied a knot around a cannon. I then pushed the cannon overboard causing the rope to tighten and break the mast in half. As the fore mast fell it crashed into the main mast and the as main mast fell it smashed into the mizzlemast. It was like a giant game of dominoes."Not bad," Hobo shouted to me. I suddenly realize I dropped my sword when the mast fell. "Cover me I got to find my sword." I shouted back. A skeleton charged towards me and I spun behind him then pushed him over board. "Behind you!" Hobo shouts. I ducked just in time and I uppercuted him in the chin. I then spotted my sword on the quarter deck next to Darkhart. Billy and several crewmen just finished taking out the long boats. "Follow me," Hobo shouted to me. We both sprinted towards the quarter deck and killed anyone who got in the way. I dove for the sword but Darkhart kicked it up to his hands then threw it overboard. "Who might you be child?" the general asked in a hissing tone. "Sharkkidd, and you are? By the looks of it I am guessing your name is General Farthart." I said in a mocking voice. Suddenly Hobo began to laugh his head off. "Haha Farthart ah that's a good one, I taught you well Sharkkidd," He said in a mixture of both laughing and speaking. Darkhart turned his head towards Hobo. "Finally, I have found you." Darkhart barked. "You will pay for what you have done to me... with your life." He hissed. Darkhart charged Hobo and the two began to duel. Suddenly a small wave splashed against me. I peaked my head overboard and found Sharky with the Shark Blade in his mouth. He flung his head up and I caught the sword in my hands. "Good boy," I said as I ran back to Darkhart. Darkhart swung low at Hobos feet but Hobo jumped over it and kicked Darkhart in the chest. Darkhart already had a knife in his hands and threw the blade towards Hobo. Hobo dodged it but the blade caught his shirt and stuck into the wall. Darkhart walked towards Hobo and put a knife against his throat. "I know you are getting slow and old but I honestly expected a better fight, or at least one of your suprise attacks." He laughed. "You want a suprise turn around." Darkhart turned to the sound of my voice and I flicked his sword up, caught it, then tossed it to Hobo. "The Lost Sword!" Hobo said as he gleamed with excitement. "THIS VICTORY IS OURS," he shouted. The whole ship boomed from the sound of the crews cheers. "And you are now mine," Hobo said to the Lost Sword as if it could hear him. "What should we do to Darkhart?" I asked Hobo. "Let him go, I am sure Jolly Roger is not going to be happy with him and I am sure he knows much more horrible methods of torture." Hobo said with a grin. "Please just kill me now, please I beg of you," Darkhart begged. Hobo kick Darkhart and tied his sash over his mouth. Next stop, Cuba, it's time to learn of this swords power." Hobo said and he put the sword in his sheath. Soon Jade picked us up and we loaded the skeleton ships cargo onto our ship. Eventually, it was time to leave Padres and set corse for Cuba. All was good and we finally could let our guard down. Big mistake. Little did we know we were being tracked

Harkaway Battle
Deep green fog surrounded the ship and I knew we were all doomed. "What the bloody hell is this?" Hobo said aloud. I steped outside and noticed the fog. "We are doomed," I said in a dark voice. "What is going on?" Hobo demanded. His question was immediately answered by a huge frigate appearing out of the fog. "What is it?" Hobo asked in amazement. My memory immediatly flashed back to the Padres invasion. "The Harkaway!" I said in a horrified tone. "Well, perhaps they are friendly." Hobo said in a scared voice. If Hobo was scared of this thing I knew we were doomed. A cannon fired and blasted into the railing. "Mabie not so friendly." He gulped. "All hand, to the starboard guns ye cockroaches! Await orders and keep those gun powder kegs someplace safe. I don't plan on being blasted to thousands of pieces anytime soon!" Hobo barked to the crew. The Harkaway turned inwards and loaded her guns. "FIRE!" Hobo shouted. The Harkaway took the blow heavy and hard but she stood tall. "Take cover!" I shouted. The Harkaway let go a powerful wave of cannons that blew into our ship. I dove in my chest, closed my eyes, and put my hands on the back of my head. I felt large wood splinters fall onto my back. The warmth of fire brushed against my face. Once I was sure the blast was over I stood up and found the ship had taken heavy damage. The Harkaway grappled to our ship and we dropped our weapons in defeat.

Skeletons swung aboard by the hundreds and within seconds we were outnumbered. We were taken aboard the Harkaway in chains and I found myself face to face with Jolly Roger. "Bring Hobo and his friend to my cabin and dispatch the others." He barked. "Hold on, lets not be rash about this Jolly, let the crew live and we can talk things over." Hobo told the devil. The skeleton crew stood there awaiting their next order. "Well, you heard him, throw the crew in the brig." He shouted. Me and Hobo were taken to Jolly Rogers cabin for a talk. Jolly Roger took a seat in a large chair made of bone. As soon as he sat I began to shout at him. "YOU KILLED MY FATHER!" I shouted. "Calm yer pet." Jolly Roger yelled to Hobo. "If you want to live be quiet." Hobo snarled at me. Jolly Roger stood up out of his chair. "Ha, well if it ain't cap'n Hobo. Last I saw you ye tried to kill me with yer bare hands." He laughed. "Ye never changed do ya Hobo." he said as he spat at Hobo. "I let you live last time with a warning and ye still decide to challenge my army." He snarled. "What can I say mate, I can't resist you." Hobo chuckled. "SILENCE! Now give me a reason why I should not kill you right here." He asked. "I offer you a trade." Hobo explained. "First, I would like to introduce you to my friend Sharkkidd." Hobo said giving me a wink. "Let me and my crew go and take Sharkkidd as your own." Hobo explained. "I accept," Jolly Roger growled followed by his horrible laugh. "Welcome aboard the crew Mr.Sharkkidd."

A new friend
I was dragged into my cell like I was a bag full of dirt. "Hehe, enjoy your cell buddy." A guard lauded as he threw me into the cell. The cell was very small and dark. A pair beds laid at the corner and a mirror hung on a wall. That was the entire cell. "Who could live in the second bed?" I thought aloud. I turned and found General Darkhart smiling behind me. He picked me up and slammed me into a wall. He clutched my throat and laughed. "Think about it this way, I will be doing you a favor." He crackled. A skeleton guard noticed us and ran inside the cell to help. "Stand down!" The guard shouted with his gun aimed at Darkhart. Darkhart threw me to the ground and the guard chained him to the wall. Another skeleton entered the room holding a Cat O Nine. "A hundred lashes," the guard who chained Darkhart ordered. "Wait! I will take the blame. I was the one who started the fight." I said. "Haha, stupid pirate. Fine, let him take the punishment, I want to see his blood splatter all over the walls." The guard ordered. I was quickly stripped from my shirt and chained to a wall. Darkhart was released and he quickly ran to his bed. "Not so tough now, pirate." The guard laughed as the skeleton with the whip slashed down the whip. The crack of the whip blew down and stunk like a thousand needles. I cried out in pain and begged for them to stop. I prayed for them to stop but it did no good. I realized I could not survive ninety nine more lashes and regretted switching places with Darkhart. At least Darkhart would survive all one hundred lashes, but a living boy, not a chance. The skeleton slashed down another whip. Pain blew threw out my body and blood dripped off my back. Suddenly, a skeleton entered the room. "Stop! Jolly Roger wants him in his cabin, alive." The skeleton barked. "You live to see another day." The guard growled.

I was taken to a room filled with evil looking voodoo supplies. "Welcome to hell," The guard who took me inside laughed. I sat in a seat pushed into a desk. Across the desk sat Jolly Roger with an evil grin. "I have heard alot about you." Jolly told me with a grin. "Why did you kill him?" I demanded referring to my father. "Your tried to challenge me and he died a fool." Jolly laughed. I stood up and grabbed a knife on a table. Jolly Roger waved his hand and giant chains flew out of the ground and began to strangle me. "You remind me alot like your father, brave but stupid." Jolly Roger chuckled. "Hobo has the Lost Sword, he will stop you." I threatened. Jolly Roger laughed and put the sword on the table. "But... how?" I studdered. "My men swiped the sword from him while the crew was captured. Do you really think I would let him get away with the Lost Sword of El Patron?" Jolly chuckled. "We switched the sword with a fake and kept the real sword." He explained. "I already have a fleet waiting for me to lead an attack on Tortuga." He said as he put away the sword. "And with its power, I will never fail," he explained with an evil grin. "They will stop you!" I shouted in response. "You fool, I will have already won before the pirates realize I have an invasion planned." He said with a dark smile. "Take away the boy!" Jolly Roger shouted as I secretly slipped the dagger in my pocket.

I was taken back to my cell and found Darkhart on his bed waiting. "Why did you lie to them to save me?" He asked as the guards left us alone. "I did not lie to them, I was the one who got you in this mess, I was the reason you were tortured." I explained. "Yes, but I was going to kill you." He croaked. "You had every right." I told him. We quickly quieted down as a guard stood nearby. "What did Jolly Roger tell you?" Darkhart whispered. "He has the Lost Sword, he is going to attack Tortuga." I whispered. "The pirates have no clue." I explained. "Then there is only one thing we can do...escape." Darkhart told me.

Escaping the Harkaway
"Alright, so you want to pick the lock with this dagger, I kill the lookout and disguise as him, you sneak into Jolly Rogers room and recover the sword and your affects, you use your whistle to summon your pet shark, and we both ride to Tortuga." Darkhart asked. "That is right," I said with a smile. "It's risky, but I guess it is all we got." He said with a grin. Darkhart pulled a pin out of his hair and handed it to me. I began to work on the lock but the crude dagger quickly broke appart. "NO!" I shouted. "Hold on, we can't give up yet." Darkhart said. "Pull on one of my ribs, rip it off and don't hold back." He instructed. "I...I can't, there must be another way." I cried. "You must, it is the only way, we can use the knifes blade to sharpen it." He demanded. Eventually after a few more miniutes of arguing I realized it was the only way. I grabbed the soggy bone and ripped it out. Darkhart hardly even flinched though. "Doesn't that hurt?" I asked in amazement. "Yea, like hell, but after my encounter with Jolly Roger I have taught myself that there is pain much worse than that." He replied in a sad tone. I quickly went to work and in an hour the bone was as sharp as a knife. I opened the lock with ease and both of us ran out of our cell. Next stop, freedom.

"We must hurry, the invasion will begin at dawn." Darkhart told me. "I will go get my whistle from Jolly Roger, you deal with the lookout." I instructed. "Wait! If we don't make it out I want you to have this." Darkhart said as he handed me his necklace. "It was your fathers, he gave it to me the day before your birth and told me to give it to his son. It belongs to you." Darkhart said as I took the necklace. I thanked him and ran inside the cabin. "The cabin was dark and I found my affects sitting on the black desk. I ran out and found tons of guards fighting Darkhart. "GO! You have a destiny to unveil, not me, warn the pirates and defend Tortuga." Darkhart shouted. "No, I can't just leave you here, you knew my father, I need to know more about him." I shouted back. "Find Tia Dalma, she can lead you to truth." He shouted as he ducked under a skeletons sword. "I will never forget you." I told him before I blew the whistle. Suddenly Jolly Roger opened his doors and shot his pistol at the general. Darkhart fell to the ground dead and Jolly Roger turned to me. I saw Sharkie waiting of me in the water and I jumped overboard right before Jolly Roger's pistol could take another life.

I arrived at Tortuga as the sun just began to rise. The town was quiet and everyone was still asleep. I ran to the Faithful Bride to warn the others. I found Hobo inside talking to Jack Sparrow about his favorite subject... rum. I walked strait up to Hobo and slapped him across the face. "Your alive!" Hobo said in amazement. "Give me on reason I shouldn't kill you." I ordered. "I have the Lost Sword and if you even try to kill me you will be dead." He smiled. I pulled out his "Lost Sword" and snapped it in half. "It was a fake, a crude sword painted just like the sword." I told him. "Then where is the real one?" Hobo asked. "Jolly Roger has it, and he is going to use its powers to rule the Caribbean!" I shouted. The whole room fell dead silent besides a few gasps. "Not good," Jack said as his face turned green. "All pirates to the seas!" Hobo shouted. "If Jolly Roger reaches Tortuga we are all doomed." Hobo ordered as he ran out to the ship. The battle was about to begin.

Tortuga invasion
A fleet of over 70 undead ships led by the Harkaway stood in the water awaiting for orders to attack. "We are all doomed," Hobo frowned. "I thought you were the fearless captain of the Scarlet Dragon, that doesn't sound like the real Hobo I know." I said trying to cheer him up. All of the crew goaned and suddenly everyone dropped their weapons in defeat. I was shocked when even Hobo threw his sword on the ground. "Life can be replaced Sharkkidd, learn to savior it." Hobo said before walking away to his cabin. "Jolly Roger is hard enough, but with the lost sword we won't stand a chance." Billy said as he threw his sword to the ground. I noticed the other ships had still not lowered their colors. "What are we doing?!" I shouted. "Those ships look for us to lead them into battle and protect Tortuga!" I shouted as I stepped onto a large box. "They look to us to lead them to victory and I won't let them down!" I shouted. "NOW WHO IS WITH ME!" I cheered. The ship quickly fell dead silent. Seconds later I was tossed into a longboat and was forced to row away. "Bloody pirates," I growled as I rowed towards the Harkaway.

If the Harkaway was ment to be scary it sure did a good job at it. Even after all I had been threw the ship still horrified me. It was almost as scary looking as its captain. I finally reached the ship and realized I had no plan. There was no way I could fight past all those skeletons and get to the lost sword. Even if I managed toreach the sword, my sword skills were no match for Jolly Roger."Think like Hobo," I said to myself as I climbed the ship. The ship was crawling with skeletons and I realized fighting them all was suicide. I climbed into an empty crate and remained hidden inside untill all skeletons were out of sight. Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming in my direction. I jumped back into the box and stayed hidden. "So, I heard Darkhart was still alive," A skeletons voice cracked. "Wonder what Jolly Roger has in mind for him?" another skeleton said as they both walked away. I jumped out of the box and ran to the jail cells. I had to see if this was true. Sure enough, Darkhart was sitting in our cell bed staring into space. "Sharkkidd?" He asked shocked. "Come on, it's time to get you out of here." I told him as I opened his cell. Darkhart jumped up and ran out of the cell. "I am honestly sorry Sharkkidd." Darkhart said as he picked up a metal bar. Before I could as what he ment he banged me on the head with the bar and knocking me out.

I woke up tied to a chair in Jolly Rogers cabin. I noticed several torture tools on the big black table I noticed earlier. I noticed each of the tools had dry blood stains on them. Suddenly, the door opened and Jolly Roger walked inside. "This time you won't be escaping." He said with a hideous laugh. "Go ahead, pick your first instrument of torture." Jolly smirked as he pushed he table of weapons towards me. "Does boring me to death count as a way of torture?" I chuckled. "Have it your way, I'll pick for you." Jolly Roger said picking up a giant axe. All of a sudden, a cannonball blasted threw the wall and smashed into the table of weapons. All the weapons fell to the ground and Jolly Roger dropped the axe and ran outside. I grabbed the axe with my feet and used it to cut myself free. I peaked my head out the hole and saw the Scarlet Dragon circling the Harkaway, the battle had begun.

I picked up my weapons and ran outside. The fog lit up as cannon fire pierced the air. I saw several of the crewmen swing aboard and begin to fight. I parried a skeletons attack and pushed him into a group of skeletons. Behind he group was captain Hobo fighting off several skeletons. I flout my way to him, stabbing anyone who got in the way. The scarlet dragon drew closer and more pirates grappled over to the Harkaway. By now we were stuck in the middle of a huge hurricane. Wind and ice flew into my face and I knew this weather wasn't normal. Rain splashed onto out heads and ice darted into our eyes. I found Darkhart and ran towards him. I put away my sword and tackled him onto the wet deck. I clutched my fists and began to pound into his skull. "You lied to me!" I shouted as a pounded into his skull again. "I won't kill you, I promised." I grunted as I chained him to the mast. I saw Hobo fight his way up to Jolly Roger. I ran after him not knowing what I was thinking

"It ends here and now!" Hobo shouted to Jollly Roger as he drew his sword. "Very true, your life ends today." Jolly laughed as he drew the lost sword. The two clashed together and a huge battle blew into action. Hobo quickly seemed to be losing. Jolly sliced at Hobo's leg and knocked him to the ground. "No one is here to save you now." Jolly said as he raised his sword. "Except for me!" I shouted as I drew my weapon and charged at Jolly Roger. I swung at Jolly Roger but my sword went right threw him. I looked up and saw Jolly Roger in glowing green ghost form. "Congrats on saving your captain, but now there is no one here to save you." He smiled. He swung at my head but I ducked under it just in time. I swung attempting to hit him but he parried the attack and lunged towards me. I blocked his lunge and left him stunned. I then kicked his wooden leg and made him fall to the ground. "Hand over the sword and I'll consider letting you live." I demanded. He grabbed the sword and stretched his arm to me. I put away my sword and held out my hand. Jolly then flew forwards and drove the blade into my chest. "I don't play fair Mr. Sharkkidd." Jolly said as he drew he sword out of my chest.

The whole world went white and I could see a bright light in the sky. "I'm so proud of you son," said a figure in the light. I looked closer and saw that it was Sharktooth. "YOUR ALIVE!" I cheered. "Sadly, I'm far from alive." He said ruining my happiness. "So does that mean?" I asked. "No you are not dead, you are far from it." He said smiling. "Please take me with you, I miss you so much." I cried. "I never left you," Sharktooth said while pointing to the necklace Darkhart gave me. "Will I see you again?" I asked. "The necklace is the key." He said as him and e light faded away.

Everything went back to normal speed and the battle resumed. I saw Hobo and Jolly Roger locking swords. I attempted to stand on my feet and failed the first three times. Finally, I got on my feet and picked up my sword. I limped towards Jolly Roger. With every breath pain darted into my chest. The ice and rain that pelted against my face were now the size of baseballs. Blood stained against my forehead and the rain just dripped off it. I lifted up my sword with great pain and thrusted it into Jolly Rogers back. He quickly shouted but then began to laugh. He waved the sword and my sword fell right out of his back. "Your very hard to kill." Jolly grunted. He kicked my to the ground and my sword flew out of my hands. "Do not think you will survive again." Jolly said as he raised his sword. Suddenly, Jolly cried out in pain and dropped the sword to the ground. I turned around and saw Darkhart with a smoking gun still aimed at Jolly Roger. "Don't think this is over!" Jolly Roger grunted before disappearing into green smoke. I picked up the sword and threw it to Hobo. All the skeletons ran towards Darkhart. "Now!" Hobo shouted at Jumbo Bob. Jumbo Bob threw a knife at a rope connected to 20 powder kegs. "JUMP!" Hobo shouted before diving overboard. I quickly did the same right before the kegs hit the Harkaways deck. The ship lit up like a giant fireball and all remaining skeletons were torched. The battle was won

Conclusion
We were quickly hoisted out of the water and back onto the Scarlet Dragon. "The Lost Sword of El Patron is mine!" Hobo exclaimed as he waved the sword in the air. The storm had already died down and the winds were now calm. That night we had a huge party at Tortuga and got our pay. Mountains of gold piled in front of my face and I knew the pay was worth it. I used my share of cash to purchase an old house in town called the Bowdash Mansion. Perhaps Tortuga wasn't as bad as I thought. I held a funeral for General Darkhart on Tortuga a few days after our arrival. "To one of the bravest men I have ever known." I said in sorrow. I picked the grave to be put next to Sharktooth's grave. "He lived every moment of his life as a brave man, all the way up to his death." Hobo said as the funeral began to end. "So now what?" I asked Hobo. "What do you mean?" He asked confused. "You have the lost sword, what are you going to do now?" I questioned. Hobo pulled out a map of a strange island. "El Patron was not just know for his Lost Sword." Hobo smiled. "Next stop... Ravens Cove."