The Life Of Curycoo

Chapter 1: Hailfire
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"That wouldnt happen to be a cuttlass, would it mate?" Questions. Always questions. Thats all i ever get fron this scoundrel i try to call my friend. Always crasy obvious questions. "Are ye' dead?" "Did ye' just kill a navy ferret?"

I should explain my life. I was born on a small island near singapore. Me father was a merchant, he taught me how to sail. Quite good at sailing i am, by the way. When i was 6 he went on a sea journey to tortuga. His crew told him there be a great pirate trade. Fer' us merchants, we cant refuse great trade, even be it from pirates. he was getting ready to sail, the masts of the mighty Conqueror tested fer strength, the crew yelling, Avast! quite a scene it was.my father was crying, whimpering about possibly never seeing me again. Finaly, my mother got him on the ship, she came down to care for me, and as she reached the bottom of the plank, a volley of muskets whizzed over my head. I heard screaming, and saw my mother was dead.

My father yelled in rage. with a grunt, he mounted a rope and swung down. he grabbed me, and drew his pistol. "Avast me crew! there be navy on our turf!!!" My father is not a pirate, but the navy believes that only two things can have black sails. Pirates, the dirty scoundrel, and the East India Trading Company. My father being a member of the SMU (Singapore Merchant Union), They thought he had no rights to black sails. Pistol shots were fired, and my father whispered gruffly in my ear.

"run honey, run like the rabbit in the forest. run to the ship, dont stop till' ye' reach the helm. get there, and sail! sail fast, sail strong! dont stop fer' me. Molly Edgeblade has a war sloop. we will catch up to ye'. Eventually. nly two ships on the carribean are faster than the conqueror. The Black Pearl, and the Intrepid. e will meet you in cuba. when ye are there, find a tavern. order a whiskey and a rum, then sing "a pirates life for me" the bartender will take you to safety."

"Yes father."

"Oh, and cury, one more thing."

"Yes father?"

"I AM a pirate, thit IS a pirate ship, and i want ye to swear yer life that you will stop at nothing to kill A man named Cuttler Beccet."

"...Yes Father."

The ship looked larger than ever. It loomed over me, as well as the other ships in the harbor. After a pause i climbed into the ship. in my fathers office i found a pistol, but that was it.