The Attempted Murder of Matthew Blastshot

On May 15, 1745, Matthew Blastshot was nearly killed by pirates. Here is the story, written down, so you may relive those moments.

Prologue
Matthew Blastshot sat in the parlor of his mansion on Port Tariff, drinking tea and watching the rain outside the windows. He was thinking about how unnatural it was for that, so far south. He was just about to put out the fire, and call it a night, when an officer barged in and said, "Sir, King George is here!" Matthew was surprised by this. George was early. He shouldn't have been arriving until tomorrow. "Very well," Matthew replied, "send him to the parlor." So, Matthew stood beside a chair as he waited for George. Finally, he walked in. "King John! Hello!" George stopped for a moment. He looked at Matthew, then said, "I had to pick John of all names. The one name that is the same of the evil King John, who signed the Magna Carta." George chuckled, and embraced Matthew. "How has the Caribbean treated you?" he asked. "Fine," Matthew replied, "but, why did you arrive so early?" George chuckled, and said, "Well, I had my usual stroke of brilliance. I was on the Interceptor, and thought 'What if Matthew did a speech to boost morale?'.  So, what do you think?" Matthew agreed. So the next day, they planned it out.

The Story
It was a bright, sunny morning at Fort Charles.