Mycroft sat and talked with a few of the villagers who saw the new visitors on the shore, in the company of Anthea.
"Did you see their skin? Pale and sickly," A villager scoffed.
"They have hair on their faces like dogs," Another bit out.
"My brothers, we must know more about these visitors," Mycroft turned to Anthea, who was gazing into the mystic fire, "Anthea, what do you see?"
"These are not men like us, but strange beasts with bodies that shine like the sun and weapons that spout fire and thunder. They prowl the earth like ravenous wolves consuming everything in their path," Anthea advised, seeing the smoke dance in her vision.
"Great Mycroft. I will lead our warriors to the river and attack. We will destroy these invaders the way we destroyed the Massawomecks," Dimmock announced.
"Dimmock, in that battle we knew how to fight our enemy, but these pale visitors are strange to us. Take some men to the river to observe them. Let us hope they do not intend to stay," Mycroft ordered gravely.
The ship had been successfully docked; Moriarty was addressing the crew on the shore.
"I hereby claim this land and all its riches in the name of His Majesty King James the first, and do so name this settlement Jamestown," Moriarty announced.
The men – and woman – cheered.
"Bravo! Bravo!" Magnussen praised, "Beautifully spoken, sir! Hurry now, Sebastian. We must be all squeaky clean for the New World."
Magnussen hurried away with the very reluctant pug.
The shore was as beautiful as the rest of the new world.
"Captain Watson!" Moriarty greeted, "It appears I've selected the perfect location, eh? Not a savage in sight."
"Just because we don't see them doesn't mean they're not out there, sir," John shrugged.
"Well then, perhaps you should venture forth and determine their whereabouts, hmm?" Moriarty offered.
"If there are any Indians out there, I'll find them," John promised.
"Now, gentlemen, to work. You men, get the ship unloaded." The men set off to work. "You men build the fort," Moriarty dictated, "The rest of you… Break out the shovels! It's time to start digging."
"Digging?" Anderson and Donovan questioned in unison.
"Why, of course! Let's not forget what the Spanish found when they came to the New World," Moriarty tempted, "Gold, mountains of it. Why, for years they've been ravaging the New World of its most precious resources but now… It's our turn."
He slid his golden, bejewelled sword out of its sheath and turned it around in his hands, on display.
The gold of Cortéz
The jewels of Pizarro
Will seem like mere trinkets
By this time tomorrow
The gold we find here
Will dwarf them by far
Oh, with all ya got in ya, boys
Dig up Virginia, boys
The shovels were tossed to the crew, Donovan rolled her eyes at being refered to as a 'boy'. They began to dig.
Mine, boys, mine, every mountain
And dig, boys, dig 'til ya drop
Grab a pick, boys
Quick, boys
Shove in a shovel
Uncover those lovely
Pebbles that sparkle and shine
It's gold
And it's mine, mine, mine
The crew chanted as they worked.
Dig and dig and dig and diggety
Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig…
Hey nonny nonny
Ho nonny nonny
Ooh, how I love it
Hey nonny nonny
Ho nonny nonny
Riches for cheap
Hey nonny nonny
Ho nonny nonny
There'll be heaps of it
And I'll be on top of the heap
Moriarty closed his eyes, imagining himself back at court.
My rivals back home
It's not that I'm bitter
But think how they'll squirm
When they see how I glitter
He mentally unfurled his imaginary gold, glittering cape from around his pristine white suit.
He pretended to walk through the court, the ladies kissing his hands as he went.
The ladies in court
Will be all a-twitter
The king will reward me
He'll knight me
He imagined placing the king's crown on his head.
No! Lord me
He snapped back to the present.
It's mine, mine, mine
For the taking
It's mine, boys
Mine me that gold
With those nuggets dug
It's glory they'll give me
My dear friend King Jimmy
Will probably build me a shrine
When all of the gold
Is mine
Dig and dig and dig and diggety
Dig and dig and dig and diggety-dig
John marched into the woods and undergrowth, away from the crew.
All of my life I have searched for land like this one
A wilder more challenging country I couldn't design
Hundreds of dangers await and I don't plan to miss one
In a land I can claim, a land I can tame
The greatest adventure is mine
Keep on working, lads
Mine
Don't be shirking, lads
Mine, boys, mine
Mine me that gold
Dig, dig, and diggety
Beautiful gold
Dig, dig, for that gold
Make this island
My land
Make the mounds big, boys
I'd help you to dig, boys
But I've got this crick in me spine
This land we behold
This beauty untold
A man can be bold
It all can be sold
So go for the gold
We know which is here
Is
All the riches here
Mine
From this minute
Mine
This land and what's in it is
Mine
Dig and dig and diggety-dig
Hey nonny nonny, it's mine