Author's Note:
Hello Readers!
This is it. The final chapter of The Captain and his Cabin Boy book one. I am so very thankful to have my best friend write this with me and it has been an amazing experience turning this into a fanfiction and showing the rest of the world this story. The sequel is in progress like I said. It's not over just yet.
Thank you everyone for the support.
Happy Reading!
~Chapter 8: Treasure Hunt~
Bill walked beside Dipper and began whistling. he didn't realize it but it was the song that Mabel had sung earlier to heal Dippers ankle.
Dipper heard his whistle and recognized the tune. He smiled to himself and didn't say anything
Bill kept whistling for a while before asking. "Hey how's your ankle?"
Dipper looked at his ankle. It was getting better just a dull sting was there. "A lot better. I barely notice the pain."
Bill nodded. "That's good"
Dipper nodded as well and stepped over one of the poison thorns on the ground.
Bill walked next to him, careful of where he was stepping.
"We should be there soon. I don't think we are that far from it." Dipper says
"Hm. You still have your book?"
Dipper nodded and pulled it out "Right here." It was surprisingly dry even though he was in the water.
"Whoa how did it stay so dry?" he asked in wonder
Dipper shrugged "It could've been because no water can go into the pocket. Or there is a spell on it to make sure it doesn't get damaged." He replied
"Hm" he replied
Dipper kept walking. Surprisingly there were not much traps like the ones before. Maybe because this is the same path they took. But soon they made it back to the cave
Bill scanned the walls and began to speed up his pace. He could just feel the treasure here, and Bill couldn't help but start to get excited
Dipper felt excited too. But he remembered the trap that caused them to fall. "Bill wait." He said
Bill knew he should take what Dipper told him and groaned. "I don't want to wait"
"You won't have to. But if you don't stop now," Dipper ran and grasped his wrist before he got any closer to the drop "We will have to go through that all over again."
Bill stopped. "Fine" he muttered.
Dipper looked at the walls inside the cave. "If we stay close to the walls," Dipper looked up at him "We'll get there in no time." He assured him
Bill immediately stepped closer to the walls and kept walking. "You and the mermaid looked alike you know" he stated out of the blue.
Dipper followed right behind him. Then his eyes widen slightly when he mentioned Mabel. "I...noticed too..." He said
"I could tell" he said with a nod. "Was it a coincidence?"
"It could've been...but she has the same ruby I have on my sword." Dipper pointed out grasping on it. "I think it's more than that."
Bill paused. He laughed quietly to himself, 'So that old man wasn't completely insane' he thought to himself.
"Bill...who was that man who you visited when you acquired this sword?" Dipper asked suddenly curious.
"He went by Fiddleford McGucket."
"McGucket? Huh...odd name." Dipper said. "But it seems he knows a lot about magic..."
"Yes" he said and paused a moment before adding "Why do you ask?"
Dipper shrugged a little not speaking for a few minutes. "I guess...I'm just very curious and...confused."
"Hm. I don't blame you"
Dipper nodded slightly. He looked at the ground feeling it get wider now. "Hey, the path is getting bigger."
"So it is" he said as he kept walking. "I think we are almost there"
"Aye." The path got big enough for Dipper to walk next to Bill
Bill kept walking swinging his arms at his sides
Dipper kept being careful if there was any traps here. He knelt on the ground and dusted off a button he almost mistakenly pressed. "This is getting interesting..."
Bill squinted at it and knelt beside him. "what is it?"
Dipper pressed on the button with his hand and immediately darts whizzed past his head and stuck into the wall. "These traps are well hidden this time. So that means there is something special ahead." Dipper replied
"Yes! I knew it!" he said with a grin
Dipper smiled "Let's keep going. But be careful." He said standing up again
Bill kept walking carefully through the cave
Every step that Dipper took, made him have a mini heart attack when he watched a javelin pass through in front of him or a large blade about to cut his legs off.
"Man whoever's treasure this is, they did NOT want anyone else to have it!" Bill exclaimed after he had ducked and avoided losing his head
"No kidding." Dipper yelped and did a summersault to avoid spikes.
Bill laughed as he jumped over a floor of spikes that came up out of no where. Luckily it wasn't too long if a jump.
Dipper sighed and kept moving on. Then he started to see a light up ahead. "Bill I can see something from here."
"Me too!" he exclaimed with a grin.
Dipper grinned and walked in big steps to avoid traps. He was nearly there and he could already see gold and different jewels about to spill out of the cave.
Bill whistled in awe. "That's some loot we found ourselves, pine tree"
"And all for us...I mean for you captain." Dipper corrected himself
Bill laughed and rubbed his knuckles against his head and walked forward towards the jewels and gold
Dipper laughed as well feeling delighted. He was sure that there was no traps around here so he went straight into the treasure.
Bill did the same and laughed as he brought up handfuls of coins. "This is amazing! I can't believe we did it!"
Dipper smiled brightly as he looked at the treasure "I know! It was all worth it."
"Totally" Bill grinned.
Dipper grasped a handful of coins and jewels in his hands and let it fall between his fingers. He laughed in delight and stared around in awe. He did it. He got Bill and himself here. They both did it
Bill ran over to Dipper and pulled him into a hug. "Nice job pine tree!"
Dippers eyes widened slightly but he kept smiling as he wrapped his arms around Bill, "Thank you Cap!" Dipper said
Bill pulled back and clasped his hands on Dippers shoulders. He grinned down at him and said "You did good"
Dipper grinned back at him and nodded "You too." He said
Bills smile lingered a moment longer before he began to stuff his pockets. "Well let's get going!" he exclaimed.
Dipper nodded and grabbed a lot of coins and jewels and stuffed all his pockets "Aye aye!" Dipper said making a salute to him
When Bill got everything he could fit in his pockets and a rope tied onto the fairly large chest, he hoisted it over his shoulder. "This is all we can carry for now, but when we get back I'll send a group of my men out to get the rest" he explained, a golden crown slipping down his brow.
Dipper nodded slipping on a silver ring with a blue orb "Hopefully they won't get killed in the process." He said
"We'll warn them first" he shrugged. "Now come help me with this" Bill said as he began tugging the rope. "Plus I think we've already set most of them off."
"True." Dipper hurried to his side and helped him pull on the rope.
And so the pair left the cave with treasure in their hands with their heads held high and adventure still strong in their hearts. The young pirates had grown close in merely a few days of being together. But neither of them knew what lied ahead. For the secrets of the journal were yet to be solved. And a new enemy was determined to find it...and claim the seas as their own.
ll To Be Continued…. ll
