Peter Murray, whose friends call him Pete, was tidying up his house for the first time ever. He pulled a box out from under the bed and started throwing away everything he considered junk and he threw it all into the corner, he'll take care of the pile later.

When he reached the bottom of the box he found an old dusty piece of paper that was left by his old grandpappy and there was a note saying "Pete if you find this X marks the spot!"

What could his old grandpappy mean by this, Pete thought, so he took the paper and brought it to Phoenix & Co. Law Offices.

"Hey Pete what's going on?" said John Phoenix.

"Oi me hearty I dug up this ol' piece'a paper, but I haven't the foggiest what it is!"

Pete gave John Phoenix the paper and John Phoenix read the message but now that he was reading it Pete saw the back of it.

"LAND HO!" he said which is what sailors like him say when they see land and that was exactly what Pete was seeing, he was seeing the land drawn on the paper on the other side of the message it was a map and there was an X on it!

John Phoenix and Pete got on Pete's boat and sailed to the island on the map. On the way there they ran into another ship.

"Avast we're the Atlantic Family we control this here sea!" said the captain. "Go away."

"Naw way!" said Pete. "We're looking for treasure to become stinkin' rich!"

"Ya hear that boys let's look for treasure!" said the captain of the Atlantic Family and they fired a cannon at Pete's boat and blew a hole in it! Not only that, but the map flew out of Pete's hands and into the captain's and they sailed away singing sea shanties in mockery of them!

"They won't get away with making fun of me like that!" said John Phoenix.

"Yeah they will our boat's sinking!" Pete cried.

"So?" said John Phoenix. "Let's just swim instead. It's good exercise!"

So John Phoenix jumped into the sea and so did Pete.

"But we don't have the map any more John Phoenix!"

"Doesn't matter, I memorized it."

John Phoenix and Pete went to where the X on the map was and there was a big X in the sand.

Pete took out a shovel but John Phoenix snapped it in half!

"Allow me," said John Phoenix and he used his psychic powers to drag the treasure chest up out of the sand!

THE CAPTAIN APPEARED!

Pete and the captain had a fight because John Phoenix couldn't be distracted from using his psychic powers. The captain tried to cut Pete with his sword but Pete punched him in the face and the captain flew all the way into the sea and drowned.

After that they opened the treasure and a fairy came out.

"Welcome John Phoenix and Peter Murray I will grant you one wish each!"

"Epic," said John Phoenix. "I wish for a million bucks," said John Phoenix and he got a million bucks.

Pete quietly considered his options then opened his eyes slowly and looked at the fairy straight in the eyes.

"I just want me boat back. The one the ol' captain sunk."

"Okay!"

Pete got his boat back and they went home.

Epilogue

Pete went into his house and saw the pile in the corner that he still had to clean away.

"UUUUUUUGH!"

Pete wished he wished to get rid of the mess instead.

The End!