"Welcome aboard the Reclaimer new blood!" Exclaimed Lexy. "First order of business. Swap the deck." She said with a grin. She handed him a bucket of water and an old cloth.

"Look on the bright side Gumball, at least your still alive." Gumball said to himself. He got on his knees and started to clean. A figure then appeared in front of him, it was the lizard. Gumball looked up at the man who was over a foot taller than him and almost twice his body size.

"Jack?"

"Out of all the people to survive that. I thought you'd be the first to die." Jack said with a deep western voice. Gumball looked back down again, place the cloth back in the water to soak it up and continued to wash the deck.

"So what job do they have you doing?" Gumball asked trying to make conversation.

"Right now, clearing out the old ship. Looking at her now, it's clear she never stood a chance. Yup, more of us would have survived if we hadn't followed that bastard of a captain, not that I gave a shit about anyone else on that ship." Jack stated. Gumball looked back up at him and thought that his size and straight is probably the reason he got that job. Jack walked on to proceed with his duties leaving Gumball with his task.

About half an hour later the job of moving the goods from one ship to the other was done.

"Loosen the sails!" Yelled out the quartermaster, a man with a humanized, blue plastic body and a hammerhead shark head. He was armed with two pistols and a British cutlass. "Set her to 9knots as we make for Nassau!" The crew cheered at the thought of heading for land. The sails fell into position and the ship started to move forward and gained speed. Gumball stood by the edge of the ship, looking back at his old home. It was time to move on, but such is the life of a sailor.

"New blood!" Lexy called out. Gumball turned to her with full attention.

"The quartermaster wants to see you." She continued. Without a word Gumball made his way to the top deck where he found the quartermaster staring at a ship in the distance. It wasn't the same ship though, it was bigger and much further away.

"Here's the new blood quartermaster." Lexy announced. The man turned around and saw Gumball. With a stern look he studied Gumball and made a conclusion based on his observation.

"He doesn't look like much of a fighter. The man stated as he walked closer to Gumball, stopping right in front of him. "I can see the fear in his eyes. Your lucky your still young boy. Give him to the cook, maybe he will be of use there." The man told Lexy, walking back to where he stood before. Lexy did as she was told and took Gumball away.

"You think they'll reach us before we reach Nassau?" A voice asked from behind the quartermaster.

"Not if we maintain this speed. Nassau is only about 32hours out. If it speeds up so do we."

"I sir."

Night time had now arrived and most of the men were below deck. Gumball on the other hand was taking this moment to dwell in his thoughts as he stood in the front of the ship. A small breeze blew by him and he took in the night time air.

"I thought this day would never come." A female voice said inside Gumballs head. His peaceful stance was disturbed and he was left in shock.

"Do not be afraid young one, for you have a destiny." The voice said.

"Who's there? you are you?" Gumball asked looking all around him.

"My name is Kira and I have a mission for you. You must go to the captain and tell him the following." The voice explained. "1710 August on board the Sea Walker."

Gumball was baffled, was he dreaming or just hearing things. Maybe he was going crazy, but for some reason he felt the need to do as he was told. Suddenly he remembered something Lexy told him.

"Are you the captains lost love?" Gumball asked softly, but received no response. He stood there for a moment replaying what just happened in his mind.

"What are you doing out here?" Asked Lexy. Gumball instantly turned to face her.

"I have to talk to the captain."

Lexy chuckled before replying. "Are you mad new blood. Two reasons that won't happen. One, your a new recruit and two. The captain hardly ever talks. In fact you have a better chance of seeing a white whale twice in one day then hearing him talk."

Gumball knew he had to do this, but he had to do it when the time was right.

"Alright then. I should probably get to bed." Gumball said as he walked away. Lexy didn't respond, but looked at him with worried eyes. She knew something strange must have happened. In the one day they knew each other she seemed to have already grown a soft spot for him, why that was is a bit of a mystery though.

The sun had returned to mark the start of another day, but just like the last one it would be by no means a peaceful one.

"All hands on deck! English frigate! 500yards!" One of the crew men yelled out. The men ran on to the deck from down below scattering to their positions. The quartermaster walked up to the ships wheel where he saw the peanut.

"Mr. Fitzgerald." He started. "Can you tell me WHY THE FUCK they caught up to us!" He shouted, spit flying out of his mouth.

"They must have increased speed in the dark." Mr. Fitzgerald tried. The quartermaster grabbed him by his right antler, bringing him closer.

"All today's death are on your hands and if I lose one crew member, that bullet wound will be on one of your less painful experiences on this voyage."

"Understood quarter-" Before he could finish he was forcefully slammed into the wheel. The captain then stepped out of the captains quarters and made his way to the wheel as well. With another hand signal he ordered the ship to stop.

"Stop The ship! We proceed with plan B!" The quartermaster yelled out. Gumball stood in the middle of the ship, busy tying a rope. "What's plan B?" He wondered. The frigate closed in and stopped next to the Reclaimer. Men in red uniform stood in a liner position by the ships port side, the rest at their respected positions. The captain walked up and stood at the top deck next to the railing.

"I assume you surrendered." Said a 6foot tall groundhog in an English accent. "Smart choice, your brig is of no match for the Professor." He said referring to his ship. Captain Endo slowly walked forward and flicked his hat. Just then the two assassins jumped up from the Professors starboard side soaking wet, but ready to kill. The Professors crew was unaware of this, so they took the opportunity. Dante brought his hidden blade in the spin of a crocodile, while the female did the same with a brown bear.

"They boarded the ship!" Shouted one of the soldiers. The captain looked back, and then returned his view to captain Endo ready to give an order. As he did so a shot was fired right between his eyes, his killer, captain Endo. He proceeded to fire of three more shots in a matter of seconds from his three remaining pistols, two placed on his chest and one on each hip. Three more soldiers fell to the ground. Every other man on the Reclaimer then fired of a shot and started boarding the ship, swords at the ready.

"New blood! Lexy called out. Gumball turned to her and only just caught a pistol thrown at him.

"You'll need this too." She said as she handed him a sword. Gumball took it in his right hand, pistol in his left. He knew he had to fight and this time he would show his worth. He ran to the enemy ship and jumped onto it, he immediately toook a shot at one of the soldiers. It hit the large ant in the stomach, he then proceeded to stab it in the head. This was his first kill and it made him feel alive, it made him feel like pirate. Another soldier approached him, this was a cat much like him. They charged at each other, their swords connected, neither one giving an inch. They retracted their swords and swung again. Blow after blow and each one blocked. The last blow caused Gumball to step back just in time to get out of the way of a coffee mug that fell in front of him and smashed to pieces on impact. Gumball quickly picked up a smaller piece and through it at the opposing feline. He sidestepped it, but was met with a charge from Gumball causing him to fall on his back. Gumball gave what he thought would be the final blow, the cat managed to block it just in time.

"Just give up." Gumball said as he pressed his sword down. The cat managed to push him away and got back on his feet.

"Not likely." He replied in an English accent. They faced each other swords at the ready. The cat flung his sword towards Gumball who managed to block it as well. Simultaneously at the front of the frigate, Lexy was fighting of another brown bear. She crossed her dual swords and blocked an incoming blow from the bears sword. She then used her right sword to cut the bear on the leg, swung around him and used her left to slice his back. Within the same movement she back flipped and barely dodged an incoming bullet. The scene then moves over to Jack who uses his shear weight to push a slightly smaller candle man of the ships starboard side. At the same time by the door leading into the captains quarters, the quartermaster was facing off with a porcupine. Their swords impacting several times on each other. The porcupine then turned around. The quartermaster immediately got out of the way as the porcupine sent three projectiles out of his back, one of which was sent into the back of a leopard killing the pirate. The quartermaster sheathed hs sword and removed his two pistols. With a quick turn he was back in the porcupines view. He fired, sending two bullets into the porcupines chest. He coughed out blood and fell to the ground.

The cat facing Gumball was about to go in for another round when he was tripped by an all to familiar female feline. He fell on his back and a sword was brought to his face.

"Stay down." Lexy ordered.

"I had him." Gumball protested.

"Sure." She said with a grin.

Gumball looked around. By some miracle they had won. Was it luck or was this crew just that good. The quartermaster stepped up to the wheel of the professor. He gave a smile and felt the ships wheel before speaking.

"Tie them up and leave them one dagger. Take only weapons and ammo, we have plenty of goods." He then stepped down to where Gumball and Lexy were standing.

"So maybe your not useless and you made a friend how nice. Bring him aboard, we need replacements." As he said the last part he looked over to Mr. Fitzgerald who seemed to know what was coming his way.

"Your a lucky one" Lexy said to the cat and giving a mocking grin at Gumball.

"What's your name."

"Simba." The cat said as Lexy sheathed her sword and helped him up.

"Right then Simba. Welcome aboard the 'Reclaimer'." She said again emphasizing its name.

Credits:

Dante: Dante Watterson

Lexy: Lexboss

Endo: ArcLight Fire77

Kira: Arclight Fire77

Simba: Loinroar123

All TAWOG characters belong to Ben Bocquelet

side characters and other OC's me

Special thanks to:

Dante watterson for giving me some ideas.

Story Inspired by:

Assassin creed Black Flag

Pirates of the Caribbean

and my general love for pirate themed stories