The Reclaimer was sailing to a nearby by port, towing the hunter ship. Both ships took on a lot of damage and were in need of repair. Inside the captains quarters Simba laid down on a blanket on the floor. His red coat and white shirt were removed and his stomach was wrapped in bandages with a small blood stain on it. The captain was sitting at his desk going over some papers while Carrie was siting on a chair by the door reading and old book. A knock on the door came and Carrie put down her book and stood up to go open it.

"Hi, Carrie." Greeted Columbus. "I need to talk to the captain if you don't mind."

Carrie looked over at Simba who was still sleeping. "No, of course not."

Columbus got out of the way and allowed Carrie to go passed him. He then entered and closed the door behind him.

"What do you need?" The captain asked not looking up.

"We need to go over the costs of damage captain and how we're going to pay for it."

"Take a seat." Captain Endo said motioning to the seat opposite the desk, still not looking up. Columbus did as he was told and in addition placed some papers in front of him.

"Alright, first of all we lost a total of five men and three men are injured, including Simba here." He said glancing over at Simba.

"Furthermore, one of are cannons are damaged, but we should still be able to repair it and we're still assessing the damage to the ship itself."

Captain Endo now looked at him with a blank expression on his face. Columbus cleared his throat and continued.

"Then there's the damage caused to the hunter, now seeing that-"

"Stop." Captain Endo cut him off.

"Just finish the full assessment and how much it will cost to repair, then get back to me on that." He opened his desks drawer and took out a bottle of rum with two large cups.

"In the mean time, tell me what loot we gained from the hunter." He said as he opened the bottle and pored them a drink. He handed over the one cup to Columbus, closed the bottle and put in back.

"Thank you captain." Columbus thanked him while looking at the cup. "They were carrying 8 creates of steel, 9 creates of wood, 6 barrels of gunpowder, 2 barrels of rum and four creates of food and water supplies."

Captain Endo drank some of his rum and put the cup back down. "We'll get to the port and do what repairs we can and sale of the rum. Afterwards we'll go out to sea, pillage a few schooners and sale there loot in Havana."

He finished his drink and put the cup back down again. "Then we go after the Red Crow." He said more seriously.

Columbus had a worried look on his face and decided to drink a bit of the rum to help calm him.

Outside on the port side of the deck Gumball stood looking over the edge of the ship. Dante walked up to him and stood next to him.

"This was the easy part." Said Dante.

"How did they know we'd be there at that time?" Gumball asked.

"I don't know, they usually just charge at there target. This is the first time they actually setup a trap."

"And this doesn't worry you?" Gumball asked slightly irritated by Dante's lack of concern.

"It's in the past now." Dante patted Gumball on the back and walked off. Gumball shook his head in frustration.

The ship docked at a small port on the side of the main island. This port was mostly surrounded by fishing ships and one or two civilian schooners. The dock however was only big enough for one large ship so the hunter moved over next to the Reclaimer. It dropped it's acre and a large plank was placed in between the two ships to allow crossing from one to the other.

The quartermaster came on to the Reclaimer from the hunter ship along with the captured crew. Captain Endo walked up to him.

"Anyone agreed to join?" Captain Endo asked.

"Seven. The other five survivors refused." The quartermaster said.

"I only count seven."

"Exactly." The quartermaster replied with a light grin.

Captain Endo looked at him for a moment and then at the new crew members.

"Go to Columbus, he'll tell you what to do with the loot we got. Then start with the repairs."

"On both ships?"

"The Reclaimer is the top priority. We need it to get a few more salable goods and crew to help pilot the-" He looked at the quartermaster, waiting for him to tell him the ships name.

"The Freeman's Tracker."

Captain Endo nodded and walked away.

Later in the day as the men were busy repairing the ship, the teens were busy training on a grass plain. Jamie was busy sparing with Dante and Gumball was doing target practice with Lexy. He held a pistol in his right hand and aimed at a dummy target. He fired and the bullet ripped pass the dummy without touching it.

"Come on Gumball, you can do better then that." Lexy said.

"Well, I haven't really had practice before." Gumball retorted and reloaded his pistol.

"At this rate we might not have enough ammunition to get you all the practice you need."

Gumball looked at her with an irritated expression and aimed again for another try.

"If you can't do a head shot then at least try to hit the chest." Lexy suggested, crossed her arms and looked at the dummy. Gumball lowered his pistol a bit to aim at the chest and after a second or two he shot. The bullet struck the dummy's left shoulder.

"Well, you did hit him." Lexy said disappointed in Gumball.

Gumball sighed and reloaded his pistol again. He then placed it back in it's holster and walked over to where Carrie and Simba were sitting.

"Where are you going?" Lexy asked, angry that Gumball just left.

"Taking a break." Gumball replied without stopping.

Lexy threw her hands up in the air in frustration. She then went to him, grabbed his shoulder and turned him around.

"What's the matter with you?"

"I just want a little break, ok"

"You need all the practice you can get!" She shouted. This caused everyone else to turn there attention on them.

"Do you even know what we're going to be facing?"

"You think I don't have the slightest idea!" Gumball shouted in return. Lexy now looked at him with a more confused expression.

"In the last few days I've seen more men die then I have in my lifetime! For some reason I've managed to live through everything that happened so far! How long will that last?! Huh?!." Lexy was taken aback by this. Gumball now calmed down a bit and looked at her with a more fearful expression.

"Every time I miss that shot I feel like I might as well have been killed. I'm not a pirate. I'm just some guy who got forced into a destiny that his not ready for."

Everyone was silenced by this and didn't know what to say. Lexy felt guilty now and wanted to apologize but didn't have the words. Gumball sighed and walked away.

"I just need some time." He said as he walked on.

Lexy looked down and mentally kicked herself. Maybe she was just pushing him to hard to soon. After all he didn't choose this path and although he didn't show it, this lifestyle was starting to get to him. Carrie floated up to her and placed her hand on Lexy's shoulder.

"He'll be fine. His just not used to this. Even Simba is feeling a bit off after getting hit by a piece of shrapnel. Give him some time and then go talk to him."

Lexy nodded, but was still angry with herself.

"I think we could all use a little break." Dante Suggested.

Gumball walked on the wooden pathways with his head held down. He then smelled something, a familiar scent that made his stomach growl. It was the smell of fresh fish coming from a stall just a few feet away. He looked at it tempted to get some, but he still didn't have any money. He sighed and walked on.

He came to a pigeon cage and looked at the pigeons inside, slightly out of boredom and slightly out of hunger. His stomach growled again and he placed his hand on his stomach.

"I hope your not planning on eating them." Said a calm feminine voice from behind. Gumball turned around and saw a fairy like girl in the shape of a peanut with antlers.

"N-no... I was just... looking around." Gumball said scrambling for words.

"Well you look hungry. There's a lot of fish around here sold at a good price."

"I noticed. I just don't have any money on me." Gumball said showing her his empty pockets.

She giggled and asked. "Already spent it all on rum?"

"No. I didn't have any to begin with."

"Your a pirate right?" She asked now confused.

"Huh, yeah. The thing is I decided to take a sword and two pistols as payment instead." He said gesturing at his weapons.

She looked at them for a moment and then back up at Gumball.

"I guess in your line of work that was probably a good choice, but do you really need two pistols?"

"If I miss the first time then I still have another try, which can mean the difference between life and death." Gumball said, braking eye contact at the last part. The girl noticed this and looked down. She then looked over at a basket that was placed on a create. She opened it and looked inside. Gumball looked curious and wondered what she was doing. She pulled out a small fish on a stick.

"Here, it's not much but it should help with the hunger." She said and offered him the fish.

"But it's yours."

"Which is why I don't mind giving it to you."

Gumball looked at the fish and felt his hunger intensify. He then held out his hand and took the fish, causing the girl to smile.

"Thank you-"

"Penny"

"Thank you Penny. I'm Gumball by the way."

"Not a very pirate like name." She said teasingly. "Still, it's nice to meet you Gumball."

They both let out a little laugh and Gumball took a bite of the fish. He clearly enjoyed, but was to hungry to savor it so he kept on eating till he was finished.

"I'm glad you liked it." Said Penny.

Credits:

Dante: Dante Watterson

Saigon: Dante Watterson

Lexy: Lexboss

Endo: ArcLight Fire77

Kira: Arclight Fire77

Simba: Loinroar123

Columbus: The Double U

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