Pirate101 VI- The Wild West
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Chapter 2- Bar Fight
James had gathered most of the crew aboard The Red Falcon. The crew he had gathered consisted of: James, Egg, Anne, Nanu Nanu, Gaspard, Scratch, Emma and the newly recruited Fin. They were still looking for Emmett, Alfonso, Keira and Scurvy Jack, as Ratbeard was meeting them in Cooper's Roost.
"We'll look for the others when we get back from Cool Ranch," James told his crew. "Fin, you're on my ship, I'm sure the ex-Cutthroats will sort themselves out. We'll probably come across the Marleybonian Navy in Cool Ranch, as the Cool Ranch Revolution is still going on, and with luck Emmett may be on one of their ships. And the others... I'm not sure, but we'll find them!"
"The likelihood of us finding Emmett on a Marleybonian Ship in Cool Ranch is ridiculously small," replied Anne. "I say we look for them now."
James shook his head. "Avery ordered us to leave immediately, so that is what we're gonna do."
The crew headed for the dock, ready to leave for Cool Ranch, when they saw a bull out of breath, on his hands and knees. He had sailed from Cool Ranch on a raft flying the flag of the Sharp Pirates, led by Nathaniel Sharp. This meant that this bull was...
"Kobe!" James shouted as he ran towards his friend and ex-teacher. Kobe looked up at him.
"James..." he said as he gasped for breath. "Help us... the crew... they were kidnapped by the Red Sash Gang... when we attacked their ships. It's dishonourable but... I unbottled the raft and sailed away to get help from Skull Island... I am ashamed at my cowardliness..."
"It's nothing to commit seppuku over, Kobe. Remember, you're a pirate now, you can take shame and use it to progress. Someone get him on my ship! We're taking him to Cool Ranch, where the best doctor in the Spiral lives: Doctor Elmore Coop!"
The Red Falcon had gone through the stormgate to Cool Ranch, travelled through the Spiral Thread and sailed into Cooper's Roost Skyway. The ship docked at the biggest island in the skyway, Cooper's Roost. As the crew plus Kobe got off the ship, James ordered that the crew brings the bags to the Silver Spur Saloon, where they would be staying for the duration of their adventures in Cooper's Roost, while he carried Kobe to Doctor Elmore Coop's house, where he would be healed. James knocked on Coop's door and then opened it.
"Elmore!" James called out. "Emergency patient here!"
Coop rushed down the stairs and gasped. "Hawkins, is that you? Never mind that, bring the poor soul to the back, on the bed next to Señor del Mono!"
James froze. "Señor... del Mono? Gah! Better put Kobe down!"
James rushed into the room and spotted a familiar monkey. He placed Kobe onto the bed next to the monkey and Coop started running some tests. James looked over at the monkey, who smiled at him.
"Hola, Capitan," Alfonso coughed. Coop warned him not to talk too much yet.
James nodded and said, "He's right, Alfonso. You can tell me what happened after you're better. I'll tell the crew that you're here, but I'll forbid them from visiting you until you're in reasonable condition. For now, though, get some rest."
James smiled at his teacher and his subordinate and left the medical center to visit the Silver Spur Saloon, where his friends would be waiting for him.
"Captain!" Anne called James over. "We've found some information on Cooper Clark, the man we're looking for."
"And?" James asked.
"He's dead," Anne replied to James' dismay. "But, he has a son named Merryweather that was kidnapped by the bisons. If we do a deal with the bisons, we can get Merryweather back, and he can tell us the location of the piece of Marco Pollo's map we're looking for."
"Where are the bisons?" James inquired.
Anne shrugged. "Not in this skyway, we're going to have to ask someone who knows."
James nodded and replied, "That's fine, we'll search at a later date. Kobe looks like he'll survive, and Alfonso is in the medical center too, but we can't visit him, as he's in critical condition. But for now... let's get drunk! EVERYONE, ALL DRINKS ARE ON ME TILL MIDNIGHT!"
The customers of the tavern cheered, including James' crew, as they drank their hearts away.
Eleven o'clock. An extremely drunk Emma stumbled over to James and grinned.
"There are two of you, James!" she laughed. "This is heaven!"
James was too drunk to understand what she was saying, but he did manage to notice what Emma didn't- a man come pass Emma, grin and 'touch' her. James got angry, smashed a yum bottle and whacked the man on the head with it. The man's head started bleeding as he grabbed a chair and pushed its legs into James' stomach. James stood up and unsheathed Akaken [the correct word is Akaken, not Akaiken, so James' katana is now named Akaken]. He stabbed the man in the shoulder, cutting his right arm off, and kneed him in the nuts. The man yelped in pain as James stomped on his head, knocking the man out. Coop would have another patient in the morning. James stared angrily at the man and shouted, "You keep your filthy mitts off of this woman!"
Thats all James remembered for the duration of that night.
James woke up in his room in the Silver Spur Saloon. It was ten in the morning and he was hungover. James suddenly realised that he was naked. He looked to his left to see that Emma was in the bed too, also naked. James' face turned red when he realised how drunk he had been. He couldn't have... done that, could he? If he had and Emma complained, he would be charged for rape and imprisoned for five years minimum. Also, he beat up that guy last night. He hoped that that wouldn't put him in a bad position. Anyway, he was too hungover to think straight and therefore, he just laid his head back onto the pillow. He hoped Emma was still asleep.
"You finally awake, huh?" he heard a voice say. Dammit, she was awake.
James winced, "Yeah... do you remember anything... cos I don't..."
Emma sighed, "Yup, I remember all of it. James... I would normally beat someone up for this, but for some reason I'm not going to this time. I think I still like you James, so I'd like an explanation of why you cheated on my with that bitch Lauren."
Lauren was a beautiful girl that had enrolled in the Samoorai Academy alongside James, Egg, Wing, Emma, Yamato and James' old rival Kazuki. While James was still dating Emma, James was secretly seeing Lauren, but Lauren had been a lie herself from the beginning.
"Lauren was a ninja pig in disguise, hired to assassinate Kobe and gain information on Wang," James explained. "Her real name, or his real name, was Kyosuke of the dreaded Shin Clan. He used a transformation technique to turn into a beautiful girl and a charm technique to attract me. Using me, he could get close to both Kobe and Wang. I chased him away when I found the truth, but he still lives. And someday I will kill Shin Kyosuke. I hope you can believe me."
To James' surprise, Emma pulled him into a kiss. "Yeah, I think I can. I'm sorry I didn't listen to you when you first tried to explain it, and I hope you can forgive me."
James smiled. "Course I can! Emma... shall we start dating again?"
Emma nodded. "I think we should. Now, let's shake this hangover off and actually get out of bed today!"