Pirate101 Fanfic Story Chapter 4

Pile o' boards and first rest

Captain Avery continued "I managed to get you a ship, young master Danny. That means you are now a captain of your own vessel. Give this slip of paper to Dockmaster Dan and he'll sort it out from there. I wish you luck with your new boat; farewell to thee captain." Captain Avery then handed a boat ownership paper to Danny and they both shook hands and Danny left with his crew and his pet chameleon to the docks, which when they exited Avery's mansion, Wing asked "Young Captain, do you really think Avery got you a ship or a junk heap just nailed together?" Danny shrugged and replied "Guess we won't know till we see it for ourselves. But I'm just gonna guess it's just a raft though; at least it's something." Wing nodded as Danny made a good point, as they entered the market area and saw plenty of shops and stalls for equipment, housing, ship outfitting and even a tavern named 'The Kraken Skulls'. Bonnie had her eyes peeled on a lovely jade bracelet with pink love-hearts, but decided to check it out later. She didn't realise that Danny saw her eyeing the bracelet and he thought ("Bonnie seems interested in that lovely bracelet. I suppose I can get her that for her; she deserves such a lovely accessory anyway.") Bonnie then told Danny and Wing that Dockmaster Dan is down that way; albeit blushing and thought that they can't see her blush through her red fur. Wing can't because he can't tell the difference but Danny can since his perceptive eyes are a side benefit to being a sharp-shot, thus he can see details that others can't.

Bonnie then said quickly "Um, let's just go to Dockmaster Dan then." Wing scratched the back of his head as Danny nodded but secretly thought ("Yeah, I'm getting her that bracelet.") Danny then noticed Dockmaster Dan and a Moniquistan Galleon, so he got out the slip of paper, as Dockmaster Dan said "Hello young Pirate. What's that you got there?" Danny then handed the slip of paper to the Dockmaster and Dockmaster Dan said chuckling and eventually laughing "Oh, so Captain Avery sent you to claim a boat, I see? *chuckles* Congratulations, you're the proud owner of THAT *chuckles* 'mighty' ship…" Danny and his crew noticed the chuckling and Danny replied "…only THAT ship is owned by Captain Avery. Or one of them at least." Dockmaster Dan nodded whilst chuckling and ushered his hand towards the Moniquistan Galleon, as a raft appeared from below and he continued "There she is. *laughs* What a beauty she is… *laughs* You'll be a menace in the skyways in THAT thing! *laughs manically*" Danny then said "I just want you to know, I saw that coming a mile away." He and his crew then heard someone clearing their throat and noticed a blind cat – complete with black glasses, black hat and black clothing – who said "If I might be so bold, young pirate, that thing is the saddest excuse for a ship I have ever heard. Although I cannot obviously see, I can hear it constantly creaking and groaning from here." Wing Chun then clenched his wings and said "Avery tricked us! Quick, we must consult him that you are no fool!" Wing Chun then ran to the direction to the stairs that leads to Avery's Court, as Danny and Bonnie walked in Wing's direction. Danny then stopped in the middle of the Market, as Bonnie turned around and asked her captain what's the matter; Danny then replied "I'm just gonna explore the Market a bit more; I mean I DID just arrive like 30 minutes ago after all." Bonnie then nodded and said "I'll be at Avery's Mansion when you're done."

Danny then tilted his hat in a gentleman-like gesture as Bonnie went up the stairs to Avery's Court; he then went to the Jewellery store named 'Pearl and Plunder' as the shopkeeper, Madame Bianca (I think) asked "What may I get you today, young man?"

5 minutes later, Danny arrived in Avery's Court and noticed Bonnie and Wing chatting about something in front of Avery's Mansion. As he walked towards them, he heard part of the conversation as Bonnie was saying "Look Wing, you heard Danny. Even if we got a raft that can't take a cannonball straight into the mast, at least we got A ship. Like Danny said, it's something better than nothing." Wing then said "I don't doubt the Captain's decision, Bonnie. I'm just angry that Captain Avery had left us a miserable raft when he could've got us a ship like that. What are we supposed to call it, 'The Miserable Slug'?" Bonnie shook her head and said "What about 'The Hopeless Boar'?" Danny then said; which surprised Bonnie and Wing because they didn't notice him "How about 'The Groaning Trap'?" Bonnie and Wing looked at Danny for a second, then they blurted out laughing from Danny's suggestion, which he admits it IS a comical name for a raft. When they subsided their laughter Bonnie and Wing agreed to the name and they went inside Avery's Mansion. Avery is writing in his personal notebook, when the front door opening caught his attention; so he stood up and saw Danny again as Danny said "Captain Avery, just to let you know on the 'ship' you got me, I saw it coming a mile away."

Avery then replied "I must apologise for this inconvenience, Captain Danny, but you should note I honoured the LETTER of our agreement…" Danny then said "No need to apologise, Captain Avery, at the very least, you DID get me a boat of sorts, so it's something at least." Captain Avery let out a sigh of relief and said "I'm glad to hear that, young Danny. Although I can't get you a better boat, I CAN however lead you partway to a hoard of treasure. Have you heard of the legend of Captain Gunn?" Danny then nodded and replied "Of course, he's a well-known smuggler in spiral; to the effect that individuals from Moniquista all the way to Marleybone even fear him and having no trouble going past blockades smuggling various wares. He's mainly notorious for going to the realm of Mooshu – home of the Samoorai, Ninja Pigs and the various elite Helephants – for discovering the native food named 'Yum Yum Fruit'. It can remove sickness, grant strength and restore youth, with the side benefit of minty fresh breath. The catch however is that the emperor holds Yum Yum Fruit sacred and will execute anyone who even had a small bite of it. Gunn managed to smuggle large hoards of it back from Mooshu and made various consumables such as Yum Cake, Yum Pudding and is also renown for bottling it, dubbing it 'Yum'. Everyone went crazy for it and Gunn gets a penny every time someone sang *Yohoho and a bottle of Yum*, thus becoming the richest pirate in the whole spiral… until he was caught up by a ninja pig sent from the emperor and died. It is said that his Last Will and Testament will direct those looking for his gold, but it is lost." Captain Avery gave such a clap to Danny and said "Quite impressive Danny, you actually know the full history of Captain Gunn. Now, as for the Will of Captain Gunn, I actually have got a lead on it…"

Danny's eyes widened when Avery said that and he continued "…well not me alone, I'm just after one thing from the treasure: a chalice wrapped in sail cloth. I'd appreciate it if you got that for me from Gunn's loot. I suggest you report to Ol' Fish Eye, since you are quite an expert marksman yourself, so he can direct you to one of the crewmen for the expedition for Gunn's loot. He's in the east bastion called 'Musketeer's Roost'." Danny nodded and said "I promise Captain Avery, I'll get you both that chalice and the sail cloth back to you. C'mon guys, let's get over to Musketeer's Roost." Danny and his crew exited Avery's Mansion and turned right towards the East Bastion and down the ladder inside the Baston called 'Musketeer's Roost'. When they got down to the level where Ol' Fish Eye is, they also saw a Flamingo Fusileer named Chantal Livingstone, who introduced herself with a bow and asked if she can join Danny's crew, who agreed willingly and Chantal said "Thank you Captain. I aim to be the best shot in the Spiral and I welcome the help." Danny tilted his hat down and went over to Ol' Fish Eye, who said "So, you're a crack-shot Musketeer, huh? I'll be the judge of that. So you're planning to be joining on the expedition crew for Gunn's treasure?" Danny replied 'Yes sir. Avery told me that you know a crewman on that same expedition." Ol' Fish Eye adjusted his monocle and said "Ayuh, that I do. His name is Louis Lebisque, he's a lobster harpooner. You can find him at the Kraken Skulls; go talk to Skinny Pete." After Ol' Fish Eye taught Danny [Spike Trap], Danny and his crew left for the Kraken Skulls, as Danny was humming to the tune of 'Last Friday Night' by Katy Perry, which Wing thinks is annoying but Chantal and Bonnie finds it catchy. When they entered the tavern, they saw an elderly man with red hair and a large beard with a prospector uniform, a pelican reading some sort of tome and Skinny Pete at the back of the bar.

Danny then asked Skinny Pete "Excuse me, I'm looking for Louis Lebisque?" Skinny Pete then said "I'm afraid him and the other treasure hunters won't be here until tomorrow at midday, on account of the helmsman having a bad oyster not but an hour ago." Danny rolled his eyes and looked at the time and saw it is only 6pm, so he decided to have dinner in the pub and asked Skinny Pete if the tavern serves hot chips or burgers, which Skinny Pete replied positively and replied "A bowl of Chips is 3 gold pieces; a group size of 4 and over is 5 gold pieces plus 1 gold piece per individual added and a burger is 3 gold pieces each." Danny chose the chips with the group size and gave Skinny Pete 5 gold pieces for the purchase, as Skinny Pete went into the kitchen and went out with a plate full of chips in mere minutes and placed in on the table where Danny, Wing, Bonnie and Chantal are sitting as Queen Gummy was lying asleep on Danny's lap. Danny and his crew were munching away on the hot, crunchy chips, as Bonne said "So Danny, what were you doing in the Market earlier?" Danny swallowed his chips and replied whilst holding a chip "I was only getting something for someone." Bonnie then raised her left brow and said "Oh really? What was it?" Danny swallowed his chip and replied "Oh just… a gift. I really don't want to ruin the surprise for this… individual, so we should leave it at that." Bonnie then nodded whilst thinking ("I really hope Danny doesn't lose that bracelet, it's such a pretty item.") When they finished their meal, Bonnie noticed that Danny looked tired and asked if he would want to turn in, which he replied "Yes please, but not on a metal bench, it's quite uncomfortable sleeping back on the Erebus." Wing Chun nodded in agreement and said "No arguments Captain."

When they left the Kraken Skulls, Danny made a big yawn as Bonnie put her paw on Danny's shoulder to keep him from falling over. Then a man named Mr. Trelawney came and noticed Danny quite weary and offered him a residence in the bunkhouse back in Avery's Court, which Danny nodded slowly. Mr. Trelawney then directed them where they need to go and Danny thanked him for the help, as he drooped his head down and fell asleep like that. Bonnie then lifted Danny from his feet and carried him in her arms and towards the Bunkhouse. They only saw that it had a hammock as a makeshift bed, so she placed Danny on it and when he's in it, she made a silent *aww* when he made a small and cute smile. Bonnie then saw Danny's knapsack and looked in it to see sleeping bags, pillows and a locket with Danny's parents on each side internally, which she held it close to her chest and said "I'll help your son, don't worry." She then rolled out the sleeping bags, then she went upstairs to dress into her sleepwear: a nightgown with the same pattern on her skirt, a beanie with the same pattern and white bunny rabbit slippers. She then stretched out her arms whilst making a big yawn and she slipped in the vacant sleeping bag, closing her heavy eyelids and going to sleep.

Sometime in the night, Danny is having a nightmare about his parents and woke up startled when he saw a blueish explosion in the dream. He then looked down to see his crew sleeping and his chameleon pet coming to him holding his locket in its mouth. She then jump onto the hammock and placed the locket next to Danny, who gave his pet an affectionate scratch on the head in return. He looked at the locket and thought ("I miss them so much, I wonder if they're so proud of me right now…")

Danny's expression then changed to depression and he got out of the hammock and placed his locket back in his knapsack. He then tiptoed to the door and exited the Bunkhouse with Queen Gummy right behind him, unknown that Bonnie woke up and heard Danny exiting the Bunkhouse. Danny then went over to the railing overlooking the docks and the Skyway as his chameleon rubbed its head along Danny's head purring affectionately. Bonnie opened the Bunkhouse door slightly to see Danny overlooking the Skyway, as Danny said to his chameleon "I miss my parents, you know. When I was little, they always had time to take me to parks, lakes, even the cinema sometimes. They were good people they are… but when I was 10 years old, that's when the Armada made a mess of things. My parents eventually turned to piracy because the Armada gave no personal freedoms under their tyrannical rule. When I was 11… *sniff* they left me with such a kind hamster named Gaspard DeVole, but that was the last time I ever saw them alive… *sob* I'm sorry…" Queen Gummy hopped up to Danny's shoulder and wiped his tears away as Bonnie held her hand to her chest and said quietly "You poor, sweet boy…" Danny sniffed a little before he calmed down and continued "…anyway, that's when Gaspard got me to Marleybone and I was fostered by a retiring general in the Redcoat faction. When they witnessed my skill with spark throwers and rifles, they let me have a yard to myself to train my shooting. Every day for 3 hours, I shot at the moving targets basically at first, then I did some trick-shots and it enabled me to hit more than one target in one shot. 4 years later, I eventually became a smuggler for the resistance, until I was imprisoned on the Armada's prison ship."

Bonnie then felt something for Danny, but isn't sure what it is, then realised that Danny made a yawn and decided to get the rest of the night's sleep and went back to her sleeping bag and got back to her same position just as Danny went back into the Bunkhouse and went back into the hammock, drifting off to sleep…