On the Pirates Coast

Comment:  This is part of my creative works.  From time-to-time, I will jot down some thoughts in the form of a story that may have some sort of moral to the story or may just be sort of whimsical. This is story originated from my James Bogg: Double Oh Gawd series originally written during the late 1990's. Please enjoy and provide feedback.

James Bogg: Double Oh Gawd

Authored by JT Bogden

The soft roar of the ships’ wash subtly bathed my ears while the warm Arabian breeze teased my hair then wisp around my body as though it was some kind of masseuse. Billions of stars speckled the night sky as a full moon sitting on the horizon cast dusty white beams onto the gently rolling seas. The moonlight danced off the swell caps letting my imagination go with each spectacle of sparklets.

When out of darkness, the silhouette of an old galleon pierced in front of the full moon as a backdrop. Upon the forecastle stood the staunch outline of a pirate! I shook my head and wiped my eyes thinking to myself, “Is this out of Peter Pan?”

Instantly, I knew that trouble was brewing. I had to do something quick. As the vessel neared, I could see a rigging line off one of the mast. With a flying bound I was airborne. The line snap taut. Then in a smooth arc, I swung across the deck with a clipping kick taking down on rushing pirates like dominoes. I lofted upon the opposite rail with the grace of a savvied swashbuckler. From there, I could see a fair princess who had been held captive by these ruthless pirates. Amidst the commotion, she was struggling for a whaleboat in an attempt to escape. Clamoring over debris and pirates she grabbed an axe. Swinging it in a wide arc over her head the axe sliced through the hoist ropes. The whaleboat broke free and dove into the water. Several pirates were rushing up as I spun around.

With a spring and burst of energy, I vaulted over them as they reach out for me then stumbled over each other falling to the deck. Grabbing hold of another line, I swung around the mast as a pirate dove from a stack of barrels. Spinning to his side, I pulled his sword from his holster. He came to rest on the rail delicately balancing himself from falling into the water. I poke him in the butt with the sword tip and he sprung erect covering his butt then he lost his balance slowing rotating over the side. There was a scream and a splash.

I spun a rope around my wrist and with a swift chop, a tending line severed dropping a sandbag on approaching pirates and hoisting me into the rigging. From the higher vantage point, I could see the princess was afloat of the port quarter. Glancing down, the pirates were  swarming like ants in a frenzy clamoring up the mast. The sword arced once again, over my head and sliced through a rigging line. Wind in the sails pulled the remaining rope through the blocks and the sails settled atop of the advancing pirates. In a swift shove, I was off the beam swooping across malay underneath the sail. I grabbed a torch from its cradle and dropped it into a stack of gunpowder barrels and swung out over the water. Letting go of the rope, I glided into the water just short of the whaleboat.

Adrift without sails the current carried the Pirate ship further away. As I wiped the water from my face, pirates crowded to the rails shouting and wielding their swords. The clanking swords could be heard as the low glow of torches lit their angry faces. Suddenly, a flash lit the night. Screaming pirates soared into the seas. Others were falling over the sides as the ship burned and began to list. I turned to the whaleboat, a sense of accomplishment filled me. I save the world from menacing pirates and yet nobody would probably know.

The princess called out in the night to me and I swam to the calls. With her arms out stretched, I grabbed hold and she help pull me into the boat. The boat rolled to the side the princess fell back as I landed in her arms. All was quiet, the moon cast its magical dusty white beams onto the calm seas once again and the stars pulsed. There was more in store for me and I knew I was not going to see my home for awhile. I knew not what the adventure could be only that it would be.

Then next episode is The Temple of Doom.