One Shot - Mikey Walsh

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"𝑫𝒂𝒅'𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒆𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒐 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑."

Brand spoke up taking the attention away from the map. "You guys, this map is old news. Everybody and their Grandfather went looking for that, when our parents were our age. I mean, I mean, haven't you ever heard of that guy, what's his name, uh, the pirate guy, One eyed Willy?" Tara had heard that name before. Her mom told her about him, all about the ships. "One eyed Willy, Yeah he was the most famous pirate of his time! My dad told me all about him once." Mikey says recognition in his voice. "Dad'll do anything to get you to go to sleep." Brand states making Mouth snicker. "My mom told me about him too didn't he steal a treasure once that caused a massive war?" Tara questioned Mikey, who nodded along with her little story.

"Yeah it was full of rubies, and emeralds, and.." Mikey gets cut off by Chunk. "Diamonds?" "And diamonds. Then he loaded it all onto his ship and they sailed away into the sunset. Until the British king, see, he found out about it and then he set up this whole armada to go out after him, then the armada, they... it took em a couple weeks, but then they caught up with Willy, and, and, then there was a whole, big war between the armada and Willy's ship, the Inferno, and during the firefight there was these guns bursting here and cannons bursting there, and then Willy fled, 'cause he didn't want to stay around, 'cause he knew he'd get killed if he stayed around. And then he got into this cave, and the British, they blew up the walls all around him, and he got caved in, and he's been there ever since." Mikey exaggerates. "Forever?" Asks Data. "Forever." Mikey confirms. "And ever?" Chunk carries on. "I think we clarified forever Chunk." Tara pats him on the shoulder.

"Trapped." Mikey says looking up. Chunk mutters a 'wow' as Brand shakes his head at his younger brother. "You sound just as corny as dad does." "My dad tells me the truth. You know what he said?" "What?" Data questions intrigued. "He told me that One eyed Willy and his bunch were down there for five, six years. And they were digging all these tunnels, and caves... setting boody traps..." Mikey explains. "Booby traps." Data corrects. "That's what I said. Setting booby traps so that anybody who tried to get in there would die. And then you know what he did? He killed all his men." Mikey shrugs at the last part. "Why?" Data questions. "Why'd he kill all of them?" Chunk added. "Because he didn't want them to get his treasure." Mikey answered. "Yeah wait a minute Mikey. But if he killed all his men, how did the map or the story get out?" Chunk argued his point. "See I asked my dad the same question. He said one of the guys must've gotten out with the map and, and." Mikey gets cut off by Chunk. "Hey Mike I believe ya." "Well I don't believe ya at all. I think you're full of it." Mouth declared but gets cut off by Data. Tara shakes her head letting the guys argue and heads to the chest to take the old clothing off.

"What'd you break this time chunk." Brand scolded, dragging Tara's attention back to the group. "Hey, you guys, look at this. Hey, you guys ever heard of this guy look Chester Copperpot." Chunk reads from the news article making Tara forget what she was doing and gather round once again. "Okay it says: 'Chester Copperpot: missing while in pursuit of local legend. Reclusive scavenger claims. I have the key to One eyed Willy'" Chunk reads looking back up at everyone. "Whoa do you realise what we could do?" Mikey questions hope bubbling in his chest. "Nobody ever found nothing you guys. I mean, why do you think the map is up in this attic when it could be in some safety deposit box somewhere right?" Brand concluded shaking his head at the teens all really interested by the story. "That's right. And anyway, if Chester Copperpot didn't find it. How would we find it?" Mouth questions. "But what if? You guys, just what if, this map could lead us to One eyes Willy's rich stuff?" Mikey questions. "Maybe." Data shrugs. "Then we wouldn't have to leave the goondocks. Come on." Mikey added. 'Well he's definitely changed his tune.' Tara thinks to herself with a small smile. She thinks about leaving and how much she wants to stay. "I don't wanna leave." Data admitted. "I don't wanna go on any of your crazy goonie adventures." Chunk declares.