Nora is like most teenagers, at 16 years old she goes to school, has a group of close friends, loves music, works a part time job, and aspires to go to college to pursue her lifelong dreams. Living in the suburbs of Gardenville, Jersey she's grown...
The other ship approached and as it grew closer, I could see its details. "Oh my stars, it is a pirate ship!" "Pirate ship!?" Agatha, who'd come above deck, ran over. "Cool! lemmee see!"
"Who the heck are you!?" Uncle Andy said surprised. "This is Yellowtail's granddaughter, she snuck on board." I darted a sharp look at Agatha. "Get below deck."
"But I wanna see the pirates!"
"No Agatha, this isn't like- "
A horn blew from the other ship. Taking Agatha's hand with Uncle Andy beside her, I ran below deck and grabbed my sword in its sheath . "Stay here." I ran upstairs when I heard a crash against the boat. The ship tethered itself to ours with a claw. A pirate ship in purpose and appearance, resembling a traditional Spanish galleon like in the old stories, its sails bearing a yellow star and two cutlasses.
"Why does that ship have the Crystal Gem symbol on it?" Callie said puzzled. The pirates hopped from the tethers and began boarding us, but that wasn't what stunned everyone.
"Are those....watermelons?" Skyla gaped, ready to sink the other ship with a wave. Small living watermelon people surrounded our crew , pointing their pistols and cutlasses at us. They're the watermelons Dad brought to life when he was a kid. They really do exist!
We heard them click their guns, when we summoned our weapons. "Don't attack!" I warned the Gems. "Unless you want a bullet to your brain." Though honestly, a gunshot probably wouldn't hurt Gems much, but an organic being like me was another story.
"Let go of me you stupid watermelons!" Agatha struggled when three of them pulled her from below deck. "Nora's gonna slice your guts in half and serve you on a plate!" The watermelon pushed at her behind. "Hey!"
"You stinkin' melonheads get the hell off my boat!!" Uncle Andy snapped as four restrained him. "Nora get outta here these goons mean business!!" Both of them gasped when they saw us surrounded.
The horn blew again and the Watermelon Pirates turned their heads as a plank crashed on our boat. Walking across it was what I believed to be their captain, dressed in traditional pirate gear with a hat, eyepatch, and a watermelon parrot perched on its shoulder.
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The pirates made way for their captain, who stared at us intrigue. "Captain Rindbeard I presume." I glared at the Watermelon. "That thing has a name?" Selene hissed. " Yes, I named it. Just Now." I murmured. "Lower your weapons, we don't wanna provoke them."
"Yes, lets not provoke the cutthroat watermelon pirates that raided our boat and are holding us hostage." Selene gritted her teeth, hand clenched on her glowing gem. The parrot cawed harshly and the captain garbled something at us. "I'm sorry. I don't speak watermelon." Captain Rindbeard held out Morgana's treasure map, jabbing his pocketnife at the objective. "Hey that's mine give it back!" I swiped at him only to get pushed back at a swordpoint.
