Stories of the Seven Seas: The Golden Curse

Episode 1 Arrival

The ship docked on the beach. The blue hull hits the shores of the island almost as if the sea itself went onto the land with red highlights and the rest of the ship being black, the beaming sun hitting the beach giving it a bright yellow almost golden glow. The captain of the ship and crew got off the ship and onto the island. "Captain?" a male asked. "Yes, Mr. Jay?" he responded. "Are you really sure about this?" Jay asked. "Jay have I ever gotten us in trouble?" The Captain responded. Jay gave Korrow a look. "Don't answer that." The Captain said. "Korrow." another male said. "Yes, Naval," Korrow responded."Are you really sure about this?" Naval asked as well. "Naval you old worry worth, you worry too much, at this rate your amazing black hair will turn grey," Korrow responded. "KOTA!" a voice yelled at the cave up ahead. "We aren't going to wait forever for ya!" The voice yelled again. "Alright, Pangea." "Come along." Korrow, Naval, and Jay started walking toward the cave. "We cannot find a thing in here, are you sure this is the right place?" Pangea asked. "If one more person questions my authority then I'll just leave you all here," Korrow said. "Except you Naval." Korrow started walking towards the cave in a swaying walk with a feminine gesture. The cave was dark as a void, the only light source being a single lantern being held by a skeleton's hand. And with water dripping from above the spikes on the ceiling. He started to knock on the walls of the cave, everyone just watched Korrow, confused about what he was doing. "How did Korrow get his, gems in his hair, or his stylish waistcoat, hell any of his stuff?" Naval questioned. Korrow had a white shirt on with a brown sword holster, a brown pistol holster around his waist with a white cloth around it, a blue sash with brown spots around his chest, black pants with brown boots on."Who cares about his stuff, what about my big hat, it is a lovely blue with black highlights, my waistcoat has multiple patches of material, but it looks fully black with hints of blue, hell I have a pistol holster around my chest, I have four guns," Pangea said while stroking his brown short beard with his mustache close to his hand. Naval and Mr. Robert just blinked at Pangea. "Hah hah." Korrow laughed happily. He knocked on a certain part of the cave wall and it was hollow. "It's hollow," Jay said. "I can hear that," Korrow said. "So how do we get in?" Pangea asked. "Search for a switch." Korrow simply said. A gunshot was heard in the cave. Pangea tried to shoot the wall. "Worth a shot," Pangea said. "Found it," Jay said, he flipped the switch, and the wall lowered down. "Mark, Marxus, get a torch," Pangea ordered. "Aye, sir." Behind the wall was a treasure trove, the walls themselves gold, the floor too, everything gold. "How did you find this?" Naval asked. "Because I'm Captain Kota Korrow." He said happily.

The crew began to search the cave and stashing as much as they can. Korrow saw a key. "Oh, a key." Kota picked up the key, sliding it down his finger, a blue glow surrounded the key, making Kota's hair flow up then the glow went away. "What's that?" Naval asked. "A key, I think." The key then twirled around Korrow's finger and pointed in a direction, like a compass needle. Korrow followed the key and found a clump of treasure. He scurried through the treasure, underneath was a sword. The blade is gold with red highlights, the hilt has vines on it with red gems on it. Korrow picked up the sword, the hilt being cold, very cold. The sword also glowed blue like the key. "Oi, Korrow, I believe you don't have this gem in your hair," Jay said. "Oh, gimme." Jay tossed the gem at Korrow and missed grabbing it. "Bugger." Korrow picked up the gem. Korrow then turned around from the stash that held the sword. Korrow picked up one of the coins, it had a symbol on it, a skull with a crown. Korrow's hands turned to gold. Pangea noticed, and grouped up with the crew. "Oh no," Jay said. "Oh, Korrow, me and the gents were talking and we were thinking maybe we can get more gold," Pangea said. "Oh, um um how?" Korrow asked, nervously sensing the hostility. Pangea grabbed Korrow's wrist. "This newfound gift of yours," Pangea said. "King Midas' gift I believe," Pangea said. "Don't you mean curse?" Korrow said. "Not much of a curse if used correctly, I've met him, he was a poor swine who couldn't handle the power," Pangea said. "How did you meet-" "You're not the only notorious pirate, Korrow." "Now, I believe we deserve some more gold for our labor, aye gents?" Pangea said, with the rottenness crew cheering in the back.

Pangea picked up a pile of gold and shoved it into Korrow's hands, "Start putting it on the Wicked Monster." Pangea said, then looking at Naval and Jay. "You two, you are not to speak a word, or I will have it set to have your mouths sewed shut, ya understand." "Yes, sir." Naval and Jay reluctantly said. "That's yes, Captain." "I swear, the seas were easier to plunder back in the 1700's or maybe even the Viking ages, no no, definitely BCE." Pangea ranted to himself. "Sir, how did you live for that long, as I believe most people would have died," Mark asked. "Ah, well ya see, your great and mighty Captain as lived since the dawn of time, back when Pangea was still I thing, hence my name, but there is a key to how I have lived and looked so youthful and good-looking," Pangea said then stroked his beard. "The Fountain of Youth, well at the time it was a Lake, the very center of Pangea herself, but then one day, an unknown figure not wanting me to have such power, struck the fountain with a weapon forged by the gods, it split Pangea into the continents and as for the Fountain it also got split, seven fountains around the world, each having a different power of youth, some stronger than the others," Pangea explained about his tales, his voice echoing through the caves. Korrow carried the gold to the ship but dropped it on the shore. He touched the hull of the ship. "Oh, Korrow, If ye be done caressing the ship, might you be putting that gold on the ship, ye know that all ships are ladies, not guys as you like it," Pangea said.

All of the treasure got stowed away on the ship and sailed for a nearby Port. Port Piraeus. "Um, Pangea not to bother you or anything but that Port doesn't hold a lot of treasure mate, just cargo," Korrow said. "And that's why we have you, Korrow to make the cargo more valuable," Pangea responded. "Load the cannons!" Pangea barked. The crew loaded the cannons of The Wicked Monster. "Fire!" The crew fired at the Port. "Get the rowboats." "Korrow you row." Korrow rowed Pangea and the crew toward the burning port. "Alright now start putting anything in the rowboat," Pangea ordered. Korrow started to pick stuff up turning it to gold and putting it in the rowboat. Korrow was huffing and puffing out of breath. "That's everything," Korrow said. "I still see bodies, littered about," Pangea said in a snarky tone. Korrow looked up at Pangea with a worried look. "Best be off." "Let's hope you don't have germaphobia." Pangea let out a hardy laugh, with the crew joining in as they watch Korrow pick up dead bodies in disgust. The only ones not laughing are Naval, Jay, and a woman who just stared at Pangea. "Hey don't worry Ember we'll get out of this," Naval said to the woman. "I- I don't know about this," Ember said in response. Korrow eventually got the bodies moved into the rowboat. "There, are we done?" Korrow asked in a pissed tone. "Hm, I suppose so, row back to The Wicked Monster," Pangea ordered. "Oh Korrow, when you get there, might as well give the ship a bit of a touch-up, anything that is deemed not valuable turn it gold." "And also the crew and I have always wanted a shiny new outfit," Pangea said. Korrow went and changed everything to Pangea's uniqueness. "Ah, thank you Korrow, but there is one last thing I want," Pangea said. "What?" Korrow asked tired and angry. Pangea drew his sword out and pointed it at Korrow. "The ship," Pangea said. "You forgot about the sword, Korrow, tsk tsk," Pangea said. "Don't worry I can do this one, I'll also leave you with a parting gift." Pangea cut Korrow's palms turning Pangea's sword gold. "Well, what island are you going to mutiny me upon?" Korrow asked. Mark and Markxus came over and tied up Korrow's hands. "Who said anything about us leaving you on an island?" Pangea said, "But what about the parting gift?" "Oh-" "It's to" "Death," Pangea said. "Hold 'em down tight," Pangea ordered. Mark and Markxus held onto Korrow's shoulders. Korrow then pushed himself backward and fell on the ship. "That'll do," Pangea said then walked away. Pangea walked over towards Jay, and Naval, tied up. "Hm what to do with you two?" Pangea asked himself. "Please don't kill us, we could be more of value alive than dead!" Jay pleaded. "And how is that?" "We can help cook, clean, find stuff, help carry stuff!" "I believe I have enough hands on board."Wait, parlay," Naval said, Pangea groaned and rolled his eyes. "What's the terms?" Pangea asked. "Take us to the port." "And don't ever attack us," Jay added. Naval glared at Jay. "What?" "He said name your terms, so I did," Jay said. "No," Pangea said. "We could spread your name," Naval stated. Pangea looked at him, intrigued. "If both of us are dead, who is to tell your tale, no survivors, no story, as it is said, "Dead men can't tell tales." "Hm, you convinced me." Pangea said, "Toss 'em over." Pangea said. The crew tossed Naval and Jay overboard.

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