The 'Tail' of the Great Captain Sushie

Chapter 5: A Captain's Sorry 'Tail'

Bomber: He's got to be around here somewhere.

Kassie: You sure about that? We've been searching all over for him and he's nowhere to be found.

Lackertu: He said he'd meet us at the center an hour ago. And I don't feel like waiting another one.

Kassie: Come on guys, give him some slack okay?

Bomber: If we keep giving him slack, there'll be no more rope.

Sushie: walks up to the Bob-omb, Koopa, and Lakitu Something troublin' you folks?

Bomber: Oh, um. It's nothing. You don't need to get involved miss.

Sushie: It's just that I overheard ya talkin' about a missing captain of yours.

Kassie: So you did hear us.

Sushie: Tell me, what's this captain of yours look like?

Lackertu: If you must know, he's a Goomba by the name of Gooly. He's, how to I put it? Oh yeah, a literal shipwreck of a captain.

Kassie: He's not wrong you know. He's run our ship aground more times than we can count.

Bomber: And don't even get me started on his confidence and fighting prowess. And that's to say, none at all.

Sushie: Sounds like an interesting fella you have. How come you're still sailin' with him?

Bomber: What else are we supposed to do? Pirates can't just get normal jobs and salaries.

Kassie: Once yer in, yer in.

Lackertu: So yeah, no captain, no ship. No ship, no home. No home, well I think you know what comes next.

Sushie: I can relate to ya folks when it comes to not having a home. I was orphaned not a few years ago and had to get by on me own. But this Captain of yours seems special to you. Please, allow me the leisure of searching for your missing captain.

Kassie: That would be great. Oh, I'm Kassie. These two are Bomber and Lackertu. We make up Gooly's first mates. What's your name?

Sushie: The name's Sushie, pleasure ta meet ya. Now, let's go find your captain.

Sushie's Monologue: Having now met up with some of a captain's first mates, we banded together to locate him and potentially weasel him into handing the captain's position to me. We searched high and low over Rouge Port for him, until we decided to check the local tavern in the port. This place was filled with the most elite pirates to ever sail the Mushroom Kingdom seas, and while it seemed unlikely to find the captain in here, low and behold what we discovered.

Gooly: Listen, guys. I-I told you I'll pay you back in a week. gets socked in the face

Blooper: You said that a week ago! hits him again

Gooly: Guys, please. It's just, I have to make sure my crew gets paid, and I pay for ship damages, and supplies to fix my ship, and when all that's settled I just don't have enough money for you guys is all. No need for hostilities alright?

Blooper: grabs him by the coat and brings him close Now you listen here you pathetic excuse of a pirate. I have a large network of pirates that with just a single calling will come down upon yer amp and feed ya to the Great Gooper Blooper! Now I expect to see gold from ya in the next five minutes or else...

Sushie: flips a gold coin in the air You say something about looking for gold is it?

Blooper: drops the captain on the ground And who might you be talkin' to someone like me?

Sushie: Right now, a mutual friend. But depending on how this goes, your worst nightmare. tosses the gold coin to him This should be enough to cover that captain's payment is it not?

Blooper analyzes the coin 

Sushie: I mean if that ain't enough I could spare another one for...

Blooper: No. It's fine. turns to Gooly Consider your debt temporarily suspended. But I still expect full payment by the end of the month ya hear. leaves

Sushie: You ok?

Gooly: standing up I, think so. Thank  you, um?

Sushie: Sushie. You must be Gooly right?

Gooly: How did you...?

Sushie: Your first mates were lookin' for you, so I figure I'd lend them a hand. Come on, they're just outside.

Gooly: O-okay. 

Sushie and Gooly walk out of the tavern