NO. FLAMIN'. WAY.
That was him? Lil' ol' Billie-Jean the fresh pirate bein' hoisted over yonder by a mermaid that was blasted out of a cannon
(believe me this was not the first time I saw this sort of happen.)
Ricardo, Annie and meself were all left emotionally harpooned as we gazed upon Billie-Jean and his mermaidian compadre flyin' across the hall.
It was then, me turns towards the ant pirate who be mannin' (or anttin'?) the cannon, that blasted the dauntless duo across over yonders.
Now all you mateys don't be needin' to use your brrraaaiiinsss to figure out that the ant pirate wasn't too happy on this turn of events.
"Oh I remember this guy" Annie explained "He's sort of a..."
"..Loose cannon?" I jabbed slyly.
"Not really, that doesn't make sense, he's the one controlling a loose cannon not he himself is the loose cannon." Ah barnacles, I think the pun was lost on Annie.
Suddenly as he rose up, The Cannon Ant donned in his vibrant red ruffle shirt and sparklin' blue waistcoat, brushed his off his blonde tipped hair do and glared towards us with his piercing blue eyes and there was more flames that there was in the cannon that just went off.
"Ahoy there!" Me greeted him to slice through the silence "Is it our turn yet?" Hopin' he would get the the joke
Unfortunately such a joke seemed to inspire the Cannon Ant to cut through US.
(I'm starting to see a pattern here...)
"You there, I, Corso Cosgrove the Cannoneer will blast you off this boat!!!" The Cannon ant challenged us pointin' one of his four hands towards us while his other three was slowly turnin' the cannon barrel so it met our direction.
Me eyes darted towards Ricardo, his eyes stared back into the gapin' hole of the cannon. His stance was squared as he drew his sword.
Me was so proud of him. Just one battle and he still seemed so confident, like what ever happens next seemed like he could take on anything.
Now, sayin' this, me didn't realise he literal this would be as Ricardo charged on ahead towards the cannon.
His courage was admirable, on the other hand his death wishin'...was startin' to worry me.
I sprinted after him, so I could shove him out of the way! I mean I knew these cannonballs weren't lethal but you cannae be hurtlin' towards a hurtin' every time!
Annie had the same idea, she reached forwards with all four of her hands, hoping to tug on his red jacket.
Me hands desperately tried to cling on hold of the wee lad (I even thought about throwin' me arm towards him).
As the incorrigible Corso Cosgrove drew his torch and lit his cannon not even such a dauntin' view could deter Ricardo. As such the cannon erupted and exploded a...
...complete disappointment. (Or relief)
Yeah....because Billie-Jean and his mermaid companion waterlogged the cannon, making all the gunpowder all soggy and such. Rendering the cannon pretty much useless.
Both Ricardo and Corso were equally let down by the cannon's soggy anti-climax.
"Oh come on! I wanted to see what ya got!" Moped a downhearted Ricardo.
While Corso was looking to see where the problem was "No, no NO!....NO not now!!!" Grumbled the ant as he banged the cannon in anger.
(I guess to discipline it?)
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The School O'Crossbones: The Dawn Of The Spirit Slicer
AdventureRicardo Basco is your average underachieving kid, just wandering around his dull harbour town until he receives a message from a bottle that allows him access to The School O'Crossbones, set in a tropical island in a pocket dimension. The School O'C...
