A Candlelit Lullaby. Pirate Percy X Reader. Candle Cove

Jethro the Cowardly Puppet. Chapter 47.

Jethro was young... only four years old and he was ready for an adventure... he was scared but he had heard his father's stories and was ready to set sail...

He wanted to explore the world around him... he was so scared but so curious.

He decided to go ask if his sister would come with him on an adventure... she was a kind princess after all... she would love and care about him no matter what.

"No.."

"What?! What do you mean no?!"
His sister had refused his offer.

"No as in it's a stupid idea! What if you get hurt!?"

Saria always worried about her brother... she was always afraid he'd get hurt.

"Fine! I'll go alone!" He pouted grumpily and stormed off... his sister praying that he would not do something too stupid.

Jethro grabbed his little, wooden sword and ran up to his father, tugging on his pant leg and soon getting his father's attention.

Percy grinned as he held his son... chuckling a bit at the boy holding a wooden sword...
"What is it you need Jethro?" He asked gently as the boy spoke in his slurred voice... he could barely say words... but his first word had been... adventure.

"Adventah!  Adventah!" The boy pointed to the island Percy was going to go explore, It was too dangerous for Jethro however and the boy was too young anyways.

"Sorry son... maybe when you're a bit older..." Percy said kindly to the now pouting little pirate.
"Okeh...." The little one said gloomily as Percy set him down.

Jethro felt sad that his father would not come with him... so he decided he'd ask Cyra if he wanted to come...

Jethro ran to the nursery where his best friend sat... playing with stones and stacking them atop eachother while his father got ready for something.
"Cyra!"
"Hey Jethro!"
"Would you like to accompany me on an adventure?!"
"Yessir captain sir!"

Joe chuckled at the small toddlers... his boy was only three and could walk well and run well... he was best friends with Percy's son so it seemed... they were always babbling about something to eachother.

"Whe ga?"
"Adventah bah nu!"

Joe laughed quietly and let the boys play.

Jethro had his best friend with him and they had their swords ready as they waited for their father's party to leave before going on their adventure... Doctor Heartfelt was looking for them as he called for them.

Jethro and Cyrus ran off as Saria yelled after them... she did not follow but Doctor Heartfelt chased the toddlers... and almost caught them but got tangled up in an old trap...

They could hear him angrily yelling which barely happened and then he yelled for their fathers. "Dangit! The Heartfelt called fer our fathers!" Jethro growled as Cyrus ran with him.
They then ran a bit too far... right into a foggy place... they could not see anywhere around them and tried to look for a way out but could not find one as Cyrus hugged his arm. "Captain I'm scared..."
"I...I am too Cyrus... I... I want my daddy..." He whimpered, Cyrus agreeing with him as they began to cry and wander aimlessly.

Then they heard it...
The sound of a raspy chuckle and then they saw him... SkinTaker...

They screamed in terror and tried to run but could not as Milo and Horace blocked their path.
"Lookie at what we got here boys! A couple a Laughingstocks young and stupid!" SkinTaker laughed.

Jethro hugged onto Cyrus and shakily held out his sword, tears running down his face. "Would'ja look at this Captain? It'd be the pussy's kid, protecting his little friend!" Milo laughed as he pulled out his sword. "This is a real sword boy!"

Jethro shuddered and held his sword out as if it could protect them against a real sword.
Horace got out his sword. "Need a new pair of boots captain? We could always make e'm..." Horace chuckled deeply as he got ready to murder the boys.

"No... I have a better use for these two." He picked them up and grinned his horrific grin at them while they screamed in terror.

Jethro started screaming. "DADDY!!! DADDY!!!" He was crying so hard... he sounded so desperate and so unhappy but SkinTaker only smiled and asked. "Do you want to feel what your daddy has for the past three years?"
Jethro shook his head but it was too late... Milo and Horace where hurting his friend as he felt SkinTaker begin to touch him strangely...

Then he heard his father and screamed for him.

SkinTaker growled and pulled out his sword, holding the half naked Jethro.

Percy ran to Jethro and found them... Cyrus was beaten up and scared... while Jethro had been close to getting raped...

Percy looked angry... and he slowly growled. "Get away from my SON!!!!" Percy slashed at SkinTaker, then he ran at Milo and Horace and picked up Cyrus, turning to SkinTaker.

"Put him down before I skin you again!" Percy glared at SkinTaker and then he stabbed him....
SkinTaker dropped Jethro in surprise as Percy caught him. "Leave my family alone you sick fuck!" He growled and started to leave as SkinTaker grabbed his arm.

"Percival... where is your cowardice?" He rasped.

"I lost it long ago... thanks to you and my family..." Percy slapped SkinTaker's hand away and then walked a few steps before hearing SkinTaker laugh quietly.
"Percy.... I'll make you my own one day...."

Percy shivered and walked up to him, pulling out his sword out of SkinTaker's chest.
"Die you monster..."

He sheathed his weapon and ran away with his son and friend's son.
"YOU BOTH ARE SO GROUNDED!!" Percy growled while running and hearing the sobbing children, hugging him. "Daddy! Daddy!"
"Capta! Capta!"

He sighed and finally made it to the boat. "Alright... no swords for three days... and that's it!" Percy huffed and then hugged tightly onto them. "You idiots... I thought you had died...." He said and pet them before getting onto the boat...

Jethro and Cyrus were hugged, kissed and scolded by their crew and their parents but they where happy... happy to be back home...

Saria walked over and slapped them both in the face.

"YOU IDIOTS! WE THOUGHT SOMETHING ATE YOU TWO!!!" She yelled and they apologised...

Jethro and Cyrus knew that they would not go on an adventure for a while... they where okay with this...
They where completely fine with this.