The Guardian Chronicles

{ Prologue pt. 2 }

{  An Epic Dream  }

Lightning bolts lit up the dark night sky and thunder boomed. Raindrops fall hard, the wind blew wildly, and the ocean swelled with strong waves. A large white and gold ship sailed across the violent sea, rocking and bobbing up and down. The crewmen dashed about on the deck as whipping winds sent ropes flying. They grabbed and tugged on the ropes, fastening the sails. A sailor struggled to steer, but he couldn't hold on to the wheel any longer. The ship crashed through walls of water. Waves washed over the deck, sweeping sailors off their feet. The captain rushed over and managed to grab the wheel, using all her strength to control the ship.

"Steady men! We're not dead yet, we'll make it!" shouted The Female Captain.

"We can't take more of this weather, Captain Maya! The hurricane is gonna rip this ship apart!" cried The Captain's First-Mate.

"No worries, Mr. Scrow! We'll make it!" Captain Maya replied.

Just then, a sailor struggling to stay inside the crow's nest looks out to the horizon with his telescope monocular and spots a large black ship coming towards them, it's flag was black and has a skull with two swords symbol behind it. The sailor's eyes widen in fear, he recognized that flag's color all too well.

"Captain! Pirates!" shouted the Crow-Nest Sailor. "Right behind us, coming fast!"

The captain turned her head and sees the pirate ship following her ship. "Blackbeard," Captain Maya says with grinding teeth in anger. "All hands, battle stations! Should they come any closer, prepare for battle!"

The sailors did as they were ordered, loading cannons, guns, and sharping their swords.

"I thought we lost them in this storm?!" said Mr. Scrow.

"Not even a Hurricane can drive a mad man like Blackbeard away— He's determined to get his treasure back. Well, over my dead body!" Captain Maya said with determination to keep the treasure safe.

"Careful what you wish for, Captain. That might be your last words before he drives his sword through your heart." Mr. Scrow replied.

"Not if I kill him first!" said Captain Maya as she steers her ship to the fast wave currents, gaining speed.

The white ship seemed to stay ahead away from the pirate ship but they still followed her. Then all of sudden, BOOM!! The pirate ship begins firing their cannons at the white ship. Luckily, the first shot missed.

"Captain, they've opened fire!" shouted the Crow-Nest Sailor.

"This is it, Boyz! We're going to war!" shouted Captain Maya.

"Captain! It's suicide!" cried Mr. Scrow.

"If you wish not to man up and fight with us, then retreat to my quarters like a scaredy-cat and guard the chest!" Captain Maya replied as she spins the wheel, turning her ship to face the pirates.

Mr. Scrow thought the Captain had gone insane. Fearing for his life, the First-Mate ran to the Captain's office quarters, locking the doors behind him.

BANG, BOOM!!! Two more cannon fires were shot from the pirate ship. Second cannonball misses, but the third cannonball destroyed the white ship's deck-lamp, setting the corner of the ship on fire.

"FIRE!" one of the Sailors shouts, alerting the crewmen that were finishing loading the cannons.

"Put it out, quickly!!" Captain Maya shouted.

Some men dropped what they were doing and take out the flames— The fire dies cold and the sailors return to their duties.

The pirate ship fires again, BOOM, BOOM!! Another two cannonballs shot, both miss the white ship.

"HA! Is that your best shot, Old Man?! A three-legged monkey can fire cannons better than you!" Captain Maya shouted and laughed at Captain Blackbeard.

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Meanwhile, on the pirate ship. Blackbeard is furious that none of his four cannon shots took out the white ship.