[CaptainMonkeys]

Chapter One


Grace stumbled out of the cabin of her newly made ship, fresh wood, nails, no rust, and no barnacles anywhere on the ship. The fog had lifted from a few days ago, so she could set sail to Tortuga from Port Royal. She only had a small Light Galleon, so it wasn't too hard to get all the sails up. She was the Governor's daughter, and she had to check in on some of the soldiers stationed on the tree-filled, pirate-ridden island. She scowled at the thought. "Why do I have to do this," she mumbled. "Why can't General Mal do it?" She manned the wheel, as she was the only one on the ship. She got her bearings, then set sail for Tortuga. She headed straight there, not noticing the thick cloud of random mist swirling right in the middle of the ocean.

She was still groggy from sleeping, which is NOT a good time to sail a ship. She sailed right through the cloud of mist, and she felt a bump. Then another. Soon enough, she could see wood splintering at the front of the ship! She tried to turn the wheel, but nothing happened! She ran to the side of the boat, looking down, seeing water. She looked straight ahead. She saw a shadow in the mist. It got closer. She was running aground! In panic, she pulled out a pistol and tried to shoot some rope so she could swing off the ship. She clicked the trigger, then clicked again. Nothing. She looked, and there was no bullet. "Budget cuts," she muttered under her breath." She jumped.

Soon after she jumped, she splashed into the water. She was pulled by the tide onto the shore of the mysterious mist-covered island. She noted that the tide was pulling into the island, not away, so she had no hope of leaving this deserted beach. She wandered around, trying to find a place should could rest during the tide. She found a cave on one side of the island. She went inside, and she gasped.

It was filled with treasure! Gold, gems, other coins, and many other valuables. In one corner, there was an entire stack of pistols. Loaded, she assumed. She waded across the water to the center of the little grotto. There was a small stream running around the center of it. She explored the small grotto, grabbing a handful of treasure, gold dust she guessed, and it ran through her fingers like sand. She was facing the wall, feeling like she was being watched. "Who collected all this treasure?" she wondered aloud.

"I did." Grace spun around quickly, frightened by the sudden speech.

"Wh-who are you?" she asked, frightened.

"That doesn't matter. All I can tell you is this be MY grotto, and I don't take kindly to any person barging in unexpected. Unless.."

"Un-unless wh-what?" Grace interrupted.

"Unless.. ye be a pirate," he replied, a smirk growing on his face.

"I'm no pirate! I am the Port Royal's governor's daughter!" she protested.

"Aye, I see. Well, then I have to kill ye." He pulled a black, shiny, polished pistol from his belt, aimed it, and placed his finger on the trigger.

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I hope you liked it! Chapter Two will be up another time, but first, I need comments!