You take a step out on to the deck of the ship, spanning your gaze over the horizon. The burns of the wounds that dot your skin dig down in a sting, you in a good way. It is the pain that is brought with every victory, bittersweet as it is. You lean over the side of the ship, looking out as far as you can see. The glittering waters of the sea are still evermore, but as with every crusade, brings changes.
An ancient evil has been quieted once more, condemned to a deep watery grave. He brings with him his last glimpse of a new life, and a new order, which you know crushing before him was for the best. You shiver at the thought of what the Caribbean would have been like with him dangling his power above our grasp.
And beyond the horizon, far along the waters, though she is out of your vision, you know she is there. Though a devil in the eyes of the world, to your captain, she was much more than that. He saw in her the hopes and ideals of the past - what it was like to live a good life, and to love.
The captain himself stands at the bow of the ship, alone. He watches the sun rise in to the sky with every swaying detail. His thoughts whirl around his mind quickly, and without any ability to collect them. But he likes it that way - the untamed chaos has become a part of his lifestyle, to wjich he couldn't be without.
As you walk up next to him, you ask him "Do you think one day we'll finally be free, Captain?"
"Not sure." He answers. "We may not live to see the day, I know that. But I am positive that somewhere, someday, the glimmer of hope we've sparked will set it off. But for now, we can't be concerned with such trival things," he turns to you, "we are pirates after all - savvy?"
"Rise and shine, mates! A new day, a new beginning! Set sail for Padres Del Fuego! We have a visit to make..."
~~~~~I would like to thank all those pirates that participated in this tremendous project for making it the success I hoped it be! I'm glad to know that the innovation we started will continue to keep the game alive with pirates all over the Caribbean, for years to come!
Also a special thank you to my Co-Writer, Buck Bankok, who gave me the general storyline and focal points of the quest. Couldn't have pulled it off without ya, mate!
But wait! There's still the matter of that
150,000 Grand Prize.... Well, I thought about it, and decided to just go ahead, and split it with you all!
Every Partner who participated in the Quest is entitled to 6,000 Gold!
Thanks mates! See you in the Summer!
