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Chapter 1: Roger
Solomon was a fairly average boy who lived in the Caribbean. However, he had a very difficult problem. His brother, Henry Mcbones, had gone to the Caribbean and had been gone for some time. His sister, who was a Speaker at a nearby church, came in, and saw Solomon staring at the fire.
“What’s going on Solomon?” his sister punched him playfully, but the laughter etched on her face, quickly died away.
“Henry has been gone for some time now.” Solomon said, still staring at the fire.
“He’s probably all caught up with the Navy, he and his wife have a rather difficult job down there.” Speaker replied.
Solomon took a breath. “I don’t think so. He would still be in correspondence with us, correct?”
Speaker nodded.
“It is time to go find our brother. And I would like you to come with me.”
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Stealthy Cannoneer walked calmly up the way to the Faithful Bride, which was dubbed “Insanity Way” by those who had a second to remain sober. Stealthy loved it. He casually walked up the road, and whoever lurched toward amid the chaos was met by his iron-like fist. Soon enough, there were many unconscious.
Eventually, he got to the Faithful Bride, and met the person he was looking for.
He sat down next to him. “Two rum bottles, and mind you they better be full.”
Carver said, “Aye, 1 for you and 1 for your friend, then?”
Stealthy grinned. “Nay, two for me.” The man next to him grinned appreciatively.
“Nice to see that you have adopted well, considering where you came from.” Macomo said.
Stealthy grin started to fade.
“Only 3 people know who I was, two of them are drinking rum in this bar, and the third is petting a croc on Cuba.” Stealthy replied, his grin starting to come back.
Macomo laughed. “Ah, Stealthy, your sense of humor hasn’t changed much.”
Stealthy smiled. “So, why did you drag me from my plundering, Macomo?”
Macomo’s grin quickly faded. “It’s the voodoo. They sense a powerful presence. And…” Macomo’s voice trailed off. “Well, the point is, it seems that someone is using voodoo for evil uses. Tia Dalma believes its Roger.”
Stealthy’s grin also faded, replaced by a look of horror. “But I killed Roger Hullfury 10 years ago. I saw him die with my own eyes.”
Macomo breathed deeply. “I think it’s time for you to see Tia. She might have something for you.”
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I can’t resist the suspense. I love doing that and watching people mentally pull out their hair. Heh heh.
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