The Journal of Pirate Guy

[Pirate Guy]

Chapter 1; Intro

The story opens up in a dark, dusty jail cell on Port Royal.


“Jail? Why am I in Jail? No, not again. They’ve already taken most of me rum, now how can I pay them back to get out? Wait, who is that in other cell.” The boys’ vision is still blurred a little from the Navy beating him. While he starts to stand up, he hears rustling coming from across the room.


“Ahoy mate! Pull yourself together.” As his vision returns to normal, there the boy sees the outline of a man, dressed sharply for a Pirate. He introduces himself as Jack Sparrow. The boy gets up and escapes with Sparrow; Jack seems to have gotten himself in a lot trouble too. Well, that is a pirate’s life, pillaging, plundering, and looting.


He gives the boy some pointers and tells him to go exploring now. He asks the boy how he got in trouble. The boy told him this wasn’t the first time; he had been arrested several times for stealing, minor offences. “What is your name boy,” asked Jack Sparrow. “Matthew or Matt is what people call me”. “Well Matt, you look like you could use some rum. Let us head to Tortuga, we can take my ship, and you will be back in time for supper.”


While Matt and Jack slowly departed for Tortuga, a Navy spy, General James Henry spots them off the coast, near Fort Charles. He sends a navy light sloop to stop them, himself aboard. Jack Sparrow spots him and tells Matt he has a plan to get away. The pair stops, and lets Patton board. As he comes aboard, he is immediately disgusted by the stench of Sparrow. “So, Sparrow, we meet again. This time you will not escape.”


“That’s what you think General. Quick Matt, take this rope.” They swing across and land on the light sloop that the James sailed with to catch them. Matt turns around and sees an explosion aboard Sparrow’s ship. The General was still aboard. “Mr. Sparrow, you’re ship is destroyed.” Jack grins, “No my friend, that was only a rental. My real one is at Tortuga.” They head into Tortuga, stopping to go inside the popular bar known as The Faithful Bride Tavern. After having a bottle of rum or two, they head outside…..


As Matt steps back onto the familiar shores of Port Royal, his family runs out. His mom, dad, his two brothers, and his sister walk out to greet him. After being scolded by his parents for getting into more trouble, he groans, and heads up to his room. He looks out the window and sees Jack’s actual ship heading out. Matt thought to himself the pros and cons of a pirate’s life. Not that he would want to be one or anything…. He quietly talked to himself, “free food, free rum, looting treasures, gold and jewels. Now that would be sweet!”


Matt woke up in the wee hours of the day. He starts to walk down the winding staircase. He stops mid-way because he hears the familiar voices of his parents, only their voices are more infuriated this time. He listens intently. “Bill, I am getting sick of all these bills, we are months behind on our payments, we both have jobs, and yet that is still not enough money!”


“I know, I know, we both try. Now settle, down, you’ll wake up the kids. We don’t need them asking questions, everything will be fine.” Matt quickly runs back up to his room. Wow, he thinks, our family is in debt. This is going to get bad. The other kids start to rustle and eventually everyone wakes up, goes downstairs and has breakfast. The parents are as quiet as ever, Matt was the only one who knew of their families increasing problems.


After breakfast, Matt took a stroll around Port Royal. He was on the far west parts, near the shipwright. He noticed that jungle that no one went into. There was treasure in there, and treasure meant pirates. He decided to sneak a peek. He reached to the side of his sash, and drew out his single shot pistol, just in case. The only thing he has shot with that pistol was old cans, for fun, as target practice. He brushed away the green palms, and headed in.



And that concludes chapter 1 mates! Stay tuned, you will see how I convert to a pirate, how I get my name, and much more.