The Not-So-Jolly Roger
The Not-So-Jolly Roger
““Heads up, lads,” yelled Blackbeard.
We grabbed the rope ladder and flattened ourselves against the side of the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
A blindfolded man fell past us. He landed with a splash and then disappeared beneath the waves.
Fred turned as white as the guy’s blindfold.
“Blast it all,” growled Blackbeard. “If that sea-rat crew of mine walked all the prisoners off the plank, I’m going to have to cut off some heads. Up you go, lads.”
We climbed up the side of the ship so fast we didn’t even h...ave time to be afraid. But there was plenty of time for that once we climbed over the rail and stood on deck. Because there, eyeing us like hungry sharks, were at least a hundred black, white, and every different shade of brown, pirates.
I didn’t see any wooden legs, earrings, eye patches, or hooks. But I saw as many daggers, knives, swords, cutlasses, and pistols as you’d ever want to see.
The owners of this dangerous collection of hardware and the three of us stood frozen, staring at each other wide-eyed and open-mouthed.MoreLess
We grabbed the rope ladder and flattened ourselves against the side of the Queen Anne’s Revenge.
A blindfolded man fell past us. He landed with a splash and then disappeared beneath the waves.
Fred turned as white as the guy’s blindfold.
“Blast it all,” growled Blackbeard. “If that sea-rat crew of mine walked all the prisoners off the plank, I’m going to have to cut off some heads. Up you go, lads.”
We climbed up the side of the ship so fast we didn’t even h...ave time to be afraid. But there was plenty of time for that once we climbed over the rail and stood on deck. Because there, eyeing us like hungry sharks, were at least a hundred black, white, and every different shade of brown, pirates.
I didn’t see any wooden legs, earrings, eye patches, or hooks. But I saw as many daggers, knives, swords, cutlasses, and pistols as you’d ever want to see.
The owners of this dangerous collection of hardware and the three of us stood frozen, staring at each other wide-eyed and open-mouthed.MoreLess
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