so this was what i came up with for the harris burdick story 2 years ago....
Captain Tory arrived at a port, in England near London in the 18th century, late at night. His ship seemed to disappear as he walked on shore. He stayed at an old inn by the ocean shore as if the ocean was haunting him.
On the other side of town, Chris Randle, age 10, woke up early that morning to see the sun go up by the water like he always did. Chris woke up his brother Caleb, age 14, to come with him. Caleb, reluctantly, got up and chased after his brother who started down the road already. “Chris, stop for a minute!” shouted Caleb as Chris began to run faster. “Never!” said Chris back like he was a pirate. “Good morning,” said Greg Matters, Caleb’s friend, as he stepped out from his house. Caleb managed a wave back as he began to gain on Chris. Chris stopped at the gate area where the Randles always looked at the port. “Why did you not wait for me like I asked?” said Caleb as he got closer to Chris. Chris just shrugged.
“There is no pirate ship with a treasure on board!” said a loud voice that was coming from the old inn. “Let’s see what is going on,” said Caleb. Chris followed his lead. When Chris and Caleb arrived, there was talk about some pirate ship that was in some old folk legend that the people listened to. “There is a legend about a pirate ship,” said a familiar voice. It was Mr. Matters, Greg’s dad. Everyone went back to their usual business.
“There is a lost pirate ship out there,” said Captain Tory. Nobody seemed to take any note of the captain. Chris was really interested with the captain while Caleb was slightly intrigued with him and followed Chris. “Hello” said Chris as he stepped towards Tory,” I really like the pirate story that you spoke of.” Caleb spoke, “The story seems really amazing and enjoyable to venture to.” “Would you like to come with me to seek the ship?” he asked. The two kids nodded. “Meet me by the gate near the water by 10 o’clock,” said Captain Tory as he got up. “What’s your name sir?” demanded Caleb before he left the room. He replied, “Captain Tory.”
Time passed… when it was 9: 45, the two boys left the house very silently. “The gate!” exclaimed Chris when they reached the port. The water was covered in fog and the air was really musty. “Boys” said the captain, “here is my ship, the Black Schooner.” He waved the lantern a few times and a ship emerged from the fog and darkness. The boys were in amazement. They hurriedly went upon the ship. They started towards the sea in seconds.
When it was around 12 o’clock, the Randles and Captain Tory realized they became lost. “This isn’t good,” said Chris in the most obvious way. Caleb and Captain Tory just looked at each other.
“By the way Captain Tory,” started Chris, “what is in the chest that we are looking for?” Caleb began to wonder a little more bit about it. “That would be a secret that I will tell you after we get to port,” said the captain looking away rather quickly. Caleb was eyeing him eccentrically because of his peculiar manner.
They had, eventually, gotten to a port, near Ireland, to find a map. Caleb went into the town to find a map and a compass for later. Chris went around town to look at the different sites. Captain Tory went with Caleb for the search. When the captain and Caleb found Chris, at last, the ship that they were using had disappeared from sight. Captain Tory found a ship, the Silver Navigator, to use for the time being. They began to set sail again.
Caleb was in charge of the compass and the map to make sure they would not get lost again. Their course was towards Greenland and that region.
“What is the chest about again?” started Chris. “A pirate named Ziggy Blackshark was in command of the ship the Marine Scavenger, he sailed the high seas and looted many towns, and soon he was the most feared pirate of all. One night, some of the townspeople went aboard his ship and killed him, but his spirit lives in his ship and the treasure is a mystery because no one was able to capture his treasure because the ship roams and the Ziggy Blackshark spirit scares the daylights of people,” finished Captain Tory. Chris was in awe while Caleb looked at him suspiciously.
Chris began to search for supplies. He turned around and dropped the items. “Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!” a scream filled the air. Caleb and Tory ran towards the scream but Chris came out. “What happened?” asked Caleb franticly tugging on his brother. “The boat is infested with snakes,” said Captain Tory pulling Chris and Caleb from the door. As soon as he pulled them away, snakes began to swarm around them. Caleb and Tory started to hit the snakes off the ship. Chris was clinging to his leg as if something had hit him.
“Hey Captain Tory,” said Caleb. “What be it lad?” asked Tory. “Chris was bitten by a snake,” he replied. “What!!” exclaimed Captain Tory as he walked over. Chris looked appalling. His face was near a slight purple, he clamped his hand over the bite which was beginning to swell up. “We need medicine,” said Caleb. “We don’t have any,” said Tory looking frantic.
“Look,” said Chris pointing. Caleb and Captain Tory turned. They saw a ship that seemed to have life aboard. Captain Tory and Caleb dragged Chris across the open sea to the other boat. Tory came back, in a short amount of time, with the medicine. Chris became his normal self again.
“Isn’t that a treasure chest?” asked Chris as he got up from Caleb’s hug. “No way!” exclaimed Caleb, “The lost pirate ship, The Marine Scavenger.” “What would be in the chest?” asked Chris to himself, “Would it be gold or silver or another map to go on another adventure?” Caleb thought, “What is happening to me!?” as some kind of force was taking over him. He looked over at the captain. Something strange was going in his eyes.
“Wait, Chris, open it the treasure chest,” said Captain Tory as a let Chris pass. Caleb did the same thing. “Go on Chris, open the chest,” he said in an eerie sounding way. Chris nodded as a walked over and began to open the box. “There is nothing in here,” said a disappointed Chris. He turned around and found Caleb was missing like an evil individual of the pirate ship took him away and Captain Tory seemed to have become transparent like a ghost………..
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