Prologue Chapter 3: Strange Happenings
John woke up early the next day to meet Joseph's father. He always wanted to meet the parents of one of his friends and he was finally going to do it.
He got ready to go outside and meet his friends again so he can be directed to Joseph's house.
As he walked out of his room, he didn't see his mother anywhere. "Mother? Are you there? Hello?" As John kept puzzling about the disappearance of his mother, he finally decided she probably just went to get more food.
As he walked outside, another strange thing happened. It was well past the meeting time and his friends weren't there yet. He knew that they would wait for him even if he was late.
He walked out of the courtyard to the dock and strangely saw no one walking around or doing business....not even the dockworker or the Navy guards.
The only person he saw was the same man he saw when he and his friends were sword practicing...
The man caught sight of John and took off his shirt and belt to reveal a black coat! The man ran away from John further into the town.
John, not thinking, ran after the man into the town. Surprisingly, he had the same speed as the stranger and kept up with the man.
Finally, the man stopped at a ship that had crashed into the town 32 years ago. The man stepped inside the captain's quarters with John following behind the black coated stranger.
When John got inside, he lost sight of the stranger. He thought in his head,
Where could he have gone? It can't be far if he went in here. Cautiously, he looked around for any sign of the stranger in the black coat.
Finally, he saw a piece of paper lying on the table that had a note on it:
"Hello, John...if you are reading this, you must immediately go back to the town. You are in danger here in the captain's quarters."
John was puzzled. How did the person know his name? And, why was it so dangerous? Could this have something to do with people disappearing?
Desperate for answers, John ran back to the town to find out what was happening to him and this town. He needed to know more.
When he got there, he noticed a new ship docked at the port. He wondered if he would meet anyone there. Curious to see, he walked over to the ship to find a surprise...Mr. Goldswain as a pirate!
Then, John saw three other men working with him on the ship. One of the men wore a dark longcoat and a Dark Ostrich Hat with Adventure Boots and a black and gold belt. The other wore just some piratey clothes and looked like he hadn't exactly been a pirate a long time ago. The last one looked like... no, could it be?
John thought,
Jack Sparrow!! They were all working on the ship like there was no tomorrow. John ran over to greet the pirates, especially Mr. Goldswain.
When John made it over, he greeted, "Hello, Mr. Goldswain! Can you introduce me to your friends?" Mr. Goldswain and the others looked at each other. "I think we're the ones who owe an explanation to you."
John looked puzzled. "What explanation?"
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Sorry it was very late. Power was out so I couldn't get it out sooner. But, here it is! Enjoy!
