Boy Characters: Michael Willington Wadsworth 13-1/2 -- son of the Governor of the Island Geoffrey Headsworth 12 -- son of the captain of the guard Penley Wadsworth 11 -- brother to Michael.
Disclaimer: The story is purely historical fiction. The characters are fictional. If you are offended by b/b and m/b or historical accounts of the time period 1700s for pirates, then do not read this series. Comments to zanmountain@yahoo.com are appreciated.
PART 06
PIRATE INVASION!
Michael and Geoffrey gazed at the swarming pirates fighting in the village below their cool marble pristine balcony. The excited boys yelped and patted each other on the back:
"Mother, Father, Pirates! Real live Pirates! Look you." They pointed to the bay.
KA BOOOOOOMMMM!!!!
Another hot canon ball smashed through the upper floor and set ablaze the governor's palace. Fire and smoke roared through the dwelling. Curtains caught on fire. The boys craned their necks to the upper floors to see the flames licking out the windows. They were both wide-eyed in amazement. They looked back into the main room to see Michael's mother and father and now Penley crying in his mother's dress. She was patting his head.
"Boys! Boys! Quickly! We must all go to the fort! We must all hasten to the fort! My garrisons will defeat these scaly wag pirates" The Governor squeaked as he looked confused through the smoke.
"Ah, our royal carriage just arrived to take your mother and us to the fort. Quickly...."
KAAAAAA CRACKKK BOOOMMM!!!
The two boys found themselves sitting on their butts on the cool inlaid marble and slate floor. Smoke and fire appeared quickly before the boy's eyes. The main room was covered in debris, columns, ceiling, and bricks. The massive room was now divided by a wall of smoking rubble. The boys stood up brushing each other off. They backed off to the balcony. The fresh air was welcome on the balcony. They stood gawking at the bay below seeing the multiple puffs of canon smoke from the now six pirate ships.
"Michael! I have my horse below." Geoffrey helped his friend over the railing. Young pubescent muscles were bulging as they carefully climbed the thick foliage to the waiting horse. Geoffrey climbed on first and then helped haul up his friend. The two galloped towards the fort.
The winding road was taken at a break neck pace. Michael held tightly about the waist of his best friend. The up and down motion reminded him of their discoveries together in blooming puberty. However, now the fear and unknown element of the invasion had gripped both boys.
"Look!" Geoffrey swept the raven black hair out of his eyes as both boys stretched their necks to see the fort below being attacked by Pirates and villagers! The British troops fired relentlessly into the assault. At first, it looked as if the Pirates were being pushed back from the main gate. BOOOOMMMMFOOSSSH!!! A Pirate canon hauled up from the ships to the main gate blasted down the fortified wooden doors of the fort. Shining clanking swords could be seen and heard from the onslaught.
"Look, the carriage." Michael pointed to his family's royal carriage at another distance galloping away along the winding roads in another direction. The escort of 4 British soldiers were slowly picked off by pursuing Pirates on horseback! Rifle musket balls started pelting the wooden lacquered gold gilded carriage. Michael wiped his eyes in disbelief as he saw Penley firing a hand pistol repeatedly at the pursuing Pirates. He knocked two off their horses. The carriage then went out of sight taking a bend in the road around the island at a sharp turn.
BOOOORARRRRRR BRAAARRRRR!!!!
Brass trumpets blared loudly. The Pirates were retreating to the docked ships.
"Michael! The pirates are leaving!! Oh no. Let's get a better look at the Pirate ships! We will sneak up on the bay! We are cunning like the savages of the islands!!! We are pirate brothers and we know their ways, we can fool them!" The two naïve boys shook hands in a made up play handshake. They were caught up in the surreal action not knowing the danger of the moment. The stories from cheap novels they had read by lamplight suddenly leapt into their real lives with great excitement!
They slowly approached the village by the ocean side and tied the horse to a tree. They walked the distance and ran from house to house spying first hand on the flamboyant pirates of the high seas! They crouched behind barrels looking in wide-eyed amazement at the swashbuckling excitement of the village.
THANG CLANG CLANG CLANG DANG CLANG
The boys were horrified when a pirate engaged a wounded British soldier in swordplay. The witnessed the cutlass deep gut the soldier to death. The boys held each other as the soldier dropped dead in a pool of his own blood. Three other pirates came to the scene and searched the dead soldier finding gold coins. The stripped him of a gold pocket watch and turned all his pockets out. CRACK!!! POP!!!!!!!!
A pirate fell dead clunking against the barrel the boys were using as cover. They both yelped and felt their hearts jump in their throats! Their pounding hearts were beating loudly as the young pirate was alive one moment, dead the next. Blood spewed from the hole in his head as he was shot between the eyes. The remaining pirates gave quick foot chase to the British soldier who had fired the pistol. The boys were safe for the moment.
"Unbelievable! Wild above wild." Chirped Michael to Geoffrey.
"I had never dreamed of such action." Geoffrey replied touching the dead pirate.
The boys found two silver knives in the belt of the pirate. They stuck them in their belts and smeared some blood on each other's cheeks.
"Now we are real pirate brothers." They both laughed, more out of nervousness and dread.
"Geoffrey. I am not scared, but let us hasten back to your horse and go fight the fire back at the palace. I have many toys of which I am fond."
"Are ya yellow backed?" Geoffrey said in his best Pirate voice to his trembling friend. His raven black hair fell into one of his eyes.
"You rascal!" Michael gave a solid thump to his friend's bicep.
"Owww you scag." They wrestled in the dirt.
The boys laughed and threw one another down. They wrestled and sat on each other. Geoffrey was surprised when Michael flexed his bicep and swung hitting him in the lip. Geoffrey slid down the wall crying. "You actually hit me. Owww!" Michael took a frilled handkerchief and dabbed at the very small lip cut. "Please let's go."
They kneeled together hugging each other.
"WHATS THIS HERE?"
"Yeeeelpppp!!!!!!"
One pirate picked up Geoffrey and slung him over his shoulder.
Another burly pirate picked up Michael and slung him over his shoulder.
"Let us go! Let us go! Scaly wags! Dogs! Unhand me!" yelped Michael.
"We are village boys sir. We were fighting the British dogs" pleaded Geoffrey. The pirates looked at each other and laughed.
The Captain of the fleet, Black Spot stood before the pirates. He wore a flowing braided black beard. His three-cornered hat had a feather. He towered over the other pirates. He took a swig of rum from the jug he carried.
"What ya have er mates?" he blared.
"Boys."
Black Spot patted Geoffrey and Michael on their round firm butts. He felt the divide. He went around to the back of the pirates and lifted up their heads. He ripped the shirt off the shoulder of Michael and lifted up his arm. He inspected his armpit and sniffed.
"Aye, a boy for sure. No feathers at all."
Black spot ripppped the shirt down one shoulder of Geoffrey and felt his developing muscles. He grabbed one cheek of his face and slapped at the same time.
"He's a firm lad. He's all boy too. Nice pair of boys. Scrapping boys. One blonde, one dark haired. We could probably save some whoring winch some trouble by drowning the bilge rats." Said Black spot grinning.
"Kill em?" The pirate crew offered as two other pirates held silver knives to their throats.
"Belay that. We need some cabin boys. Deck boys. The women of this village are all sea hags. Take the boys on board. We ship off immediately. His majesty's ships are closing. They will not be too happy to see their colony laid waste and pillaged by me. Haaar harrr harrr."
"Huuuuuhhhh?" Geoffrey and Michael looked at each other wide eyed.
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