Captain Pike.
It was a
dark and quiet night near the port, where all of the pirate ships stay before
they sail. There were no lights on the street, and the only sounds were the
laughing and singing behind the closed door of a bar called The Blue Dolphin.
A man wearing a black pirate hat opened the door of the Blue Dolphin. He
had a black patch over one eye and a scar on one side of his face. Everyone
suddenly became quiet. A sailor at the bar asked the barman:
"Who's
that?"
"That
is Captain Pike, the greatest pirate in all over the world. They say he's stolen
from the Queen of England, the King
of France and the King of Spain."
Captain
Pike walked slowly around the tables looking closely at each man with his cold,
grey eye. He had a very serious and cold way of talking.
"I'm
looking for sailors and I need the best there are around."
A big man
in a white and blue shirt with a blue scarf around his neck stood up in front
of Captain Pike.
"You
won't find anyone stronger than I am, Captain. Tell me where to put my name and
I'm ready to sail."
Captain
Pike looked into the man's eyes. His eyes were blue like the sea. Captain
Pike's eye became narrower as he talked to the man.
"I'm
sailing to the Bermuda Triangle to get Blackbeard's treasure."
The man
in front of him slowly sat down. Others began to whisper. The barman said to
the sailor:"Nobody has ever found Blackbeard's treasure. They say it was
lost somewhere in the Bermuda Triangle. All
those who
have tried to find it have never returned."
Captain
Pike continued to walk among the men. He knew it would be difficult to find men
to go with him, so he talked about the treasure to excite them.
"They
say there are diamonds as big as your nose; rubies, gold, pearls. Blackbeard
was a pirate like us. It's in our blood. I'm sure he would want other pirates
to have it."
Suddenly
a loud scream came from a dark corner near the stairs. A very old man with thin
white hair and a shining gold tooth walked out from the darkness to talk to the
men. A large white bird sat on his shoulder.
"You
don't know what you're saying! That treasure must always stay with Blackbeard's
ghost, on his ship. It is his punishment for hurting the natives of the
islands. Go to Rum Island. The natives there will tell you the story."
Captain
Pike looked down at the man, angry because he was trying to start trouble. He
wanted to kill the man with his knife, but instead he reached into his coat and
took a bag full of gold coins out of his pocket. He put it on one of the tables
next to a long white piece of paper he had.
"I've
got one hundred gold coins here. I'll give one to every man that puts his name
on this piece of paper and sails with me tomorrow, at midnight."
The men
forgot what the old man said when they saw the gold coins. They ran to sign
their names. Captain Pike stared at the old man once more. The old man looked
at him too, and left the bar with his bird. Captain Pike yelled to the
bartender:
"Bartender! Drinks for everyone! We'll sail
tomorrow."
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