Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 135

Journey as a Ming Voyager
Harrow International School Hong Kong, Lui, Michelle - 10
Hello, I am Cerise. I am a member of the Ming Voyage. This is my diary entry about my trip on Captain
Ming’s ship. As the crew boarded the ship, I had a swarm of butterflies in my stomach. I remember Captain
Ming saying that we had some other evil ships sailing as well, and if we see them they could attack us. Ming
came over and clapped my back.
“Don’t you worry, Cerise. I will avenge you, even if it costs my life.”
I grinned, but a little sadly as I didn’t want Ming to perish. She walked off, and the ship lurched forward.
Some crates crashed on top of me as I followed her. The shards of wood smashed onto my head, and my
vision blurred. Blindly, I climbed up a series of stairs and collapsed onto the ground. I had a faint vision of
Ming spinning the wheel, and then I blacked out.
When I woke up, I smelled the fresh scent of the salty sea. I scrambled up, and began to work. I
kept the sails going and pressed my eye up against the telescope every once in a while. Then a colossal wave
towered over us, and we all got soaked. Ming immediately stopped and looked down. A gigantic shark burst
out of the water, and another huge wave splashed us.
“Oi you!” The shark growled. “I am a Megalodon, don’t you see? No shark is bigger than me! And, I am
hungry, so… I suppose you’d make a good meal!”
He leaped out of the water and tried to latch onto Ming and eat her, but she drew her bronze dagger and
swiped at his snout. A fresh red scar appeared.
“GRRR!” he snarled. “I can’t stand you anymore! Besides, I’ve got some other sharks to eat. So, I guess
you can mind your own business now!”
He dived back into the deep sea. Ming stumbled back to the wheel and began to spin it again. The ship
tipped over, and I almost fell into the ocean.
The day went quite fast and it was evening. Everything was going fine until a waterspout whirled
out of the ocean. He laughed, then took a gulp of air. I felt the ship drag towards it. I acted quickly and
climbed up to the crow’s nest. Then I jumped, drawing my dangerous steel sword as I flew across the air. I
then brought it down. I felt the sword severing the waterspout.
“YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS!” were his last parting words.
I grabbed onto the railing and heaved myself up. Ming grinned.
“Very well, Cerise. Now let us get going, we have a long week ahead of us.”
The night passed quickly and I pushed myself up from my comfy bed. The sunshine seeped through the
window; I winced as I gazed at it. I dressed up, and then climbed up the stairs. Ming had ordered Eddie to
help her with the wheel as she slept. This morning, she was back and looking energetic.
“The breakfast will be later! It’s only five in the morning, we can have it soon.”
I placed my trusty telescope up to my eye. That was when I saw a bit of land. I told Ming, and she
commanded John to do the sails. The ship swiftly sped up, and before we knew, we washed up on the
beach. We hopped off. The land was deserted, just lots of mud and twisted trees. Then I heard an evil moo.
Three devilish cows swirled out of the ground.
“YOU!” they mooed. “YOU HAVE DEFEATED THE WATERSPOUT. LET US SEE IF YOU CAN
BEAT THIS!”
They pointed their ruby sceptres at the ground next to us. Hades appeared.
“What is it now?” he moaned.
Then he saw us and stomped his feet.
“INTRUDERS!” he boomed. “THIS IS OUR LAND! I CALL IT INDIA! Now, I shall BATTLE YOU
to DEATH!”
Before he could swing his burly hands at us, I swung my steel sword and chopped off his arms. Then Ming
punched his face, and a tooth was knocked out. John picked it up, puzzled.
“It’s a BABY tooth!” he said. “Hades is a grown up! He still has BABY teeth!?”
“Calm down, John. We’ve got other things to worry about.”
We turned around, leaving the cows and sailing off.