Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 251

The Pearl of Great Fishy Beard
Pui Ching Primary School, Lam, Yuet Ching Gladys - 12
One quiet night in the Ming dynasty, in the king's sleeping chamber, a gloved hand reached into the
king's pants and slowly picked out a shining blue pearl.
It was a small girl in a pitch-black burglar suit, a scarlet eye-patch on her right eye and hair shot up
to heaven.
“Finally, The Pearl of Great Fishy Beard, the greatest pirate, is mine. Now I really am the best!” she
thought. The Pearl of Great Fishy Beard is a magical pearl that strengthened everything in the human body
for its owner from muscles to the brain.
“Oh, Nga, we should leave. I mean, we've already taken loads of jewelry and china!” said a skinny
boy with noodle-like arms and knock-knees.
“You’re right,” said Nga. She put away the pearl and strolled towards the exit. But what Nga didn’
know was that Nam was grinning wickedly behind her. Then, a blood-curdling sound rocked the whole
palace! It came from the bag. The king had booby-trapped his pearl with a bug that burned when exposed
to light. When they went into moonlight, it shrieked.
Almost immediately, guards flooded towards them. They ran to the gate and then, a dead end - a
high wall.
“Nam, hold on tight!”
She threw some wooden boards on the ground up into the air and then stepped on the boards like
stairs over the wall and jumped on the ground.
“Oh god, I can't believe that worked!” said Nam.
They ran to the beach and reached a humungous ship.
“Ahoy, young buccaneers!” A muscular man greeted them. “What have you got there?''
“Two sacks, Mordo,” said Nam proudly.
“Aye then, altogether we have thirty-seven sacks, not bad!” said Mordo.
“So 'Mission Robin Hood' is ready?” asked Nga excitedly.
“Set sail!” bellowed Mordo. The crew cheered and set sail into the never-ending ocean, searching
for new lands and people to help. Meanwhile, Nga put the pearl in her hollow eye socket. Strength rushed
in, ideas flooded her brain. However, a shivering feeling grew inside her heart and a minute later, she had
no joy, excitement nor emotions anymore, the jewel sucked her love out.
Nam watched her.
"The pearl will be mine," he said, smiling evilly.
“When will we get there?" said Nam to himself.
“Land ahoy!” shouted Squid-face in the crew's nest.