Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 -1 2019 | Page 258

The True Pirate
Pui Ching Primary School, Siu, Yu Nga Eudora - 12
“Pirates are sailors who attack other ships and steal property from them.” People said as they describe the
word “pirates. We already know that common fact, but not all the pirates act that way. Therefore, I’ll tell
you a story of one of those pirates.
It was the early 1400s. There was a man called Zheng He, the captain of The Royal Travelers. One day, he
decided to steal cargo of precious materials and give it away to captains and sailors around the world to make
relationships with them.
They went on their first voyage sailing to South Vietnam. Along the way, they noticed a big unfamiliar
island. Although the sailors on the ship didn’t wish to get on the island, “Onto the island we go!” said
Zheng He as he jumped off the ship.
When they moored their boat near the shore, they searched everywhere until they found something big
lying on the other side of the shore!
“Mr. Zheng He, I saw a ship with a flag on it and I believe the flag logo represents a crew named The
Bucci!” said one of the sailors named Wong Ming.
One of the pirates from The Bucci named Billy caught The Royal Travelers and shouted, “Captain! Some
scallywags are trying to steal our treasure!”
The captain of The Bucci, Sebastian scowled at The Royal Travelers and ordered his sailors to prepare
themselves.
Zheng He tried to stop them and said, “Slow down there, my friends. We aren’t here to steal treasure from
you, we are here to make relationships and give out treasure to you!”
The Bucci crew couldn’t hear anything Zheng He said and started to fire cannons. Cannonballs shot out like
lava coming out of a volcano, so The Royal Travelers couldn’t do anything but escape. Suddenly, the
ground shook! The Bucci stopped firing and hid in their ship as Zheng He ran to the shore and noticed an
eye on the sand!
“Oh no! I believed this is what the rumors call the sea creature which we will mistake as an island. It draws
sailors to it, and then drowns them and eats them!” said Zheng He.
The sea creature started to sink into the water because of the bullets fired on it. Everyone started to panic
when Zheng He had an idea.
“Excuse me, my dear pirate friends…” shouted Zheng He. “Would you all mind helping us?”
“What is yer problem, landlubber? Yer don’t know how to swim? Sebastian yelled back in a scared manner.
“We aren’t trying to cause trouble. We were just trying to help you.”
“Mateys, give em’ Jacob’s ladder, quickly!” ordered Sebastian.
The Royal Travelers immediately climbed the ladder and helped Sebastian guide them back to The Royal
Traveler’s ships. The sea creature shook the bullets off its back and decided to take its revenge! Everyone
immediately ran to their ship’s quarterdecks and started to steer the ships in full speed. However, they
couldn’t escape from it. It was even faster a blue shark!
That’s when the captain shouted, “Avast ye everyone, get all of our spare fishes and ready to feed!”
Everyone on their ships searched for fish they’ve fished up and threw it in front of the sea creature. It started
to slow down as it noticed the fish floating on the water. Both crews were shocked that the plan eventually
worked!
“You are a quick thinker, Sebastian!” Zheng He shouted to Sebastian as he steered his ship near Sebastian’s
ship. Sebastian started to blush as he said, “Gah, it was nothing, that’s just what our good ol’ old salts would
have done.”
“As a thank you, we would like to award you some silk and gold.” Zheng He said as he gave the captain a
handful of precious goodies. The shimmery goodies shined in front of Sebastian. He didn’t say anything but
proudly smiled at Zheng He.
“We have a small favor for you, Sebastian.” said Zheng He. “Would you like to help us on our voyage to
give out our goodies to other sailors and captains around the world?”
“Of course, matey! I would do anything, thanks to your kindness and care!” said Sebastian as he patted
Zheng He’s shoulder.
After that, The Royal Travelers and The Bucci went from the middle of Pacific Ocean to Africa! They won
themselves a place in history as some of the first great explorers and travelers on Earth, reaching and making
relationships with a variety of countries. Some historians even mention both crews are people that truly
“ruled the sea” back in those years. When Zheng He and Sebastian were about to guide everyone back to
their home countries, they met the same sea creature again! They remembered what happened throughout
the first voyage they met and decided to steer towards the sea creature.