Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 - 2 | Page 210

The Pirates of China
Yew Chung International School (Primary), Chen, Neo - 9
The Pacific Ocean was always peaceful, but today, there is something peeking out of the horizon at the
crack of dawn. “Argh! I’m so cold, can’t we just have a little bit of silk to make warmer clothing?” a voice
moaned.
“No Long! Those are for the other people!” said Captain Zheng. He is a really strict, bossy and smart
person, captain of The Friendly Whale. Which is a ship so large that it is almost as big as a whale, hence its
name. “Fine! Just wait until we all freeze to death!”
They were friendly enough since they’re good pirates but that doesn’t mean they still behave well. “Stop,
it’s not supposed to be done like that! And you, don’t just brush the deck like that! The captain said to clean,
not brush!” A fairly fat and strong pirate called Xiao scolded. He is the assistant of Zheng and is almost as
strict as the captain himself. All these pirates give out all kinds of stuff like gold and silk to countries.
The next few days on The Friendly Whale weren’t quite as different, but today, the peaceful water wasn’t…
It all started one morning when all was usual. When suddenly, a short pirate named Guo let out a squeaky
shout “Captain look, there is smoke coming out of the horizon!” In fact, there was, and they’re worst
nightmare may come true. The Smoky Sharks are a fleet of evil pirate ships that are known throughout the
globe. The captain of the ship is a villainous, scary and powerful pirate that was named Black Inferno, he is
the number one enemy of Zheng.
As soon as Guo said that sentence, Zheng took out his binoculars, there, just peeking out of the horizon,
was thick smoke. At first, Zheng didn’t realize, but as if God had told him, he thought, “The Smoky
Sharks.” Then he quickly ordered his crew to prepare everything and move as far east as possible. The
pirates immediately obeyed, meanwhile, the enemy is creeping towards The Friendly Whale. Will they
survive the impossible?
Zheng was preparing the fight. The Smoky Sharks were sailing closer and closer because their ships speed is
much faster than Zheng’s. “Why is this ship so slow, faster faster faster!” A while later, The Smoky Sharks
fleet of ships came into view. Zheng probably has butterflies fluttering in his stomach right now, you can tell
by his facial expressions.
***
“Argh! This is going to be great! You guys go get rid of the other silly pirates, leave Zheng alone, he is
mine!” Black Inferno barked. The Smoky Sharks was about to start their attack. Suddenly, a miracle
happened. A blast of white light appeared. Suddenly a boy, a boy named Neo, a boy from the future stepped
out the beam of light. “Oy, what on earth is going on …” Black Inferno Shouted.
“A-a g-g-ghost war-l-lock be-behind…” Never Fear stammered, as he fainted.
All the pirates were terrified of a person appearing out of nowhere. “HEEEEELP!” Black Inferno screamed
as he turned and saw Neo, he finally realized what fear was. Neo was just as shocked too. “Wait what, um…
PIRATES! Rats, I must be in the past, whatever…”
“Wh-who ar-ar-are you?” Black Inferno finally received the courage to ask the young boy.
“Me?” Neo asked as his frown began to turn into a broadening smile, “I’m one of the most famous
inventors of all time. My name is Neo Chen, I come from Hong Kong in 3035. I'm a good guy, I’m
wondering where…” Suddenly, he caught a glance of The Smoky Sharks sail, history suddenly swarmed
into his brain, he immediately recognised it. “Did you hear that boy? He said he’s a good guy. ATTACK!”
Black Inferno saw that Neo was just a boy. But the pirates don’t even dare budge, they were too scared and
shocked.
***
Back on The Friendly Whale, all the pirates were wondering what on earth is going on, The Smoky
Sharks definitely are not scared of them, and they don’t usually stop. “They must be tricking us or
something, there must be something behind this.” Zheng thought.
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