Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 - 2 | Page 39

The Last Battle
Sha Tin Junior School, Lo, Kaiden - 10
Somewhere in the early 1400s, a day of danger appeared out of the dark grey looming clouds…
Zheng He was China’s bravest captain of the Ming treasure voyage fleet. He had travelled far distances and
been on world-famous journeys. He had never failed any of his adventures. It was his duty to create peace.
On that very day when the biggest storm in China's history appeared out of the sky, he had been warned by
the emperor not to travel, but he did anyway. In the middle of the seas, Zheng He the royal captain and his
crew were far from safety. The sky turned to a frightening black colour, the ocean water was wild, waves
splashed onto the deck. It was everyone's worst nightmare. Without warning a sharp bolt of lightning shot
through the clouds and punched onto the pirate ship. An army of lightning began attacking at the boats.
Things became intense and at the end, many lifeless bodies floated across the seas. However, the surviving
sailors with Zheng He chose not to stop, as there was nothing that could stand in their way.
A few years went by as the Ming Treasure Voyage fleet went and returned. On an unexpected evening
Guang Yong, the brave little boy and his friends were at the shoreline pretending to be imaginary pirates.
Suddenly they stopped playing and noticed ships were about to leave. The ones that were boarding the huge
ship were the greatest sailors of all time: the Ming Treasure Voyage fleet. As the ships were about to leave,
one of Guang Yong's friends suggested an exciting idea. They snuck past the guards and crept onto one of
the smaller ships and onto the bottom deck where no one was around to see them. The ship sailed off,
creating a loud honking noise, Guang Yong and his friends entertained themselves by playing hand games.
After a few hours, the crew ships made a sudden stop. Silence. Then BAM! BOOM! Cannonballs fired
everywhere sending ships to flee and sink. The friends looked at each other nervously while the intense
battle was going on, frightened as porcupines. They should’ve obviously shouted and screamed, but they
didn’t. Instead, they went onto the deck and something got caught in the corner of Guang Yong’s eye,
something small and shiny: a glass bottle with a message inside it, the enemy suddenly stopped firing. They
fished it out of the disgusting sea water. It said, “GIVE US ALL YOUR TREASURE OR WE WILL
MEET AGAIN.” When they looked up to see the enemies ship, they were gone...
Thousands of ships returned back to China with an extra surprise: little kids and a message from the fog.
Zheng He showed it to the emperor. As he showed it, he felt a tingle in his hands, then saw a vision of the
world exploding in front of his eyes. He then snapped back to the real world. ‘What could that mean?’ He
thought. He shook that thought away, for it might not be real. A few moments later, the emperor said
strictly “We will have to go to WAR.” The Chinese citizens never thought this day would come, packing
and leaving their hometown. Millions of pirates from the ship crafted swords, working as a team to create a
massive cannonball that can take down huge ships, but they didn't think about the fact that the most exciting
moment in history was about to commence!
With their weapons, they were sure to win the battle. In the battleground, the ship waited until... BOOM!
A cannonball fired at one of the weakest ships in the fleet. Immediately the enemy ships came out of the fog,
it was a huge surprise. The enemy ships were from Africa but one thing made China laugh at them, their
ships were so tiny. However, they were not to be underestimated. They had the most advanced technology,
with the power to send China’s ships down into the bottom of the deep blue sea. They did the best they
could, using bows and arrows and spears, but in one hour at least half the crew was gone. Seconds went by,
then minutes, finally only half of the African pirates were defeated but only ten pirates from China’s ships
were left. One by one they fell to the ground until Zheng He was the only one left. Sweat rolled down his
cheeks, down his neck. His arms were trying to fight but, his brain was telling him to stay in position. Then,
China’s allies came out of the fog to help. Zheng He thought, ‘Oh my, I should have thought of that:
finding help.’ But wait, his thought suddenly hit him, this was the very place he saw his life coming to an
end. They are going to die as well!
Swoosh! The last one of the African army had been shot! “But that isn’t right, You guys aren’t even
professional pirates” Said Zheng He. Guang Yong had a cheeky look and said:” I knew I could help.”
When they went back onto land that is when the Emperor’s palace exploded. Everyone's mouths were wide