Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 2 - 2 | Page 97

New Tales of the Ming Treasure Voyages
Singapore International School (Hong Kong), Wang Rahman, Safiya - 11
“Zheng He!”
One of the sailors sprinted towards Zheng He within a heartbeat.
“Zheng He!
“Yes?” asked Zheng He impatiently, obviously being in no mood to be disturbed.
“There are a bunch of pirates that want to raid our ships! They’re right there in that giant pirate ship!”
The sailor pointed at what looked like a big blob of dirt heading straight towards the ship with the pace
of a snail. It was a very pathetic sight compared to the Emperor’s 300 ships.
“Tell everyone to get their weapons and get them over here, now!”
The sailor did as he was told, and within five minutes, everyone had their swords ready while Zheng He
kept giving them orders to get ready for attack. While the pirate ship got close enough to see the pirates
clearly, the pirates and sailors immediately started attacking each other.
After a good 20 minutes of people getting stabbed with swords, Zheng He and his team eventually won
the battle with no problem. With over 27,000 sailors, how could you lose?
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“Stop the ship!”
“As you wish, Zheng He.”
It has been two days since the pirate attack happened, and Zheng He and his team stopped at an island
that they had visited around 10 years ago. When Zheng He’s crew released the plank, Zheng He started
walking and jogging towards an old looking cottage.
“Hello? Anyone there?” Zheng He shouted, banging at the door frantically as if wolves were chasing
him.
The door slowly opens as a short redhead greeted Zheng He.
“Zheng He, it’s been a while...”
“Look, I only came here for your help, the emperor needs you to help give some of his treasures to the
rest of China to make some new alliances, and he thought that you could help, but you cannot take any of it
for yourself.”
“In that case, then no, I won’t help you.”
“Well, then I hope you’ll have a great time rotting on this island for the rest of your life!”
Zheng He furiously stormed off, his heart filled with guilt and disappointment, knowing that this mission
would have to been a lot longer than planned.
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Being the leading boat, the boat accidentally fell into a gigantic whirlpool. Shouts and screams couldn’t
be heard over the loud crashing waves hitting the ship.