Hong Kong Young Writers Anthologies Fiction Group 3 | Page 157

They were on the ship again and sailed away from the beach. Suddenly, they felt the platform of the ship shake. There was a loud “beep”, and that woke Bob up. They then realized it was the pirates. It wasn’t the first time there was a pirate attack, but they are always terrifying. John pulled out his favourite sword, and blew his whistle. The whistle signaled their military forces. The military forces were dressed in metal armours. They carried swords and shields. The pirates pulled out their knives and jumped onto the voyager’s ship. They shouted in sync “Ha ha ha, the voyagers, today shall be the last days of your lives.” Without any doubt, the military forces threw their swords, that killed two of the pirates. While Bob was in charge of distracting the pirates, John secretly walked behind the pirates, then he quickly cut through one pirate’s skin, and stabbed the other, this went on for 10 minutes. The pirates were trying to defend themselves and fight back, but they couldn’t. Soon, all the pirates were screaming in pain. The seven voyagers has won the fight with the pirates, and since the pirates were still alive, they gave some bread to each one of the pirates. The pirates thanked the voyagers for being so kind to give them gifts even though they have just been attacked by the pirates. The voyager hopped back on the ship, and continued sailing. They got on the ship again, and made their way through the Atlantic ocean. It was calm and peaceful, and the voyagers enjoyed their supper and the beautiful night view. Bob fell asleep while eating, while the rest of the voyagers chatted. They were in Africa, and it was wonderful, lights everywhere and there were people dancing, singing and playing the drums. “how different from China!” they thought. They got closer to the people, and they couldn’t believe their eyes. It was their first time being in a party. Bob joined the Africans and danced along with them, James followed Bob, within five seconds all voyagers were dancing along with the Africans. The music stopped, then out of the pirate’s bag are precious gold. They threw the gold up high for everyone to catch. The people thanked the voyagers in African. Another song played, people danced, the party continued. The voyagers would love to stay, but it was time to leave. The voyager’s voyage continued for another three months, they received lots of appreciation from people around the world. The seven voyagers were the ones being kind and give such precious things to people around the world, but it was also the people around the world who were thanking and showing appreciation to the voyagers. This was the best thing the voyagers could ever receive, it was the words “thank you” from everyone who received the gifts, even the pirates. Of course receiving the gifts may be happier than giving out the gifts, but like the voyagers, so kind to give presents to everyone they meet, they will receive much more than the gift receivers would ever get. The voyager’s generosity gave them a lot in return, and their story lasts until today. Looking back at this, people still say “China truly ruled the seas those days”