“I’m in trouble, am I?” Gallus asked me as I lead him into my cabin, “That is for stowing away on your ship,”
“No, you’re not Gallus,” I said to him, bring in some cooked fish on a plate, “In fact, I had a feeling that you and I will meet someday. Just not this soon.”
“So, you’re not sending me back home, are you?” Gallus asked me again looking down at the golden-brown Ruby Splashtail with a sad face.
“I would never let you go back into those forsaken estates again, Gallus. I have heard from Gilda about how cruel and unjust the Ponies of the G.M.U are and how they have gotten away with a lot of things that, I’m sure you don’t need to be reminded of.” I told him, “I was hoping with this chance that has come your way, Gallus, you will find a place on my crew just for you and all other Griffins that will, someday, join my crew of friends and comrades.”
Gallus looked at me and said, “I was hoping to go to Equestria or somewhere that is far away from the G.M.U, but that has not worked out well enough. So what’s the catch, for me joining your Pirate crew?”
“There’s no catch, Gallus. You’ll be accepted into the crew like a family that you never had, but wanted for a long time. you’ll have a full share of the treasure of all loot we will have on the crew, and you will be safe from any hate that some of the Ponies that will be throwing at you.” I offered to Gallus.
“Sound too good to be true,” Gallus pondered for a bit, “But I have wanted to be free from the slave estates that myself and other griffins have lived in for a long time. So, yes I will join your crew, Captain,”
I smiled, “Then welcome to the crew of the Pirate Prince, Gallus!” I said, then gave him a soft hug. To which Gallus return.
There was a knock on the cabin door, “Will, we’re at Plunder Outpost,” Spike said.
“Thank you, Spike,” I thank him and begin to walk out of the cabin with Gallus behind me.
After turning in Briggsy’s Skull and got info about the next few Pirates we’ll have to meet. I have a surprise for the crew the next day.
“So is this ‘The Pirate Prince’ that we were told to find at this Outpost?” Asked one Griffin Pirate to his group of friends.
“I think it is,” Another answered his friend, “I mean, it is the largest ship in the Sea of Thieves.”
“It’s huge, look at all the cannons it has.” A third griffin said and then in disbelief, “To think that fourteen Pirates, including the Captain man this ship!”
“Are you all here for a reason or something else,” Twilight asked the large group of Griffins.
“Yes, we’re here to join the crew of Captain William Hunter,” The leading Griffin told Twilight to which Twilight stood there with a look of shock.
“What do you mean ‘you’re here to join Will’s crew’?” Twilight asked.
“We were recruited by the Pirate Lord and told to meet him and his son at Plunder Outpost as soon as possible,” A fourth Griffin told Twilight why they are here.
“There you are!” I said as I came down from the ship, “Did you have any trouble coming here?”
“No, not at all, Captain.” The Griffin leading the group said to me happily, “And we just met the First Mate of your crew, I believe.”
“Will, why are these Pirates Here?” Applejack asked me as she looked down at the group of Griffins but soon saw six more groups of Pirates coming out of the tavern. Group one was the 200 Griffins. Group two had 200 Ponies, group three there were 25 Zebras, group four had 50 Yaks, for group five, there were 25 young dragons, group six had 85 Changelings. All of these groups were dressed like Pirates and were coming to the Prince.
"WE HERE TO JOIN THE PIRATE LORD'S SON, WILLIAM HUNTER!" They all said together.
"WHAT?!" My original crew yelled.
“And you all will have to thank me for that,” Dad said as he came through the crowd of Pirates. “I have recruited these young Pirates to join your crew to show everyone not to mess with you or your ship.”
“One question. Why now of all times.” Gilda asked my Dad.
“After the Ferryman told me that my son here went to the Ferry of the Dammed. I knew that both himself and yourselves would have to be a strong force in the Sea of Thieves to face off against the dark forces of this realm,” Dad explained to my crew, "We have 100 Earth-Pony Deckhooves. 75 Pegasi Pirate Scouts. 25 Unicorn Snipers. 200 Griffin Raiders. 25 Zebra Doctors. 50 Yak Carronades each with 5 Yaks per cannon. 25 Dragon guards. 85 Changeling Swashbucklers. Adding up to 585 Pirates to call upon when you need them, plus, you may need them if you are going to fight the Grand Maritime Union, someday.”
“I see,” Twilight said to my Dad.
“Time for a party EveryPirate!” I said to which all of my new Nakama cheered at the promise of a great time at a Pinkie Pie Pirate Party.
The Party was going as wildly as I predicted and expected from my now larger crew. My original crewmembers were starting to get more comfortable with my new members — all except Twilight, who was more concerned about this sudden increase of additional Pirates on our crew.
“Is something wrong, Twi?” I asked my Marefriend what was bugging her.
“What’s wrong?!” Twilight nearly yelled at me, “We have a whole lot of unnecessary new crewmembers aboard our ship!”
“I know it’s a new development, Twi, but we do need a force of our Pirates to face against new threats that may be coming soon,” I told her.
“We don’t need more Pirates onboard,” Twilight said to me, still mad at me, “They’re taking up all the space on the ship, even though that there is plenty of space on the ship. They have pillaged the food barrels, even though there is plenty of food left for the rest of the voyage. I still don’t know why your father convived you to gain a lot of more bloody Pirates on our crew!”
Then a Yak shows up to Twilight, “Sorry for interrupting, First mate pony. Where does this plate go again?”
Then a Unicorn came from behind Twilight and grabbed the plate with his magic, “I know where, mate,” Then throw the dish to another Unicorn, and she tossed it to someone at the Pirate at the sink.
“Hey, excuse me. I know that it is wooden, but it can still chip!” Twilight yelled at the Unicorn Pirates, but they continued to throw plates and tankards.
(Cue Blunt the knives from The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey Soundtrack)
Then there was some clinging of knives and forks by some other Pirates, “Can you not do that, you’ll blunt them!”
“Oh, you hear that lads and lasses.” Said, one Pirate Dragon, “She says we’ll blunt the knives,”
Soon the Pirates were dancing to the music by Pinkie Pie and some other Pirates.
(Song ends, hope you enjoy that song)
Twilight pushes through the Pirates to see that all the plates and cups are cleaned and stacked them all nice and neatly.
“ANOTHER SONG PLEASE!” Cried the C.M.C. and some other members of my crew.
(Cue Captain Morgan by The Jolly Rogers)
To be continued.