"Ho, watch ye self with tha' stuff!!!!! Ye 'rying to blow us in'o a
million pieces!!", said Byron Stady, the munitions officer aboard the
Lady Jean. "If ye jostle it too 'uch, there'll be nothing left o' ye to
put 'ack together; nothing left of any o' ye to even find! So be
'areful!"
The pirates' lair was on a small island that was shaped sort of like a
bumpy triangle, and at the three corners there were huge mountainous
peaks that were the remnants of old volcanoes. The old volcanoes were
completely hollow on the inside and two of the three had gaping holes at
there base right along the edge of the sea, the holes were set low enough
into the water and were large enough that they made the perfect port and
hideaway. On the inside of the volcanoes were lava tubes that had long
been drained out and were now used as tunnels between different points on
the island. In the center of the island was a small open area or wold
that could only be reached from lava tubes and was impossible to see from
the surrounding sea. This was where the main town or city of the pirates
had been built; it was dingy and had a black soot covering every
building, but it was constructed by master craftsmen and the very sight
of the stronghold that sat directly in the center of the city would raise
the little hairs on the back of the neck straight up and at attention.
The minerals that were contained in the old volcanoes was what gave the
pirates the fighting strength they had; it was plentiful in sulfur and
charcoal which they used to make a black powder for firing their great
guns on their ships. There was also massive amounts of iron ore that
made up the guns and even some of the ships they sailed around in.
The same iron ore that was used to make weapons and ships was also used
as a homing beacon of sorts to the island. The magnetic qualities of the
entire island would draw a compass needle within four hundred to five
hundred miles, making it possible for the pirates to venture far away
from their island and still be able to find their way back. The pirates
wouldn't be able to survive without that ability though, the same
minerals that made black powder also made it impossible to grow any plant
life on the island; and with no plant life the also couldn't raise any
animals. That was why they were pirates, they sought out other islands
and attacked and raided them mostly for their crops and other food
sources.
Over looking the Lady Jean from a small ledge on the inside of the
volcanoe wall, Byron Stady barked out the rest of his orders for loading
the ship and headed into town to wait for the order to dispatch the ship
and head to sea.
(Okay, there's my addition, is anyone else going to join in; this is kind
of fun!!!)
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