I Went There
Marty Hooie
Chapter 5: A Kid In Marley's Mansion
Who said anything about kids?"
-Conan
To sum up what I can't remember to a point I got married and we went
on our honeymoon and had children. We had two children Zack and Elli. They
seemed to live a good life. Not a lot of action. I trained my boy to be a
fine pirate. He seemed to be pretty good at it. Then it happened. I got a
job to go out to Scabb Island and take care of a troublemaker. Now I know
Scabb aint got any laws but there is a breaking point on the scale when
something has to be done.
My boy begged me to have him come with. He was so thrilled about it
that I finally gave in and let him come with. He was so excited to come
with me on the job. It really made me proud. Got me right here to see that
twinkle in his eye. Kinda reminded me of myself when dad used to take me on
his ship. Anyway when we ported at Scabb I told him "Son if things get bad
you come right back here."
So we started looking. In the town there were defiantly places that
were touched by this guy. Well touched is an understatement. Scorched,
vandalized, and stained with human blood is more like it. Well anyway we
searched high and low for him. We didn't find him. All we found was a
brittle young girl in the swamp. Well I offered to take her back to Melee
and she could stay with us until she got situated. My boy and this girl,
Jennifer was her name I think, seemed to get along pretty good. "What'll it
hurt?" I said "I'll be good for him to have someone his own age to talk to"
I said. Oh if only. If only. But I'll get into that later.
Anyway sat there in the port wondering where to go. When it was my
boy who finally came up with the idea of checking the port log. Apparently
he had left four days before we had gotten there and was now residing on
Jumblya Island. "Oh Bloody 'ell not 'umblya no one goes there with out
getting killed or 'lest seriously wounded" said my first mate.
"We will go there anyway. We set out here and we aint stopping till we
get there. But first who's up for some shore leave at Blood Island?" I
said. "Yeah" they all said in chorus. The lass Jennifer cooked for us I
think it added a touch we didn't have before.
Anyway we got there and had a free dinner thanks to my political status. I
saw my boy and the lass sitting looking at the stars. My boy was a tall boy
he had his mother's hair but he had my eyes.
This Jennifer had brown hair and blue eyes. Well I decided to give
them their privacy. Next morn we set off towards Jumblya Island. They
demanded a fight when we got there. "MAN THE CANNONS. Get the lass below
deck! MAN THE STARBOARD BOW." I commanded. they came we gave.
We kept the at bay until they raised the white flag and Zack put the
Liberation Flag as I call it up and sent them home. I cornered the man on
the top of a cliff. My sword was drawn so was his. He thrusted I dodged.
Steel clashed for a good thirty minutes. Then I knocked his concentration
off and his sword fell off the cliff. It's amazing what a "What Is That?!"
would do back then.
So then I go up to him and say real informative "Sir you have been
charged 1 form of Kidnapping with 2 forms of Assault 3 forms of Murder 6
forms of attempted Murder 14 forms of Arson and 18 forms of Streaking." I
thought about lighting the mood by saying and 3 forms of Karate but I
hadn't thought of it until later. So we cuffed him and sent him away to
Phatt Island. (I would have given him a bottle of Windex because Windex
prevents streaking!) Are you still here? Go away. Anyway we got back of
course my wife had a fit about it.
But after I convinced her that it was only for a little while she
calmed down. Until the issue of sleep came up. "She'll sleep in my room" my
boy said. Months later they got married. I didn't know why at first but I
figured who frigen gives a fly fooha. Until I learned they where having a
baby together and that had been the reason.
Elaine Jacobson Marley was born. As I held her in my arms that first
time I thought to my self "Wow look at her." Sometimes I still can't
believe it. Me! A Grandpa?!.