Mockshah's Conch Hunt

Aboard a Xebec of the Pirate Captain Black Katherine the Legendary Duchess of Pirates an experienced human pirate from a mysterious planet paced around his cabin. It was a medium sized one suitable for his needs while on this trip that was to last a single day. His position as a pirate had just earned him a new name among all the pirates of the cosmos. He had begun his pirating days as short adventures at age sixteen. Some taller versions of himself did take him on adventures whenever he had loads of free time and school was out for the summer. It was an agreement he made with them at age seven. Their names escaped him because he stopped seeing them after some time. He had a few run ins with one of them whose fiancé and ex wife was attending the same college he was. Mocksha was pacing the room at the age of 27 and becoming a Pirate Lord. Having such a rank among pirates, buccaneers, and corsairs made him important, respected, and authority over a legion of pirates. On his home world he had two jobs and some volunteering to do. That kept him busy however it did not satisfy him the least bit. For about ten minutes he continued to pace the room at a time that was certainly 10:00 am in the morning.

“Okay Mocksha, and Beowulf they want you to go inside that shipwreck and find the Conch of a busty Mermaid who clearly does not wear a top.” He said to himself knowing he cannot reveal his true name to anyone aboard this ship.

Aboard the Xebec of the famous Duchess Katherine Hawkinson were approximately twenty-eight other passengers. Each one of them were greeted on board by the Duchess and himself like hosts would at a party. These passengers included a master fisherman and his apprentice who looked strangely like Mocksha coming to see the aquatic life of Kat’s home world, an archaeologist seeking adventure, a Hispanic woman who appeared to be a gorgeous version of the famed Medusa. Her hair was styled to look like snakes. Other passengers included a pirate who looked like his twin, but went under the name of Jack, newly-weds accompanied by the groom’s mother after their honeymoon, a very stunning female samurai who eyed him suspiciously, a photographer, the groom’s aunt who tagged along, a trio of privateers off duty and an adorable agent who got herself stuck in a vent one time. A pair of Gnome Craftsmen and Blacksmiths who saw him as a busy fellow, a couple going on for the ride, a knight or hero with two female companions, and a co-worker. A dark elf pilot who hailed from an advanced civilization who showed interest in this United States, and Canada. The other passengers were all Lamia, which he was rendered speechless when he saw them. He was introduced to each one of them alongside the crewmembers who worked to keep the guests attended and cared for. A knock came at his door.

“Ste- I mean Mocksha are you ready?” he heard Kat’s voice through the door cracks.

“Yes Kat I am ready.” He responded.

“Okay good come on out and put this on. It should protect you from that monster I warned you about.” She said indicating to something he thought was the Kraken or something like that.

“Sure I’ll put that on.” Mockshah said not really into this idea of hers. He wanted a way out of this, however the adventure itself was intriguing. Mockshah put on the diver’s suit. Black Kat escorted him over to the starboard where they dropped in him into the water.

Wasting no time at all he propelled himself towards the landmass that was the island the shipwreck was on. He was in a diving suit that looked more like an astronaut’s and cosmonaut’s spacesuit.

Looking down at the seafloor Mockshah saw the various sea life cluttering the ocean. Seagrass, coral reefs, and marine life was all he could see through the visor. The rogue-pirate saw the island he was supposed to find this Conch shell. In his mind he believed he would have to go into some underwater cave. Propelling his suit forward he saw the island coming up fast. He sped up a little just to reach the beach. His feet had to climb up the loose sand before hitting the harder surface. On the beach he immediately took off the suit and placed it near a rock. Taking precautions, he covered the suit with any loose foliage he found on the beach. Wearing his pirate clothing Mockshah dug in the pack that was attached to the suit. Inside he found his pair of knives, and set of pistols Kat gave him. The last weapon he found in the pack that had food and water was a Kukri machete. Equipping himself with what he needed Mockshah progressed with the mission. On the beach head he found a path in the brush that lead him to the island’s jungle. Most of the island’s wildlife left him alone as he cut through the jungle. For several minutes he kept finding parts of the path then had to forge his own when he discovered it was blocked by foliage. Mocksha eventually found the mouth of a cave that he was told to look for. It had ruins carved in it and all sorts of treasures could be seen running along its sides and pouring out. He followed the path of gold to a large cavern. Here he discovered heaps of gold, trinkets, golden items, jewelry, various gemstones, and all sorts of artifacts found in a hoard of treasure. Looking around the cavern he noticed a crater inside the cavern that was the size of a gym he used to go to for exercise. Mocksha snooped around with his eyes glued to the gold while trying to focus on the mission. His eyes lit up with wonder and lust for all this gold. It would be just moments before he began snatching it up and running for it if he did not keep his stuff together.

“Okay Mockshah that large breasted Mermaid wants you to find her Conch. If you are not careful you may find yourself saying a dirty word.” Mockshah said to himself as he continued to search for this Conch. Among the heaps of gold he spotted something that resembled a shell. Relief built up inside him as he approached this shell. It rested on a golden pedestal with a platter on it and the shell itself resting on top. His eyes glued on this shell that appeared so beautiful. It was no wonder that busty mermaid wanted the conch so bad. Licking his lips and getting ready to pick it up like it was some trap Mockshah made his move. He slowly put his hands on what he assumed was the Conch. Without warning he heard something move inside the cavern. Mockshah nearly crapped himself then twirled around with the conch in one arm.

“Who is there?” He shouted in the cavern hearing his voice eco inside. He was clearly taken off guard by all this gold. It would have been worse if there was an entire room full of busty women. There he may not be able to control himself even if they were clothed and desired him. Mockshah hardly showed interest in women back home because he was disciplined and reserved.

The noise came again only this time he saw movement under the heaps of gold. Coins clattered against each other as whatever moved emerged from all the gold that covered it. Mockshah gripped his weapon ready to fight whatever he woke up. It slowly moved along with other things that moved like snakes. The snake like things seemed to be recoiling for some reason. He backed away a little to keep an eye on the movement then he bumped into something fleshy and hard. He turned around to see something that resembled a octopus’ head mixed with something else entirely. Mockshah swung his blade and cut into it before making a run for the exit. It shrieked with pain before its tentacles came after him. With his berserk mode he moved around trying to fend off these tentacles while trying to escape. All he needed was to get out of here since he found the conch. As he fought them off more tentacles wrapped around his left leg then pulled him up from the ground. Other tentacles wrapped around him as he struggled to get free. Mockshah squirmed as hard as he could trying to get free. It worked a few times yet the tentacles squeezed him harder. He resorted to biting the tentacles which resulted in him getting slapped across the face by each one. His life was in danger and he let his berserker mode take control. Feeling the strength of a god Mockshah grabbed a tentacles then dug his nails into them. This hurt the monsters forcing it to drop him. Taking no time Mockshah picked up his Kukri and charged at this thing. It panicked and squirted him with strange liquid that he hoped it was not something too foul. Whatever this tentacle monster was it slipped away into the ceiling. He puked out whatever had entered his system before grabbing the conch and rushing out of the cave. That was the last time he would even go to this island. However that was not the first encounter he had with such a creature. He raced back to the beach head in search of his suit. Mockshah was drenched in whatever that beast sprayed him with. At the beach he discovered the mermaid and Black Kat waiting for him by a boat and his suit.

“Here you are the conch that you wanted.” Mockshah said tossing the conch before the mermaid. It landed within arm’s reach of her. She picked it up and examined it as if he had gotten th wrong one for some reason.

“Now a deal is a deal Mermaid tell me about my love interest. What has she been doing and where is she?” Mockshah demanded.