NPC Code: Red Riding Hood

Chapter 135 - Captain Hook And Peter Pan

Third-person point of view.

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The blue waves slammed themselves on the ship, pushing every sailor to the side. But the men led by the captain took the wheel from his right hand and steered it to safety.

The captain's ship followed the directions of his hands, with the help of the sails pointed at the north. Regardless of the storm, these pirates voyaged themselves to find the long-lost treasure of a pearl.

"Once a pirate, always a pirate," the captain said, while grinning at the darkened clouds.

All his men never felt panicked and heeded the instructions of their captain. Some of them threw the water inside the boat, while others fixed the holes from their rooms. They threw some unused barrels and materials to lessen the ship's weight.

These pirates needed not pray to anyone but their captain. The man was the pilot of their lives and the one managing the wheels of the gigantic ship. If those sailors could blame someone, that person would be the captain.

But the captain's skills remained unmatched as he coursed through the briny sea, even almost hovering at the waves. Every time the ship would lean over, Captain hauled it back to its original position, saving everyone's lives. And when the ship zoomed through the violent torrents, the captain would order his people to shield the ship with the prepared cover. The sailors raised the sails and did as the captain told them.

That course took the pirates three entire days to overcome such a trial. And after the third day, the sun finally warmed their heads. That brilliance gave the pirates a glistering new hope that they asked for.

"Yer scurvy lots took your sweet time to lift the sails! If it were not for my skills, all of you would have met the Kraken!" the captain exclaimed, as he raised his mug.

The rest of the pirates cheered for his name, praising him for saving their lives.

Captain Hook dressed elegantly in a gold-trimmer scarlet coat. He also had a matching hat and wig that hid his balding head. Hook wore a ceremonial captain's sword at his side, which Captain Hook would use during a fight. It was his duelling sword when he first battled the sailor in front of him.

Hook also lost his eye during the battle with a sea creature. It was not the Kraken the pirated fear of. But the monster still held its ground and snatched an eye from Captain Hook. And to cover his absent orb, Hook used an obsidian eye patch, making him a proper pirate.

"We knew you could do it, Captain Hook!" a younger-looking man said, with his mug raised high. "I knew you could do it, Hook! Here, have more wine in your glass!"

This man had a name, and the world called him Peter Pan. He wore a short-sleeved green tunic and tights, which made him stand out amongst his peers. Peter Pan made those tights of cloth and a cap with a red feather dangling on the side. Peter Pan had pointed elf-like ears and brown eyes, matching the crimson colour of his hair.

Before he got himself eaten by a monstrous alligator, Captain Hook offered Peter Pan a job. Since Hook was the leader of his sailors, he had the power to promote anyone as his trusty mates while sailing the seas. And Peter Pan was the perfect candidate for that position.

After the death of Smee, Peter Pan became Captain Hook's right hand, and conquered the lands near Wonderland. They toyed with women and stole the riches from villagers. Some sailors even enslaved the villagers for the ship, while the sailors rested in their rooms.

Since Captain Hook and Peter Pan had unbelievable skills, they effortlessly tamed the remote islands. But now that they received some valuable information, they finally looked for something like a pirate would do.

Among the pirates present on the ship, Peter Pan was the only guy who looked like a boy. But those sailors never mocked him for his looks, considering that Captain Hook titled him as his right hand. If they messed with Peter, they messed with Hook.

"Peter, come here yer, ya scurvy buccaneer!" Hook offered Peter a pan of lobsters on his plate.

Peter humbly accepted the platter and gobbled it all up, together with the rest of his men.

Time flew by quickly when these pirates governed the ocean. They knew the place well, even using no modern technology known to humankind. These pirates did not have machines that could boost the engines of their ship. It was unlike the world that Wolf lived in.

Regardless of the equipment's absence, these pirates crowned themselves as kings of these blue waves. Even the Vikings had no chance of fighting against these pirates, not with Captain Hook and Peter Pan around.

These pirates headed forward towards the treasure. They wanted the black pearl for themselves since it would fetch a hefty price in the black market. After roaming around Wonderland for decades, Captain Hook and Peter Pan finally schemed their course of action.

They could only find the black pearl around the depths of Wonderland. A myriad of legends said that the black pearl could even grant the wishes of whoever picks up the stone. That wish did not limit itself to one person. Everyone could have a chance for their wishes to come true.

The only thing that stopped them was Alice and her pet living in Wonderland. All the NPCs called Alice's pet the Kraken. It was a hideous octopus, the size of an island. Even the greatest players who visited Wonderland could not pass through the Kraken lurking below the ocean.

These pirates were a monstrous group of criminals that raided almost a hundred villages. But they never anchored their ship near the coast of Wonderland as they continued fearing the Kraken.

"Avast Ye, Mateys! Me took a glimpse at Wonderland. That hellish place surrounded itself with mysterious arcane that fended off me ship. But now that we found the treasure, we finally conquer that island, regardless of the Kraken!"

That creature was the only thing that frightened these pirates the most. And the only person who had faced that monstrous beast was Captain Hook. That fiend chomped off one of Hook's legs, forcing him to replace it with a prosthetic.

"Hear me out, yer mateys. This map will lead us to the black pearl!" Captain Hook announced, as he took a scroll from his pockets.

He unfastened the paper and showed the contents to the sailors. Captain Hook marked all the places they already visited using the blood of his own. The ink he used came from his pet parrot, which also died from the battle against the Kraken. Fortunately for Captain Hook, he saved some spare parts, which he used for this map.

The blood from his parrot became the black liquid painted on the sketch, which became a dark remembrance for Hook's pet.

Peter Pan and the sailors widened their eyes as they browsed the contents of that map. Their eyes wandered around, looking at those villagers they conquered with their sheer force. Those pirates even laughed while reminiscing about the dark past these guys did to those villagers.

After a few seconds, these pirates finally formulated their plans to visit Wonderland. However, before dealing with the Kraken, they wanted to gather all the weapons they need to fight that beast.

There was a place where these pirates could snatch some weapons from. And that place was the home of dwarves, the dwarven kingdom. Although it had the opposite route from Wonderland, preparing their arsenals would be the vital process of these pirates. Without those precious swords and bows, they would not deal any damage to those sea creatures hunting around the waves.

As soon as they settled their thoughts, Captain Hook and Peter Pan ordered their troops to visit the dwarves. They turned the ship to the side and set sail on another trip to conquer that island. Since the pirates had abundant resources of food, they planned on trading those with weapons. They knew the dwarves needed some nourishments better than those weapons they continuously make inside their caves.

Captain Hook had already planned this attack on the dwarves. The pirates did not want to face an enemy they could not defeat, which became their great advantage. They only prick the weaker groups, forcing them into submission. After getting what they wanted, they would rally their slaves and used them as their shields.

They also stole from players voyaging in the sea. If they encounter players lurking around the blue waters, they conquer their ships and steal their goodies. Since adventurers disappear every time they get beaten down, these pirates enjoyed killing those players.

It was the method these pirates used to win their battles. Since the villages did not want to attack their people, those towns surrendered themselves to these tyrant pirates.

However, little did these pirates know about the world's situation. They did not know about the death game and the war against NPCs and players. Well, they also did not know the people heading towards Wonderland.

Instead of looting the girl's ship with red clothing, these pirates would finally meet their inevitable doom. These pirates would also meet the strongest player of Code, together with his ranger friend armed with an arrow.