Once they finally reached Spain they were brought to the palace. They waited in the grand ballroom for the King and Queen. Skully One-Eye knew that pirates and royalty don’t get along and usually a Queen would have a death warrant out for a pirate. Skully One-Eye thought to himself that he hasn’t pillaged any Spanish ports, he hasn’t raided or attacked any Spanish ships so why would the Spanish have him arrested and brought all the way over to Spain?
Finally the Queen entered. She was the person who was commander of the country because her husband was a commoner who married in and isn’t really royalty, but only by marriage. The Queen spoke “You may be wondering why I had you and the crew arrested and brought here? Well its because of the great thing you have done!’ Skully One-Eye was puzzled.
“You see Skully, my daughter is Audra Bellamy. The shocker struck everyone. Ursula Birdwind handed Bella Dizzy 5 gold pounds as Bella screamed, “I knew it… she always did act like a princess sleeping on her princess bed, Ursula lost the bet. The Queen smirked at Bella Dizzy and continued her story. “Audra Bellamy is really my daughter. She is 3rd in line for the Spanish Throne right behind her two sisters. Her real name is Princess Isabel Audra Constantinople.” The Queen pointed to a painting on the wall, it was a portrait of the royal family with Audra front and center, none of the crew noticing it until it was pointed out. The Queen continued… “Isabella, or Audra as you called her hated the royal lifestyle and hated being a princess. Her heart was always for the sea and she longed to be a pirate. One day she simply left the palace and became a stow away on a ship headed for the Caribbean. Audra would write home very often, but never said what ship she was on or who her captain was because she knew we would be able to track her down. And it wasn’t until the Pirates’ Weekly came out with my daughter’s obituary on the front page that we learned of her new pirate name, her captain, and her ship. I was so saddened and shocked to read that my youngest daughter was dead. All the letters she sent home were filled with so much happiness and excitement, she wrote about everything that happened on the ship and the great time she was having. It was as if I the Queen was living vicariously through her. I had never seen her that happy before. Which leads to say that I have brought you here, crew of the Judith Prosperous to thank you for making my daughter happy and for letting her live a life she always wanted. And enough though I am saddened that she died under mysterious circumstances I would like to make you Skully One-Eye and Lurg to be protected by the Spanish Armada. You are free from any crimes you shall ever commit against Spain”.
Skully One-Eye and Lurg weren’t big for royal ceremonies but they definitely liked the royal pardon that the Queen gave to them. The Queen welcomed the pirates to stay at the palace for the next few days. The Queen shared stories about Audra as a princess and the pirates told the Queen about Audra as a pirate. Many laughs were shared during those days in Spain. It was truly a sight to behold, the clean upper class royalty having a great old time with the dirty pirates.
When everyone was saying goodbye on the last day in Spain the Queen mentioned that the Judith Prosperous was sailed over by her men, that it was cleaned from top to bottom and that it was fully stocked with new fruits and livestock. The pirates thanked the Queen and said goodbye.
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