Chapter 31

Chapter 31
My Life on Tora Bora Bora—The Story of Maximo


Skully and crew set out to find Clive Saltdogg. Hackin Eve told Skully that he used to frequent the bars on Island Marco. The crew was about 2 weeks off from Island Marco, but sailing weather that day was very good.
Oy, Captain. Lurg Said. Aye there bes a storm brewing for tonight.

Aye, aint nothing the ship can’t handle, Skully replied to him.


The day went by pretty uneventfully as they sailed along. Once evening came Maximo began to tell a story about his life on Tora Bora Bora, of course he told it to Hackin Eve and she interpreted it for everyone.
For many many years Tora Bora Bora was completely uninhabhitated by humans. But we always had the threat of the evil Beowulf. The Beowulf was a beast that only hunted and ate jackalopes. Jackalopes like myself were once peaceful gentile animals but once humans came we had to change our image—we had to be known as tough fierce animals. When the BlueBeard clan came to our island to use it as a hideout for the opium trade they killed many jackalopes. My mother, father, and many of my siblings were killed.

How many siblings did you have? Skully asked Maximo and Hackin Eve.

Hundreds, Hackin Eve said as she interpreted Maximo. Or at least I did. Before I left the island there was a genocide by the humans and the Beowulf, our species stopped living in communities and we only socialized with each other during mating season.

Oy, Bella Dizzy would love that lifestyle—horny unsocial bitch. Cannons said of Bella Dizzy. Bella Dizzy backhanded Cannons. Lurg quickly got in the middle of the two. As entertaining as a Bella Dizzy/Cannons McGee fight was the crew was more interested in Maximo’s life story.

Please continue Maximo and Hackin’ Eve—Skully said.

Once a jackalope is born they live with their mothers for 6 months before they go for on their own. Jackalopes are friends with all the animals in the forests on the island.

Thunderstruck over in the distance of the ship. It was clear that a storm was coming.

Maximo continued. Jackalopes are known endangered species. Before I left the island it would often be weeks or months until I found another jackalope. I found myself very lonely and very bored, so I began to watch the Acker brothers as they built the secret hideout on the island. I studied those humans and learned to understand their language. It was more than 5 months after the Ackers came to the island that you guys came visiting, and that when I met Hackin Eve and my life changed forever. I got enough courage to go up to Hackin Eve while she was peeing and I talked to her, and to my amazement she understood me. I was amazing, but our time was cut short as we heard screams coming from the field—and Hackin’ Eve’s mates were all taken captive. I watched as Hackin Eve attacked the men, killing three of them, and I watched as the other four had her surrounded, so I made a call and out of nowhere came about 7 jackalopes and together we attacked, and we saved Hackin Eve and her mates, it was simply amazing. The happiest day of my life came when I was asked to join the Judith Prosperous. And here I am still on the ship.

Wow Maximo, that is such a great story—Jolly Roger said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes.

Shut up Jolly Roger, I enjoyed it. Said Bella Dizzy.
The ship began to enter stormy waters the sky was dark. Skully decided that it was time to call it a night, and the crew went to their cabins. Ursula was a little hungry and decided to make herself a sandwich in the kitchen. But when she was in the kitchen, the ship was bouncing on horribly rough waters, and Ursula fell to the ground hitting her head, knocking her out cold.