Risky and I were going to close our eyes, but that all ceased when something rocked the ship.

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"What was that, Antasma?" I closed my eyes, using the Force to sense what it was. " I see it... Ten tentacles, a sharp keratin beak, and very huge... It seems to be a kraken, Captain." Risky put on her captain's hat and boots, signaling for me to follow. I followed without question, making sure the crew was all right. One of them, a Tinkerbat I named Cutlass, had a light bruise, so I bandaged it up, then returned to follow Risky. She saw the ship's mast get cut down by the huge mollusk's large tentacle, and she was PISSED! "Train the cannons to port! And give no quarter! Nobody ruins my ship and gets away with it!" she barked.

"Vhat vould you like me to do?" I asked. "Grab a scimitar and a pistol, then prepare to aim for this Colossal Cranky Cephalopod's eyes!" she ordered. "Captain, yes, Captain!" I saluted. I saw some words on screen say:

"Kraken: Colossal Cranky Cephalopod!"

"Vhat in Davy Jones' Locker is THAT?!" I exclaimed. Risky said, "Don't worry about that, Antasma! Focus on this giant squid!" I sliced a tentacle, and it spewed green, acidic blood towards Risky. I shouted, "RISKY! ABUFF YOU!" and pushed her out of the way, taking damage for her, with my clothes getting vaporized, except for my underwear. "Thank--" started Risky, but then she saw my six-pack and blushed. "Er... I'll get dressed. Be right back!" I said, and I was out in 5 seconds, to find Risky was overboard by that squid that is now deceased, trying to take her down with him! I used Force Choke on the squid, then went overboard to get Risky out of the ocean and back to the ship, but one of two Tinkerbats said, "Are you CRAZY?! She's worse than Death himself!" "That's no reason to abandon her!" I shot back. Risky grinned. "Serves the Masked Pirate justice. Where's my Grappling Gun?" I yelled, "Here! Catch, Captain!" She caught it and hauled herself up. "So, what did I just hear about me? A ticket to hell?!" I pointed out the Tinkerbat that said that, and he also refused to give Risky her weapons, handing one of them to another Tinkerbat.

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He then said, "We consider these items to be first mate property, ma'am." I grew pissed, and so did Risky. We looked at each other and took the weapons from the Tinkerbats, then I had an idea. "I got this idea from 'Mario's Boat Trip', Captain. How about vee..." I whispered into her ear, and she grinned, "Good one, Antasma." We grabbed two lifeguard floats, tied the Tinkerbats to the floats, and I used my strongest Force Push to make Risky's boat go fast enough for the Tinkerbats to start screaming. After 30 minutes, they were seasick, and after Risky gave her orders off to me upon going back to her HQ, I let the Tinkerbats who rode the waves go to hurl over the edge, then said, "Unless anyvun else vants to suffer something vorse than that, you vill vork on the mast that broke! Captain's orders!" The Tinkerbats all panicked and started working on the main mast.

(In the morning...)

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I spotted an island, and I reported to Risky. "Captain! The mast is fixed, and there's an island with plenty of people there!" "Why didn't you tell everyone else?" she asked. "Because I vas in fear that they vould treat the announcement as a joke. That's vhy I'm reporting to you. I mean no disrespect, Captain." Risky smacked her forehead, then told everyone on deck that a place called "Scuttle Town" was dead ahead. 'Scuttle Town? Vhy does it sound familiar?' I thought to myself. The gangplank lowered. I asked, "Plunder and pollute, Captain?" But Risky had a special task for me: lure three girls to the docks. One has a bird perched on her shoulder, another was undead, and the last was a "self-proclaimed" half-genie/half mortal. She also warned me about her retaliation tactics: hair or magic.

"Very vell, Captain. The Masked Pirate vill strike like lightning if they retaliate..." I replied, my Triforce of Power glowing for a few seconds before fading. I disguised myself as a citizen, wearing a glove on my right hand to cover the Triforce of Power. I tripped on a rock, and heard a voice. "Are you okay, sir?" I saw three ladies, and they all matched Risky's descriptions! "I lost my friend, his name's Cutlass. And I am new to Scuttle Town, so I got lost looking for him..." I started to cry. "All I would like is some help..."

The half-genie replied, "The name's Shantae. We'll help you out, we're looking for a friend of ours named Bolo. Yellow bandanna, square-shaped chin?" I replied, "No, though he might be a good person." The bird girl said, "Dang it. The name's Sky, BTW! And this is my bird, Wrench!" She gestured to the bird on her shoulder. Wrench stared at me, knowing my true intentions. Let's just hope that Sky doesn't read bird! The undead girl walked up to me, her fingers making a walking motion up my chest and said in a flirtatious manner, "Has anyone ever told you about your handsome looks~?" I freaked, not knowing what to do.

Sky snapped, "Is that how you greet people, Rottytops?!"

"Allow me to introduce myself, ladies. The name is Antasma. My apologies if I didn't introduce myself earlier."

We got to the docks, and the three ladies froze. Shantae balled up her fists, knowing full well who was on that ship. Sky asked, "Are you sure that 'Cutlass' came here?" I nodded. "Yeah, he can be a bit of an oddball playing hide-and-seek, going on boats to try and trick me." Rottytops was a bit suspicious, but after hearing the hide-and-seek part, she said...

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BOOM! The town was engulfed in flames due to a bomb blast, then I saw that Shantae and the others were headed towards the town. "What about Bolo?!" I asked. Shantae told me, "We're under attack again! Bolo can wait!" I suddenly remembered that those girls were the targets, and that they were gonna hurt my only friend, other than Cutlass! "RISKY!" I yelled. I saw Shantae use her hair as a whip. My eyes widened. 'Time to see what I can do with this third of the Triforce, I guess.' I thought to myself. I tackled Rottytops and she complained, "Lemme go, dude!" "If you don't do as I say, you VILL be thrown into the fire! Capiesche?!" I snapped. Eventually, only Shantae remained, and she used her magic to transform into the largest land animal: the elephant. I flung my glove off and said, "Finally, an actual challenge! Triforce of Power, how I've missed you so!"

I activated the Triforce of Power to try to bring Shantae down, but she flicked me away using her trunk. That's IT! No more Mr. Nice Antasma! I transformed into my nightmare form, which evened the odds. I used a Shadow Blast to knock her out cold, and she returned to normal, as did I. My heart told me this was wrong, but my mind told me that death awaits me if Risky doesn't get her way. So I tied them up, one by one. As Rottytops walked by, she snarled, "Rotten Tinkerbat King."