Centipede swam to the bottom of the freezing water until he reached a pirate ship.He looked around the ship trying to find what he was looking for.He kicked a door that led into the Captain's quarters down and looked around.The one thing he noticed was a man sitting at the desk in the room.Centipede could only think of one thing to say.
"A skellington?"he said.
Centipede tip-toed over to the desk and noticed he was holding something.He took his cigar out and blew away the dust.There on the desk in the captain's hands was a compass.
"JACKPOT!"Centipede yelled,"A genuine compass!"
Centipede put his cigar back in his mouth and lifted the arm of the skeleton that was holding the compass.It creaked alittle.
"Sounds like you need a little oil captain,"Centipede said while taking the compass from the pirate,"Thank you sir!I'll be shoving off now,"
Centipede begin to head to the door.He did.He got what they needed to reach New York,but as he was leaving he noticed he stopped moving after awhile.He looked behind and noticed his sespenders were wrapped around the hand of the skeleton.The skeleton looked up at him and growled.Centipede quickly tried to escape.
"AHH!I SHOULD'VE WORN A BELT!"Centipede yelled.
As he was trying to run to the door,more pirates appeared.
"Holy...SHIPWRECK!!!!"Centipede yelled as he flew back to the captain.
The captain grabbed Centipede and the compass and started to giggle evily.Centipede knew he wasn't going to make it back to the peach.Around this time,James,Luna and Ms.Spider swam to the bottom of the freezing water to the pirate ship.Ms.Spider tyed her string to the pole connected to the crow's nest.Luna looked down and her jaw dropped at the sight before her.She motioned for James and Ms.Spider to come and look.When they looked down at the sight,their jaws dropped and they all gasped.Centipede was tyed to two wheels that the pirates were turning.He was being streched out.The compass was lying on his chest and the captain of the pirates took it off his chest.
"Listen fellas.I got a long history of back problems and I don't need it to get any longer!"Centipede started to scream again as the pirates turned the wheels to sterch him out again.A loud crank could be heard as they turned the wheels.
"Hey that one felt pretty good,"Centipede laughed.
Luna's ears percked up.She looked to her right and saw a huge,viking skeleton coming out of the shadows.He had an ax.Centipede looked up at the skeleton.
"It's Paul Bunyan!"Centipede laughed,"Coming to cut me some slack,"
The viking skeleton held up the ax and held it close to Centipede's stomach.
"Whoa!Hey pal!Your aiming a little low,"Centipede joked,but he then relized what he was going to do,"HE'S GOING TO CUT ME IN HALF!"
James,after hearing this jumped off the crow's nest.
"James!No!"Luna and Ms.Spider tried to stop him,but were too late.
James kicked the viking skeleton and he fell off the ship.The rest of the pirates stood dumb-founded of what just happened.Luna jumped off the crow's nest and landed next to one of the two wheels that were holding Centipede.She started to chew on the rope hoping it would break.It was hard as rock though.Ms.Spider then jumped down from the crow's nest.
"Hey sailors!"she yelled.The pirates looked up at her,"Looking for some kicks?"
Ms.Spider kicked two of the pirates holding one of the wheels.One flew into a pirate that was after Luna.Both of the wheels unwinded themselves and Centipede was strech back to normal,but he fell into the cargo hold.
"Cut me loose!"he yelled from inside.
James ran to get the ax.Luna saw the pirate captain appear behind him and he started to run toward James,sword in hand and the compass in another.Luna ran toward the skeleton and jumped the moment she saw James.She opened her mouth and bit into the skeleton's arm holding the compass to make him drop it.She didn't plan on what happened next.The captain swinged his sword and it cut Luna's hurt leg.She let go of his arm and she looked at her leg.It was bleeding,but she wasn't hurt bad.It cut the bandage abit,but she could still walk.As James was lifting the ax,he tugged too hard and it hit the pirate behind him.The captain's head flew off and he dropped both his sword and the compass.The compass started to roll toward the edge of the ship.Centipede started to rise out of the cargo hold thanks to the headless pirate captain.
"GET THE COMPASS!"Centipede yelled.
"Where is it?"James asked.
"There it is!"Luna yelled.
Ms.Spider ran after the compass while James still tried to get Centipede down and while Luna was keeping the pirates away from James.She grabbed the compass before it fell off the edge.
"I've got it!"she yelled to the others.
Luna turned to smile at her until she saw another skeleton appear.He was a sekimo skeleton.She was about to warn Ms.Spider until she heard him yell "Ubutu!".She turned to him right when he was running to her with a blade in his hand.
"Look out!"Luna yelled.
Ms.Spider dodged the blade,but he kicked her in mid air.She started to turn around and around and it looked like she wasn't going to stop.One pirate ripped the arms off another and raised them up.They grabbed the compass from Ms.Spider.The headless captain finally got his head,but Ms.Spider ran into him and his head flew off AGAIN!His head knocked the compass out of the others hands and it flew until James caught it.
"Gotcha!"James said.
Suddenly,the parrot that has been sitting on the captain's shoulders flies over to James and took the compass from James.Centipede,seeing all of this swinged down to the parrot on the rope that was holding him that he finally got out of.He took the compass from the parrot.
"Polly want a SMACKER!"he yelled while he smacked the parrot into the wall.
Centipede swinged to the top of the crow's nest,waiting for the others.As he was waiting for the others,he noticed a pirate running toward the others with a ax.
"Look out!"he yelled.
Ms.Spider dodged it pushing James and Luna out of the way of the blade's way.She kicked him which knocked his head off.They finally started to climb the rope to get to the crow's nest.Centipede was at the top ofcourse waiting to help them up.He pulled James,Luna up and he blushed when he helped Ms.Spider up.
"I got a good one for ya,"Centipede said while tying the string back onto Ms.Spider,"Why don't skeletons play music in church?"
The skeletons started to climb the rope to get to them before they took off.
"Because they got NO ORGANS!"Centipede laughed when he tugged twice on the string.
The pirate captain jumped with his sword aiming for them.Centipede looked down and saw the sword was about to stab Ms.Spider.After seeing this,he slammed his pinchers on the blade of the sword and flew off of Ms.Spider's back.They watched as Centipede flew down back onto the crow's nest and started to fight the pirates.
"NO!"they yelled.
The last thing they saw was Centipede being ganged up on by the pirates.As they broke through the surface of the water,Mr.Grasshopper,Mrs.Ladybug and Earthworm pulled them up out of the freezing water.
"Oh thank goodness!"Mrs.Ladybug gasped,"Your all right!"
"What happened to Centipede?"Mr.Grasshopper asked.
Ms.Spider held up the compass,"He found a compass for us,"
"And a ship load of pirates!"James added.
Everyone on the peach expect Luna and Ms.Spider gasped.
"How many were there?"Earthworm asked.
"TONS!"Luna said.
Ms.Spider shoved the compass into Earthworm's mouth,"Hold this.I am going back!"
Ms.Spider jumped back to the ice,"You be careful Ms.Spider!"
As Ms.Spider was about to jump back into the water,the water started to bubble.Something was coming up.Centipede's hat flouted to the top of the water.Ms.Spider gasped and picked up the hat.She could feel tears rolling down her cheeks as she showed the hat to the rest of the group.
"Poor Centipede...,"Mr.Grasshopper said.
"He saved our lives down there,"James said.
"We ment to bring him back alive,"Luna said,"Now look what has happened,"
Ms.Spider looked at the hat.She held it close to her.It was her last reminder of her rescuer.One of them.Suddenly,water started to bubble again.A hat and sword appeared out of the water.Everyone gasped.
"Hey..is that..?"Luna whispered.
"Look out!"Mrs.Ladybug yelled,"Ms.Spider!"
Ms.Spider looked and she gasped at what she saw.She was about to run for it,but she then broke into a smile at who she saw.Centipede has rizen from the water,wearing the pirate gear.
"Centipede!"James yelled.
"He's alive!"Luna said.
"How am I lookin',kid?"Centipede asked.
Ms.Spider stared face to face with Centipede.He could tell she was angering.She took his hand that had the sword in it.
"Centipede,I don't know whether to kill you,"Centipede felt the sword against his thoart and he closed his eyes,waiting for his blood to be spilt,but...,"Or...,"
Centipede could feel her soft,but very cold lips against his cheek.Was that a kiss?I think it was.He turned a bright red.That kiss melted his heart and it made him feel very fuzzy inside.
"Kiss you,"Ms.Spider said.
Centipede smiled.He knew he would get the girl one day.
Luna sighed and smiled at the sight before her,"Love is in the air,"
Earthworm looked over at her after James took the compass to hang it up,"How do you know?"
Luna chuckled,"I can just tell there is love between these two,"
Mr.Grasshopper started to pull Ms.Spider and Centipede back up to the peach.Centipede and Mr.Grasshopper started to apologized.It went on for a good few seconds until Earthworm stopped the conversation.
"That's enough chit-chat!I'm freezing!"Earthworm said.He was wearing the pirate hat.
"Hello?The compass is ready!"James said.
"Mr.Centipede?"Mr.Grasshopper asked,"Would you please do us the honor of navagating us out of this icebox?"
"It would be my pleasure,"Centipede said.
As they were walking off,Mrs.Ladybug got a blanket for Luna and Ms.Spider.
"I admire your bravery Ms.Spider and Luna,"she said as she threw the blankets over both of them,"I really do,"
"Why..thank you Mrs.Ladybug,"Ms.Spider said.
"I've never been admire for bravery before,"Luna said.
As they were walking back up to the top of the peach to meet the others,Ms.Spider noticed blood drops on the fence.She looked ahead of her and noticed Luna's leg was bleeding.
"Luna?What happened to your leg?"Ms.Spider asked.
Luna looked at her leg,"Oh.Nothing.I just...bumped into something,"
Mrs.Ladybug looked at her leg,"Isn't that your hurt leg though deary?"
"Yes it is,but it's fine.I mean it,"Luna said.
"No it's not!"Ms.Spider said,"How deep is it?"
Mrs.Ladybug looked and noticed that the cut was deeper than it was before,"It's deeper than what the knife gave her,"
"Okay!I'll tell you what happened!One of the pirates cut my leg while I was fighting him.I was protecting James,"Luna said looking guilty.
"You did it to protect James?"Mrs.Ladybug asked while cleaning her leg.
Luna nodded,"I took the blade for him,"
Ms.Spider and Mrs.Ladybug looked at each other and couldn't believe what they were hearing.
"Come on Luna.Don't look so gulity,"Ms.Spider said,"We're not mad.We're proud of you.You protected James,"
"You're...proud of me?"Luna asked.
"We all are.Come.We need to get you bandged again,"Ms.Spider said.
As they were walking up,Centipede and the others noticed Luna's hurt leg.Centipede's smile turned into a frown.James too frowned.Everyone went into the peach with the others.Inside the peach,Gloworm shined some light onto Luna so Mrs.Ladybug could see her leg.
"Ms.Spider,go make me a new bandge.A thicker one then the last one,"Mrs.Ladybug said.
Ms.Spider nodded and started working on the bandge.Once Centipede saw Luna's cut leg and all the blood on her white fur all over her leg.He could feel himself wanting to cry.
"This..this is..this is my fault,"Centipede said covering his eyes.
Once Ms.Spider was done with the bandge,she walked over to Centipede.She gave Mrs.Ladybug the bandge and she placed a hand on Centipede's shoulder.
"This isn't your fault Centipede,"she said,"It's nobodies fault.She took this blow for James,"
"What do you mean?"he asked.
"The pirate captain came at James with a sword.Luna attacked him and he cut her leg right where the knife cut her,but it cut even deeper.She did it for James,"Ms.Spider said.
"Centipede...,"Luna whispered,"Don't worry about me.I'll be alright.One cut won't hurt me,"
Centipede nodded.
Luna smiled,"You should go up top.I'll be alright,"
Centipede smiled and went back up top.While Luna was getting bandged up and the others were stearing the peach back on course,they all were grateful for severel things.They were grateful that Centipede found a compass,that Luna took that sword cut to protect James and that they were going to make it to New York.As soon as Luna was bandged up,she returned to the top to sit with the others.
"I'm looking forward to a hopping good time in the big apple Mr.Centipede,"Mr.Grasshopper said.
"You said it Mr.Grasshopper,"Centipede said.
I hope everyone had a HAPPY Thanksgiving!
I know I did!
This is funny!
James and the Giant Peach was on cable this morning!
But I never got to finish it.I had to help my family with Thanksgiving dinner.I was happy to spend this day with my family.
MORE IS COMING!!!
