1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: Captain Coy Mulligan, a name. 2 00:00:09,960 --> 00:00:14,119 Speaker 2: Like a storm, with a piglic type. 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: And a heart still warm. 4 00:00:15,759 --> 00:00:21,679 Speaker 3: Seven seas whispered tales of his mind in shadows and 5 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,039 cannon fire. 6 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:25,600 Speaker 4: He rule the n. 7 00:00:28,719 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 2: O my Hollagon, a piot of the Champston sad in 8 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:37,840 his pocket. 9 00:00:38,359 --> 00:00:42,679 Speaker 5: Ahoy, there, Maties. Welcome to World of Pirates, a family 10 00:00:42,719 --> 00:00:45,479 friendly harbor of adventure, where the seas are wide, the 11 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,840 stories are bold, and imagination sets sail. Brought to you 12 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:53,039 by the Underground Artist Network and written by C. J. Perez, 13 00:00:54,119 --> 00:00:57,719 World of Pirates is your home for thrilling tales, curious facts, 14 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,320 and legendary lore from the Golden Age of Pirates and beyond. 15 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:04,879 At the heart of our journey is our continuing series, 16 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,319 The Adventures of Captain Mulligan, an ongoing saga full of 17 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:13,239 daring voyages, royal cruise and high sea's mystery. A brand 18 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,680 new chapter of Captain Mulligan's Adventures premieres the last Sunday 19 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:18,959 of every month, so be sure to mark your map 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:23,079 and set your compass, and between those grand voyages, keep 21 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,920 an eye on the horizon for random short stories, fun 22 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:29,120 pirate facts, and surprise tales that drop throughout the month. 23 00:01:29,359 --> 00:01:31,879 You never know when a new treasure might wash ashore. 24 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,480 So gather the family, trim the sails, and prepare for adventure. 25 00:01:37,439 --> 00:01:40,719 You've just entered the world of pirates. Let us begin 26 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:49,159 our story Underground Artist Network presents Captain Mulligan's Cesspool of Doom. 27 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 6: Captain Bones Jackson steered the Black Thunder toward the murky 28 00:01:52,719 --> 00:01:56,560 waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The air, thick with 29 00:01:56,680 --> 00:02:01,400 the promise of gold and death, spoke of a ship adrift, 30 00:02:01,400 --> 00:02:06,239 a vessel struck by plague, its sails torn, its crew 31 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,759 long perished. Yet the lure of cursed treasure was too 32 00:02:10,800 --> 00:02:15,120 strong for pirates to resist. As the Black Thunder neared 33 00:02:15,159 --> 00:02:19,919 the ghostly wreck, silence settled over the deck, broken only 34 00:02:20,000 --> 00:02:23,680 by the creak of rigging and the uneasy thrum of hearts. 35 00:02:23,759 --> 00:02:28,639 Sensing Doom's approach, the distant silhouette of the derelict vessel 36 00:02:28,719 --> 00:02:33,800 shimmered on the horizon, an illusion born of heat and haze. 37 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:36,199 It looked so close one might reach out and touch 38 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:40,599 its ghostly hull, yet the sea guarded it jealously miles away. 39 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,120 Captain Bones Jackson stood at the helm, his black coat 40 00:02:45,199 --> 00:02:49,240 snapping in the wind, eyes fixed on the mirage. His 41 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,520 men muttered of curses and restless souls, But Bones only 42 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:57,520 sneered the flicker of a grin, unraveling his rugged face. 43 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:03,240 Treasure minded them feared no ghost, and neither did he. 44 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:07,879 Corey Mulligan gripped the ship's railing, the salty wind whipping 45 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,960 through his fiery hair. As the Black Thunder surged toward 46 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,159 the distant wreck, doubt gnawed at him. He asked himself, 47 00:03:15,599 --> 00:03:19,039 had Captain Bones Jackson already forgotten the serpent's wrath that 48 00:03:19,120 --> 00:03:22,759 had nearly claimed them all. The curse's memory lingered in 49 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,439 every creak of the hull, every shadow that slithered across 50 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:31,199 the deck. Yet Bones, ever, the reckless master of the seas, 51 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:35,599 pressed on with eyes gleaming at the promise of gold. 52 00:03:36,159 --> 00:03:40,800 Corey's pulse quickened with unease and fascination alike. Perhaps this 53 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:43,599 was what it meant to be a pirate, to chase 54 00:03:43,639 --> 00:03:47,240 fortune through fear, to face doom with a grin, and 55 00:03:47,319 --> 00:03:51,800 to question everything except the lure of treasure. Life aboard 56 00:03:51,879 --> 00:03:55,599 the Black Thunder had toughened Corey and Jonathan in ways 57 00:03:55,639 --> 00:03:59,159 the shore never could the endless creak of the deck, 58 00:03:59,639 --> 00:04:02,439 the stack of salt against their skin, and the sharp 59 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,400 bark of Captain Bones's orders had become their rhythm. Though 60 00:04:06,439 --> 00:04:09,680 Corey often questioned the captain's perilous hunger for gold and glory, 61 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,680 he couldn't deny the thrill it stirred within him. Between 62 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:17,920 mending sails, scrubbing decks, and learning to wield a cutlass, 63 00:04:18,319 --> 00:04:21,839 the boys were growing not just as pirates, but as 64 00:04:21,879 --> 00:04:26,040 men shaped by the sea's unforgiving hand. The sea had 65 00:04:26,040 --> 00:04:29,199 a rhythm all its own, one that Corey Mulligan had 66 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,560 come to understand in his bones. Each crash of the waves, 67 00:04:33,879 --> 00:04:36,879 each snap of the sails, whispered to him of freedom 68 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:43,360 and destiny. Jonathan, though stared westward whenever night fell, longing 69 00:04:43,399 --> 00:04:46,839 for the comforts of home. He spoke often of escape, 70 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:51,959 of quiet mornings and familiar shores, But Corey only laughed softly, 71 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:58,920 eyes reflecting the endless horizon. Home, he said, is what 72 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,839 waits for those afraid to The Black Thunder might have 73 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,879 been a cursed ship, haunted by serpents and bound by 74 00:05:05,879 --> 00:05:10,879 old magic, yet it offered something no quiet village could purpose. 75 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:16,240 Danger and the thrill of becoming something greater. Jonathan saw 76 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,959 chains where Corey saw wings, and between them stretched the 77 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:24,639 boundless sea, demanding each boy decide who he truly was 78 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:25,120 meant to be. 79 00:05:26,519 --> 00:05:29,480 Speaker 7: It's going to be all right, my friend, Corey. 80 00:05:29,199 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 6: Said, as he put his hand on Jonathan's shoulder. 81 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,319 Speaker 7: This was our fate to end up on this ship 82 00:05:34,439 --> 00:05:37,399 and our destiny to sail the seas together as friends 83 00:05:37,759 --> 00:05:38,879 and partners. 84 00:05:39,439 --> 00:05:43,040 Speaker 6: Jonathan smiled and patted his friend on the back as 85 00:05:43,079 --> 00:05:46,560 they stood on the deck, watching the distant ship draw closer. 86 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:51,079 Speaker 5: You are listening to the adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan. 87 00:05:52,079 --> 00:05:55,439 This is World of Pirates, presented by the Underground Artist Network. 88 00:05:56,399 --> 00:05:59,000 We are going to take a slight pause for these messages, 89 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,240 and then our Pirates ship will depart the dock and 90 00:06:01,279 --> 00:06:04,879 our story will continue. See you after this quick break. 91 00:06:12,199 --> 00:06:16,959 Speaker 8: Captain Corey Mulligan an. 92 00:06:18,319 --> 00:06:23,519 Speaker 9: Like a Star with a peg Lettop had a Heart. 93 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 10: Still Warm, Seven Seas Whisper. 94 00:06:26,079 --> 00:06:30,879 Speaker 4: Tales of his Mind in Shadows and Channel. 95 00:06:31,079 --> 00:06:45,879 Speaker 2: Fire, Hero the Night, Oh Mulligan, Mulligan, Beer a Pirate, 96 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:51,720 and the Temper Stuntame God his podcast stuff. 97 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 5: Welcome back to World of Pirates, being presented by the 98 00:06:54,319 --> 00:06:58,079 Underground Artist Network. Thank you to all you young pirates 99 00:06:58,120 --> 00:07:00,399 who came back after that break to board our and 100 00:07:00,439 --> 00:07:05,120 continue our story. Remember the Adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan 101 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:08,519 continue the final Sunday of the month with a new episode, 102 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:12,720 so mark that on your calendars. If you have any 103 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,120 questions or comments, you can reach out to us at 104 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:19,319 Underground Artist Network at outlook dot com. Also visit our 105 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,160 website for information on all of our shows that are 106 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:28,000 presented by the network. All right, strap yourselves in, get 107 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,600 ready for some bumpy waters, and enjoy the ride as 108 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:31,800 we continue our story. 109 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 6: Let's go ahead and continue. Captain Mulligan says, fool of doom. 110 00:07:37,639 --> 00:07:40,800 The sky should have been calm, painted gold by the 111 00:07:40,879 --> 00:07:45,399 late afternoon sun, but instead an eerie green hue spread 112 00:07:45,439 --> 00:07:49,959 across the horizon like spilled ink. Within moments, the black 113 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,800 thunder began to groan under the weight of a brewing tempest. 114 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:57,839 Captain bones Jackson, standing firm at the helm, felt the 115 00:07:57,839 --> 00:08:02,279 first electric tingle crawl across his scarred cheek. He lifted 116 00:08:02,279 --> 00:08:06,600 his spyglass, saw the horizon unravel into churning gray, and 117 00:08:06,639 --> 00:08:08,879 bellowed all hands. 118 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:13,959 Speaker 10: Storm brewing off the starboard bow batten the hatches and 119 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:15,519 wreath the mainsail. 120 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 6: The alarm bell clanged through the air, ringing wild above 121 00:08:19,639 --> 00:08:23,959 the roar of the wind. Men scrambled across the deck, ropes, 122 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,800 snapping against the masts like whips. The once clear skies 123 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:32,080 were now swallowed by a mass of rolling thunderclouds. Lightning 124 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:35,639 clawed at the heavens, jagged white veins illuminating the black 125 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,399 water below. The air turned sharp with salt and fear. 126 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,519 Hale began to pelt the deck, each stone, hard bead, 127 00:08:43,639 --> 00:08:49,200 striking armour, wood and skin alike faster bones roared, his 128 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:50,879 black coat whipping around him. 129 00:08:51,519 --> 00:08:54,399 Speaker 10: Secure the rigging before she rips apart. 130 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 6: Cory and Jonathan clung to the slick railings, their faces 131 00:08:58,519 --> 00:09:03,080 stung by rain and wind. Help with the sails, a 132 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,759 pirate shouted, tossing them a line together. They fought the tempest, 133 00:09:08,279 --> 00:09:12,639 hauling heavy rope until their hands burned raw. The sails, 134 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,679 fat with wind, strained and flapped violently, threatening to tear 135 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:20,840 loose entirely. The boys pulled with all their strength. The 136 00:09:20,840 --> 00:09:25,120 world reduced to howling air, crashing waves, and the blinding 137 00:09:25,159 --> 00:09:28,240 flash of lightning that painted everything white for a heartbeat 138 00:09:28,759 --> 00:09:33,120 before plunging it back into shadow. Under Bones's booming orders. 139 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:36,759 The Black Thunder slowed, though every plank trembled like a 140 00:09:36,799 --> 00:09:41,559 living beast under a lash. Then a cry split the chaos, 141 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:46,159 a sharp, desperate sound, swallowed by the wind. One of 142 00:09:46,159 --> 00:09:50,320 the crewmen, a barrel chested man named Cutter, had lost 143 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:54,639 his footing near the prow. Jonathan saw it happen, a 144 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:57,879 slick boot on wet wood. The man's arms pin wheeling 145 00:09:57,919 --> 00:10:01,639 as the deck tilted under another ferocious gust. Hold on, 146 00:10:02,519 --> 00:10:05,840 someone yelled, but it was too late. Cutter went over 147 00:10:05,879 --> 00:10:10,240 the side, his scream vanishing beneath the roar of the storm. Instantly, 148 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:14,120 three men lunged with gaff hooks and ropes reaching into 149 00:10:14,159 --> 00:10:18,200 the void, but the waves were merciless. Cutter was there 150 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:22,399 one moment, and the next the sea swallowed him whole. 151 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 10: He's gone, Bones. 152 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:29,639 Speaker 6: Muttered, voice low but steady, eyes fixed on the horizon. 153 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,519 The ship shuddered again as a wall of water crashed 154 00:10:33,519 --> 00:10:37,399 over the bow. Corey and Jonathan held fast to the railing, 155 00:10:37,519 --> 00:10:41,480 coughing sea water and rain around them. The crew wrestled 156 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,559 the Black Thunder through the chaos. Each man soaked to 157 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:49,000 the bone, eyes wide with awe and terror. Lightning sliced 158 00:10:49,039 --> 00:10:52,879 across the sky once more, tracing the ship's masts in 159 00:10:52,919 --> 00:10:57,679 sheets of white fire. Beneath the tumult, the deep, primal 160 00:10:57,799 --> 00:11:02,240 rumble of the ocean echoed like distance laughter. The storm 161 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:04,399 had come out of nowhere, and the only way was 162 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:08,879 through its raging heart. Then, just like that, the storm 163 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:15,279 ceased and disguise, and the sky and sea instantly became calm. 164 00:11:15,799 --> 00:11:17,799 Speaker 10: It's the curse, gentlemen. 165 00:11:17,919 --> 00:11:19,639 Speaker 6: Captain Bones announced to his crew. 166 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:25,039 Speaker 10: With a curse this powerful, the treasure's aboard that ship 167 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:29,240 must be worth more than we could possibly imagine. 168 00:11:29,399 --> 00:11:32,159 Speaker 6: The captain said, smiling as he looked down on his crew. 169 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,799 This turn of events left Corey Mulligan confused. He couldn't 170 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:40,480 understand how Captain Bones Jackson could remain so cold after 171 00:11:40,519 --> 00:11:43,240 losing a crew member, or how he could ignore the 172 00:11:43,279 --> 00:11:47,840 warning of such an obviously powerful curse. Corey loved the 173 00:11:47,879 --> 00:11:50,679 thrill of treasure hunting, but he wasn't sure he could 174 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:54,600 ever lead a crew so recklessly toward possible death. Still 175 00:11:54,639 --> 00:11:57,559 young and idealistic, he turned to his captain in search 176 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,759 of an answer. When the sea find only calmed, and 177 00:12:00,799 --> 00:12:04,720 the rain slackened to a whisper. Captain Bones Jackson stood 178 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,840 at the prow of the black thunder, staring into the 179 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:13,559 endless stretch of gray horizon. Corey lingered nearby, his fiery 180 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:17,919 hair plastered flat by seawater, his young face tight with unease. 181 00:12:19,200 --> 00:12:22,159 He opened his mouth once, couldn't quite find the words, 182 00:12:22,759 --> 00:12:23,559 then tried again. 183 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,919 Speaker 7: Captain Cutter's gone, just like that. 184 00:12:29,279 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 6: His voice cracked around the words. 185 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,320 Speaker 7: We didn't even try long enough to save him. 186 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 6: Bones didn't turn at first. When he finally did, his 187 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:43,159 expression was unreadable, the storm's fading light cutting uneven shadows 188 00:12:43,159 --> 00:12:44,000 across his face. 189 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,919 Speaker 10: A captain doesn't have the time to mourn boy. 190 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 6: He said, his gravel edged voice low but steady. 191 00:12:52,759 --> 00:12:55,919 Speaker 10: If he does, he'll find himself next on the list 192 00:12:56,000 --> 00:13:00,000 to be mourned. Every wave out here wants to bury you. 193 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:04,639 Every gust of wind wants to steal your breath. The 194 00:13:04,759 --> 00:13:07,120 sea doesn't wait for the broken hearted. 195 00:13:07,799 --> 00:13:13,279 Speaker 6: Corey frown staring down at his soaked boots. But you cared, 196 00:13:13,879 --> 00:13:14,759 he said, quietly. 197 00:13:15,720 --> 00:13:18,039 Speaker 10: I saw it when he fell. 198 00:13:18,519 --> 00:13:21,039 Speaker 6: Bones gave a dry chuckle, one without humor. 199 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,279 Speaker 10: I I care, I care enough to keep the rest 200 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:29,279 of the men alive by pretending I don't. That's what 201 00:13:29,399 --> 00:13:30,279 a leader does. 202 00:13:31,279 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 6: He gestured toward the horizon, where lightning still flickered faintly 203 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:36,039 in the clouds. 204 00:13:36,799 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 10: If I let grief take hold, I'd steer this ship 205 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:44,240 straight into the deep. If I show fear, then the 206 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:48,879 curse wins before the fight even begins. My job is 207 00:13:48,919 --> 00:13:52,120 to face fate with my jaw set and make damn 208 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:55,279 sure the crew believes will see another sunrise. 209 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 6: Corey looked up, meeting the captain's eyes. 210 00:13:59,799 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 7: You really think the curse is real? 211 00:14:01,399 --> 00:14:06,720 Speaker 6: Then Bones's grin was slow crooked, touched by something dangerous. 212 00:14:07,639 --> 00:14:11,440 Speaker 10: A captain doesn't have the luxury of belief. Lad, We 213 00:14:11,639 --> 00:14:14,759 live and die by what's in front of us. If 214 00:14:14,759 --> 00:14:18,440 the curse is real, we fight it. If it's ghost 215 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:23,120 tails and smoke, we fight anyway. The sea favors men 216 00:14:23,159 --> 00:14:24,080 who don't flinch. 217 00:14:24,759 --> 00:14:27,639 Speaker 6: He clapped a heavy hand on Corey's shoulder, the weight 218 00:14:27,679 --> 00:14:29,120 of its solid grounding. 219 00:14:30,039 --> 00:14:34,639 Speaker 10: And here this, well, Mulligan, A pirate's purpose is simple. 220 00:14:35,279 --> 00:14:39,720 Wealth and security. You seek both with your teeth bared 221 00:14:40,000 --> 00:14:43,879 and your sails high. No matter how dark the waters turn, 222 00:14:44,639 --> 00:14:49,360 the sea doesn't pity the cautious. It rewards those who take. 223 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,879 Speaker 6: He leaned closer, his voice dropping to something almost paternal. 224 00:14:55,159 --> 00:14:59,879 Speaker 10: You'll learn that one day. Until then, you're in good hands. 225 00:15:00,600 --> 00:15:03,559 A black thunder takes care of her own, and so 226 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:04,639 does our captain. 227 00:15:05,399 --> 00:15:08,919 Speaker 6: Corey nodded his stomach, a twist of emotions he couldn't name. 228 00:15:09,759 --> 00:15:12,960 The Captain's words were brutal, but they rang with the 229 00:15:13,000 --> 00:15:17,320 same truth the storm had hammered into him. The sea 230 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:22,440 offered neither forgiveness nor favor. He watched Bones stride back 231 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:27,360 to the helm coats, still damp, posture unbreakable, and understood 232 00:15:27,799 --> 00:15:30,399 this was the steel that held the crew together, the 233 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:34,159 spine of the legend known as Captain Bone's jackson. As 234 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:37,480 Corey absorbed the lesson from the legendary pirate, he had 235 00:15:37,519 --> 00:15:41,519 no time to catch his breath. The next obstacle loomed ahead, 236 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,799 threatening to end his young life and the lives of 237 00:15:44,879 --> 00:15:46,000 everyone on the ship. 238 00:15:48,399 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 5: You are listening to the adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan. 239 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,519 This is World of Pirates, presented by the Underground Artist Network. 240 00:15:56,519 --> 00:15:59,080 We are going to take a slight pause for these messages, 241 00:15:59,279 --> 00:16:01,360 and then our pirate ship will depart the dock in 242 00:16:01,399 --> 00:16:05,000 our story will continue. See you after this quick break. 243 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 8: Captain Corey Mulligan ann. 244 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 9: Like a storm with a peg lectop and a heart 245 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,039 still warm, Seven Seas Whisper, Tales. 246 00:16:26,759 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 4: Of his Mind in Shadows and Channel. 247 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 2: Fire, Hero the Night oh Ullagan Mulligan fer a pirate 248 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:49,600 and a temper stuntame. 249 00:16:49,679 --> 00:16:51,919 Speaker 1: God his podcast stuff. 250 00:16:52,159 --> 00:16:54,559 Speaker 5: Welcome back to World of Pirates being presented by the 251 00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:58,440 Underground Artist Network. Thank you to all your young pirates 252 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,720 who came back after that break. To our ship and 253 00:17:00,759 --> 00:17:05,440 continue our story. Remember the Adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan 254 00:17:05,519 --> 00:17:08,960 continue the final Sunday of the month with a new episode, 255 00:17:09,839 --> 00:17:13,039 so mark that on your calendars. If you have any 256 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,440 questions or comments, you can reach out to us at 257 00:17:15,519 --> 00:17:19,640 Underground Artist Network at outlook dot com. Also visit our 258 00:17:19,680 --> 00:17:22,480 website for information on all of our shows that are 259 00:17:22,519 --> 00:17:28,319 presented by the network. All right, strap yourselves in, get 260 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:30,920 ready for some bumpy waters, and enjoy the ride as 261 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:32,799 we continue our story. 262 00:17:33,079 --> 00:17:41,160 Speaker 6: Let's continue Cesspool of Doom. Captain Bones Jackson watched as 263 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,759 the water began to swirl in two different parts of 264 00:17:43,799 --> 00:17:46,960 the ocean, leaving only a narrow passage through the middle, 265 00:17:47,839 --> 00:17:51,799 steering through it would be difficult, if not impossible, even 266 00:17:51,839 --> 00:17:56,559 for a battle tested, experienced pirate. Captain Bones Jackson stood 267 00:17:56,559 --> 00:17:59,759 at the helm, eyes fixed on the boiling waters ahead. 268 00:18:00,640 --> 00:18:04,160 Two great cesspools churned on either side of the Black Thunder, 269 00:18:04,680 --> 00:18:08,240 each one a monstrous whirlpool, clawing at the sea with 270 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:13,119 furious hunger. The sound was deafening, the ocean groaning as 271 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:18,440 if trying to tear itself apart. Hold steady, Bones roared 272 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:19,039 over the wind. 273 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:23,599 Speaker 10: Keep her nose forward, and don't let the current take her. 274 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:27,720 Speaker 6: His voice carried across the deck like cannon fire, cutting 275 00:18:27,720 --> 00:18:31,160 through the chaos, as the ship lurched violently beneath his boots. 276 00:18:31,839 --> 00:18:35,559 The whirlpools spun faster, frothing white and blue. As towering 277 00:18:35,599 --> 00:18:40,000 walls of water reached toward the sky. The Black Thunder shuddered, 278 00:18:40,799 --> 00:18:44,039 the decks shaking as wood splintered under the immense pressure. 279 00:18:45,640 --> 00:18:49,079 Pirates scrambled to secure ropes and barrels, shouting over the 280 00:18:49,160 --> 00:18:54,559 roaring sea. Hatches swung open, sending loose gear, axes, cutlasses, 281 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:59,039 and splintered wood whirling through the air. Corey ducked as 282 00:18:59,079 --> 00:19:02,480 a blade spun over his head, embedding itself into the 283 00:19:02,519 --> 00:19:07,039 mast with a hard thunk. Jonathan threw himself flat as 284 00:19:07,079 --> 00:19:10,720 a half broken plank shot past like an arrow, narrowly 285 00:19:10,759 --> 00:19:16,599 missing his arm. Lightning stitched across the sky, illuminating pandemonium 286 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:22,640 in white flashes, pirates clutching, rigging, torn sails, thrashing water 287 00:19:22,680 --> 00:19:28,640 spouts exploding against the hull. Hard aport, Bones bellowed, gripping 288 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:32,000 the wheel with both hands, his muscles strained beneath his 289 00:19:32,079 --> 00:19:35,200 coat as the rudder resisted him, the wheel spinning out 290 00:19:35,200 --> 00:19:38,640 of his grasp before he seized it again. The black 291 00:19:38,680 --> 00:19:43,480 Thunder groaned, its timbers creaking in protest, as if torn 292 00:19:43,519 --> 00:19:47,960 between the captain's will and the sea's fury. A violent 293 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:52,119 blast of wind slammed into the ship's side, sending crates flying. 294 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,960 The cannon rolled loose, crashing into the railing with a 295 00:19:56,000 --> 00:20:00,319 thunderous crack, before tumbling into the swirling abyss below. Water 296 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:05,079 sprayed high, hammering the deck, drenching every man to the bone. 297 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,079 Speaker 10: Get those lines tight. 298 00:20:07,400 --> 00:20:10,119 Speaker 6: Bones barked, though his voice was half swallowed by the 299 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:10,880 storm's roar. 300 00:20:12,000 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 10: We'll lose the must if she lists any farther. 301 00:20:15,519 --> 00:20:18,319 Speaker 6: His eyes gleamed with savage focus as he leaned into 302 00:20:18,319 --> 00:20:21,559 the wheel, steering the vessel through the narrow passage between 303 00:20:21,559 --> 00:20:25,519 the twin mailstroms, the only thread of calm water for miles. 304 00:20:26,640 --> 00:20:31,799 The sea fought back. One whirlpool heaved, spitting out waves 305 00:20:31,839 --> 00:20:35,440 that slammed the hull, the ship tilting so hard that 306 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,680 several men lost their footing and slammed into the rail. 307 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:44,119 Debris rained down, splinters, ropes, even chunks of the broken 308 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,960 fore deck, while iron nails flew like shrapnel. A shattered 309 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,319 cutlass spun across the deck, striking sparks off the wood 310 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:55,880 before vanishing into the dark. For every foot the black 311 00:20:55,920 --> 00:20:58,839 thunder gained, the sea tried to drag her two back. 312 00:21:00,079 --> 00:21:03,240 Cory and Jonathan clung to the nearest post, their knuckles 313 00:21:03,240 --> 00:21:05,920 white and hearts hammering as a wave the size of 314 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:09,799 a house crashed over them. Bones planted, his boots wide, 315 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:14,440 teeth bared against the wind, his black coats snapping like 316 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:15,920 a standard in the gale. 317 00:21:16,559 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 10: Steady, lads, he snarled, We're not food for the sea. Yet. 318 00:21:21,640 --> 00:21:25,200 Speaker 6: The wheel jerked violently, nearly tearing free from his hands. 319 00:21:25,799 --> 00:21:29,720 The whirlpools clawed closer, their pull rising like a beast 320 00:21:29,799 --> 00:21:34,119 breathing down their necks. The entire ship shuddered, the deck 321 00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:37,279 groaning and twisting as pieces tore away into the abyss. 322 00:21:38,279 --> 00:21:42,559 Bones glanced at his soaked, struggling crew, their faces lit 323 00:21:42,559 --> 00:21:46,559 by bursts of lightning, their eyes wide with terror, and 324 00:21:46,680 --> 00:21:50,599 raised his voice one more time, raw and defiant against 325 00:21:50,599 --> 00:21:54,079 the storm. 326 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:55,880 Speaker 10: To brace yourselves, your dogs. She is not resisting the 327 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:57,000 pool much longer. 328 00:21:57,559 --> 00:22:00,559 Speaker 6: In this moment of despair. The legend of a pirate 329 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:05,880 named Corey Mulligan was born as a boy, Corey Mulligan 330 00:22:05,920 --> 00:22:09,440 had studied the ocean with silent reverence, his bare feet 331 00:22:09,480 --> 00:22:12,240 planted in the dawn wet sand as he watched the 332 00:22:12,319 --> 00:22:15,759 tides breathe in and out. He learned the rhythm of 333 00:22:15,759 --> 00:22:19,400 the waves long before he ever commanded a ship, memorizing 334 00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,799 how the sea bent to the Moon's unseen hand. Yet 335 00:22:22,839 --> 00:22:26,559 even then he knew that sometimes the ocean favored instinct 336 00:22:26,599 --> 00:22:30,079 over intellect. It was not knowledge, but trust in the 337 00:22:30,119 --> 00:22:32,279 storm's language that guide your fate. 338 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,759 Speaker 7: Move towards the twirling water on the left, and let 339 00:22:35,799 --> 00:22:38,200 go of your steer as your men dropped the front sail. 340 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,640 Speaker 6: Corey Mulligan ordered the season Captain Bones Jackson to act. 341 00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,119 Speaker 10: Boy, are you mad? 342 00:22:45,799 --> 00:22:48,039 Speaker 6: The captain shouted at Corey as the ship got closer 343 00:22:48,039 --> 00:22:48,839 to being sucked in. 344 00:22:49,599 --> 00:22:53,119 Speaker 7: What other choice do you have? Sir? We are going down. 345 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,079 Speaker 6: Corey's calmness got his captain's attention. He knew the boy 346 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:02,720 was inexperienced. He sensed that Corey's confidence exceeded even his own. 347 00:23:03,319 --> 00:23:06,640 Despite his years at sea and his experience as a captain. 348 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:11,920 Bones Jackson believed in instinct over intellect, especially when survival 349 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,880 was at stake. Though it was difficult for him to 350 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:17,759 surrender control of his ship to a young, untested boy, 351 00:23:18,599 --> 00:23:21,839 he knew Corey was right. What other choice did they have? 352 00:23:23,559 --> 00:23:26,559 Captain bones Jackson's jaw worked as he glanced between the 353 00:23:26,599 --> 00:23:30,599 furious seas and the boys standing beside him. Corey's voice 354 00:23:30,599 --> 00:23:34,160 had been steady despite the chaos, his words cutting through 355 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,279 the roar like a blade. 356 00:23:36,319 --> 00:23:38,920 Speaker 7: Moved toward the twirling water on the left, and let 357 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,119 go of your steer as your men dropped the front sail. 358 00:23:42,319 --> 00:23:45,279 Speaker 6: It sounded like madness, but the captain had sailed long 359 00:23:45,359 --> 00:23:48,279 enough to recognize instinct when he heard it. And this 360 00:23:48,440 --> 00:23:51,920 boy curse or no curse had the kind of instinct 361 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:52,839 men didn't question. 362 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,000 Speaker 10: All hands drop the mansal. 363 00:23:57,319 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 6: Bones bellowed, his voice a hammer against the storm. The 364 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:03,880 pirates hesitated for a fraction of a second, long enough 365 00:24:03,920 --> 00:24:06,519 to see their captain release the wheel and throw his 366 00:24:06,599 --> 00:24:07,359 hands wide. 367 00:24:08,200 --> 00:24:09,039 Speaker 10: Do it No. 368 00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 6: The crew obeyed, ropes whipping, the sail luffing before collapsing 369 00:24:14,279 --> 00:24:18,079 with a violent snap. The Black Thunder lurched, its bow, 370 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,599 twisting toward the left hand whirlpool. As Corey had said, 371 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:26,400 Bones gripped the railing beside him, his knuckles bone white, 372 00:24:26,880 --> 00:24:30,880 while Corey braced beside him, eyes blazing against the storm's fury. 373 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,319 Speaker 10: Hold fast lad. 374 00:24:34,039 --> 00:24:37,680 Speaker 6: Bones muttered under his breath, almost a prayer. Then the 375 00:24:37,759 --> 00:24:41,240 sea took them. The Black Thunder spun like a top 376 00:24:41,279 --> 00:24:45,920 caught between giant hands. For one breathless instant, the world 377 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:50,400 became nothing but motion, the mass groaning, the sails snapping, 378 00:24:50,759 --> 00:24:54,079 the crew clinging to anything solid while debris whirled through 379 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:58,559 the air. The ship pitched backward, then vaulted upward, water 380 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:02,680 exploding beneath its hull like cannon fire. Corey and Bones 381 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,200 both sucked in a sharp breath as the vessel soared, 382 00:25:05,559 --> 00:25:08,920 the storm's howl replaced by a deafening silence mid air. 383 00:25:09,839 --> 00:25:14,079 Then gravity returned with vengeance. The Black Thunder crashed down 384 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:17,319 into calmer waters on the far side of the whirlpools, 385 00:25:17,359 --> 00:25:20,599 the ocean roaring around it before settling into a weary hush. 386 00:25:21,599 --> 00:25:24,359 The deck was a ruin of broken planks entangled rigging, 387 00:25:25,039 --> 00:25:31,079 but the ship still floated. Scarred, shaken, unbroken. Bones exhaled hard, 388 00:25:31,519 --> 00:25:34,400 a short bark of incredulous laughter, escaping. 389 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:38,519 Speaker 10: Him by the Devil's beard. Boy it worked. 390 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,319 Speaker 6: His black coat hung heavy with sea water as he 391 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:45,119 turned toward the horizon. There a few dozen feet away, 392 00:25:45,559 --> 00:25:49,599 the ghostly silhouette of the derelict vessel awaited them. Adrift, 393 00:25:50,119 --> 00:25:54,240 silent and bathed in eerie calm. The cursed ship that 394 00:25:54,279 --> 00:25:57,319 had lured them into Hell's Maun now hovered before them, 395 00:25:57,319 --> 00:26:03,440 promising untold treasures and perhaps they're doomed. Corey's eyes gleamed 396 00:26:03,480 --> 00:26:07,000 with wonder and dread, all at once. Twice the curse 397 00:26:07,039 --> 00:26:09,799 had spared them, but Bones Jackson knew better than to 398 00:26:09,839 --> 00:26:11,039 mistake mercy for luck. 399 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:13,000 Speaker 10: Break. 400 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 5: You are listening to the adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan. 401 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,799 This is World of Pirates, presented by the Underground Artist Network. 402 00:26:23,559 --> 00:26:26,119 We are going to take a slight pause for these messages, 403 00:26:26,319 --> 00:26:28,400 and then our pirate ship will depart the dock and 404 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,039 our story will continue. See you after this quick break. 405 00:26:39,319 --> 00:26:44,039 Speaker 8: Captain Corey Mulligan, un. 406 00:26:45,480 --> 00:26:51,519 Speaker 9: Like a storm with a pegleectop, had a hard still warm, 407 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:53,440 seven seas, whisper. 408 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 4: Tales of his mind in shadows and channel fire. 409 00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:02,599 Speaker 5: Welcome back to World of Pirates, being presented by the 410 00:27:02,680 --> 00:27:06,480 Underground Artist Network. Thank you to all you young pirates 411 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:08,640 who came back after that break to board our ship 412 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:13,039 and continue our story. Remember the Adventures of Captain Corey 413 00:27:13,079 --> 00:27:16,119 Mulligan continue the final Sunday of the month with a 414 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:20,680 new episode, so mark that on your calendars. If you 415 00:27:20,759 --> 00:27:23,200 have any questions or comments, you can reach out to 416 00:27:23,279 --> 00:27:27,119 us at Underground Artist Network at outlook dot com. Also 417 00:27:27,279 --> 00:27:30,119 visit our website for information on all of our shows 418 00:27:30,279 --> 00:27:35,200 that are presented by the network. All right, strap yourselves in, 419 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,799 get ready for some bumpy waters, and enjoy the ride 420 00:27:38,839 --> 00:27:40,160 as we continue our story. 421 00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:46,640 Speaker 6: Let's continue, Captain Mulligan, Cesspool of Doom. The storm had 422 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:50,680 thinned to a low salty mist, the sea gone eerily 423 00:27:50,759 --> 00:27:54,680 still in its wake. The black thunder creaked as it 424 00:27:54,759 --> 00:27:58,720 drifted toward the ghostly outline of the abandoned ship. Corey 425 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:02,480 stood beside Captain Bone Jackson at the prow, his fiery 426 00:28:02,559 --> 00:28:06,000 hair still damp and tangled, his face pale from the 427 00:28:06,039 --> 00:28:10,960 near death plunge. For a long time, neither spoke. The 428 00:28:11,039 --> 00:28:14,079 only sound was the slow rhythm of waves lapping against 429 00:28:14,119 --> 00:28:21,359 the splintered hull. Finally, Corey drew a breath. Captain, he said, 430 00:28:21,599 --> 00:28:23,359 his voice quieter than usual. 431 00:28:23,839 --> 00:28:27,920 Speaker 7: Why are we still going after it, the ship, the treasure? 432 00:28:28,519 --> 00:28:30,000 After all that's happened. 433 00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:32,680 Speaker 6: The curse nearly took us twice. 434 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:36,279 Speaker 7: Why not turn back while we still can? 435 00:28:37,799 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 6: Bones didn't answer right away. His guarred face was set unreadable, 436 00:28:42,839 --> 00:28:45,359 his dark eyes fixed on the phantom of the derelict 437 00:28:45,440 --> 00:28:49,400 vessel ahead. When he finally spoke, his voice was low, 438 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:51,599 but it carried the weight of iron. 439 00:28:52,519 --> 00:28:56,640 Speaker 10: Because, lad, when you commit to an adventure, you see 440 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:00,680 it through. That's what keeps a cruise ten in behind 441 00:29:00,759 --> 00:29:05,240 you when the sea itself turns against you. If I 442 00:29:05,359 --> 00:29:08,839 turn tail now, every man aboard will see the doubt, 443 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:12,480 and doubt spreads faster than disease. 444 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,200 Speaker 6: He turned his head slightly, a grim smile slipping through 445 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,160 the edge of his beard. 446 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:23,079 Speaker 10: Besides, he added, we need that treasure now more than ever. 447 00:29:23,799 --> 00:29:28,759 Look at our girl. She's half crippled, broken mast, split, 448 00:29:28,960 --> 00:29:34,720 railing hull near splinters. Gold's not just greed, it's survival. 449 00:29:35,519 --> 00:29:38,440 We'll need every coin of it to patch her up 450 00:29:38,599 --> 00:29:40,960 before the ocean claims her for good. 451 00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,319 Speaker 6: Corey followed the captain's gaze toward the ghostly wreck. It 452 00:29:45,359 --> 00:29:49,880 loomed closer, now half shrouded and missed. It's torn sails 453 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:55,480 hanging like shrouds. And the curse, he asked, his voice 454 00:29:55,519 --> 00:29:59,960 almost lost to the whisper of the wind. Bones chuckled ashore, 455 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,240 dry sound that held no humor. 456 00:30:02,759 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 10: Curse or no curse. Boy, A captain doesn't get to 457 00:30:06,759 --> 00:30:11,119 choose which sees he sails, only how he sails them. 458 00:30:11,839 --> 00:30:15,519 We've cheated death already, might as well dance with it 459 00:30:15,559 --> 00:30:17,200 one more time. Oh. 460 00:30:17,319 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 6: The Black Thunder groaned forward, its battered hull, cutting a 461 00:30:21,000 --> 00:30:25,400 slow line through the mist. As they neared the derelict ship, 462 00:30:25,759 --> 00:30:29,799 the air grew colder, heavier, the scent of decay and 463 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:33,759 metal tightening in their lungs. The ghostly vessel waited in 464 00:30:33,880 --> 00:30:38,839 eerie silence, its hull blackened with age, its shadows stretching 465 00:30:38,839 --> 00:30:43,599 across the waves like a specter's arm. Captain Bones Jackson 466 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,400 stood tall at the prow, one hand gripping the railing, 467 00:30:48,160 --> 00:30:50,559 his voice a rough murmur meant only for Corey. 468 00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:56,200 Speaker 10: Steal yourself, lad, We're about to greet the sea's darkest secret. 469 00:30:56,799 --> 00:30:59,000 Speaker 6: The silence that met them as they neared the ghost 470 00:30:59,000 --> 00:31:02,599 Ship was thick enough to choke on. The Black Thunder's 471 00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:07,000 boarding line thudded against the derelict vessel's hull, echoing like 472 00:31:07,039 --> 00:31:12,720 a drumbeat of doom. Captain Bones Jackson went first, boots 473 00:31:12,759 --> 00:31:17,519 landing on rotted planks that groaned beneath his weight. Behind 474 00:31:17,599 --> 00:31:21,079 him came Cory and eight hand picked men, grizzled fighters 475 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:26,480 armed with cutlasses, pistols and nerves of iron. Two of them, 476 00:31:26,759 --> 00:31:30,319 broad shouldered twins with steely eyes and matching scars, moved 477 00:31:30,359 --> 00:31:35,559 out front. They were the Captain's best men. Together they 478 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,880 led the boarding party into the dark. The deck of 479 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:41,759 the ghost ship was a graveyard of splintered wood and 480 00:31:41,839 --> 00:31:47,200 torn canvas. Every footstep echoed hollowly, swallowed by the vast 481 00:31:47,240 --> 00:31:51,960 emptiness that surrounded them. A low mist coiled around their feet, 482 00:31:52,279 --> 00:31:55,400 seeping up from the ship's seams like breath from the 483 00:31:55,440 --> 00:32:01,839 dead lantern. Light flickered against the warped boards, revealing shattered rails, 484 00:32:02,319 --> 00:32:07,359 rusted chains, and the husks of long abandoned crates. Somewhere 485 00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:12,480 deep in the ship's belly, something creaked, a low, drawn 486 00:32:12,519 --> 00:32:18,440 out moan that didn't sound entirely of timber. Steady bones, 487 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,480 muttered voice, gravel dark. 488 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:26,039 Speaker 10: The captain's quarters will have the gold, if there's any left. 489 00:32:26,519 --> 00:32:31,279 Speaker 6: The group advanced in a slow, measured line, cutlasses drawn eyes, 490 00:32:31,359 --> 00:32:35,880 darting to every shifting shadow and distant clatter. Corey felt 491 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,759 the hairs on his neck rise. The air itself seemed 492 00:32:39,799 --> 00:32:44,920 colder here, bitter with salt and death. Then above them 493 00:32:45,319 --> 00:32:49,400 came the groan of splitting wood. A massive beam, black 494 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:52,880 with rot, sheered loose from the rigging and crashed down 495 00:32:52,920 --> 00:32:56,960 toward them. The two brothers shouted a warning and leaped forward, 496 00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,119 hacking the timber aside before it could crush the crew. 497 00:33:00,599 --> 00:33:04,440 Splinters rained across the deck, and before anyone could draw breath, 498 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,000 thick ropes came alive. Overhead. They lashed down from the rigging, 499 00:33:09,559 --> 00:33:13,960 snapping across the deck with unnatural force. The brothers swung 500 00:33:14,039 --> 00:33:18,039 their blades in furious arcs, slicing through the ropes one 501 00:33:18,039 --> 00:33:23,759 by one. Move Stay clear, one shouted, as a rope 502 00:33:23,759 --> 00:33:27,839 whistled past his head, striking a barrel to splinters. The 503 00:33:27,880 --> 00:33:31,759 crew retreated a step, clutching their weapons and curses as 504 00:33:31,799 --> 00:33:34,960 the air filled with the hiss of rope and falling debris. 505 00:33:36,079 --> 00:33:40,440 Corey ducked low, his heart hammering until he realized the 506 00:33:40,519 --> 00:33:43,960 ropes had gone still. Only the moaning wind and their 507 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:49,519 own ragged breathing remained. Captain Bones gestured forward, his expression 508 00:33:49,559 --> 00:33:50,599 as grim as the grave. 509 00:33:51,559 --> 00:33:56,759 Speaker 10: The ship's testin us, he said, But we're not turning 510 00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:57,359 back now. 511 00:33:58,039 --> 00:34:01,799 Speaker 6: They pressed on, inching closer to the captain's quarters. A 512 00:34:01,839 --> 00:34:04,880 warped door at the far end of the corridor, rimmed 513 00:34:04,880 --> 00:34:08,519 in brass and shadow, just a few steps away. The 514 00:34:08,599 --> 00:34:13,039 lead brother stepped forward, then vanished. A sharp crack split 515 00:34:13,079 --> 00:34:16,000 the silence as a trap door yawned open beneath him 516 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:19,159 and his brother, sending both men plummeting into the black. 517 00:34:20,519 --> 00:34:24,639 The sound of impact came an instant later, wet, final 518 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,159 and surrounded by a forest of spikes that glittered in 519 00:34:28,199 --> 00:34:33,719 the lamplight. The crew froze shock, warring with dread, until 520 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:37,639 Bones slammed his boot down on the deck and barked to. 521 00:34:37,840 --> 00:34:42,280 Speaker 10: The walls, hug the boards until I say otherwise, this 522 00:34:42,519 --> 00:34:45,880 ship's full of tricks and steal. Waiting for fools. 523 00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:50,440 Speaker 6: The survivors obeyed, edging along either side of the corridor, 524 00:34:51,039 --> 00:34:55,599 the planks creaking and flexing beneath their boots. Corey's breath 525 00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:59,920 came fast, his hands sweaty with nerves. They moved in 526 00:35:00,079 --> 00:35:02,920 grim silence until the door to the captain's quarters loomed 527 00:35:02,960 --> 00:35:06,440 before them, iron banded and locked shut with a heavy chain. 528 00:35:07,440 --> 00:35:10,320 Its surface was scarred, as if something had tried to 529 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:11,320 claw its way in or. 530 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,400 Speaker 10: Out there she is. 531 00:35:14,039 --> 00:35:17,880 Speaker 6: Bones murmured, fatigue and hunger for gold mingling in his voice. 532 00:35:18,559 --> 00:35:19,119 Speaker 10: Open it. 533 00:35:19,639 --> 00:35:22,760 Speaker 6: The men set to work, immediately, striking at the lock 534 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:27,159 with daggers and the butts of their pistols. Sparks jumped 535 00:35:27,159 --> 00:35:30,039 from metal, and the ancient chain rattled with each hit. 536 00:35:30,800 --> 00:35:33,880 Behind that door lay treasure, gleam, and glory enough to 537 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:37,719 rebuild their ship by their freedom, or damn them all 538 00:35:38,840 --> 00:35:41,599 and As the last blow rang across the silent vessel, 539 00:35:42,079 --> 00:35:46,320 Bones lifted his lantern higher, its light flickering against the 540 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,800 walls like ghostly breath, as if the ship itself had 541 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:54,199 begun to stir. Once inside, he spotted the large wooden 542 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,760 trunk with a heavy lock and chain. As the men 543 00:35:56,840 --> 00:35:59,760 began chopping at it, the chain gave way with a 544 00:35:59,840 --> 00:36:02,360 hollow snap that echoed like a pistol shot through the 545 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:07,119 ship's dead corridors. For a long moment, no one moved, 546 00:36:07,639 --> 00:36:10,719 the heavy air pressed down on them. Even the lantern 547 00:36:10,760 --> 00:36:15,199 flames trembled, as though sharing the crews unease. Captain Bones 548 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:19,199 Jackson stepped forward, his scarred face caught between shadow and 549 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:24,199 the soft, wavering glow of the lantern. Open it, he said, 550 00:36:24,760 --> 00:36:28,719 his voice low but iron bound, with command. The men 551 00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,519 pried the lid open, inch by inch. The sound was 552 00:36:32,559 --> 00:36:36,079 a long, drawn out groan, as if the chest itself 553 00:36:36,119 --> 00:36:40,760 resented being disturbed. A breath of cold air rushed out, 554 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:46,760 a smell of old wood, sea water, and something older still. Then, 555 00:36:47,599 --> 00:36:52,239 beneath the dim light, the gold revealed itself, bars and 556 00:36:52,360 --> 00:36:57,000 coins gleaming faintly like captured sunlight. At the bottom of 557 00:36:57,039 --> 00:37:01,239 the sea. The glow washed over their face, painting them 558 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:06,360 in feverish yellows and deep shadows. Captain Bones didn't blink, 559 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:11,000 his eyes locked on the treasure, the reflected light turning 560 00:37:11,039 --> 00:37:14,920 them as bright and fierce as the gold itself. For 561 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,800 an instant it was as though he'd stared into the 562 00:37:17,920 --> 00:37:24,239 very soul of his own legend. Take the gold, he ordered, quietly. 563 00:37:24,679 --> 00:37:26,280 Speaker 10: Leave the coffin. It came in. 564 00:37:27,039 --> 00:37:29,800 Speaker 6: His tone carried no warmth, but there was a hint 565 00:37:29,840 --> 00:37:33,760 of superstition in it, a pirate's respect for unseen powers. 566 00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:38,639 The men nodded, none daring to argue. They began moving 567 00:37:38,679 --> 00:37:42,440 bar after bar out of the chest. Corey, his arms 568 00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,599 trembling under the weight, caught the Captain's eye. For the 569 00:37:45,599 --> 00:37:51,000 briefest moment, Bones gave a single nod, acknowledgment, respect or warning, 570 00:37:51,480 --> 00:37:55,719 It was impossible to tell. Step by step, the crew 571 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:58,719 carried their burden out of the captain's quarters, through the 572 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:03,239 silent corridor and up onto the ruined deck. The sea 573 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:06,559 mists slicked the gold in their hands, turning each bar 574 00:38:06,639 --> 00:38:10,760 into a thing both beautiful and strange. No one spoke 575 00:38:10,800 --> 00:38:13,800 as they loaded the treasure. The hollow groan of the 576 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,000 ghost ship followed them, a sound that made even the 577 00:38:17,039 --> 00:38:20,519 bravest men glance over their shoulders, as though the vessel 578 00:38:20,599 --> 00:38:25,159 might change its mind and reclaim what was hers. One 579 00:38:25,199 --> 00:38:27,800 by one, they ferried the treasure back to the Black Thunder. 580 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:31,599 The ship's lanterns shone like distant stars across the mist. 581 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,320 As the last of the gold was secured on deck. 582 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:40,599 Captain Bones Jackson stood tall, rain dripping from his black coat, 583 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:44,599 his boots braced against the wet boards. His gaze fixed 584 00:38:44,599 --> 00:38:48,159 on Cory, the boy who had faced whirlpools and curses 585 00:38:48,199 --> 00:38:49,000 without flinching. 586 00:38:50,039 --> 00:38:52,760 Speaker 10: We've taken the sea's prize, lad. 587 00:38:53,079 --> 00:38:57,039 Speaker 6: He said, his gravel voice carrying over the gentle lapping waves. 588 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 10: Now we see if she'll let us keep it. 589 00:39:01,400 --> 00:39:04,440 Speaker 6: He turned to his men, voice rising into an iron bark. 590 00:39:05,559 --> 00:39:08,639 Speaker 10: Tie her up. We'll tow the ghost ship behind us, 591 00:39:09,679 --> 00:39:13,039 between her hull and ours. We've enough strength to make 592 00:39:13,079 --> 00:39:16,960 for the nearest island. There. We'll take what we need 593 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:19,679 from her bones to mend the Black Thunder. 594 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:24,440 Speaker 6: The crew surged into motion, ropes slapping the water as 595 00:39:24,480 --> 00:39:28,239 they bound the cursed ship to their own. Corey watched 596 00:39:28,239 --> 00:39:31,199 as the two vessels rocked, side by side, one alive 597 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:34,320 with firelight, the other dead and dark as the deep. 598 00:39:35,400 --> 00:39:39,920 Corey couldn't make sense of Captain bones Jackson. In one breath, 599 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:43,480 the captain spoke reverently about the ship he'd been taken from, 600 00:39:44,039 --> 00:39:47,679 and in the next he completely changed his plan to 601 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:51,119 include removing the abandoned vessel from its sacred resting place. 602 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,159 This would be the man that he would learn to 603 00:39:54,159 --> 00:39:58,119 be a pirate from and a captain, But right now 604 00:39:58,760 --> 00:40:00,960 all he could think about was how this would be 605 00:40:01,000 --> 00:40:05,440 something he would never do. Even at his young age, 606 00:40:05,840 --> 00:40:09,400 Corey knew the importance of respecting the sea life in 607 00:40:09,519 --> 00:40:14,239 any potential curse that may loom over any treasure or land. 608 00:40:14,880 --> 00:40:17,760 For now, this young pirate would have to be a 609 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:21,719 silent and willing passenger on board the Black Thunder as 610 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:24,599 they made their voyage to the nearest island, where he 611 00:40:24,639 --> 00:40:27,000 knew that plenty of lessons were still to be learned, 612 00:40:27,679 --> 00:40:31,719 as well as adventures to be undertaken. Corey Mulligan stood 613 00:40:31,719 --> 00:40:35,039 at the rail of the Black Thunder. The timbers groaned 614 00:40:35,079 --> 00:40:39,679 beneath his boots, the ocean's pulse steady and everlasting, a 615 00:40:39,760 --> 00:40:44,639 rhythm he would come to respect even fear. Captain Bones 616 00:40:44,719 --> 00:40:47,159 Jackson stood at the helm, a man who bent the 617 00:40:47,199 --> 00:40:51,159 sea to his will. Corey watched him with conflicted awe. 618 00:40:51,920 --> 00:40:55,400 This was the pirate. Every tale warned of the man 619 00:40:55,440 --> 00:40:59,719 who seized fortune without hesitation. Yet he saw something beneath 620 00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:05,079 the cap in scars, a defiance against fate itself. Corey 621 00:41:05,119 --> 00:41:09,320 could not be that man, but not yet. He felt 622 00:41:09,360 --> 00:41:12,559 the pull of the deep and knew it demanded reverence, 623 00:41:13,239 --> 00:41:17,320 not arrogance. The cursed treasure weighed heavy on his thoughts, 624 00:41:18,039 --> 00:41:22,239 gleaming reminders of the price of greed. One day he 625 00:41:22,239 --> 00:41:25,159 would learn the art of command from Bones, and how 626 00:41:25,159 --> 00:41:28,960 to lead, how to survive, but he swore to do 627 00:41:29,000 --> 00:41:33,800 it differently. For now he was still the student, silent 628 00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:38,239 and watchful, letting the sea shape him. 629 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:42,119 Speaker 5: Ahoy, all pirates, you made it back to the shore. 630 00:41:43,199 --> 00:41:46,639 This completes this episode. Check back with us as we 631 00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:49,800 present random Pirates short stories and facts throughout the month. 632 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,519 Our feature show The Adventures of Captain Corey Mulligan Premier's 633 00:41:54,599 --> 00:41:58,840 new episodes the last Sunday of every month, So get Riady. 634 00:41:59,119 --> 00:42:03,039 January twenty fifth, at six pm Central Standard Time, Captain 635 00:42:03,119 --> 00:42:07,119 Mulligan dead Man's Island will premiere until the next time. 636 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:22,559 Make your own adventures and have fun. 637 00:42:24,599 --> 00:42:32,880 Speaker 1: Captain Cory Mulligan, a name like Storm. 638 00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,480 Speaker 9: With a piglic type and. 639 00:42:33,599 --> 00:42:35,039 Speaker 1: A heart still warm. 640 00:42:35,159 --> 00:42:41,320 Speaker 3: Seven seas, whispered tales of his mind in shadows. 641 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:44,559 Speaker 4: And canon fire. He ruled a. 642 00:42:44,960 --> 00:42:53,599 Speaker 2: Night, Oh my hollygon fear his life, A piot of legend, 643 00:42:53,880 --> 00:42:57,960 the temper star Time called it his pockets stuff