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Hilary Chain Champion

Beenhothers

One Designer

Kill Bill

Nope

She wins in the morning.

She wins my heart.

There away you're running.

To his majesty King George the first from Captain Woods Rogers, July the 2nd 1718.

Sixty two days out of England and in a few hours I begin my new job as governor of the

Bahamas.

Pledged to clean the pirates out of the Caribbean Sea.

A few miles away is Nassau, the pirates stronghold.

I have only a single ship, the Delicia.

But my biggest gun is your majesty's offer of pardon to these lawless men.

Lieutenant Beamish, you seem to be preparing for battle.

Sir, we're only a few hours sail from Nassau harbor.

I said nothing about bringing powder and shots from the magazine.

Well I imagine you want to clean the cannon and prepare for action.

For action, yes.

You want us to enter Nassau harbor with all guns blazing.

You see sir, it's the only language pirates understand.

Is that what they taught you at midshipman school?

Why, uh, why yes sir, it is.

Christopher, do you ever stop to think that many of these pirates used to be honest English

seamen and many of them were hailed as heroes during the war with Spain?

A great mistake it was too sir.

Why most of them were nothing better than privateers.

Seems time to remind you, Lieutenant Beamish, that I was nothing better than a privateer.

But I don't recollect that the Admiralty let that fact bother them.

I brought in enemy ships as prizes.

I uh, beg your pardon sir, but when the war was over, you didn't turn to piracy.

No, I could make my way without it.

But those poor devils over there.

England showed its gratitude to them by letting them rot in port for want of an honest berth.

They only know one trade, so now they're using it the best way they can.

That may be so sir, but we're still charged with feeding them out.

Lieutenant, according to my latest information, there are seldom less than a dozen pirate

vessels in Nassau Harbor, five times our number of able-bodied men, also a fort with half

a dozen cannons.

You think frankly sir?

Sometimes I wish I could you know.

Now, the southern coast is deserted.

I'm going to land there tonight.

Make your course south by southwest.

Aye sir.

You're to remain aboard, in charge of the ship.

I'm going across the island on foot with Benji.

To Nassau?

But sir, if you don't think that all of us with a ship and our guns are strong enough.

No, we have a stronger weapon than cannon to use against the pirates.

King George's proclamation of pardon.

If we go in fighting you know, I may never get a chance to use that.

Well I wish you luck sir.

Thank you.

But uh, suppose they don't accept the pardon.

I mean, what shall I do if they hang you?

Well if they hang me I'd be greatly obliged if you'd fly the flag at half-mast.

I'll take the poles.

And

we'll see.

Blackbeard, so you got back safely.

When we lost you in the fog we were afraid you had found it.

You hoped I found it.

You will have your share.

And my share of the spoils.

Your share, but I took the ship.

I signed it.

I gave chase.

I gave the signal to close it.

And I lost you in the fog.

I will take my share.

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The filthy gnomes sailed in the black swan of the old days.

You'll be meeting lots of old friends.

Come on. That's the boat. And keep down.

Come on.

Good evening.

Good evening.

You're disturbing the peace, aren't you?

You're on official business.

You got a new law for me to sign?

No.

Who are you?

I'm the governor.

Governor Sawney.

I sign all the laws the pirates think up.

That makes them official, see?

Who appointed you?

I did.

I appointed myself.

See, there was nobody else left on the island.

You were alone on the island? How long?

Five years.

Maybe 20.

Spaniards killed everybody else.

Haven't you got a law for me to sign?

Not at the moment.

You lived here as sole survivor then from the Spanish Rage until the pirates came?

Yeah.

All good lads, the pirates.

I told them I was governor.

Then, governor, you stays, they said.

I may have to promote you, Sawney.

The gatekeeper, perhaps.

Who are you, then?

I'm the new governor.

Captain Rogers, sir!

Well, Benji?

I looked around, sir. There's nobody about.

That's a nice way for a governor to behave.

You won't get my job.

I'll throw Captain Blackbeard if you...

Take him away. Lock him up somewhere. Try and make him comfortable.

You can't spend the rest of the night tidying up this office.

There may be a lot of visitors dropping in tomorrow to accept the pardon.

Very good, sir.

First, I'll see what I can do with a gun just in case the visitors drop in to shove the pardon down our throats.

Every such pirate and pirate so surrendering him or themselves as aforesaid shall have our gracious pardon.

Of and for such and so forth.

In other words, it's a pardon.

A large reward for turning in anybody who doesn't surrender.

You know what this pardon means for me, don't you?

For you? Nothing.

You've never been a pirate.

No, I live often.

What kind of business do you think I'm going to have in here if you wild men try to settle down to honest labor?

Quiet, you landlubber.

What do you think of this proclamation, Blackbeard?

This rum is too weak for a grown man to drink.

Put some gunpowder in it, Jack.

Put some in yours, Jack.

Too early in the morning for me.

This dirty piece of paper is a devilish plot to weaken us.

Some cur of an admiral will be moving in his whole fleet to attack.

Instead of blabbing about pardon, we'd better be getting ready to meet him.

What, you think there'll be an attack?

We've been expecting it, haven't we?

You're a king's admiral.

You wanted to take us by surprise.

What would you do?

You'd lay your ships across the mouth of the harbor to blockade us.

Then you'd bring some men to the rear of the island to come up from behind.

And then you might send a spy on ahead with a lying promise of pardon to weaken our defenses.

We'll man every ship and sail out to meet him.

I'll lead the way in our Queen Anne's revenge.

One thing more.

Whoever posted these treacherous proclamations may still be among us.

They'll spy on us and report on the movement of our ships.

We've got to find that dirty spy and cut out his gibber.

I posted the proclamations.

Who are you?

Captain Wood Rogers.

What?

Wood Rogers?

I serve him on the coast.

You're a good man, Rogers.

But if you've turned mess into a boy for the king, you have no place in this free community.

Oh, I have a place here.

And a job to do.

I'm your new governor, men.

Tell him I'm the governor, Flecky.

Tell him.

You say you're the new governor?

How many ships have you got out there to back you up?

We won't discuss that at the moment.

Though you may be quite certain I didn't walk here from England.

Now, men, some of you were friends of mine in the old privateering days.

I give you my word.

This pardon is genuine.

My advice is accepted.

What do you say, Ben?

Rogers always had a reputation for fairness.

I'll take his word.

And this pardon, you've turned traitor, Ben, is a way to deal with it.

Take your hand off your pistol, Flecky.

We have a difference of opinion on an important matter.

The only sensible thing to do is to call a meeting at the assembly and discuss it.

Good idea, Ben.

We stand around and enjoy while those kings spy.

I'm quite happy to leave you to your deliberations.

When you reach a decision, I'll be at my headquarters.

At the fort.

Keep calm, gentlemen.

That cannon shot's just to announce my presence here on the island.

I thought everybody should have fair warning that some changes have been made.

Well, let's start the assembly.

Where's Governor Sorny?

He's just over there.

On your feet, Your Excellency.

We're having a meeting.

Leave the poor wretch alone.

Captain Hornigold, we run our meetings by established rules.

And one of them is that Governor Sorny is always our chair.

On your feet.

Meeting come to order.

Who wants to talk?

Raise your hands, you murdering scoundrels.

Where's your morality?

The first man to raise his hand has to pour.

Recognize Captain Teach.

Quiet!

Thank you, Your Excellency.

I say there's only one thing to discuss, gentlemen.

Who's going to cut the throat of that King's flunky, Woods Rogers?

Quiet!

First of all...

Now, is anybody got a motion to make?

All right.

I'll make the motion.

Slit the Governor's throat.

No.

I want us to stand together.

All of us.

All of us.

Take the part.

Thank God for delivering us from the shadow of the gallows.

Si, si, votamos, votamos.

Deliver us from the gallows.

Why if it weren't for the gallows, every craven slink would turn pirate and there wouldn't be any pickings left.

For men of courage.

Aye!

For men who want to live a life of freedom.

A man's life tied to no crown and no country.

Aye!

Will you take what you want by the strength of your right arm?

Aye!

You're not barred by our vote.

We can't force you to accept the pardon.

You keep your blasted freedom.

I'm going to go.

You're a miserable, white-livered, sniveling coward.

Hold on to yourself, Ben.

He's trying to turn it into a fight.

You have the face of a pig and the heart of a chick.

You want to crawl before Woods Rogers to please that flighty little wife of yours.

You challenge me, Ben?

That means I have the choice of how we fight.

It'll be pistols at ten paces.

If the first shot doesn't go through the heart of the head, we reload as fast as we can.

Who do you want to beat?

Wasn't there a motion for vote only?

Pistol ball, Governor Thorny, that decides who wins the motion.

Will you give the signal for us, Jack?

Glad to oblige.

Back to back, gentlemen.

Let me have a last look at that ugly face of yours.

You'll see plenty like it in hell.

All right.

Take five paces.

Don't turn until I give the word.

One, two, three, four, five.

Are you ready, gentlemen?

Stop!

In the name of the crime, hold!

If there's no winner in this duel, I'll hang the survivor.

A little while ago, this generous governor of ours spoke of pardon.

Now he shows his true colors.

Now he speaks of hang.

No, no.

The offer of pardon still stands for past crimes, whatever they were.

But from this moment on, any violation of the law will be punished.

If you two men continue with this duel, I repeat,

I'll hang the winner.

I, for one, won't take any orders from a mealy-mouthed king's dog.

And neither will...

Oh!

You're under arrest, Teach.

You'll be tried for the attempted murder of Captain Hornigold.

If any of you that interfere with me will lose your chance of pardon.

That's all.

Are you men going to knuckle under to this?

Aye.

Come on, Teach.

I'm with you, Rogers.

Had enough?

All right, Rogers.

But this isn't the last time we'll meet.

He thought to take my job.

We'll make it out to my ship, harbored and blockaded already.

Go on, men!

Get on, you scum!

Ah!

Governor Rogers, you can count on us.

Safe, safe.

New friend, isn't he?

Blackbeard is a dangerous man.

And his escape is a severe blow.

Even though some of the pirates are accepting the pardon,

we are sitting on a powder keg.

Anything might happen.

We're almost around the point, sir.

We can see ourselves plain.

I only hope we're in time.

I only hope we're not in too much trouble for going against the captain's orders.

I'll worry about the audience, yes.

They're coming into harbor.

I told you you'd have to blast the Navy out there.

Put your backs into it, men.

We'll have to try to get by.

There's a longboat on our harbor bow, sir.

Heading out to sea.

Ahoy there!

Who are you?

Raiders!

Honest men of business!

Escaping the wrath of the pirates!

All hell has broken loose on the island!

What news of Governor Rogers?

The fiends have him staked to the ground,

smeared with molasses,

ready for the ants to get him.

Help me, vermin!

Stay where you stand in the harbor!

If they run out of the guns, there'll be a fall, Lieutenant!

The devil take her guns, we'll blow the fort out of the harbor!

Lieutenant, man the harbors, come!

Yes, sir, sir!

We'll blow it with round shots!

Fire!

The Delicia, Captain!

She's sailing into the harbor!

At ease, you young idiot!

Break him to the midshipmen.

Quick, get a white flag somewhere!

Where's that white flag?

I can't find one, sir.

Here, take this.

Go on now, quick!

Tell your scum to meet with the landlubbers.

Another twenty shots or so, and Master Beamish will find his range.

Ready, fire!

Must be the first time you've hauled up the white flag, Captain.

It's the first time I've ever been treated abroad-side from my own ship.

Open in the name of the Crown!

We're not one at a time!

Without weapons!

Take your weaponry, rad!

Come in, Master Beamish.

The door is unlocked.

Let's go a-roving, a-roving across the ocean,

Oh, let's go a-roving and join the Buccaneers.

We'll find adventure, adventure across the ocean,

Oh, we'll find adventure and join the Buccaneers.

He's the bravest man we know, say he's not,

And you'll be walking the plank for us.

Let's go a-roving, a-roving across the ocean,

Oh, let's go a-roving and join the Buccaneers.

The light of the ocean waves will be the only light for you,

And we will sail across the mighty sea forever.

And if we find the danger's near, we'll whistle and cheer the Buccaneers,

And we will face the enemy together.

Let's go a-roving, a-roving across the ocean,

Oh, let's go a-roving and join the Buccaneers.