Writers vs.Pirates by Hannah

 

I stare at the blank Word document. Stupid digital pirates, not only did they steal my stories, but they also took my muse and cheese as well. I had just started a good story! Idiot pirates always came at the worst time, which I suppose was the idea but that’s not the point. The darn pirates had come after me before and I was done letting them take my muse, my stories, and my cheese. I had to get those evil men and today was as good a day as any. I grabbed my hat and an umbrella, ran out the door and stopped. There was no way I could just run into their headquarters. Then there was the fact that I had no idea where their headquarters was. I needed a plan.
I sat back down and my computer and minimized the document with the taunting cursor. I opened up the internet and Googled “Digital Pirate Headquarters”. I clicked on the first result. The page had a white screen with a taunting cursor at the top of the page. The title read, “Digital Pirate Headquarters, stealing digital items and cheese for over 100 years.” Under that was a list of menu options including, “Contact Us” which I clicked. Right there on the page was the address and picture of their headquarters. Those digital pirates were so bad at their job.
Deciding I had too much to do before I even left the house, I brought up the blank document and made a list: Find Headquarters; get weapons; get lunch; pack fluids; leave a note for the wife; get a ride; kick butt; take names; get cheese.
I checked off the first one which brought me to doing another one. I wasn’t sure what kind of weapons I’d need so I decided to make lunch and call my buddy, Josh, to see if he could give me a ride.
After Josh came over and I filled him in, we decided that the best weapons would be knowledge...and sledgehammers. I went back to my computer and checked off the three tasks I’d completed. After packing fluids and leaving my note, we decided we were ready to leave.
We knew we were there when we saw a building with a big sign saying, “Digital Pirate Headquarters: Stop in and take a tour”. Those crazy pirates were just begging people to storm them. Armed with knowledge and sledgehammers, Josh and I stormed into the building ready for some action. After we walked in we stopped and looked around. There was a kiosk, hallways, and walls full of equipment. “Can I help you?” asked the lady at the kiosk.

“We’re looking for the pirates.” Josh told the bored looking secretary.

“Right this way.” She replied with her nasally voice. We followed behind her and got on a plush elevator and rode up with our sledge hammers in hand and elevator music in the background.The doors opened and we busted out. The secretary yelled, “3 doors to the right.” as we ran down the hallway. We counted the doors and when we go to the right door we burst into...a room full of kids. “Oops, wrong room.” I said as I shut the door. We headed down one more and tired again. This time we had the right room and the pirates tried to come at us but we took them down one by one. We kicked butt and took names.When we’d killed all the pirates, we went to their computer and got directions, to the Muse Room.
After collecting my muse and stories, Josh and I ran out of the building as the secretary read her book. We sped home, hoping we wouldn’t get caught. Josh dropped off my muse and me and we made plans to hang out later. I went into the house and opened up a new document. The words began to fly from  my fingers. “I stared at the blank Word document...”