Elsewhere on the pirate ship
"Alright you scurvy mutts, stop drinking rum in the morning we've got work to do" shouted Pinkbeard "let's go".
With that the crew erupted into motion, pirates scrambling to leave the mess hall and disappearing into every knook and cranny of the ship. Within 3 seconds the messhall was empty of every living creature except for Captain Pinkbeard. Pinkbeard slumped down at one of the tables and sighed.
"Phew why are they all so ugly, why are all pirates so unclean and unattractive" Pinkbeard sighed to himself. "Captain, arriving at Planet Z'Gob", "damn" Pinkbeard whispered to himself. Pinkbeard emerged from belowdeck and as he looked towards his first mate at the wheel, he cathcces his first glimpse of his next target. The planet Z'Gob loomed off the starboard side of the ship as a giant ball of wonderful shades of blue and green, the blue filled with never-ending streams of gold lighting and gray clouds in constant motion but all Pinkbeard and his crew saw was their next mealticket.
The ship started it's descent towards the turmultuous oceans of Z'Gob before nestling into the outskirts of a sheltered archipeligo and coming to rest on the shores of the smallest island. The ship keel ground into the sand of the only uninhabited beach and the pirates burst into action, some men jumping off the ship into the light surf and running up the beach to secure the anchors while others began stowing the sails and preparing the cargo for unloading. Without a single word from the Captain the crew began to set up a temporary fort and began preparations for their inlands plundering expeditions but all motion ceased when the captain climbed up onto the prow of the ship in order to address the crew.
"Alright lads, i know it's been a while since we've been on solid group but don't get to carried away, we have plunder to steal and villages to pillage but while the reward shall be immense the risk is not small. Some of you may die, and frankly i hope some of you do. I'm looking at you Frank," Pinkbeard bellowed, "Fuck you Capt'n" echoed back from the midst of the horde of unwashed pirates as they all erupted into laughter. "Alright you scurvy dogs, blow off some steam and relax, for tomorrow we shall be rich men again." the Captain exclaimed and retreated to his cabin for the night amidst the roars of his men.
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The next morning the first mate burst through the door to awake the captain yelling "Wake up Pinkiee we've got a situation outside". Pinkbeard leapt into his clothes and buckled his swash and rushed out of his cabin and onto the deck to be greeted by an anthill of motion in the fort and pirates scattering in every direction. HIs ten best men jumped onto the ship and his first mate handed him his bastard sword and pirate cutlass. "Sorry for waking you Capt'n but some goblin scouts came past a couple of hours ago and some of them got away, our scouts tracked them back to their base on this island they estimate it to be a couple of hours away for a large group and the rest of the crew is heading off to map the nearby territory".
"What are we waiting for then men?" Pinkbeard called out, "let's go get us some plunder". The first-mate organised the remaining 50 odd odd men left in camp and prepared to head into the jungle. Two horrible, mosquito ridden hours later Pinkbeard and his men walked into a clearing to find 5 of the ugliest things they've ever seen in their life guarding a small opening in the ground. Pinkbeard's men quickly swarmed over the goblins in seconds before grabbing their bodies and throwing them out of the clearing and splitting to the side to allow the captain to walk over to the entrance.
"Rumlin get over here." a thick, incredible buff man walked over to join Pinkbeard staring into the goblin's cave. "What do you think?" Pinkbeard inquired, "Something doesn't feel right about this.". Rumlins face took on a look of concentration as he stared into the hole, "aye Captain, i think this might actually be a dungeon" he called. Everyone's face became more serious, "Are you sure about that Rumlin, you're our only mage so you have to be completely confident." Pinkbeard inquired, when Rumlin nodded everyone swore lightly under their breath. "Alright if that's the case, you're at the back with 20 men guarding you. Everyone else with me" Pinkbeard commanded before heading down into the depths.