Aug. 29, 2024

Pirates of New York (Part 3) - "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Kambucha"

Pirates of New York (Part 3) - "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Kambucha"

In "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Kombucha," the time-traveling pirates face their biggest challenge yet: reclaiming their ship from enthusiastic reenactors. As Rusty and his crew navigate the complexities of modern New York, Kara hatches a daring plan...

In "Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Kombucha," the time-traveling pirates face their biggest challenge yet: reclaiming their ship from enthusiastic reenactors. As Rusty and his crew navigate the complexities of modern New York, Kara hatches a daring plan involving her cousin's high-tech museum equipment.

What follows is a hilarious heist filled with quantum physics, confused security guards, and some very creative smuggling attempts. But when their time-travel experiment goes haywire, Rusty finds himself torn between two worlds. With a swirling vortex threatening to change everything, our heroes must decide where - or rather, when - they truly belong.

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Calarogu Shark Media, Hello and welcome to Romance Weekly. This

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episode is titled Pirates of New York, Part three, Yoho

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Ho and a Bottle of Kombucha.

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The morning sun glinted off the skyscrapers of Manhattan. As

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Kara Thompson paced her tiny hostel room, her mind was

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reeling from the revelations of the previous night time traveling pirates.

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It sounded absurd, and yet you're not seriously buying this,

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are you, Emma asked, watching her friend with concern. Kara

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side running a hand through her hair. I know it

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sounds crazy, but you didn't see them, Emma, the way

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they react to everything. They're confusion about basic technic. It's

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either the most elaborate act I've ever seen, or or

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you're dating a guy from the eighteenth century. Emma finished,

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shaking her head. Ka, Honey, I think you need to

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consider the possibility that these guys are just really committed

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con artists. Meanwhile, at South Street Seaport, Rusty and his

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crew were facing a crisis of their own. Their ship,

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the Salty Wench, had been commandeered by a group of

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enthusiastic historical re enactors who are now giving tours to

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wide eyed tourists. A vast year landlubbers, A portly man

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in an ill fitting pirate costume bellowed from the ship's deck.

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Welcome aboard the fearsome salty Wench, Terror of the Seven Seas.

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Rusty gritted his teeth, his hand instinctively reaching for his cutlass,

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Terror of the Seven Seas my eye. He muttered that

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bildrat wouldn't know a jib from a jolly Roger. Pegleg

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Pete hobbled up beside him, his arms full of library

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books on quantum physics. Captain, I've been studying these tomes

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all night. I think I might have an idea of

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how to get us back to our own time, but

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we'll need access to the ship. Rusty nodded, a plan

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forming in his mind. All right, lads, time to reclaim

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what's ours, But first we need to blend in. What

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followed was a montage of the pirates attempting to disguise

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themselves as modern New Yorkers. One eyed Willie struggled with

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a pair of skinny jeans, while Salty Sam nearly choked

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himself trying to figure out how to tie a necktie. Rusty,

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for his part, had Donda I love n Y T

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shirt and a pair of cargo shorts. He tugged uncomfortably

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at the strange fabric. I feel like a right fool,

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he grumbled. Just then, Kara arrived carrying a tray of strange,

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colorful drinks. Morning guys, I brought com butcher. It's great

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for hangovers or you know, time travel jet lag. The

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pirates eyed the fizzy beverages suspiciously. Rusty took a cautious

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sip and immediately spat it out. Blimey, this tastes like

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the bilge water from a month long voyage. Kara couldn't

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help but laugh at their reactions. Okay, maybe kombucha was

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a bit ambitious. How about we grab some real breakfast

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and figure out how to get your ship back. As

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they made their way to a nearby dinah, Rusty filled

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Kara in on their predicament. She listened intently, her mind

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racing with possibilities. You know, she said, as they slid

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into a booth. I might have an idea. My cousin

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works at the Natural History Museum. He's always talking about

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their advanced research equipment. Maybe they have something that could help.

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Rusty's eyes lit up. Lass, you're a genius, But how

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do we get access to this museum? Kara grinned mischievously.

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Leave that to me. I've always wanted to plan a heist.

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While Kara made some calls, Rusty and his crew marveled

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at the wonders of modern breakfast food. Pegleg Pete became

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particularly enamored with the concept of unlimited coffee refills. It's

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like a never ending grog fountain, he exclaimed on his

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fifth cup. The future truly is a magical place. Their

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meal was interrupted by a commotion outside. They looked out

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the window to see a group of tourists taking selfies

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with a very confused looking hot dog vender. Oh my god,

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your costume is amazing, one tourist gushed, you look just

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like a real New Yorker. The vendor, a grizzled man

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named Gus, who'd been selling hot dogs on the same

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corner for thirty years, looked utterly baffled. Lady, I am

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a real New Yorker. Now you want a hot dog

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or not, Rusty chuckled. Seems we're not the only ones

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struggling with mistaken identity in this city. After breakfast, Kara

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led the group to the American Museum of Natural History.

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Her cousin, a nerdy but enthusiastic researcher named Max, met

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them at the staff entrance, Kara, Max exclaimed, hugging his

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cousin before eyeing the pirates suspiciously. These must be your friends.

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Nice costumes, thanks, lad, Rusty said, tipping his hat. Now

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about that fancy equipment of yours. Max led them through

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the labyrinthine halls of the museum, past exhibits that left

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the pirates awestruck. One eyed Willie nearly fainted at the

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sight of the blue whale model hanging from the ceiling.

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It's bigger than our ship, he whispered in awe. Finally,

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they reached a restricted area filled with high tech equipment. Max,

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still under the impression that this was all for some

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elaborate film project, began explaining the various machines. This here

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is our pride and joy, he said, gesturing to a

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large cylindrical device. It's a quantum entanglement analyzer. In theory,

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it could be used to study particles across different points

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into peg leg Pete's eyes lit up. That's it, Captain.

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If we could use this contraption to locate our own time.

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We might be able to create a bridgeback. Rusty nodded

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only partially understanding. Excellent Workpete. Now how do we get

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this thing to our ship? Max laughed nervously. Oh, you

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can't move this. It's worth millions and ways over a ton.

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The pirates exchanged glances. This was going to be more

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complicated than they thought. Meanwhile, back at South Street Seaport,

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the situation was deteriorating. The re enactors had gotten into

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character a bit too enthusiastically and were now engaged in

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a full scale pirate battle on the deck of the

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Salty Wench. Surrender your scurvy dogs, bellowed the portly captain,

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waving a plastic sword. His opponent, a skinny man with

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a fake parrot on his shoulder, responded by throwing a

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handful of chocolate coins. Never the booty is mine. Tourists

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watched in delight, snapping photos and cheering on the performance.

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Little did they know, the fate of real pirates hung

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in the balance just a few miles away. Back at

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the museum, Rusty and his crew were brainstorming ways to

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use the quantum entanglement analyzer without moving it. Kara, who

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had been quiet for a while, suddenly spoke up. What

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if we don't need to move the machine? What if

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we could bring a piece of your time to it?

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All eyes turned to her. What do you mean, lass,

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Rusty asked. Kara's eyes sparkled with excitement. Your ship, it's

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from your time, right. If we could bring a piece

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of it here, maybe that would be enough for the

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machine to lock onto your timeline. The pirates erupted in cheers,

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but Max looked skeptical, and how exactly are we going

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to get a piece of an eighteenth century ship past

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museum security? Rusty grinned a mischievous glint in his eye.

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Leave that to us, lad, we're pirates after all. What

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followed was a montage of increasingly ridiculous attempts to sneak

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a piece of the Salty Wench into the museum. One

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eyed Willie tried hiding a plank under his shirt, walking

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like he had a back brace. Salty Sam attempted to

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disguise a ship's rope as an extremely long scarf. Finally,

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it was Rusty who managed to smuggle in a small

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figurehead by pretending it was a traditional pirate therapy doll.

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The security guards, already confused by the group's eccentric behavior,

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decided it wasn't worth the hassle to question it. As

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night fell, the group reconvened in the museum lab. Max,

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who had finally caught on that something truly extraordinary was happening,

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worked feverishly to calibrate the machine. Okay, he said, wiping

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sweat from his brow. I think we're ready, But guys,

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I have to warn you. If this were it might

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create a temporary portal. Anything or anyone near it could

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potentially be pulled through. The pirates exchanged nervous glances. This

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was it their chance to return home, but as Rusty

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looked at Kara, he felt a pang in his chest.

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The thought of leaving her behind was more painful than

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he'd expected. Cara alas, he said, softly, taking her hand.

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I I don't know how to thank you for all

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you've done. Kara squeezed his hand, tears welling in her eyes.

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I'm going to miss you. You know. Who'd have thought

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I'd fall for a time traveling pirate. Their moment was

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interrupted by a loud bang from the machine. A swirling

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vortex of blue light appeared in the center of the lab,

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growing larger by the second. It's working, Max shouted over

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the noise, but it's unstable. You guys need to go now.

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If you going, the pirates began jumping through the portal,

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whooping with excitement, but Rusty hesitated, his eyes locked with Kara's.

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In that moment, time seemed to stand still. Rusty was

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torn between his crew, his life in the past, and

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this incredible woman who had shown him the wonders of

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the future. Just then, a security guard burst into the lab.

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What the hell's going on in here? The sudden intrusion

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startled everyone. Rusty, still holding Kara's hand, lost his balance

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as he stumbled backward towards the portal. He instinctively pulled

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Kara with him. In a flash of blue light, they

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both vanished into the vortex, leaving behind a bewildered Max

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and a very confused security guard. As the portal closed,

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the lab fell silent. The guard turned to Max, his

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mouth agape. Did did they just? Max nodded slowly, still

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staring at the spot where his cousin had disappeared. Yep,

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they did. I don't get paid enough for this, the

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guard must, turning on his heel and walking out. As

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the dust settled in the now quiet lab, one thing

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was clear the adventure was far from over. Somewhere in

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the swirling currents of time, a pirate captain and a

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twenty one st century woman were about to embark on

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their greatest journey yet. And back at South Street Seaport,

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blissfully unaware of the chaos unfolding across town, the re

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enactors on the Salty Wench were just wrapping up their

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final show of the night. As the last tourist disembarked,

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the portly captain turned to his crew with a grin

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same time tomorrow, lads, he asked, removing his fake beard.

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I've got a great idea for a new scene. How

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about we add some time travel? If only he knew.

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