The Marvelous Beginning of Flapjack....by Danee (:
This is just my little idea for how the whole story began. I will try to keep each character as "in character" as possible. Please enjoy, review and make any suggestions (:
TEASER/PROLOGUE
This was a time different than ours. This was a time when...the sky was bluer. The grass was greener...the sea was colder, cleaner and much more alive. The air was so innocent, fresh and pure. People werent new but they were just beginning. They were wide eyed wonderers adjusting to a strange new world, and seeking ways to improve it. The styles were different...The times were different. They didnt have technology, they didnt have television, ipods, or computers. They had the world at thier fingertips. They had a curiousity and innocence that we no longer have. They just found out what the sun is. They think the world is flat. People had different views, opinions and perspectives. "A woman is not a woman unless she is pretty. And a man is not a man unless he is ugly." They had more time to do the simple things in life and enjoy the smallest things in the world. They didnt have much knowledge about what has happened in the world, and have no idea what is in store for the future. And then we find our three strangers. They are alone in the world. They arent aware of each others existance. But fate has its ways of bringing the most different of people together and these 3 strangers...A motherly, caring and nurturing mammal, a wild, exaggerating and highly obnoxious wannabe, and a young, wide-eyed, gullible and innocent little boy, will take on this strange new world...in a strange new way.
(BACKGROUND STORIES FOR EACH CHARACTER)
Bubbie.
She cradled her small baby in her arms. She was so happy to finally have a baby of her own. Her beautiful baby boy. Bubbie, the Blue Sea Whale watched in awe at her baby Blue Whale. His name was Flipper. He was swimming around his mother with a big smile and shining eyes.
"Momma! Momma! Watch me go under water Momma!" He took a deep breath and whent under the blue ocean.
Bubble giggled. "Be careful, Baby, you know how I feel about you being outta my way of sight."
He didnt come up. He was under for an unusally long time.
"Flipper?" She looked down. He was no where to be seen. She began to panic. SHe swam around fast and swatted at the water.
"Flipper! Flipper! Where are you Flipper?" She Began to cry as she could'nt find her only son.
"Flipper!" She burst into tears.
"Momma! Why are you crying Momma?" Flipper emerged from behind her. Bubbie turned around panting from panic.
"Oh my goodness Flipper. You scared me to death. Don't do that baby."
"Momma, I woud never do anything to hurt you. I love you." Flipper looked up and smiled to his mother. She took him in his arms and hugged him.
"I love you too Flipper. I love you so much. Don't you ever forget it." Flipper then bounced out of his mothers arms back into the water.
"Watch me hold my breath under water Momma!" He took a deep breath and submerged under water. Bubbie laughed and patiently waited for him to come up. Something in the distance caught her eye. Swimming very fast towards her...was an Orca. A killer whale. The Blue Whales only predator. She panicked.
"Flipper! Come up Baby! Momma's gotta go and needs you!" Flipper stuck his head up.
"What did you say Momma?" He said. He was feet away from the Orca. Bubbie was scared stiff and could not move. She didnt want to, afraid to cause a chase. Maybe the Orca would be on its way and not even notice them.
"Flipper. Listen to Momma Okay? I want you to swim to me...but very slowly and keep your head where I can see it."
"Okay Momma!" He began to swim towards Bubbie and Bubbie swam towards him. She held out her arms. Flipper swam towards her as well. Then the Orca disapeared.
"Phew" Bubbie sighed in relief. Flipper held out his fins for Bubbie to pick him up but suddenly The Orca jumped out of the water."
Bubbie screamed.
"FLIPPER WATCH OUT!" Bubbie tried to shield Flipper from the Orca, Flipper turned around and he could not move.
"FLIPPER SWIM AWAY!" Flipper began crying and swimming away fastly with Bubbie following so she could get him. Then The Orca jumped in front of Bubbie, grabbed Flipper by his back fin, and carried him away.
"MOMMA!" He screamed as he was being carried away.
"FLIPPER! NO!" Bubbie attempted to chase the Orca, but it whent under water and disapeared and him and Flipper were gone.
Bubbie swam around the area where they whent under. She was in tears.
"Flipper! Flipper! Baby..please come up baby. Don't leave me liek this...aw my baby..." She put her head down and sobbed. She was all alone now. Her little Flipper was gone.
"I love you baby." Her voice just seemed to fade away as she sank lower and lower into the sea.
K'NUCKLES.
"WHERE IN THE NAME OF CAPTAIN RIDICULOUS IS MY MAPLE SYRUP?" A door slammed open to reveal a dirty, smelly, middle-aged man. He had poor hygiene, he needed a shave, and was missing a lot of body parts. His name, was Captain K'nuckles.
"Don't get your splinters in a barrel, K'nuckles. Theres plenty of syrup to go around." A fellow Sailor said. Him, K'nuckles and many more sailors were on board the S.S. Adventure, on the search for a mysterious, enchanted place called "Candied Island" They have been on this ship for years attempting to find the lost and maybe even false island. Everyone seemed to be searching for it. K'nuckles took a seat enxt to a sailor.
"Are we there yet?" He yelled.
"No K'nuckles. I think you would know if we were there. You've been asking that same question..for the past 3 years. Were not there." The sailor had a certain boredom, and monotonous tone to his voice.
"Ahhh, Poop deck. Were not getting anywhere on this God-for-saken ship. (Im aware he probably would say "God" but I couldnt think of anything else DX.) I say me and you, get offa this death trap and look for Candied Island ourselves"
The sailor sighed.
"That's the 4th time you've said that today K'nuckles. You wanna go find Candied Island? You go right on ahead. Just go."
"I dont think I will. I think I'll stick around, cause I've got a fierce hankerin' for some Maple Syrup. I'm outta here." He kicked down his chair and stormed off slamming the door. He was in the main deck where the First Mates were.
"Hey do any of you lilly-libbers know where a guy can get some syrup around here?" He said. The mates looked at him confusingly.
"Well, there is the Captain of the ships, private stash of Maple Syrup, located in a top secret room, not meant for anyone else and anyone who goes in there will be put to death."
K'nuckles made a frowning expression.
"So where do you think that would be?" He said.
The Mate pointed to a closet.
"It's right there. Here's the key." The mate casually tossed him the key. K'nuckles laughed menicingly.
"Thanks..uh friend." He said.
"Yeah, I'll see you at your be-heading." The mate anwsered.
"I'll be sure to curse your name befor I die!" K'nuckles ran to the door with a watering mouth and wide eyes. He made sure the coast was clear and unlocked the door. Then without thinking he kicked it down, rather than opening it. He was stunned at what he saw.
"M-M-M-MAPLE SYRUP!" He saw in a room with barrels and barrels full of pure maple syrup. He almost fainted at the sight.
"Now what did that first mate say about this?" An image of that first mate appeared in his head.
"Well, there is the Captain of the ships, private stash of Maple Syrup, located in a top secret room, not meant for anyone else and anyone who goes in there will be put to death."
"No, no no! Thats not what he said!" He swatted at the mate and then another one appeared.
"Well, there is the Captain of the ships, private stash of Maple Syrup, located in a top secret room, he said you could have all you want, and pretty much drink every last drop with no possible punishment. Go ahead Drink away!"
"Now that's more liek it!" K'nuckles lunged at the barrels and began drinking every one to the brim. He lifted them over his head and poured the syrup into his mouth. His body tingeled as he drank it.
"You guys are my only friends." He slurred.
He began to stumble around when he noticed every barrel was empty.
"Hey...where did everybody go?" He looked in the barrels, and walked around with the disposition of a drunk.
"Oh..Well nighty night." He layed on the floor and whent to sleep, leaving a mess of Maple Syrup.
The Captain of the ship walked around angrily.
"Where in bloody-heavens is K'nuckles? He needs to swab the poop deck! That washed up Ol' good for nothing crack pot better be swabbing next time I see him."
"We'll keep an eye out for him Captain" His assistants said. The captain rubbed his forehead in agony.
"Aye..I need a break in me quarters with me Syrup. I'll be with my bottles if you need me." He walked to his room and when he looked inside his jaw dropped.
"What in Gods name happened to my syrup?" He observed the messy room with barrels and spilled syrup everywhere. He got on his knees.
"My babies. You're all gone. Who...who is responsible for this? Who I ask you WHO?"
Suddenly the barrels rattled and a hung-over K'nuckles rose up from beneath them.
"Could you keep it down I have a killer-" The Captain's face turned bright red and he shook.
"K'NUCKLES?...."He said angrily.
K'nuckles rose up scared.
"Oh Captain! These were your barrels of syrup? I had no idea! Actually...I have no idea how I got here, I didn't drink all your syrup."
"You're trying to tell me, that You didnt drink all my syrup...when you are clearly intoxicated, you are covered in syrup, and one of these barrels says "THIS IS NOW KUCKLES SYRUP."
"Well there you go! My names not Kuckles! It's K'nuckles!" He turned the barrel around. It said,
"P.S. THIS IS REALLY KNUCKLES SPELLING HIS NAME WRONG." K'nuckles laughed nervoudsly.
"Well Maple syrup can do crazy things to you huh."
"I want you off of my ship right now! Get off! Get off right now or I will personally seek that you are beheaded!"
K'nuckles defensively touched his head.
"But its one of the few body parts I have left!"
"GET OFF NOW!" The Captain pointed his sword at him.
"You got it sir!" K'nuckles got up and stumbled and then quickly ran out of the room.
"Where you going K'nuckles?" One man said.
"I'm going to a better place!" He said. He ran to the plank. The other ship members followed. A crowd surrounded him as he began to walk the plank. He turned around and looked at all the men looking at him. He took off his hat and held it against his chest.
"My fellow shipmates. It's been an honor and a privelledge sailing with you for all these years. And now I must say my good byes. I'll never forget you brave young men. I hope you all make it to Candied Island."
The Captain ran towards him in anger.
"K'NUCKLES!"
K'nuckles turned around about to jump in, but he turned around and said one more thing.
"SO LONG SUCKERS ! I'M GOING TO CANDIED ISLAND! BURN IN- (Ships horn conviently blares. Hehe.)"
He then dove off the plank and plunged 40 feet into the water below. All the ship-mates ran to the edge to see if he was ok. He never rose up.
They all took off thier hats and put them on thier chest.
"He was a horrible man. May God have mercy on his soul." The Captain said. They all turned around and walked off. Meanwhile, in the ocean, K'nuckles head poked up from the water.
"I dont need those good for nothing pirate wannabes. I'll get to Candied Island on my own...Now..Where am I?"
He looked ahead at a blank, cold and unforgiving sea that was now his new home. He swam off.
FLAPJACK
The sun was rising, giving light to the secluded island. A small population of people looked up. They didn't smile. They just looked up, sighed and walked away.
"Another day...another day to know you're dying." A man said. This island was called Plague Island. This is where people with The Plague or any contagious life-threatening disease whent to so they wouldnt infect healthy people. Every poor person on the Island was infected with some sort of disease that was killing them slowly. They lived liek that everyday. Suddenly, a man came running out of the woods.
"Hey! You won't believe this! There is someone on this island who is not infected! There is a healthy person on this island!" He motioned for everyone to come follow him. They all ran and they came up to a young couple. They were blonde, thin and plagued. The woman was holding a baby.
"Its a miracle baby!" Someone said.
"He's the answer to our prayers!" Someone yelled.
"Shhh..." The woman whispered. "He's sleeping." In her arms, she cradeled a little blonde baby. He was small, pink skinned, he had two golden curls on his ears, and a little curl on his head. He was soft and pure.
"How does he not have the plague?" A woman asked.
"Does it matter? Why wonder, when we have a perfect little angel in our hands." the mother said. She kissed her baby boy on the forehead. His father was too afraid to touch him, but watched him happily. The baby opened his eyes. The crowd smiled.
"Theres my boy. Theres my healthy beautiful young man." The father said. The baby giggled and kicked its cute little feet.
"He's so adorable!" Someone said. The mother looked at him. He looked at her and he made a loud cooing sound. His mother smiled.
"I love you so much." She said. The father smiled and watched.
"I love you too son." He said.
"Excuse me, could you give us a moment alone with our son please?" The mother said.
The people nodded. They walked away leaving just the healthy baby, and his mother and father.
The mother sighed.
"I can't believe this boy is healthy. He's got a full life ahead of him." She whispered to her husband.
"He is the purest thing to ever be placed on this island." He got up and his mothers arms and walked around clumsily falling and giggling.
The mother watched. She seemed distracted. She looked at her husband.
"We can't keep him." She said.
"What? Why not? He's our son!" The father said.
"Why should we let this innocent healthy child get infected with a deadly disease that will kill him? Why should he have to live liek that? We won't even live to see him turn 2 years old. It's not fair to him that he stays here. He needs to be somewhere else." The both looked at the baby. He was laughing and smiling and walking around everywhere.
"Where going to have to take him somewhere else." The mother said.
"How? We have the Plague. By law we are not allowed to set off this island. Our son might not be allowed to."
"I'm not going to let my son live on this disease ridden island. I want him to live a long happy and healthy life. Tonight...we will say goodbye to our son. Is that okay with you?" The mother looked at the father with sympathy.
"You're right. He's got so much potential. He needs to be away from this place. It's not fair. We were so lucky to be able to give life to such a beautiful creation. I would hate to see that creation be starved of a life. Tonight, I will say good-bye to my son."
They hugged each other and looked at thier son. They sighed, as they tried to soak in that they will lose thier only child. They both began to cry as the baby played and wandered so innocently.
The night came. They had to bring him out when everyone was gone. They held him with a blanket and covered him. They ran to the shore of the ocean. The father set up a bed of seaweed and brought it in. The mother held him tight in tears.
"My child. I will miss you so much. Please bring joy and love to where ever you go. I promise I will always be with you. I love you so much." She kissed the baby and set him on the sea weed. He looked up at her with big eyes and a frown. He didnt know what was going on. His father came up to him.
"Son, Good Luck with your life. I hope you live a long healthy and happy life. I can only hope the best for you. Please take care of yourself." The father reached on his head and took off a hat. It was a small white hat with a pointed top. He put it on top of the baby. He touched it and giggled.
"We'll be with you always son. Good bye...and Good luck." The seaweed drifted off into the ocean as the parents held each other and cried. The baby floated away. He stood up too look at his parents, as they watched him float off into the distance. He kept staring and staring untill they disapeared. He sat down and looked at where he was going. A blank, cold and unforgiving sea that was now his new home. He began crying softly as he floated alone. His parents watched as there son disapeared in the distance. They both walked away into the forest. They whent to thier home, and whent to bed. And they would never wake up...The Plague took thier life away that night. But in the sea, thier beautiful healthy baby floated on. Hopefully to find happiness and hope in a new life.
...To Be Continued.
Phew omfg that took me 3 and a half hours to write. I really hope you all like it. I worked hard on it (: