"Aarrggghh...what did ye call me, boy-o?" asked the captain who resembled Mikan. She brandished her sword at Kokichi, who was still holding a cold and tired Himiko in his arms.
"You're Mikan, right?" Kokichi asked. "Mikan Tsumiki?"
"Aye, Mikan be me first name, but I discarded 'Tsumiki' a long time ago!" the pirate replied. "I go by the name Cap'n Mikan Severedlocks, now! I can sail the seas with a name that strikes fear in every pirate's heart!"
"Mikan Severdlocks?" Kokichi repeated.
"Aye! Ye have a problem with that, landlubber?!" Cap'n Severedlocks roared.
"No, not really," Kokichi replied. He looked to the others behind Cap'n Severedlocks. He noticed that not only was the crew all girls, but girls he knew personally, or at least, he thought he did. "What are you all doing here?!" he asked incredulously. "What the crap is going on?!"
"Watch yer mouth, ye scallywag!" Cap'n Severedlocks scolded, then gestured to her crew. "You're aboard me ship, The Scurvy Lass, and this is me crew: Peko Peko-Pegleg, Milky Miu, Naptime Nanami, Swashbucklin' Sonia, Taeko the Taker, Sea Shanty Sayaka, One-Eye Ibuki, Jolly Roger Kaede, Stinkypants Tsumugi, Keelhaulin' Hina, Hiyoko the Hooker, and Kirumi the Cleaner...but we just call her 'Cleanie,' aye!"
"Hahahaha...for real?!" Kokichi laughed. Cap'n Severedlocks and her crew narrowed their eyes at Kokichi.
"What ye be laughin' at, bucko?" Cap'n Severedlocks asked in a low, threatening voice.
"Oh! Sorry," Kokichi said. "I'm just confused at some of your names." He gestured to some of the pirates. "Like, why is your name Stinkypants Tsumugi, and yours, Hiyoko the Hooker?"
"I got hooks fer hands!" Hiyoko the Hooker exclaimed, showing her hands which were, indeed, replaced with hooks. "Because o' these blasted things, it be hard fer me to put me clothes on! I have to ask one o' these blasted idiots fer help!"
"Yer callin' us blasted idiots?!" Keelhaulin' Hina shouted incredulously.
"Aye, don't be callin' us idiots when ye can't e'en put yer own clothes on yerself!" Jolly Roger Kaede scolded. The other pirates laughed at Hiyoko the Hooker, who began to pout.
"Ye wanted ter know why me name is Stinkypants Tsumugi, aye?" Stinkypants Tsumugi asked Kokichi, who nodded. "It's because I'm so plain busy tryin' ter sew me shipmates' clothes all th'time that I don't have time fer meself to change me pants!"
"Ah, um...okay?" Kokichi replied, sticking his tongue out in disgust. "Well, anyways, listen, you guys. I don't know what exactly is going on here, but Himiko and I need help. We need a way to get back to-"
"SHIVER ME TIMBERS!!" Swashbucklin' Sonia cried, pointing at Himiko. "'Tis her!" The other pirates huddled closer around Kokichi and Himiko to get a better look at Himiko. They gasped upon seeing her more clearly, then they all brandished their swords at Kokichi and Himiko.
"What is she doin' here?!" Cap'n Severedlocks demanded.
"Whoa! Who?" Kokichi asked, holding Himiko closer to him.
"Her! Himiko..." Cap'n Severdlocks hissed. Kokichi looked down at Himiko, who looked weakly back up at him. Kokichi then looked back at the pirates in confusion.
"Himiko? What about her? You guys know her, right?" Kokichi said. "We're all friends at school."
"We ain't friends wit' the demon seed o' Davey Jones 'imself," Milky Miu growled.
"What are you guys talking about?!" Kokichi cried. "I don't even know what's going on! Himiko here is my girlfriend, and friends with you guys! You all know that!" The pirates exchanged glances.
"Can yer girlfriend do...magic?" One-Eye Ibuki asked. Kokichi looked at her in surprise. Then, he looked at everyone else with suspicion.
"Why do you ask?" he asked.
"Cap'n BloodRed Himiko of The Black Magic," Cap'n Severedlocks explained grimly. "She wields dark, powerful magic the likes of which I've never seen. Because of her, our souls will never rest in peace."
'Whaaat do you mean?" Kokichi asked.
"We are bound within this fog for eternity," Taeko the Taker replied.
"Aye. That evil sea witch, BloodRed, cursed us with her magic many years ago," Sea Shanty Sayaka added forlornly.
"Years ago?" Kokichi asked quietly. "So...it is true about the Nagasaki Triangle! It does lead to a parallel universe!"
"Parallel universe? What ye be talkin' about?" Cap'n Severedlocks asked. Kokichi opened his mouth to answer, but decided to keep quiet for the moment.
"Nothing..." he replied. "But, listen. Um...this is my girlfriend. She isn't who you say she is. We're not supposed to be here. We were headed out to sea when we were trapped by all this fog, and-"
"Yer never leaving this ship," Cap'n Severedlocks interrupted.
"What...?" Kokichi asked.
"You and yer girlie aren't leaving," Cap'n Severedlocks repeated. "As long as ye two are on this ship, ye also are bound to the curse." Kokichi merely stared at her with disbelief. He closed his eyes to calm his nerves.
"If...If there was a way to break the curse...would you let us help you?" he asked.
"Aye," Cap'n Severedlocks replied. "But t'won't be an easy task. We need powerful magic if we're goin' to stand any chance against Cap'n BloodRed Himiko." Kokichi nodded, and looked at Himiko, who had fallen asleep in his arms. He took a deep breath and faced the pirates.
"My girlfriend here can also do magic," he said. The others gasped and raised their swords up in fear and suspicion. "But...she's not BloodRed Himiko. She's another Himiko. I know this sounds weird, and this is hard for me to explain, but you need to trust me."
"Give us a reason, or 'tis yer arse, ye soggy bilge rat!" Milky Miu demanded as she pointed her sword closer to Kokichi. Kokichi looked each pirate in the eye.
"Because without her, the curse will never be lifted," he replied. "If you really want to be rid of BloodRed Himiko's curse, you'll trust my Himiko to do it. She's the only way." The pirates exchanged glances. Cap'n Severedlocks sighed, and turned to Stinkypants Tsumugi.
"Stinkypants...make these two some warm clothes," she said, then turned to Kirumi the Cleaner. "Cleanie, prepare them some food and warm beds!" She turned back to Kokichi and Himiko and gave them a determined smile. "We have a couple of new crewmates on board, aye!"