Benjamin Cooper: A Short Story

Aye there me mateys, I be Benjamin Cooper. I’m the captain aboard thee Blue Dragon, she be a mighty vessel for sailing the seven seas! As you may have noticed, I seem to be missing me right leg. Listen here lads and lassies, I be telling you thee tale of the stormy night over the Northern Atlantic, were I was ambushed by the mighty Barry. But, I must tell you me own backstory before we get to Barry! I was born in London, England on December 7, 1808. My father, Edward Cooper, was in the Navy during the War of 1812, luckily nothing terrible came upon him during that time, and my mother, Elise Cooper, owned a small bakery in town. I had two brothers, Philip and George, one sister named Annabel. Both of me and my brothers enlisted into the Navy, serving under our father himself. However, one grizzly night when we went out on patrol over
That was all I could see of the mighty Barry when he attacked. After the attack I woke up drifting on some wooden wreckage, my family was nowhere in sight. I felt light headed and tried to swim back towards land but was having struggles, I pulled myself up on the wood to see a grave sight. Barry had sliced me leg clean off right under the knee, I was a trained sailor but at the sight of that I passed out cold. Once I had returned back to England, I spent the next two years saving up money by taking jobs here and there. Once I had earned enough, I bought me a ship by the name of the Blue Dragon and got some of me Navy buddies to be my crew. Ever since that stormy night, I’m waiting for Barry to show his ugly mug again. When that happens, I’ll be ready for the bugger and he won’t show those devilish eyes ever again. Nevertheless, once I brought my case to King George the 4th, he understood and now has several warships guarding that area. Now, let be talk about why I’m here in London, away from the seas and at this party that Scrooge has invited me