The Captain and the Kraken Written by Heavily Armored Hamster It seems like every area Has it's own little legend Of something special That lives in their sea Something rarely seen Something mythical in Nature These places They have adventures who seek Seek to encounter the creature They spend all day at the sea Looking for a legend Trying to etch their own spot In local legends But of course these monsters They're never seen They stay in the waters Of which they were born The waters of one dreamer's Over imaginative head However, not all legends Are completely false Our little town Sweet Port Town of Toto Happens to have a legend Of a Kraken who sleeps beneath The waves without waking We thought it was just a legend For the longest of times We dismissed it as a child's tale Then one day it awoke And drew a line in the water Not allowing any boats to pass The monstrosity of the Kraken Is known across the world But when it actually becomes enraged It's force is so violent It rips the boat to pieces And swallows up the survivors I am the humble dock master Of sweet port town toto They call me the Captain That's not my name, of course But we all forget it along time ago I was deeply troubled At the prospect of the Kraken For as master of the harbor I worry about every vessel That comes and leaves I decided then That I could not let it be I made it my personal goal That I would spill the blood Of the legendary Kraken And paint the seas red I thought I'd use a sneak attack It was a rainy night And the Kraken sure to be asleep I packed the boat with supplies In case I were to be injured I packed harpoons Of Twenty different varieties And I packed a first aid kit in case things looked bleak So I set sail that stormy night Just alone, alone me and the sea It was nerve racking To hear the cracking of thunder But not a murmur from the sea I knew the Kraken was around But I could not make the first move My very fate was out of my hands The quiet lasted for hours Hours I remember so vividly Just drifting Drifting hopefully Looking for a legend Looking for a myth Looking to paint the sea red In the middle of a breath The sea became alive The waves parted And the serpent body shot up Towering higher and higher into the sky He flashed a menacing smile Just egging me to leave But I would not back down No, this battle was destiny! The Kraken lunged at me But I nimbly steered away I loaded the harpoon gun And Fired It managed to catch upon His skin But he gave a mighty shake And it lost it's grip I shot Harpoon After harpoon Until I'd used all twenty And then I found him staring Staring at me He seemed unimpressed My offensive was most futile I was the first to admit that And yet there was a glimmer in his eye I think he was grateful That someone would oppose him With all of his might And offer a sincere challenge But Of course it was a battle And one he couldn't afford to lose He slashed with his mighty tale And split my boat in half I managed to grab hold Onto a plank I turned about to see the kraken Breathe a cloud of fire That engulfed my dear boat He swam closer to me I tried to stand up But my plank would not support it So I pulled out my dagger And held it menacingly The kraken froze Not afraid of my dagger But he looked at me... I think he was disappointed Disappointed that I was finished so soon It would have been so easy So easy just to eat me But instead he gave a noisy snort And submerged back into the ocean I was alone again Alone; just me and the sea I drifted back to Toto Very slowly And I had time to think About a lot of different things I was defeated And I knew my victory impossible And yet I felt inclined to fight I knew that next time Next time he might not spare my life I decided then- I'd halt any attempts Until new opportunities Presented themselves I laid low in town Low for a long time Urging people not to venture To far from the shore But I was not fighting My timeless nemesis I was biding my time Until one certain day I happened upon four kids Four kids of a young age Their clothes were foreign And they had traveled far Without the aid of any adults present I had a feeling They possessed great power Power of the mind They asked me for a ride A ride into the ocean That's when I realized The five of us together Could defeat him I warned them of the danger Of the oceanic demon But they seemed quite determined To move onwards So we embarked that day I was not alone It was me and the sea And Ness, Paula, Jeff, and Poo There was no gloom filled silence But chatter irrelevant So calming on the nerves The Leviathan did make his presence known The Kraken stared at me Directly into my eyes It recognized me It's valiant opponent from days past And then...I felt so afraid Images of the last encounter Flooded into my mind Images of defeat Humiliating bitter defeat And a possible death The four began to battle I grabbed hold of my dagger But let loose of it in cowardice Instead I watched them fight With powers most supernatural I felt there was something I must do So I took off my shoe And tossed it at the Kraken I was so afraid, So very afraid? The Three Boys And the Girl Managed to defeat the Kraken that day Who faintly sank into the depths With a far away look in his eyes One that of death I knew he would not return I felt triumphant that day The day my foe was laid to rest It felt so wonderful But alas A horrible feeling grabbed me One of shame, one of guilt It was not I who defeated him It was those little kids All I did Was toss a shoe... A shoe... It was embarrassing It was in all actuality A defeat for me? Now you may think it foolish But I cling to a hope That the Kraken did not die And the he still makes his presence known On the Ocean's floor And that occasionally he must arise To gather air I get onto my boat And sail the waterways for hours Just hoping that I might see him It is ironic in a way So many people hunt for monsters Monster made of mythology Unable to ever find them I never used to understand Why they searched so hard For something not to be found I guess that I can understand now What drives them to do so But I know my own monster Was real at one time A legend that is a legend once more But I did not really wish to seek it Wish so strongly Until the legend died