There was a time when the airship pirates that plagued the skies over the Secret Calcutta were so menacing few attempted to defend against them. This all came to an end when the Dread Captain came to call. It took only one confrontation to put the pirates in their place. Witness descriptions of the event vary. All that is known is the Dread Captain said something about his favorite Misfits song having to do with skulls and then what he took from one of the pirates that soon became a permanent part of his captain’s attire…

The Dread Captain, original version, by Bethalynne Bajema
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