Mission:
I was excited when I 'eard the Tears of all Oceans might be around. I ordered the crew to git ready to leave. We loaded some food up, and sailed off. The seas were even rougher than usual. The sail ripped on us a few times. We had a hard time repairing it.

A score of days later, we beached on the shore of Mossflower. The tales were right. The place looked different then I had seen it afore. There was a large scoop. So that was where the Tears were. I ordered the crew to git out there. Some were scared, sayin' that the Tears brought bad lukk. I told 'em to git out there or I'd eat their tailes'n'pickle their paws. They ran off the ship in a hurry. We were all equipt wid shovel, an' we was startin' ta dig, when there was a noise. TWANG...SSSSSSTHUNK! One of the crew beasts fell slain by an arrow. We turned to see other vermin, a whole group o' them, standin' a bit o' a ways off. The leader was a stoat, like me. He was big and strong, an' weilded a huge axe, as well as a long skinning knife. He hollered out ta me,"Away frum that land! The Tears are mine!" Suuuuure, I thought to meself. "Yers ye say? Can't give ye them, even if I don't have 'em right now! Here, how bout this?" I grabbed a loaded sling frum one o' the crew, and fired it, with as much power as I cudd. It hit the leader right in the stomach. He keeleed over. The beasts following him ran over to make sure he was okay. The stoat and his group retreated, but not without a threat from the leader."We'll be bakk, that we will! Nobeast messes wid me, for I am Pencilneck the Mighty!' I fell over laughing, as did most of the crew. I was laughin' so hard I cried. "Pencilneck,"I hooted "Pencilneck! I think I'll tear a gut! Pencilneck the Mighty? Harrharrharrharrrharrharr! Thats a gudd one!"

When we were sure that Pencilneck and his followers were gone, we began diggin'. The crew was a lot happier, they laughed and sung. The attack hadn't brought dread, but good cheer. I was digging as hard as the others were, but nothin' would be found. That is when I hit sumthin'. 'S a good thing I didn't hit it too hard! There in me metre deep hole was the shell used to hold the Tears! I brushed it off. "Mateys, I found the holder!" I cried out. About an hour later, two of the rosy pink pearls were found. In another four hours, all the Tears had been discovered. We leapt about fer joy, singin' happily, when an arrow buried itself right next to me footpaw. I turned, and there they were!

"Pencilneck! Ooohooohooohoo! Harrharr! Whaddya want, O "Mighty" one?"

The crew laughed merrily. Pencilneck glared.

"Give me the Tears, Sampetran! You failed to get them once, ye'll fail again. Hand them over!" His hand toyed his mighty axe that was in his belt. Seeing our refusal, he whipped the axe out and screamed,"CHAAAAAAAAARGE!!!"

His band came right at us, weapons flailin'. I ran a beast through who was attackin' and nearly killin' one o' me crewmates. Then I saw him out of the corner of me eye. Pencilneck was headin' right at me, axe swingin'. I waited, actin' like I hadn't seen him,'til he was real close. Then, When his next axe swing that would cut me head off came, I ducked, and thrust me sword inter 'his chest. He let out a gurglin' sound, and fell dead. The battle ended quickly. The followers of Pencilneck lost all hope when their leader died. Some ran off, but most died. We had been victorious, and Ublaz would finally git the pearls that'd'make him feared by all, and be remembered as the greatest vermin leader of all time. The seas were beautiful the whole time we sailed home, as if the sea knew that we were the beasts who'd bring the Tears of All Oceans to the lord of Sampetra.