You're probably starting to wonder where the Ninjas fit into this story.

Well here's where...

As the Pirates swarmed closer to my vehicle, a portal opened right by the front right bumper of my car. A Ninja materialized out of the portal. For a second there, I thought, "Wow! teleporting Ninjas are cooler than invisible Ninjas or Ninjas with lasers!"

Then I noticed the Ninja was wearing an ipod around his waist (where a laser would usually be holstered). This is when I realized that he must have been listening to David Bowie's "Space Oditty". That's the oly way he ended up in the same spot as me. Bowie's music does crazy s**t to Ninjas too.

The Ninja stepped out of the portal fighting. He started slashing away at the Pirates. This created enough of a distraction and I was able to speed away to the road leading back to San Francisco. I felt bad for the Ninja because there were at least a 100 cranky Pirates in Treasure Island. I hope he survived.

I decided to drive straight to the office and skip out on going to the bank.