Ethereal

Eilwen practically leaped off the gang plank as it hit the dock. finally, industrialist hoofington, she was safe. haha... safe... eilwen chuckled to herself as she walked down the street... ((bye bye))

Eilwen took the paper from strikers hands. it's definitely time to leave she thought. "thanks I guess" she said as she walked away. up on deck she leaned on the rails impatiently for the ship to land.

"what now?" Eilwen turned to striker a bit impatiently.

"oh, um, not much. we defeated the ships, the other crew members have been cleaning up and repairing, and soon we're going to dock in hoofington." Eilwen pulled her hood over her head. "if you'll excuse me i have to gather my belongings.

It's a smaller town... check your map if you don't believe me

Eilwen scratched her head, "uh, just from... mareheim."

"aagh!" Eilwen jumped as kyros came in. "oh, yeah i was just getting my stuff together."

(( i wasn't unconscious, just exhausted but whatever.)) Eilwen sat up as soon as striker closed the door and took out her map. "am i close enough to hoofington to fly the rest of the way?' eilwen pondered. "i need to get out of here before they start asking too many questions"

"i don't need this heavy thing, i'll just use these" motioning to her wings that had metal braces fitted onto the arches. they looked decorative but were sharpened to a deadly edge. the only method of self defence she had. but just as she finished talking striker was gone. She shrugged and tossed the hatchet away, aiming for the enemy ship. Eilwen briefly wondered if striker would get mad at her for losing the hatchet, but there was no time for doubt. Eilwen took a sharp turn and sliced through one of the supporting ropes, bullets still whizzing by her head, but the frequency of the attacks had slowed. Eilwen flew up close to the balloon and dragged her wing straight through the canvas. it was thick and strong, but Eilwen managed to rip a few thin holes in it. unfortunately, the sudden contact with something that was not... air, had disturbed her flight pattern and she plummeted down, past the ship. she managed to grab a rope dangling off the edge. The holes in the balloon were widening with the force of the air rushing out and the ship began descending. it was time to get out of there. Eilwen flew back to the antigone and flopped down on the deck.

"i'm drawing the ships fire away, can't you tell by the way i'm getting shot at!?!?" Eilwen said impatiently. just then another volley of bullets whizzed by, one grazing her wing. "if you want to help, get back to the ship and shoot this thing down!"

Eilwen peeked her head out of the hatch, her eyes and bright patches glowing softly from the stress of being fired at. it was quiet, too quiet. the sounds of gunfire and cannon shots were still whizzing over her head, but the crew members had all stopped shouting. Eilwen briefly worried they'd all perished, but there were no bodies on deck. then she spotted ratchet, kyros and striker on a quickly ascending balloon. there was only 1 ship left. Eilwen looked at the Antigone, it was in pretty bad shape. too many more shots and it might go down. Eilwen shuddered when she realized what she must do. running down to her bunk, she grabbed the tinted goggles she brought in case of an emergency. tying her cloak tight, she leapt off the ship and flew straight for the last balloon. if she'd been glowing softly before, she was shining like rudolph on christmas now. "just one more ship, just one more ship, just one more ship" the last ship turned and started firing straight at Eilwen's bright light. bullets whizzed by her head, a flaming shot of gas singed her hair. She couldn't keep this up much longer.

Eilwen had mostly been staying in her bunk for most of the trip, only leaving for meals, but on this particular day Eilwen had decided to go up to the deck for some fresh air. Big mistake. she spotted the airships and ran for the hatch leading to the lower decks and ducked underneath the stairs, still close to the hatch. She wanted to hear what was going on up there. Eilwen covered herself in her ever present cloak and listened carefully

Eilwen walked into the sleeping quarters, it was dark and quiet. Eilwen chose a bunk in the far corner and set down her pack. getting in her bunk, she sighed, and pulled her cloak over her head like a blanket.

Ethereal walked up to the captain. "uh, where should i bunk? i don't know my way around."

Eilwen turned back to the ship as the captain walked away and breathed a heavy sigh. The mild glow in her face had faded away. That was close she thought I can't let people get me worked up so easily. Eilwen turned back down the docks I'm sure there's still time to run that errand before the ship leaves...

Eilwen turned away facing her head away from the captains suspicious gaze. "What is this some kind of Spanish inquisition? I'm a normal pony okay? If you have a problem with me there are lots of other ships I could take."

Eilwen tugged on her hood, pulling it further over her head "What kind of question is that? 'am i a normal pony'" Eilwen shifted her eyes back and forth as if looking for someone "heheh... of course I am. ...uh well then if it's alright with you i have to uh.. pick something up before the ship sails. when did you say it was leaving?"

"deal" Eilwen pulled a bag of coins out from under her hood and tossed it up to the captain.

"Just as long as it's far away from here. How much would it cost for passage on your ship?"

Eilwen scanned the docks for a ship that looked like it would take on passengers. she spotted one that looked sturdy and called to who she guessed was the captain. "excuse me sir, where's this ship headed?"

Eilwen roamed the Docks, a hood pulled over her head. She perused a nearby fruit stand. "hmmm"