private [closed] Adventures of the Equestrian Seas

[Pucksterv 4,508]

@@Littlecandylulu903

 

"Well, I'm sure ye will be able to someday. My sister was born without a horn, but somehow she can use magic. Apparently I can use magic too but I never really tried it or noticed it except for the blue mane. But if my sister can do it, you can do it too. I know it might sound a bit cheesy but my sister never had enough willpower until she finally she got over the fact that she could do it. So I'm sure you'll learn it too someday.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Pucksterv

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave listened to the conversation between Caramel and Spellbind as he did not have any job to do. No news had come from Violet so everything seemed ok so far. "Well, horns do give one a bigger advantage when dealing with spells" he thought to himself. 

[Pucksterv 4,508]

Caramel tripped and fell on the ground when the ship started to move. "I guess I'm just a bit rusty." she said a bit ashamed. "Finally, it's time to leave this boring town" she said as she stood up from the ground. "How are holding up there, Tyra?" she asked with a smile.

[Unicorncob 5,694]

@@Pucksterv

 

Tyra peeked over the wheel of the ship, grinning down at Caramel as she steered the ship. Obviously it looked like she was enjoying herself. Her father often let her take the helm of his own ship to practice sailing it, so she was rather comfortable.

 

"We are sailing smoothly, captain," She declared, waving a hoof, "onward to adventure and fortune!"

[Dust and Memories 557]

(I never actually said my name =p)

 

Lordy, still not feeling very secure on the ship decided to go underdeck, and see the ships armament. He was also looking for his musket, which was confiscated during his capture. He saw wilhem messing with the cannonballs.

 

"So, ur the guy who trapped me down there..."

Wilhelm stilled midpage and shut his book.

(He's currently reading a book, the cannons were finished a while ago.)

"Yes, I am." He stood up. "Next time, do shut yourself in a place with two escape routes. Redundancy is the best policy." Wilhelm gave Lordy the faintest suggestion of a smile. "However, let me make something quite clear. I do not trust you yet. For me to trust you, you'll have to work for it. Now, your name is Lordy, correct? Lordy Snow? I remember you.....deserter." His eyes narrowed. "Since Caramel apparently trusts you, however, I'm unable to shoot you where you stand. Not that I would want to......but still. I technically do have orders pertaining to desertion, but for a crewmate, I shall let them slide. Just remember that if you attempt anything remotely untoward to anyone or anything on this ship, I will suddenly remember my orders." Wilhelm turned back to his book, sat down on the cannon, and went back to reading.

[Lordav 3,427]

(Not the equestrian army =p)

 

Lordy was outraged,

 

"Do you even know what happened. I remember every moment of it. 5 months 3 weeks and 2 days ago 5,000 men march into a forest in order to reasch a beiseiged town. 5000 ponies of whom most i knew for years. We marched in thin file due to the surroundings and then they came. Armed with spears axes and swords, attacking from everywhere. Rain made our gunpowder useless. Beheadings, tortures and de-limbation everywhere. All your friends, aquaitences butchered in front of you. Our comander ripped to bits and eaten. Only 20 of us managed to escape the main carnage, only to be hunted down like dogs. Hiding in the mud. And to find out what? That the command KNEW what was waiting in that forest. And they let it happen for public support. 4999 lives!"

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave was checking around as he wasn't receiving any news from Violet yet. He saw Lordy and Wilhelm talking and then Lordy getting a bit worked up. He heard what he said. "What is going on here? Is everything ok?". He looked first at Wilhelm, then at Lordy. "You must be angry at your government. I myself am against the government in Equestria. Nothing but a bunch of fools trying to cling to power. They bath in money and eat cake everyday". 

[Dust and Memories 557]

(Not the equestrian army =p)

Lordy was outraged,

"Do you even know what happened. I remember every moment of it. 5 months 3 weeks and 2 days ago 5,000 men march into a forest in order to reasch a beiseiged town. 5000 ponies of whom most i knew for years. We marched in thin file due to the surroundings and then they came. Armed with spears axes and swords, attacking from everywhere. Rain made our gunpowder useless. Beheadings, tortures and de-limbation everywhere. All your friends, aquaitences butchered in front of you. Our comander ripped to bits and eaten. Only 20 of us managed to escape the main carnage, only to be hunted down like dogs. Hiding in the mud. And to find out what? That the command KNEW what was waiting in that forest. And they let it happen for public support. 4999 lives!"

  

Rave was checking around as he wasn't receiving any news from Violet yet. He saw Lordy and Wilhelm talking and then Lordy getting a bit worked up. He heard what he said. "What is going on here? Is everything ok?". He looked first at Wilhelm, then at Lordy. "You must be angry at your government. I myself am against the government in Equestria. Nothing but a bunch of fools trying to cling to power. They bath in money and eat cake everyday".

 

Wilhelm's mouth was a thin line. "If I was happy with the government, would I be in a pirate crew?" His eyes looked far off. "The Saddle Arabian campaign. Endless desert, no water. Tromping through mountains, into tunnels the Trotiban had already reinforced. Trapdoors falling out from under men, spilling them into pits of spikes coated with bacteria. Just...enough...to ensure a painful death. A slow, painful death. Dark magic users, people on our side who tried to copy them and failed.....pitch-black tunnels crawling with scorpions, traps, hoof made explosive devices... Me and my fireteam tried to clear one to allow our main unit to pass through. They caved in the tunnel behind and in front of us. Every day, they'd wound one man and let him die. No one came for us until a week later. Me and my best friend were starving, delirious...He ended up with a infection from the bullet in his flank that ended his life. I do not disagree with your grievances, Lordy. But I do consider you a deserter. You could have protested, told the rest of the army and the public about this atrocity. But instead, you ran."

[Pucksterv 4,508]

Caramel heard some commotion downstairs and decide to look for herself. "Hee, What is going on here? We're going to be on stuck on this ship together for a long time so I suggest ye keep it friendly." Caramel said with worried look. "I want my crew to get a long with eachother and have fun. Not discussing who's story is worse. The past must lay behind us. On this ship, I don't care what kind of things happened in the past, ye'll still be the same to me." Caramel said as she put her arms around Rave's and Lordy's shoulder as a friendly gesture. "Get yer flanks back upstairs, enjoy the sea, get a drink." she said with a smile.

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

  

Wilhelm's mouth was a thin line. "If I was happy with the government, would I be in a pirate crew?" His eyes looked far off. "The Saddle Arabian campaign. Endless desert, no water. Tromping through mountains, into tunnels the Trotiban had already reinforced. Trapdoors falling out from under men, spilling them into pits of spikes coated with bacteria. Just...enough...to ensure a painful death. A slow, painful death. Dark magic users, people on our side who tried to copy them and failed.....pitch-black tunnels crawling with scorpions, traps, hoof made explosive devices... Me and my fireteam tried to clear one to allow our main unit to pass through. They caved in the tunnel behind and in front of us. Every day, they'd wound one man and let him die. No one came for us until a week later. Me and my best friend were starving, delirious...He ended up with a infection from the bullet in his flank that ended his life. I do not disagree with your grievances, Lordy. But I do consider you a deserter. You could have protested, told the rest of the army and the public about this atrocity. But instead, you ran."

Rave rolled his eyed. He looked at Caramel. "Aye Captain". He looked at Wilhelm before going. "My brother fought against you, against Celestia's army. He was part of the guerrillas. He is still out there, defying Celestia's will. I am quite proud of him, the only difference between us is that he uses blood magic". With that, Rave went above decks. He would have joined his brother fighting against Celestia, but he had a duty to fulfill. 

[Lordav 3,427]

"You know what?"

He pulls out a caset with gold medals in it.

"Lordy snow, lance corporal, 1st line 8th row, 23rd regiment, 5th divison, 8th army corps... Awarded His majesties cross for holding the line."

 

He throws a medal on the floor

"Medal of honor, for rescuing hos commader from dangerous situations."

 

Throws it.

"Medal of valiance, charging on the first line, medal of courage, capturing deaths hill. Medal of brotherhood, leading his regiment away from total destruction. Meda..."

 

One by one, he throws a total of 34 medals on the ground then smashes the casette.

 

"Angry... Do u think im angry... They can all rot in the fire of hell. Would you know what wouldve happened if i even spoke a word... Id disappear. Ive seen, been in and done things you could never imagine. And all in a sense of what i thought was honor. Id prefer to end my life then spend another day in that blasted country."

[P-Jay 1,987]

violet was nodding off in the crows nest. that is, until flare nipped her. "its boring up in here!" she complained, to no-one in particular. she flew down real quick to get something to eat. she went downstairs, saw the thief throwing medals on the ground, and yelling, with wilhelm yelling back. she awkwardly shimmied between them while they looked at her, grabbed a bottle of rum, and a box of food, and went back. "nothing so far, map guy." she said, as she left. she flew back to the crows nest. "that was awkward. i wonder why the're fighting though."

Edited March 27, 2015 by Peytonjay

[Dust and Memories 557]

Wilhelm's hoof unconsciously strayed to the revolver at his flank, though, through a effort of will, he simply sat down and started reading again-shutting and locking the door to the cannon deck behind the three departing ponies. "Oh, this journey will be so enjoyable. So very enjoyable." He was tempted to punch himself for thinking that it would be a good idea to join a crew made up of anarchists, deserters, and the odd drunkard (though, who wasn't? Wilhelm decided he shouldn't be a hypocrite). He sighed deeply. Even his efforts weren't enough; his story, publicly denied; his deeds, lumped with atrocities and deemed a "baby killer"; his friends, murdered; and him.....Wilhelm...well, he served out the remainder of his tour of duty in a command position, and then retired...hoping he would find a place, any place, he could be free of the constant press of other ponies. The air free of smoke and dust and the stench of ponydom.....

He turned to the sea for solace. The sea and his books, as he had done so long ago, when his sister died. A hundred hundred sisters and brothers, all dead now. He fought the urge to giggle hysterically.

 

 

EDIT FOR LORDY:

Previously on the Wilhelm Show:

Wilhelm's eye twitched slightly. "Colonel Wilhelm de Winter. Certified flyer, commander of the elite 501st All-Pegasus Strike Group, fifty-four medals to his name, one hundred nineteen confirmed kills. I cannot claim to understand what you feel or what you have done, but I know this: it is far better to die a martyr than a coward. Your only choice then was to run away, and I understand that. But...no. I won't be a hypocrite. Even now, I'm just spouting dogma and nonsense fed to me during three years of service. Now's the time to be quiet. Ignorance is bliss." He fell silent.

 

OOC: Retired from active service.

Edited March 27, 2015 by Orion Caelum

[Lordav 3,427]

(Btw... If u retire... You cant execute orders =p)

 

After stomping the medals to pieces. He made for the deck. All those memories came back, from times he wished to forget forever. He sat down by the front mast and coiled up. A few tears started dropping from his eyes and he did his best to hold them in. All he needed was silence.

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave stood beside Lordy. "I can see that you are having a hard time. The death of your friends and the betrayal of your own government can't be all. I sense... regret. Perhaps you did something that you can't forgive yourself for doing? Whatever it is, you can also commit yourself to do better. I know we had a rough start, perhaps we can let bygones be bygones?". Rave looked blankly towards the sea. "I aint fairly popular within my own government. I'm already wanted in Canterlot and already rejected by the community for being a Darkmane. But now we are here. I can forget Equestria. I guess I will like sailing, exploring uncharted territories. Adventure and treasures". 

Edited March 27, 2015 by JonasDarkmane

[Pucksterv 4,508]

OOC: Get a bit more happy people!!!

 

Caramel walked above deck, she noticed that the ship was almost out of the harbor, Tyra was doing a fine job steering.

"I hope this trip won't be all discussions and angry faces." she mumbled to herself. She saw Rave talking to Lordy. At least that is going better then before.

 

"Can I get everypony's attention please. This ship, this crew, is something very special. all of us are outlaws, outcasts, deserters, weirdos, rejected or lonely. This makes us the same yet very different. I want this journey to be an adventures and happy one. It's okay to be sad or angry, but not all the time. We should be celebrating, Cause we are sailing towards treasure and joy!" Caramel said with laughter. 

"Look at that beautiful magnificent sea and realize that you are free!" Caramel raised her drink in the air "are ye with me?"

Edited March 27, 2015 by Pucksterv

[Unicorncob 5,694]

Tyra's wide grin hopefully gave Caramel a bit of hope that the journey wouldn't be all doom and gloom, showing how much she was enjoying steering the ship.

 

Her ears perked up at the captain's call and she peered just over the wheel, barely seeing her.

She cocked her head at her words. She wasn't an outlaw, and certainly not an outcast or a deserter. Her devotion to her clan was something she held very dear.

She didn't feel lonely or rejected either, though she has been called weird before, so she went with that one.

 

She grinned at her following words, and propped herself up on the wheel with her hind hooves to get higher, raising a forehoof in the air.

"AYE!" She bellowed.

[Pucksterv 4,508]

@@Unicorncob

 

"Alright, that's at least one good spirit, I guess it's enough for now." Caramel said looking a bit sad that the others didn't react much to her speech. "Tyra, I'll take over the wheel now, you get yerself some training done or something. Whatever ye wanna do." Caramel walked towards the wheel to take over the steering for now. "If anyone want's to try to sail a bit, ye can just ask" Caramel said with a smile

 

@ @@JonasDarkmane

 

"Violet, Rave, How's it going so far? Are we heading in the right direction? Anything interesting on the waters?"

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave did not receive a response from Lordy quickly enough, so he went over to the captain as soon as she called. "Well, we could turn more South. Otherwise we will overshoot the isles by 30 miles if we continue heading in this direction" he explained to her. 

Edited March 28, 2015 by JonasDarkmane

[Pucksterv 4,508]

"Then I'll turn more to the south. I haven't been sailing for a long time, it just takes a while to get use to it again." Caramel said a bit sad while turning the wheel. "But that doesn't matter, we're sailing no matter what. If ye want ye can steer for a while. Ye be surprised in how much fun it actually is." she said with a smile.

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave looked at the wheel. "You would... actually trust me to steer your ship? An entire ship? Isn't it extremely hard? Doesn't it require a lot of training? What if I crash it?". Rave was a little bit excited, but also quite nervous about it. A smile crept up his face. 

[Pucksterv 4,508]

"Of course I trust ye, If Tyra can do it, ye can definitely do it too, No need to be nervous." she said with a wink. "It doesn't really require much training, ye won't crash, I promise. I will guide ye trough it, ye can count on me." she said with a smile as she walked a step back so that Rave could take over.

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave took the wheel and started steering. He looked at Caramel. "Y--Yo--You will help me if something goes wrong? Ok?". He looked onward and started steering South, in the direction of the Cargo Wreck Isles. He hoped that Caramel would help him in case something went wrong. 

[Pucksterv 4,508]

"Don't worry, ye doing great. Just one small thing, try not to get yer hoofs crossed when steering and put yer left hoof just a bit higher." Caramel took Rave's hoof and put it on the right spot. "there ye go much better.'' she smiled. She sat down next to Rave, watching him being all nervous. She wondered if he was just nervous because of the sailing or because she sat next to him. Not important she though as she lingered at the sea.

[JonasDarkmane 19,787]

Rave was blushing now and smiling a little bit. He had been quite nervous about steering the ship and sailing it, but he thought he was getting the hang of it now, calming him down on that matter. He was now nervous as Caramel was sitting close next to him.