open Treasure Hunters of the Cascade Sea (RP Thread)

[Stancet 689]

@@Gloomfury, @,

 

Captain Razor Sharp was preoccupying his mind with the storm when his first mate, Gloomfury, suddenly caught his attention. He stepped aside when he heard the location of the first island was determined and was pleased to find Ocean Wind was able to make sense of the clue he provided for her. But the bad news was the island in question.

 

"Shade Mists?" he wondered to himself. "Of all the islands, why did it have to be that one?"

 

To say the least, Razor Sharp was glad they had a lead to follow. But before he could congratulate anypony, the ship suddenly lurch to the side as a mighty wave collided against the side of the hull. The seas were becoming too turbulent and loose barrels started rolling across the deck; as well as crew mates who didn't hold on well enough. It wasn't long before some of the lines came loose and Razor Sharp needed to hurry and help his crew secure them.

Edited November 6, 2013 by Stancet

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

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Ocean shook her head...forgetting that Moon couldn't see that. "No no, its fine, I can handle it myself. I'll just put them in my bunk and we-" She was cut off as the ship was hit by a large wave, throwing Ocean off her hooves and into a nearby hammock which was pulled right out of its spot as Ocean bumped into the wall, groaning loudly.

[Milk Wave 454]

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Ocean shook her head...forgetting that Moon couldn't see that. "No no, its fine, I can handle it myself. I'll just put them in my bunk and we-" She was cut off as the ship was hit by a large wave, throwing Ocean off her hooves and into a nearby hammock which was pulled right out of its spot as Ocean bumped into the wall, groaning loudly.

Moon was lucky enough to jump up and stabilize herself when the ship tipped. But now the concern was Ocean, which she went over to check on. "Ocean! Are you alright? I heard a loud thump, so i'm assuming you hit the wall.." Once in a good spot, the pony flew a bit around to lay her down. "What did you hit?"

[Stancet 689]

Razor Sharp fastened one of the loose ropes and secured it again, before he noticed something suspicious. There was a dent in the hull just below the railing. There wasn't a hole punched through the wood (thank goodness) but the dent looked distinctly like the shot of a cannonball. 

 

Razor Sharp began wondering where such a dent could have come from. If fired from far enough away it was possible they wouldn't have heard a cannon shot in this storm, and the ball would have slowed just enough to neutralize any real damage it might have done to the ship. It didn't take Razor Sharp long to realize that another ship was probably out there somewhere. 

 

He checked and it was hard to make anything out through the haziness of the storm. After a sudden flash of lighting, Razor Sharp thought he saw the silhouette of another boat just on the horizon. It was suddenly gone the next moment. But just as it disappeared, the captain thought he heard the sound of something moving very fast.

 

Suddenly, Razor Sharp looked just in time to see a cannonball striking the hull of the ship. It happened the exact same moment as another wave rocked the ship and the Dark Fortune tiled dangerous far to the side. "My gosh!" Razor Sharp gasped. "The master gunner of that other ship is a genius! Combining his shots with the force of the waves so he can try to knock us onto our side!"

[Hive King 2,001]

Black Heart snarled before scrambling below deck to the cannons. He too, had felt the cannon shots and was able to feel the life-force of a few on the horizon. The Jersey Devil scowled as he realized that he had forgotten to load the black powder. Black Heart leaped back on deck and fired off a few acidic vomit projectiles in the general direction of the enemy.

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Moon was lucky enough to jump up and stabilize herself when the ship tipped. But now the concern was Ocean, which she went over to check on. "Ocean! Are you alright? I heard a loud thump, so i'm assuming you hit the wall.." Once in a good spot, the pony flew a bit around to lay her down. "What did you hit?"

 

"I'm fi-AH." She fell again, this time she was unlucky enough to fall into a leak from the deck above. "NO NO NO NO..." She repeated, quickly getting up to dry the place off...sadly she was too late as the water began spreading around her back, slowly becoming transparent as her voice gurgled and eventually could not be heard.

[Hive King 2,001]

Black Heart staggered back as the ship rocked again before barking an order below deck. "Where's the navigator!? We need to retreat" Black Heart screamed, realizing that they weren't going to win like this, they needed to take cover and lick their wounds. Problem was, he didn't know where was a good place to hide

[Stancet 689]

Razor Sharp overheard Black Heart giving orders and felt offended, like it wasn't the Jersey Devil's place to instruct the crew. But Razor Sharp had to bide his time and think carefully about their tactics. As the Dark Fortune swung upright again, managing to avoid taking in too much water, the captain weighted his options and chose the best course of action.

 

"No!" he told the others. "Let's confront them! We'll take them head on and use the element of surprise! If the enemy thinks we're helpless, then they'll have another thing coming!"

 

The captain looked at Black Heart first. "I still don't know if it's possible for the two of use to work together, but I could use you down below on the gun deck. We'll pelter the enemy with cannon fire first, before they do the same to us."

 

Razor Sharp then turned and gave instructions to the rest of his crew. "Gloomfury, get everypony armed and ready for combat! We're going to first cripple the enemy ship, and then we're going to board them if we're luck enough to make it that far!"

 

The captain then turned to the rest of the crew. "Everpony, take positions and prepare for battle! Follow Black Heart and Gloomfury! We're going to show the enemy which pirate is rightly feared in these waters!"

 

(Ooc: The enemy is actually going to be a lot stronger than any of them suspect.)

[Hive King 2,001]

Black Heart whimpered before heading below deck. As much as Black Heart blustered, against a stronger opponent, Black Heart was afraid. Cowardice had been helpful to the Jersey Devil when faced with a more powerful foe but that obviously wouldn't work now. Black Heart reached out with his senses and felt powerful life-force from the other ship. It was a vague indicator, but it would provide him with some aim. The Jersey Devil then alternated between firing the cannons and belching acid through the port holes

[Rokkurin 214]

Night Blade galloped below deck with Black Heart, "Remember, i modified the cannons so they can fire three volleys before having to be reloaded." He said as he opened both starboard and port sides of the ship. He then raced back to the upper deck and prepared himself for combat, if need be.

[Milk Wave 454]

"I'm fi-AH." She fell again, this time she was unlucky enough to fall into a leak from the deck above. "NO NO NO NO..." She repeated, quickly getting up to dry the place off...sadly she was too late as the water began spreading around her back, slowly becoming transparent as her voice gurgled and eventually could not be heard.

Moon heard the gurgle and became curious, going back to help Ocean back up but surprisingly she was.... Liquified? It felt weird to touch, as she had a hard and almost impossible time. Eventually she gave up and lowered her back. "Grab on, I dont care about anything but your safety right now.."

[Hive King 2,001]

Black Heart snarled before continuing with his vollies. The storm was getting rough though and even with his life sense, getting a good hit on the ship was nearly impossible. So far, he had only snuffed out a few life forces out of the dozens on deck. "We need to retreat" Black Heart wailed before thunder crashed. "Scared of a little skywater?" Black Heart's demon laughed harshly before squealing as another lightning bolt cracked. "First of all shut up, second, it's not the rain that worries me" the Jersey Devil replied before banishing the demon again

[Gloomfury 243]

@@Stancet, "Aye sir!" Gloomfury shouted to Razor Sharp as he ran to get everyone ready.

 

 @, First he went to so Black Heat and he sees him just standing there talking to himself. Another cannon ball it them and that kicked his anger on. He walks up to the Jersey Devil and punched him square in the face. "Get you your shit together. If you're gonna be a coward then go overboard cause on this ship there ain't no room for pissy pants pansies. Am I clear?!" Gloom shouted with fury in his eyes.

[Stancet 689]

The Dark Fortune went straight towards the enemy ship and the fire fight ceased for a moment. When the enemy realized it wouldn't be that easy to take them on from a distance they changed their tactics too and came closer as well. Both ships came within range of doing some real damage as they pulled alongside each other. 

 

Razor Sharp looked up at the enemy crew and they greatly outnumbered his own crew. They were yelling bloodthirsty cries and waving their swords about as the portholes along the hull opened up. Out of the ship appeared two dozen cannons, which caused Razor Sharp to realize they were outmatched. Still, there had to be a way of beating these guys.

 

While he was thinking Razor Sharp looked below deck and gave the order. "This is all down to you Black Heart!" he called. "Fire at will!"

[Hive King 2,001]

The Dark Fortune went straight towards the enemy ship and the fire fight ceased for a moment. When the enemy realized it wouldn't be that easy to take them on from a distance they changed their tactics too and came closer as well. Both ships came within range of doing some real damage as they pulled alongside each other. 

 

Razor Sharp looked up at the enemy crew and they greatly outnumbered his own crew. They were yelling bloodthirsty cries and waving their swords about as the portholes along the hull opened up. Out of the ship appeared two dozen cannons, which caused Razor Sharp to realize they were outmatched. Still, there had to be a way of beating these guys.

 

While he was thinking Razor Sharp looked below deck and gave the order. "This is all down to you Black Heart!" he called. "Fire at will!"

Black Heart recovered from the verbal lashing Gloomfury gave him before heading below deck. The Jersey Devil sensed out the enemy life force and fired, covering his eyes as he did. To his shock, the cannon ball hit a rock, causing it to collapse upon the enemy ship. 

"Well, I should fire blind from now on" Black Heart muttered before heading up again

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

Moon heard the gurgle and became curious, going back to help Ocean back up but surprisingly she was.... Liquified? It felt weird to touch, as she had a hard and almost impossible time. Eventually she gave up and lowered her back. "Grab on, I dont care about anything but your safety right now.."

Ocean shook her head, then facehoofed, water flying everywhere.

She moved her hoof to Moon's throat and gently touched it with her hoof then she put her hooves on either sides of Moon's head and gently shook it from side to side before she stumbled into a pole, the pole passing right through her body.

She smacked into the far wall and ended up as a puddle on the floor before sloooowly morphing back together again, looking quite unamused as she stumbled towards her bag, which had slid across the room.

[Stancet 689]

Razor Sharp was amazed by Black Heart's little blunder; completely missing the ship and just happening to hit a rock protruding from the water. The cannon shot brought the rock onto the enemy and Razor Sharp was actually jealous he hadn't thought of that idea himself.

 

But the rock still wasn't big enough to bring the enemy down. Instead, the ship tilted to the side and the rock slid from the deck into the sea. The enemy ship straightened itself out and then suddenly opened fire and began pummeling the hull of the Dark Fortune. Splinters and debris scattered everywhere, knocking everypony off their feet. 

 

Razor Sharp picked himself up and dusted his fur. "That little tactic didn't work," he mumbled to himself. Things began to die down and Razor Sharp realized the enemy needed a moment before their cannons would be able to fire again. "There must be a different idea I can try."

[Hive King 2,001]

Razor Sharp was amazed by Black Heart's little blunder; completely missing the ship and just happening to hit a rock protruding from the water. The cannon shot brought the rock onto the enemy and Razor Sharp was actually jealous he hadn't thought of that idea himself.

 

But the rock still wasn't big enough to bring the enemy down. Instead, the ship tilted to the side and the rock slid from the deck into the sea. The enemy ship straightened itself out and then suddenly opened fire and began pummeling the hull of the Dark Fortune. Splinters and debris scattered everywhere, knocking everypony off their feet. 

 

Razor Sharp picked himself up and dusted his fur. "That little tactic didn't work," he mumbled to himself. Things began to die down and Razor Sharp realized the enemy needed a moment before their cannons would be able to fire again. "There must be a different idea I can try."

"We could try running" Black Heart laughed, not completely joking. "But if you want to fight, I say board them since most of the crew prefers close-range combat" the Jersey Devil added, not mentioning that he would be at the rear so the other would take the brunt of the assault

[Milk Wave 454]

Ocean shook her head, then facehoofed, water flying everywhere.

She moved her hoof to Moon's throat and gently touched it with her hoof then she put her hooves on either sides of Moon's head and gently shook it from side to side before she stumbled into a pole, the pole passing right through her body.

She smacked into the far wall and ended up as a puddle on the floor before sloooowly morphing back together again, looking quite unamused as she stumbled towards her bag, which had slid across the room.

At the destination, Moon didn't know if they had arrived or not from being blind. But feeling Ocean off her back made her worry a bit, until feeling the saddlebag and her on it. "Were you looking for this? Tap me once if so, tap me twice if we still need to get out. Hurry!"

[Stancet 689]

Razor Sharp was finding it shocking that Black Heart seemed so afraid all of a sudden. A few minutes ago the captain remembered the brash and hostile Jersey Devil who alienated his crew. He turned away and couldn't hope to give any inspiring words or encouragement in this moment of peril. It just wasn't the time. Though he felt sorry for him, that was simply the way it had to be.

 

But just then, Razor Sharp had a brilliant idea. Something in Black Heart's words inspired him and the suggestion of boarding the enemy ship actually sounded like a really good plan. The pegasus smiled with delight. "Gloomfury!" he exclaimed. He hurried over to his first mate. 

 

"I have a plan; a difficult one, but one that I'm sure will work," he began. "I want you and a small team to try boarding the enemy ship unnoticed while me and Black Heart distract them from here. Once you're onboard, go room by room and strike down everypony you see and try and get us the captain! I'll hold them off here while they try to board us, so maybe you won't have much resistance."

 

Razor Sharp turned to everypony else. "Are there any volunteers who'd be willing to help him with this assignment?"

[Mephala 2,633]

Black Heart growled but stood down from the Captain. The Captain had won his honor through blood, he had no right to take it away. As for Shyla, he didn't feel the life-force he usually felt around ponies. Black Heart smirked at the possibilties this could bring. She wasn't a pony, that was for sure. He wouldn't tell anyone but, it would be nice to have as black-mail evidence

(OOC: Is it alright if Black Heart knows but doesn't reveal it for black-mailing purposes?)

(OoC: No, as I said, it's something I'm revealing over time. Your character holds no power over my own. c:)

 

@@Stancet

Shyla lifted her head. No one here thought she was able to do anything, it was clear, and she was determined to show she was worthy of her position as she strode forwards.

"Captain, ready and willing," she said calmly, try to look unperturbed for the benefit of others. She could sense their fear, and it made her feel slightly antsy as well.

However, Shyla also knew her strength was far more vast and could provide defensive options for the others, though if she fell in the water she was out of luck. It was a difficult choice, but she could not stand by and watch the crew she was a part of be killed as she stood idly by, however much they hated her. They were a team, and it was not time to take grudges.

 

@@Gloomfury

She stood, glancing at Gloomfury with a quick smile to show she wasn't too worried, though inside the turmoil of the others emotions made her ache.

Edited November 8, 2013 by Sayaka Maizono

[Hive King 2,001]

(OOC: Okay then, no life-force sensing)

Black Heart sighed with relief at the new orders. Good, distracting had less risk on your life. The Jersey Devil clambered up up the mast and began distracting. 

"Eat my vomit!" he mocked before firing off several of his vile projectiles at the enemy

[Rokkurin 214]

@@Stancet,

Night Blade stepped forward, "I'll go along Captain, I'm eager to start a little fight." he said cracking his neck. "And if it is stealth you want, then i'm the pony to do some." he flashed a sadistic grin, his left eye glowing slightly at the idea of having some action to deal with. 

[Gloomfury 243]

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Gloomfury smiles back at Shyla. And then headed to look for some of the other crew.@,

 @,   He decides to head to where he saw Ocean Wind ran off to. After making his way to the door he opens it and walks in, and he sees Moon talking to the water but as he got closer he sees that Ocean  was the water. He hardly gets surprised by anything but this. His eyes go wide. "Ocean what the hell happen to you?!"

[Miss Light Diamond 2,802]

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@@Gloomfury,

 

 

Ocean reached out to tap Moon on the shoulder but stopped, jumping slightly as Gloomfury entered the room.
Ocean facehoofed again...this was not going as planned. She pointed at her throat, then formed the water making her hoof into an X shape, trying to explain to Gloomfury that she couldn't speak as she quickly reached out to tap Moon once.