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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 16:43:57 GMT -5
"Have you searched the Vessel yet? The captain of that ship is one of the most wanted pirates in the Carribean, there is a large reward to the captain who succeeds in capturing or killing the captain of the Sinfull Lilith," Westler says, making a motion for one of his men to signal back to the Man of War to board the Lilith.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 16:51:06 GMT -5
"Already did sir... totally abandoned. I believe in British salvage rights, me and my crew can claim the vessel as our own. As I said, we searched both vessels, and both of them are ghost ships. I wished the captain was here though... I would be famous for capturing her." He could tell the signal of boarding the ship, that could present some problems.
"Now Captain, I am sure that we can have at least some tea before we begin to talk about the problems of towing both vessels to the ship. In fact why don't I offer some of your men some of the rum we found aboard the Pirate ship." However, since he never set foot on the Pirate vessel, he would never have any of it's supply, instead it would come from his own stores, and they were special, mainly those who drank of it, would fall asleep. "I can only imagine that some of your men would dearly like a drop, and since it wouldn't sell anywhere else, why not get rid of it here?" He was talking smooth and silky, just like a prim and proper Sea Captain, who know lower deck weakness in trying to show chiverly. "You and your senior staff can have tea aboard the Endeavor as well."
He sure hoped this worked. If it all panned out nicely, he could have a means of really terrifying the Spanish trade routes.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 16:56:07 GMT -5
"Yes, that would be most appreciated, I will have my men conduct our own search of the vessel, but you have salvage rights, captain," Westler says.
Below decks on the Lilith the pirates, led by Scarlet are poised for an ambush as the boat draws closer.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 17:04:11 GMT -5
Captain Wells only smiled. "Why not do that after Tea Time, the ship won't be going anywhere, and we should take a break, the sun can be torture out here, and we should at least give the men some time to have a little tea time before we go searching the ship." He was looking at his pocket watch and it indeed showed it was tea time.
Meanwhile on the deck of the Gray Fox, his men were preparing the special rum for them below the deck. They had done this with merchant vessels before, and they were banking on it again. Of course, with two crews of pirates armed, they could take the ship without any real problem... it was the death count that could be a problem... not enough crew to man all four ships most likely.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 17:08:36 GMT -5
"Lets have that tea now then," Westler says, and a signal is sent to have the boarding party turn back to the Man of War.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 17:14:59 GMT -5
Captain Wells nodded his head, and signaled for his men to send over the drugged Rum to the Man-Of-War. He then had a gangplank placed so they could move to the state cabin on board the Endeavor. "Shall we move inside for tea?"
He hoped that the other crew didn't get inpatient and ruin his well placed plan.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 17:30:16 GMT -5
Scarlet's crew was getting a little restless, it was too bad that they couldn't pass as easily for a Brittish Ship, but they could manage, they where working under a greater cause.
Scarlet pauses as she feels something vibrating in her pocket, and removes a metalic coin, that is vibrating with the sounds of a song, a slow melodic tune known only to pirates.
"Yo ho, hoist the colors, never say we'll die..." she mutters, remembering the song by heart...
Something had gone wrong.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 18:11:56 GMT -5
((So, the beginnings of a plot, eh?))
Captain Fox smiled as he led the captain and his senior staff to his cabin, where a tea set was already set out. He nodded his head as if expecting such a thing. "Good, my cabin boy is really prompt when he wants to be.
He then poured the tea and presented the cups to the other men, the knock out powder already inside the cups, that way the Captain of the Gray Fox could also enjoy his tea as well. He placed two lumps of sugar into his tea before lifting up the small tea cup.
He smiled as well, He could feel his coin vibrating, but he couldn't attend to that until he was sure that the captain and his men were asleep. He smiled as he made a toast to the captain of the ship, "here's to a successful day of taking another Pirate ship off the high seas." He loved acting, because when the curtain is pulled back and the crew realizes what has happened, boy he loves their looks of surprise and in some cases, a begrudged respect. He then took a small sip of tea.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 20:23:13 GMT -5
(Yeah, sort of a Pirates of the Carribean thing, hense the coins, still deciding what to do from here.)
"Aye," Westler says, clinking his cup against Fox's, and starts to take a drink when the door opens.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I must've lost my way," a woman's voice says from the doorway as two guards stop her from entering, standing there is Scarlet, no longer dressed in her pirate clothes, but having opted for a white dress, and turns to go, but is recognized by Westler.
"Ahh, Lady Morrison, what a suprise to see you here, please, come in," Westler says, and unknowingly ushers in another pirate captain, as Scarlet takes a seat at the table. "I must ask, how did you come to be here?"
"Those dreadful pirates kidnapped me and left me in the brig before they abandoned ship," Scarlet says. "I was lucky to be picked up by the captain here," she says, motioning to Fox, giving him a wink at an angle that Westler cannot see.
Westler shrugs, and takes a sip of his tea.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 20:30:38 GMT -5
Captain Fox only nodded. "Yes, We were really lucky, she had no provisions left when we stumbled across her on the brig, some of the men... well, they said they dissapeared because they kidnapped a women." He then leaned back and sighed.
"The seas though they look calm and peaceful, yet, proof lies outside these walls that a black scourge sails these tranquil waters. He was waiting, waiting for the Captain of the Man-Of-War would slump over in sleep... the knock out powder was fast, and usually leaves the person wondering why they passed out. He loved the fauna of the Caribbean, you could find so many lovely little plants all around.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 20:36:37 GMT -5
He didn't have to wait long, and the captain slouches over in his chair, falling to the floor of the cabin.
"Impressive technique, captain," Scarlet compliments.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 20:42:50 GMT -5
"Along with your impressive appearance Lady Morrison, I see that I am not the only fox of the sea, or should I saw Vixen in your case? Anyway... the rest of his crew should be out as well thanks to Fox's Rum." He then grew grave. He took out his piece of eight and held it up to his ear. He then nodded his head.
"This bodes ill for the future... something is amiss if the song is being sung." He then moved to his cabin door. One of the two guards salutes him right away. "Mullroy, get some men and tie up the rest of the Man-Of-War's crew, tie them up and put them below deck of this merchant ship... we have enough prisoners to turn her into a floating brig."
"Understood sir." he and fellow guard took off and soon had the rest of the Captain Westler's men tied up, all awaiting the question that would be asked when they awoke.
He when he felt they were handling things well turned back to face the other Pirate Captain. "I think a small alliance is in order till we find out why the song is being sung... I think a stop in Tortuga will be a good place to start?"
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 20:50:51 GMT -5
"Its Scarlet, or Captain Morisson, if you will, they only call me Lady Morisson in the governor's courts, that's where I met this scum," Scarlet says, giving the navyman a kick, and removing a pistol from her dress (don't ask where she was keeping it). "Yes, an alliance is in store, and Tortuga sounds like a good enough place to start. But the captain, I want him thrown in the brig of the Lilith, and left to me and my crew's, hospitality. If it comes to it, we'll get what we want to know from him, but eventualy, he'll have to die."
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 20:59:10 GMT -5
Captain Fox looked at her. "A good idea, keep the captain away from his crew and they become demoralized quickly..." He felt he shouldn't ask why she had a hatred for the man, but it must be because of some past events.
"Ah... so, you too play the courts as well, Well then Lady Morrison, allow me to introduce myself, Sir Anthony of what was once the Red Fox trading company, But call me Captain Fox." He had never told a living person on the seas his true name, but since he had found out her identity, he might as well tell her his.
Before she could do anything he looked right at her. "But I will never call you that on the high seas... Miss Scarlet."
He then sat down at another large table and offered the chair in front of the desk. "Don't worry, I only drug captains of ships I want, and frankly... you have made a nice name for your ship, so you are safe from my plans for ships." He then opened up a large leather bound book and began to enter information into it.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 21:09:24 GMT -5
"I'll inform my crew of our destination, I know some people in Tortuga, but beyond that, we might have to make our way to Shipwreck Cove, I must return to my ship now, I hate this dress anyway," Scarlet says, and opens the door, dragging the unconsious navyman behind her, onto a boat, and starts rowing towards the Sinfull Lilith.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 21:16:38 GMT -5
Captain Fox only nodded, finished entering the information that he was doing and once the ink had dried, he closed the book and got up. He surveyed his cabin and smiled as he could remember stories behind every single article in it.
He exited the room and looked at all his men gathered around. "Okay... take these men and put them on that merchant ship... Turn it into a prison galley... Then you know where to take them. As for the rest of you, split up and man all these ships... maybe ask Captain Scarlet to lend some of her men as well." He knew that this would be a good haul, but at the same time... it would be torture to try and split his crew three ways... he couldn't trust enough of them at the moment.
He was happy on getting a Man-Of-War, sure they were not fast as a Frigate, but they had the guns that could help sway some of the more stubborn East Indian Trading ships... he would make that company pay for ruining his parents company claiming they could run it better then he could.
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 21:31:45 GMT -5
Apparently Scarlet had thought ahead, because a group of pirates from the Sinfull Lilith came over in a boat to assist with the captured ships.
Scarlet, now decked out in full pirate gear, turns to the Boatswain. "I want to be informed the minute that Westler wakes up, I will be dealing with him personaly. Set a course straight for Tortuga, we have to get the message out, the Bretheren Court must be assembled, the war is approaching," she commands.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 21:40:17 GMT -5
Captain Fox looked on as his and the crew from the Sinful Linch both made good time... he didn't like the way things were turning out, he could count on one hand the number of times that the Brethren Court was called together. He was worried what would happen now.
"Get us underway... I think it is safe to say our time as British sailors have ended for now." He then walked up to the wheel of the ship and took over as helm. "Get the wind and set course to Tortuga."
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Post by Ruin Queen of Oblivion on May 25, 2007 21:54:05 GMT -5
(Skipping to Tortuga.)
Within a few days, they find themselves in the pirate port of Tortuga. Scarlet waited for Fox on the dock, her hand at a pistol by her side at all times, just in case someone wanted to try anything with her.
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Post by Ninetales on May 25, 2007 21:59:50 GMT -5
Captain Fox stepped off his own ship, which had yet to show it's true ship name... right now it read Victoria He smiled as he looked at the name of the ship. "They never can have too many ships named after a queen." He then turned around to face Scarlet. He was dressed in his Pirate outfit this time, even the sword was different, it was a Spanish make now and he seemed to look around as if sizing up trouble or not.
He walked up to Captain Scarlet and tipped his hat. "So, where do we start our search? We could always head to Singapore next, they always know what is going on it seems."
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