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[sith35]

Location: M9

Graygon entered a port village of the Crusaders. He quickly found out about strangers stealing the Crusader ship. Graygon realized that the only way to catch up with them was to find a way on to the next ship leaving in that direction. Just the a Crusader guard approached him.

The guard asked "Who are you? And what are you doing here?" Graygon responded " I have been tracking some thieves across your land." "They have stolen from some people that would like me to catch them." The guard asked "And who might that be?" Graygon said That is really not important right now." I just need to get to which ever ship is going after them."

With those answers the guard seamed convinced and took Graygon to the ship's commander. After a brief discussion the guard returned to where Graygon awaited. The guard told Graygon "The commander is willing to let you go." "He also said that if something were to happen to them that you would not be able to collect then that is your problem." Graygon responded "We will see." With that Graygon hoped on the ship and they were off in pursuit of Willem and his friends.
His only hope was he could help them win this battle and be able to join them in the end.

[the_great_one]

A small raft approached the side of the Shadow, it seemed to be a small boat, with 4 pirates aboard it, they threw a ladder up to the ship and drew there cutlasss and boarded the ship. Only Drakko was on the deck but Bjarn immediatley came, followed by Barbod and willem. Reno jumbed onto the deck, the group drew there weapons. "ARRRR" a pirate growled at Reno, Reno remembered this pirate as georgie, the guy who stole Renos pendant, Reno leaped at Georgie, slashing wildly at the pirate. The other pirates charged the rest of the group. The misfits easily dispatched the pirates and threw them overboard, Georgie and Reno were still fighting there swords were lying on the deck and the two men were fighting bare handed, Georgie drew a knife and held it to Renos neck. Bjarn was about to fire but Barbod lowered Bjarns bow and told him it was too risky. Georgie pushed Reno overboad, ad georgie followed, the misfits looked down to see Georgie, with Reno, in his boat rowing toward the distance. Towards a very, very distant Hornet.

The misfits had to rescue Reno, now it was personal.

[gcg]

Location: abandoned Cabin
Grid: J8
The misfits were easy to track, as the assassin had first thought. That old family he had come across had seen them heading south. The old couple had been usefull, and now they were dead. Faolan was hungry, and they had a pantry full of food, and they weren't willing to share. Faolan left the cabin and continued south, following the path of his intended victims.
'I knew i should have finished off that brat when I had the chance.' the assassin thought to himself. 'But, of course, then I wasn't getting paid to kill the kid.'
The assassin remembered that night, soaking wet, and fooling the doorman into thinking he was a poor, wounded traveller. It was easy, after all. Who would susspect a 14 year old assassin? The Bull king, for all his forocious image was a wimp, and let the assassin get close. It was an easy strike, untill that kid came in. He saw the murder, and tried to strike the young assassin with his spear. it was an easy dodge, the brat may have been older than Faolan by almost 5 years, but was not well trained. The assassin got in a good strike in the kids chest. Leaving the king dead and the brat wounded, he went to retreive his pay from the Falcon King. The same falcon king that had hired him now to kill the bull brat.
He continued south, trying to figure out where these misfits were going.

[Lugz]

Grid:J12
location: Border. Black Knight/fright knight

Daner dreamt that night. He dreamt an awful dream. A young boy, killing a Bull person. Leaving the other boy alive. The image shifted. The young killer was now grown and walking. In the rain. It was raining blood. A Bull and the killer were fighting.

Daner woke up in a cold sweat. He looked across the dark landscape, a lone bat flew across the trees and landed on a nearby hill.
Maybe it was another phrophecy.... Daner stood and picked his equipment up and hurried off into the wilderness, he would have to be carful, as it was enemy land, but he could pose as a lone adventurer.

[jimjo]

Aros sat on the bed thinking of a way to get out of the room. He once more walked towards the door, and looked through the keyhole, the pirate was still sleeping, at the pirates side was Aros's sword. Aros thought how stupid the pirates were, they should of took his pack. Aros opened his pack and looked through it for something to aid his escape plans. But then he came across his potions kit. In this kit was all sorts of liquids, and he remembered, three weeks ago he was on a volcano and he got some volcano powder!! This was slightly explosive and he could blast away the door handle if he put the right amount into the keyhole! He immediatley set to work, and put an 8th of the powder into the keyhole, he wondered if this was too much, but he carried on anyway. He got a ' bottled flame ' which he had won from a wizard and opened the small bottle. He would have to act quick beacause the pirate would awake with the blast. He was about to put the flame inside a keyhole, there would be a small delay before the explosion would happen so he put his pack onto his back.

[Lord_Of_The_LEGO]

Grid: O-16
Location: the ship Shadow


The small pirate ship was still very near the Shadow and Lord Barbod was considering jumping, but suddenly a volly of arrow were launched from the ship and the Bull King narrowly missed being shot by throwing up his battered shield. "Not more bloody arrows!" he cursed in anger.
Another volly of death sped through the air, this time in flames. Many arrows missed the ship completly but several sliced through rigged and set the sail alight. Pressing their advantage, the Pirate armed a small balista at the stern of the ship and fired several large spears into the captain's cabin. A screech of shattering glass and timber filled the air at the iron-tipped spears ripped though entire length of the cabin.
Running sideways to avoid the arrows, Willem snatched up a three-pronged hook and swung it around his head like a lasso. He let go at the exact moment and watched with satisfaction as the hook snagged the miniture balista and pulled the weapon overboard. Raging curses at the Shadow, the pirate broght their ship about and continued sailed toward the distant Hornet.


Back aboard the crippled Shadow, Bjarn, Drakko, Barbod and Willem held a hasty council in the shattered captain's quarters.

Drakko stared around at the forlorn faces. "The pirates have Reno. What are we going to do?"

Barbod pounded his large fist on the table. "We're going catch up to those bloody pirates and save Reno, that's what!"

Bjarn scratched at a banaged wound. "That may be more difficult than it sounds Barbod. I may know almost nothing about ships, but I do know ships need sails to travel fast, and the pirates succeeded in burning our only one."

"Are there any spares below deck?" asked Willem.

Bjarn shook his head. "We stole this ship before it had to time to restock fully. All we have is a rat-eaten sail left in the bilges."

"Does this ship have oars?" asked Drakko.

"No, none at all." replied Barbod.

There was a pause, and then Bjarn said: "There is one bright aspect. I've studied the charts and it seem we have landed ourselved in a current heading directly west. That's the same direction the pirates have taken."

"But the pirate would be on the current as well!" pointed out Willem.

"Yes, but this ship is much smaller than that ship. I figure the Shadow is nothing more than a small Brig or large Cutter. That pirate ship is at least a medium sloop-of-war." explained Bjarn

"Yes...that might just work!" Drakko exclaimed, "If we threw anything we didn't need overboard we could catch them!"

"What about that batter balista we hauled aboard?" asked Willem.

"We should keep that," replied Barbod, "Anything we can use against those bloody pirates should stay."

"Right!" Bjarn exclaimed, "Let's get to work!"


Soon the Shadow was stipped bare and riding high in the water. Sporting makeshift sailes and a formidible balista, the Shadow was ready for battle.

[the_great_one]

GRID: O17


While the minor battle was going on, Reno was below deck and bound and gagged. The boat seemed to speed up. Georgie came below and said to Reno " ya goin' for a change laddy!" with that georgie pulled Reno up and pushed him out of the below quarters, "your li'l friends are gonna com after ya, an we are not gonna, not gonna be 'ere!" Georgie stammered, a ship, slightly bigger than the one Reno was on, and manned by 3 pirates, now pulled up next to the smaller ship, "Come on!" georgie threw Reno onto the new boat, and he jumped on after him, Georgie set the old boat ablaze, and sped off towards the ever advancing Hornet. Reno new this would put his friends off course, so he pulled a small clip frrom his foot, with his other foot, and kicked it into the sea, his friends were sure to pick the clue up! Reno thought what was in store for him...

[jeff_o_rama]

Grid: M 17
Location: aboard the Hornet

Burtrand clutched the two pendants tightly in his hand. He had his cutlass drawn and was tightly holding it in his other hand as he always did when he wanted to get his men excited. The Rose Marie was still in relentless pursuit. The chase was going on the 25th hour. Ahead, the lookouts reported that two ships were engaged in battle. The Hornet was headed right towards the battle, but Burtrand could not veer off course, for fear of losing the speed the Westward Current gave his ship.

Suddenly, he heard an explosion below deck. Shouting immediately followed. Burtrand sprang down the ladder to see what the problem was. When he got to the cabin where he had left the prisoner, he was taken aback. There the prisoner stood, weilding a very large sword and looking very mean. His eyes were mad with rage but he was not looking at Burtrand's eyes, he was looking at the hand that still clutched the pendants.

Giving a yell, the former prisoner sprang towards Burtrand.

[sith35]

Graygon watched out past the ship at the distant Crusader ship. The ship which carried his lord, which was his goal at the moment. How he wanted to get on that ship and find out what was so pressing that Willem did not try to contact the pack before leaving. Graygon was very uncomfortable with his surrounding. On a ship with the odds reaching nearly 30 to 1. If he were to have to battle he would end up wounded if not dead. The one thing that came to mind first was to try as disable as may of the crew as possible. And what would become of him if he were found out. He had to keep a low profile as long as possible.

Graygon was trying to find a way to even the sides just a bit if possible. Sneaking in the weapon storage below deck he cut each bow so it would snap when it was pull to fire. That would at least keep the arrows from doing any damage. Sneaking back to his spot below deck he started to wonder how he was going to manage through all this. Back on deck Graygon waited and he started sizing up his opponents. Just so he knew who he would have to take out first. As he looked out past the ship again he did not realize how much ground they had covered. They were gaining on them quite fast now. Mentally he prepared himself for whatever is to come next.

[LEGO_KNIGHT]

Grid: O 17
Location: the ship Shadow

"Can you see anything ahead?", Bjarn shouted at Willem.
"I can see the ship ahead!" replied Willem.

Meanwhile, Lord Barbod and Drakko were getting the balista ready for action.

" The ship seems to be on fire!", Willem shouted.
"Oh no, Reno", Drakko said worriedly.
As the Shadow approached the burned ship, there was no trace of Reno.

"I doubt Reno was on that ship when it was on fire", exclaimed Lord Barbod.
" Well.. we got no time to lose. We need to track the ship that Reno is aboard', answered Drakko.
" I think another ship is following us", said Willem looking a far back.
"Must be the Crusaders! We need to flee from this area now" Bjarn shouted.
" But where do we head to?" Drakko asked.
"We will head west (N17). We might be able to lose them there", Bjarn answered.

The group got busy changing the course of the ship. The Crusader were a far back but gaining on them.

[Lord_Of_The_LEGO]

Grid: N-17
Location: the ship Shadow

Bjarn was at the helm, peering at the sight before him. He uttered a oath and beckoned the others.

"What is it, Bjarn?" asked Drakko.

Bjarn glared and swung his hand around 360 degrees. He muttered gruffly "A Crusader ship at out rear, a burning hulk drifting past our stern, a vanished pirate ship holding Reno captive....and two more ships straight ahead."

"What?!?!" Lord Barbod leaped forward and swore. "We're caught in a bloody trap!!"

"We have no choise but to continue." advised Willem, "This current is at least keeping us a head of that Crusader ship, and that is our main worry."

"Aye, that 'tis...." Bjarn muttered grimly. Suddenly his eyes narrowed. "Got it." he whispered.

"What?"

"I've found our missing pirate ship that has Reno," said Bjarn slowly, "It's sailing right next to one of those ships ahead of us."

[Barbapple]

"Good eye, Bjarn." Began Barbod, who was readying the ballista, "Aye, 'tis him. Well speed up then!"
"We can't Barbod. We only have the current here barbod." Drakko said worrily.
"Indeed, Drakko." Barbod turned his back to the group and contenued to work on the Ballista. The crusader ship was gaining on them and they would need a defence badly If it were to catch up. Barbod ran into the cabin for a moment, then came out with a small plate of wood, probably in case of emergancy wood for repairs. He stood up another plank and hammered it in vertikly. He wrapped his cape around this plank and faced the group.
"I will lighten your load and saill faster to catch reno." Barbod said, putting a small stck of spears onto his makeshift raft.
"But barbod..."Drakko began
"I will not here of it, my freind." Barbod said calmly. "Drakko, hold this for me untill I get back." He handed drakko his Bull crest sheild. He then looked over the misfits one last time and began to carry his raft to the side of the boat.

[Lord_Of_The_LEGO]

Before Drakko, Bjarn and Willem could react, Lord Barbod had thrown the makeshift raft and had jumped overboard.

"...And then there were three." murmured Bjarn.

Drakko raised his hand in farewell. Barbod nodded and smiled as his raft drifted toward the looming Crusader ship.

"The last of his kind..." Willem said, "Brave to the end."

"He's not going to die!" Drakko said defencivly, "If there's any one who can whip a shipload of Crusaders it's Lord Barbod!"

"Aye," agreed Bjarn, "And if there's someone to defeat three ships and reclain the penants it's us!"

The three remaining crew of the Shadow cheered. The Hornet loomed closer...

[the_great_one]

Reno saw the Hornet if he knew it was not owned by pirates, he would of thought it beautiful. The small boat, which Reno was in now pulled up beside the hornet, and the pirates therew down a ladder, and the pirates pulled Reno up to the deck. The pirates on the deck seemed to be swearing and cursing at a boy, in the middle of the deck. The boy did not seem to care that 14 pirates surrounded him. The boy leaped at, what seemed to be burt, there leader. The boy jumped at Burts hand, and the pirates which were holding Reno ran to help there boss. Reno, not missin the chance, quickly un did his ropes and got ready to jump into the sea to escape, but then he thought of the pendant. The pirates had stolen the pendant, so it must be here, with there leader. Maybe the boy could help. Reno ran towards the boy, cleaving a path, then Reno saw ehat was in the pirates hand. Reno leaped towards the pendants and pulled the two from Burts hand, he easily took his own pendant, but then looked at the other. He then it clicked.

[Barbapple]

Barbod sailed his makeshift raft slowly to the crusader ship. He readied a spear in his hand. Why am I doing this?He thought. Then it came to him, For my freinds. He smiled to himself, and looked over his sholder to the Shadow. For my freinds.
He pulled to the side of the crusader ship, and thought himself un-noticed. he threw up a rope, and tugged it with his hands. A crusader looked over the side of the ship, to see where the rope had came from. The second the man looked over the side, he got a spear to his face. He toppled off deck. Barbod grabbed an armfull of spears and accended the rope. He jumped onto the deck, dumping all but one of his spears onto the deck. It begins.