As the engines beneath the hull began to come to life and make the entire ship shake, back on top of the deck, Rithrynn and her sisters were looking rather nerveously around.

"Why is the boat shaking?!" Aleena asked, throwing Rithrynn a confused look.
"Is it an earthquake?! But there's no waves in here!"

"FIRE! FIRE! THE SHIP IS ON FIRE!" Lithriell would suddenly announce loudly across the ship as the sentinel stood a few feet away from them on the deck, whilst pointing frantically up at one of the large pipes running from the ship's engines as large, pitch-black clouds of ash and sot were being belched out into the air from them.

"Don't let the snake go anywhere; I will go and kill this 'engine' thing!" Rithrynn proclaimed as she pointed with her sword at the captured White Hand Captain who was still huddling at the wheel.

"N-N-NO-NO-NONO! T-thisthisthis... this is quite normal!" The man tried to speak while holding out a hand towards Rithrynn.
"She got the engine running! This means we can leave! If you would only let me,-"

[b]-WWOOOOSH-[/b]

But before the man could continue, the whole ship would suddenly accelerate on the spot! The sudden movement was enough to throw everyone on deck off their feet and backwards, all except the Captain who managed to cling to the wheel while his two captors around him were thrown on their butts! The paddlewheels at the back of the ship were now rotating at full speed, plunging the ship forward!

A series of cracking could be heard as the ship crashed into a portion of the dock, tearing the pier to splinters and throwing almost three tonne of planks and crates into the sea! Another series of smaller sailing vessels docked nearby were also crushed to firewood as the steampowered battleship drove straight through them!

The Captain was desperately trying to steer the ship towards the exit of the cove, which was no easy task due to the size of the ship, the smallness of the actual cove, and not to mention the great speed at which they were traveling.

Turning to a small horn at the side of the wheel leading down into the engine room, the Captain would shout down into it!

"S-slow down, or we'll crash! It's too tight in here!"