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Alastair and Tiffany were shopping in the town with their pet when the first cannon was heard. Tiffany's first choice was to ignore it- probably someone activated one of the cannons on the training grounds by accident, but Chantilly began barking loudly. Alastair trying to calm him down, picked him up and held him."Now, now, everything's alright" the prince said. However, he couldn't be more wrong. Screams of terror and agony filled the kingdom and before the boy could react, his older sister was dragging him away to hide in a dark alley. Of course, Tiffany grabbed their new belongings. Unfortunately, she felt a sharp pain in her palm as Alastair's new snow globe shattered in her hands, glass scattering everywhere.

The kingdom was soon filled with even more screams and a light stench of blood.

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The redheaded doctor was sitting on one of the chairs reading a book about healing herbs and such. On a nearby table, she had laid out some alcoholic drinks to sip on. She was currently enjoying bumbo (a.k.a her favorite alcoholic drink) which was made out of rum, water, sugar and nutmeg. However, she couldn't help but to choke when she heard the cannon. Thinking that it was one of the crew members, she looked up from the book and looked around. Finding no one near the cannons she grabbed her bow and headed onto the dock to see what was going on.

Masamune Reizo

“Damn it all...where the hell have those two run off to?!” Reizo exclaimed angrily as he charged through the panicking crowds of civilians who were rushing for cover. “I swear...I only take my eyes off them for a second...” He growled between clenched teeth and vaulted over a fallen pillar. Smoke was starting to cloud his vision and the hysterical people screaming like banshees and bumping into him weren’t helping the situation at all. Cursing once more under his breath he picked up his speed, pounding the cracked pavement under his boots as he searched for the two royals.

It had been just like any other day on the job, watching over the siblings like a hawk while they shopped for various things, though when the sudden explosion occurred and people started screaming, he took his eyes off them to find the source, and when he turned back to get them out of there, they had disappeared along with that stupid dog.

Something whistled through the air and collided with the building right next to him, and the explosion sent him flying to the side. His ears ringing, he pushed away the rubble that had fallen on top of him and stood. Then without a moment of hesitation, he starting running again, disregarding the blood dripping down his face and from various wounds on his body. “Damn it,” he repeated, stormy gray eyes narrowed in intensity, “those two better not be hurt when I find them.”

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" It was a cannon captain!" Anastasia shouted as she looked around the port. The citizens were in a panic. She didn't blame them, they probably didn't know what was going on. The medic ran around looking for anyone who's injured or unconscious- after all, she could help them and she didn't want innocent people dying because of war which had nothing to do with them. However, it was quite hard to find anyone hurt due to people running and blocking her view. She pushed through the citizens and found an old man, which she began helping right away.

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Alastair looked at his sister's bloody palm. His face showed a mix of concern and anger. He was concerned because his sister could get an infection but still, she did shatter his snowglobe. "Don't worry my dearest brother. I am alright and we will get you a new snowglobe soon " the princess said as she glanced at her brother. She quickly turned her gaze towards the market. Noticing that there was no visible threat nearby, she grabbed her brother yet again and began running to the castle. She needed to know if her parents and other siblings were alive.

~ Near the harbor ~

Emilia was walking toward the harbor excitedly. She hadn't seen her grandpa for weeks already, and even though he has to leave often, she still couldn't get used to it. He promised to bring her new books and art supplies,but even some charcoal was enough to satisfy her. Since she didn't know how long she'd have to wait, she was searching for a sitting spot so that she could kill the time sketching.
The harbor was one of her favourite places, all those boats coming from far away kingdoms and going to new places, the smell of the sea, and all those people preparing for their voyages. She has always wanted to go with her grandpa, but he'd never let her, talking about how dangerous is the sea and such.
She was finally going to sit when she heard a loud bang. It was an explosion, and in a second everyone was running in different directions, people were bumping into her and everyone was screaming. She didn't move, thinking about what to do. Should she go back home and find her grandma or should she just hide somewhere? She chose the first option and ran off to her house.

~ The Harbor ~
@ladyanglaise

As Emilia was trying to go back home she heard a little voice ask her: "What's going on??". A thin frame was looking at her questioningly, she could see the worry in his eyes. The little boy seemed no more than 12, but why was he wandering alone?
"I think we are being attacked" she replied "We need to-" she didn't finish her sentence as she heard a voice yelling: "Everyone! the attack is inland! To the boats!"
She didn't know what to do, should she go to the boat and leave her grandma alone? But was there any point in going back at her home, it was a long walk, and she may have gotten killed on the way. Plus she couldn't just leave this little boy alone. She prayed for God to keep her grandma alive and did what she thought was best to do:
"Let's go" she said with a smile to the little boy as she reached out her hand to him.

Nicholas was sitting in his house by the harbour. It was a fine and sunny day and he was enjoying some wine while reading the newspaper. But the day wasn't going to be fine for much longer as loud bang followed by hysterical screams broke the silence. “Why must these peasants cause such a ruckus?” He stepped out on the balcony to see what was going on. The city was in flames and the townspeople were in a panic. “Ah, bloody hell! Where’s the bourbon?!” He exclaimed as he walked inside to pick up his weapons. A servant came running with a bottle of bourbon and a shot glass. “Here it is sir!” He said panting. “Not that bourbon, you buffoon! Or, well actually….” He filled the glass and emptied it in one swig, he then grabbed the bottle and rushed out to the harbour.

There he was met by the sight of his ship sailing out to the horizon. Someone had hijacked it. He looked around frantically for another ship when he heard a scream from what seemed to be the only ship that hadn’t left the port yet. He could probably take command of it and use it to evacuate as many civilians as possible. He boarded the ship and approached the man that shouted. “I am Admiral Nicholas Blackwell and I am taking command of your shi-wait… I know you.”

@ladyanglaise

~Harbor~

Sundos had just recently woken up. It was late afternoon, but he was working the night shift as a guard at the warehouse owned by House Caid. He stepped out of the tavern, where he had a small apartment in the basement. He was anticipating a quiet, boring night in the warehouse.

**BOOM** The cannon sounded close. That cannot be good, Sundos thought as he started running towards the warehouse. The non top cannon fire told Sundos that this was no mere raid. It was a much larger attack. He knew that he could not protect the warehouse, and he wasn't paid enough to defend it in case of invasion. So he ran back towards his home in the tavern.

By the time Sundos reached the tavern, it was empty. Not knowing what else to do, he grabbed his chest with his worldly treasures and ran out to the docks. If he saw the city watch or militia gathering he would have joined them. All he saw was chaos everywhere.

He finally heard a firm voice taking command, ”Everyone! The attack is inland! To the boats!” He was drawn to the voice. There was a leader he could follow.

He saw the captain who has issued the call. He was about to approach to ask permission to board. However, a Nobleman reached the captain first. With a shrug, Sundos stepped around the two men and rushed up the gangplank like he was allowed to. There was chaos on the deck but it was a controlled chaos. The crew was preparing the ship to set sail. Sundos asked the first crew member he saw, "What can I do to help?"

~ The harbor ~
@ladyanglaise

Emilia nodded to the boy and followed him near a boat, judging by its appearance it was a pirate's boat, but at the moment, she couldn't have cared less. She saw three men talking and approached them. She waited for them to finish talking and as one of them man left, she adressed the one who the young boy was referring as Captain Delaney : "Captain, is there sill any room for us on board? " she asked, hoping that they could get on.

~ On deck, or rather in the sails of the pirate ship ~

@ladyanglaise@Zazou31

Luna was hanging in between the robes on a height of at least 30 meters above the deck of the ship that she called her home. Ribbon balanced on the big wooden beam that was the top of the great sail. ''Oh what a beautiful day~'' Luna sang as she was looking for parts to repair on the sail or make new knots in the robes. It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, no clouds nearby, it was warm but not too hot to work. Luna looked down towards the harbor and smiled brightly. [b][color=7bcdc8]''Ribbon, We are so luck...''[/color[/b]] she said but stopped when she heard this big bang and soon saw a big cloud of black smoke rising from somewhere in town.

''Okay, Maybe less lucky today..'' she said. The small kitten walked over as Luna slowly climbed down and once he jumped on her shoulder and she felt his small yet sharp nails pierce in her skin she slid down and jumped on the deck. She looked around, no Captain. Until she heard his voice and she walked to the wooden plank that gave entrance to the ship. She saw the captain, a young girl, a boy she had seen before and a guy that she didn't know. Ribbon saw Pebble and jumped of Luna's shoulder, running down the plank and then walking towards Pebble. Once the little kitten had found his way trough the people, he started to rub his head and body against the legs of the boy.

Luna walked down to retrieve her cat and smiled towards the captain. ''The sails are repaired Sir... Not that that is very important now... Can by the way someone please tell me what happened in heavens name?'' she said.

@Animera
On the Docks

In reply to Delaney, Sundos said, "Aye, Aye Captain. Save a spot for me. I will be back soon." With that he ran towards the harbor.

"To the boats. To the boats. Flee to the sea!" Sundos ran to the houses along the harbor and kept running deeper into the town. making his call. He physically grabbed some people and turned them around and pushed them towards the harbor.

As he neared the center of town, he saw black smoke coming from the castle. The sounds of the cannon were much louder near the castle. The castle has fallen or was about to fall.

He saw two kids running towards the castle. "Hey! Hey! You two! Stop!" He ran over to the two of them and grabbed the girl by her arm. "Where are you going? It's not safe that way. You need to go towards the harbor."

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Tiffany glanced at the man who grabbed her. She immediately shrugged his hand off her arm" No. We need to find our parents." she said with anger. Alastair, being the sensible one, headed towards the harbor without a word. His family could defend themselves. Chantilly promptly followed Alastair, but he glanced back at Tiffany and barked softly. Tiffany glared at her brother and with an exasperated sigh, she said "Fine, we will go to the harbor.". The princess then ran after her companions to the harbor

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Anastasia carried some of the injured people onto a ship. She simply couldn't let all of them die. She ignored their statuses or ages. After she carried around 20 people onto the ship, she placed them in the ship's infirmary. Then she sat down at her desk and began writing the condition of her 'patients'.

@ladyanglaise

“Ulysses! I thought you’d never dare to show your sorry hide here again!” Nicholas felt like smashing his head in with the bottle. But that would be to ruin a perfectly good bottle of bourbon. Ulysses then mentioned the king. “Oh gods! The king!” Nicholas promptly turned around and started running towards the castle. But he stopped after just a few steps. “No, no… Mr. Reizo is most likely taking care of them and they will be here any minute.” He sat down on the harbour and took a swig from his bottle.

Sundos watched the two kids run towards the harbor. Then he turned back towards the castle and started yelling again, "To the harbor! Get yourself to the harbor!"

Then he saw them. Two pirate invaders where trying to kick in the door to a stone house. Sundos readied his axe and ran at the two pirates. He took them by surprise and quickly killed them. Now, it is time to get back to the ship. He turned around and started running back the way he had come. He looked over his shoulder, ready to stop if he saw any more invaders.

He caught up to the princess and prince. He had no idea who they were, other than 'rich kids'. "Lass, Lad, come with me. There is a ship we can get on. And your dog too. But we must hurry. The pirates are not too far behind." He ran behind Tiffany and Alastair, not allowing anybody to run towards the center of town. "To the harbor, it is safer there."

Young Alastair was too slow. "Lad, let me help you." He picked up Alastair and threw him over Sundos' shoulder to carry him to the harbor.

@Animera

➵ Jᴀᴄǫᴜᴏᴛᴛᴇ Lᴇs Hᴀʏᴇs

➵ Lᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ: The Docks

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Above the startled shrieks of citizens and cacophony of canons, a falcons mournful cry could be heard circling overhead; its feathered appendages desperately thrashing at the air as the bird fought to gain altitude, and ultimately, sanctuary from the chaos bellow. It was during these pandemonium moments that Jacquotte wished she could fly with it, arms open wide and head held high - perhaps that was why she preferred sea over sand, and the feeling of the ocean breeze in her hair. And by the way things were turning out, it was a good that she wasn't one to get seasick. "Blasted mutiny... Looks like we be livin' on the water for a while." Jacquotte grimaced as she scrambled to retrieve the remaining resources needed to survive on the deep blue.

As she approached the great ship, Domina Artemis, Jacquotte immediately averted her attention onto the captain and the fellow crew members. Where were the others? Surely there was more? In her head, she would instinctively count those she could visibly make out through the impending smoke.

@Animera@Garth
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Masamune Reizo

The explosions were non-stop now, and Reizo's ears were buzzing as he raced towards the castle, assuming that's where the siblings would go if they had run off on their own. Though to get there he had to run past the docks, which was easier said than done with all the commotion surrounding the ships and all the people who were trying to board the ones that were still intact. Pushing his way through the crowd, he scowled, seriously thinking about shoving them all out of his way if it meant getting to the siblings faster.

Just as he exited the writhing mass of people and was about to start sprinting towards the castle again, his eyes caught on the approaching figure of a well-muscled young man with something thrown over his shoulder and another smaller figure running at his side with a dog. It took only mere moments to recognize the siblings and he tore off towards them. "Alastair! Tiffany! Are you two all right?" He exclaimed as he came to a stop in front of them, his breath coming in short huffs. He must have looked quite the sight, with blood clumping in his raven dark hair, running in rivulets down his face and dripping onto his front and splattering on the ground. Not to mention the multitude of various cuts, scrapes and bruises all over his body from the explosion that caused part of a building to collapse on him.

Though despite his injuries, all his focus was on the two Royals and the young man they were with. With a glance Reizo could tell he was a citizen, though his true intentions were unknown to him, and that alone made his gray eye narrow in suspicion as he waited for their responses.

@Hazy@BeautifulSnow@Zazou31

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Captain Delaney looked at those addressing him and then glanced down the dock; not many boats left.”My ship is moored at the edge of the dock; go to it quickly, I'll join you as soon as I can.” He then took a step back toward his dear old friend Nicholas on the edge of the harbor, stooping down beside him with a wicked smile. "So, just going to wait here for king and country to save you? Or just planning to down your bourbon before the battle hits the waves?"

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"See? I told you! Let's go!" Pebble said to Emilia before letting go of her hand and running off alone to the Domina Artemis; he'd known all along that the good Captain would save them, he'd known all along! This would truly be his chance to show how great a pirate he was; how great a pirate he was born to be.

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"Reizo, I am glad to see that you are alive" Tiffany said calmly as she scanned his appearance. It didn't seem like he was dying, but the injuries did seem fatal. However, Tiffany was no doctor. Remembering why she decided to head to the castle she promptly asked "Have you seen mother or father? Or even one of my other siblings?". Her voice was quite monotone, but a small hint of worry could be heard. As she heard gunshots closing in onto the harbor, she clutched her belongings closer to her chest.