[IC] Pirates Vs Mermaids

[FaeFae]

Amphi nodded and smiled. "Yup! I'd show you so you'd believe me, but it's sort of embarrassing." With puffed up cheeks she turned to drake " Do i look like a legend to you? Whats so unbelievable about mermaids anyways?Hmph." She turned back to Blythe "Lots of mermaids made their way here after homes were raided by humans. I am a native though, i help take care of the island. They always told stories of what humans did to them and their loved ones, horrible awful things," Amphi shuddered at the thought "So i always thought humans were like monsters." She blushed and looked away "I even used to have nightmares about humans." She beamed and said "So i'm glad you guys are nice. So why did you guys come here, you said for peace, but peace from what exactly?" and then she heard the scream. Instantly she jumped towards the door Oh god I hope she's alright!

[Tip]

Gwendolyn Blatin

Agh, her head. Gwendolyn blinked open her eyes, groaning and clutching her head. She gradually began feeling her way down her torso, and then her- She swore out loud when she felt her tentacles. Trying hard to turn them into legs, she looked to the side of her and saw she was enclosed in a net. A human was carrying her up a hill! And her tentacles were there, and, and, Fuyu was still trapped. She began breathing very fast, her world became black at the edges, and she gave a great scream before the worlds of darkness took her.

[Chenzor]

"It's not snot." Balon said with a sigh. "I mean why would anyone put snot in their pocket anyway? That's just gross." he continued and carefully held the little rag against her forehead. When noticing she became flustered, he shrugged back as she stood up suddenly. He almost thought she was gonna hit him, but instead she just stumbled and looked about to fall. Quick on his feet, Balon sprung up to try to catch her. He caught her waist with one hand and her back with the other, almost laughing at the gallantry he displayed, as if he was a knight and she a damsel in distress. "Easy, there... You've just taken several blows to the head, standing up so suddenly you're just gonna faint." he said as he caught her, holding her as gently as he could. He knew she might attack him again if she thought he was being aggressive.
Just who the hell was this girl anyway?

[Cyanide Sweetie]

Leo felt a light pressure on her waiste and her back, she couldn't help but grab his shoulders tightly as her world righted itself. The humiliation burned her to the core. When the hell did she become so weak?"Easy, there... You've just taken several blows to the head, standing up so suddenly you're just gonna faint." he sounded much too amused for her liking. "I'm not going to faint," she said through clenched teeth,"im going to puke." She took one more moment to take a deep long breath and compose herself. With a stubborn tilt to her jaw she took a step back from their much too intimate embrace. She was surprised she wasn't freaking out, but his hold had been nothing but gentle. she would almost rather he be cruel to her. Why the hell was he being so nice? She eyed him suspiciously then said some thing that even surprised herself. "Thank you."She blinked hard then turned her head away. Did she really...? Her thoughts got interrupted by a blood curdling scream. She gasped, the tilting tones of the scream was unmistakably Mermish her heart lurched and she set off in a dead sprint her world once again began to tilt and swirl around her. Gritting her teeth she bore on, -was that Amphi? Whoever it was please let them be okay!Leo burst into a clearing, her eyes falling on a fierce looking woman with a limp mermaiden in her grasp. "No!" She gasped. Acting on pure adrenaline Leo lunged into an attack.

[Chenzor]

"Hey, wait!" Balon exclaimed as the mermaid slid out of his grasp and ran towards the screaming. Damnit... he thought to himself as he quickly ran back to pick up his remaining clothes and his other sword. Putting on his boots so that he could run properly, he went after her. She was always ahead of him though. She's fast! "Wait up! Take it easy!" he shouted after her. What was he doing? He tried to convince himself that he was actually running to the scream they both had heard, but part of him didn't want to let the girl get away.

Once they came past the clearing, he saw Luz dragging something huge in her net. It was almost person-sized! Wait... It is a person! Another mermaid?! Oh shit, Luz will cook that thing! he thought and kept running. His eyes widened and his jaw dropped as the girl he was chasing lunged at Luz. Is lunging at people all she does?! He could do nothing to stop her, as he had not yet caught up.

[CLIW]

The sound of groaning from inside the net made Luz startle and swing the net around to her front so she could get a look at its contents. Then the--the thing gave a scream before appearing to go limp again; the noise made Luz cringe and almost move to cover her ears, but she didn't because she was not going to drop her net and let this girl-jellyfish-thing go.

But of course, this scream wasn't enough. There was a fierce-looking, white-haired woman running straight for Luz, making her eyes widen in utter terror; she also finally dropped the net. Shit, shit, shit. This was a mistake. Now that her hands were free though, she got out her knife and yelled. "Get back! Don't take another step or...!" Think fast-- she knelt over the net and the woman it contained. "Or I'll kill this woman!"

[Cyanide Sweetie]

"Get back! Don't take another step or...! Or I'll kill this woman!" Leo watched the blade flash near the unconscious mermaid that she now recognized as Gwen. Already in mid lunge Leo threw her body weight back, throwing herself severely off balance but successfully halting her attack. Stumbling to regain her equilibrium. Leo bared her teeth in a snarl, flashing her small fangs. "If you hurt her so help me Poseidon nothing will be able to save you." She may have an aversion to killing humans but killing one of her people right in front of her would be the quickest way to cure that problem. She heard the pounding footsteps of the scoundrel from the spring closing in behind her. She twitched, wanting to turn around and protect herself from a possible assault, but she couldn't bring herself to take her eyes off of the pair of woman in front of her. She just knew if she looked away now the savage lady would dispose of Gwen and make for her next. After all, she was the kind of woman to use an unconscious defenseless girl as a meat shield. She decided she would just have to hope the man from the spring didn't take advantage of the situation to disable her. Her heart hammered as she reeled her brain on how to Gwen out of harms way. "What do you want with her?! If you need a prisoner take me!!" At least she could stay conscious enough to find a way to escape.((;D <3))

[FaeFae]

Amphi barged out the door, Heart beating fast. Where'd it come from?! She saw familiar white hair flowing, Leo! Was it her?! And as she started running toward her she saw, in a net was Gwen. The woman from before had captured her and was...holding her hostage Shit none of this makes sense! I thought they weren't her for that...I'm so stupid! Amphi let out a scream, as loud as she could muster "Leo! Leo!" And as she got closer She didn't slow down, she was so ashamed for believing in him, in that smile. They were humans for Poseidon's sake! "Get away from her you monster!" Amphi shrieked, For once she wasn't afraid, she was just...devastated. Amphi was feeling reckless and just kept running at her. She was going to stop this. And when she got there she launched herself at her, anything to make this stop.

[Chenzor]

Getting dressed while running was an art in itself, and Balon managed to get all his clothes on and his two swords into their scabbards before catching up to the mermaid, who was now standing face to face with Luz, holding a knife against... Is that another mermaid?! "Luz! For god sake put the knife away!" he exclaimed as he caught up to them, standing between Leo and Luz to try and break their meeting gazes. It was a good way to break the tension. Or at least he hoped so.
He took a step closer to Luz and said quietly in almost a hiss (so that the white-haired girl wouldn't hear) "Coming to a new island and threatening the natives the first thing we do is not a good idea."
He knew she liked fish but this? Oh man, this is gonna be one hell of a ride, he thought.

[CLIW]

Luz, who was now quite frightened by the amount of commotion going on, obediently put the knife away, as there was now another person yelling at her to stop. It seemed that her threat had successfully put off the white-haired woman from brutally murdering her (for now), which was a pleasant surprise and her goal accomplished, so she decided that the best thing to do at this point was to simply let Gwen free. Keeping an eye on Leo, whom she had zero trust for, she untangled the net and then cast the empty thing aside. She prayed all the while that this was not going to come back and bite her on the ass.

"I wanted to show the captain," she explained slowly to Balon. "I was of course fishing and didn't catch anything but her. I was so surprised that I decided I should take her back." There was a deep, shaky breath. "Didn't even know there were natives," she muttered and added in what she hoped was a lighthearted tone: "I guess we're having grubs tonight." Then her gaze wandered back to the fearsome, white-haired mermaid.

[Cyanide Sweetie]

Her heart shuddered in relief as she saw the scoundrel passing through her peripheral vision to stand in front of her, cutting off her view of Gwen. Good, he hadn't attacked her. Out of paranoia she leaned to look around him. Suddenly she heard her name being shouted by a familiar voice, was that Amphi?! She wanted desperately to look but that was the moment the woman addressed as Luz leaned down and freed Gwen, Leo hadn't seen where the women's blade went so she tensed up, ready to attack if she saw a flash of metal."I wanted to show the captain," Luz explained, addressing the scoundrel. "I was of course fishing and didn't catch anything but her. I was so surprised that I decided I should take her back." She took a shuddering breath "Didn't even know there were natives," Seeming as if she were trying to change the topic she finished with "I guess we're having grubs tonight." She relaxed a little it didnt seem like Luz was going to attack.
Instead she was slammed into by an orange blur, letting out a small squeak of surprise as she fell. Leo knew at once who this familiar embrace was coming from, "Amphi!" She cried in relief, wrapping her arms around her small friend. "Are you okay?!" She whispered, taking stalk. Other than the look of complete devastation on her face she was not harmed. "Whats wrong?" She growled, eyeing the humans with the utmost suspicion. Realizing she was sprawled on the ground in a very compromising position Leo stood up, dragging Amphi with her she pushed her behind her back protectively once they were both on their feet. She eyed Gwen who was laying unconscious on the ground at both the humans feet. Now would be a really good time to wake up!

[bravewolfd]

Drake and Blythe looked at each other before chasing after Amphi. Drake had to go piggy back with his bad leg. When Blythe arrived to the lake he found his crew mates. Balon's clothes were wet and Luz had a hostage. Three girls that Blythe assumed to be mermaids were surrounded by the 4 pirates now. "Anyone want to report their recent whereabouts?" Blythe said trying to sound professional. He approached Balon and dropped Drake into his arms. "Here take this." Then he went up to the girls. "So how are you lovely mermaids doing? Mind telling me what is going on exactly?"


"Our spies say 3 of our kin have been discovered by the humans. Shall we send reinforcements?" Asked a soldier merman. "No... They have hostages, we can't start an all out war just yet. We need to capture their captain already, then we will have won. If their lives are in danger report to me about it. Then I may have to send out my best soldier - Dylan"

[FaeFae]

Amphi let out a frustrated sigh "quite frankly i don't know anymore! You talk about peace and then i hear one of my people screaming, then i find her IN A NET, being held hostage." She started to rub her temples then gestured towards Leo " And look at her! Look at the condition she's in! Leo what the hell happened to you?!" Amphi was now confused and agitated,...and it showed. She grabbed leo's hand and put her forehead to her back. "I have. No. Clue." SHe turned to Blythe,"I thought I could trust you...You said you weren't here to hurt us."

[Chenzor]

Balon relaxed when Luz complied. "I didn't know there were any natives here either... But it seems mermaids live here." He took a step to the side and gestured with his hand toward Leo, who had now - to his surprise - been pounced by another mermaid (he guessed) which was her friend (he guessed again). Is pouncing some sort of racial feat? Turning to face Luz again, he saw what exactly she had been dragging with her. "Is that... Another mermaid?" he said, removing the net from the unconcious creature. They're all girls. Are mermaids some sort of amazonian race? he thought to himself and he put a hand on the girl's forehead. Not sure if mermaids are supposed to be hot or cold however, he simply retracted his hand and turned the other two mermaids. "She's alright." he said, standing up. "We don't want any trouble. We'll let you take your friend and leave if you want. We wont stop you. Right Luz?" He looked at her, expecting her to agree.

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Blinking and before he could react, suddenly Drake had been dropped into his arms."The heck?" was all he could speak up.

[Cyanide Sweetie]

As the man who was presumably the leader approached with what looked like was a smaller human clinging to his back he announced,"Anyone want to report their recent whereabouts?"Leo blanched, shooting Balon a look. "Uh. We are right in front of you...?". Was their leader insane? after Balon touched Gwens face for some strange reason the leader dumped the small human into his arms and turned towards her and Amphi, "So how are you lovely mermaids doing? Mind telling me what is going on exactly?" .....lovely..what? What was he playing at? Leo was instantly suspicious of the man who was much too pretty.Before she could open her mouth to reply she felt a small quiver behind her as Amphi let out a frustrated sigh"quite frankly i don't know anymore! You talk about peace and then i hear one of my people screaming, then i find her IN A NET, being held hostage." She rubbed her temples gesturing at Leo" And look at her! Look at the condition she's in! Leo what the hell happened to you?!" Leo blinked in surprise, reaching up to touch her forehead which had at some point, without her noticing, began to bleed profoundly. Ah bollocks. She felt a small hand wrap around hers and a slight pressure on her back as Amphi leaned against her."I have. No. Clue." Amphi continued,"I thought I could trust you...You said you weren't here to hurt us." Leos heart hurt for the pain she heard in her dear friends voice. She glared at the leader, liking him even less now. This was the man her queen wanted. She pondered on how to get Amphi and Gwen to safety so she could grab this leader and bolt.As she heard Balons voice speak up her attention was drawn to him. "We don't want any trouble. We'll let you take your friend and leave if you want. We wont stop you. Right Luz?" Wow, she thought, seemed like he was able to give the orders around here. Leo kept silent, waiting to see how things unfolded.

[CLIW]

Luz nodded without missing a beat at Balon's question. "Absolutely. I just want to get dinner made. No human-flavored sushi involved, promise." She cast a nervous glance toward the mermaids and determined not to look weak, standing up a little straighter. She addressed Leo, who appeared to be the strongest of the mermaids.

"If the Captain has no objection, I invite you and your friends here to stay for dinner. As a peace offering."

[Chenzor]

Balon nodded with a smile, hearing Luz' response. "Yes! A peace offering! We're not here to hurt anybody, right cap'n?" he said, putting his hand on his hips somewhat triumphantly. He was starting to feel like maybe this huge misunderstanding would clear up and forgotten... Eventually. His gaze lingered on the mermaids. They all looked different... Like they weren't the same, but still they were. For some reason his gaze lingered a little longer on the white haired one. The one the smaller mermaid had called "Leo"...

[Tip]

Gwendolyn Blatin

Ugh... Bright lights... People talking... Gwendolyn tried to stand up with a groan, but promptly fell on to someone. "Leo?" she whispered. "What's going on? Where are we?" Slowly her vision was coming back to her. She could make out figures standing around her. Please by the Holiness of Poseidon, by the laws of Helena, let them not be humans... she thought. She could make out the figures now, and did a headcount - Leo, Amphi, oh no, a girl wearing wolf skin, a tiny guy, a scoundrel who seemed to be interacting with Leo and a right looker. Dammit! Why did they always turn up at this time, the despicable humans. Gwen extracted herself from Leo and began visibly shrinking till she was huddled on the ground at Leo's feet.

[bravewolfd]

Blythe started to laugh trying to ease any tension among themselves. "Great idea Luz, you can join us for dinner tonight so you'll know for sure we are not bad people." Drake scoffed. "We may be good guys but one of their kind stabbed my leg and tried to run off with me." Blythe laughed. "See? He's the toughest of us all and if you can take him on your safe." Drake pouted with his arms crossed. Blythe started laughing again. "I mean look at us, I'm an idiot, he's a child, here we have lover boy, and finally... ok maybe you should fear Luz a little... How about it Leo, Amphi, Net girl?" Still in Balon's arms Drake got back on his feet wanting to look more like an adult but ended up stumbling to his knees with his leg.

[Cyanide Sweetie]

Leo grabbed ahold of Gwen as she stumbled, "Take it easy, hun." She mumbled softly. Gwen seemed to crumble in front of her, curling into a ball at her feet. She lowered herself down with her. "Gwen." She whispered soothingly."It's going to be okay. I know you're scared. but I won't let anything happen to you. I promise. I just need you to be strong for me." She looked up at Balon as he made his peace offering and the rest of the human crew seconded it. She stood up, tilting her jaw up. Fighting between getting Amphi and Gwen to the safety of the ocean, getting more information on these mysterious humans and...Her eyes strayed to Balon, but she quickly looked away. The only one of the current group she was worried about being able to overpower her was Balon and the leader. Leo felt like she could take 'Luz' if needed and she wasn't too worried about the already injured small human. "I accept your invitation," She said setting her shoulders. "But i cannot speak for all of us", She turned towards Amphi and muttered,"Maybe you should go home...?"She leaned down to run a hand through Gwen's hair affectionately,"You too honey, maybe you should just head back?