Fox of Spades

Pirate Age

Turmoil, haha...I like the sound of that, I think.

*Summons you guys with pancakes*



Best of luck to everyone who's busy with stuff. Hopefully you're all having a good day!

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The city, under attack? He tilted his head back and laughed. If this were an attack, then it was the most beautiful one he had ever seen.

Nolan leaned against the railing, it was a shame they couldn't stay another day or two. The captain began to talk about leaving, Luro arrived a little late, and a figure appeared at the docks. He narrowed his eyes then finally noticed it was Alicia. "Haha, it looks like she took you up on your offer captain." He waved at the girl then grabbed at the end of the rope. He was caught of guard when it started moving but held firm and pulled, when it was over, Nolan was wiping his hands on his pants, a grin plastered to his face. "Welcome to the family, Alicia, it's nice to have you on board the Coral Pearl."

The cook nodded his head then chuckled. "Aye, aye, captain! I think we have some left over apple pie. I'll go and get it." Soon enough, he returned with plates balanced expertly in one hand and the pie in the other. The cook placed it on the table then told everyone to dig in.

The night was still young and while his friends ate he looked up at the fireworks and thought of home.

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The past four days were peaceful and relaxing and, Nolan spent them catching up on books and fishing. He managed to catch a giant trout and last night had turned it into a pretty good soup. He hadn't spoken much to Luro and after Utsukushī pretty much avoided him. The cook wasn't as angry now, but he was wary of the carpenter so he kept his distance and hung around the others instead. If Luro joined them then he'd head to the kitchen or to the other side of the deck to read. He also cleaned the kitchen and now it was absolutely spotless! He puffed up his chest in pride, the dishes were shiny and everything was spick-and-span, just how he liked it.

"Perfect!" He slid the last dish in place and that was when he heard the captain calling them.

Nolan made his way onto the deck then gaped at the sight before them, "are those...wings?" He rubbed at his eyes then pinched himself on the arm. Ha, it really was a pair of wings. "That's some really impressive technology..." he paused then scrambled towards were the captain and Risa were. "Are you alright?" She didn't hear him over her panicking and in the end the captain had to give her a good flick to the forehead. Oh well, it looked like she was doing okay.

She talked about the brass cape, and the cook lit up a little. He'd ask her questions later. "Are you, okay?" He offered her his hand. "Those wings look heavy, if you're hurting anywhere, there's a medical box on board. I can got get it."

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Haha, Ryver pretty much placed everyone on even ground xD.

I bet Mario Kart with you people would be chaotically fun. EHEHEHE *Prepares knife cannon* I mean, *Turtle shells and banana peels.*

Good luck, Kathi-chan! I don't know how you survive 9am to 10pm (?) classes v.v and no worries Kei-chan, you guys have till Friday :D. I wasn't planning to have the shots color coded, but that does sound a lot more organized. Sure, sure, we can go with that, lemme go edit my post.

Pfftttt, Thunder, that wasn't intentional xD.

I hope the mornight has been good to all you wonderful hoomans <3

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Thanks guys, I'll catch up then get started on a post. I hope you're all doing well <3

Edit: Wait what? LILY LIVES AND LURO IS NOT A BAD GUY. DUN DUN DUN...

Mizos, haha, I love what you just did xD! Also...Nolan, puppy killing maniac. LURO WHY U DO DIS?

Andddd now to start typing~

Edit Edit: Posted~

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Posted, you guys really gave me a lot to work with xD, thanks!

@Hoverboard Group:

Ryver mentioned seven keys and a maze, and I decided to add onto the idea :)! Only the people who manage to get a key and their friends will be able to proceed to the next phase which will be the maze. [If Lavi gets a key, he can choose to share it with Ace :D, Ri could do the same but she's not sharing hers, haha. I decided to go down this route so it becomes more focused on the humans and the few Nobodies who manage to nab a key xD]. After the maze, we'll get to the last leg then end this thing. I was actually planning for the race to be a lot shorter, but then you guys threw in a lot of awesome ideas and NPCs <3! Hehe, this is working out really well, this way we can end the paintball fight and the hoverboard race at around the same time. After this, we'll send them back to retrieve the USB *fist pump*

I had the announcer say that 4/7 keys were found and had Ri find the 5th one. The sixth key will be for Lavi and Ace. Ran, Tobs, and Riley can get the seventh one so feel free to dive in and grab a key. I'll have them enter the Maze by Friday, that way they can get to second part before I go poof for midterms. Does the plan sound alright to you guys~?

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Kathi-chan, Kei-chan :D I'll send you guys PMs regarding the plans for the end of this chapter sometime this week~

*Raises glass* We'll need to talk about Vicky too, kukuku 8D

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"I've never been so happy to be on the ground." Riley pressed her cheek against the warm asphalt and laughed.

She didn't care that they were falling behind, or that their hoverboard was being torn open. They were alive and she was just so goshdarn happy. The girl pushed herself onto jelly legs then stared up at the giant screen. Mazes, Keys, and puzzles, the race was only getting more intense.

"Hey, is our board still functional, or are we out of the race for good?" Riley arched an eyebrow at the cogs and gears they were ripping out of the hoverboard. They pulled out a charred core and it looked like the thing had overheated.

The mechanic on duty wrinkled his nose, "the core overheated, some of the wires melted. Whatever you two did, it messed the board up real good." He shook his head then sighed. "No way you'll be able to fly on this but..." he was just about to suggest the jet shoes, but it looked like Ran had it all figured out, "yeah, your friend has the right idea. You're better off continuing the race in those."

"Hm?" She spun around to look at what Ran was talking about. If they crashed into something in those...well, it would hurt, badly. "I guess we don't have much of a choice and we can't leave Ace and Toby with those meanies who tried to knock us overboard!" Ace had saved them from the riders that had tried to strike, but two or three of them were still up there and trying to win the race. Riley grabbed a pair of jet shoes and pulled it onto her feet.

The mechanic working on their board nodded, "just think about what you wanna do and the boots will respond."

"NO WAY?" That sounded crazy, was he serious? Then again, this was Nowhere.

He snorted, "what do you think of us? Low-tech? 'Course it'll work, I made the engine myself."

Announcer Goomba said Ladies and gentlemen, carrot sticks and apricot pies! Four keys have been found, I repeat, four keys have been found. This might be the most intense race we've ever had and soon we'll be moving onto the maze. We're halfway done with this race folks, so hang onto your seats, this is one heated competition."

They had already managed to find four keys? Riley blinked numbly before linking her arm with Ran's. "Noooo way, I can't believe they're that fast! We can't waste anymore time. Ugh, if you were a key were would you hide—hi Toby." Riley did a double take then blinked, "oh, it really is him."



"My, my, this is quite unfortunate." The mechanic shook his head left and right, tinkering with the inside of Toby's board. "The circuit board is fried beyond recognition and the core has burned out. It's such a shame, this was quite a lovely board." He gave the core a tap and for a moment it let off tiny sparks. "You'll get into an accident if you fly on this thing. In fact, this hoverboard is going to the dump as soon as this race ends."

"Tobs!" Riley clamped a hand over his shoulder and spun him around. "First, hi, and second, you aren't out of the race yet," a grin crept onto her face and she held out a pair of jet shoes. "Look at what Ran found. Hoverboards are so yesterday, these things respond to your thoughts." She held onto his wrist then began tugging him along. "Ace is still up there, she passed by us, so we can't just sit here and give up."

Announcer Goomba said Ladies and gentlemen, the fifth Key has been found!

"Eh! There are only two keys left. Let's go, let's go." Fly she thought.

The jet shoes roared to life and before she knew it, she was propelled upward at an unbelievable speed. The girl let out a surprise yelp, but soon it turned into laughing. She was a little wobbly but the shoes were much easier to control and she did a wobbly cartwheel in midair. Her eyes lit up and she managed to hover in place, waiting for Ran and Toby to join her.



The fifth key was in her hands! Ri beamed at one of the cameras and waved. Her spot in the second leg of the race was secured, unless of course somebody took her key. The holder of the key would be able to bring as many friends as they liked into the next round. She thought about taking Lavi with her but shook her head. He was helping the redhead and the girl had nearly blown her off her board. She'd keep the key to herself, the less competition she had, the better.

"Oh look, I see you two don't have a key yet." Ri gave Ace and Lavi one of her sickening sweet smiles. "I'd say catch you later, but I'm not sure you'll make it to the next leg." She blew Lavi a flying kiss then waved. The two of them had always had a rivalry when it came to racing. "Good bye, sweeties."



The Nobody shook his head and sighed, "this year is quite intense, I'm afraid we might not get to a key in time." A glimmer caught his eye, it was hanging on the edge of a balcony. Well, what do you know, it was a key. The building wasn't too far from where they were, but a few riders were charging towards the key at full speed. It would be their ticket to the second round of the race. "Well, well, I stand corrected. Let us go and get that key, Ace." He leaned forward, zipping off at a maddening speed.

Lavi intercepted two riders then spun around so he was hovering in front of them. "G'day gentlemen and lady, but I'm afraid we'll have to drop the formalities for now." He pulled out his chocolate bar and grimaced. This wasn't polite at all, but the circumstances called for it. "I do apologize sincerely." He threw the chocolate bar at the man's face and with a curse, the Nobody crashed right into his friend.

Hopefully this would buy Ace some time.

"Now, now, have you heard about the fish who wanted to fly?" Lavi was talking casually to the woman before him. She stared at him for a moment before attempting to ram into him with her shoulder. The Nobody remained unfazed, he dodged and continued to tell his little tale.

His distraction was quite the success. "Anytime now Ace, I do believe a few fellows are coming our way."

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THUNDER! Awesome post :D. I love the NPCs you guys are bringing in. Haha, we should do things like this more often.

Good mornight, people. I just got back from school, gonna go get started on a post for the hoverboard group.

Thanks for the heads up, Four, best of luck with school and it's all cool :)! Speaking of school, v.v I might disappear all week next week due to midterms. Gonna be juggling papers and exams so there prolly won't be any time for RPing. Sorry about that, and I think Kei-chan will be in the same boat as me (?) so we can all take the week off, or if you'd rather not, then you guys can keep interacting with each other while I'm away xD. I'm fine with either option.

*Drops video* I blame Four for getting her songs stuck in my head D8<

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So many interesting movies <3

AND NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, BANBA YES!

Heyooo guys :)! I should be able to have a post up by tomorrow night. Also just a heads up, due to midterms, I'll prolly be gone all week next week. Sorry about that v.v and I hope you're all having a good mornight.

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Looking forward to it, Thunder :D!

And aye, let's make it a good fight. I'll be posting for group one sometime tonight.

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Haha, prolly one of the NPCs since they'v been doing this forever xD though the humans can try to get a place and stuff~