Seagulls

[hiken]

Who: Spade Pirates, Bloody Roses
Where: THE OCEAN
When: Between 3/8 and 3/21! Official dates not set in stone yet. Will be updated.
What: The Bloody Spades Alliance VS the Navy!
Warnings: PG-13 for fighting and possibly R because Marco might get naked(turn into a bird).
Style: Prose/Action/whatever
Status: Open to Spades/Bloody Roses!

The Spades will be fighting Corpsemaster, one of the Navy Captains set for the Navy Month's event! There will be a forced retreat on both sides.

Feel free to post here with separate threads! We'll update the dates on the main post with links to threads to remain consistent.

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[hiken]

[If you want your muse to trash some random Navy ships trying to jump the boats!]

[hoodwinking]

[There was a part of B.B. that had been excited, hearing that the Navy was coming after all of the pirates. Surely there had to be some kind of reward for turning in any pirates... not that she'd sell her own crew out. Still has to have a place to stay!

Of course, the other side of her was right in warning her that she at this point, was still considered a pirate. So maybe seeking out bounties wasn't a good idea right now.

As the navy ships got closer, Bonnie took it upon herself to greet their "guests", launching rockets right at them with her basket.]

Sorry! You aren't invited! Piss off!

[hollywood_bro]

[Obviously Dave is gonna use his flying skateboard to float over to the Navy ships before they get too close. There isn't much else you can do with this piece of shit, but it is good for getting out there before the enemy can deal any lasting damage. He flies over the deck of the Navy ship and slices a few heads off.]

Hey, what's up? Besides me, I mean.

[They never get a chance to answer. There are only screams. He lands on deck and tucks unreal air back in his sylladex. He won't stay on the Navy ship long. Just long enough to either put them out of commission entirely or make sure they're running away with their tails between their legs.]

Main Battle - Entrance

[hiken]

[The naval side of the battle! Before the ships get close enough to board one another, they'll have to exchange cannon-fire and maneuver!]

[hiken]

[Ace didn't say much as everything began. He patiently watched the Corpsemaster's fleet come in, sweeping and taking advantage of the wind. Not all of their ships were coming in right away and while Ace would have normally seen it as cowardice, he knew Marines didn't always fight directly.

So, he lingered by the helm, watching over the situation. Marco, Thatch, Namur--they could issue commands to fix the sails, ready the cannons and prepare armaments in general, but he was to make the big commands. Ace was going to call their attacks.

A few minutes in as everything was ready to fire and the Navy had caught up--]

On my command! Port Cannons, Sun! Starboard Cannons, Moon! Get ready! [Given that the Sun was to the left of the Moon, it was an insane command to give, but then-- Ace hiked the helm, drawing the Sun so it crossed out of the way. When the Moon would fire, Sun would already be out of the way.]

Now, fire!

[theartofboom]

[Chandra is anything but patient. As soon as it's clear that there's a conflict brewing she's out on the deck, looking out at the assembled enemy fleet with a spark in her eye. Ace and the others might not like it, but she was unlikely to listen once they got into the thick of things and she knew it. Her particular brand of magic didn't lend itself well to any sort of order, and she knew it likely that she'd probably enter a mana frenzy.

So, in an effort to minimize the effect that might have on the battle, she heads to the prow to start her working. The air around her begins to shimmer with heat, her hair steadily beginning to stand on end as it ignited, and the sky above her began to crackle with heat-lightning.

When she heard the order to fire, Chandra unleashed her will, lashing out with a column of electricity, and followed up with waves of fireballs aimed at the Navy men exposed on the decks.

And then the pyromancer began to laugh, wild with abandon, and probably full of madness. But then...nobody ever said she was sane...]

Main Battle - Melee

[hiken]

[The Sun and Moon are close enough for crew-members to jump onto the Navy's decks!

How will everybody be faring?]

[redcinemareel]

[The Gilded Rose is dealing with their own Navy ship, and eventually they are close enough to jump onto their deck. There are several holes in their own deck, not to mention a large hole from her quarters running to the front of the ship. Just because she wanted a window in her room doesn't mean they had to do impromptu renovations!

So Grell wields her mighty shover and swings over. The rope gets shot once she makes it ninety percent of the way, but by that time it's too late for them to stop her. She disappears and reappears behind one naval officer and bashes his head in. With all that strength she had, he no longer had much of a neck. Or skull.]

I'll teach you a lesson in redecorating!

[With that, she charges in for whomever is close!]

[feetarestrange]

[Of course, Nami was friendly and kind to many residents of the surface world, including total strangers. But the few considered to be her enemies? They wouldn't be so fortunate. With her staff in hand, she made her way to one of the Navy's decks. Though the setting had changed, it was a familiar enough sensation.

Nami was no stranger to combat and kept herself close to her crew members. Not only due to sheer habit, but also because she wanted to ensure that everyone made it out alive. Though the time for healing had yet to arrive, and until then...]

You'll be sleeping with the fishes when we're through with you.

[booyaka_boom]

*Further away from the close combat fighting, Selphie is concentrating her energy on her magic attacks. She's decided against using fire, because she can't control it the way that the other fire users in her crew can - she figures they've got it covered.

Instead, there are flashes of light with her thundara spells, and bursts of blue as she freezes her opponents with blizzara. She has her nunchaku on her, of course, and she pauses in her magic using to swing the weapon best to knock them out, or to dish out whatever damage she sees fit.

If she spies anyone near by that looks like they might need help, or healing, she's on hand to do that here. Equally, from here elevated space on deck, she can cast protect spells over her crew when they need it*

The Sun

[redfootzeff]

[Because his peg leg limits his mobility, Zeff has positioned himself closer to the raged fighters than to the front lines. It's at this moment that he wishes he had two working legs again. He'd be much more effective like in his younger days.]

[Still, this means that the guys who manage to slip past the front lines are met with someone covering their snipers and other ranged fighters. As a cluster of them surrounds him, he uses his real leg to spring into a handstand, doing a split so that his body becomes, in essence, a spinning top of pain. Anyone who'd seen Sanji fight in the past would recognize the move as the Party Table Kick Course.]

[The downside is it takes an extra second or two to right himself since he doesn't have two feet to regain his balance. And right now he's got another Navy corpsman aiming to strike him, fist raised in a punch.]

[heartismyown]

[Ace said these people are the enemy and so Roxas will treat them as such. He begins by swinging over and boarding a ship near the Moon, materializing his keyblades on landing.

One small breath and he charges in, swinging his keyblades fast and hard. He remembers the things Aya taught him and does his best not to cross them over. He'll leave the magic aside, just in case he needs it later.

He cuts into one of the lower ranked officers mercilessly, splattering his blood on the deck. Better this guy's blood than his own.]

[reluctantjinrou]

[Not unlike the zombies, Natsuno shows no fear as he swings onto a ship parked near the Sun. It's a surprise, so he isn't as powerful as he might be otherwise.

All the same, he's been practicing and he has his sword in hand and gun on his hip. Whatever he needs to do, he's prepared. He engages the first member of the Navy. It's much more difficult then facing brainless zombies, but he's been practicing his swordplay.

He holds his own just fine during this first encounter.]

[kingkilvas]

[Direct boarding? No thanks. Naesala's sticking to overhead assault, and years of having his men raiding ships back home have made him adept at knowing where to strike. Not that he's particularly happy to join the fray.

Immediately he shifts and dives, his sharpened beak readily tearing apart the first enemy he sees. The now deadweight and whatever body parts torn off are are thrown, scattered into the crowd of naval officers. If he hasn't any other choice than to help fight, then he might as well make it amusing for himself.

Naesala ascends and circles close to the enemy ship, aiming for his next prey and keeping an eye out for anyone in trouble.]

[watchesthesea]

[Kairi had been dealing with the battle for the past couple of hours. Keyblade swinging, hitting flesh and making navymen fall. She wasn't going to let them beat her, not again anyway. With a spin, she managed to cut slash another but only hitting the surface of his clothes.

She was getting tired and it was finally starting to show. Taking a step back, she hadn't noticed that there was another behind her, intending to cause harm, sword drawn upwards, ready to strike while Kairi was dealing with the guys in front of her.]

[streetferret]

Waiting at the railing and giving out measured blasts of fire to the naval ship they were nearing was a tactic Mako stuck close to, dodging what he could was fairly easy at first. But now he can jump onto their ships and it’s time to mix it up.

He’s just barely managing to burn a swathe through the officers on deck, and his straight line destination is probably obvious: their gunpowder stores. The firebender’s set to spread the make short work of the ship if he can help it.

He’s not a one many army though, and with all the gunfire going around he’s trying to watch your back while flinging some fire. But who’s watching his?

[donthithimintheballs]

[Logan likes the idea of a fight, especially with the Navy. They seem to be pretty well out in force lately too. As they came closer he leaned on the rail of the ship, willing the ships close enough to jump across to. Not even swing, but leap over to.]

[The moment he knew he would make it, he moved, like a cat he stood on the railing, and lept out, hands out and reaching for the other ship. Shots fired? Who cares. He took a single hit before landing on deck, claws out and face snarling. Time to fuck some shit up.]

[The Wolverine cleared the area he landed on, so others could jump or swing across with out as much trouble. That and he wanted to get a head start. Logan? He's leaving a few of these petty officers bleeding on the deck, and taking off after groups of others. Want to help? Go for it, but someone's got some pent up annoyance to burn and these poor Navy bastards are going to take the brunt of it right now. He'll be a bit of a mess, because the idiot takes the hits and slashes instead of avoiding them, but he's still standing and doing fine. Just a bit bloody. He heals though, very slowly.]

Sun

[theartofboom]

[Well now that things have devolved into a melee, Chandra is one of the first to leap onto an enemy deck, accompanied by a pair of enormous coal golems. Eight feet tall at least and glowing with sullen heat, they smash into a knot of Navy men that've tried to keep the pyromancer from the helm. Metal clashes on stone while Chandra watches, hands ablaze, sending pinpricks of fire out at to strike the enemies when she gets a clean shot.

An officer up on the deck levels a rifle at her and barks for her to stand down, but all she does is grin up at him with a manic expression. His finger squeezes on the trigger, and Chandra's flicks towards him, igniting the powder in his weapon and causing a small explosion that sends him stumbling to the deck.]

Heh. Your weapons are nothing more than kindling.

[And then she heads up towards the helm, intent on taking the vessel and doing...something with it.]

Melee

[om_nom_namur]

[Instead of setting a good example and swinging over the way he'd been training some of the crew to do, Namur leaps overboard and slips into the water. He doesn't dive deep, just glides along beneath the keel of an enemy ship, heading for the rudder. A quick, haki-infused bite and the Navy ship is at the mercy of the wind and current. He does this a few more times, disabling the ships so they can't perform maneuvers in formation. He picks up the sound of fighting above, and so he launches himself out of the water in a wide arc, landing with a spray of water and a massive, toothy grin on one of the Navy's decks.]

Let's get this party started.

[Namur crashes his fists together and vaults into a mass of soldiers like a maelstrom.]

Main Battle - Corpsemaster

[hiken]

[Is anyone taking a swing at the stronger officers and their captain, Corpsemaster?

This will be geared towards the end of their battle.]

[hiken]

[With one last solid punch, Ace sent Corpsemaster skidding back along his own deck, hitting the ship's mast and shaking it. He glowered at Ace, holding his face with one hand before he stumbled aside, looking for something. Ace followed in silence, his right hand engulfed in flames, looking to deal the last strike just before he realized what was going on. Two soldiers pushed out a cannon, which their captain loaded by hand, grabbing what looked like a high-grade metal canister. Plugging his ears, Corpsemaster yanked the cord to fire the cannon and the shell flew straight into the air, right towards the Sun and Moon.]

...One cannon shell isn't going to do it. What do you think you're--

[The shell, rather than piercing the hull, exploded mid-air above both ships. A gigantic purple cloud of gas and dust expelled in all directions, slowly descending towards them.]

You lose, pirate. We can't capture your whole crew, but none of you are going to escape! If you weren't greedy, then you might have been able to get away! Now, boys-- Let's get out of here! Take this low-life in chains and let his crew rot!

Main Battle - Retreat

[hiken]

[Both sides have been surprised and escape seems to be the best option! Let's talk getting tfo.]

The Moon

[feetarestrange]

[Need to secure an exit? Not a problem. Nami was about ready to show her crew where title of "Tidecaller" had come from.]

Leave it to me, though you may want to hold on to something.

[That's the only warning you're getting as she slams her staff down on the ship. Almost immediately after, a massive tidal wave spreads out in front and continues to surge forward unhindered. Any Navy ship caught in it's way is sure to feel it.]

The Sun

[rebonding]

[I'll match to brackets if you prefer]

Korra shot out of the ocean and onto the deck of the Sun when Ace called for retreat. There were few things she hated more than running away, but... She was injured. A lot of them were injured. There was a sizable gash across her shoulder, and she was bruised from a bad stumble. It wasn't anything she wasn't used to, but it was still a hindrance. Even if it didn't technically matter, she didn't want anyone dying out here.

The Avatar cringed as she balanced herself at the bowsprit of the Sun, her arms swirling back and forth as she pushed the waters ahead in the Spades' favor. Fine. Retreat. But they would have their revenge.

[hiken]

[He called for an escape.

The fire shell full of poison was enough. Inhaling it all in one go, Ace surprised himself by being lively enough to call for a retreat. They had to go full-sail and get away from anymore of those shells. The Corpsemaster likely wouldn't pursue, but he knew how that man felt. He would fire as long as he was in range, even while turning and fleeing.

After calling their escape, Ace raised his hands and drew a curtain of flames over the ship, smashing it down on top of two of the burning Navy vessels behind the Sun. His fists tightened and he did his best to cement those flames as solid as possible.] Flame Net...!

[Despite the fact that it was only fire--because Ace called it, the fiery barrier would stay there a long while, even on the surface of the water. There was no chance the Navy would pursue at that point. As if the realization that the crew would be that much safer at the moment, Ace's body decided it would be a fine time to collapse, which it did.

Ace landed on his side, his body heating up immensely. Though he couldn't move, he could still burn. Inside his veins, there was a fiery storm of heat as he kept his blood burning, making sure it couldn't clot. As long as it didn't clot, his heart wouldn't stop easily. There was still the possibility of shock, but he was too busy going through it to really worry about it.]