Pirate's Bounty( Started)ADULT/CC (need Michael and Kyle)

[isabelle]

*MAX*

I roll my eyes, watching this slaver argue with Michael. Or he tries to, anyway. It does seem possible that he might not have known, and the girls have vouched for him. Perhaps it is as he said.

I turn to Isabel, "Are there any others here who might be trusted?"

"We didn't see much of the others," she tells me. "Only Kyle came down to feed us and the others only offered threats."

"They're all villians," Kyle says, his voice filled with disgust. You'd almost think he wasn't part of their crew.

I shake my head at him. "I'm not much interested in the opinion of a slaver. Least of all one who would hide behind a woman's skirts." I take another look around before deciding that I don't even want to see the prisoners. "We do need another hand or two, but I wasn't much inclined to take on slavers, anyway. Of course, this ship isn't worth sailing, so there's really no loss there."

It's a pity, almost. If it had been any other kind of crew, I might have pressed them all into service and kept the ship for Alex to captain. The other men hear me and immediately start off-loading the food and rum from the holds to supply our own ships.

I turn to the other ladies. "Ladies, your rescue is at hand. As Isabel already knows, this 'filthy pirate' is my friend Michael. He is captain of Michael's Demons, off to the port. My ship is to the starboard. We shall be ready to take you away shortly."

[StormWolfstone]

Wonderful posts everyone I'm posting from the library again today, then will be on a diff comp tomorrow for about 3 hours.

*~Isabel~*


As the rescue of Kyle comes at hand, I simply shake my head as I hear everyone start bantering back and forth. With a sigh, I look at Michael and put a hand on his shoulder as though to say that I'd heard enough from him. "These ladies have been through a terrible ordeal, Michael. 'Twould be a smart move if you curbed your tongue and allowed them some more respite so that they can return to their previous willfullness as they will it." I know my voice sounded full of reproach, but I also knew that it was nothing that either he, or my brother weren't already accustomed to.

Glancing back at the ladies, then to Max I questioned, "Alright, now that they are free, I am certain many wish to return home. Are your ships in need of supplies before returning us to the mainlands? Or can they be deposited back home immediately? I for one, have no desire to return home and would much rather remain among you. Maybe it would help curb Michael's crudeness some to have me around." I grinned at Max, showing that I knew my latter comment was definitely not going to be a possibility.

Then glancing toward the women again, I questioned them as well, knowing that I should give everyone the chance to answer in their own turns. "Ladies, how many of you feel that you have something to return to?" I knew that if it came right down to it, I could easily convince my brother to assist in relocating these women if they wished it. If nothing else, my brother and Michael hardly ever refused me anything. I also knew that we had a great deal of catching up to do and hoped that we'd have plenty of time to talk privately.

[Serephinah]

Tess

I looked at Isabel and than Max and Michael. I didn't really have any desire nor reason to go back...my family was dead and I had felt more at home with three girls on slaver ship than I had for...I can't really remember the last time I had felt that way. I wasn't sure what Liz and Maria had planned...whether to return to their former lives or forge ahead with a new one...but I at least knew what I wanted.

"I agree, I would much rather remain among you...a life of the high seas and adventure, sign me up!" I said a jokingly serious air.

I knew what my life would be if I went back to live with my grandparents...dull and grief stricken. They could never be the mother and father I had just lost. It was time to take control of my life and make my own decisions...and perhaps get to know the youg man I had first confronted on the ship (and thankfully hadn't regretted later)...Kyle.

[isabelle]

*MAX*

I was a bit surprised to hear from Isabel that she wasn't inclined to go home. I knew she wasn't always happy there, but she would soon be a lady of society. I hadn't realized that she, too, was willing to leave that life.

But I don't think she's serious about being a pirate. There's little room for a woman on a ship, unless she wants to work as a man, and Isabel has always been fond of her fine clothes, spacious rooms and frequent baths. These things are not easily found on a pirate ship.

Still, before I can answer, the girl Tess also indicates that she would like to join the crew.

I shake my head. "A pirate's life is a hard one, my lady. Not for a fair flower such as yourself." Turning back to my sister, I answer her early question for everyone. "We had intended to return you all to England and your prior lives, but if you wish to go else-where that can be arranged. Our ships were well provisioned before and now, with plunder from this vessel, we should be able to manage a voyage of any duration. Even all the way to America, if that should be in your hearts."

[KatnotKath]

OOC: don't know how good this is, but here goes anyway.

~Liz~

I can see that Max and the others are surprised by this. I can’t say I blame them, it must sound quite strange us asking them to save one of the men who worked on the ship we have been prisoner, but yet I know, as do the other girls, that Kyle is not like the others. Never once did he try to touch us as the other men did… He didn’t know what he was signing up for, that I believe, and when he realised, he has done anything he can to to make our situation even the slightest bit better.

"Whatever you wish, my Lady…”

There’s something about the way Max is looking at me which causes a shiver to run down my spine… He definitely doesn’t seem like the typical idea of a pirate…

Without thinking much about it, he swings his sword up and back down, slicing through a rope, an end of which then falls to the floor. As he then throws it over the side to Kyle, I can’t help noting that he seems to have good aim. Kyle looks to be struggling and I see the look of relief in his eyes as he grabs hold of the rope and Max calls on him to come up.

Unfortunately, immediately he gets back aboard, Kyle seem to have no sense and starts yelling at one of the other pirates. I gather from what is said that this must be the person who threw him overboard but still, surely he has more sense than to risk angering them. I do not believe that our pleas would be of any use should he decide to get rid of him again, and that most definitely is not something I want to check either…

The pirate seems unimpressed by Kyle’s claims athat he’s not a slaver and I have no doubt that this is going to end nastily if nothing is done. Fortunately Maria chooses that moment to step in, letting her firey temper fly in a way I have rarely seen. I knew that she could be fierce, but nothing like this…

Kyle still doesn’t have the sense to let it lie though, and as the pirate taunts him with the fact that Maria spoke up, he again insists on his innocence.

The argument continues and I turn off to some extent, concentrating more on my surroundings. I notice Isabel talking to her brother but I can’t here what is being said and simply settle to wait and see what will happen next.

"Ladies, your rescue is at hand. As Isabel already knows, this 'filthy pirate' is my friend Michael. He is captain of Michael's Demons, off to the port. My ship is to the starboard. We shall be ready to take you away shortly."

First travelling on board a slavers ship, now a pirate one.

“Ladies, how many of you feel that you have something to return to?"

Something to return to…depends on what you mean by that… I have a marriage which I wish to have no part in, an abusive husband to be by all accounts, and a father who is unlikely to change his mind whatever I say. I can’t say that the idea of going home is one which holds much appeal. The life that waits for me there is hardly better than that which would have been mine had we not been rescued from the slavers…

Having said that I’m not sure the idea Isabel and Tess seem to have of joining the crew would really work. Pirate ships are not really the place for a woman. I can’t see either of them being any more suited to working on a ship than Maria or I… Max seem to find this idea quite amusing too.

He shakes his head. "A pirate's life is a hard one, my lady. Not for a fair flower such as yourself…We had intended to return you all to England and your prior lives, but if you wish to go else-where that can be arranged. Our ships were well provisioned before and now, with plunder from this vessel, we should be able to manage a voyage of any duration. Even all the way to America, if that should be in your hearts."

America… I don’t know that I really mind where we go but in truth I have to believe that anything will be better than going home. A lower position will come with a new start…I will have to work, this I know, but when I think of this, and and compare it with an unhappy marriage to a man who is twice my age and thought to be dangerous, there is no competition. I am ready to face this challenge, more ready than I am to go home… I look over at Maria, her mother is back home and I don’t know what her decision will be, but I think I have made mine. “I don’t want to go back…” I respond softly giving my individual answer to the question that has been asked.

[StormWolfstone]

~*Isabel~*

While I listen to Max's comment, simply smiling a bit and then letting myself drift into thought, I am glad to know that thus far, Liz and Tess agree with me. Now we just needed Maria's answer. The other ladies seemed as though they would follow the lead that the four of us were giving rather then make their own decisions and for some reason I had a feeling that though they'd been abducted, they hadn't really had a life they wanted in the first place.

In fact, with some of them, I already knew their cases. I'd been bored during some of the time we'd been on the slave ship and decided to go ahead and dreamwalk a bit. It hadn't really helped, but it hadn't harmed either. With a sigh, I glanced at Maria. "Alright, Liz and Tess don't want to return, but you can if you wish to Maria. It's your decision."

I glanced over at Max and asked, "Do you have some sort of haven on land? Somewhere that we could kind of settle in and make a home for ourselves?" I glanced between Michael and Max both as I wanted to make it clear to both of them that no matter what they thought, my mind was made up. I was not returning home.

[Crystalbehr]

<<Michael>>

After Isabel is done naggering me about such things that wern't my fault. I wathch as all of the ladies begin to agree that they don't want to go back home. Well almost all of them. If it weren't for the loud mouth lass who hasn't answered yet, all of them would agree. My god this must be stopped.

"Maxwelll before we begin this..this endeaver. I want to warn you that I don't do well having a bunch of well bodied women on my ship. I can't be heald responsible for my actions. As a matter of fact do you realize what you are saying man." I yell

"Firstly, women are bad luck to be on a ship." I look pointingly at the loudmouth lass."Espcially beautiful ones. They are the most dangerours. Not to mention all of the whining, the sea sickness, the...the perfume, for gods sake they will moan throughout the whole trip about how they must share a room..or how the water is not hot enough to bathe, the food isn't porper for them. Maxwell. Alexander This is a grave mistake" I finally end hoping Some of what I've said has broken though his skull.

[isabelle]

*MAX*

I keep my expression neutral, although I feel like staring as the women start to insist that they want to abandon whatever lives they've had before being captured by the slavers. Who knew there were so many unhappy women in the world.

The girl, Liz, adds her plea to the others and my heart goes out to her. Who could have made such a beautiful girl so displeased with her lot? That man should be hunted down and brought to justice. A gentleman should not treat a woman that way.

Isabel asks if we have a haven while Michael launches a tirade against having women on his ship. I shake my head at him. "Of course, you're going to have women on your ship, Michael. We have rescued them. We can't abandon them here. We must take them to safety, somewhere."

Still, he does have a point. As I tried to convince Tess a moment ago, these women do not belong as crew-members on our ships. There have been women pirates, but they are rare creatures. The odds that all of these women would suit are worse than bad. And we don't need nearly so many hands as that, anyway. Unless we did try to salvage the slave ship to serve under Alex, afterall...

As for taking them to safety, we do have provisions to go to America, but the crew might not be happy with such a decision. We would have no opportunity for plunder on such a trip and they would have no gain for it.

I turn back to Isabel and her friends. "We do have an island hideout we use for our own, but there is little there but a small village which is friendly to us. It is called Lucky Ace, and there, many of our crews have retired when they have tired of the sea. Would this suit you?"

[Crystalbehr]

I need a post Candydreamer

<<Michael>>

After looking at the beautiful girl with the long brown hair Maxwell strangely turns to Isabel and says. "We do have an island hideout we use for our own, but there is little there but a small village which is friendly to us. It is called Lucky Ace, and there, many of our crews have retired when they have tired of the sea. Would this suit you?"

Where the hell did that remark come from. Did Max just not here a word I said. I'm used to him ignoreing me but....

"Uhhm" I clear my thoat loudly enough. "Umm Maxwell did you not just here a word that I said. This is not a good idea. And I completely disag...."

Wait a minute. Beautiful women on an isalnd with no where to go and no society rules to follow. Hmm. This could get interesting and worth my while. I wonder what the loudmouth one will do.

"Ahhh what the hell sounds like a plan to me. So what do you ladies say? The Lucky Ace sound good enough?"

[StormWolfstone]

~* Isabel*~


I listened to both Michael and Max, knowing exactly what Michael was thinking when he decided to come around to the idea of us ladies joining them. The idea of living on an island that Max described as having only a small village appeals to me and yet makes me wonder just what I could do. Certainly with my abilities I was capable of more then some, but I was not the best at sewing and such, though cooking is something I had recently been doing a great deal at home.

I looked at some of the women and saw that they were all looking at me as though somehow I had become their leader. Maria, Liz and Tess were the only one's that seemed capable of making their own decisions without looking to me. The other's frightened and uncertain were looking to the four of us.

I felt somehow responsible for these ladies, even those that had become my friend in the days we'd been held as slaves. "Ladies, for those of you that have a desire to return to your homes, please move to one side so that we might do a head count. Those of you that have chosen not to return can either move away from the others or even behind me."

I looked at Michael and Max as I questioned, "Do either of you feel that you can trust your crews to safely transport those women that wish to return home? Or shall we simply figure that if they go home, both ships with all of us will be along?" I was mainly looking at Max because I knew that he would understand what I was getting at. Not to mention, unless my brother had changed beyond measure in the last few years since I had seen him, I doubted that he was a raging hormone like Michael.