Thread: The Skies Wasn't The Limit (ghastygoo & Libertine)

Once his ship was in range the rotatable triple cannon was loaded and ready to fire, three large harpoon fitted chains soaring through the skies. Two out of the three landing true, practically impaling the side of the merchant vessel. The chains were connected to a large wheel of sorts that started to turn, pulling the merchant ship closer and closer till both ship's hulls were touching. Andrew's men quick to jump and climb aboard their prey. This was going to be a good catch, Andrew having been tipped off some time ago at one of the many pirate taverns that littered the skies. However as he stood watching with a proud smile on his face one of his ship hands came to up him. Captain, we have an incoming ship coming port side! Andrew was quick to walk over to the large periscope device that was set up at the helm, pulling the handles down so he could see through it. Turning to port side there was in fact a ship heading their and even then the kind of ship was a pirate ship. Andrew's grip on the periscope tightening when he saw it to be the Skybreakers, Gods damn it, they think they can just come in on my game? Andrew asked, though he quickly continued. Turn the ship starboard to port! We've got incoming fire! Andrew shouted, his men quick to turn the ship. If agility and maneuverability was his ships strength, then the sheer volume of fire power that the Aguila was carrying would be it's strength. Just in the nick of time Andrew's ship had turned just as the Aguila fired upon it, it's large harpoons sinking right into the poor merchant ship that now had a total of four harpoons buried into it's hull. This would serve as a sort of battlefield, keeping Andrew's ship from taking any unneeded damage from a pirate brawl. Jeffery! You are in command! Andrew shouted before leaving the helm, a smirk on his face as he made his way down to the outer decks so he could join in on the fun. A confrontation with Captain Amelia was always a treat. Needless to say the two had been in each other's way on a number of occasions. Hitting ships first, ransacking halfway point islands where the other stashed their loot. They seemed to always try to one up the other, but it had never come to full on open combat like this. Never had they clashed ship to ship at the same time in the skies. What would come of this? Andrew was definitely prepared to find out. Forget the loot for now! We have visitors! Andrew would shout as he came to the side of his ship, jumping the gap between his and the merchant's vessel. His men were in the middle of loading as much as they could, wanting to hurry as the Aguila drew closer and closer. Remember! Their Captain is mine! Andrew shouted, his men shouting as well to match the on coming bloodlust filled shouts of the Skybreakers. Both sides waiting till the Aguila was close enough for boarding. The battle taking place on the poor merchant vessel that was now sandwiched between the two pirate ships. Battles between pirates were treated a little different then those with others. With the invention of rejuvenation pacts as long as one wasn't flat out killed by the lob of the head or removal of some vital organ, one could use these pacts and be able to live to fight another day. So some time ago a code was established amongst pirates. Meeting in open skies at an impasse on loot the crews would fight it out, when the blood and sweat was spilled both sides would pull back and which ever captain prevailed would establish terms. In that way pirates didn't kill pirates, there were too many Imperials out there to be killing off fellows pirates. Of course if you had some grudge or just a blood thirsty need to kill you were more then able to indulge, but needless to say those who broke the code were dealt with. So the battle began, pirate fighting pirate, Andrew drawing just his sword as he made his way along the merchant vessel. Much like his choice in ship the man moved with precision, his strikes calculated and swift. There were two ways to settle a pirate brawl, the first was of course just out right taking out every opponent. Stomachs opened, gashes and all. The other would be to defeat the captain, but the latter was usually the hardest, seeing how Captains weren't exactly push overs after all.