Lost-Ocean War

### Conflict

Kidnapping of Strawburry, a pink axolotl, and imprisonment of the Tiger Blood Prince

### Place

The Ocean Empire
The Lost Empire

### Also known as

Maztec–Ocean War

The **Lost-Ocean War** (lasting 28 July – 14 August 2021) was a war fought between the Lost Empire, backed by the Grimlands, and the Ocean Empire. Both empires used the help of MythicalSausage and Mythland's assassin's guild.

## Prior relations

The Lost Empire and Ocean Empire haven't interacted before the Lost-Ocean war started. Neither have traded with each other and each empire was in different alliances, with Joey Graceffa being in the Wither Rose Alliance, and LDShadowLady being in the Codfather Alliance.

## Order of events

### Joey abducts Strawburry

Joey Graceffa was seeking for axolotls for his own empire when he discovered that Lizzie had a lot of them. He went into the Prisma Palace's axolotl grounds and found a pink axolotl with no name tag. He decided to 'borrow' it. When he returned to the Lost Empire, he named the axolotl 'Strawburry' after misspelling Strawberry and placed it with his other axolotls in a lake protected by an iron golem.

### Lizie abducts the Tiger-Blood Prince

Lizzie received news that Strawburry has been taken and, despite believing Joey got what he deserved after dying trying to escape the Prisma Palace, she wanted to get Strawburry back. So, Lizzie went to the Lost Empire by a man-made river course through the jungle. Unable to find Strawburry, she abducted the Tiger Blood Prince, who was heir to the Lost Empire's throne. She created a long jungle cruise with bridges and heads on spikes in order to boat him out. She left him precariously on the edge of a unbuilt bridge until she could build a proper cage.

When Joey discovered the Prince gone, the Lost Empire Princess told him that he was kidnapped by the 'Sea Witch.' Joey was furious, especially after the Princess was already swapped for a fake, and he declared war on the Ocean Empire, vowing revenge.

### Spying and confrontation

A few days later, Joey spied on the Ocean Empire to find his Prince, and he discovered a huge cage Lizzie built, hanging from the now-finished bridge. Joey attempted to spy on Lizzie with his spyglass, but Lizzie was already spying back. Simultaneously realizing this, Lizzie flew down to confront Joey, and they argued from their boats. They settled on returning each other's captives in the desert of Pixandria. Lizzie promised no trickery, but Joey was very wary.

### Both sides hire the Assassins Guild

Joey headed directly to Mythland to hire the Assassins Guild. Assassin Sausage agreed to assassinate Lizzie at the switch, for a price. Joey agreed on a down-payment of two totems, with Sausage sweetening the deal by letting Joey choose how she would die. Joey settled for Lizzie being sniped down from a distance, and they agreed on a code phrase to cue the assassination: 'Release The Trident!'

Lizzie revealed the same back-up plan and sought the Assassins Guild in Mythland. She told Sausage her plans, which were to have Joey assassinated at the switch. Sausage was amused and asked her if she'd like a code phrase to cue the assassination. Sausage agreed to kill Joey with his sword, and Lizzie handed him a down-payment. She chose the phrase 'Crows Asunder!'

### The Switch

Lizzie set up a complicated railway trading system in the desert near Pixandria where Joey would put Strawburry in his cart and Lizzie would put the Tiger Blood Prince on hers. Then they would press their levers to pass them over to the other. After exchanging words and threats, the two delivered each others captives without any shenanigans.

Seizing their chances, the two called out their code phrases. Lizzie was sniped down by a hidden Sausage, leaving her confused while Joey celebrated. Sausage then jumped Joey. Joey argued with Sausage whilst Lizzie traveled back from her spawn.

Lizzie interrupted them, demanding answers. MythicalSausage revealed the situation, and they stood in awkward silence before laughing and realizing the oddity of the situation. The two came to an understanding of sorts before willingly exchanging their own player heads as a symbol of peace for the two to hang up on their walls.

Joey, relieved, asked Lizzie for prismarine to buy from her shops, so they flew back to the Ocean Empire and traded Totems of Undying for prismarine. The two laughed about what happened, and Mythical Sausage joked about how therapeutic the Assassins Guild turned out to be. Once the trade was over the two bid each other farewell and Joey returned to his empire. They separately stated how weird that whole situation was and that hopefully it was over now.

## Result

The Lost-Ocean War was a small proxy-conflict between LDShadowLady and Joey Graceffa, a mutual hostage crisis that escalated tensions between the two empires but left them on good terms, with LDShadowLady often giving Joey prismarine and even a map whilst Joey no longer stole her things. However, it didn't spread far enough to let new roots be grown and the peace did not last long.