Who's Your Daddy?

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Location: Open Skies

((HOLY KLACK FIRST CLOSED TOPIC. <3))

((April 9, 1622, evening. Reuben and Andromeda mainly, though open to anyone with an airship that would be nearby at this hour.))

It was probably not the best idea to hang around in the skies this late at night, even if one had their own airship crew. Nevertheless, Reuben found himself manning most of the ship himself; most of his crew had shut down for the night, after all.

If all went well, he would be in Seria soon. For some reason, he seriously wanted to see Caden and his parents.

Of course, he knew about the pirate attacks, which was a reason why he was a bit nervous. That would be the last thing he needed, like that really creepy pirate he'd met once. How he'd gotten away, he honestly wasn't sure. Reuben checked a few of the sensors, making sure that they were functioning properly, as he flew.

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OoC: I dunno if Loki will stay with Andy permanently, but she's welcome too if she wants to.

Ic: <sub>Meanwhile, Andromeda himself had been busy himself, patrolling the seas and enjoying himself. It was a quiet night. Godwine, Selene, and Daniela Herminia have tucked in for the night, so he and Narys were left manning the ship. He knew Narys was more of a nighttime girl anyway and Andy would respect that. Plus it was a way to catch up.

"Looks quiet for the night." Andy mumbled. how boring...

"Not anymore. There's a ship in the distance." Narys' sharp night vision paid off for Andy. The male grinned and started to steer the ship in the direction of it.

"Get Godwina and Daniela up if she can. If not see if Selena can man the canons." Andy ordered.

"Yes sir." Nayra spoke up and then ran off to collect them up.</sub>

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((OOC: Yeah, Loki's welcome if she's still on.))

Reuben kept right on checking his instruments. One of them was damaged, so his ship wasn't as fast as it normally would be. He would have to land somewhere and get it fixed up at some point, or it would be bad news for him if he couldn't outrun anyone.

"Maybe Cardinal will be able to find something... just so that this doesn't get broken again."

As the young man grumbled a bit, he glanced off into the distance. There was something there... another ship? It was currently too far off to tell whether it was hostile or not. Maybe he'd better run down to the hold and wake up Cardinal as a precaution, just so that he had some backup.

"I'm going to scream if its pirates," he muttered to himself, steering away from the ship in the distance.

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<sub>Andromeda kept right on steering, letting the ship try and cut off Reuben as Nerys hopped down deck to get the girls. Daniela was out, though due to her backaches and Andy would let her off. He'd just need the others. Godwina hopped into the seat as Andy got out and he then spoke up.

"Godwine, cut the ship off. Selena, you can choose to come with us with your guns or head down to shoot canon balls." He loked over to her. She then grinned.

"I'm gettin' my flintlock pistols, sir." She ran to the cubbie and then grabbed her twin guns, twirling them and hooking up a belt to put them in, of course not before sneezing. Andromeda followed and grabbed his own gun.

"Nerys? You know what to do." Nerys also smirked and she then ran to grab her harpoon gun, before moving up on deck and watching the ship. Andy and Selena jumped up behind her to wait. She'd aim it at the ship and wait for a chance to fire it.

"Come on Godwine, just a little closer..."

It wouldn't cause damage. After all, the harpoon was to lock both ships together and swing the three of them onto it.</sub>

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Reuben let out a curse as the ship started chasing him, mentally wondering WHY his luck seemed to be completely against him tonight. He opened a port and called down into it, hoping that Cardinal was actually awake at this hour and not shut down for the 'rest' period several of his crew members had.

"Cardinal, if you're awake, I could really use some backup!"

Of course, Cardinal probably wasn't because RPer feels uncomfortable about using NPCs at the moment. The teenager grabbed his sword, making sure it was by his side so that he could actually fight back if necessary.

Wait a tic. that ship was-

"BY THE LORD, ANDROMEDA, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE YOU AGAIN OF ALL PEOPLE?!"

Reuben had not been looking forward to seeing you again. Though he definitely wouldn't be able to outrun the ship, so Nerys would be able to lock the ships together. He seriously needed some defense.

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<sub>Andromeda grinned when the girls got ready and he watched as Nerys released the harpoon at the hatch for the entrance and the metal hook stuck to the ship. She then hooked it onto a roller to keep the ships steady. Andromeda then hooked himself onto the rope and slid down it, behind him Narys and Selena.

"Oh I recognize this ship now. Belongs to that kid." Of course Andy's comment made Narys nervous. She knew what might happen. Of course, Andy didn't.

"Alright, do your magic, Selina!" he then watched as Selina shot the locks and Andromeda let himself into the ship, pulling out his gun.

"Girls, take everything of value that this kid's got. Forget the Clockworks, they won't sell on the market, not without the papers." He ordered. Selena ran off and Nerys hesitantly followed. "I have to say hello to our captain~." Andromeda headed towards the front of the ship.</sub>

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And of course, his ship was attached. God had better help his behind out, because he honestly did not want to be left alone with Andromeda again. The guy had decimated the ship he had originally worked on, for crying out loud! He'd slipped away. After being hit on. He knew that there wasn't too much of value on the ship, but there were pretty nice gold trinkets that he would lose once they got... dammit.

Reuben left the helm of the airship and just ran out of the room, looking downright ticked off. Oh look, an Andy. The kid punched him, or at least tried to if he was stopped.

"What are you doing here, you...!"

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<sub>Selena would find those nice gold trinkets, and Nerys would not find mich else, but she did steal Reuben's Teddy Bear mostly because her mind was on Andy and what he might do to his own son. She bit her lip and then whipped around to sneak back and see what might happen. Andromeda himself would have gotten a bit further, but then found the kid, ready to punch him. he grabbed the kid's arm and tried to slam him into the wall.

"It's sheer chance to find you like this. I'll rob you blind-quite literally!" He smirked, mocking the kid and pulling the hammer of his gun down, pointing it at Reuben's jawline. "And maybe you'll surrender yourself to me this time since you fail to use your sword, again!"

Narys slipped int he shadows, watching the two of them spar. Something was bound to happen this time around. Something. Or maybe she'll fess up and tell him this time.</sub>

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He was going to miss those gold trinkets; he would've sold some, brought a few back to sell for his parents, and then given the rest away to some of the honest poor in town. But the worst sin was the stealing of his teddy bear. God will smite you for that, Nerys! Reuben was a little too busy to deal with his things being stolen, though, as he was focused on the annoying man before him.

"How about 'no'?" Reuben glared at Andy, his eyes fixing on the gun. He didn't feel like having his brains blown out, his parents would never forgive him! "...You know, with what you said last time, that sounds completely wrong."

With that, Reuben slipped out of Andy's grip as the other swung him, twisting to the side and getting his sword out and pointing it at Andy as he kept it in between himself and the man. He was going to be careful; if he wasn't, what he had escaped from last time with Andy was something he probably wouldn't subject his worst enemy to.

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<sub>Andy would be leased with those trinkets, and unlike Reuben's form of pirating, Andy would keep all the money to himself and his girls. of course, Selena slipped out of the place as fast as she could, not knowing if Andy wanted anything else. The trinkets were better than nothing. Nerys herself had a much bigger surprise up ahead. Either way, Andromeda looked busy.

"Tsch, you were always a tough little worm to squeeze." Andy grunted, pulling back to avoid getting sliced by his sword. Andromeda laughed when Reuben kept his distance and he began to circle him.

"Haven't you learned your lesson, Reuben? Never bring a sword to a gunfight." he then aimed his gun and then fired a shot. Whether it hit, completely missed, or made a ricochet off of the sword by pure dumb Megaman luck, nobody would know, just that he fired his gun.

"Andromeda." Nerys finally spoke up, running out of the shadows. "We searched the ship and Selena is off. What do you want us to do?"

"As soon as I'm done with this kid I'll be pleased enough to leave." Andromeda replied, focusing on the kid and pulling back the hammer again. He has four bullets left....

"But..." Nerys went quiet, looking over to Reuben uncomfortably.</sub>

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Either way, Reuben was going to be several trinkets shorter, and that was not a thought that he was very happy with. But the trinkets were the least of his worries for now, considering that he had one of the most brutal pirates raiding him. The girls were not that big of a deal, he probably could've handled one or even two of them by himself; it was Andy that was the real problem.

"Hmph."

Either way, when Andy laughed and then fired his gun, Reuben dove, and the bullet ricocheted off his sword. Well duh, even in Clockwork, Reuben still has the sheer dumb Megaman luck.

"Oh really? This sword has foiled your... um, ideas."

His eyes flickered over to Nerys as she came back out, but they quickly went back to Andromeda, watching him as he pulled the hammer back again. He was fast, yeah, but could he really dodge another bullet shot...?

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<sub>Andromeda watched as Reuben dove and got his lucky dodge. Now that, Andy had to admit, was pretty lucky. Either way, Reuben was already well aware of Androemda's tactics. Andy would go for the captain, brutalize him, while his girls held back, stole stuff, and played around with the other crew. The fighting was usually left with Andy, Selena, and Daniela back at the canons. She wasn't awake though so Reuben was lucky this time.

"It may have foiled my ideas, but I'm sure a bullet will fix all of this." He then aimed his gun before Nerys would speak up.

"Listen, Andy..." She spoke up, feeling more frantic. Andy then whipped around to speak to her.

"Nerys, unless the hook is about to fall out, I'm not listening. I don't care if you have some kind of crush on Reuben or something, I'm going to deal with him myself." Andromeda hissed at her and aimed again at Reuben.

"But it's reeeeally important..." Nerys whined, for the first time in possibly her life.

Andromeda fired his gun at the hilt, hoping to make Reuben drop it before he forced himself over and tried to slam the kid into the ground, grabbing his hands and forcing them back, straddling the kid. He leaned forward to speak.

"Well, you avoided this last time, I'll ensure it doesn't happen again."</sub>

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Yes, he got a lucky dodge. What were you going to do about it, Andy? Even Reuben knew that he had escaped that bullet through sheer dumb luck, and he wasn't going to count on it happening yet again. Either way, he knew that the only reason they were sticking around right now was because he hadn't been beaten down yet. They'd already robbed him, after all.

"I'd like to see you try."

What was up with Nerys? Was Andromeda finally making that woman uncomfortable? Either way, the moment Andromeda fired his gun, Reuben let out a curse as the bullet's force pulled his sword from his hand and had it clatter to the ground. The surprise this caused him to have made it so that Andromeda ended up. On top of him.

...Great. This was just great. He struggled against the older man a bit as he got straddled, not looking happy in the least. He was a straight guy, for crying out loud!

"Bite me, you bastard."

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<sub>Andromeda was pleased that the sword got out of the kid's grip and he then straddled the kid, all too happy to banter with his as he pulled at his belt buckle. Reuben may be straight, but this guy wasn't, after all he'd dealt with everything from lamp posts to security password panels.... well, everything.

"Oh I'll try, alright~." And then Reuben said those words and he just laughed out loud. "Oh I'll ensure that, Reuben." Of course, before he spoke up, Nerys finally spat out what she wanted to say, which froze Andromeda completely.

"You're trying to violate your son."</sub>

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Unlike Andromeda, Reuben was not happy about his sword in the least, and he hadn't been able to grab it before Andy grabbed him. Great, just great. He struggled a bit more, attempting to kick up. This kid, however, wasn't that strong physically, not compared to the much larger and older man that was used to pinning other people down.

"Like heck you are," Reuben hissed. Andy could probably hear his heart hammering his chest from fear, even if he was keeping a brave face up. The young man could sure feel Andy's breath on his face. He was going to feel rather unclean about this, but he wasn't going to surrender without putting up resistance. "I'm not going to forget this, ever. You're going to regret it."

Of course, then Nerys said those words, and he froze for several seconds, before finally spitting one intelligible word out.

"...What?"