From: vaughan8670@iscsvax.uni.edu
Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn
Subject: [R]PIRATES!  We don't need no stinkin' Pirates!
Message-ID: <1992Oct21.021421.7915@iscsvax.uni.edu>
Date: 21 Oct 92 02:14:21 -0500



>Mistletoe was puzzled.  He denied any connection with Amaan, but she had heard
>him whispering to Amaan in the gazebo.  Radan didn't strike her as one to be
>duplicitous in that manner, especially in the way he was so generous to all of
>>them.  So if he wasn't lying, then he must be enspelled.  After a half-second
>of pondering, she decided to leave that subject till later, when Ornigan would
>be available to check.
>
>Then her ears perked up.  She heard the sound of splintering wood, and then
>pandemonium from above.  "Something's happening, up by our table," she said.
>Without waiting for Radan, she dashed out of the room and up the stairs to the
>galley...

Radan sensing the ergency in Tillie's voice followed her up to the galley,
and found several people shouting and running away from and only a few 
running towards the comotion going on at the far end of the galley.  It seemed
to center around a single table with some of the patrons running away, and the
group evidently running towards the ruckus.  

Reaching the turmoil near the table where most of the companions were, Radan
saw the hole in the floor, and saw flames erupt into the air.  Then when that
subsided, Radan, Shade, Mistletoe, and Killian were standing about the opening
and staring at the three people that were in the room below.  Amaan was at one
end, a strange man was in the middle, and Karl was at the doorway.

Radan was confused, but he wanted to help out Karl and Amaan, since that was
what the job entailed from the beginning.  Radan sprinted back towards the
stairway to get down to the floor Amaan and Karl was. His heart lept into the
middle of his throat and was pounding rapidly when there was a large 


****KABOOM******

Something rocked the ship from above.  There were shouts and screams of Patrons
and sailors cursing.  There was a loud splintering sound coming from above
Radan and he heard wood crack and sputter.  Quickly, Radan went up top, and was
able to get to the top deck to find one of the Masts falling into the sea on
the right side of the ship,(Radan knows little of Sea vessels and the jargon
that goes with them.)  There was another **BOOM*** and a gigantic SPLASH next
to the ship.  Radan looked the direction that the loud sounds were coming from,
and There seemed to be a smaller ship, approaching from the Left. There was a
strange flag up on the main mast of the ship, one that Radan could not make
out.  

The Sailors were shouting "PIRATES STARBOARD HO!"  "PIRATES!"

Being a passenger vessel, there were no weapons that they could use to fend off
these attackers, but there were enough people that could fight against an
onboard attack...
Radan hoped that the others were going to get here soon.
The _Arcas_ was slowing tremendously, and not in too good of shape.  The
sailors stopped panicing, and started to draw weapons of convenience out. 
Mostly of wooden blunt objects, but a few had swords that could be used.
The First officer commanded,"REPEL BOARDERS! ALL HANDS ON DECK, REPEAT ALL
HANDS ON DECK!"

There were grim looks on all of the sailors present.  There were only a
handful of about 30.
Radan gazed at the other ship, there were sailors on this one too, they were
all armed to the teeth, literally, they had swords in their mouths, and weapons
on their sides. (I KNOW THIS IS CLICHE)  They were hanging off the webbing
drapped on the sides of the ship up to the mast tops.
They seemed to be ready for anything.  Radan hoped that anything could happen.
The commanding officer for his ship was talking with all of the sailors
present,"This is the real thing folks!  Make sure that these passengers are
kept safe.  And there will be a reward for your fallient efforts, I will pay
you all double for the fighting that happens here today, Kill these damn
Bastards!"
With that, the sailors turned and lay in waiting for the attacking pirates.
Some however, just laid around, and kept their weapons from view.  There were
about 15 that did this.  They all started to moan and groan, suddenly it
clicked.  They were pretending to be injured so that when the pirates came
about they could surround them, they hoped...
So did Radan.



Radan Tsran
a.k.a. Getting more confused than not, lately...;)
ADMIN:Anyone can join me now, I am not quite sure who is one the deck and who
is not, let me know, or post something soon.