Day -36,493 (Evening)/Amethyst/17/Where: Castle Town (Past)/With: The GroupAmethyst listened closely to what the pirates were saying. They seemed to be plotting something, but she only heard bits and pieces of their conversation.
...is that the sword...?
...just a myth... ...Triforce of...The pirates nodded at each other and two of them got up from the table. One went over to past Jakub's right side and began talking to him. The other snuck behind him on his left side and grabbed his sword, placing it in his bag. Amethyst tapped Guzore on the shoulder since he was the closest to her.
Guzore, the pirates are taking Jakub's sword!Guzore looked at their Jakub and his regular-looking metal sword in his belt.
No they didn't, it's right there.Amethyst put her hand on her face.
No, not future Jakub, you rock-brain. Past Jakub.As Past Jakub was talking to one of the pirates, Lucerna saw the other making off with the sword and alerted Jakub. The pirates still at the table realized that they had been found out, so they got up quickly and ran towards the exit. One of them pulled out a splash potion and threw it at Jakub's head, causing it to break open with orange magic clouding around him. He fell over on the ground, fast asleep. Everybody in the tavern began yelling and running around.
I thought those potions were illegal!Is he dead?What are those weird fish people??Amethyst ran out after the pirates. These pirates may have had the sword they needed, but that wasn't what motivated her to chase after them. As she ran, she had another flashback.
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C'mon, Sapphire, we're gonna get out of this! We're gonna swim away and never come back, okay??
Sapphire looked at Amethyst with uncertainty and then nodded. Holding hands, they jumped off of the ship into the raging waters below them.
Everything was quiet for a brief moment. Amethyst and Sapphire were both in the air, falling towards the water, and everything was peacefully still. Amethyst saw Sapphire fall into the ocean beneath her feet with a splash, but didn't fall herself. Something covered her face.
Aaayyy! Yer didn't thinks yee was gonna get away from me that easy, didja now?His hand was so big that it held her entire head. His ring finger alone covered her left eye. Amethyst punched and kicked towards the pirate, but to no avail. She was merely hitting air.
So ye wanna go swimmin, do ya? Oh, I'll let ye go swimmin, heh, heh, heh...A red ring on the pirate's hand holding Amethyst's head began to glow. The pirate muttered some magic phrases as Amethyst protested.
Stop! Lemme go! You can't keep me and Sapphire here!!Haec maledictio aquae populi. Aqua erit in destructionem vestram ancora. Vos autem non spiritum. Mortem tuam erit memoria praeteritorum.The ring glowed bright one last time before black electric bolts shot out of it into her eye. She yelled in pain as the mark of an anchor appeared over her eyelid. The pirate dropped her and she fell in the water.
Hnng... Hhhhnnnn..Amethyst grunted as she tried to swim, but couldn't move her arms or legs. She also couldn't breath, oddly enough. She sank deeper and deeper as she grew more lightheaded. Sapphire swimming back was the last thing she saw before her eyelids closed.
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Amethyst ran after the pirates, with the rest of the group following her. Guzore caught up to her and laughed.
Man, those people went nuts back there! Probably the first time I've seen them do that because of something that wasn't us, hohoho!!Amethyst ignored Guzore's attempt to lighten the mood and kept running.
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After awhile, the group had left Castle Town and was now a few acres away from a group of log cabins with a sign that read "Westfield." The group hid behind some bushes as they watched the pirates board their ship.
We're gonna have to follow them on there.