Role-Play Clone Chaos

[Jack Teach]

Jack looks to Emily

I was wondering if you had any means of curing the men? They're obviously not themselves.

[Meliva]

Emily shakes her head.

Afraid not. Healing people is a type of magic I don't have much talent in honestly-I'm much better at making things or blowing crap up. And I don't even know what's causing them to act this way either. Could be a curse from Veera, or a potion from Ell. Ton in the guild is the expert in healing people from ailments and curses, so I could send a message to him asking for help.

Emily quickly takes out a pen and paper and writes a quick message before teleporting it away.

He should respond within a day. Until then we should probably kill the fake. Maybe if we are lucky if the fake dies the men will snap out of it.

[Jack Teach]

Jack nods

Let's hope.

The ships are moving as fast as possible through the water, making good time. Jack looks to Emily again

The thing is, that if he gets to the Vatican, he'll be either destroyed or won't even try to attack at all, as they have a powerful fleet guarding it, an extremely powerful fleet.

[Meliva]

Emily shrugs

Again, I don't know what all that fake has with him. They could have given him something to turn his ship and all on it invisible, or something to teleport with, or anything in between. Plus he has your knowledge and memories Jack, so anything you know about the defenses their he knows. Perhaps even more depending on who all they copied knowledge from. He may know of a sneaky way past it. All the more reason we shouldn't let him get near the Vatican.

[Jack Teach]

Jack nods

True. We'll mostly catch sight of him in...perhaps a week?

[Meliva]

Emily shrugs

Dunno. My daughters should be back soon with their scouting. Irene is incredibly fast.

After about an hour Irene surfaces up with Emilia. She waves to Emily

I know you just told me to scout mother, but I figured it would be better if I also slowed them down. So I took their rudder when we found them and tossed it into their sails. Then i pelted them with rocks til i knocked the mast down. Their stuck now, and are having to row their boat.

Emily leaps with Joy.

Good job Emilia, Irene. Very well done. We should catch them within a day now.

[Jack Teach]

Jack looks to Irene

Thank you. And they are pulling the ship via rowboat correct?

[Meliva]

Irene looks to Jack and spits out some wood before speaking.

No. I bit holes into any other ships in the area and swallowed most of it so they wouldn't try to salvage the wood, they are using oars to try to row the ship now. I talked to Emilia about just sinking their ship and the 2 of us killing the fake. But she reminded me that mother wanted you to kill the fake, so we only did things to slow the ship down.

Irene lowers her head back into the water, as Emily hops back onto her.

[Jack Teach]

jack nods in acknowledgment. One day later the ship is sighted. Jack looks through his spyglass at it, then turns to his lieutenant.

Clear for action.

The guns are run out on the Dismas, it sails forward towards the enemy sotl, ready to fire.

[Meliva]

The ship doesn't bring out its guns, instead it signals to Jack to wait as an message is delivered. A pigeon drops a letter to him and it reads as follows.

"You and I both know that my ship can't win in a naval battle, but you would also prefer not to sink it and kill any more of your men. So I propose a challenge. Board the ship-alone, and fight me one on one. When I die the hold over your men will break. Just come aboard and knock on the great cabin. That is where i will be waiting. If you board alone the men will not harm you, but if anyone other then you boards the men will attack. I do hope you won't be a coward."

-Jake.

Emily looks to the letter and shakes her head.

I don't think you should trust him. You should write back that you demand to either bring some friends along, or for him to have his men leave.