Pirates For The Mainland

It was just passed midday when the trip was finally coming to an end for the pirate trio. They were glad to be sitting on the fancy train again and headed back to their ship. Once again they took advantage of the chance to eat their fill and after a ravenous meal they slumped in their chairs and relaxed.

"Mr. Redstone, you're needed in the storage car," a voice said through the wide end-pipe above their heads.

"What the Hell could this be about?" Redstone complained, pulling himself out of his chair and leaving the car.

Out of thin air, as was normal, Andrews appeared next to the pirates as they relaxed.

"I hope you've enjoyed your trip," he told them.

As Andrews finished his sentence, the section of the car next to him was torn apart by an incredible force. The walls on either side and much of the ceiling had been blown away and Neko, who had been sitting in the area, was nowhere to be seen. With the outside visible the pirates could see that the train was moving much slower than it should have been.

"Enjoy the afterlife," Andrews said, taking a step back and disappearing.

Dart and Nog instinctively threw themselves to the floor as another section of the car was blown away. The force shredded the wall they had just been sitting next to and the furniture had been tossed into the wind. With their view cleared, the pirates saw another train traveling along up a hill and matching their speed. A giant cannon was mounted to a flatbed car and was taking shots at them.

"Are you as fast as a train?" Nog asked Dart.

With only a glance of an answer, Dart got to her feet and jumped out of the ruined car. She landed on the grassy hill with a roll and quickly sprinted up to the other train. She pushed herself to catch up from her landing and beat their reloading sequence. Nog stood and dusted herself off, staring down the barrel of the cannon.

Breath heavy, Dart grabbed hold of the cannon car and ran passed each of the crew managing the big machine. Her rapier slit their throats without them ever noticing their attacker and she gave extra attention to the gunner, who she threw off the train. Taking the seat, she rotated the cannon forward and fired the readied load. The metal bolt ripped through the cars in front of her and slammed into the steam engine, tearing it apart and tossing shrapnel into the air with the released pressure.

Nog let out a sigh of relief. Playing chicken with the barrel of a giant gun was not an enjoyable thing, she learned.

"Well, well," Andrews said, appearing in the car with Nog. "It seemed you three are more capable than I thought. Take out one of your little knives so that we may have a proper fight."

"You don't even know what I can do," Nog said.

"I'm sure it's nothing I can't handle," Andrews replied. "Now arm yourself!"

"Fine," Nog said.

The captain opened the left side of her coat and selected a black knife from the many that she had sheathed inside. She rolled her wrists and looked at Andrews with squint.

"If you have so many blades I suggest you put one in the other hand as well," the navy man mocked her. "You'll need it."

Getting annoyed, Nog held open the right side of her coat and the many knifes that dangled loosely came out like they were shot from a gun. They flew in a large spread and four of them found their way into the flesh of Andrews as the rest dug into what remained of the walls behind him.

The navy man was shocked in his dying breath, staring wide-eyed at the pirate. Nog gave him a smirk of confidence as she walked up and dug her black blade into his throat.

"Your goddess isn't going to be happy with you," she told him.

Andrews fell to the floor in a lifeless lump of flesh just as Redstone came back into the car. His face was that of anger, but when he looked at the state of things he seemed to lighten up a bit.

"What a fool that man was," Redstone said. "Where is you crew?"

On queue, Dart climbed up through the ruined wall and sat on the floor to catch her breath. With a thud, Neko fell in through the opened roof and stayed where he had landed, looking upward.

"We'll sit in the next car for the duration of the ride," Redstone said.