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((fair warning: long post for story telling))

"okay, ladies and gents, gather round" albel said, holding up his right hand "okay, the story is, there once was a man, named Jack Sparrow, who captained the fiercest and fastest ship on the seas" he said, pausing as he smiled "the Black Pearl, said to be nigh uncatchable, and impossible to defeat in a cannon fight between even a navy ship" he said, taking a breath in "she was crewed by three hundred of the most blood thirsty, lustful, and deadly crewmen ever to sail the seas" "they say a mighty storm of smoke and lightning follows her wherever she goes, and that any who get caught in the storm are never heard from again" he said, looking back at the storm "but, ten years ago, it was reported by the navy that she had been sunk by an armada of thirty ships" he said, turning back to aleese "but before that happened, a man came to me one time asking me to hunt the Black Pearl and capture it, but before i could, she was sunk" he said, thinking "the man told me what the storm looks like, and it is very similar to the one back there, so i though maybe the ship had not been sunk, but that is just my thoughts"

Aleese nodded as Albel finished his story. "Well...I suppose it's possible..." She turned to him. "I won't lie to you though...It doesn't sound too likely to me...I mean...It's hard enough to believe that there was really a ship called the Black Pearl that was followed by a storm wherever it went...Maybe it's just me though...To me, it just seems, well, odd. I've never heard of a ship like that...But I've never heard of a guy hanging over the edge of a ship for endurance training either..." She added jokingly. "But if it was this ship you speak of...Why would they be after us..?" She raised an eyebrow at him.
After she asked Albel this, she couldn't help but let her mind, and her eyes, wander to Seth. Even though he'd closed off his mind, Aleese kept trying to break through to him, and she was beginning to think that he was noticing. The only thoughts she would ever hear from him were telling her what they already knew: That they were trying to figure out what was going on and what the flare had meant.
She became a little frustrated with herself and gripped the wheel a little more firmly than she'd meant to. Coming to her senses, she loosened her grip and pulled her right hand away from the wheel. There were around three splinters in her hand and the tiniest trickle of blood in the middle of her palm. She shook her head and forced a smile and a small laugh. Why was this whole situation bothering her so much?? She closed her eyes for a moment and placed her hand back on the wheel, then opened them again.


(((( *Listens to 'Dark Blue' by Jacks Mannequin over and over and over and over...Which is completely unrelated to anything...* Pssht...Albel...I shoulda known! Been watching too much Pirates of the Caribbean!!! =P Lol))))

Seth growled slightly as he faced Aleese only opening his mind to talk to hers "stop trying to get into my head or i will put a bullet through yours" Seth said as he puffed out a cloud of smoke.

((i am a PotC fan, not to mention, i really am a pirate, and that whole black pearl and jack sparrow story is a true story))

"the ship was real enough, but the storm following it was a bit far fetched, i will admit" albel says, closing his eyes and thinking about his past life "the ship was easy to identify, it has three tall masts, always filled with black sails, and three decks of guns, totaling in at around sixty cannons, and always flying a special jolly roger: the standard skull and crossbones, except the bones are swords and the eyes on the skull look like two black colored gems" he says, taking a deep breath "and if she ever decided to chase a ship down, there was no escape, as she was the fastest no matter which way the wind was blowing" he says, opening his eyes and looking at aleese "a fearsome opponent she was, and i do not think a mere thirty ships sunk such a powerful ship" he says, chuckling

((yep, sailors used to tell kids the story of jack sparrow and the black pearl))

"well, if it isn't on our side, then i know just how to handle it" albel said, smirking as he looked back at the storm "first things first, tie down anything that isn't already bolted down or is loose" he said, smiling warmly "let us just hope that the Black Pearl is not heading up that storm" he said, frowning

Enel looked into the sea, rough waves and a storm was coming. There was a very simple way out of this. "Activate the flying equipment. Turn on the jet dials and I'll power the ship. We'll fly over the storm." Enel sat in his chair, grabbing the golden parts of it. He shocked powerfully, adding power to the ship's system.

Aleese glanced at Sana, now speaking with Seth. She sighed to herself. Whatever he's up to... She shook her head, not bothering to finish the thought. I guess I shouldn't get involved...We'll probably find out sooner or later... She was turning the wheel a bit when the Captain showed himself. She replied to his orders with a curt nod and a wry smile. "Good to have you on deck, Cap'n" She told him almost-teasingly. Aleese grabbed a lever beside the wheel firmly and pulled hard. Two boards, one on either side, broke from the sides of the ship held secure by rope. They slowly extended to the front of the ship, spreading a wide sail as they did so. "The wings are ready, Cap'n, now we just need to change the positions of the rest of the sails." She said.