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- "Anon, I can't let you continue on being a pirate, come back to Canterlot quietly and I might be able to at least get you a life sentence"
- "Ye can't tell me what I can and can't do, ye fancy landlubber princey."
- >"You do not speak to a prince like that, you disgusting criminal!"
- >Shining Armor was getting in your face after he came aboard your ship, attempting to arrest you
- >You're coming with me, rat."
- >You swiftly pull out your sword and point it down at Shining's muzzle
- >"I'll have you know I was captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard. I am more trained in combat than you could ever imagine."
- "Well see about that, Shiny."
- >You swing at him, and he dodges
- >He tries to tackle you, but you're quick on your feet and stay a safe distance
- >Shining gets up and the two of you start circling around each other.
- >You wait patiently for him to make the next move, and you know he's waiting too
- >His horn begins to glow
- >You check your surroundings for anything
- >You spot a barrel floating through the air quickly
- >It's coming right for you
- >Before you can react, you are knocked down on the ground and your vision fades
- >The last thing you see is Shining's smug smile spread across his face
- >You blink your eyes open
- >You have a hell of a headache
- >You're in a wooden room, with iron bars on one wall
- >There's a window, out into the sea, also blocked by iron bars
- >You were caught
- >Dammit
- >You crawl up and take a peek out the window
- >There's a beach, and in the distance you see an enormous mountain with a castle on the side
- >Canterlot
- >Shit, you were going to get jailed for life
- >You frantically search for a way out
- >You weren't just going to give up to a life trapped in a dungeon
- >Outside your cell is a hallway
- >On the wall in a WANTED poster with your name and picture
- >"WANTED: ANONYMOUS - DEAD OR ALIVE"
- >"Crimes: Thievery, pillaging, mugging, murder suspect"
- >"Reward: 10,000 bits"
- >There was a knife lodged on your picture, holding the poster up on the wall
- >You continue observing for a way to escape
- >You check your pockets and sheath
- >Shining took your weapons
- >You shake the bars back and forth
- >They don't budge a single bit
- >You hear hoofsteps nearby
- >Shining Armor steps into your sight, and looks right at you
- >"Justice will be served, you filth."
- "Bah! Ye can't keep me here forever. I'll escape and you know it, boy."
- >"I don't think so."
- >You press you face up to the bars and glare at the same smug expression he gave you when you were bashed in the head
- >"See ya."
- >He spits on the ground in front of you and disappears back up the stairs
- >What a little shit
- >You punch the wooden wall in rage
- >It cracks a bit
- >There's your escape
- >With all your might, you punch and kick the wood
- >Not very strong
- >You step outside and find yourself in Shining's ship
- >That was easy
- >Too easy
- >Shining must have heard you, because he came dashing down to meet face-to-face with you
- >You trade expressions and he's pissed, while you simply grinned
- "What'd I tell ye."
- >"Oh, you're still going to have to get through ME, pirate."
- "Come at me."
- >You put up your fists and threw a hearty laugh
- >"So you're just taking me on with no weapons?"
- "I guarantee I'll beat yer arse, even without me tools."
- >"Very well, pirate"
- >You and Shining are standing on opposite sides of the deck
- >Neither of you take your eyes off each other
- >The two of you are ready to rumble
- >The only sound is the creaking of the ship
- >You charge right for him
- >He stands his ground
- >You jump over Shining, and pin him down
- >You throw harsh blows, but he's talented and reacts in the blink of an eye
- >He headbutts you, and you roll across the deck, while keeping your grip on him
- >You slap him across the face
- >He magically picks up a plank off the ground
- "Not this time, landlubber!"
- >You roughly slam him down
- >This disrupts the magic, and the plank falls to the floor
- >He pushes you off and you stumble back on loose feet
- >Shining wipes blood from his nose
- >"You haven't won yet, bastard."
- >He sprints after you and you step aside
- >He crashes into a barrel and is stunned
- >You take this chance to escape as fast as your legs can take you
- >Celestia's sun shines brightly over the ship and gleams off the sea
- >Your weapons are leaning over on a barrel
- >You swipe them and sheath your sword and gun
- >There's an escape raft hanging off the deck
- >You hop inside the raft and unsheathe your sword
- >Shining Armor comes up from the lower floors, and scowls at you
- "Nothing personnel, kid."
- >You chop the ropes holding the raft up and you plunge into the sea
- >The raft lands with a tremendous splash
- "Remember this day as the day you almost caught captain Anon E. Mouse!"
- >You burst into roaring laughter
- >"YOU MAY HAVE ESCAPED THIS TIME, BUT SOON, JUSTICE WILL BE SERVED!"
- >A satisfied smirk curls upon your face
- >You float away into the sea
- >You're not going to be defeated
- >At the very least, not this easily
- >You, as Anonymous, were an adventurous and determined fellow.
- >Ever since you showed up in Equestria, ponies feared you
- >They thought you were just another monster from the Everfree Forest
- >You left Ponyville and traveled out onto the high seas, raiding villages with your crew
- >Your crew consisted of other creatures, feared by ponykind
- >A lone changeling, who hadn't been reformed
- >He was fierce, clever, and was out for revenge on ponies for taking his home
- >His name is Farignix
- >A griffon, only looking for treasure and riches.
- >She was agile, stubborn, and well-known among other pirates
- >Her name is Alida
- >And finally, a unicorn, who was raised in the dark alleyways of Canterlot, and learned to use many weapons, but mainly stuck with using explosives and knives
- >She's an optimistic adventurer and is talented in alchemy
- >Her name is Merrilee
- >And then there was you, captain Anonymous, or Anon for short
- >Though you did like when you were called 'captain'
- >You and your crew stuck together, at least for the most part
- >You had went out on a mission to get resources, but got caught by Shining on the way back to your crew's base
- >But now you were off to find your ship and sail back to your original destination
- >You checked around in the raft
- >All that was there were a couple paddles, some rope, and a net
- >You picked up the paddle, sat down, and began to paddle
- >You moved the paddle around in the water, pushing you through the waters
- >You did this until Shining Armor's ship disappeared on the horizon
- >You put the paddle down and sighed
- >Nothing but dark seas around
- >The sunset cast a palette of warm colors over the skies
- >Your eyes get heavy after the long day
- >A little nap wouldn't hurt
- >You lie down and rest your head down on the wooden bench of the raft and drift off into sleep
- >You show up standing in the middle of your ship at midnight
- >A cool stream of air breezes by, and suddenly the moon starts to glow
- >A blue figure soars down from the sky and lands right in front of you
- >"Greetings, Anonymous."
- >"I see you've successfully escaped one of our best fighters."
- "Aye, that's true."
- >She stares you down
- >"You and your crew's crimes will not be forgotten. I know the most personally about you and your crew."
- >"You will not raid another village, you will not mug another pony, and you will not commit another crime."
- "Aye, I don't think so. That's me job, princess."
- >You stare at Luna, and she stares you
- >"When I found your first dream when you slept in the Everfree Forest, I did not fear you."
- >"I understood you, and hoped you learned to make peace with the ponies."
- >"But now look at you. Turning into a criminal."
- >"Do you not feel regret?"
- "Hmmm."
- "Nah, the pirate life's good for me."
- >Luna gazes upon you, disappointed
- >"Goodnight, Anon."
- "G'night princess."
- >She disappears into the moon
- >You are suddenly and violently shook awake
- >You awaken in a fright, and you frantically look around
- >You see a light red unicorn with a yellow mane
- >Merrilee
- >She's grinning cheek-to-cheek
- >"Hey wakey wakey, sleepyhead!"
- "Don't wake me up like that, Merri, ya spazzy lil' mate."
- >"Whoops! Sorry to startle you cap'n!"
- >She lets out a bubbly giggle
- >"Come on over!"
- >She motions to another raft next to yours, and in the darkness, a Merrilee's ship is afloat in the inky waters
- >You get up and crawl into the other raft, and she follows you in
- >She levitates a paddle up and rows the boat to the ship
- >You pick up a paddle and start rowing, as well, through the murky sea
- >It's pitch black, the only light coming from the moon and the stars of the night sky, and a lantern on the floor of Merrilee's barge
- >"So Farignix sent me out to look for you. You don't usually take this long on missions!"
- "I was caught by that fancy boy, Shining. Not much 'a fight fer someone who's captain of the Canterlot Royal Guard."
- >"You beat Shining Armor?"
- >She gives off an astonished face
- >"But he's the most powerful soldier, now prince in Equestria!"
- "Hm. Maybe he wasn't feelin' it."
- "I know the boy could'a done better."
- >"Okay, cap'n. Whatever you say."
- >You and Merri close in on the ship
- >She drops a paddle and picks up a ladder
- >You drop your paddle and stand up in the raft
- >She props the ladder up on the side of her ship
- >She climbs up onto the deck, and you come up behind
- "Alright, Merri, we've got to find me ship. All the resources were there."
- >"Can do, 'Nonny."
- >She goes up to the steering wheel of the ship
- >A pink aura forms around her horn and an arrow appears
- >The pink arrow points-
- >You take out your compass
- "West!"
- >Merrilee takes the wheel and spins it around so that the ship is facing west
- >"Here we go!"
- >The sails are lowered, and the ocean winds carry her ship to your own
- >She goes down the stairs and goes into a room on the deck
- >"I'm going to bed now, there's another bedroom down the hall."
- >She skips in through the door
- >You go out into your own bedroom
- >The night is quiet, exceptions being waves crashing against the ship and the footsteps of your boots
- >You creak open the door, and go in
- >You pile yourself on the bed near the wall
- >Time for a good night's rest
- >Through a short-lived nap, you awake
- >The morning sun shines in through porthole
- >You roll out of your bed, and go out to find your ship, beached on an island
- >"Who took your ship?" you wonder
- >You observe the island closely
- >There's a band of pirates raiding your ship!
- "MERRI, WE'VE GOT SOME BILGE RATS SWIPIN' ME SHIP!"
- >The look over at you and run deep into the forest
- >Merri yawns and appears behind you
- >"W-w-who?"
- "THAR BE A RAID OVER AT ME SHIP!"
- >"Your ship's being raided!"
- >"Well we need to get over there right now!"
- >She dashes down to the lower deck and comes back up with a variety of weapons
- >Bombs, knives, and guns
- >She smiles and hands you a couple bombs
- >"Let's teach some fellas a lesson!"
- >You unsheathe your sword and hold it high above your head
- "ONE PIRATE TO ANOTHER-YER A BEDRAGGLED TAR STAIN!"
- >The other pirates come over, rolling cannons up to the beach
- >"FIRE"
- >The light the fuse, and a cannonball flies past your head at a dangerous speed, giving you an adrenaline rush
- >You jump out and swim up to the beach, and Merrilee charges through the water and up to the pirates
- >She throws bombs and knives, and their cannons are destroyed
- >You sneak past the pirates, as Merri fights them off
- >You find their hideout, and one pirate is hiding your loot
- >You swing your sword and he dodges, to pull out a small knife of his own
- >You laugh at his tiny choice of a weapon
- >A knife like that can't do anything in the slightest
- >He attempts to stab you in the side
- >You disarm him in a flick of your sword, and you cut his face
- >He steps back and hold his face
- >You escape down the entrance to their hideout
- >You hear explosions and gunfire from above, and hope Merrilee is doing well
- >The hideout is dark, and the only light is coming off of the torches on the walls
- >You're searching for where those pirates had been storing your loot
- >There's a room full of your supplies
- >They're all in barrels, and you go right on inside
- >You need to hold this area, and wait for Merrilee to come down
- >Hoofsteps come closer and louder
- >"THERE YOU ARE!"
- >The pirate stallion pounces on you
- >He punches you with his hooves, as you try to block the blows and escape his defense
- >You roughly push him over, and you pull out your flintlock
- >You aim it at the pirate's leg, and squeeze the trigger
- >The gun fires off and hits the stallion's leg
- >He drops to the ground in pain
- >You hear more hoofsteps coming down
- >You ready your cutlass, prepared for another battle
- >A light red unicorn comes skidding down the hallway, with battle scars over her body
- >"You alright Anon? I heard gunfire!"
- "I be fine, though this drunken scally wag ain't."
- >"Good to hear. Hey, there are still some ponies out there to be taken care of."
- "Get the barrels and bring 'em to me ship. I'll fight these rat eatin', black toothed, crab infested, blistering sea dogs!"
- >"Okay, on it, cap'n!"
- >Merrilee takes the barrels and magically moves them up and out the pirate's refuge
- >You hold your cutlass out in front of you
- >Any sea rat that touches you or Merrilee, will be a dead pony
- >Merrilee carries the barrels to the ship, while you look out for the rest of the pirates on the island
- >She makes several runs back and forth, and you follow her
- >On the way back for the last barrel, a sudden sharp pain goes into your arm
- "AAUGH"
- >The cold blade is removed, and you turn around quickly
- >There's a pony with an ice-cold stare focused on you
- >Merrilee runs down from your ship, and finds you holding your bleeding arm
- >"Anon, what happened! You get shanked or somethin'?
- >She gasps and see the stallion holding a machete
- >The pirate swings at you, and gashes you across the chest
- >Merri bashes into the stallion and in a swift move, decapitates the assassin
- >His head rolls over the sand, and his body falls to the ground
- >"Phew, that was close. Are you alright? There's a deep cut in your arm and chest!"
- "I, I'll be fine"
- >You tread across the beach and climb up to the ship
- >"I'm a good medic, go to your bedroom, and I'll fix you up!"
- >You step onto the deck, and go straight to your bedroom, holding your chest
- >You take off your bloodstained coat, and lie in bed
- >Merrilee appears in the doorway
- >"I'll be back with medical supplies from my ship, okay?"
- "A-, alright."
- >She bounces away front the door and you close your eyes, breathing heavily
- >You lie there quietly, pain striking across your chest and in your arm
- >You fall asleep after several minutes of this
- >...
- >You wake up and Merrilee is standing over you
- >Your torso is covered in bandages, as well as your arm
- >"That was a pretty deep cut in you, but you'll be fine now."
- >"Here, take this healing solution I brewed up."
- >She levitates a cup of thick, red, fluid.
- >You take it and gulp the drink down
- >It stings your throat for a moment, but it then cools down and soothes your body
- >The areas where you were wounded get numb
- >You relax back in the bed
- >"I'll be departing my ship soon, so hope you get well quick!"
- "Aye."
- >She leaves and goes back to her own ship
- >You sit up straight and grab your coat
- >You set foot on the wooden floor
- >You stumble out onto the deck, and climb the stairs up to the top floor
- >You grab hold of the wheel and take out a map and compass from your pocket
- >Your crew's base was Northeast of your current position
- >You spin the wheel and lower the sails
- >You look over at Merrilee's ship, and she does the same
- >The two of you sail into the late afternoon seas
- >You arrive at the docks at sunset
- >You drop anchor and step down from the wheel
- >Merrilee follows behind and stops at the dock
- >You let down a ladder and climb down onto the wooden land
- >You and Merri go into the village that housed your crew's hideout
- >Pirates like you and Merri were welcome here, without worrying about getting caught
- >You walk up behind a tavern, to find a small hatch hidden in a bush
- >You lift it open, and jump in
- >Merrilee comes down with you
- >The underground base was where your crew lived
- >Sitting at a table was Farignix and Alida, playing cards
- >They spot you and Merilee
- >"So you found the captain? Good work."
- >"Did you get all of the supplies?"
- "I was on me way back, but that fancy landlubber Shining Armor caught me."
- "I beat that princy boy and was on me way out."
- >"I rescued him out of a raft, and took him on my ship"
- >"We found Anonymous' ship beached on an island, being raided by another gang of pirate ponies."
- >"They were no match, but Anon got a deep cut."
- >"He's healed now, and we savaged the resources on Anon's ship."
- >Farignix and Alida smile at each other
- >"Well done, Anonymous and Merri. That was a close call. While you two were away,Farignix and I went out to get some bits."
- >"And by 'get' I mean we robbed this one cheap town, not too far."
- "So we be good on stock?"
- >"Yep."
- "Well then."
- "I be out to bring in the loot."
- >You climb up the hatch, get back to the ship, and carry barrels back to the hideout
- >The sun sets over the horizon, and the setting gets quieter and cooler as day turns to night
- >You bring in the last barrel into the shelter late at night
- >You go inside and make your way to your room to take a nap after these past couple days
- >You show up lying on a barge, floating in the sea
- >Like the night before, Luna floats down and hovers above you
- >"Having fun with your gang of murderers and thieves?"
- >She glares at you
- "It's not fun when yer chest's chopped with a machete
- >"Don't you think you've had enough of this?"
- >"As some friends once taught me, even the worst people can change."
- "I don't think so, lil' miss."
- >"Please. Be good, you have plenty of potential."
- >"You have potential. You can change. Same goes for your crew."
- "Thar be no going back now. I'm wanted by every damn pony in Equestria."
- >"I'm trying my hardest to convince you to change. Please, just no more. I've been trying to help your crew, but"
- >"They just ignored me."
- >"You can do it, and I know it."
- >"I've had enough of you, your crew, all the other criminals in Equestria like you."
- >You lay there in silence
- >The waves of the sea move calmly
- >Luna is still looking down at you
- >She made you think, but you knew there was no going back from here
- >You had a life of adventure and crime as a pirate
- >You wanted to finally convince her that you would stay a pirate, but she didn't change her mind
- >She kept her faith in you, even after all of your crimes
- >You actually felt bad about letting her down like this
- >You genuinely felt regret for once
- >You wake up
- >Walking up to the door, you hear a loud crash
- >You kick the wooden door open and look out for what made the noise
- >An unrecognizable pony wearing a hood was carrying a bag up the hatch
- >Another pirate looking to steal from your crew's stash?
- >You grab your sword and run after the pony
- >They quickly disappear up to the surface
- >You're not going to let this bastard get away
- >You leap up after them
- >They're fast, and you try to catch up
- >You take a knife out of your pocket and fling it at the thief
- >It misses them, and they run faster
- >They escape your view into a snowy forest
- >You search up and down for the pony
- >A faint mumble sounds from deep into the sea of trees
- >You investigate the source of the mumble
- >There's a cramped entrance to a cave on the edge of the forest
- >You get on your hands and knees and crawl inside
- >There's a hallway with an open door at the end
- >You creep over to the door
- >You peer inside
- >The pony from before was putting the bag into a crate
- >They look back behind them, in your direction
- >In the blink of an eye, you hide behind a wall
- >You hear a sword being unsheathed
- >You whip out your own cutlass
- >The pony comes out and spots you
- >The pony was a stallion with a white coat and blue mane
- >Shining Armor
- >"Oh. It's you."
- >He points his blade up to your chin
- >"One more move and your dead"
- >You remove his weapon away from your face with your sword
- "Ah, yer no match. We've been through this already."
- >He pins your down with a hoof and levitates his sword down to your head
- >You try to kick him off, but he continues holding you down
- >Farignix come up behind him, out from the door, and pushes Shining Armor aside onto the floor
- >You get back up off the floor and attack Shining
- >He rolls under you and trips you
- >Farignix headbutts and bites at him
- >You grab Farignix and run out of the cave
- >On the was back, Faragnnix explains what happened
- >"They captured Alida and Merrilee during the night!"
- "They did, did they?"
- >Yes, and now they're getting a life sentence!
- "We need to get 'em back before they be thrown into the dungeon!"
- >You go into the hideout and grab some weapons from Merri's room and bits from Alida's stash
- "This'll be what we're goin' to work with and get 'em back with."
- >"Well then. Off we go then."
- >You, the human, and Farignix, the changeling were off onto a journey to rescue the captured half of your crew
- >You make your way back to the cave where you found Farignix
- >Through the entrance, you and Farignix go into the room
- >Both Shining Armor and the crate were missing
- >He must've taken them somewhere
- >You ponder where he could've taken
- >"He mus\st've taken them to his ship!"
- "Aye, yee must be right!"
- >You two run off across the forest and to the docks
- >A cloaked figure was departing
- >There's Shining
- "We've got to get to me ship."
- >You climb up onto the deck of your ship, raise the anchor, and Farignix comes up behind you
- >You lower the sails
- >Your ship leaves the docks and you're off into the seas
- >Shining's ship is just already off into the distance
- >He's got a faster ship
- >You take this time to devise a plan with Farignix
- "I think it be time to plan what we think we're goin' to do to save our crew."
- >You know Farignix is a great planner, having very much experience with stealth missions
- >He nods and you go into the lower deck
- >You two sit at a table with a map of Equestria on it
- >He studies the map closely
- "So we be here."
- >You take a tack and mark your location, in the Luna Bay
- >"That Shining boy mussst be going either through the Undiscovered west, or taking a train through Vanhoover"
- >"He mossst likely saw our ship, and is suspicious of us, and will try to lose us in the wesst."
- "So we'll be off into the Undiscovered west, eh?"
- >"That's true."
- >"Though there's a reason why it's the 'undiscovered west."
- >"No pony has ever dared to go in there!"
- "Shining Armor is a persistent landlubber, so I'm sure he's just as determined and brave as I."
- >You stand up and go over to look through a porthole
- >You grab a telescope leaned up against the wall, and look through it out the window
- >You focus on Shining's ship and he's at the wheel, with his own map open
- >He spins the wheel and his ship turns around in some direction
- >You check your compass for where he's headed
- >South
- >He looked forward, and steps down from the wheel
- "Aye. The princey be headin' down for the Undiscovered west."
- >"It looks like we're in for a dangerous journey into the unknown."
- >"Not even I know enough about that place to plan ahead."
- >And so the two of you were out to prepare for the unexpected
- >"I used some landmarks to find the time left until we get to the west."
- >"At the speed we're sailing, it'll be two days."
- "Two days, eh?"
- >Two days to get ready
- >The sun beats down through the cold northern air
- >The ship creaks and frigid waves crash over each other into the vessel
- >The fresh air seeps into your lungs
- >The seas are calm
- >Your coat flows in the wind
- >Shining's ship is off on the horizon
- >You know where he's going, and who he's bringing along for the trip
- >You don't fear much, but you did feel uneasy going here
- >Thoughts of dangerous monsters, unknown to all, poked at your mind
- >You had Merrilee's arsenal, Alida's stash of currency, and the skill and talent of Farignix
- >But you didn't have the healing of Merri and the charisma of Alida
- >It would be hard to work with half of a team, but you knew you and Farignix could work this through
- >It wouldn't be easy or quick, and even more so with the destination you're reaching
- >A land of danger and mystery awaited you and your stealthy crewmate
- >Be Merrilee
- >These last couple days sure were a blur
- >You go out to save the captain, then you beat up a bunch of pirates raiding your captain's ship, and now you get captured by the prince of the Crystal Empire!
- >You're stuck in a cramped crate, with Alida
- >Farignix escaped when you were being thrown into the crate to get help from captain Anonymous
- >That little shit, Shining Armor took your weapons, so what could you do? Nothing!
- >But hey, staying optimistic is a big thing of yours
- >You remain confident that you and Alida can escape
- >She already punched a small hole in the crate, and is trying to unlock the crate
- >You remember you smuggled a knife in your mane!
- >You take it out and hand it to Alida
- "Oh hey, can you try anything with this?"
- >"Sweet, a blade. This might work."
- >She hold out the knife and you hear the lock being opened
- >With the sound of the lock dropping on the floor, you kick open the top
- >Freedom!
- "FRE-"
- >Alida covers your mouth with her bird hand
- >"Shhhh."
- "Yeah."
- >She points to the door over on the other side of the room
- >You creep open the door and go through
- >Alida goes sprints forward and looks out a porthole
- >You take a look too
- >There's nothing but the sea outside
- >You were taken on Shining Armor's ship?
- >Yep. You were taken out to the ocean alright.
- >You have to assume the guy was taking you to Canterlot to rot n a dungeon cell
- >Like that's going to happen.
- >You sneak up the stairs to the top deck
- >You look outside the ship
- >No sign of the fella.
- >You climb up and feel the cold air send chills across your skin
- >You run up to the wheel, and find a map up there
- >You take the map and open it
- >There's a path marked from the Luna bay, down the Undiscovered west, and over to Canterlot
- >Why would he go through the west?
- >Who knows what's there
- >Out of the corner of your eye, you see something off into the distance
- >It faintly resembles a ship
- >That could be Anon and Farignix!
- "Hey Alida! Check this out!"
- >"Yeah, what's up?"
- "This map says we're headed to the Undiscovered west, and Anon's ship is over there!"
- >You point over to the ship
- >"Hmm."
- >"Seems like Shining's trying to get them lost on the voyage through the west."
- >A stallion comes up from the lower deck
- >There's Shining
- "Hide!"
- >You jump into a convenient barrel, and hope Alida finds a good hiding spot
- >Hoofsteps continue for several minutes, then fade out
- >You peek out of the barrel
- >He's gone back down
- >You hop out, and look for Alida
- "Pssst, Alida? You there anywhere?"
- >Another barrel falls over and Alida falls out onto the deck
- >"I'm here."
- >You giggle and sneak back down to the lower deck
- >You hide back in a room downstairs
- >You weren't sure where to go now, Anon and Farignix were too far away, and Shining Armor was out for you and Alida
- >Only time can tell
- >Be Captain Anonymous
- >You had been spying on Shining's ship, and you saw two new figures roaming around
- >They had to have been Alida and Merrilee
- >But how could they have escaped?
- >Shining could have caught them, and they would have been done for
- >You go back to deliver the news to Farignix
- >You find him sitting at the table with the map, reading a book
- >You had taught him to read soon after he came to join your crew long ago
- "Merri and Alida escaped and now they be out and about on the ship!"
- >"They escaped?"
- >He puts his book down
- >"I know Alida's good at unlocking things and hiding, and Merrilee's a skilled fighter, but Shining Armor still might catch them!"
- >This was still a possibility
- >While you could take on Shining with no weapons, it would be difficult for Merrilee and Alida to fight him off
- >You go back up the stairs to check Shining Armor's ship one more time before bed
- >The sun was setting, and no creature was to be found on the other ship
- >You go back to your room and lie on the bed
- >Time for another dream
- >This happened every dream
- >You're somewhere in Equestria, Luna comes down, and tells you to stop being a pirate
- >The moon shines brighter and here comes Luna
- >"Off on a journey to get your crew back, hm?"
- "Aye."
- >"While I appreciate you sticking up for your friends, they are not the friends to be out for."
- >You were offended at this
- "They be me crew."
- "And I will save me crew no matter the costs."
- >"Tell me Anonymous. Does your crew truly care for you?"
- "Of course they do. They will save me as I will for them."
- >"Well best of luck on your trip.", she mumbles
- >She nods and flies back up
- >"Just remember."
- >"You can change."
- >She was less stubborn to get you to stop, but still desired you to become more like a friend, rather than an enemy, to Equestria
- >Maybe she even started to grow fond of you
- >She leaves your dream, and you wake up
- >The sun hasn't risen yet, and it was still dark out
- >You look outside your room's porthole
- >Atop the horizon was land
- >There was the Undiscovered west
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