[EVENT] And really bad eggs!

[majorarc]

Who: Everyone
When: January 10-12
Where: The Ghost Pirate Ship
What: Fighting Ghost Pirates!!
Warnings: N/A

Suddenly, you’ve been pulled by your new flying abilities and deposited so kindly on the deck of the ship. Around you are hundreds of zombies and it seems like you’re in for a fight. When you look starboard, you notice weapons lying around that have some short of a strange glow. May as well grab them and fight, right? Team up and beat those ghosties!!

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[gordianknots]

--!

[And with that, Waver's running over towards the crows nest and climbing as fast as possible. He's not all the way up, just enough to be able to scan the deck and try and get a hold on the weaponry. And. There we go.]

Bazett! The third one behind the one you're taking on now--!

Actually, run him over this way I can try and fall on top of him and be ample distraction.

[baby_baz]

[She frowns. This sounds too risky. But she has to trust that Lord El Melloi knows what he's doing.]

Yes, sir!

[She crawls between the pirate's legs, ducks past the other two, and kicks the designated pirate in the shins before running toward the crow's nest. All four of the pirates follow behind him.]

[gordianknots]

[Tip: you should never do that. He's generally making shit up as he goes.

But you know, sometimes when your plan is to land on top of pirates, you do so, and end up pulling their hair and hanging on for dear life.]

Let me know when you've got it!

[baby_baz]

[She reaches for the pirate's belt and pulls out the dagger, but the next moment, she is being dangled by another ghost pirate.]

Let go!

[She stabs her attack with the dagger. She is not sure how much damage she caused, but at least he drops her. Her next order of business is to try to tackle the pirate she took the knife from so she can knock him over.]

[gordianknots]

Doing so!

[Or, well, trying. Waver tries to skillfully drop off the pirate he's hanging onto and ends up throwing him off balance.

Off balance, backwards, and landing right on top of Waver, that is.]

[baby_baz]

My Lord!

[She's stopped fighting to try to push the fallen pirate off of Waver.]

Are you alright?

[gordianknots]

Nothing feels broken. Give me a heads up when you push him and I can roll out--

[baby_baz]

I will.

[However, once again, she realizes the embarrassing limits of her child body. No matter how she pushes, she cannot get the body off. And more pirates are closing in.]

...On second thought, sir, how much longer do you think you can stay under that pirate until I can get you out?

[gordianknots]

--Approximately as long as you need to take care of things, I think. Not like I'm going anywhere.

[baby_baz]

[Considering the chaotic state of things, it might even be safer for him to stay under the pirate.]

I understand. Thank you.

[With that, she stabs at a pirate with her dagger.]

[gordianknots]

[He's pretty much with you on that one, Bazett. He's just going to watch the chaos unfold, just don't forget him here.]

[baby_baz]

[Of course, being a child, she tires quicker than she would as an adult. Her opponents also far outnumber her. So in the end, she gets restrained by the pirates without getting the chance to pull Waver out from under the pirate.]

[gordianknots]

[Well Waver may not be able to see a whole lot behind him, but that definitely happens within his line of sight. It's enough to prompt him to at least attempt to roll out from underneath, although just to be certain that Bazett gets far more competent help (or at least, he hopes more competent than he is right now) he lets out a:]

Avenger, I think Bazett could use a hand over here!

[destructiveprinciple]

[Waver's shout filters through a miserable haze of why is the deck moving so much and why wouldn't it stop ugh to Avenger, who is currently accompanied with struggling to roll some wooden barrels into front of the cabins so none of the ghost pirates inside can get out. His head snaps up in the direction of the yelling, in the direction of Bazett, and Waver. The magus is pinned under a pirate. Bazett's restrained by the other enemies.]

H-huh?

[He glances at one of the glowing weapons before snatching it up in his hand. It's a dagger.

Two or three minutes later, Avenger is launching himself at one of the pirates holding Bazett. Treating their bodies like convenient climbing blocks, he manages to clamber up the pirate's chest, grab a chuck of its mangy hair and...

Sink the knife hilt-deep into one of its eyeballs with a bloodthirsty snarl.]

[baby_baz]

[Of course, the pirate reaches up to grab at its wounded eye. The sudden movement jolts Bazett awake.]

Avenger?

[She feels guilty and embarrassed. It should be her protecting him, not the other way around. Especially not when he was seasick.]

[destructiveprinciples]

[Avenger yanks the dagger back out of the eyesocket and jams it into the other optic while its grabbing at its wounded eye, not as deeply, before again pulling it out and promptly stabbing the pirate in the throat. The only reason there's not blood going everywhere out of the zombie's face is because it's a zombie.]

B~oss, you're... in a pinch?

[Totally ignoring Bazett's embarrassment, and not noticing her flash of guilt at all.]

[baby_baz]

Better now, thanks to you.

[She starts squirming, and finally falls out of her captor's grasp and onto the deck.]

[destructiveprinciples]

[Having succeeded at the objective of releasing her from the pirates, he punches the stabbed mess of his ghostly target in the face and jumps off his chest onto the deck. He gestures at the rest of the cutlass-wieding zombies.]

Let's kill 'em! [Avenger sounds enthused over the chance to hurt things, even if he's seasick and they're zombies.

... Waver's still pinned under one of the pirates' bodies. He doesn't care.]

[baby_baz]

If we work together, we will be able to clean this mess up quickly.

[She runs over to the nearest abandoned and glowing weapon. This one is a machete, but she can lift it. Fighting comes first, then rolling the zombie off of Waver.]

[destructiveprinciple]

Alrighty! A double team-up it'll be. Don't get in my way, boss, and I wouldn't mess up your groove!

[He would have preferred the usage of two short swords like normal, but he'd take what he could get. While Bazett grabs the glowing heavy machete from the deck, he follows three feet behind her, grinning.

His war cry would have just sounded stupid and reedy with these tiny child lungs, so he settles for a gleeful scream and charges for the closest pirate.]

[baby_baz]

You too. Try not to make trouble.

[Meanwhile, Bazett's attacks are silent. She mostly aims for the legs. Some continue to stand because the wounds are not deep enough. Others hop on one leg. A few unfortunate ones fall to the deck and crawl because they can no longer stand.]

[destructiveprinciples]

Trouble? Not for anybody on OUR side, sure!

[The undead crewmen are pitted a tiny, tattooed boy bent on stabbing them in the knees and the neck, the ears and the eyes. He doesn't bother with defense, only dodging the attacks as he mows through the pirates, laughing at the stupid looks of frustration on their faces. He stomps on their toes for spite, too. When they're close enough to the side, Avenger just shoves them overboard.

But small as they are, eventually they'll start tiring from the battle. They're fighting zombies; zombies don't get discouraged by loss of limbs or stabbing.]

[baby_baz]

[Huffing and puffing from the exertion, Bazett steps so she is back to back with Avenger.]

How many are left?

[She knows this might be a stupid question. There are enough left to surround them. There are enough left to overwhelm them. This is a battle that they are unlikely to win.]

[destructiveprinciples]

[Avenger's legs are shaking slightly from the stress he's putting on them to keep fighting. He doesn't seem to notice that as Bazett backs up against his back. Airily, bring his daggers up to a guard position;]

That's a silly question, boss. Way too many.

[He's untroubled by the numbers of enemies surrounding them. Sure, it was a situation where they stuck on the losing side, but. It was a common staple of one of the time loops ending. On the bright side, it seemed they were intent on capture, not murder.]

[baby_baz]

[She sweeps her eyes across the ship again. A few children are still fighting, but others have been knocked out and restrained.]

In other words, we will be unable to even retreat from here?