Mission #15 2 Pirates vs 200+ Gunmen

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Susano was a little nervous to have Taffy along with him for this mission. It wasn't as though he didn't trust her... it was just that she was unpredictible. Kind of like their captain... which might explain why they got along so well.

The small ship that they had stolen from some travelers to replace their rowboat rocked gently. Susano decided to climb the mast and see how far they had to go.

The mission that the Delgado Pirates' captain, Gaius, had assigned them to was to steal a very large amount of money and generally get to know each other better. He called it a "team building exercise." Susano laughed to himself a little. Seeing that there was nothing in view but ocean he slid down the mast and back onto the deck.

"Man this sucks..... Hey TAFFY!" he yelled. "Any idea how far we are from this Pecos Town place?" Just as he finsihed yelling he noticed a small dot on the horrizion to the west. He got a telescope that he had thrown on the deck a day earlier and looked through. Through it he saw a large ship that appeared heavily guarded and armed. He thought about it.

"Hey Taf come here." he said. When she came he would hand her the telescope. "I think that's the ship, but instead of attacking it now we should probably just follow it and steal the money after they drop it off. You are the first mate so what do you think?" he would ask.

[SHADE SMASH]

Melon Lime. That was the flavor of her taffy this time, and so far, it has been the best! For two hours she has had the taffy in her mouth and not an ounce of flavor seemed to be lost from the delicious candy. Then again, this flavor of taffy would make anyone pucker up because of the sour lime. Taffy, on the other hand, didn't pucker up to the intense flavor. She simply ran around the small ship they had sniped from some people they happened to run into.

She was so happy when she discovered they had a small candy stash underneath their bed that she nearly screamed for joy! Yet, she didn't since she didn't really want to bother the other guy who happened to be on the same ship. It wasn't that she didn't like him or anything, but the fact that they never really talked to each other did make it feel awkward. Not to mention Gaius wasn't there with them!!!! How could he make her abandon him and the crew! He said it was to do bonding but somehow she was at a stump as to how.

Ridding her head of such confusing thoughts, she popped another taffy, this time mango kiwi. It tasted so good that she couldn't stop herself from jumping up suddenly and running around like an airplane. Susano, however, drew her out of her thoughts, questioning her on their destination. 'Flying' right over to the railing, she used her sharp eyes to see if she could see anything that would look remotely like an island. When she saw nothing of the sort, she frowned and flopped on the railing.

"When are we gonna get there?" she groaned. She wanted to have an adventure already, fetch the treasure, and go back to the captain so she could play with the crew again.

Getting up, hearing Susano call her, she skipped over to him grasping the telescope he offered to her. She stared at it, turning it around in her hand curiously wondering why she was given such a confusing instrument. She has seen them before, but never before has she used one and she didn't exactly pay attention when others used it. Neither did she know what it's used for, so she decided it best that maybe she should just hand it back.

She offered the telescope back to him before looking at the horizon in search of the ship he was talking about, and with her sniper-senses it didn't take long to pinpoint.

"Hey, you're right! How'd you see that?! Maybe you should be a sniper too with those eyes!" She said, in complete surprise. "Aw, we have to wait? How long do we have to wait until we reach the island already?" She moaned as she glanced at Susano expectantly.

[salva]

Taffy was really....something. That's what went through Susanos' head while she was making her way over to him and talking to him. It was like she was a little kid.... I mean she was so hyper that it was hard to keep up with the chick. BUT she was also his nakama so he'd learn to deal with it.

"Uh... I'd say at least an hour or two..." he said to respond to her question. "Just... keep doing what that thing you where doing before." he finished.

Putting the telescope away Susano moved to the helm of the ship to change it's course so that they would follow the ship they suspected to be the one that held the lottery money.

After that had been done Susano took to the lower decks of the ship to meditate and to practice his swordsmanship.

He returned about two hours later to find that the ship was actually pretty close to the island and that the ship they'd been following had docked. Also he was surprised that the main deck of the ship was a complete mess. Lord only knew what happened but Susano had a seeking suspicion that Taffy was behind it. He shrugged it off since it didn't really matter at this point.

"Hey Taffy... I think it's time to get to work." he said as he pulled the ship into port. Before the set off, Susano pulled Taffy aside. "Hey Taf, let's try to not start anything before we figure out where the money is. The faster we get it the faster we can leave. Kay." he said. "I'm gonna go ask around town. You do the same... And remember, stay out of trouble!" Susano finished before hopping off the railing and onto the boardwalk of Pecos Town.

[SHADE SMASH]

Taffy stared aghast at Susano by his nonchalant answer. He sounded like two hours was nothing but two hours takes FOREVER!!!! It's like a lifetime has passed when 2 hours passed and SHE had to endure the torture if she was going to see any adventure! How torturous the world decided to work. Not to mention her partner in journey decided that he would rather stay underground than play any games with her.

Taffy felt rather disappointed but at least she had candy to keep her company! So, staying true to what Susano had said, she continued on with what she was previously doing, savoring candy! So after half an hour and 5 delicious taffy, the young girl fell into sleep for the next hour. Until, that is, a large pelican decided that Taffy's purple hair looked delicious. How such an estranged thought entered the pelicans head would be lost on the human since she knew nothing of the bird's language.

So, when Taffy woke up at first, her first thought became 'Oh, what a cute Pelican!' Once she realized a tugging on her head, her thought progressed from 'cute' to 'GAH!'

Taffy jumped up and away from the pelican, finding her hair ragged and icky wet. However, not wanting to attract the attention of Susano from underneath, she decided to take care of the problem herself!

"You aren't going to get my hair again!" Taffy shouted at the pelican which only looked at her as if she was crazy. Completely serious, the candy loving girl put out her fists ready to fight if necessary. What the girl didn't expect was for the pelican to get into a fighting looking stance. Staring at the pelican with a peculiar eye, she became shocked when the pelican launched itself at her giving her only one option, run.

After half an hour, Taffy was absolutely exhausted, panting trying to catch her breath as the pelican gave her what appeared to be a sneer. Suddenly, however, the door opened from within the boat, hitting th pelican in the face and forcing him to fly away. Taffy stared at Susano like he was her hero! 'Cause, well, he was!!!!

"Susano!" She cried out, never before having been so happy to see the nakama! "....What?" Looking around, Taffy came to the realization that they were close to the island and before long in the port itself! Then Susano left and she decided it was best to go find a candy shop. She her bag of candy was beginning to get small, and who knows, she might discover some good new candy to munch on!