The Quest

Let's Be Pirates

It had been three days since they had escaped from the naval base and the navy was still in high alert seaching for them. Pendleton was at the end of the alley gambling the last of thier money to get enough to eat. Timothy sat in the shadows near by. He hadn't gotten a good night's sleep since the night on the ship. Anytime he closed his eyes he saw something terrible.

His eyes started to droop but they shot open when he heard Pendleton yelling down the alley. His laughter carried down and Timothy smiled. He showed up a few minutes later.

"Alright I got some money to eat tonight."

"We can't keep doing this." Timothy said with a yawn.

"You're probably right but this is all we can do now. Until we get an actual plan and can start searching for Clarent we're stuck here in Ohahii."

They walked back to the abandoned building they were staying in. It was a small dimly lit room that they divided in two with a sheet. On both sides was a 'bed' and crates that acted as tables.

Timothy sighed when he stepped through the threshold. "We need to come up with a plan. We can't stay here any longer. It's been three weeks since we left the castle and we have nothing to show for it."

On Pendleton's side of the room he had all the information he had about the sword they were looking for. From sailors he heard scraps and stories. The map didn't help much all it did was tell them it was somewhere in the archipelago. What they had gathered wad that there was an island that would appear and disappear. On the island a temple of some kind could be seen. Pendleton believes that the sword is in the temple. He also believes that Rusteel's headquarters is also on that island.

"I have an idea." Pendleton said over dinner.

"If you suggest plans you had like when we were in prison I don't want to hear it."

"No it isn't that bad. How about we steal a ship and become pirates." He stretched out his hands to give his idea a flourish.

Timothy shook his head. "You're suggesting we steal a ship from some sailors and become pirates. How does that help us?"

"If we rob enough of Rusteel's ships he will take notice of us and then take us to his base. We can get inside the temple, get the sword then destroy him and his operation."

"What happens if he sinks us without another thought?"

"It's a risk we're going to have to take Tim."

Timothy sat and thought, it wasn't a bad idea but it wasn't a good one either. There was a loud crash outside thier tiny home. Pendleton got out his knife and snuck to the door. He leaned on the wall and motioned for Timothy to open the door. He snuck over and pushed the door open a crack. They saw a shadow moving around some knocked over crates. Pendleton ran out and chased after it. Timothy followed but went around the building the other way. He ran along the houses watching through the tight alleys. Eventually Pendleton stopped as he had lost the shape. As soon as Timothy noticed he had stopped he slammed into the shadow.

"Oof!" They both said as they hit the ground.

Timothy rubbed the back of his head. He looked at who had run into him. The person was wearing all black cloaks and had been wearing a mask to cover thier face but in the collision it had fallen off. They looked up at him and he recognized the face.

"Sonia?"