#eltontor

The bullet entered behind his head, and Eltontor roared, his clawed hand squeezing into Lex instead of letting her go. Raising his gun, he fired a bullet the size of a cannon shot towards Corsaire. "Somebody kill that rat!"

Revy and Rat were the first to hear, and saw a commotion of crocodile men firing at Corsaire. The Gerudo lady took notice of the massive crocodile with the golden eye. "Dad! That's Eltontor! And he has Lex!"

"Revy, get his attention and I'll a-go behind him." Rat told his daughter as the two rushed toward the crew. "Keep out of the line of fire, and watch your steps. Keep your guard up around these men."

Corsaire had dove behind a stack of barrels, the ale inside gushing out onto the docks. He then kicked one barrel forward that was not busted, and ran behind it. The crew men had to avoid the barrel and he took the advantage; shooting them dead on.

Revy did as she was told, raising her blade. "HEY! You ready to crocodile rock and roll?!"

She jumped down from her cover and drew her sword. Eltontor growled, firing a shot at her. Where did these people keep showing up from? He had to get to his ship. Adda would pay handsomely for one of her daughters back.

When his internal radar picked up Rat sneaking up from behind, he gave a low click for his first mate to arrive.

Bursting from underneath the weak ice, a normal, yet massive Crocodile snapped at Rat.

Rat saw the other crocodile jump out of the water. Even though it had been years since he had fought as a gladiator, he still knew some dirty tricks. Not to mention, he had fought against this kind of breed before. Yelling, Rat grabbed the first mate's tail and swung him around... colliding with Eltontor.

Eltontor gasped as he was struck. "GET OF ME YOU FATASS! EAT HIM!"

The crocodile turned around, and waddled to Rat, jaws open and ready to devour him in a death roll if it caught him. He started running onto dry land, moving through the jungle with Lex in hand. Revy followed him, wishing how she had a fire arm. Even a bow and arrow would do. "Get back here with my friend you creep!"

"Revy!" Rat tossed his daughter his rifle. "Aim, breathe, and fire!!!" Then he turned his attention to the crocodile. "I'm going to a-turn you into a nice trophy."

Corsaire tried to follow, but was blocked by other crew members.

Halvar's sensitive ears picked up on all the commotion. He smelled the rest of the crew, along with gunpowder and blood.

"Liz... I think your sister is in trouble." He sniffed the air. "... her scent is going... this way!"

Bakura, Liz and Halvar ran as fast as they could. They came into the clearing to see Revy fighting Eltontor in an exchange of gunfire. She had little experience using a rifle. Rising up, she went to shoot Eltontor... only to have the massive Crocodile man bound on her cover. She had hesitated on firing and it cost her. Unable to draw her sword quickly enough, Eltonor clawed her across the lower chest with one of his hands. Her blood sprayed across the rock as she fell back, clenching her wound. If she hadn't jumped back, she'd be holding her guts in instead of just trying to stop the blood. The Crocodile Captain smiled with a toothy grin. "Looks like I have two Gerudo as my pets now."

Liz screamed as she saw Revy be nearly gutted. This brute had both her sister and her best friend at her mercy. Rushing down to face him, she thought about all her anger. This man worked for Adda. Adda had ruined her happiness. So this man would face her wrath. Her fingers cackled, and as he raised his gun to fire at her, Liz beat him to it, raising her hand, and instinct took over for her. A blinding light made Eltontor fire into the air, and Liz turned that light into a searing flame, launching a bolt at the crocodiles bullet wound in the kneecap. Her target screamed and fell back, and she jumped on top of his stomach, straddling him. With fists of fire she started to beat his face in. "GET! AWAY! FROM! MY! SISTERS!"

"Liz, wait!!!" Halvar watched as his intended beat the ever loving shit out of the man. The pirate captain was unconscious now, and he pulled her off of the man. "We still need him alive to find your father! My love, look at me." He held her face in his hands. "Calm down... we have him. We'll take care of Lex and Revy. Let's get the bastard back to the ship to interrogate him."

"I...I..." Liz breathed heavily, looking down at the scarred, burnt face of Eltontor. "I'm sorry... I lost control."

"H-he might think its 'hot'." Revy chuckled making her pun, blood leaking from her mouth now. "I should be the one apologizing. He got me good. I keep taking stabs wounds for you two..."

Bakura was getting to work immediately on Revy, grinding up herbs and getting bandages ready. "Liz, Halvar, get Lex awake and make sure she's ok."

"I'll get the pirate, make sure he's a-bound tight." Rat came into view and tossed Halvar a pair of cuffs for wrists, connecting the ankle and neck. Corsaire had made his way through the jungle area with Rat. The captain of the Sea Witch did not look pleased. "You two help Lex, Revy, and Bakura. We's heading back to the ship now. Put Lex in her cabin." Corsaire had a deep frown etched into his face. "And keep her there."

"Captain?" Halvar wanted to make sure he heard right. "Keep her there?"

"She's not leaving that cabin until I talk to her."

Scarlet made it back to the ship with the rest of the crew after a few minutes. "Rat? Where's Revy? I heard we're leaving. Did we get our target?"

"Aye, dat we did." Rat had Eltontor over his shoulder while Halvar and Liz helped Revy walk. Thanks to Bakura's touch of magic, she was fine, just in need of rest. "Cap'n... cap'n's not happy with Lex though."

Rat watched Corsaire tromp onto the ship and give orders to the rest of the crew to ready the sails.

"I'm here mom. Don't worry. We got the scaly punk. I'll be fine." Revy walked off, hiding the discomfort she felt from her wound.

"Should I have a talk with Lex?" Scarlet didn't want to step her bounds, as it was Corsaire's mission after all, but she sometimes felt the twins looked up to her as a mother figure.

"She disobeyed orders from the cap'n," Rat sighed, noticing Corsaire's permanent scowl on his face. "Caused a ruckus and our daughter got hurt. He's a-going to give her an earful. You could warn her if you like but won't do no good."

"Well, perhaps I should talk to her, give her a cushion. How did we catch Eltontor anyways?"

"Eh... Liz burnt him."

Scarlet took a step back, her face quickly building with an abundance of emotion. "She did what Rat?"

"Burnt him. See?" Rat turned to show Scarlet the face of Eltontor.

Scarlet started to lose control of her breathing. "And Lex? How did she fair against Eltontor???"

"I don't know, the harbor just turned... icy."

"By the gods. By the gods!" Scarlet laughed aloud, disbelief over taking her. She ran to Liz, who was processing the mission. "Liz! Show me your fire!"

"What?"

"You can use fire now, can you not?"

Liz nodded. She hadn't given it much thought, but the knowledge to use magic was swirling around in her mind now. Had her emotions being pushed to save her loved ones unlocked a talent? She lifted her palm out and decided to give it a try. A flame flickered out, surrounded by an extra light.

Scarlet was ecstatic. "Come on! We're getting your sister!"

"We are? What about-"

"The Captain can lecture her after! Come on!"

Lex had finally started to regain consciences and her head was killing her. Her natural reaction was to touch the wall next to her and lean into it. It felt nice and cold. When Scarlet burst in with Liz, she screamed in celebration. "It's true! It's true!"

Lex did not appreciate the screaming. "P-please stop."

"Lex! Look at the beam!"

The white haired Gerudo did so, and saw a smooth layer of ice. "What?"

"Your sister has fire! You have ice! Don't you know what this means?! You're Twinrova!!!"

The twins were thrown for a loop. Twinrova? The magic Gerudo twins of Fire and Light with Ice and Darkness? Liz's mouth dropped. "No. No we can't we be."

"Why not?! It makes so much sense!"

"We aren't important enough to be-"

"Nonsense. Destiny has made Captain Adda the greatest Gerudo woman on the planet. The fact that you two are Twinrova, her children, is only fate and power having cultivated. This is amazing you two!"

All Lex gave in response in her current migraine was, "Cool."

Scarlet clasped her hands. "I know we have mission, but between traveling, I can tell you both the importance about this. Right now, you have to have a talk with Captain Corsaire Lex. He's very coarse with you."

"What? What did I do?"

"I don't know. But we can talk about it after. We'll talk when you're done Lex. Let's go Liz."

Rat was a little confused about the whole 'Twinrova' deal but was sure Scarlet would educate him later on the matter. After restraining Eltontor in the cargo hold, Rat turned his attention to Revy. He was sure that his daughter was a little shaken from the whole ordeal. After all, this was her first real fight. For now, he was getting Revy into a cabin to rest and recover from her wounds.

Once the ship was far from the harbor, Corsaire descended the steps to Lex's cabin.

Lex heaved over the toilet, still feeling the effects of her roofie.

Banging on the door, Corsaire was not going to let Lex ignore him right now.

"Open the damn door."

"It's unlocked Uncle." Lex's only comfort was using her ice to cool her head. Felt really good.

Marching into the room, the captain closed the door behind him. He was downright angry at Lex's brashness. It had caused trouble for everyone, including a few members of the crew getting hurt. If she had listened to him, the entire ordeal could have gone smoothly. Over the course of his career, both as a pirate and a navy captain, he had done this thousands of times.

"You disobeyed my direct orders, Lex."

"I'm sorry about that. Did we catch him though?"

"Sorry isn't going to cut it, Lex." Corsaire snapped at her. "You caused a fire fight, you caused your friend to get hurt, you caused trouble. This could have been avoided if you listened to me."

"Did we catch him?" Lex repeated, ignoring his anger.

"At a cost, and that should never happen."

"Ok than. I was the one who found him. I was the one who played it safe. It's not my fault that he cheated, than decided to run off like a coward and order gunfire on us. I'm the one who stopped him from fleeing. We would have lost our only lead in finding my mother and Seer if I didn't act. Tell me I'm wrong. If not, maybe you can show me some respect!" Lex's face grew hard, holding down the contents of her stomach. "You think I don't care that Revy got hurt? Of course I do you smug asshole. But that's the risk we all took. I'm puking because I was roofied. What did you lose in this dice roll?"

"YOU DIDN'T LISTEN!!!" Corsaire shouted so loud that the whole ship heard it. "This is exactly why I didn't want you to come along! You're a liability, Lex! Someone always has to watch your ass! You give no thought about how your actions affect others!!!" The captain was done being nice and holding his tongue. "I have never lost a man before, and this time, I came close because of your arrogance! We have followed the same protocol for finding information and no one has gotten hurt under my watch. Because of your actions today, we'll be lucky if one of Eltontor's men doesn't alert Adda that we're close to finding her!" He swore under his breath. "If you want respect, you have to earn it first and stop being an entitled bitch like Eltontor called you. You think anyone is going to respect you parading yourself around and acting all high and mighty?! You may be sought after in Uskar, but this is not your home! This is dangerous and you have no power here! You're not royalty, you're not a warrior, and you're certainly no asset to me or my crew, putting us in danger!!! This is my ship, and you will follow my orders or goddess so help me, I'll have you on the first boat back to Uskar!!!" He then ordered. "You are confined to your cabin until further notice. When you start acting like a rational adult, and think of others before yourself on this ship, then I'll consider letting you out."

The entire crew winced at the verbal beat down that Lex received from Corsaire.

"Oi... I don't think I've ever heard him that mad." Rat said quietly to Scarlet.

With a strident 'slam', the captain exited Lex's quarters before she had a chance to say one word to him.

Lex was immediately broken down, and started to weep, her voice squeaking as small as a mouse. "I-I just want to be important and help everyone."

Bakura took his mask off, waving Corsaire over. He was unaware that Corsaire was going to verbally crush Lex, and it threw his mindset for a loop. "A moment?"

"I'm not talking to anyone right now." Corsaire held up a hand before Bakura could say a word. His shoulders slumped and he rubbed his forehead with one hand. He was not trying to be rude, he simply needed a moment to collect his thoughts. "Later. If you need something, ask Rat."

"Just be careful. Lex is dangerously close to becoming like her mother. She just wanted to help. Be careful when pushing her. She's my daughter after all." And that was all Bakura left it at. He should have watched over both his daughters. Perhaps things have gone differently, but he wasn't there, so he couldn't judge either the pros or the cons.

"If she wanted to help, then she would have listened and stopped acting like a brat for goddess' sake!" Corsaire snapped, and then his face fell. "Sorry. I'm not angry at you. Go attend to your duties. This will blow over soon. Let me know when the reptile is awake."

Bakura's face twisted with a primal rage. Lex was wild, he couldn't deny that, but like hell would he continue to stand by and let anyone chew her out doing her best. How dare this man berate his daughter for trying. This twist of rage, however, is all Seth needed to break through. "You should trust our daughters abilities, Captain. You know what, it's been too long since I hurt someone for information."

When Bakura spoke in union, it was a sign his mind had either lost control, or he was shifting control over to Seth. The Shiekah lead Corsaire to the lower levels and made a palm strike on the reptilian crocodile, and twisted. Eltontor suddenly screamed with pain and terror awake. Seth brushed his hair. "One fat crocodile wide and awake."

"I want to, Bakura." Corsaire stated with a hard tone. "But if Lex cannot control her actions for the sake of others, then it begs the question of if I can."

Down in the cargo hold, the captain watched as the reptile man jumped awake. He held a dagger, using it to get rid of the grit underneath his nails. "Now, we can make this really easy for you, crocodile, or you can chose the hard route and my friend here," Corsaire gestured to Bakura. "Will pull all your claws out, then your teeth, maybe an eye or two, and after that, your scales one by one."

"It's Seth."

Eltontor was terrified, and everything hurt like hell. How could the pain get any worse. "W-what do want to know?"

"Excuse me, my friend Seth here will..." Corsaire waved his dagger for emphasis. "Dismantle you." He then stated. "I will put this as simply as I can for your reptilian brain; I want to know the location of Captain Adda's home."

"I d-don't kn-" Seth immediately cut him off by ripping two claws out of the croc's fingers. Eltontor screamed loudly in pain. "I DON'T KNOW THAT!"

"Hmmmm. Maybe you need to see more clearly."

"What?"

Seth grinned, and taking the knife, cut out Eltontor's artificial golden eye. It took a good ten minutes for the crocodile to stop screaming.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Did I go out of order? Let me get a tooth." With a sharp pull, Seth tore out a canine. They hadn't even gotten a lick of information yet, and he already had done so much damage. However, Eltontor was scarred stiff now.

"Maybe you should go for the balls next, he hasn't said one word yet."

"I DON'T KNOW! VERY FEW PEOPLE DO!"

Seth grinned, and gave the croc a few punches, breaking his snout and an arm. The reptile was bleeding all over Corsaire's floor now. Seth snapped his fingers at the dazed crocodile. "Bakura loathes violence like this. Little man was on your end of a torture interrogation himself once. Now, I want you to answer a question. Would a man in a red tie match the description of someone who can find Adda for us?"

"Y-yes."

"Details, or you're going to make a very nice purse for my wife."

"He keeps his real name a secret. He runs his organization in the shadows and acts as a partner to Adda. Goes by the name, King Crimson."

"Partner? Interesting. Never knew Adda liked to share power." Corsaire raised an eyebrow. "And where can we find him?"

"She needs to. You think, even with all her might, she has the resources to run the muscle and intelligence that controls the sea for her? You can find him on Dios Isola. But I doubt you'll get him to help you..."

"Oh, we're not asking for help, we're demanding it." Corsaire walked over to Eltontor. "You see, over seven years ago, Adda kidnapped one of my brothers and has held him hostage since then. So, I'm taking a page out of my brother-in-law's book, he's psychopath, borderline me thinks, you see." He held the dagger right underneath Eltontor's chin, pressing the tip into the skin. "If anyone gets in my way, I'll simply blown them into tiny bits, put their parts in my chum bucket, toss it into the sea, then dunk Adda feet first into the shark invested water and watch with glee as she gets eaten little by little for hurting my brother. Get my drift, purse bag?"

"Yeah! I do. I'm sorry for calling your niece a bitch. And all the rest of the trouble. What more can I give you?!"

"Hrm, I don't know, Seth, what more can he give us?" Corsaire glanced at the assassin with a small smirk. "Got any ideas?"

"I think you should just skin him slowly. We got what we need. But it doesn't mean we can't have some fun. Surely you want to avenge your niece."

Eltontor's remaining eye was bulging and bloodshot with pain and terror. "T-THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

"He did try to roofie the brat. No telling what he's done to other innocent ladies." Corsaire played along with Seth's insinuation. "You know what, I'm feeling generous. Instead of me, the captain, deciding the appropriate punishment for trying to take advantage of my niece, I'll let her father decide. Sound good to you, Seth?"

"Gladly." Seth took his knife and drove it into Eltontor's neck, precisely to make it a drawn out death. "Hey, Corsaire. You'll get a kick out of this."

The Shiekah shook, and blinking, Bakura's face turned white as he came back into consciousness. He saw what he had done, the crocodilian man raising his mangled hand out to him. Bakura threw himself back, panicking at the area around him. "D-Did we torture him? Did you let me torture him?! What-" Bakura was flashing back to his own torment. "What the hell?! What the FUCKING HELL CORSAIRE!!!"

"We got what we needed." Corsaire was showing hardly any concern at all. "We have another source to find Adda. The shadow man with the red tie or whatever. This," He motioned to the reptile. "Is merely chum now. Go clean up. I'll take care of the body." Pulling Bakura out of the way, the captain then stepped on a hidden mechanism in the cargo hold. It opened up trap doors, depositing Eltontor into the sea for the fishes to fed upon at leisure. "He's of no worries to us now."

Bakura was flushing emotion. "You- you SON OF A BITCH!!!"

The Shiekah threw into a frenzy, kicking Corsaire as he leaned down to pull the trap doors back up. "YOU LET ME BE A MONSTER!!! YOU KEEP INSULTING MY DAUGHTER!!! YOU'RE FUCKING DEAD!!!"

Corsaire turned swiftly and punched Bakura with his metal arm, sending the man flying into the wall. He then held out his gun, the barrel of it in contact with the man's forehead.

"I didn't let you do anything. Your other half did it." Corsaire said coldly with a glare. "If you want to go back home with Lex, then be my guest. We're here to rescue Seer, and I'll not have your temper tantrum or Lex's foolishness get in our way after seven years of my brother being a hostage."

Years of mediation, ruined in one swift stroke. Seth needed less than half an hour to ruin everything Bakura stood for. Again. Bakura started to break down. "Get me out of this room! RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!!"

"Exit's this way." Corsaire merely dragged the man along with him by the arm. "Control yourself, and clean up." He opened the door to Bakura's cabin.

Bakura went to the deck and vomited overboard, disgusted by his own actions. He couldn't control his head space, and all he heard was Seth mocking him. "QUIT LAUGHING AT ME!!! THIS ALL YOUR FAULT!"

"Cap'n?" Rat overheard Bakura's yelling. "What's wrong with---"

"His other half got the best of him." Corsaire went to the wheel to steer the ship. "Check on him and make sure he rests."

Scarlet was heavily concerned. She had seen this behaviour once before. It was after Seth had killed two of her crew mates, and made Adda question everything about her relationship with Bakura. The man had exiled himself, drowned in hysteria and grief. "Bakura?"

"Did anyone hear that?"

"No. That room was pretty sound proof."

"My daughters... my daughters could have heard." Bakura looked hysterically at Rat. "What if your daughter heard he was back, on this ship with her?"

"Look here, Bakie," Rat put his hands on Bakura's shoulders. "We's all have slip ups. You's back in control now. We didn't a-hear anything, so the girls didn't a-hear anything." He patted Bakura's cheek with his rough, calloused hands. "You's fine. No one's saying anything, aye?"

"I'm not fine. I'm not. I'm never going to be ok. All this shit with Adda, you losing Seer, is all because I can't keep HIM in check! I should have settled down Adda years ago and been a family man! I'm a fuck up, I'm- FUCK!" Bakura tore away, smashing his hand against his face. "I need to not think. I need something, anything, please."

THWANG!!!

Down Bakura went after Bomba hit him in the head with one of Seer's old frying pans.

"BOMBA!!!" Rat yelled at him. "What in the fuck?!?!"

"... what? He was freaking out, and he said he needed not ta think. Can't think when you's sleeping."

Scarlet shook her head sadly. "I wish you had the life you desired with Adda, Bakura."

~

Adda waved her magic weapon and allowed Onslaught to fly in from a small hole she created in her island fortress. The dragon landed by a landing pad next to her bungalow. With a snarl, he gave a cheeky growl to Seer. "How's your pet?"

"He's fine. Don't worry about him. What I need to be worried about is why my ladies found Captain Eltontor's body mutilated and floating in the sea. You do your job like I asked and look into it?"

Onslaught took note at how Adda had the Wind Waker at all times on her whenever he was around her. If she didn't, she'd be the lower pirate in this relationship, not him. At her snark, he growled. "I did. I think you'll find my report quite interesting."

"Well, spit it out."

"One of the people spotted chasing after him was the infamous Captain Corsaire."

"Corsaire? Where is that name familiar..."

"Fuck you, lizard." Seer gave Onslaught the finger, knowing he could get away with it for now. He was not really paying attention to detail until he heard Captain Corsaire's name. His skin tingled. After all this time, his captain was still looking for him?

“He’s the Captain that slew the Kraken.”

“Oh yeah.”

“That’s not all, a white hair Gerudo was seen with him.”

Adda held down her emotions, but she was excited. “My daughter?”

“I’d assume so Adda.”

Seer swallowed thickly, getting nervous. Liz and Lex were always together, so if he saw one, that meant the other was close. He did not want his girls to get hurt. There was no telling what would happen. Adda claimed she wanted the twins here with her, but at what cost? His old crew mates, his daughters, and possibly Bakura... when would all this bloodshed end?

Adda waved him off. “Leave Onslaught. Scour the oceans and find my girls. Alive and unharmed.”

“Very well.”

Onslaught took off, flying through the hole. Adda closed it, and turned back to a Seer, visibly excited. “Come on! Let’s go check in on the girls!”

"... what?" Seer had been so deep in his thoughts, he spaced out for a moment. As Adda dragged him along, he was silent.

Adda snapped her fingers to her magician. "Old one. I want to look in on my girls again."

"Very well. You and the blind man shall see through the ball. Touch it, and your souls will peer in."                                                                                                                                                                          

Adda took a deep breathe and did so. What the two of them saw was Lex on a ship, stuck in her cabin room. She was sitting on the floor and crying, ice forming around her from her emotions. With a yell, she grabbed a pillow, freezing it, and with a throw, it shattered against the wall. "STUPID UNCLE CORSAIRE!"

Meanwhile, looking in on Liz, she was expressing her fire to Revy and Scarlet. "I don't know how long I can keep it up for."

"That's amazing! You're really good at that!"

"Mom, she doesn't need a hype man."

The magic faded as Adda pulled away. Gasping, she looked to Seer like she won the jackpot. "My girls! My girls are TWINROVA!!! That's fantastic! Ooooo that's FANTASTIC!!!"

"..." Seer still said nothing. After 'seeing' his girls, he removed his hand from the ball. This was bad. With magic, Adda would only want the girls even more to use for her benefit. Slowly, he started thinking about a hard choice. If he found a way to kill Adda, she would never be able to have her grasp around the twins. Her people would kill him for it, and he'd never see them again, but it would be worth it. His girls would not have Adda looming over them all their lives, always having to watch their backs.

Adda kissed Seer suddenly, positivity filling her. "This is fantastic Seer! You'll get to see them again. Well, not see, but you get the point. And I'll be able to pass on the legacy I built up for them! They have the power to control the seas! And with the two of them, they'd be unstoppable! Oh YES! THAT'S MY GIRLS!!!"

Adda did a little jig, so excited. She was tantalizingly close to seeing her daughters once more.

Adda treated him as a prize, a pet, a trophy. Perhaps he should play the part. She would not let her guard down now with the girls being so close in reach. He had to be careful. Maybe those years as a slave would pay off later. Manipulation was always part of a brothel slave's game. Seer had to trick her into thinking that he was on her side now. Slowly, but carefully, he would lay out his plan in motion... and attack when the time was right. Emotion... he had to play on emotion. Adda would believe that.

"... maybe... you were right." Seer's eyes were tearing up, and he tried to wipe away the tears that fell. "I never knew the twins would turn out so strong. I'm so proud of them. They've gotten so far." Play the part, play the part, he kept telling himself. "I just... I don't want them to get hurt."

"Seer. I'd never hurt them. I'd kill myself before I laid a hand on them." She put both her hands on his cheeks. "I want to give them the world. That's the least I can do for all the lost time."

"No, not that, I know you won't hurt them!" Seer sighed, trying to appear distressed. "It's just... they're on a ship now. Who knows what the other pirates might do to them. That's what I'm worried about."

"Seer. I'd skin anyone who'd dare lay a finger on them." Adda was brutally serious. She liked how Seer was behaving, giving a sigh. "I'm... I'm really tired. And I do hope they find us, so they can find me."

"I doubt there's anyone out there stupid enough to give them your location, Adda." Seer knew she was buying it so far. Just a little more, see if he could push it. "Even if there was, then... we can't just... sink the ship. They're on it. We'll have to ensure they're safe first. I don't want to risk the twins getting hurt, or even Revy. Scarlet was on the ship too." He looked sad. "Revy grew up with the twins, Adda. I know they wouldn't want their best friend in a fire fight."

"I can capture them all. Maybe... maybe Scarlet can come to her senses too." Adda gave a faint smile. "I've built a paradise Seer. If they just fall in quietly, no one will get hurt. No one."

"I don't want anyone hurt." Seer knew Corsaire's tactics. He memorized them over the years. It had been a long while, but he still recalled every single detail. Adda knew that he was a cook on Corsaire's ship, but what she did not know, was he helped with everyday tasks where he could. Once a pirate, always a pirate, including playing the best part of all; a concerned father. He would use it to his advantage. "There's been too much pain over these years. I just want it all to stop. I just want my girls again." Playing on Adda's heartstrings would be like playing a fiddle. "I want to make sure they're okay. I haven't talked to them in so long, and I don't know what's going on in their life. Are they in love? Do they want to travel? Have they finally learned to ride their horses properly that I bought them so long ago? Do they still have sleepovers with Revy?" His shoulders slumped. "So many unanswered questions... so much time passed." He ran a hand down his face, his voice getting thick. "Magic allows me to see them, but... it doesn't allow me to hold them again."

"We'll hold them soon. Would you like to hold me in bed? It's been so long."

"... I believe that would be nice." Seer rubbed the back of his neck with a chuckle. "I've been sort of a dick lately. I'm surprised you'd still want me."

"You have been a dick. And I've been really patient with you." Adda grabbed his hand and lead it to her face.

"... would you believe me if I said I'm sorry?"

“I don’t know...”

"Hrm, well, maybe I can do that thing with my tongue that you like so much and change your mind?" Seer resulted to flirting a little. Adda would definitely fall for that, if she thought he was sincere. "Tug on your hair a little while I take you from behind? You really liked it when I nibbled on your nipples with my sharp teeth." He went on with a list of details, making sure to keep her attention. "Or maybe I should just tease you all over with that vibrating thing you have."

“You playing on my emotions?” She gave him a long look, studying him. “You’re being awfully nice.”

"Maybe I am." Seer shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe I'm not. Or maybe I'm just in a good mood since the twins are displaying signs of magic. I mean, if I recall correctly, this... Twinrova thing, it's a big deal in Gerudo culture, right?"

“It makes them demi-gods. Or so I’ve been told.” Adda grinned, trailing a finger down his chest. “How about we just settle on you fucking me until I can’t stand?”

"Is that a challenge?" Seer had a small smirk on his face.

"And then, when me wife was screaming profanities at me during labor, I made the mistake of a-telling her that it wasn't my fault, we both did the deed." Rat was telling the amusing story about Trygve's birth. "And then she punched me in the balls."

"BUWAHAHAHA!"

The entire crew was laughing at Rat's expense.

"You think dat's bad? Me wife threatened ta chop off me balls!" Juju snickered.

"Me wife kicked me out of bed for a month!" Mojo chuckled.

"Missy Orana chucked Corsaire overboard when Nakeso was being born." Bomba held his sides from laughing. "He said, 'Can you quit pacing, I'm trying to get some sleep!'. Wrong thing to say."

"Dad, oh my god, you're so embarrassing." Revy snickered next to him, giving him a light punch in the shoulder.

Liz sat contently next to Halvar, finding comfort in leaning against his frame. Scarlet gave a chuckle at all the men's stories. Her own pregnancy was hell to get through. She wanted to tear the doctor in half from her underhanded comments that all she had to do was 'push' and that is was 'easy'.

"I's learned my lesson."

"Me too."

"Women are scary creatures."

"I's not sure what scares me more. Me lady on her monthly or the kraken!"

"HAHAHAHA!"

"I still can't believe cap'n ever entertained the idea of kids." Bomba took a sip of his drink. "He doesn't even like kids!"

"I tolerated you, thank you very much, and I like kids fine, I don't like brats." Corsaire told him dryly. "You were a brat and a troublemaker."

"I's not that bad!"

"You almost capsized me ship playing with that black powder numerous times."

"Almost is the key word in that sentence."

"Not to mention, you's gotten us chased out of ports before due to your lovely pickpocket talent."

"Aw, thanks cap'n!"

"That's not a compliment!"

"Well, you were a family. So that has to count for something, knowing you could always pull each other out of trouble, through thick or-" Scarlet was happy for a moment, nostalgia hitting her, before sadness slapped the Gerudo back down to reality, and she stopped talking. "You have no regrets. Be happy with that."

"Heh, we's always tried to be there for each other. Didn't have no one else." Mojo told Scarlet. "Corsaire rescued me and me brother. I's albino and dat's bad luck where I's from."

"We's stowed away on his ship and he let us stay." Juju added onto his brother's words. "We's safe with him."

"T-T-Took us out of th-the circus." Pockets gestured to himself then Acrobat. "N-Never saw me... saw me as a f-freak."

"Helped me recover when me legs were both broke beyond repair." Acrobat patted his thighs. "Helped me learn to walk a little again."

"Took me away from the gladiator rings." Rat clasped his hands together. "Reunited me with Renegade after so long of thinking me old friend was dead."

"Saved me from the streets and... and Seer from the brothel." Bomba's voice fell a little. "... Seer loved to cook for us. Never once asked for anything but ingredients for the food. I miss his calm chowder."

"Fish tacos."

"Vegetable medley."

"Chili soup."

"Roasted flounder."

"Braised pork."

"... yeah... he always fixed us food. Knew what it was like to be hungry. Didn't want us to ever feel that way." Bomba sighed. "Despite what those horrid people did ta him, he still has a golden heart."

With that, a thick cloud of sadness swept through. Everyone missed Seer dearly. Halvar could have sworn he was feeling Liz heat up against him, when Lex decided to lighten the mood. "And he is the BEST at story telling! I love the tale how he'd say that Captain Corsaire was a legend of the sea for taking down two Krakens, and it would be a riot if Uncle had to go up against a third. Think we can fight a big squidy Uncle?"

"Heh, Seer was there when we encounter the krakens. He was scared out of his wits too, kept telling me that they were very, very angry." Corsaire smiled a little at the mention of the old tale. "Makes sense now that he could sort of understand them, him being a Direnor and all."

"We all made it a-out unscathed, thanks to him and Missy Orana." Rat pulled Revy a little closer, holding her closer. "Us, krakens, and the ship."

"Liz would tell me the stories that Seer told her when he was on the ship with Corsaire." Halvar finally spoke, resting his head on top of Liz's. "I really enjoyed the one where Rat basically threw Corsaire onto the balcony so he could speak to Orana again."

"Uncle Corsaire isn't really good with the ladies." Liz gave a chuckle. She was grateful to how quick Lex was to cool her off.

"Hey I was just fine with the ladies." Corsaire crossed his arms. "Then Orana just... happened to catch me."

"More like you chased her."

"I did not!"

"Did too, lovesick dog."

"Remember when he was depressed after she went home to Hyrule?"

"Sulked for days in his cabin."

"I did not sulk!"

"HAHAHAHA!"

"You sound like a sulker Uncle Corsaire." Lex giggled.  

"Look! He's doing it right now Dad!" Revy pointed, laughing at her Uncle's embarrassment.

"Ah, shut it yous." Corsaire huffed. "All of yous need to get some rest anyway."

"Agreed. According to the charts, we should arrive at our destination by tomorrow afternoon." Bakura spoke up, having kept his eye on the ship while the group had their fun. He felt like more of an outcast than Scarlet. This was, in some ways, all his fault that Adda did what she did.

"You need to eat before you sleep," Corsaire told Bakura as he stood from his barrel seat. "You didn't even touch dinner. Rat's cooking isn't that bad. Need your strength, so eat then go rest."

"Cap'n's orders, Bakie." Rat gave Revy a gentle shake. "Hey now, me love, don't doze off on me just yet. Let's get you to bed."

"Huh? I'm not sleepy."

"Oh yes you are. Listen to your father young lady."

"What-*yawn*-ever mom." Revy was indeed sleepy.

Bakura continued looking at the stars. "I'll eat in a minute or two. You all have a good nights sleep."

"Taking first watch? Very well." Corsaire stretched lightly and then said. "Come get me for second watch. Men, off to bed."

"Aye, aye, cap'n."

"That means you two, girls." Rat told Liz and Lex. "Halvar, you's sleeping with the men."

"Whu? I mean, of course I am!" The prince blushed.

Scarlet gave a light frown. "Rat. Liz has a Voe, I think they have the right to stay in the same bed."

Liz looked over her shoulder to Halvar, a curiosity forming. How long had they been a relationship for now? Cuddles in the day on a couch were one thing, but what of cuddling at night? More soft spoken than she meant to, she turned to the Prince "Halvar.... would you like to share a bed. With me?"

"No hankie pankie on me ship!" Corsaire yelled from beneath, earning a few snickers from the men, knowing the captain was a protective uncle as well.

"There's a difference between sharing a bed for sleep and sharing a bed for... that." Rat was still a little off put by the sex conversation with the twins and his own daughter. It was always a touchy subject for him, especially with him having to work in the pleasure houses as well when his old master made him for extra cash. "Besides, Liz doesn't need to go and get pregnant right before a battle. Tis dangerous."

"We are NOT going to have sex!" Liz shouted at the men, appalled that was the first place they'd jump to. Lex snickered, giving her sister a tap. "Why not? Heard a rumour that being a virgin is never a good thing going into battle. Trust me, you'll both love it~"

Revy quickly pulled Lex away before Liz lost it. "I will THROW you over the ship so help me god Lex!"  Her max embarrassment couldn't be reached any higher. Liz turned to Halvar, sighing. "I'll just go to bed if you aren't comfortable."

"Pin me down and lick my dick!" Bomba's voice rang out from beneath the deck. "Fuck me like a big, bad bitch! We won't stop til you say when! Next time won't you bring a friend~~~~!"

"BOMBA SHUT UP!!!" The entire crew yelled at him.

"All you's don't appreciate my singing talents."

"More like wailing talents."

Halvar's face was bright red by this time, but he finally found a way to speak.

"I um... I'll do what you want, Liz. You're my lady, and I want you comfortable."

"That's not what I asked..." Liz sighed. If Halvar didn't tell her that HE was comfortable first and foremost, than she wouldn't force him. "I don't want to demand anything of anyone. I'm not my mother..."

Liz walked to below deck. Glaring at her Uncle with a deep growl, Bomba received a hard punch in the stomach for embarrassing her, and she slammed the door to her bed.

Lex patted Halvar on the back. "Pussy move dude. You didn't answer her question if you yourself wanted to join her."

"It's customary for the females to initiate... that part of the courtship." Halvar told Lex with a frown. "I'll go talk to her."

"I don't know if she's in the mood for talking right now. Maybe in the morning?"

"I... I guess..." Halvar said good night to everyone else and stopped at the cabin where Liz was staying. With a sigh, he told Liz through the door. "I'm... I'm sorry if I upset you. I think it's just hard for me to get the normal Uskarian customs out of my head, even though I know you're not required to follow those. Please don't doubt my love for you, ever. You're amazing and so sweet and... I feel lucky that you look at me the way you do. Sweet dreams, Elizabeth."

Liz heard his words and felt them sting. She hated herself now for not being more forward with Halvar, and in her self-pity, bit into her pillow so no one could hear her cry.

Scarlet was making her way to bed when she saw Bomba recovering from his gut punch. "She hit you really good."

"Aye, tis nothing I can't handle." Bomba shrugged and held up his hands, missing a couple of fingers. "Dis here hurt a lot worse. I was being stupid with the black powder and it came back to bite me good."

"Well you were being more stupid here. Do none of you have daughters? You didn't think your words and laughter didn't have an effect on her?"

"I's has no kids." Bomba shook his head. "Cap'n, Rat, Mojo, Juju, and Seer has kids. Acrobat and his man thinking 'bout adopting. Pockets doesn't want any kids; too scared of them being born like him with four arms. Doesn't want the kids to feel like he used to; like a freak."

"Well you all guaking about what she does in bed was insulting." Scarlet gave him a jab, and her voice was loud enough for any of the other men to hear. "At least Bakura was wise enough to know when to keep his peace. I bet even Seer wouldn't judge."

"Hey, she's our little girl and we want her to be treated right, dat's all." Bomba jabbed Scarlet back. "We know Halvar is a good laddie, yet we don't want Liz put in a bind either. Wind up pregnant when we's going to war with Adda is not a good thing. Dat, or worse, Halvar gets her pregnant and something happens to 'em. We's seen it before and don't wish it on her."

"She's not stupid enough to get pregnant. You insulted her core. She wanted to have a moment with her Voe, and all you idiots ruined it for her. She's strong, but she's also still a girl." Scarlet jabbed him back, harder this time.

"I'm not saying she's stupid, I'm saying it could happen!" Bomba poked her harder than before. "You's and Adda were pregnant during fighting and something coulda happened then! We's would have never had these sweetlings with us if something woulda happened to ya!" The first mate was not backing down from this argument. "If she wants a moment with her man, then dat's something they's both gotta agree on. Dey's from different cultures, and Halvar's trying to respect her and everyone else in her family too." He huffed and crossed his arms. "Liz wasn't raised Gerudo, she was raised as a Uskarian. If you's gots a problem with dat, take it up with Seer. He did right by those girls."

"I DID MY FUCKING BEST FOR MY DAUGHTER!" Scarlet picked Bomba up, pinning him to the wall. "I made sure to keep her away from the fighting! Even though it broke my heart and Rat's! And for all the shit my sister in arms has done, the smartest thing she ever did was give Seer those twins! So if I got a problem its with anyone, it’s you asshole!" She dropped Bomba and turned, the stress of the mission having boiled over now. "Fuck... I... I'm sorry. God damn it..."

Bomba yelped when Scarlet pinned him against the wall with a loud bang. She had a good foot in height on him, and was certainly the stronger of the two. However, Bomba was one to never give up, and always found a way to get the upper hand in the end... in most fights. When Scarlet dropped him, he fell onto his ass with a thud and rubbed his throat.

"Hmph." Bomba frowned at Scarlet. "You's ever stop to think dat maybe you doing something 'good' for someone else is 'bad' for you?"

Scarlet, turned to him, and Bomba knew he made a mistake. "What. Else. Was I. Suppose to DO?! HUH Bomba?! I loved my Captain! She was MY LIFE! She saved me, she was my closest friend! I trusted her word as the only word I needed to trust." Scarlet towered over him, picking him up and holding him tightly by the shoulders. She didn't even care that others could be listening, which they certainly were. "Tell me, would you ever have question Corsaire's word? His trust? Because when I was at my lowest, most worried for the new baby I had, I listened to Adda's. Would YOU have done differently than me?"

"Cap'n Corsaire saved us, and he's our brother... but he doesn't expect us to live our lives for him." Bomba told Scarlet, honest as could be. "Your cap'n might have saved you, but dat doesn't mean you have to live your life for her. You's your own person, lassie." He told her, honestly. "Me cap'n would never tell me to abandon me kid. He doesn't put himself first. He puts his... his family first. His friends first. Dere's a difference 'tween Corsaire and Adda." He was not sugar coating his words.

"Adda does put her family first. She gave us homes. She allowed us to choose our occupations once we become of age. She gave me the choice to leave her... us Gerudo are her only family she has. She did what she thought was best for us." Scarlet put her hands to her face and held her breath, slowly exhaling. "And that's why I'm terrified. You're all going to kill her. She won't stop. She won't. And you'll have to kill her."

"You call dumping her kids off and making you choose 'tween your baby and her a 'sister'?" Bomba actually laughed dryly at that statement. "If dat's the kind of definition of family for Gerudos, then I's really glad the girls weren't raised there. Family don't hurt family. Don't make 'em choose 'tween kids or her." The first mate then told Scarlet. "Look, lassie. I can argue with ya til me blue in the face, but what your cap'n did was wrong. End of story." He shook his head. "We's don't want to kill her if she'll just give us Seer. She don't, then it's gonna be a fight. Cap'n never let us down before; he's never lost." He sighed and then said to Scarlet. "We's used to be pirates, but we's never hurt innocents like she did, never took for our own gain. We's stole from those who stole from the others. Cap'n never liked fighting, but he's damn good it if he has to."

"You ever hear about the battle of Fan-Shen Bay?"

"I's heard of a lot of battles, lassie."

"This one was personal. When the great war happened, there was a giant power grab for riches and power. We didn't start the war. It was slowly building up, and I think you and your crew were lucky enough to miss it. Captain Adda saw an opportunity with the Wind Waker. We had the power to put a stop to heavy hitters like Onslaught and keep him grounded. But more importantly, we, a tribe of Gerudo women, had the potential to come out on top. To bring order. As we got into the war, it quickly dawned on us that our night with your crew left us pregnant. My crew, my sisters in our tribe were terrified for us. We couldn't pull out of the war. And Adda, couldn't leave the twins with Bakura. He still had that monster Set in his mind at the time. And... and we couldn't get back to our island sanctuary. It was under siege at the time." Scarlet knew it sounded like she was making excuses to him, but this was the first time she found the will to fully explain herself. "Should I have stayed with Rat? Maybe... but I had to help my sisters. I had to make sure that they lived first. So we took the girls to Rat and Seer, and I returned to the war. The Battle of Fan-Shen Bay occurred a week after I returned to my captain. In that battle our ship was torn apart by cannon fire and we crashed into the bay. Now I want you to imagine what would happen if we had little babies with us. They would have died. I saw girls that couldn't swim drown that day, or torn apart by cannon fire. And I am grateful I returned. Adda was knocked unconscious. My sisters were panicked as we were pinned down by enemy fire. So I took command. I used ever bit of magic and skill I had to protect my sisters as we rounded our forces for a retreat. If I had stayed with Rat, I'm certain my whole tribe would have been wiped out that day. So the choices I make haunt me either way. Abandoning my daughter for 13 years, or knowing if I abandoned my crew they'd all be dead. Tell me how to heal my soul from that?"

Revy was in horror from hearing that story, having listened through the crack of her door. Why did fate have to always leave people with horrible choices. Scarlet felt like crying. "I'm... I'm tired defending myself. Adda might be rotten to the core, like everyone keeps saying, but she loved us.... and I loved her too. Please understand that."

"Me thinks either way, you's just tormenting ye self." Bomba was no guru on giving advice, he said whatever popped into his head. Yet, sometimes, his blunt statements made perfect sense. "You's were stuck either way. Yet... dere's one thing me doesn't understand." He finally asked the question everyone had been thinking. "We's coulda helped hide ye. All of ye. Why didn't you just... ask for help?"

"Didn't want to drag our enemies to Hyrule. Maybe we wanted to be more than just another tribe. Or maybe we were just stupid." Scarlet's lip quivered. "I feel stupid... Like a waste of breath."

"Maybe a little bit of both." Bomba was not very good at comforting females, so he took her hand and gently patted it. "Tis okay to feel stupid. Look at me. I's the silly one of the crew, and me mouth gets me into bad situations. Me crew calls me stupid sometimes, but dey still love me. No one tis perfect. We's all human and make mistakes." He shrugged his shoulders. "Sometimes, the best thing to do is... move forward and try to put the past behind ye." The first mate gave her a small grin. "Can't make the same mistakes again if ye don't wanna."

"Thank you Bomba." Scarlet squeezed tight, and looked into his eyes, feeling the warmth of his comfort.

"Me thinks you need to do more thinking, lassie." Bomba was truthful with Scarlet. "Thinking of what ye really want. Tis ain't 'bout Adda no more, 'bout you."

"You're right... Are you the wise one out of your brothers?"

"HAHAHA!" Bomba started laughing at that question. "Aw shit, no. Seer was the wise one. Me's just the kid... well, me used to be a kid then, sneaking into his kitchen to steal a bite of food."

"Well, you show qualities of a man now." Before Bomba could make a remake, Scarlet lifted him up off the ground, and planted a deep kiss on him.

"HMPH?!?!" Bomba was not expecting a kiss, that was for sure.

Scarlet's lips were fine, and she held the kiss for more than he thought she would. Pulling away, she had a light, floaty smile. "Thank you for talking with me. I needed that."

"Uh-huh..." Bomba was a little out of breath from the kiss and partly dazed. "No... no problem, lassie. Good talk'in, and... very, very good kiss'in."

"I'm going to check on the girls. I'll see you in the morning?" Scarlet set the dazed man down back to his feet.

"Hm-hm, morning's good." Bomba tried to snap out of his stupor just for a moment. "Wishing you sweet dreams, lassie."

"Sweet dreams Bomba." Scarlet gave him a hug into her breasts, than turned with a wave goodbye and settled for the night.

"Heheheh... boobies." Bomba snickered as Scarlet exited his cabin to check on the girls.

~

The morning came, and the crew prepared. A week out of sea and they had arrived at their first destination. They quickly dropped one of the sails to cut the speed as to not draw mass attention. The island ahead had a jungle interior, with a bustling port of other pirates coming and going. Liz was hazy, regretting crying herself to sleep the night before. She barely looked Halvar in the eye, embarrassed by her actions. Everyone was getting equipped properly. Liz was wearing a modest outfit, with a trench coat to give her an air of authority. Revy wore a simple shirt and pants with light armour underneath, and Scarlet was suiting up in her Iron Knuckle suit.

Bakura looked over the sea, turning to Corsaire. "You ever been to this island before?"

"Aye, many years ago." Corsaire made sure to guide his ship into port slowly and carefully. "Rescued Mojo and Juju here. Can't say they're happy to be back."

"We's gonna be fine, cap'n." Mojo assured Corsaire. "We's grown now, not wee lads. We can take care of ourselves."

"We'll stick together, and we's be okay." Juju agreed with his brother. "We's help looking after the girls too."

"Bakie, you's going to be okay a-doing this?" Rat asked Bakura, hating to inquire, but he had to do so. "I don't want your... other half... going too crazy if we's gotta fight."

"We... we've come to an understanding. I believe that horse kick really did a number on him. But I can keep control." Bakura patted Rat's shoulders. His attention than turned to Lex. She was walking out in a very seductive fashion. Proper, yet very alluring. "Sweet heart, what are you wearing?"

"Uh, what are YOU wearing? Baggy pants? And Ms. Scarlet, don't you think you should wear normal clothing? You can magic up your armour at any time right? You need to scream less, "I'm a big bad warrior, rrrrr." You know what I mean?"

"Lex, we's here to find out information, not for ye to find a husband." Acrobat told his niece. "You look like you's trying to bait and hook a man."

"Lex, let Scarlet wear her armor if she's a-wants." Rat then turned to Revy. "Me love, you stay close to me, you hear? I's not underestimating your fighting ability, but I promised your Mama I'd keep you a-safe."

"Aye, all the ladies stay close to us, captain's orders." Corsaire told Scarlet, Lex, Liz, and Revy. "You never know what these crooks might try."

Lex rolled her eyes. "I KNOW I'm eye candy. That's my speciality. How many women have you muscle heads ever ran up to, transfixed by their beauty, and not to mention, tell them anything to get their attention. I can make people talk to help us find our target."

Scarlet nodded, impressed. "Excellent point Lex. I suppose my intimidation factor could lead to an issue. And we ALL have our strengths and weaknesses." The Gerudo woman powered down her armour, the magic making her appear back in regular clothing once more.

"Regardless, all of you ladies are staying with one of us." Corsaire ordered firmly. "Is that clear? You will travel with one of us at all times. This island has been known to kidnap females and sell them into the slave rings."

"Eh. Small advantage I can only hope for is that Adda has made Gerudo feared enough for no one to pull that shit, but don't count on it." Scarlet nodded to the three girls.

Bakura used his skills as a bounty hunter to formulate a plan. "Be careful when asking information. When we find Eltontor, we play it safe. Interrogating him will be difficult unless we get him isolated."

"So we need to set a trap for him." Rat suggested. "Get in his good graces and then get the information we need."

"If he doesn't willingly tell us, we'll make him talk." Liz spoke up, hyper focused on the mission ahead.

"No one goes alone," Corsaire told everyone. "Acrobat, Pockets, you search the fishing docks. Mojo, Juju, stay with the ship, I don't want anyone trying to get the bright idea of hurting Mojo. Rat, Revy, you go search the trading posts. Lex, Liz, you're with me, we'll search the taverns." Then he ordered. "Bomba, Scarlet, you take the markets."

Bakura checked his blades, and polished his mask. "Girls, stick to the captains orders. Halvar, you come with me. You can probably pass off as a slave boy if anyone asks any questions about you."

"Hey!" Halvar objected at that remark. "Slave boy, my ass."

"Halvar, do as he tells you." Corsaire told the young prince. "We need to get you back home to your parents safe and sound."

"... can Liz come with me?" He asked the captain. "I feel better if she's at my side. I want to protect her."

"Very well." Corsaire gestured to Halvar. "Liz?"

Liz thought about her actions last night, how she wished she could be a better girlfriend to Halvar. Maybe they could use this chance to take care of themselves. "Well, I suppose it can't hurt to look after you as well Halvar."

Bakura waved her over. "Alright. Anyone asks. I'm an Yuga bounty hunter, you're my partner, and this is a Direnor slave we acquired."

"Grr... fine." Halvar agreed to go along with the farce because this was Liz's other dad. He did not want too many tensions since he intended to marry Liz.

"Is everyone else ready?"

"Aye, cap'n."

"Let's find this guy. Seer's counting on us." Bakura finished slipping his mask down and the ship pulled into the dock.

Everyone set out, Scarlet ready to summon her armour at a moments notice. Looking around, she was hit with an air of nostalgia at all the unlawful trade occurring around her. Smiling to Bomba, she nudged him. "You miss this at all?"

"Eh, a little." Bomba looked around at all the merchandise. "Me's content to work for Hyrule now. Better money, safer, and can still be close to cap'n and me family."

"Not gonna lie. Cracking heads and getting rich with all the laughs and joy with my sisters is a feeling that I wish I could recapture sometimes."

"Not like you can't recreate that feeling with us." Bomba suggested to Scarlet. "If you're bored in Uskar, then come work on the ship with the cap'n and me. We could always use a bit of extra muscle!"

"I go where Revy goes. That's how its always been for me."

"Aye, and me admires your dedication to your wee one." Bomba nodded his head. "Though, you know, Reveka is grown now. She knows how to fight, how to take care of herself, and one day, she'll have a family of her own. She'd want you to be happy doing what you like. She wouldn't expect you to chain ye self down cause of her."

Scarlet knew Bomba was right. Borghild had told her the same so many times. "I haven't really found anyone to settle down with."

"Well, even if you haven't found a mate to settle down with, it'd be fun for you to come along with us." Bomba reminded Scarlet. "We's not pirates no more, but we still know how to party and have fun."

"I'll give it some thought..."

"All righty, then." Bomba looked around the market at the various booths. So far, he did not see no crocodile man. He did, however, see an object which caught his eye. Approaching the stand full of flowers, he paid for a single gerber daisy. Once in his hands, he waltzed back to Scarlet, stood on his tiptoes, and put it behind her ear. "There. No lady can be sad with flowers."

Scarlet looked down at him in surprise. Her shock was evidence she didn't know what to make of the action. "No one has ever given me flowers before."

"Eh? All ladies deserve some perdy flowers." Bomba stretched and then put his hands on the back of his head. "Especially a red flower like you."

Scarlet took the flower and smelled it closely. "Lavender... I love lavender."

"Lavender? Me's not too good with the names of flowers, lassie." Bomba told her. "Next time we's seeing some at a booth or what not, you show me. Learn a little from you 'bout perdy blooms." He then held up a pocket of coins he had taken from another customer with a grin. "And me learn you a little about pickpocketing."

"Well, aren't you sneaky." Scarlet threw him another bag that she snatched off a man walking back to his boat.

"The sneakiest, lassie, don't you forget it." Bomba then showed Scarlet one of the daggers he took from her, that she had hiding in her belt with a laugh. "Me could steal your undies and you wouldn't know it."

"You know what, I'd like to see you try." Scarlet wiggled her hips, her heart beating every glance she took at Bomba now. Walking to a clerk, she got his attention. "Oy! Got a question for you."

"Me gets 'em, me gets to keep 'em." Bomba snorted at her little wiggle. "As a trophy."

As Scarlet approached the clerk, he looked up at her.

"Yes, miss?"

"How much would it cost for a box of condoms?"

She let her words drip in the air as she gave a cheshire grin back at Bomba, savouring his reaction.

"Three rupees, please."

"..." Bomba's face turned red for a minute before he snickered. "Only one box?"

"I'll take three boxes." She was starting to get a little red herself. Turning to Bomba once more, her pearly white teeth grinned at him. "If you think you're man enough to handle that~"

"Me can take anything you throw at me. Even if ye throw ye self."

"We have a buy two, get one free special." The clerk then asked. "Also, if you're interested, we have a buy one get one special on lubes today. Our three most popular edibles are strawberry-banana, coconut-lime, and peach-mango. In the back of the store, there's lingerie for the ladies and the men if you're interested."

"I'll take four boxes and each of the lube. Lingerie isn't necessary." Scarlet started to take her rupees out to pay.

"Very well, miss." The clerk bagged up her purchase and took the payment. "For buying the specials, we've played a complimentary bottle of oil in the bag just for you and your lover. Thank you for shopping at Noctural Pleasures and have a good day."

"Me guesses we need to find a room next." Bomba chuckled with a wide grin. "Cause cap'n don't like it when we's rock the boat."

"After we find our target." Scarlet paid a boy on the dock to bring the new cargo back to the ship. Leaning down, she pinched Bomba's cock, satisfied he was growing an erection. "Let's go little man. Who knows how long it will take to find him~"

"Hmph, you's a tease, that's what you are, lassie." Bomba sulked at being denied at first and then yipped when she fondled his privates. Grasping her hand, he tugged her along in the streets. "Come on, hurry up, daylight's burning, and I wanna fuck, so let's find this reptile."

~

Halvar, Liz, and Bakura walked through a large pub, looking around. The older man made sure to keep an eye out on the two young adults every once in a while. Liz tapped her foot, some impatience getting to her. "Can you two cover my? I'm going to duck into one of the bathroom stalls quickly."

"Sure thing Liz."

Once Liz was out of sight, Bakura gave Halvar a slap on the back. "Look alive kid. You're way too focused on my daughter right now."

"Hey!" Halvar turned slightly red in the cheeks at Bakura's statement. "... she's beautiful. I can't help but look at her."

"Well, you haven't exactly inspired confidence in me that you're the right man for her. If all you're going to do is drool like a dog, and hump like a dog thinking about her..."

"I'm not a dog, I'm a fox." Halvar did not like being referred to as a dog. To a Direnor, it was an insult. He was often seen as a meek prince, but right now, he was mad. "I respect her, and I love her. I've made no advances because I want her to be ready to take that intimate step. I've been there to encourage her and help her through hard times." He said before he thought. "You don't exactly inspire confidence in me that you're a good father figure. After all, you did try to kill her once." The prince then said bitterly. "Don't try to bring me down with you. I'll be there for her thick and thin, no matter what the future brings us. I'd happily give my life for her, or any children we have in the future. I'm a good man, and Liz has accepted my offer of courtship. If she was not pleased with me, I'd know. So back off and butt out of our relationship. It's for me and her to decide what we wish to do, not you."

Halvar couldn't see it behind that mask, but Bakura was shocked, which quickly turned into him being impressed. He gave Halvar a slap on the back again and laughed. "That's the spirit lad. I'm how Lex would say, "Just fucking with you". Well you need to be there for her. And I think Liz would appreciate a little boldness. Just an inch."

Bakura held his hips and shook his head with a chuckle. "It's my job as a father to look out for my girls best interest. Sure, a part of me tried to kill her once, but what family hasn't wanted to kill each other at some point! If you're going to lay down your life for her, you have to be smart about it. You can't let anything distract you. Take, for example, if we find Adda, and you happen to be alone with a bombshell like her, what are you going to do?"

"Hmph." Halvar tried not to show he was sulking at the teasing from Bakura, and crossed his arms. "Liz wants to find Adda, we cannot let anything distract us now when we're so close. However, if we were alone together, and she was comfortable, and only if she was ready, then I would not object to mating. She is a fine woman and sometimes it's hard to hold myself back. My father and mother taught me to respect a female or else, she might claw your eyes out."

"Oh yes. Or she could see the demon in you, and make a catastrophic choice. If you catch Adda... let me get a chance to talk to her."

Before Halvar could ask more, Liz came out. "Alright, sorry for the wait. Was talking to a girl in the bathroom. She mentioned pirates like to hang out at a place called, "The Sun Pyramid."

"Hmm, I'll ask around for what that is. You two stick together."

Bakura left the couple alone as he asked around.

"Unlike you, I'm in control of my 'demon'." Halvar huffed at Bakura, and then quieted when Liz approached the two of them. He was exactly too keen on her overhearing their conversation. Though, as much as he hated to admit it, Bakura did have a point. It was now or never, he supposed. Anything could happen with this fight with Adda. "Liz?" Halvar turned to look at her. "I... I'm sorry if I embarrassed you the other night. Or if you think I don't want to mate with you, that's not the case. Sometimes, I keep repeating these proper rules in my head, and it's only gotten in the way. I don't want you to ever think you're a problem, you're my lover, and I'm yours." He took her hands, and kissed her knuckles. "Whenever you're ready, I'm happy to love you."

"Halvar..." Liz looked sadly at his hand. "I wish I was stronger with this aspect of my life, like other Gerudo woman. I just didn't want to hurt you. I didn't want you to feel forced into a situation, like... my mother would do to others." She looked back to him, kissing his fingers back. "I want to take things slow. Can we just... cuddle in bed? Like normal couples do?"

"Hey," Halvar tilted her chin up to look at him. "Whatever you want, whenever you want. I'll do what you're comfortable with, okay? Never think you're disappointing me. I love you too much for that."

"I... thank you." Liz leaned in to give him a quick kiss on the lips. "Let's ask around, shall we?"

~

Lex waved to the many pirates that were giving her whistles and cat calls. It didn't take long for her to get a lead out of one. She told him to meet her at the peer so she wouldn't have him nip at her feet the whole way for the rest of her search. "So, the Sun Pyramid. I wonder what we'll find there Captain Uncle."

"Was it really necessary to flirt with every male specimen on this island?" Corsaire groaned, wondering why he did not send Lex with Revy and Rat.

"Hey, they flirt with me! Besides, you said you wanted to look out for me, and keep me away from the nasty men~" Lex tickled her Uncle's chest teasingly. "Just jealous they're dropping better one liners than you give Princess Orana?"

"I invented one liners, lassie." Corsaire grumbled under his breath. "And I didn't give one liners to my wife. I treated her like a proper gentleman... and the first one liner I gave she only laughed at me, so I didn't give her no more."

"I bet. Well, I'm gonna keep doing what I do best. Being fabulous as fuck~"

Lex tapped her sunglasses as they walked through a jungle path. The Sun Pyramid was an actual pyramid, having been modified into a giant entertainment centre. On the right, exotic dancers, the left, a fighting ring for people to sort their shit out, but the main attraction was a giant casino.

"Holy shit. Think of all the money we could make here."

"Lex, we're here to get information, and get out. Time's a tick'in."

"I'm just saying." Lex took a deep breath. "Alright. I'll take the lead." Standing up on a staircase, Lex shouted loudly. "Who wants to gamble against me?! 100,000 worth of rupees on me!"

"IGNORE HER, SHE'S DRUNK!!!" Corsaire shouted and pulled Lex off the staircase and over his shoulder. "What the fuck do you think you're doing?! We're not here to stand out!"

"That's exactly what I'm doing. Getting attention." Lex pushed him away as some men approached. One was reptilian.

"Who's this guy?"

"Don't worry, he's my bitch."

"You serious about playing little girl?"

"That's woman to you scaly. And I am. Serious about winning."

"Alright. Who else wants to play with this spitfire?"

"... I hate you so much right now." Corsaire hissed under his breath to Lex, and then saw the crocodile man approach. "... she's only interested in one player at a time."

"Oy. Bitch. Did I give you permission to speak?" Lex raised her sunglasses at her Uncle, trying to act cool.

"I'm her uncle and I'm supervising her night out." Corsaire corrected Lex with a harsh slap on the butt as if she were an unruly kid. "Can't have no man taking advantage of my little girl now."

"Hmmm. And her I thought she was kind of gangster."

Lex yelped, and part of her spirit crumbled. Her image was being shattered by her Uncle. An cold anger built up inside in her. No one trusted her abilities. They either thought she was just a kid or a slut. She gave him a hard kick to the leg. "You're ruining my mystique. So piss off and get me a drink, while I take every bit of fucking coin these losers have."

Lex turned back to the man, glaring at her opponent, before giving a smile and a pretty face. "I am a gangster sweety. How about you draw your cards. We can do some Blackjack."

"Ha. Sure thing." The crocodilian man pointed to a dealer to cut them a deck.

"OOF!" Corsaire nearly dropped Lex when she kicked him. He growled at his niece, giving her a glare. Seer would not want her dealing with the scum of the earth. She was not in Uskar, the men here were not honorable. The bastards here would take advantage of her, cheat her, or worse, try to drug her and sell her as merchandise. "Fine." He snapped at her. "Don't come crying to me when they get the one up on you." With that, he stormed off to the bar. However, as Corsaire watched Lex play, he noticed how in control she was, how comfortable. Her porker face was on point, switching between cold, and full of playful emotion to throw her opponent off.

"So tell me, you seem so different than the other men here."

"It's the scales right? Humans love the scales."

"I do." Lex looked to the dealer. "Hit me."

Looking at her cards, she frowned, making a jiggle with her body. Her opponent thought he won. "Alright. I'm playing my hand." He placed a jack and a seven down. "You seem disappointed."

"Oh, I am!" Lex threw her hand down. A three, a ten, and a seven. "That I didn't get a full 21~"

"Fuck me..."

"Your rupees please~!"

The reptile growled. He thought he was tricking some kid. He wasn't supposed to actually lose this money. "Look. I need to actually get my money from my boss."

"Ooooo, what's the matter, need to cry to your captain? Why don't you bring him here? Maybe he can win the money back."

The man thought of that. "Stay right here sweetheart. He might just want to meet you."

Lex turned to her Uncle in the distance to give him the finger. As she waited, she saw the biggest reptile, barring dragons, in her life stomp forward. He was a big crocodile man, with a thick brown coat, a hat with a peacock feather, and a golden artificial right eye. His smile was filled with sharp, jagged teeth. "Hello sweetheart. My name is Captain Eltontor. How'd you like to make a wager?"

"Fuck me, she actually did it." Corsaire watched from the bar. He decided he'd only interfere if things got out of hand. If Lex wanted to play this game, she could.

"Oooo my~ Aren't you a big boy~"

"You don't know the half of it little snow flake~"

Lex giggled, hoping to fully entrance the big crocodile. She felt so much pride that she was the first to find their target. "So you aren't mad I beat your little boy in some gambling are you? I was thinking of buying some golden earrings."

"I think a golden chain would look better around you~"

"Oh stop it, you naughty man~" Lex waved her hand in a fun gesture. "So what's this gesture you have?"

"Oh, quite simple, I was thinking of a game of chance."

"Chance?"

"Yes. How'd about it?"

"Depends, what we talking here?"

"I love this particular game." Eltontor snapped his fingers and received a glass of liqueur. Pouring it into a bottle, he made it so it almost overflowed. "The rules are simple. You keep dropping coins into the glass until it spills. You can put as many coins as you like in, but if you spill, you lose."

Lex had never played this before. "Sounds fun."

"So I was thinking we could play for more than just money." The croc smiled down at Lex's body. The Gerudo smiled back, but not for the same reason. This is what she wanted. A chance to find her mother.

"I can agree to that. What do you want?"

"Well my dear, I was thinking when I win, I'll take you back to my ship. We can have all sorts of fun there."

"Ok. And if I win... you have to tell me where I can find Captain Adda."

That took Eltontor by surprise. "Captain Adda? The Queen of the Seas? Why do you want to find her?"

"Girls got her reason. I heard you know a way to find her, or, just as good, someone who does."

Eltontor grew visibly more nervous, tapping his claw. His instincts were telling him to drug this girl and take her away. "Well, little lady, I suppose I might."

"Than do we have a deal?"

"We do." Eltontor made a special click with his mouth and some of his men got them two different drinks.

"Your move, babydoll~"

Lex picked up five coins. This prompted everyone around the table to 'Ooooo' her. Eltontor chuckled. "You like to take big risks, I can tell. I wonder what other big things you like~"

"Please take your hand off the table dear." Lex breathed deeply, very, very carefully placing her fingers over the glass. Letting go, she dropped the coins. The liquid shifted, but didn't spill. Lex relaxed back into her set and took some of her drink. The young Gerudo woman felt confident she understood the level of liquid in the glass now.

"Hmmph. Impressive. My move." Eltontor took a coin from the side of the table, and put it over the glass. Smiling, he squeezed some hidden cotton, pouring additional liquid into the glass, unknowns to Lex.

Dropping his coin into the glass, Eltontor hid the cotton he used, and the glass shifted, but once more, didn't spill. "Heheheh. That was close. Your move."

Lex starred at the glass. She saw how the liquid shifted around. With one coin it shouldn't have moved like that. She should have had enough space to place one or two more coins in. What gives? Lex took a coin, uncertain.

"Well girly?"

"Give me a moment."

"I think we know that you lost."

"Shut up."

"Well, not everyone can be so certain."

Lex was afraid. She felt like she was going to lose. She gripped the glass with one hand, and steadily held her coin over the glass. She was gonna lose. She was going to be this freaks plaything. How could she fuck this up? She didn't want to. She didn't want to fail. So, to her surprise, and everyone else, when she dropped the coin, it didn't spill.

Eltontor was in shock and disbelief. "What? WHAT?!"

He quickly took a coin and dropped it in. Did he not pour enough liquid in? His glass shifted and the liqueur spilled out.

Lex smiled. Somehow she won. "Yes. YES! I DID IT!"

Eltontor threw the contents of the glass out and looked at it. Ice had formed above the tip of the edges, giving it a tiny little room for error. "You cheated me."

"What? No I didn't. Tell me about Adda you piece of luggage!"

"You little bitch. I think I know who you are now. You're one of Adda's girls, aren't you?"

Oh shit. That was not part of the plan.

With a loud 'clang' Corsaire's metal hand slammed on the table, causing the rupees and the drinks to clatter. The ex-pirate was pissed. He gave a cold stare to Eltontor, and put a hand on Lex's shoulder.

"Call her a bitch one more time and see where it gets you, lizard." Corsaire did not know if his reputation with the kraken still preceded him, but he did not care. No one was going to mess with his niece, even if she was acting like a little shit. He would make sure she was all right for Seer's sake. "She belongs with me. You think I didn't see that cotton? You think I don't know how you cheated and won this game? Or for the fact of the matter," He picked up Lex's drug and took a sniff. "That this roofie you put in her drink has a salty taste and oil residue it leaves on top? I know all your tricks and I know you're going to apologize or else, I'll beat your ugly skull in until they'll have to identify you by your bones. What's it going to be, reptile?"

Eltontor knew EXACTLY who this man was. How the hell did the legendary kraken slayer end up here? He was supposed to be retired. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, nah. How about this." The crocodile, grabbed the table and threw it at Corsaire and Lex, running through the casino to reach his boat. "WASTE THESE FOOLS! MILLION FOR THE MAN’S HEAD DEAD! ANOTHER MILLION FOR THE GIRL ALIVE!"

Corsaire reacted quickly, catching the table, ducking down and pulling Lex with him, using the furniture as a shield. He drew his gun, and shouted, "If anyone dares to fire at me, I'll set the damn kraken on their ship!!!" He leaned out from behind the table and fired a single shot... busting through Eltontor's kneecap.

Eltontor screamed, but still lurched along, his weight able to keep him up. His reptilian crew were the only ones to fire at Corsaire. Lex hated this and ran to the left. "I'm going after him! They want YOU dead, not me! Asshole thinks he can cheat ME!?" Lex growled, dodging the commotion all around her.

"YOU GET YOUR ASS BACK HERE!" Corsaire nearly screeched at Lex, trying to chase after the girl, but the bullets kept him pinned. "LEX!!!"

Lex found Eltontor getting into a speed boat, trailing blood. It started to take off, and Lex felt her heart sank. She fell for this pirates tricks. Once again, that cold sense of failure hit her. If they lost him, they lost a chance at her mother.

“No. NO YOU’RE NOT GETTING AWAY!” Lex willed it, and she thrust her hands to the water. The entire channel froze, lurching Eltontor's boat and sending him flying and skidding across belly first on the ice back towards her.