The Tale of Sneaky Sam
Chapter 2: Stopping the Troggy Bombardment
Avery then told Sam "On the run from the Armada? Well, I run a Pirate Haven here, not a charity. If you want me to hide you, you have to work for it; as it happens, I have a job fitting for you."
Avery then drummed his fingers on his desk with his lips pursed, before explaining "One of my more… willful crewmen, a Buccaneer named Fin, has stolen my Jade Amulet and fled to Skull Mountain; obviously, I will need it back. However, he has roused the Troggies and are bombarding us with explosive barrels taken from our armoury."
Sam didn't hear any barrels exploding, when said explosion made the ground rumble and dust came down from the ceiling; Avery then continued "I will give you a ship of your own if you can resolve these issues. Report to Chief Gunner Rigby at the East Bastion." Sam nodded with a determined expression, before he and Subodai exited the mansion and turned left to the East Bastion, narrowly missing a slung explosive barrel.
Chief Gunner Rigby then exclaimed as Sam and Subodai got close "Keep your heads down, unless you want to get blown up! The blasted Troggies have gone mad, they're bombarding us with our own explosives! Get across the bridge and find Bonnie Anne!" Sam and Subodai complied and crossed the wooden bridge to the Skull Mountain Base, where they saw a feminine Scottish Fox with a Blunderbuss-like musket.
She then noticed them and inquired in a Scottish accent "So who're you two, then?" Sam then replied, with a faint blush "I'm Sam… Sneaky Sam and my crew mate here is Subodai. Avery sent us to help stop the bombardment and get his Amulet back from Fin."
Bonnie then nodded in understanding and noted "Well, you've came just in time. Fin's a riley one; he riled the Troggies until they're mad as badgers! They took half our Powder stores in the dead of the night and they're flinging it back at the town! Take a few of their numbers down and report to Lieutenant Smollet after!"
Sam nodded at Bonnie in affirmation, before he and Subodai crossed the small bridge into Troggy territory; he and Subodai then fought a Troggy Warrior and a Shaman: The Shaman shot an energy projectile at Sam, who evaded it swiftly and shot a spark at the Shaman. The Troggy Warrior then charged towards Sam, when Subodai tripped him and threw Sam over the downed Troggy; Sam shot 3 separate sparks at the downed Warrior, taking him out too before landing cat-like on the ground.
Sam then looked over his shoulder and made a grin, before he and Subodai went back to the encampment and informed Lieutenant Smollet of their task. Lieutenant Smollet then replied "Good work there, young Pirate! Now we'll show these croaking fiends the error of their ways!" Bonnie's voice then said "Well done indeed, you're pretty handy in a fight!"
Sam turned his head to see Bonnie walking with her Musket over her shoulder; she then continued "I am willing to help you find Fin and I'm a girl of my word! You have room for another on your crew, captain?" Sam happily accepted Bonnie onto his crew, before Lieutenant Smollet said "There'll be time to get Avery's Amulet back Pirate; Skull Island is threatened and it's up to us to save it!"
Lieutenant Smollet pointed out to the 3 slingshots and continued "They're hurtling the Powder Kegs with those Slingshots at the Island; our cannons could destroy them, but the jungle is making it difficult to target them. The farthest Slingshot is also out of range from the cannons, so I need you to blow it up and mark the other two, though you have to be pretty close in order to mark them."
Sam nodded in affirmation, before he, Subodai and Bonnie crossed the bridge to the farthest slingshot; Bonnie then got out her Blunderbuss and shot at the Powder Kegs, blowing up the Slingshot beyond repair. As they went to the other slingshots, they avoided confrontation from the Troggies and marked the Slingshots.
After marking them, they got out of the way before cannon fire blew up the remaining Slingshots; they then crossed back to the encampment and informed Smollet on their task. Lieutenant Smollet then made a small smile and replied "A job well done, Pirate. Now we'll answer their slingshots with cannons! Now we can focus on getting Avery his Bauble back."
