Took us forever to sneak up to the post. I'm not good yet. I don't know why Bonnie Anne, Sarah Steele, and Sabudai, who is now my first mate, still hang out with me. Oh, right. Took a pit stop at Pirate Island, also known as Skull Island, and learned some new moves from not only my teach, but some of the others as well. I learned a particularly useful move from the Witchdoctor, Madame Zabina. She taught me that even pirates have wizardry in them. I learned a spell that would fit in with the school of death that Ashlea told me about. It allows me to summon some ghosts to defend my crew and attack a single enemy each time I use it. I personally don't find any joy in it, but I need to protect my crew. They've taken to listening to what I have to say as though I'm never wrong. It's weird. I don't really think anyone but Ashlea listened to me like this and even she knows when to argue with me. I don't tell them much about my life from before, but they don't seem to care anyway. Or at least they aren't concerned with it.
Oh, right, I was going to talk about getting the spices from those monkeys… yeah, we almost got caught there. Thankfully, Sarah, being a higher skilled swashbuckler than me, had an illusion spell on her. Apparently, pirates can do different types of magic based off their schools, just like wizards.
Anyway, we managed to sneak in to where the spices were stashed, but something else was kept there too, or should I say, someone! Chained up in an old cell was what looked like an old rat with thinning fur and torn clothes. Though it had been years since he'd obviously seen the light of day, I will admit that I was shocked to see him or that he recognized me after all these years.
"Well what do you know. A little light dove found her way to me. How ya doing, Aurora?" Light bird of peace is the translation of my name, Aurora Dove. I can't begin to describe the shock that went through me. I felt something snap in me, seeing one of the closest things I have to family chained up as a prisoner. I ran to the cell and started picking it with my dagger that I had recently gained, as though I knew how to pick a lock. I shouted an order to Bonnie Anne to keep lookout while Sabudai grabbed the spices. Sarah helped me to pick the lock and give Milo some yum-yum juice. Apparently, it's a cure all that was made by some guy named Captain Gun or something. We sent Milo out through the exit first so he could take a faster ship to Gullet and let the Frogfather know we had his spices. I will admit, I was shocked at Milo's response. It was "Ay aye, Cap'n!" He called me captain! As though he's one of my crew members. Mind you, I wouldn't mind having him around more, but I can't be his boss! I'm way younger than him! Isn't there some sort of rule about bossing family around?
Day 26It took forever to catch up to that dumb whale again. Ugh. Anyway, helped some fishermen pelicans on our way in and then made our way back to the Frogfather. Uncle Milo was waiting with the Frogfather in his office along with a younger frog that I would know to be Tricky Vinnie, the sharpshooter frog of the Frogfather's mob, as well as the old frog's nephew.
I helped Sabudai and Sarah carry in the spices while Bonnie Anne looked menacingly at any nearby folks who looked like they were gonna give us a hard time. The Frogfather was so pleased that he said he'd like to do further business with me in the future. He also handed me a note to allow me to get ahold of my mother's ship, the Shining Viper. Turns out, he had another favor to ask of me. He asked me to take on his nephew, Vinnie, into my crew. Said that the experience would do him some good. I accepted him onto my crew along with Uncle Milo. I was actually grateful for the support. The Frogfather then took me aside and told me that I was just like my mother. I will admit, I think I was blushing when he said this. He said that I was as pretty as a pearl and smarter than most pirates. I had to tell him that I was raised in Marelybone by a genius, but I didn't tell him which one. He simply nodded and laughed. "That explains why you're so good at business." He said as he handed me a little more than what we bargained for. I was surprised and a little annoyed. I don't like getting what I didn't earn. He reassured me that it was repayment for us having to fight our way to meet him earlier. I guess that's okay.
I checked out the captain's cabin after I was sure the crew would be comfortable in their barracks under the deck. Sabudai took the wheel and started us back to Skull Island to restock before we start towards the Flotsam Skyways after Ratbeard. I had to clean it up but Milo was nice enough to help me, along with Sarah. Sarah kept muttering about how abnormal of a captain I was. I just shrugged it off though. I've always known I wasn't normal. While we were cleaning, I found an old picture that was obviously used like a dart board.
He was a dapper young man with… did I seriously just write dapper? I've been hanging out in Marleybone too long. Anyway, the guy was obviously a wizard, which confused me because at the same time the picture had been abused, it had obviously been taken care of as well. He had dark brown hair that was almost black and he wore red robes and had a tall staff with a ruby in it. His dark brown eyes had a childish look in them… sorta like an adult who never really grew up. . . Ashlea would be laughing at me for writing this. I sound like Bones really did train me to take his place instead of just survive the city. UGH! Anyway, I showed the picture to Milo since he had known my mother and had originally been on her crew, figured that out when the Frogfather told me to add him to my crew. Milo gave me an explanation after no one else was in the cabin with us.
He said that the wizard's name was David Rubywielder. He was some sort of Pyromancer that my mother had fallen for. Her name had been Ruthless Jennifer Dove, but when she wasn't stealing from other pirates, she was called Jennifer StormDove. Nice legacy, huh? My old man is apparently that wizard and my ma was a fierce pirate queen of sorts. My luck.
After a quick search around, Milo found a picture of my mother as well. She was a dark brown hair too and her eyes had a dangerous gleam in them instead of childish like my father's. From what Milo said, the two of them seemed to be complete opposites. Who knows what they saw in each other. I asked him why a wizard would even date a pirate… I had to ask what kind of pirate my mother was as well… apparently she was a witchdoctor pirate, which explains how Madame Zabina knows her. Magic sounds like the only thing these two had in common other than me… why am I blonde when they're brown haired and brown eyed? Maybe they were carriers for the genetic traits… CONGRATS, BONES! I STILL REMEMBER YOUR LESSONS ON GENETICS! I'M GONNA BE THE SMARTEST PIRATE EVER CAUSE I CAN'T FORGET WHAT YOU TAUGHT ME!
I hope he's okay too… I miss him. I miss Ashlea… why couldn't I be a wizard? Then I'd at least see them more often. I feel drained. I'm… I'm not supposed to exist. Pirates and wizards aren't supposed to mix… I'm dangerous. That's why I'm so good at that witchdoctor spell I learned. I have magic in my blood. Why couldn't I be a normal wizard? Or pirate? Why did my parents have to be both. I can't. It's no fair.