Guess who's back? I'mma back. So yeah, I did mean to upload this a few days ago (which would've been my birthday) but I had an unscheduled camping trip to the beach which I have only just returned from. How was I, I hear you ask? It rained. A fair bit. So, it was usual summer weather over here. And to answer your question, the classes are as follows;
Keelan: Privateer
Iridian: Musketeer
Alexi: Privateer
Maya: Swashbuckler
I'll add more characters as they're introduced. Sorry if there was any confusion about that. This chapter is more of a filler than plot, but it had to be done, so please bear with me. Anyway, enjoy!
Everything that happened next, Keelan saw in slow motion.
He saw the cannon fire, the cannonball whizzing through the air and digging through the charred wood like it was nothing. He felt the deck under his feet buckle, and he screamed as he fell through. Alexi grabbed his hand and hauled him back up, and a wave of heat suddenly enveloped them. Keelan looked up in surprise, expecting to see towering flames but instead seeing a wide, open sky, and just in front of them, he could see land. Land! He tapped Alexi on the shoulder and pointed it out, and the older man's dark eyes widened. They got to their feet, and ran. They could feel the deck giving out beneath them but they didn't stop, running as fast as they could to the end of the deck. Without stopping they leapt onto the low wall, and pushed off with all their strength. They flew through the air, their arms windmilling wildly. Keelan looked down, and saw nothing but a wide expanse of clouds beneath them. As he wasn't looking he slammed right into something, the air was forced from his lungs and he blacked out.
When he woke up, he had one hell of a headache. He opened his eyes and a stab of pain went right through to his brain, and he groaned loudly. He heard rushing feet and felt a hand on his chest.
"He's awake!" An unfamiliar voice called out, and there were more footsteps and suddenly Keelan couldn't breathe.
"Oh, thank God you're alright! I was worried sick!" He knew that voice. He opened his eyes again, and found himself looking into a pair of familiar dark eyes.
"A...Alexi?" He croaked. The man nodded, a huge smile spreading across his face. He let go of Keelan and patted his shoulder.
"Welcome back, Keelan." He nodded and lay back down, but suddenly sat bolt upright and looked around with wide eyes.
"Where are we? What happened? Where-" Alexi clamped his hand over his mouth, shushing him instantly.
"Calm down. We're in Cooper's Roost, the main township in Cool Ranch. Thankfully we made it to land before the ship exploded, and the people who saw us fall alerted the local doctor. We're in his office now." Keelan looked around, his eyes slowly adjusting to the bright light. The walls were plain white, which didn't help much, and there was a row of beds along one wall, only one of which was currently in use and that by Keelan himself. The bed next to him looked like someone had just gotten out, so he assumed that was where Alexi had been sleeping. As he looked around a chicken wearing glasses came in holding a clipboard. Keelan stared.
"Ah, good to see you're awake, Mr. Sharpe. You gave the people one hell of a scare when you turned up out of nowhere with a burning ship on your tail. We managed to salvage most of your belongings from the wreckage. We put them in that chest there." He pointed to a large wooden chest pushed up against the wall, and Alexi nodded, smiling.
"Thank you, doctor. Keelan, this is Dr. Elmore Coop. He was the one who looked after you when you were unconscious." Keelan accepted the doctor's offered wing, and shook it.
"Thanks." Suddenly Keelan froze, his eyes scanning the room wildly. Alexi frowned.
"What is it? Is something wrong?"
"...Iridian...Maya...where...?" Alexi held up a hand for silence.
"Relax, Keelan. They're both fine. The salvage team found them in the wreckage and brought them in. Maya was fine, apart from a few small cuts and bruises. Iridian wasn't so lucky. She had a broken leg, lots of small cuts and burns and a concussion. The doctor had to operate on her, but she's going to be fine. She's sleeping through there." He pointed to a plain door, and Keelan sighed with relief.
"That's good to hear." Alexi hummed his agreement.
"Well, that being said, we don't really have a way of getting back to Skull Island, seeing as our ship, well, kinda...blew up."
"So, we're stuck here, then?"
"It sure looks that way, unless we can get a ship somewhere. I think for now we should focus on resting and recovery. You need some sleep. I'll see you in the morning." He got up and left, nodding to the doctor as he passed. Keelan didn't think it was possible for him to get any rest after what had just happened, but found he was asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. It had been a long day.
And there you have it. I've found I don't like writing about the chickens in Cooper's Roost, mainly because I'm not sure if they have hands or wings. It's been a while since I played this part of the game, so I'm a little rusty on specific details. Well, seeing as this chapter was a little boring and short I might put up the next one sooner, depending on what kind of response this one gets. Anyways, R&R, because it makes me very happy. And the more reviews I get, the sooner I update. Understand what I'm saying? :D
