It's not so much the universe as it is Sexibi who is guiding Gothic into making the world a better place. He's the Chosen One after all and therefore has to do heroic things.
The Magic Gym will be on an island and also in a city. With the right spells a door in one gym could open into a room in the other. That wasn't my idea, but it's a good one.
Tamer Gothic – Book 2 – Shadow Lord
Part 37
Pirates of the Shadow Islands. Part 3
The CLS Enterprise.
Due to the fact that the League Defence Force Battleship had caught up with the captured cruise ship The St Anne there was going to be a short delay before someone with authority came and took over the two pirates ships that we had taken over.
Once the naval personal had ensured that we weren't pirates setting up some sort of trap, then the support ships would be called in and we would all be ferried home, or at least we would be once we had been questioned. I'd undergone such an interrogation before, and while they were no fun they weren't that bad either. Besides if the League didn't get the facts together then they'd never hand out the bounties, and while I didn't need the money, the same couldn't be said for the other Tamers.
As for why there was a delay, the Admiral who Jayden had been in contact with had told him that captured cruise ship was being crewed by a large number of pirates. Which explained why the two vessels here had been so easy to take over, the more experienced cut-throats had been posted to the St Anne while the less dangerous buccaneers had been assigned the task of taking all the captives, which hadn't included any crew from the St Anne, and plunder back to base on the other two ships. What the Limbecs had been planning to do with the cruise ship and its crew I didn't know and it didn't really matter now as the LDF had put an end to it.
As for me the delay meant that I was still the captain of this ship, or at least Acting Captain, as the vessel's last commanding officer had surrendered to me, so by law the ship was mine. I had no intention of keeping it as I had no crew and running a ship was costly, but that wasn't going to stop me from enjoying the job for a while.
I had even been able to legally rename my temporary command the CLS (Crimson League Ship) Enterprise as currently there was no vessel in the League's Navy with that name. The next captain might rename the ship again but I doubted he or see would as there was there was nothing wrong with it being called The Enterprise.
Besides it gave me an excuse to use to audio recorder on my 'dex and pretend to be Captain Picard.
"Captain's Log Stardate, Saturday the 28th of August. 2315".
Which was the date if a person used the pre-Subeke calendar like I did.
"I have assumed command of the modified cargo transport that I have rechristened the Enterprise. So far the mission goes well and we expect to make contact with a League vessel within the next fire hours".
When I paused the recording I heard some of my 'girls talking in the background, and judging by what I could hear they seemed to be thinking that I had totally lost my marbles. If fact one of them told the others that she was going to get Thomas in case this was a human thing only he could deal with. Which made sense as pokegirls rarely suffered from mental disorders and so they wouldn't know how to handle them. What didn't make sense is why they didn't fetch Amy as she was my girlfriend. I could only conclude they didn't trust her some reason.
"Despite the fact that we were victorious over the pirates the crew seem somewhat agitated, and I am worried that they won't accept my authority" I then said into the 'dex.
Kara couldn't help but speak up at this point.
"It's the hat" she explained "You look silly in it".
She was right. I'd never been a hat person so I took off the head wear off and gave it back to Elizabeth, the She-Captain who was now part of my harem and the former captain of this vessel. I had renamed her as well, she was now named after Elizabeth Swann, the main female character in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. She did somewhat resemble the actress who played Elizabeth Swann only my Lizzy, that was her pet name, had much bigger breasts and better hips as she wasn't so skinny.
"Personal Note: Do not buy any hats" I then recorded in the log.
Since I was done making the log I switched the index and looked for information about pirates.
MEPHAESTA: Originally born a Psi-Dyke named Trellia, she changed her name to Mephaesta after a few years on the Underground Fights circuit where she was known for her particularly savage manner in dispatching opponents. Psi-Dykes are one of the few breeds who actually enjoy that sort of thing and for Mephaesta it was her favored element. She was defeated in 290 by an Amachamp named Mary Blackhand. Trellia took the loss poorly, killed her Tamerand left a bloody trail all the way to the edge of League territory. When she next showed up it was as a pirate whose "signature" was the flaying alive of ranking males and making eunuchs of the remainder when boarding vessels (this was accomplished by a flaming knife). Her pirate base was found and her operation was sundered by Bellerophon Jones in 292 AS. Mephaesta escaped and remains at large today.
"Sounds like a scary bitch" I muttered.
257 AS: Death of Mao Shin Mao fractures her Rebellion. One splinter group forms the Limbec Pirates.
Well that didn't really tell me much so I kept searching for more info.
"Bellerophon Jones & The Pirate Base" I read out loud.
I'd not seen that movie and since I decided to scan one of the pirates.
BUTTANEER, the Beast Pirate Pokégirl
Type: Near Human – Not Very Near Human
Element: Water
Frequency: Uncommon
Diet: Human style, mainly seafood
Role: Ship's crew, Warriors, Undersea recovery efforts
Libido: Average, leaning towards High
Strong Vs: Fire, Rock, Water
Weak Vs: Electric, Ice, Plant
Attacks: Water Gun, Water Tower, Bubbler, Gust, Squall, Wind, Mirror Image, Tempest, Hydro Pump
Enhancements: Enhanced Strength (x4), Enhanced Durability (x4), Enhanced Speed (x3), Enhanced Agility (x2), Enhanced Endurance (x3), Affinity (Flying), Water Breathing
Evolves: She-Captain (Normal), Brewmistress (Venom Stone)
Evolves From: None
Buttaneers are one of the two most well known breeds of what are generally known as 'Pirate Pokégirls.' They are the more savage of the two, attractive in features although bearing varying amounts of animalistic features based on random sea flora and/or fauna. Some bear resemblance to other Pokégirls, although there are more than enough differences for all but the dumbest Tamers to tell the difference between them. As they grow older, their animalistic features become slightly more prominent, giving them a fierce appearance.
In terms of demeanor, they tend to be fiercer than their more human-like cousins. They favor blunt weapons, heavy water and wind attacks, and their own natural claws, over the blades and guns of Piratits. Their style of battle is more savage and straightforward than Piratits, making them well suited for front line combat and all out assault. Outside of battle they are extroverted, outgoing Pokégirls who enjoy a good party as much as a good scrap. They are more social than Piratits, and are good at unifying their Harem sisters to their 'Admiral's' cause. (Their Tamer is always called 'Admiral,' and the Alpha is always the 'Captain.') They don't make good Alphas, as they tend to be flighty and indecisive without solid direction.
Buttaneers work well in all naval applications. They work well as Tamers for League naval forces, actual pirates, even as crewmembers on a single Tamer's ship. In rare cases, Buttaneers can even be found as crewmembers on luxury cruise liners. Their willingness to follow orders, plus their amphibious nature and fighting ability makes them highly valued by all seafaring Tamers.
Instances of using Buttaneers on land are rare, but there are several recorded instances of land-based Tamers having Buttaneers in their Harems. They still retain their outgoing, gregarious nature, but are also more melancholy, as all Buttaneers are more comfortable being on a ship at sea. Land-based Buttaneers also tend to be more aggressive as well, to compensate for their not being at sea. This can be tempered somewhat by partnering them with another Water-type Pokégirl, as Buttaneers greatly enjoy being wet. ("In every sense of the word," as some have been quoted.)
During the Revenge War, Buttaneers worked alongside more animalistic Pokégirls, swimming in packs underneath seafaring vessels while their commanding She-Captain would said in on their own ships with Piratits. The boat-based assault would distract the ship from the brunt of the assault, the Buttaneers, who would board the ship and slaughter the crew, usually before they could react in some way, making way for the She-Captain and the rest of the crew to mop of whatever was left and claim the contents of the ship for Sukebe's forces. Frequently, Buttaneers were stationed amidst herds of animalistic water Pokégirls, supplementing their forces and adding to their damage capacity.
Buttaneers, in terms of taming, love it wild. They don't mind if their Tamer gets a little rough with them, and like to be taken 'as hard as an ocean wave.' They enjoy pretty much any position, although of 'that fancy bondage stuff' that Domina-types have been known to use is a turn off. They enjoy a straightforward, rough & wild taming, loving it when their tamer pounds their 'cutlass' into them.
Threshold cases which result in a Buttaneer are uncommon and usually occur in families with a long history of water-type in their bloodline.
Before I could play with 'dex some more Thomas then walked in and saluted, which told me that he at least understood that I hadn't gone crazy, or at least crazier. He knew this was a game more than anything else.
"Report, Number One" I ordered.
He'd seen the Star Wars movies so it was possible that he had also seen the Star Trek ones as some of the films from my era were still being shown today. They were considered to classics and many people still watched them despite the fact they were centuries old.
"Yes Captain" replied Tom before he started giving me the facts "Victoria has healed those that need immediate medical attention".
Amazingly no Tamer had died and neither had any their pokegirls, mostly because of Illyria killing so many pirates, but that didn't mean there weren't a lot of injured folks around and while Healing Cycles could help the pokes, treating humans was another matter.
"Babs, Amber, and Catherine are trying to improve the mood of those who were held captive" Tom then said.
While there never had been any children on board that didn't mean the people around here were all mature adults capable of coping with what had happened here. There were Tamers as young as fifteen years old on this ship and they hadn't been able to deal with being held captive as easily as others, and to be fair no one had come of this totally unaffected.
That was why it was so important to have Babs off entertaining people. Now that she had evolved her psychic powers had matured and while she couldn't read minds or alter memories her talents allowed her to know what to say to get the best reaction out of a person.
Laughter was the best medicine it was sometimes said as for psychology problems it could work miracles. No one could remain depressed for too long when Babs was joking around.
"We have finished Level 5ing the Limbecs and now we have moved on to some of the Pokegirls that were held captive, some of them don't want to remember what happened" Thomas went on to tell me.
It wasn't just humans who had suffered mentally and physically due to being held against their will. There were pokes on this ship who been captives for weeks, and a few of them had seen their Tamers executed so before they joined a new Harem they wanted to forgot their old lives.
"Branwyn and Cecelia are providing comfort to those that need it" Tom then informed me
Babs could make anyone laugh but that was only the start of the healing process for some. Damsels were very good at knowing what a person needed in order to feel happy and that wasn't limited to sex. Plus Brawyn knew some white magic healing spells, they were no doubt coming in handy right now. I didn't know what Cecelia could do but I could well imagine that even a quick hug from her would make people feel better.
"Pamela is aiding in restraining the Pokegirls that need Taming and might lose control" Tom then said.
Once of the tactics the pirates employed to help convert pokegirls to their cause was to deny them Taming, and then when they desperate one of the high sea outlaws would Tame them. Such treatment, along with bear starvation and beating broke the pokegirls will.
While I was sure that no Tamer on this or Jayden's ship would be so cruel to deny a poke such a badly need Taming the fact was that the long term captives had been so badly abused that they weren't able to control their emotions or their bodies. Most of them wanted Taming and a would happily serve their new human master, but until they had recovered from their poor treatment they would need to be restrained while being Tamed so they didn't hurt themselves or others.
"Tattletale my Ka-D-Bra has been aiding me in keeping watch while the Pokegirls were Level 5ed and she's helping to keep the pirates away from the Tamers that might want some payback".
I hadn't considered that until now but Tom clearly had. He'd figured that there might be Tamers and Pokes who'd want payback for what had happened to them and since the pokegirl pirates now didn't remember their crimes, because they really weren't the same beings anymore, they didn't deserve to be mistreated by Tamers looking for revenge.
Which meant it was important to make sure that no memory wiped pirate joined the harem of a Tamer who would hurt her. A psychic poke would be able to detect that hostile intent and prevent it from happening by making sure that now innocent pokes were given to Tamers who had no intention of mistreating them.
"Tattletale is really good at get information out of people and Pokegirls, although she is still kinda frighten by you" I was informed.
Which made sense given that a psychic type had once died while trying to read my mind. Anyone who tried to figure out how I had gotten to the world via telepathy would die and that understandably unnerved any pokegirl could read minds.
"Just keep her out my head" was all I had to say on the matter.
Tom nodded after hearing that and then told me something else.
"She also wanted to apologize to you for missing Guenhwyvar's funeral" Tom then told me "We were held up by League Defense Forces that thought she would know more about the inner workings of Limbec Pirates or Sancutary Forces and wanted her level 5 because of "techniques" she learned from them".
Thomas then looked out the window the bridge and using a spyglass he could see the name Jayden had somehow gotten painted in big white letters on both sides of the other ship.
"The SS Suck It Bitches" said Tom "Doesn't he know that should be: The CLS Suck It Bitches?".
Unlike the Star Ship Enterprise the bridge of this ship had no seats so all I could do was lean against the wall.
"I think he was just trying to insult the pirates" I remarked "That or he's really as dumb as he looks".
By now I knew Tom well enough to know that this wasn't what he really wanted to talk about. Something was bothering him so I gave him time to gather his thoughts.
"I've never liked Level 5ing a Pokegirl" the Hunter told me "Even more so after finding out my own memory was sealed, but in the given situation its what kept more humans and Pokegirls alive".
If the pirates had fought to the last then they would have killed the hostages, and Illyria would have killed all the crooks. My way had been both logical and slightly more moral.
"Some days you have to let the bad guy go to save the innocent, other days you sacrifice the innocent to put a end to the bad guy, and some days you can get the best of both worlds" Tom then said.
Tamers sometimes had to make hard choices, and when that Tamer was also a Hunter it happened more often. Making those sort of decisions had effect on a person and I suspect it was part of why so many Tamers retired from the life before they even reached the age of twenty-two. It wasn't just the danger, it was having the fates of others depend on your judgement that really got to a person.
Which was why the rewards for the job were so damn good. I might die young but at least I had a harem made up of sex obsessed hotties willing to perform deviant sexual acts for my pleasure and a bank balance that made me feel like I was less fluffy version of Scrooge Mcduck.
"Then there is the morality of the situation" Thomas was now saying "At least when you kill a Pokegirls they get to die as who they are. Rather than live as someone that was program and created by someone else".
Pokes who got memory wiped did become beings who could be given a new program as it were. However the same could be said for a newborn child so it wasn't as evil as it sounded. But maybe that was just my POV.
"How much of me is who I was before my memories were sealed and how much of me is what Cecelia moulded me into?" Tom then asked himself.
Anything that involved changing or removing memories was a sore point with Tom as I had found out when I had wanted Illyria to mess with his head rather than snap his neck.
"It was a good thing we had so many Tamers and Pokegirls for that ambush" my buddy said when he decided that it was time to change the subject "If we'd had to rely on Limbec Pirates we Level 5ed we would have been overwhelmed"
Level 5ed Pokegirls need some time to recover from the procedure before they were back to one hundred percent and even longer to bond with a new human, but luckily Sukebe was such a great genius that even a memory wiped pokegirl kept most of her fighting skills and powers. When we'd boarded the other ship that had really counted for something.
"You should get some sleep" I encouraged Thomas "The navy will be here in a few hours and they will have lots of questions for us so you'll need to be at your best".
So would I, but unlike Tom I was able to deal with questioning humans without much trouble. His Blood Curse would make the coming ordeal much harder.
"That's a good idea" the Hunter said before leaving the bridge.
The poor guy had looked rather wiped.
"You should get some sleep too, Master" Kara the suggested.
I could do with a nap, and I had a new poke that needed Taming, and some sex would help me relax.
"Wake me up when the League gets here" I ordered as I grabbed Lizzy and dragged her off to the Captain's Cabin.