Fredrick's Journey: Nightgowns and Gunpowder
Book 5
By: Carlyn (Lord Carledo) Stuart Brooks
At ten minutes until they went on, everybody was getting ready to
"perform". Trau and Pinnaugh were fitting into the nightgowns and
laughing at each other with a danger of falling over and and their ribs
caving in. Fredrick was looking over the music and playing aloud the
harder parts. Jose was working on his voice which happened to be rather
hoarse due to stage fright. Drake was having a good ol' time practicing
his mandolin and doing some faster paced songs. Yoshi and and Damien
were talking about how much they might make out of this and were
desperately trying to sober up.
After the ten minutes had passed, they heard themselves being
announced and they walked up on stage with the exceptions of Trau and
Pinnaugh who were going to come out mid-song and start their graceful
routine.
"Good evening everybody, I hope you're enjoying the great service
here at the Salty Snapper Inn," started Yoshi, "Tonight we will be
performing some of the more festive Elvish songs, called.... Hey, Jose
how do you say it again?" Jose said something to the crowd, but
Fredrick didn't catch it. "Right, that. Anyway, enjoy your evening and
have a good time!"
They struck up a faster and festive music with a nice melody.
About a minute-thrity into the song, Trau and Pinnaugh came out from
behind the bar dancing in ways you never think nor want to see a goblin
dance in. Laughter followed and some of the people were putting gold
into the pouches at Trau and Pinnaugh's belts. This was explained to
them before the show, but it still shocked Trau a little bit the first
time someone put two copper pieces in his pouch.
The first song ended to much applause and everyone took their
bows light-heartedly and Trau and Pinnaugh had huge grins on their
faces which made everyone point and laugh even harder. They started the
second song in good spirits. This slower ,yet still spirited song, went
pretty well even though Fredrick missed a few notes. In the third song,
things started going as Trau tripped over a chair leg but got up
quickly with a grin. Near the end, one of Drake's strings broke.
They asked for a moment to prepare for the final song. It didn't
take long to get ready, maybe five minutes. Yoshi stood up, "Sorry for
the wait, but here's the final song of the night. And remember, be sure
to tip your waitress!" He winked and sat back down behind his harp and
struck up the final tune.Things went pretty well with the exception of
the turning factor. Into the second chorus a huge boulder came flying
through the wall and landed on a table rolling over chairs, tables, and
bodies directly into the bar.
Screams replaced the laughter and music as more boulders could be
heard hitting other areas of the town. A soldier jumped up from a table
and grabbed his sword, poised at the hole in the wall. Sure enough,
rag-tag soldiers started pouring in through the hole in the wall and
arrows started hitting the roof and going throgh the hole in the wall.
Pinnaugh jumped to the side of the stage and swung his axe around
broad-siding three soldiers, knocking them into the wall with a strong
force.
The soldier at the table started yelling, "They're here! They're
here!!!" He was silenced soon after as an arrow caught him in the
throat and he fell to the ground. Fredrick used one of his wind
spells to through a wrecked table through the hole taking with it
several soldiers. Gunshots were heard as Jose had pulled out his gun
and was popping off everyone he could fire at. Damien was charging
through them causing a horrible ruckus and shocking several charging
enemies. Yoshi and Drake were standing on the bar counter firing off
arrows at a distance. Trau was nowhere to be seen.
Yoshi and Drake let a different tone of whistle and a reply from
somewhere else could be heard over the yells of fighting. Damien began
to sprint/limp out of the Inn as he was bleeding profusely and his
sword was no where to be seen. Trau cam running out of the cellar with
his eyes huge and no regard for anything in his way of the exit.
"GET OUT!" Jose yelled in English as Trau yelled the same thing
in Goblin. Everyone sprinted out and the reason why was apparent as
they had just gotten out of the door. Explosions and fire were
everywhere as the Inn started to collapse. They were knocked on their
faces and the troops inside were crushed. They got to their feet with
the sight of the Inn burning in rubble and soldiers fighting each other
around the square they were standing in. The smell of blood was thick
in the air. It was more than Pinnaugh could handle as he charged back
into battle swinging his axe furiously.
You see, goblins go viscious at the smell of blood and charge
into battle quite willingly. Fredrick cast his wind armor spell as Trau
grabbed a jagged metal pole from the wreckage and ,they too, charged
into the thick of the gore. Jose, Drake, and Yoshi stood back to back
to back firing like mad to protect themselves.
After about another half of an hour, the attacking army
retreated. It wasn't worth the city yet, it was still too protected.
Trau was found unconscious on the battlefield with an arrow in his
right shoulder and dagger in his back. Pinnaugh was gashed across the
chest by a long sword but he really didn't seem to care and Fredrick
was almost completely untouched. Yoshi, Drake, and Jose were just fine
as no one could get close enough to attack them as Yoshi and Drake were
firing arrows like mad and Jose got his fair amount of kills with his
gun, too. Damien, meanwhile was found hiding under an overturned
trading cart with a huge pudle of blood underneath where his arm was
resting.
After regrouping (and regaining consciousness in Trau's case),
the entourage set up camp just outside the city. Here, Jose explained
what happened at the Inn.
"Well, Trau was standing there without a weapon was getting ready
to fight bare-handed when I thought of something. Obviously, we were
fighting on top of a huge wine cellar. I gave Trau a bag of gunpowder
and a fireball scroll. I then told him to cast fireball on a trail of
gunpowder leading to the biggest container of wine, ale, mead,
whatever. He looked confused, but I guess he figured it out!" as he
said this, he gestured towards the now smoldering ruins of the Inn.
After a relieving round of drinks, Yoshi turned to his entourage,
"Well, I think the best thing to do now is to sign as mercenaries to
the army. They need the help and we need something to do, not to
mention the gold. Well, any objections?" Everyone generally nodded and
Jose translated this to Trau and Pinnaugh who looked delighted. "Well
then," Yoshi continued, "I'll offer our srvices in the morning. Well,
get some sleep, we have injuries and hangovers to get over...Jose why
don't you put out the," Yoshi was going to say "fire", but Drake was
laughing so hard he vomitted on the fire putting it out. "Uh...Good
night?" Yoshi then climbed into mass of blankets to go sleep.
"If anyone feels...rough. Take one of these and suck on it, it
should help." said Jose pulling out peppermints, "Anybody want one?"
Everyone's hand immediately went up as Drake wiped his mouth...It was
going to be a long night...
Book 5
By: Carlyn (Lord Carledo) Stuart Brooks
At ten minutes until they went on, everybody was getting ready to
"perform". Trau and Pinnaugh were fitting into the nightgowns and
laughing at each other with a danger of falling over and and their ribs
caving in. Fredrick was looking over the music and playing aloud the
harder parts. Jose was working on his voice which happened to be rather
hoarse due to stage fright. Drake was having a good ol' time practicing
his mandolin and doing some faster paced songs. Yoshi and and Damien
were talking about how much they might make out of this and were
desperately trying to sober up.
After the ten minutes had passed, they heard themselves being
announced and they walked up on stage with the exceptions of Trau and
Pinnaugh who were going to come out mid-song and start their graceful
routine.
"Good evening everybody, I hope you're enjoying the great service
here at the Salty Snapper Inn," started Yoshi, "Tonight we will be
performing some of the more festive Elvish songs, called.... Hey, Jose
how do you say it again?" Jose said something to the crowd, but
Fredrick didn't catch it. "Right, that. Anyway, enjoy your evening and
have a good time!"
They struck up a faster and festive music with a nice melody.
About a minute-thrity into the song, Trau and Pinnaugh came out from
behind the bar dancing in ways you never think nor want to see a goblin
dance in. Laughter followed and some of the people were putting gold
into the pouches at Trau and Pinnaugh's belts. This was explained to
them before the show, but it still shocked Trau a little bit the first
time someone put two copper pieces in his pouch.
The first song ended to much applause and everyone took their
bows light-heartedly and Trau and Pinnaugh had huge grins on their
faces which made everyone point and laugh even harder. They started the
second song in good spirits. This slower ,yet still spirited song, went
pretty well even though Fredrick missed a few notes. In the third song,
things started going as Trau tripped over a chair leg but got up
quickly with a grin. Near the end, one of Drake's strings broke.
They asked for a moment to prepare for the final song. It didn't
take long to get ready, maybe five minutes. Yoshi stood up, "Sorry for
the wait, but here's the final song of the night. And remember, be sure
to tip your waitress!" He winked and sat back down behind his harp and
struck up the final tune.Things went pretty well with the exception of
the turning factor. Into the second chorus a huge boulder came flying
through the wall and landed on a table rolling over chairs, tables, and
bodies directly into the bar.
Screams replaced the laughter and music as more boulders could be
heard hitting other areas of the town. A soldier jumped up from a table
and grabbed his sword, poised at the hole in the wall. Sure enough,
rag-tag soldiers started pouring in through the hole in the wall and
arrows started hitting the roof and going throgh the hole in the wall.
Pinnaugh jumped to the side of the stage and swung his axe around
broad-siding three soldiers, knocking them into the wall with a strong
force.
The soldier at the table started yelling, "They're here! They're
here!!!" He was silenced soon after as an arrow caught him in the
throat and he fell to the ground. Fredrick used one of his wind
spells to through a wrecked table through the hole taking with it
several soldiers. Gunshots were heard as Jose had pulled out his gun
and was popping off everyone he could fire at. Damien was charging
through them causing a horrible ruckus and shocking several charging
enemies. Yoshi and Drake were standing on the bar counter firing off
arrows at a distance. Trau was nowhere to be seen.
Yoshi and Drake let a different tone of whistle and a reply from
somewhere else could be heard over the yells of fighting. Damien began
to sprint/limp out of the Inn as he was bleeding profusely and his
sword was no where to be seen. Trau cam running out of the cellar with
his eyes huge and no regard for anything in his way of the exit.
"GET OUT!" Jose yelled in English as Trau yelled the same thing
in Goblin. Everyone sprinted out and the reason why was apparent as
they had just gotten out of the door. Explosions and fire were
everywhere as the Inn started to collapse. They were knocked on their
faces and the troops inside were crushed. They got to their feet with
the sight of the Inn burning in rubble and soldiers fighting each other
around the square they were standing in. The smell of blood was thick
in the air. It was more than Pinnaugh could handle as he charged back
into battle swinging his axe furiously.
You see, goblins go viscious at the smell of blood and charge
into battle quite willingly. Fredrick cast his wind armor spell as Trau
grabbed a jagged metal pole from the wreckage and ,they too, charged
into the thick of the gore. Jose, Drake, and Yoshi stood back to back
to back firing like mad to protect themselves.
After about another half of an hour, the attacking army
retreated. It wasn't worth the city yet, it was still too protected.
Trau was found unconscious on the battlefield with an arrow in his
right shoulder and dagger in his back. Pinnaugh was gashed across the
chest by a long sword but he really didn't seem to care and Fredrick
was almost completely untouched. Yoshi, Drake, and Jose were just fine
as no one could get close enough to attack them as Yoshi and Drake were
firing arrows like mad and Jose got his fair amount of kills with his
gun, too. Damien, meanwhile was found hiding under an overturned
trading cart with a huge pudle of blood underneath where his arm was
resting.
After regrouping (and regaining consciousness in Trau's case),
the entourage set up camp just outside the city. Here, Jose explained
what happened at the Inn.
"Well, Trau was standing there without a weapon was getting ready
to fight bare-handed when I thought of something. Obviously, we were
fighting on top of a huge wine cellar. I gave Trau a bag of gunpowder
and a fireball scroll. I then told him to cast fireball on a trail of
gunpowder leading to the biggest container of wine, ale, mead,
whatever. He looked confused, but I guess he figured it out!" as he
said this, he gestured towards the now smoldering ruins of the Inn.
After a relieving round of drinks, Yoshi turned to his entourage,
"Well, I think the best thing to do now is to sign as mercenaries to
the army. They need the help and we need something to do, not to
mention the gold. Well, any objections?" Everyone generally nodded and
Jose translated this to Trau and Pinnaugh who looked delighted. "Well
then," Yoshi continued, "I'll offer our srvices in the morning. Well,
get some sleep, we have injuries and hangovers to get over...Jose why
don't you put out the," Yoshi was going to say "fire", but Drake was
laughing so hard he vomitted on the fire putting it out. "Uh...Good
night?" Yoshi then climbed into mass of blankets to go sleep.
"If anyone feels...rough. Take one of these and suck on it, it
should help." said Jose pulling out peppermints, "Anybody want one?"
Everyone's hand immediately went up as Drake wiped his mouth...It was
going to be a long night...