Three ships full of tea, one crazy Native, the Son's of Liberty, and me.
Welcome to the Boston Tea Party. Hey, that rhymed! I'm so good... Anywho I'll give a quick recap of what has happened so far. The Bro's of Liberty (Who are apparently Conner's new posse or clique or whatever) have decided to dump loads of British tea into the Atlantic ocean, so I really hope Nemo likes his Earl Gray. I was really excited about this though. I've heard all about the Boston Tea Party in history books before and boring lectures, but I always liked the idea of dumping thousands of dollars worth of tea into a huge ocean just to tick some English monarch off.
Call me a rebel, but it sounds like fun.
"Dammit more guards!" Sam exclaimed. I looked to where he waved his arms and duly noted the guards he was referring to. Wait a minute, did Sam Adams just say a bad word?
"Samuel Adams!" I scolded "Watch your language!" That's right. I'm basically Captain America at the Boston Tea Party.
"We need to turn the crowd's anger to our advantage!" said the very nervous and very French William Moilneux. I was a bit put off that they didn't get my reference and had to remind myself they probably didn't know who Captain America was or what the Avengers were. Stephane turned to Conner with his kitchen knife (Which was still bloody, but you know, what can you do?).
"Say the word Conner and I will make it so!" he said. They took up battle positions and I stood there feeling out of place among them. Conner gave the signal and the men started fighting. Conner went off to go guard the ship's entrance so the Redcoats couldn't stop us from destroying the tea. I sighed heavily and then boarded a ship. I started throwing crates of tea overboard (Which by the way, is really fun. Like, I should do this more often it's fun).
"Alice?" asked a voice. I turned to see Timothy and grinned.
"Tim!" I said happily "Whatcha doing bro? Besides of course throwing tea into the Atlantic."
"Oh you know, just the usual." he sighed dramatically "Rebellion here and there, stole from a few Redcoats this morning and a thing of cheese from a tax collector. How was your day?" I smirked at his dramatics, he was the closet thing to a friend I had so far and he was perfectly doing his job. It takes a special kind of person to put up with me.
"Peachy." I responded "Now let's finish destroying the tea!" We both cheered and continued our job. A few Recoats came onboard and I froze.
"Timothy!" I called "Company!" Timothy drew a dagger out of his boot and slashed a Redcoat's throat before he had time to register what was going on. Timothy picked up the fallen Redcoat's musket and stabbed another with the bayonet at the end.
"Continue dumping the tea!" he told me "I will handle the last one." I nodded and pushed a crate overboard. I turned around to see Timothy stab the last soldier before looking at me and giving me a small smile. I couldn't help it, I laughed. I had blood on my clothes from the dead Redcoats, I was tired beyond imaginable, but I felt like I could run a mile as long as I had Timothy beside me. If he could find the energy to smile, then I could as well. We finished pushing the tea overboard and joined the rest of the colonists who were celebrating.
"We've done it!" cheered Sam. I laughed again and Timothy's hand snaked into mine. I smirked and raised his arm into the air.
"WOO!" I whooped loudly, then I noticed Conner who standing by himself. Stephane held a crate out to the Native.
"Conner! We saved the last one for you!" he said gleefully. Conner took the box wordlessly and in an arrogant way, dropped it into the water. I looked to where he was staring and saw four figures onshore. My hand dropped from Timothy's and I went to go stand by Conner.
"We should go." I said quietly. Conner nodded and we left the Boston Tea Party.
A.K.A The best day of my life.
"Who was that boy you were with?" Conner asked. I looked at him in surprise, I thought he of all people would be enjoying the silence that stretched between us the during our journey back to the Homestead. I smiled slightly and clasped my hands behind my back, sashaying a little.
"Oh, no one." I sang "Or at least, no one you should have any concern with." Conner seemed taken aback by my light bubbly attitude. I smirked and laughed suddenly.
"I'm having so much fun!" I giggled "You throw quite the party Conner!" I fell quiet when I heard a noise. I motioned for Conner to be silent and crept towards the noise. What I found surprised me. It was a young woman (Not that the fact she was a female surprised me. I just never thought: "Doo-to-doo... Oh look a woman in the forest, let us go to her aid! This is totally normal!), she was holding her arm which was bleeding badly. Conner knelt down next to her.
"Are you alright?" he asked. I rolled my eyes and exchanged a glance with the woman.
"Of course she isn't alright!" I scoffed, then turned to the woman "How did this happen?"
"Poachers in the woods. I asked them to leave, this was their answer."
"You will need medical attention." I told her. Conner picked her up and I picked up her stuff, which had been laying on the ground. I caught up with Conner and the woman. I realized I had forgotten my manners and decided to remedy that.
"What is your name?" I asked. The woman smiled slightly at me.
"Myriam." she told me. I smiled as well.
"I like that." I decided "Myriam. Sounds like something out of a fairytale. I had a great aunt Myriam once. This is Conner and I am BATMAN! Just joking, I'm Alice. At your service."
"Alice is a fine name, as is Conner." she said politely. I shrugged.
"I guess."
"Do you live nearby?" Conner asked.
"Ah, I don't have a home per se." Myriam said, indulging us in her past "I took to the frontier when I was a young girl. I made my life out here ever since- living where the land makes easiest."
"Not a common choice for a woman of the colonies."
"Really?" I asked "I'd do it."
"No it's not," Myriam replied "but truth be told, it was this, or the convent or the brothels. I prefer the open air." I nodded, I could relate. Even if the wild was filled with spiders and other dangerous creatures (Like Conner. LOL.) I preferred it over the city any day.
After what seemed like a lifetime of walking, we made it back to the Homestead. Achilles seemed surprised to see Conner carrying Myriam, but his demeanor grew gentle when he saw her arm. Conner carried Myriam to the front steps and set her down. He then turned to leave.
"Conner! What are you doing?!" Achilles called.
"Those poachers need to be stopped."
Myriam decided to throw in some advice.
"Saw the scabs from my hunting blind. Get to that and you shouldn't have any trouble finding them."
"Use the rope dart if you can. Get familiar with it." Achilles added. Conner turned to me and I froze.
"Ummmm..." I hummed "Have fun? Hehe..." I got some odd stares and I just rocked on my feet, clasping my hands behind my back.
"Well let's get you patched up." Achilles sighed to Myriam.
"It is done."
"Johnson is dead?"
"No. He retreated when we destroyed the tea."
"Only to hatch some new scheme I'm sure... You should have killed him."
"There was no need."
"Time will tell if you speak the truth... How is the girl?"
"She is fine."
"Good. Did she see you kill anyone?"
"...Yes."
"And she did not question it?"
"No."
"Strange. Perhaps it is time to tell her of the Brotherhood. We can not keep her in the dark forever."
I sighed and laid down on my bed. The last couple of days had been stressful to me. I heard someone knock on my door and I got up.
"Are you kidding me? I literally just laid-" I opened the door to chew the person on the other side out, but froze when I saw Conner.
"Down..." I finished with a mumble.
"Achilles needs you downstairs."
Was it just me or did Conner seem nervous? I stared at him, my eyes squinted slightly in wary curiosity. Conner shifted slightly and I sighed.
"Of course." I told him. He seemed to relax and motioned for me to follow him downstairs. I did (Of course I did. I didn't have anything better to do.) and nodded in greeting to Achilles, who was sitting in a chair comfortably.
"What did you need?" I asked. Achilles gestured for me to sit down and I did. Achilles pulled a piece of paper with a weird symbol and handed it to me.
"Do you know what that symbol means Alice?" he asked. I studied the image, something was vaguely familiar, but my memory didn't seem like it wanted to cooperate. I looked up at the expectant Conner and Achilles.
"No." I responded finally. Both men exchanged glances.
"This symbol, Alice, represents the Assassin brotherhood." Achilles told me. I looked back and forth between the strange symbol and the two men.
"Okaaaay?" I said, skepticism evident in my voice "What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?"
"Absolutely nothing." Achilles answered "But let me start from the beginning..."
"And that's why the Templars must be stopped." Achilles finished. I studied both of them closely and rubbed my knee nervously.
"So you're both part of this Assassin brotherhood thinga ma-thing?" I asked.
"Not eloquently said, but yes." Achilles told me. I studied them some more before smiling lightly.
"Should have known." I laughed "No wonder you were making such a statement to those four dudes at the Tea Party, they were Templars weren't they?" Conner nodded.
"Alright then, good talk." I said "But the Dream-Giver is calling my name, know what I mean Pocahontas?" I smirked at Conner and left, humming 'Just Around the Riverbend.'
I closed the door to my room and waited a few moments before letting out the pent-up emotions from the little tale Achilles had spun for me. I started shaking as sobs slipped from my mouth. What exactly had I fallen into? I felt like the Fairy tale character my mother had named me after. I was like Alice, but instead of Wonderland, I had tumbled into the Revolution. I covered my mouth to stifle my crying when I heard someone walking down the hall. I waited until the footsteps were gone before laying down on my bed and falling in a dream filled sleep.
AN- Sorry if I messed up on anything. Also want to let you know, I've started to keeping a two-thousand word standard for every chapter on all of my stories! So that means better writing for me and longer chapters for you! YAY! Anyone else like Alice with Timothy? I have a lot of surprises in store for both of them and you my dear readers! *Maniacal laughter* Ahem. Anywho! Stay tuned for more Assassin's Creed goodness and remember to like, follow, and review because it makes me smile! Now I'm going to make a terrapin reference that probably one person other than me in the world will understand!
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