Well, it got some love with the first two chapters, but not much yet, don't be scared to review guys, you know I love reading nice things about my work
We're gonna start melding into the story in this chapter, so things are gonna get interesting~
Disclaimer: I don't own Assassin's Creed or anything related to the games or movie
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Ryuko was laying down on the beach while Mary was dressed up as James again, cooking a fish pierced by a stick over a fire. "So when do you think we're gonna find Walpole, James?" Mary shrugs and continues cooking her fish "I dunno, couldn't tell ya to be honest, could be a month, could be in the next hour for all we know"
Ryuko sighs and sits up, only for her eyes to go wide as she sees someone walking over in Duncan Walpole's robes, but this was clearly not him. This man was blonde and had a stubble, and carried himself in an entirely different way that Walpole ever did. "Um, James? I don't think we have to worry about finding him anymore." Mary gives her an odd look "The hell you talkin' about lass? Don't tell me the heat's gettin' to ya."
She shakes her head and points to where the stranger was coming from, causing Mary to turn. "Oh... Oh jaysus it's Kenway." The man in question chuckles as he walks over to them, having finally been in hearing distance. "If I didn't know any better I'd say ya didn't like me Kidd, and who's your friend? Ain't never seen her before."
Ryuko stands up and pops her back, letting out a sigh of relief since her back was getting stiff after sitting there for so long. "Ryuko Nakamura, former captain of the Raider and her crew, bless their souls." Kenway's eyes twinkle in interest as he hears this. "The Raider? You mean to tell me you're the one that singlehandedly sacked Port Royal and escaped without being hit by a single cannonball?"
The young assassin shrugs casually and smiles. "My girl was the fastest Brig in the entire Caribbean, now she and her crew rest peacefully at the bottom of the sea, how they wanted to go out." Once Kenway heard this he couldn't help but laugh happily and cross his arms. "That means the stories about the Raider sinking were true, and you sunk two British Man O Wars by your lonesome when your crew got killed."
Before anyone knew it Ryuko was on top of Kenway with her hidden blades drawn, arm pulled back and ready to kill him at a moment's notice. "Never speak of my crew like they were common men and women Kenway, ever, or I'll take what makes you a man and feed it to you." Of course, Kenway would raise his hands in surrender and give Ryuko a nervous look. "Hey now, I didn't mean any offense by it, calm down." Ryuko simply glares at him, before driving her forehead into his and getting up, leaving him with a bad headache.
She then walks toward the town, much to the disappointment of Mary, who sighed and gave a small glare to Edward. "Kenway, I'm not the one who controls her. If she's gonna kill ya because ya talked shit about the people she thought of as family then I'm gonna let it happen, lest she slit my throat too because I tried stopping her." The blonde man sighs and nods, rubbing his head. "Yeah, I see your point now. I'll leave her be for now, I really don't fancy dying anytime soon."
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Meanwhile: With Ryuko
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Ryuko had made her way to the pier by now, having decided to run and put some distance between herself and the annoying blonde pirate. She hears a thud and a groan of pain, turning to see a man in his 60s that had fallen down. She quickly goes over to him and picks him up with a smile. "There we go, you ok sir?" The old man couldn't hold in a chuckle when he saw the young woman who'd helped him. "To think I thought all pirates were poorly behaved, thank you ma'am. The name's Jackson, Jackson Miles." He extends a hand to shake, which Ryuko happily accepts. "Ryuko Nakamura, at your service Jackson."
Jackson's eyes widen a bit when he hears her name. "Well I'll be damned, who would've thought I'd meet 'The Empress of the Sea' today! I'm sorry about what happened to your ship and your crew Miss Nakamura, I hear they were just as honorable as you." Ryuko smiles softly and nods. "I thank you sir, it's nice to know others besides my friends care. Sadly, I find myself without a ship, and without a crew." A small gleam can be seen in the older man's eyes, which threw Ryuko off a bit. "A ship is what you need, eh? Well, I'm your man! Just so happens I'm a rather experienced ship builder, been doing it for half of my life."
"S-seriously? I dunno, what I had in mind is a serious monster, and I need some serious scientific and strategic minds to work with you, I was thinking of adding heavy armor to an already massive ship, and experimental guns and a load of other things." Jackson looks down in thought for a few seconds, before looking Ryuko in the eyes with an excited gleam in his. "Lucky for you I've got some amazing kids, my son was a high ranking officer in the British Navy, before he was dishonorably discharged due to false charges of treason. My daughter on the other hand, is probably one of the smartest people I know."
Ryuko couldn't help but chuckle as she gives Jackson an amused look "Miles and Sons Pirating Supplies, huh? You've got yourself a deal, I trust you want me to come with you?" Jackson lets out a boisterous laugh and grins widely at Ryuko. "Yeah, I'd like you to meet the soon-to-be masterminds behind the project, they should be home right now luckily." He quickly starts walking down the street, causing Ryuko to jog just to catch up with him. "You're awfully excited about this Jackson, why is that?" "I've always wanted to make a ship for someone like you, someone that isn't greedy and doesn't just kill anyone who's in their way."
Ryuko sighs and nods. "I've dealt with quite a few that are like that sadly, people like Charles Vane and his crew. Drunks, rapists, and murderers the lot of them, I'd swiftly send them to the bottom of the sea if I had my ship." The ship builder couldn't help but chuckle as he unlocks the door of one of the nicer looking houses in Nassau. "Well good thing I'm here then. Shane! Sarah! Come to the door, I've got someone I'd like you to meet!"
A young man in his late 20s to early 30s and a young woman who couldn't be a day older than 22 came downstairs not soon after. "Ah, hello father, have a nice stroll?" "Who's the young lady? A customer?" Ryuko chuckles to herself and shakes her head. "A lady? Far from it Miss.. Sarah was it? Or was it Miss Shane?" Brother and sister both chuckle at Ryuko's remark, extending friendly hands which Ryuko shook happily. "The grip of an experienced sailor this one, a pirate?"
Jackson smirks and steps aside, allowing Ryuko to take a few steps into the house and shut the door behind her. "This isn't just any pirate, this is Ryuko Nakamura, come to the lot of us to help design and build her a new ship!" Their eyes widen greatly, causing Ryuko to start laughing. "Hahaha! Hehe, ahem, yes, I'm asking you two as well as your father to help me build a ship greater than any ever built. Bigger than a Spanish Man 'O War, twice as tough, twice as fast. Metal armor, and something that I believe will catch your interest greatly Miss Sarah."
She pulls a blueprint out of her coat and lays it across a table, revealing drawn plans for what could only be described as the ship to end all ships. "Good lord! This is an absolute monster! What would you even call a ship like this?!" This causes Ryuko to hum in thought. "I was thinking about calling it a Dreadnought, sounds good right?" Jackson huffs and crosses his arms. "Well of course it does, this thing could level a damn island without taking so much as a scratch. Why the furnace though? And this tube leading into it?"
Ryuko glances over to Sarah and smiles. "Perhaps Miss Sarah can explain it~?" The young woman looks at the blueprints over and over again, before her eyes widen. "Unbelievable.. You wish to draw water into a holding tank in the furnace so that it will create steam, and then push the steam through vents and use it to fill your sails! You'd be sailing at perhaps 15 knots against the wind! With the wind.. God, nobody would be able to catch you if we can do this." Shane meanwhile, eyes the armor and armaments. "The amount of cannons.. T-this is insanity, four rows of fifteen guns on either side?!"
He then firmly plants a finger on the hull design. "And this armor, by the time ships would be close enough to deal any damage they would be completely destroyed! And with these steam vents you'd still be going as fast as a British corvette, Miss Nakamura what on God's green Earth made you think of this ship?" Ryuko thinks back to the massacre that cost her her crew and her ship, practically watching the fire burn around her in the house. "I won't be losing my crew and my ship ever again, not like before."
She sighs and shakes her head, looking back to the designs. "I want this to be kept completely secret, which is why I had a pier built in a massive cave last year. It's completely out of the way and even a blockade wouldn't cover it, since it's on the other side of the island where nobody goes." The Miles family give Ryuko intrigued looks. "Well, I suppose we should see if it'll even fit a ship like this, yeah? This ship will need folding sails going outwards as well, it's going to be absolutely massive and needs everything to catch the wind that it can handle."
Ryuko chuckles and nods with a smile, extending her hand. "I believe this is a beautiful start to a partnership. Jackson, Sarah, Shane, I look forward to working with you all in the future." They all firmly shake her hand and grin, especially when Ryuko hands them a map leading to the cave. "I may not be back for a little while, but I'll be back, you can bet your ass." She then gives them a small wave, receiving some waves back as she opens the door and walks out onto the street, right into Mary. "Jaysus! There you are, you scared me! Where've ya been girl?"
Ryuko could only smile brightly and start walking with her. "Oh sweet, beautiful Mary, I've found a great little family to build me a new ship!" The young woman smiles and gives her friend a one armed hug. "Well that's great! Ya never let me see the plans, but I do recall that it was a massive ship, where are ya gonna find a crew? Hell, where are ya gonna find a Quartermaster? A cook, navigator, you've got a lot of searching to do." The young Nakamura sighs and nods, wrapping an arm around Mary's waist. "Dearly beloved, I'm very aware of that fact. Come on, let's find a room to rest in and go see Anne, I've missed our favorite redhead."