One by one the four starboard cannons fired their shots starting from the front. The men yelled and cheered as their shots met there target, however only a small amount of damage was done.

"Reload and shoot the bastards!" One of the crew men shouted. Before they could finish eight guns aimed at them fired in retaliation. Four of the shots penetrated the ships hull. One of the shots hit the front canon causing it to fall on its side and a rolled up tin foiled man standing next to it to fall back. Two shots missed there mark and the last shot was sent straight into the body of a jaguar standing in the middle of the ship, sending him flying of the deck.

"Ready to fire captain!" One of the men called out.

"Fire!" The captain shouted in response.

The three remaining cannons fired, again hitting there mark, but the crews efforts were futile. The Reclaimer was now only 200yards from them, so the men readied their rifles. The captain stood by the wheel facing the deck, he was ready to bark at his crew. Just then a bullet was sent flying through his skull, exiting the left part of his head causing blood to spill out. Time slowed down as he fell to the ground, bouncing slightly due to his weight. The captain was dead. The skinny rat next to him looked at him in horror, he removed his pistol, turned and fired at the enemy ship. His bullet ripped through the shoulder of peanut men with antlers, despite not even having aimed the pistol properly. He looked at the wheel of the pirate ship and there he stood, captain Endo of the Reclaimer. A white cat in his early twenties. He wore a black captains uniform, a captains hat that fit his size and a black bandana that covered his mouth and nose. He lifted his right arm and signaled his men to start boarding the ship.

Suddenly two hooks with ropes tied to them were flung into the air and caught hold of the ship. They tightened and the Reclaimer was brought closer. The blue cat, Gumball, looked up in fear for his very life. He removed his dagger that was sheathed on his left hip. The crew of this ship was no ordinary crew, rumors has it there a combination of assassins, mercenaries and some of the most skilled young bloods in the Caribbean. In the next moment two figures leaped from the Reclaimer and landed on the ships deck. The one was about the same size as Gumball, he wore a blue and black assassins outfit. Gumball couldn't make out what he was, but he had cat like reflexes. The other one wore the same, but the colors were forest green and had orange stripes at the tips of the clothes, this character was female. She removed a sword that was resting on her back, the sword was obviously strong enough to break through some of the hardest armor. The cat like figure had a long sword on his back, but instead he revealed his hidden blades that came out just below his hands. His first target was a jaguar similar to the one who a cannon ball fired into his stomach.

"This is for my brother!" He yelled out in rage.

He flung his sword at the assassins left side, but it was dogged. The assassin grabbed the jaguars arm and forcefully brought his hidden blade to the jaguars throat. Gumball couldn't believe what he had just witnessed. He considered jumping off the ship and swimming for it, but before he could make the decision, he was grabbed by the throat. The assassin lifted Gumball slightly off his feet.

"Let go of him!" The skinny rat demanded aiming his pistol at the assassin.

His determination was met with resistance. The female assassin flung her sword at him, which he barley dogged. That however didn't stop her charge, which was like that of a bull, in fact small horns coming out of the sides of her head could be seen. The rat was knocked down and fell on his back, his pistol rolling away from him. The last thing he saw was a sword to the chest.

The assassin returned his attention to Gumball who retaliated by stabbing the assassins hand with his dagger. The man yelled out in pain as he dropped Gumball. He quickly removed the dagger from his hand, looked at Gumball and was about to stab him with his own dagger. Gumball jumped to the side where the dead rat was. He grabbed the pistol and turned around to shoot. As this happened, cries of death could be heard coming from the rest of the ship. The assassin moved in on Gumball and knocked the pistol out of his hand before Gumball fire a shot, that's when Gumball saw the assassins left eye. It was scared and turned red with his pupil slit. The man was ready to finish Gumball. Before he could though, he was stopped by an arm grabbing his shoulder. He turned his head to see who would dare do that. He saw a pink cat that looked similar to Gumball, dressed in a black shirt with blue pants and no shoes.

"His young and strong. We could use new blood." She stated. The assassin shrugged her arm off him and walked away. The deck was now littered with dead bodies, Gumball and the lizard being the only survivors. Gumball looked the girl in the eyes and saw something familiar, but quickly faced away so that she wouldn't think he was staring.

"Whats your name?" She asked looking him over.

"Gumball. Gumball Watterson."

"I'm Lexy, just Lexy. I don't have the luxury of knowing my last name." She said as she looked at the deck now crowding with men ready to take anything that wasn't battened down.

"Well Gumball, your one lucky feline surviving this. That's if your willing to join our crew." Gumball looked at her and then down again. Still recovering from his near death experience, he decided that there was no alternative. Even if they didn't execute him right there, he would still be left for dead on a ship in the middle of sea with no supplies.

"I'll join." He said softly.

"Wonderful! I'll be your tour guide aboard the 'Reclaimer'." She said emphasizing the last word.

"Why is it called the Reclaimer?"

"Because new blood. The captain is rumored to have lost his love abo

ut five years ago and plans to use this ship to find her and reclaim her soul." She explained. "Of course that's just rumors, I mean it has been five years and his made no attempt at finding her."

"One more question. Who was that guy?" Gumball asked looking at the assassin as he walked back to the ship.

"Dante. His great once you get to know him, but always makes sure to get the job done. Which is why you were nearly dead." She answered cracking a smile, not because she thought it was funny, but because there was something recognizable about this cat. She just didn't know what is was yet.

Credits:

Dante: Dante Watterson

Lexy: Lexboss

Endo: ArcLight Fire77

Kira: Arclight Fire77

All TAWOG characters belong to Ben Bocquelet

side characters and other OC's me

Special thanks to:

Dante watterson for giving me some ideas.

Story Inspired by:

Assassin creed Black Flag

Pirates of the Caribbean

and my general love for pirate themed stories