Piracy
Laurasia
Chapter 6
"FIRE!" the captain of the mystery ship shouted and no sooner the loud thunder of gun powder igniting echoed threw the air.
All on the ship watched as the canon balls neared the target ship only to miss as the Ship swerved to the left.
Gritting his teeth the captain scowled. "Load up the next round! We can't let them get close to us." He shouted.
The crew scurried around trying to loud the large canons as quickly as possible. The Archangel was fast, faster than there ship and would be able to get close soon if they didn't hurry.
"Captain we are ready when you are!" The second in command shouted over the shouts of the crew.
Nodding the Captain took another look at the enemy ship. "Aim….FIRE!" He shouted again.
Meanwhile on the Archangel Mwu was doing his best to avoid the second round of canons. He swerved the ship to the right and just barely managed to avoid the shots again.
Cagalli who had lost her footing as the sharp turn was made glared at Mwu from her position on the decks floor. "HEY! A little warning next time!" She shouted as Stellar pulled the girl to her feet.
"If you weren't so clumsy mate then we wouldn't have this problem!" Mwu shouted back with a slight smirk sent in Cagallis direction before putting his concentration back to steering the ship.
"Why you…." Cagalli trailed off as a sharp yank at her arm pulled her attention from the older blonde to Athrun who was glaring but had a smile of amusement on his face. "Leave Mwu alone or do you want to sink?" Athrun asked sarcastically with a raised eyebrow.
Cagalli snorted and pulled herself out of the others grasp. "Shut up!"
"Aim, FIRE!" the three including Stellar who had been forgotten temporally looked up as they heard their captains voice break threw the commotion.
The canon balls flew threw the air and just barely missed the enemy ship that was a fair distance away.
Scowling in annoyance Kira who was near the ships front turned around and shouted. "Mwu get us close enough to board!"
"Are you nuts! We'll get torn apart before we get within a hundred feet!" Mwu shouted. He knew that Kira wanted to board so that they could end the battle quickly as the entire crew was highly skilled at hand to hand combat but this ship was heavily armed with canons and catapults. Getting to close could mean swimming with the fishes.
"What other choice do we have? Slowly running out of ammo here or taking our chances by getting closer?" Kira asked as he walked up the small flight of stairs to where Mwu was steering the ship.
"If that's the case you better steer captain." Mwu said and gave Kira the helm. Kira took it and shouted for the crew to get ready.
Murrue's Medical Room
Lacus stumbled slightly as the ship jerked yet again and held her arms out to stop her from face planting into the wall. "What's going on up there?" Lacus shouted to no in particular.
Murrue didn't answer only scrambled around to make sure that the things she pulled out didn't scatter around the room. She would need them later, which was almost a defiant.
"Are we just supposed to stay down here and do nothing?" Lacus asked looking at the woman while trying not to topple over when the ship did another turn.
"What would you rather be doing?" Murrue asked while running over to a cabinet to get a basket to hold the items.
"Well…" Lacus began and tried walking with difficulty. "I suppose I would rather be helping them fight I guess." Lacus said with a slight blush she could almost picture herself fighting with horrible talent.
Murrue laughed slightly. "You? Fight? My dear a little beauty like you most likely can't even hold up a cutlass." Murrue chuckled getting a frown from the pink haired girl in response.
"Never mind such thoughts and help me!" Murrue ordered and Lacus scurried over.
Main Deck of the Archangel
"Canon to port!" Shinn who was still on look out shouted down from the crow's nest (name of the ledge thanks sulimike23) to Kira who was steering and a second later Kira turned the ship to evade.
They were getting closer to the enemy ship which meant it was getting more dangerous. They hadn't been hit yet but it was getting harder and harder to evade the cannons.
"Athrun are you ready over there?" Kira asked as he carefully turned the ship to get at a better angle.
"We are just need to get close enough!" Athrun shouted back. He and a few others including Cagalli and Stellar were waiting until the ship was close enough for them to dock.
"Stay down until we are close enough!' Kira commanded as the other ship would most likely try to fire at them.
Enemy Ship
"Captain the Archangel is fast approaching!" the second in command shouted hysterical.
"What are they doing down there? I told them to hit and skin that ship!" The captain shouted in anger.
"It's to fast! We can't hit it. They will be close enough to dock any minute! What do we do?" The second in command asked in panic and annoyance that the captain wasn't properly handling the situation.
Looking out the Captain say the black ship approaching the sails almost touching that of there own. "Get everyone ready. They will no doubt try to board us. Don't let them set one foot on our ship!" the captain ordered and step down from his platform to get ready with the rest of the crew for the attack but he made sure to stay near the back.
Archangel with Athrun
Everyone was slightly crouched so that if a canon did hit they wouldn't be the unfortunate target. Shinn who had been on the look out came down and now was standing beside Stellar and Athrun.
"Who are they anyways?" Shinn asked looking over the ships siding for a name.
Athrun couldn't see one either. "It looks like a military ship sense it's built more strongly than the average ship." Athrun replied. "Then again if they could have stolen it." Athrun continued as it was possible.
"Stellar don't think they are pirates. Look they all have uniforms on." Stellar said pointing at the crew that was running around on the enemy ship.
Athrun looked and noticed for the first time the clean cut navy uniform everyone seemed to be wearing excluding a few men who wore red; he assumed they were of higher rank. "If that's the case we will have to be more careful. They are most likely not as talented with a cutlass of pistol but they have stronger and more accurate guns so don't take them too likely." Athrun warned as he knew that most pirates got cocky while fighting the military. While soldier were trained they weren't trained in brutal combat like a pirate but their weapons where more efficient.
"It doesn't matter." Cagalli who just joined the conversation said with a shrug. No sooner than the words left her mouth the planks that they would use to board where lowered.
"Come on!" Cagalli shouted as she dashed across on of the boards followed shortly by Athrun and the rest.
With Kira
After steadying the ship at a good distance Kira watched as the planks where lowered and his sister followed by the rest of the crew dashed across. He gave the helm to Dearka who was near by.
"Hey! That means I can't get in on the action!" Dearka pouted. Kira only laughed as he ran towards the planks to join the fight.
"I'll make it up to you later!" Kira shouted over his shoulder.
He was able to get across quickly as the crew parted for him and allowed him to go ahead. As soon as his feet touched the plank a gun shot wisped by his head causing him to duck slightly.
A few men in front of him where having difficulty as the soldiers on the ship tried to shot them down, a few fell into the water but only a few as most had made it across already and where taking them out.
The smell of gun powder entered Kiras nostrils and he winced mentally. He never liked the smell and it was now heavy in the air, from the pistols and canons.
"Get them away from the canons!" Kira shouted to his crew once he made it across. They immediately responded to the order and headed to the canons. Even though the enemy was racing to save their canons from the pirates.
The sound of metal clashing and agonizing cries from men filled the air. It was nothing pleasant but was nothing new to a pirate. Kira cut down a few soldiers who had tried to take him down once they realized that the others responded to his orders. It was hard to know that he was the captain though as everyone was dressed very similar.
After he was finished Kira looked around to see Cagalli and Stellar tag teaming a fairly large group of men who looked utterly stunned to see woman fighting. Laughing slightly he turned his attention away from the scene to see a man dressed in a red clean uniform standing near the back. He was better dressed than the others and had a large hat on that Kira felt made him look very pompous. However the uniform clearly marked him as the captain and Kira walked towards him his boats heavy against the wooden deck.
Only after Kira stabbed another soldier to his death did the other captain seem to notice him.
"Who are you?" He demanded staring at Kira.
Kira smiled slightly and bowed mockingly. "Why Kira Yamato sir," Kira said like he was introducing himself a former party but put a drawl on the sir part to sound slightly snobbish.
Freezing slightly at the name the captain glowered at the other. He new the name well as the Captain of the Archangel, he was hoping to run into him but once that became reality he became stricken with fear and bewilderment. This young man no older than 16 was the highly feared scourge of the sea?
"Well then I must say it is an honor to finally meet the captain of the Archangel." The older man spat hotly.
Kira only grinned. "Can't say I feel the same. I mean your ship doesn't even have a name." Kira laughed refereeing to the fact that there was no name written on the ships sides.
Growling the man charged while screaming. "It's the Laurasia!" the man swiped at Kira with his drawn sword.
Kira countered and both pushed back Kira wining the short strength test. "Well then Captain of the Laurasia, prepare to lose your ship." Kira said simply and there swords clashed again the sound attracting the attention of the others.
Athrun and Shinn quickly got the canons under control and turned to see their captain fighting with another man. Kira was using one hand while the other was swinging with both.
"Think he'll go easy on them?" Shinn asked glancing at Athrun from the side.
Athrun laughed. "Maybe for a little while."
With Cagalli
Cagalli glared down at the man at her feet as he groveled, begging her to spar his life. Stellar had left to awhile ago to help the others out, leaving Cagalli with a man clinging to her ankles.
"Stop that! You call your self a man?" Cagalli shouted kicking the man to release her from his grasp. She was both annoyed and stunned that a soldier would act in such away.
The man only sniffled before curling back up in a ball; he was a one of the younger men maybe 17.
Turning around to find Athrun and the others Cagalli bumped into something hard. Looking up she saw a very muscular man towering over her. He didn't look too pleased.
"I'll teach you to pick on Sam!" the man grumbled. Cagalli raised and eyebrow at him before he swung a hug fist towards her.
"AH!" Cagalli screeched in more shock than terror. His fist hit the floor as Cagalli stepped back. Before the huge man could attack again the blade of a cutlass could be seen piercing threw the chest of the massive creature.
Cagalli blinked at the body as it fell with a hard thud to the deck. Looking up she saw the arrogant smile of Athrun Zala who was looking between triumph and worry.
"Now this is a first the great hellcat of the Archangel needing to be rescued like a common damsel in distress." Athrun teased knowing that it would ruffle her feathers.
"SHUT UP!" Cagalli yelled at him glaring. She gave one last look at the still groveling man who was known as Sam behind her that now looked shocked to see his 'friend' dead, before stomping off.
Snickering slightly Athrun followed.
Back with Kira
Kira was still fighting the captain toying with him slightly. He could easily over power this man but with the crowd forming all his own men as the others of the enemy crew where either to busy fighting of groveling, because of them though he thought he would put on a bit of a show.
"Getting tired?" The man panted as Kira slowed down his movements again to throw the other off balance.
Smirking slightly Kira charged like lightning and stabbed his cutlass threw the other captains chest just below his heart. It wasn't deep enough to kill instantly but he wouldn't survive it.
"No." Kira said simple as an answer to the mans question. Sheathing his cutlass in its scabbard Kira turned to the crew and they shouted in victory as the soldiers surrendered at seeing the captain fall.
With his back turned to the man Kira didn't see the man slowly pull out a golden pistol from his coat and aim it at Kiras turned back. With the little strength he had left the man fired. Kira senses told him that something wasn't right and he turned just in time to avoid getting hit in squarely in the chest but in the shoulder instead.
Several gasped and Shinn who was the closet to the fallen man besides Kira finished him off quickly with a swing of his own cutlass.
Clutching his shoulder Kira gritted his teeth in pain. It wasn't that deep but it was bleeding a lot. In attempt to stop the bleeding Kira clenched his hand tighter.
"Damn." Kira swore before Mwu approached him.
"You alright?" Mwu asked with concern.
Nodding in the positive Kira replied. "I'm fine."
"You should see Murrue." Mwu said before adding. "I'll come with you."
Kira smirked slightly threw the pain. "I think you just want an excuse to see her sense you aren't injured that is as far as I can tell."
"Oh but I am injured, my heart is broken from her constant denial of the mutual love that blooms between us." Mwu proclaimed like a love sick poet. Kira only laughed at the over dramatic voice that came along with it.
"All right I'll go see her." Kira agreed before calling Athrun over to his side. "Tell the others to loot the place and bring all they can onto the ship, I don't want prisoners, they are soldiers so it isn't like we can sell them at another town also we will be arriving in a few days so they shouldn't be too bored with no slaves to torment." Kira said with a heavy sigh the wound was really starting to hurt but he kept his stature strong.
"I'll right, you're going to see mum I presume so I will head there once everything is finished." Athrun said taking a quick look at Kiras shoulder and wincing as he saw the blood and the skin starting to flack around the torn shirt.
"Thanks." Kira said and headed across the planks to the ship escorted by Mwu of course.
Murues Medical Room
A few men where in the room but not many, merely a small group of three who where one of the firsts to climb aboard the ship and got a few deep lashes from bullets. They where bandaged and one even tried to make a pass on Lacus only to be whacked upside the head by Murrue in disapproval.
Lacus watched as the left the room grimacing from the provocative wink the same man sent her way.
"They aren't always like that my dear, it has just been awhile sense a new girl has been abroad, believe me they tired the same thing with Cagalli and Stellar even me a few of them but they learn fast." Murrue said as she placed some linins in a tub to be washed.
Lacus nodded as Murrue disappeared into her room before a knock at the door was heard. Spinning around Lacus as surprised to see the Captain standing there with a blonde man. His right hand clutching his right shoulder.
At better look she saw that he was wounded and rushed over to him. "Oh my! Come sit down!" Lacus fused and pointed to a coat not to far from her.
Kira took his seat and winched as he removed his hand to allow Lacus a better look. As the pink haired girl looked at the wound Murrue came back into the room.
"Kira! What happened?" Murrue cried and rushed over fussing over Kira like a mother hen.
"Aw you don't even ask how I am." Mwu pouted looking over the brown haired woman in a slightly perverted daze complete with a cocky grin.
Murrue glared and waved him out of the room. "Unless you are hurt get out! I can't be distracted by you're..."
"Good looks?" Mwu asked.
Murrue snorted. "….foolishness."
Mwu mocked hurt but left anyways not about to risk a woman's raft.
Murrue was about to push the young mans shirt off his shoulder when an idea hit her. "Umm Lacus I need to do something important right now, like make sure that the more stubborn ones aren't hurt. Could you take care of him for me?" Murrue asked sweetly.
Lacus blushed and was about to protest when the woman left out the door in a hurry. Turning towards the young man who looked just as confused she cleared her throat.
"Umm…" Lacus started but didn't say anything else. Kira raised an eyebrow at her strange behavior but shrugged it of and pulled his shirt down so that his right shoulder was exposed and hung loosely on his forearm.
Both blushing, Lacus from the sight of Kira toned upper chest and Kira from the bold movement.
Trying to suppress the sudden wicked thoughts Lacus set to work on patching the buccaneer into one again.
Yunna's Estate
Slouching into a large chair behind a desk Yunna tapped his finger on his chin in thought. A ship scheduled to arrive any day now and it was from the military.
"Hopefully they will run into the Archangel." Yunna said with a smirk. He really did hope that the Archangel would sink at the hands of the military ship.
It wasn't made clear of why they were coming to his estate as Yunna wanted to tell them in person so he did hope that they would take the wanted ship down so that he would have even less work to do. His main priority was getting his future wife and her fortune back as soon as possible.
"They better get here soon." Yunna whined while leaning back into his chair. Looking to the left he stared at the blue water of the ocean and growled knowing that somewhere the Archangel was getting further and further away from his grasp and with it is financial future.
A/N I'm sorry that I didn't update sooner. My account wasn't working for some time and I wasn't able to upload any of my documents. I hope you enjoyed the little battle. It wasn't as good as I had hoped but I suck at writing such things.
Anyways a little info for you: Laurasia is a type of ship in ZAFT sense this was a war ship I thought why not name it after a ZAFT battle ship? Also slavery though wasn't legal at the time was very common and wasn't an offence that was highly prosecuted so I think it was only normal that prisoners where sold as ships couldn't carry them around all the time, in fact many prisoners where only kept on ships to be tortured as a life at sea was fairly boring.
Your reviews are much appreciated!