A cheerful and old Captain of a merchant schooner agreed to ferry David to New York City for free, provided that David would protect his ship from pirates. David agreed readily, thus they set off from Kingston's port that day.
The Captain of the schooner, George Ronsi, was a man of sixty-three years. He had been on ships for most of his life, starting as a deck swabber when he was just thirteen.
The journey was smooth and well, except for one major pirate attack that happened, just off the coast of the state of Virginia. It was midday and David was enjoying the sea breeze on deck, when suddenly he saw a ship sailing towards the schooner. David saw naval cannons and fierce men on the ship.
"Guys!" shouted David. "Pirates are attacking! Pirates are coming, you heard correctly! Topsail, men! And please, be quick with it!"
The schooner was moving more quickly, but not quick enough to evade the pirates. There were only two men on the schooner who could fight, Dan and Edward. Together, the three men met the pirates who were boarding the merchant schooner.
David punched a pirate in the chest and released his Hidden Blade at the same time. The first pirate jerked backwards and David pulled the Hidden Blade out, making the pirate drop into the sea. He leaped and fell on a second pirate on the pirate ship. David quickly killed the second pirate on the pirate ship and returned to the schooner.
Edward unsheathed his sword and met face-to-face with the third pirate. He parried a blow just in time and kicked the third pirate in his crotch. The third pirate stepped back a few paces and accidentally fell into the waters. Edward chuckled as he faced the fourth and fifth pirate. They exchanged blows, one, two, three, four and five before Edward drove his sword into the fourth pirate's throat, severing the head at the same time. The fourth pirate's head rolled into the sea while the body remained on deck. The fifth pirate was stunned for a moment and Edward took advantage of that moment, killing the fifth pirate and shoving him into the water.
Dan, being a Native American, knew how to use tomahawks, thus he used them for battle. He was much more defensive than Edward and David, so he spent more time defending against attacks and tiring his opponents out. Dan parried blows from the sixth pirate, a slightly psychopathic one, before chopping off his arms forcefully with his tomahawks. The sixth pirate howled in pain and Dan severed his legs at the same time, before pushing the pirate into the sea. David remarked with a laugh, "I sure hope I don't meet you as an enemy!"
It only took minutes before the whole pirate crew of twenty men were dead. The pirate Captain had then fled with his first mate. The crew cheered, since there were no casualties in their crew. They spent the night drinking and celebrating.
The schooner reached New York City five months after departing from Kingston. David shook hands with the crew and Captain of the schooner before setting off to find the Assassins. David soon found a shop with a small painting of the Assassin insignia painted near its door. David entered the shop, which was selling books.
The shopkeeper of Intelligent Dragon was a man called Percy Jenkins. David showed Percy the Assassin insignia on his clothing and Percy nodded, gesturing him to the staff area behind the counter. David entered the staff area and Percy came in soon after.
"Who are you, Assassin?" asked Percy. David replied, "I am David Corsei, an Assassin from the Caribbean chapter of the Brotherhood."
Percy examined David carefully then shook his hand. "Nice to meet you, I am Percy Jenkins, Assassin and the owner of this bookshop. Do you know of any famous Assassins? I wish to write a fictional story based on them."
"I do know of two. One is called Adewale, a slave-turned Assassin. The other is the Mayan Assassin Ah Tabai."
"The Mentor is still active in the Caribbean! It has been a while since I met with him. As for Adewale, I have never met him in person but I have heard of his acts. He had burnt a slave ship called the Experto Crede and had recently joined the Maroon rebellion!"
David told Percy, "I was a slave aboard the Experto Crede. British-African, I am."
Nodding, Percy told David, "The leader of our operations in New York City has left a message for you, which is a mission. There is a Templar I heard of, part of a bunch of Templars in a secret mission. He is Lin Weng, Chinese guy, owner of Lin Weng's Bookstore, just a few streets south of here. Go quick, and return before the night arrives."
David walked on the streets, blending into the crowd and looking at the buildings to find the bookstore. After a few minutes, he finally found the bookstore. The bookstore was painted in bright red, with a signboard that read 'Lin Weng's Bookstore', and a few Chinese characters beside it, probably the Chinese translation of the shop's name.
The bookstore was close but he heard sounds coming from within, so David knew Lin Weng was still inside the bookstore. David climbed up the building, taking the opportunity to familiarise himself with American architecture. The first floor window was left open, and David scanned the area around the window. There was no one in the area, thus David climbed in. He searched the first floor and saw Lin Weng in another room, talking to an older man, who looked much wiser and more powerful than Lin Weng.
"Is there any progress in your duty?" asked the other man. Lin Weng shook his head apologetically, explaining, "The Assassins know that we have a secret mission, and they are finding out what the secret mission is, sir. Having too much progress will risk having the Assassins discover what our secret mission is."
The man nodded and said, with a hint of annoyance in his voice, "I agree that the Assassins may be a thorn in our side, but if you were capable enough, which I thought you were when I picked you, the Assassins would not pose as much as a problem to you, Lin Weng."
David finally showed himself, releasing his Hidden Blade and leaping onto Lin Weng. He killed Lin Weng quickly and turned to face the man. "So an Assassin eavesdrops on us! How unoriginal. But I have said nothing that is for Templar ears only, so it will be alright. Walk away now Assassin, or you shall pay the price."
"No thanks," David swiftly slashed the man in the chest. But the man was quicker. David found himself slashing the air. He turned around to find the man, now armed with a longsword.
"I tried to warn you, Assassin. You do not heed my words, so die you shall."
Three Templars rushed into the room and engaged David in battle. He managed to roll away from a sword swipe, but he was not so lucky with the second attack. The second Templar had grazed David's forearm, fortunately not his sword arm. David retaliated by kicking the second Templar hard in the stomach, then driving his Hidden Blade into the Templar's forehead.
David dodged a swipe as the second Templar collapsed. He saw the first and third Templars closing in. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a Queen Anne pistol. David took it and shot the first Templar in the neck. The third Templar was momentarily distracted, and when he went back to focusing on killing David, he was already dead, killed by a vicious swipe from his Hidden Blade.
The man clapped, as if he were watching a splendid play. "Well fought, Assassin. Perhaps I had underestimated you. However, I do not have extra time to see you battling like a gladiator from the Coliseum. Goodbye."
David wanted to chase, but the man was already gone, having ran and leapt out of the first floor window David had came in by. David made his way out using the ground floor entrance and returned to Percy.
"The man was older and looked more powerful than Lin Weng. He had brown hair and a thick moustache, but a beard he did not have. He had eyes that looked like they were from a stern but caring parent. Do you know of a Templar that fits of that description?"
Percy thought carefully, then told David, "That would be John Hopaase, Master Templar based in this colony. He works with the Master Templar of the southern colonies, Madeleine de L'Isle. Dangerous yet calm at the same time, never a good mix, I'd tell you, David."
"It's already getting late, and you've done some help to our Brotherhood, on your first day here. You should rest for the next few days. Your quarters are on the top floor of this shop, second room on the left side."