Mary led the chasing pirates to the end of the ship. Running to where the ship curved at the front around the mast. The curve on the railing let the pirates take a few quick stabs at Mary's feet. "Ah!" the blades barely missed her foot. Mary then jumped from the railing onto the face of a pirate. Using them as stepping stools she threw a dagger at a knot keeping a rope in place. Setting it loose and within jumping distance. Stepping on the last face. Mary leapt into the air. Grabbing the rope and swinging away from the pirates.
"Waaaaaah!" Mary swung out until she was out over the ocean. Mary looked around and saw the ocean waves gently moving underneath her. "Ohmanohmanohman…" Her stomach felt uneasy as she dangled over the sea. The rope she was holding onto dropped a little bit before she began to swing back. "No no no no naaaaaah!" Mary screamed as she fell backwards. HEr legs kicked like she was trying to beat back a sasquatch.
The force of the swing slowly spun her in the opposite direction. Putting her face to face with the pirates. She swung like a wrecking ball right into the clustered group. Barreling through them with her heels. Exploding them outward from her. Being knocked over like bowling pins.
Mary's speed didn't diminish at all. And she went to the height of her arch on the other side as well. "Aaaah! Someone help me stop this crazy thing!" Mary held on tight to the rope. Not wanting to slip and fall.
Alvida stepped forward and swung her mace from right to left. Trying to catch Lance in a swipe of her weapon. Lance held his left axe up to block the enormous club. Barely able to stop her swing. "Who's your captain?" He asked before swinging his axe down. Forcing her club to bury itself in the wood of the deck. Lance then brought his leg up with his knee almost touching his chest. Thrusting his size 12 leather dress shoes into Alvida's stomach.
Alvida's mouth gaped open as she wheezed in pain. "Haaa…aaah…"
Lance brought his arm back with his fist balled up. "You will worship me! I am a being high above you mortals! A divine being who has come to rule you al-" His speech ended abruptly when Alvida's large hand gripped around his throat. Choking Lance as she brought herself back up to her feet.
Lance was lifted off the ground. Her extra four inches of height let her dangle him above the ground. A red prompt came up over his vision as it began to glaze over. [You are choking. Lack of air flow is draining your stamina by 10 points a second. If your stamina falls to zero your condition will change to Suffocating.]
Alvida's eyes were white with rage. "Be like a good husband. And stay quiet!" Using her other hand to lift her club. Alvida lifted it above her head. And put everything into her swing. Really letting Lance feel every second that the weapon came for him. It was long enough that Lance could see the spiked mass coming right for his chest. He tried to brace himself for the impact. But his stamina had fallen below one third and it hurt to flex his muscles.
The club struck Lance right on the open part of his shirt. [You have taken 37 bludgeoning damage.]
Alvida let go of his neck right as she followed through with the swing. Letting his body be carried by the club. And sent him flying across the deck. Lance landed on the deck with a groan of pain. "Aagh!" Which was muffled as his body rolled on the hard wood. Eventually landing on his back.
"You little whelp. I am Alvida! The fairest in all the seas!" Making her way towards Lance. The boards shook from her sheer weight. Lance couldn't see her as she approached. His head was resting looking straight up. He was never told there were strong humans down on the surface.
"Every little rookie thinks they can make their claim. But they all crumble as soon as they try to take on the big fish!" Alvida grunted as she brought herself down. Preparing for a leap directly into the air. Jumping around twice her height. "Now little rookie! Prepare to live as a submissive house-husband!" She plummeted back towards the deck. Her left foot aiming right for Lance's chest. Planning on sending him through the deck.
Hearing her grating voice fill his ears. Lance felt the same fire that sent him onto this sea well up again. The idea of being relegated to a trophy husband pampering babies and having to give nightly foot rubs.
Gripping the wood with his hands. He felt the burn on his muscles from his low stamina. But he worked through it to push himself up onto his feet. He was hunched over from how he came up. "Don't make me laugh! I'm Lance Duval! World Noble turned pirate badass!" He waited for Alvida to get close before grabbing the leg that she planned to stomp him with. Once his arms were around it the weight began to shift and he could feel himself begin to lose his grip.
So he immediately began to spin while holding onto her. "No one is going to stop me! I will form a pirate crew of the world's sexiest ladies! And you will be the ugly duck who's going to help me!"
Alvida's mouth and eyes were wide open as she spun around and around. As she spun she wondered how such a shrimpy little guy could lift her for so long. Right as she felt the nausea fill her head Lance let go of her. Sending her flying through the air. Moving through the air made her hat fly off her head. But it also gave her a sensation she never thought she would feel. Weightlessness. Her long black hair flew by her face as she watched Lance stand with his open shirt and washboard abs. Her heart fluttered as she realized that she had finally found her one.
Lance watched as Alvida flew off crashing into the above deck storage room. His shoulders slumped as the tension left his body. He staggered towards his axe that had fallen onto the ground. At the same time two of the pirates ran towards him with their weapons drawn. As the first approached, Lance reached down to grab his axe. He gave a wild flail with the axe to bury it in the face of the pirate who approached him. Putting the steel directly down the middle of his nose. Causing the pirate to spasm before he went limp and died. Lance put his foot on the dead pirate's chest to push him off the axe.
Picking up his second axe before the second pirate approached. Lance jabbed the pommel of one axe in the man's neck before burying the other axe into the side of the neck. Pulling it out to let him also fall to the deck.
Lance's breath was heavy as he stared down the last four of the pirate goons. Steeling his breath he saw his health and stamina bars almost depleted. His stamina bar was about to bottom out. He didn't know if he could get through all four of them. But backing down would mean he would submit to his first enemy.
Just as the four pirates began to charge at him. Alvida's voice vibrated across the whole deck. "Hold it, men!" She stumbled out of the hole she made in the wall. Struggling to stand up under her own weight. Though she eventually stood on her own. "Alright. I know when i'm beat!" She dusted off her hands and began to clean her jacket. "I never thought i'd meet a man so strong and iron willed!" She walked towards him and put her hands on either side of his face. Squeezing his cheeks. "After consideration i'll accept your offer and become your crew wife!"
Lance squinted as he looked up at Alvida. "That's not even close to what's happening here. But since you've come to your senses. Take those four and rob the ship. I'm gonna make sure they are the only four left."
"Alright! You heard him, Men. Let's get down there and loot!" The other pirates looked a bit confused. But decided to just go along with it and follow their captain down into the party area.
Lance rubbed his chin as he watched them. But just gave a sigh and walked to where Mary had taken the pirates at the front of the ship. Once getting back there he put his hands on his hips. Staring up at the rope dangling from the mast.
Mary had stopped swinging after a while. But was now just clung to the rope. Praying that she was found before she fell. "So…should I ask? Or is it exactly what I think it is?"
"Will you shut up and get me down from here? I'm gonna go splat on the deck!" She flailed her legs violently.