Name: Jack Rigstone
Age: 22
Occupation: Navy
Appearence:
Bio: His father was in the navy and his mother was a inn keeper at a little island. They met when his father was out at sea and he fell deeply in love with her. He got out of the navy and went to be with her. Jack was soon born and his father tought him everything he knew about the sea and he mother tought him a few things. ONce he was old enough he set out and found himself going into the navy too.
Personality: he is kind but he had to be tough since he is in the navy. He was tought to be tough by his father but kind by his mother.
Extra: he got the scar on his chest from when he was little, he doesn't like to talk about it.
Extra 2: He is one of the best sword fighters in the whole navy

Name: She'll tell you it's "Kika", but her birth name is "Katarina"

Age: 21

Appearance:



((cept, y'know, somewhat smaller chest and more covering corset.))

Extra: has a scar across her left eye. No one on her crew knows how she got it, and they don't ask.

Jack sighed as he sat on the deck and saw land in the distance. They where almost back to the navy base, oh joy. He didnt' want to go back but he had to, it was his duty. He had joined hte navy to be just like his dad but now that he was older he hated it and yet loved it. Hated it because they had to go back to base every once in a while and loved it because they where on the ocean most of the time. Being on the ocean was the one thing that he loved most of all.

The ocean was most of his life but the navy was another part of it. He hated it since basicly everyone hated him in some way but he was trying to change them. He wanted to make people see that the navy wasnt' always bad and they weren't always killing people. But they where the bad guys sometimes and also the good guys. It was a hard job but someone had to do it.

Little did anyone know that the seas today held a ominous, lurking predator. Far in the distance, a flame haired woman stood at the bow of her ship, the BlackHawke, and sailed with purpose to the seaside base. She usually went for towns and big cities with aristocrats and such, but she had little choice. The naval town with their base was the closest thing, and well, thier misfortune not hers.


As the ship grew closer to the shoreline, Kika whistled, summonning her crew to her. "Listen up! I want this to be a clean sweep. Women and children are not to be harmed, and only kill if they brandish a weapon at you and resist! We need supplies is all today so take all of one item from each building, but if there are any nobles or aritodcrats who have their homes nearby, feel free to loot them at your leisure. Final rule. If ANY of you decide to let out your perverted side and take a woman against her will, You will not suffer the pirate code punishment of death. No, that is too lenient a punishment. If I find any of you sink so low, I will have your manhood cut off, you will recieve forty lashes bareback, and left on a puny, forsaken island to be marrooned with a knife and one canteen. You will not even get a pistol. All clear?"

She looked around with fierce eyes at the crowd, mostly men, and a few women all under her command. They knew her rules and her codes, and to defy them would incur her wrath. Only a very brave or very foolish person would dare go against Kika, for she was absolute in her rules. Like all pirates, she followed articles, and each crewmember was given an equal share, and compensated for loss of limb or for injury, and would gain some extra. As captain, she got half, the rest was distrubuted evenly to each and every crewmember on her ship. Punishments could be debated on when they caught a rule breaker, but some rules were not to be negotiated. Kika had final say, and if she was set on something, nothing would change her mind. Nothing.

With a nod, the pirate queen raised her sword as they came into the docks. "You know the drill, now move out!"

Jack sighed but then he saw some smoke coming from the town and cursed. He ran to the captains carters but to his dissappointment the captain was drunk. It was always like this when they where coming back. The captain got drunk since he was celabrating coming home and having a good sail. But now, now when they needed him he was out. Jack cursed and ran to the top deck and yelled, "full speed ahead to the base, the town is being attacked." and right when he said that everyone went into action and in seconds they where at the base.

Jack ran off of the boat as fast as he could and saw the whole entire town being destroyed. He looked at this crew mates and yelled, "go and help them, protect the women and children. If any of the pirates attack you defend yourself. Try to get everyone to safety." he said and everyone obeyed him right away. Next to the captain, everyone listend to him and took his orders. BUt his captain never cared so he never cared for him. Jack watched htem go and then ran to the inn, His parents had been visitng him here for a few weeks and he had to go and make sure his parents where okay. He didn't want them to get hurt.

Jack found them in the inn but his father was on the ground and his mother was in the holds of a pirate as she tryed ot fight. Jack growled and ran at him. In less then a second the pirate layed on the floor with his limbs severed. Jack's sword was covered in his blood and he glared at hte dead man, "leave her alone." he said and hten looked at his mother. She was scared and he quickly wrapped a arm around her, "come on, I need to get you out of here." he said and then saw his father dead on the floor and he quickly looked away. He then lead his mother out of there and headed ot the one place he knew hwas safe, the navy base.

As the woman brought two large sacks of grain to her ship, it soon became apparent that things were going overboard, and some of her crew were clearly disobeying orders. With a feral growl, the woman tossed the grain on deck, then raised a pistol in the air, sending off four rapid shots. Her signal for "get your ass back here now or I will skin you alive."

In the inn, coming from the cellar stairs with a bag of potatoes, a young, brown haired male smiled at the naval officer cradling his distraught mother. His eyes softened imeediately and he swallowed. "Uh oh, the lady is mad at someone. I pity whoever incured her wrath! Please excuse me, I'm only here for some food, please step out of the way so we might leave you be." Seeing the chopped up pirate, he blinked stunned. well, someone got pissed. "He was an asshole. I bet hes one of the ones she's mad at. In any case, please pardon any inconvenience we have caused you. I'm sorry for any damage, and please rest assured Lady Kika will supply your town with gold in compensation." With this, the young, kind pirate slipped out the window with his bag of vegetables.

Kika, was livid. As the crew lined up on the deck, still parked in the harbor, she walked along the line, seething. She had never been this mad in a long time.

"Pathetic...absolutely pathetic! What in the seven hells were you doing?! I gave you all simple instructions. Do not hurt children. Do not hurt women. Injure if they try to stop you, and kill only if they try to kill you first. Take supplies, one supply from each building: example- take all the flour from one house, leave the rest of their things alone. Go to the next house, gather all the weapons. House three, gather all the bread. Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera!!!!" She stabbed the rail with a dagger, making most of the crew flinch, positivily livid with anger. "And what do I see? You destroying a town with no regard for my instructions. Burning, looting, killing left and right. Were my instructions really so hard? WERE THEY?!" Kika drew her blade, pointing it at the throats at each and every pirate. "I'm disgusted, you make me sick! I'm ashamed to be associated with scum who does such blatent cruelty! I did not come here, to slaughter people like pigs! We came...for supplies, and only supplies, do you fucking understand me?!"

Before she could speak more though, a terrified scream reached her ears, the scream of a woman. Turning to face the sound, she saw something that made her blood boil and her remaining calm vanish in less time than it takes to blink. One of her crewmembers , soon to be ex crew member, had seized a young woman in attempts to violate her, tugging at her dress and tearing it. With a snarl, Kika ran over to the shore where he had stayed, ignoring her shots summonign him to come.

Just as the man was about to lower his unbuttoned drawers and have his way, a sword stabbed through his shoulder, just a bit inside past the armpit. Oh, Kika would not kill him yet..that was too easy a punishment for scum. "It seems I have stumbled across a sack of dog shit. My deepest pardon's my lady, rest assured, this man will suffer a thousand fold for what he was about to do...." With a fire in her eyes, the woman shoved the shouting, screaming man to the ground. Her sword withdrawn from his shoulder. Turning to her crew, she barked an order. "Sieze him! Chain him up and drag this filthy pustule to the ship! If any of you lets him go, it will be your arm I take off! You boy, will suffer the punishment I described, now you will await your punishment on board, where I will teach you your lesson when no one can hear your screams as I cut it off and shove it down your putrid throat before leaving you to rot."

Jack had been about ready to attack the boy pirate when he came down. But when he listend to him he stopped and just held his mother close. She was in shock from everything and he knew that she needed to get to the village healer. He gently picked her up but then heard a gun go off and smirked. He guessed the boy was right about the captain not liking what was going on. Soon he got to the healer and handed over his mother. She would be in good hands there while he went off to go and make sure that everyone was okay.

He started to run around town but when ever he tryed to help the people just shrugged him off. he was part of the navy and they had hardly helped at all. This just made Jack pissed about him being in the Navy. He thought he could do some good here but he would probably do better as a pirate. That was where he got the idea from. He then started to run around town and grabbed some clothing. He soon was dressed completely different but he held onto his navy badge just incase and hide that. He then headed towards the pirate ship.

Jack soon got to the ship and looked around. everyone was on the ship so he would be hard to get on and it looked like the captain was pissed at the moment so he decided to talk to her later. But now he just wanted to get away from the navy for a little while. He then went to the back of the ship and managed to get on without making a sound. He kept his sword with him incase anyone decided to attack but he then waited for the boat to move out. His mother had told and tought him a few things about pirates since she had been one in her youth. But now she was old and she wasn't the girl she use to be. He just hoped he had learned enough to be able to get along on the boat with everyone else.

Heading back to the ship, she paid no mind to the cowering, groaning male who was whining about his shoulder. Without a word, she stabbed him through the other one as he passed on the way to the brigs. "Shut your pathetic sniveling! This is nothing compared to your actual punishment!"

As he was dragged away, Kika walked along the lineup of her crew, shaking her head. "Tell me, what did he do wrong?"

"H-h-he tried to take a woman against her will?" murmured one male, a tall man to be sure, but he knew not to screw with Kika.

"Correct. What is the pirate code punishment?"

"Death." replied Gavin, the brown haired male from before, her first mate.

"Correct, and yet, that is too lenient a punishment. Death is a cowards way out. My punishment ensures he learns before he dies. Do you remember what I told you my personal punishment for scum?"

"Cutting off his ability to procreate, shoving it down his throat, forty lashes bareback, and marroned on an island" Gavin spoke again, the others too nervous now.

"Very good. Now, I just had to make sure you all know this, lest you..forget. I do not care if your hormones are acting up, find another way to deal with it, or get someone who actually wants to do it."

Sighing, she looked at the blood from when she stabbed the man, shaking her head. "Prepare to set sail. We're leaving in 5 minutes. Do not worry about the blood, for as my rule goes, you make the mess, you clean it up. Someone get me a pail and brush so I can clean. The rest of you go to your stations, we will talk later."

Taking a bag of gold coins from her own plunder, the pirate queen retreated down the plank to the sand, calling up the people.

"Leaders of this town! I have compensation for all the collateral damage my crew has caused. I also will pay you an extra 400 pieces of gold as an apology for my foolish crew. I was not indending on any of your people dying this day." Indeed, she gestured to Gavin to bring her a second pouch of gold.

On board the ship, one burly male walked towards the back of the ship, heading for the oars underneath to push them off and into deeper water to use the wheel. On his way, he bumped into a crewmwmber he did not recognize. "Hey you! Watch it! Do you want to make her more irritable! get to your post!"

Jack looked at the man for a while and looked down. "Sorry, I forgot where my post was and I was going to ask her but when I saw how she was I kind of found myself back here." he said and he did actually sound like he was afraid and confused. One of the good things aobut having a mother who use to be a pirate, she tought you how to act since you needed to know if you wanted to get out of situations. "you see I am new and no one really talks to me. So I just kind of stand aside. But just give me something to do and I will do it as best as I can." he said and sounded the part.

He just hoped that no one asked questions, if they did he would just hide out somewhere on the ship where they couldn't find him and then when they got to the next stop got out of there. He just wanted to get away from this island for a while. He wanted to forget about the navy for a while and the best way to get away was them. If he tryed any other way it would be harder.

The people in the town all looked at her with amazment but only one person didn't. HIs mother. She had know exactly what Jack was planning since she had done it too. She had stowed away on a boat and had become a pirate exactly liked that. She just hoped that he knew what he was getting into and that he didn't do anything stupid.

The man stopped, his scowl lessened as he noticed how uncertain the man seemed. With a sigh, he shrugged. "Ah. Well, either help us down with the oars or get the sails ready for when the water is deep enough." instructed the male, dragging Jack by the arm. Along the benches were the handles of long oars sitting in the water, ready to paddle the large ship oit of the docks so the sails, wind, and steering wheel would be all they needed.

Dropping 25 gold coins at the feet of the woman who her ex crewmwmber tried to defile, Kika went on board without another word, the plank lifted and the rowers pushing off, the anchor raised.

On deck, Kika began to scrub the blood from when she had stabbed the fool who dared defy her rules, cleaning her mess. Gavin, though he offered to help, was shooed away and told not to bother.

As soon as they were deep enough into the bay, the masts were hoisted up, the pirate crew on their way once more. With this, the burly male, Jasper, led the other sweating rowers up to the deck to take care of other duties now.

Jack let the man drag him but had to fight his body for a second. He had taught his body to attack people who grabbed him so it was hard not ot do what was a habit to him. He then grabbed a oar and went to work right away. He hardly spoke and that was how he was going to keep it. he would stay quiet and if anyone asked him a question he would make up a answer. He would twist there minds so they knew nothing of who he really was.

ONce they where deep enough into the bay he could feel when the masts where hoisted and the wind start to take them. It was a nice feel and a familiar one too. He continued his work on the oar and waited to be called for another dutie. He hoped that it was something to deal with being on the deck or the crows nest. He liked those points in the boat to work since you could feel the wind and smell the sea.

His mother watched the boat go and slowly picked up the coins. She then walked over to the ocean and dropped ten of the coins into the water, "keep him safe." she said to the ocean and then headed back to the town healer. She needed a friend now more then ever.

Soon they were sailing along in the deep vast ocean, the place she now called home. Kika finally finished the scrubbing and handed the pail and brush to another crewmwmber, Luis, to put away. Gavin smiled at her, ready for orders. He hopesd she wasn't too mad to keep her promise, but if she was, he'd not hold it against her.

Kika sighed, looking to her most loyal and trusted crewmember and nodded, showing she would keep her promise of teaching him how to navigate and steer. She fully intended to hand the ship over to him when she retired, and if he desired it. Gavin had no knowledge of this.

As the woman headed to the wheel, she nodded curtly to the oarsmen who now went to perform regular duties, when one caught her eye. He looked a bit lost, but that was not what made her stop. He was....odd, looked out of place. As the others went immediately to posts, he lingered. Signaling Gavin to wait a moment, Kika approached the figure, slow and steady until she could see his face clearly.

She did not recognize that face.

With a growl, she sped forward, padding up behind him in her special noise reducing boots and swung her leg, knocking him off balance before holding a sword to his throat.
"HALT! Who are you? Imposter!"

"Imposter?" asked Jasper, the one who had found Jack in the first place.

"Yes, I know the face and name of every person aboard my ship. Every. Single. One." she emphasized, gripping the male she held tighter by his shirt collar, sword at his neck.

Jack was slightly surprised when the captain came at him but when he heard her he smirked. It seemed that she was very observent since he had tryed this on other ships and it worked perfectly. But because of this some of his planes where blown, he might have to tell some truth here. He showed no fear of her as he looked at her and didn't even seem to care that a sword was a his neck. "I am just a person trying to get to the next port." he said as he looked at her.

He then kicked her feet out from under her and as she fell he quickly moved and grabbed her sword. He elbowed her in the arm so that she would let go and then pinned her down to the ground with her own sword at her neck. "and I don't like it when people stick swords at me." he said and could kill her now. But he simply let the sword drop and got off her. "but I am not here to kill, just get a ride since I have no money." he said as he looked at her.

All of that was true and he wasn't going to give his name if he could help it. BUt he had to admit this captain was sharper then others. She also had a nice sword, part of him would have loved to keep it but it was hers and he wasn't a thief. He never wanted to steal or kill without meaning. It seemed pointless to him.

The crewmwmbers began to gather at the scene, curious and wondering if all was ok. at the cry of 'Imposter,' they decided it would be wise to find him out and see if any of them noticed him from before.

However, Kika gasped, eyes wide in surprise as she was knocked down her own blade at her neck of all things. Remaining absolutely still, the recognizable sound of blades and guns being drawn met her ears, a sense of pride and gratitude to her crew. They were dead loyal to her, and not from fear...well, not entirely. Most of them respected her mainly as a fighter or as a human being, or felt indebted to her.

Then, her prized member, the one she would protect above all the others, stepped forward, the same boy from before. His ever present smile was gone from his face as his blade was aimed for Jack's heart. "I admit, ye seem a decent fellow, I am not in a mood to kill ye. However..." Gavin pressed the blade closer, his voice firm and dead serious for once. "You dare raise arms against me lady and I will use all she taught me to kill ye where ye stand. Unless ye want me blade in your heart, move away from her now."

As he stepped away, Kika got up, glaring and waving her arm. "Sheathe them, just stay near lest I need him dragged away to the briggs." Kita instucted before looking down. "My fault for being careless, I must be getting sloppy..." muttered the female, growling. Looking up, she moved with swift, sturdy feet, kicking him in the back of the knee and then shoving forward as she used the momentum and gravity to aid her. As he almost fell to his knees, the pirate queen siezed the back of his shirt collar and his hair, holding him precariously over the rail, his waist up over the edge. Her knee jabbed his back to further keep him there, Gavin close lest he need to make good on his threat.

"Now then. We shall try this again. Who. Are. You? I need your name, I need to know when you snuck on me ship, and why...you seem to think this is a ferry or tram. Ye best tell the truth, Gavin can smell a lie a mile away, and I can tell my own things from you."

Jack didn't say anything but chuckled after a little while. It was a odd thing to do when you where staring a whole entire ship in the eyes and they where ready to kill you any second. But right now he was just having fun. They where a sharp bunch and it was great. He then looked at hte captain and smiled at her. IT was a friendly smile and yet one that told her he wasn't someone to mess with.

"My name is Jack Rigstone and I snuck onto your ship because I was sick living in my old town. I knew this wasn't a ferry or a tram and I like it better that way." he said and said it so casually that you would think that they weren't trying to kill him now. "I wanted to get away and start a new, what better way to get away and start a new then on a pirate ship." he said as he looked at them. He knew that all thought he lost his mind which was fine with him. He then looked at there captain and smiled at her again.

"I know it is hard work and I am happy to work where ever you need me. But I will understand if you flip me over board now or kill me. " he said and he did. He would understand and he woudlnt' even hold it against them. They where pirates after all. He had told them the truth but only bits and pieces. He never said he was from teh navy or anything like that. He only said he wanted a new life and that was exactly what he wanted. But he did find one thing funny. He really did want to see what a pirate had for a life, it seemed he had more of his mother in him then his father. His mother said that it was hard to be a pirate and that she had been lucky enough to be a captain in her past. He wanted to see just how hard it was and he had a feeling he would like it.