//------------------------------// // Repairs at Etvers island // Story: The Flying Dutchpony // by Skaltrox Defiance Knight //------------------------------// After escaping the attack from the supposed Flying Dutchpony, Silver helm and his crew sail to the closet friendly controlled port they could find, Etvers island, and get patched up and refitted. The Crystal soul made port with Etvers island and Silver helm with Dart eye in tow make their way to the nearest tavern while the ship was being fixed. Stepping through the door, Silver made brief eye contact with the tavern's...colourful residents, ponies such as thugs, thieves, pirates and pirates for hire, several normal sailor ponies and the all too familiar lowlifes. Most looked at Silver helm and Dart eye with burning eyes that were attempting to bore a hole through their heads and make them squirm in fear, but Silver knew this tavern well, so well in fact that he and Dart were good friends with the bar pony, eventually they all went back to their own business. ##### The bar pony while cleaning a glass picks up on the newcomers and turns to greet them, when he sees their faces a smile, a smile that he would only show to good friends. " Silv, Dart, it's good to see ya, what can I do for you today?" the barpony greeted Silver and Dart. "Hey Dax, just the usual, we may only be here for a few hours" Silver replied. "What for?" Dax asked as he goes about getting their 'usual'. "We took a beating on the starboard side, not entirely severe but another beating like that with no repairs would put most if not all our starboard cannons out of operation" Silver explained. "Who dealt this kinda damage to the Soul, Silv?" Dax asked again. Silver paused, he didn't want to seem crazy saying that a Ghost ship attacked him, but all his crew saw it and Dart too, who was right next to him. So gathering up his courage he replies "The Flying Dutchpony was our attacker." Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked once again to Silver and Dart, Dax looked at them wide eyed for a moment then adjusted his gaze to the other ponies in the bar who were also staring over at them. "What are all of you looking at, mind your own business!" he shouted, that told them, as the ponies all went back to their own activities, Dax sighed heavily and spoke once more to Silver and Dart giving them their orders. "The Dutchpony eh, well while that is meant to be a tale to scare sailors, it has recently become more common and there have been numerous sightings of the Ghost ship destroying your navy's ships." "That's how we found her, a ship not too far from here, the Everfree, was burning from a recent attack and then suddenly it appeared and attacked us." Silver replied "Not only that Cap'n here thinks he can destroy or send the Dutchpony running" Dart spoke up. "You intend to stop the Dutchpony? Silv that's just insane, it's basically the same as facing two man o' wars by yourself, it can't be done!" Dax replied hilariously. "Aww, don't say that Dax, you know just as well as I that anything can be done if we put the effort in to try" Silver said as he smiled in a mischievous way before taking a swig at his drink. "Yeah I guess, but still don't expect that Phantom ship to not hurt you back, I've heard that she could take on an entire class of ships by herself and I'm not talking about bloody little two masted schooners either" Dax replied. Dart finished his drink before Silver did so that he could reply first, "I'm sure he knows that, but many ponies in the navy know Silver's passion for the sea and to fight to protect it, despite him preferring to avoid engagement, the soul may of been in only three battles but she sure knew how to fight in them, even if we take a beating again with Silver commanding it we will be protected" "Dart speaks the truth Dax, we won't fail and if we do...then you'll never get your tip" he smirks as he flips the bit in his hoof. Dax couldn't suppress from smiling at Silver's mischievous charm "Very well, it's a deal" Dax replied as he held his hoof out for a shake. Silver complied but not before Dax gives him a smirk back "But if I find out you are alive and haven't paid me back then... I'll have to kill you" Silver couldn't help but roll his eyes as they shook hooves "You never change" Silver said. "Neither do you" he replied. ##### Saying their goodbyes, Silver and Dart meet back up at the Crystal soul to get an update on the repairs. "How's she going Addie?" Dart asked the bandanna wearing pony. "Good, she took a mighty beating back there but nothing we can't fix" Addie returned back. "That's great to hear, when will she be ready?" Silver speaks up. Addie gives a rough guestimate "About two to three hours, give or take of course" "Excellent, al right then Dart, I need to discuss my plan of attack with you" Silver turns to Dart. "Very well Cap'n take it away" Dart replies. Silver begins discussing the plan "OK so basically what we need to do is..." as the discussion of the plan went on, they talked about if that would work or if that would, that wouldn't fit there etc. Eventually the ship was ready to sail and Silver was pumped up to get started, "Good job boys, now let's get the soul out to sea, we have a Ghost ship to find" Silver cheers the crew on to prepare to set sail. "Cap'n the Dutchpony won't be the normal kind of adversary, if this plan works and the Dutchpony is defeated, they may just name a ship after you. So if you want that I suggest you bring your A-game" Dart speaks with Silver as the Crystal soul sets sail. "I don't care for that kind of honour Dart, all I want is others to know we defeated the fabled malefic Ghost ship, if we can accomplish that, then that's all I can ask for." Silver replies Dart grins and looks ahead at the crashing waves spilling over the deck "Spoken like a true humble captain" he said. Silver grins too before yelling out "We sail into a battle like no other, for we face the beings of eternal damnation at sea, for we fight the Flying Dutchpony!"