The tale of the Pirates and Pikachus

[IrnBruAddict]

The Tale of the Pirates and the Pikachus

Not 2 hours ago, you were all on an around the world cruise. Your reasons for being on the ship were all different. Some wanted to relax, other were just traveling in style, and some were running away.

Then, the pirates came. They had strange accents, and they seemed to be multi-ethnic, so you couldn't pin down where they came from. They came with their guns and their Machoke and their Magnemite, and within minutes, they had the ship. Those who resisted were shot. They came quickly, and they were gone even quicker. They got what they were looking for and left. But just as you were counting your blessings, the ship exploded. You were thrown about and tossed into the water. Some drowned, some burned and some were crushed. But you lucky few survived. Somehow, you didn't die. About an hour later, you were starting to regain conciousness.

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Jaden and Steven
The two of you were in the same lifeboat when the ship sank. The boat was in the water when the explosion happened, and you both passed out. You wake and find the other members of the lifeboat had died or fallen out. One man was still in the boat, a piece of shrapnel embedded in his chest. Another woman lay still, her neck twisted. Eventually, the boat hits sand, and you can dissembark. The hills slope gently upwards, and there is greenery to the north and the beach stretches out South West to North East. Back, towards the sea, you can make out the wreckage of the cruisliner, half sunk and upside down.

Laura
You awaken in a forest. Somehow, you had been blasted here by the explosion. You can hear rustling in the bushes to your left, and the sound of a stream flowing to your right.

Shina
You awake, lying flat on a wooden deck. While the deck of the ship you were on was wood, ou can tell instantly this isn't it. The wood is old, and wethered by age. It takes you a few minutes to take in this information, but it seems to be an old pirate ship. Like one out of a hollywood movie. But it was old beyond guessing, and the fact looked a wreck. It had split in half, and this half had washed up on a beach.

Sam
Sam awakens in a jungle. There was a flowing river just a few feet north. There were trees all around, and they were over 20 feet tall by your reckoning. The jungle seemed to be alive, but nothing came out te greet you. You felt like there was something watching you. Behind you, to the South East, you could see a cliff edge and then the ocean.

Jason
You wake up on a beach. There were a few other people beside you, but most seemed to have drowned. You washed up among the bodies. Other than corpses, all you can see is a jungle further in-land and a cave north of you. Water was flowing out the cave mouth, but there did seem to be a path inside it. There was also something to the west, much further along the beach. You think you can see a mast over that direction, with a black flag flying from it.

David
David awakes, feeling like he's drowning. He lifts up his head, and finds out he's only in a a river a few inches deep. Ahead of you was a beach, with a rocky outcrop from which you could get a good view. Behind you was a giant rainforest. There seemed to be a grey building north, but for some reason you get a bad feeling from that direction.

Bill
Bill awakens in a life boat. It was floating in the middle of the ocean. The boat was empty, except for a single pokeball. In the Ocean, you could see a small blue ball splashing up and down. There was an island to the north, and one much further east. The north island was green and lush, while the further east island was spewing smoke from a mountain. You had no way to move the boat, but the blue creature may provide a way to get there. There was another boat south of you, with another survivor upon it.

Sevrin
You were the only one to remain concious in the blast. You had managed to fight your way out of the bottom of the ship, and on your way you spotted a pokeball rolling down the corridor. You picked it up, but didn't have a chance to open it before you got a life boat. You were adrift for hours, but just now, you could make out a boat to the north, as well as two islands. One to the north, past the lifeboat, was green and lush. The one to the the East was barren and had a volcano on it.

Lucia
You awaken upon an island. Behind you was a sheer cliff face, and infront of you was forest. Well, not directly infront. The thing right infront of your eyes was a ... well, it was a something. It was a pokemon, but not one you recognised. It was rubbing it's cold body upon your face, trying to cool you down.

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To do list: Find food, find fresh water, find safe shelter


If I forgot anyone, just tell me. Don't think I did though

[BluesEclipse]

"Damn..." Jaden says, looking around. "Doesn't look like there's that much around... and I don't see any other lifeboats. I think we're the only ones left..."

[KujiUn]

David picks himself out of the water, looking around. "...huh. I survived." He shuffles over to the river edge, sitting down. "And damn, that still hurts. Note to self: never trust a pirate who only goes once and then leaves quickly." He can't help but sigh. "He was really good, though, I'll admit that." Spotting the rocky outcrop, he moves towards it, seeing what, or who, he can spot.

[Asdfth]

"True there isn't much around but I do some see some greenery up north. Though you might be right and there might not be any survivors but we might find a person or two.

[Spacewolf]

"How did i end up on top of a cliff?"
Samuel goes over to the river to see if it's safe to drink and checks the surrounding area to see what was watching him

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Perception check
(1d20+2)[16]

[Esprit15]

Jason just looks around. Dead. Everyone was dead. And he was trapped alone. ****. He looks around. Debris, bodies, not much. Okay, survival situation. Come on, Dad taught you this stuff when you went camping. Find water. That cave looked hopeful. He could probably make shelter close to that. Find others. Two people have a better chance than one. Extra eyes if nothing else. Hm, wonder if there was anyone near other bits of wreckage. He makes his way slowly to the black flag, keeping an eye out for if there were people near it and if they were friendly. If there were people and they were not, he'd turn around before he was spotted and head to the cave.

[BluesEclipse]

Nodding, Jaden says, "Right... let's go, then. We should also keep an eye out for a safe place to stay - we don't know what else might be on this island..."

[Gorgondantess]

Laura gets up, blinking, and wiping off her glasses. Thank god those came with her.
She surveys her surroundings, surprisingly nonplussed.
These things do happen, after all. It was a tacky cruise anyways.
First order of business, survey the surroundings: she cautiously checks out the rustling in the bushes, and if that proves fruitless looks over the running water.

[hustlertwo]

Sevrin attempts to paddle the boat with his hands, flexing muscles formed through years of swabbing decks and hoisting cargo. As he spots the other boatbound survivor, he gives a mighty shout.

Oy! Whoo be dere? Vere yoo goink?

[EdroGrimshell]

Shina's eyes pop open and she gets into a fighting stance, reaching for a knife she usually kept at her waist, only, it wasn't there, getting her more on edge, before she actually looked at her surroundings. She stood straight now, still ready for an ambush, and starts to look around, going to various rooms and halls.

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Perception: (1d20)[20]
She'll be doing two walkthroughs, so she'll take 10 on the second one

[IrnBruAddict]

Sevrin

The man in the boat turns round

Bill

There is a large muscular man with a strange accent in the other boat trying to get your attention. You can just about make out what he's saying.

Oy! Whoo be dere? Vere yoo goink?

David

You head south, and get a look out on a beach filled with dead bodies. There is a survivor heading off to the West, and you can make out a flag in that direction.

Jason

The flag seems to be part of a wreck. It's about an hours walk away on the sand. But back at the cave, you can see a man standing on the cave roof, looking out at the beach.

Laura

You check the bushes, and a little happy Eevee jumps out and cowers behind you. You can hear something else coming your way. Whatever it is, it sounds big and it scared the Eevee.

Shina

Shina checks the ship, and finds 2 locked chests, a weapon rack full of some old black-powder weapons (INT check to see if they'd still work). There is aslo a skeleton behind a desk, clutching a crystal orb in his hand. There are a few gold coins on his desk, as well as a book and compas. There is also a jeweled dagger in his belt.

Jaden and Stephen

(What, not going to loot the corpses in your boat?)
The two of you head north, into the forest. It seems particularly hot round this part. There are several burrow holes, so there must be small animals round about this part. (perception checks)

[KujiUn]

David quickly shouts at Jason, most likely the man he spotted. "HEY! YOU THERE!" He quickly tries to run over as fast as he can. "Another survivor! Where are you going?"

[Awesomeusername]

Waking up in a lifeboat on the ocean, Bill looks around to see a pokeball, a small blue thing floating (which direction is it?), some islands, and another survivor.

In response to the person yelling, Bill yells "I'm Bill, who're you?" to him, Bill also picks up the pokeball in wonder.

[Esprit15]

Jason freezes at the sound of another voice. The word 'another' gave him hope though. Another survivor meant he was a survivor, and thus probably safe. "I'm seeing what that flag is. If its not those vermin that attacked our boat I'll see if I can scavenge anything. After that I'll look over some of the bodies for anything they don't need and then make shelter by that cave." He doesn't break stride except to look over the new acquaintance.

[KujiUn]

David nodded to Jason, and tried to catch up as fast as he could. "Nice to meet you. I'm David. What's your name?" Quickly snapping himself back to reality, he pointed where he came from. "I found a river with fresh water, if you get thirsty, by the way. So, let's see what's there, huh? Shouldn't we check out the corpses, first, though..."

[hustlertwo]

Sevrin continues to attempt to close the gap to the other boat and the safety of land with his persistent paddling. Sevrin Gunndorf. Vas a mate on de boot. I try to come ovur.

Str check to paddle over: (1d20+2)[14]

[Eshkigal]

Lucia shakes her head as she begins stirring. Soon as the pirates were seen, she'd hopped into a lifeboat and hauled muking ass. But then...something had exploded, and there was a large thing that landed on the other end, catapulting her from the lifeboat and now...now...
Something's on her head.
She looks up quickly, and just stares. It's...pokemon. Why was there a pokemon. And it was friendly. Could this be her lucky break?
"Bu...buona sera. Mi chiamo...I mean, my name is Lucia. Um..."
She looks around, and sits up slowly, trying to not startle the dangerous but amazingly rare and surprisingly nice pokemon in front of her.
"Are...are you friendly?"
(1d20)[12]-perception for supplies and location.

[Esprit15]

"Either works. They aren't going to walk off, but wild animals might scavenge, I suppose." He helps David with looking for any belongings that may be of value. "Jason, by the way." He thinks of mentioning where he was heading afterwards, but decides that it will come up in small talk later, and would be awkward sounding to just say he was heading back to college after this out of the blue.

[Awesomeusername]

Seeing Sevrin paddling over to him, Bill tries to paddle over to him and the (Poliwag) in his boat.

Swim Check - (1d20-2)[6]

Before doing so, he checks the pokeball to see if there's anything in it.

[EdroGrimshell]

Shina instantly takes the dagger, even if it was likely more ornamental than anything else it put her mind at ease knowing she had her favored weapon in hand. She then takes the orb, book, and compass. She makes a cross over her heart towards the skeleton and then walks away, towards the chests. Locked, they were just dead weight, if the wood was rotten or if the braces were able to be unscrewed. She presses on the wood of both chests, first with her hand, then the knife to see if it'd press through. If that doesn't work, she tries undoing the screws on the hinges.

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Int Check: (1d20)[18]
Str Check: (1d20)[13]

Only if needed on the Str Check

[IrnBruAddict]

Sevrin and Bill

Sevrin manages to close the gap, and with his nautical skills, ties the boats together. The blue pokemon is swimming nearby, trying to see what's going on.

Lucia

You notice some flowers around the area. Green weeds and red flowers. They may be medicinal. And there are strange round fruits in the treetops. They are about 20 feet off the ground. The Pokemon just squeaks happily then rubs your face again.

Jason and David.

You find some pokeballs (4) on one of the passengers, and a pokedex. Another man appeared to be an undercover agent and had a gun with 2 clips on him. Finally, you find an alcoholic with a large metal flask full of whisky. It could be used to store, maybe half a days worth of water for one person if full of fresh water.

Shina

While using the knife on the chest, you notice something. The handle of the knife comes off, revealing a key, which fits one of the two chests. In the chest is piles upon piles of Spanish gold. There is a tiara, a goblet and a necklace which all stand out.

"AND WHAT DE YEH THINK YEH BE DOIN' WITH THAT, LASS? HERE TO STEAL MY TREASURE? AND WHY SHOULDN'T I KILL YOU NOW?"

You look behind you, and see the skelleton Captain leaning on his desk, looking nonchalant (well as nonchalant as a skeleton can look). A pistol is pointed at you, and a skeleton Chatot lands on his shoulder. You are pretty sure you can't make it across to hit him before he gets a shot off.

[Eshkigal]

Lucia grins as the pokemon nuzzles her. She did get lucky for once! She pets the pokemon as she shrugs out of her coat, revealing bare arms and short gloves. She begins tying it into a pouch for the pokemon, and her scarf into a sling for the herbs.
"Would...would you like to come with me? Do you understand?"
She also looks for a weak branch nearby to break off and use to knock the fruit down with.

[Awesomeusername]

As they connect their boats, Bill tries to determine what kind of pokemon the blue thing is.

Knowledge - (1d20+2)[14]

[IrnBruAddict]

Lucia

You gather the flowers (3 potions and 2 awakenings).

Bill

You aren't 100% sure of what it is, you'd never seen this one before. But you are pretty god damn sure it's a water type.

[EdroGrimshell]

"No," Shina replies, she looks at the chest and then closes it, "only supplies, shelter, and a weapon," her voice is low, deep, and steady, she looks the skeleton right where his eyes would be if her were alive, she sets the key from the knife down on the chest, though she keeps the knife itself.

[Esprit15]

"Let's split things as best we can. Here's two of the Pokéballs." He pauses at the gun. ****, he didn't trust the other guy with the gun, and if things got bad a gunshot would quickly shift the hands of the flask. David probably had similar sentiments. "We'll trade ownership of the gun and flask daily. Both of us will be together at all times, so it shouldn't be a problem most of the time." He picks up the gun and splits the ammo between them, holding the empty gun to David. "Can I trust you as a partner while we work out how to get off of this island?" He watches for any signs of hostility, a dead serious look on his face.

[Spacewolf]

Guessing the stream was probably clean Samuel drinks until his fill before dunking his head under to cool off. After doing this he takes a look around "Hello is someone there? Why don't you come out, plenty of water here for both of us after all."

[Asdfth]

"Gopher or some kind a mole when he looks around the holes.
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[Eshkigal]

"Should be useful."
She looks up.
"Well, if you want to be friends, got any way to get those?"

[KujiUn]

David takes the empty gun, the ammo, and the Pokeballs seems extremely confused as to why Jason's all careful around him. "Of course. Why would I?" But then David just shrugged. "Anyways, let's get to the boat. We'll probably find someone else there too." David starts walking but pauses, heading back to where he started. "Here, I'll show you the river."