The army of soldiers came to a halt. Their new weapons were now pointed to Luro and Marcos. The general of the army raised his hand, telling the soldiers to wait. Marcos pleaded his case. With a great deal of persuasion, and the fact that Ray was with them to vouch, the general instructed for the men to take down the two other pirate ships and take their treasures to pay for the damage they caused. It didn't require the entire army, only a handful of soldiers needed to do the job. The rest went after Fenn and his crew. After so much trouble they put up with, those pirates had to be eradicated. Soldiers never liked pirates anyway... And this was further shown when a part of their plan went awry. They were going to subdue the pirates and prosecute them later after they looted the ships but with the explosion it didn't turn out that way. Instead soldiers were diving in the water and now preparing to attack them as well. * * ! * * Just as all hope was lost for the three, now four because a few pirates spotted Danny, the sounds of anger and rage filled the air. The sounds of feet hitting the ground and metal clanking together only got louder and no one could make of it until one pirate yelled: [I]"The army has gotten free!"[/I] And as soon as it was said, that pirate had a bullet in his chest and so did a few others. War had started, and the army was intent on winning. In the heat of battle, Arthur, the young soldier, noticed the few pirates fighting against other pirates. He hurried over to them, making sure he didn't look as if he planned to attack. He ran up to Nolan first. "Here. I think you all will be able to make use of this. I have to help my soldiers, and I wouldn't waste one grenade if we only have one." He handed the grenade to Nolan, nodded, and picked up a fallen pirate's gun and sword. The grenade that Ray had was one found with the weapons, and he decided the pirate could use the diversion. Kai was already heading towards the cliff in order to catch the ship before it passed. He wasn't going to let Fenn get away. With the help of the army, the StarDusk crew had gotten a huge advantage. Now it was just the matter of saving the princess- the captain had not rose to the surface yet, and stopping Fenn. What would they do? - - - - On Luro's end, the group of soldiers that went out searching for the royals had returned, with the King and Queen in tow. And the Queen didn't look too happy. Even the King, and Haru, were behind her, not wanting to face her wrath. "Sir-?" The king silenced the assistant and shook his head. "Hell hath no fury like a woman's scorn... Let her be, before we're the ones that are bitten." Haru nodded and listened to the woman. In his arms was Koi, Princess Vivi's pet. The animal was rather worried about his companion, considering they were inseparable, but even he was quiet while Queen Natalia spoke to the ones on the Coral Pearl. "Stand down! All of you!" Almost immediately, the soldiers stopped and moved from the Coral Pearl. They didn't intend to make the Queen any angrier. "Both of you! I demand to know where she is! My daughter, where is Princess Vivi!?" The Queen was yelling with a teary expression. She wasn't angry, it was just her motherly instinct to worry so much for her child....And the fact that pirates were putting her in danger!? King Richard tried to console her, but failed. He was upset as well, but he knew panicking would only make things worse. The guards that were surrounding the royals spoke up. "Our sources say that your crew went after Fenn, and our Princess was with him last. That, and on the King's orders, a group of our finest will be on their way to help you rebuild your ship- for your services to saving the King and Queen." It was obvious that the soldiers didn't approve, but knowing that friends of Kai had rescued them, the King and Queen were utmost grateful. - - - Vivi's lungs were burning. She tried to struggle against the chains tying her together. She tried and tried, hoping for someone to save her. As her vision blurred, she could've sworn she saw something coming towards her. Whatever it was.... it was coming quite fast. [Hider=Uh oh][Img] http://images.elfwood.com/art/e/d/edubeerli/razorfish2.jpg[/img][/hider] Runali saw the fish and nearly gaped, losing some air she had. She mentally cursed herself for doing such, but swam faster as the sharp looking fish got to Vivi. It darted back and forth at the girl, only managing to snare the chains. Fortunately, it loosened the chains by the time Runali was close enough. She reached out and grabbed the princess only to see the fish coming towards them both. The captain quickly pulled the chain up so the fish bit it. It gave her a window of time to swim away, which she took the liberty to try and swim upwards. She managed to get Vivi some air before she gave out, causing the girl to cough and wheeze- only to scream when the girl saving her was pulled back under water. Vivi paddled away, turning back only to see red at the surface... There was too much water in her system to scream out anymore. Thankfully, her swimming lessons had gotten her speeding as fast as she could to the shore. She didn't want to die like the one that sacrificed herself to save her. A few soldiers caught sight of the princess and two immediately dove in to retrieve her. The princess had several scratches and bleeding cuts thanks to that fish, and she was suddenly coughing and spewing up water. "It's alright Princess! We've got you, we'll take you to-" "W-Wait...S-Save the-" Vivi spit up more water and pointed to the eminent pool of blood that was a little farther off. One of the soldiers dove down and swam downward immediately spotting the girl. He caught sight of the fish struggling in the chains and Runali sinking. He caught her and hurried to shore. They did the emergency procedure of clearing their lungs both of water, although Vivi was sure she puked most of it up. They didn't take any chances. Both were rushed to the castle for medical treatment without hesitation. ** ~ ** The soldiers had pretty much taken all the pirates that weren't dead into prison, planning to get in contact with the government to send them away for good. All that was left was getting Fenn from escaping.