"Ohh...well, I guess that makes sense." Ceres mused as the man explained his plan. There wasn't much use to trying to capture a ship if it was going to blow itself up if you did. Though they were apparently after only one man. She hoped he was as good as Cuttlam thought though, as weak crew members would be useless soon enough.

And that's when disaster first struck them. The sailor at the helm made a mistake in his calculations, and the wind shifted. Now they were suddenly into firing range, and right away a dozen cannons were fired all at once. "Oh shit!" Ceres exclaimed, turning her attention back to the fight and putting up as large a water barrier as she could manage. But that only stopped about 7 of them. "We're going to get hit!" She exclaimed, though before anyone could react Ace suddenly jumped up into the air with his swords in hand. As if the cannon balls were made of wood, he cut right through four more of them within a second or so, making them lose pretty much all energy upon impact. That left one though. Which hit one of the cannons, smashing it to bits instantly. The two sailors operating it at that time met the same fate. "Guess I'll jump in and help a little as well." Ace spoke calmly as he landed on the deck again. "Can't any of you scum aim worth a damn?! Hit that damn ship already!"

Indeed, the sailors were a disappointment to say the least. Even Ceres figured she could have managed a shot in their enemy's bow by now. And things were starting to get dangerous very quickly. Especially now that the wind had changed, giving the Powder Ceg at least two good volleys before the Albatross was out of range again.