[hr][center][h1][color=FFD700]Cap'n Hook[/color] & [color=008080]Lilliana O'Hare[/color][/h1][/center][center]A collaborative post between [@beyond visions] and [@Xandrya][/center][hr]
[indent][color=778899]"What are you going to do to her? You just can't just take her from us!"[/color] Alfie spat an order the held no authority, yet he did not care that the Overseers were rendered powerless. Watching the combatants under Theo's command pry Lily from the cell, was a sight that struck a nerve in him. So much so that once in his life he did not give ample thought to the decision of ramming his fist straight through the face one of the vanguards taking her away.  [color=B8860B]"Let me deal with Mr. Kiss-up!"[/color] Theo quickly barked before the vanguard who was struck could react in similar violence. Theo stormed through the cell room and straight towards Alfie, yanking him by those slick black strains before dragging and tossing him in a vacant cell across from where the Overseers were held. Theo then slammed the door behind Alfie.  [color=B8860B]"You have no idea what is coming for you! I am not the man to piss off right now, especially not while we have your precious captain and her!"[/color] Theo curled a tight grasp around Lily's arm upon the word [i]her[/i], while Alfie desperately began beating his palms against the cell door that served as a barrier between him and Lily. [color=778899]"L-Lily, I swear-- I'll find a way out of here-- then I'll find you-- and--"[/color] out of his anguish made cries of agonizing promises that could never possibly be kept. 

Lily could only look at her Lieutenant with an expression that communicated [i]help me[/i], but she didn’t dare say those words to him, not when they were already in enough trouble.

[color=008080]"Stay put Lieutenant Vanderbilt, just listen to them!"[/color]

As the Vanguard had quite the grip on her arm, Lily attempted to pull away a few times, but he wouldn’t budge. Her mood then quickly shifted to one of loathing and disgust. [color=008080]”Ease up, wouldn’t you? I’m cooperating and we’re obviously unarmed and outnumbered, so no need to be so rough. [i]We[/i] are civilized people.”[/color]

Before there go be a response to the corporal, Theo spoke to his First Combatant, [color=B8860B]"Kane, you must leave immediately there is no time to waste. I should have order the search last night, instead of waiting for my second-in-command who decides to worry herself in matters that defy me. I swear if she-- Er... Nevermind my rants right now, just go! And, Cap'n..."[/color] Theo lowered his voice, speaking with a tone of sincerity that seem so rare since the wedding, [color=B8860B]"Good luck, seriously... Good luck."[/color] It was even those short-lived moments that Rylan still had hope that Theo would not be clouded by his own dark-side, that he may find some escape, even if it meant regretting his mistakes the end. [color=FFD700]"Aye, sir."[/color] Cap'n reacted with a nod before exiting Churchill with Lily.[hr][center][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo9QMZoFIjM]KODA - New Blood[/URL][/center][hr]
"You know you can really learn a lot just by the echoes of this underground bunker." Just as he was about to lock Thrax's cell door, Theo stopped in his tracks, listening to the captain speak from behind the cell bars. "And from what I can guess, you take our only female Overseer, because you could never convince your own wife to sleep with you." Within a split second and with his brute strength, Theo bashed through the cell door. It was then that Theo hit his breaking-point. He tried being less domineering and more submissive, yet that only earned him the disappointment of his faction, the displeasure of his wife, and later resulted in a conflict with his second-in-command. Not for a moment was he going to allow Tiberius Thrax spew insults at him. 

No blows were drawn, not when all the regret Theo felt for the past day was of an essence that choked him of all happiness, leaving him with hate. His hands constricted around Thrax's neck, lifting him from off of the ground. And in the same, to defend his life, Thrax rendered Theo the same attack by hopelessly attempting to strangle Theo in his weaker grasp. He did not even spare him a threat, Theo remained in pure silence as he watched the life leave from Thrax's eyes. The only sound heard was the harrowing cries of a young man watching his only figure father die, [color=778899]"NO! PLEASE-- PLEASE-- I-I'M BEGGING--."[/color] Alfie could not muster to finish his plead because his sobbing proved overwhelming as he reached his hand out through the bars, despairingly wishing that he could do anything in hell to save his captain. 

Thrax's body eventually crumbled in a deathly state. Yet, the berserk king has just now released everything he bottled up, and there was not a soul to stop him as he grounded through Thrax's skull like pestle against a mortar. It felt so different, to be grinding away at the face bone of a man rather than throwing jabs at a punching bag. Theo stepped back upon this realization, stopping himself before the captain would become unrecognizable. No, he had one last use for Thrax just yet...

By his hairs, Theo dragged Thrax's body through the halls of the vanguard base, with every soldier that he passed by eyeing their king in utter shock. Some were disturbed, but most witnessed this as a wake-call that furthered his vengeance, and even justice. [i]Justice[/i], because in the end Theo just slain a dictatorial man only known to the colony as a tyrant who slaughtered and oppressed the people of Churchill. A man who also allowed his lieutenant to scourge the Renaissance over the shortage of crops. It appeared justice was a messy, blurred line, and Theo matched the blood-stained face of an anti-hero. 

Casting Thrax's corpse in Colony Square, he still did not let a word slip from his lips, but Theo let his actions speak instead. [hr] Once Lily, Cap'n and the rest of his accompanying combatants were quite a distance away from the colony, Cap'n turned to the Corporal, [color=FFD700]"Eh, Corporal O'Hare, be it? 'Tis now your turn t' take th' lead. Unlike Theo, I won't lavish you wit' threats nor insults jus' 'cause you wear th' colors of a hated crew. Th' world out hear be a lot different when you're outside those walls. So, I've seen monsters, 'n unless you give me a reason, then I be not goin' t' assume that you are one. Can you be trusted? Can you give me your word that you would be truly leadin' us t' th' ship 'n not t' a lie?"[/color] 

[color=008080]"You've got my word, Mr. Kane, you as well as the rest of your men,"[/color] Lily replied, nodding towards the crew that was accompanying them. She was currently at the mercy of the enemy, and she wasn't foolish enough to antagonize them, not when she was at a disadvantage. A little tip she'd learned at a rather young age. [i]"Never start battles you're not gonna be able to win"[/i] her parents always warned her. [color=008080]"You and us share something in common...we both hate being outside of those walls. Preferably, we wouldn't be down here at all, but you know, what can you do.[/color]

Lily guided Kane and his group through the path that she-along with Thrax and Alfie-had walked not too long before in the opposite direction. But the difference now was that she had been stripped of her weapon, and thus felt a vulnerability unlike before. Maybe that's why she fiddled with the edge of her crimson uniform top as they walked.

[color=FFD700]"I can't except you t' jus' be defenseless?"[/color]  Cap'n took Lily's fingers and wrapped them around the grip of his Ruger SR1911 9mm pistol. [color=FFD700]"You've given me your word, I be not makin' any threats, but any sane scallywag would claim it not wise t' betray this trust, not when thar are eight o' us combatants here."[/color] In total Cap'n carried four weapons with him: his pistol, his shotgun, his flintlock, and his cutlass. 

 [color=008080]"We're almost there, just a little bit longer."[/color] Lily turned a corner, the [url=https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/d7/7b/fc/d77bfce87c11c44cae05363f6ea59e8d.jpg]ship[/url] finally coming into view. [color=008080]"See? There she is in all her glory."[/color]
 
Cap'n smiled and laughed in glee, [color=FFD700]"Aye... I have not seen a ship since my arrest."[/color] He practically sprinted right towards the ship while reminiscing of his old space pirate days. Cap'n circled the ship excitedly, admiring every corner of it. [color=FFD700]"Not as sleek as I imagined, but who wouldn't take sturdy over sleek?"[/color] Glancing over at the ship's outer door, Cap'n recongized by the handle that it was finger-print activated. [color=FFD700]"After you, m'lady,"[/color] he said while giving  Lily a comically and dramatic bow. 

Lily gave Kane a genuine smile, forgetting for a moment about their situation as she placed her hand on the sensor to give them all access to the ship. [color=008080]"She's sturdy alright, and that's why we love her. Speaking of which, I only ask that you be gentle with her."[/color] 

Once the access door opened, Lily motioned for Kane and everyone else to follow her. It felt somewhat odd to have that many people on board as it was usually just her and her superiors. [color=008080]"The weapons locker is just right down the hall on the port side--"[/color]

Lily stopped, padding her pockets in search of something. [color=008080]"Ah, here we go,"[/color] she said, tossing the key to one of Kane's men. [color=008080] "Knock yourself out."[/color]

[color=FFD700]"Keep this up, O'Hare, 'n you jus' might want t' think o' the faction you would join,"[/color] Cap'n spoke encouragingly before turning towards the cockpit. Though as he made his way, the ship reverberated with the sudden sounds of gunshots. They were being watched. With his shotgun now in hand, Cap'n marched towards Lily, positioning himself in front of her and using his body as a human shield for her. The Outsiders hated Churchill because the Overseers, a regiment of guard that served the Collective, a government they believed is responsible for abandoning the home-planet. [color=FFD700]"Stay back, lass! The blood of you Hawks seems t' be th' top item on thar menu!"[/color] Against the edge of the ship's outer doorway, Cap'n fired round after round with each splash of Outsider blood staining his eye-patch.  [/indent]
[center][hr][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuugyqzqYdM]Battle Cry - Imagine Dragons[/url][hr][/center]
[indent]The sudden onslaught of gunshots startled Lily, the woman suddenly taking the pistol Kane had given her off safety mode to aim it at the entrance. When Kane got in front of her, she adjusted her aim ever so slightly so that the shots wouldn't so deafening. [color=008080]"I'll be back!"[/color] she shouted, making a split-second decision to go for more ammo. She tapped on Kane's shoulder to advise him of her departure before quickly leaving his side, her body low to the ground as to not make herself an easy target. Lily hurried down the hall as the rest of Kane's men rushed in the opposite direction. When she reached the weapons locker, she noticed it had been opened but remained unscathed. They didn't have any time, none of them did. [color=008080]"Prove your worth,"[/color] she whispered among the chaos of shouting voices and gunshots as she grabbed a few boxes of ammunition before hurrying back to Kane. For some reason, Lily hoped he was okay.

Now leaning on his right knee, Cap'n held a tight grip with broken finger nails pressing against his shotgun. Every muscle in his voluntary muscle in his control remained clench through the pain of a leg riddled with bullets.  [color=FFD700]"Argh! Damn it! Come on bastards! You've might 'ave jus' added a peg-leg t' my pirate-getup!"[/color] It was clear, they were outnumbered, and it beginning to seem that the Outsiders did not just sent scouts, they likely had an entire camp watch over the ship, since it appeared to be out of the ordinary that an Overseer would land quite distant away from Churchill. 

 [color=FFD700]"Minotaur! Shite!"[/color] Cap'n cried the nickname of one of his combatants as he watched the soldier crash against the English soil.  [color=FFD700]"Damn brawny lad was a rank above initiate-- corporal-- like you! He jus' wanted to prove himself!"[/color] 

[color=008080]"Can't play the hero unless you're sure you can be one!"[/color]

Harsh words? Most definitely, but far too often, Lily had witnessed both men and women go out of their way to prove themselves, only to end up dead like the poor soul not too far from them whose death was being mourned by Kane. Lily then placed a hand on his shoulder as a sign of solidarity. [color=008080]"It's always the good ones to go-"[/color]

More outsiders closing in. Lily quickly took aim and shot at two of them as she pressed her back against the wall. Somewhere along their firefight, a bullet had managed to find its way to her arm and get lodged nice and deep in it. She audible cursed, her hand clutching the wound that was just below her elbow for a moment before switching hands to shoot. If they thought she was gonna go down easily, they obviously didn't know her all that well.

Upon hearing her curses, Cap'n glanced over at Lily, [color=FFD700]"Ah, damn, not you too!"[/color] Shaking his head he enforced attention back onto the painted savages that surrounded him. There had to be some way in hell they would make it out, Cap'n was determined of it before being knee deep in the bodies of his men... [/indent]