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Here u go!

Yay! So excited!! .so we are doing the Prince and Pirate one?

A few questions
What do we want the main plot to be? Like how are they meeting.

And then do you have a preference on which one you are?

Yup!
I don't mind which one I am so if you have a preference you can choose!

Okay! I would love to be the prince then!

How do we want them to meet? I have a couple ideas. Either the pirates kidnap the prince cause they need him for some treasure hunt? Maybe he has the key or something.

Or

They an arranged marriage sort of deal? The King and Queen sold off their youngest son to the pirates for something?

The first one sounds good. Maybe the Prince is the key to finding some sort of treasure that the pirates want so they kidnap him or smt?

Yeah that sounds perfect!

Do we want to go ahead and make characters then? Feel free to be as detailed or not detailed as you want

Sounds good to me! Do u mind making ur character first so that I can base mine off it and see how much detail I want to put in?

Sure!

Oki thanks!

Name: Luca Beneidict Beaumont
Nicknames: Lulu (by his younger sister)

Age: 19
Birthdate: July 15th

Place of birth: Bellaria (The country his kingdom is in)

Appearance:
Scars/ Marks/ Tattoos/etc.: None

Personality:
Luca has a very defiant personality. He hates being bossed around and likes to be able to do his own thing. Once you get to know him, he can be quite goofy and playful though. The only one who has really seen this side of him is his younger sister.

History:
Luca's parents, the king and queen, both passed when he was young. Everyone says it was from being sick, but Luca doesn't believe it. Since Luca is the 3rd child, his older brother was next in line for the throne. His brother reluctantly took the position and now bosses around Luca as if he were his dad. When his parents died, they left him a trunk of their things, which he now keeps in a satchel that he carries everywhere with him. Along with a necklace that was his mothers.

Family:
Charles Beaumont - former king deceased
Eloise Beaumont - former queen deceased
Porter Beaumont - older brother 28 - the current king
Bethany Beaumont - older sister 22 - married to a duke and moved to another country - still writes to them often.
Cecelia Beaumont - younger sister 14 - doesn't do a whole lot but goof off with Luca and go to her classes.

Name: Captain Jackson Cooper
Nicknames: Captain, prefers to be called by Jack.

Age: 20
DOB: August 17th

Place of birth: On Sea, near Bellaria

Appearance: https://pin.it/3VlbkCr

Scars/tattoos/marks: He was a scar on his left eyebrow.

Personality : Jack is a very bossy sarcastic person. He gets annoyed easily and his patience wears thin. He cares about others close to him and is loyal to the rest of the crew.

History: He was born on the very ship he sails today. His mother died not too soon after he was born and he never knew his father. He was always the crews favourite and now is the captain. He is always up for a treasure hunt of some sorts or any kind of challenge.

Family:
Clarissa Cooper, deceased, mother
Father, unknown

Sorry that took ages

That's okay! It took me a minute to put mine together too.
Where do we want to start? I'm guessing the night they come to take him?

Yup sounds good to me! Do u wanna start?

I sure can!

OK thanks!

((sorry if its long. Yours does not need to be as long. My first post always is to set the scene lol))

Finally, it was dark enough out that Luca could sneak out to the garden without the guards following him. The king, his brother, had started making guards look after him after he got himself into trouble in town. He hated being stuck inside the castle all the time and his brother wanted him to focus on his princely duties. The last thing Luca wanted to do was go to boring meetings with other royals and present himself at balls and parties.

Luca slipped on a pair of black pants, a long sleeve shirt and a dark purple cloak. He had to wear the cloak in order to cover is unusually silver hair. The rest of his family had more blonde hair, but his has been a silver color since the day he was born. The guards would spot it from across the yard if he went without it. He also never left the castle without his satchel. The contents being stuff that his parents left him at a young age. He still had no clue what any of it was meant for, but it must have been important to them. It also carried a journal, a sketch pad as well as writing utensils.

Luca snuck out of his room, closing the door quietly behind him. He silently went to the next room over and opened up the door. He peered in to see his younger sister sleeping peacefully. He slipped a piece of paper on her nightstand and made his way to the garden door. He did his best to avoid all guards and of course he made it out there without any trouble. Once the cool breeze hit his face, he took a deep breath and headed over to the garden wall where he could make an easy escape up and over the top.

((it's fine the first posts are usually the longest anyways lol))

Jack was out with some of the crew, in the woods not too far from the palace. They had docked their ship at the port a good few miles away. They were due for some repairs and supplies anyways so this little.... Excursion wouldn't set them too back.

Recently they had found some sort of map, except all the places were in riddles and symbols that were hard to decipher. All they knew was that it would take them to a good bit of treasure, maybe more than they've found before. On the map it was clear though that the first clue was to do with the royal family.

Everything Jack knew about the royal family, was general things, rumours and bits of gossip. He knew he couldn't possibly get anything out of the king he would be well guarded. But the others, weren't such an impossible task. Their plan was simple, take a member of the royal family hostage temporarily of course. All he needed was the key for the treasure, and they would have it, know of it or at least recognize it.

Jack and his crew moved silently closer to the palace. It would be difficult to get over the high gates and walls without being seen, but it could be done, he was sure of it.

((thats true lol))

Luca glanced up and down the garden wall, making sure no one was around before he jumped done. He did it as gracefully as possible but couldn't avoid the crunching of leaves and sticks under his feet. He crouched done, listening to the area around him before making his way towards the palace gate. If his time was correct, Marcus would be working the gate and he could easily convince him to let him out with a bit of flirting. As he approached, he realized he was right, and the man was standing alone at the gate. They were in-between a shift change with the other guard and he wouldn't be back for a couple more minutes.

"Marcus, my love. How have you been?" Luca threw an arm around Marcus and Marcus tried to push him off. "Not now Luca, i was given strict orders to not let anyone in or out during the nighttime." Luca silently cursed his brother and took the man's free hand in his own. "What if I promised to go on that date, you have been talking about and I'll throw in some of that special wine that only I can get you from the winemaker in town? Free of charge?" Marcus gave him one glance and caved in. Luca knew his weak spots. "Fine but if the king finds out you must tell him I had nothing to do with this." Marcus stepped to the side and let Luca out the side gate, locking up after him before returning to his post.

"Like taking candy from a baby." Luca mumbled, now to avoid the rest of the guards that patrol the path on the way to town. To do this, Lucca decided to stay within the woods, sticking to the edge so he could still see the path but was also out of sight.

Jack led his crew through the woods staying away from the path and the guards. They walked cautiously, careful as to make as little noise as possible. They were in fact about four of them so it wasnt too hard.

They were getting closer and closer to the palace when they heard quiet, careful footsteps, the sounds of the grass under someones foot, that sort of thing. Someone was walking towards them. He signalled his guys to stop, and kept a hand on his dagger, in case he needed it, the rest of his crew doing the same.

He peered into the distance as a figure was seen walking in their direction. It took a few moments for Jack to recognise him. It was the Prince himself.

((okay I'm weirdly not getting any notifications for any of my stuff today))

Luca wasn't paying attention to what was Infront of him, he was paying attention to the road and the guards patrolling it. So when he tripped over the roots of a tree he stumbled, his hood coming off. He mumbled a couple of course words under his breath that his brother would have smacked him for saying and quickly looked around to make sure no one heard or saw him.

That's when he noticed movement in the woods. He reached into his bag and frowned when he didn't feel his knife. Which he now realizes he left in the drawer of his night table. He wasn't sure if they had noticed him yet, or what they were even doing, or if it's even people to begin with. Maybe it's a group of small animals that he saw.

Instead of thinking too much about it he decided to keep walking and he would try to keep an eye on the woods and the path at once

((Same for me. Yesterday I got no notifications whatsoever. It was so odd))

Jack smiled slightly as the boy came closer. This was going to make their job way easier.

He signalled the other three to slowly move around and behind him from afar to keep him surrounded before walking forward to purposely bump into the Prince.

"Oh I'm so sorry your highness" He said with a smirk as crew slowly closed in on the Prince ready to knock him out.

((well looks like everyone was having problems))

Once Luca realized he wasn't paying as much attention to his surroundings as he should be, it was too late. When the man bumped into him, he stumbled but didn't let himself fall. He quickly turned to the man who had spoken. His eyes trying to focus in the dark to see who this man was.

"Apologize not accepted." Luca spoke sarcastically, reaching into his bag again to make it look like he was reaching for a weapon. He didn't notice the other men closing in behind.

"Whatever you want, I don't have it. I didn't bring any money or valuables with me." He just assumed he was here to rob him. Why else would one man be ambushing him? He was finally able to take In the mans appearance and almost froze in place. He was a pirate? His outfit just screamed pirate. What were pirates doing way up here near the castle? He had to make a run for it. Without a second thought, he made a runn for it back towards the castle.

((Yeah))

Jack kept a hand on his weapon as he watched the prince run, knowing full well he was running right into one of his crew. "Dont worry Prince, im not sorry anyways" he called.

One of his men, the one closest to the prince, pulled out his dagger. In one quick swift motion he pulled it onto the prince's throat, tight enough so that he couldnt escape his grip, but not hard enough to draw blood. He pushed the Prince back to Jack who was smirking waiting patiently.

When the knife was pulled out, Luca threw his hands up. He underestimated these guys very much. "Okay, fine. I won't run."Deep down Luca was panicking. No one in the castle knew this was happening and they would just figure he escaped and was out in the town doing who knows what. At least that's what he wrote in the letter he left his sister before he left. He wanted her to not worry and told her he would be back in a couple of days.

Luca began walking backwards, towards the guy that had bumped in to him. This one must be the leader of the group. Luca wasn't going to let them see that he was panicking deep down. "What exactly do you want from me? I'm not the king nor will I ever be so you will not get much from my brother if you try to hold me for ransom. And could you tell your dog to lower the knife, last thing you want is damaged goods." Luca wasn't really scared, he was more worried than anything else. Yeah he didn't want to die, but it didn't look like these men wanted to kill him anyways.

Jack glancing at his guy who was holding the knife nodding at him to take it off. He did so, pulling the dagger away, but keeping it in his hand. The rest of the crew showed themselves as well.

"I don't want you for ransom, nor do I want to kill you." He replied looking straight at him. "But you are coming with us, and you are going to help us" He said as he quickly searched the Prince, grabbing his satchel of stuff rummaging through it making sure there was no weapon. He almost laughed, this was too easy.

Luca was going to same some witty comment again, but the pirate snatched his satchel from him. He instantly went red with rage. Nobody touches his stuff and nobody takes it from him. Without hesitation Luca shoved the man with the knife away from him and lunged at the pirate in front him. "Get your hands off my stuff." Instead of just lunging at him, he full force barrelled into the male Infront of him. He knocked them both over and he began to grab for his bag, trying to steal it back from him.

Jacks eyes widened in surprise not expecting this kind of reaction. He tried to push him off, still in a bit of a shock. He finally rolled out from underneath them throwing the satchel at one of the others.

"Are you crazy?" He almost hissed at the Prince standing back up rolling his eyes. "What is in there thats so valuable to you?" He asked with a smirk. Maybe there was something in there worth a lot.

Luca huffed when the male was able to roll out from underneath. He was starting to think that maybe he should have gone to more of his self-defense classes with his brother when he was younger. He sat there for a moment trying to contemplate his next move. He wasn't going to just allow them to around his stuff like that.

"Nothing you need to care about. I already told you i had nothing worth any value. Unless you want a journal written in a code that no one understands? or a broken compass?" He stood back up, and lunged at the guy who now had his bag. "If you give me my bag back, I'll go with you peacefully." He told the pirate, anger still evident on his face.

Jack contemplated for a moment. "Fine" He said tossing it back. Coded journal? Broken compass? Those might be the exact things he needed to find the treasure. "Try any funny business, you and that satchel will both take a dive with the sharks" he said firmly looking straight at him. "Got it, your highness?" He said a bit mockingly.

Luca caught the satchel and tucked it underneath is his cloak. He rolled his eyes at the man and gave him a small yes. "Of course, Ocean rat." He said in the same mocking tone. "I said I would come peacefully but I never said I wouldn't be quietly. So lead the way." If this pirate was going to take him captive, he was going to make it the worse time of his life. Plus he knew the pirate wouldn't toss him overboard, he obviously needed him for something and wouldn't just give that up because he couldn't handle a a little attitude

Jack sighed rolling his eyes as they began walking back the way they came, quietly and cautiously. He made sure the Prince was well surrounded, in case he tried to do a runner. Jack knew he was going to wear his patience, he just hoped as soon as they got to the ship he would get what he wanted and then he could just toss him overboard or something. He kept a grip on his weapon tightly, out of habit more than anything as they walked.

Luca smirked when the man didn't say anything back to them but it faded a little as they began to walk towards the harbour. It didn't actually settle in what was happening until now. Man was his brother going to be so mad. Were they even going to come looking for him? Luca shook off the thoughts. Of course his brother would send one of their ships after then once he realizes what happened.

Once they reached town, they didn't really have to worry about a whole lot of people seeing them. He did see a couple people he knew but he just gave them a wave and pretended to act like this was normal. Last thing he wanted was for these pirates to attack the people of his kingdom he just hopes they remember this moment when the guards come looking for him in a couple of days.

Jack led the way to the harbour trying not to look suspicious. There weren't many people out and about, due to the fact of how late it was, and anyone who was out was too caught up in their own lives to notice.

Their ship was docked not too far from the main part of the harbour, it was behind a cliff, near a rocky beach. It was dangerous due to the rocks which made it ideal for their ship. Jack had paid off one of the local fishermen to help keep the ship as hidden as possible, it was well known that any pirates captured would indeed by hung and Jack couldn't have that.

Keeping an eye on the Prince, they boarded the massive ship, the rest of the crew either asleep or on watch.

As they reached the ship, Luca had to admit that he was quite impressed. It was quite a beautiful ship, but he wouldn't admit that out loud. He followed the pirate on to the ship, looking around at all the other men that were taking watch. He of course wasn't surprised at all by what they looked like, a bunch dirty, smelly men in ragged clothes. He wished he could have at least packed a bag before they left. "What do you even want from me?" Luca was curious, why do they need him specifically. Wasn't it for some sacrifice? Or maybe he was being traded for money? "I can tell you right now I'm terrible at just about everything that doesn't include talking." Luca wasn't watching where he was going and tripped over some rope, stumbling into whoever was in front of him.

Jack rolled his eyes at the Prince catching him from hitting the deck, last second. "Unfortunately I can see that" He muttered with a sigh. This better be worth it. "Hoist the anchor. We've got what we need, now I want to get aas far away from the mainland as possible" Jack called to the crew as they started to move around. "And you..." He glanced at the Prince. "Do nothing"

Luca through his hands up in defense when the pirate told him to do nothing. That was the last thing he should have said. The second the pirate turned around, Luca was gone. He was still in the ship of of course, it was too late run off the plank to the dock was gone. He was absolutely not jumping either, he didn't know how to swim. He just wanted to take a look around. If he was going to be stuck here, he was going to make the most of it. Luca instantly walked over the railing and looked out over the sea. It was quite beautiful at night and he had to admit, being able to see the stars out at sea was what he has always wanted, but at what cost was going to see them now?

Jack looked away for a minute, just a minute, and the Prince had already disappeared. His patience was running thin. The first chance he got, he was getting what he needed from him before tossing him overboard. He commanded the crew, getting someone else to steer the ship out of the rocks, as looked for the annoying childish Prince. He glanced at the water. Would he be dumb enough to jump in? Hopefully not.

Luca ran his hand along the railing as he made his way towards the front of the boat. His entire view was just sea and sky. He could see the sky so much clearer. He looked around him and saw that no one was paying any attention to him. He grabbed a barrel and pushed to over where he just was before sitting on top of it and pulling a leather bound sketchbook out of his satchel and pencil. Completely forgetting that he is being held captive by a bunch of pirates he began to sketch out the stars and constellations. He lied earlier, Luca was also very good at drawing and his favorite thing was the stars and constellations. He parents would never let him study them, saying it wasnt the royals place to know those things.

Jack walked around the ship, giving orders as he looked off the Prince. Finally he saw someone sitting near the railing looking as out of place as anything. He walked towards him but noticed how peaceful and calm he looked. As if he hadn't been kidnapped less than an hour ago. Jack found himself walking the opposite way, deciding to leave him be. He couldn't escape anyways and he needed to steer the ship out of the rocks. He only trusted himself for that. He glanced once more at the Prince before getting hold of the wheel.

Luca frowned as they began to go out to sea, realizing he his loosing light. He glanced around him for a lantern, grabbing one from near by and moving it closer to himself. He finished up what he was drawing before putting the lantern back where he found, along with the barrel, surprised the pirate didn't grab him and drag him away to some cell under the ship. The only thing that weighed heavy on him was the fact that his sister is alone and he didn't want her thinking that he abandoned her. Luca glanced around the ship wondering what other shenanigans he gets himself up to, to maybe get the pirate to give up on taking him and send him back

After sailing for a bit, far enough out at sea, Jack gave the wheel to someone else. He needed to find out where the treasure would be, and he wanted to know as soon as possible. He walked down the deck looking for Luca, where he last saw him

Luca was not in the same spot he was before. What could he say? He was a man of knowledge. He was just wondering about before he accidentally bumped into one of the crew and unfortunately this man had a temper. He tried to deescalate the situation but making jokes but that only seemed to make it worse. Next thing he knew the man was rising his fist to swing at him.

Jack went to where the Prince was last but seeing him not there he began to check some other places. He finally lost his patience with the loud argument he had been hearing and walked over just in time to see one of the crew about to punch the Prince. He sighed grabbing the guy last second. "You can beat him up all you want when I'm done with him okay?" He said firmly before grabbing Luca pulling him away to the captains quarters on the ship. It was time for answers

Luca was spared his life when the captain showed up. "You are lucky he showed up!" He yelled back to the guy as he was pulled away. Not that Luca would have been able to pull a punch on the pirate. He was twice his size after all. "Would you let go of me." Luca yanked his arm from the pirate after they had been safely locked away in what he assumed was the captains quarters. "You guys have serious anger problems." He stepped away from the pirate, unsure of he had planned for him.

Jack rolled his eyes ignoring what he had said as he resisted the urge to whack the Prince himself. He opened a drawer pulling out the map with the symbols on it. He folded it so you could only see one, some sort of weird swirly shape, inside a small crown. "Have you ever seen this before?" He asked in more of a commanding demeanour as he showed him the weird symbol

Something inside Luca told him to ignore the pirate and his questions but his curiosity got the better of him. He looked at it from a a couple feet away before something clicked in his head, his defiant demeanor disappearing into something more serious. He quickly moved forward and ran his fingers over the symbol on the map. "And if I have?" He wasn't just going to give him information, just for them to throw him overboard or kill him.

Jack looked up at him. "Where have you seen it?" He asked him in the same tone. He didn't actually expect this kind of response but it was obvious he had seen it. He was willing to make some sort of deal even, if he got what he wanted of course.

Luca looked up at him, trying to gadget how important this information was to him. "I want in." Luca took a step back, his hands in fists at his side. "Whatever this is. I need to be apart of it. If I give you info you can't toss me aside afterwards. I know I can't trust you but I also know that you need me." He wasn't going to move or say anything until he knew the pirate understood.

Jack crossed his arms thinking for a moment. He looked at him and then back at the symbol. He knew he needed Luca. He finally sighed. "Okay fine." He said taking a step forward. "If you help me I won't toss you overboard" He offered.