Slom surveyed the colossal class Odacious from the crow's nest, not only was she the biggest and fastest ship in the world she was his friends' immortality plan, almost every part of the ship had been possessed by someone he cared for at one time, and they protected him as much as he protected them.
The Players were sunbathing on the main deck with not a single care in the world, all they had to do was pay a monthly 'ransom' so he wont plank or shank them.
Thinking of shanks and planks reminded him that the last real mutiny was already hundreds of years old and his last war was two generations and an upgrade ago, maybe it was time for some more excitement at the seas, although contact with the outside world wasn't his favorite thing in the world he promised to let 'them' know before he did anything grand again.
Sighing deep he shouted "I need a Player volunteer" and every eye on the ship had turned to him, "first Player standing here in the next minute gets a special quest from me" he added after no one moved"
The scramble was spectacular, daggers drawn, spells flung all over the place, lightnings and fireballs he even heard a cannon from below blasting at nothing, the Kraken rose from the depth and even a few NPCs crashed thru the ranks of charging Players, finally one woman managed to fly, dodging all the projectiles thrown at her and crashed at his feet with a blue feathered arrow sprouted in her leg, "good for you", Slom said and then shouted "WE HAVE A WINNER", he leaned over "whats your name hun?", he asked her.
"Hun?" She replied unthinking.
"Your name", he asked again, "what is your name?"
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"Alaska" she finally breathed out, "Alaska Grate" she finished.
"ALASKA THE GREAT IS OUR WINNER" Slom announced, "THE REST OF YOU CAN GO BACK TO YOUR JOBS" he added when they wouldn't leave.
"I would rather not have an audience so hold onto me Alaska" he said while picking her up and holding her waist noting she was taller than him and her hair wasn't dyed the typical red for a Player on his ship but had some blue lines in it, "I like your hair" he remarked unthinking, "please don't tell the other players I said that or everyone will have the same colors in a minute", grabbing a line though he knew he could make the jump without, "hold on now" he said and leaped from the nest.
Air rushed at his face and tears streamed from his eyes, a strange noise bubbled in his ear before he recognized it as the woman's laugh, flipping his wrist made them miss the deck and go for a second swing, the system made sure lines never tangled when swinging even with hundreds of ropes running at the same time, landing with a flourish he caught Alaska in a princess carry and gently kicked his door which swung with such force he knew his friends were watching him and prepared for their pranks.
The bucket was easy to evade, though the mop almost got him, it was the carpet that finally tripped him and the throne caught the woman when he was catching his breath, "which one of you pervs is fondling my guest?" He asked the seemingly empty room, "on second thoughts I don't want to know", he held out a hand to Alaska and pulled her off the chair, which made her notice it somehow held on to her, "close the door please", he had to stop Alaska from being hit by the swinging door as she reached for it and enjoyed the look on her face when she finally caught on to the fact she was now in a fairytail from her wildest dreams.
"I do have a unicorn, yes dragons are real, magic is awesome and I need you for some pretty boring stuff so please listen" at that statement she just stared at him for a few seconds before bursting in giggles and snorts, he pulled a napkin from his inventory and handed it to Alaska while leading her to the desk and sitting her in a couch.