forum Space Princessess//open//In need of villains)

Started April 10, 2021 by @StarkSpangledMayflower_Mad_Elder

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"What kind of weapon?" Peter asked Luna, intrigued. His eyes shone with curiosity, eyebrows arched. He already had an impish face, and his expressive nature only served to emphasize those features. He imagined having a weapon made of oridan metal–how cool would that be? He was sure it would be awesome. As usual, the caramel-haired boy had a spring in his step, happy to be there. Though of course, he was also trying to act the part of the dashing yet mysterious pirate captain since they were in public, though the chances of him actually being recognized right now were slim.

"Well their ship should be at the docks right? We can head there after letting Ella know what we're planning on doing." Raven said, paying for an item and adding it into their cart of stuff.

"I dont know, maybe more arrowheads or small throwing knives? All I know is that its valuable in its raw form so we either spend it or melt it down." Luna said, stopping at a stall and buying a new book.

Abla nodded thoughtfully before freezing for a moment then shaking her head. “I should have thought of this sooner.” she chuckled softly. Turning casually to face the direction of their own ship, the Cymopoleian woman let out a special, slow, low pitched whistle to call Prism.

While Alba was whistling, raven continued to buy things off their list. She walked past a food vendor and heard Arty squeak. Turning towards the smell, Raven saw another Myren male cooking some meat, native to her planet. She bought a couple skewers and, after giving one to Arty, started snacking.

“That sounds cool as hell,” he responded with excitement. “If you make it into throwing knives, can I have one?” He looked at the book she was buying, trying to read the title and figure it out what it was about. Peter didn’t always have the attention span required for reading, but when he would want to sit down and read, he was a surprisingly fast one.

“Ah! There you are, my friend.” Alba smiled, extending her arm for her pet to land on. Prism was the only constant reminder of her homeworld, having been rescued from a cruel smuggler, and the young woman was actually very grateful for that as well as the companionship.

Prism gave a fanged yawn and covered her face with her wings.

“I know you're tired but I need you to do this for me.” Alba laughed softly. “See those two people over there? I need you to find their ship and keep watch until I come back with Raven and Ella.” she instructed in a soft whisper so that to anyone else she would just appear to as affectionate to the creature.

Prism peeked out from under her wings at the two and gave a trilling chirp before taking off again.

Raven came back with the food and offered on to Alba. "Want one?" She asked, swallowing. The grease and sauce from the meat left a residue on her face which didn't seem to bother her, but people around them were giving them funny looks.

"A book on intergalactic plants, what to consume and what to stay away from. My last copy burnt when I tried to combine two very flammable plants and put them on the burner." Luna explained, sheepishly rubbing her neck. She bought the book and a used leather journal previously owned by an engineer.

Alba raised a brow slightly but shook her head. “No, thank you. But you might want to clean up a little before we get Ella.” she suggested politely, referring to the greasy sauce on Raven’s face.

"Suit yourself." She shrugged and ate the rest of them before wiping her mouth with a rag hung on her belt. "Ready to go?"

“Yes. Let's go before they do anything with the metal.” Alba nodded, gently grabbing Raven’s arm and taking the lead back to their ship.

Peter chuckled. "Sounds a bit ironic," he commented with a grin. "And you all make fun of me for being a mess in the kitchen." He was only teasing, of course, since his food was rarely ever edible. One could hardly even call it food to begin with. "But you never answered my question about the knives." He poked her in the shoulder, focused on getting an answer to the question, almost like a little kid.

Meanwhile, Ella was bored. She wondered how long this little misadventure could possibly take, sitting by herself and watching the ship. One thing about being in a human form that sucked was boredom. Of course, she could mentally do a lot of things, but none of it would truly advance their plans. This whole stop could very well turn out to naught.

Raven allowed herself to be pulled away by Alba, holding onto her chain and looking around at anyone who meet eyes with her.

"Oh, of course! The captain and first mate should have matching weapons." She said, winking at him.

Alba wasn't as interested in people watching or browsing at the moment, as she was more focused on getting back to the ship. Who knew how long they had before those two did something to that valuable metal… Alba wasn't a greedy person, but she understood value of things like this and respected Raven as a leader.

Alice was just wandering around the busy market, looking at whatever odds and ends caught her eye. Occasionally, she would buy something but she was aiming to save most of her money to restock her alchemy supplies. She sighed a little as she turned from the last stand she looked at and started to walk away when she bumped into someone; a young-looking raven-haired woman and her red-haired femme fatal friend. “Oh! I’m so sorry. I wasn't looking.” Alice apologized quickly.

(I'm assuming this is us lol)

Raven looked the girl up and down and folded her arms. "Hello there love." She smiled at her, licking her lips. "You don't seem to be aware or your surroundings much, eh?"

(Yes. It is. I thought it would be ironic.)

Alice blushed at the red-head’s comment, mildly miffed, but nodded. “I was… a little distracted.” she admitted as she readjusted her bag of earlier purchases. “Again, I apologize.”

“It’s alright, dear.” Alba smiled sweetly but showing her fangs in a way that often made others uncomfortable. “We were in a bit of a hurry. Weren't we, Raven?”

"Certainly. It seems almost rude to have ruined the urgent beeline we had be making." She tossed her hair back and grinned at the girl again. "What did you say your name was lass?"

“Alice.” the young blonde answered politely though a little shortly, barely phased by the other woman's fangs. She’d seen many unsettling things before to be bothered. “And you are…?” she asked in reply.

Alba chuckled softly, a little impressed by the Terran’s spunk, and gave Raven a smirking look. “My name is Alba. And I believe I already introduced my partner, Raven.”

Raven shook her arm free of Alba's grasp and walked over to the girl, Alice, and studied her. "An interesting thing, ain't she Arty?" She asked, pulling back the collar of her coat and letting the little creature circle the Terran.

Alice reflexively took a step back when Raven approached her and revealed her pet. She wasn't afraid of snakes, exactly but they did make the blonde uncomfortable. Her hand clasped the grip of the sword she always kept at her side as she furrowed her brows as the other woman watched her.

Alba leaned back slightly against the stall, quietly watching the two interact but ready to jump in if things got out of hand… Which she considered unlikely to happen anyway.

Arty squeaked and settled onto Alice's shoulder. The Little octopus-like creature scurried down her arm then lifted off to float infront of her face. He squeaked again and looked at Raven. "No no, we can't keep her, Alba will hate us forever if we take another being." She laughed and plucked the creature out of the air like a burrito. "What shall we do with you, love?" She glanced back at Alice.

Alice stiffened for a moment before relaxing at little Arty’s actions, giggling softly. She didn't know why she had thought this cute creature was a snake but she was glad to be wrong this time.

“I would not. You're more likely thinking about Ella.” Alba defended with a laugh. “In fact, I find her interesting as well. There's something unique about her scent. I don't believe I’ve come across it before.” she explained, taking another little sniff.

Alice rolled her eyes slightly but smiled at the duo. “Well, unfortunately, I’m already a member of a crew. So I most certainly can not stay with you. Actually, I should be going on to meet them.” she told them.

"Yer right, it must have been Ella. Wouldn't she like to study this creature?" Raven ran her tongue across her teeth and folded her arms. "Yeh don't need t'be a part of our crew, we jus want to… learn about yer species."

(Completely forgot that Raven had an accent)

“I think she would, very much.” Alba chuckled, sauntering closer to Alice. Her eyes flashed red for a moment as she enjoying playing this little game with Raven, though she wasn't sure how far they were going to go or what Raven’s goal was.

Alice's eyes narrowed as she looked at the two strangers. All this talk about being studied by someone, presumably another member of their crew, and her apparently unique scent was making her incredibly wary of their intentions. She couldn't help but let a half-mad smirk creep across her lips as she drew her vorpal sword, the strange ‘snicker-snack’ it made was oddly comforting and very familiar to her. “I’m afraid I'll have to decline.” she said coldly. “Now, just let me by and we can all avoid any trouble.”

Raven whistled when she saw the blade pointed in her direction. "Kitty has claws. A very fine specimen you have there." She said, admiring her sword. "Where might have you gotten such a thing?" Raven had accomplished what she needed to, she had picked up the scent of both the Rixian scales as well as the male and female who possessed them on this lass. It was during tomes like these she was grateful for her Myren nose.

Alba raised a brow at the sword, crinkling her nose slightly as she picked up a strange almost spicy scent… though she couldn't tell if it was coming from the girl or her sword. She was more adept at identifying the smell of blood and with enough time she could recognize a person by it.

“Somewhere impossible. As far as I'm aware, I’m the only outsider who has ever been there.” Alice said, a small mad titter slipping past her lips. Honestly, she wasn't exactly sure where that land was but she wasn't very eager to try to find it lately. She closed her eyes for a moment to regain a bit of her sanity before looking back at Raven and Alba. “I really don't want to fight you… But I will if I must.”

Raven folded her arms behind her head and gave a sly smile. "We'll see each other soon lass, best not to get on our bad side." She blew a kiss and took out her dagger, twirling ut on her fingers as she walked away.

Back on the ships, an intergalactic message had been sent out to all residents of the universe. It was a video recording and had to be accepted in order to be viewed. So at the present moment, neither of the 2 had any idea what was to happen in the near future.

Alba smirked and walked away with Raven. “What did you think about her?” she asked once they were out of earshot.

Alice sighed, closing her eyes as she sheathed her sword. That had been a little too close. She couldn't put her finger on it, but something about those two rubbed her the wrong way. Or maybe it was just an aftereffect of being so close to madness.

Raven allowed herself to be pulled away by Alba, holding onto her chain and looking around at anyone who meet eyes with her.

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"Oh, of course! The captain and first mate should have matching weapons." She said, winking at him.

Peter grinned at her, winking back. "Sweet!" he exclaimed. "I've wanted a dagger made of Oridan metal. And look at us, all matchy matchy."

Ella's eyes widened as intergalactic message popped up. It had to be accepted before it could be viewed, so she paused, furrowing her brows. What if it was some kind of virus that would be let loose on the ship if she accepted it? She tried to scan the code for any sort of virus or bug that would potentially infiltrate the ship.