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Burning Skies Saloon Quest: Past, Present, and Future

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Papa Paradox:
After viciously flirting with the nurse that patched him up, Papa walked up to the Emperors galleon.

A squad of men pointed guns at him.

"Halt"

"I was on the team that brought the birdmen to their knees, show some fuckin' respect, boy."

The looked at each other, and lowered their guns.

"You may pass"

As Papa enter the Galleon he smelled the opulence: Perfumes hung in the air, as well as incense burning. Golden laced furniture, tapestry's, and carpets.

The emperor sat at his desk

"So the mechanical spectre... The blight of Chang-ning himself enters my chamber, tell me why I shouldn't have you killed you insolent dog."

"Because as much damage as I've done to your empire, albeit all deserved I..."

"Deserved?!?" The Emporer stood up furiously.

"Yes, deserved. One of your fleets killed my best friend... so I raided. Town by town, village by village... and to this day I still haven't been sated for his death."

"GUARDS!"

Two men rushed in and grabbed Papa's arms.

"Arrest this man for acts against the empire."

"You have two seconds to let me go."

Before they could even think, Papa's one arm dawned the hidden blade, amputating the one guards arm, before the other could react he had a blade at his neck and was raised a foot in the air.

Staring deep into the Emperors eyes Papa said:

"I want a full pardon. You can save this one's life, an opportunity I've never given until now."

"You son of a..."

"We got time now, why don't you write and sign that document now... Oh and before you even think about going back on this deal, remember I own the DLTC so unless you want a massive embargo on Yesha I suggest you adhere to it"

Papa let go of and brushed off the soldier, winked at him as he picked up the piece of paper. He left the Galleon unharmed and rejoined the group.

"Where the fuck have you been?"

"Making friends and influencing people."

Yiski:
*Yiski notices Paradox putting away a parchment and saw some soldiers leading a one-armed soldier to the triage tents. Yiski facepalmed.*

Dammit, I'm goin' to assume that was your doin'. As much as I don't care what you do, don't let it cause trouble for the rest of us. I've got a large enough target on my back as it is and don't need you makin' it bigger.

*Meanwhile inside a triage tent, Roland is lying on a bed after the medics reset his leg bone and applied braces to it. Roland attempts to get up, but Ny-Lee immediately pushes him back down.*

Oh no you don't. You're resting.

I am fine now. Plus, my leg does not hurt as much.

*Despite Roland's comments, Ny-Lee forced Roland back down, though she did give her new fiancee a kiss.*

Should we tell the others about our announcement?

I think it is best we wait for everyone to recover some.

Agreed.

*Ny-Lee gave Roland another kiss.*

BdrLineAzn:
*After stabilizing all the injured in the group, everyone was then transferred onto a medium transport ship*
*Roland, Jun'ko, and Zill were all being carried onto it by stretchers. On the ship, they were moved onto the beds on board the vessel*

*On ship Ny-Lee goes over and sits next to Roland on his bed, in another room Jun'ko and Zill are placed next to eachother.*
*A platoon of imperial soldiers are also coming on board to provide protection*

*Yiski and Shink are wandering about the ship having thoughts to themselves*
*BdrLine goes up to the helm and sees Zankif*

So we're ready to set off?

Hold on, i was told to wait. The Emperor said he wanted to speak to one of your friends. Once he finished we start leaving

*BdrLine goes to a window and sees Guards escort Papa Paradox to the Imperial Galleon*
*Sighs* Alright. Paradox what did you do now.

*Outside on the boarding platform, Papa Paradox was about to board the ship*
*A squad of Imperial Guards halted him*

What do you want.

Sir, the Emperor has a message for you. We are ordered to escort you to him, once finished you may return to this ship.

Very well.

*The Guards escort Paradox back to the Galleon*
*He is then taken back to his office again*

*The Emperor sees him enters and slides a document towards him, before Paradox retrieves it, the Emperor spoke*
Sit and listen. Yes these are the pardon papers, unsigned. I sign them once we are finished. But why should you spared that life when you already killed countless of innocent citizens in my Empire. Why did you keep killing just to justify for one death of a friend. We all lost friends, why is this one important to you, why go on a rampage on the innocents who has done nothing against you. And why did you stayed on this mission when you knew that it would come back here. I sign this document that it may bring justice for you, but I ask will it bring justice to my people? Just take it and once you finished your time here, leave and never come back. We will be watching you if you do return, we'll capture you and do more then how you received your limbs. Oh if you do place an Embargo, we are self-sustained plus you should know the largest company on this side. It's the White Lotus Trading Company, and i do believe its own by one of your friends a certain Zhao Family, you wouldn't want and target them. But i'm finished take your papers and begone with you.

*The Emperor signs the document and slides them to Paradox*
*He grabs them and looks over it, he gets up and leaves towards the transport ship, Zankif sees him board and he raise the ship into the sky heading towards the City of Eternal Tranquility*

RearAdmiralZill:
*Jun'ko finally wakes from her ordeal. She finds herself in a room with Zill, who is sleeping. She isnt sure what happened, but doesnt panic. She looks over to Zill and sees the effects of the battle. All his gear had been removed. Bruises and cuts lined his torso, plus the gunshot wound. She just looked on. At first she was mad that him, but then was glad he was alive. She kissed his forehead and walked outside. She bumped into Yiski as she exited.*
Oh silly me, must be groggy still.

Good to see you awake. Zill was worried.

Worried? He doesnt get worried....

He does for those he cares about. He just never shows it until he ends up like this normally. He practically blew himself up protecting us.

*She remembers his comment at the tower exit. My love.*
Now that sounds like him, heh. So did we win?

Indeed. You took quite the blow there but its over for the Birds. We are headed to Chang-ning. Get some rest.

Yiski:
--NARRATOR--

Yiski exited Zill and Jun'ko's room and knocked on Roland and Ny-Lee's door.

Even if they're young, you never know.

Come in.

Yiski enters and sees Roland lying down with Ny-Lee sitting next to him on the bed. Yiski approaches the bed.

Huh... should've expected nothin' with these two. So, how's your leg feelin'?

It is feeling much better, but it does cause some pain when I shift it around.

Which is why I'm making sure he's not going anywhere.

The couple smiled at each other. All Yiski could do was sit in their aura of love. During the couples' stare, Yiski spotted a ring on Ny-Lee's hand. It was the wedding band he had handed to Roland. Yiski also saw the matching ring on Roland. Couple had slipped it on after they were in the room.

Well I'll be drenched in Hellfire. Well, I guess congratulations are in order.

Roland and Ny-Lee followed Yiski's eyes to their hands and the two blushed.

Thank you. Thank you.

I'm not goin' to ask for details, but I'm goin' to guess this was recent and BdrLine doesn't know yet.

Yes, well we were hoping to tell him on our trip. He turns to Ny-Lee. Also, this trip will give me a chance to meet Ny-Lee's parents.

Well, I guess this is the best time. Uh... give me a minute. BDRLINE! GET DOWN HERE!

Wait? You're calling down my brother now?

Well, you said you were gonna tell him.

Yes, but...

BdrLine came down and entered the room. He was covered in sweat, dust, and smoke. Yiski gave a grunt.

Engines?

Yup, but what is it you want?

These two here have something to tell you.

Yiski, wait...

What? He walks by Yiski and stands in front of the couple. Please don't tell me you two... uh... did... you know... when two people are intimate with...

Ny-Lee threw her knife at BdrLine barely missing him and lodging into the wall. Ny-Lee was flush from what BdrLine was implying.

Where in the world would you get an idea like that? I mean we haven't done anything... yet...

Roland heard the last word and became flush as well. Before BdrLine could ask Ny-Lee to clarify the last word was, Yiski stepped in.

Come on now. They're young, not stupid.

Well, what is it then?

Roland and Ny-Lee looked back and forth at each other and BdrLine. All the while, they stumbled over their words. Yiski laughed. Finally, the two took a deep breath and said simultaneously.

We are engaged.
We are engaged.

The couple showed BdrLine the rings on their hands. BdrLine stood in complete silence. Moments passed without movement and Yiski went over and tapped BdrLine in the shoulder. BdrLine then fell over and was out cold. The three stare at BdrLine.

Well all things consider, this was probably the best result of the things which could've happened.

--NARRATOR END--

--END OF DAY 11--

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