24 RNG: Texan In Another World - V2.11 - No title (2/2)

The Captain saw the rest of the Dragoons hovering quietly at about 60 feet, in an instant they could cut the ship to shreds and strand the fighters on the Docks. It would easily turn into a kill-box at that point and the Captain knew it. He sighed heavily and sheathed his Sword momentarily.

”Explain.” The Kreson Captain had but one word.

”The City Lord attempted to seize assets without representation because he was dismissed as a guest by some foreign diplomats. He was killed during his failed attempts at subjugation.” Mike smiled and froze the water around the boat.

”Why you.” The Captain was going to go all in but Mike quickly stopped him with a single word.

”Come” Mike turned and walked toward the Castle waiting for the Captain to follow.

During the walk he explained a few things about the changes to the City, including its name and why. After hearing it all, the Captain was a bit disappointed. He felt that as a force, one must use its power to crush those who would challenge authority. But Mike was merely holding a City, His empire was but a speck on the map.

”Make no mistake, If you intend harm to this City we can easily manage the situation. Harry is for appearances, You were lucky I came and not ... well, you see the point.” Mike stopped in the street and faced the Captain. He hadn't allowed his guards to come along, so it was just the two of them.

”No bullshit, No lies. I don't have the patience for them. This City will not kneel or accept subjugation from anyone, its people and its riches belong to it alone. If you want to trade blows, or trade goods we will attend you.” Mike turned to continue and met up with Vella. She could see the frozen ship, it would be unable to move until Mike personally released it. The Ice had completely surrounded it and pinned it to the inlet's floor.

The Kreson Captain made a sneering gesture when he looked back at his men trying to exit the water. He felt that as a Captain the Port Master would just roll over and accept his boot to lick, but what he found was different. Pride, while a key component to what he saw in the people of Star City was not the full explanation of the situation. Mike showed the Captain what real power looked like when he opened the door to the Casino.

The Mp3 player had become a center of attention and there was always someone dancing or singing along. 32 Card tables made up the bottom floor and it tiered into a triangle shape at the top to help blend into the natural embossed pattern from Star City's layout. There was even a bath house on the northwestern side next to the Tea Stand. Innovation in the new World had taken off, but trading in materials was the primary source of revenue outside of the Casino.

The Kreson Captain had a dry look on his face when Mike handed him a stack of Gold Coins without prior discussion and pointed toward the gaming tables.

”Go try your luck, If you feel this place is somewhere your soldiers won't make problems I will release your vessel and allow them into port. I will return in 30 minute to check on you.” Mike placed a sand hourglass on the table and left.

The hourglass was just shock and awe, Mike ultimately didn't give a shit about some asshole who wanted to ruff up the port master for doing his job. 'Lets see what you're up to' Mike jumped onto his Dragoon and flew back to port. When he arrived he touched the side of the boat from atop the Ice and sank his spiritual sense into it. He couldn't manipulate its spacial objects, but he could feel its cargo and occupants.

'73 inside, 25 outside plus the Captain' Mike noticed cannon mounts on the structure. The Cannons were probably in storage to save space and weight, but Mike wasn't blind.

They flew back to the Castle to inform Vella about the Ship, but she seemed disinterested and really wanted to do something else besides managing the City. To her, it was quite boring.

The Kreson Captain looked around and noticed that Mike wasn't coming back right away. Wondering why he decided to leave him alone for some time, he only felt that someone was watching him closely. Other than that, he found his visit pretty calming. A great change to the confines of the ship as the crossed the southern end of the continent.

After asking how to play the game, he started to like it. The Casino had won all the money back before his thirty minutes were up. He wouldn't accept that he had lost and pulled out his own money and began to bet, when that ran dry he used his sword. After losing his sword, he knew he had fucked up really bad.

”When is Mike returning, this device has stopped moving.” Watching the final grains like a boiling pot of water, The Kreson Captain asked the Dealer.

”The Boss is in a meeting, He'll be back when he said he would.” The Dealer cleared the cards and asked if he wanted to play again. The Captain could only refuse and get up for another player. He watched as the next hand won big for the man who had taken his place and grimaced at his decision. He could have won big if he had only bet more, however he had lost it all.

Returning full clothed seemed like a Victory the more he thought about his predicament. He did have more items for battle, more weapons and gold but those were his Kingdoms.. he had just lost most of his financial wealth in a single evening.

Waiting for Mike to return he saw some people drinking tea in a foggy room. Entering he saw a stick burning that gave off a sweet smell that calmed the nerves. Mike had made use of his extract in a strange way.

The medicinal efficacy was just too great. Cannabis already had the effect of pulling whatever was in its grasp into the plant itself, If it was grown on polluted land the land would even regain some viability over time. The Seeds that had come with Mike had been absorbing the natural magic in the soil and air, in fact raising its potency to fantastic and unbelievable heights.

”What is this..” The Kreson Captain took a deep breath and felt himself slow down a bit.

It was alarming and he shouted to the man in the room, demanding to know what was going on. It didn't work, his voice trailed off and he sat down dazed.

The Incense stick was only holding a pinhead of the resin, Its effects were as light as it was going to get. That is also why it was on an incense stick, to extend how long it took to release. The girls were happy to see someone hit his snooze button. The man was starting to become a menace, they even considered ejecting him but Mike had brought him personally.

”Mike should already be here... I wonder where he's at.” Gillian asked Reeba were new hires that were living in the house with the Poocha Troop, They were dealing some new customers before they both looked into the distance and saw the Dragoons dive bomb toward a few more incoming ships.

”ALARM!, Alert the Castle!” Reeba shouted toward the guards outside and they looked at what she was seeing and rushed while yelling.

Vella wasn't deaf. She immediately heard the booming from outside the Marina walls. A Swooshing sound nearly deafened everyone and a large explosion came from one of the vessels.