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Avalon City shrank below the horizon as the Sea King turned its sails into the wind, salty spray kicking up from the bow as she picked up speed. Kai stood calmly at the helm, his long coat blowing in the breeze.

"So where did your contacts say they headed?" asked Kilian.

"Shea and her group sailed southeast," said Kai. "But according to the boys at the port they weren't stocked up for a long trip. They'll probably have to stop and resupply before long."

Climbing down from the rigging, Haru dropped onto the deck. "What kind of person would set sail without making sure they're prepared."

"The cocky noble kind," said Sora. The hawk was sitting on a barrel and leaning against the mast. He was whittling away at a piece of wood in his hands, his strokes sure even with the rocking of the ship. "Those stuck-up bitches probably think they can survive on nothing but entitlement."

"Not a fan of the upper class are you my man?" chuckled Kilian.

"Not when they're stuck up and wound tighter than Xander's lute-strings," said the hawk. He glanced at the cat. "You can't tell me you don't want some payback after what happened at the shop."

"Oh, I've already settled that score," purred Kilian. "Though I must admit, once we have Shea and her crew in hand, even I might have to give into temptation. What good is having a hostage if all they do is take up space?"

"And what good is having a hold full of booze if we can't drink any of it?" From her spot leaning against the rail, Ryoko stretched out, the vixen's cleavage being put on full display as she soaked up the sun. "I mean, what the fuck? That's just cruel!"

"That's not for us, Ryoko," said Kai. "You can have all you want if you got the coin to pay for it."

"Hard ass," grumbled the vixen.

Haru scurried off into the captain's cabin, and when the otter returned, he was carrying a small crate filled with bottles. Grabbing one, he tossed it to Ryoko.

"These are for us," said Haru. "Made sure to make some extra just for you."

Ryoko casually caught the bottle, yanking the cork out with her teeth and spitting it overboard.

"That's my boy," she gave Haru a wink before taking a long draw from the bottle. "Aah, that hits the spot."

"Just don't get sloshed so fast this time," said Sora. "A gunslinger who's too plastered to hit her targets is just sad."

"That a challenge?" Ryoko pulled a pistol from the holster on her hip, spinning the weapon theatrically.

"Any time, sugar," said Sora, reaching for his bow. "Guess you need a reminder who the better shot is on this ship."

"As much as we would all enjoy another dick measuring contest between you two, how about we save it for after our business is done?" said Kai. "Besides, I don't want either of you leaving holes in my ship. Again."

That seemed to settle the other two right down.

"Yeah, yeah."

"Sorry, captain."

They sailed on until sunset in relative calm, making port at a moderately sized town along the coast. Normally they would have sailed through the night, but knowing that their targets had almost certainly stopped there meant it would be their best bet for gathering more information.

Hefting a crate of bottles over his shoulder, Kai strode down onto the dock, Ryoko following close behind, a gentle sway to her hips. The vixen had to fight back a knowing smirk at the way nearly every man they passed stared at her ass or her chest. And the way that stallion had to stop and adjust his pants when she walked by put an extra spring in her step.

"Easy, Ryoko," said Kai with a chuckle. "Business first, then pleasure."

The orca led the way into town, barely slowing down before pushing open the door to the tavern and striding inside, dropping the crate on the counter with a thud and rattling of bottles.

"Evenin', Rodrick," said Kai, a friendly smile on his face. "Was hoping you could give us some information."

From behind the bar, Rodrick eyed the whale knowingly, glad that - at the moment - the tavern was rather slow and there weren't many people around to hear them.

"Might be agreeable to that, for the right price," said the human. The scars along his dark-skinned arms stood out as he crossed them over his chest.

Kai put a hand on top of the crate he'd brought.

"Why do you think I brought this?" The orca pulled out a bottle and passed it to Rodrick. "Along with our usual cargo hold full of goodies for you and your customers."

"Uh huh," said Rodrick, opening a bottle and taking a swig.

"Unless you know somebody else that can smuggle what you need out of Avalon City," said Ryoko, pulling the crate towards her. "Then we could always take our business elsewhere."

Rodrick's eyes lit up when the booze hit his tongue, and his hand flew out to grab the crate.

"Let's not be too hasty," he said. "Always happy to help my best suppliers. But it's gonna cost you more than this."

"And why is that?" asked Kai.

"Storehouses got hit hard," sneered Rodrick. "Some uppity noble bitch came storming through here like she owned the place. Clean out half the shops in town, and then sailed off using her 'nobility' as an excuse to skip out on paying."

Kai nodded sagely. "Sounds like you've had a rough time." he glanced at the vixen beside him. "Ryoko, why don't you help our friend relax, and remind him how much he enjoys doing business with us."

"With pleasure," purred Ryoko, slinking around the counter and quickly dropping to her knees, only her ears visible above the countertop as she undid the man's belt.

"What are yoooohhh!"

Rodrick moaned loudly, almost enough to drown out the sounds of the vixen happily sucking his dick. Kai gave the barkeep a few moments to enjoy it and collect himself before getting the man's attention.

"So, Rodrick, this noble didn't happen to be a chocolate lab, did she?"

"Y-Yeah," he said. "That was her." Rodrick couldn't resist letting his hand drop to rest on top of Ryoko's head.

"Well it just so happens we have a beef with that little bitch as well," said Kai, pretending he was eyeing the human's ass as he started thrusting into the kneeling vixen's sweet lips. "And we'd be more than happy to get some payback for how she treated you and the rest of this fine town. All you have to do is tell us where they're going."

Rodrick's legs were starting to shake, and Kad had to snap his fingers in front of the other man's face to get his attention.

"T-T-They were headed - oh fuck - towards the Arenaaaahhh....some bullshit about... suck it, yeah, just like that... fuck your mouth is so good... ab-about hunting a dragon."

Kai whistled in surprise. From what he knew about Shea and her group, they'd be lucky to survive the journey to the Dragonrend mountains, let alone deal with any of the foes they might find there. Taking on a dragon was madness; Just the kind of thing a self-important noble might try to pull off. And it would certainly go a long way to improving her family's reputation, assuming she managed to take down one of the dangerous and malicious dragons that made their homes in the mountains.

"Just what I wanted to hear," said Kai. "I'll get everything unloaded, and we can discuss payment when you're done." He turned towards the door, calling back over his shoulder. "Should take about an hour to unload the hold. Don't wear him out too much, Ryoko."

"No promises," said the vixen, getting to her feet and licking the cum from her lips.

Pushing her pants partway down her thighs, the vixen bent over the counter, lifting her coat and tail out of the way as Rodrick shuffled up behind her, his pants around his ankles and a happy grin on his face as he moaned right along with Ryoko as he sank into the vixen's tight cunny, quickly starting to fuck her with gusto as the orca left them to their own devices.

The next morning, Ryoko came swaggering happily back onto the ship, one of the bottles from the tavern swinging from her hand. Her fur was more than a little ruffled, but the smile on her face proved that she didn't give a shit. She excused herself to her quarters to get cleaned up properly while Kai guided their vessel back out to sea, heading swiftly down the coast in the same direction Shea's party had traveled.

They'd only been sailing for a couple of hours before Sora gave a shout from his place atop the mast.

"There's another ship ahead of us, Captain."

The orca looked up towards the crow's nest. "What do you see?"

Sora's intense gaze swept over the other ship as it drew closer.

"She's flying an Avalon City flag."

"Seems like a good place to start," said Kai. "Sora, scout ahead and see if that's the ship we're after."

"Aye, Captain."

Wings appeared from the hawk's back, and Sora lept from the crow's nest, taking to the sky and quickly gaining altitude. As much as he would have enjoyed a nice, leisurely flight, Sora had a job to do, and it didn't take long before he was circling high above the other ship. He had intended to be a bit more stealthy about it, and indeed was high enough up that it was unlikely he'd be spotted, but he quickly realized he needn't have bothered.

It was Paerindon's ship alright. Shea stood near the helm, screaming at the helmsman. The poor cat looked absolutely miserable. It was obvious from his attire that he was a slave, as were the four other cats scurrying across the deck. Sora wasn't sure if the adventurers were trying to help them or not, but either way they only seemed to be making their problems worse. That was when Sora realized what had happened, and he had to fight back laughter at the ineptitude of these so-called adventurers. Rolling his eyes, he turned back to the Sea King.

The captain was going to love this.

When the hawk landed on the deck, he started laughing now that he was safely out of earshot of the other ship.

"Holy fucking shit! You aren't going to believe this," gasped Sora.

"What is it?" asked Haru. "Was it the right ship?"

"Oh yeah," said Sora. "But get this - the only crew they have on board looks to be five slaves."

"On a ship that size?" said Ryoko. She scoffed. "It's a wonder they made it out of port without sinking."

"It gets even better," said Sora. "You know that giant sandbar that runs this part of the coast?"

"Of course," said Haru. "Everyone who sails this way knows about it."

"Apparently not everyone," said Sora. He jerked a thumb over his shoulder towards the other ship. "They're stuck on it."

Kai cradled his face in one hand as the rest of the crew exploded in laughter. That was such a rookie move. No, even worse than that. Running aground on such a well known and visibly obvious sandbar was absolutely pathetic. The orca knew he could have put the cabin boy at the helm, and even he wouldn't do something that inept.

"If nothing else, that should make our job easier," said Ryoko. "Not like they'll be able to sail away until the tide rises."

"Then I suppose we should be friendly and offer them some assistance," said Kai, turning the wheel to bring them close to the other ship while keeping it between the Sea King and the sandbar. "Remember - take them alive. They're no use to us dead."

As they drew closer, Shea and her - for lack of a better word - crew eventually noticed the approaching vessel. Made especially obvious when they heard the chocolate lab calling out over the waves.

"You there! Assist us! I am a noble of Avalon City!"

Sora rolled his eyes. Not even a stranded ship could take the entitlement out of that bitch. As the Sea King got closer, the hawk could see the look of concern on the cat slave's faces. The one manning the helm called out to Shea, trying to tell her something, but the canine noble snapped at him, ignoring him and moving towards the railing.

Under Kai's orders, some of the deckhands tossed lines over to the other ship. The steel hooks on the end caught the railing and pulled the Sea King close enough to lower a gangway across and let them board. Sora stayed atop the mast, while Kai, Haru, Ryoko, and Kilian crossed to the other vessel. The chocolate lab stepped forward with a haughty swagger.

"I am Lady Shea Paerindon of Avalon City," she said. "I order you to remove my ship from this sandbar at once."

"Greetings, Lady Paerindon," said Kai with a polite nod. "I'd be happy to free your ship." The orca grinned. "Though I must ask, how did you manage to find yourself in this situation? Surely your helmsman warned you of such a well-known sandbar."

The orca had to fight back a laugh at the obvious annoyance on Shea's face. The orange tabby that had been manning the helm stepped forward.

"Mistress, I tried to warn-"

"Shut up!" snapped Shea. The cat recoiled like he'd been struck. "Don't you presume to tell me anything. How dare you think a lowly slave could know more than a noble like me!"

"But, mistress, these people are likely-"

"Be silent," she growled. "You will not speak unless spoken to, slave. Or else."

As Shea spoke, the rest of her adventuring band appeared on deck. A vixen with a slender blade at her waist. A husky with a crossbow slung over her shoulder. A small corgi carrying a sword and shield much like Shea's. And a battleaxe wielding rottweiler that Kilian found strangely familiar.

"How we got stuck is none of your concern," said Shea. "Just make yourselves useful and free us so we can be on our way."

"I'd be happy to get your ship free," said Kai. "But as to being on your way, that could be a problem."

"Oh really? And why would that be?"

"Because you and your sister sent your flunkies to trash our home," said Ryoko. Her hand rested on her hip near one of her holstered pistols. "No way are we letting you bitches get away with that."

Shea's hackles drew back, and she had a look on her face like she'd smelled something foul.

"How dare you talk to me like that you miserable peasant!" she snarled. She drew her sword, and the other dogs raised their weapons. "We'll teach you your place."

"You do realize that without us to help you your ship isn't going anywhere?" said Kai calmly. The orca seemed completely unbothered by the dogs' weapons.

"Then we'll just take yours," said the rottweiler, her axe gleaming in the sunlight.

"Well, I had hoped we could do this without violence," said Kai. "But if it's a fight you want, we could use the entertainment."

"Cocky son of a bitch!"

The vixen drew her rapier and lunged at the whale, but Kai was far faster than he looked. He grabbed her arm in his massive hand and spun around, using the vulpine's momentum to sling her into Shea, sending the pair sprawling onto the deck.

The cat slaves ran for cover as the two crews surged forward. The husky ranger raised her bow and loosed a shot. Kilian was too quick though; he dipped aside, and before the husky could fire again, she was forced back as an arrow buried itself in the deck by her feet. From his spot atop the mast, Sora, pulled another arrow from his quiver, ready to fire again.

The corgi drew her sword and raised her shield, stepping towards Haru.

"I'd rather not fight, if it's all the same to you," said Haru.

"Afraid?"

"Honestly, I'm more of a lover than a fighter."

The corgi smirked. "Don't flatter yourself. I'm too good for you."

Haru laughed, the sound clear like a bell. "Oh honey, I'd never flirt with you." He eyed Kai warmly. "How could you possibly compare to that?"

The corgi swiped at him with her sword, but Haru used his natural grace to avoid it, raising his silver spear to knock aside her next blow.

"I should warn you, just because I don't want to fight you doesn't mean I don't know how," said Haru.

The corgi lunged forward, doing her best to strike at the otter with her blade, but she wasn't having much luck. Between Haru's natural agility and the skill he showed with his spear, the dog couldn't even get close to hitting him, her steel glancing off his spear time and again.

Shea and the vixen struggled to their feet, and the lab raised her shield, tightening her grip on her sword. The vixen tried to strike again. Kai didn't even twitch as Kilian swept forward and knocked her blade away. She managed to catch the cat's other rapier with her buckler and was sent sliding across the deck, just managing to stay on her feet.

"Sorry, sugar. This just isn't your day." He held his blades confidently before him. "Why don't you just surrender? I'd hate to damage that pretty face."

Kai stood calmly as Shea, the rottweiler, and the dalmatian all approached him, weapons drawn and hackles raised.

"I really wouldn't do that if I were you, ladies," said the orca. "This ain't gonna to go the way you think it will."

"Shut your damn mouth!" The dalmatian snarled.

She pulled the whip from her belt and struck the orca, aiming for his face. Her eyes went wide when the orca grabbed her whip before it could touch him.

"I warned you."

Hidden by his dark hide, the tattoos that ran down his arms glowed to life in a vivid electric blue. Unleashing the magic stored inside, electricity surged down the whip and crackled over the dog's body, sending her crumbling to the deck with a shriek.

Seeing their friend go down, Shea and the barbarian rottweiler attacked, screaming obscenities at the whale that stood before them. Almost lazily, Kai's hand slid to his hip and drew his cutlass, catching their blows and knocking them aside and one sweep.

"I don't suppose there's any chance you'll just give up, is there?" asked Kai.

"Go fuck yourself!" yelled Shea. "I'm a daughter of the noble Paerindon family! You are just miserable scum-sucking pirates!"

The rottweiler raised her axe. "Let's see how you handle some rage!"

Kai sighed. "Don't you two ever shut up? Sora, Ryoko? If you would be so kind."

Shea scoffed. "I knew it! You're too afraid to face us without backup!"

"More like worried I might kill you by mistake."

Kai sheathed his sword, and before the two canines could react, the sound of a gunshot echoed over the water, the rottweiler staggering as something came streaking out of the sky and struck Shea in the chest. The sleep arrow sent the chocolate lab sprawling onto the deck, the rottweiler appeared to be unharmed. However, her movements were growing sluggish.

"The fuck did you do to me!?" she growled as Ryoko stepped forward, her pistol smoking as she lowered it.

"Stone bullet," said the vixen. "Don't worry, we've got guys back home that can fix you up. But I'd rather we didn't have to listen to your bitching for the trip back."

The rottweiler tried to respond, but the magic of the bullet had taken hold. Before Ryoko's eyes, the dog's body began to harden, the color fading from her fur until she was reduced to solid stone, petrified by the magic of her ammunition. Glancing around the deck, she smirked at the sight of the other dogs, subdued by Kilian and Haru.

"That was even easier than I thought it would be," said Ryoko, holstering her weapon and glancing up at Kai. "Well, captain? What now?"

The cat slaves were peeking out from their hiding spot, nervously watching the pirates to see what was to become of them.

"Lock the ladies in the brig. Then tie off the ship and let's get it free. I'm sure Rodrick could make good use of a new ship."

"And what about them?" asked Haru, gesturing to the cats.

A smile appeared on Kai's face. Even as warm and friendly as it was, it still made the felines nervous.

"Spoils of war," said the orca. He added to the cats. "Don't worry - our friends are much better masters than these bitches were. Assuming we keep you."

"Don't know about you, but I've got my eye on a couple of those cuties," purred Kilian, eyeing two of the other cats eagerly.

"One thing at a time," said Kai, grabbing some line to begin tying the other ship up to haul it off the sandbar and back to port. "You'll have plenty of time to play with your new toys later. Now let's get this down so we can celebrate our victory!"

"Aye aye, captain!" cried the crew.

The cat slaves glanced at each other nervously. What was going to happen to them now?