Episode 49 "Port of Call"

<Storyteller> The Tempest is calm as you watch the crew go about it's daily bustle without their usual cheer
* Brianna stands listlessly on deck, leaning against the railing
<Storyteller> Remy walks among the crew, his hands behind his back
* Angelo dusts off his suit idly and twirls his gladius in his hands, looking at nothing in particular.
* William leans against the railing staring out into the tempest
* Hans walks around, trying to help some people deal with the grief over the death of IronJohn.
<Storyteller> Friday walks up to William
<Storyteller> "Maybe a final farewell to the captian will be a good way of getting the crew back."
* Daniel_C looks out over the tempest
<Storyteller> Friday waits by your side
* Ahuru walks up and pulls a gladius from his cloak
* William nods
* Brianna watches Ahuru
<Ahuru> "This was his..."
<Ahuru> "Yes, a farewell is in order."
<Angelo> "Hmm. We got a priest here?"
<Ahuru> "If you cannot, William, I can. I have known him before all."
<Storyteller> The crew gathers about Ahuru, and bow their heads
* Brianna joins the group
* Remy bows his head
* Hans joins the group and bows his head.
<Ahuru> "For those who are lost to war, there is but one and only one, assurance that they shall not leave us in futility."
* Daniel_C joins the group, looks around and bows his head
* Angelo bows his head out of respect.
* Brianna bows her head
<Ahuru> "The continuance of their goals, and his goal was that of a great cause, the cause of freedom, the cause of the just."
* William bows his head
<Ahuru> "In this war we have lost many friends, and many more shall be lost before the day is done. Yet we must strive to win this fight lest day turn to darkest night. And their memory, and their existance be for naught."
<Ahuru> "Ironjohn had a name fit for a leader, and a leader among men he was."
<Ahuru> "His was the example that we all should build upon, in deed, in name, in all."
<Ahuru> "The BRINGER OF LIGHT TO SHADOWS, is gone, and we must do what he would have done in our loss."
* Ahuru launches the gladius out into the Tempest, and it lands point down, and slowly sinks
<Ahuru> "Continue...."
<Storyteller> "Amen," says Friday
<William> "Amen."
<Hans> "Amen."
<Remy> "Amen."
* Angelo crosses himself.
<Angelo> "Amen."
* Daniel_C remains silent, looking out where the gladius landed in the Tempest
* Brianna stands silently in contemplation, head bowed and eyes closed
<Storyteller> The crew nod their goodbyes, and then turn their heads to Remy
<Storyteller> "What now, captian?" asks Cook
<Remy> "Now? Now, we finish the mission. Head for port."
* Remy nods silently to the sea
<Storyteller> "Aye aye."
<Storyteller> The Ulysses heads for port.
<Storyteller> Off in the distance you can see New York coming into view, Rose who has stayed in Brianna's cabin, walks up on deck
<Angelo> "Home sweet home."
<Storyteller> Rose looks to Brianna, "Are we home yet?"
<Brianna> "Yes honey, we'll be home real soon. Then you can take us to your grandfather."

* Brianna takes Rose's hand
<Remy> "heh heh. Big City boy. I dunno. New Orleans'll always be my true home."
* Angelo shrugs and grins.
<Angelo> "I'm just glad to be back."
* Remy smiles. "Yeah. Me too, truth be told."
* Daniel_C looks at the city. "Home is the tie that binds..."
<Storyteller> "Ok, my grandfather wants to see you. He says he has something important to tell you..."
* Daniel_C nods <Storyteller> The port grows closer and you can see several dock hands waiting for you
* Angelo looks eager to be back on land.
* Brianna asks Ahuru if he knows Rose's grandfather
<Ahuru> "No, I have never met him."
<Storyteller> The ship docks fairly easily and the dockhands guide your ship in, setting the planks down
<Storyteller> The crew ties the ship down and finally, you are home
<Storyteller> Friday sets the planks
* Brianna keeps a hold on Rose's hand and gets ready to leave the ship
<Remy> "Alright, ladies and gents. Let's get a move on, shall we?"
* Remy stretches as he walks down the plank. "Good to be home."
<Angelo> "You can say that again."
* Daniel_C slowly walks down the plank, looking about
* Angelo strides down the plank.
* Ahuru leaves the ship
<Ahuru> "I must see to my home. Come back when you are ready, we have much to discuss."
* Daniel_C nods.
<William> "We will be there."
* Remy nods to Ahuru
<Remy> "We'll be there as soon as we can."
* Brianna nods
<Brianna> "Goodbye, Ahuru."
* Ahuru nods and heads home
* Daniel_C looks at Rose. "I guess we'd better go and talk to her grandfather..."
<Remy> "Alright then. C'mon, Rose. Let's take you home."
<Storyteller> "Ok follow me.."
* Remy nods, and follows her lead.
* Daniel_C follows
<Storyteller> She heads down the docks and walks towards the jewish part of town
* Daniel_C looks at Rose. "I guess we'd better go and talk to her grandfather..."
<Angelo> "Hold on, something's wrong... I think I need to sit down."
* Angelo grabs onto a lamp post to support himself, but starts to fade.
* Brianna looks at Angelo with concern
<Brianna> "Are you ok?"
* Brianna quickly moves to Angelo's side
* Daniel_C looks over at Angelo
* Angelo goes completely transparent, and then, suddenly, is gone.

<Storyteller> Somewhere in New York
<Storyteller> Angelo finds himself on the ground
* Brianna looks around wildly
* Angelo looks around with dread.
* William 's hand goes to his sword
<William> "What....."
<Storyteller> Noticing the pentagram circle around him, he knows....
* Remy grabs his gun
<Storyteller> Someone steps out of the shadows
<Storyteller> "Well well, Angie Scarpacci, long time no fuckin see eh?"
<Storyteller> A woman walks out, her straight blonde hair looks strangely red in the darkness
<Angelo> "I don't know... I... oh, shit!"
* Angelo looks around.
<Storyteller> "Yeah yeah, well your'e in the shit pal. Donny wants a fuckin' word."
* Angelo looks around with dread.

<Storyteller> Somewhere in New York
<Storyteller> The 82nd
<Storyteller> Angelo is nowhere in sight
* Daniel_C frowns. "Anyone know what just happened?"
<Brianna> "Shit. We've got to find him."
<Remy> "What the fu-..."
* Brianna walks over to the pole that Angelo was touching when he disappeared
* Remy minds his language, noting that Rose is there
<Storyteller> Rose tugs on Brianna, "But my grandfather..."
<Brianna> "He's not harmed, but I don't know where he is.."
* Brianna opens her eyes and looks down at Rose
<Brianna> "I know, honey. We'll go vist your grandfather.."
* Brianna tries to keep the irritation out of her voice at the interruption
* Remy sighs. "I'd hate to split us up. Something always goes wrong when we split up."
* Daniel_C looks at Remy. "Oh?"
* Brianna puts on her mask, and you watch as her features instantly turn dark
* William shakes his head
* Remy shakes his head at Brianna's question.
<Daniel_C> "If no one can track him, I guess we'd better go to the kid's grandfather..."
* Remy nods.
<Brianna> "But we can't just give up that easily.."
<Storyteller> Rose looks up her eyes pleading
* Daniel_C smiles. "Then let me visit her grandfather. With William or another...to make sure nothing goes wrong."
* Brianna looks down at the kid then back at the group
<Remy> "We might not have a choice. We don't know where Antonio went, or even how. We're clueless. An' this Little girl has been through a lot. "
* William nods
<Brianna> "But..."
<William> "We can't leave Angelo but we have absolutly nothing to go on."
<Remy> "What would you have us do, Brianna? Search blindly throughout the city? We can organize a search when we get back. I don't like it either, but what can we do."
<Daniel_C> "Do we know ANYTHING about him? Can we find out anything about him? OR can all we do for him is wait here?"
<Remy> "I'd post someone here to wait and see if he came back, but with all the tension in the city, I don't think it'd be a safe idea."
<Remy> "Let's go. We'll do this as quick as possible, and see if we can't find Angelo."
<Storyteller> Rose smiles as she leads you past the Dark Kingdom of Wire's main entranceand leads you to an old abandoned synigogue
<Brianna> "But..."
<William> "We can't leave Angelo but we have absolutly nothing to go on."
<Storyteller> "Here, he's here."
* Brianna slips off her mask and hangs it at her belt before they enter the temple
* Daniel_C rests his hand on the hilt of Nocturne, looking around cautiously
<Storyteller> You enter the temple cautiously, Rose walks in very happily way towards her grandfather
<Storyteller> An old rabbi walks out of the darkness
<Storyteller> "Hello my friends. I am Joseph Hiendlin. And we have much to discuss."
<Remy> "You're Roses grandfather?"
* Brianna lets go of Rose's hand
<Storyteller> to be continued