The Republic comes to our aid once again. The same Crossbow Monkeys have been harassing Republic caravans in the region, and they ask us to send a challenge message that will draw the pirates to our location where we can hopefully pick off enough that the caravans can travel safely again. It figures to be a tough fight, but we accept. To help out, the Republic sends two of its elite guards,
zumba and
BillCross.
Not long later, the Crossbow Monkeys are back in force. Not sure how much we have to fear from a group with names like Prissy and Calcium and a fat shirtless guy in a cowboy hat named Stefan.
Once again they set up a mortar position and once again we respond in kind. They feel the pain early.
Their main attack commences and after a few desperate moments we once again get the upper hand. The pirate Sebastian cuts off zumba's nose but then has his skull cleaved by BillCross's plasma sword.
With the battle over, zumba and BillCross pack up and head home, though with one fewer nose between them. For our efforts, the Republic promotes chedda to the title of Praetor, which sounds important.
Oh, and just a day later, look who wants our help all of a sudden. Should I even bother with a poll, or just assume we're all on Team Kangaroos?
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