Brave the weather.

As the day proceeds, though the sky remains clouded over and the breeze doesn't relent, nothing comes of it. At least, not until hidden sun nears the horizon, and all above fades gradually to a looming blackness. Your crew is about to prepare for dinner, until the sails begin to struggle against the mighty winds, and the sky is suddenly illuminated by a flash of lightning in the distance. It starts with a mere sprinkle of rain, but in a manner of minutes, the deck is a stream of rushing water beneath a violent downpour. Thunder echoes out above. Through crashes and roars of the sky and the sea, it's difficult to hear, and to make matters worse, it feels as if the entire ship is being thrown in every direction.

It came on fast. Nobody's properly prepared. You were warned it could come, but it's difficult to be ready for something that happens so quickly.

"Everybody stay safe!" you shout. "We need to lower the sails and get indoors!"

"Batten down the hatches," speaks Xue, just as he lunges up to grab the rope of the nearest mast.

With ease, the sails are brought down by the combined effort of you, Xue, Vyzia, Niki, and Bekram. The others begin to flee to the lower level. Easier said than done of course, given the ship is being rocked left and right by heaving waves beneath the hull. The sea crashes against the side, though it holds steady--no flooding, and no capsizing. Once everything is secured on deck, you hurry towards the hatch, though your attention is taken by two screams at your right.

It's Mole! She's on the ground, sliding rapidly towards the port edge of the ship. Not only that, but the entire deck is nearly at a diagonal. You look past her to see two tiny hands holding onto the railing. With widened eyes you shout, "Dix! Mole!" And with that, you hurry.

Seizing the angle of the ship to your advantage, you slide down towards them. A shape catches your peripheral. Right at your side is another coming--Lalarin, not in costume but still swooping in to be the heroine.

After an impact to the railing, Mole tumbles completely over, though the second she does, her hand is grabbed firmly by Lalarin. "Got you!" shouts the bunnyfolk. "Nobody will fall as long as Rabbit's Foot is here."

"Wh-Who?" Mole stutters out, still in shock.

But then, the small hands of Dixby vanish. You hit the railing next, and without any hesitation, vault yourself straight over to the other side. You look down to see the gnome plummeting down towards the deadly ocean below. But with a kick off the side, you fire yourself down like an arrow, and you snatch her up and squeeze her tight into your arms. Just before you hit the waves, you pull your legs up, clench your teeth, and focus your mind despite the chaos around you. You look down to the face of Dixby, and for the very first time, you no longer see the nonchalant eyes of a hermit up to mischief. Instead she's terrified. In that moment, something clicks. Even if you can't hear anything but the stormy sea, and you're drenched from head to toe in freezing water, you leap straight back up into the air a second before you'd have collided with the waves.

Bunny Hop!

Space warps around you. After reality snaps back into place, you land flat on your feet right in the center of the deck, still with Dixby in your embrace. "Is that everyone?" you call out. Then concerned for the smallest of all, you ask, "Fava too?"

"She's down here! We all are!" Niki calls out from below.

Xue and Lalarin are holding Mole together. They give you a nod, and all five of you hurry down.