The Treacherous Waters of Cameron County

Soon after the flag ship of the Democratic Party of Cameron County, the Political Bounty had piped aboard it's new master, Captain Bleah, orders were issued to make ready for battle. The upcoming war to recover lands perceived as being stolen from them for the last eight years was neigh at hand. The Republic was going to pay for that outrage.

This upcoming final engagement was months away, but all ships needed to sail with haste to the battle. The Political Bounty was charged with leading the fastest, most powerful warships through the treacherous waters of Cameron County. At the helm of the Hillary, the captain ordered that a large supply of Latino provisions were needed for the upcoming battles. The Obama's captain was also aware of the need for laying in a large supply of Latinos. Captain Bleah pulled along side the Hillary and offloaded as many Latinos has he could, as the Obama made way for the nearby Caucus Islands, where her Captain had demonstrated many times that his crew was very effective in gathering provisions. The Political Bounty slowly turned toward the Caucus Islands, with the Hillary and the Obama arriving ahead of it. An earlier attempt to hoist "The Jolly Rodger" had been thwarted by the captain of the Shergold. The crew of the Hillary had decided on a "snatch and grab" strategy at the Caucus Islands, as they had quite a few Latinos already safely tucked away in the hold and if they hung around, the Obama's crew may have swayed many of the Latinos that they felt were rightfully theirs. The crew of the Obama, when they had put ashore had expected the Political Bounty to have arrived ahead of the other two warships to light the way and gather the Latinos in marked locations so that provisions could be gathered in large numbers. But the Political Bounty had arrived late, and many of the torch bearers from the Political Bounty seemed confused if not downright retarded, and some of the mapped locations of Latino's were unlit and dark when the crew of the Obama arrived. The captain of the Political Bounty put his blindfolded first mate ashore aboard the dingy Hockema to declare that everything was fine and the process was flawless and smooth. The Obama's crew gathered what they could and made for their ship.

As the warships sailed from the waters of Cameron County, the captain of the Hillary signaled Captain Bleah, "If we are victorious, I won't forget what you did for me and my crew." With a smile, Captain Bleah tucked the note in his coat pocket for later retrieval. He was disturbed at the news of the total annihilation of the crusier Remi, but at least the Sophia had made it through. There were, of course, a few details left to take care of. The hostage Yates was no longer looking like an asset, and ransom would not be paid. He would soon be a liability. Best cut him loose. A few of the crew of the Political Bounty looked suspicously independent during the last engagement and would need to be punished.

"Of course I know. It is my business to know." -The Merovingian