#captain sky’s pirates

[ashipiko]

🫶 herro to my v small percent of a3! followers nowadays and my even smaller percent of fellow skypaul enjoyers. i got back into my btab sky pirates skypaul au

there is a whole 7k google doc about this AU. the beauty and the beast soundtrack changed me 😔

EXTRA PAUL REFERENCE BELOW <3

[ashipikaur]

ZUKKYUUUUUUUUUUUN <3

[crowleycorvid]

Aye aye Captain Garmadon!!

[frigidsilver]

Air Pirates, my beloved

Also love to the sea pirates as well

[captainkurosolaire]

As rain patters, a heart ov' renewal flutters. Alive, it cries. Alive, ALIVE! O' kiss those lonely nights, goodbye.

[t-the-ring-master]

Weird crushes that I, T, have had/have. Because I’m bored.

This is just for fun and because maybe someone else will also feel less weird, or more, because they too have these crushes. Feel free to judge because I even judge myself. These mostly are movie crushes, this would be 20 chapters if I added manwha. And I don’t wanna find all those photos. I REACHED THE IMAGE LIMIT.

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Hector Barbosa: I will not explain myself. But I love him.

Captain Hook (specifically in the 2003 film): do I even have to say?

Long John silver(treasure planet):…. I have no reason tbh.

Jim Hawkins(treasure planet): I mean… this is probably my most normal.

Long John silver(muppets treasure island): uhm… yeah-

Milo(Atlantis): again, probably one of my most normal.

Flynn rider/Eugene(tangled): again, more normal…. Idk what else to say.

Naveen: Okay… I feel like I’d slap him if I met him before he had character development. I’d roast bro so bad he’d been to go to the burn ward.

Dr. Sweet(Atlantis): he’s sweet, what can I say?

Dr. Doppler: urm…. Yeah I have no reason-

Edit: deleted the others I couldn’t add images to. I’ll add a link to the next part-

[skydoesthings]

hiii @starinthegarden my amazing mutual <3 i got you for the @mcythorrorgiftexchange , heres your pirates au shinyduo horrors

It's all your fault

Gem sighed, and yelled at Etho.  “Come on, Etho! Sweep the hull faster, it’s almost time for lunch!”

 She didn’t want to yell at him, at all, he was her amazing but sometimes pathetic older brother, but she’s been…touchy, lately. Dealing with some problems. Etho screamed back quickly.

“Jeez, Gem, I’m done, I’m done! Let’s eat.”

 “Finally.” Gem shot back, still upset. She hopped down from the crow’s nest on her beautiful ship, named Glamour. She was named by someone very special. And, yeah, Gem was a pirate. The captain of the seven seas. And she had a crew. An amazing one, but they were missing a member. The one closest to Gem. The one Gem had killed…

Etho walked up to Gem. “You okay?” He asked her, worried. “I’m fine, don’t worry about me. Come on, we need to round up the rest of the crew.” She said quickly, avoiding eye contact. As they walked, Gem felt the hairs on the back of her neck stand up and heard a familiar voice whisper in her ear.

“Oh Gem~”

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The whole crew was together for lunch. Well…most of the crew. Gem and Etho were there, and so were Grian, Scar, Impulse, Joel, False, Mumbo and Cleo. There was a person missing though…someone who couldn’t come back again. Her loss had hit Grian and Gem the hardest, and Grian couldn’t look Gem in the eyes anymore. They ate and talked, and as usual, the random creak of a floorboard and a sudden chilled breeze could be heard and felt only by Gem. She was the first to leave again, as usual. Scar tried to make her stay for longer, but everyone else had given up on her already. She went back to her cabin, sparring with the practise dummy. Suddenly, she heard soft footsteps, even though there was no one else in the room. She looked around, but no one else was there. Then, she heard the whispers again.

“Gem~”

“Y-you’re not real, you’re not real, you’re not real.” The familiar voice sent Gem spiralling, as she fell to her knees. “Aren’t I?”

And then she materialised in front of her.

“It’s just me, Gem!”  The woman smirked, clearly enjoying herself. “It’s just Pearl.”

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The crew had hit rough patches. They were under attack by other pirates. Gem and Pearl were furiously fighting, and they were in a position where Pearl was behind Gem. Both of them had been pushed to the edge of the ship, and Gem was currently parrying the captain of the other ship. The enemy captain was an amazing fighter, and he was getting closer and closer.

“No, no, stay back, stay BACK!” Gem slashed furiously with her sword, killing the captain. She was going to turn to Pearl and help her, but then she heard a whisper from behind.

“Gem…”

Pearl couldn’t see Gem’s fight. No, she didn’t even know that Gem was fighting. From Pearl’s point of view, Gem slashed her on purpose. Gem immediately turned around, panicked.

“Oh my gods, Pearl I’m so sorry, I-“

She stopped. There was a huge slice through Pearl’s stomach, which had been done by Gem’s sword. Pearl’s organs were falling out of her stomach, and tears fell from her eyes. “I…I trusted you, Gem…” Her eyes went glossy, and she fell overboard. Gem snapped, tears streaming down her face. “PEARL!”

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Gem shot awake, gasping for breath, sweat streaming down her forehead, tear marks on her face. “Pearl…”

Scar came in. “Gem? Are-are you okay?”

She sighed. “I’m fine, Scar, just a nightmare.”

He got a sympathetic look on his face. “Do you maybe want to talk about it?”

She nodded. “Yeah, that would help…it was that day again. It was like I was reliving that day again. I KILLED her, Scar. I did. I’m the worst captain.”

Scar looked sad. “Pearl…” He then hugged Gem tightly. “It wasn’t your fault, Gem, it was an accident.”

Gem started to cry. “She’s dead because of me! She trusted me, and I killed her!”

Scar looked at her, but his face began to change. “Are you thinking about how much of a monster you are?~ Poor Gem, killed her crewmate, and now feeling sorry for herself.”

He wasn’t Scar anymore. He was someone else. Gem couldn’t speak, as this person went on. “You’re right, you know. You are a monster. And, your whole crew hates you~”

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“…Gem! GEM!” False was yelling, shaking her. Gem was on her knees on the floor, face white, unable to speak, but she managed to mutter out a word.

“F-False…” Gem didn’t trust herself to speak any more. She wasn’t sure what was real and what wasn’t anymore.

“Gem, are you okay? You weren’t responding to me at all.” False said, worried.

Gem sighed. “Do-don’t worry about me, False, I’m fine…”

“You don’t look fine.” False said flatly.

Gem changed the topic quickly. “So, what did you need me for?” She asked, getting up.

“Well, uh, Grian pushed Scar off of the poop deck-“ “HE DID WHAT?!”

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Gem fished Scar out of the water. “Seriously, Grian?”

“It was an accident!” He squawked indignantly.

An accident. The words echoed in Gem’s mind, but she suppressed it, and turned around to yell at Mumbo. “And you couldn’t do anything except stand there and laugh?!”

“I can’t swim!” He protested.

“My god…” Gem groaned, putting her head in her hands. “You three are actually impossible. Scar, don’t get pushed into the water again. Grian, please stop pushing Scar into the water. Mumbo, at least try to stop Grian from pushing Scar into the water. I’m going to go talk to more sensible people.” She said, reeling Scar in. “Thank you Gem…” Scar muttered, getting back on the poop deck.

Gem just sighed again, and left to talk to Impulse. “Why are those three such idiots?”

Impulse chuckled. “I don’t know, Gem!”

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Gem sat on the side of her bed, and sighed deeply. Like, really deeply. She was just so tired…the nightmares didn’t help either. She heard the strange creak of a floorboard again, but she just gave up, slumping onto her bed.

“Whatever’s there, go away. I’m not in the mood for dealing with you right now.” She groaned, burying her face in a pillow. She rolled over, exhausted with everything.

A breeze flew past again. It was always cold and creepy, but it seemed just a tad softer than usual. Then, it felt like the breeze had realized what it was doing and immediately got harsher. Okay then, the weird creepy breeze hates Gem too, apparently.

“Wallowing in self-pity again, Gem?~ Pathetic…”  The familiar voice rang in her ears, and as Gem tried to cover them, trying not to have a panic attack, the voice whispered again, louder more than anything. “That won’t work~”

The lights flickered slowly, and then shut off. The boat began rocking harshly, and lightning strikes were visible outside. The vague cries of the crew yelling “Storm!” seemed extremely loud to Gem’s ears. She hugged herself in fear, wide-eyed, and realized she was trembling. With shaky hands, she got up and lit a candle. She saw a black blob on the ground darting its way towards her, and then rising, forming the shape of a woman, a very tall woman, but a woman nonetheless. The candle blew out, and a heartbeat started ringing in Gem’s ears. Something really bad would’ve probably happened to her, but she chose that moment to pass out.

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The same scene played out again. The same nightmare-flashback, where Gem killed Pearl, but this time, it was different. At first, Gem couldn’t tell what was happening, but then she realised. Oh god, she was in Pearl’s body. She was witnessing Pearl’s point of view.

Pearl really couldn’t see that Gem was fighting. Pearl was fighting furiously on her own. Then, the world exploded with pain. The crew shouted with joy, but quickly turned silent. Even the enemy ship stopped fighting. Pearl looked down, and she saw a huge gash across her stomach, her guts falling out slowly. Pressed to the edge of the ship, she tried to clutch it for support, her arms, flailing wildly. Pearl couldn’t tell much, but she knew that Gem caused this. Why? Gem was her best friend, they cared so much about each other, Pearl trusted her with everything, why had she done this?! Did Gem actually hate her?! …Was Gem saying something? Pearl couldn’t hear her, everything was turning black, all she could do was say something hoarsely.

“I…I trusted you, Gem…”

Then, she fell overboard.

…

…

Why was Gem still in this dream?

But then, Gem understood. She saw a wispy shape come towards her, one that heavily resembled Pearl.

“Everything that happened, it was all your fault. You did this to me. You killed me. I’ll never forgive you. This will be your eternal punishment, Gem~ You will never wake up. I’ll never let you leave. I’ll never let you rest. You shouldn’t have killed me. Now, you’ll suffer.”

Pearl’s voice came out raspy, and vengeful. She opened her mouth, or a torn gash of what used to be a mouth, revealing inky blackness inside…and then she lunged at Gem. “It’s all your fault.”

[captainsvscaptains]

Round 1 Part 4 Poll 6

Propaganda

For context a3! is about a theatre company that puts on plays. one of its sub troupes (the summer troupe) puts on a pirate-themed play called Captain Sky's Pirates, and Sky is the titular captain. he and his pirates crew are so cringefail it's hilarious; they're dirt poor and their ship is just barely holding itself together, yet they still go voyaging in the treacherous seas hoping for treasure. unbeknownst to him for most of the play, two of his crew members are highly infamous pirates: Bloody Henry, who is his right-hand man, and francoise "blackbeard" who joins his crew early on in the play. but even after finding out he still accepts them into his crew with open arms. this warmth and friendliness also extends to their enemy, a naval officer named Paul, who actually ends up switching sides and joining Sky's crew (albeit in an ending the actors made up after closing night bc the guy who played Paul felt lonely being the only one on the antagonistic side, but the game treats it as canon), so i think it speaks to Sky's charisma that he's able to get a naval officer who was hellbent on arresting them to switch sides and join him

Captain Shakespeare's the sexiest role of Robert DeNiro. He looks badass but is /very/ kind and loving. Once he decides you're family he'll help no matter what. You can trust him with literally anything. He harvests lightning illegally. He has a very carefully cultivated terrifying reputation. He crossdresses in his secret chamber as a hobby because he's a pirate captain and he can. His crew calls him Fearsome Captain. He named himself after Shakespeare. He walked so Stede Bonnet could run. I love him.

[masterhallmark]

I have come to the conclusion that Don Karnage (from Talespin, not Ducktales) would be the safest Disney Pirate crew to be on.

Captain Hook shot a man for singing badly.

Long John Silver (Treasure Planet) crushed a man's arm to keep up appearances, and his crewmates are dicks

Barbossa shot a crewmate to see if the curse was lifted, showing no care for if he died

NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENS TO JACK SPARROW'S CREW

But Don Karnage? Sure, he slaps and insults his crew regularly. But do you know what he did to yhe crewmates who attempted to mutiny against him on multiple occasions?

He not only let them live, but they kept their jobs.

On any other crew, attempted mutiny would be an immediate death sentence.

If Don Karnage is gonna let the attempted mutineers live and keep their jobs, you're probably safe no matter how bad you screw up. You cannot do much worse than ATTEMPTED MUTINY. I mean, even if he tortured them, his torture methods mostly consist of dragging claws on a chalkboard and whatever the heck he was going to do with those turnips and sandpaper.

Also, air pirates would have a larger range of places to loot due to not being restricted to just bodies of water, plus Baloo is the only pilot that consistently outsmarts Don Karnage. He is a VERY successful pirate.

[ryukogo]

it is, quite literally, a criminal act to not put all five of them together for this meme

[stellabyystarlight]

who want some a3 pirate posting 🏴‍☠️🦜 (og imgs from pirate_posting on twt)

[ashipiko]

One might say the bonds of friendship are the greatest treasure man could ever have! ☆

NO MATTER WHAT. SKY PIRATES ON TOP 🙏🙏🙏

[ashipikaur]

“You’ll never be able to stop us, no matter where we go!” △

annual sky pirates post. HAPPY NEW YEARS EVERYONE

extra under cut

😔 ITS BLOCKED BY JONNYS HANDS but I just want the people to know. skypaul hands are so close. even when you think it doesn’t exist they exist and I just wanted to share that <3 sankyu minna

[scriboniuscurio]

I FEEL LIKE I REMEMBER SOMETHING LIKE THE FLOWERS CHIKAGE WAS SENDING WINTER TROUPE HAD NEGATIVE MEANINGS AS A THREAT?? And Tsumugi being the flower boy was like .....😃 um what is wrong with this guy....

but if this happened I think it wouldve had to have been in nocturnality or my masters mesmerized by mystery so I checked them and he's just sending normal flowers and there's no comment about them from winter troupe. I just made this up I guess.

[stelmao]

very self indulgent pirates au doodles (will elaborate the lore later if i feel like it)

[moondvncer]

I love how the answer to "who was your first anime crush ever?" always changes for me, but if you ask me 1000 times "who is the anime character you disliked the most" then I'm gonna answer for a 1000 times: kikyo