Escape from Paradise

We return to the island of Buchansmay and Captain Alderan has managed to sneak into Atatoni's lair and escape with the Governor’s Daughter. However, the port next to the fort was full of undesirables so Alderan and his party of 95th Rifles and Marines took off to cross the isle to find a more suitable landing area for the Royal Navy. Finding something suitable Alderan settled into the night in the local church and awaited the arrival of the Navy in the morning. However, a party of locals had also turned up at the port and were now between Alderan and the Navy. Things were about to get dicey.

The ship’s crew swarmed down to secure the main access road to the dock and immediately attracted the attention of Mr Big and his party of unsavoury characters.

Once the Marines signalled their arrival at the docks, Capt Alderan and rather large lady friend, started to leg it from the Church (where they had been hiding) for the dock.

Mr Big charged the sailors and dice were rolled but few died, but his party were thrown back. However, the Tars were having none of this and saw the savages off, rallying to charge the retreating cannibals in the rear. Very nasty!

 

 

Alderan looked around and saw that a party of ugly looking maroons were fast approaching from the rear along with a large column of militia under the personal command of Atatoni.

Meantime the main Marine party formed up to left of the village, to cover Capt Alderan’s retreat. Rather foolishly the two groups of savages pursuing Capt Alderan, decided to stop and trade volley fire with the Marines!! However, this just turned out to be a ruse, to give time for yet another group of savages to leap out of the woods (from a sneaky moveable deployment point) onto the left flank of the Marines. Despite heavy losses, these savages were also driven off. The leader of the savages, Kashandra Karry, was knocked out in the fight and her underlings dragged her back to the safety of the woods.

Alderan had managed to save the Governor’s Daughter and were about to embark onto the ship.

 

 But what's this, the rebel militia column had arrived at the docks and all that stood between them and the ship, was a single group of Marines. The column rolled a massive 15” move and steamrollered into the marines. However, as stubborn as their land based red coated brethren, they threw the head of the rebel column back. The groups behind faltered, as their comrades fled and their general was wounded. The Marines then piled-in a couple of volleys to finish the job.

 

The rebels had one last card to play, as the other group from the moveable deployment point, started harassing fire on the retreating marines. However, Capt Alderan’s red coated skirmishers quickly returned fire. One hit and the rebel leader was flat on his back!? Not the Rebel’s night!!

At this point Atatoni's morale was so low and so few leaders left unhurt it was decided to let the British go and head back to the fort.

The Jack Tars then heaved a couple of cannons over the ship’s side, to make room for the Governor’s daughter and all set sail for home.