Natalie could see the suspicion in her crew as the pirate's ship sailed next to them. Ignoring one of the men's mutters about dirty pirates, she called over to the pirate. She shot a glare to the officer who shouted to the pirate about convincing Blackbeard, even she knew that wouldn't have ended well. Heck, it probably wouldn't have started well either. Turning back to face the pirate she called over.<br/><br/>"If we can slow his ship down enough, we can get away..." Before she could finish, the Queen Anne's Revenge was within cannon distance and approaching fast. The helmsman turned the best he could in the short time, lining up as many cannons with the approaching pirate's hull as he could before the order was given to shoot.<br/><br/>Natalie watched as the blast did minimal damage to the great ship, swearing as Blackbeard fired his own cannons directly at the Deviance. Bracing for the impact, Natalie held fast to the wheel, feeling the ship being torn apart. She could hear their own cannons booming back, as well as the cries of men hit by the incoming rounds.<br/><br/>"Why did we ever leave the fleet behind?" She cursed, taking control of the wheel in the absence of the helmsman. She knew if they could slow Blackbeard down, they could get away and bring the fleet around, though she also knew that this would not be an easy fight no matter how many ships.<br/><br/>"Ready yourselves men!" She shouted to the men left on deck, the Queen Anne's Revenge was getting closer and a possibly boarding was becoming inevitable.