The party departed the smoldering ruins of Caracas at sunset, taking to the air in the Sloop Dogg (formerly the Conquerante). Following the coastline toward the west, the crew caught a jet stream that provided a significant tailwind for their initial travel. During the flight, the party successfully identified several magical items recovered from the late Baron Harvey Proudbottom’s vault: the Accorder Shield, the Pendant of Purity, the Delver's Jewel, and the Airstep Boots. However, they failed to identify a mysterious magical blunderbuss and a curious object.

During a period of downtime, Mickle utilized a bolt of silk to craft a “silk banana hammock” (loincloth) for Grundel, which the Goliath immediately used for a session of yoga on the top deck. Nebish maintained a scouting perimeter around the ship, noting that the night air felt unusually clammy.

The journey was plagued by inefficient piloting during the second watch, which resulted in the ship fighting against heavy chop and burning through more hydrogas fuel than anticipated. By the third watch, an investigation of the fuel tanks revealed that only an eighth of a tank remained. To conserve their remaining fuel for potential emergencies, the party decided to descend and sail the rest of the way. The landing was ungraceful; despite a successful proficiency check, the Sloop Dogg splashed “hard, hard, hard” into the ocean, jarring the resting party members and causing some to fall out of their beds.

Stranded in relatively calm waters with no wind and a non-functional engine, the party debated several methods of propulsion, including robotic hamsters and the creation of makeshift sails. Eventually, they settled on a high-risk plan to enchant the ship's propeller using their newly acquired ingot of Shardisite.

The party performed a ritual of collective will to infuse the propeller with magic, intending for it to respond to verbal commands. The process was physically taxing, as the Shardisite drew power directly from the party's life force, dealing 14 force damage to each participant as the crystal turned to dust. The enchantment was successful, granting the ship a top water speed of 120 feet per round. However, the magic carries a 10% chance of failing to respond to verbal commands and a 10% chance to “overboost,” potentially causing bludgeoning damage to those on deck.

While the others worked on the engine, Grundel engaged in a “baiting strategy,” chumming the water with steaks and mackerel caught with his fishing tackle. His efforts eventually attracted a silver-sheened swordfish, which lunged onto the deck. Immediately following the swordfish, a young Dragon Turtle—roughly half the size of the ship—attacked the Sloop Dogg, splintering the railings with its massive jaws.

The ensuing combat was chaotic:

• Bludarious (Blu) opened fire with his revolvers, though the bullets initially struggled to penetrate the creature's thick carapace.
• Drathus delivered several brutal strikes to the creature's neck with his executioner's axe, carving deep wounds into the meat.
• Mikkel utilized a Potion of Swiftness to climb onto the turtle's shell, eventually using a Wand of Web to “glue” himself to the beast to avoid being thrown off.
• Nebish provided aerial fire with his hunting rifle, successfully exploding one of the Dragon Turtle's eyes.
• Blu ended the shipboard phase of the fight by jumping onto the creature and jamming the unidentified magic blunderbuss into its neck wound. The resulting “violent shot” and thunderous shockwave blasted the turtle off the boat and into the water.

The creature attempted to flee into the depths, but Grundel dove into the blood-stained water, swam to the front of the shell, and used his great axe to cleanly sever the Dragon Turtle's head.

With the threat neutralized, the party used ropes to lash the massive shell to the side of the Sloop Dogg. Mikkel used fire magic to cauterize and “cook” the internals of the neck wound to gain access to the stomach cavity. The party members took turns diving into the acidic stomach to recover treasures from the turtle's past victims:

• Blu recovered two bright, shiny magical metal bands.
• Drathus found an oversized silvered boomerang.
• Grundel retrieved a leathery magic belt.
• Mickle salvaged a spring-loaded wrist dagger.
• Nebish found a magical lantern with a flame that appeared impossibly lit.

The party set a course to beeline for the shore to properly secure the shell in shallow water. During the transit, they took a short rest to reflect on their survival against the young dragon turtle. The session ended with the crew bandaging their wounds and preparing for the next leg of their journey toward Mana.