Sabo's life with the Revolutionary Army—part 2
"DRAGON! VWHERE IN THE WORLD DID VYOU RUN TO THIS TIME?!" the purple-headed man's voice rang throughout the ship. Sabo snapped out of his daydream, he scrambled downstairs to the main dock. He expected to see Dragon as a huge and terrifying man, but all he saw was a raven-haired middle aged man with a red tattoo across his face.
"Sorry, I was looking around." He said nonchalantly. Even though this man Dragon was neither big nor terrifying, there was something about him that made Sabo felt hesitant to speak up to him.
"ADFKGHRGJDF. LOOKING AROUND?! REALLY DRAGON, VWHAT IF THE MARINES SP-, VHEY IM TALKING!" But Dragon was already walking upstairs.
Sabo gathered up the courage to talk to this enigmatic man, he moved down the stairs and toward the man.
"Um, hi? You're the one who saved me right?" asked Sabo, frustrated that even when he tries to be brave, his voice still wavers in front of this man.
"Seems like you're awake, and yes, I found you half dead by the shore. How are you feeling?" Dragon asked, he seemed to be strangely easy-going, but still able to maintain an aura that demands respect.
"I'm fine, thanks, you know, for saving me." Sabo waited for a moment before continue asking the question he has been dreading to ask, "Can I go back to my hometown?"
Dragon looked at him questioningly, "To Goa Kingdom?"
"No, No! Of course not! I mean, I have to tell my brothers that I survived the explosion, I'm afraid that somebody spotted me and told them that I'm blown up to bits." Sabo added quickly.
"Brothers, huh?" said Dragon while he picked up a huge bag from nearby the railings and heaved it up his shoulders like it weighed no more than a bag of rice. "Okay, but I'm afraid that you have to wait until we reach our base, since the ships are all there" He said without any heaviness in his tone.
"Wha-, that's it? Okay? I can go just like that?" Sabo was shocked by how short and simple this man's answer was.
"Yes, well what do you want me to say? 'You can't go because I have a habit in abducting some 10 year olds?'" Dragon laughed a little and strode away, leaving Sabo speechless.
What a strange man, Sabo thought, but anyway, now he had the permission to go back, he could not be any happier.
When the alarms ring, Sabo was at the main dock, looking out at the sea. The alarms went from soft to loud in only a few seconds, piercing his eardrums.
"There are four Marine warships nearby, I repeat, there are four Marine warships nearby. Everyone who can't fight, please go to the underground dock for safety." A voice rang out from the speakers; Sabo recognized the voice as the teddy-man.
Some people began to run past him, some accidentally bumped into him then muttering apology quickly, some just bumped and ran. Sabo felt that he knew these people somewhere, then it all clicks, they are the people from the Gray Terminal.
He recognized a homeless man that he had seen everyday during his time at Gray Terminal, he also saw a girl who he'd seen scavenging for food in the heaps of trash.
Why are all these people here? Alive and well? Didn't the king ordered his people to burn the Gray Terminal along with the people there down to ashes?
"BOY! WHAT ARE VYOU DOING VHERE?!" The purple-headed man's voice snapped him out of his thoughts.
Crap. Sabo realized that he had been standing there at the main dock for quite sometime. When he looked around, no one was running to safety anymore, the doors to the underground dock were all locked, Crap crap crap.
"VJEEZ! VYOU ARE VSURELY A PAIN IN THE ASS. VNOW GO TO THE CENTER OF VTHE DOCK AND DUCK! Don't go near the railings, no vmatter vwhat." Said the purple-headed man urgently, clearly annoyed that he was still here. Sabo did what he was told.
"REVOLUTIONARIES, SURRENDER NOW. I REPEAT, REVOLUTIONARIES, SURRENDER NOW." A voice blasted from a distance, from the 4 Marine warships.
Revolutionaries?! These people are revolutionaries?! Sabo thought nervously, he never once thought that the revolutionaries were actually real, there are some rumors about such people, but his parents always laughed at the rumors whilst saying that it is only a stupid myth and a 'ghost story' for the nobles.
Someone walked past the purple-headed man and grabbed a speaker; Sabo then realized that it was Dragon.
"How about no?" He asked through the speaker. Without fear. In front of 4 Marine warships. Possibly with at least one vice admiral onboard. Has he lost his mind?
"THEN WE WILL FIRE." The marines replied.
"Then we'll see which one of our flags will remain standing." Dragon smirked, "Yours" He pointed towards the World Government's flag. "Or ours." He pointed at the red flag on top of the ship's sail.
"FIRE" ordered the voice.