Maybe a bit short.
Edited some things after Silver Desert's review. (Thank you!)
Kiara was standing on the dock, not wanting to leave an opening for anyone, glancing at the boat she noticed captain Hiro standing. The sun was starting to set yet he had put his sunglasses back on. When she looks to the dock there was a person to the ship, making her step to the side.
When they ran next to her she notices they where quite a bit smaller than her. She wasn't sure but it wouldn't be a surprise if it was a kid. "Captain with the help of the devision commander we where able to capture the a person Daven."
Looking over her shoulder she saw Hiro looking at her. "Well then. Miss Kiara, we will be going back to dr. Vegapunk. As such I am afraid that we will have to leave you."
She nods to him and let a sigh out when she thought about her way back. The small boat that she had been using had vanished from the docks place. "What will happen to his workshop?"
He shrugs before motioning towards the marine building. "The devision head will take care of it. Also... be careful. There are some strong pirates here."
Looking at the building he had pointed at she hears heavy footsteps behind her, meaning he was walking towards her. Even though she was suspecting him to, his voice besides her made her step backwards. "I am sure I do not need to remind you Kiara, but just in case you forgot."
Looking at him she saw his grin, it was a nasty kind of grin. The same one as her master used to show her when requesting something near impossible. "You're property of the Wold Government and with the way things look, you will stay like this."
Holding the urge back to hit that grin of his face she tries to smile and bows down. "As you said, I don't need to be reminded, but thank you captain Hiro." She looks back up. "Have a good day."
After having waved farewell to the rest of the marines she starts walking to the village again. When she was about turn the corner towards the shopping district she could hear Hiro shout. "Be sure to report the whole thing!"
Sighing she went around the corner and thought for a moment. She really didn't want to deal with any more marines, nor did she want to go and do her 'work'. When she was by the main street Kiara realizes the hush money was still in her bag. With a grin she pulls the pouch out and looks into it, there seemed to be around 10.000 beri in it. Making sure that nobody had seen it she puts it back and walks towards one of the larger bars in the town.
Outside there weren't any signs of there being any free seats, near the entrance there were a lot of groups groups sitting. But inside she noticed there weren't as many people as she had thought. The smell of alcohol and smoke was quite strong but walking towards the bar itself the smell gradually became less. The bartender looks at her. "Table for one?"
Kiara nods and was shown a table in the back. Walking towards it she glanced trough the whole place before sitting down and looking at the menu. Deciding to get a big plate of spaghetti she thinks back of the money they had given her. They probably thought she was in favor of the Celestial Dragons and the World Government. Even though in reality it was much different. Not that they wouldn't hear if a base was doing a bad job. At each and every place that she had been send to she where to write a report of how the base did and if there was anything noteworthy.
The best example was a case from a year ago. She had been send to an island where the marines used villagers as slaves, she notified the World Government who in turn changed the person in charge. They had considered her work so good that they reduced her debt, but that had been a rare case.
Some movement next to her catched her eye and looking towards the side she saw a waitress standing. "Good afternoon. What can I get for you miss?" Kiara smiles at the woman and orders a big plate of food and cheap liquor. Her food had just been delivered when the door of the bar opened and all sounds in the bar stopped. Kiara looks at the door, just like everyone else. \
In the doorway was standing a tall and slim man with a yellow hoodie and a white spotted hat while next to him there where two guys they seem to be a bit shorter and both were wearing a beige overall. One had a hat that said penguin and the other seemed to be wearing a blue cap. They did look a bit odd, but one look from the tall guy and everyone in the bar resumes their own business.
Taking a mouthful of her food she thought who they could be, they did seem familiar. It could have been their clothing, it did stand out quite bit in a crowd. Not that she really had a right to say that with her long black jeans, maroon tank top and the short sleeved black coat that she always wore open. If anything she would probably stand out more than them in a normal crowd.
After swallowing the first bite she rummages trough her bag and pulls a napkin out of it. With a glance at the three people that had walked in she made some quick sketches with her dominant hand while taking another bite. The sketches weren't bigger than a bill, but she only needed it to ask the marines about them.
A sudden voice brings her back from her drawing. "Hey pretty lady. Are you free tonight?" Kiara blinks, she hadn't noticed anyone walking up to her, she swallows the food that she had in her mouth and cleans it with the napkin before turning towards the person talking to her.
It was the man with the penguin hat that stood there. Glancing behind him at his two companions she decides to look up and meet his eyes. "Who asks?"
The man seems to be taken aback by the question and quickly leaves back towards the other two who were standing at the bar. She raises an eyebrow and decides to re-continue her meal, no need to think about it. Glancing at the now half gone sketches she puts the napkin in her bag again.
After a while she started thinking about what Vegapunk had told her. Something about controlling ballast while balancing the weight of an object in the water. She isn't sure what he meant by it, but it must be important, after all, that was why he had considered the original design incomplete, making her whole travel to this place a waste of time. With a frustrated feeling she finishes the last of her meal and notes notes the things Vegapunk had told onto a clean napkin before putting that one in her bag.
The three guys were still at the same place, one seemed to keep the waitress busy while the other was looking around nervously and the last one was calmly drinking.
A glint caught her eye and she notices a giant sword that stood in between them, it seemed like a nodachi, she couldn't be sure since she wasn't really into swords. On the other hand why would anyone use such a big sword, weren't they slower?
Carefully she stands up and with big strides walks towards the bar on the opposite side of where they where standing, the bartender quickly walks over to her and Kiara pays for the food.
The bartender wishes her a pleasant evening when the den-den mushy goes off. Kiara was about to push the door open with the bartender called for her. "Miss Kiara, it's a call for you. Could you come over here?"
Hesitant she turns around and walks behinds the bar and picks the receiver up. "Kiara speaking."
She could hear a heavy and rough voice, it probably wasn't his real voice. "Why if it isn't the little vixen who is responsible for Daven's arrest." Frowning she stares at the den-den mushi, how did he know? It hadn't happened more than two, maybe three hours ago. "I am not responsible for it. May I ask how you know this though?"
The den-den mushi smiled, no, it was better to say it was a grin of the devil himself. "There is no need for you to know that. But I have an interesting offer for you." Raising her eyebrow even further she stares at it as it continues. "I'm sure you know what Daven was doing. What I want is rather simple." Before he could say anything more she interrupts him, not wanting to deal with some unknown man any longer. "I am afraid I don't. I am just here for a delivery, if you wish to know anything more you will have to contact Vegapunk."
The voice sighs heavy and she could hear some background noises before the loudest one told everyone to shut up. "Useless little…" A cough. "Anyway, Miss Kiara. You have a dept to the Celestial Dragons. Finish what Daven started, bring it to me and I will release you from the debts while even given you enough money to live an easy and comfortable life style."
A hand on her shoulder made her look at the bartender who had a worried look. She quickly looked back at the den-den mushi "How did you get that information?" It laughs. "I have sources everywhere, so are you in for it?" glaring she answers. "I will think about it, I do not promise anything."
The bartender accepts the horn back before speaking up "He seems like a nasty person. Want me to call the marines?" Kiara shook her head "Nah, probably just a prank. Thanks for the food, I will be taking my leave."
While walking around it felt as if someone was staring a hole in her back. Even when the door behind her felt close the feeling was present. By the time she was at the end of the main street she was running. Unsure of what way to go she went towards the docks. If someone was behind her she should be able to see them there.
A sound behind her made her look back and she notics a person of the bandit group that had attacked her. Quickly she turns back around and tries to run further away. Closing her eyes for a moment she speeds up and by the time she opens them there's something standing right in front of her. Being unable to stop in time she bumps into the person, making them perk up. "Who is it?"
Before she can apologize they turn around, pushing her off her feet. When she trying to re-balance herself, she steps into thin air and falls off the dock. An apology was the last thing she heard before her face hit the cold water, with the rest of her body quickly following. The salty seawater burns her eyes and when she sees the bottom, she tries to push herself a back up to the surface. Her lungs were burning from the lack of oxygen when something else fell into the water, right on top of her.
Unable to push the weight away she was sinking down further. The last bit of her breath left while she she attempted to push it off. Unable to move her body the way she wants it to, she notices her vision had started to swim. Realizing that she was loosing conscious she tries to push it off once more when everything went black. The last thing she saw was a figure right in front of her.