Well I don't seem to have any new readers but I won't give up! I will continue on this journey even if it's by myself! *sits in the corner in a depressed state* Woodrow:*sigh* Man it sucks to have been created by such a weenie… WTMTLW: I'm sitting right hear… Woodrow: I know, and you aren't helping your case wallowing in self pity. WTMTLW: You may have a point…Hey wait a minute, how did you even get here? Woodrow: My dad…he thinks you're a weenie too. WTMTLW: Can I start the story now? Woodrow: I don't know can yo… WTMTLW: And now on with the adventure!
Chapter 3: The Pirate Who Cried Wolfgang : Muttley Makes A Big Stink!
(Woodrow: God Damn It Nappa… Muttley: Wrong show sir! Woodrow: Shut up Muttley.)
"No Cal I won't kill you…I'll kill the person you care about most. If you don't come with me I'll make you watch as I kill Melody Waltzington!" The words were echoing in Cal's head like a gunshot. Kill Melody? How could he even say that, how could those words even go together. They couldn't, just the thought of this creep getting near her made him feel sick to his stomach but the idea of her being gone…he couldn't let that thought go any further. He locked eyes with Wolfgang and sang "Wolf you can't do this, Please don't even think it. I. I'll go with you just don't hurt her. Not one bit!" Wolf chuckled darkly and put the knife away "See Cal was that so hard?" Calaway thought to himself 'The hardest thing I've ever done, but at least she'll be safe.'
Suddenly the two men heard a growl a low threatening growl like some kind of monster. They both looked around fearful of whatever creature could make that sound. After a minute or so of growling Cal's wardrobe began to shake and the growling seemed to be coming from within it. Wolfgang looked nervously toward Cal and said "Well don't just sit there Blues go see what it is! After all it is your dressing room" 'Yeah but you're the trespasser so if anyone should get eaten it's you!' of course Cal didn't voice that opinion aloud.
As Calaway got closer to the wardrobe it began quaking even harder as if whatever was within was about to burst out. With one quick movement Cal opened both doors and got out from in front of them, hiding behind the right door. Both men stared at the supposed monster in the wardrobe with wide eyes. Much to their shared surprise the creature was nothing more then a small black chihuahua, it growled staring directly at Wolfgang hate in it's beady little eyes.
Wolfgang wiped his brow in relief before chuckling and looking down at the small dog "Well what have we here?" The man stood up and walked over to the pup. He grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and held it close to his face "Aren't you just the cutest little bastard ever? Did you make all of those big noises? Did ya boy?" As Wolf baby talked the small dog Calaway looked at it and swore that it look familiar. He'd never seen the dog in his life but for some reason he couldn't shake it. Then it hit him the dog's fur covered it's eyes like that newcomer who came in with the pirate and the girl. But it couldn't be him unless he ate a devil fruit and…yikes if it was him those sea devils were extra evil the day they created the Chihuahua-Chihuahua Fruit!
As Cal got sweep up in his thoughts Wolf continued baby talking the dog. He raised him up above his head and cackled at the pitiful growls coming from the pup. As soon as the dog was overhead Calaway could have sworn it grinned then both men heard a deep voice emit from the dog "Buddy I was hoping you'd do that…", before their very eyes the little dog grew a into two hundred pound mass of dog that quickly dropped onto Wolfgang's head. Both man and dog toppled to the floor with great force. After a second the dog got up and shook itself before looking at Cal and saying in the same deep voice "Man if that jackass had kept up the baby talk I might have actually mauled him…"
Cal was somewhere between hysterical laughter at the absurd situation and just full blown hysteria. "What the hell are you, ya giant mutt? What's going on? Are you freakin' nuts!?" The dog looked itself over then looked back to Cal "I think I'm a newfoundland but I'm not sure…at the moment I was just thinking big." "That's not what I meant and you know it! If you've got a true form you really need to show it!" The dog laughed with a paw in front of it's mouth "Heh heh heh heh heh! Well I guess you're right…One sec." Before his eyes the dog changed again, this time much like he thought the dog became the man who came into the club earlier. When he was fully transformed he reached out a hand to Calaway and said "Hey. The name's Muttley nice to meet ya and save your life!"
Calaway shook the dog-man's hand with a bemused look on his face. Well today has taken a turn for the weird…Threatened by Wolfgang, saved by a dog-man, and Melody…"MELODY!"Oh man he had to find her! Cal quickly took his hand back and rushed from the room singing "Thanks a lot man, I sure owe you one! But I gots to go now, it's been fun!". Muttley who was left in the room with the unconscious Wolfgang, he kicked the jerk before saying "I better get back to the crew…"
Today had started so good! Cal was looking all over Blueburg for Melody who had disappeared from the Joint by the time he left his dressing room. He checked her house using his spare key but no one was home. He was starting to get antsy and he hoped that Wolfgang didn't have any friends to help him make good on his threat. Around him the celebration was in full swing making his search even harder. He'd had to disappoint a few fans because he couldn't stop to even croon them a greeting. He had to find her before anything bad happened! As the morning slowly shifted into afternoon Cal still hadn't found Melody and he'd gone from antsy to full blown panic. He couldn't stop seeing Melody in horrible situations and it was all his fault. He should have just gone with Wolfgang instead of letting that dog guy flatten him, then at least he'd know she was safe!
After he'd run through town at least twice Cal heard a voice that was music to his ears, the song of the angels themselves "Hey Cal I've been looking everywhere for you!" There she was dressed in fancy festival garb looking even prettier then she had that morning. Cal ran to her and wrapped her in a tight embrace and cried "Girl I've been lookin' everywhere for you too! Now that I've found ya it's to good to be true!" He heard her giggle near his ear before saying "Relax Cal it's not like I'm going anywhere…" Cal pulled away but kept his hands on her shoulders, he looked deep into her eyes and sang "Someone is after me and it's a fact. To hurt me they'd hurt you and that's wack!". Melody gave him a confused look and asked "Cal what are you talking about?"
"Yeah Blues what are you talking about?" This second voice sent a chill up Cal's spine. Much to his horror Wolfgang strolled up to the duo looking quite a bit worse for the two hundred pound dog that dropped onto him, with one arm in a sling and two black eyes, he still managed to give Cal an evil grin as he pat his knife with his good hand. Melody who looked momentarily worried for the man hardened her face before saying in a chilly voice "Hello…Wolf." Wolf's grin widened before he said in a sickeningly kind voice "Hey Mel how have you been?" Cal looked Wolf in the eye and sang "Wolfgang I need to have a word, let's move away and become unheard!". Melody spoke up "Listen Cal I've got some choice words for this scumbag myself so whatever you want to say you can say in front of me!"
Cal felt a cold sweat coat him almost instantaneously. He knew Wolfgang wouldn't normally try anything crooked out in the open but with the craziness of the festival going on he might try, and worse then that he might get away with it. He couldn't let that happen, it hurt him what he was about to do but he knew it was for the best. He turned a glare onto Melody and sang in a melodramatic tone "Melody GET OUT! You aren't needed here! Go away now, get lost, I don't want you near!" Melody and Wolfgang both looked taken aback by Calaway's outburst. "Cal why are you talking to me like that? You're scaring me." Melody whispered in a low hurt voice. Cal grabbed her by the shoulders and shook her a bit and shouted "Don't you get it!? GET LOST! What more can I say? I don't want to see you, you don't need to stay!"
With tears in her eyes Melody ran from the two men and with one last theatrical gesture of a pointed finger toward her back Cal finished his heart breaking song "Run far away run far from me!…At least this way you'll get to be free." these last words were said in whisper and without song as he'd passed the music to her. He had figured that whatever Wolfgang's 'friends' wanted to talk to him about probably had to do with his powers. It didn't matter what they did to him now as long as she lived. Even if she hated him now she just needed to keep on living!
Beside him Wolfgang started howling with laughter, watching Cal break Melody's heart trying to protect her was one of the greatest things he'd ever seen. As his laughter died down he grinned at Calaway "So are you ready to meet my friends Mr. Blues?" Calaway turned away from the man and coldly replied "Lead the way Mr. Two time…"
Melody could hardly see from the way her eyes blurred with tears, if she hadn't know Blueberg like the back of her hand she'd be in danger of getting hurt. She almost wanted to get hurt just so she could get rid of the dull aching in her chest after Cal's harsh words, why would he talk to her like that? He'd never done anything like that. He'd always been the one person she could count on and he treated he just like Wolf would have. All she could ask herself was why! She slowed to a walk as she tried to figure out why her friend had betrayed her, so lost in her thoughts she actually bumped into someone. As she tried to simply pass by with a quick 'my mistake' someone grabbed her by the arm!
She started to scream but another hand quickly covered her mouth. The person who grabbed her arm was a stout man around her age with dark hair covering his eyes. Despite the hair she could clearly see his blue eyes behind the bangs staring at her intently. In a gruff voice he whispered "Are you Melody?" Melody's eyes widened and she nodded in a stunted manner. The man smiled a reassuring smile and said "Ok Melody I know you don't know me from Adam but I need you to trust me. I'm a friend, my name is Muttley and me and my crewmates want to help you and Calaway. At the mention of Cal she shook the man off and yelled (and without realizing sang) "What about that stupid jerk!? I don't need him and his charming smirk! His warm eyes, his strong arms, his…his…" Melody started crying full force falling to her knees and crying like a child, which nearly caused Muttley to panic. He started calling for someone named Rose and Melody heard the clicking of heels on cobblestones.
Melody felt a pair of thin arms wrap around her and pull her into a tight hug. She heard a calm voice whisper "Hey it's ok listen up, whatever that stupid boy said he didn't mean it!" Melody looked up into the face of a pretty redhead with shining purple eyes, she crooned sadly "How can you say that? How can you know? You can't be sure, and I'm feeling so low..." Rose smiled kindly and replied "Trust me sweetheart I know a lot about stupid boys…" From a few paces away the two girls heard Muttley mutter "And I'm standing right here able to hear every word…" This got a slight giggle from Melody and Rose's smile widened then she said "I know he didn't mean it because he said it to protect you."
Melody gasped in surprise and sang "What do you mean? Please explain, I need the truth not something inane!" Muttley spoke up "The other man you were talking to…Wolfgang Tutone? He was threatening to kill you if Calaway didn't go with him to meet someone." Melody looked confused "But how could you know? Where's the reason and rhyme? How did you know I was talking to Wolfgang as well at that time!?" Muttley raised an eyebrow and muttered "Man that speaking in rhyme thing is a real bitch…" After a well timed elbow to the stomach for her 'stupid boy' Rose released Melody from the hug and then clenched her fist, orange feathers began to blossom along her arm and it morphed until it resembled a wing with a smirk she said "Let's just say Muttley looked for you on the street while I took to the sky…" Melody suddenly started to cry again. Muttley started to panic "Rose what does that mean!? Bad or Good? BAD or GOOD!?" With a weary sigh Rose bopped her boyfriend on the head. Melody sang out joy throughout her voice "I should have known that Cal wouldn't ever hurt me, I feel so much better! I'm so happy! BUT WAIT!" Halfway through her happiness reality sank in. "What about Wolfgang and his band of goons!? We have to save Calaway and do it soon!"
Out of the blue the trio heard another voice call out "What's with all the rhyming!? It's starting to get annoying!" Muttley smirked and said "Hello sir how are you doing this afternoon?" Woodrow frowned and continued "No seriously what's with the rhyming?" Muttley smirked and said "It's because of Calaway Blues' devil fruit powers sir. I believe it's the Sing-Sing Fruit." At this Woodrow perked up "Really now? A rare devil fruit power you say? Very interesting…" Melody sang a song of confusion and anger "But how did you know it's name? What's the deal? What's your game!?"
Woodrow gave the girl an annoyed look "Don't worry girly we'll save your boyfriend free of charge I'm just interested in learning about his powers…after all what kind of Fruit Hunter would I be if I didn't at least ask?"
A Fruit Hunter for those of you not in the know is a person who makes it their life goal to collect interesting devil fruit, either by collecting the actual fruit or meeting people who have unique powers and befriending them (or killing them but that really goes back to the first option). Woodrow first became interested in devil fruit due to his father's fascination with them. He may have found his Tree-Tree Fruit on his own but he'd stolen his two friend's fruit from his father's trophy room. Woodrow pretty much knew that their mail mission was part of his father's revenge for the fruit theft but he also knew the old bastard would never admit it.
Meanwhile Wolfgang led Calaway out of town to the secret hideout of the bandits unaware of Calaway's treachery. It wasn't going to be a pleasant meeting… As the two men made their way into the lion's den they were surrounded by a terrible stench, like rotten eggs and spoiled milk. It permeated the air as a noxious green cloud. Calaway's eyes were watering from the strength of the smell, but Wolfgang walked through it like it was nothing. He put an arm out when they got to a certain point within the lair and said toward the largest gathering of green fog "I've brought Calaway Blues to you Captain Reeker!" from within the fog Cal heard a chuckle that made Wolfgang's laugh sound pleasant and a voice like nails on a chalkboard said "Well it's about time Tutone…" The voice then addressed Cal "So tell me Mr. Blues how do you feel about raising a big stink!? Pu huhuhuhu!"
Ok now things are getting interesting. You've now met this story's first true villain. Wolfgang may be deplorable but Captain Reeker is the man with the plan! What is his plan you may ask, well if you really want to know come back next time for Chapter 4: Assault of The Big Stink Pirates : Captain Reeker's Dastardly Plan! It's gonna be one heck of a show!
Woodrow: Why wasn't I in the chapter more? Rose: Well that's what you get for making fun of him in the author's notes. Muttley: She's got you there sir! Woodrow: No respect! I never get any respect…