One Piece Of A Creed Chapter 4: Make A Move, an one piece fanfic

S: *pushes Polar out of the way before he can start the introduction* Hello readers, I'm Shadowonthewall6 and welcome one and all to chapter four of One Piece of a Creed! Polar, buddy, just look at all those 26 shiny reviews we've got now!

P: *...A hand shakily appears and pulls Polar back up. Right before turning ever so slowly to glare at Shadowon.* I didn't think you counted reviews... Anyway, after bickering over the title, I eventually managed to upload our last fully pre-written chapter to this collaboration...

S: Yeah, that's right. This is the last chapter we've already written before deciding to upload this...so, that means that the updating schedule is going to...slow down quite a bit *pull Polar in front of him to block the spear*

P: ...Your aim sucks... you all know that, right..? *Collapses onto the floor*

S: POLAR! NO! YOU FOOLS, THERE GOES MY HUMAN SHIELD...I mean my friend...anyway, without further ado, we should really get on with the chapter to see what will happen next...

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Chapter 4: Make A Move

The sun was rising from the distant East, slowly revealing itself from the other end of the world and bit by bit, shining its radiant light on everything below it, except for all the shadowy areas that were covered by obstacles and anything that wasn't transparent for the light to pierce through. It was at this light that was first noticed by the person lying on the ground, as it veiled over the person's body, warming it with its morning ray before heading to an exposed eyelid. This light and warmth was the first thing felt as that person slowly regains consciousness. The second thing that was noticed was that it was oddly hard to move, as well as the unusual tightness around the body. Wiggling around, the person found that the ankles were stuck together, and the wrists were tied from behind, and the arms were tied next to the torso. Grunting lightly, as the man licked a familiar fabric between his lips. Roronoa Zoro grunted once again through his cleave gag as he tries to remember what the hell had happened, where he was and why he was here. His eyebrows furrowed and his single eye scrunched as he felt something odd between his torso and legs. Wiggling around a bit, he found to his mild surprise that his trousers were undone and loosely left down his legs, exposing his private features with only his cloak to give some flimsy renascence of modesty. Zoro closed his eye at this.

"Oh, that's what happened."

"Hey, do you know where Master Zoro is?" Robin turned to the voice, who was directing the question at her. "I can't find him in his room."

Robin merely smiled sweetly at him, "Oh, you know Zoro. I'm sure he's a little too tied up in his sleep somewhere."

The guard nodded in response, completely missing the subtle undertones of the statement as he turned his gaze back to the city. Robin smiled slyly and then continued to walk inside across the long draw bridge. However, when she entered the citadel, she could hear a rather odd noise echoing from nearby. It sounded like a clanging of steel on steel right in the middle of the courtyard. Robin was quite confused by this and, factoring in that this was early in the morning, she felt even more curious at the source of the sound. Slowly, she walked around the corner, allowing her to get a better view of the training field. Surprisingly enough, she saw a man standing there. His assassin robes had been placed on a weapons rack nearby, whilst the man was wearing only a pair of black pants. Even his feet were bare. The dark haired man was equipped with two hidden blades and was currently attacking a suit of armour in the centre of the courtyard. He effectively strafed around it, striking on occasion, only to recoil from imaginary blows. It was clear by the marks on the man's naked chest that he had been doing this for some time.

"Couldn't sleep?" Robin called as she approached. Luffy ignored her, slashing his hidden blade across the suit of armour's chest, before roundhouse kicking the armour's helmet, only to have it come clean off the dummy and fly over to the other side of the training ground. Luffy gave a growl. The sole of his foot stung but it wasn't hurting as much as his pride...

Luffy turned around to face Robin, panting a little at the exertion but in no way exhausted. Robin was wearing a similar white cloak as his one under, what he guessed from his quick glance, to be a long ankle length gown that she wore from time to time instead of the standard pants that most Assassins' wore. It did nothing to hinder her movements though, as Luffy had seen her make acrobatic stunts while wearing it. How, he wasn't sure, though she would admit that they weren't as practical. Along with that though she had wrist guards, one with a hidden blade in it, and a black sash tied around her waist over her robe and whatever weapon she had she chose to conceal it as well as her hidden blade. Her hood was currently down, letting her long raven hair that was combed almost completely back to flow down behind her and reach about past her hips. Luffy sighed as he began to answer her.

"Oh, I slept, lousily. Woke up early though and figured I get some practice and food." Luffy explained. Robin nodded her head as she noted the dummy behind him. "I see, though I don't think food has been prepared just yet." At this Luffy leant down in a depressed manner.

"I know!" Robin chuckled at this reaction, bringing her hand up to slightly cover her mouth while she laughed.

"So, what has you up so early in the morning then?" She asked. She noted Luffy flinch a bit at this question. He leant up to look at Robin in the eyes.

"Oh, you don't know?" Luffy asked confused. Robin shook her head.

"I'm afraid not. Would it have anything to do with the packages I saw you carrying when you greeted me?" Robin once again observed Luffy as he began to sweat a little under her gaze with slightly widened eyes. Robin smile widened at this. She knew she was dead on. Luffy looked away from her gaze.

"I don't want to talk about it." Robin observed him a little more before nodding her head.

"Oh course. However, if it's something I can perhaps help you with, I will listen."

"I'm fine Robin" Luffy insisted, turning to face his opponent once again, before he realised he had just decapitated it "I just need to let off some steam"

"If you wish we could have a sparring match" Robin suggested. At the offer for a fight, she noticed Luffy's ear twitch with excitement but the young assassin chose to ignore it.

"No, I'm fine Robin" he replied, walking over towards where his robes were.

"I'll go easy on you" the female assassin said, smiling as she slowly began to wear the young man down.

"I'm okay" Luffy said once more, sticking his hand into the left sleeve of the robe

"...I'll see if I can sneak you some food from the kitchen if you win" Luffy fumbled with his robes, dropping them to the ground before he turned around to look at her with a smirk. His stomach roared in anticipation.

"Alright then..." the dark haired assassin said with a smirk.

"Good, then if I win, you have to tell me what's wrong" Luffy initially considered backing out at this news but, now that food was on his mind, his stomach growled in defiant encouragement.

"Deal" Luffy's mouth moved without his wanting and he smiled once more.

"...You might want to put some clothes on first though..." Robin muttered "after all, we wouldn't want you catching a cold, would we?"

For a moment, Luffy stood still in confusion, then, suddenly, he shivered and hunched over with chattering teeth.

"Come to think about it, it is kinda cold!" he exclaimed. Robin gave a small giggle at her friend's slow nature and then turned away, walking towards the centre of the sparring ring.

After dressing himself more, Luffy followed Robin to the sparring ring. As he entered it with her, she turned around to him with a smile.

"So, how shall we do this?" Luffy arched his eyebrows a bit at this, and then just shrugged.

"Guess whatever we're most comfortable with." Luffy said as he once again looked his opponent over while flexing his wrists. He had barely ever fought Robin before. She was more of a tactical person when compared to him and some of the other people he spared with. Her preferred method of dealing with people was much more subtle. Hiding in the shadows was definitely more her forte, even if it was what made all of them Assassins. Luffy wondered how she would handle a more direct Assassin like him, who would sneak up on their target, go for the kill, and then leave. He of course did make exceptions though.

The two stood there in the centre of the ring, staring at each other as they waited for the other to make a move. Luffy was ready as always, his hidden blade in his wrist bands to pop out and kill his opponent. Though in this case, he only intended to pin her down and point one at her throat threateningly. Robin, however, just stood there calmly. She seemed so bare, defenceless and even a bit innocent looking, with her more traditionally feminine appearance and her arms resting in front of her together, relaxed. Yet beneath that Luffy knew well there was a deadly killer, waiting for the right moment to strike, patiently. Luffy, however, wasn't as patient, and he ran forward to strike at her. Robin, however, knew the difference in their physically strength and the two hidden blades he wore. With that in mind, she wisely decided to avoid a full confrontation as she gripped her long skirt for a moment to swiftly step to the side, taking her hand away to knock Luffy's left hand off course, then ducking to avoid getting tackled by the other.

She then retracted her own single hidden blade and went to strike. Luffy, however, saw this and uses the right hand he missed her with to grab her own which held the hidden blade on her wrist. Gripping it tightly, he once again prepared to strike with his left. Robin, though, used the momentum of his previous tackle along with her weight and a bit of force to knock him down, with her on top. He had missed her as they both fell, but held a firm grip to the hand he had. Before she could pose a possible counter attack though, Luffy used his feet to kick her off him, sending her away to fall in front of him. Luffy quickly got up, and before she could recover, Luffy prepared to lunge at her while she was down... but then stopped mid-way. Luffy noted the small scratch to his side, inflicted by a sharp blade that had popped out of Robin's foot?

Luffy's eyes widen in realization. While on the ground Robin had kicked her leg up, something Luffy anticipated to be a flimsy attempt to stop him, made all the more pathetic looking by how her long skirt flapped at the motion, as if she was desperately struggling against a man wanting to take her. But it was not only controlled and direct, but also for the first time, Luffy noted that she was wearing a pair of some odd kind of footwear. High heeled ones, where a hidden blade popped out and grazed him.

Luffy cursed under his breath as he retreated slightly, allowing Robin to stand back on her feet. Robin gave a smile as she stood up, her hands casually flipped into her pocket. Of course, Luffy had been predicting exactly what Robin was doing the moment her hand grabbed the hilt of the small knives hidden in a pocket of her belt, but even he hadn't expected her strikes to be so fast. With a quick flick of both her wrists, Robin sent two twin knives soaring forwards towards her attacker. The knives moved with such speed that Luffy couldn't parry both of them, dodging the first, only to smack the second away with the hidden blade of his right hand. He turned to Robin, only to realise her true strategy. Robin had been distracting his attention away from her and now, she was right near him with two short knives in her hand. Luffy raised his left hand quickly, striking Robin's right blade with his left one. He also caught the second knife in a similar manner to the first with his right hidden blade. Unfortunately, Robin had more weapons than him and kicked forwards with her left leg, the hidden blade popping out of her high heel. Luffy reacted quickly, using all his strength to shake away Robin's right knife away from his left hidden blade, in order for him to dodge the kick. Now, he was alongside her. She was at a disadvantage, with only one knife to guard her, whilst he had two to attack.

"I'll just gently move it towards her neck" Luffy thought with a smile "she'll accept she's beaten..."

Robin didn't share his sentiments.

She flicked her left wrist quickly in Luffy's direction, sending a knife soaring right towards his face. Once more, Luffy had to side step the blow. Robin expected this and thus, performed a 180 degree sweep kick, knocking Luffy right off his feet as he landed in his new spot.

Robin gracefully span back in place while kneeling down for the final blow. Luffy struck both his hidden blades and his foot in an attempt to stop her as she lung her own hidden blade towards him.

The battle was over though.

Luffy attempted to parry her hidden blade proved useless as she paid careful attention to strike a vital organ out of his reach of her own. Having dodged his kick, she was now kneeling, ready to strike it around his stomach and heart, while keeping her head a safe distant from where he could reach. Luffy had breathed in slightly as the tip of her blade just about touched his stomach area.

"I believe I am the victor here." Robin said with a soft smile, not at all visibly dazed or worried over the whole ordeal. Luffy did notice a small sweet running down her forehead from the mild exertion of their spar, but that was all. Luffy pouted, clearly upset over having lost. However, he retracted his blades and put up his hands in defeat.

"Right, you win." Luffy admitted in an annoyed tone. Satisfied, Robin retracted her own blade before carefully kneeling up to stand. As Luffy began to get up himself, he noticed Robin reaching out her hand. Silently with a frown, Luffy accepted it, allowing her to help him up. Robin began to dust herself off before speaking to him again.

"And as such, you'll keep your word and tell me what's bothering you?" Luffy couldn't say no. Not in his logic anyway.

"You beat me... Squarely, so..." Luffy finished his sentence by grumpily nodding his head. Robin smiled when she faced him again, looking at him rather sympathetically.

"Of course... Tell you what. It's almost time for breakfast anyway, so if you collect my knives scattered around the place for me, I'll be sure to get you something to eat a little early."

Luffy licked his lips and smiled at this offer.

"Okay then" he said, springing to his feet and racing over towards the nearby knives. Robin smiled as she watched him go, when suddenly a question came to her head.

"So…where are those girls right now?" she asked. Luffy fumbled with a knife as he picked it up, being startled by Robin's question. He quickly recovered and pocketed the knife with a sigh.

"They're...currently in my room" Luffy replied. Robin gave him an accusing stare and Luffy quickly held up his hands in defence "not like that! They're...my prisoners..."

"Prisoners?" Robin asked in confusion. Luffy nodded in confirmation "what did they do?"

"It's not what they do. It's what I did" Luffy tried to explain "I failed to kill Daze in secret. Those girls spotted the assassination" As usual, Robin was as sharp as the knives she used and immediately understood Luffy's predicament.

"So…you volunteered to look after them instead of letting Dragon kill them"

"I'm regretting it a little at this point" Luffy responded with a growl. Robin, however, gave him a playful smile. She knew he was joking...even if he didn't...

Luffy continued to pick up the knives that lay on the ground after Robin had thrown them. Anyone of these could have easily been used by her to slit his throat if he wasn't careful. Of course, Robin wouldn't go and out right kill him really; (Despite her clearly and accurately throwing them at his face) that Luffy knew for a fact, he was glad he was able to work against them. He went to pick up the last one, or at least the one he presumed was the last of the one's she threw and led to her tripping him and finishing him off. With all of them collected, he walked back towards her and handed them to her.

"Here you go all four!" Luffy said with a smile, showing all of them together in front of both of them. Robin smiled and nodded her head. She then took them away from him before placing them back into the pockets she hid them.

"Shall we go?" she asked politely. Luffy nodded, not bothering to wait for Robin to lead the way herself and instead hastily taking the lead. Robin calmly followed him at her own pace, seeing no need to really rush.

"So then," Robin called out as she walked behind him "What have you so troubled?" Luffy lazily turned around to her. He made a quick puff of air through his nose before turning around to face her while walking backwards.

"I just feel like I've really messed up this time." Luffy begins reluctantly.

"I mean, not only did I fail to kill Daz incognito, but I also got these girls dragged all the way over here and now, I'm being forced to look after them because I refuse to kill them...does that make me weak Robin? Does it make me stupid?" Luffy asked, looking up into Robin's eyes for some semblance of an answer.

"No" Robin replied with a reassuring smile "it makes you human. From the sound of things, you're not trying to take the easier way out of the situation. You're taking the moral way out of it"

"It doesn't feel like it's the right way out of it" Luffy replied with a sigh.

"Right isn't the same as easy Luffy" Robin lectured "and right isn't the same as moral either. We kill even though it isn't the 'moral' thing to do, though it can be seen as the 'right' thing to do. Despite all that, we still stand by our own moral code as well. If anything, it is a sign of our strength and our own identity. I understand that you failed Luffy...but life is full of little mistakes. Heck, for all we know, life itself may be just a mistake. But whenever we make a mistake, we mustn't falter or dwell on it. Instead, we have to keep moving and keep smiling because life isn't going to stop and wait for us."

Luffy blinked at Robin's long winded explanation. He took a moment to think her words over and evaluate them in his head. Thinking about it, she was right.

"Yeah, I already know all that." Luffy said as he stops in front of her.

"And?" Robin asked encouragingly, patiently waiting for him to make his point as he stood in front of her with his head down

"... I'm glad you were able to help remind me." Luffy said with a bright toothy smile. "Thanks Robin."

"It was my pleasure." Robin assured him. Luffy turned around to once again head for somewhere to eat.

"What about the girls?" Robin asked, reminding him of his captives.

"... What about them?" Luffy asked mildly confused.

"I trust you haven't forgotten to feed them, or that they need to be fed?" Robin inquired patiently at her younger raven hair friend. Luffy's brain clicks at this knowledge. He had truthfully forgotten about feeding them do to how distracted he was. Thinking back though, he did remember them eating last night, so they shouldn't be too starved now. At least not yet.

Thinking about it, he should also allow the other two a chance to bathe.

"Don't worry; they're not up yet as far as I know. I'll wake them up to feed them after I've eaten." Luffy explained. Robin gave an approving nod at this knowledge.

"Good to know." she said, walking with him more until they reached a door "Allow me." Robin said, turning the handle and walking in first.

Luffy followed her eagerly, rubbing his hands together and licking his lips in expectation.

"Hello everyone" Robin called to the staff in the kitchens "guess who I brought for an early breakfast..." One of the cloaked chefs turned around at her cry. He spotted Luffy and his eyes widened.

"QUICK EVERYONE! TO YOUR STATIONS!" he cried in a panic "THIS IS A CODE RED IN WHITE! THIS IS NOT A DRILL! I REPEAT, THIS IS NOT A DRILL!" at the chef's cries, everything seemed to happen at once. The kitchen was on high alert. In an instant, the doors to the kitchen, that had once been open, had been sealed and padlocked. An iron gate slammed shut over the food pantry and the chefs immediately hid the food they had been working on. Some of the chefs even got the knives they had been using to chop the food up and brandished them, preparing to protect their creations. With the kitchen now as silent as the grave, the head chef turned to face Luffy and Robin.

"Morning Miss Robin, Thief...what can I get for you?"

"You steal from the pantry and eat all of the supplies ONE time and they label you as a thief for life" Luffy muttered under his breath with a disappointed sigh. He also noticed many of the cooks were glaring at him.

Robin was highly amused by all their over the top antics, but was well aware why they took such extreme measures to protect the food they had been in charge of. After seeing all this, Robin was a bit worried to ask but remained vigilant at what she was about to ask.

"Morning sir, I actually have a favour to ask." This of course caught their attention.

"Of course, do you have a preferable dish you wish to have?" He asked with a wide delighted smile. Robin shook her head politely.

"No, I realize you have your hands full just trying to feed all of us. I would like to have my breakfast early however, along with my companion behind me." Robin lightly gestured behind her to where Luffy was standing, who gave a large toothy smile to the chefs and waved to them. The head chef face instantly turned into a grumpy frown at this request, instantly showing that he was going to be much less willing to provide help.

"...Ms Robin, you..." Robin politely interrupted him at this.

"I assure you, I'll make sure he doesn't eat too much of your food stock." Robin promised sincerely. The Head Chef was reluctant, but none the less, he nodded his head in confirmation at her request. "Very well, see to it that that pig stays out of the kitchen!" Luffy however, rather than feeling insulted, was just excited to be getting food. Suddenly his eyes widened as he remembered something.

"Oh yeah, the girls!" Robin turned to him at this.

"Yes of course. I'll have their food brought to you when you're done eating." She assured, coaxing him out of the kitchen and into the mess hall.

"MAKE SURE THE MEAT'S A NICE FAT PIECE!" Luffy shouted over his shoulder as he and Robin walked over to a nearby table. The head-chef growled but nodded as he headed back into the kitchen. Whilst the chefs in the kitchen worked to diligently prepare the meal, Luffy and Robin sat on the other side of the room. Soon, the waiters came rushing over with their meal, dropping in front of Robin a fabulous plate of bacon and eggs with a side order of Juice. A waiter even handed the raven haired woman a small cake for her to eat.

"Your sweet, Miss Robin..." the waiter said with a bow and a sly smile.

"Why thank you" Robin replied, taking the small cake with a nod of her head. Then, another waiter turned to Luffy and angrily slammed a large piece of meat in front of him.

"Your FAT, Master Luffy" he said with a growl. Luffy missed the undertones of hostility and began to feast on the delectable slice of meat with a smile. Quickly, the waiters left back to the kitchen to help fix up breakfast for the other assassin's, leaving Robin and Luffy to converse.

"So...what's Dragon said about these turn of events?" Robin asked, sipping lightly on her drink.

"I don't know" Luffy replied, chewing the meat in his mouth "we agreed that the girls wouldn't be hurt...but...I have to be punished for my failure...and I'm to take care of the girls as well"

"What are you going to do with them?" Robin inquired. Luffy swallowed the food and smiled at her.

"Keep them here I suppose" he stated.

"I mean in the long term, Luffy. You can't keep those dancers here forever"

"I thought about that...but Dragon denied my request" Luffy revealed, looking slightly down-trodden.

"What did you want?" Robin questioned

"I wanted to see if we could turn them into Assassins..."

Robin stayed quiet at this information. She honestly did not quite know how to answer to this and simply ate a piece of her egg.

After swallowing a piece she had cut, she asked "Is that so, any reason as to why besides simply getting them to stay here?" Robin looked at Luffy closely as he chewed his food, furrowing his brows as a sign he was thinking over the question just asked to him. Luffy swallowed his food with a big lumpy gulp before speaking.

"Not really..." Luffy admitted with a frown. "Just to make them useful I guess and to sort of integrate them in... turn them to our cause... I didn't have much of a reason; I figured it would be sort of a compromise." Luffy explained as best he could. Robin was certain that he hadn't thoroughly thought this idea through, or at least not enough to develop a proper reason to enrol them, and possibly even to convince them. Robin leaned closer to him a bit.

"Luffy, I'm sure you're aware of this but, you won't be able to just simply make Assassin's out of them." Luffy bowed his head a bit at this.

"Yeah, it takes potential, training, conviction, commitment and... I know it isn't easy... I've thought about maybe blackmailing them, saying it's either this or their lives, but both of us already know the problem with that." Robin nodded.

"Our group needs loyalty." Luffy paused at this.

"Yeah, and I wouldn't want to force them to kill people. That's for them to decide."

"Of course, so what will you do?" Robin asked, waiting once again to let him finish eating another bite.

"... There's nothing I really can do, but just keep them here." Luffy said solemnly, "And, I guess make them as comfortable as I can." Luffy added with a shrug.

Robin nodded in understanding and then continued to eat. This situation wasn't ideal for them or for the order but they had to work with what they had.

Nami wasn't exactly sure what woke her up. It could have been anything from the sunlight pouring through the open window, to the cool breeze that caressed her face. She guessed though, that it had something to do with the two girls' beside her, who had awoken from their slumber a while ago and were now struggling against their bonds. Of course, Nami knew that their struggling wasn't going to work but, it kept Nojiko and Vivi occupied to a degree and they might have gotten lucky and broken free of their bonds. As it seemed though, their actions were futile. Quickly, Nami glanced over towards her captor's hammock and was rather perturbed that he wasn't there. The question of his location was one that Nami did not have the answer to and she was furious at how her freedom now depended on someone else. Someone who she had never met before and someone who had kidnapped her the day before...or had it been two days? Nami wasn't sure anymore. Time was ticking by too slowly to tell...

Nami sighed at her distressed state, and then wiggled around a bit in her laying position. She was still tired but she figured she should at least test the rope-work binding her again. Once again though, to her disappointment, they hadn't gotten any weaker during her sleep and she still couldn't reach the knots keeping her wrists together. Grunting at this, she merely flopped back down and closes her eyes, resting from the mild exertion and trying to recover from her drowsiness. Vivi and Nojiko had sat up in their spot as best they could try to inch together. Their actions were tugging the rope that connected to their wrists that prevents them from moving anywhere much further than his hammock. If it was still attached to his wrist, it would have instantly alerted Luffy to their actions, even if he wasn't paying attention to them or was perhaps asleep. This morning, however, he had tied the ends to a secure ring on the wall near his hammock, too high for them to reach with bound hands, even if they managed to stand up to reach it. Instead though, they were leaning on each other back to back, trying as best they could to undue the knots on each other's wrists.

Suddenly, however, the door opened. Vivi and Nojiko shot back their heads to find with wide eyes that their captor had returned.

"What are you two up to?" Luffy asked seriously as he noted their back to back position. He walked in with two plates in his hand along with Robin who also had a third plate in her hand, along with a large bottle of water for their likely dried mouths.

"I do believe they can't reply to that accusation" the raven haired woman commented, pointing down at the gags on the girl's mouths. Luffy nodded in understanding and therefore leaned down towards the girls. He reached around the back of Vivi's neck and then slowly untied the gag, allowing Vivi to speak clearly. After Luffy had removed the gag, Vivi took in a large breath of air.

"Ah~ Thank you" she said politely, getting a glare from both Nami and Nojiko. Their eyes seemed to scream 'traitor' at her but Vivi looked away sheepishly from their gaze. Luffy then did the same to Nojiko, almost getting his finger bitten off in the progress. Luffy met Nojiko's glare with his own and then sighed.

"You know, if you're going to give me that look, I suppose I'm not going to let join your friend here for a nice relaxing soak in our hot springs before you eat" Immediately, Nojiko and Vivi's ears perked up.

"Hot springs?" the two asked. Luffy nodded.

"Yeah...no offence, but you guys might need a wash and a fresh change of clothes after all you've been through" Luffy explained "so I was going to take both of you down to the hot springs today...then again though, since you were much ruder than your friend, you'll have to stay here..." Nojiko growled at this statement. Luffy leaned closer towards Nojiko, cupping his ear.

"What was that? Was it a thank you?"

"Shut up..." Nojiko grunted in reply.

"Close enough" Luffy said with a sigh, before turning to his friend "Robin, do me a favour and look after her whilst I deal with these two. She had a wash last night" Nojiko and Vivi glanced at each other in confusion at this statement, an action which Robin noted.

"How come she has had one whilst these two haven't?" she asked, giving Luffy a knowing grin.

"She was awake last night when these two were asleep, so I thought I'd give her a bath to clean her up...NOT LIKE THAT" he shouted sternly, glaring at Robin, who was nodding along with Luffy's words, her judging eyes and knowing smile taunting him with how they teased him.

"Whatever you say" Robin responded, looking over to Nami "Want me to un-tie her?"

"Do as you wish" Luffy replied, turning back to the two girls to fiddle with the bonds that were tied their legs.

After untying their legs, Luffy carefully helped Vivi to her feet, making her stand while he helped Nojiko up as well.

"Um, excuse me?" Luffy turns to Vivi as she said this. "May we have some water before we go?" Vivi asked politely, having noticed the water bottle. Luffy thought about this for a moment before shrugging.

"Sure, give me a sec." With that he grabs the water bottle and while she was still standing, Luffy carefully poured the water inside down her open mouth, slowly filling it. Once just about full, Vivi eagerly swallowed the constantly pouring water down her oesophagus until she was satisfied and gave sigh of contempt. "Thank you." she says with a smile.

"No problem." Luffy smiled back.

"HEY! Vivi, why are you being so polite to our kidnapper?" Nojiko berated crossly. Vivi turned her head to her with a somewhat nervous smile.

"Well, he did give me a drink." Vivi pointed out.

"You want one too?" Luffy asked, hanging the bottle in front of her face. Nojiko furrowed her brows at him at this gesture, wondering if he was joking.

"... I'll have some when we get back up." Nojiko clarified. She then yelped as she suddenly felt herself being pulled.

"Okay then, let's go." Luffy said, yanking Nojiko forward towards him while Vivi stood beside him.

He opened the door to let Vivi out first before letting Nojiko pass second. Robin goes to the door after Luffy goes through it as well; ready to close it behind him.

"I'll be back in a while." Luffy said.

"I'll wait." Robin confirmed, before closing the door behind him. Robin stood there, for a moment, before turning back to the only person left in the room. Nami was sat up from her bed on the ground, still wearing the red dress given by Luffy last night, still bounded, and the long rope attached to her wrists still connected to the ring on the wall. Nami stared at this new person with mildly confused eyes. She was a Woman for sure Nami noted. Both by her beautiful feminine looks and also by the black gown she wore under her cloak. What confused her even more though was that the cloak resembled the ones the other Assassin's wore, even down to a few pieces of armour, though she didn't seem to have a weapon.

"Who is this Woman?" Nami thought as she watched the Woman walk up to her and elegantly leans down to sit in front of her on the carpet, before pulling the cloth covering her face down and allowing her to spit out the wad of cloth, giving her freedom of speech back.

"Well then" Robin began, looking over at Nami with a smile "would you like to have some food?" Nami glanced cautiously at the food that she had been brought. She soon turned to Robin and shook her head. She could have spoken, seeing as though she was no longer gagged but she didn't want to speak to this stranger.

"We'll wait till your friends get back then" Robin replied "my name's Robin by the way. It's nice to meet you"

"...Nami..." the orange haired woman replied hesitantly "I only wish we could have met under less...strenuous circumstances" Robin gave a laugh at the awkward situation and Nami laughed nervously in reply. Finally, she asked a question that had been in her head for some time."...Are you one of them?" Robin squinted at Nami in confusion.

"Them?" she questioned.

"You know...an assassin..." Nami whispered quietly, as if she were afraid speaking the word would cast some dark curse on her.

"Why yes" Robin responded "Yes I am...that isn't a problem is it?" Nami didn't reply and Robin laughed more at her sudden timid nature "Look, we're not all that bad" Robin reasoned "we're still only human like you. We're not going to cut you down where you stand..."

Nami stayed quiet at this for a moment, not sure how to react to her morbid words for a moment, before shrugging her shoulders lightly. "I can't really stand anyway." Nami commented jerking around her still bonded form.

"True of course" Robin agreed with a small chuckle. They sat there quietly again, Nami still being quite uneasy with this woman. She was curious though, however she was also a bit afraid to ask.

But curiosity got the better of her…

"So, um, you get around, okay?" Nami asked hesitantly. Robin raises her eyebrow at this.

"What would you be implying?" Nami contemplates dropping the subject, but looking how the raven haired woman was genuinely confused she elaborates.

"Sorry, it's just for all the trouble and precautions my captor does to keep me and my friend's captive, I sort of expected all Women... to be in chains around here, or something." Robin smiled as she comes to understand.

"We're not that type of community, as you can see from me." Robin said, gesturing to herself as proof "I am a fully recognized and respected Assassin of the highest ranks and a friend of your Captor." Robin explained to her, then gesturing her hand to Nami. "And you?" Nami was hesitant before answering.

"A Dancer Girl, kidnapped, bagged, and shipped to who knows where." Nami explained the past event shortly and vaguely to the woman, but it was enough for her to understand, especially with the details she already established. Robin smiled at this, "Well then, Dancer Girl Nami, would you like me to untie you?"

"I wouldn't complain if you did" Nami replied, looking down with irritation at her current state. Robin chuckled and nodded, standing up and moving behind her to help un-tie her.

"So, how was your first night?" Robin decided to ask whilst her trained fingers began to loosen the bonds around Nami's wrists.

"It was good enough I suppose" Nami said, soothing her sore wrists the moment they were free "as good a night as it could be with me having to sleep so uncomfortably..."

"I'll try and have a word with Luffy about that" Robin replied, shimmying around to work on the ropes around the girl's back, whilst Nami reached down and began to un-tie the ropes around her legs "but you really aren't helping yourself you know"

"I'm not helping myself!" Nami exclaimed in rage "I haven't done anything wrong here! It's because of your friend that I've been kidnapped and dragged half way around the country away from my home"

"Yes it is" Robin conceded "but he's trying to make up for it. He's sticking his neck out for all of you by keeping you alive. I'm not saying you should be all buddy with him and just forgive him instantly but give Luffy a chance, okay?"

"Give him a chance?" Nami asked in confusion. The assassin had turned her life into a living hell. How insane was this woman for asking her to get along with THE MAN WHO HAD KIDNAPPED HER?

"It'll make your stay more pleasant" Robin replied with a smile. At Robin's words, a sudden fact dawned on Nami and she turned to gaze sadly at Robin, now being free to move as she was fully untied.

"I...I'm not going to leave here, am I?" Robin didn't reply.

Nojiko grunted in annoyance as she sat down waiting for her friend to finish. The three of them had made it to the hot spring below the Temple, being carefully led by Luffy down the same path he showed Nami last night. When they got there, Luffy had untied Vivi and turned away, allowing her to undress, but he kept Nojiko restrained.

"Just in case you two decide to split up and run." Luffy had said to them. He let Vivi go in first because she was polite to him. When Nojiko tried to protest, she was promptly re-gagged and made to sit with Luffy as they wait for Vivi to finish bathing, Luffy keeping his back away, despite Vivi already being in the water. There was no need for Nojiko to look away, however, and as she watched her friend happily wash away all of the sweat, grime, unpleasant smells and worries from her beautiful skinny body, all the while Nojiko found herself bitterly jealous. Luffy waited patiently for Vivi to wash herself, having noted that her hair was actually longer than both girls and had spent a bit longer without a bath, not that Luffy knew if that mattered when you eventually took one. After much waiting Luffy eventually heard a body climbing out of the water.

"I'm done." Vivi called to him.

"Good, dry yourself and get dressed." This time he had clothes prepared for the two girls. He had took Vivi's Dancer outfit and replaced it with a dress similar to the one he gave Nami. It was a light shade of blue with long bell sleeves. It was a bit less decorated than Nami's though, with only a white sash and a smaller but still loose collar that had more of a square cut to it that showed a bit of her upper skin. Vivi did what was asked and eventually made her way to her captor. Luffy turned around to inspect the girl, smiling a little at how nice she looked. He then grabbed a length of rope and proceeded to tie her hands in front of her this time, letting a long end of it trail off in front of her, allowing him to pull her.

Then, Luffy tied the rope around the nearby door knob and motioned for Vivi to sit down nearby on a dry patch of rock. The assassin then turned to Nojiko.

"Are you done having a tantrum now 'Princess'?" he asked mockingly, causing Nojiko to growl at him reply. Finally, however, Nojiko gave a sigh of defeat and allowed Luffy to untie her. Luffy loosened the bonds around her body and Nojiko stood up, meaning that all of the ropes fell to the floor. Finally, Luffy untied her hands, watching Nojiko very carefully for any sudden movements. She had, after all, incapacitated Ace two nights before and Luffy was making sure that the same wouldn't happen to him. As he untied Nojiko's hands, he gently pushed the girl forwards, towards the hot spring. Nojiko stumbled for a moment, before she regained her balance and turned to give Luffy another cruel glare. Luffy, however, responded to the angry look by waving happily.

"Alright then, it's your turn. Get undressed...and if I hear you trying to do anything, I won't hesitate to get you back in line" Nojiko didn't respond to Luffy, even after the Assassin had turned away. When he was no longer looking, she quickly removed her large coat and, in a sudden burst of inspiration, flung it backwards with a sly smirk, straight at Luffy. Unfortunately, her attempt at a distraction failed as Luffy grabbed the coat without turning around and quickly brought it round to the front, where he then proceeded to fold it against his chest. Nojiko was very displeased with this failure and therefore, gave up on her plots. She removed her dancer's outfit on the floor as she had been commanded to and then made her way to the pool of water. The cold splash and a loud yelp of displeasure at the sudden heat told Luffy that Nojiko was now inside the pool of water and it was safe to turn around and collect her clothing...so long as he kept his eyes focused...

Luffy kept his eyes focused on the exotic clothing Nojiko had stripped herself from and proceeded to fold them up before taking them back to place in the bag he carried with him along with the coat she had thrown to him.

"I have them all now. I'll get them cleaned later." Luffy thought to himself with a nod. Tying the end of the sack shut, Luffy left the clothes for the last Dancer and once again sat with his back turned to the geyser Nojiko was currently in, listening as she settled herself and making sure she didn't try anything. He then turned to Vivi, who had been inspecting the knot work on her wrist bindings but hadn't made any noticeable attempt to remove them. She had just simply tested them a bit. Luffy figured that despite how corporative she was being she was probably thinking of her own way to perhaps get out of this, though he hoped she wasn't naive enough to think just untying the simple cuffs on her wrists would be enough to even have a slim chance of escape.

"Comfortable?" Luffy asked her merrily, causing Vivi to quickly turn to him at being addressed to. She smiled somewhat awkwardly to this.

"... I suppose. This is less... Restricting than the one you had me in last night and this morning." Vivi stated, having tried to find the right word to described being restrained less elaborately than earlier.

"I apologise but it kind of defeats the aim of taking prisoners if you let them get away" Luffy said with a chuckle. Vivi nervously laughed in reply, shifting her gaze down towards the floor. Luffy wasn't surprised. After all, talking on reasonable terms with your kidnapper was the very definition of uncomfortable.

"So...did you get a nice sleep last night anyway?" Luffy asked, tapping his fingers along the floor nervously. Vivi nodded.

"Yes...I suppose...thank you for asking" she said.

"No problem. I'm not some heartless prison warden after all. I'd rather your stay be as comfortable as possible" the assassin replied with a laugh. Quickly though, he once again fell into silence, noticing how nervous Vivi was at the comment. She didn't seem to be in the mood for talking about how long she was being forced to remain here.

Wearily, he listened more intently to what was behind him. Nojiko was still washing herself in the hot water, having adjusted to it a while ago. Luffy absentmindedly wondered how Robin was dealing with...

"Nami" Luffy recalled out loud. Vivi perked up at this. She was certain that she just heard the man call her friend's name. Vivi stared at her captor uncertain, watching how he seemed content to just sit there looking at the ground. Furrowing her brows, Vivi turned to see her friend bathing in the water, her blue hair wet from soaking it with the hot steamy substance. Nojiko sighed in content, enjoying the feeling of the water as it seeps into her body, relaxing her in its steamy warm and soft liquid embrace.

"These people knew how to take their time to relax." Nojiko thought with a lazy smile. Never the less though, she had been in there a bit longer than she really should have, and pretty much done bathing herself. Also, she was now really starting to get hungry, and she was sure Vivi felt the same, who was still down here with her. With a sigh, Nojiko hurriedly finished off her bath, getting out to dry herself with the towel provided. After hurriedly drying herself as quickly but as efficiently as she could, Nojiko stepped forward to take her cloths and put them on. It was like Nami's and Vivi's own dresses, but this one had a creamy colour to it with a loose triangular cut collar with brown triangular neck decoration around it. Nojiko then reluctantly walked towards her captor, tying the brown sash around her waist along the way. Luffy turned around at her approach and smiled.

"Finally done I see." he says. Nojiko stayed quiet for a moment, watching the man as he reached for a length of rope, no doubt to tie her like Vivi. Speaking of Vivi though, Nojiko looked to see that she was tied to the door, but with noticeably as much rope he used when he led them to his room last night, and with her hands in front of her.

Nojiko's mind suddenly began racing with possibilities. If she could get past Luffy and get to the door, she could lead Vivi away to safety...they could escape. Nami, however, would still remain trapped and Nojiko was afraid of leaving her sister here alone in this unknown landscape. Could she be fast enough to escape an assassin? Could she wrestle the black haired woman into submission and dash away with Nami? Of course, she was being crazy now but she didn't care. She hated feeling so trapped. As the assassin stepped forwards towards her, time seemed to freeze. It was now or never. Either she acted or she played it safe...

The knight had her in 'check'.

It was her move...

The council chambers were silent and dark. The curtains had been drawn to fortify the room against the sunlight and the only light in the room was a small candle at the centre of the round table. Dragon had his arms folded and he clenched his fists underneath his robes as he looked down at the punishment verdict. The scroll in front of him was simple. Whilst Luffy's crimes against the creed were unique and had never before been committed, the ancient records listed various punishments suitable for the varying levels of treason. The one that could be applied most likely to Luffy's case brought great distress to the council. Out of the corner of his hood, Dragon could make out Shakky staring at the verdict in shock, afraid to speak. Rayleigh sat beside her but his expression was blank. If he wanted to oppose the judgment, he chose not to voice it.

"...Such an action..." Ivankov suddenly spoke up from nearby; wearing his usual bright red assassin robes "Straw-hat boy should not be punished in such a way! It is foul and ungodly cruel!"

"The brat can take it" a gruff voice argued, as Monkey D. Garp gazed down at the verdict with a pleased nod from under his dark blue robes.

"Is it right to place such a punishment on Luffy for following the creed to the best of his ability?" Shakky asked, looking over towards Dragon, as if he held the answer to this question.

"...We must" Dragon insisted "mistakes need to be learned from...and this will ensure he never makes such a risky mistake again..."

"He's your son" Shakky continued, her eyes begging Dragon for mercy.

"He is an assassin first" Dragon retorted "it does not make him above the rules"

"Luffy wouldn't accept special treatment" Garp agreed with a nod "he'd want us to respect his membership of the creed. I'm in favour of this punishment"

"I second the motion" Kuma spoke up, raising his hand slightly. Dragon silently raised his hand as well.

"All against?" the grand master asked. In reply, Ivankov and Shakky lifted their hands into the air. Rayleigh remained motionless.

"Rayleigh, what is your verdict?" Shakky asked. Rayleigh sighed in reply, leaning on the back of his chair.

"...The boy...must be punished. We cannot show special favour in the creed" the old man stated. Shakky stared at him in disbelief, whilst Dragon nodded.

"Then it is agreed" Dragon finished, looking away from the piece of paper on the table, as if the mere sight of it sickened him.

Nami sighed as she just sat there on the carpet, her arms hugging her legs in front of her. Robin was sitting close by, having picked up some of the books on the book shelf to inspect and was currently reading through one of them. Even though she was clearly occupied, Nami was sure that the female Assassin was still alert and keeping track of her. To be honest, Nami was simply too cautious and afraid to really try anything at that moment. She had contemplated, not once either, trying to surprise her. Maybe knocking her out and stealing her cloths in the process...

It was a risky plan... but thinking about it in more detail now... especially regarding her book she was reading...Nami shifted her eye towards Robin a little, watching as she flipped the pages on a book...

'Shanksbear'? Nami shook her head at this. Surely she had miss-read that.

"So, what, are you reading?" Robin grinned widely at this question, almost as if she said a joke that almost succeeded in making her burst out laughing.

"A fairly unique piece of literature." Robin replied, calming herself down. If she realized that Nami had gotten up, she didn't show it.

"Um..." Nami replied back. She walked towards the desk that she figured belonged to her captor...

"Luffy..." she recalled quietly. Nami stopped to listen for a moment, trying to gather whether she was being too obvious and whether the Woman behind her had reacted in some way. She had done nothing really though, besides a small shift from her clothing that could be interpreted as her looking at her, or just shifting her position a bit. Looking back on the desk, however, she found several gadgets, from wristbands that looked similar to the ones the Assassin's wore, to simple blades that seemed to resemble the one that popped out of Luffy's wrist.

"... Would he have another one?" Nami thought. There were various stuff as well despite the blades, pouches, tools, a bottle... balls? Nami turned her head as subtly as possible to see if Robin was paying any mind to her. She still seemed preoccupied. Nami slowly turned back and picked up the manmade looking ball carefully.

"I wonder..." Nami thought. She shifted her gaze; looking for something else she could use something as a weapon. Nami's eyes wander towards a small, longish rod or some kind. Something she could easily hide. Nami looked back towards the ball in her hand and the ones on the table, and then towards the rod, then, back at the rest of the contents.

Then she looked back at Robin, still reading her book. Maybe she looked at her earlier and she just caught her at the wrong time. Maybe she looked away as soon as she turned her head to look. But from what Nami could see, Robin was distracted. Nami then wondered about the ropes and cloths that bound her and Robin had untied from her earlier and the bed sheets that she slept under. Nami had done everything in her power and will not to gulp, or make a sound at all, as she carefully picked up the rod and hid both it and the ball in her hand behind her as she walks a bit closer back to her spot.

Quickly, Nami studied the area. The door was nearby and, to her luck, it appeared to be unlocked. Outside, she couldn't make out anyone but she knew the instant she made a move, the corridor would possibly be swarming with guards.

Her mind was clear and focused as she slowly moved over to see what Robin was reading. This was her one and only chance...but it could work. It all relied on one factor.

Surprise.

The instant she moved, the time would be ticking. She didn't know how long she would have before everything would fall apart around her...but if she moved fast enough and if she was smart, she had a chance of finding Nojiko and Vivi and making a run for it. The chance was small, but she was willing to die trying for an escape at freedom. It was strange really, she'd never thought as much as this before or had this much courage. Then again, maybe hopeless situations helped inspired you sometimes.

"Is everything okay?" Robin asked, looking up at Nami suddenly, seeing as she had been standing in front of her for some time. Nami took a deep breath and acted.

Before Robin could move, Nami flung the steel ball at the floor with all her strength. As it hit the ground, the ball clicked and exploded in a cloud of smoke. Robin was knocked off guard by the sudden attack. She tried to stagger to her feet as the smoke spread rapidly upwards, grasping and teasing Robin's nostrils. Nami knew that the smoke would affect her as well and so, as quickly as she could, she swung the pole at Robin. The pole hit the raven haired woman in the face and Robin fell onto the stone floor with a displeased grunt.

"Sorry..." Nami managed to choke out in regret as she hit the floor. Nami then quickly went over towards Robin. So far, her exit window was still open. She just had to be fast...

That was when the door opened...

Nami's face shot up to see who was at the door.

"Was he back?" Nami thought in a panic.

Moving on impulse now, Nami quickly left Robin's side as she moved towards the entering person.

"What happened in he..?" the new person had barely any time to react as Nami charged to him, strongly swinging the hard, powerful pole over his head.

"WHAT THE?" he yelled, blocking her attack but still getting hit on the head by the end of it, stunning him momentarily. Desperate and now full of heart pumping adrenaline, Nami swiftly shot her skirt covered leg upward, kicking the careless person between the legs. He instantly put his hands to his balls, biting his lip to keep himself from squealing. This worked for Nami better however. He made less noise than she had feared, and would go all the more unnoticed as this tricky Jin made her next move. Nami grabbed him by his coat and dragged him into the room, throwing him to the floor before jumping him again, whacking him with the now partly dented weapon. He was knocked out cold. Nami grabbed her pounding heart, trying to calm herself now that she had dealt with the person who, for those few moments, she feared to be caught once again by.

Her eyes widened, however, as a soft grown reminded her of the female Assassin in the room that was supposed to be watching her. She was still conscious and not bleeding, but was no doubt a bit bruised and dizzy over hitting her head. She was quickly recovering, but was vulnerable. Nami looked at the Woman sadly as she struggled to get up. She felt bad, she actually sort of liked her, who had been pleasant to her while her actual captor was away... and who knows how he's progressed bathing her friends. Shaking her head, Nami raised her would be weapon again.

"...Sorry, again." Nami said sincerely before quickly knocking it over Robin's head before she could recover, knocking her out. With no time to loose, Nami instantly got to work. She dragged the guard outside to the balcony, closing the blinds behind her to cover him. It became a bit darker, but Nami was still easily able to see with the light going through the curtains. She dragged Robin's unconscious body towards the ropes and bed sheets she had been sleeping with last night, now making Robin sit up there, inspecting her for a moment, before taking a deep breath and started to strip her. She started by unbuckling the wristbands over the sleeves of her robe, putting them down on the carpet before removing the high heels under her skirt. With her accessories out of the way, Nami untied the black sash around her waist. It took a bit of effort, but Nami then hurriedly pulled off of Robin the Assassin's signature white hooded robes, revealing the full black sleeveless gown underneath that had a loose oval cut.

Nami gulped as she began to remove this as well. She considered just putting the robe and wristbands over her own dress, but she couldn't deny this was safer on the long run, even if it would take longer and remove almost all modesty from the beautiful Assassin.

After Robin was fully stripped, Nami, using all the strength she could, picked her up and then placed her in Luffy's hammock, curled up amongst the blankets. She then pulled the blankets over her and smiled sadly down at Robin. She was still alive. She had a pulse and her breathing was relaxed. Slowly, Nami shook her head and stood up. She couldn't get bogged down in sympathy now. She needed to keep moving. The first course of action Nami took was that she opened the door leading to the balcony, allowing some of the lingering smoke to disappear. The smoke scattered effectively in the wind and left no clear trail to the room. Nami smiled. Luck was on her side for the first time in days.

Next, she hauled up the unconscious assassin and, in a stroke of inspiration, sat him on the chair Robin had sat on, positioning the man so he seemed asleep. With that done, Nami smiled and then began to strip out of her own attire. She was going to have to be quick about this. She practically flung off the red dressing gown which Luffy had fetched for her and then busied herself with putting on Robin's gown. Luckily, the black sleeveless gown fitted her relatively well, if it was a tiny bit large around the chest. Still, it was not enough to gain attention.

It didn't take long for Nami to get dressed into her new attire and it took only slightly longer to ensure that she was equipped with all of Robin's weapons (minus the hidden blade, which she had gotten a sick feeling from and had left on the side desk).

The clothes felt dirty to Nami.

It wasn't that they hadn't been properly washed or that Robin had been a particularly unclean herself, it was what the clothes represented.

They were the clothes of a murderer.

It was the uniform of the killer.

Nami tried to ignore this thought as she placed her hand on the doorknob and gently exited the room but it continued to drum around inside her mind. As the door opened, Nami looked down each of the corridors. There was no-one to be seen. Nami smiled and closed the door after her, before walking along the bright stone passageway. It was all in her mannerisms. As long as she remained calm and controlled, no-one would know who she was. She could walk along un-noticed in the crowds...

Was this how Luffy had felt the night he had been sneaking in to kill Daz? Nami doubted it. She was a fine actor herself but Luffy had a killer's calm pulse. Her heart was beating around in her chest in every direction in an attempt to escape her ribcage.

ENDING MEMORY SESSION... REMEMBER TO TURN OFF ALL CURRENTLY UNUSED MACHINERY WHEN GOING TO BED OR LEAVING THE BUILDING TO SAVE POWER.

P: *Polar slowly crawls back up from the ground. Then he pulls out the last remaining spear* Well, that's one last problem off my chest. So, that's it folks. We'll re-fine the last bit of pre-written material we have before working out how we're going to proceed. Last time I checked though, we still have at least 7000 words already written, so we just need to fill the void from there... *Scratches butt, pulls out another spear, then throws it at Shadowon.*

S: *spear sticks in arm* Hm, when did that get there...? Anyway, that's unfortunately all we have time for this latest instalment of One Piece of a Creed. Until next time, I'm Shadowonthewall6...*gestures to Polar to start*...oh come on, you're not still sore about the whole 'human shield comment, are you?'

P: Oh no. It's the spears that are sore.

Advice and Criticism would be appreciated. I'm Bear D Polar and I hope you have enjoyed this. Later

Thanks for reading.