Chapter 4: Cut Loose, Thomas comes into play!
"Captain Yasopp?" Naomi said astonish by Gordo's words. About a year or so ago a month after their captain Alejandro went missing a nakama of theirs was abducted. Their friend was Nico Ohara the governor of the New Ohara an island that her mother Nico Robin founded and been in development for years. The government considers the island a threat and wanted to form another Buster Call. Fortunately Nico Robin and the World Government came to a negotiation and they made Nico Robin Shichibukai, however as Ohara gotten older and her mother decide to be a retire pirate the title was pass down to her daughter, Nico Ohara. She met the Infamous Pirate's and save them from trouble and vice versa, she also the main influence on their bounty's including their M.I.A captain. After their captain was missing they went to her for leads on Alejandro but found that she been abducted by men who were wearing mask, one of them Captain Yasopp.
"Yeah, Captain Yasopp. Decedent of one of the Strawhat Pirates like yurself, you two have a lot in common." Gordo mock.
Naomi clenches her staff anger form from a memory from the battle with that man. "Don't ever compare me to him! That man was trash as well as the others ganging up on a woman and for what? Now tell what you did with Ohara and Alejandro?!" Naomi glares.
The pirate crew was shock by her words; this was her first mentioning of this about Alejandro and these people. "Naomi what did you say?" Aeon question.
"Well it's no use in hiding this anymore?" Rick began to explain. "Remember when we were at New Ohara, apparently this Yasopp person said something about Alejandro to Naomi and the Strawhat Pirate Usopp." Rick explains calmly.
"Usopp?" The little Reindeer question. "So the rumors are true."
Dr. Kureha looks at the little reindeer beside her questionably. "What rumors, Chopper?"
"The rumors about the situation with Usopp and Infamous, Luffy told me about this before when he call my Den Den Mushi and I was going to tell you but I didn't want to upset you Doctrine, sorry." Chopper bowed apologetically.
Dr. Kureha studies him for a moment, looking at how much her little reindeer grown and how now he was no longer at least terrified of her. How she miss some of those days as she took a swig of her liquor. "You're a man aren't you? You don't have to run everything by me."
"Wait how come you two never said anything about this!" Aeon said infuriated. "What about you? Did you know anything about this?" He pointed an accusing finger to Thomas.
Thomas sips his tea before speaking. "I'm in the dark about this like you are." He responds calmly with a smile and began to drink his tea.
Aeon glare at him as he clenches his fist in aggravation. "Will you stop smiling! And where you get that tea?!"
"Well I don't know about any Alejandro but as for Nico Ohara, that information I'm not obligated to answer." Gordo said.
Naomi gritted her teeth. "You lying bastard! Tell us what happen to the two of them. I know you have him why else will he say that?! Huh!"
Gordo folded his arms and repeated his sentence. "That information is at high security and I'm forbid to answer."
Naomi growled and charge to Gordo, her staff bursting into flames and twirling over her head. She was leaving herself wide open and Gordo had every chance to administrate the first and final blow as he was preparing to do so. A tea cup crash on the ground and in an instant Thomas stood in front hand in front of Naomi.
"Move what are you doing?!" Naomi shouted.
Thomas stared at her seriously for a moment before smiling. "Please step back Ms. Naomi. You need to relax."
Naomi stared at him in disbelief. "Relax, how can you say that when-"
"Naomi step back now that's an order." Rick said. "At the emotional state you are now you're not capable of handling this. Let Thomas deal with it."
Naomi glared daggers at him, she hated when both her captain when he was with them and vice-captain get this way. When they spoke like that it was as if they weren't Nakama, as if she and the others were just crew mates nothing more. Regardless she knew Rick was right and step back taking her position with the remain crew mates.
"Yeah and look at it as if you owe me for letting you win our card game." Thomas said.
Gordo smirk at this change of pace. "I don't see whats the big difference kid. Fighting you and fighting that girl you both look so fragile and weak and pathetic." He taunted.
Thomas smirks and snaps his fingers, ten sword flashes around him in a burst of light ten Jian in folklore known as the Gentlemen of Swords. Gordo crack his knuckles. "I'll break those swords to pieces, just what kind of lame devil fruit is that."
"The ittou ittou no mi (Blade Blade Fruit) and trust me there's a lot more to it than ten blades." Thomas said.
"Oh." Gordo said rushing toward him trying to land a punch but Thomas has leap high into the air.
"I've you know those who fight me will be skewer!" Thomas said a deviant grin on his face raising his swords that were being levitated to strike.
Dalton was sitting near the fire place on the same spot where he said goodbye to his daughter and having his drink of hot chocolate even thought it was afternoon. The snow was falling more than it was earlier and the temperature drop tremendously. Dalton had to put an extra heavy coat on. A knock was coming from the front door a loud one. Dalton sat his drink down and walk to the door assuming that his daughter has forgotten some sort of material she need.
"Oi, haven't I told you to make sure you have everything before leaving." He said opening the door.
His heart skips a beat and he stared at Acacia in awe and fright. He step back and she casually walk into his home, she shutting the door behind her. Dalton just stared at the woman trying his best to form a sentence. "Acacia what are you?"
"Hi hi Dalton." She said all too cheerfully patting him on the shoulder. "You've gotten old but I'm glad you're doing well." Acacia smile as she walks up the stairs of his home. "Hey Anya are you here? Come out darling!" She called looking through rooms, closets and under shoe boxes before running downstairs.
"She she isn't here." Dalton said still in a state of shock. "Um?"
Acacia put her index finger to her lips and stared at him curiously before clapping her hands together coming up with a solution. "Oh, I've got it I know where she is." She then ran to Dalton's cup of hot chocolate and lift up the coaster. "Anya are you their?"
"She isn't there and quick playing around Acacia!" Dalton shouted in fury. "Why are you here, a long time ago you left us because those people call you for duty and you couldn't choose. Dr. Kureha, Chopper, and I work hard to keep your reputation clean and life a secret so far to even fake your own death telling others and Anya that you died from flu!"
Acacia sigh she knew what she did was wrong and it'll be hard for her to come back to this island with people thinking you're dead but it's was something she wanted to do for a long time. To see her family and the people again. "I'm quitting."
Dalton stared at his wife for a second. "You're quitting as if they'll let you go that easy."
Acacia face her husband staring at him straight in the eye, an intense look showing that she was honest, just like the day she said 'I do'. "They say all I have to do is defeat the girl that killed my captain and that's it. Then I can come back home to you and Anya." She walks up to her husband putting her cold hands on the side of his cheeks. "Don't you want me back? I want you and Anya back; I want to fill the two year time that we miss together because of work."
"But how are we going to explain this to everyone and whats with the change of heart?" Dalton said skeptical at his wife words. "I thought life was too boring for you and you went back to work is that not it?"
Acacia look at him hurt in his eyes. "No, I left them without notice and they force me to make it up to them by have me being taken away from you. It was either that or they kill you, Anya and wipe out this island. I was able to negotiate with them and said this can be my final job." She said honestly to her husband as the two were less than an inch away from kissing.
"Sorry." She said before walking to the door. "I have to make this right and finish the job first and then I will come back to you." Acacia bolted out the door running into the snow that was pouring heavily. Dalton ran out the door but was stop as the winter weather blew his way. He stared at where his wife was running off to still in disbelief of seeing her and torn over how to explain this all to Anya and everyone. He began to walk back to the door where in horror saw Anya stand beside it. "Who was that just now?" She said. "Was that mom just now?
Gordo was pushing back Thomas as he desperately raises his swords to block the punches that were coming from Gordo. Thomas was stumbling back as each hit landed on his sword's a tremendous force thrusting him. "Die die die! This is all you got you dressy bastard!" Gordo taunted. "I've eaten the Mechi Mechi no mi (Food Food Fruit) I can turn anything to food and benefit from it. When you were leaping in the air like a ballerina I've turn the snow into milk then swallowing it building muscle and strong bones."
Thomas then found the last punch Gordo through was block by his sword but had him corner against the wall. "I'm trap!" He said feeling the brick wall connected to the gate.
Gordo raise his fist to strike Thomas. "This is it!" He shouted.
Thomas looks on in fear. "No!" He smirk and caught the punch in his hand.
Gordo look at him in shock as he felt his hand being crushed. He raises his other fist to strike but his attack was block by one of Thomas swords. Gordo leap back as another sword made an effort to strike him, he was now a few feet away from Thomas. "You trick me!" He said.
"Yeah." Thomas smile. "I like having fun and playing during a fight don't you?"
Gordo glare daggers at Thomas, he hated being trick especially by a pirate, Akili notice Gordo growing aggression. "Do you want me to help?" He asks. Gordo look back toward Akili. "No stay back!" Before Gordo could turn he felt cold metal briefly brush against his face before it went pass him stabbing the ground a distance behind him then exploding.
"Sorry, sorry. I didn't expect to get a bomb, my bad." Thomas smile.
Gordo stared back at the young pirate in disbelief. "What did you do?" He said anger.
"Oh you don't know about this? I wouldn't expect a brute like you to do thought, but my ittou ittou no mi give me the ability to summon an unlimited amount of swords and wield ten at once. Alongside that it comes with one random attribute when summoning ten at once. It's always such a surprise." Thomas smile.
Gordo smirk. "I see you are a very interesting one. I'm going to have to actually try."
"Good to know." Thomas said.
"Mechi Mechi no mi: Transform!" Gordo said. An yellow aura began to glow around him then his body was consume by smoke.
Aeon raise an eyebrow at this. "Did he fart?" And as usual Naomi knock him in the head. "Shut up!"
A shock wave surge through, the ground shake and the wind began swirling around Gordo at high velocity and then spread around him along with the smoke. His body has change from an obese body to a lean muscular figure, healthy and youthful appearance. "That feel's so much better to be rid of all that fat and I look handsome too."
Thomas had a sweat drop expression. "He was saying I was feminine." Thomas began removing his winter attire and was now in his normal clothes before reaching the island. "This is better I could move around now."
"You're going to catch a cold without your coat on?" Gordo said. "Youth these days so simple, don't understand if they live long and healthy lives they can have smooth skin, muscles and good looks like me." He look behind Thomas and wink at his crew, they all responding with a sweat drop.
"That guy's a freak." Aeon said.
"Now we agree on somethin." Naomi said.
"That was a complete 360." Rick said.
Thomas smile as he began pushing some of the strands of hair from his face. "I'll be alright, I have looks, brain and bronze too you know and believe it or not I love to fight. I just don't see why be so barbaric about it and fight like a gentlemen."
"But he hate doing work and when our captain was with us he try to slice him every chance he got." Naomi said still sweat drop and Rick nodding his head in agreement.
"I miss those days." Thomas said, looking back on the thought dreamily.
"On a serious note may I ask you a question, it's about that tattoo." Gordo said.
Thomas places his hand on his left side of his neck where the tattoo is. It's a smiling skully with one hand on each side of the skull with the middle, ring, and thumb fingers folded and pinky and index finger out. The tongue of the skully also hangs out and had a number four in black ink on the tongue. "What about it?" Thomas said seriously.
"I've been in the navy before I join with my deceased Captain and my other partner Acacia and I learn that numbers and symbols are some sort of ranking is it not?" Gordo explain. "If I understand correctly you are the forth strongest man on your crew, yes?"
"No, this is a tattoo of our jolly roger and the number is an order of people who are on the crew, meaning that I'm the fourth person to join Infamous." Thomas explains. "Our captain had us tattoo to show how loyal we are to the crew and calling out the government for labeling us pirates even thought that was not our original intentions."
"So you didn't want to be a pirate?" Gordo question.
"No and neither did our captain. When we were coming together it wasn't for piracy, the government fear who our names were decedents from criminals and label us as pirates. They sent the Marines after us and were to invade them all and some we destroy even though he hated murder, that's the kind of man he is." Thomas explains.
Gordo took in the words the young man said and laugh. "Pirate hating murder impossible, before I became a marine I was a pirate and all we did was kill, kill, and kill it was magnificent. Becom-" Gordo was then cut off by Thomas.
"It is great isn't it? Murder the power to cut loose and have complete and utter control of the situation, the power to strike and manipulate fear in others eyes especially those to who are powerful. It's my ecstasy!" Thomas said smiling a sinister smile. The kind that would strike fear in the bravest of man or even the devil himself and sometimes the crew. Thomas stared into the sky remembering his past slaughters. "I've cut loose on so many people; so many different types of strength through the West Blue that I practically rule that part of the ocean. It wasn't until Captain no Alejandro came and threatens to turn me in and collect my bounty if I wouldn't stop." Thomas smirk the same evil smirk. "Some reason I couldn't or neglect to and was ready to kill Alejandro, Rick, and Naomi as well as everyone else that night. But he-" Thomas stop mid-sentence as a flash of the memory of that night play. The night when Alejandro beat him practically to death. "He stops me and here I am." Thomas smile but this time a more pleasant and harmless one.
Gordo as well as everyone else except Infamous Pirates felt uneasy by his rant. "I wouldn't expect him to be sadistic like that." Dr. Kureha said sipping her liquor and Chopper nodded and snatch the drink out her hand and sips it, resulting to the both fighting over it comically.
"Would you knock it off?" Naomi shouted.
Gordo folded his arms and a serious look was upon his face. "You're a freighting and blood thirsty man, Thomas. Your Captain has to be pretty ruthless and insane to allow you on ship let alone alive. Even though I'm not a marine no more I still consider it my job to subdue evil and in your case I can't allow you to live!" Gordo shouted and rush over to Thomas raising his fist to strike, but he was stop as a large sum of snow crash on him and traps him underneath and Acacia standing on top. "What's taking so long Gordo, Akili?" She question.
Acacia pull Gordo out of the snow by his collar. "Whats taking you two so long, ya'll shouldn't have a problem with these kids?" Acacia said in disappointment.
Gordo brush the snow off of him. "Sorry but, Wait I COULD OF GOT THAT ONE IF YOU DIDN'T COME SURFING IN HERE, ACACIA!" Gordo pointed to Thomas.
Acacia gave a chilling look to Gordo several sweat droplets going down the back of his neck. "I mean uh... AKILI YOU JERK WHY ARE YOU STANDING BACK THERE HELPLESS!" Gordo yell directing his anger at Akili
"YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME TO STEP BACK!" Akili shouted.
"Drop it you two we have a task at hand." Acacia said facing the pirates. "Oi Akili gets up here and transform."
Akili did as he was told and took his spot beside Acacia. He squatted and clenches his fist as his glasses fell off and snow began to twist around him. "Leap, Rabbit Rabbit Fruit model: Lapahn." He said making his transformation from human to a pure white giant rabbit beast.
Naomi staff burst into flames, she held it in front of her and Rick sabers grew out of his arms, glowing bright blades. "What's with these people?" Rick asks.
"That woman is Acacia-" Chopper began but was cut off as Doctorine placed her hand in front of his mouth.
"No one you should concern yourself with, just defeat them and leave this island." Dr. Kureha said.
"No reason to be so cold, Doctorine." Acacia said. "Eliminating this girl is my last job then I can come home."
"Do as you please but rather you come back or not don't matter to me." Dr. Kureha said.
"Oh, it sounds like you miss me." Acacia tease fully knowing it was not the case. "Well I'll come back when..."
Her body turns into snow and reappear behind Naomi. "When this dumb heifer dies." She said.
Naomi turns behind her in shock. 'Devil Fruit!?' She thought. Naomi then felt the middle of her stomach go cold; she was seeing a white circle form above her nable. "What is...?" She was cut short as a spear of ice impaled her off the ground going through where the circle was forming but from behind. The spear was heavy and causes her to fall on her side; even if she had the strength couldn't get up. Rick, Thomas, Aeon, Chopper, and Dr. Kureha stared in shock at the sudden attack.
Aeon rush over and launch a punch at Acacia. "You bitch!" He shouted but her head and body burst into snow, beginning to blow around him.
"Your parents should have taught you better than that, pirate or not is no reason to strike a woman." She said. The snowflakes began to sharpen themselves and grow five times larger than average, as they surrounded Aeon and Naomi. "Run him in, Rain Rain Fruit." She said the flakes were fired as they head toward Aeon and Naomi and when collide created a mixture of tainted red snow.
"Hey!" Thomas shouted about to rush over before being stop by Gordo who box the young man knocking him off his feet. "Over here and it'll be a lot stronger than that!" Gordo said raising his fist to strike.
Thomas rolled out of the way and on his feet nearly ducking from a strike from Akili. "Let's work together like Acacia said." Akili said and Gordo nodded in agreement as the two attacks the boy.
The snow cloud has cleared; Aeon has used his body as a shield for Naomi while he was covering her protecting her from Acacia attack. Several snowflakes were launch in him blood dripping a trail down his back, legs, and arms. Another trail of blood was forming from Naomi's wound creating nearly a pool under her as she now long fainted. "How cute a knight protecting his princess." Acacia mock standing behind Aeon, Aeon was on his knees looking back at her. "This is nothing, nothing at all." He said honestly. Aeon was about to stand but felt the pit of his stomach grow cold and numb as he look down and saw a white circle.
Infamous Juniors Omake: Symbols and Powers
Vanessa held the remote and stand beside the screen. "Today were focusing on symbols and powers." She click the button a picture of Thomas appear. "Thomas has eaten the Blade Blade Fruit." She click the button switching the picture to an example of it's use. "Thomas can wield ten blades and summon an unlimited amount of Blades. He can also summon an attribute but at random." She click another button to show Gordo use of his ability. "Gordo has eaten the Food Food Fruit, giving him the ability to turn almost anything to food and use the foods abilities and greatly enhance him in his body. But I don't understand how you went from fat to skinny." She ask Gordo who was beside her.
"I can turn fat into muscle and vice versa when I transform things into food, but it consume a lot of energy when doing so and staying in this beautiful form but its worth it." He said posing like a model.
"It's because your old." Thomas said calmly sipping his tea.
"Hey, no enemies on the ship!" Aeon shouted kicking Gordo over board.
"Oh, I forgot to do symbols." Vanessa said. "Too bad."