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Cold Steel.
Chapter 6. Rebuilding part 1.
The four teens walked out of the marine base and walked back to the village. Phillip was already in the process of thinking of ways he could use the nerve dial for practical uses. He grew more and more excited about it that he forced a big toothy grin. "What are you smiling at?"Hera asked confused and a little suspicious he may try something.
"Hmm, oh just about something I found in the ship that's gonna make my life a whole lot easier."he said turning his attention to her. "Does a black smith live around here?"
"Oh yes, he sells steel and parts, why do you need something?"she asked as they entered the village
"Yep, and could I get something from the ship I left?"he asked crossing his fingers.
"Depends, what is it?"she asked suspiciously.
"Oh, just some parts, y'see I'm a inventor and I left a very important part on the ship."he half lied hoping she wouldnt ask where he got it.
"Interesting, well I'll see what I can do after we get you settled in."she said as they approached a hotel.
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Meanwhile.
"Bellemere-san, can I have something to drink?"Nojiko asked in a raspy voice trying to shade herself from the sun. It had been two days since they left the island and Bellemere estimated that they'd arrive at Cocoayashi in about one and a half days.
Bellemere looked into their supplies and saw one bottle of water left. "Here."she said passing Nojiko the water. Nojiko took a few sips and gave it back to Bellemere who tucked it away.
They had enough food to last them one more day and a couple bottles of water. Nami had already had a drink and now was just staring over the boats edge looking at the water beneath them.
If she rationed their food and water properly, they'd just make it. But that rationing required her to not drink for the remainder of the trip. Funny how the minute she figured that out, they'd get hit with a heatwave, Her throat was unbarebly dry and she had run out of saliva. Nojiko noticed how uncomfertable Bellemere looked and decided to speak up.
"Bellemere, arent you thirsty, you havent drinken any water all day?"Nojiko asked concerned
Bellemere smiled at the girl and said "Nah, I'm alirght, what's importent is that you two dont get dehydrated."she lied in a raspy voice.
Nojiko frowned and then reclined back in the boat.
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A few hours later back with the teens.
"Well, I asked about your part."Hera said walking back into the room where the three were relaxing. She then pulled out the nerve dial and tossed it to Phillip who juggled it around for a second before getting a grip due to his missing limb.
"Thank you Hera-san."Phillip said in his greatest imitation of a little kid thanking his mom when she gives him some juice.
"Whatever."she said sitting down in a chair.
"So?"Tani's curiosity getting the best of her "What's there to do around here?"
"Well, this island is pretty small but we have a few resteraunts, places to shop and other things."Hera explained "Would you like to have me give you all a tour?"
"Yes please!"Tani and Phillip smiled each hoping to find something
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The trio looked around attentivly as Hera led them through the village. So far they had seen a theatre, a resteraunt, a tavern, and a clothes store. All these things were nice but the one thing Phillip was looking for was...
"And here's the black...smith?"she stopped as a gust of wind brushed and Phillip charged into the store with a tail of kicked up dust following him.
Tani got a irritated look on her face, knowing Phillip he'd spend all day in there.
"Sorry, when he get's a idea for a invention, he can be a little..."Trent began
"Stupid?"Hera said dead-panned
"I was gonna say eccentric but your's works too."Trent admits sweatdropping
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Phillip stopped inside the building and looked at all the steel and parts, it was so amazing! Back on his island he got all his steel and parts from a junkyard but all these were fresh out of the furnace! He quickly ran up to a muscular tan man with a hammer sitting behind a desk. "Oi, ossan!"he asked getting his attention.
"What can I do fer ya?"the man asked before spitting into a bucket.
"I got a special request..."he asked pulling out a small blueprint from his pocket. "Can you get me all the items on this list...and a wheelbarrow to carry it in?"
The man looked at him incredulously after reading the long list of parts."Can you pay for it?"the man asked gruffly swinging the hammer over his shoulder displaying his strength in case Phillip was thinkig of trying anything fishy.
"I think this will cover it."Phillip answered smugly pulling out, a LOT of belli he swiped off the boat before they were captured.
The blacksmith dropped his hammer in astonishment.
Two hours later, almost dark.
"So, where did three kids like you find one of the most notorious pirate in the Grand Line ship?"Hera decided to ask, her curiosity was eating her alive.
"First of all, I am NOT a kid."Trent said annoyed "And two what do you mean most notorious?"
"Dont play dumb, Steel Heart Cecil, leader of the Gear Head pirates, I head he was vicious!"she explained to the two as they waited outside the shop.
"No joke?"Tani asked suprised
"Yeah, some say that he even worked as Chief Engineer on Gol. D. Roger's ship before he was executed."Hera said just as Phillip walked out pulling a wagon (he couldnt push a wheelbarrow) overflowing with parts.
"What are you building, a ship?!"Trent asked looking at the pile in astonishment.
"No, it's a secret."he said smiling before pulling the wagon back to the hotel.
"Man, I cant imagine what you plan to do with all this junk."Hera said picking up a venilation grate before tossing it back on the pile.
"Good, I want it to be a suprise."He said thinking. 'This is very important, it may take a while but I'm sure it will be worth it.'
"Is it still there?"
"Yes, sir."Jaxon talked on the Den Den Mushi in his office.
"And what of those children you mentioned?"
"They didn't say anything but I think that one of them is hiding something."Jaxon said thinking of Phillip suspiciously.
"Don't let them leave the island, my ships will be arriving in four days."the man said gruffly. "If he isn't who he says he is, I'll find out who."
"Let's just hope he doesn't discover it."
Phillip didnt sleep a second that night, he was to busy working on his invention. After they had bought some food with their money, everyone had eaten and gone to sleep, except for him. "Aaaaah..."Phillip yawned as he stepped back from the pile of parts that was slowly coming togethor. So far he had finished the shoulder cap which the nerve dial fit snugly in, it was a steel shell to protect his dial from danger. And he already numerous steel plates, gears, cogs, and wires sticking out of the nervedial's spout. There was still a sizable amount o fparts left but he could finish after a nap. He stood up, walked over to his bed and went to sleep. Luck would have that a few minutes after he fell asleep, the sun would peak over the mountains and a ray of light would hit his face. Knock. Knock.
"Phillip, were going to go out for a walk, wanna come?"Tani called from the hallway.
"No, I'm too tired, go without me."he mumbled half-asleep.
"But we can't go anywhere without you!"Tani complained because Hera had to guard all of them.
"I'm sorry but I'm too tired."he said tiredly rolling over.
"I'll get him out."Trent said opening the door and walking in.
The two girls waited for a few seconds before they suddenly heard loud shouting from in the room.
"I'm tired leave me alone!"
"Dont be so selfish, we shouldnt have to pay the price for the fact that you didnt sleep!"
"BAKA muscle head!"
"BAKA tooth pick!"
Crash! Phillip then came sailing out the room and crashed into the hallway. He slowly slumped to the floor.
"Alright, lets go."
"So where should we go first?"Tani asked
"..."Phillip still had a grumpy scowl plastered on his face as they walked.
"Ignore him, I know a good resteraunt around here that serves breakfast."Hera smiled at Tani.
"Sounds good."Trent said as they approached a resteraunt.
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Inside it was very old style japanese oriented with tables that you sat at, and pictures of flowers and fauna were on the wall.
"Onee-san!!"A younger version of Hera about 6 with glasses laughs running into Hera's arms. She was wearing a apron and it was obvious that she worked here. Phillip flinched at the pair as Hera playfully lifted up the little girl and started to feel a wave of emotions. 'I swear, that untill Nami is safe in my arms again, I will not rest, I will not quit, I will not die and I will not fail!' he felt a small tear drop from his eye and streak down his face. He quickly wiped it away but this didnt go unnoticed by Trent.
'Poor guy.'Trent looked at his friend in sympothy.
"Hello Tashigi-chan."Hera smiled setting the girl down. "Where is Otou-san?"
"In the kitchen, making tea."Tashigi pointed to the kitchen. Hera then left to go talk to her parents.
Phillip tiredly sat down by the table and relaxed. As he tried to sleep, a tiny figure creeped up and grabbed a seat in front of him. His instincts told him someone was staring at him intensly so he looked up at two big eyes staring at him. "Where's your arm?"she asked pointing at his stump.
He looked at her annoyed and mumbled "I lost it..."
Tashigi giggled and said "That's silly, you can't lose your arm!"
Warmed by her innocence he gave her a light smile and said "No, I suppose not, but I still dont have it anymore."
"How'd you lose it?"Tashigi asked
Phillip flinched thinking about the painful memories hoping he could have avoided this question and said "Lost it trying to protect my sister."
"Where is she?"she asked, he also knew that this was coming.
"I lost her too..."he mumbled laying his head back down, the guilt was unbearable. At this point Hera walked out with a old man and she noticed that Tashigi was bothering him.
"Come on Tashigi-chan, leave him alone."she said pulling the girl away.
Tashigi looked back at Phillip with a sad look as he continued to sulk.
"So can I take your orders?"the elderly man asked.
"I'll take tea."Tani smiled
"Sandwich and tea as well."Trent said
"Rice, beef and water."Phillip mumbled tiredly
"Man, when are you gonna wake up?"Trent asked shaking Phillip's shoulder
"Sorry, I was up all night guys."Phillip apoligized
"Working on, your suprise?"Hera said sarcastically
"Yep, it should be done in about three days."Phillip gave a smile but suddenly got a chilled look on his face. 'Woah, why do I get the feeling that something bad is gonna happen soon?'
The heatwave had finally stopped and it was now overcast, giving Bellemere shade. She was relieved because a little longer and she might of had a heat stroke. Nojiko had taken a nap and was sleeping on a coil of rope, Nami was also sleeping but not as peacefully. At first she frowned as she squirmed around in Bellemere's arms, but soon she started whimpering and that then turned into loud bawling. "Uwaaaaaah!"Nami cried causing Nojiko to stir.
"Shh, it's alright."Bellemere said in a soothing voice as she rocked her back and forth "What's wrong Nami-chan?"
This was so bizarre, Bellemere along with half the village, Genzo included, always pictured her as the toughest woman alive. The kinda person who wouldn't be caught dead doting over little girls. Yet right now, she felt like it was her duty to love this child and if anyone dares to try and take her. They'd be dead before they hit the ground! Maybe this was what her friends at home called maternal instincts, maybe it was because they had the fact that all their parents were killed by pirates that gave her a sense of kinship, maybe it was because she saw a lot of herself in these girls. It probably was a mixture of all three...
"Bellemere-san look, rain clouds."Nojiko pointed tiredly to some particurly dark clouds approaching.
Now Nojiko was to young and tired to realize this but Bellemere wasnt, that storm could easily turn into a hurricane! She could see the visible lightning strike as it approached.
"Nojiko..."she gently handed the now calmed down Nami to Nojiko who was now wide awake. "I want you to hang onto Nami."
"Why what's wrong?"Nojiko asked as Bellemere took some rope and secured life lines to the mast which he tied around herself, Nami, and Nojiko.
"That is a terrible storm, now if the mast breaks I want you to cut the line."she handed Nojiko a small knife.
Nojiko nodded and got ready, neither of the two knew that Nami was still crying but very quietly.
SUPER FAST UPDATE POWERS ACIVATE!!
To make up for the poor update I did last time, I quickly wrote this chapter. I hope that this chapter is good.
This is the first chapter of a four part finale to the prologue. I will update once I week useally at sunday (THIS I SWEAR!!) untill the end. Now I have 554 viewers so I know that a lot of you havent voted. No pressure, just trying to let all you longway version fans kow that your time to vote is almost up and then the story will change. I also sorely apoligize to the losing team and will make up for by...creating a parralel story that focuses on the losing side!!
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Say if the long way loses...then I'll start another story that shows how Phillip gets to where he is in the time skip.
If the time skip loses then I'll write a sequel for this story that picks up where Cold Steel leaves off when he gets to a point where he can find Nami.
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