A/N: Even with all that has been going on lately I was able to throw this chapter up. The poll is over and the winner is… Kota congrats! I will also have another poll but it might be the last for awhile. Anyway on with the story!

Chapter 5: And so the Journey Begins Part 3: Wong Li vs. Marine Captain Topaz

"You're not planning to fight all those marines yourself, are you?" Sophie asked a bit worried, as she watched the large cluster of marines, from inside the workshop, draw closer and closer.

"Why else would I pull Yue out?" Li asked sarcastically, while gesturing to her dagger.

Shuffling out of the building, Li waited for the marines to make their first move. The marines swiftly began their assault, but after a combination of various different punches and kicks, they were quickly defeated by Li in a matter of minutes.

"Are you sure you want to do this, Captain?" A random marine questioned, as he glanced at Li and then his commander.

"Does that girl really think she can just steal my supplies, injury my men, and get away with it?" The man with messy, blonde hair responded, as he stepped forward, removing his marine uniform jacket, "If it isn't Wong Li, we meet again."

"I don't know why this time is so special, Captain Topaz," Li retorted, "We've meet like fifty times."

"Alas, you are correct," Topaz crackled, as he drew his saber sword, "But this encounter shall be our last!"

Rushing forward, their two weapons clashed together causing an ear-splitting sound. They continued to match each others blows, until Li seemed to be outwitted.

"I could use a little help here, Sophie," Li shouted, as she dodged an attack from Topaz, before thrusting her dagger aggressively back in return.

"But I can't eat the fruit yet," Sophie quietly replied.

"What fruit?" Li yelled, while dodging another attack, "What the hell does that have to do with anything?"

"That old lady who gave me the fruit said only to eat in my neediest hour."

"You don't think this is an emergency?"

"How can it be? I'm watching from the sidelines."

"Look," Li grunted, as she managed to cut Topaz's chin with her dagger in the process, "If you don't swallow that damn fruit right now, I'll go over there and shove it down your throat myself!"

"But-"

"Sophie!"

"Okay, okay."

"Huo Yun!" Li hollered, but nothing happened. Glaring at her hand coverings, she noticed they were missing their usual small stones, "Damn, I forgot I switched them with my working gloves."

"You seem a bit disconcerted," Topaz laughed, as he swung his sword viciously at Li, almost slicing a strand of her jet, black hair.

"Damn," Li huffed, "Sophie did you eat the fruit-"

"Ugh, it tastes so revolting!" Sophie cried, with a piece of the fruit leftover in her hand, while running out of the building. Tripping as she ran, Sophie began to spin rapidly, and was not able to stop herself, smacking into the gloating Captain Topaz. His poor body was rocketed high into the sky; Li could only stand still, while her mouth was wide open from shock.

A/N: Sophie finally ate her fruit, but can you figure out her real power? Guess you'll have to wait until next time!

~KG