((Quick Recap: Malik regrouped with his crew and met up with Chloe once more. Then they all helped put a broken village back together))
It was early and my crew and I were having some breakfast Chloe had made
"So good..." I drooled
"You aren't kidding. This is awesome!" Donny smiled
Even Shem was devouring some special food just for him
"Abigail, you okay?" Donny asked noticing she was very quiet
"Don't you like the food?" I asked hoping she said no so I could have it
"The food's delicious. I just can't shake this feeling..." Abby replied
"Excuse me" Chloe said walking up wearing the cloak she arrived in "I'm afraid I must be going"
"Is everything alright?" Donny asked
"Yes" Chloe nodded and took her leave
"Talkative little thing isn't she" Abby said sarcastically
"What are you talking about? She barely talks" I said not understanding the sarcasm
We went back to Marsha's place and relaxed for a while. Abby and Donny left to get some supplies so we could leave soon. I got bored so I decided to take a walk
"Hey Shem, wanna go for a walk?" I asked the dog who just lied on the floor "Shem Shu!"
Shem groaned and stayed where he was
"Lazy mutt" I sighed and walked out
Back at the Marine base, Chloe had just arrived, gotten dressed in her Marine uniform, and was getting ready for the day. She stuck to her regular schedule. She made breakfast for the Marines, ran the track for about an hour, read a book cover-to-cover, made lunch, cleaned the kitchen, took a quick nap, made dinner, and cleaned the entire dining hall. By the time she was done she was exhausted so Chloe collapsed in the bed of her small room. Yes the work she did on a daily basis was hard but Chloe didn't really care. She always did work like this when she joined the Marines so by the time she didn't even have to do it anymore she kept doing it anyway. Chloe drifted off to sleep. She dreamt of a small house with two little girls running around and laughing in the front yard. The girls' parents sat on the porch watching them play. When the happy family sat down for dinner, something flew through the window causing a fire to break out. Before the dream could continue, Chloe was woken up by a knocking at her door. Chloe opened the door and came face-to-face with a woman with long brown hair and wearing a Marine jacket over her shoulders
"Sister" Chloe saluted
"Chloe, how many times do I have to tell you? You don't have to salute me" the woman said hugging Chloe
This woman was Cleo, Chloe's older sister. She was a Vice Admiral who always made sure to visit when she could. The sisters went for a short walk to quickly catch up
"So how's everything? Anything new" Cleo asked
"No" Chloe deadpanned
"I don't think so. You seem different" Cleo smiled
"I met a boy" Chloe confessed
"A boy?" the older sister smirked "My little Chloe is growing up"
"It's nothing like that. He and his friends are very nice. And he's helping me" Chloe explained
Cleo stopped walking "Helping you? You mean with your... uhh..."
"Yes" Chloe nodded
"Well I'm glad to see you're making process. And friends. You're usually so distant" Cleo pointed out
Chloe smiled slightly "He's so... different. But he shares so many similarities with us as well"
Cleo was happy to see her sister smile. She couldn't remember the last time she saw such a thing
"That must be some boy" Cleo thought and smiled
The older sister explained that she was called on an urgent matter so she split off from Chloe and went to meet up with the captain of the base. He was a big man with a shaved head and a cigar in his mouth
"Thank you for coming, Vice Admiral Cleo" the man said
"Captain West, thank you for having me" Cleo said taking a seat in front of his desk "Why am I here?"
"Pirates infiltrated the base" West explained
"Where are they now?" Cleo asked
"They escaped. But I sent someone after them" West said throwing some pictures on the desk
There were pictures of my crew helping around the village but they were pretty blurry
"I see you got their good sides" Cleo smirked "These are your pirates? They look like regular villagers"
West slammed his fist on the desk "Whoever they are, they broke into this base and need to be brought in!"
"Were there any casualties?" Cleo sighed
"No" West answered
Cleo rolled her eyes "Anything stolen?"
"No" West grumbled
Cleo laughed and stood up "I'll tell you what, West. You take care of these intruders and I'll excuse the fact you let some amateurs not only break in, but break back out"
Cleo took her leave leaving West growling to himself. After finally calming down, he called Chloe into his office
Chloe walked in and saluted "Sir"
"You are one of the best fighters of this base. I'm going to clean up a mess. I may need you. Get ready, we leave in thirty minutes" West demanded
"May I ask where we are going?" Chloe asked
"You're aware of the village on this island, correct?" West wondered
"...I am" Chloe hesitated
"Pirates are hiding there. We're going there to capture them" West explained
"Will any of the people be hurt?" Chloe asked
"If they cooperate, no" West said
Chloe took his word for it and left his office. She went back to her room and changed her clothes. Instead of a standard white and blue Marine's uniform, Chloe was wearing black and yellow one complete with a long skirt. She then proceeded to pull a suitcase out form under her bed. Inside the case were two whips and a type of ninja cat mask. Chloe put the whips on her sides and the mask over her face. She headed from the door, but before she could leave she ran into her sister for the second time
"I heard West is taking you to clean up his messes" Cleo said "You don't have to. I can make him deal with this himself"
"I'm going to make sure no one gets hurt" Chloe explained
"Are you sure?" Cleo frowned
"Yes" Chloe said walking past her sister
"Why do you still have that mask?" the older sister asked
"You know why" the younger one deadpanned
Chloe met up with West, who was wearing metal gloves, and a large group of Marines. The army made their way to the village causing the people to get afraid and lock themselves in their homes
West stepped forward and looked around "Come out pirates! I know you're here!"
Abby and Donny saw the Marines coming and were hiding in Marsha's house peeking out of the window
"How do they know we're here?" Abby asked
"Do you think Chloe told them?" Donny wondered
Abby explained that that couldn't be the case. Why would Chloe spend so much time helping these people just to have them like this?
"We need to get out of here" Abby stated
"We can't go anywhere without Malik" Donny sighed
"When are we gonna put leash on him?" Abby growled
"What's the plan?" Donny asked
"Find Malik and get the hell on" Abby said
Donny scratched his head "Wasn't that the plan in the first place?"
Abby, Donny and Shem Shu snuck out the back of the house and made their way into the woods. They were about to get away but stopped when they heard screaming. They made their way back they saw the Marines trashing the town. The army was kicking in doors, pulling people out of their houses and threatening to start shooting people if they didn't hand over my crew
"Alright, here's the plan..." Abby whispered
The group disappeared within the shadows of the woods
"You said no one would get hurt" Chloe scolded West
"I said no would get hurt if they cooperated" West said
Chloe looked down "But..."
"I'm not planning to kill anyone. I just need to them to be afraid so they'll give up the pirates" West explained
Out of nowhere, Marines started getting knocked into the air. When West took a look, he saw Abigail attacking his army
"Who the hell are you?" West growled
Abby smirked and pointed her sword at him "Is that any way to talk to a lady?"
Abby and West ran at each other and the swordswoman was about to cut him down when something stopped her hand
"What?!" Abby gasped
The girl looked at her wrist and noticed something wrapped around her wrist. She looked back and saw Chloe stopped her assault with her whip
"Let me go!" Abby demanded
"I cannot" Chloe refused
Abby turned around and swung her sword, aiming to cut the whip but Chloe brought it back before she did so. West went to demolish Abby with his big fist but she jumped out of the way. The swordswoman was forced back into the woods
"Kill her" West demanded
Chloe thought back to when Abigail helped her "Is that necessary?"
"Do it!" the captain yelled
Chloe nodded and went after Abby
"Maybe now we can have some fun" West grinned
While the village was being attacked I was still on my walk. I was currently walking along the beach. I didn't mean to stay out for so long but I couldn't find my way back so I just wandered around. I was really tired and was considering taking a nap until I saw someone at the end of the beach. She kinda looked like Chloe
"Hey" I said making myself known
"Hello" she smiled
"Can you help me? I'm looking for a way back to this little town" I chuckled
"Just head east" the woman said
"Thanks. My name's Malik by the way"
"I'm Cleo. Nice to meet you" she smiled
"Hey I have a friend whose name sounds like yours. She looks a lot like you too. Even her scent resembles yours" I analyzed
Cleo giggled "You're a strange one. And if I had to guess, I'd say you're talking about Chloe"
"You know her?" I smiled
"I should. Listen, you seem like a good kid so I have to tell you. It's probably a good idea to stay away for the village for a while" Cleo told me
"Why?" I asked
"It's currently being raided. If you go there now it might now end well" Cleo explained
"What?!" I gasped "Then I gotta go!"
I took off without hesitation but I was going the wrong way
"I said east, that's west! West... Oh the irony" Cleo sighed
Back in the forest, Chloe had caught up to Abby
"Why are you doing this?" Abby asked knowing it was the chef
"I have my reasons" Chloe answered
"And why are you wearing that mask?" Abby wondered focusing on the cat mask Chloe was wearing "Are you some kind of ninja?"
"I suppose that's one way of saying it" Chloe said
"Then this should be interesting" Abby smirked "And since you're the ninja... I guess that makes me the samuari"
"Samurai?" Chloe thought
"You've got those whips, let's see if you know how to use 'em" Abby grinned
Chloe bowed and got into a fighting stance "I accept your challenge, Abigail"
((Next time, a clash of swords and whips! Questions, comments, and concerns are expected and accepted. Thanks for reading!))