One Piece: Separated
Disclaimer: I don't own One Piece.
Mini-Story: Asmodeus setting down a stool, inside a pub and order himself a drank, with Cleo's parasol leaning against the bar.
The Stingray: Budgeting Problems
After a night of moving The Azarath to another port, and went strait to bed from a long day. Well, most of them, well Rae, Roy, and Harry was in the kitchen, sipping on their coffee, well they go over the money.
"This isn't going to help much.", Rae said as she puts down her pen and rubbed her temple, as she stare at her notes.
"What if we cut down on our food and stop drank?", Harry ask after he takes a sip of his coffee.
"I rather die, before I let that happen.", Roy mutter under his breath as he take a gulp of his coffee, glance at the violet blue hair woman, who just shake her head.
"That's not going to cut it.", Rae said as she lean back, look at the two, going to ask the same question that was on their mind, "Look. We have more then enough money for food and drank for the next five days, but we don't have enough for repairs and surprise that we need for the next voyage."
"Are you sure?"
"Look for yourself.", Rae said as she slide the note book to Roy, showing the numbers to him.
"Damn...Look like we're going need to make more money."
"Yeah...", Harry said as he finish his drank and put down his coffee, "About that.", then face Roy.
The Blaze glance off the notebook and look at the two, then ask, "What are all you glaring at?"
"What you and Gwen did tonight was stupid.", Harry replied as he narrow his eyes at the dark hair man, "Really stupid."
"Extremely stupid.", Rae agree as she takes a sip of her drank and went to get some more.
"How is it stupid?", Roy ask as he glance at the two, "We made a good amount of money."
"But you and Gwen almost got caught.", Rae said, before finishing her coffee and glance back at the man.
"Plus, you put the crew in danger.", Harry said as he glare at the new leader, "We're supposed to lay low. Remember?"
"Yeah, I remember.", Roy mutter as he got up and look out at the port hole, glancing at the sky, "Let's change the subject?"
"Fine with me.", Rea said as she look at him, "Can we talk about get more fuel for The Ray?"
"Why do we need fuel for the lil' boat?"
"Well, it did help us escape the marines.", Harry said as he shut his eyes and yawn, "And it could help us in the future."
"Good point.", Roy said as he glance at them, then nod to them, "Then that's first thing, that need to get done and the we need to get more supplies."
"Then after that, Ken, Jack, Ayame, and myself make some money.", the blue hair man said with a yawn, will he begin to put away the cups.
"Right."
"And the rest of us try to fix the ship.", Rae said as she watch The Blaze nod, while he stare at the sky, thinking to himself.
I wonder how the hell did you handle this..., Roy then turn around the two and said, "Well, let's stop here and get some sleep."
"Sound good to me.", Harry said with a yawn as Rae nod in agreement and all three walk out of the kitchen.
-a few hours later-
Ken, Gar, and Roy came out of a pub, wheeling out six barrels head toward Gwen and Kardra, carrying bags full of supplies, waiting for them to catch up.
"Tell me again, why we need this much cerveza?", Ken ask as he start to pants and sweats, cause he's not used to pushing the great amount of weight.
"It's for my ride, dude.", Gar answer with a grin, seem that carrying his load of alcohol with easy.
"So, its run on beer?", the doctor asks as they begin to walk through the crowd of people.
"Yup."
"Gee, it's sound like someone I know.", Gwen said with a slight smirk as her brother sweat dropped.
"Like you're one to talk.", Roy mutter as they finally reach the dock, well he keep an eye out for any trouble, then he spot a blue hair woman watch the group, smiling lightly as she flips a gold ring, which hit and rolls away from her, then knocking against The Blaze's foot, making him glance down, then glance back at the woman, finding her gone from sight.
That was weird..., the dark hair man thought to himself as he quickly reach over, picking it up, then join his group at the ship, well they unload their supplies.
"What's wrong, Roy?", his sister asks as she fly down, turning into her human form, "You look like you saw a ghost."
Because I believe I just saw one..., Roy thought to himself as he smile at his sister, "It's nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"I'm sure.", The Blaze said with a yawn and glance at Gar and Rae, "I want an update on the ship and our money once I wake up."
"Got it."
"No problem, dude.", Gar said as he watch Roy disappear into his room, then turn around to Rae with a sighs, "Look like we got some work to do."
"Oh joy.", Rae said with a light yawn and sigh, "Look like I woke up just to do more paperwork.", then the two walk toward the kitchen, mutter to themselves.
"So, what now?", Gwen ask the rest of the crew as she watch her brother shut the door.
"We try to make money.", Harry said truthfully as he pulled out a small wad of cash and split the money in half with Ken.
"How are you going to do that?", the doctor asks as she look through her things, making sure she got everything on her listen.
"We're going to have some fun at the bar.", Ken said as he puts the money away, "A few round of pool and darts."
"And don't forget a friendly game of cards.", Harry said with a slight smirk as he put away the money, then with a light flick of his wrist, a deck of cards in his left hand, "Though I doubt it would be friendly.", then he begins to the shuffle the cards as the two walk away.
"And I'm going to try to find a better spot.", Ayame said as she was carried off a guitar case.
"Good luck.", Kardra said as the doctor watch the foxgirl walk off, humming to herself, leaving the two women alone on the deck.
"So, now what?", the zoan user ask Kardra, who just shrug.
"What to play a board game?"
"I guess.", Gwen said as she head toward the storage room and thought to herself, At less this will kill some time., then she open the door, glance around the room, looking for board game, noticing a barrel filled with her arrows, And maybe I could think up something for later...
-office of Wade Willson-
"You want me to do what?", growls the one eye man glare at the den den mushi.
"You heard me, Willson.", the snail snarls as he glare back at him, "I demand that you drop off your prisoners at my prison."
"You don't order me around, Roog.", Wade growls out loud, "I only take order from higher people then you, and only one Vice Admiral."
"Arkady Duvall?", the snail roar at the marine with pure anger, "Why the hell do you take orders from that fool? That idiot can't even walk in the day!"
"Watch your tongue, bait-breath. I'm not afraid to learn how to make sushi."
"Tsk...Get all work up over a worthless albino.", Roog said with a sigh, well the one eye marine growls "Now do what I ask or I go over your head."
"Go right a head, Bait Breath.", the Rear Admiral said out loud and slam the receiver down, causing the snail to go back to sleep. Just then, a knock on the door was hear, making Wade sigh as he set down, "Enter."
The door open and Jason Todd walk in with a sigh, holding a papers, "Hey Rear Admiral Willson...I have good news, bad news, and worst news.", move toward his leader, "Which one do you want to see first?"
"Just place them on the desk and leave."
"Fine.", the masked man said as he drop the paperwork and disappear from sight, leaving the one eye man to look over the first two papers, only to growl to himself and slam his fist against his desk.
"You have the devil's luck, Draco.", Wade Willson growl out loud as, then toss two sheet papers to the side, and go to the next one, glance at it and smile lightly, "Well, at less there, something good coming out of it."
-in the holding bay-
"This is disgusting.", Karai mutter as she pushes a bowl of gruel to the side.
"I know.", Jessie said with a sigh as she force herself to eat a spoon full of greyish food and cough, "But we need to keep our strength up."
"She's right.", Draco said after he finish his bowl and throw it past the bar, causing it to shattered, then sigh out loud, "Even though it taste like paste and have not even a single bit of meat in the mixed."
"Tsk...You're lucky you get anything, pirates.", growl a person in the cell next to Malchior's and Ishi's cell.
"Shut it, bandit!", the pirate captain demanded as he stare at a brown hair, slightly overweight man, wearing the same kind of cuff that he was wearing.
"Like I take order from someone as weak as you!"
"You should,", Draco said as he got up and head toward Billy, "If you want to be free."
"I doubt you have a plan, let alone have the strength to do so.", the bandit said as he glare at the pirate, who look like he want to punch him, but a large hand stop the zoan user from doing what he want.
"That's enough.", Ishi said out loud to the two, glaring at both of them and push Draco away, "If he has a plan to escape, we should listen to him."
"He's right, Billy.", said short, chubby, white hair man, that was sharing the cell with the bandit, "Ha ha ha! Narf!"
"Beside you giving me a headache.", said another voice that come from somewhere in the cell, "A bigger headache, then I normally get from Umbra."
"But Lumis, I though you like mine singing.", said the white hair man as he glance over his shoulder.
"Oh, yes! Who won't love listening to John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt about the thousandth time!"
"Shut it, you two!", Billy growl out loud, then turn around, looking at the cyborg and the zoan user, "So, what is your secret plan?"
"Poit!"
"Yeah...About that...", Draco begin to sweat dropped as he try to find the right words to explain it.
"Zort!"
"You don't have a plan, do you?", the brown hair man ask the pirate captain, while he rubbed the back of his head.
"Narf!"
"At the moment, no."
"I thought as much.", the bandit said as he turn around with a smirk, only to feel a hand reach through the bars and grabbed a hold of the back of his neck.
"But I'll come up with one.", Malchior said as he squeeze his neck, "And when I do, I'll make sure to free you.", then he slam back of the bandit's head against the bars and let go, letting Billy dropped to the floor, "Only to beat the hell out of you.". Draco then turn away and head over to his bed, glance at his cellmate and his crewmates, who was staring at him, "What?"
"I never see you attack anyone without reason.", Jessie said in surprise of his actions.
"Yeah.", the blind woman said as she slide her fingers through her hair, "Why did you do that?"
"Where I from, my people used to deal with bandits all the time,", Draco answer with a sigh and lay down on his bed, "and it's sort of old habit of mine to strike them first, before the start up something."
"Okay...", Ishi said as he raise a brow at the dark hair man, "But that still a bit much."
"Maybe.", Malchior said with a shrug and yawn, "But at less its much quieter."
"True.", the three agree as they nod, watching the pirate captain start to grin, but frown as someone start to sing 'John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt' from Billy's cell.
"Umbra...Lumis...Please tell me you guys are bandits."
"Troz!"
"I wish Umbra was...", Lumis' voice said with a sigh, "But we're both are spies.", then without warning a smack was heard, causing the white hair man fall down with a lump growing on his forehead and his eyes were swirling.
"Narf!"
"...Oi..."
-in the heart of Mock Town-
"What time is it?", Harry ask as he puts away his cards away as he and Ken walk out of the bar, heading toward the dock.
"It's passed medianoche.", Ken said with a glance at his new gold pocket watch, then he puts it away, before a pale hand could reach for it, then he quickly pulled out, right before a pale hand could grabbed it, "What your thinking of doing, senor?"
"It's call robbing.", said the pale skin, blond hair man, who was wearing red baggie pants, leather shoes, sleeveless shirt, and a pair of glasses, "Now give Clff that watch,", then he pulled out a large, rusty dagger, "Before Cliff cut you."
"Your joking, right?", Harry ask as he raise a brow as he cross his arms over his chest.
"No.", Cliff answer with a smirk as he point his blade at the two, "Cliff can take both of you and take the wa...What the hell?", he said in surprise as his knife was pulled out of his hand.
"Reichi Nusutta.", Harry mutter as the pale man lost his balance by the move, then Cliff's head hit the handle of a black revolver, causing the thief fall to the side, finally the two pirates turn and walk away, "That was a waste."
"Si.", Ken said agreement as he spin his Jackal in his hand and put it away, well the navigator look at the blade, then toss it in a nearby trash can.
"Guys, wait up!", Ayame's voice shouted, making the two stop and glance at the foxgirl, who was run up to them, carrying her guitar on her back and it's case and grin like a chehire.
"She look happy.", Harry said as he straightens his sleeves, making sure his weapon is in place.
"Si.", the sniper mutter as he was grinning and watch Ayame finally reach them, "She must of made some dinero."
"Hey guys.", she panted as she try to catch her breath, "So, how much did you two made?"
"Not sure.", Harry said with a grin as they turn around and begin to walk away, "We haven't count the money yet."
"How much did you made?"
"I have no clue...", the musician said as she shakes the case, "But I have a case full."
"That's should help make a good dent in what we need.", Harry said with a yawn, then glance over his shoulder, hearing a group of people heading toward the docks they once use.
"Now what?", Ayame ask under her breath as the three turn around, and watch as a large number of pirates run up to a brig, with a drunk looking penguin for a figurehead, well a figure took flight from said ship, well another figure jump the railing and landed on a dinghy, then start rowing away.
"I seen this before...", Ken said with a sigh as he reach for one of his Jackals, but stop as a hand was on his shoulder.
"Don't do it.", the foxgirl whisper in his ear, well the blue man nod in agreement.
"Fine.", Ken said as he didn't like leaving those two in a fight, which Harry and Ayame have the same feeling, but they all know their not ready to take them on.
"Enen Hou!", shout the figure, on the small boat, who thrust his pole weapon at the ship, causing the dinghy to move foreward, as well as an air blast hitting the ship, which causing an explosion to the ship, catching it and the dock on fire.
"Well, I give them this much.", the foxgirl mutter as she watch the chaos, "They sure know how to make an exit."
"Si."
"You know,", Harry sighs as he watch the two figures get away, well the people try to put out the growing flames, "I'm beginning to think that it's not a good idea to leave those two alone at night..."
"Si.", the sniper said as he turn around and move toward the other dock, "Now, let's get going, before another wannabe mugger try to rob our hard work."
"Sound good to me.", Ayame said as she and Harry follow Ken, passing the crowd of people, who was either planning to help put the fire out, or just run the other way.
"And we might want to hurry.", the navigator said in a mutter as he glance around, noticing the pale skin man from before, disappear from sight, but pay no mind to the missing man, well he thinks to himself about the out come of the brother's and sister's actions, "We might have to move the ship...again.", then all three sigh loudly, well they head toward The Azarath, well someone was watching from the shadows of a nearby building.
-back at the Stingray-
"So, how long have she going to be staring at us?", Draco ask as he lay on his buck.
"I say a little more then a hour", Ishi said out loud as he lay on the bed, facing the bars, finding a pair of glowing eyes starring at the two.
"Eliza...", the pirate captain said with a sigh and glance at the figure, who start to growls at them, knowing that the two don't fear her, "Do you mind letting us sleep?", then the marine guard dog growl wildly at his words.
"Look like you got her riled up.", the cyborg said as he watch the creature open her wings up and jump at them, only to be stop by the bars.
"Ah...Her bark is worth, then her bite.", Draco said with a yawn out loud, then shut his eyes, which the hybrid fold her wings around her neck and growls loudly as she move away, doing her rounds, "Peace and quiet."
"Finally.", Ishi mutter as he turn around, looking out the window, staring at the night sky, "I wonder if she's looking at the same stars."
"Hmmm..."
"What?"
"Nothing.", Malchior said with a yawn, then an idea come to his mind, "Hey, Ishi...", he set up and look below him, at the cyborg, "I want to ask you something."
Ishi turn his head and glance at the Draco, "What is it?"
"What would you do if there was a way for you to get back with your girl?"
Ishi shut his eyes as he thinks for a second, then answer, "I would do anything.", then he open his eyes, looking at the zoan user, watching him pulled back up, "Why? You have a plan?"
"I have a couple of plans in the works.", Draco answer with a loud yawn, "But nothing solid."
"I see...", the cyborg said with a yawn and soon, he was the only one who was awake, then he heard the sound of rushing water, "...that can't be good..."
"Narf!"
Malchior: And we're going to stop right here. -he said with a grin as he wears a black suit, a pair of shades, and his desk cover with many different objects from different media- For starter, I'm sorry it took me so long to finish this chapter, but a lot of things been going on.
Jack: Don't ask...-he said as he landed on the writer's shoulder, wearing a black suit, similar to what his creator was wearing-
Malchior: Yeah...Don't ask. -he said with a sigh and rubbed his temple- Anyhoo, let's get do to business. -smile as he sip his drank- As some of you notice, I decide to put up a certain Vice Admiral fishman/giant hybrid, which by the way I don't own, talk to Willson to show that he can't stand Roog and certain marines.
Jack: Well who can blame him. -he said as he puts on his shades-
Malchior: I also decided to add a couple more prisoner to The Stingray. I did this so I could show that Wade Willson wasn't just hunting for Draco, though he catch these guys on the way of said hunt.
Draco: I can't stand that one-eye stalker. -he said out loud with a sigh, well he work on his crossword- Say what's a four latter word, that start with an E, and stand for chaos and insanity?
Malchior: Endo. -sip his drank as he grins-
Draco: That make sense. -he mutter as he writes down the answer- Hey, What a five latter, that start with a D, which have a bottomless pit, whose pretty dumb, and is very dangerous?
Jessie: Try Draco. -she said as she walk over, carrying a tray of food, only to be disappear for sight, making the cook sigh-
Draco: Yeah...That could work. -he begin to write, but stop and dropped the pen, then glare at Jessie- Wait a minute! Who been messing with my crossword puzzle? -then the sound of laughter was hear, making the zoan user glance over his shoulder to watch a black blur disappears from sight- GAR! GET BACK HERE! -he chase after him-
Malchior: Well, at less is quieter. -he said as he finish his drank- Now as for the part of Harry playing poker...Well, I always though it's a bad idea for anyone to play a card game with a magician. Heh...You never know if a magic man have a couple of Aces up their sleeves or not.
Harry: In my case, I only have the Ace of Hearts and Diamonds. -he said as he pulled said cards out of his sleeves-
Malchior: Right...-begin to reach one item, which look likes a large, silver pen, with a red piece square of glass at the top, then spin inbetween his fingers- Well, I think I have gone over everything.
Jack: If your would, please remember to review this chapter.
Machior: It's only fair, since you all read my chapter. -he said as he place the device in his breast pocket-
Jack: -he raise his wings, trying to look larger- And if you don't, I'll drive bomb!
Malchior: Oi! -smack his forehead and waives the macaw off- Stop that! -then grin some as he shut his eyes- Well that's it for now. See you all, next time.
-a few minutes later-
Draco: So, what with all these things? -he ask as he look at a batarang, then look at his creator-
Malchior: Their for my growing arsenal. -he said as he look at a black katana and sheathe it-
Draco: How many toys do you need? -he ask out loud as he puts the weapon down, and pick up an Ancient Egyptian golden box, glancing at it-
Malchior: As many as I need to take care of our lil' problem.
-to be continued-
On the next chapter of Separated...
Zaloog: So, tell us what you think of this group's skills?
Roy: I say one more big hall will finally get us back on track.
?: So, mind tell us how much we're going after?
Reiko: Hmm...I think its about time we encounter this group.
The Stingray: Meeting with a Familiar Person
Wade Willson: I hate sending them to this paradise.