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"CAPTAIN!" The ape's crew called out. "CAPTAIN! What! What is this? What kind of land are we on?"
"I don't know! I don't see anything!" Nami cried out.
"I don't see anything!" Usopp yelled, covering his eyes. "This is a dream!"
"A dream? Really!" Chopper called out.
"Whew! It's just a dream!" All three of them said, calming down as they wiped their brows.
'Idiots!' I yelped as I began to pace back and forth across the railing again, my eyes not leaving the shape in the water as it rose up. Whatever this new threat was, it could not be good. Somehow I doubted I would be able to stop it by myself as well. As the creature broke the water's surface right next to the boat all the water rushed of its back to reveal its true form. It resembled a massive turtle and its jaws were the ship Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro were on!
"Ahh…" Robin interrupted. "The guys in the water were swallowed by that thing, right?"
"Don't say they were eaten!" Usopp yelled back, tears running out of his eyes.
"Hmm, the pipes are running out of its mouth. I was right," Robin said calmly. I panicked a bit when I saw what she was talking about. The pipes that allowed the other three to breathe were hanging out of the turtles mouth.
'Shit!' I swore as I eyed the turtle.
"Don't say that!" Usopp exclaimed.
"Waaah!" Chopper panicked. "Luffy and the others were eaten alive!"
'HEY!' I screamed mentally at the giant turtle, not sure if it could hear me or not. 'You! Oi! You lump of soup! SPIT MY FRIENDS OUT NOW!'
My yelling was accompanied by a loud howl of rage as I threw my head up in the air, stamping my paws unhappily on the railing. I froze suddenly as the monster's eyes seemed to rotate around settle on me.
'Oh… Oh…' I gaped, nervously taking one step back but the monster did not seem to want to come towards us yet. He looked more than happy to keep munching on his boat.
"It's all your fault!" Usopp accused. "You told them to go to the bottom of the Grand Line! You said it was going to be okay without any proof!"
"Yeah…" She admitted before calmly calling out. "Sorry!"
"Hey... Shouldn't your attitude be a little more-" Usopp started to say but was cut off as the boat jerked suddenly.
With a yelp I slipped off the railing, falling onto the decking of the boat. As my side hit the wood I grunted, rolling straight over and jumping back up to try to find the cause of that sudden jerk. I looked around, my eyes zeroing in on the lines that were hanging out of the turtle's mouth. I noticed how tight the lines were and they were holding strong.
"It seems if we do not cut off the air pipes," Robin said as we were dragged towards the giant turtle by the pipes. "We will be pulled underwater along with the boat."
"NOOOOOOOOO!" Usopp screamed out.
"Robin! You're strong!" Nami pointed out. "Do something!"
"I can't. It's too big," She shrugged.
"Mamori!" Nami turned around, looking at me this time.
I gritted my teeth together, not taking my eyes off the turtle as we had a stare down.
'Chopper, can you tell them something for me?' I requested. 'Tell them to calm down and think with clear heads! This is those idiots of ours that we are talking about. They will find a way out.'
"Ah!" Chopper gasped. "Right! Mamori said to 'calm down and think with clear heads! This is those idiots of ours that we are talking about. They will find a way out!'"
"Alright!" A voice from the other crew called out. "Get the ropes and rescue the captain! Show them the pride and the fame of Masira's pirates!"
"Oke! Okee! Ooook!" They chanted. "The captain is still alive! Oke! Ook! Ooke!"
"That's right!" Usopp agreed. "This is just a test of our team work!"
"Usopp!" Nami called, pumping a fist.
"Right!" He called out, also pumping his fist.
"Cut the air pipes to ensure our safety!" Nami ordered.
'LIKE HELL!' Was the first words that I spat out, spinning around to face Nami.
"You're a devil!" Usopp cried.
"DEVIL!" Chopper agreed.
"Huh?" Usopp gasped as everything around us suddenly got darker, like it was night. The transition from light to dark was that quick that it took a while for my eyes to adjust. "What... What happened!"
"Why is it night!" Chopper sobbed, looking around.
"No way!" Nami cried. "It's not the right time yet!"
"Then what's happening!" Usopp yelled. "LUFFY! ZORO! SANJI!"
"Oh no!" People from the other ship cried. "This is a bad omen! Sky turning to night! This is a sign for monsters! The ship will be sunk! Hurry up and rescue the captain!"
"Up!" A voice called from the water and I looked up in time for something to collide with me.
BAM
I was knocked to the ground as something heavy smashed into me, all my breath leaving my lungs. I laid there in a daze as a heavy weight pressed me to the deck. I felt water seep into my fur, causing me to snap back to myself and turn my head around.
"Luffy!" I heard Nami gasped and I opened my eyes to see a knocked out Luffy lying on me.
'What… Luffy?' I muttered. 'HE'S OKAY!'
Nami walked over and pulled him off me, slapping him across the face to wake him up while Zoro and Sanji jumped aboard.
"Luffy! What happened to you! Are you dead?" She asked him.
"Zoro! Sanji!" Usopp called out happily.
When I finally regained my breath I stood back up, my head spinning for a second. Luffy is a hammer alright. With a huff and with one last look at Luffy I hurried over Sanji and Zoro to make sure they were alright as well.
"Let's go!" Zoro ordered. "We have to get out of here!"
"That guy was a pain…" Sanji huffed.
I did a quick circle of the two, seeing no obvious injuries on them. They both just looked a little waterlogged. Seeing that they were both okay I turned back to the main problem at hand. The giant turtle. I trotted over to the railing, jumping smoothly back onto it as I locked my eyes on the turtle again. It had looked away by now, loosing interest in me. Ass.
"You're safe!" Usopp yelled, crying happily. "Ahh! We should run away from that giant sea turtle first!"
"Turtle?" Zoro asked in confusion. "No, it was just a monkey."
'Are you blind…' I mumbled. 'There is a huge turtle! I'm looking straight at it!'
"Must be some kind of sea monster," Sanji talked at the same time as Zoro.
"It was very friendly with Luffy at first," Zoro continued.
"Since they are both monkeys," Sanji kept talking.
"But when he saw these sacks of stuff we found, he stated going berserk on us!" Zoro finished.
"He was like a crazy gorilla!" Sanji concluded.
"Yeah, that's Masira. He's here to recover the sunken ship!" Usopp explained. "Good job escaping from that giant sea turtle's mouth!"
"Turtle?" Sanji asked. "What turtle?"
"Huh? That weird turtle has its mouth right open…" Usopp noted. "No wonder you were able to escape."
'Huh…' I snorted when I noticed it too. 'Luffy must have been too rubbery so it spat him back out.'
"Whoa!" Zoro and Sanji both yelped when they turned around and finally noticed it. "What the hell is that?"
"You just noticed it!" Usopp yelled. "That thing swallowed the ship with you guys in it!"
"Waah!" Luffy cried as he finally sat up and spat out some water. "Huh? Is it nighttime already?"
"Luffy! Help us move the ship!" Usopp ordered as everyone else got their butts into gear. I didn't leave the railing, my sharp eyes not straying from the monster.
"YOU!" A loud voice said as the monkey burst out of the water. "CANNOT LEAVE!"
He landed on the side of our ship near me and threw his hands up as he yelled, "You think you can just come into my territory, steal my treasure and just run away from me!"
I skittered back, eyeing the second threat. 'Oi! Get off our boat!'
"Treasure?" Nami gasped, gasping her hands together as she turned to Luffy. "You found treasure!"
"Yup!" He confirmed, smiling. "Lots of it!"
"This is bad," Zoro gritted out, getting ready to pull his sword out. "If he goes berserk on this ship…"
"CAP… CAPTAIN! DA… DANGER!" His crew called out.
"Huh?" He asked, turning around.
Everyone's faces turned into shocked faces when we all saw what in the mist behind us. There was three huge shadows of bodies, many times bigger than the giant turtle floating in the mist. Even the turtle looked shocked at this revelation. The center one lifted up its spear as two more joined it. I forgot about the monkey on our railing, staring at the third threat of today... Err, tonight. Where were they all coming from and what the fuck were they? The hairs on the back of my neck rose as I watched the display.
'My spidey senses are tingling and they are not saying good things…' I panicked, my head shooting around to see what the rest of the crew were doing.
"MONSTERS!" A lot of people screamed from both boats.
In less than a few seconds the rest of the crew had gotten out oars and were powering the boat away from the shapes at an insane speed. I was one of the ones that was helping. No way was I going to stick around and find out what the hell that was all about. I jumped down and ran over to the closest person which happened to be Zoro. I started helping Zoro as best I could, using my shoulder to push on the oar as the boat flew across the water and away from the danger.
"Impossible," Nami panted.
"Yeah," Usopp agreed. "Nothing could be that big."
We had gotten out of the misty and dark place and well away from the shapes before coming to a stop. Now everyone was sprawled around the deck, panting from the harsh work out. I was laying on my side, the cool wood helping to cool me down as I closed my eyes and listened to the conversation around me.
"Today has been really weird," Sanji pointed out.
"A galleon fell from the sky," Zoro stated.
"The log pose keeps pointing up," Nami added.
"The strange monkey appeared to recover the sunken ship," Usopp said.
"A giant sea turtle ate the ship," Chopper sighed.
"The sky turned back," Robin pointed out.
"Finally giant monsters a hundred times bigger than the regular giants showed up!" Luffy finished.
"Yup!" Mr. Ape agreed. "That really scared me!"
Wait… Mr. Ape? My eyes snapped open in time to see Zoro, Luffy, and Sanji kick him off the boat as they screamed, "GET OUT OF HERE!"
Seeing that we were safe again I felt like a nap. It was good to able to catch up on all the sleep I missed out on in Alabasta because of my nightmares. I was glad that being on the ship had such a calming effect.
With a sigh, I closed my eyes and fell to sleep, sprawled over the deck in the middle of the boat.
"Still can't see it Usopp?" Zoro asked Usopp.
"I haven't seen it yet," He replied, looking around with his binoculars from up in the crow's nest. We were looking for an island because apparently we had gotten an eternal pose off the monkey's ship to use. Luffy still wanted to go to Sky Island, so we decided to stop at the next island quickly and leave before the log pose set.
"It shouldn't be far away right?" Zoro asked as he looked around. "That Monkey-Man said that area back there was his territory."
"Hmm, the weather has been steady for a while. We are probably in Jaya's weather area," Nami pointed out.
"Jaya must be a spring island," Luffy concluded, laying on the ships figure head.
"So warm," Chopper sighed happily. "It feels good. Spring is such a good season. Those seagulls seem to be feeling well too."
I lazily lifted up my head, staring up at the seagulls that were floating along in the air. I was laying on the railing on the side of the boat again. It seemed to be my new favourite place to lay so long as I didn't fall off.
All of a sudden all three of the seagulls stopped in midair and started to plummet to the deck. They hit the deck with hardly a sound, feathers fluttering around them.
"AHHH!" Chopper yelped as he ran up to them. "They were shot!"
My brows furrowed as I stood up, jumping neatly down and trotting up to the front of the boat where Chopper was. I didn't hear anything, how could they have been shot? That didn't seem to fit.
"Oh! BBQ material!" Luffy called happily.
"What?" Usopp spluttered as he leant over and looked down at us. "Shots? I didn't hear any gun shots!"
Chopper used a pair of small medical tongs to pull something out of the birds chest. "Look! A bullet! Judging from the angle of descent, it was fired from the direction in front of the ship."
Hearing that I trotted straight past Chopper, jumping up into the front railing of the ship. I narrowed my eyes as I looked around but I couldn't see anything. Mind you, dogs don't have great sight.
"Shooting from an island we can't even see yet?" Nami asked, looking around. "Chopper, that's impossible!"
"But I was watching them," He protested.
"Haha, if that is true, what kind of eye sight, using what kind of gun, and what kind of technique does that shooter have?" Usopp called down to us. "They probably got hit before and just happened to fall own now."
'No…' I quietly said as my eyes flicked cautiously around the horizon. 'I saw it too Chopper. The birds were flying fine and then they were down. Something unusual is going on.'
"See!" Chopper insisted. "Mamori said she saw it too and they were flying fine before!"
"Wow!" Nami announced as the town we were looking for came into sight. "Not bad at all! A pleasant looking city is in sight!"
"Hey! Hey!" Usopp called excitedly. "It looks like a vacation resort."
"A resort?" Luffy gaped. "Speed up Merry!"
"Yup!" Nami agreed. "I feel like staying around for a few days there."
I lazily sat back with a silent Zoro, a bit anxious about leaving the boat again. Last time it didn't work out that well.
"Umm," Usopp mumbled as we got close enough to the dock that some other boats came into sight. "Those ships at the dock look like pirate ships…. Am I just worrying too much?"
"Usopp!" Nami scolded quickly. "Think! How can a pirate ship openly dock in a public place?"
"Haha!" He laughed. "That's right!"
"MURDER!" The cry came from the town causing me to jump to all four of my feet.
"What's wrong with this town!" Usopp, Nami, and Chopper sobbed suddenly.
"Seems like there is all kinds of people here!" Luffy called out happily as he strode forward into the town and away from the boat.
"Looks to me like a fun city," Zoro agreed.
'How can a town full of drunken pirates be fun?' I sighed as I ambled along behind them, all the hair on the back my neck up.
"Wait! Luffy! Zoro! Mamori!" Nami called out as she ran up to us.
From there we walked in silence for a few minutes, my suspicious eyes taking in every movement I saw. There were lots of other pirates walking past us and the smell of alcohol and blood in this city burned my nose. My spidey senses were going off once again and they were threatening to yell obscenities at me until I left this town. I think I may have reached the second stage of insanity.
That was the least of my problems though. There was someone watching me. Me or us, I wasn't sure. But, I could feel their eyes watching my every step. This wasn't paranoia or my spidey senses, it was the same feeling I got on the race to Crocodile's place.
Suddenly I saw a flash of dark blue material sweep straight past me to the left as the man in blue walked the opposite way from us.
"Act normal," His voice whispered in such a low voice that even my dog hearing had trouble picking up on it. "Follow me when you get the chance. Don't let them know what you are doing."
That was all he said to me as he passed before he kept walking. I tried to follow the sound of his footsteps but he made no sound when he moved which unnerved me more.
'What the hell…' I whispered to myself. 'What do I do! Why does he want me again…! And he's never showed himself near the others before. What is he planning…? Is it safe to follow him...?'
I gritted my teeth as I slowly began to decrease my speed to drop casually behind the others so that they didn't notice. When I had dropped far enough back I dove into the nearest alleyway between two buildings.
'Don't let this end badly…' I prayed as I slunk through the alleyway and onto the next street. 'Now… Where is he?'
Without me having to wait long Mr. Cloak walked past me, ordering, "Follow me."
'Where the hell did he come from!' I snarled as I began to follow him in silence as we walked through the town.
Lots of buildings and people passed as we walked for a while with no exchange, just a tense air hanging around us. I tried to memorize the buildings as we went past, in case I had to run at any stage. I was starting to regret leaving the others and my spidey senses seemed to have found the common sense to clam up for a while.
It was a while before we suddenly exited from the town, the sight of a forest appearing before us. I automatically halted on the edge of the town, glaring down the cloaked man.
Without stopping he hissed, "Don't start giving me shit now pup. Keep walking. We've gone too far for you to go back now."
I swished my tail behind me, hesitating for a few more seconds as I thought over it. In the end I gave in and followed him warily into the forest. He'd never tried to kill me before… Well, I was not sure whether to count Whiskey Peak as an attempt or not.
After a few minutes of walking deeper into the forest the cloaked man suddenly stopped. I halted straight away behind him, tensing my muscles as he turned around slowly to face me.
"So, this is all the time you've been allowed," He said.
I took a step back, my eyes narrowing at him as he said that. I felt a shiver running up my spine at his words, 'What does that mean!'
"You've learnt quite a bit since you got here, I have to give you credit for that," He said. "Now, to see if you've learnt enough."
He pulled the cloak off of himself in one swift motion, flinging it the side as it landed on the leafy ground. He then stood before me and for the first time I got a good look at him. He was definitely male, as I had guessed by his voice. He had short black hair and ghostly silver eyes. He was dressed in casual black jeans with a huge loose belt around his waist. The belt was black with little studs all over it. His top was a light blue V-neck t-shirt with a long sleeve silver top under that. On the T-shirt was a large black star print in the centre. He looked to be about mid-twenties in age.
"Your first mistake was willingly following me out here," He lectured. "You should never leave your friends and follow someone dangerous. What were you thinking? Your friends don't know where you are. They can't save you now."
I took a few more steps back, a soft growl picking up in my throat as I glared sharply at him. The way he was talking… It sounded like he wanted to kill me. But why? None of this made sense. Why let me live so long and help me to live, only to kill me?
"So far, from what I can tell in your fights, you're very sloppy. You have no experience whatsoever," He criticized. "You just strike out and hope to get lucky. There is no method to your madness. You need to have a reason for striking or there is no point. Here, I'll show you."
I didn't even have to blink and he was gone in a flash, no rustling over leaves or any sound at all. I saw something moving out of the corner of eye and I started to snap my head around as I felt something connect with my side.
Pain spread all across my bones as my feet left the ground, a pained yelp escaping my throat as I threw my head back. I went flying in the air, crashing back to the ground a few meters away and skidded across the ground. Before I stopped skidding I had rolled over, snapping my legs out under me so I was back on all fours.
I saw him jump for me this time and I went to jump back out of the road but as I soon as I shot into the air he seemed to move at double the speed. Before I could land my jump he brought up his fist, ramming it right in-between my ribs.
For some reason this hit seemed to hurt three times as much, but there didn't seem to different amounts of force used. I went flying back yet again, rolling across the ground when I finally landed. This time I was in that much pain I couldn't even move my body to get back until I stopped rolling.
I rolled onto my stomach, coughing as I tried to get my breath back. A little bit of blood flew out of my mouth as I continue to cough, my breathing slowly seeming to return. When I gained enough control back I shakily stood back up on my paws, panting as I snarled at the guy.
"I bet you noticed the difference between those two attacks, right?" He asked with a smirk. "The second one hurt a lot more, didn't it? That's because with the second one I hit a part of your body called the solar plexus. The first hit was just a random hit. Everyone has a solar plexus which is located in the middle of their ribs."
'Why the fuck are you telling me this!' I spat, even if he couldn't hear me. 'Are you trying to kill me or teach me!'
"Now, listen. I will only tell you this once," He instructed seriously. "There are a lot more sensitive spots on humans to aim at. Some of these being the neck because you can stop them from breathing. The eyes because you can blind them. Ears because you can confuse and disorientate them. Groin… Obviously. But, apparently you are very well aware of that one. There is also the temple to confuse and disorientate. The knees would be a good spot for you to aim because of your size. Hit them right and you can have people on the ground in seconds. The skull, but try to aim for the base. And the last one I'll tell you about is the kidneys which is self-explanatory I would hope. There are more than that, but I'll leave you to figure that out yourself."
I listened to him intently while not taking my eyes off him as he pointed out all the spots on his body.
"Right, now, test time," He called out in a merry voice before he jumped, aiming his fist at me. He was moving slower than he did before so I knew he was messing with me. And I knew that if I jumped to the side again he'd get me while I was in the air.
I dashed straight forward across the ground, tucking my head and legs in so that I forward rolled across the ground under him. I spun across the ground a couple of times before snapping my legs out from under me and pushing myself up. I quickly twirled around saw him with his wrist up to dirt in the ground.
"Well, what do you know," He laughed, flashing me a smirk. "You can teach an old dog new tricks!"
As soon as the words were out of his mouth he charged at me again in a flash, spinning with his leg out to kick me. It looked like he was aiming for my head so I ducked under his leg as the air whooshed past me, throwing my shoulder into the side of his other knee.
As he had told me, his leg easily folded under him, bringing him down towards the ground. Unluckily for me though, he obviously wouldn't go down the easily as he jumped forward, sticking his hand out. He landed on his hands, standing up in the air in a handstand.
I pivoted around quickly, the leaves flying around my paws as his face came into view. It stopped me for a second when I saw the look on his face. It reminded me then none other than Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji. His face was lit up, a certain sparkle in his eyes. A smirk was still on his face but it was a more enthusiastic one this time. This man, like Luffy, Sanji, and Zoro, loved to fight. That was the look they got on their face when they were enjoying their fight. I don't think this man enjoyed it because I was strong, that would have been a lie. He could have beaten me in seconds. He just looked happy to be doing any sort of fighting, like the whole idea of it got his blood pumping. When he looked like that, he didn't look like the killer he tried to bring himself across as… What was going on?
"It's not over yet pup!" He said as he split his legs, starting to spin. "Keep your eyes on the prize!"
I started dancing back as he tried to kick me with his rotating spin, his feet flying past the end of my muzzle as I stayed just out of reach. I ducked under his leg again, jumping towards his torso. As soon as I moved his rotating stopped automatically as he dropped to his stomach, sweeping his leg around again. His leg crashed into my legs, sending my sprawling to the ground as he jumped up and stepped back.
I dragged myself back up, my mind still buzzing as I tried to figure this man out. My tail swished behind me as I took one step forward, flashing me teeth.
"Hmm, I think I can let you pass with that one. It seems you are getting the idea although you really need to work on it," He shrugged. "Right, now for part two."
I stopped my advance, watching him carefully as he began to talk again. I was still completely confused about his motives. One second he wants to kill me and the next he is teaching me something.
"I gave you a knife for a reason. You need to learn to use if properly. You are using the knife the same as how you hit people, you strike blindly," He began to explain as he ran his hand back through his hair. "You seem to have it stuck in your head that you should and can only use your knife for killing people. I've also noticed you've stopped using it so much lately. Are you scared of it?"
I switched my gaze to the ground as he hit the problem right on the head. I thought I could only use the blade to kill people unless I used the hilt…
"That is completely foolish thinking, I can't believe you can be so brain dead!" He scolded me without sugar coating it. "If you use your knife, you can stop someone being able to move properly without killing them. You can deal with threats within seconds rather than having to throw yourself at them. If you cut muscles in their legs they won't be able to move. How hard would that be for you when you are at that height? What about arms? So they can't use weapons?"
'You know… I don't think I've ever meet anyone like you who can make me feel so inferior so easily!' I snorted angrily, throwing my head up in the air, my jaws clamped shut tensely. 'Why can't you just tell me what you are really here for?'
"…I'm guessing you just said something rude about me then?" He asked, his eyes narrowing at me.
I let my eyes meet his again, not backing down from his challenge. I was not about to go out of my way to attack him, but I've had enough of his confusing words and bipolar attitude. I was not backing down any more. No more playing a placid puppy with her tail in-between her legs.
"That's another thing you need to work on," He continued. "Your mental state. Mentally, you're as weak as a child right now. Well, no. You might just actually be worse. You really let things get to you, like Mr. Six. You're a bloody idiot for letting that happen! It does not only affect you, it also affects your crew! If you keep heading down this path and turn into a paranoid mess, then your crew will have to clean up after you won't they?"
'Shut up,' I snarled in denial, my anger rising again.
"Instead of being able to fight to their full potential they'll have to worry about you," He continued despite my rising growl.
'Shut up!' My lips peeled back to flash my teeth.
"If you keep going on like this you'll be useless! You'll be such a hindrance to your crew that I'd rather kill you right now myself than let you do that! I've seen what you've done. You even started doubting your own crew didn't you?" He raised his voice to compete with my growling.
'SHUT UP! You know nothing!' I cried out, charging forward as my patience finally snapped.
I ran at him head on at my full speed, my paws hardly even touching the ground. His face didn't change, nor did he make any signs that he was going to move. At the last second I feinted to the left, pivoting around on my front paws. Then, as my back feet touched the ground again I threw myself at him.
Just as my teeth were about to snap around his collar bone the wind picked up around him at a fast speed. It then exploded around him, acting like a shield as it shoved me flying back through the air. It flung me back so fast that I had no time to spin myself around before my back connected with a tree.
CRACK
The tree behind me cracked as I went flying straight through the bark of it, pain clouding my mind. I still went flying back little more, smacking into another tree. This time the tree only cracked a bit as I bounced off of it, dropping roughly on the ground.
I laid on the ground, not being able to breathe while I tried to figure out what just happened. One second I was just about to bite him, the next I was shoved back and sent flying straight through a tree. Devil Fruit power…?
I coughed when I rolled back onto my stomach, a line of blood dribbling out the side of my muzzle. Before I had time to think about I felt the wind pick up again, tugging at my bandana and fur.
I looked up to see a small tornado of wind about the height of Mr. Cloak, spinning right next to him. The look in his eyes was not happy anymore, it was downright pissed.
"Ha Ken Tatsumaki!*" He called out, flinging his hand out so that the tornado started moving. It shot forward; spinning across the ground as the leaves flew up off the ground around it. The leaves then got sucked into the power spinning torrent of wind, turning into flying blades.
I quickly heaved myself back up to all fours as I felt myself starting to get tugged towards it. I looked around to see if there was anywhere I could run to get away from it, but no such luck. I was left staring at it as it got closer towards me, picking up more debris in its torrent. The closer it got, the bigger it seemed to get. It had already doubled in size by now, all the trees stating to lean into towards it.
'Shit, shit, shit!' I swore as it got closer as I started to get tugged in towards it, my paws sliding across the ground.
I felt something get pulled out of the bandana, starting to fly into the miniature tornado. My eyes widened when I noticed it was the rose that had saved my life and without thinking I jumped forward, running after it.
The pull of the wind helped me to speed up and quickly catch up to the rose, jumping in the air as I snapped my jaws around it.
'Got it!' I cried out only to freeze as my feet didn't touch the ground again. Instead I started to get pulled into the tornado. 'FUCK!'
I quickly curled myself into a ball, tucking my head snuggly against my chest as I entered the jumble of vicious winds. I felt my body quickly began to spin and twist as it was thrown around in the tornado. The lack of stable air in the currents meant to I couldn't breathe in or out.
I felt something cut into my side, causing me to muffle a yelp into my chest. I felt more cuts start to appear on my body as all the debris the tornado had pick up sliced past me. The power of the winds had now turned all the sticks and leaves into millions of tiny blades.
I felt slice after slice cut through my fur and reach my skin, patches of red starting to blossom over my orange and white coat. I squeezed my eyes tight as I used all my strength to hold my head in against my chest so that my face wouldn't get all cut up.
'C-Can't…' I gasped mentally as my lungs screamed for air.
More and more cuts opened up on my body as I spun around and around, the whole world a confusing blur.
I felt my mind starting to drift off into unconsciousness, my muscles beginning to loosen. Just as everything began to turn black I felt the winds stop, dissolving in the air around me. My body fell limply to the ground along with all the debris which had now turned back into harmless sticks and leaves.
As my body impacted with the ground I let my muscles go, my body uncurling as I flopped on the ground, the rose still in my grip.
Even as I laid on the ground everything around me still spun, my eyes completely blurry. I heard the crunch of boats approaching me and I couldn't even find the energy to growl in warning. The footsteps stopped right near my side and I heard him crouched down beside me, something cold being pressed against my throat. To make sure I wouldn't get up, my knelt one of his knees on my shoulder to pin me to the ground.
"Do you see what I mean…" He sighed. "You just threw yourself into my attack all for a rose. A rose given to you by a potential enemy."
'It's only because of that rose that I am still alive even now…' I grumbled to myself, tightening my grip around the roses stem. 'Without that rose I would have died. I'm not about to throw it away!'
I closed my eyes as I felt the blade press straight through my fur and rest against the skin of my neck. I laid on my side, panting from pain as I waited to see if he would kill me or not.
I felt something tug at the rose and pull it swiftly from my grip. I snarled loudly, my eyes snapping open as the sight of the ground came into focus.
"You're still risking your life for this useless thing," He said with an emotionless face, his hair shadowing his eyes from me. "Your mental weakness is truly going to be your downfall. I hoped you could work on it and maybe then I could have let you live. You were such a fun toy and the rest of you was showing great promise for the future, it's too bad I'm going to have to kill you for this one thing."
*Leaf Blade Tornado
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