GyoJin Pride
Chapter 55
We Won?
The Fleet- The Imperious exploded into a shower of wood and metal as a massive form struck it from below, shattering the hull like glass. A great, spotted head emerged from the sea . . .
The Going Merry- Chuu rushed over to the railings, "Momoo!" He laughed, "Hey, Hatchi, where are you?" "Down here." Chuu looked down to see the Taki scaling the hull, using his suckers to hold on. "I would have been here sooner, but I had to cater a birthday party." He smiled and pulled himself aboard, "By the way, Togo and Kat had their baby." Chuu's eyes widened, "WHAT?! And I missed it, Chu!" "They named her Angel." "That's great!" Ace slung an arm around Chuu, "We'll have to stop by and see the little squirt."
Lord Rumbarrel's Private Quarters, Sabaody- Arlong leaned back on Rumbarrel's feather-soft bed and drank an expensive wine straight from the crystal bottle. "You know," He said as Oni picked up a jeweled box and emptied the glittering contents onto the dresser, "For such a tough guy, this fool was pretty soft." Oni grunted, "He's lazy and spoiled. If he took better care of himself, he could have kicked us around a lot more than he did." Arlong laughed, "All that power and no stamina." Kurobi walked into the room, carrying a large tray, "Look what I found!" The tray was packed with meat and cheeses. Arlong picked out a large steak and began gnawing away. "I'm starving!" Oni picked out a leg of lamb, "Now I see why he let himself go to fat, a king's banquet just lying around . . ." Oni smiled, Arlong seemed to be improving, but there was still a long way to go. He began fastening gold and silver rings from the jewel box to his dreadlocks, it wasn't as if Rumbarrel would be using them anymore . . . "Hey, Arlong! I just remembered, we still have to catch the Macro pirates!" Arlong groaned and pulled himself out of bed, "Then let's get to it."
The Libertus, Flagship of the Marine Fleet- Admiral Garp smiled, "So, we finally meet the great Rumbarrel-Sama." Rumbarrel spat in contempt, "That's Lord Rumbarrel, I will not be addressed in a mongrel lesser tongue like Japanese." Smoker sighed loudly, "Do we really have to bring him in alive? Can I at least cut out his tongue?" He blew smoke into Rumbarrel's face, causing a coughing fit, "If you lay a dirty hand on me, you inbred, low-class . . ." Garp stuffed a large handkerchief into the man's mouth, "Take him to the brig before one of us loses our patience."
The Headquarters of The World Government, Gold's office- "Gold-Sama?" Amadeus Gold lifted his head from his desk and rubbed the sleep from his eyes, squinting at the aide, "Yes?" "The battle's over, Rumbarrel is in custody and our troops have taken Sabaody." Gold blinked several times, "Did you say, it's over?" "Yes, sir." He sighed, "Of course, it won't really be over until we finish reconstruction. Have the relief ships . . ." "They've already landed, sir." "That's good, I don't want any delays in helping these people." "Yes, sir." The aide bowed politely and left, passing Cona as she walked into the office, "I see you've heard the news." She smiled, "Jimbei-Sama is also sending forces to help in the reconstruction." He stood up and wrapped his arms around her, "You know," He said, "You are beautiful . . . When things cool down, maybe we can go see that Sabaody Park everyone's talking about."
The Tatsu, Boulder Cove, Stone Island- "They won? So quickly?" Togorogiri nodded, "The nobles didn't reckon on the strength of the Gyojin forces, no offense to the marines of course. I mean, they apparently thought we were all just born to be their slaves, and didn't expect a fight." Katarina began rocking Angel in her arms, "I'm glad, hopefully things will get better for everyone in that area of the world." "So do I." He stroked Angel's hair, "I hope Chuu's alright." Katarina said, and Togorogiri laughed, "I'm not worried about him, I'm worried about the poor fools he's fighting!"
To be continued...
