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- Izake Pov -

Jeffery Klinketon huh? It was a pretty funny last name if I am being honest. I asked her where he resided and she told me he resided in the tallest building in the center of the town that was also the clocktower.

"Great, thank you very much," I said bowing my head and leaving 380 Beli on the counter. She smiled back at me sweetly and waved me off. I headed back over to the table with the kids and my crew and told them my newfound information. We sat there and Amanda was trying to strategize and keep Jax awake who kept falling asleep at random intervals during the conversation. After the 6th time, she had enough.

"WILL YOU STAY AWAKE FOR 5 MINUTES?!" She screeched loudly into his ear. His pupils bounced around his eyeballs and when they stopped he glared at her. They both glared at each other with a venomous aura until I thought of a plan.

"Why don't we just go up there and kick his ass?" I said blatantly.

They both were dumbfounded and I got hit by both of their fists. Amanda explained to me that he most likely had an impressive security set and considering he was a technological genius and richest man in all of North Blue, he might have some gadgets and traps set up already. Eventually I got bored ans said I was gonna go for a walk around town and ask a couple questions for information. They both trusted me to find info while they went over the plan over and over again since Jax kept falling asleep. I left the restaurant and walked around the area for a bit.

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So far all I got was that he was in a wheelchair and had a glorious moustache. They said he wore an eyepatch, but others said he had a robotic eye that could shoot lazers. I looked around for a bit more until my eyes settled on a group of thugs no, civilians picking on someone who seemed to be an engineer of some sort. I walked closer and hid behind a wall and focused my hearing to try and make out what they were saying. I picked up some words like 'liar', 'jealous', 'believe' and lots of curses. The man waa funny-looking, he wore a pair of swirly glasses and his hair was pointed in all directions as if they were spikes. He wore a stained lab coat and wore a backpack that looked ahead of its time. He kept bringing out various objects from his pockets that looked high-tech trying to prove to them that he made them. They didn't believe him and said that he was just jealous of Jeferey and his intelligence. I was getting angry at what they were saying, does novody really him?

I looked at the ground and tried to make sense of what I heard, I can see where they are coming from but... surely he made at least one of those items right? So then why were people throwing rocks while spouting curses at him? I decided to make myself known at this point.

"Hey! Leave him alone will ya?" I said angrily.

They all left glaring at me and the poor engineer who had blood trickling down his forehead. He thanked me for helping and I asked for his name.

"My name is Gat Fiddle," he said.

I tried my very best to hold in my laughter but I couldn't.

"PPPPHHHHAHAHAHAHA!! That's your last name?!" I said rolling on the ground with tears in my eyes.

"...and just when I thought you were going to be different from the rest of them," he said turning away while wiping his glasses.

"W-wait, I'm sorry for laughing at your name, It's just too funny! So you said something about that you made these items?" I asked trying to change the subject. His ears perked and he was soon diving into his backpack to bring out some of his gadgets. He pulled out a flabby balloon but he said that if you blow it up, it can glow and release 10x the amount of air pressure than what you blew into it. I asked him to prove it and he blew it on me and I felt it push me back a bit!

"Woah! You really made that?"

When I asked that question I noticed that his expression darkened a bit.

"...Yes but, the 'Steam Genius' is believed to have actually made all of these before I did. I know you won't believe me but he is actually my father and I was gifted with lots of intelligence for my age. I would spend my time making these gadgets and show them to my father to try and get some kind of reaction out of him. No dice, so I planned on creating something bigger. I wanted to create a new system that ran on a different type of fuel. I came up with steam and used it to power some of my inventions. It was a success and my father actually noticed my work for once. My father was a smart man but he would've never came up with a steam idea on his own. He put me into nonstop labor in creating these inventions while teaching him how to operate steam as fuel. We were an average family but with this idea we started to get rich and he was taking all the credit. I didn't mind because it brought him happiness that it was I who was making our family rich. I was blinded from his happiness that I have tried to work so hard to earn, that I never would've expected that once I taught him everything I knew, he threw me out and spreaded rumors that I was trying to kill him so I could gain the fortune. He had the power and the faith of everyone on his side so I was cast aside like garbage. So that's why I am living like this trying make a living out of this shithole of an island I caused." He said solemnly.

I looked down at my feet and clenched both my jaw and fists. I couldn't believe a father would do that to their own kid. From my estimate he looked no older than 17.This was when I decided I would help him out.

"I believe you," I said.

- Gat Pov -

I thought I misheard him.

"Come again?" I said trying to make sure I was hearing things which, I was certain I wa-

"I believe you," he said again.

"...One more time?" I said in disbelief.

"I. Believe. You."

There was faint ringing in my ears as my heart began to beat faster. My breathing was getting uneven and I fell to my knees as tears filled my eyes. For once, out of my 6 years of living in torment, someone believed me. I must've been on my knees for a while since he started tapping his feet awkwardly and inpatiently. I got up and wiped my tears away and gave him a silent thank you. He smirked and looked at me dead in the eyes.

"I'm going to fight your father, and you're going to help me," he said.

I nodded my head hesitantly. 'Can I really trust this teenager to beat someone like my dad?' I said in a thought.

"I know you have your doubts, which is why I want you to tell me everything you know about the building and your father. I need to know all kinds of traps, guards, powers, security, and arsenal that this man may hold. I assume during your life on the streets that you have more than on one occasion tried to sneak back in or tried to spy inside your father's building to try and find anything you can find or use," he said.

I was a bit dumbstruck at the logic he had and how accurate he was about all of this. 'Perhaps he's not as dumb as he looks' I said in my head.

"Fine I will tell you everything I know but on one condition, you don't get to take anything that's even remotely related to riches, power, or intriguing got it?" I thought I was asking for a bit much, but I didn't have faith in this plan anyway.

"Deal, as long as I'm the one who beats him up," he answered.

He's full of surpises, and I got the feeling that there would be plenty of more to come.

- Amanda Pov -

Honestly how could he just do that?

One second he's wide awake, the next he's completely dead to the world. I let out a sigh of frustration and blamed my idiot captain for taking his sweet time finding information. He was the one who wanted to bring change to this island and it didn't help that the only other person on our crew had the same mindset as him. I tried to just drop it but they insisted. I looked at the clock in the restaurant and realized our captain was gone for four hours. I banged on the table which brought attention to our table and my face flushed with embarrassment. I smiled awkwardly and apologized asking if I could get a bowl of strawberry ice cream. I sat there and ate my bowl in anger and that's when I heard the jingle from the restaurant's door opening. I looked up to see Izake and some other person I didn't recognize. He made his way over to the table and smacked his hands on it. He looked me dead in the eye as a huge grin broke from his face.

"Whatever plan you had, throw it away!"

"Wha-" "Done," Jax said interrupting.

"You didn't even listen through half of it!" I yelled pointing a finger at him.

"Why bothe rcoming up with a plan now when he said he was gonna look for some clues?" He said raising an eyebrow.

"I get where you're coming from, but you of all people should realize that our captain isn't the brightest one here and isn't too reliable at these sort of things," I said placing my hands on my hips.

"Oi I can pull through when I have to ya'know?" Izake said pouting.

"Yeah, yeah," I said brushing him off.

"Well captain, I assume our plan involves this stranger you brought?" He said pointing to the man wearing goggles.

"Uh, yes- hi umm, my name is Gat and I am genius among geniuses if I do say so myself," he said tilting his head up.

Jax stared and blinked at him for a whole second until he burst out laughing.

"Gyiihehahahaha!! Seriously?! Your name is Gat?! Shihohohoho!" He laughed while grabbing his stomach.

I couldn't help but giggle myself at Jax's outrageous burst of laughter and I almost broke until Izake slammed his hand on the table.

"Let me just explain the plan alright?" He said sternly.

I looked at him with a bit of newfound admiration and when I made my way towards his eyes that's when I noticed that they had a glint of an emotion that I see myself everyday in the mirror.

Anger.

- Gat Pov -

I looked pver to each of them and glared at Jax for a bit, that was until he sent back his own glare which sent shivers down my spine. I brought out a piece of paper and a marker and spread it across the table. It was then that I began to explain the plan while drawing it out on the paper.

"First let me explain about where Jeffery lives and how his security functions. He has a small security group standing at the front and at every 5 hours they switch out for a different guard. These guards are no push-overs and are trained in almost every martial art and have access to Armament and Observation Haki. There are a total of 4 of these guards but they have a leader. His name is Vicent Drake. He is much taller than the rest and whenever it's his time for watch, he stays for 10 hours. On top of that, he has access to Conqueror's Haki and is pretty much Jeffery's right hand man. They stand out on the plaza in front of the clocktower and activate Observation Haki for the whole time. I studied these guards a lot and found out that the best time to strike would be tonight at 9:00 P.M. That's when they switch out to a guard who isn't Vicent and I noticed that at this time of night, he is more sluggish. Our jobe is to try and sneak in and I have developed a way for only 2 of us to get inside. I can activate a smokescreen that is also mixed with pepper spray which would blind them but, they are tough I tell ya. It would be useful for about 5 seconds and I don't think they will just sit around wondering what happened. Me and Izake have decided that him and I would go inside the building to try and take down Jeffery. This is where you come in," he said pointing a finger to Jax.

He visibly shook awake and mumbled something about beer and wondered what he was supposed to do after the girl rocked his skull.

"You will serve as a sort of defense against the guard. I also have from a good source that once the guards switch shifts, they leave the clocktower and go about their daily lives. After my years of spying into my father's clocktower, I have reached the conclusion that does indeed have traps set. First one being laser grid walls that can only be destroyed by either hacking the laser emitter, or just destroying the laser panel. Once we reach the stairs, we have to climb 50 stories high just to reach his room. He has Den Den Mushis set up all around his tower and is a but experienced himself. This is just a rumor but I don't find it hard to believe since it came from a credible source and the logic behind it makes sense. It is said that he has robot guards that can shoot lasers from their eyes and are made of stainless steel. Alright that should be the end of our plan, any questions?" I said looking at each of them.

"I do," the girl said.

"What is it?"

"What am I supposed to do?" She asked.

I faltered for a minute and truly pondered for a minute. I studied her appearance and instantly knew that she was a thief. I check my pocket and realized that my pocket was gone. 'Cheeky girl' I said in my head.

"As you know, Jeffery is a rich, if not the richest man in all of North Blue. Since you seem like you are good at being stealthy, perhaps you can sneak in withbus and head off to the storage where he keeps his money," I said pointing to a box that had 'STORAGE' written in it.

"Why does he have it in his storage?"

"Because no one expects to find his money there, bow any other questions?" I said warily.

They all shook their heads and I suddenly got a new feeling of excitement brewing inside me.

"Alright. We strike at night."

- ???????? Pov -

I looked through a certain camera that caught my eye as I peered through my HRC (Human Robot Camera) and saw some people scheming about breaking into the clocktower. I scratched my chin hair and a wicked smile broke my face. I got up from my chair and proceeded to head to the top floor by elevator. When I heard the 'Ding' I got out and headed towards the Boss's room. I opened one of the giant doors and I saw him stuffong a blunt in his mouth as he coughed profusely.

"What is it?" He called out in a deep raspy voice.

"I think you should take a look at this sir," I said raising a Baby Den Den Mushi. He raised an eyebrow but proceeded to stroll his way on his wheelchair. I handed him the Mushi as it began to replay the people's plans. His eyes grew wide and his grip on the Mushi was getting dangerous as it had seemed to pass out already. He threw it into a far corner of the room and silently stroked his beard. He continued to do so for a while until a massive grin spread across his face. He made his way back to the desk and pulled out his Mushi that was connected to the receptionist.

"Hello sir, how may I help you?" She said in a cheery tone.

"...issue order #1 Omega," he said.

I heard a gulp from the other end of the Mushi.

"R-right now sir?" She said with a breaking voice.

"Now"

"R-right," and with that, she hung up.

He strolled his way back to his desk and grinned savagely.

"If it's a fight they want, then It's a fight they'll get."

Author's Note

Another chapter done and I have nothing to say other than goodbye.