There she stood. A lady dressed in an all-black suit. Despite the amount of times the ex-agents have seen this sight, this for obvious reasons intimidated them. These were more government officials, but no way would a weakling be expecting them. She stood on a stone pillar that went nearly halfway up to the roof of the building. Even without her heels, she looked as if she would tower over most of them. "Let me guess, another silencer", Fukurou asked.
"Not quite. In the time you losers had gone rouge, I had moved up in the ranks. In a way, I guess I was supposed to be a replacement, whilst the new brood of agents are being trained."
"So you're more than likely weaker than us then! If that's the case you may as well get out of our way", Kalifa said.
"I MIGHT have been weaker than you before, but let's not forgot what's become of you. You're half the people you used to be. And I almost mean that literally. At most, you would barely classify as a threat to me personally. With the power of my HALF-HALF fruit, I've reduced you in age.
"Wait! So, this was YOUR doing?! It really WAS the power of a devil fruit", Raymond replied.
"Yes! With it, I can cut just about anything in half. From inanimate objects, and even to a persona age. Maybe even their lifespan if I concentrate enough. You're stuck like that now. So don't bother asking me to change you back"
"Stuck!? Oh heavens! That simply can't be", Kumadori said as he grabbed the sides of his head.
Gurin patted him on his back. "If its anything like a lot of long-term effect bearing devil fruits, then we simply need to knock her out and we'll go back to normal, right?
"It wont be as easy as it sounds. Look what she did to us", the teenage girl said. Her uniform looked as it was too big for her. "Enough games Violet! Your wasting your time on us, when the enemy just got here!" Violet! That was her name? Strangely enough, she didn't look much like a violet.
"Ah your right! It was boring messing with you three anyways. They should put up much more of a fight."
"Tch. Let's get this over with! We got a dumb cat to find", Jabra yelled out.
"Cat? Cat...oh, wait! You must be referring to Rob Lucci! Your trying to find him? Strange, he made it all the way to the higher ranks. Is he requesting you, or are you simply trying to go back to your 'captain'", she asked mockingly?
"Does this answer your question", Kalifa asked, she took out a container. She poured some liquid onto her hands, and rubbed them together. The liquid began to foam."
"Washing your hands? No, that doesn't answer anything. It only raises questions. Like your sanity", Violet replied.
"Bubble Shot!" Kalifa blew on her hand, and bubbles traveled along with the air, creating a blizzard of bubbles. The wave washed over the three agents, dropping them to their knees as expected. However, the moment the wave reached Violet, she simply cut the air with her finger, splitting the wave in two, and making them go past her.
"Did you miss the part where I said I can cut anything?"
"But can you cut SOUND!" Moira yelled, and made a shockwave with her voice, but amazingly, even that was cut in two before reaching her.
"A-NY-THING", Violet Reiterated.
"We'll have to approach this one a lot more carefully, lest we end up turning into toddlers again", Blueno said. "She can cut attacks that don't make contact, and she can clearly shave inches off our ages as well, and more than likely even cut us apart. What does that leave us with?"
"If we catch her off guard, she wont be able to use her power, right", Borya asked.
Fukurou nodded. That's going to be the hard part. There's no telling the amount of training she has. We have to make absolutely sure she doesn't see us coming!
"I cant hear what you're saying, but I'm not going to give you the chance to plan anything. I'll shave a couple more inches off your life!" Violet swiped her finger from left to right, and made a blade like shockwave fly through the air.
"Incoming", Fukurou yelled, almost all of them ducked low towards the ground...with the exception of Raymond. The blade flew through him and knocked him to the ground. It didn't cut his body in half, rather it cut his age in half again.
"Dammit Raymond, you were supposed to dodge that", Jabra shouted from the ground.
"Your right...sorry", Raymond replied as he stood up. He looked to be about six years old now. "I won't make that mistake again.
"You sure wont! Next one will cut your head off your shoulders", Violet yelled. She did the same thing again, but this time she used her leg.
Fortunately, Raymond jumped out of the way this time. The wave flew by him and sliced through the wall. She can send waves of it out. "I didn't even feel the one before this one. I guess that explains how she attacked overnight." He pulled out three firecrackers. "Take cover everyone! SkyGlow!" He pulled the strings from the tops, and tossed them towards Violet.
"You think I'm afraid of a few measly fireworks?" Out of the corner of her eye, she could see the ex-agents shielding their faces. This seemed to be a red flag for her, but she didn't react fast enough, and got a face full light. The fireworks created a bright flash! Ack, my eyes!"
"Quick, now's your chance", Raymond shouted.
"I'm on it! Fukurou rushed over to Violet and prepared an attack, though before he could manage it, she vanished! It was more than likely with a "shave" technique. "Ugh! She fled!"
Borya jumped up and clung to a nearby wall, by puncturing it with his fingers. "Be on guard! She might still be here!"
Raymond shook his head. "No. I can't detect her nearby. She did indeed flee, but I don't feel her here anymore. How aggravating. But...there does seem to be some kind of tunnel below us." Borya released his grip from the wall, and purposely landed hard on the ground with both feet, sending him through the floor.
"What is he doing", Moira asked.
"I think I get it now. Everyone follow him", Gurin said as she too, went underground through the hole, he made."
"Oh, this isn't good. If they find violet, they'll ruin everything", one of the government officials said.
"Don't think we forgot about you", Raymond said as he walked closer to the 4 of them. He then quickly stuck a rocket to each of their clothes, and began walking away. "Sorry, but even if you are one of her 'victims' you're still after us too." He then hopped into the hole along with the rest of his friends.
"Whats this supposed to be?" One of them touched at the rocket, stuck to his shirt. Before he could get an answer, the rockets shot out sparks, and lifted off into the sky, carrying each of them with them! A loud boom sound could be heard from the tunnels.
"An underground tunnel it seems. This could be most useful for her. A very clever one indeed", Kumadori said loudly."
Kalifa quickly covered his mouth. "Shush! She's already at an advantage. Loud noises would only make things worse. Come, lets proceed cautiously. If we give her even the slightest chance, she'll off us. I can only hope that this will wear off when we defeat..." before she could finish, another wave shot through the area. Fortunately, Raymond saw it coming this time and jumped...though the rest of the group was hit, and once again reduced in age.
"The hell!? Are you serious", Jabra shouted. How can this wave move so fast!? I couldn't even see it coming. Raymond, think of something!"
Raymond shook his head. At this rate we'll all be toddlers. With her being hidden, she can shoot these waves from even behind walls, and from great distances, considering I don't even see her nearby. They fly faster than we thought... simply avoiding them seems to be only a temporary solution. Finding her would be the most obvious solution. However, I think I have a solution. First things first we'll have to find her again. But in order to do that, we'll have to move quicker."
"Is that so? Very well. Whats this plan of yours", Blueno asked.
"For this to work, I'll need Gurin's speed, Moira's voice, and your abilities too, Blueno." this confused the group. What in the world was he planning. "Ok, here's the plan."
"Hm, are they still in the tunnel? Maybe I should send another wave in", violet said as she smirked. She was in another room that seemed to be at the end of the tunnel system. Her snail transponder began to call out to her. "Yes, this is Violet."
"Greetings. This is Claire. Have you taken care of those clods yet? We've just received work that Lucci is on the move again. Something about fishman island."
"No, not yet. And why would I care about that kitty cat?"
"Idiot! Remember who they're trying to find!"
"Yes, and I'm still not getting your point. Its not like they'd be able to reach him without coating their ship. And even if they knew that, he'd be gone by the time they got there."
"One of them most likely knows that. But that's not what concerns me. If they find him and Kaku, they'll run rampant on the government, cost us our jobs, and throw the world itself into chaos! They are to be KILLED on the spot. We're not taking any prisoners!"
Just more than halfway through the cave, the group began to hear talking. Gurin stopped the group. "Wait! Do you hear that? Sounds like she's nearby. But whose she talking to?"
"Only one way to find out. Lets go", Moira called out.
Violet could hear multiple footsteps approaching. "Ah, looks like thy found me. Claire, I'll have to call you back."
"Fine, but I'm starting the next plan, as a safety net. Don't louse this up!" The snail transponder hung up.
Fukurou emerged out of the cave, climbing the air with his moonwalk ability. "We got you now! We won't let you get away this time.
Blueno looked over at Raymond and nodded. "Lets hope this works"
...To Be continued!