I do not own any ideas taken from One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, HunterXHunter or Yu Yu Hakusho. Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo, Akira Toriyama and Yoshihiro Togashi are the brilliant minds behind those manga and I'm simply using them to set the stage for my story! It's all for fun so please enjoy!
Chapter 7: Martial Law
The Misfits, embracing the name Roshi had called them, sailed east toward the final three Dragon Balls. They sat on the deck eating steak and eggs and drinking juice, Mugen drinking grog. They had left Kame Island three days ago after their two days spent with Master Roshi.
"We need a cook." Yasui complained.
"Yeah, that would be nice." Bulma nodded.
Mugen yawned loudly and said, "Land ho."
They all looked and saw an approaching island. They finished up their food and Bulma steered them for the island. As they neared the island they saw a big town along the shore with a large dock. They dropped anchor at the docks and stepped off of the ship.
The town had brick roads and buildings, pristine and white. From the docks the road split in four directions and the Misfits looked around for a short time.
"I'm gonna go buy food and medical supplies." Bulma said to them.
"I'll come with you." Yasui said as he walked over to her. They waved at the others and walked down the rightmost street.
"I'm gonna find a bar." Mugen said and began walking down the leftmost road.
"Sounds like a plan." Zika and Hama walked off with him.
"Hmm." Asuka looked around and walked down the middle right road.
Bulma and Yasui walked down the street and bought the supplies they needed as they walked around the town, stacking the supplies on the Flying Nimbus. Bulma looked around as they went and noticed the number of marines in the streets. They were everywhere.
"We're being followed." Yasui said suddenly. "Stay cool."
Bulma nodded and they kept walking. She ordered the nimbus to return to the ship and it zoomed off as they turned the corner. They took off running down the street and a man shouted behind them, "Stop! Stop those two!" Three marines stood in their way and Yasui lunged forward, knocking them all down with a swift horizontal kick. The duo kept running as more shouts filled the streets.
Mugen and Zika sat at a table in the bar, Hama laying down between their feet. Mugen drank a cup of grog down quickly as Zika sipped on his.
"Back at the pervs island, the old man made it sound like ninja hounds are world famous." Mugen said flatly.
"I just know that my Clan specializes in collaborating with ninja hounds. I got Hama on my seventh birthday and I was dropped off on Shrubbin, the island I met y'all." Zika sipped his grog.
"Where did you live before Shrubbin?" Mugen asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I was born in the New World. What about you?" Zika answered.
"I was born in the West Blue." Mugen said, setting his elbows on the table and leaning forward. "My village was attacked and I fled on a small ship."
"So then, you sailed through the calm belt?" Zika asked, surprised.
"Yeah, starving and lost until a storm wrecked my ship and hurled me into the sea." Mugen smiled, "I thought I was gonna die a useless death until a ship fished me out of the water. The King of Qarlaq wanted to throw me back in but his daughter, Rukia, stopped him."
"Why didn't you try to marry into the royal family?" Zika asked with a laugh.
"That old bastard King hates my guts." Mugen said with a smile, "You must have passed through the calm belt too, right?"
Zika nodded his head, "The country I'm from lines their ships with sea stone so the Sea Kings don't bother us on the water."
"That's smart." Mugen grinned.
Zika nodded and the door swung open, they looked over to see three marines walking into the bar. The duo watched as the marines approached the bar and exchanged quiet words with the bartender. Mugen noticed four more marines standing outside as the others whispered at the bar. Suddenly, one of the marines grabbed the bartender by the head and slammed it down onto the bar.
"This is all you have? You're short by a lot." The marine said as the other ones snickered. "C'mon boys, let's crash the place!
The marines outside stepped inside and began kicking over tables and throwing the patrons out. One of them approached the boys and kicked the table over and Hama pounced on the man in a flash, biting him in the shoulder. Zika and Mugen both leapt out of their chairs and stared at the marines as Hama tackled the one down to the ground.
Three of the marines moved at the boys and Mugen pulled his sword as he skipped forward and cut down two of the marines effortlessly. Zika launched himself at the third one and hit him with a flurry of blows, "Wolf Fang Fist!"
The other three marines ran out of the bar quickly and dashed down the street screaming. Mugen and Zika helped the bartender and flipped the tables back over. The bartender grabbed his head and cried, "What have you done? I could have talked with them and now they'll kill me!"
"Old man, calm down." Mugen said with a wave of his hand.
"You fools! You absolute idiots! Captain Mowgli rules this island and you just killed his men. He's gonna be so mad." The bartender wiped blood from his forehead and cried loudly.
Zika looked at Mugen and shrugged his shoulders, "Let's get outta here."
They grabbed Hama and walked out of the bar. When they stepped outside they were met by a unit of marines posted up outside, waiting for them. They all pointed rifles at them and Hama ran back inside the bar. The duo moved quickly back inside after Hama as the marines opened fire on the bar!
Asuka walked down the street whistling a tune as he looked around. He could smell meat being cooked nearby and he had to find where it came from. He turned a corner and stepped down an alleyway when he noticed his face on the wall! A bounty poster of himself hung proudly on the wall, Asuka smiled widely and ripped it from the wall.
Unknown Pirate, Dead or Alive. 30,000,000 Beli Bounty.
"Ah! I never told them my name." Asuka laughed loudly and dropped the poster on the ground. "I'm not a pirate either."
Asuka walked down the alley and across the street and found himself at a nice looking restaurant. He pushed the doors open and strolled inside happily. Marines inside the restaurant turned and watched him as he walked in and sat down at a table.
A short man jogged over to Asuka and whispered, "Sir, maybe it would be best if you left."
"Leave? Why, I just got here." Asuka smiled at the man as he spoke.
The marines stared at Asuka as he talked with the man and stood up, walking over to his table. Two marines approached the table and shoved the short man away.
Asuka looked up at them and said, "Pork and potatoes, please! And some juice."
"This place is for marines only, now piss off." One of the marines said to Asuka with a firm voice.
"Hey wait, this guy is wanted!" The other marine pulled a stack of bounty posters from his satchel and began flipping through them.
"Is that right?" The first marine asked with a grin.
"Umm, here he is. They don't have his name but he's worth thirty million Beli!" The second marine exclaimed.
"Oh, my name is Senju D. Asuka!" He shouted as he stood up quickly and drove his right fist hard into the chest of the first marine.
The man fell down and the other marines jumped to their feet while shouting at Asuka. He grinned at them and pointed to the marine with the satchel, "Tell them my name." He laughed and ran out of the bar with a mob of marines hot on his tail. Asuka turned a corner and ran into Yasui and Bulma on the run from other marines. Marines rushed at them from either side.
Bulma swung her baton and blasted a gust of wind that blew marines back as Asuka and Yasui barraged an array of strikes at them. The trio dashed off together down the street as alarms sounded throughout the town.
The bullets finally stopped erupting through the walls and window as the marines stopped to reload. Zika and Mugen laid on the ground with Hama as the hail of bullets passed over them.
"Is there a back door to this place?" Zika asked the bartender.
"No! Only the front door." Came the response.
Mugen skipped up and hurled himself through the broken window as the marines reloaded and cut one of them down with a swift slash. Zika and Hama bursted from the front door and leapt onto a couple of the marines, tearing into them as Mugen skipped around taking heads off! The duo ripped through the marines and took off running down the street.
In the marine base on the island, dead center in the town, Captain Mowgli awoke from a drunken nap and heard the alarms sounding off loudly.
"QUIET!" The Captain screamed, cracks forming on the walls and ceiling of his room. He wiped his mouth with his sleeve and stumbled down the hallway as the alarm was switched off.
He saw marines running all over the place and yelling at each other. A young seaman with a large bottle of whiskey ran up to Captain Mowgli and offered him the bottle, "Here you are, sir."
"Tahahahaha. Thanks, kid. The only useful marine around." Mowgli patted the seaman's head and bit the cork out of the bottle. He knocked the bottle back and quickly chugged the whiskey without wasting a drop!
"Very good, sir." The seaman took the empty bottle and stepped away from the inebriated Captain.
"What's going on?" Captain Mowgli asked.
"Ruffians causing trouble in town, sir!"
"Pirates?"
"Yes sir, we believe it's the man who defeated both Rockhound and Sterik!" The seaman said feebly.
Captain Mowgli cracked a wide smile and laughed, "Tahahahaha!" The Captain pushed passed marines and barreled his way out of the marine base and stumbled out to the town square.
As Captain Mowgli came stumbling from the base the trio of Misfits came running toward him. Mowgli squinted at Asuka and recognized his face from the bounty poster. The Captain moved with an incredible speed and appeared beside Asuka, striking a vicious uppercut into Asuka's jaw. Yasui spun fast and sent a kick that Mowgli caught, the Captain flashed his teeth at Yasui as Bulma blasted him away from them with a gust of wind.
Asuka steadied himself and stared at the Captain as he slid back. "Tahahahaha! You defeated Sterik? A scrawny kid like you?"
"Yasui, Bulma. Get away from here, now." Asuka clenched his fists and walked slowly at the Captain.
Bulma and Yasui reluctantly turned and dashed off as Asuka and the Captain dashed at each other and exchanged heavy blows. "I'm Captain Mowgli and I will be your end, boy!" As Mowgli spoke he screamed a sonic scream that struck Asuka with a powerful shockwave. Asuka skipped harshly across the ground and slammed against a wall.
Asuka slowly pulled himself back to his feet and spat on the ground, "You can shoot sonic screams? Weird."
"Tahahahaha! I ate the Scream-Scream Fruit!" Captain Mowgli inhaled deeply and screamed a sonic shockwave that cracked the ground as it zoomed straight at Asuka.
Asuka Shaved to his left and dashed at Mowgli, the two exchanging blows and leaping away from each other. Asuka hurled a Chop-Chop Rocket and Shaved beside the Captain. Mowgli moved to slam his fist into Asuka when his flying punch struck the Captain in the face and gave Asuka an opening to strike his other fist into his chest.
Dozens of marines filled the town square and aimed their guns at Asuka as the two fought hard. Asuka looked around at all of them, gritting his teeth.
"I don't personally care for an audience, how about you?" Mowgli asked with a chuckle.
"Doesn't matter to me, I'll kick your ass no matter what." Asuka stated with defiance.
Mowgli waved the marines away, "Piss off ya' useless sacks o' shit." The marines quickly dashed away as the Captain shouted, the area shaking as his words left his mouth.
Asuka and Mowgli waited for the town square to be relatively empty before they dashed at each other to finish their fight. The two of them skipped around quickly and wailed on each other with crushing blows, both smiling as the excitement from the fight quickly grew within them.
To Be Continued