I do not own any ideas taken from One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, Dragon Ball, HunterXHunter, Yu Yu Hakusho or Rustage's One Piece D&D. Eiichiro Oda, Masashi Kishimoto, Tite Kubo, Akira Toriyama, Yoshihiro Togashi and Rustage are the brilliant minds behind those stories and I'm simply using them to set the stage for my story! It's all for fun so please enjoy!
Chapter 32: The Three Assassins
A ship dropped anchor at the western port of Yorknew City. Pilaf's three assassins walked off of the ship and across the port, each unaware that two other assassins were among them. The three of them went their separate ways and began looking for their five targets.
The first assassin was a seven foot tall man in a leather outfit, he had red hair and a cold stare. This is Feitan. He walked calmly down the street and kept his eye out for the targets as he looked for hotels. When targets had a bounty on their head it was easy to act as a bounty hunter and gain the cooperation of civilians and sometimes even the marines. His first target was the one with the highest bounty, Senju D. Asuka. But for now he was simply doing reconnaissance.
The second of the assassins was a broad shouldered bald man that stood just under six feet tall. He had golden teeth and diamond earrings. This is Brasco. He walked around the outskirts of the island and bribed street urchins for information on who they've seen pass through recently. He bought a map of the island from a stall and analyzed it carefully. He marked the auction hall in the center of the city and checked for hotels within ten blocks of it. There were nine. Brasco folded up the map and headed inland toward the auction hall.
The third assassin was a five-foot-six blonde haired woman in a frilly black and purple cloak. This is Leafa. She skipped down the street with a smile on her face as she looked around for her targets. Leafa had noted that Nefeltari Bulma was wanted alive and she intended to hand her over to the Navy in good condition. The other four would die and she could collect on all five of them! She stole an apple from a fruit stand as she skipped passed and bit into it happily.
It was August thirty-first, twenty days until the auction began. Asuka and Bulma flew around on the Flying Nimbus and observed the city. They flew over the train tracks that twisted around the city and landed in the street. They walked inside the Hotel Bayloke and took the elevator up to their suite.
"Looks like nobody else is back yet." Bulma said and grabbed a glass of water.
"They can't get around as fast as we did on the nimbus." Asuka said and yawned.
"That's a good point." Bulma said and set her glass on a table. She made a face as if she was in deep thought and said, "I've been thinking."
"You usually are." Asuka said and smiled.
"There's still eight months until the Dragon Balls are usable again and the World Government is gonna keep coming after me." Bulma said and looked at the floor.
"We'll beat them up if they come for you." Asuka assured her.
"Yeah. But if I leave you guys then you'll be safer." Bulma insisted.
"Bulma, you're my friend. You're my navigator. I can't sail the seas without you. I won't."
Bulma remained silent and wiped a tear from her eye. "I've just been rattled ever since Norrington attacked us at Heaven's Arena."
"Whatever happens, we'll have each other."
"So what do we know about the Akatsuki?" Mugen asked.
Mugen, Shuhei and Renji sat in the gym on the tenth floor of the Hotel Bayloke after training for a few hours.
"Dad told me and my siblings to never mess with them." Shuhei said and chuckled.
"There are ten of them. All of them are strong and bloodthirsty." Renji said.
"What did they do to you?" Mugen asked slowly.
Renji remained silent for a moment and said, "They murdered my clan. Slaughtered them and took their eyes to sell on the black market."
"Took their eyes?" Shuhei asked.
Renji nodded and said, "The Kurta's Scarlet Eyes. When people from my clan die, their eyes crystalize and turn a deep red. Flesh collectors value them greatly.
"Are you the only survivor?" Mugen asked.
"As far as I know." Renji said and clenched his fists.
"Do you remember anything about them?" Shuhei asked slowly.
Renji sighed and said, "There was a swordsman with a topknot wearing a blue kimono. A woman with pink hair in a fur coat. A strong man with wild hair and dark skin. And a cyborg. Those are the only ones I can remember."
"We'll take them down." Mugen assured Renji and patted him on the shoulder.
"We just need to survive until we're useful for Don Toriyama." Shuhei said and smiled.
"Why the hell did that guy hire so many bodyguards if all he does is sit in his mansion?" Mugen asked and laughed.
"Chaos often erupts during the auctions. Renji explained, "Some people can't stand losing on an item."
"This place is something else."
Yasui, Zika and Hama sat at a table in a bar on the east side of the city. Yasui and Zika were drinking watered down beer and chatting about themselves.
"So, you grew up in the New World?" Yasui asked.
"Yeah. Well, I spent a few years on Shrubbin but I was born and raised in the Land of Snow." Zika said and took a drink of his beer.
"Wow, that's awesome!" Yasui said and chuckled.
Zika nodded and said, "I come from a land of shinobi and I'm gonna be the best of them." Zika grinned and Hama barked happily.
"Maybe we'll end up in the Land of Snow if we keep traveling the Grand Line." Yasui said and finished his beer.
"I hope so." Zika smiled and said, "I haven't seen my family since I was seven."
A tall busty woman with short pink hair approached the table. She wore blue short shorts and a white tube top and had red lipstick on. She smiled at Zika and asked, "May I pet your dog?"
"Go ahead." Zika said and chuckled.
The woman knelt down and patted Hama on the head and he licked her face. "Who's a good boy?"
"He likes you." Zika said with a smile.
"Dogs are good judges of character." She said and nodded.
"I'm Zika and this is Yasui." Zika said.
"Hello." Yasui said and smiled at her.
"And this good boy here is Hama." Zika said and Hama barked.
"My name is Sakura." The woman smiled and said, "It's good to meet you."
After one week, it being September seventh, the three assassins have located their targets and have been tailing them from a distance. The three of them have been following Asuka, Bulma, Yasui, Mugen and Zika and have infiltrated the Hotel Bayloke; though the three were still unaware of each other.
Leafa sat in the lobby of the Bayloke and read a newspaper while keeping an eye out on the elevator. She had seduced and murdered a business man staying in the hotel and had taken his appearance and suite. She watched as Yasui, Zika and the mutt walked out of the elevator and crossed the lobby as they chatted. They walked out of the front doors and Leafa stood up, she tossed her newspaper on a table and moved toward the elevator.
Brasco walked behind Yasui, Zika and the dog. They couldn't see or smell him as he strolled through the Air Dimension. The world was rippling and green as he followed the boys in his alternate world. Zika looked over his shoulder as they walked and looked around for something that wasn't there. Brasco grinned, his golden teeth shining as he followed the boys down the street.
Feitan sat in the corner of the gym on the tenth floor of the hotel watching as Asuka and Mugen trained together. He had waited for the blind one and the other kid with black hair to leave the gym before he snuck in. Now he was simply waiting. After some time, Mugen used a towel to wipe down his face and shoulders and he left the gym after bidding Asuka "See ya later." Asuka continued training as the invisible Feitan watched him from the corner.
Bulma was in the bathroom of her suite, washing her hair in the shower. The water was extremely hot, just the way she preferred. She rinsed her hair and turned the water off, she stood there for a minute letting the water drip off of her naked body.
The shower curtain was pulled back suddenly and Bulma gasped loudly as a man with a large black mustache struck her in the side of the neck with a swift chop. She slumped back and fell into a sitting position in the shower as she lost consciousness.
The man touched his face with his left hand and became Leafa once again. She touched Bulma's face and tossed a towel over her. Leafa touched her face with her right hand and she took the appearance of Bulma! She put on some of Bulma's clothes, a black skirt and white tank top. She put on some of Bulma's makeup and walked slowly out to the living area that connected the four suites.
Mugen sat on a couch drinking a glass of water as she walked out from her suite. She looked at Mugen and said, "Hey."
"What's up?" Mugen asked and took a sip of his water.
"You wanna go out on the town with me?" She asked and smiled.
"Sure." Mugen said and he stood up and cracked his back.
Leafa smiled and said, "Let's go."
Yasui, Zika and Hama walked down the street and turned down an empty alley. They walked slowly down the alley and Zika said, "We're being followed."
"Hm?" Yasui glanced over his shoulder as they walked.
"It's just a feeling that I have." Zika said and shook his head, "I can't explain it."
Hama barked suddenly and Yasui was yanked back through a door in the air! Zika turned around and watched as the Air Door closed and Yasui was gone. "Yasui?!"
Yasui stumbled down the green alley in the Air Dimension. He spun around and Brasco slammed a Finger Pistol into his chest. Yasui screamed and leapt back and steadied himself.
"Wow, you're not dead." Brasco said and flashed his gold teeth as he grinned.
"You gotta do better than that." Yasui said and he gritted his teeth.
Brasco Shaved forward and Yasui slammed a kick into his chest and knocked Brasco back. They exchanged a flurry of wicked kicks and Brasco struck Yasui in the jaw with a swift punch. Yasui ducked beneath a kick and he slammed an uppercut up into Brasco's chin.
Brasco stumbled back and jumped out of an Air Door and slammed it quickly. Zika looked at him and leapt forward, they exchanged blows and Hama struck Brasco in the side with a Single Fang Strike. Zika barraged a flurry of punches into Brasco's chest and knocked him back.
"Where the hell is Yasui?" Zika asked and Hama barked.
"He's tucked away in my world. You'll be there soon." Brasco said and grinned.
Asuka stood in the gym drinking water after training for several hours. He stretched and yawned loudly as he set his water bottle on a bench. Feitan stood up slowly and shot a Flying Finger Pistol through Asuka's head and it struck the wall. Feitan shot two more Flying Finger Pistols that passed through Asuka's chest and struck the wall.
Asuka looked around the gym and asked, "Is someone trying to kill me?"
Feitan Shaved behind Asuka and slammed a savage kick into his left side. Asuka stumbled to the side and swung at the air around him. He looked around and was struck in the face and stomach with swift strikes. Asuka punched out at the air again and jumped back.
"So, you aren't a Logia?" A voice asked from somewhere in the gym.
"A what? Who are you?" Asuka asked as he looked around.
Feitan Shaved at Asuka and struck him in the side of the head with a swift kick and knocked Asuka down to the ground. Asuka skipped up to his feet and Feitan slammed a swift punch into his throat. Asuka stumbled back and ducked suddenly, he felt a swing brush through his hair and he sprang up. Asuka slammed a heavy punch into his invisible enemy and he flickered as he jumped back.
Asuka smiled and focused on his surroundings as Feitan became fully transparent again. Asuka blocked a kick with his left arm and he swung his right fist forward, missing his attack. Feitan slammed a kick into Asuka's back and skipped back as Asuka stumbled forward.
Asuka ducked under a punch and blocked a kick with his right arm. He hurled a Chop-Chop Rocket that struck Feitan in the chest as he leapt back. Feitan stumbled back and flickered as Asuka yanked his arm back.
Feitan came fully into view as he revealed himself to Asuka. The tall red haired man stared down at Asuka with the slightest hint of a smile on the corners of his mouth.
"Who the hell are you?" Asuka asked and raised an eyebrow.
"My name is Feitan. I was hired to kill you."
"Oh. Okay." Asuka smiled and said, "I won't let you kill me."
To Be Continued