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 35: The Akatsuki
It was September nineteenth, the day before the auction and the designated date for the Akatsuki to gather in Yorknew City. It was around six in the morning when one of them arrived at an abandoned church in the northwest of the city.
Kitana was a short and beautiful woman with long red hair tied into a neat ponytail. She wore a short purple dress with knee-high fishnet stockings and black boots. A satchel was slung over her left shoulder and a ring with a purple stone rested her right middle finger.
Kitana walked through wide open doors and into the abandoned church to find someone already there. Hisoka sat with his slicked back pinkish red hair and a grin on his face. His right cheek now had a blue teardrop and his left cheek had a pink star. He wore a ring with a pink stone on his left pinky.
"Hisoka? When did you get here?" She asked.
"A couple of days ago." Hisoka smiled and said, "I came from Heaven's Arena."
Kitana sat down on a bench and removed her satchel from her shoulder. "Is anyone else here?" She asked.
"Not that I know of." Hisoka said and shook his head.
"Great." She said and sighed.
"I'm sure they'll be here soon." Hisoka stated.
"Well, the auction starts tomorrow so yeah, I hope so." Kitana said slowly.
At ten in the morning, at the south docks of Yorknew City, two men stepped off of a ship and walked together toward the northwest. The two phantoms stepped slowly down the docks as fishermen and common-folk scrambled to get out of their way. They looked around at the men at work and grinned as others stared at the ground when caught staring.
The first of these men stood just under six feet tall, he had his black hair in a topknot and wore a dark blue kimono. His eyes and general demeanor presented him as lazy, possibly even clueless. He wore two swords on his right hip and had a ring with a dark blue stone on his right ring finger.
The second man was tall with neat black hair, long earlobes and broad shoulders. His arms and legs were massive and his chest barreled out, giving him the appearance of a civilized gorilla. He wore black robes and had a ring with an orange stone on his left ring finger.
"Gabriel, where are we meeting again?" Jinpachi, the swordsman, asked.
"Abandoned church further northwest." Gabriel answered.
The two phantoms moved slowly through the bustle of Yorknew City as they headed for their rendezvous.
"I implore you, Don Toriyama, make Madam Wakaba take special precautions against the Akatsuki." Renji pleaded.
"I already told her and whatever she does is final, alright?" Don Toriyama said between puffs of his cigar.
Renji, Mugen and Shuhei sat in the Don's office. Don Toriyama was taking this day to brief all of his hired bodyguards.
"And what happens if things go tits up at the auction?" Shuhei asked.
"Wakaba's soldiers, hired bodyguards and the Ten Dons will be three floors above the actual auction. We'll be safe and involved with everything." Toriyama said matter-of-factly.
"What time is the auction?" Mugen asked.
Don Toriyama placed three badges on his desk and said, "Six o'clock tomorrow. Wear these badges and you'll be let in."
The three boys took a badge and placed them in their pockets.
"I'll see you boys tomorrow."
The trio left the Don's mansion and walked through the city, heading toward the Bayloke. Renji shook his head and said, "The Ten Dons are stupid."
"They're blinded by greed." Mugen stated.
"The Akatsuki will be gathered in the city by tonight or tomorrow morning." Renji said and clenched his fists.
"Are you sure that you can trust his information?" Shuhei sincerely asked.
"He has his own angle, I'm not sure what it is but he's telling me the truth." Renji stated.
"They'll all be here by the time the auction starts." Mugen sighed and said, "So things are gonna pop off fast."
"He said that they intend to strike on the first day of the auction." Renji said and nodded.
At two o'clock in the afternoon another phantom arrived in Yorknew City. She hopped off of a ship on the northern port of the city and grinned as he looked up at the clear blue sky. She wore a pink fur coat that hung down passed her knees with tight white pants and a lilac shirt unbuttoned enough to reveal her cleavage. She had long pink hair and a ring with a yellow stone on her left pinky.
She set off from the port and headed west through the bustling city with a smile on her face. After about twenty minutes, she arrived at the abandoned church and walked through the large double doors. The doors made a horrible rumble as they opened and closed and the waiting Akatsuki members looked in her direction.
"Machi!" Kitana exclaimed as she skipped up from a bench.
Machi and Kitana hugged each other tightly, "It's good to see you."
Hisoka smiled at Machi and she promptly looked away from the creep. Franklin and Jinpachi sat on a bench across from Hisoka and waved at Machi as she glanced away from the jester.
"Is it just us?" Machi asked.
"Yep. Halfway there." Franklin said.
"You guys wanna play bullshit?" Jinpachi asked with a grin.
"I'm in." Kitana said and chuckled.
"Me too."
The Misfits and Renji sat in the living area of their suite, feeling the calm before the storm. Renji was tapping his left foot rapidly as his mind ran wild.
"Renji?" Bulma asked suddenly.
"Hm?"
"What exactly is our plan?" Bulma questioned.
"Mugen, Shuhei and myself will be in the auction hall with the Ten Dons. You guys can enter the auction as potential buyers or wait outside the auction hall for something to happen." Renji explained.
"Bulma, Zika and Hama will be part of the outside team. Yasui and I can slip into the auction hall." Asuka said and smiled.
"Sounds good to me." Zika said and Hama barked.
"And we're certain that the Akatsuki will attack tomorrow?" Yasui asked nervously.
Renji nodded and said, "Yes. He said so."
"I don't like the idea of working with that guy." Asuka said and shook his head.
"For the moment it benefits us." Renji said and shrugged.
"Madam Wakaba won't listen to our warnings about the Akatsuki. So when shit hits the fan, it'll be chaos." Shuhei said and sighed.
"Will we be able to leave the Ten Dons after shit hits the fan?" Mugen asked and scratched his head.
"True, they'll likely lock us in." Shuhei said and nodded.
"Then we'll just bust out and track down the Akatsuki." Renji said matter-of-factly.
Shortly after six o'clock, three men walked through Yorknew City on their way to the abandoned church. They had met up a few days ago and commandeered a small ship from some wannabe pirates. After a few days at sea they had landed on the southwest shore of the island and made their way into the city.
The first phantom was a short young man with messy blond hair and fair skin. He wore a black hoodie with baggy blue pants and a ring with a green stone on his right index finger. He yawned loudly and scratched the back of his head as he looked around at people bustling around them. The sun was just starting to set though it felt like the island was waking up around them as they moved further into the city.
The second phantom was a tall broad shouldered bald man wearing a dark red gi with a black belt and boots. His head was covered in scars and his eyes moved slowly over the surrounding people as the trio moved forward. This man was cursed with the power of observation. Everything that came into his gaze he studied intently and remembered perfectly... He cracked his knuckles and fidgeted with the ring with an opaque stone on his right thumb.
The third phantom was a tall dark skinned man with wild brown hair. He wore a white tank top with baggy black pants and worn leather boots with a ring with a red stone on his left middle finger. He grinned devilishly as he surveyed the stalls lining the streets and he snatched a beer from a vendor. The vendor moved to protest but remained silent after getting a good look at he thief.
The trio walked down the street and pushed through crowds of people as they headed north and east. "Do you think they got any beer?" Raizen, the man with wild brown hair, asked as he ripped the cap off of his beverage.
"Doubtful." Haku, the fair skinned blond man, laughed.
"Those idiots never think ahead." Raizen said and guffawed.
"We can stop and get some." Franklin, the bald man, said simply.
"We have time to make a beer run." Haku said with a grin.
"B double E double R U N!" Raizen cheered.
The trio made a detour on their way toward the church and found a market on a corner and Haku watched in horror as Raizen paid the clerk for two kegs of ale. Franklin and Raizen each carried a keg over their shoulder as the three of them left the market and made their way back down the street. After about twenty minutes, the three phantoms arrived at the abandoned church and Haku pushed open the doors with a horrific rumble.
Gabriel, Jinpachi, Kitana and Machi sat in the middle of the floor playing bullshit as Hisoka sat in the corner by himself. Raizen and Franklin set the kegs down and Haku exclaimed, "Hey guys!"
"You finally made it." Kitana said and chuckled.
"We got some beer." Raizen smiled and said, "I figured you'd forget it."
"Now it's a party." Gabriel said and laughed as he placed the last of his cards in the pile.
"Fuck!" Jinpachi called out and threw his cards in the pile.
"Eight of us, huh?" Franklin muttered as he looked around the church.
"The Boss and Faye always show up last." Haku said with a smile.
"Yeah, they'll be here soon." Gabriel said and nodded.
"Let's drink some beer and play some cards." Raizen said and laughed.
Madam Wakaba sat in her office on the top floor of the auction hall. She took three heavy gulps from a bottle of wine and wiped her mouth with a kerchief. She looked up as she heard the door open and one of her assistants walked inside the office.
"Madam Wakaba, I have the posters. Fifty-six confirmed wanted persons are here on the island." The assistant said slowly.
"Bring 'em here." Wakaba said and waved the assistant closer.
He approached the desk and handed the stack of wanted posters to her. He bowed and quickly left the office. Wakaba flipped through the wanted posters and searched for the higher bounties of the bunch. She separated five of the posters and read them over a few times.
A poster showing an angry looking man with wild red hair read; Flint Richter, Dead or Alive. 50,000,000 Beli Bounty
A poster showing a grinning dark skinned boy with white hair read; Senju D. Asuka, Dead or Alive. 30,000,000 Beli Bounty.
A poster showing a blue haired girl in a red turtleneck read;Nefeltari Bulma, Only Alive. 30,000,000 Beli Bounty.
A poster showing a woman with short pink hair read; Yamanaka Sakura, Dead or Alive. 25,000,000 Beli Bounty.
A poster showing a grinning boy with an afro read; "Vagabond" Mugen, Dead or Alive. 20,000,000 Beli Bounty.
Wakaba laughed, "Nothing but losers and upstarts. Except you." She stared at Bulma's poster for a few moments and smiled.
At eleven o'clock at night, the last two phantoms arrived at the west port of Yorknew City. They stepped off of a small cargo ship and walked north toward the abandoned church. The sky was dark and the faint scent of rain was mixed in with the aroma of food that wafted out of stalls and food carts. The duo moved silently around people in the street as they moved onward.
The first of these phantoms was a short woman with pale blue hair. She had amber colored eyes and angel bite piercings with earrings in the shape of paper angels. She wore a black cloak with red clouds embroidered on it and a ring with a white stone on her right index finger. This is Faye.
The second of these phantoms was the final member of the Akatsuki, the Boss, Lucilfer D. Volcier. He stood at exactly six feet tall with messy black hair and gray eyes. He wore a purple shirt beneath a black bomber jacket with a thick red fur collar; black pants and boots with a strange cross-like tattoo on his forehead. On his right thumb was a ring with a black stone.
The sinister pair walked through the city as the crowds began to dwindle. A light rain began to fall on the island and Volcier smiled up at the sky as they went. They pushed through the large double doors and entered the church with a loud squeak.
Machi, Kitana, Jinpachi, Franklin, Gabriel and Haku were playing bullshit with several lanterns around them. Raizen was in the corner trying to get Hisoka to drink some beer with him.
"Boss!"
"Faye!"
"Hey guys!" Raizen cheered and chugged a cup of beer.
"It's good to see you all again." Volcier said and smiled.
"No kidding, how long has it been?" Haku asked.
"Six months, thirteen days and nineteen hours." Gabriel answered.
"Let's get down to business." Volcier said as he sat down on a bench.
"I have a copy of the inventory for each day of the auction." Franklin said and waved papers in his hand.
"The Devil Fruits?" Faye asked.
"The Mirror-Mirror Fruit."
"Dibs." Haku said and chuckled.
"The Glare-Glare Fruit. I may be interested in that one." Franklin stated.
"And the last one?" Volcier questioned.
Franklin smiled and said, "The Redo-Redo Fruit."
"Ooh, that sounds cool." Gabriel said and chuckled.
"Tomorrow should be a simple heist." Volcier smiled and said, "Snatch the loot and leave."
"Well, it's the twentieth." Zika said as he poured himself a cup of juice.
"Really?" Yasui sighed.
Bulma checked the time and said, "Yep, five passed midnight."
The Misfits were sitting in the living area of their suites. They had been preparing and making plans and the day had finally come.
"Ah shit, do we have to show up at six in the morning?" Mugen asked.
Shuhei shook his head and said, "Nah, six at night."
"What's on your mind, Renji?" Asuka asked and snapped Renji's attention to the conversation.
"Hm? Oh, I'm just dwelling on the past." Renji sighed and said, "It's my birthday today."
"Huh?!"
"What?!"
"Happy birthday, Renji!" Asuka called out and laughed.
"I can't believe I never asked!" Bulma shook her head and grabbed a small notebook and pen. "What's everyone's birthday?"
Renji smiled slightly and said, "Today."
"March sixteenth." Asuka said and grinned.
"March eighth." Zika said and nodded.
"December ninth." Mugen said.
"October twenty-eighth.
"January twenty-second." Yasui said and smiled.
Bulma wrote down everyone's birthdays and said, "Mine is February fourteenth."
"How old are you now, Renji?" Yasui asked.
"Uh, seventeen." Renji said and nodded.
"We should grab some drinks." Mugen said with a grin.
"We have an important day tomorrow." Shuhei stated.
"We can survive a few drinks."
To Be Continued