Chapter 5: Treasure Hunt

"Don't lie to me Blaze! Tell me what you know right now. Hey, why are you looking away? Look me in the eye!" Kc demanded with gritted teeth.

"Don't know what you mean Kc." He responded.

"Then let me ask you something. How did I find my guitar in your room." Kc stated, already having her sharp claws out and was inches away from his throat.

"Listen here and listen well, I can accept the fact that this crew causes many civilian casualties. I have lived on this ship for a while which is filled with nothing but filthy pigs, which is 10 times worse than living with 14 brothers and a jackass for a father, and yet I just suck it up and deal with it. Hell, I can even put up with Kid's temper tantrums, but no one and I mean no one will take or lay a finger on my guitar without facing my wrath." Kc stated coldly while her eyes glowed a bright shade of blue.

"Okay I admit , I did steal it but only because Spike dared me to." Blaze said in a high pitch voice.

Cracking her knuckles, she wrapped Blaze with one tail before extending her other tail to Spike. "Bang!" She slammed the 2 men onto the hard wooden ground, not even caring how large the hole she made.

"If you ever touch my stuff again, especially my prize possession I will make you regret the day of being born." Kc threatened with a deadly aura.

"Yes ma'am!" Both men said in perfect unison.

Later that day when the temperature was getting hotter than usual, Kc then created a mini snow cloud to cool herself off.

*Ahhh, much better.* Kc thought to herself in delight.

Noticing everyone's sweaty glares, she only glared at them back. "Piss off, I'm not sharing with you jerks."

Before Kc could protest, Kid stepped behind her and set her on his shoulders.

"Hey let me go, I'm not a damn ice pack!" Kc demanded as she squirmed around in his tight grip.

"Hell no, it's fucking hot."Kid retorted.

"Fine, if you want cold then I will give you cold." Kc declared while letting her body temperature become below freezing.

" You damn bitch! Repel!" Kid shouted as he shivered aggressively.

Without even trying, Kc dodged multiple pieces of metal that were aimed at her, by spinning her 2 tails like a helicopter which gave her the ability to fly.

"Haha! You have to do better than that!" Kc teased, even going so far as spanking her butt.

"Get back here this instant!"Kid shouted with gritted teeth, already having a vein popped out on his forehead.

"Whatever you say Captain," Kc said before flying back to the ship and landing on Killer's shoulders.

Not complaining or questioning when she created a refreshing snow cloud for both him and her, Killer didn't say a word.

"What the fuck, you will be Killer's damn air conditioner but not me." Kid stated either in anger or jealousy.

She only stuck out her tongue. "He actually calls me by my name instead of bitch or slut. And to be honest I wish Killer was captain instead of you."

"Why you little, come here right this instant so I can kill yo-" Before Kid could finish the rest of his threat, a snowball was then thrown at his face.

"Hey Killer you were right, having devil fruit powers is pretty awesome." Kc said as she giggled at Kid's piss off expression.

"You have to be the most bitchy girl in the whole entire world. I can't wait until you get a fucking record deal or yet even better, die. As long I don't have to see your stupid ugly face again I don't care either way . And besides having a woman onboard is bad luck and is ruining our image as a badass pirate crew anyway. " Kid said with crossed arms which made Kc huff.

Grabbing her guitar she then smirks at Kid as she flies off of the ship again. "Here's a song I've been working on for a while. It's call (What I hate about you)"

"WHAT I HATE ABOUT YOU

YOU REALLY SUCK AS A BOSS

YOU'RE THE LOSIEST, JERKIEST AND YOU'RE DUMBER THAN APPLESAUSE

WE'RE STUCK LISTENING TO YOU ALL DAY

EVERYONE WOULD RATHER DIE JUST TO GET AWAY FROM YOU

WELL, IT'S TRUE

THAT'S WHAT I HATE ABOUT YOU

THAT'S WHAT I HATE ABOUT YOU

YOU!"

Kid was now shaking in pure rage, hearing the muffled noises from his men, even Killer as they tried to hold back their snickers. "Get your ass back over here, I'm going to rip out your fucking vocal cords."
"Hey Bitch, are you even listening to me!" Kid shouted, seeing Kc was facing the other way around.

"Land ahoy!" Kc shouted while flying higher into the sky for a better view at the new island.

While she was still in the air, Kc saw a News Coo flying in her direction.

Reaching down in her pocket, Kc then handed the bird a 100 beri coin and landed back onto the deck."

As she read through the News paper, a bounty poster fell out and was now laying where everyone could see it. Kc groaned in annoyance, she was a wanted pirate now. Someone had taken her picture when her black hair was dyed red by the men she killed and her 2 tails pointed at the Marine captain like they were swords. Her dark brown eyes had a deadly glare at the photographer who was taking her picture. "It said, "Twin Tails Kc with a bounty of 40,000,000 beri."

"Congratulations, you're now a wanted criminal." Kid said happily, liking how annoyed and bummed out she looked.

-x-

After the Kid Pirates docked their ship, they walked through the town as the sand blew slightly around them. The houses were pale in color and all of the people were wearing strange clothing. Men wore large baggy pants that were tight around their ankles and women either wore clothing that pretty much covers their whole body or really revealing ones as well.

The group of pirates split after Kid had given them different instructions to get new supplies for the ship.

Kc had decided to tag along with Killer since she knew and like him the best out of everyone in the crew.

They enjoyed each other's company by talking and learning new stuff about one another as they hauled large crates together.

"No way, you and Kid hate curry udon all because of one single girl."

"Yeah, after we laughed at her when she spilled curry broth all over herself, she kicked both of our asses. And still to this day that is me and Kid's least favorite food." Killer explained, smiling under his mask at the funny memory.

"So do you have any funny love or crush stories you will like to share?" Killer asked which made Kc think about it for a second.

"Come to think about it, I never had a real boyfriend before in my entire life. My mother died when I was only 14 years old so I had to take care of all of the household chores at an early age. And being the third oldest child and only daughter I had to take care of all of my 14 brothers, plus my stupid dad as well. I never really had time for a relationship but I consider myself asexual anyway because I see all men as a annoying brother and I'm not into girls either." She explained with a light shrug.

"Interesting, did your parents adopt?" Killer asked, finding it hard to believe that out of 15 kids she was the only girl.

"Nope, first my mom gave birth to a set of twins at a young age. Next it was me then after that another pair of twins. Then triplets, then another baby. And then quadruplets and finally another pair of twins. And yes all of them were boys." Kc said.

"Stop right there , Massacre Soldier Killer, with a bounty of 162,000,000 beri. And 'Twin Tails Kc, with a bounty of 40,000,000 beri." One buff-looking guy with a gun straped on his belt demanded.

"As you can see, there's no place to run now!" Another man stated with a cocky grin.

"Come any closer or the girl gets it." Another man threatened which made both Killer and Kc roll their eyes.

"Uh...what a drag, I wasn't really in the mood for fighting today." Kc said, not even caring that a sword was inches away from her throat.

Whipping out her 2 tails she grabbed the swordsman by the waist and threw him at his small group of bounty hunters.

Feeling a little dehydrated because of the hot blistering sun, Kc started feeling a little dizzy.

"Here drink this." Killer said after handing her a bottle of water.

After only taking a few sips, Kc already feels completely rejuvenated.

When she got back up on her feet, both Kc and Killer then heard a loud commotion nearby.

"Someone please help me! Get it off, get this thing off of me." A Large man who was almost the same height as Wire pleaded while pointing at a collar around his neck.

"Anyone please, get me out of this thing. Bring me something, someone bring me a damn tool, an axe or maybe a saw. All I want is to go back home, I don't want to hurt anyone. Please I have a wife and kid back home, Someone to help me. My little boy, I left him when he was just a baby he doesn't even know what I look like. Help me Please!" The runaway slave pleaded with tears streaming down his face.

"We should stay out of this, he's most likely just a pirate who was unlucky enough to get kidnapped and was sold off into slavery. His owner may have brought him to this island before he made a run for it, but he must know what happens to slaves who tried to get away." Killer explained.

"Tick...tick...tick...tick!" The collar ticked which made the slave even more scared.

"I can't watch this, I have to do something." Kc declared before rushing to the large man's aid despite Killer's warnings to stay back.

Gripping onto his collar with both of her hands, Kc then freezed the thick piece of metal and broke it in half with ease.

"There's no more collar, so now you can go back to your family." Kc said which made the former slave stare at her like she was his savior, in this case she pretty much was. But his happy expression didn't last too long when he saw his master riding another slave like a horse.

"Shit, a Celestial Dragon!" Killer muttered in annoyance.

"Hey miss, you need to kneel down, there is a Celestial Dragon right behind you."The former slave whispered in Kc's ear.

"You there, the woman with white hair. Why aren't you kneeling down?" Saint Charlos asked.

"You got a problem with that?" Kc responded like she didn't care or know who she is really talking to.

"Whatever, see you later tubby."Kc said as she waved Saint Charlos bye.

Everyone who saw the whole scene just stood there in complete shock with their mouths touching the ground.

Then "Bang!" Saint Charlos fires a bullet from his golden pistol.

Taking off his mask, Killer then jumped infront of Kc, picked her up before covering her face with fake blood.

"What the hell?!" Kc mumbled in confusion.

"Lisa, please don't leave me. You're the love of my life." Killer said loud enough for everyone to hear as he cradled Kc close to his chest.

"Just stay still." Killer whispered softly into Kc's ear.

"Why did you have to insult a Celestial Dragon?! You know that can only end in death. We were supposed to be together forever." Killer said as he pretended to grieve over his lover's death.

"I guess I actually shot her. I thought for sure she dodged the bullet, oh well. Must be imaginating things." Saint Charlos muttered to himself.

"Care to elaborate as to why you didn't let me kill that creep?" Kc asked.

"That man you almost attacked was a Celestial Dragon, he is the most powerful person in the world because they have immense political power to do as he please and can summon an admiral and a whole fleet of marine battleships if he is harmed in any way." Killer explained.

"So marines are the main judiciary system in this world." Killer nodded as an answer to her statement. "What a wonderful thing to know that this world is also as corrupted as mine." She commented.

"Next time if you see a Celestial Dragon, don't use your devil fruit powers infront of any World Nobles without backup. Or you will be immediately enslaved because Mythical Zoan are the rarest devil fruit types in the world." Killer explained.

"Not even flying?" Kc asked with a small pout.

"No, do you want to be sold off into slavery? Even in our world a fox that has 2 tails and has the ability to conjure up ice, not only that but can fly as well, sounds like a creature you will only hear in legends and fairy tales." Killer explained.

Shoving her hands into her pockets, Kc then pulled out a strange-looking bracelet with a note attached to it. The note said. "Thank you for helping me, here's a little something as a token for my appreciation."

"Hey Killer look, the guy I freed gave me this, isn't it nice-looking." Kc said, holding up the bracelet closer to his face.

"Kc do you know what that is, this is a map for Captain James Ango's treasure." Killer stated with widened eyes.

"Wow isn't that something, I just helped a random person in need. I didn't expect to get a freaking treasure map out of it." Kc exclaimed.

"Here you take it, I might lose it anyway." Kc said as she held out her hand with the bracelet resting in the middle of her palm.

"You know that is a treasure map and you are still giving it to me?" Killer asked, not knowing if he heard that right.

"Of course I am, you were honest enough to tell me what it's truly worth instead of making up some dumb lie or just stealing it. Sure, treasure is cool and all but having someone who you can actually trust is a lot better. " Kc declared as she handed him the bracelet.

Killer then patted and ruffled her hair. "You're a strange one, come on let's go tell the rest of the crew. I bet Kid is going to be really happy."

-x-

"If anyone wants to turn back then do it now!" Kid shouted, standing only a few feet away from the dungeon's entrance.

No one said a word which made Kid smirk. "Good, because this treasure hunt might be one of the most dangerous ones we had done in the past."

After the crew walked around in the dungeon for about 5 minutes, they were all suddenly teleported into a small body of water.

*Wh-what is this place? I can't... see anything? I can't breathe either. It's so...hard to breathe!* Kc thought to herself as she coughed up some water from her lungs.

"Where are we? Hey is everyone okay!?" Kc shouted as she tried to stand up but had a little trouble since she was in sea water.

She shivered softly when a hand touched her shoulder.

"Hey bitch, it's me."Kid said.

"Kid, where is the rest of the crew?" Kc asked.

"Not sure but they are pretty strong so they can take care of themselves."Kid stated.

As she smelled the water that also had a black substance in it, she then remembered the familiar scent. Kc looked back at Kid with widened eyes. The dark room lit up before fire started covering the water they were in.

"Kid watch out!" Kc shouted as she took a deep breath and blew ice at the large flames.

"It's burning water. It burns way stronger than just regular oil. So if you hesitate taking that first step, then just that, it's all over and we will be burned into a crisp." Kc stated while still a little bit shaking up after almost dying.

As the 2 headed deeper and deeper into the dungeon, there was a blue light that was getting brighter and brighter.

After Kid and Kc finally found where the blue light was coming from, they found multiple glowing blue eggs and a large scorpion that was most likely the mother .

Withdrawing his dagger, Kid then cut off one of the mother's legs.

"What the hell, these things are fucking weak!" Kid stated, wanting a real challenge.

When Kc transformed into her Hybrid Form, she was also cutting down scorpions by using her 2 tails as blades.

"What the?!" Kid muttered when all of the scorpions turned into a slime-like substance,

The slime then formed into a gigantic scorpion-like monster that could also breathe fire.

Pushing Kid to the side, Kc then took a deep breath and was now battling the scorpion for dominance. But sadly the scorpion's fire breath managed to overpower her ice breath.

"Ahhhh!" Kc yelps in pain as she clenches her burnt arm.

"Hey ugly, let's go for another spin, it's time to get your ass handle. Repel!" Kid then flinged a large metal hand at the beast.

Kid then walked toward the now beaten up scorpion while laughing at it. "Hahaha no one has ever stood up and walked away after that attack...Hahaha!"

Carefully watching the scorpion's movements, Kc then noticed that it's telson was still intact. Grabbing Kid by the waist with her tails, Kc used her momentum to switch places with him, taking on the oncoming attack that was meant for him.

"Hey bitch, I didn't ask for help." Kid scoffs.

Still rubbing on the area from where the scorpion had stung her, Kc glares at Kid. "If you could see past your own fathead, you should consider the possibility of sneak attacks, unless you're really that stupid."

"Whatever." Kid retorted.

Hearing other footsteps, both Kid and Kc turned their heads and sighed in relief when they saw the rest of the crew.

"Master Kid, are you alright?" Heat asked.

Kid nodded. "Yeah, nothing can get past me."

As the Kid Pirates walked together in the dungeon, they came to a stop when they saw lava at the end of the pathway.

"Those worthy of my treasure… must have both excellent power of concentration and bold courage. Hit the Dragon's mouth and build the bridge." Killer read out loud from a large text that was printed on the wall.

"Will the bridge come down if we hit the target? The road cuts off here so I can fly across and activate the bridge for you guys." Kc exclaimed, already preparing her tails for take off.

When Kc was about halfway there, a large gust of wind knocked her off course which made her fall into a lower part of the dungeon .
"Hey Kc, are you okay." Killer asked from where he was standing.

She nodded."Yeah!"

As she tried to fly back up to the crew, Kc realized she couldn't do it just by how strong the wind is.

"Hey Bitch why are you lying on your lazy ass, fly back up already!" Kid demanded.

"I can't, the wind is too stron-.''Kc stopped herself when she heard loud growling noises .

KC froze in horror when she saw a whole group of large saber tooth groundhogs that were now ganging up on her.

*Ice fang.* Kc then bit onto one groundhog by the neck only to be flinged back like she weighed nothing more than a feather.

Using her ice breath she then freezes the groundhogs and which they break out of the ice with ease. Knowing she was clearly outclass and outnumbered, the only thing she could do was run away and hope for the best.

Spike, the ship's sniper, aims a gun and fires multiple bullets until he hits his target.

"Hey, can you hurry up." Kc shouted as she panted heavily from running so much.

Shut up, "I'm doing my best." Spike retorted.

After a few more trials and errors, Spike measured the wind trajectory, time it just right and then shot right at his target.

"He did it!? Kc said in relief as she watched the groundhogs go back to hiding.

Tying the rope onto her waist that was thrown down, Kc was once reunited with the crew.

Reaching the final stage of the dungeon, the treasure stood on a fancy display while the sun shined brightly onto it.

Seeing these types of situations from movies, when you need to replace the treasure with something else that is pretty much the same weight or size.

Kc looked at the mini golden statue while taking mental notes before moving her hands in a circular motion which created an exact replica of the statue out of snow, then she turned it into solid ice with only a single touch of her finger.

"Wow, it looks really accurate." Wire commented.

"Thank you, I just hope it will be good enough to fool the dungeon." Kc said as she walked closer to the display.

*Wow, I feel like Indiana Jones, except he wasn't transported into a different world and was also forced to join a pirate crew.* Kc thought to herself, remembering she used to be a really big fan of Indiana Jones when she was little.

With steady and shaky hands, she moved the real statue with one hand and placed the ice sculpture in its place.

"We should probably start running by now, judging by how hot it is. We may have about 5 minutes until the ice starts to melt." Kc stated in a matter-of-factly-tone.

Just as she said that, the dungeon started shaking like a large earthquake had struck them while large rocks started falling down as well.

As the pirates ran through the large dungeon, arrows shots out of the walls and passageways were starting to close. Seeing daylight, Kc and all of the Kid Pirates were now tumbling in the ground. Checking her body to make sure she made it in one piece, Kc then realized her favorite blue cowboy hat wasn't on her head. Glancing back, Kc saw her hat lying where the last passageway was still in the process of closing.

Reaching out for her hat, Kc then grabbed it just in the nic of time when the last door was completely shut.

Holding up a victory sign, Kc then gave the group of pirates a cheeky grin. "Yahoo, we did it, that was so much fun."

"Here." Kc then tosses the golden statue to her captain.

"Men, this calls for a party." Kid declared while holding up the statue high enough for everyone to see.

Killer then lifted Kc onto his shoulders. " Let's go back to the ship, this party is in your honor. " Killer said proudly which made Kc smile at him.

As they headed back to the ship, Kc started scratching her back.

"Is there something wrong?"Killer asked.

"Nothing special, just a little itchy is all." She answered with a light shrug, forgetting the earlier events.