Chapter 12: Last Show
Walking through the long streets of the busy city, Kc bit her lower lip and tried her best not to remember what she had said and done to Kid.
*I can never go back, they will never forgive me. I need to win this contest no matter what." Kc thought to herself with pure determination to become number 1.
As she kept on walking, Kc noticed a man wearing the same type of mask she wears while she performs.
"Hey, where did you get that mask?" Kc asked with a raised eyebrow .
"People who are big fans of Hail Queen have been selling all sources of different types of merch everywhere in this city. But be careful this one guy with red hair has been destroying all of the stores and even small booths that sell Hail Queen's merchandise as well." He explained in which Kc immediately guessed it was Kid who was causing all of the destruction.
"So I am guessing you're a big fan of Hail Queen but I don't get why, she is not even that good." Kc commented with a small smirk.
"Are you crazy? She is amazing, her singing is awesome and her devil fruit is so cool and I'm really hoping she will win. And she has to be one of the cutest girls in the world, she is nothing more than a sweet innocent little cinnamon bun that I just want to hug to death." The man said enthusiasticly which made Kc frown slightly.
"What if someone tells you if Hail Queen actually likes to play hard core rock and she is a dangerous criminal, and also hates to be considered sweet and innocent? Would you believe that person?" Kc asked with her head lower down, knowing all of the stuff she had done in the past month was all a lie.
"Then I will call that person stupid, I will never believe those things about Hail Queen, she is too perfect for that stuff." The man responded with his head held up high.
"I see." Was all Kc said.
-x-
"Hi Nick," Kc greeted her dance and vocal coach when she entered the rehearsal booth she has been using for almost a month now.
"Are you ready to get started?" Nick asked excitedly and which Kc nodded.
"Oh yeah but first I've been wanting to give this beautiful bracelet to you lately as a good luck charm." Nick said while holding up a well-crafted slim fitted bracelet with a golden string that kept the pieces of blue gems together.
When Kc slipped on the bracelet, she immediately felt weak to the point that she could barely stand up and her hair had also turned back into its natural color.
"Men, capture her at once she will fetch a high price at the slave auction house." Nick said with a small smirk which made Kc gritted her teeth.
"You asshole! What the fuck are you doing! Nick, I thought we were friends. " Kc managed to shout out before someone covered her mouth.
"Looking for him." He said before opening a closet door that had the real Nick inside the small space and was only wearing his boxers and had both of his legs and arms completely tied up. The man in Nick's clothing then took off his wig and sunglasses to reveal dark green eyes that were totally different from the real Nick's baby blue ones.
"There's no point to struggle, that is Sea Prism Stone which is known to weaken all devil fruit users. And for now on, you can call me Jake." The man now known as Jake stated while smirking evilly.
"Hey boss, we got her." Jake said through a transponder snail.
"Good, did you capture the other girl?" The man asked on the other end of the transponder snail. As the men were distracted, Kc managed to escape from the people who had her pinned down by a technique Killer had taught her from their sparring matches.
"I don't just rely on my devil fruit, I could already kick ass before I even ate it." Kc stated as she went into a fighting stance.
But before Kc could take off the sea Prism stone bracelet, she could feel something being shot right at her neck. When she touches her neck, she then pulls out a tranquilizer dart from it.
Just before Kc was about to pass out she managed to punch one of the guys who were now kidnapping her in the face.
"Owww, you stupid bitch!" The man mumbled while he hit Kc right in the gut. "What was that noise?" The man who was on the transponder snail asked.
"That stupid whore try to fight back." The man who just got punched
said into his transponder snail. After the man was done talking to his boss, he then hung up his transponder snail and picked up the unconscious girl.
-x-
"Killer, where the hell are you going? Kid demanded while tapping his finger.
"Going to support Kc no matter what." Killer responded which made Kid frown.
"Why the fuck are you doing that, she is no longer apart of the crew. Plus she will kill you if she sees you anyway." Kid stated with crossed arms.
"I don't know why but I have a bad feeling that Kc needs our help."
"Then let her be, if anything bad happens to her I could care less. Why do you want to help someone who has no more use for us anymore, wait do you actually like that stupid bitch? Hahaha…. Never mind that was a stupid question." Kid asked jokingly while laughing but then stopped when Killer didn't say anything.
"And what if I do, you like her as much as I do." Killer responded.
"Ptttttttt, yeah right like if anyone could ever love that bitch." Kid retorted.
"Kid, I know you better than you even know yourself. Do you honestly think I don't notice when you pay more attention to her than anyone else in the crew? Or how you get jealous when she is having more fun with someone else than you, that is why you let her get away when she pranks you. And ever since we were kids we always have the same taste in women, remember Shiruton Doruyanaika." Killer mentions the name of his and Kid's first love.
"There is no point in loving her, isn't she asexual." Kid stated which made Killer sigh.
"I know but I can still protect her as an older brother." Killer retorted before both he and Kid hopped off the ship's deck.
"I'm coming too." Was all Kid said.
-x-
When Kc woke up she noticed she was in a small cage. "Oh my gosh Kc, you're finally awake." Jessie said with a relieved look on her face. "How long was I out?" Kc responded with a small moan of pain.
"About 3 hours."
"Why the hell are we in a cage?" Kc asks when she noticed the metal bars that surrounded them.
"This is where they keep future slaves," One of the boys from Triple Trouble answered in a broken voice.
"Who else is here? Kc asked with gritted teeth.
"Everyone who made it through the second round. Tracy, The Kitten Sisters, Triple Trouble, Ray and Molly, Jessie and you are all going to be sold off into slavery. Some of us have been here for almost a month now." James, one of the first people to get kicked out from the contest, explained disappointedly .
Feeling something moving around in her jacket, Kc looked down and saw Kenzo popped his head out.
"Ha, they forgot to take away my little buddy." Kc exclaimed with a small smirk which made everyone's faces brighten up in hope.
"Kenzo, can you get the keys over there." Kc then gestured to the keys that were hanging across their cage.
"You know after we get free from this hell hole, how about I buy you dinner later." One of the boys from Triple Trouble offers with a small wink.
"Nah, I'm good, all I want to do now is take a nice long shower and forget any of this ever happened." Was all Kc said before Kenzo came back to her with the keys in his mouth.
After freeing everyone from their restraints, Kc realized that the key for her and Jessie Sea Prism Stone cuff was nowhere to be found.
"Damn it, where is that stupid key." Kc muttered in annoyance.
"Okay who has any type of fighting experience because it's going to get a little dirty." Kc stated while cracking her knuckles then only James and Ray raised their hands.
"Alright everyone else, stay back and let the 3 of us clear a path for you guys." Kc said before picking up a stick that was close enough to a bo staff.
"Hail Queen I gotta ask, who are you really? You seem way too calm and experienced for these types of situations ." James stated which made everyone nod their head in agreement.
"Just a person who gets into too much shit like this." Kc said with a small smirk before kicking open the door and leading the way.
-x-
"When the fuck is it going to start, we been here for more than 2 hours now?" Kid demanded as he waited in the back room from where the main stage was located.
The announcer then walked on the large stage with his head lower down and tabbed onto the microphone to make sure it was working properly.
"Everyone who had come for this wonderful event, I am sad to inform that both of our contestants had gone missing so we must cancel the finals." The host said with a genuine disappointed expression on his face.
"Killer, get the rest of the crew. We're going hunting." Kid said before he and Killer walked out of the building without making eye contact with each other.
-x-
As Kc was fighting off the boss's goons she managed to steal a sword from one of the men that tried to attack her from behind. She didn't have that much experience with swords, but thanks to Killer she knew the basics and even a few powerful sword techniques as well.
Using her tremendous agility and speed, she used that to overpower her opponents before they could strike her or to dodge her attack.
"Shit, there's too many of them. Is this really the end for me," Kc mumbled to herself after taking another deep breath.
The weapons that were laying around the unconscious bodies started floating off the ground then a large metal arm was formed and a certain red hair captain was in sight.
"You left my crew for less than a week and you already got yourself captured by slave trafficers." Kid stated with a smirk.
"You're K-Kid , captain of the Kid pirates?!" James exclaimed with wide unbelieving eyes while pointing at the fiery hair pirate.
"Kid, why are you helping me? I'm no longer a part of your crew. And how did you even find this place?" Kc asked as she walked closer to him.
" I just had to beat up a few people for the information. And the reason I am helping you is because you didn't let me give you the proper farewell ceremony for anyone who is leaving my crew. Remember these 3 conditions because I am not going to repeat myself, bitch….One, you must never reveal sensitive information about the Kid Pirates to others as long as you live! Two, never become a marine or I will personally kill you myself! 3, You must live everyday like it is your last! Now get the hell out of my sight." Kid said while beating up more than 50 men half to death all at once.
"I still need the key for this." Kc then pointed at the metal cuff that encircled her and Jessie's ankles.
"Looking for these?" Killer chimed in while spinning the keys around his finger.
"Thank you, you're a lifesaver." Kc thanked before giving Killer a big hug which made Kid mutter 'I'm still here too you know' under his breath .
"So you're a pirate, am I right?" Roy asked in pure shock.
"A damn good one , and if you tell anyone I will kill you and your stupid girlfriend without a second thought." Kid threatens which made Roy immediately stop asking any more questions.
"Come on Kc, if we leave now we still might have time to perform." Jessie stated before transforming into a flamingo and was about to take flight.
"You may have the power of ice but I have the amazing power of flight." Jessie said proudly which made Kid , Killer and Kc chuckled a bit.
"Hey Kc are you going to let that bitch out stage you. " Kid said with a large grin.
Kc then let her twin tails and fluffy white ears pop out which everyone gasp in shock but mostly in curiosity.
"Killer, meet me back behind the stage and bring your drum kit and some of my most punk rock clothes as well. I got a cool idea and I'm going to need your help." Kc said before taking off for flight as well.
"Wait, I only know one animal with 2 tails and can create ice ...Oh my god, she's the Silver Fox. " James, who is also from the North Blue, exclaimed in excitement.
"Hey, why do you know so much about her?" Kid demanded.
"Of course I do! Everyone from the North Blue hears the tales about the Silver Fox. Ever since I was a little kid I dreamt of the day of meeting it, now I am blessed with 100 years of good luck." James said while trying to hold back his large child-like grin.
"That's bull shit, the only thing the bitch was useful for was making decent snow cones." Kid scoffs.
"Hi." Kc greeted Jessie when she caught up to her in the sky.
"How the hell can you fly just as fast as me? I'm a freaking bird and foxes aren't even supposed to fly." Jessie stated with her mouth wide open.
"You need to be fast on land and sky when your captain is a bloodthirsty short-tempered man who also gets pranked daily by me." Kc exclaimed which made Jessie shiver of imagining what Kc had to do to survive Kid's raft .
-x-
"Sorry for the late update, it turns out that our 2 finalist just got a little lost in the city...Now what all of you have been waiting for! The final round of Grand Line SuperStar is about to begin! Our next performer doesn't need an introduction anymore. She stole the hearts of everyone at her last performance. Please enjoy Jessie's long-awaited final performance!" The announcer said before Jessie started singing.
{Hello by: Adele}
"There are no words fit to describe your amazing performance! That was so impressive! That was the most moving song I've ever heard on this show!" Billy, one of the 3 judges, said.
"Billy is right. That was a perfect performance. Amazing, I have nothing else to say." David, one of the other 3 judges, said.
"I'm sure this performance will go down in history." Kylee, the final judge commented with a smile.
"Next on stage is the cute and adorable girl that no one can resist, give a warm welcome to HAIL QUEEN!" The announcer shouted through the microphone before the lights were suddenly turned off.
Then a bright spot light was only shining on a figure of a woman wearing low-rise leather pants. A crop leather vest that shows off most of her stomach and finally black spike punk rock high heel boots.
"If you guys still think I'm cute and adorable after this performance then all of you can go to hell! I'm already pissed enough to be seen as a cute little pop princess, so shut up and let me play this killer tune. " Kc demanded through the microphone before nodding to Killer.
She then started playing her guitar and sang the lyrics from one of her favorite songs of all time.
{Highway to Hell: AC/DC}
In the middle of the song, she then started hopping around the stage with only one foot before Kenzo jumped onto the end of her guitar.
⅓ of the song she pulled her ponytail and let her long hair flow in the wind and then she turned her once black clothing... white with beautiful snow patterns.
Kenzo used his fire abilities to make it look like Kc's Guitar caught on fire before jumping off from where he was standing and started doing the same dance move that Kc was doing.
When the song was almost over, Kc took a deep breath knowing the last part was a long yell and a complicated guitar rift.
"And I'm goin' down All the WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!" She yelled as loud as she could which sounded more like a wild beast than an actual person.
As the ground started shaking and windows started breaking as well, all 3 of the judges and audience duck down for dear life and cover their ears.
"Wow, On the highway to hell!" After she sings the last part of the song she then realizes all of the destruction she has caused.
"Uh, are you guys okay? Sorry, I guess." Kc apologized awkwardly with an uncertain look on her face.
The crowd immediately erupted in loud cheering and clapping and all the judges got out from their hiding spots.
"Just wow!" Billy commented with wide dilated eyes.
"Hail Queen, you are full with lots of surprises but that was too much for my poor ears." David stated with wide dilated eyes as well.
"That was one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen before in my entire life, you will definitely go down in history!" Kylee said excitedly.
After one of the stage crew handed the envelope that had the name of the winner of the contest, the announcer glanced at it and began to smile.
"The Winner of this year's singing championship is...HAIL QUEEN…"
Kc then jumped back onto the stage and held the microphone closer to her face and started her speech.
"Well since I'm the winner of this stupid little contest, I just need to do a few things, first , I'm going to take off my mask." Kc exclaimed before taking off her mask and turning her snowy locks back into it's normal color.
"Second, I'm going to show you guys the most important part about my devil fruit." Kc stated before transforming into her hybrid form, which showed off her long fluffy white fur, ears, twin tails and finally her long sharp claws as well which made everyone, especially the 3 judges gasp in pure shock.
"And finally, I'm going to tell you guys my real name. It's Joe Kc but the marines just call me Twin Tails Kc! And yes my jackass of a captain is Eustass Kid, captain of the Kid Pirates! And this awesome drummer right here is 'Massacre Soldier'' Killer." Kc stated with a smirk.
No one could contain their shock, not even Kid, Killer or the rest of the Kid Pirates saw that coming, no one could keep their composer after what Kc had revealed to all of them.
"Someone contact the marines!" One person shouted in distress.
"This is huge news! Call the main office right away! We're releasing an extra for this. " One reporter said while pointing his camera toward her.
"Do you think the crew would take me back?" Kc asked Killer in a casual tone like if she could care less.
"Welcome back, bitch!" Kid's voice chimed in.
"Kc I gotta ask, why did you just give up on your dreams like that?" Killer asked, not knowing what to think.
"Because I found a new meaning in my life, kicking ass and pissing Kid off." Was all Kc said before a whole army of marines pointed their guns at the 3 pirates.
"You 2 should cover your ears, I'm going to try out my new ability again. I think I will call it my Silver Howl."
2 days later after the contest had ended, Kc was laying on the ship's deck playing her guitar when Killer handed her a new bounty poster and a beer bottle as well.
"Hi Killer, just the person I've been wanting to see, what do you think? I asked Heat to tattoo my name onto my arm yesterday." Her tattoo covered her whole bicep with K on the top and C on the bottom that also had a small dot in the middle from where the C was located.
"It looks good,"Killer responded.
"Thanks." Kc said before noticing the 2 bounty posters in Killer's hand.
"Congratulations, you're now in the same league as me and Kid. Even Kenzo has a bounty too." Killer said proudly.
The 2 bounty posters read out "WANTED..Only Alive Twin Tails Kc with a bounty of 101,000,000 beri. WANTED...Dead or Alive Fireball Kenzo with a bounty of 1,000 beri "
"So where are we going next?" Kc asked, not caring about her new large bounty or why it only wanted her alive.
"Sabaody Archipelago is our last stop until we reach the New World." Killer explained.
"Well cheers to a new beginning ." Kc said with her bottle held up high before face planting onto the hard wooden ground and started snoring lightly.
"Let me guess, she had another narcolepic attack again." Kid stated when he watched the 2 of them from where he was standing and which Killer nodded his head in agreement.
