Five months had now passed since Domino's unwanted assembly with the vice admirals. Following the completion of her sentence she was allowed back to the command of her ship. Which of course was to say she had the ship to captain but now was under strict scrutiny for every move she made. That didn't stop her from sailing the sea's and capturing pirates, in fact she was proud to say that out of all the pirates she had caught she had not faced one she had to kill yet. Which always put a smile on her face. Her life in chains made her more reluctant to take someone's life. She also despised the idea of dying in chains.
But, she still had her own duties to follow so she went through the proper 'retraining' as they put it and continued to smile through everything. Even though some of the restrictions included the ban of all of Whitebeards known territories. But she was convinced that no matter what they would find each other so the only thing she could do was prepare for the inevitable. Until then she had no time for him to occupy her mind. Instead she tried hard to be a dependable captain who her crew would trust.
Now she sat calmly in the medium sized mess hall where the kitchen gave an assembly line of un-gourmet goodies and the wooden benches (all full) sat side by side. Here was where she enjoyed the conversations of her men and listen to stories of their families as of right now she heard Avery, her ships head doctor wave around a picture of his daughter with a large skull splitting grin. His blue eyes a fire with pride at how she just lost her first tooth.
Domino smiled with them when another person turned towards Domino, "Captain how bout you any letters from home?" He asked not knowing the tenseness around the crew as he said that. Domino just leaned her head on her left hand smiling holding up the morning paper with her right.
"Considering I'm home right now no I don't think so." She shrugged and opened up the paper "However the island I came from just recently started preparing for their annual harvest festival." She smiled making up a lie based off the paper she saw. In fact her island was burned down and nothing but ashes now but that wasn't important.
The kid nodded "That's really cool? Is that where you went back to when you went on leave?" He asked here as the crew around also seemed entranced. When asked about her home island Domino would always say small tidbits choosing to refer to the ship as her home or Marineford.
Domino shrugged and then giggled "It'd be kind of silly to stay on the ship if I have leave. Instead I went to train some more." She smiled looking at him the man nodded "You must be one of those workaholics." He stated before Domino heard a scoff from Gator who took a drink of orange juice. "More like an alcoholic." He murmured to the crews laughter.
Adaline while in command hadn't the heart to tell the crew what really happened to their captain. Just that she was on leave.
Domino shook her head faking shock "Can you blame me having to run you lot?" She asked straightening out the paper "I'm surprised we're all not belly up right now." She mumbled with laughter as Gator patted her shoulder "Ah Captain, did I hurt your feelings?" He asked her with a smile. Domino rolled her eyes "Maybe." She stated before giving him a side eye and pulling away smiling looking at her paper.
"How about I give you this then, my wife sent it for you." He stated handing her a elegantly carved wooden bottle. "Premium Saki!" He cheered. Domino took it lightly and nodded "Forgiven!" She stated as the whole crew erupted in laughter.
As the laughter Adaline threw the door open and called out "Domino, The RuRu pirates are approaching cannons ready, 8 ships!" She shouted sending the entire mess hall into a bustling of sounds and disgruntle Marines having to stop their good time.
Domino stood up wrapping the paper up and tying her hair back. "Battle stations! Gator map the nearest island and potential escape routes, Avery get your teams together, this captain is a worth a lot of zeros he ani't going down without a fight everyone else lets show them what our symbol means!" She cheered and rushed out of the mess hall to cheers of Marines who followed.
Domino bounded towards the deck and looked down at the barrels of dirt her and Adaline had stacked on the deck. She looked between her deck watching as the marines began to unfurl the sails and the boat lurch towards the oncoming ship. She smirked twisting her wrist jumping up and down in anticipation. This was going to be one hell of a fight she could feel it.
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Marco yawned and laid down on the deck feeling the sun warm and dance along his skin. The waves lapped over the shore as the ship swayed with the coming tide.
Thatch looked over the sleeping Marco and watching as his shadow caused Marco to frown. "What do you want Thatch-yoi?" Marco asked groggily. Thatch shrugged and held a newspaper in his hand moving his body as he spoke.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe just wondering why you are still on the ship when everyone else is out having fun." He jested.
Marco rolled his eyes and moved his arm over his face trying to sleep again. "I don't want to-yoi." He stated seriously. He didn't want to go ashore there was nothing there that enticed him enough to want to move from this spot. Even the alcohol tasted different, so he committed himself to a nice relaxing nap. That is if Thatch would leave him alone.
Thatch however began to poke him with the paper jumping from spot to spot as Marco swatted at him. "Or, or, you could come with us we're going to celebrate some new arrivals, come on," He pleaded. Marco moved his arm to raise an eyebrow at the pompadour bouncing as he smiled. The scar on his eye beginning to heal lightly.
"We did that yesterday-yoi." He groaned trying to avoid the onslaught of pokes before he noticed the newspaper.
"Yeah that was part one, this is part two." Thatch cheered holding up his hand as Marco swatted him away.
"Whats in your hand-yoi?" He asked looking at the paper and sitting up snatching it away from Thatch who laughed "Page, 4 bottom corner a certain after about 4 months of nothing your Marine showed up again. And they hit with a vengeance, 50 crews totaling of more then 500 men within one month, Crazy man." He stated as Marco silently read what he could trying to hide a smile as her name appeared.
"Yeah, crazy-yoi." He whispered before looking up at Thatch who beamed a knowing smile and tilted his head.
"So feel like celebrating now do you?" He asked. Only to see as Marco pushed himself up, holding the newspaper and waving Thatch off. "Yeah yeah, later tonight, I'm still recovering from last night-yoi." He smiled as Thatch shook his head in disbelief before Marco disappeared. "Your loss!" He called as Marco was no longer to be seen. He then looked up at Whitebeard who had watched the scene with amusement.
"This is your fault pops!" he shouted as Whitebeard looked at him confused "How?" He asked. Thatch motioned "You told us do whatever we want, he went and did a Marine!" He shouted jokingly.
Whitebeard turned and gave Thatch a knowing look. "You did too." He responded only for Thatch to shake his head "Yeah but I'm not effected like he his. He has got it bad." He shouted as Whitebeard sent him a side glance and took a drink.
"He doesn't lose all of his money to an Angel." He commented before he sent Thatch another glance "But that's my fault too?" He asked as Thatch held out his hand with a mock bow. "I get it, I get it. But it was worth every cent!" He cheered.
Marco closed the door behind him and let out a light chuckle throwing the paper on his desk and heading towards his large empty bed. As the paper landed it softly nudged a purple rose in a clear vase before everything settled into a light peace.
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"Damn it we're trapped!" Adaline shouted as Domino held her arm a pained smile across her face. Domino shook her head forcing her right arm bleeding and burning to twist and felt as large vines appeared pulling her men out of the way of a large swing before she spit blood and ran her hand through her browning hair.
"What are our orders captain?" Adaline yelled unloading both of her pistols and trying not to be backed in to a corner.
Domino barely responded as she focused on her prey. Adaline quickly went to reload before another jarring explosion startled her causing her to drop her pistols.
"You'll have to jump ship." Domino growled as the large burly man with a monkey on his shoulder cackled. She couldn't fight him fully with her crew here. "And here I thought, you were a tough little marine. Hell you took out 8 of my ships." The man shouted his blacken teeth disgusted her.
Adaline looked around the open sea and noticed rock formations jetting out in the distance, she could get the man to take cover there. She then looked back as Domino yelled and pushed her feet forwards punching the much taller man in the face causing him to stagger and rock the ship. Adaline watched as other Marines tried frantically to hold on as both ships rocked.
The pirates ship was currently wedged in the Marines via a large blade built into the bow. Even if they did manage to free themselves the ship would be in to much damaged if Domino kept fighting.
She quickly pulled a rifle from a dead pirate and tried desperately to relieve Domino from taking on the full force of RuRu the captain. This was a feeble attempt as Domino caught a left hand to the chest and was sent rolling back hitting the captain's quarters wall and shattering the wood before her very eyes.
Adaline watched with a pain filed gasp as the wood flew by her to see a standing Domino. Her eyes widened as Domino seemed to change her manor her right arm which was dislocated now popped back in to place as Domino shot out her right and bleeding hand.
"Adaline get off this ship!" She shouted to her men who all staggered and struggled to breath in the dirt that swirled around the air. Adaline bit her lip feeling her breathing hollow as she surveyed the dead and mangled bodies around her and staggered back shaking her head. Domino would stay back as the Marines escaped. She knew when it came to a battle Domino would never leave, but she wasn't above ordering her men to live.
Adaline looked at the Cheeky captain who cocked his head and licked the blood from his knife. Domino's blood. "As if I'll let you escape!?" He shouted launching at her his swords at the ready.
Domino bent down and ran full speed at him her hands collecting spiked gauntlets as they turned black and she stopped him mid swing. The impact of the two caused a blast of air that sucked in the dust and then quickly forced it out again sending marines and pirates flying.
Adaline watched as Domino's arched legs started to slide back as she looked over "That's an order!" She shouted as Adaline covered her mouth trying to keep her knees from going week and called out the order.
"Retreat to the boats!" She yelled her voice breaking as she watched the marines swarm towards the long boats each covered in blood and dirt as the ships continued to burn. Domino hated herself. She never wanted to retreat but she didn't want to see her men die. She was stuck. She was powerless.
No she wasn't she was holding back why? She could be so much more. She needed to be. Images of Marco holding out hand pass through her head as she quickly pushed them away.
RuRu tried to pull away when Domino grunted and pulled back her left arm and caught him in the jaw. Quickly she repeated the motion.
Punch, step, punch, step, punch, step. Relentlessly she continued forcing the pirate back feeling pain split through her wrist as her haki began to ware out. She didn't care, the pain that coursed through her body didn't outmatch her adrenaline. All that could be herd was the fateful snap of Domino's left wrist as she pulled back. The towering man kneeling before her wiping the blood from his broken nose and splitting face.
Domino looked back to see none of her men had left yet and gave an annoyed frown. "What are you doing?" She asked waving to her men who stood still guns and swords at the ready.
"We won't leave you Captain!" They yelled firing their guns to Domino's bleeding smile.
RuRu yelled staggering to his feet "Isn't that cute? It's disgusting." He growled pushing himself off the ground the men his prime target.
Suddenly and silently he was stopped by a cold and harsh feeling running through his body. A sound rang through his ears that could only be described as a person punching a brick wall followed by a hollow warm feeling spreading through his chest.
He staggered and looked down at the tall Marine surprised. His surprise was enough to make the Marine smile and lick her lips her eyes changing as she grabbed him with her other hand and forced him closer to her, His body was the twice the size of hers yet when brought to his knees he could almost bury his face in her hair.
It was a soundless moment. It was cold and as a warmth began to leave his chest, he couldn't look down at the woman, instead he stared aimlessly at the Marines frozen in amazement. He could feel a sort of indescribable numbness spread throughout his body. The wind on his back even seemed to spread throughout his body as well. Something moved through his body crushing and tangling around everything he couldn't feel anymore. He staggered backwards from where the Marine stood to see her bloody gauntlet begin to wither away but, in her hand, and beginning to be unwrapped by green thorns his beating heart.
Domino stood before the man panting and looked at his frilly feathered boa and black with red trim jacket fall flat and motionless against the ruined deck. Domino looked down at the warm and beating muscle in her hand before walking over to look at his wide brown eyes staring at the sky and dropped the lifeless object on his body and turned towards her crew a frown on her face.
"Never mind the retreat." She spoke sternly before she took a step and felt a blood curdling snap followed by pain and surprise fill her face. Quickly Adaline rushed to the blood covered Domino and held her up as they fell to their knees. Domino's eyes were hollow and her breathing hoarse.
"What...what did I do." She whispered to Adaline before Adaline shook her head. "You had to, you saved us." Adaline whispered running her fingers through Domino's hair as she sobbed quietly into Adalines chest.
"I could of...but i.." She stammered. Adaline pulled away and offered a small smile. "Domino, remember what you said to me when Kuzan froze you?" She asked as the battle had finished and Marines gathered around the lifeless man and stared at Domino in awe.
"I...I..don't." She spoke her voice cold and braking. Adaline nodded trying to hide back the sound of her own voice breaking as she could tell Domino was in pain. "You said you'd challenge the gods themselves to protect us." She spoke as Domino buried her head on Adalines shoulder sobbing harder.
"You did that today." She whispered as Domino pulled away and gave her friend a pained smile and nodded. "I did." She nodded moving to stand up as Adaline moved under her and held her up the best she could. Domino lifted her left leg slightly above the ground trying to not put weight on it,
They slowly turned as Domino shot out her left uninjured arm but limp wrist. "Tend to the most injured first, Pirate or Marine, those who are able, plug the leaks use whatever you can. Put the fires out Now!" She stated moving her arm and then using Adaline to turn again. Pointing at the large black and red ship that impaled their own. She used her right arm managing to lift it.
"Engineers get to work on this! The fact we're not under yet means we still have a fighting chance." She then looked over the barrels of knocked over dirt and motioned her head "I can try and seal it off like a wedge type thing with my devil fruit but it won't do any good against the sea. Let me know what I can do." She stated towards the few bloodied Marines who nodded the deck now scrambling.
She turned around once again inspecting the damage before she tapped on Adalines shoulder and hobbled towards the intact railing and leaned against it nodding towards Adaline.
"You need medical attention. Go get some." Domino stated her voice cold and commanding. Adaline looked at the woman practically soaked in blood before her and gave a concerned look before nodding. "These are just scratches." she stated.
"Captain, what about the bodies?" Some one asked. Domino felt the sound leave her and took a sharp breath. The bodies? The bodies? "Um.." She stopped her body going stiff. Adaline turned quickly and held out her arm "Get them to the freezers, we'll give them a proper burial after the damaged is fixed. Take all the food out and cook what you can."
"Aye Lieutenant." They saluted before the bustling continued. Domino let out a sigh running her hand through her hair and looking at the large bulky man dead before her and shook her head looking at the Navy's flag.
"Captain," A stern voice called Domino felt two hands take her by the shoulders before she blinked and tore her sight from the flag to see a sharp faced Gator a cut above his lips that was bleeding and his green ascot still intact.
"Captain?" He asked again before Domino gave him a pained smile and gingerly moved her leg.
"Yes sir?" She asked him her voice trying to be chipper but failed instead she held a light smile with an uncaring voice.
"I charted a path like you said, you're not going to like our options." He stated shaking his head as Domino reached her hand out to Gator and moved his head by his cheeks. "Are you okay? Do you need medical attention?" She asked him.
He shook his head and moved to help her stand up and felt the weight on his shoulders lighten as another man appeared on the other side to help her hobble to a new cot.
She stopped them instead called out "Kato? Where's Kato?" She asked to see Gators obvious confusion. "Why him?"
Domino rolled her eyes and nodded to a passerby marine and called "You sir, you seen Kato I wanna know if he got the call for those reinforcements, they should have been here 20 mins ago." She spoke short and harsh. All three men shrugged and she sighed as Avery's dark skin and frown appeared before Domino tapping his hand.
"With all due respect sir lie down, I need to look at your wounds." He stated as the other two moved to lie Domino down before she quickly pushed back up hopping on one leg. "No someone else." She mumbled before Avery put two hands on her shoulders and forced her down. "You are the someone else who needs it. You can still call out your precious orders, just let me do my job." He stated before Domino gave him a sorry look and laid down.
"Gator, where are we head'n?" She asked wincing as Avery shook his head at her leg and then moved to get his bag.
Domino looked down at her leg and Avery's shaved head before going wide eyed at her own blood and looking up making a face. She was used to her own blood, really she was. It was just her blood from her leg that she could see. And now the adrenaline was beginning to ware off and the pain was beginning to spread. She nearly passed out except she forced herself to be awake. She had to she couldn't let anything happen.
Gator looked at Avery who grumbled again before looking back to Domino who now smiled warmly at him. "Um, we have two options, the nearest fort is 5 days from here and then we have an island about half a day, sir." He nodded.
Domino smiled and held out her hand "Well the half day sounds better then 5, we'll go there." She chirped nodding. Before she saw the look on his sharp pointed face. "Well, you see the island belongs to the Whitebeard pirates. And you know we are not allowed in their waters." He spoke cautiously.
Domino sighed and ran a bloody hand through her hair and leaned all the way back wincing at that too. "Oh," She let out as Gator nodded "Oh is correct sir." He spoke before Domino waved him off.
"The sea doesn't belong to one person or entity. What matters is the safety of my crew." She nodded before looking around. "Yeah, plot the course, get the helms men to take us there as soon as we're able." She spoke before looking away biting her lips as Avery now poked her stomach a worried look on his face.
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"Chug, Chug, Chug, chug." Chanted the pirates slamming their fists on the wooden table as Marco, and Thatch threw back their head's wooden mugs in hand. Thatch who felt his chin grow wet leaned over and tried to stop Marco with a smile as Marco tried to push him back.
Until finally Thatch threw his cup down in victory and cheered sweet victory as Marco slammed his down and wiped his mouth shaking his head. "That was cheating-yoi" He called before he was subdued by his brothers throwing old moldy food at him laughing.
"Of course I cheated!" Thatch laughed nudging a smiling Marco "You just didn't try hard enough my pineapple shaped friend." He teased as Marco motioned for more rounds "Yeah yeah, let's go again-yoi." He called at a cheering Thatch who now begun to stretch.
"Are you sure? I think it's clearly obvious who the superior is here." He leaned in watching Marco smile "If you're so confident then let's make it fun-yoi." He stated.
Thatch leaned back and scoffed throwing his face in Marcos "Ha! As if, it'll be like taking candy from a baby." He stated and leaned back narrowing his eyes "Besides, seems fishy. You lose then ask for money?" He eyed Marco who rolled his eyes and held out his arms offended "If you don't want to defend your title as champion, I understand-yoi." He laughed before beginning to drink his refilled mug giving a glance to the bar maid who wore a purple and red short skirt.
Thatch quickly covered Marcos cup before he could take a drink and shook his head. "How dare you! Challenge me once more. You fool!" He shouted before Marco laughed and waved his hand in the air "I challenge you again-yoi" He hollered feeling the multiple rounds coursing through his body and the fun never ending.
Thatch nodded "Lets go. Double or nothing no money just fruit!?" He laughed motioning to the hungry eyes that all held mushy old fruit in their hands ready to peg the loser once again.
Marco nodded and slammed his cup down next to Thatch. "Deal-yoi." He spoke before a third cup was slammed down, this one much wider and taller than the other two. Marco and Thatch blinked and watched as Pops gave them a big smile. "How dare you call yourself a Champion when you have failed to beat the true master here." He called with a smile.
Thatch and Marco eyed each other before leaning in and mumbling among themselves before nodding. "On the count of three-yoi." Marco stated leaning in to the other two all three faces watching each other closely.
"One-yoi." He spoke as Thatch nodded all three getting ready to lift. "Two-" Thatch spoke and before Pops got to say three the other two quickly threw back their drinks as Whitebeard hollered with laughter.
"Ah you lousy cheats! Who raised you?" He asked throwing back his drink before Thatch and Marco slammed their empty cups at the same time and beamed "You did!" They yelled.
All to the laughter of the crew as they refused to throw fruits at Pops. "Have respect!" He yelled back.
"Hey! Marines!" A thin gangling man called running up the path that lead to their small outdoor party.
Marco looked at Thatch as he shrugged before Vista sat up from his passed-out state reaching for his weapons only to find them missing and looking confused. He then looked up at a smiling Haruta who stuck out his tongue.
"You don't think it could be Marcos Marine?" Izo asked rubbing away the blurry vision he had.
Marco secretly hopped it was. They were having such a wonderful time and the Marine being here would make it ten times better.
But the sobering thought struck his head. "I highly doubt that-yoi." He spoke sternly before Thatch looked at him wide eyed "Hey, hey you didn't deny she was your Marine." He hollered to the nod of everyone including Whitebeard.
Marco looked around and smiled drinking the newly refilled mug. "Who else's would she be-yoi?" he asked to murmurs and nods. Before Thatch sprung up practically twirling in his spot. "How dare you, woman are not mere objects they are gifts to be cherished and held." He stated grabbing the waitress and spinning her around before dipping her with a wink.
"So what do you say, can I cherish and hold you." Thatch cooed with a charming smile.
Marco rolled his eyes as Izo let out a small hiccup and laughter. "Call them whatever you want just don't hold them in the kitchen! That's gross." he hollered before Thatch dropped the waitress in the sand and looked at Izo as the woman jumped up.
"Passion knows no bounds." He cheered before feeling a tap on his shoulder and turned to see a fist hit him smack in the eye twisting him around to the crowd's laughter. He fell and leaned back and gave a goofy smile.
"I think she likes me." He teased before Jozu held out a glass "I don't care do that again." He hollered to the approval of the crowd.
Marco tuned out the rowdiness of the crowd before looking at orange glow down the hill. It was becoming more evident that there was a sort of burnt smell in the air. "Are you sure it was Marines-yoi." He asked starting to stand up and walk to get a better view.
Whitebeard turned around and watched as a burning ship pulled into the harbor many men jumping overboard.
"Whoa...That's some entrance." Jozu mumbled as he watched the same scene as the others. Marco looked back at Pops and his brothers before quickly flying off towards the wreckage as the others began to run behind him.
"Get, everyone off now!" A sharp voice yelled. As Marines hollered and called to each other. Marco soared above the wreckage trying to make out the scene he watched below. Two of the three masts had long fallen but the main mast of the ship was just now cracking and beginning to fall over as men poured over the sides. Quickly a gang plank was thrown over the side as they tried to walk the wounded off on the dock.
"Get the wounded out," Another voice yelled. Marco pushed the smoke aside to see a red head covered in ash point and holler at the few who now held injuries in their arms.
"Adaline?" He thought to himself before quickly flying down careful not to fan the flames. He landed on what was left of the railing before he noticed a long body laid dead on the deck and empty bloodied cots alongside him.
He watched as the red head covered her mouth and held her head down turning her head as Marco ran up behind her.
"What happened-yoi?" He asked quickly Adaline didn't even jump before she turned to him. "No time to explain. Grab who you can and go." She yelled turning around beginning to shout orders.
Marco quickly nodded before tossing Adaline over his shoulder and jumping over the ship landing on the wooden dock as she yelped and beat his shoulder.
"Not me!" She yelled before Marco shook his head and jumped back on the ship. If Adaline was here then so was Domino. She didn't seem like the type that would be the first to jump so not seeing her first was beginning to worry him.
Adaline watched as other pirates began to crowd the deck rushing to the aid of the marines pulling themselves from the sea soaking wet and exhausted. Adaline felt as some of them ran in to her shoulder back and forth carrying men. Each time was dizzying, and she found herself falling back. Before two arms wrapped around her waist letting her fall back.
"I knew you'd fall for me." The voice teased before Adaline focused enough to see the scar running down his face and smiled. Before the view became blurry again and she felt lighter than before. It wasn't until she watched the clear stars move that she noticed she was being carried. Quickly as she was set down on the sandy beach, she could hear words, but only blink.
She saw people faces dart between hers but couldn't muster the strength to respond. It was as if her body had locked up and she just couldn't move.
Thatch looked from the frozen statue before him and looked up at the burning ship to see the mast finally snap. "Marco! Marco come quick!" He yelled. His brothers voice piercing through the hysteria brought Marco bounding to him.
Marco appeared at his side running to the frozen Adaline and looked over her. "I don't see any real wounds, it could be shock-yoi." He mumbled before he heard a creaking and the crying of a ship aflame in the night.
He watched as the Marines gathered on the sandy beaches slumped over and fallen to their knees crying. He felt his mind whirl as he began to search the beach not seeing the one marine he cared for.
He got up and started walking between the Marines crying and holding their wounds. "Where's Domino-yoi?" He asked his voice growing frantic.
Before one of them chocked out "Captain! Where's Captain?" In fear. His cry sparked a rouse of terror as they yelled a collective "CAPTAIN." As the last and largest mast finally snapped off slowly turning on the deck spreading the flames and falling in to the shallow water. Collapsing the last part of the ship that had yet to fall and Connecting the sea to the raging fire.
Marco went wide eyed and bounded once more for the burning behemoth before him before a cry of pain reached his ears.
"Yeap.." The cold voice called before appearing before them looking more damaged then the ship.
Marco watched as another man who she held by the belt cried in pain, as a sharp stick of wood jetted out from his chest, and another that she carried on her shoulder, his eye bleeding badly. She herself was hopping on one good leg. He looked behind her to see a giant stem growing from the side of the ship that able Marines clung to.
Her clothes were torn, and small embers flickered at the parts not burnt off. A trail of blood streamed from both arms as her body began to shake under the heft. Quickly Marco and Vista rushed to her side. Marco handed the two men to vista and quickly placed himself under Domino's now limp arm as she looked up and gave a smile, her teeth stained red.
"Heard you were having a party." She mused through gasps of air. Marco nodded with a smile as he continued to pull Domino towards the beach watching how every few steps her left leg would go limp before she picked herself up again.
"I see you brought the fireworks-yoi." He joked watching the beach grow closer and quickly and carefully placed her down. He watched as her eyes closed before they shot open again and she pushed him away.
"My men? Get them first." She stated tapping his shoulder. Marco looked around at the marines who collectively shook their heads 'no'. and looked back down at Domino who groaned and laid back down.
"They don't agree-yoi." He stated before Domino gave a slowly lazy blink before smiling. "They don't know any better." She giggled before her body went limp.