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Well?! Are ye still hidin' in yer ink, wee Squid?!
Captain Roy was standing on a platform hold by a tall, metallic pillar. His left hand was holding a megaphone, which was standing in front of his mouth: his right hand was holding a coral-like cage with a Squid inside, which eyes' top were downturned. The captain's irises were tilting left and right.
Me patience be runnin' thin... 'n so be me rum!
His irises went down: Mirii was running towards the center of the plaza. He starts grinning, bursting into a loud laugh.
"'n so we meet again, Mirii Kelpshell..." His right hand was tilting the cage. "This time, ye'll be squawkin' out all yer secrets!"
"You round buffoon!" Mirii was gritting her teeth, while clenching her fists and lowering her eyebrows. "You are going to be the one who'll spit out the entire truth…"
"Wha' truth?! I 'ave naught t'"
Suddenly, a katana blade was slightly resting on his back. The Inkling ninja was standing behind, as his eyes were looking at the captain.
"… ignore the girl… give me the vase…"
"N-no!" Mirii's irises shrunk, while bending a bit forward. "Don't you dare revealing anything to that ninja!"
"If you cooperate with me… I'll take care of that girl, just like I did with the other three Agents." His expression didn't change.
"YOU DID WHAT?!" Mirii frowns even more, while growling. "Why yyooouuu…"
"Mirii, what did you expect?!" Hun was frowning too, staring at the captain. "He was our enemy ever since the beginning…"
"Now…" The man's eyes closed. "Reveal the vase to me, pirate."
"Wha''s this? A joke?!" He turns behind, hitting the katana with his megaphone.
The weapon flew out of the platform: the ninja's eyes expanded, with his irises watching the blade falling down. Suddenly, a left hand picked him from under his neck, lifting him up from the floor.
"Ye darn numbnuts! Don't ye see that th' poppet has th' vase?! She's tryin' trickin' us all!" He was moving the ninja left and right.
Mirii's jaw dropped.
FUM!
The ninja appears a bit away from the captain.
"She has nothing!" His eyes were frowning. "You and all your Stinglings are the ones who stole the vase…"
"Enough wit' yer jokes!" His right foot stomps the floor. "We be pirates, nah vikin's! We don't burn down houses... we plunder ships!"
Mirii's irises shrunk.
"… what… IMPOSSIBLE!" Her eyebrows went up. "Th-the house was attacked by someone… the only ones who weren't covered by the liquid were your Stingrays!" Her left forefinger pointed down the captain. "So, it's logical"
"Ye might start tellin' th' truth, Squid!" His right hand moved the cage above the abyss. "Or else yer matey becomes grass grub!"
Mirii growls faintly, tilting a bit backwards.
"… I don't even understand how you know anything about the vase…"
"Girl, like I said it by accident!" Bars was looking at Mirii. "Sorry for that…"
"Hmpf." Mirii rose her head, while folding her arms. "It seems he forgot to mention how we were looking for the vase… since we have proof it was stolen."
"Who did that?! Spill th' rum!" His right hand was moving around, while his face was frowning.
A single sweat slides from her head's right side.
"He seems losing his mind… pressing him may not be a good idea." Her head lowered, while her eyes closed. "I need to find another way to unlock the situation… but what can I do…? … what if he has already the solution under his nose? He must have been here, ever since the beginning… maybe he saw an important element, who may possibly"
"Answer t' me, Squid! I Th' rum barrels are empty 'n I wants t' get some more!" He was bending forward, frowning a bit more.
Mirii's head rose, as her eyelids lowered to the middle.
"… instead of invoking rum, you should utilize your memory and maybe find a solution for yourself." Her left foot was sliding forward.
"Huh?! Ye be seriously implyin' that I know th' answer?! This time yer stupidity reached parrot lev"
Suddenly, Roy lifts his posture as his eyes and mouth opened a bit: gradually, he formed a smile.
"... oooh... ye aren't jus' squiffy... ye be also gullible!" He laughs loudly for a moment. "Aye, thanks t' yer ingenuity I jus' remember an element which might reconnect t' th' true culprits!" He grins.
"Reveal them!" Mirii frowned a lot, showing her teeth. "I order you!"
"Ye wish, Squid!" His left forefinger was tilting left and right. "I be nah tellin' th' loot's coordinates t' other pirates! Wha' ye'll get be only th' salt from th' sea! Har har"
Suddenly, the ninja pushed Roy towards the edge: his right hand opened, sending the cage flying in the air.
"Tuuuurrrfff!" Bars' irises shrunk, staring down the floor.
The cage gradually flipped upside-down.
PUM!
The cage's floor opened, as Bars jumped out from it: he formed an arc in the air, landing towards a wooden crate.
CRASH!
Mirii and Hun's head were all turned towards the item, with a sweat drop near their heads.
"Tell us this element, pirate!"
Their heads turned up: the ninja's right foot was stepping on Roy's back. The captain's arms were suspended in the air, bending up: his irises shrunk, his eyes expanded, sweat covered his forehead.
"Aaarrrrr! I be nah scared o' me owns plank! I can easily fall on me feet!" His head turned to the right, while shaking his fists.
"I would like to see that…" His right foot pushed him a little bit forward.
Roy swallows loudly, as he starts trembling.
"... br-brin' me away from this plank 'n I-I'll tell ye everythin' i-in secret..." His shoulders shrugged, as his eyebrows went up.
"… let her know everything too…" His arms folded.
His right foot pushed the captain a bit forward. Roy's face became pale.
"Alright, alright! I-I be gonna shout everythin' t' th' waves! I-I mean, I'll reveal th' element!" His hands were waving sideways in opposite directions.
Mirii's ears rose, as she bends a bit forward. Roy took a deep breath…
"... when I-I was lookin' through those lands... I-I saw trucks! Bl-black trucks t' be exact!"
Mirii's mouth opened wide.
"Black… TRUCKS?! No… NOOOOOOO!" Mirii took several steps backwards, as her face became paler.
"Th-they were runnin' off towards th' horizon... I-I be sure they were headin' fer th' city!" His right forefinger was pointing towards the mountains.
"And you know who could use those black trucks…?" The ninja closes his eyes.
"Ye! I know who uses those trucks... th-th' Agents!" He sighs loudly. "Ye loot all me loot... leave me ship alone, please!"
The ninja kept staring down the captain: he smiled.
FUM!
"Aaarrrr!" Roy starts waving up and down, as his arms were rotating rapidly and his eyes almost popped out.
FUM!
Smoke appeared in front of Mirii, gradually dissolving: the man was standing still, with his right forefinger pointing up, while his right fingers were holding his left forefinger, as the left fingers closed. Mirii starts frowning: Hun jumped in front of the girl, with his arms wide open, while staring down the ninja and frowning a lot.