The Sleeping Girl Finally Awakens!
"Death Lord please guide this soul to the lowest of Hell, and make them suffer eternal damnation, Amen" said the man with the gear tattoo.
"He's still alive, you know," said Mikoto. He gently kicked Mashiro's limp head. "I got seven of them, how many did you get?"
"Eight," said the man finishing his prayer.
"The boss counts as two," said Mikoto, "So I guess I actually got eight, too. Looks like we tied."
"Apparently," said the other man, "the name's Trafalger Enma."
"Oh, like the old pirate," said Mikoto, "my name is Mikoto. Mikoto…uh…you know the rest of the name isn't important." People seem to know the names of bounty posters better then the pictures. He'd better not jinx himself and let his full name be known.
"Yeah, okay," said Enma, "Mikoto. Anyways, Mikoto, any thoughts on pirates?"
"Depends on the kind," said Mikoto. Just cause he wasn't pirate anymore, doesn't mean he was going to pretend to hate them.
"Not scum like him," said Enma motioning towards Mashiro.
"Okay," said Mikoto, "I guess those kinds aren't too bad. I even know some like them."
"Well, then how'd you like to join a pirate crew?"
(-With Zesiro, Hiro-Shu and Sage-)
"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!" screamed Sage, "Mikoto would never do anything like that! Are you trying to sabotage the crew? Are you the reason why Ridley left?"
"Quiet down," said David entering the room. He looked around. "I shouldn't be here right now, should I?"
"I had nothing to do with that," said Zesiro solemnly, "And I am not lying to you. Mikoto said it himself. Just listen though, I don't think this is…"
"I'm going to go find him and tell you are trying to ruin this crew," said Sage. She stormed out the front door.
"I fix her foot and what does she do? She goes ahead and runs on it, if she breaks it again," said David, "I'm not fixing it for free. There is no common customer discount here."
"Sage!" shouted Zesiro. "Come back here Sage." Zesiro almost chased her out the front door, but Hiro-Shu cleared his throat.
"Oh, I'm sorry," said Zesiro returning his attention to Hiro-Shu, "I, kind of, you know, forgot that you were there."
"Continue," said Hiro-Shu.
"Right, um…I don't think this is going to be permanent okay," said Zesiro, "I think the only thing we need to do is wait. But I know Mikoto, you know Mikoto, Sage knows Mikoto, give him a few days and he'll realize that he's being unreasonable. He wants to a pirate, and, heck, he makes a fine one."
"Um…heh, you don't have a few days." said Orso appearing from behind Zesiro.
"Whoa! Cool a talking teddy bear!" said David, "where can I get one?"
"What the heck!" shouted Zesiro. He grabbed Orso from his back and flipped him onto the ground, "where in the world did you come from?"
"The same ship you did!" shouted Orso, "I just figured I'd hitch a ride and tag along with you! Don't make me fight you! I gotten to know you over these past couple of days and I don't want to have to take you in!"
"Take me in?" shouted Zesiro, "you think a person not even the size of my foot could take me? I'll take your stuffi…" Hiro-Shu stopped him short.
"What do you mean 'we don't have a few days'?" asked Hiro-Shu.
"Well, you see, I thought you'd be away and on your way by now," said Orso, "so, I…um… kind of called my base. They said they'd be here in a day or two to pick me up."
"You're kidding me!" shouted Zesiro, "You could've at least given us a head start! We probably won't be able to get the crew back together, set sail, and get far enough away. Why did you have to call them!"
"Hey, I'm a Marine," said Orso, "you're lucky I didn't catch you and turn yourselves in myself!"
"For the last time you couldn't," said Zesiro, "I would squash you!"
"Oh, yeah, let's just see who would squash whom?" A bottle smashed into the floor interrupting the would-be combatants.
"What was that?" said Zesiro his hands wandering to his swords. He gripped them tightly.
"Looks like she's up," said David, "its about time."
"Who is she?" said Orso.
"You already know her," said David his smile growing, "You've seen her a couple of times before."
"Okay, give us a better description," said Zesiro.
"Well, she was your ordinary everyday human near the brink of death before she got her, but then I took it upon myself to make some subtle changes," said David, "I hope you're going to like what you see."
Hiro-Shu glanced about. "Where's the girl? The one with the long brown hair?" The table where David had said to restrain was empty.
"Bingo," said David.
Quiet footsteps sounded throughout the room. Zesiro twisted on David and pulled him into the air. "What did you do to her?"
David laughed, "what any ordinary mad doctor would've done!"
Hiro-Shu's arm reached over the counter and grabbed some brown hair. He picked her up and slammed her onto the ground. His fist raised in the air.
"Eep!" screamed the girl, trying to bury her face into her hair. She was shivering and shaking scared to death of what was going on around her.
David burst into a laugh, "what a couple of fools! I really had you going! You were like 'Oh, no. What's going to happen to us' and then I was like 'Mwa ha ha ha' and then you were like 'somebody has to save us!'"
"You are in my hand two feet off of the ground. This is not the time to be mocking me," said Zesiro sternly.
"Hey, there," said Hiro-Shu crouching down next to the girl, "I'm sorry."
The girl scurried away and hid behind the table. She peeped over it with her purple eyes surveying the room. She didn't say a word.
"Hey, listen! Blame the little kid," said Zesiro setting David onto the floor. "He was the one that made you out to seem like some kind of horrible hideous monster." The girl's eyes started to water. She slumped down behind the table and a quiet crying could be heard.
"You are not supposed to call young ladies 'horrible hideous monsters'," said Orso, "its just not nice."
"I said the kid made her out to be one," said Zesiro, "I didn't call her one!"
"Blaming a little five year-old boy, really?" said Orso.
"I'M THIRTEEN! YOU WALKING-TALKING TODDLER TOY!" shouted David.
"Toddler toy?" asked Orso, "I am not a toddler's toy! I am a Marine, son!" David turned away and plugged his ears. "Listen to me! Listen to me!"
"La-la-la, can't hear you," sung David, "I can't hear you!"
"Very much like a teenager," shouted Orso, "Act your age!"
"Must people prefer to act their shoe size," said Zesiro.
"Yeah, but only shoes he could fit into are ones for dolls," said David laughing.
"Respect your elders!" commanded Orso.
"Says the toys for three year olds," said Zesiro getting in his own quick snip.
The crying behind the table slowly became an giddy laughter. When the rest of the people became quiet she slowly peeked back up over the table. When she saw them all looking at her she dodged back behind it.
"What's your name, little lady," said Orso. The term 'little' caused a bit more laughter from David.
"Corra. Corra Ila," said the girl from behind the table.
"Wanna come out and have a chat?" asked Orso.
"Nuh-uh," said Corra.
"Fine," said Orso, "these guys only saved your life. The only thing they are asking for is some conversation…" Orso waited for a response. The girl slowly came out from behind the table.
"Nice to have you join us," said Zesiro.
"I'm surprised she decided to," said Hiro-Shu, "A golem, a Fishman, a creepy teddy bear, and a mad doctor."
"Not exactly the ideal group of people I would want to wake up to," said David.
(-With Mikoto and Enma-)
"What do you say," asked Enma.
"No," said Mikoto instantaneously, "I've been there and done that. It just ain't my thing. I'm not going down as the worst pirate out there."
"Seems like you did a pretty good job beating the crap out of him," said Enma motioning to Mashiro.
"He was a small fry," said Mikoto, "the big ones are the ones you got to look out for. They are the ones that nearly kill the rest of your crew."
"Your crew got beat up because of you," asked Enma, well, more liked restated.
"Yeah," said Mikoto, "not the happiest moment in my life."
"What else?" asked Enma.
"What do you mean 'what else'?" asked Mikoto.
"You are not telling me something," said Enma, "what else happened?"
"Nothing," said Mikoto, "nothing a stranger needs to know at least."
"Don't worry, I'll wait to hear about it from you," said Enma, "I still got awhile before I leave this world. Or so I believe."
"I don't know many people who can say that with a straight face," said Mikoto.
"But you know some?" asked Enma.
"Yeah," said Mikoto, "one of my crewmates."
"You've got to introduce me to these guys," said Enma, "they seem like fine pirates."
"Yeah, they deserve a better captain," said Mikoto.
"Why don't you just become a better captain," said Enma, "seems like it would be better for everyone."
"Can't do that," said Mikoto, "they nearly got killed because of me. What kind of friend would I be if I willingly risked their lives?"
"What kind of friend are you if you willingly threw away your friendship?" asked Enma, "shouldn't you just ask them how they feel?"
"Like they'd say they don't want to be with me," said Mikoto, "we're friends. Its hard for a friend to say they don't want to be with you anymore. That's why as captain I took on that burden."
"Not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, are you," asked Enma.
"I've been told," replied Mikoto.
The door swung open slamming loudly with the wall. In the doorway stood Sage. She frantically searched the room for Mikoto when she saw him she ran up to him.
"Mikoto! Zesiro is lying! He told me that you are quitting the crew!" she shouted, "you gotta go over to him and beat some sense into that shark-like skull of his."
Mikoto sighed, "Zesiro isn't lying Sage, I'm quitting the crew."
"Mikoto, I'm serious," said Sage, "Zesiro is telling us that. Stop joking around and beat him up!"
"But he's not lying Sage," said Mikoto, "I am officially disbanding the crew. We just weren't cut out to be pirates."
"I get it," said Sage, "You and Zesiro and maybe Hiro-Shu are all playing a joke on me…yeah, actually Ridley is probably in on it too. He probably only pretended to quit the crew, okay, come on out, you got me!" She waited a few seconds, but no one appeared.
"Sage…" started Mikoto, but Sage quickly cut him off.
"My mom told me about how pirates were brave swashbuckling heroes to some, how they were chasers of freedom, and even saviors to some countries…and honestly I thought that you and Ridley were all of the above," said Sage, "but now I see you and him as you both truly are! Cowards! You aren't pirates! You are nothing more then cowards!" She turned around and ran out of the diner.
Enma remained quiet for a few seconds. "Friend of yours?"
"Yup," said Mikoto.
"Wanna go calm her down?" asked Enma.
"You can go ahead and try," said Mikoto, "but right now I think I can only make things worse."
"Funny, it seems like a lot of guys say that about women," said Enma, "I'd better go step her, though, this city isn't safe right now."
"Why's that," asked Mikoto.
"Didn't you hear? Snazzigton P. Pimp is in town," said Enma. "He's a notorious evil pirate. The Marines have been on his tail for years."
"You mean Sage could be in danger?" asked Mikoto.
"More then likely she will be," said Enma.
"Well, then," said Mikoto standing up. "I got no time to lose. I'm going to protect Sage until she leaves."
Sage is Kidnapped!
The Story of the Unconscious Girl is Told!
Well, another chapter is done. Its been harder to get inspired lately. Oh, well! Anyways, the last person for the doctor position has finally been filled in so here they ARE!
Kira Samore (by Munia)
David H. Dreems (by War Panda)
Trafalger Enma (by nerazo)
Corra May Ila (by ksv12)
Your option is between these four! Over the next couple of chapters I will be leaking information about them that I may not be able to fully elaborate on. Like their powers, family, or little unknown facts about them! SO! You better stay tuned and review!