Disclaimer: I Do Not Own One Piece. I apologize in advance if I kill Smoker's attacks…

Chapter 28: … WHAT THE HELL?!

"The docks are right around this corner."

"Promise?"

"Promise…"

"Swear it?"

"I swear it, Aro. Just hurry up…"

"Positive?"

Guzen sighed. They turned the corner and were now running along wood. Aro jumped for joy as they ran, "I SEE CAP!" She cheered. Guzen rolled his eyes.

Up ahead, Cap was looking over the ship from the docks, "It'll be a risk, but we should be able to get away…" Ezerial tossed a large sack on the deck. "Careful, the bag might rip."

Ezerial said a four-letter word that was the key point of the joke: Ducking Frunk. He rolled his shoulder, "Shut up, old man… be glad I helped you at all…"

"You be glad we're taking you with us, Ezerial." Cap smiled. Ezerial glared at him and then stretched.

"EZERIAL!"

Both Cap and Ezerial blinked, turning to look behind then at Aro and Guzen. Aro was waving her hands at them and Guzen looked emotionless as always. Ezerial smiled, "HURRY UP, CAT!"

"SHUT UP!" Aro gave him a finger salute and laughed.

"SMOKE—" Smoker came around the corner, pulling back his fist as it turned to smoke.

Cap and Ezerial's jaw drop, "HURRY UP!"

Kise came up behind then, looked around and tapped on Cap's shoulder. "Cap."

"I know Aro's here, just get on the ship!"

Kise looked behind him, then tapped Cap on the shoulder again, "Cap."

Cap pushed his hand away, "Go and drop the sails, we can get enough distance for them to make it if they jump."

Kise looked between Ezerial and Cap, "But Cap."

"But what?"

"The ship is already gone."

Ezerial froze, he slowly turned to him, "Come… again…" He looked behind Kise.

"Yeah yeah yeah," Cap muttered, waving his hand to Kise, "Just get on the ship."

"Did you not hear him, old timer, IT'S GONE!" Ezerial punched Cap in the shoulder, "Stop worrying about them, and let's worry about finding a way out of here!"

Cap turned and glared at Kise, "How can it be stolen if you were IN THE CROWS NEST?!"

"Well, I came to see if it was really Aro coming or not." Kise whimpered. Cap threw his hands into the air, turning to Aro and Guzen. He pointed to the side and they both nodded.

"Change of plans." Aro muttered as she took a sharp turn down an ally and back into town. Guzen on the other hand only nodded and jumped on a stack of crates and then used them like stairs. Aro glanced at him, watching him reach the top and then ran along the wall, still heading up to the roof. 'Wow, learn something new about people every day…' Aro commented in her mind as Guzen disappeared on the roof.

"We have to go to." Cap turned and started to run down a different ally as some Navy Officers. Ezerial followed him, grumbling and adjusting his sword so he wouldn't hurt himself. Kise looked at Smoker, waved with a grin, and followed. Smoker, on the other hand, ran down the ally.

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"That should get them out of Vel-kun's hair…" Serisha grinned, looking over the edge of the ship at the gang as they ran away. She laughed, walking to drop anchor. "Oh how is it that I can be so great to him and have him just be so mean!" She questioned aloud.

"Oi… it might be because you're modest." A voice called in a sing song tune.

Serisha frowned, and turned around. Kit and Kat sat on the latter, one on the left, the other on the right. Kat spoke this time, "Or it could be that," She and Kit took each other's hands, held out their left hands to her (holding each other's hand, mind you) to her and put their cheeks together. Serisha rolled her eyes as the spoke at once:

"He's too busy watching us to pay you any mind…" Serisha went over to a small room, and started to pull out a rope that was attached to the anchor. Kit and Kat let go of the latter and fell to the ground, still in the same pose. "It's true isn't it, he likes us more." Serisha felt her eye twitch. Kit and Kat let go of each other and walked over, hands behind their backs and swaying some what. "He's always rewarded us, praised us, and let us have the difficult missions. It just shows that we're better… maybe…" Kit went and put her back on the wall to the left of the door while Kat went to the right and mimic her. The both grabbed the rope and picked up the anchor together, "He doesn't love you, but loves us instead."

Serisha suddenly stood as tall as she could, face filled with anger, "The only reason why he puts up with you two is because you're dispensable!" She turned and stormed off. Kit and Kat froze, staring after. They slowly looked at each other.

"Could…"

"No."

"But Kit…"

"Kat, she wasn't right!" Kit turned to Kat, eyes angry yet sad. "He excepts us! He likes us! I promise!"

Kat looked down, lowering the Anchor slightly, "You sure?"

Kit pulled the anchor from Kat's hands and tossed it over the edge of the boat. "We are liked. I promise!" She watched the anchor hit the water and let her foot hover over the rope. She zoned out, joining her sister in doubt. Kat walked up to her and stood next to her. Both took the other's hand and held it tightly. "We…"

"… Are…"

"Liked… right?" They both asked at once.

"KIT! KAT!" Serisha stormed back, "Where's LeStine?!"

Kit and Kat looked at her, "Hmm? LeStine?"

"You know, that idiot of a doctor that Vel-kun foolishly took in!"

Kit and Kat frowned. Kit lifted her foot up as the last of the rope went over the edge. "Who knows." The both answered at once, walking off while still holding the other's hand.

"YOU IDIOTS!" Serisha ran to the edge of the ship, grabbing the rope and holding tight to her as she nearly fell over board.

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"Stop arguing with me, Ezerial!"

"We are NOT stealing a ship!" Ezerial glared at Cap as they turned down an ally.

"WEEE!" Kise threw his hands into the air, laughing, "I love running!"

"Do something useful and find us a ship that's worth stealing!" Cap barked.

"FINE ONE WE CAN BUY!" Ezerial shouted.

"THIS ONE!" Kise suddenly turned and ran onto a ship.

Ezerial and Cap slowed down, turning around. "NO! NOT THAT ONE! IT BELONGS TO THE NAVY!" They both chased after him.

Kise laughed as he ran up the ramp to the Navy ship. He slowed down, looking around at all the officers. They stared at him, shock and disbelief plainly on their faces. Kise put his hands on his hips and frowned at them, "What? You act as if you've never seen a mechanic before…" The officers stood, drawing swords.

"Tashigi! It's the pirate cart driver that was working for Veldoro when he left Shira!"

"Oh come on, you're not still mad about the whole parts deal, are you?" Kise got a sad look, "I said I was sorry… how was I suppose to know that the bolts were missing…"

"YOU TOOK THEM OUT!" Tashigi stood at the top of the stairs, glaring down at him, sword in hand, "Get the pirate!" Three of the officers jumped at him and Kise took a step back.

Ezerial jumped over Kise, sword in hand and made a large arch swing towards the attackers. Cap came up behind him, fist pulled back and a blank look on his face.

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Aro ran down the ally and took a sharp right hand turn, skidding in the dirt. "This is so lame… how often does the hero get chased normally in any other story?" She drew her sword; running threw a street that had a few people on it. "MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" She yelled, glaring at the people. A few screamed and ran for it while others just stared at her as if she were insane. Aro gave an annoyed sigh as Smoker came tearing around the corner. "Civilians today, never scared by the girl…" She turned, and got her sword ready. She knew it would basically do to him as a fly would do to a brick wall: nothing.

"You're mine, Oni!"

Aro lowered herself, reading her sword, "We'll see about that!" She felt her skin start to tingle as she pulled back for a lung.

Guzen watched from the roof top, "Aro… you fool…" He muttered, reaching for something that was in his pocket.

Aro suddenly dropped down to her knees, sword on the ground as Smoker charged at her. She was fiddling with something in the sword's hilt. She narrowed her eyes, 'Come on!' She cheered to herself; 'It's just Smoker!' She pulled a compartment from the hilt as Smoker was upon her. She pointed the sword at Smoker as the blade went up in flames.

"Ah… that's why she was being an idiot…" He took careful aim with a small round orb as things started to turn hazy again.

(Author's note: Ok… this chapter sucked… so go ahead and say it)