Disclaimer: I Do Not Own One Piece. I apologize in advance if I kill Smoker's attacks…
Chapter 29: DARN IT KISE!
Cap punched another officer into a state of unconsciousness then turned to check on Ezerial and Kise. Ezerial had an officer by the collar and hit him on the head with the hilt of his sword. "These people were suppose to be the navy?" He asked, dropping the limp body to the ground.
"Must have been new recruits…" Cap commented with a small grin. "Lucky us." He looked around, "Kise?"
Tashigi held her sword; "I won't let you take this ship!" She got ready to charge, "That's what you want, isn't it?! Gutsy move!"
"Actually, we just want our friend back so we can go find out ship." Cap said simply. Tashigi blinked and slowly stood up right.
"R-really?"
"Honestly." Cap smiled.
Tashigi stared at him and sheathed her sword, "I'll have to put charges on you for assault of officers."
"We could just press charges for assault from officers…" Ezerial muttered, putting his sword on his back.
"… then hurry and get off this ship before I change my mind about no charges…" Tashigi muttered and turned from them. She blinked at Kise who waved at her, and Jane came down on her head. "Wha—" Her body gently doubled over and lay still on the ground.
"DARN IT KISE! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"
Kise looked at Cap and Ezerial and smiled, "Hey, you two talked at once."
"ANSWER THE QUESTION!"
Kise recoiled and started at them. His eyes went wide and tears started to form. "Don't yell at me, Jane told me to do it!" He pointed at Jane while holding her arms length from him, "Yell at her, not me!!"
"It's a piece of metal…" Ezerial muttered, feeling his hands twitch from aggravation and frustration. " 'She' isn't alive!"
"She is too!" Kise pulled Jane into a tight hug, "You made her cry!" He stormed over to Ezerial and shoved Jane in his face, "APOLOGIZE!"
"To a wrench, NO!" Ezerial pushed Jane away. Cap sighed and started to move the bodies off the ship.
"JANE SAYS SAY SORRY!"
"AND I SAID NO!"
"SAY IT!"
"NO!"
"SAY IT NOW OR JANE'LL GET ANGRY!"
"I SAID NO!!!"
"JANE! NO DON'T--"
TWACK
"SON OF A—YOU FREAKIN' HIT ME YOU INSANE PIECE OF--"
"JANE DID IT!!!!"
"Um…" Cap muttered, standing at the ramp with a person over his shoulders.
"CAP! MAKE HIM SAY SORRY TO JANE!!!"
"Cap, make him SHUT UP!"
"Both of you shut up and get ready for trouble…" Cap put the body down and stared at a group of officers who were ready to fight. "Our little followers caught us."
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Aro kept low to the ground as Smoker stared at her, "What's that little toy suppose to do against me?"
"A good bit." She answered in a whisper. To be honest, she was just buying time for a ship to be found.
Guzen looked towards the docks, then back at Aro. He sighed and pulled out some shieriken. "… I miss my cards…"
Smoker pulled back his fist while his arm—minus his fist—turned into smoke, "Howaito Burō!"
Aro jumped back, and pointed her sword at an on coming fist. "Back off!" She went for a straightforward lung at Smoker's hand just to have it turn to smoke. "… DANG IT!" She pushed off the ground to get back, but the smoke tightened around her, holding her there. She shifted her sword and tried to get the flame near the smoke.
"Not so fast, Oni…" A small bit of smoke wrapped around her wrist and squeeze a pressure point.
"Gah!" She dropped the sword and started to pull against the smoke, "Smoker, you cheater!"
"There is no such thing as cheating when it comes to catching Pirates."
"Yeah, right, WHATEVER!" She tried to pull her arms from the smoke just to have the smoke grow tighter. "What are you going to do, hold me until I summit?"
"Take you to central command."
Aro sighed and continued to struggled, "Like I haven't heard that one before… LET ME GO!"
"Like I haven't heard that one before…" He frowned at her and turned, pulling her along with him as he started to walk away. Aro dug her feet into the ground, pushing against him and attempting to make the trip as difficult as possible.
Guzen stood and followed along the rooftops as Smoker pulled Aro behind him; "Wow… the cat is being treated like a dog…"
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"You four are under arrest for fighting with--" The officer was cut off.
"Like we care." Ezerial crossed his arms.
"GO AWAY!" Kise wined, hugging Jane.
"… Don't we get a break?" Cap put his head in his hand and sighed.
"OFF THE SHIP!" The officer suddenly yelled. Kise jumped and broke down into tears.
"Officer… I don't think there really is a need for yelling…" A calm voice came from between Cap and company and the officer.
"Who is there?"
A small ball rolled out from under the ramp and tapped the officer on the foot. He looked down at it, "Careful officer, the ball might bite…"
"What kind of games are you trying to pull!" He shouted at Cap. Cap blinked, watching the ball.
"Why would that old man be playing a trick?" The voice asked. The ball suddenly let out a small hiss and started to spin. A small white cloud started to form around the officers.
"Wh-what is this?!" The head officer asked, stepping back slightly.
"Oh, Sorry, I forgot to tell you…"
The officers started coughing, some holding their throats while they did so. A few dropped down here and there, asleep or dead—no one could really tell. Ezerial pulled the collar of his shirt up to cover his face. Cap did the same. Kise stared, "What's going on?" He asked, hugging Jane.
"Just cover your face." Ezerial growled at him. Kise looked at Jane and nodded. He put Jane in his shirt then mimicked Cap and Ezerial.
The lead officer continued to cough, dropping to his knees. He was the last still standing—somewhat. "The gas… what is it…" He fell to the ground, breathing ragged and heavy.
A hand reached out from under the ramp and grabbed the wood. Slowly, LeStine came out. "Just a nerve paralyzer. You'll be walking again in a few hours." He turned to Cap, "As for you, I'd get going to the next island."
"What?" Cap raised an eyebrow to him.
"Veldoro is going to an island called Lyb. The fighting tournament went down the drain for him, so he's going for the next best thing."
"What's at Lyb? Where IS Lyb?"
"Let me come with you…" LeStine stared at him.
Ezerial looked at Cap, "Well, it's your call…"
"I say let him!" Kise said with a smile, waking up to LeStine with Jane in one hand.
"And I still say your insane…" LeStine muttered at the sight of Jane.
"Why?" Ezerial questioned Kise.
"Because, Jane says LeStine has changed from meanie to goodie."
"I wouldn't say goodie exactly, but I have changed… So, am I welcomed aboard?"
"Only," Guzen's voice came from behind him. LeStine jumped and quickly turned, "If you can get Aro back…"
"What?" Cap and Ezerial asked at once.