Chapter 4

Execution Day

Part I

Tyri was jerked up by her hair the next morning. She opened her eyes to see Carnassier's ugly face.

"Today's the day Tyri! Excited?" Carnassier growled in his singsong voice, his breath hot on Tyri's face.

Tyri flinched, her eyes wide with fright. She cried out as Carnassier pulled her from Pell's arms and was dragged out of her cell. Tyri twisted and struggled, but it was useless.

"Pell! Help meeee!" Tyri screamed.

Pell's eyes almost immediately opened, but it was too late. Carnassier had already closed and locked the door. Carnassier cackled as he held Tyri by her hair. Tyri cried out in pain as she was yanked into a position where she was looking at Pell. Pell looked into her eyes and finally talked.

"Tyri…don't worry! Hold out as long as you can! I'll be by your side soon!" Pell said.

Tyri looked into Pell's eyes. They told her to listen and not to worry. She nodded.

"Alright! I'm counting on you!" Tyri replied.

Carnassier gagged Tyri angrily and dragged her out of the prison room. Arias watched from his cell silently as Pell felt the bars of his own cell. Instantly, he felt his energy drain.

"Sea prism stones" he said.

"Excuse me?" Arias asked blinked.

"Sea prism stones." Pell repeated. "I can't touch them. They drain us devil fruit users of our powers."

"Then are we going to get out? I can't do anything without Bulu…"

Pell thought a minute, and then got an idea. He backed up a bit and pulled two guns from his robes.

"Take cover" Pell said.

Arias hesitated, then crouched under his bed and curled up in a ball. Pell nodded and took aim at the bars.

"What are those?" Arias asked peeking out from under his hands.

"Gatling Guns." Pell replied and began to fire.

Shot after shot struck the bars, and they began to dent them, until finally they burst through the bars. The whole cell door fell forward with a loud clang. Pell stepped out of the cell and sighed with relief.

"I'm out…. Great." He said. "I'm gonna go get Tyri…. I want you safe, so stay here…"

Pell began to head for the exit, but he heard a voice.

"Pell! Wait!"

Pell turned around to see Vilks at the door of his cell. Many other prisoners had been watching Pell from their cells as well.

"What do guys want?" Pell asked harshly.

He'd remembered how Tyri had told him they disliked her and wanted nothing to do with her because she killed so many people.

"I want to help!" Vilks said. "Tyri's my friend too!"

Pell nodded to him, and then looked at the other prisoners.

"What about them?" Pell asked glaring at them. "They'll probably abandon us… they hate Tyri because of what she had to do…"

"She's killed hundreds of us!" a prisoner piped up angrily.

"And those pirates have killed thousands!" Pell shouted, silencing the prisoner. "She protected herself and her brother, and she'll be killed now too because she finally got the courage to protect you guys. Plus, she's been reluctant to kill all of you, and you shut her out!"

The prisoners looked at one another then looked at Pell. A young boy pushed to the front.

"Tyri…. Has protected me once…" he murmured. "May I help save her?"

Pell smiled and nodded. Murmurs ran through the cells as people recounted something Tyri had done for him or her.

"She gave me food…."

"She treated my wounds…."

"She protected me from Sinn…"

"She has done a lot for all of us…."

"And she has always been kind regardless of what we did or said…"

"Let's save Tyri! LET'S SAVE TYRI!"

Pell smiled at everyone. They all had finally come to their senses! He pulled out his Gatling guns and began to shoot down the cells one by one. In minutes, the doors were on the floor like his, but he left Arias' up. He clung to the bars.

"Pell! You forgot me!" he yelped.

"For a good reason. I don't want you getting hurt. I want you safe." He said firmly.

"But I want to help!"

"No… you're staying here."

Arias began to push against the bars, grunting and trying to get through the bars. Pell chuckled and motioned to Vilks.

"Let's go." He said.

When Pell, Vilks, and the prisoners got out to the deck, they were shocked. Bodies were strewn all over the deck, covered in giant panther claw marks. Pell looked around and spotted Tyri in her hybrid Zoan form fighting off 8 of Carnassier's men. Her paws were wet with blood as she fought on, her breath short from fighting. Pell watched Tyri fight and noticed Carnassier and the rest of his crew watching yards away. Sinn was watching Carnassier's men looking terribly focused.

Pell suddenly realized that Carnassier's men were being controlled by Sinn. He was channeling extra power into them. Still, it looked like Tyri was winning, but her wounds from yesterday were making her weaker. After a few minutes, Tyri had killed off 6 of the mesmerized pirates and was fighting one with her back wide open. The other pirate was coming from behind, and Tyri was unaware. The pirate unsheathed his knife and ran at Tyri.

"No!" Pell thought.

He shot through the air in his hybrid form.

"Flying Claws!" he yelled and in a flurry of quick moves, the pirate was dead.

Tyri, who'd just finished off the other pirate, gasped in surprise.

"Pell! You came!" Tyri exclaimed throwing herself into his arms. "I knew you'd come!"

Pell smiled and wrapped his wings around Tyri.

"Of course I would. I'll do whatever it takes to get to you, snow flower." He said looking into Tyri's eyes.

"Hmph… you're all talk…" Tyri snorted smiling.

But the twosomes' faces got closer and closer. Pell brought his beak up to Tyri's muzzle and was about to share a tender moment with her, when he was suddenly being tugged away by his sleeve.

"Vilks! What was that for?" Tyri yelled.

"We don't have time for this right now you two..." he said. "You two can make out later."

"We weren't going to make out!" Tyri exclaimed angrily.

"Whatever…" Vilks muttered turning to face Carnassier and the rest of his crew.

Carnassier was red in the face, angered by Pell saving Tyri.

"KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!" He yelled.

Carnassier's men raised their weapons, yelled, and charged toward the prisoners. The prisoners yelled, Tyri roared, Pell screeched, and the two masses of warriors collided. Tyri lunged at a large pirate a tore at his chest with her large paws and sunk her teeth into his arm. He yelled in pain and slashed at her foot. He hit her paw, but she kept slashing she locked in to his arm, swung him faster and faster until she threw him overboard.

Pell took to the sky, flying higher and higher until he dived down onto Carnassier's crew.

"Tori Bombshell!" He yelled.

In one quick move, at least one-fourth of the pirates were taken out. Tyri looked up at Pell soaring around.

"Guess I have to pick up the pace." She murmured.

To Pell's surprise, Tyri's claws unsheathed even more. She became a black blur as she swished around the pirates. In an instant, Tyri was standing a few feet away from them.

"Felis Barb." Tyri purred, and as she said that, the pirates who had been standing only a few seconds ago fell to the deck.

Pell watched Tyri in amazement, and then noticed Blitz rubbing his hands together. Sparks were dancing around his hands as he rubbed them, and a medium sized ball of lightning and Pell realized what was going to happen. He dived toward Tyri as Blitz threw the lightning ball, and made it just in time. He pushed Tyri out of the way and was struck by the lightning ball. Electricity coursed through Pell's body and he was engulfed in the lightning ball. There was a sound like an explosion and an incredible flash of light. Tyri shielded her eyes until the sound subsided, and then slowly opened them to see Pell had fallen to the deck. He wasn't moving and didn't look like he was breathing either.

"Pell! NO!" Tyri screamed and fell to her knees beside Pell's body.

She shook him, but it had no effect. Pell's eyes remained closed, and he was limp. Tyri's eyes filled with tears and she tried to hold them back.

"Please….. Stay with me…" she whispered.

She stroked Pell's hair as he had stroked hers. Blitz grinned and howled in laughter.

"A perfect way for that loser to die!" he cackled.

Tyri's grief was suddenly overwhelmed by anger. She clenched her fists and stood as her temper rose in her like fire.

"He was my best friend….." Tyri growled. "And YOU KILLED HIM! YOU KILLED HIM!"

"Suck it up you worthless little baby!" Blitz taunted.

Tyri suddenly let loose a roar that shook the entire ship. The sharp canine teeth on Tyri's upper jaw began to grow until she looked like a saber toothed panther. Her claws grew out even more than before.

"I'LL KILL YOOOOU!" Tyri roared and charged at Carnassier, Sinn, and Blitz.

Blitz charged toward Tyri, but was overwhelmed by her as she turned full Zoan and skull bashed him into a mast. There was a snap, and Blitz yelled in pain. His rib cage was broken. Blitz, realizing the opportunity sent waves of electricity through Tyri's body, but she took them as if they were nothing. She sunk her teeth into Blitz's arm and swung him around and around until she tore his hand off. Blitz crashed into the mast beside Carnassier and Sinn. Tyri roared again and Blitz looked at Sinn and nodded to Pell's limp body.

"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" Tyri roared and charged for Carnassier. "I'LL TAKE MY PAY IN HEADS!"

But suddenly, someone blocked her way. Tyri realized who it was and skidded to a halt. Pell stood there. Tyri was astonished to see her friend standing, and pleased to see him alive.

"Pell! You're okay!" Tyri said.

Pell said nothing, but backed away from Tyri and went to over to Blitz and held out a hand to the man. Blitz grinned and took his hand with his left arm. Tyri was astonished as Pell pulled Blitz to his feet. Tyri's widened and she backed away from Carnassier, Sinn, Blitz, and Pell, who were sneering at her. Tyri looked into Pell's eyes and saw the problem. They were purple and half closed. Tyri glared at Sinn angrily.

"Let Pell go!" Tyri growled.

"I am fine Tyri….. I realized if we sided with Carnassier….. We could live…" Pell said as if mesmerized.

"That's a lie!" Tyri yelled. "Sinn! Let Pell go!"

"You're friend is on our side now if you haven't noticed" Sinn said in the calm gentleman's voice. "It would be a wise choice to give yourself up to us so he may go free."

"Never! Let Pell go before I rip your lungs out!"

Sinn shrugged his shoulders.

"Very well. You're only setting yourself for disaster." Sinn said turning to Pell. "Kill her."

"Yes….. My….. Master" Pell murmured and began to walk toward Tyri.

Tyri's eyes widened even more as she watched Pell advance on her.

"Pell… no… I'm your friend… it's me Tyri…" She whimpered.

Carnassier cackled.

"It's futile you worthless bilge rat! He doesn't want to be with you anymore!" Blitz sneered.

Pell was now looming over a trembling Tyri and seized her by her neck. Tyri did not try to escape or fight. She was too crestfallen and frightened to move. Pell squeezed her neck harder and harder, suffocating Tyri.

"Pell…..*gasp*… stop…. You're hurting me…." Tyri whimpered, tears running down her face.

Pell smirked and squeezed Tyri's neck harder and she gasped for air.

"Y-y-you're not…*gasp*…..P-Pell….. He'd never do this to me…"

Tears streamed off of Tyri's face. Tyri began to lose consciousness and slip into darkness, but before she did, one of her tears fell in Pell's eye. Pell blinked and his eyes went back to normal. His grip loosened on Tyri and she fell to the deck.

"T-Tyri?" Pell moaned.

Fully regaining consciousness, Pell grabbed Tyri and shook her. Tyri gasped for air twice, groaned, and opened her eyes.

"Pell….." Tyri whispered in relief. "You're okay…"

"NO YOU FOOL! KILL HER!" Sinn roared.

Pell yelped and clutched his head. His eyes began to flash between purple and normal.

"No… Tyri is my friend… I will never…. Nnnnngh!... Hurt her…." Pell growled.

As if something had pushed him backward, Sinn fell backward. Pell had overwhelmed Sinn's control. Pell wobbled on his feet, the injuries from Blitz's electric ball attack getting to him, and he fell to the deck.

"Pell!" Tyri yelled kneeling beside her friend.

She put a hand on the back of his head and lifted him into a position where he was lying on her waist.

"You okay?" She asked. "Can you move?"

Pell nodded smiling.

"I'm okay Tyri. That attack just did a number on me, that's all…" Pell said weakly.

"Don't worry…. You've never experienced an attack like that before…. You'll be fine…" Tyri said cradling his head.

She motioned to Vilks and laid Pell gently on the deck.

"Take care of him" Tyri said.

"Sure" Vilks replied.

He got some of his men and began to take Pell to treat his wounds in the medical center.

"HEY! STOP!" Blitz snarled.

He began to rush toward the men carrying the fallen warrior, when a giant figure seized him by the neck. Tyri had sped over with unbelievable speed and grabbed him. Her size had doubled and her eyes slits full of hate. She grew her claws and with both paws squeezed Blitz's neck. There was a cracking sound, and Tyri let Blitz's body fall to the deck. She turned her gaze to Carnassier and bared her sharp teeth.

"I'm the one you want Carnassier!" Tyri growled.

Carnassier took his club from his side and grinned.

"You're right Tyri! I do!" Carnassier snarled.

TO BE CONTINUED…..

Well, that's all for now! Please comment and give some ideas….. And if you could, please draw some pictures of Tyri and Pell…. I would be forever grateful if you did and posted them on Google images so I could use them!