Author's Note: Here's the next chapter (or episode, if you want to view it as that) of "One Piece: Parallel Works"! Enjoy!
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Ch. 22: "Doctor Ageha Midori."
Up above Appenzell Island, four people – two boys and two girls - stood above the town. The black-haired boy and the black-haired girl wore white clothing while the white-haired boy and the white-haired girl wore black clothing. The black-haired boy also wore a red armband around his arm, signaling that he was the leader of the group.
"Master Kuro, when do we begin our operations?" The white-haired girl asked Kuro, the black-haired boy with the red armband.
"We will begin very soon. Shiro will blow up the mountain, and, after the avalanche happens, Ban and Chernyi will raid the town and steal the goods," Shiro explained. Ban – the white-haired boy – smirked. (1)
"There's one thing, and only one thing, I need from that town – Doctor Ageha," Ban explained. Kuro grinned.
"Perfect. As soon as we kidnap her, we are setting off so I can become a Shichibukai at long last!" Kuro announced.
Down the mountain, the Capricorn Pirates were walking around the town, which was a quaint village.
"Aww! This town is so cute!" Hana exclaimed.
"This town kinda scares me," Yuki-Rin said partially under her breath.
"Wanna fight about it?" Hana asked Yuki-Rin.
"Hana, I really think you should be quiet. If you're loud enough, you could cause an anvalance," Sebastian explained. Hana opened her mouth to say something, but, Sebastian grinned.
"You win this round, Hozuki," Hana said coldly.
"Hey, look, there's a medical clinic straight ahead," Z.G. said as he pointed straight ahead. True enough, he was pointing to a building with a sign that said "medical clinic and hospital" on it.
"Perfect! This clinic looks like it would have some good doctors here!" Hana commented.
"Plus, we can probably find our crew's doctor here!" Yuki-Rin added.
"Great idea, Yuki-Rin! If we survived on what little medical knowledge Aria knows, we'd die," Hana said as the Capricorns entered the medical clinic.
"Can I help you?" A cheerful-looking girl with aburn hair in braided pigtails and black eyes asked the Capricorns. She wore a red dirndl with white, puffy sleeves and a long, blue skirt, and wooden clogs.
"Yes, please. We're pirates, and our shipwright is pretty sick. I believe he has a high fever, and he keeps drifting in and out of consciousness," Yuki-Rin explained. The girl wrote down some stuff on her clipboard.
"Which one of you is the shipwright?" The girl asked the crew.
"Our shipwright is Kartik Abingdon, and he's the purple-haired man leaning on the tailor of our crew," Yuki-Rin explained as she pointed to Kartik, who was still leaning onMatsu. The girl gasped.
"No way! Is this seriously THE Kartik Abingdon of the East Blue Shipwright Company?" The girl asked the crew.
"Yep. He's also my future husband," Karin explained. Z.G. just sighed.
"Cool! I remember hearing about him back when I lived in the West Blue! He is so handsome and polite!" The girl told the Capricorn Pirates.
"Can you get us the best doctor at this medical clinic for Kartik?" Yuki-Rin requested.
"You mean Doctor Ageha? I'll see what I can do," The girl said before she went up a flight of stairs. Yuki-Rin sat down on a chair.
"Does anybody know how famous this Ageha woman is?" Yuki-Rin asked her crew.
"It sounds like she is in high demand," Hatori commented.
"Well, if this is the only medical clinic on the island, I wouldn't be too surprised if she's that popular," Sebastian added.
"We're probably going to have a hard time getting Ageha onto the crew IF she's that popular," Yuki-Rin lamented as the girl came downstairs.
"Kartik Abingdon?" The girl called out.
"Here," Kartik said very weakly.
"Is Kartik Abingdon here?" The girl asked, again. Daisuke grabbed Kartik's hand and raised it.
"The doctor will see you now," The girl Kartik up.
"How about some of us go into town for supplies and the rest of us stay here and watch other Kartik?" Yuki-Rin suggested.
"Great idea, Yuki-Rin. I need to get more food anyway," Sebastian said.
"Sounds like a plan. Anybody who goes into town will come back here in two hours," Hana said. Before Karin was about to do or say anything relating to Kartik, Z.G. cut her off.
"Hey, Karin, I think there was a couple of clothing shops in town. Maybe you could go shopping," Z.G. explained. Karin then ran up to him.
"Sounds like a plan!" Karin said before half of the group left, leavingMatsu, Kartik, Heathcliffe, Holden, Soren, Isabella, Showtarou, and Aki behind.
"Excuse me, where do we go?" Matsu asked the girl.
"Go upstairs and down the hall. It's the second door on the left," The girl explained.
"Thank you," Matsu said before the Capricorns headed upstairs and into the second door on the left, which led into a bedroom-type room.
"Hello? Is there anybody here?" Matsu called out. Then, a woman stepped into the room. She had blonde, somewhat wavy hair and blue eyes. She wore a blue sweater under a pink coat, blue jeans, and black, heeled boots.
"Hello. I am Ageha Midori, and I will be Kartik's doctor today. Now, which one of you is Kartik?" Ageha asked the Capricorns. Kartik stepped forward, but collapsed and fainted after taking his first him up as Ageha felt his forehead. She drew her hand back right after touching Kartik's forehead.
"Will you please put Kartik into that bed over there? He has one of the worst fevers I have ever seen, and, I'm quite surprised that he is still living," Ageha placed him onto the bed.
"Is Kartik going to live?" Aki asked Ageha.
"It depends. Kartik is very sick at this point, and it all depends whether or not his fever can be brought down," Ageha explained as she poured some cold water into a pan. She then gave the pan and a washcloth to Matsu, who set the pan down on the table.
"Kartik, please don't die on us – On me. We've known each other for so long, and I don't know what my life would be like without you," Matsu thought to herself as she put the now damp washcloth on Kartik's forehead. Matsu bit her lip as she grabbed onto Kartik's hand.
"Is something wrong with her?" Ageha asked the other Capricorn Pirates.
"They're childhood friends, so, Matsu's very worried about Kartik, or something like that," Soren explained.
"I see. For now, you should let Kartik rest up. How long has he been sick?" Ageha askd Soren.
"Since about yesterday," Soren answered.
"Yeah, Kartik should get his rest," Ageha said before everyone but Matsu left the room.
"Kartik, don't leave me alone," Matsu said to Kartik. But, something whipped Matsu in the back.
"What the?" Matsu cried as she turned around and saw Ageha holding a whip.
"I told you, Kartik needs his rest. You can come back later," Ageha stated before she turned around and left.
"Sorry, Kartik, I have to go. Get well soon," Matsu said before she removed Kartik's glasses and put them on the bedside table. With a last look at Kartik, Matsu left the room.
Ending Note: Next chapter will most likely have action.
(1) - The word "Ban" is Irish for "White", while the word "Chernyi" is Russian for "Black". Thank you, Google Translate.
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