Chapter 3:. Kaius' Rescue Team! Overwhelming Judgement
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The sun was starting to set after our walk to the Zou rulers' room. Though I noticed that Inuarashi looked really angered, the bags under his eyes were really apparent. I'm guessing from what Carrot told him. Hope it isn't too bad...Unless...she mentioned...That. I still can't believe I was so close to accepting my fate with her...Then wait! If she did tell him...!
"[Inuarashi] Good. You all have arrived right before my nap. *looks over to Japri and gives her a death glare*"
"[Japrila] (! T-that cant be good! How much does he know?! O O;)"
"So..What's the decision?"
"[Nekomamushi] Well for starters, it's Inuarashi's bed time-gara. Normally either me or Pedro would go out for this. With Inu 'bout to sleep and all. So-"
"[Japrila] Right right! He does look really tired huh? I think it'd be a good idea we- ^^;;;"
"[Nekomamushi] SHUT IT I WASNT FINISHED!"
"[Japrila] Eeeek! OxO;;;;"
"[Nakomamushi] We're letting the lot of ya rest up for tomorrow. Hearin' how dangerous things're soundin', Pedro's taggin' along with Carrot and the new guy. In the meantime, we're keepin' a close eye on Japri here."
"(Oh right! Carrot always spoke real highly about Pedro. I'll look forward to it then)*exchanges a smiling glance with Inuarashi* (I see now. Inuarashi's looking out for us. He thought about everything! ouo)"
"[Inuarashi] *crosses legs and sits in place* Now...If you excuse me...Allow me to rest...And I will..Go out with Wanda...As well as..With this Fred of your's...= ="
"[Carrot] *GAAASP* You hear that, Rivy! We're going on another mission but with Pedro this time! It's gonna be great! w "
"It uuh, it sure does, Carrot. I'll be happy to meet him with you. ^.^"
"[Japrila] Tell me how it is once you come back! ouo *turn around, looking furious* (Dont tell me she really did spill the beans on what I did! I've never been looked at so hatefully by Inuarashi or Nekomamushi! OVO That's fine...My Tailectro's been unmatched so far..And I have a Su Long waiting for them if they push me too far. That'll make 'em regret their decision with me...! I will make him have my babies! NO MATTER WHAT! OMO)"
"[Nekomamushi] You runts-gara heard us! Go get some damn sleep! AND JAPRI'S STAYIN'!"
"[Carrot] C-Cayayaya! That's right! Let's go then, Rivy! Later everyone! ^w^;"
"[Frederickson] *kicks open the door* Alright guys! Just made it! What'd I- *is ran past by me and Carrot* Huh? How much did I miss?"
"[Japrila] Everything. T T *sees Carrot stick her tongue out with this way upon exiting* (That damn rabbit Mink! Acting as if she can get away with ratting me ou-! OVO)"
"[Nekomamushi] *slams sheath on top of Japrila's head as she's turned* AND YOU! Sit down and dont even think about movin'! OR ELSE! OVO"
"[Japrila] *falls down, face in the ground*...Yes...Sir-teia...-v-#" Japri replied, acting very obedient in the face of the Zou ruler's power. Fred was told to keep an eye on Japri as well by Nekomakmushi, but he ened up falling asleep due to fatigue catching up to him from alot of climbing. Though she continued plotting to herself as always and her hatred was brimming, she was at her wit's end to further her plan. However, she knew she needed help. Thinking about it, she began having a new goal in mind...Which let's say it includes Motos himself.
With the night trying to set in, me, Car
rot and Wanda were on the way to Karau village, happy that Japri is away from us. Admittedly though, she would be handy with rebuilding around here. Wanda keeps the most track of the progress of the area's restoration as the Committe's advisor, and according to her, we were able to get 8% done from a few hours of building with her help, totaling to 39% of the way done. "Only that much? Phew, even with my Water Water Fruit, this is still taking forever o e;;" I comment, "This is why we need all of the member's help to get the work done. Jared may not look it, but he can deliver supplies from Louis. We haven't seen him in a few days but his Sap Sap Fruit would be ideal for us-teia" Wanda explained, "Oh boy. I wonder where he's been" I reply, "He's probably lost again. He could be on the other side of Zou-teia. I oughta give his doggy butt a piece of m mind! We're running low on his sap! V" Carrot comments, "(So he's a dog Mink like Wanda too? Ironic how he gets lost. Aren't dogs good at tracking? Something must be up)" I thought to myself, "*looks up, seeing the night sky* It's starting to get late now. We should take a rest before we lose anything" Wanda tells us, "Awwww. Rivy was doing so good at ckearing out all the dirt in the buildings..*sighs* Ok then. See ya tomorrow! Wanna go back to my place, Rivy? ^w^" Carrot asked me, "Yeah sure. I'll get some fruit on the way back" I reply before she held my hand, putting it behind her back and happily leaned on my shoulder. I slightly blushed and looked away. I really am surprised at how affectionate she is after knowing me for a short amount of time..Then there's how I told her about me being a Pirate..I still am a bit unsure about how I feel about her. Though it is nice that she's nice like this..I'll definately take this over rough life Fred and his crew made for us. They should know Im not nearly as bloodthirsty as them, yet they act like they dont care and make me feel like the errand boy...Well for now..I just feel wanna appreciated by someone for once, and feeling that on a stroll aint a bad idea. After some sightsseeing and some traversing for around an hour, we were able to arrive at Carrot's small home. I went ahead and laid my back on a wall once we got inside, taking a breather after layying some newly found fruit to the side. Carrot snuggled against my chest while nibbling on a carrot. She cutely rocked side to side while enjoying her snack like this. Well...It aint the worst way for me to relax. Im sure she's trying to take her mind off things after a long day too. The night's still young, so she wouldnt mind talking, right? Figuring that some chitchat would help our nerves, I decide to break the silence.
"Hey uuh..You wanna hear more about my Pirate life?"
"*turns to me, shoulder to my chest, looking up at me while still nibbling* Is it more bad stuff?"
"I mean...Yeah a good amount of it is bad, but trust me Im not like them. I try to do good on my own."
"Hmmmm? Like what, Rivy?"
"Well..For starters. At the last area we were at before getting separated, I...Couldnt bring mself to taking down this one lady who stood up for herself and..for her home I destroyed..Except this last part, that happens to me alot."
"Oh...I am really sorry for thinking you're one of the awful Pirates, Rivy-teia..I would've told your crew to stop doing all those bad things to people! That darn Fred is a big jerk I wanna beat senseless now! v"
"No...If anyone's gonna deal with him, it's gonna be me.."
"R-Rivy?"
"Carrot..Im tired...Im tired of him and his goons always bossing me around..! They expect me to do as much dirty work as them...I may've signed up for the Pirate life but..Let me be me, dammit! Im not like any of you! V"
"That's right! You gotta tell them next time you see 'em! If they tell you that you aren't Pirate enough, tell 'em that there's another waiting for you!"
"Another crew for me? Like Luffy's?"
"No, Im talking about you and me, silly! ^^ We'll be the Restoration Pirates!"
"O-oh uhh...What? o o"
"Once we're done with rebuilding all of Karau, why stop there? We'll go from town to town, island to island, and rebuild a whole bunch of places for them! owo"
"Huh..That does sound awfully nice, Carrot. Maybe being with you was all I needed.."
"Well of course! After your old Pirate life, you can start a better one with me once we're done with everything here! ^^"
"Umm..What I..Mean is...Yknow..Being together. More than just as Pirates."
"More than that? Soooo as friends? o,o"
"*holds her shoulders* More than that too..More like..This...*kisses her lips*"
"! oxo (R-Rivy! He's...He's kissing me..I...Really didnt see this coming at all /) *puts arms around my neck* Gaaarchuuuuu~~~! ~/~"
"*makes out with her for another moment while laying her on her back, then unlocks lips with her* Carrot..I...I think I love you../u/"
"*holds me tight* Oooooh! Me too Rivy! Me too! Carrot wants to be with you forever and ever! W"
"Heheh, Im glad to hear that..u"
"Wait til Wanda hears about this! I know she'll be real proud of me! Ooo and Pedro too! OwO"
"Im..Guessing Pedro wasnt interested in you like I am?"
"Hmmmmm..Well he always treats me like a kid, so maybe that's why. -3-"
"(I can definately see it..)"
"Im so happy you dont mind that at all! I figured you'd feel that I was really annoying. owo"
"Not..Really? I guess dealing with you and Fred's crew is so different I dont mind how you are."
"Cayayaya! And you were in a rush to get back to them. TwT"
"I..Kinda still am. Though outta habit if anything. I wanted to help them find the One Piece but...I know it'll be the most valued thing in the world. It just doesnt help that I dunno what is. Nor does any really yknow. Instead..I rather have what Im getting right here..Something I can feel..See..Touch.."
"Mmmhmm! Like a Mink you can love and she loves you back! ^o^"
"(She..really didnt need to put it like that..) Y-yeah, and it sounds like we have something to work towards too. We'll do great together. ^.^"
"Yep I know we will!"
"(wow..who knew how fast I'd change my mind within a few days. Crazy how meeting someone special enough can-) *gets my ear bitten by her* OUCH! Hey cut that out! O"
"I wanted to see if you'd get hard again. TwT"
"Geez you aren't tired after all that today?"
"Well I was. Until you told me you loved me! ^w^"
"(Aggghhh me and my big mouth..What dumb timing on my end. ;)"
"Well can we have at least some fun now?".
"N-now? I dunno..Still got quite a bit on my mind and rather rest for. Alot's changing on me fast, yknow."
"*siiiighs* Fine. But you owe me next time Carrot wants you! \w/"
"I can live with that. Also I wanna make sure I recover some of the fighting."
"Cayayaya. Rivy really isnt a fighter. That's ok. Carrot will take care of the fighting for you! owo"
"No no that's fine. I'll just..Tag you in when I need it, ok?"
"You got it! *yaaawns* Carrot's getting a bit sleepy now..Today was a bit long huh? Well g'night, Rivy. =u="
"Yeah. Night, Carrot. *lays next to her as she sleeps* (Man. I feel so much better when Im with her..If we can just take care of a handful of things, like what's going on with the Committe and rebuilding Karau..I can actually live a good life for once..I cant wait../u/)" I was thinking to myself before resting for the night. Speaking of things to worry about, it looks as if the Zou rulers are gonna take care of Japri for us. Thank goodness for that, but then there's Fred...I know I cant do anything about him cuz of his monsterous strenghth, especially after he's rested up too. Hopefully he'll go off looking for his crew by tomorrow. Even though he's a meatheaded jerk, I know he still cares about the group, even if he doesnt show it. Then again, he doesnt have a real way to find them since everyone should be off of Skypia by now..So I may end up having to help him find them with Carrot...I'll think about it later. Let's just get some sleep.
Soon after some needed rest, I wake up with Carrot next to me who was still asleep with orange crumps on her mouth and other veggies. Heheh, she must've had something to eat and fell right back to sleep. How cute ^^. "You can wake up now, sleepyhead. We got a new day waitin' for us" I was telling, squeezing her cheeks and seeing how that didnt work too well. Heavy sleeper eh? Hmm...Let's try this. I took squeeze at her big boobs, and not only did she wake up, but as she sprung up, she pounced on me and was bitting at me ear! "Eeeeerrrrgh! Was that you, Rivy?! I sleeping just fine til you woke me up like that! OVO" she said out loud in a fit, continuing to yank at my ear, "OWW OWW OWWW! CARROT PLEASE! You're getting your crumbs and slobber all over my cheeks too! O" I shouted, "Hmm? I am? *wipes mouth with a hand, looking at the bits of food in the palm* Cayayaya! Sorry about that, Rivy. I just hate it when someone wakes me up like that. Im really sensitive up there ^^;" she tells me, "If only I knew that beforehand. = ; Well..G-good morning. I see you ate a bit before me earlier. Want anythinng else to eat or should we check in with Wanda?" I asked, "I'll be good for a while. You ahead and eat up before we go to Wanda-teia! ^w^" she declares and I comply, grabbing a few big apples and taking bite out of turnup. Out of the plant foods we have, I think carrots taste the best, but I know how she is when it comes to those. If we cant find any corn, we may have to stop at a river to hunt more fish. Gotta have some meat in my stomach. Also that apple-turnup combo wasnt a good idea..My stomach really didnt like that...= =|||
Over at Nekomamushi's residence, within the White Forest at the base of the Whale Tree, Nekomamushi rests a set distance outside his establishment. So that Inuarashi can wake up and take care of business. "('You, Wanda-gara and this Fred guy should be all you need to take care of this traitor. Im warnin' ya! If I so much as see a scratch inside my house once this is over, I'll have your head on a damn pike! YA HEAR ME!?' No need to worry, Nekomamushi..) *stares at Japrila with a serious look while standing up* (Because I dont intend to fail...!)" Inuarashi thought to himself, raising his courage, "Ah finallyy awake eh? *stretches while standing up with him* I dont mind helpin' you out. Who knows, this might be fun" Frederickson comments, "*sees Inuarashi draw out his rapier* So then. This is what I think is going on...You really are going to try and execute me yourself..*giggles* Sorry..I cant let you do that" Japri told him with an excited smile, "*sees Wanda entering through the door* (Good. She arrived on time) I trusted you. We trusted you to be a good fit to lead the Restoration Committee..And this is how you repay us? With two-faced behavior? And you-gara cant even accept your own fate! Have you no shame?!" Inuarashi chastises her, "Shame? You say that while having a 3-on-1 against me? I thought you were honorable" she points out, "Foolish girl. I will be the one to take your head! If I happen to fail, these two will fight in myy stead! Now prepare yourelf!" Inuarashi shouts taking a fencing pose, ready to lunge with his back foot. With her sitting there for hours on end, knowing what was going to happen to her but was forced to wait anyway. However, though bettering her chances very slightly, Japri took the opportunity to Nekomamushi go outside instead of taking both rulers on, plus Fred on top of them. "(It's become well-known that Inuarashi has had a past as a Samurai. Looks lie I hit a nerve of his just right so I can do a one-on-one. Now if I can do this right..)" Japri thought to herself, closing her eyes, "(What's this...?) *sees her sitting in place with her eeys shut, not moving* Do you finally accept death? Then allow me to grant it! *dashes in with a thrusting attack, aiming the rapier's edge into Japri's chest, but she seemingly disappears upon being an inch away* !? Where did she-?! *feels a great, demonic prescence from behind, turns around, seeing a big pair of shimmering white eyes and a bigger purple figure with an even bigger purple aura as her large claws close in for a strike* (No..SHE COULDNT HAVE!) *bats away her claw strikes with rapier then gets zapped away by a huge burst of electro from her tail* AAAAGGHHH!" Inuarashi screams in pain while being flown back from the attack, "Inuarashi! *looks back at her, seeing her eyes close again* (What...Was that..? No time to wonder! I have to help!) *dashes in with eletro charging rapier* Im sorry, Inuarashi-teia but I cant stand here and watch!" Wanda insisted. Japrila re-opens her eyes yet again and a flash of lightning blinds Wanda, sending her flying with her blade in the air as her opponent stops herself with a slide, looking back with a devious smirk. "Look at this! This Mink is really something! Guess it's my turn! *runs in at her with a winded up fist* Taaaaake THIS! *throws a punch, but notices her seemingly vanish with cuts appear all over arm and a big cut across face; turns around and locks hands with her, pushing her back* There you are! HMM?! *sees that she's 2ft taller, with rows of sharp teeth and a much spikier tail overcharged with electro, as well as her whiskers and cheeks being overcharged as she gives a crazed, purpiless smile* You turned into a real freak! You're actually hold your own too! *gets lifted up by her and slammed rapidly into the ground as she stills both hands; is then pressed into the wall as she charges an electrical mouth-blast* OH CRAP! O O;" Frederickson reacts, "*kicks him out of her grasp and does a turning attack with the bottom of the rapier, making her shoot upwards through the roof* (What is this?! Sulong? Has she mastered it more than Nekomamushi and I?...OR MAYBE!)" Inuarashi was thinking before taking a later electric blast from her mouth to his head, making him fall to the ground with his head on fire and charring from the attack. "*tries to backstab her with rapier but gets dashed through, falling from her incredible speed as she busts through the door* Oh no! She's getting away! *sees Inuarashi losing cautiousness* Im..So sorry sir...I couldnt.." Wanda was apologizing, "INUARASHI!" Nekomamushi loudly shouts from outside in anger. Japri was able to continue at this speed, going 1000s of mph for a full minute, coverings a great set of miles before reverting to her normal form before stopping in place while hunched over and catching her breath. "*pants, wipes sweat from forehead* (That was close..I wasnt suppose to use my Sulong for that long..) *takes out glowing contact lenses, barely able to see them* (Im really blurring up..My eyes were getting very dry...I guess Motos made these Moon Contacts extra special after all. Letting him see through my eyes sure does wonders)" Japri was thinking to herself, "! Japri? What're you doing here? O o;" I asked in surprise, "*sees her turn around and runs away* Hey get back here! *chases her over a few bushes but loses her after making a turn after getting around a tree* Oh darn it! I lost track of her!" Carrot said in a frustrated tone, "We can worry about her later. Let's just get to the others for now. They should be helpful" I told Carrot and she comes with me with her brows push against each other for a concerned look. Then again...Weren't they supposed to keep an eye on her? How'd she get away? Looks like we gotta hurry a bit after all.
Carrot shows me the way to where Nekomamushi lives as we ran through the White Forest. Once we step inside, we see Nekomamushi with a few of the other Musketeers as they took care of Wanda and Inuarashi, both covered in bandages around their wounds. "What happened here?! Why're you two so badly hurt?! /o\;" I asked, "We couldnt stop that friend of your's. Japri right? She had this weird ability to make herself way faster and stronger all of a sudden. Im lucky to not end up as bad as them, but I was definately the slowest out of 'em" Freds informed us, only having a big bandage wrapped around his arm, "Wanda! Inuarashi! Please get better soon! We cant let Japri get away with hurting you two like this! Oooooo! If I can get my hands on her V" Carrot said in frustration, "Dont. *puts a hand to Carrot's shoulder behind her* You two have no hope fighting her if she was this powerful" a tall cheetah Mink told her, "*Gasp* Pedro! I wish you were here to help out too! Im sorry I didnt get here in time..I should've came by way sooner TT TT" Carrot apologizes, "I understand, Carrot. But our focus should be on getting your Restoration Committee back. If this Japri girl-gara used Sulong at any capacity, she should be very tired. Even in small bursts, multiple uses like what they told me will be plenty exhausting" Pedro explained, "Ok...I'll...I'll go. And I promise to make it back as quick as I can! *walks up to Wanda* Hey..I wish I could tell you at a better time but..Me and Rivy are together now../w\" Carrot told her, "Im..Happy for you, Carrot-teia...Im not too hurt..I'll..see about catching up with you two-teia later.." Wanda tells them, "Dammit Inuarashi. Thought these three would be plenty help without me. Turns out I was wrong...*turns to me and Carrot* YOU TWO! Inuarashi is still going with you! Wait outside for an hour! OVO" Nekomamushi tells us, "Huh?! But he's still really hurt! He cant fight looking like that!" I told him, "HE OWES ME! He promised that he'd have my place spotless with this Mink girl he was supposed to execute! Now look at the place! He even had help, dammit! It's like a stampede went off in here! Now wait outside! THAT'S AN ORDER!" the Zou ruler told the two of us. With no room for rebuttal we did as he told and walked out the building with heavy hearts as the Guardians inside watched us in sorrow. What a way to start the day..I was looking forward to this trip too...Shortly we hear a pair of Mink girls walking this way after seeing us. "Carrot, is that you? You're so..Different when you're down like this" the reindeer one says, "*covers face* Oh Milky..It was awful..Inuarashi...He got hurt very badly..It was by the head of our Restoration Team..She was too strong to hold down and he got really injured by her..and Nekomamushi still wants him to go out and explore with us.." Carrot lowly told her, "Huh?! There's no way that could happen! Inuarashi is the Duke-teia and in charge of us Musketeers for a reason! /o\" Milky said in response, "Where..Is she? Is she going to come after us again? /o,o\;" the squirrel Mink [Tristan] asked, "No...I mean, from what Im hearing it's not likely. Mostly due to her using this thing called Sulong. It sounds increibly powerful. *looks at my hands* I just wish I could do something about it..If only I were strong enough for her. My Water Water Fruit already didnt do a thing to her when we first met..._V_ *sees Carrot curling up into her knees in tears; pats her head and backk* Hey now..Dont be like that, Carrot. You'll bring me down too..Everyone's still alive, ok? Umm...Pedro's really strong, right? Im sure he can do plenty on his own while with us" I was assuring her, "...I'll go with you! The Musketeers have to stick together! It's what Pedro would want, and I owe it to you for being stationed so far away" Milky offered, "M-Milky? You'd do that for us? *sees her nod; sniffles* T-thank you, Milky! I wont forget this! TT~~~TT" Carrot says in gratitude, "You two seem to be having a moment. I'll just...Check back later if you need me..Im really sorry for what happened with Inuarashi-teia" lowly but sincerely said the reindeer Mink before walking away. These Minks...It really gets to them to see their own look so down...If only Fred's crew was anything like this with me..Maybe I'd want to go back to them..Now I really dont. Zou...This place feels alot more like home than anywhere I've ever been..Not that I'd want to hurt them from how they've treated me...But I swear...If they hurt Carrot or anyone from here...I'll make sure they regret it...!
At the base of the large structure on the gigantic ancient turtle, Ban, Motos walks over to a few of his other mighty Minks that he's enslaved, deciding to interrupt their training as lifted 5 ton weights. "Orous, status report on the fruit tree" Motos demanded, "*kneels before him* My Lord, there are 5 ripe Fruits it bore. Should I bring them to you?" the peacock Mink then asked, "No...In fact..I need you to eat two of them" he told him, "! B-but My Lord! I already have a Devil Fruit power, and you want me to eat two more Fruits?! We dont know if-!" Orous tried pointing out, "You dare...Disobey ME? *shimmers a red shining glare at him, immobilizing his muscles, hearing him choking* Once again...GO. Or you will end up like your brothers. All 5 of them" Motos forcefully demands, "*feels the release from his will, coughing* Ghkhuuuuf! (Wait...! 'Soren...That was your little brothr's name?..Fine..I'll spare him' You liar...! YOU KILLED HIM TOO!)...Y-yes..I will not take long, My Lord..." Orous replied before walking away, "*watches him fly away* (That hesitation, Orous. It will cost your life if I see that again) *looks back at the bigger Minks in front* I seek a few replacements for the generals I lost. I will come back shortly. Be well prepared when I do" he told them, "*looks up at the generators and spinning mechanisms the 100s of Minks were forced to manually push to run, noticing a few falling off the high 200ft platforms in exhaustion* (You bastard...We'll make you pay for this slaving over our bretheren like this! We swore to get strong enough so we can take your head!)" one of the bodybuilding Minks thought to himself, with the others sharing the same resentment. They were all angered and afraid of Motos's utilitarian ways as a tyrant among them, but their ruler wouldnt have it any other way. Not after the great loss he suffered years ago. Even knowing he has little to no chance of bringing anyone back, he marches on with the sliver of hope he's hung onto for as long as he could remember. If he could throw his life away to achieve his goal, he wouldnt give it another thought.
Back at Zou, where me and Carrot were, there were 20 minutes left before we started our departure. I used 18 of them to desperately heal Inuarashi and Jared's (who only recently awoke 8 minutes ago) injuries with my Water Water Fruit's Life Spring technique from my palms, knowing I'll have make nearly negliable progress. About half of his face was healed at this point, but he could have one eye opened. As for his other scars..I know I cant get to 'em in time. If we're traveling a really long distance like last time, I can use that time to heal him some more. Til we get to the sea kings, that is. "So what's this Sulong thing all about again? About her doing it being impossible?" I asked, "Sulong is a transformation that us Minks-gara can do. Thing is that she isnt supposed to be able to do it. Not without the looking at the moon when it's full" Pedro explains, "So you guys can only use it at night...Then whyy didnt she do so at night when she was watched?" I asked, "With your friend over there, two Zou rulers in one room, and Wanda's help, it's understandable that she didnt want to chance it. Though, from what they're saying, she may've overestimated herself. She outright overpowered everyone. I'd never figure a Mink aside from our Duke could do that" Pedro further explained, "Hmm..When you explain it like that..I think there was even a full moon last night, so she would've been in big trouble if she tried at night anyway. Then again..She fought in the morning and was able to transform. I dont think we have anything for that...Even worse that she can shock me off if I use my Water Water Fruit on her like before. Who knows if a Devil Fruit is helping her too.." I trying to piece together, "Alright Inuarashi, get up! Time to head out and get some members back!" Nekomamushi told him, "Right...*gets out of bed and stands tall, grabbing rapier and the Musketeer helmet off the floor* Im as ready as can be within a short window of rest" Inuarashi said, "Hmm! And if we see Japri, we'll tie her up and kick her butt to next week! OVO" Carrot says out loud, "Let's..Just hope she stays hiding for a while. Obviously we need a better plan for her" I respond, "*flies out the door* Im out the door-gara! Cmon yall! Our two missing Committee memebers wont find themselves!" Jared urge us, "*goes out the door too* He's right. Let's go ahead and move out" Wanda also urged and the rest of out of our group of 6 followed her. Captain Frederickson was able to retrieve the raft we used before, even telling us how he strapped it on his body with some rope he found, but most of it fell apart on him on the way up. It took us a few minutes to decide how we were gonna go about traveling, and while we thought about using up to 4 different rafts for the trip, we ended up choosing to move forward by building upon what was left of our current raft, making it bigger for us, and giving it flapping propellers for the back of it. Carrot liked the idea the most, thinking about playing with it but I told her how it's best she didnt do that..I know you'd get bored but sticking things in it for fun is just waiting to mess us up while we're out in the ocean -V-. She got moppy but she'll just have to deal with it. Like before, after we were done building it, Fred lifted the whole 40x40 raft and took off running with it. Pretty fast too...IS HE TRYING TO RUN OFF WITH IT ON HIS OWN OoO?! "Oh no you dont! OVO; *dashes at him, tripping him over by dropping his loin cloth and furry undies; sees him scurrying up to stand* ELECTRO! ;" Carrot shouts, emitting static through her body and shocking Fred from the leg up, cuffing his balls and tasing them too, "YAAAAAAAAAHHH! BLBLBLBBLBLBLBLB! XoX" he was saying while getting electricuted in the worst spot possible, making him tumble over in no time, with our eyes were closed. Even though I couldnt see...I can only imagine how bad that was...Down there o;... "*opens an eye* Are you...Sure we can trust him? I rather that he-teia doesnt do that again.. " Wanda asks, "He might be pretty dumb..But he should know better now..*siiighs* Here I got it.." I then insist, lifting the raft for us with a stream of water from my arms, carrying it to Zunesha's truck for us while Pedro carried the uncousious Frederickson. With his undergarments up, of course. Im so sorry he saw that too - -;
Once at the trunk, we slid down on it while atop the bigger raft. I made sure we eased into the ocean below with a makeshift platform right under us to keep our balance and help maintain a controllable speed. Next thing we knew we touched the waters and started our sail. Now this would be smooth sailing...But unfortunately we ran into a few problems. "Does anyone else feel a sinking feeling or..?" Milky asked, "*looks below my feet, seeing how wet they are* Huh? Did we forget to patch a few holes? Oh boy. Looks like I'll have to give some extra effort to keep us afloat" I respond, "You used your Water Water Fruit to heal Inuarashi and Jared-teia, right? Can you do the same for this?" Milky then asked, "Well no..Life Spring only works for people, not objects" I explain, "Wait! We forgot to bring food! My carrots! TToTT" Carrot points out, "*opens a bag full of fruits* This may last us the whole trip, but can you make fish surface for us? I'll pick them out and fry them for us" Pedro asks, "Oh sure thing. That was one of the first things me and Carrot did together" I affirm. I had a stream of water flow over the raft in front of us. Inuarashi picked fish from one side and Pedro did the same from the other with their rapiers. This brought a smile to Carrot's face, especially when she was starting to get hungry. I kinda am too. Can only imagine what it'd be like if I didnt have this Devil Fruit and we were out like this. I just dont go out maintaining food like this for others. Tyrant #3 & #4 always took care of that, but I'll definitely do better once me and Carrot start journeying as Restoration Pirates. After traveling for a bit over an hour like this with no giant ancient animal in sight, we found it odd that there also weren't any sea kings. It didnt take too long for them to show up once we were out like this...Apparently. We had the biggest issue coming our way. "Now what do we have here! A bunch of Minks and some brat with them!" we heard from an arrogant voice from the distance, "Oh no...*sees a large ship to the right of us, with a jolly roger that had a dagger through the skull, red hair and purple and red flames on the black flag* Those clashing colors..That skull of a big creature at the base...Fred, is that Kid's crew?!" I react in surprise, "Ah I think it is! How's it goin', runt!" Frederickson fearlessly greets, "You may've fought your way through our crew before Freddy-boy! But we're much stronger than last time! We were just on the way to pay a Yonko or two a visit, but if you wanna be a warm-up and get in our way, be my guest!" Captain Kid shouts to him, "! Bad news fellas! I can see the giant lion from here! He's in the way of it!" Jared informed us after flying really high up, "A giant lion you say? Heh! Sounds interesting enough for us to check out" Kid said with a big, devious grin, "! (If we let him go, he'll find the Devil Fruit Tree in no time! It's either he plucks it for all it's worth, or knowing from what I heard from Fred's run-in with him..He's the type to destroy it for fun when he's got whatever Fruit he can get from it. Both cases aren't good for us, or anyone) You and your crew aren't going anywhere!" I loudly declared to him, "R-Rivy! What're you doing? o o;" Carrot reacts, "These Pirates are bad news, Carrot. They're the type you hate...I heard about them having an ugly reputation...For killing whoever they steal from...Even for fun...! oVo" I told her with a serious look, "! We cant let them get away then! You heard me!? WE'RE GONNA BEAT YOU SILLY! YOU'RE ALL BAD MEN! O" Carrot shouts at them, "*holds face with a palm* Heheheh...AAAAAHAHAHAHAAA! GOOD! That's what I like to hear! You're damn right Im mean! Im bad to the bone, baby! You hear that men? Looks like word hasnt reached these Minks about our conquest! Let's teach 'em a lesson and put 'em all on the chopping block! Start us off, Killer!" Kid shouts, glorifying how threatening he is, "(Killer?)" I react to myself. With a strong enough leap, a masked man with blue and white lines on his headwear lands in the back of our raft, readying his sickles as he turned to us. He looks like a Killer alright. Name checks out a bit too well..This display made Wanda, Inuarashi and Pedro ready themselves for him, with a hand place on the handle of their blades. I look back at Kid and he watches us with an maniacal smile on his face, waiting for us to give him a bloody show. This sick bastard...Reminds me of one of our Tyrants, but worse in a way...I'll make sure he goes down! I cant stand having Pirates like him roaming the seas...Only to cause trouble! "Hey, water boy. *gets my attention* You look really mad. Dont lose your head, or they'll-teia end up taking it" Wanda advised me, "Sorry. It's just that..I haven't dealt with guys like this in a while..They're really bad Pirates..." I lowly said, "I realize that. *sees Killer holding off Pedro with a series of blade clashes* But we aren't out here to fight. Only when it's really neccessary. The one that can help us get away is you-teia" Wanda told me, "! (That's right!...I really shouldnt lose it like that. I dont even know how strong Kid and his crew are. If Pedro is having a hard time..We cant afford to waste time with Kid's antics after all. Our raft isnt suited for a fight like this..Let's see what I can do about it!)" I thought to myself, making the raft were standing on soar into the air with a pillar of water rushing us into the air, throwing the fighters off their balance. "Woah! Look at this! Was that from the brat up there? *sees the pillar of water curve to the side* Huh?! How's he doing that?..Is he also have a Devil Fruit?!" he reacts, then noticing the gallons of water falling on him from above, magnetising clumps of metal together from his ship to shield himelf. I tilt the raft further, throwing him off of it like this, but he had a sickle dug into the edge of it. "Geyser...BLAST!" he heard from behind him, making him turn around, seeing me with my hand casted out at the last second as I fell upside-down while an inch away from him, and gave him powerful burst of water from hands, jetting him through the pillar of water by distance over 100ft. With my other, less damaged arm, I catch the group below that fell off the raft due to my maneuvering, which I furthered by putting us all back on the raft safely. "*sees Killer being shot a surprising distance from my attack* That damned brat! Showing off as if he's the Captain of a ship like that!" Kid cursed in frustration, "ELECTRO!" he heard from behind, "HMM! *sees Carrot launching this way with dense electricity around her body with her fists in front as if she's flying in* SINCE WHEN DID YOU HOP TO HERE?! OoO;" Kid reacts in surprise, being throttled off of his ship with a burst of electricity upon impact, and sent flying into the sea below from the attack. After sticking her tongue out at him, Carrot hops back to the raft that was no further than 40ft away. "*pets her head* Nice one, Carrot. You sure showed him ^.^" I gratified, "*giggles* Garchuuu~ ^w^" Carrot replies joyously, "Your skill with that Water Water Fruit is impressive! I cant tell you how glad I am to have you with us ^^" Milky added to the praise, "He was a Devil Fruit user, right? If he's in the sea-teia...Wouldnt that mean he would drown since he cant swim?" Wanda points out, "Oh yeah...I guess he would huh.." I start realizing, "He might not've been a good person, but we could've handled that better if we properly planned" Wanda points out some more, "Sometimes Wanda...All you have time to do is act. To save your own neck-gara" Inuarashi tells her, "(Yeah..I barely had time to plan there. Thankfully me and the Tyrants have been in tight situations like that a dozen times, but still...Even now Im not sure what I would've done differently. But if what we did got him off our backs...)" I thought to myself, bringing the mood down as we neared closer to the massive lion in the distance that towered over the seas with it's 8 long legs...However. This wasnt the end of Kid. Unknown to us, Killer's sickle rose up to Kid's ship from underwater, with Killer pulling not onlyy himself up from the depths with it, but also Kid, who was in his other arm. "...*coughs out water* Blluuugh! Dammit! I almost drowned there! *turns around, seeing me and others drifting in the far distance* Errrrrrggggh! Listen to me, Killer...When we set foot on this stupid lion they're talking about..That brat AND the rabbit are mine you hear! This'll be the last time I get humiliated by them and some dumb rabbit Mink! Maybe if I graft one of their heads on my ship, it'll come with a hefty bounty. *sees Kaido's ship sailing eastward half a mile away* (Look at that..They've saved us some trouble if these guys gave us a run for our moneyy..) Take us up, Killer! The Kid Pirates have a new destination!" Eustass Kid ordered his right-hand man, bringing both of them all the way up. Kid gives the raft of our's one more look behind him and a murderous smile takes his face, right before he steps into the ship to inform his crew below.