Here I'm again, the chapter took time but it finally came.
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Ship from Marineford, South Blue
Feeling some of the morning light on him the petty officer Torlo started to awake from his sleep. With a yawn, the young marine sat on the bed edge as he tried to chase the drowsiness of having just wake up, and while doing that he started to take another look at the room he was in.
After they boarded the ship on Marineford the three young marines had been swiftly assigned to their onboard posts. Probably because of how excited they had been time flew past them, when the three of them realized it's already night, Tashigi got assigned to a room with other female marine's while he and Lucas had been put together on another.
The room is pretty much Spartan, two plain beds, and a shared wardrobe to put their things was all that the room had 'well, at least the beds are comfortable… 'Thought Torlo while scratching his belly. A smile bloomed on his face as he started to recall where the ship was going. In his short career as a marine he had left Marineford a few times already, but this is his first time leaving the Grand Line to one of the four blues
'Hmm?' passing his gaze at the other side of the room Torlo saw that his friend was already awake "Yawn Looks like someone is an earlier riser" he said while scratching his belly.
Already wearing his uniform Lucas was sitting of the bed edge with his elbows resting on top of his knees and his marine cap on his left hand. His eyes are unfocused and his expression serious as he pondered deeply about something
'Is he awake?' "Hey Lucas, are you there?" Torlo called out to his friend as he rose from the bed with another yawn.
Hearing his friend Lucas that was lost in thoughts awoke from his daydreaming, blinking his piercing blue eyes became focused again as the young man's gaze fell on his awakening friend, the serious expression on Lucas gave way to his friendly smile "Eai Torlo, you are finally up huh?"
"Finally up he says…" opening the wardrobe to get his clothes Torlo slightly turned his face to the side to look at the window, outside was still somehow dark and the morning coldness was still there "You sure took to the heart when that MCPO(Master Chief Petty Officer) told us to awake earlier"
Lucas smiled "This is just one of the quirks I got from my training. I probably can't awake late even if I wanted too. I sleep like a rock but it's just the sun start to rise that I will wake up"
"Considering our line of work this probably a good quirk to have" saying that Torlo expression turned a little grim as he recalled the scolding the recruit camp instructor would give him and his colleagues for sleeping WAY past the time. Putting this grimdark memory away Torlo looked again at his friend "You say that, but I'm under the impression it's not because of habit that you are up so earlier today"
Lucas smile faltered a bit "You are right about that, I was thinking about something"
"That's a giving considering the look you had earlier" Putting his white shirt Torlo picked his red bandana.
Turning his face away Lucas looked at the sky through the window as he recalled what happened during the night, his dragon instinct caught on to something making him awake mid-sleep, before going to sleep and after awakening, Lucas thought deeply about what he felt through his instincts. After all one of the things he had learned from his training it's that hearing his instincts is a very important thing to do and by his grandpa's very words something essential.
'Different from before it felt more like it was warning me of a possible, distant danger. But the problem is that I don't know what type of danger it is, is a pirate attack? An approaching storm, or maybe even a large sea king?' after pondering a bit more Lucas turned to his friend and said with a serious voice "During our work, if something bad happens to the ship, quickly come to my side"
"What?" Torlo was tying his red bandana on his forehead when he heard what Lucas said, he became confused with this out of the blue declaration. His first thought that Lucas was joking with him, but seeing the serious look on his friend blue eyes made him review his previous thought 'This is the first time I saw his eyes turn serious…'Torlo only knew Lucas for a few days, but the two had bonded well despite the short time, and during this time Lucas never showed a serious or grave expression, even when he was mentioned his crazy special training his smile would not leave his face.
With a serious but still confused, expression Torlo sat on his bed facing Lucas "I'm confused, why you say that something bad will happen?" he decided to hear Lucas's explanation.
In his mind, Lucas sighed in relief when he saw Torlo not directly scoffing at his claim of a possible incoming danger "Do you recall what I told about my period of training?"
"Who could I not? Is not always that you hear about what it's like to be trained by the Marine Hero himself" in a flash, a longing look appeared on Torlo face as he started to fanboying over Garp. Half a minute later he seemed to realize what he was doing, scratching his head he said a little embarrassed "Sorry"
"Well, apart of the parts I told you my training had another focus and reason" lightly raising his right arm Lucas closed his hand "You see, about a year ago I ended up acquitting a rare type of power" after saying that he paused to give Torlo time catch his meaning.
'Rare power…' Torlo thought confused for a few seconds, but thankfully he is someone that had been stationed in the marine headquarters for a certain time already, so the answer of what Lucas was talking quickly to his mind. With eyes widening he looked at Lucas "You ate a devil fruit?!"
Lucas nodded "Thanks to my devil fruit and the training of my grandpa I now have something akin to an animal instinct. Because of this instinct, I can somehow sense incoming danger, and last night this instinct of mine warned me of possible approaching danger"
Torlo became stunned with his friend declaration 'Lucas never mentioned that he was a devil fruit user… but then again, as Vice-Admiral Garp grandson he most likely could get a devil fruit very easily' after being at Marineford for a certain time any marine willing enough could learn a thing or two about devil fruits. Torlo doesn't know much, but he knows that devil fruit powers can make many impossible things possible, to him the animal sixth sense that Lucas said to have is well within the powers he thinks a devil fruit can grant.
"I believe in you" becoming a little flustered Torlo looked at Lucas "Shouldn't be better we try to tell this to Commander Triscratches?"
Lucas shook his head "I don't believe that a seasoned marine like Commander Triscratches would have an instinct less acute than mine, if something bad is going to happen he will most likely sense it too. Besides, I don't know what exactly this possible danger is or when it will arrive, going to the commander with such a vague warning is probably not a good idea"
"When you put like this…"
"I just wished to give you a heads up so you will not get off guard if something happens, later I tell Tashigi about this too" standing up Lucas put his cap on "Come on" saying that he started walking to the door.
Nodding Torlo was about to follow Lucas but then he remembered something "Oh right!" going back to the wardrobe he opened it and picked something, turning Torlo showed holding a standard marine rifle.
"Getting armed?"
"You said to go to your side, but it's not like I'm a herbivore, I just look like one" with a small smirk Torlo put the rifle in the holster on his back before following Lucas "By the way, don't you need a weapon too?"
"A weapon?" twirling his should and cracking his knuckles Lucas smirked "My body is my weapon"
"If you say" said Torlo without noticing the sparks of lightning briefly running down Lucas's body.
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Bridge, Ship from Marineford
"Start Report"
At the ship's bridge, the commander Triscratches stood with a straight back and arms crossed as he listened to the report made by MCPO Allex, an average weight skinny man with brown hair and beard-goatee. If Lucas and Torlo were here they would be able to recognize Allex as the marine that arranged them on the ship.
"…The group on night watch was dismissed and the replacement group had already assumed their post"
"Did the night group reported anything strange?"
"No Sir, according to their report the night had been uneventful"
"Are you sure?" asked the commander with his stern voice while giving the MCOP a 'Don't dare hide anything from me' look.
Allex and the other marines at the bridge had been taken aback by the sudden question "Y-Yes Sir, nothing happened" Allex answered truthfully with some sweat dripping from his forehead, the glare from commander Triscratches is not exactly something easy to withstand.
Detecting no lie in his voice Triscratches nodded at Allex"…Very well, you may leave now" at that Allex saluted the commander and the left the bridge.
'Nothing strange happened… 'After dismissing Allex the commander turned his face to look through the window, the sun had already started to rise in the horizon but the outside was still somehow dark. The convoy had arrived at the South Blue in the previous night, following that they split from the others and started their lone course to Mel Island, they are pretty within the schedule so if nothing wrong happens they should arrive there around 13:00Hrs.
'I shouldn't worry too much, this route had already been heavily inspected by the base, nothing bad should happen' As expected of a major power in the world. The marines have a pretty good number of safe routes used by their ships, these routes have good currents making them optimal to travel, these routes had also being scouted again and again by the marine which lowered greatly the danger level of traveling in them 'Furthermore, this is the South Blue, even if something happened, it shouldn't be anything major' But just as Triscratches started to relax something caught his attention
At distance one could see a pair of red eyes appear behind the morning mist, seconds later the head of a ravenous black wolf emerged from within the mist, after that, like a demon from the abyss a black and dark golden ship came out from the mist in front of the marine ship, the skull Jolly Roger fluttered at the wind in grim glory for all to see.
"WHAT?!"
"No way…"
"Pirates here?!"
The appearance of a pirate ship caught the marines by surprise, it's clear they not expected to see a pirate ship while sailing on this route. These marines become stunned for a moment because of that.
"ALL OF YOU SNAP OUT OF IT!" commander Triscratches shouted at his man bringing them back from their stunned state "DON'T JUST STAND THERE, ALL STATIONS PREPARE FOR BATTLE!" he looked again at the black ship with a grim expression 'The appearance of these pirates is not simple, this is a clear ambush!'
"RIGHT!" The marines just replied when the approaching pirates made their first move.
Whistle
BOOM!
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With the sudden pirate attack, the situation in this part of the sea became tense instantly.
The marines in the ship had been caught off guard by this sudden development, but thanks to their previous training they quickly started to take hold of themselves and follow the high up orders.
But the pirates came prepared, as they capitalized at the pause of the marines thanks to their sudden appearance and made their first move with the cannons.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
With the wind on their side, the Ravenous Wolf quickly closed the gap between the two ships. The Ravenous Wolves's deck was crowded with the members of the crew, they all looked menacing with their black leather armor, they laughed, moved, and had overall an aura around them very befitting the demon wolf they represent.
"Bet those slackass marines didn't expect us to appear on their safe route" The captain Vorax stood amidst his men in all his glory as he gave the marine ship in front of him a hungry greedy look, the same one a starving predator would to a piece of meat "Prepare to board, you all know the drill, plunder everything without leaving even a speck behind!"
""Uuuooohhhhho!""
BOOM!
The sound of the two ships clashing was like the final straw needed, without much of a second thought this bunch of greedy pirates jumped at the marine ship.
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"HERE THEY COME, GET READY!"
On the ship from Marineford, the marines have been not slacking either, receiving the orders they too stood in great number at the deck of their ship, with rifles in hand they stood in firing position just waiting for the incoming pirates.
A hulking marine officer stood by their side with one of his hand holding a big axe. With his expression tense, he lifted his other hand in the air while waiting for the optimal moment to order shoot fire, each second seemed to extend to eternity but surely came the moment he was waiting for, seeing the pirates jumping he didn't wait anymore and ordered fire "FIRE!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The volley of fire came and left taking many pirates with them, but others managed to survive the first salvo and rushed forward at the marines who also didn't wait more and rushed at the pirates.
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
The captain Vorax that jumped with his man rushed though the marines with bloody-thirst gusto, on his right hand was a sword with a dark gold handle and a light blood-red edge.
His dark purple cape fluttered as he rushed unobstructed, he moved with the same gait of a wolf running amidst a flock of sheep.
At one point Vorax looked at a skinny marine at the ground with clear disdain, grinning he slashed with his sword at the fallen man, but just as the blade as about to connect something came at him from the side "Argh!" receiving a slash at his side Vorax jumped back, then turned to see who had attacked him.
"Hmph! Don think you can act the way you want on my ship" Facing the pirate captain Vorax stood the commander Triscratches, with a green pommel saber in hand he glared at the pirate before him "I don't know how you knew our route, but soon I catch you I will discover it"
With a smirk, Vorax looked at the Commander "I want to see you trying baldy" he then slashed at the commander.
The battle had started.
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"This is bad!" exclaimed Torlo.
In one of the corridors deep inside the ship, the three young marines from D-14 looked at each other with shock clear in their eyes.
Earlier after leaving their cabin Lucas and Torlo walked to the mess hall to grab something to eat, there they encountered Tashigi and after eating Lucas told her the same he told Torlo. They had been walking to their post at the cargo when the sound of an explosion came.
"Looks like your guess was right Lucas" said Tashigi to Lucas, you could sense her shock even though she didn't shout like Torlo "Unfortunately I was" said the reply of a still somehow calm Lucas, his training and the fact that he already expected something to happen helped his situation.
"What we do now?!" holding his rifle Torlo looked at his two friends "I'm not good with decisions, so your guys tell me"
Tashigi tightly gripped her sword "We are alone in here so we should regroup with the others. The deck is probably the most dangerous now, so it's better if we go to the cargo and regroup with others there" showing her talent Tashigi quickly came with a good plan for the three.
"Sounds good to me-Huh?" Torlo nodded approving Tashigi idea, but just as he stopped talking sound of footsteps approaching and voices started to echo from the corridor junction.
Tap Tap Tap Tap
"You guys go that way, the others come with me. I think the cargo i- " a group of six pirates wearing black leather armor suddenly emerged from the junction, with their weapons in hand they entered the corridor the young marines were, but just as the leading pirate stepped at the corridor something hit him in the face "-URGH!"
"Hmph" With his enhanced senses Lucas had long sensed the group of pirates coming their way, so the second when the first pirate appeared in the corridor he acted. Kicking the ground Lucas practically blinked and appeared before the leading pirate, like lightning his right fist moved and hit the man square in the face sending him flying at the wall. Following with a turn of his body, Lucas gave a low spinning kick at the second pirate making him fall forward, then capitalizing at the power of his spin Lucas gave the falling man a down-up 'dragon claw' swing making him fly backward and take the third pirate that was behind alongside him.
Slash!
The fourth pirate finally reacted, he swung his sword downward at the young man attacking them, but sadly in Lucas's eyes, his move was just too slow.
Sidestepping Lucas easily avoided the attack and then grabbed the man's wrist with his right "Wha-"BANG, before the man could comprehend Lucas flicked his arm and slammed him at the right wall.
"W-Who is this?!"
"He beat all of them in a second!"
The two pirates left saw how easily Lucas dispatched their companions and started to panic.
"AAAAA!"
In these types of moments of extreme danger, with adrenaline running down their veins a person needed to make a split-second decision between fight or flight. The fifth pirate that was now the closest to Lucas gritted his teeth and glared at the white-haired young man, choosing fight he dashed and swung his sword at Lucas. But again Lucas speed was beyond what they could react before he realized Lucas rushed at the pirate and grabbed the man by his head with his left, then in a show of strength Lucas momentarily lifted the man from the ground before slamming his head down at the floor.
Bang
"Mo-mo-MONSTER!" The scene of five of his companions being defeated in a split second was too much for the last standing sixth pirate, his fear soared to such a height that his body started quivering to the point of him dropping his sword in hand. Without an ounce of hesitation, the man turned tail in hope of alerting the others of this white-haired demon.
The sixth pirate turned to flee, but just as he did that what greeted him was a pair of piercing blues eyes, a pair of eyes that glowed with unfathomable power.
The sixth pirate always had felt apprehensive when he looked at the red eyes of his captain, he liked to think that not seeing that pair of eyes would make his day better, but the moment he saw these blue eyes he finally realized how wrong he was. In the split-second moment after seeing the pair of blue eyes the only thought occupying his mind was 'How I miss captain's eyes'
Bang
Then the pain came, then darkness.
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In this chapter we started following what happened in the last one, our MC dragon instincts warned him of danger, but he could not properly interpret what the danger was. The pirates appeared and the battle started.
These will be the first fight our MC has against someone not named Garp or Khan, and his first of many with pirates. as showed these pirates are not a match for Lucas but don't worry that I will put one or two pirates that will not fall in the first blow. But hey, did you guys liked the "Fight" in this chapter?
Anyway, I don't exactly have much to say now apart from thanking all the ones reading this thing, and a special thanks to everyone that reviewed and favorite/follow my fic, the number had already reached 259/371. Seriously, guys, words can not describe how happy I'm in seeing all of this.
Like always thanks guys for reading, again you all are awesome. Constructive critics are always welcomed.