Remastered: Draco's Crew

Drifting Tides Arc: Unity Conflict Part 1

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Why did it have to be him? Draco thought as he stared at Longtooth, who was giving his men orders.

"What are you waiting for, sensei?" Colin asks as he looks back and forth between the two, while Draco takes the rope from the blue tang fishman.

"For Blade to show up." he answers with a sigh and drags his prisoner, who has several lumps on his head, "Colin, can you go get a map."

"Do you want me to mark them, Sensei?"

"If you don't mind." he answers as he takes a deep breath and begins to drag the man toward Longtooth, with a grim look on his face.

"What the hell do you want, Draco?" snorts the shortfin mako fishman as he notices the man.

"Well, part of me wants to beat you up and down the many roads of Unity, cause you can't do your job." Draco said as he took one more deep breath and stopped five feet only pulled the prisoner in front of him.

"I like to see you do that." Longtooth growls as he cracks his knock, but blinks as Draco kicks the prisoner at his feet.

"And maybe one day you will see and feel it." Jack said he flaps above the two, trying to make things go smooth and speedy,, "But right now, let's focus on the problems at hand."

I hate the fact that he's right. Both men thought as they both took a deep breath.

"And what does the other part of you want to do?"

"To help and protect Unity." Draco answers as he glances down at the prisoner, who was trying to get up.

"Really now?"

"This land and its people have been good to me." he replied as he looked up at the fishman, staring at him, "Even if some of those people are assholes and one of them is terrifying."

"Are you scared of me?" Longtooth asks with a smirk at the man, who just rolls his eyes and chuckles, as the parrot lands on Draco's shoulder.

"He meant, Mrs. Pygsti." the parrot said as he stared at the fishman, while Draco nodded in agreement.

"I can understand that." the fishman mutters under his breath as he notices Colin move toward the two and hand over a map to Draco, who just took and looked it over.

"This will do." he replied with a nod and smiled at the blue tang fishman, "Now please do me another favor and find Blade."

"Yes, sir!" he said and he ran off, while Draco's smile disappeared and turned to Longtooth, only to hand him the map.

"What's this?"

"It will tell you where the locals of several groups of knockout pirates are."

"Is that so?" he said as he opened the map and looked it over, "I see you took the long way to get here.", then his eyes widened as he quickly stepped back, avoiding a hand planning to grab him by the collar.

"Should of figure that you're faster than that." Draco said with a serious look on his face.

"What the hell are you doing?" Longtooth said out loud as the man seemed to bend his knees, as he held his bokken out, well his free hand was over its tip.

"We don't have time for this, Draco" Jack said out loud as he quickly took to the air, before he got in the middle of this.

"Can it, Jack!" Draco growls as glares at the fishman, "We'll make time for his punishment!"

"What are you going on about?" Longtooth said as he glared at him, wishing he had his scimitar on hand, but he brought his hands up, getting ready to fight.

~somewhere in Unity~

"Out of my way!" Marcus shouted out as he punched out a pirate in his way, "Akoro Matsuge!", then he swiftly used his whip to strike the face of another pirate, who screamed in pain and began to bleed.

I know I should have brought that gun with me. He thought as he grit his teeth as several other pirates head straight toward him, carrying flintlock rifles. Marcus quickly slid in an alley, avoiding the gunfire, as well as moving toward his true goal.

Marcus turns the corner of the alley, only to come to a stop and blinks at what he found, which was a pile of battered and bruised pirates in front of The Drunken Koi.

"I told you all… that it's a two drink minimum…" hiccups a familiar voice as another pirate threw on top of the pile, " to take me on..."

Oh no! Marcus gulped as he found Mr. Pygshi, who was holding a gourd-like jug in his left hand, downing liquid as a group of pirates rushed him with the swords, I remember the last time he drank from that.

The moment blades were thrust toward, was the moment Mr. Pygsti jumped high and landed down on the blades as they crossed each other, forcing them onto the ground, as he started to palm strikes, punches, or just slaps the pirates back. He then notices the shark fishman. "Hey Marcus!" he said as drunkenly waved to the man, "Y-you want in on this?"

"No!" the fishman answered as fast as he watched the bar owner's backhand punch a cutlass wielding pirate, "I'm good!"

"Oh, come on!" Mr. Pygsti said as he tipsy side steps another swordsman, only to hit his face with his gourd holding hand, "I'll even let you try my fire wine."

"No!" he said as he began to move away, "I should find and protect Lilly."

"Good point." Mr. Pygsti said as he watched Marcus move off, "Go save your girl.", then sighs happily, "To be a young lover, again."

"Isn't he older, then you?" ask one of the fallen pirates only to get kicked in the face, knocking him out.

"You talk too much." he said with a hiccup as he turned around, finding several pirates getting back on their feet, "Look like I need another drink", which he took several gulps from his jug, while pulling out a lighter, then grins.

~back at the Protectors' base~

"You do know the more you avoid your punishment, the more painful it will be," Draco growls out loud as his eyes look through his soul.

"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'll gladly bet some sense into you." fishman said as he popped his neck, and the two charged at each other, but before each other could hit each other, they jumped back avoiding a falling battle ax embedded itself in the ground.

"Wat da hell is goin' on?!" Blade roars as he looks at the two, making Longtooth stare at his friend and point at the dark-haired man looking at the ax.

"He started it!" he answers, making his friend sigh in disappointment, then both look at Draco at the sound of him striking himself.

"I wish you would show up sooner," he said as blood began to leak from his forehead, with a calm look on his face.

"Why did ye hit yerself?"

"To make sure I keep myself in check and stop me from kicking his ass," Draco answers as he points his bokken at Longtooth while he wipes the blood from his forehead.

"What the hell did I do to you?" the miko Fishman asks, only for the two to give him a deadpan stare.

"I can give you a list of things you did to me," Draco answered as he crossed his arms and shut his eyes, "but since we're strapped on time, let's focus on what you caused tonight."

"What are you talking about?"

"This dumbass sent a bunch of rookies into danger."

"How dare you?!" Longtooth growls as he glares at the human, who opens his eyes and stares at the fishman.

"Wat are ye talkin' about?" Blade asks as he watches the two while Colin returns to the group carrying a duffel bag.

"This moron sent my pupils into the battlefield."

"Are you stupid or crazy?" Longtooth said as he blinked at him, "I would never do something like that to the newbies."

"Like I would believe you." Draco said with a snort and looked at Blade, who just gave a knowing stone face look, which made Draco blink, "Wait! He's telling the truth?"

"Dat he be." the sawshark fishman said as he watched the human tap the sword against his shoulder, and he narrowed his eyes.

"Colin…" Draco said as he turned to the Fishman, who gulped, "Who gave you those orders?"

"...It was Overbite, sir…"

"I see…" he said as he took a deep breath and shut his eyes, only to say, "Well, good news for Longtooth."

"What's that?"

"Draco just moved him down the list," Jack answers as he lands on Draco's shoulder.

"What list?"

"That's not important." Draco replies as he looks at the parrot with a light sigh, "Jack, go tell Marcus what is going on and where I'm headed."

"What list?"

"Got it!" the parrot said as he took to the air at high speed.

"Why is he headed toward Marcus?" Blade asks Draco as he rubs the back of his neck.

"What list?"

"In case we need backup," Draco answers as he points at Colin, who ensured he got everything in the duffle bag.

"Yer going on a rescue mission?" Blade asks, only to get his answer with a simple nod, "Dat not goin' ta be happen."

"Why is that?" Draco asks as he raises his brow, while Longtooth stands there looking at the two of them, asking the same question repeatedly: Is he alright?

"Dis be Protectors' business."

"Maybe, but I'm guessing you have your hands filled with dealing with the chaos that the raiders are causing." Draco glanced at Colin, who nodded, "So, I figure we'll go to the temple and take care of everything while you all take care of the rest of Unity."

"That's not going to work." Longtooth growls after he snaps out of it and glares at the human, who turns around, "I forbid you from interfering in our business."

"Tsk…The only one you should forbid doing anything is guppy." he said as he began to walk away from them, with Colin following behind, "I mean, he was the one that made this my business."

"Whose Guppy?"

"Ah believe dat's 'is nickname for yer son."

"...I see…" Longtooth said as he watched them leave the base, "Still, I don't like this."

"Agreed." As Colin and Draco seemed to disappear, Blade said, "So, who do ye want in charge while we keep 'im from doin' somethin' stupid?"

"We both know our men well enough to know they follow our orders to the letter." Longtooth replied as he looked at his friend, "Let's send out most of them to deal with their forces, keep the few inside the base, and lock it down.", which the sawtooth shark fishman nodded in agreement.

"Good." he said as he narrowed his eyes and began to walk away from the spot, "Now, let's hurry up and give out the men their orders."

~in another part of Unity~

"What are you guys doing?" shouted a pirate to his comrades as he watched them fall one after another, "She is just one old woman!", then a slipper hit his forehead, knocking him on his ass.

"Old woman, my ass!"

"She's also fat!" shouted another pirate, only for him to fall to the side, thanks to another slipper.

"Fat woman, my ass!"

"Can someone tell her we're not after her!" shouted another pirate, only to jump back, avoiding a flying comrade, but got hit square in the face with the slipper.

"Yeah! We're after the sharkman!" said another pirate, only to be grabbed by the throat and tossed into a small group of invaders' gunners.

"Who are you calling a shark?!"

"You should really watch what you say around Gunner." Marcus said as he entered the battlefield, only to quickly raise his whip's core in both his hands, blocked an oncoming sword and kicked the swordsman in the gut.

"Welcome to the party, Marcus." Gunner said as he punched a pirate back to a couple others, "Looking for Lilly?"

"Yes." he said as he started to use his whip at the pirates, making them jump back as they dropped their weapons, "You won't know where she is?"

"Lilly and Izzy is at the Lioness' Den." answers the sawfish fishman as he grabs a hold of two pirates, trying to avoid Marcus' whip, and slams their heads against each other, knocking them out.

"Why are they there?" he asks as he blinks at his friend, only to find a pirate flying past the two.

"Get your mind out of the gutter." Mrs. Pygsti said as she pulled her leg back and pulled out a cigarette in the face of a charging swordsman, "Their testing out the new spa that was just added."

"I see." Marcus said a questionable tone after whipping the screaming swordsman in the face.

"I need to find a way to make more money, before my nitwit of a husband realizes he is close to beating me." she growls as she does a swift backhand to a pirate, which causes the man to spin around and falls to the ground.

"Okay." Marcus replies as he whips a pair of daggers out of the pirate's hands, while Gunner punches the man out, "Why are you two not there?"

"She's said not to worry about it." Gunner said as he grab a hold of the disarmed pirate by the throat and toss him toward a small group of gunmen,

"Mind explaining yourself?" the shark fishman said as he glanced at Mrs. Pygsti, who just lit a new cigarette in her mouth and stared at Marcus.

"Don't need to worry about it." She begins to explain as she puts away her lighter, while she leans to the side, making a sword slash miss and doing a powerful back kick, sending the pirate flying back, "As you know, there are three routes to my business."

"Right."

"We're guarding the first route from these morons, while the other routes are guarded by the bouncers, and the final one is being taken care of by my son, Jaron."

"...I see…" Marcus said as he blinked and fought the question to ask out, You have a son?!, which he knew that he would get the beating of the lifetime, "Still would like to see her."

"Well Marcus, I'm not stopping you."

"Are you sure?" Marcus asks as notices another wave of pirates moving toward them.

"Just go." the landlady said as she cracked her knuckles, facing the enemy group and a smirk slowly appeared on her face, "You already in the way."

"I'm with her." Gunner said as he turned from his friend, facing the force with a grim look on his face, "You just be in the way, worrying about your girl."

"You're in the way, too."

"Hey!"

~back with Draco~

"Why are you following us?" Draco growls as he and Colin move through the street, following behind Blade and Longtooth, carrying their scimitar and double-headed battle ax.

"We just want to ensure you don't do anything foolish."

"That doesn't sound like me."

"Ye came close ta killin' dat one pirate by slammin' 'is face against da wall." Blade said as he noticed Draco pick up the speed and swing his bokken into a pirate's stomach, which would cut down a man trying to protect two Fishman children, sending the pirate to slide back and fall over.

"He had, "I'm going to rape you" face toward a child." he replied, waving the two off, "So, he got what he deserved."

"You couldn't just knock him out." Longtooth said as he finally caught up to Draco, "Or let the Protectors do their job."

"In that case," Draco stares at the miko fishman, then smirks a little, "Do your job and leave us to our business."

"Dis is ur business." Blade said out loud as he moved up to him and narrowed his eyes, "Plus, ye cause way too much collateral damage."

"I have?" Draco asks as he blinks and looks at Colin, who nods agreement, then sighs, "I guess my rage is getting the better of me…" then he takes off, "But still not going to stop till I finish my mission."

"Wait up, Sensei!" Colin said as he chased after Draco with the two older fishmen following behind, only for them to pass the boy quickly.

"I'm not going to get rid of you two."

"Nope!" both fishmen answer, which causes Draco to groan loudly.

"Fine, but listen up and tell you who we're dealing with."

"It's Ganzack, isn't it?" Longtooth asks out loud as Draco glances at him over his shoulder, "It wasn't too hard to figure out."

I guess he's not that stupid. Draco thought as he kept moving and sighed, "I don't know how, but he follows me here."

"So, you admit it," Longtooth replies as Blade and Draco roll their eyes, and he is about to comment, only to be cut off by an explosion.

"This is going to be an interesting but awful night."

~at the Lioness' Den ~

"How can he do that?" ask a raider as he watches several of his comrades fall to the ground, after they were set high in the air. He glares at the human, who had black hair, which is in a messy slicked-back style, and was wearing black slacks, a matching pair of shoes, a white button-up, short sleeves shirt, a red apron, and a black bow-tie.

"I don't know how, but his kicks are that powerful." said another pirate, who stared at their foe, who caught a hatchet and punched the wielder in the gut, stumbling back and falling back, "His punches seem to be just as dangerous."

"I have no interest in pointless violence." he said out loud as he threw down the hatchet toward the two's feet, impacting the road with great force, "Leave now and I promise you leave with your bones intact."

"You know that sounds like a good deal," said the leader of this band as he stares at the man, "But our captain would have our heads."

"He sounds like a beast," he said with a loud sigh as he watched several of them pull out their pistols, pointing them at him, "but then again I'm not the first time I dealt with beasts."

"How about you don't move and we won't fill you with holes."

"You're welcome to try." he responds as he raises his left hand and waves them on, only for him to swiftly dodge and dart, easily avoiding their bullets, only to get up close to the leader and simply flick his forehead, with another force to send him back.

"He's too strong!" say a random gunman in shock, while the man faces him and just stares.

"Maybe we should take his offer." said another as he lowered his firearm and bit his lower lip, "I think he might kill us if we piss him off."

"That is a very wise choice."

"You mean a stupid choice." said a pirate from behind the apron wearing fighter, making him turns around and his eyes widen in shock, finding the man holding a long, black hair, brown eyes woman, wearing a pure white blouse, a matching color pair of flats, and a floral design dress.

"Mai Fong." he mutters as he moves toward the two, only for the pirate to press a dagger at his prisoner's throat, making her gulp.

"Not another move or I'll slit her pretty throat." he demanded with a smile, causing the man to stand in place, "That's a good boy."

"I swear if you hurt one hair on her head." he growls at him as he notices the young lady signs with her hands.

"Please defend our home, Jaron."

"You do what?" he said with a cocky smirk as he held Mai close and the knife closer, "We hold all the cards here."

"Why you!?"

"Just stand still, while my friends take care of you." he said as he snapped his fingers, telling his men to fire at him, but nothing happened, which did again and again, then looked around, finding that he was the only one standing, "What the hell happened?!"

"Akkoro Matsuge!" said a voice as a swift whip strikes against his forehead, causing him to drop his blade, then his eyes widen as he finds Jaron moves toward the two.

"Get your dirty hands off her!" he growls as he wraps his arm around her waist, "Release Palm!" as a palm slams his chest, sending the man flying back.

"Are you two alright?" Marcus asks as he moves from the shadow, while holding his whip.

"I'm fine." Jaron answers, while Mai signs the same as the face of the fishman, who put his whip on his left hip.

"Good." he said as he crossed his arms over his chest, "Now do you mind if I pass and see my fiance."

"I don't see why not." Jaron answers as he holds Mai close to him, "Thought don't start any trouble."

"Don't worry." he answers as he walks past the two with a chuckle, "These days I normally end the trouble."

"Also, tell Jacques I sent you."

"Whose Jacques?"

"Don't worry." Jaron said as he turned around, facing the road, ready for another raid attempt, "He'll find you."

"...I see…" Marcus said as he quickly moved toward the love hotel and looked around, finding it odd that it was very clean compared to the other streets, that the pirates were raiding. He then turns his head as he hears something hit the street, followed by a gunshot.

~back with Draco and group~

"So, do I have to review the plan with you again?" Draco asks as they keep moving down the road.

"I understood," Longtooth said as they slowed down, noticing several figures in front of a towering gate, two tied up and on the ground, "But I don't like it."

"Ah agree."

"Noted." Draco said as he popped his neck as the four stopped, then asked the two, "But if it does go south, I'll step in and end it."

"Fair enough." Blade replies as the figure notices the small group and grabs their weapons.

"By the way, is there anything of interest inside?" Draco asks as he tips his bokken against his shoulder.

"Outside of historical and religious texts and objects, nothin'." Blade said as he watched the figures move towards them, "Though dey might be after Lady Shella."

"Lady Shella?"

"She is the religious leader of the community." Longtooth explains as he grabs his scimitar, getting ready for the coming attack.

"That would make some sense." Draco said as he shut his eyes and took a deep breath as the group approached them. Two of them jump at him, blades coming down, only for the dark-haired man to block with his wooden sword.

"Tsk…This guy is a joke!" one of them said as he noticed the blades digging into the bokken.

"If I use a real sword, you will die." Draco said with a smirk as he pulls back his left fist and side it out, "Usagisutoraiku!"

Terms/Techniques:

Akkoro Matsuge(Akkorokamu(Japanese octopus myth) Lash): Marcus does a swift strike with his whip against a foe's face, causing pain, bleeding, and/or his/her eye could hang out.

Fire Wine: A wine that is very high alcohol, which can be highly flammable. It tends to be a favorite to those who know the drunken fist.

Release Palm: Jaron does a swift palm strike to a foe's chest, which is powerful enough to send them flying back. He tend to use it after grab a hold of a person or items the foe is holding, to make sure the person or object doesn't follow the foe.

Usagisutoraiku(Hare Swipe): ?

And that's it for now. Sorry it took me a bit of time on this chapter. Depression is a pain. With that said, the next chapter will be great and I can't wait to start the next chapter, cause it's going to be interesting to show the out come. So please keep an eye out for the next one.

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