Episode 12: Grand Battle! The Tournament Begins!
Wealth, Fame, Power. Monkey D. Luffy, King of the Pirates, had finally achieved it all, his discovery of the legendary treasure One Piece sent millions of men home from the sea as the treasure hunt for Gol D. Roger's fortune came to a close. However not all were spurred to return to land, as for one new group of pirates, now was the time to return to the call of the sea. Luffy may be the Pirate King, but that doesn't mean he can't be overthrown, right?
Come aboard, and bring along...all your hopes and dreams!
Together we, will find everything, that we're looking for!
ONE PIECE!
Compass left behind, it'll only slow us down!
Your heart will be your guide, raise the sails, and take the helm!
That legendary place! That the end of the map reveals! Is only legendary 'till someone proves it real!
Through it all! Through all the troubled times, through the heartache, and through the pain!
Know that I will be there to stand by YOU...just like I know you'll stand by ME!
So come aboard, and bring along...all your hopes and dreams!
Together we, will find everything, that we're looking for!
There's always room for you! If you wanna be my friend!
We are, we are on the cruise!
WE ARE!
(Epic Flashback - Bellamy Edition)
Sitting inside the galley on the Sawtooth, Bellamy folded his burly arms. "What exactly is this guy gonna do for us, Arlong? Just because Bill said it could be cool to chat with him doesn't really mean anything, does it?"
Arlong stroked his serrated nose, "Nope, we aren't just dropping by for a quick hello and a coffee, we do have some legitimate business." he said, "From what I was able to learn, this Rikishi lad is a big name in Paradise and has a lot of connections, including the marines. Since we got that Admiral on our backs, and since we still got a real long way to go before reaching the New World, having someone with strong allies, underground info, and a shitload of money is real damn important for us." he explained.
"Ah, so essentially what you're saying is that we're swapping one criminal investor for another, got it." snarked Bellamy, pointing at Rikishi's wanted poster and Buggy. "HEY! I'M NOT GOIN' ANYWHERE, SLINKY BOY!" snapped Buggy.
(End of Flashback Time)
[Dime Island - Flavium Archipelago]
Steam vented from a funnel as an old steam engine huffed out of the station. A service that ran between the islands of the Flavium, Dime Island had a train station built to transport gladiators back and forth. Crammed into one of the many tiny coaches, Bellamy's knees were practically crushing his chin as he was squashed inbetween Kuroobi and Gem.
"Yo Gem, shift over a bit wouldja? I'm getting crushed here" snapped Bellamy.
Gem scoffed, "You're getting uncomfy? Try having to deal with being wedged between two beefcakes with a parasol practically shoved up my ass."
"Tch, whatever man, you'd think this place could've gotten some better transport." sighed Kuroobi. "The big guys up top caring about the poor down here? That'd be hilarious~" giggled Mikita, who was sitting in Gem's lap to avoid the dirty seats.
Blake folded his arms, "So...uhh...what's the gameplan, gents? You wanna work together for a while before we gotta turn on ourselves? It's a last man standing contest after all...well, unless you're one of Rikishi's officers."
"Hmm, it couldn't hurt to throw you guys a bone" pondered Bellamy, "What's the structure like? Elimination brackets? Or are we just going full Hunger Games with the last dude alive winning it all?"
"Usually these tournaments are broken up into rounds" replied Gem, "3 rounds total, each with different people. At the end of each one, the last 2 or 3 peeps can progress onto the finale, which has all the round winners throwing hands. Last guy standing in the final round takes home that sweet, sweet W." he explained, clenching his fist in determination.
Bellamy grinned, "Piece of cake! All we gotta do is just make sure a couple of us make it to the very end and we'll be good as gold!" he laughed.
As the train clanked along the tracks, Bellamy's eyes drifted towards the window where the giant golden towers and colosseum were looming into view. One thing was for sure, it didn't matter if won the tournament or not, he was gonna find Rikishi even if it killed him.
[Golden Capitol]
"Aw jeez Arlong, I don't think this is gonna work..." whispered Hachi, pulling up his coat to cover his mouth. "Shh! Shut up, dumbass! You'll give us away!" hissed Arlong. Taking a different approach to infiltrating the Flavium, Arlong, Chew, and Hachi had crafted disguises to try and blend in with the other human civilians. While they had been getting some strange looks, nobody seemed to notice and no security was coming after them. After he had informed Arlong about the tournaments being held, Hachi had taken the others to try and find the colosseum so that they could make sure Bellamy was alright.
"If that goon ends up fucking us over, I'm gonna chomp him in half.." growled Arlong as he approached the ticket booth.
The young clerk behind the counter looked up at the towering fishmen and gulped, "A-Ahh! H-Hello there, S-Sirs! Uhm...w-welcome, how many will be looking for entry today?"
"Three. Just three. *chew*" replied Chew, who was putting on a deep voice while tossing some coins onto the clerk's lap. Sweating nervously, the clerk quickly grabbed three slips of paper and handed them to the fishmen to give them entry. Nodding, the three headed for the entrance and handed in their tickets while pushing through the large crowd.
The colosseum was gilded in gold just like the rest of the capitol, with the stands being filled to the brim with spectators who were there to see the latest tournament. "Tch, you couldn't have gotten us closer?" grumbled Arlong, as he sat down in a seat at the very back of the colosseum, allowing him to see the whole arena but making everything appear much smaller.
"Meh, it was all they must've had *chew*" shrugged Chew.
"ALRIGHT FOLKS, THE FIRST ROUND OF THE MONTH'S TOURNAMENT IS STARTING SHORTLY! BE SURE TO GET YOUR HANDS ON REFRESHMENTS, AND REMEMBER! DOUBLE RIKISHI AND THE GILD ALLIANCE TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY AUDIENCE MEMBER INJURY THAT OCCURS WHILE WATCHING THE SHOW! ALL PATRONS VIEW AT THEIR OWN RISK THAT INJURIES AND DEATH IS POSSIBLE FOR THOSE WATCHING FROM THE FRONT ROW! THANK YOU!" boomed the announcer via a loudspeaker.
[Colosseum Locker Room]
"Erm, and shign right here, Shir.." lisped a man with large glasses and teeth. Bellamy rolled his eyes as he put his name on multiple pieces of paper, not even bothering to read what they said. "Aand right here Shir, pleash shign thish part here.." added the man, pointing to the bottom of another page.
"Ah c'mon, just...yes to everything man!" snapped Bellamy as he scribbled his name, "There! Happy? Is that it?"
"Mmhmm very good Shir, good luck in your matcsh." rasped the man, as he walked away.
"Jesus, why is that everyone on these islands has me fillin' out paperwork wherever I go?" complained Bellamy, leaning against a wall. "It's just a buncha legal stuff so that you can't sue Rikishi if you get crippled or die or something like" explained Mikita.
Whistling to himself, Blake dusted his hands together as he walked over to the group of Bellamy, Gem, and Mikita. "I just saw off the Kuroobi gent, he wasn't allowed to come in here, so the officials sent him to a booth for other trainers and executives" he explained, "Now, c'mere and huddle up quickly, there's something we gotta talk about."
Bellamy nodded and walked over, crouching down a little as Blake reached a long finger to his shoulder. Clearing his throat, Blake pointed to some of the other people that were waiting to take part in the same round of the tournament.
"See that one there?" he asked, pointing a man with wild red hair and a prosthetic arm, "That there is Eustass Kid! He's like a veteran for the Flavium, and was captured super early after Mr Rikishi got set up here! He's definitely one of the favorites to win, so look out for him!" he explained, while Bellamy nodded.
"WIIIIHAHAHA!~" boomed a voice across the room, making everyone turn. "NOT SO TOUGH NOW, ARE YA' WIMP? WIIIIHAHAHA!~" laughed a towering man who was stacked with muscles and brawn, as he looked down at a man who was lying on the ground. [Former Blackbeard Pirates Titanic Captain - "Fighting Champion" Jesus Burgess/The Strong-Strong Fruit/Current Bounty - 300,000,000]
The man on the ground growled at being called a wimp, clenching his fists and staggering up again, "A...wimp? SAY THAT AGAIN!" he yelled, jumping to throw a punch into Jesus' gut. It connected perfectly, but the man's toned yet super skinny arms didn't even leave a dent. [An Assassin from the Mogaro Kingdom - Kelly Funk/The Jacket-Jacket Fruit/Current Bounty - 65,000,000]
"WIIIIHAHAHA!~ GET OUTTA MY FACE YOU LITTLE SHRIMP!" bellowed Burgess, who effortlessly smacked Kelly away by sending him through a wall.
"Damn, who the fuck is that guy?" Bellamy whispered to Blake. "The big guy is Jesus Burgess! He was a member of Blackbeard Teach's crew back in the day! He only came here a few weeks back because he heard about the tournaments and wanted to win it big, so watch out for him!" explained Blake.
"HEHHH? WHADDAYA LOOKING AT, AHHHH?!" Burgess roared at the other gladiators, who all jerked their heads to look in opposite directions.
"Sir! Please refrain from attacking contestants outside the ring!" shouted an official, walking over to Burgess with a clipboard, "Reminder that you signed a contract to adhere to the rules! Rikishi-sama will have your hide should you misbehave!"
"PAHH! JUST LET 'IM TRY, I'LL CRACK HIM INTO A NICE FRESH PRETZEL! WIIIIIHAHAHA!~" Burgess boomed as he stomped away.
"Ugh, what an oaf." Mikita scoffed. As the tension eased, the official with the clipboard cleared his throat, "LISTEN UP EVERYONE! MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE RING ENTRANCE RIGHT AHEAD AND WAIT TO BE CALLED IN! YOU ARE FREE TO MAKE A THEATRICAL ENTRANCE IF YOU WISH, I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE MANY FANS!" he ordered, while guiding everyone towards the entrance.
"Heh, this is gonna be a riot.." smirked Kid, standing to his feet and walking away as his scrap arm scraped the floor.
Blake smiled and rubbed his hands together, "No turning back now gents, good luck to ya'!"
[Golden Colosseum]
"ALRIGHTY FOLKS, HERE WE GO! LET'S GET TODAY'S CONTESTANTS INTO THE RING! AS THEY ENTER THE ARENA, IT LOOKS AS IF EUSTASS KID IS AT THE FRONT OF THE PACK, HE'S A REAL CONTENDER TO WIN TODAY'S COMPETITION! NEXT TO HIM IS NEWCOMERS JESUS BURGESS AND KELLY FUNK, WHO APPEAR TO BE A LITTLE BEAT UP ALREADY?" boomed the announcer on the loudspeaker, as some of the men entered the arena.
"WIIIIHAHAHA~ YOU CAN ALL GO TO HELL!" laughed Jesus, punching his chest and raising his fists to the cheering crowds. "WOOO! GO GET 'IM JESUS!" cheered a man in the audience, "GIVE THOSE PUNKS SOME CRUNCH TIME!" called out another.
"PAY ATTENTION FOLKS, BECAUSE HERE COMES TWO MORE FAN FAVORITES! THERE GOES THE LOVELY MISS VALENTINE AND HER PARTNER, GEM OF THE BORDER! BE SURE TO WATCH OUT IF YOU'RE IN THE FRONT ROW, BECAUSE THE DAMAGE BY THESE TWO WON'T BE PRETTY!" yelled the commentator, "AND FOLLOWING RIGHT BEHIND THEM IS ONE OF HEROES FROM THE GILD ALLIANCE! HEEEEEERE'S BEAR-KING-SAMA!" he shouted, as the humongous Bear-King came stomping into the arena, roaring with laughter and punching the air with a scalding hot fist.
"HEHEHEHA!~ I'll crush you all!" Bear-King roared with gusto.
"NEXT ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK IS A REAL TRICKY CONTENDER, HERE COMES BLAKE THE STABBER! WATCH OUT FOR HIS LONG FINGERS, HE'LL GO RIGHT FOR YOUR EYES!"
As Blake strutted into the ring, he extended two of his fingers and held up into a rocker sign waving to the audience. However the crowd seemingly started booing, which caught Blake off guard, though after a second he realized it was actually the man behind him that was making everyone boo.
"AND RIGHT BEHIND BLAKE TRYING TO TRIP HIM UP IS THE NUMBER ONE CONTENDER THAT EVERYONE HATES AND SHOULD JUST GO AWAY...VANDER DECKEN!"
"BAAHOHOHO~ EAT IT UP WHILE YOU CAN, HUMANS! I'M GONNA BE THE ONE LAUGHING WHEN I HIT IT BIG! BAAHOHOHO!~" laughed Decken, carrying two massive axes on his back. [Former Captain of the Flying Pirates - Vander Decken IX/The Mark-Mark Fruit/Current Bounty - 150,000,000]
"Hey hey heyy, looking hot as ever, Madame!" Decken laughed, removing his hat. Mikita scoffed and swatted him away, "As if you'd ever get a chance!"
High above the colosseum in the executives booth, Rikishi sighed and rested a hand against his cheek as he watched the gladiators coming out. "A solid lineup of fighters, this should certainly be an interesting watch.." he mused. Gasparde, who was sitting next to him, nodded while lighting a cigar, "Can't imagine Bear-King will be taking the win that easily, given he's up against some men with vastly higher bounties than his...hell, higher than yours too"
"I believe he'll perform fine as always...besides Eric, he's the only one who actually bothers to get into the ring at all, let alone consistently winning every match that's come his way" replied Rikishi, putting his fingers together and leaning back in his seat, "His abilities from the Coal-Coal Fruit are just as remarkable now as they were back when I first saw him in action all those years ago in Jaya."
"BRINGING UP THE REAR IS OUR FINAL TWO! FROM THE GILD ALLIANCE, THERE'S OUR BOY 'ERIC THE WHIRLWIND', WHO WAS THE WINNER OF LAST MONTH'S TOURNAMENT! AND COMING BEHIND HIM, LAST UP WE GOT A COMPETITOR WHO IS MAKING HIS GRAND DEBUT INTO OUR ARCHIPELAGO'S TOURNAMENTS!" shouted the announcer, as the last contestant started walking into the ring, "A RETIRED PIRATE WHO'S TAKEN TO THE SEAS ONCE MORE, AND A FORMER MEMBER OF THE DONQUIXOTE FAMILY, NOW WITH A FRESH BOUNTY OF 210 MILLION BERRIES! THE ONE, THE ONLY...'HYENA' BELLAMY!"
Gaining a boost of confidence at being hyped up from the announcer, Bellamy grinned and struck a pose while holding his fists in the air. "Bellamy, eh?" grinned Bear-King. Up in the audience stands, Hachi pointed to his friend down in the arena. "Look! There's Bellamy!" he called out, "GO ON BELLAMY, BANG 'EM UP!" he cheered.
"WITH THAT, THE TEN COMPETITORS FOR THE FIRST ROUND ARE PRESENT AND CORRECT! YOU KNOW THE RULES FOLKS! GET THROWN OUTTA RING, KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS, OR RENDERED INCAPABLE OF MOVING, AND YOU'RE OUT! LAST THREE STANDING WILL PROCEED WHILE THE REST OF YOU BLOCKHEADS ARE BEING SENT BACK TO THE BARRACKS!" explained the announcer, as the gladiators took their positions, some trying to hype themselves up while others just tried showboating the audience. "READY? AAAAAND...GO, GOOO, GOOOO!"
[Colosseum Tournament - Round 1; BEGINS]
Cracking his fingers, and loosening up his shoulders, Bellamy looked around as the other contestants being to clash. "Heh, who should I whack first?" he said to himself.
"SICKLE-SICKLE WHIRLWIND!"
Quickly reacting, Bellamy propelled himself upwards as a massive wind slash flew right past him and sliced through the golden wall behind him. "Tch, who did that?!" he thought to himself.
Standing a few away with his feet planted in the ground, Eric laughed as he held up his exceedingly sharp nails, "A nice dodge! But you won't bounce this time, Spring Boy!" he chortled, swishing his hands again.
"SICKLE-SICKLE WHIRLWIND SLASH!"
Falling from his initial jump, Bellamy winced as a wind slash managed to cut the side of his arm and making blood start to drip out. Reacting as fast as he could, he threw out one of his spring arms to grab the ground and pull himself down. "Shit, you wouldn't expect wind to do something like that...this hurts like a bitch, and I'm only just after starting!" Bellamy thought as he rolled onto the ground.
"WHIRLWIND SLASH!"
"Ah shaddup with that Sickle-Sickle crap, wouldja?!" Bellamy yelled, as he dodged another wind slash and began to cock his spring arm.
"SPRIIING...DEATH-KNOCK!"
Launching a fast move punch, it clobbered the smug Eric right in his stomach. Coughing up a little bit of blood, Eric was sent skidding backwards across the ground by his heels and smashed into the colosseum walls. "How d'ya like me NOW, huh?" Bellamy laughed, taking a fighting stance as the crowd cheered. Climbing out of the rubble, Eric coughed and waved his hands, "Hrrr...you'll play for that!" he scowled.
"You SURE about that, ice cream head?" called a voice from above. Raising an eyebrow, Eric turned around and looked up where he saw a figure floating above him.
"Kyaahaha~...10,000 KILO PRESS!"
Rocketing downwards, Eric was crushed in an explosion as golden rubble scattered. "Huh? Who did that?!" Bellamy exclaimed, trying to get a closer look. A laugh came from the smoke, and as it cleared, Eric was lying on the ground practically unconscious while Mikita stood giggling to herself.
"INCREDIBLE! IT LOOKS LIKE ERIC-SAMA HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT, BY NONE OTHER THAN MISS VALENTINE!" yelled the announcer, as men in the audience cheered and threw flowers for Mikita. "Kyaaha~ Thank you boys!" giggled Mikita, striking a pose with her parasol. Blake winced as he extended a finger across the ring to poke Eric's face, "I...fuck, is the gent dead? He...ain't moving.."
"Pretty solid way to go, being smothered under Mikita's ass" laughed Gem, folding his arms while Mikita punched him in the stomach.
"Baahoho!~" laughed Decken, who was on the other side of the arena fighting against Kelly Funk.
"Gahh!" yelled Kelly, clutching his leg as a massive axe boomeranged past him and into Decken's hand, "What kinda ability is that?"
"Baaho~,Baaahoho!~ What's the matter, shrimp? Does my Mark-Mark Fruit powers frighten you thaaat much?" jeered Decken, grabbing an axe from his back and throwing it at Kelly. Kelly attempted to dodge by jumping to the side and running towards Decken while throwing a barrage of punches, but the axe boomeranged back again and stabbed into Kelly's back, making him crash to the floor while Decken danced by using his many feet.
"Gahh! This is no good! That bastard is mocking me!" thought Kelly, gritting his teeth on the ground, "I can't get close to him like this, if only he'd stop throwing shit at me! Then I could take over his body and dominate everyone!"
"HMMMMM?" mused Decken, stomping a foot onto Kelly's back while picking up his axe again, "Had to much action, eh shrimp? Stay there like a good boy and wait for 'ol Vander-sama to come back to ya'!" he chortled as he began walking off to fight someone else. Clenching a fist, Kelly thumped it on the ground as he tried to pick himself up to continue. Glancing around, his eyes managed to notice something against the side of the arena...the knocked out Eric. Grinning and sticking close to the ground, Kelly began to crawl across the ground towards him.
Before he could get very far though, he heard a stomp behind him. Turning around and looking up, he saw Eustass Kid towering above him. "HAAHEHEH!~ Goin' somewhere?" laughed Kid, raising a giant scrap arm that cast a massive shadow across the area, "If you're just gonna turn tail and run from a death game like this...then stay the fuck outta MY way!" he yelled, bringing his arm down on Kelly.
"PUNK! GIBSON!"
"UGAHHH!" screamed Kelly as he was crushed between the solid gold ground and the massive pile of scrap metal. No more sounds were made, as Kid's arm scraped against the ground and was lifted up, making the audience erupt into screams of horror and cheers at the excitement, as a mushy red pile of flesh was left where Kelly used to be.
"AAAND THAT'S OUR FIRST DEATH OF THE TOURNAMENT, FOLKS! IN JUST ONE FELL SWOOP, EUSTASS KID HAS KILLED KELLY FUNK IN COLD, OR SHOULD I SAY, METAL BLOOD!" yelled the announcer. Kid just laughed and raised his scrap arm to show his kill, his eyes glancing up to the executives booth where Rikishi's unimpressed gaze met him back.
"Hmph. What savagery." Rikishi muttered to himself. "You can't deny that his strength is overwhelming.." added Gasparde, "Part of me wonders if you'd ever stand a chance against the man who fought days against Kaido and toppled Big Mom." Rikishi nodded, "He isn't worth 3.5 billion berris for nothing...but rest assured, I'm confident the victor would be me."
"HOT BOILING SPECIAL!"
"HAAARD ELBOW!"
~BANG-BOOM~
A shockwave rocked the entire colosseum as Bear-King and Burgess clashed their attacks simultaneously in the middle of the ring. Both men were laughing and seemed to be having a jolly time as they slugged back and forth with punches and headbutts.
"WIIIHAHAHA!~ NOT BAD!" laughed Burgess. "HEHEHEHA! You make me laugh, funny man!" boomed Bear-King, "Maybe I'll let you live so we can share a drink!" he chuckled, running forward with his scalding fist. Punching Burgess in the face, Burgess laughed through the pain as the boiling hand burned his cheek.
"A LITTLE HEAT LIKE THAT WON'T STOP ME!" Burgess laughed, reeling up a punch and slamming it into Bear-King's stomach. Bear-King grunted and was knocked back a few steps, but was perfectly fine.
"AND A WEAK LITTLE BLOW LIKE THAT ISN'T ENOUGH TO STOP ME! HEHEHEHA!" snorted Bear-King, banging his potbellied stomach, "MY BODY IS STRONG AS STEEL WITH MY POWERS OF THE COAL-COAL FRUIT!"
Laughing, Burgess paused for a second after hearing this explanation, "WIIIHAHAH-...WAIT...Huh? Coal is stone, how does make you into steel?" he questioned, the wrestler being genuinely confused.
~SMASH~
Throwing a might punch, Bear-King bashed Burgess' face to blow him back, the wrestler banging against the golden wall.
{Devil Fruit Profiles}
Coal-Coal Fruit/Kachi-Kachi no Mi
User - Bear-King
Type - Paramecia
Ability - A unique paramecia that doesn't cause typical body manipulation, the Coal-Coal Fruit allows the user to heat up their body to scalding levels way beyond boiling to burn opponents, as well as passively giving the user an extremely durable body that is comparable to steel rather than stone, though this does lead to confusion in battle as opponents believe Bear-King to be made of stone instead.
Strengths - The added durability makes the user immune to a majority attacks. Regular swords not infused with haki will shatter, and blunt blows such as punches or kicks leave little effect, the user is also immune to most explosions such as Gem's Bomb-Bomb Fruit attacks. Even a super charged bullet from the King Cannon was not strong enough to break through Bear-King's skin, nor was falling to the bottom of Clockwork Island while the entire island collapsed on top of him. The bonus ability to heat up the body can allow for more damaging attacks, primarily burning and melting people or weapons. Bear-King occasionally uses his heat manipulation to cook food on his arms and legs.
Weaknesses - Unlike some devil fruits, the Coal-Coal Fruit's ability does affect the user's wardrobe, as when activating the heat powers it causes the user's hair and clothes to instantly singe and burn off. Because of this, Bear-King primarily heats just his arms and legs because he's proud of his facial and chest hair. Other than that, the fruit suffers the same weakness to sea water and sea stone like every other devil fruit.
A few feet away, Bellamy wiped his forehead. "Talk about a real beatdown of the ages, those two could probably level a city if they wanted to!" exclaimed Bellamy, as he began cocking a spring arm to force his way into the fight between Bear-King and Burgess.
"Not so fast!" yelled Decken, flinging an axe at Bellamy and forcing him to dodge.
Bouncing out of the way, Bellamy turned to face Decken and folded his arms. "Pfft, you really think a little toy like that is enough to win a contest of strength like this?!" yelled Kid, stomping over and resting his scrap hand on the ground while glaring at Bellamy and Decken.
Bellamy raised an eyebrow, "Eustass Kid? Tch, you looking to fight me as well? Guess I'm pretty popular, huh?"
"This game's a war zone, Bellamy!" smirked Kid, "Washed up bums like you don't stand a chance. Hell, you probably haven't anyone worth more than 20 mil in your entire career!" he laughed. Bellamy scoffed, "Believe what you wanna believe man, but I got my own agenda to follow and my own reasoning to win this thing. Do what's good for ya'...and stay outta the way!"
~WAPOW!~
Firing a spring-loaded punch, Bellamy's fist crashed into Kid, who guarded with his scrap arm to reflect the blow. Unfortunately for Decken, the redirected punch bounced off Kid's arm and walloped him in the face instead, knocking the fishman out cold on the ground.
"Tch, not bad! But how are ya' gonna deal with this?!" Kid laughed, running at Bellamy and swinging his arm again.
"PUNK GIBSON!"
~CRASH-BANG!~
Rubble exploded from the golden ground as Kid slammed the floor again. Luckily Bellamy had jumped out of the way, now fighting back by bouncing all over the colosseum's walls. Kid clenched his teeth, looking around and trying to keep up with the rapid movement.
"SPRING HOPPER!"
~BOING-BOING-BOING-BOING~
"Woah! That speed is incredible!" exclaimed Gem, who was watching from the sidelines with Mikita to avoid the main fighting in the center of the arena. "Eustass has his guard down!" added Mikita, as she started running, "Give me a boost, Gem!"
Nodding, Gem kicked the ground to set up off an explosion. By lowering her bodyweight to one kilo, Mikita used her parasol to float up into the air until she was directly above Kid.
"Hey you! TAKE THIS!" she shouted, making Kid look up in confusion.
"10,000 KILL-O PRESS!"
Kid frowned with a bored expression as Mikita flew down. "Is that really the best you got against me?" Kid sighed, taking a single step to side right as Mikita came crashing down into the ground, creating a small crater. Gem winced and covered his mouth, "oof, that's gonna hurt her back tomorrow.." he muttered. Kid waved his hands to clear the smoke, seeing Mikita sitting bolt upright on the ground but looking as if she was going to cry due to landing directly on her butt to solid gold flooring.
"Are...you okay, man?" asked Kid, scratching his chin. Mikita's breath hitched in her throat, "N-...N-NO..." she sniffled, as everyone watching her face palmed.
"LOOKS LIKE PARAMEDICS ARE ALREADY ESCORTING MISS VALENTINE OUT OF THE ARENA, SORRY FOLKS BUT SHE'S DONE FOR THIS MONTH!" the commentator announced.
Kid scoffed, "Tough luck, time for the real men to get back to wo-"
~BASH!~
Suddenly out of nowhere, Kid felt a massive pain in his face as a high momentum punch clobbered his mouth and sent him flying into a wall. "GAHH!"
Everyone gasped at the sudden attack, as the assailant stood with his arms folded in the ring.
"WOAHH! WITH A MIGHTY PUNCH, BELLAMY HAS SENT EUSTASS KID INTO THE WALL! THAT EXPLAINS ALL THAT RAPID BOUNCING, BUT WILL EUSTASS GET UP?!" exclaimed the announcer.
Blake laughed, "WAY TO GO, GENT!" he cheered, too busy looking at the scuffle to notice somebody getting up behind him.
Grumbling, Kid picked himself up out of golden rubble while laughing. "Alright...so you're just gonna throw a cheap shot like that and think you can get away with it, eh?" Kid growled with a grin, "Brace your ass, 'cuz I'm just getting STARTED!" he yelled, holding his hand out and shooting out sparks. "Huh? What's he playing at?" Bellamy said to himself, watching Kid in confusion.
The sound of creaking metal filled the colosseum, as the golden rubble that he been made from all the right began floating towards Kid, gradually forming together to turn into a massive pile of metal.
"GET READY FOR ME, BELLAMY! WE WERE JUST PLAYING BEFORE, BUT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU THE REAL STRENGTH OF A NEW WORLD PIRATE! WITH MY MAGNETISM, I'LL BLAST YOU DOWN IN 10 SECONDS FLAT!"
Eyes widened, Bellamy looked up at the massive golden and scrap metal construction that stood before him. Gem, Blake, Bear-King, Burgess, and a majority of the audience were slack jawed in amazement, even Rikishi was surprised at this showcase of power. Releasing purple electricity, Kid's glowed with determination, as he pointed a massive railgun down at the arena, "ONE QUICK CHARGE AND THIS TOURNAMENT'S GONNA BE MINE!"
"DAMNED PUNK!"
{TO BE CONTINUED}