Bad Luck comes on High Tide (RK)

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(Dear RK. I just realized that this place doesn't have a jail. So I threw my idea out the window and am winging this. Enjoy and don't be mad!!! ;D )

Gumdrop bushes. Candy cane forest! Graham Cookie Houses covered in icing!!!! All shrouded by pink cotton candy clouds! She couldn't help the sparkle that came to her green eyes as she gazed at the 'island' illuminated by a bright light. It was simply beautiful and only caused her to wonder how such a wonderful place could escape her eye for so long. She had to go there.

She moved her limbs, feeling as if she was flying, and propelled herself towards the island but in a flash, pain gripped her. Her heart burned in her chest and her body convulsed, her chest gripped as if some giant was crushing her. It was all gone the next second and she gazed at the island, trying to reach for it again when another fit of pain knocked the breath out of her. The world began getting hazy and she looked to the island, almost reaching for it again when a face popped up interrupting her view. It was Arata.

She looked at him confused, not knowing what was occurring around her. The longer she gazed at him, looking into his eyes, the more her dream dissolved. Suddenly all that was left was water. Where Arata was seconds before now was a person, gripping onto her unmoving body. Her eyes closed seeing the image of Arata again before her eyes flashed open, her body convulsing as she exerted the water that had filled her lungs. She attempted to hang on, her eyes trying to grasp the hazy objects of reality before slipping back into uncounciousness...

Taffy's eyes flashed open and she sat up suddenly only to regret the decision as a bright light forced her blind and a wave of nausia washed over her. She groaned, pressing a hand to her head in hopes to calm the dizzying, but it only became worse. As the gears in her mind churned, she began to become aware of a lot of things really fast. She seemed to be in a bed in new clothes without her guns and if that wasn't bad, her hands were bandaged up like a mummy's! But only worse!!!

Her mind reeled and her eyes popped open again, this time not blinded by the bright light named the sun. Where was she? OH NO!!!

"ARATA!!!!" She screamed in agony, gripping the sheets of the super uber comfy bed...zzz NO!!! THIS WAS NOT THE TIME TO BE SLEEPING!!! She thought in her head as she had almost laid back down to sleep in the bed she currently occupied. She couldn't believe that she finally found a navigator, and she lost them!!! UGH THE NERVE!!! She had to find him!!!

She thought, and glanced around looking for some sign of her clothes or guns anywhere. Moving her legs out from under the bed, she played ignorant to the cold chill in the room even as goosebumps rose on her arms and refused to acknowledge the jacket and slippers left at her bed side. She was just lucky that she still had the taste of candy in her mouth to think properly at all!

Feeling around the small room and opening every cabinet, drawer, and door she found, she finally found her things lying on the table a few feet to the left from her bed. Until she placed the items on did she at last feel safe. In her hurry and worry, she didn't even register the intense pain she was recieving from her hands. Looking down, she saw them bandaged and somewhat bloodied... Flashes of her ordeal trying to keep the ships rudder good and steady in a storm flash in her mind. All that so Arata could respect her and join her crew. She could not let all that go for naught!!

The purple haired young girl then ran out of the room, barefoot, nomming on some twizzlers yelling a muffled thank you to the woman out front who could only stared at her shocked before yelling something at her when Taffy was too far away to hear nor care. She had to find Arata!!

Opening another door, she ran out finding that she was not on the ship anymore. The island was wierd and metallic and hot! It burned the soles of her feet as she stepped out but she had something to do first.

"OIIIIII!!!!" She screamed, cupping her hands around her mouth to give a more megaphone sound. "ARATA!!! YOUR PIRATE CAPTAIN IS HERE!!!! ARATA!!!!" She screamed out into the air, stopping to place her hands on her hips, feeling quite accomplished with herself. There was no way that everyone did not just here that, she thought proudly as people suddenly stopped in their tracks to glance at her. However, as time passed, no one that looked like Arata approached her. Frowning, she ignored the people simply standing there and began running in a random direction.

"OIIII!!! ARATA!!! STOP HIDING FROM YOUR CAPTAIN!!!! DON'T YOU STILL WANT TO BE A PIRATE!! OIIIIII!!!!"

[RK]

(its ok Shadey-swan, im not mad and besides,improv is fun!)

There was no sign of danger on this island at all Asad thought to himself. It would take a whole pirate crew to start a ruckus here but i digress danger seems to be the last thing this island has, its a good thing though who wants to disturb such a peaceful day.

The marine base that's up there isn't even needed now is it. Sipping his tea he got up put his pack on and started walking. He noticed how calm everyone was, but he knew what he had to do. There were specific marine documents in the base he needed, but he was at a standstill. Ever since the recent pirate attack made by some no name crew a few weeks prior, the base has been crazy busy guarding the place like its Mariejois. He was pondering how he would get inside when he heard a crazy girl shouting for someone named Arata. He went to go investigate the problem.

He walked down an ally into the town square, in it was a purple haired girl with no shoes and Two guns strapped at her waist Yelling for this Arata character. He approached her calmly still drinking his tea and Introduced himself. "Hello there, my name is Asad, i couldn't help but overhear your little predicament. Perhaps i can help you find him?" The girl payed no attention to him and kept on yelling for Arata. Asad got fairly annoyed and yelled at the girl. "HEY IM OFFERING TO HELP YOU!" Asad looked at this girl angered, but then he thought that he could join her she is a pirate after all and he was looking for friends and maybe she could help him get the documents.

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Short purple hair waved wildly in the wind as Taffy continued her plight in the search for Arata! She could not comprehend how she had allowed such a thing to occur anyways! How does that happen!!! She did what she did in order to show off her pirate skills, and then lose them the next second! Guess that really does prove that one should not do something for a certain goal. It never ends quite right.

After one last shout for Arata, her voice taking a hoarse quality, she jogged into a nearby alley way. Despite how much running she has went through, she wasn't in the least bit tired out which could be seen by her calm even breathing and neglect to take advantage of her break and sit down or rest on her knees. No, she simply stood there, taking a bite of a twizzler that she took out of the bag in her right hand, and relished the feeling of the cold metal soothing her feet.

She should really find some shoes....

She suddenly heard a voice and raised her head confused, the alleyway causing the voice to echo off the walls and sound as if it was coming from the sky. The violet haired young girl stared to the sky with wonder, refusing to stop nomming on her delectable twizzlers as she tried to pinpoint the voice. Could it be Arata?!

"AWATA!!!!!!" She shouted, her words almost incomprehendable due to the red candy protruding from her mouth. It wasn't until the voice decided to say something else that she realized her mistake and at last pin pointed the voice, to a place right behind her.

Turning around as if nothing was wrong in the world with big innocent eyes, a twizzler sticking out of her mouth. She was the image child-like innocence! If not for her battle like stance, ready to grab either Fumou or Kanbashii in case he so much as twitched! She may have really pulled the whole thing off. However, only someone adept at guns would truly notice what she was doing.

"HEY IM OFFERING TO HELP YOU!"

She raised an eye brow, raising a hand and relaxing from her stance to grab a hold of the twizzler and tear a piece off giving her some ability to speak.

"Hwelp?" She questioned, confusion clear in her eyes, keeping her twizzler close to her mouth in case she wished to take a second bite. Help with what? What did he say before. Her green eyes drifted upwards in deep thought trying to remember the words he said but nothing came to mind. However, her eyes widened as he realized what he meant!!

"You are going to give me your shoes?!?!?! THAT WOULD HELP ME SO MUCH IN MY SEARCH FOR ARATA THANK YOU!!!!!" She shouted giddily as she quickly closed the gap between them by prancing over to him and looking down at his feet waiting for him to take them off and give them to her when she began realizing something else...

Looking straight forward and placing a hand at the top of her head, she stretched it out forward. Then, she looked from her hand down to his height...

"You're short!!!" She exclaimed with a smile, placing the twizzler back in her mouth and placing her hands behind her back before rocking on her feet from her heel to her tippy toes.

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"You're short!!!"

This was the first thing Asad could understand passed the mouth full of Twizzlers, and he wasn't very happy to hear it. "Well when you’re forced into a different blue twice food is hard to come by id be taller than you if I ate properly." He then turned his attention back to the girl’s feet, which were bare, and red from walking on the hot ground. He took off his pack and took out a pair of basic shoes and threw them to the girl. "Never leave the house without an umbrella they say, at least wear shoes"

He then put his pack back on and started to sip some more tea, looking at this specimen of a woman. He just sat there sipping his tea. He then asked her "So you’re a pirate eh? Think you have room on your crew for a guy like me I’m a swordsman scholar assassin and a master combatant. I’ve been to almost all of the blue seas and hope to travel to the grand line someday. Do you think you could take us there....the grand line? The place where dreams are born and where they also die I really want to go and you seem like the person who can make it anywhere." He stood there waiting for a response.

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(GAH!! I kept saying "I'm gonna post! I'm gonna post!" Then leave without posting. WELL NOT TODAY >D!)

"Well when you’re forced into a different blue twice food is hard to come by id be taller than you if I ate properly."

Taffy kept staring at him with a small smile and a blank look on her face. She had no idea what he was talking about and it clearly showed. Height was associated with diet? She never knew! No wonder she was so tall!! She constantly eats candy, magic super growing juice!!! As her thoughts traversed randomness the likes no one has ever seen, the man ruffled through a pack on his back and through down a pair of shoes.

"Never leave the house without an umbrella they say, at least wear shoes"

Taffy squeeled in delight, repeating what the man said under her breath wanting to remember the line for the future. Once the shoes were on her feet, she stopped repeating and began to constantly move around on her feet, enjoying the comfort she recieved. It was invigorating!

"OH THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!!!!" She said, too fast that the helpless man before her may not even understand what she said! "They are perfect!!!" She smiled, unable to look away from the shoes encasing her feet. They were just...-"OH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!" She spout again, giving the man a tight hug before he had a chance to react! She jumped back just in time for him to go into a long speech about something.

"So you’re a pirate eh? Think you have room on your crew for a guy like me I’m a swordsman scholar assassin and a master combatant. I’ve been to almost all of the blue seas and hope to travel to the grand line someday. Do you think you could take us there....the grand line? The place where dreams are born and where they also die I really want to go and you seem like the person who can make it anywhere."

Taffy continued occassionally looked up, finding a serious face looking back at her. But despite herself, she couldn't help but be distracted by her shoes. She kept nodding her head and saying things like "Yea" and "Ah-hah" but her clear lack of attention was sure to grab anyones attention. Suddenly, she looked up, with wide eyes as she just realized something.

"Ah!! Thanks for the shoes but I'm looking for someone!!! Have you seen a black haired, blue eyed, WAY TALLER THAN YOU, guy around?! He joined my crew but I don't know where he went!!!" She said with an exasperated voice, giving way to the disappointment she falt towards herself. A slight frown on her face as she placed her hands on her hips and waited for the shorty to respond.

[RK]

"Well When i saw you ship wrecked here there was no one with you so he must still be out at sea"
Asad was getting very tired of the eccentric nature of this girl and decided to walk away, But then it hit him. This girl is a pirate, maybe one day they would run into each other again. This would be a perfect opportunity to get some experience in being a pirate.
"So, Miss, your a pirate are you not? Could you teach me to be a pirate?" Saying this pained Asad to an extent. No one had ever really taught him anything since the days with his two masters. He looked at this girl. She still had that adorably dopey look on her face, yet with a hint of distress for the whereabouts of her friend Arata. Asad was still unsure of what really happened to the two but it seems that it was a rough venture. Her hair was frizzy and mangled and her clothes were hastily put on. Though she probably just woke up and didn't have time to beautify herself, she obviously was under a lot of stress and Asad felt it necessary to help her. He looked her dead in the face.
"I have no clue where your friend is but until we part i will do anything to help you find him." He knelt down and bowed to the now confused girl.