Fight,Flight.....or feast? the Baratie invasion.

[shenta]

some weeks now has pasted since Ryu managed to escape Logetown as he was now back on the water in his one man ship, Ryu taking a log puff off his peace pipe noticed a ship off in the distance and wow to be hold it was the famous sea restaurant Baratie. 'Groooowl' just then ryu gut made a god awful sound which meant he was getting pretty hungry so looking in his wallet he noticed that he only had about 50 berries which was not much but hopefully it was enough for something to feel his hungry tummy. sailing his ship to the boat ryu tied it off then hopped up onto the larger ship, he then made his way to the large wooden doors as he opened them and walked in.

Once he walked in every ones eyes shot to the door to see who it was who walked in but once they saw it was just one man they went back to there eating, Ryu found a seat and sat down and as he did a waiter walked up and placed a glass of water down onto the table for him. " Hello fine sir how may the baratie serve you today." The waiter said as he was rubbing his hands together, ryu picked up the glass of water as he downed it before laying the fifty berries down on the table before him. " Get me the cheapest thing you have that this amount can afford im not picky right now cause im hungry."

The waiter looked down at the money then back to ryu as he suddenly got mad and crushed the table with a single slam of his arm. " What the hell do you take us for some cheap mom and pop slop shop, this is the Baratie the best fine dinning sea restaurant you will ever find and you think a measly fifty Berries will get you something"

Ryu just looked at him as did the whole ship, hell he would be happy with just a piece of bread with some jam on it. " Humm yeah i mean is my money no good or something, it is money after all." The waiter was about to say something when he was stopped by a man standing on the spiraled stair case, he was a cleaned shaved man with slicked back hair. He had piarcing blue eyes that seemed like he was stabbing the waiter.

" what in the hell do you think your doing Daiabora, we do not act like any more not since a long time ago, we now uphold the wishes and standards of the great Sanji senpai. If this man is hungry be him a pirate a bandit or even a marine officer we shall feed him so long as they have money to provide no matter how little it be."  As this man was talking he slapped a wanted poster that had a face of a goofy looking man on it but as a pirate him self he has seen that wanted poster his self many times before, it was of Black leg sanji of the straw hat pirates tho nothing has been known of them for quite a while now. So the waiter took his money then disappear   before returning 20 minutes later with a plate noodles and a salad as well as a bottle of cheap whine but he was not gonna complain he had not had a drink in a while now and he could really use it at the moment. After he had eat and drank his feel the waiter came back up to him but he did not seem happy.

" you and me right now ass hole, because of you i just got fired from my job its throw down time." Ryu did not really care if this man got fired but he was not really in the mood for a fight but this man seemed really mad so there might not be any way out of fighting him. " You have my condolence, i do hope you have a easy time finding a new one mr waiter"  Ryu comment seemed to make the man even more pissed off at him as he attempted to swing on him, but seeing this coming ryu side stepped him as he placed a foot out which made his self trip on ryu's foot and he planted his face into the ground.       

[Aromancer]

What the hell? Lee turned his head to see what all the commotion was. He'd been enjoying a meal on the world-famous Baratie, when suddenly the pleasant atmosphere was disrupted by a huge commotion!

What's this? The waiter who had brought him his food was getting into an altercation with some weirdo dressed in rags! Lee pulled out a sheaf of Wanted posters, leafing through them... no, he didn't see this knucklehead on any of them. Probably wouldn't be worth much, if anything.

Still, that waiter had been so nice when he'd seen the berries Lee had brought with him to this fine establishment. Set him up with a swanky table and all the delicious, high-quality food he could eat! No dessert, but that was fine; not like Lee could afford that, too, anyway. He'd be remiss not to help the man in his time of need.

Lee stood up and pointed his sword at the interloper, the emerald blade glinting in the sunlight. "Hey, you there! Crazy guy!" He cried, standing boldly in the middle of the Baratie. "This is a classy establishment! Why don't you get outta here, before the legendary bounty hunter Viper Lee decides to get rough with you!"

He kneeled down to help the waiter stand. "Thank you, young man," he said, wiping some blood from his nose. "This ingrate has no concept of fine dining! It's a disgrace, I tell you!"

Lee smirked. "Don't worry, guy. I'll knock some sense into him." He looked up at the wild man before him. "So, what's your shtick? You part animal or something?" His eyes suddenly lit up in excitement. "Oh, you wouldn't happen to be a Devil Fruit user, would you? I've been wanting to take one in; looks good on the old resume, you know?" He adopted a low combat stance, ready to fight.

[shenta]

After the waiter had face planted on the ground most of the establishment began cracking up with Laughter but on the other hand the other half was mumbling shit on Ryu. Just then a young man stood up and helped the waiter up as blood was running down the guys face, he then raised his sword as he pointed it towards Ryu as he told him his name as well as have the nerve to tell Ryu to get out of the restaurant.

" Viper Lee you say....nope never heard of yeah. But if you not mind I'm in the middle of trying to enjoy my meal so do me a favor and get lost until I'm done" 

Ryu said as he went back to eating his meal, but as this man had his sword raised Ryu placed one hand on the helt of his blades handle just in case he would need to draw it. While he was eating the man asked Ryu if he was a devil fruit user. 

" Nope I'm not a devil fruit user I'm half mink a tribe of animal warriors in the new world." 

[Aromancer]

"The New World?" Lee felt his resolve waver for only a moment; the New World was infamous for the sheer might of its inhabitants. If this man was from there, he was doubtless a formidable combatant. "What the hell are you doing in the East Blue then, Mr. mink-man?"

"Er, not to rush you, young man, but weren't you going to kick this guy's ass for me?" The ex-waiter asked Lee, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Yeah, yeah, give me a -HEY! Don't sit down while I'm talking to you!" He cried, his sword now pointed at Ryu's neck. "God, the disrespect of some people, I swear." If he WAS from the New World, he clearly hadn't managed to survive on his wits. "Look man, just take your food and get out, alright? You're smelling up the whole restaurant!"

[shenta]

Ryu just laughed at this boy who from the looks of it did not know who he was dealing with, but Ryu could not blame him it was not like Ryu had a bounty yet. The boy asked Ryu what he was doing in the east blue so he decided to give the boy a honest answer. " Not much except trying to find people to join my pirate crew."

Ryu would say as he grinned big, now that he had been fed Ryu reached in to his kimono as he pulled out his pipe as he stuck the top of it in to his mouth, lighting a match Ryu took a deep breath of his hash pipe before blowing the smoke out towards the bounty Hunter. 

So tell me boy why the rush to have me leave, clearly every one saw that it was that waiter who started this whole thing with his bad attitude. And besides I do not smell I make it a fact to bathe once a day. " Ryu said as he quickly unsheathed his sword as he smacked the boys blade away from his his neck. 

"  If you really wish to fight let's take this out side so to not damage the inside, he owner bring up that famous deck I heard you have." The owner simply grinned as he pulled a lever beside him, when he did a large platform rose up from under the water which would give both men plenty of room to move around on. 

Ryu stepped out side on to the deck as he waited for the bounty Hunter to follow behind.  " What's wrong bounty Hunter is the wind to bad of a smell for you also." Ryu said as he took another puff off his pipe as he exhealed the smoke as the wind blew it away. 

[Aromancer]

Lee narrowed his eyes at the man. He couldn't deny that Ryu had a few points in there. "Look, maybe the waiter was an asshole," he said, prompting the outrage of the man standing behind him, "but his actions definitely didn't justify getting fired! I don't know what you did, but I'm betting it's more your fault than you're letting on that he got sacked."

He coughed as the smoke was blown in his face. "Listen, jackass," he said, "I don't know where you usually bathe, but seawater doesn't count. I don't think you're going to find anybody in here who wants to go on a pirating adventure with you, but if that's your intention, I WILL take you in right now, bounty or no!"

Despite his lack of respect for authority, Lee was definitely not the sort to cause unnecessary property damage. He followed the pirate out of the restaurant and onto the deck, turning behind him and calling out to the waiter he'd just stuck up for. "Keep an eye on my food, ya hear?" He asked. "I paid good money for that, and I intend to finish it!"

The ex-waiter nodded and sulked over to sit at Lee's table. Lee turned back to the animal-man, narrowing his eyes in determination. His seven-pronged sword glinted in the daylight, the threatening gleam countering Ryu's glib remark. What the hell did that even mean, smelly wind?

Deciding he'd had enough of this guy, Lee darted forward, intent on disarming his opponent with inhuman speed.

[shenta]

Ryu stood on the dock as he watched the boy exit the restaurant, he was really man over the man being fired and he thinks that Ryu had something to do with it. In all honesty Ryu had nothing to do with the man being fired but instead it was the man's own fault for being incompetence and not knowing how to treat his customer who is always right. 

The boy then tired of hearing Ryu rushed in towards him using very quick speed to approach him, Ryu could tell that he was gonna try to disarm him cause he did not feel any threatening aura about him. So as Lee got in arms length from Ryu he would side step Lee on to the right side, he would then quickly using inhuman quickness spin behind Lee as he attempted to smash the butt end of his sword handle to the back side of less neck hoping to stager him or even confuse him. 

[Aromancer]

The two combatants seemed evenly matched in terms of speed. Lee managed to deflect the attack, but he backed up afterwards, his usual tactics seeming ineffective against this opponent.

God, he hated these entitled jerks, who thought that they were entitled to service just because "the customer is always right." He'd had to pick up a few service jobs while he was training in the marines, and he had met his fair share of terrible customers. Honestly, he wished he had the courage to stand up to a man who made an unreasonable request of an employee; fifty berries for food in the Baratie? Madness! He might as well pay them in "exposure!"

He angled his blade blunt-end towards the animal-man, swinging it at his head in an attempt to knock him unconscious.

[shenta]

Ryu was honestly surprised that this kid could keep up with his speed, he managed to deflect Ryu,s attack then backed up and as he did he turned his blade around to the blunt back side as he swing it down attempting to smash Ryu,s head in. Luckily Ryu was smart being in as many fights as he has so Ryu moved his head to the left letting the sword bypass his head.

Then as the sword came close to smashing in to his shoulder he leanded back and rolled with the attack giving the appearance that he had been struck but really the blow had no impact or power behind it. instantaneously after he came up from the roll Ryu swing his sword in a upwards motion as he fired off a blue energy slash that looked like a flying arrow. " Falcon slash." Ryu yelled as his attack headed right towards Lee, if he managed to dodge that's great it just meant he would have more fun, but if he could not then the attack would surely hurt.

[Aromancer]

"What the hell?" Lee only barely managed to get his blade between himself and the incoming slash. It glanced off the seastone harmlessly, but Lee was still shaken. "You... you just... how did you DO that?" He asked, fear suddenly overtaking him. He was just a normal dude! A skilled swordsman, yes, but incapable of such terrifying feats!

Whoever this guy was, he was a much bigger deal than Lee had given him credit for. Maybe that New World comment wasn't just hot air after all...

"Alright, chill Lee, you can take this guy," he said, mostly to himself. After all, he was Viper Lee, sole master of one of the rarest combat techniques in the world! He pointed the Shichishito at his foe, and dashed forwards once again, this time aiming for any chinks in the man's armor with inhuman precision.

[shenta]

Ryu could tell that Lee was shaken up from his recent attack tho he was good at keeping under wraps except his first burst of shock. " What's the matter kid don,t tell me your surprised by that cause if that's the case your way over your head." Ryu Said as he laughed, Ryu was still new to his flying slash attack so he has not learned how to bring out it's full potential but eventually after enough training it shall be perfected.

Lee was shook up which was good cause that was what he had wanted was for him to lose his cool cause once a fighter dose that then they become easier to read. Lee came in as he was looking for a opening on Ryu but he was gonna have to work for it cause he would not just allow him to get a free hit on him, Ryu might be kind and nice at times but he was not that nice to allow a person he is fighting to get in a free blow.

Taking his sword Ryu thrusted it foward as his other hand went for his second sword cause he was now ready to get serious. " Swan pistol" Ryu yelled as he made the thrust of his sword which hit Lee sword deflecting it,then he pulled out his second sword as he went into his next attack which was much faster. " Swan barrage" Ryu said as both his swords went flying forward as he thrusted them at Lee, luckily for the kid tho cause Ryu was not aiming at any vital areas but more like to give him lots of small cuts all over his body at least that's what shall happen if he is not able to dodge.

[Aromancer]

Le snarled as the man taunted him. Alright, NOW this was personal! And it seemed, from the way his opponent was drawing his second sword, that Ryu was finally getting serious!

Excellent. Lee prepped his blade for the oncoming attack, which seemed to be... a barrage of blades, coming right at him! Yes! Lee had trained hard to avoid attacks just like this one!

He spun the sword in front of him, in such a way that it would either deflect or catch all incoming attacks. The slightest pressure, and his foe would be disarmed. But Lee wanted to see if he could get both of his opponent's weapons in the process, so he hooked another of the Shichishito's prongs around his other sword. One yank, and the blades should come clattering out of the aggressor's hands, leaving him completely helpless... if it wasn't countered somehow.

[shenta]

Ryu was starting to like this kid Lee, he was a good fighter with the blade tho he thought he could be better if only he could learn to control his temper. Ryu noticed that the way Lee was spinning his sword all of a sudden was a way to deflect or disarm a person so he tried to stop his self by pulling his attack back.

Fortunately he managed to pull one of his swords back in time but unfortunately his other sword hit Lee sword and ryu,s sword was sent flying in to the air a few feet. But this gave ryu the chance for a counter attack so as his sword fell back down he reached up and grabbed it.

As he grabbed it the handle was in his hand pointing in front of him while the blade was pointing to behind him, ryu then spun around in a circle and slashed his swords and as he did a large twister formed around lee. " viper twister."

The twister normally lets people up in to the air as it cuts any thing in side of the twister,turning around ryu watched to see what lee would do now or if he had got caught in side of the twister.

[Aromancer]

"Hey, vipers are MY thing!" Lee was able to block the brunt of the attack with his sword, using the force of the twister to jump high into the air. He perched on a nearby ledge, looking down at the man below.

Clearly, he was up against a superior combatant. This guy had tricks the likes of which Lee had never seen, and without his sword, he'd have been dead several times over. They were equally fast, but this man was also stronger than Lee. All he had on the man was his own incredible precision, his steady hand and his eagle eyes enabling him to pick out any weakness.

But dammit, there WAS no weakness! None that HE could exploit, anyways. Still, he'd made a promise to that waiter, and he wasn't about to back down now. He burst from his perch, rushing towards the man, intending to launch a barrage of stabs towards his opponent... before being knocked off-balance as the ship suddenly shook dangerously.

[shenta]

Ryu could tell that Lee had sharp eyes as his wits on the battlefield long overshadowed his age as a swordsman, he managed to fend of ryu,s attack by attacking the out side of the twister which helped him get out of danger as it sent it flying on to the top of a beam that was on the large ship. Ryu could tell from watching lee that he was inpatient to beat ryu so to give his self a name. As the kid jumped down off from the beam he came running in towards ryu but stopped all of a sudden as the ship suddenly began to shake like it had hit something like underwater reef or maybe a large rock. 

Just then from under the water a large submarine surfaced from under the salty waves. Ryu could already tell that there was gonna be trouble, tho what he could not understand was why almost all the people from inside the baratie came rushing out side to get a good look of what was happening. The hatch suddenly opened up from the underwater ship then a person came out or more like a fish. Ryu had not seen many of them but he had heard plenty about them, fishmen a tribe of people who lived under the water.  

" greetings earth dweller,s my name is kratos and I am the captain of the underwater world pirates and I have a nice 18,000,000 Barry bounty on my head. Now I would like for you to give me all your food and water as well as any money or valuables you have....oh yeah I shall also be taking you all hostage hahahahah." 

Ryu was not sure what this Fishman's problem was but he was not giving this fish man nothing. Just then one of the Fishman captain lacky,s walked over to ryu and lee. " ok boy,s how about you give me your swords before some one gets hurt." Well ryu was not sure about lee but he was not gonna lose his swords so ryu slashed the fish man as hethen sheathed his sword. 

" you shall not be having my swords kratos nor shall you be taking any one hostage for I shall not let you." Ryu said as he kept one of his swords out as he pointed it at kratos. Well his men must not have liked that as they surrounded both him and viper.