Cpt Hilbert's Forgotten Treasure! [Zyna & Willo]

[risaka]

Sulked and sniffled far up in the air, throat sore and nose running, the emotional vulture didn't know where to focus her eyes at. Just staring forward she kept trying to find reason, like a broken record on repeat.

However, in her sorry state she let her eyes hover down slowly, her wings feeling mighty heavy and not as fast. It was at that point Zyna has forgotten all the pain occuring on her body, it all didn't matter in these last few minutes. When she thought she found someone to be close to they are already gone, a touch towards her traumatic episode with her former captain.

'Why even bother' she thought to herself, eyelids gently closing, she allowed her wings to stand still, letting the weight of her body claim her.

'What?'

Through the thick layer of wind and dust, the voice came through. Zyna slowly opening her eyes back, starting with curiousity, to revelation, to full of hope. It was just as her body began to fall down when Willo's bravery struck the amazoness.

''W-willo- Willo! Willoooo!!! WILLOOOOOO!''

In her eyes, Willo stood like a hero, facing the merciless with nothing but her will and body. Not even the embarrassing lack of pants stood out for Zyna, the young archeologist inspired the marine!

Straightening her wings, dropping faster and faster Zyna squinted her eyes, watching Willo take on the crew with her fury! Zyna felt obligated to join this instant! But she knew her body couldn't handle it anymore. Right now only the wind and momentum were moving her, one final attempt of an attack.

''PREPARE YOURSELF PIRATES! FOR AS LONG WILLO FIGHT THEN SO SHALL I!''

Faster and faster, wings slicing the air like fine butter, she took aim, curving more upwards and taking aim at the group. As Willo fought while surrounded Zyna locked her sight right for Von Bark. But not out of anger anymore, but for Willo. The young marine finally saw clear, to whats important.

''HAAAAAAAAAH!''

With a long shout she slowly curved more and more until she flew in a horizontal path. With no brakes she rammed right at the stomach of the pirate captain, with a force enough to knock the soul out from his mouth! Even if it hurt her badly she put her entire body into it, pushing him out from the scene of the fighting and far out. As the distance grew she angled her wings, starting to ascend fast and dangerously high up. Whatever Von Bark did while being brought up could never make the ironwill of Zyna waver, for whatever Von Bark was about to experience would not compare in the slightest.

''Remember this..''

She briefly commented right as the speed withered away, and Zyna transforming back to her human form. Clenching her fist she charged it up and rose it high up.

''Remember this as a lesson, TO NEVER TOUCH MY FRIENDS!''

Slamming down she planted her fist tight and brutally against the vile man's jaw from the underside, launching his body straight downward like a human bomb into the ground below!

Watching Von Bark descend faster than a bullet Zyna gasped in abruptly and out with haste, she held her breath the entire trip, a way of fooling the body to keep going. But now, she felt completely still, starting to fall down with a limp body as she watched the sky.

''...mngh, thanks for the adventure, friend.''

[mildofthewild]

"...how....how many..."

The limp bodies of his crew roll away as Von Graves stands upright once more. His eyes, bloodshot from fatigue and pain, but most importantly, they were strained from pure, unfettered rage. His breath comes in short pants and wheezes, his body shaking from the amount of exertion placed upon him today, all while he lifts his gun at the young treasure hunter. He pulls the hammer back, preparing to unload one more bullet at Willo. 

"How many times do I have to deal with you...two...birds..." His breath hisses from deflated lungs as he prepares to fire, only for Zyna to slam into the captain, the color draining from his cheeks as his already bruised bones are pushed to their absolute limit. To the sky the marine takes him, his eyes rolling into his skull as he slips into the hazy perimeter of unconsciousness, his body finally going limp once Zyna enacted her final blow. Foaming from the mouth, Von Graves falls back to the earth, his body spiraling much like a missile as many of his crew duck for cover. A solid THUD and plume of smoke rises to conceal Zyna's own descent, with Willo looking desperately for her friend to catch her. 

"WHATDOIDDOWHATDOIDOWHATDOIDO-eh? Wh-who's touching me?! Hands off the merchandise!" 

A swarm of furry paws grip Willo from beneath, as stack upon stack of Fury Punch Pirates pile beneath Willo and raise her to the sky in an attempt to catch Zyna, all while chittering and squeaking for the adventurer to do her part. Catching on quickly, Willo transforms, her body puffing out in a plume of feathers to soften the blow...for both Zyna and her...hopefully...

It didn't. 

"OOOMPH!" A friend missile plows against Willo, her arms flapping hysterically as she foams from her beak, eyes spinning while the Fury Punch Pirates keep her steady, all while supporting her and Zyna's weight. Slowly, both birds were lowered to safety...

Von Graves and the Grave Digger Pirates: DEFEATED!

[risaka]

With her eyes admiring the sky for as long she possibly can she finally lets her eyelids rest, slowly closing and aiming her head straight down with a smile over her face. It was a sad fate, but she brought that foul man to a much deserved end. With that acceptance in mind her fear became a null, descending faster and faster towards the solid ground floor.

See you soon, Gy- GAAARGH UCK!

She barely muttered out from her mouth as her body folded deep into the odd fluffy surface that much acted like a bouncy castle. Her face getting deeper and deeper with her neck bent and her back arched way more than it should. Her eyes whited out from pure shock and unusual discomfort from the unexpected landing. Those Fury Fist Pirates did a wonderous job keeping Willo up despite the insane force put onto her round body. Zyna after having her entire head and shoulders mushed into the fluffy mass comically bounced off from Willo with a tiny hop, causing her to land safely on the ground with her face against the ground.

''....My back....''

With those words she slowly turned over just enough to see the sky again, soon flodded by the beady eyes of the otters with teary and worried expressions. Zyna had to blink a few times, slowly sitting up and feeling mighty achy across her entire body. Staring forward she saw Willo, and Von Bark in the background in a ragdolled fashion along with the bruised up crew all standing speechless, not knowing what to do. 

With her eyes barely open she inhaled deep and pointed at the pirate crew.

''Okay... who's next?''

Despite her sorry state her confidence did not lack impact. Seeing as Von Graves is down they all looked among themselves, before darting off with haste.

''Oh hell no! I am out!''

''To the ship, quick!''

As they ran like cowardly dogs Zyna dropped her finger down, resting back on the ground with her hands on her torso, in a resting position, eyes closed and smiling.

''Finally... I am at peace.''

[mildofthewild]

It was a beautiful thing to be at peace; for the world and all of it's troubles to simply wash and roll away off the breadth of your shoulders. It also was a horrid thing when that peace was broken, as it is for Zyna when a fuzzy ball rolls over her face, effectively cutting off her air supply, while a greedy Kiwi bird unconsciously gobbled it up, her own eyes quite dizzy from the resounding conclusion. As several of the Fury Punch Pirates scattered and chased off what remained of Von Graves cowardly troop, a few of the otters took the time to roll Willow off of Zyna's face, even giving the young explorer a frenzied shake to knock her loose from her dreaming. 

"WAUGH, I'M AWAKE, I'M AWAKE!" She cries, feathers blossoming and falling gracefully around them as she reverts to her human form, her hair now frizzed and standing on end as she (unsuccessfully) fights back against the otter's strong paws. A sight of Zyna is enough to break her from this immature tirade, the woman crawling over to her friend while putting an ear to her mouth, listening intently for signs of a breath...

"Zyna...you're okay, right? You better not croak after that cool move you just did, that's not how a story is supposed to go! You're a Marine, you know?! Even if you're all tuckered out, you gotta stand tall...you beat a pirate! And not just any pirate, that guy must have been worth...hmm...well he must have been worth a lot, you'll get a commendation for this for sure! But you gotta wake up to get it, Zyna! You hear me?! If you don't wake up right now, I'll spit in your mouth! You know I will!"

[risaka]

Hearing the commotion with her eyes closed got her a tiny bit aggitated, she simply wanted to rest with peace, the kind of peace she has not felt in a very, very long time. It was perhaps because she always had her focus on maximizing her efforts and being a ture workaholic. But as soon those pesky pirate thugs ran away like the true cowards they are Zyna grew a wide smile, breathing in slow, and even slower out.

Ah... inner peace... inner... peace~

Then Willo woke up with an outburst of panic despite the situation already de-escalated. The Fury Punch pirates too falling on their butts and backs to take the moment to relax. Not only did the fight last so long, but every corner felt like another leap of faith, if anything all of them might've lost a few years of their lives from the ordeal. But right now she shouldn't worry about silly stuff like that, Zyna got so comfortable that she even crossed her legs as she was laying, feeling the bright sun washing down on her and the wind gently breezing across her, that is until a very energetic ball of stress waddled over to her with haste! But Zyna did not want to say anything yet... it felt so relaxing to be just still for a moment, but Willo kept talking, talking faster, talking louder...

The wild rant of the short lady slowly made Zyna's smiling innocent face grow a couple of anger marks, for each sentence another grew. All the while her face trying it's hardest not to pop from the annoyance, and then Zyna couldn't take it anymore.


"...-Zyna! You hear me?! If you don't wake up right now, I'll spit in your mouth! You know I will!"

''-I am awake darn it! .. Err I mean, I am finally having a rest... feel free to join me, the ground is oddly comfortable.''

Zyna huffs and closes her eyes again, smiling again and once more taking a big breath and letting it out slowly.

Little did she know the supposed back up call was in sight from the shore, a marine ship sailing fast towards the island.

[mildofthewild]

"Oh." Willo says, simply, rolling off of the Marine. Taking her up on the offer, the young explorer nestles next to her on the sand, blankly staring into the overcast sky, all at once feeling the overwhelming exhaustion from the conflict. The sounds of the retreating pirates dissipates into the ambient noise of wind whistling through the thrush of the jungle, the breeze lighting down on each of their forms and catching them in the gentle roll of sand particles against their forms.

She stares into the sky for several seconds, she herself slowly sinking into the realm of complacency. After a time, she looks over at Zyna, watching the woman's chest slowly rise and fall, noting the signs of damage all over from her battle with Von Graves. "...Does it hurt?" she asks, softly, just in case she was sleeping. She had every right to fall asleep after all, though now Willo was taking the moment to consider her own part to play in her newfound friend's injuries. If she hadn't gotten her involved in these shenanigans...if she hadn't considered herself too good to get fooled or tricked like this...

"...I'm sorry for getting you mixed up in this," she adds, looking down at her own twiddling thumbs, unable to look Zyna squarely in the face. "I can't believe all of this happened and there wasn't even any treasure. I must really be a lousy treasure hunter..."

[risaka]

With her mind slowly falling down into a deep slumber of enlightment she had to cut it short upon hearing Willo's next obvious question. For being such a sassy mouthed ball of angst Willo sure had a caring heart, it resonated with Zyna's greatly. Zyna curved her smile some more, taking in a deep breath.

''Hmmm... for the longest time.. I've always believed some people are simply too rotten for this world.. someone not redeemable. I hunted those people, without a second thought, and it made me blind to what's important.''

She told, reaching down to feel at the bullet wound in her thigh, her eye twitches from the pain, but not enough to break her smile.

''Ngh- an advice I once got from a friend a long... long time ago. Even if it hurts, you do it for someone. You take a punch, you take stab, you take a bullet, because nothing is worse than losing someone close. And today... I almost lost a friend.''

She turned her face to the side to look at Willo, grinning.

''I thank you Willo, for not leaving me.''

And then it sparked in her mind, upon hearing the very word 'treasure'. Treasure... that reminded the tall marine officer of something very important! So important that her upperbody practically shot up from the ground, despite trying to rest and heal, but sometimes excitement exceeds the aching feeling.

''Willo!''

Zyna shouted eagerly, slowly getting up, almsot falling but ultimately manages to stay on her feet, albeit hunched over with a limping leg.

''The room! We've yet to search it! C'mon! Only a skilled lady like you can find it! Your role as a treasure hunter is not over!''

With a thumbs up she began to limp towards the heart of the jungle, along with a bunch of the Fury pirates worringly gather around her, incase she fell over.