Careful what you Wish for

[Farris (Kuro)]

Yuuki was quick to comply and let Genna unbind him, however before he could charge after the villagers to help with the fire, Genna spoke. The Betta frowned, He couldn't leave Genna behind, they were friends, almost Nakama! And though these villagers hated him, he just couldn't turn them away when they were in need. He had learned better the day he was freed from slavery and saw that Fisher Tiger, despite his hatred for humans, freed all the slaves, not just other Fishman. So Yuuki couldn't very well turn away those in need, So he would go to the boat like she asked but that didn't mean he wasn't going to help. Before he could negotiate though Genna bolted out to help the villagers.

The Queenly Fishman made a run for the boats where Genna told him they would be. No one got in his way, be it fear or more immediate trouble, so the Fishman reached the boat easily but he didn't set off, instead the Fishman used his massive strength to fill the boat with water and carry it to the forest. The sight was quite the spectacle as more than a few villagers stopped to stare at Yuuki not sure to make of what they were seeing as the Fishman traveled to the east forest and started to fight the fire, against Genna's wishes. When he ran out of water, he filled the boat with dirt and used that. The dragqueen wouldn't rest until the fire was out and the people were safe... that was simply the type of man he was.

[SHADE SMASH]

Genna filled her bucket for maybe the umpteenth time that night but no matter how much fire she had put out, it just kept blazing and kept growing and kept moving towards the village. She even crossed the elder a few times on her way towards the sea and back. He gave her looks but otherwise kept clear out of her way. It seemed almost like, well, to tell the truth she didn't really understand why. She expected him to throw some hissy fit the moment he saw her since she wasnt staying put where he had left her.

Yet, before she could think further into the subject, she spotted someone she didn't want to see. Yuuki appeared with HER boat trying to help out with the fire. HER BOAT!!! And everyone gave her strange looks as she passed them by, confused by how a fishman could possibly be aiding them. Almost as if they were thrown into a surreal world.

Genna personally felt like laughing. Never before had the cyborg seen a more stranger sight than the fishwoman holding HER boat with water and dirt in attempts to put out the fire! Before long, she was able to extinguish more fire than they have been able to for the past half hour! If she wasn't here she doubted that they would have stopped in time before it would reach the village!

However, it still wasn't over. When Genna spotted the elder beginning to approach Yuuki, she instantly ran over in hopes that she may shield her from anything he may attempt to do. Yet what she didn't expect was for him to look at the fishman and say "Thank you." Even with all the strain in his voice as he said it, it sounded truly sincere.

[Farris (Kuro)]

After the fire was extinguished, Yuuki let out a huff of relief. The village was safe, but he was pretty sure Genna was mad. He hadn't done as she told him and her boat was now muggy. That's when he noticed the elder's approach and looked curious. he smiled when the man thanked him. "No need to thank me darlings. I couldn't leave your people in such distress, I'm simply sorry that others of my kind are not as pleasant." The okama stated to the elder and the a gapped villagers that were starting to come out of here shock.

A few moments of silence passed then the villagers started to cheer. Some of them starting to celebrate the fact that the fire was gone, and Yuuki only had to ask... "I do wonder what started the fire anyway... Genna dear, maybe we should look more into this before we leave." He stated to the bounty hunter. "I don't think it's hot enough for this to have happened natrally." The Fishman added as an after thought. As far as Queenly betta was concerned, Genna was his Unoffical Nakama, so they should stay together.

[SHADE SMASH]

Relief flooded through Genna as she heard the cheif issue a thank you instead of the death notice she so feared her would do. It almost made her collapse on the spot from the shear exhaustion of what just occurred. Yet, the night had yet to end. The girl glanced around with her one good eye, spotting her boat almost instantly as nothing more than a woody mess. Her eye brow twitched in annoyance of having to acquire yet ANOTHER boat but she will live and so will Yuuki.

Turning back to look over at her friend, she hurried her pace up until she was right next to him, just in time to hear his thoughts on the situation. Genna's own thoughts were no deferent from the beta's. She too believed that the fire was not a natural occurrence. No apparent environmental traces were at the scene to indicate lightening or meteors had spontaneously landed there to cause the fire. Yet, the fire also eradicated all traces of who did it too. Then again, it was really easy to figure that out when three kids were cowering behind the crowd of people. Whatever they were nervous about she was sure had some connection to the fire.

"Maybe they know." She stated pointing to the cowering teens. Once realizing they were being pointed at, they even tried to dash, but a large older woman seemed to stop them in their tracks. Genna came to assume that she was possibly a parental figure. All it took was for the lady to say a few harsh words to the young boys before they came running to Genna and Yuuki admitting to their awful crime. Turned out all they did was try to light fireworks and it failed, immensely. All they were really guilty of were not being too careful nor very bright of where they set things on fire.