Mission #43 & #50

[kilink]

Negumi was sitting in front of the fire at the Drum Island Inn. After the news reporting the new kingdom was being lead by King Dalton everything seemed to be more peaceful in Drum Island. It was one of the spots the famous Straw Hat Pirates had stood up against the former king Wapol.

"Such a nice place, I wonder why people think it’s such a horrible place being in the grand line"- She said sipping some hot cocoa from a cup. After all she was in the paradise portion of the Grand Line.

She often wondered what was that she would some day encounter if she ever ventured into The New World, only the yonkous have been known to survive such places.

Suddenly a bell rang and everybody was alarmed. "THEY ARE COMING THEY ARE COMING! HIDE EVERYBODY!" Yelled a person outside and immediately people started hiding and closing doors, Negumi went straight up to her room and looked out the window which had a nice view of the street.

A great number of wolves started to move towards the city ravaging whatever they could and destroying houses as well as attacking people. The guards outside tried to take them out but the wolves attacked in groups, it made it all the more difficult to take them down.

Negumi saw all of this horrified from her window feeling completely helpless, there were too many wolves attacking, and more strangely they all bore strange markings in their fur one which they all had in common, it seemed like Jolly Roger.

After the attack ended she went down the stairs, people started to come out of their hiding spots and hug their loved ones and mourn those who fell victim tot he attack.

"Excuse me, sir..." she asked the clerk behind the Inn counter "What is going on?"

The man looked at Negumi and raised an eyebrow, he was a small old man with tall hair and an enormous mustache, from his hair antlers came out as if he were a reindeer. "Oh...you m-must b-be new in t-town young l-lady. T-these beasts have b-been att-tt-ttacking us for a while now. We cannot d-defend ours-selves p-properly yet."

"Don't worry!" she said winking an eye and showing a thumbs up "Good young Negumi is gonna help you all! we will make a last stand against those wolves and have them leave you alone!"

At this comment people started mumbling with nervousness "And how do you pretend to do that" asked a man with a very notable disbelief tone. "Uhm...I'll figure out! Just need some help ;D" and she hurried outside to gather more information...and people.

[Farris (Kuro)]

The Large old figure stepped through the snow as the chilling flakes of snow landed on his bare chest. His white coat blowing in the breeze seemed only to blend in with the winter climate of Drum Island. Edward wasn't really effected by the cold or at least so he'd have others believe as he carried a small bundle in his arms. A bundle that was small compared to Whitebeard but large to others. It appeared to be a messy bundle of blankets, within the blankets was a girl, one of Whitebeard's "children". She looked all the worse for where as she coughed violently.

The Strongest Man in the world came to Drum to have his kid treated. His nurses could find the source of the ailment so Ed decided it was time to visit the famous doctors of drum island. It had been a very long time sense he'd been here. The old pirate was always up to date on the latest things going on though and knew that their weren't as many great doctors as their once were but knew that some of the best were still there.

As the young woman squirmed and twitched in agony from the fever, the Yonkou knew that he'd have to find a place out of the cold soon. Don't worry daughter, we'll get you well again soon. he thought as he heard a howl and she sound of animal running towards him. Whitebeard stepped down with his foot and caused a tremor with his Devil Fruit ability. Nothing fancy but it was enough to scare the wolves off into another direction other then his path.

It was only a few moments later that he reached the Town and saw the devistation. He was about to ask what was going on here when a small girl... well small compared to Whitebeard. She seemed to be in a hurry as she turned from a group of people, saying "Uhm...I'll figure out! Just need some help " then turned and came face to face with him as the rest of the town stared and gawked at him. They knew exactly who he was... Edward Newgate "Whitebeard" had entered their little town.

[EriChar]

“You have my thanks.” Said Yoshino Sanae as she left a clothes shop, now wearing a cloak and warm hat. She had underestimated the cold her, Wano had chilly winters but this location was even more freezing. She expected that perhaps some foolish individual would try and brave the cold, believing that their spirit could overcome it, but seriously doubted that would actually be possible, a person like that would have to be completely brain dead.
(In another part of the world, a certain swordsman awake from a nap with a sneeze…)

Sanae had headed to Drum because she had heard that the sheer cliff-like mountains were nearly impossible to climb, and thought that it would make an excellent way to train. She surmised that if she could carry her weapons to the top of one of them, she would be a stronger woman. There was also telling of a demonic witch with fearsome strength on the island, who Sanae had a curiosity to meet. She had been mildly amused by the tales and had wanted to shake the hand of so famous a rumour.

As she quietly moved down the towns streets, Sanae’s attention was grabbed by the sound of growling and the scream of a child. Sanae turned her head to see a terrified child on the floor and a wild dog or wolf frothing at the mouth over it. It’s eyes were bloodshot and full of lust for flesh, she could tell.

Without a moment of hesitation, Sanae rushed the beast and drawing Benkei, she struck the animal down with one strike. Flicking the blood on her weapon into the snow, Sanae holstered it once again and turned to the child, asking “Are you hurt?”

[xenprince]

Two small figures we seen flying through the air. They were interlocked in mid air, somehow when one flew he caught the other girl and they both were catapulted into the air. The two figures were in giant contrast with each other. One was a outgoing un-noticed tall muscular man, the other was a shy, noticable skinny short girl.

The man's name was Pandaman, with a bounty of 3,333,333 beri on his head, whilst the other, a girl named Yin Lei an explosives expert and right hand woman of the goggle pirates, god knows how she did it though. The two were flying over a snowy island, and started to fall. The girl had passed out but then awoke in mid-air. She looked forward noticing the decent. Her eyes grew wide before she squeeked, grabbed her zooka and shot down, directly over a giant old man, white a crescent white moustache.

The force of the air ball managed to knock them up just before hitting the ground so they landed right next to the old geezer, unharmed. The girl surprisingly did not pass out at all and was there sitting on the giant muscular mans head whilst the panda wrestler was laid on his back with a dizzy expression.

Things just got a whole load weirder.

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"Kyaa" screamed Negumi as she hit the enormous mass of muscles that was Edward Newgate. Right in front of her stood the most powerful man in the whole world, the one known as the man closest to one piece and one of the few to have battled with the pirate king himself.

"W-White...beard" she said right before a blast interrupted her just to send her flying towards one of the walls of the Inn she had just left. Negumi stood up and looked at the scene.

Apparently Whitebeard was holding in her hands a girl, she looked really sick which made Negumi's heart move a bit with worry. But maybe it would be ok, we were in the island famous for its doctors. Negumi looked with a worried face now, at the girl that had just blasted her way into town.

She ran to help her stand up and blushed a bit, the girl was really cute...and she had a shy air on her. "Hi, my name is Negumi, are you ok? why were you flying in the air like that" She asked in a very tranquil manner. It all seemed so strange, so many different events started to collide together and turn a trip to this island extremely weird.

[Farris (Kuro)]

A series of things took place as Whitebeard noticed all the eyes on him, and the little runt that ran into him. This was nothing knew, he was used to such attention and the kid? Well that sort of thing happened so he really didn't take offence to it, he barely noticed it in fact. He heard he speak his epithet, be for an explosion landed her into the wall of the in, It didn't really effect Ed, but he moved to shelter his sick daughter from it, relieved to find that it was completely unharmful, but it did reveal to the Town's people the reason for his being here.

Edward was worried about his daughter but gave a light hearted, "Gurarararara!" of laughter at the situation as he found a small energetic brat on his head. "And What is a little runt like you doing on my head?" He inquired, using one hand to pluck the girl from his head and place her on the ground. He left the two kids to talk not really caring for an answer to the question. Instead he was more interested in what was happening here... "So What exactly happened to this place?" Was surprisingly what he asked first, but Whitebeard knew enough to know that if the town was in danger than any doctor treating his daughter here would also be, putting them both in danger. This didn't deter the old Yonkou however, It just meant he'd have to solve the town's "little problem" while his Daughter was being cared for.

[EriChar]

“Thank you, Onee-chan!” The small boy who had been saved by Sanae said happily. He beamed at her with a slightly runny nose and tears down his cheeks, but otherwise seemed to be OK.

Sanae gave him a nod and then moved her attention to the beast she felled, it seemed to have been killed instantly by her blow, mercifully. It’s crazed and bloodshot eyes were still open and froth still coated it’s large teeth and lips. She let go of the idea that it had been provoked by the child, the animal clearly looked rabid. It was a shame this had happened, it was probably a peaceful animal before it had been afflicted, and with that thought in mind, Sanae met her hands together and said a silent prayer for the deceased creature.

As she opened her eyes, she noticed that the child was also peeking at the creature from behind her cape, and she told him “Do not get too close, it’s not a sight a child deserves to see.”

He nodded at her and put his finger in his mouth, staring at her with awe and wonder.
After a beat had passed, an eldery gentlemen picked him up and said “Taro! Don’t bother the lady…”

However, slightly struggling in protest in the man’s arms, the boy announced “She saved me from the bad dog, Grandpa!”

This caught the attention of the apparent Grandfather, who noticed the felled beast behind Sanae and looked at her thankfully. “Damn things have been blight on our village for too long!” He said sorrowfully, then beckoned to Sanae “Come, if you need board you can stay at our place, the house isn’t much but we have a spare room…”

Sanae was hesitant to impose upon them, but as she didn’t want to turn her nose against such a kind offer, she nodded and said “Thank you very much…”, And followed the boy and his grandfather to their home.

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Negumi looked at the girl, she didn't seem to get up and she called a few villagers to they could take care of her until she returned to conciousness(Since Xen retired...) and Negumi then Looked over to Whitebeard and showed him the way to the Inn so he wouldn't be cold in all his macho-nakedness.

"What's been happening Whitebeard-ojaji o.o is that apparently this scary wolves have been attacking poor drum Kingom! People can't really respond to the threat so I thought I might help them and fight!" She then stood up and did some fighting motions and poses, pretty funny actually.

"And then I saw it all through that window, these big wolves attack, and they've got Jolly Roger like marks all over!. Villagers say they come twice a day so maybe its all planned by some evil pirate crew of evilness to attack the kingdom full of doctos and take them away in their ships so they can cure their wounds and then find one piece faster and the whole world will be ruined" She started to get very excited and then fell over to a chair, breathing heavily and then she smiled widely.

"But its OK, Negumi-Chan will help them defeat those wolves the next time they come n_n apparently they always come from the mountains! so maybe if I manage to prepare a barricade strong enought to resist an avalance I could create an avalanche and get rid of the wolves...somehow I mean...avalanches are really hard to make" She said this looking sad...and looking at Whitebeard with deep hope filled eyes, as if she worshiped him somehow.

[Farris (Kuro)]

Seeing that the girl and id companion were ended to, Edward followed the other girl into the Inn. He was hardly worried about the cold himself, but his Daughter could due without it. She was a strong lass, but disease even made the strongest weaker than normal. The warmth was better for her anyway, once inside he listened to the girl's explanation. She was a cute and innocent girl and all Whitebeard could wonder is why the town hadn't tried to call the marines for aid. They were allied with the world government after all, or were their issues with the government accepting Dalton as the new King? A bunch of foolishness if you asked him.

"Gurarararararara! Easy girl, I doubt it's that big a plot." He said laughing with amusement at the while idea. With how worried he'd been over his Daughter's well being with this strange illness, this was the first good laugh he'd had in a while. The Inn helped him to get his Nakama into a warm bed and see about contacting the finest doctors in the area to start treating her. He looked back to the kid with her harebrained scheme and admiring gaze. He tussled her hair and kneeled down to be a bit closer to her height. "I don't think that's be the best idea, the town would be in greater danger as well as my Daughter. I'd be better to follow one of the wolves back and take care of the problem ourselves." He told her, implying that he would help her.

Normally he charged some expensive alcohol to even hear someone out, but it turns out that the girl had the same goal. Protecting the town meant protecting his daughter. Those animals wouldn't know better than to attack her as well as the towns people and the doctors that he needed to help her. So that meant it was time to go hunting for some Pirates that were having their kicks with this town.

[flame08]

A large figure clomped through the snow on Drum Island. The snows of the area was falling down onto his immense body, rolling off his Aztec features as he walked in toward the town. Jozu's body naturally was unaffected by the small flakes. The Third Division Commander did not have his rank for nothing he wasn't someone to be defeated solely by snow flakes. He thought to himself I heard father had come to Drum Island to find help for one of my sisters (well it isn't really a brother is it). Hopefully I'll catch up with him by the end of the day.

Jozu continued walking, around him wolves had begun to gather, as if getting ready to hunt him down. They were no big deal and he ignored them for the time being continuing to head to the town. Then they attacked, but Jozu simply turned to diamond and their bites turned useless. The wolves quickly found out that all their bites were for naught they could not pierce Jozu's diamond hard skin. With a deep gruff chuckle he continued into town.

The town was completely devastated, but it seemed like people were starting to come out. He heard murmurs about his old man having come into town. He was pleased, he had found him or at least was close by. If he could find anyone in a town it was definitely Whitebeard, with his stature and prestige he would stand out in any crowd. But then it wasn't like Jozu wasn't well known either, some more knowledgeable citizens of the town had noticed that "Diamond" Jozu had also entered the town. Now two of the famed Whitebeard Pirates were in the Drum Island Town. All Jozu had left to do was find his father and get caught up to speed.

[EriChar]

Sanae knelt quietly at the table in the boy and old man's home, which looked rather odd. In her native Wano all tables were at a low height so one would naturally place themselves on mats on the ground to be served from it, however the tables in drum usually required a person on a seat so even at her impressive height, her head was poking just above its edge. She hadn’t really become accustomed to sitting in this fashion yet, so with a humble stoicism she calmly knelt in her usual manner.

Sipping the tea she was given peacefully, her hosts seemed to exchange odd looks before deciding it was best not to offend her and leave her to it. Finishing her drinking for the time being, she slightly awkwardly placed the cup on the table and peering at the boy and the old man, and having surveyed the rather poor condition of their abode, decided to enquire about the state of the island.

She had heard that it was attacked by pirates not too long ago which had driven out the previous monarch, so it was possible that the island was lacking some form of organisation which led to the common man becoming destitute.

However, as their tale was told, it appeared her suspicions had been flawed, apparently they had formed a new government and called themselves the ‘Sakura Kingdom’, however recently the wild dogs had been attacking with ferocity and numbers to hamper any restorative efforts. A troubling matter indeed, there were rumours that someone or something was controlling these attacks, since they seemed a bit too organised to be random…

[kilink]

Negumi looked at Whitebeard with worship eyes again, apparently he was going to help her with this. After all the town was the source of the best doctors in the world and it would be a great loss if the town were suddenly smothered by evil pirates that took the whole country for themselves.

I don't think that's be the best idea, the town would be in greater danger as well as my Daughter. I'd be better to follow one of the wolves back and take care of the problem ourselves."

She looked at him and she hit her palm with her fist as if she had just understood something. "That's brilliand Whitebeard-Ojaji, no wonder you are the greates pirate in the world" she said all excited.

"People say wolves come back twice a day so we could probably catch one of them off guard..."she said thinking, she was starting to get all excited again.

"Whitebeard-Ojaji...if its not too rude from my part...why are you here on Drum Island" she asked with a naive an curious voice, her handd on her back looking intently at the man kneeling in front of her.

[Farris (Kuro)]

Whitebeard merely smirked at the pup that seemed to admire him so. He wondered if Roger would have felt so much pride if he'd lived to meet one of those he'd inspired. It was a good feeling knowing that such a youngster regarded him so highly, most seemed to be so arrogant in this age. It made him think of another of his children that was currently away. Ace... Hang in there boy... soon as your sisters well, we'll be coming for you. He thought, fully intent on save the commander of his Second division, even if he had to store Marineford and face every Shichibukai and Admiral that got in his way.

"Gurararararararara! My daughter just caught a strange bug so I brought her here." He said with a confident laugh and making it seem like nothing. The loud laughter could easily be heard outside the inn, and he seemed to make it look as though his Daughter would wake up good as new any minute. In reality, Ed was very concerned for her though. His own doctors didn't know what it was that ailed her and she had been steadily getting worse. He spared no glance at the door that lead to the room with the woman he'd carried in it, but jerked a thumb towards it when he mentioned it.

"As for those wolves, we better get ready to track 'em." He said a little more seriously. The large old man stood up, "they come twice a day do they...? And they've come once already. How long before you expect them again?" He asked the inn keeper. "Um... maybe 3 hours, Yonkou Whitebeard Sama." The man said nervously. The Yonkou nodded satisfied, That should give them plenty of time. "Alright pup, what sort of gear you got for tracking?" He asked Negumi, so he knew what he'd need to get, though scaling a large mountain wasn't too hard for him, nor was tracking an animal.

[flame08]

Jozu trudged through the snow in the middle of the town. He had yet to have located his "father". Then from farther into town he heard a sound that he would recognize anywhere. The deep resonance of Whitebeard's "Gurararararara" carried across the town. It wasn't the most subtle way to laugh instead it was easily recognizable and traceable from anywhere. But that was ok Whitebeard could hold his own against anyone (ANYONE) who stood in his way. Though age was starting to get to him, he still was the strongest man in the world. Feared by all but his family(and even then you can't be so sure) Jozu was sure that no one in this part of the world would try their luck with his old man.

Continuing to trudge through the town now with direction Jozu found himself in front of the most obvious place to find his "Pops". In front of him was the Drum Island Inn (because really its beer, ale, wine whatever it takes to get uself drunk right?). He huffed quickly (andp uffed and blew the whole place down . . . . .no ) putting his hand on the door he slowly pushed it open trying not to break down the door while doing so.

In front of him was his "Pops" in very unusual fashion there wasn't a jug or any type of alcohol in his hand. Jozu sighed and walked in making his presence known in the Inn. In his own gruff voice Jozu said "Yo Pops, I finally found you." Even with his giant size he was dwarfed by Whitebeard who had to bend his head to stand straight in the room.