Mission # 37: The Fishers of Fish(Invite)

[BEX]

(OOC: Hey Alejandro-san, Jack is sitting at M.A.P’s table just so you know. So he’s talking to you and the people in the shadows are the Fishmen crew. I figured this is your chance to earn a bounty)

Back in South Blue once again for what seemed to be the thousandth time since Jack had left his home in Saint Reia. Of course it was nice to come back to the tropical islands that had brought him up despite its hostile environment and the fact that the government seemed to swarm here faster than any of the other Blues to inflict “justice” upon the people. Needless to say it was the perfect place to bring up a hellion such as the lanky, scruffy haired character that sauntered into the local Dango shop that was surprisingly full of numerous pirates both human and merman. Hopefully no one would start any trouble with him today, not that he was afraid of a confrontation, but since he was looking for his crew as well as where the hell Syphalia disappeared of to he hadn’t eaten. Their escape from the Marines had happened about a week ago and he still hadn’t found the runt. Wobbling into the Dango shop Jack could feel as people had turned their heads to eye the newcomer into their domain. His vision shook before him and without thinking he sat down at the table to his right despite the fact that there was one person sitting there already; by pirate code something like that was enough to get a person beat up or even killed,

“Sorry partner, I’m a little hungry so I don’t really care about anything you have to say…” he groggily explained before allowing his head to droop onto the table.

Not long after he had set down a waitress girl with a fearful look on her face poked the passed out Jack rousing him, in an irritated mood, from his sleep and it was all the he could not to punch her square in the face when she asked him,

“What can I get for you?”

“Water”

“Water? I’m afraid we only serve paying customers so you’re going to have to get more than water” the girl explained to him in suddenly haughty town. Jack cursed on the inside; he hated dealing with people like this.

Just as he was trying to come up with something to tell the girl a plate went sailing into the ceiling where it smashed into numerous fragmented pieces followed by the roaring clutter of laughter that came from the darkest corner of the Dango shop. Immediately everyone’s attention was drawn in this direction to view a waiter getting punched out from the shadows by a massive hand sending the scrawny boy flying onto another customer’s table with blood streaming from his forehead as well his nose. Not one to get phased by the undue violence of others Jack casually turned back to the waitress to finish their conversation when suddenly another man came from the kitchen to confront the guys in the shadow for what they had done, but for some reason once the man got a look of who was back their he whimpered back. Again jeering and laughter could be heard, but impatience gripped Jack compelling him to grab the girl’s arm with bared teeth,

“F*ckin’ get me something to eat and put it on this guy’s tab” he ordered nodding at the individual across the table.

The girl nodded her head and scurried away with beads of sweat as she almost floated away on what Jack observed to be well oiled calf muscles. With an arched eyebrow Jack made a mental note to see when the girl got off work as his eyes readjusted their position, back to the man who was now supposedly paying for his food.
“Thanks for picking up the tab for me. I’m sure you don’t mind helpin’ a stranger out, right?” he said in a subtlety threatening tone; he wasn’t trying to get noticed by anyone here, but at the same time he couldn’t help behaving like himself. That was just Jack Dancer for you.

[phoenixflame]

The man must've not know that he was talking to M.A.P, Marine designed robot for humiliation and infiltration, as right now, on it's Pirate ways, it turned into a more humanoid robot which looked like a girl. Now, it was Naru.

Naru slowly emerged from the shadows, ''Oh, don't worry, I'm always up for helping someone in need... And by the way, my name is Naru. Yours?'' she said.

A man suddenly showed up, ''Hey there cutie, how about I'll buy you a drink?'' he asked, giving her breasts a long stare. Naru noticed that.

Angrily, she kicked up her sword and caught it in mid air, and swung it at the man. The man blocked nicely, taking out his own sword. But that was all she needed to kick him in the stomach. The man went flying through the bar doors. She stuck a sword to a nearby waiter's throat, ''Get that man there your special, and make it quick.'' she said.

She looked back at the man who sat in front of her, ''So, how are you? Have you got anything interesting to do? I'm really bored, so I was wondering if you,'' she winked at him, ''Could keep me company.''

(( OOC: You sure it's mission 44? Mission 44: Get Boa Hancock's pictur. ))

[BEX]

Once again Jack proved both his stubbornness as well as his inability to pay attention to the events around. While he had witnessed the man who was staring at the girl’s breasts pay dearly for it he, himself hadn’t glanced at them by sheer luck or more correctly put by providence. Had he not been so famished that his vision was actually blurring right in front of him he would have undoubtedly realized that the person whose table he was sitting at was not a girl and that she had an incredible physique. Once the man had been sent flailing through the air towards the entrance Jack curiously raised his head from the nest he had made with his arms. Glancing at the flapping doors and then back at the stranger sitting across from him he came to realize something very odd about the man who was picking up his tab. Narrowing his eyes he leaned in closer, more so towards the “man’s” chesticles; they seemed to be rather plump and firm for a man.

“There’s somethin’ weird about yer-” Jack began to say when suddenly his ears were assailed with a feminine voice as the man suddenly rose his weapon to meet the waiter’s throat,

“Get that man there your special and make it quick!” she stated sharply to the frightened food serviceman. Confusion twisted Jack’s face in an massive overhaul that couldn’t be explained by even the most gifted of linguists,

“You…” he said breathlessly as his mouth fell open in comedic shock while pointing a finger at the “man” across from him, who now stared at him with soft brown eyes and speaking to him with a hint of innuendo in her voice; it was at that moment that the South Blue native realized that he was staring at woman.

Having gone through the shock of this realization his eye’s dropped to the girl’s chest as was the customary behavior of all men when they meet a woman with a well proportioned chest, however Jack wasn’t your average man. The prison-tattooed, studded-earring wearing young lad without hesitation or any signs of acknowledgment of the girl’s flirtatious behavior reached out with a steady hand and cupped the girl’s left breast. As if this behavior was not enough of a shock noted by the various men in the bar in which they were sitting Jack proceeded to fondle, yes, fondle the violated feminine appendage as if it were his own personal fun-bag. From the shadows the voice that had been heard before coupled with the heckling of others boomed over the rest of the voices,

“Doesn’t that idiot have any manners?!” he called out authoritatively silencing the others in the process.
Even with the attention of the entire bar upon him, Jack didn’t let go and instead flashed a untrustworthy smile at the girl,

“With knockers like these…we should be hittin’ up the nearest motel, not wastin’ time at a bar full of loser-a*s pansies!”

(OOC: Sorry, it’s actually mission # 37. Also, we are gonna have to have one more person who will play the evil pirate and his first mate. That way you can even earn a bounty.)

[phoenixflame]

Naru overcame all the programmed safety procedures and allowed Jack to touch her breast. But slowly, she started to get annoyed. Slowly, she raised her hand, and moved Jack's hand away, ''Now, now... We're in a bar full of loser-a*s pansies. I know you men want what's the hardest to get, but maybe you should go for it in a little bit more civilised place... A motel maybe?'' sha asked seductively.

The waiter finally arrived, with greatly prepared chicken breast. Naru gave out a quiet giggle, ''Seems like today, you're up for more than just my breast. Go on and eat, and when you're finished, I'll tell you a secret and we can hit the nearest motel.'' she said, putting her feet on her chair and putting her arms on her knees. That man is just who I need. she thought, He doesn't know who I am, but I know that he's pretty strong... yet I can't show it just yet.

She turned back to the man, ''So, what's your name? I can fund a dinner to strangers, but I'm no girl to just set off to a motel without knowing the other perons's name.'' she said.

[BEX]

The moment the waiter brought the chicken breast out Jack’s focus shifted from the girl to the steaming plate of the cooked foul. Delicious aromas teased his nostrils as he snatched the platter from the cart that the waiter had brought out; he still trembled violently at the sight of the woman’s frightening behavior earlier. Before the girl gave him the go-ahead nod to eat, the famished lad began to devour the bird with such ferocity that the chicken visibly began to disappear within seconds as the blur of Jack’s arms set to work about the meat,

“So, what’s your name? I can fund a dinner to strangers, but I’m no girl to just set off to a motel without knowing the other person’s name” the girl explained.

Although his voracious eating pace didn’t slow in the slightest the gluttony didn’t disrupt Jack’s perception as he noted that this was the second time that the girl had mentioned going to a motel and there was also something else that seemed to bother him about the babe that casually referred to them moving their discussion to a more intimate setting. Polished bones remained on the platter in front of Jack a few short minutes later as he picked leisurely at his teeth with a tooth pick and by now a few of the other pirates had gotten downright ornery about the stroke of luck that he was having. Grumbling ensued, but still it seemed that no one recognized him,

“Yo…” he murmured in a low tone while dropping his chin closer to the table as if he were telling the girl a secret and he even beckoned to the girl with one finger to draw in the girl closer to him,

“…let’s head to that motel. I’ll let ya know all about me then” he whispered with the sickly sweet, yet slightly pungent stench of meat still clung to his breath as he spoke.

Having been filled to his content the young pirate rose to his feet despite the many glares that landed on him despite his refusal to acknowledge their existence and it was easy to see that the tensions were thickening the longer the two remained in the presence of the bar. Soon in the far corner Jack heard a shift followed by the sound of a chair being slid back as a large figure rose to its feet. With a smile Jack snatched the girl’s hand and sprinted out of the bar without paying although that hadn’t been his intention. Lanky legs propelled him across meters of dirt until he rounded a corner where he allowed the girl’s wrist to fall limply again. They were now in a corner where they were now alone. With his back turned towards the girl he gave a direct hard line question,

“So just who the hell are you really, bitch?” he cursed with the same cocky smile on his face.

[phoenixflame]

Naru looked at the man who dragged he out of the bar.

''So just who the hell are you really, b*tch?'' asked the man.

Grinning, Naru moved into a shadow, ''Well, Mr. Dancer, for a start, I told you my name is Naru. At least, now it is. Who am I? Would you believe me that I am a marine-designed robot who went berserk, got reprogrammed and now wants to become a pirate? I doubt you would. But I know much about you, Mr. Dancer. Pretty well known around pirates, you are. I could've just called you Dancer in the bar, and you'd have pretty much people to deal with and probably nothing to eat. Listen, Dancer, I got a proposition for you. There are some dangerous pirates here. And there is a fishman, who made a good proposition. He's got a good item, which he'll give if someone can defeat him and his first mate. F*ck the item. He and his first mate are together worth about, say, 18 milion? So, what do you say: We both fight them, beat 'em up, I could turn them in since Marines don't know I'm a pirate, then we could share out the 18 mil between each other. So, what do you say? If you agree, meet me tomorrow at the docks. I'll look rather unusual, so don't be surprised,'' and with saying that, Naru put her hand on Jack's shoulder and flipped over him, jumping onto a rooftop and running.

[BEX]

“A robot designed by the Marines that wants to be a pirate, huh?” Jack thought once he could no longer hear the clunking metal of the mechanical droid that had posed as a woman in the bar,

“That’s f*cked up” he concluding shaking his head in disbelief walking back towards the town center having been fed; his thoughts swirled in his head as he ruminated upon the robot’s offer.

With scrunched brows he wallows around town with his hands jammed into his pockets while doing his best “macho man” walk making sure to not move out of anyone’s way as they walked by or more correctly tried to walk past him. Leaving a slew of now jostled people Jack found himself waiting for nightfall on the porch of a nearby shop and it wasn’t long before he dozed off much to the amusement of several children who came along to pull at his earring studs only to be shooed away by their respective guardians. When nightfall came, Jack awoke groggily from his slumber with a thin line of dried spit running down his cheek as he stared dryly at the sky before rousing himself to his feet and wiping the spit with the back of his palm.

~To the Docks~

Looking around and scratching his head in annoyance the pirate searched around at the rendezvous point that the robot had told him about; for a machine it seemed ironic that time and punctuality was not a big issue for his supposed companion.

“This robot needs to show its a*s up right now before I get hell outta here” he grumbled.

[phoenixflame]

M.A.P was flying as fast as he could towards the point where he was supposed to meet Jack. He noticed the man waiting there. M.A.P enterd the landing position and swiftly landed before Jack, ''Sorry, sorry, mate, had a hard time entering energy saving mode last night... Those beds they have are pretty uncomfortable.'' said M.A.P to Jack. He raised his left wing, pointing at a house near the shore. On his wing, there was the emblem of Marines, scratched up. ''The Fishman and his first mate reside here. If I was to stick to the plan, I'd say that we wait until they get out and then attack them from behind. But who cares about plans? Simply: I attack the captain, you take care of his first mate. Oh, and one more thing: Try to keep up.'' said M.A.P to Jack as he activated his wind engines and flew towards the house. He got pretty excited, as he knew that the enemy will be strong. ''Phoenix Battle: Chaingun.'' said M.A.P . A chaingun emerged from his chest, and he started busting open his way in.

((OOC: Jack, you should post now about coming to help me or whatever you doin' , and then the person who RPs the enemies should come in. ))

[BEX]

(OOC: Sorry it took me so long I’m trying to find someone to recruit into the thread to role-play the Captain and First Mate. I believe you want a bounty so I figured it would be the best way.)

For a machine, the robot seemed awfully energetic to Jack; something he knew would begin to wear on his already naturally thin nerves, but as the robot jettisoned into the sky the pirate took off in a wild run in that direction. Of course it would have been easier for him to simply track the two pirates’ movements with Ecolocación, but he couldn’t say that he was too excited about the entire confrontation; after all these bounties where both far lower than his own. Tufts of his semi-afro like hair bounced with each powerful step into the ground until finally he came where the robot which had come to call itself, M.A.P burst into action having already blasted into the house creating a ruckus. Although the pirate had generally been annoyed by the chipper ex-Machine weapon’s attitude he couldn’t help smiling at its knack for creating chaos without any reservations,

“Alright, that’s what I’m talkin’ about!” he piped up as he reached on his should and slide the tsurugi out from its sheath with an audible ringing sound of metal as he kicked in the door staring into the faces of the already surprised men; this was going to be a piece of cake. Not even worth his time, but that was the nature of the beast for Jack Dancer these days.

[tsuki]

(OOC: Hello~ I'll be playing the role of Captain and first mate, I hope you enjoy~)

Well wasn't this a lovely bunch of bullsh*t?

I mean Jesus Christ he was just enjoying his day so far, drinking, partying, sex, the usual. Sleeping upstairs since well a combination of those three things can be very tiring when suddenly, BOOM, freaking chaos. Now he maybe a pirate, but f*cking hell if that wasn't just rude!

Scrambling up from his bed and placing on the proper clothing, his first mate slammed his door open, Another rude bastard! In his own crew for the love of Sea Kings! “What the hell are you doing?!” He boomed to his First mate, “Go and hold them off!” The other gave him a droll look, “Yeah I figured, but knowing you, you have trouble putting on a simple pair of pants...” He pointed out.

There was a rather pregnant pause throughout the room, the captain and first mate having a stare down, before the fish skin darkened in color and he just pulled on his pants and tied the rope, rather tightly around his waist. Rolling his eyes the first mate, left then, and headed down to the commotion. And truthfully when he got to their, he couldn't help but gape.

What.

The.

Hell.

This....this was like some sci-fi dream! Goddamn marines and their technology bullshit!

At this point, he figured there wasn't much he could do, he wasn't a fighter, he was a shooter. So, pulling out his weapon, which was not like most weapon, it was rather automatic, could fire multiple shots at once, rather deadly if there was a mass of people. “MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!” He shouted to him Nakama, before firing at the...the...ok seriously he had no idea what to call it, Thing at this point seemed the most acceptable, and yes it deserved a capital T.

Rushing out from his room, finally, with his spear in hand he gaped as well, “What the....Who are you and why are you attacking us?!”

[phoenixflame]

M.A.P noticed when the fishman started firing. He flew up and the shots went past him. Then the fishman showed himself. He was holding a spear.

“What the....Who are you and why are you attacking us?!”

''Shaddup. Phoenix Battle:Demolition Ball.'' said the robot. The demolition ball flung self in an arch, heading for the walls of the house and the fishman. Not waiting for what could happen, M.A.P spoke once again, ''Better be ready, Jack. Phoenix battle: Mosquito.''. The small sound weapon emerged from M.A.P's beak, and he proceeded with sending the high pitched sound out. The sound started to flow out. Still wanting the lot of cash, the robot proceeded with phase 3 of the captain assault. He aimed his withdrawn chaingun at the captain and started a heavy fire at the fishman. In phase 5, he spoke again, ''Phoenix Battle: Chainsaw.'' The chainsaw emerged and slowly proceeded to cut down trees near the house to cause them to fall on the captain. Then, he sent all the power to the sound weapon, hiding all others, and slowly, he landed and stepped towards the fishman, to make sure more sound hits him.

[BEX]

Suddenly Jack became aware of a high pitched whine that seemed to emit from the M.A.P’s mechanism and he knew it was designed as an attack, but because he was a “Telephone Man” it only served to tickle his eardrum. Naturally it wasn’t the best sensation in the world and his body seemed to tremble with the sudden influx of high frequency sound waves, but the pirate ignored it as he squeezed his hilt to keep his wits about him. Shaking his head to rid himself of nausea Jack flew at the first mate with a cold look in his eyes, not the usual joyuous lust that he felt when in the heat of the battle. Holding the tsurugi low at first he leaped onto one wall, positioning himself just behind the merman’s thorax; the exposed portion of any organism’s anatomy where the optic nerve leaves the eye creating a “blind spot”.

“Ittoryu: Kageoni!” he said as he slashed upwards with a two handed sword strike aimed at this thorax.

Pressing his foot into the ground he tried to maintain his balance as the momentum of his initial assault was throwing him forward and he flailed slightly before calming himself in his movements; he would only react to his opponent. Nothing should be thought out; everything was simply a reaction to something else. That’s how he liked fights to be.

[tsuki]

First things first, stupid f*cking marine machines, they maybe pirates but this was just retarded destruction, that thing didn't even seem to realize, that, hello? People don't destroy houses, bunch of f*cking retards, then again, for a being that's suppose to have 'high intelligence', he was seeing none from the stupid thing.

Dodging the gunfire, he scowled, the house didn't leave much room for moveable especially considering this stupid steelass was destroying it. He will admit that the constant ringing that the machine was sending out was annoying as hell, but if he had learned anything, it was that water was much worse for sounds then air so that little screeching wasn't as bad as hearing a Sea king roar when under the waves.

Seeing the trees begin to fall towards him, cause roofs were so overrated, he scowled deeply, like hell that was going to work, epescially, not when his Nakama was here with him, he was captain, he was going to protect them. Sliding into his stance, his spear behind him he jumped up towards them, “Fishman spearstyle..."

[/color] He began, then his arms moved quickly, almost like a blurr, “Sashimi!”[/color] The trunks sliced into perfect circles, falling away from the home.

Spear were generally used for stabbing and thrusting motions, but he trained hard for it to slice much like a blade, even sharpening one side, despite it causing his spear to become unbalanced. Landing on the ground, he shot towards the machine, “Fishman style...” He began, the muscles on his biceps bulging as he seem to slam to a stop in front of the machine and thrust his spear forward towards it in a devasting blow, even if this did miss, the power from the spear thrust alone should send it backwards from the aftershock.

“Impailment!” [/color]

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The First mate cursed as he saw the other being the Thing. Great if brought a friend, fan-freaking-tastic, though it annoyed the hell out of him when the man shot towards him, he knew that he was screwed. Close ranged battles were not for him, that's why he had a gun. Cursing to himself, he tried to move backwards, but the other was too fast, luckily, there crew had more then enough tricks up there sleeves.

“Cranestyle,”[/color] Said a feminine voice from over top as a lithe body came down slamming her own sword down on top of Jacks upwards slash towards the first mate's neck, “Denial~ <3”[/color] She practically sang out allowing her own momentum and gravity aid her in stopping Jack's attack.

The first mate stumbled back, before scowling, “What the-- Mia! Don't do that!”

A cute looking girl with wide blue eyes and orange colored hair landed in the place where the First mate once stood giggled, “Sorry~” She hummed before looking back at Jack and winking, “But I like fighting other swordsmans, especially ones that are cute~ <3”

The first mate's face faulted, before grumbling and hurrying over to help his captain, by taking aim with his gun, and firing a round at the marine machine, mostly aiming for the device coming out of its beak, the noise was distracting, and annoying could easily cause one to falter if too close, destroy that, and they wouldn't have as much as a problem. He stopped firing when he saw his captain move in for an attack.

Mia smiled at Jack once more before flipping away from him, “I'm Mia Snowberry, please take good care of me~ <3” She sang with another wink to Jack.[/blockquote]

[phoenixflame]

M.A.P watched as the fishman avoided all his attacks. He retreated back, while the fishman thrusted his spear at M.A.P. M.A.P changed position, turned off his voice weapon, and grabbed the metal tip of the spear with his beak. The force of the thrust sent him back, but he swiftly stabilised self with his wind engines and flew up. When he finished ''eating'' the metal spear, he threw the rest of it on the ground and flew over the fishman's house. Then, he murmured, ''Phoenix Battle: Egg''. An egg came out of his ''bottom'' and fell into the house. Then it exploded.

The bits of the spear, red hot from the explosion, caused a lot of damage in the house and set a few things on fire. M.A.P then made a loop and lowered himself, after which he flew towards the fishman. Near the fishman, he started changing. His body began to get a more ''human male'' shape. His wings moved to the back of his body, and his new arms and legs ''withdrew'' the Blade, M.A.P's sword. Still flying towards the fishman in the Angel mode, he attacked with many slashes and quick kicks towards the fishman, ''Information: You're screwed mate.'' he said.

[BEX]

Not knowing what to make of the new opponent Jack stared blankly at the girl that winked at him with a confused look upon his face as the First Mate took off running back towards where the “pirate” Marine machine did battle with the fishman. Lowering his eyes slightly in a menacing light the pirate decided that things had gotten far too messy and he didn’t want the First Mate to prolong the battle anymore than it had to be. After all, it wasn’t his habit to help other out, but just as he was about to make a move to impede the fleeing First Mate an explosion engulfed the entire house with raging tongues of fire. Standing stoically as the heat rushed over him causing his gi to ruffle as the flames advanced upon his position he waited til the last possible moment before using Sacudidas y Pasos after his body took a brief second to synchronize with the surrounding sound waves. Although he had managed to escape the brunt of the flames his use of the high speed movement at the moment was limited to 30 meters and it wasn’t much, but the flames had caught on to the right sleeve of his gi before he could roll away,

“Dammit…” he cursed as he took initiative to rip the flaming piece of clothing and toss it into the dust revealing his well toned arm.

Only smoldering flames could be heard all around him and there was no one in sight, but heard a strange metallic noise that seemed out of place for any object so he immediately assumed that it was the machine. With flitting eyes that blinked away beads of sweat he stood in a clearing where most of the debris was either on fire or had been burned away in the explosion. His hair crawled and itched with sweat as the temperature of the entire area rose steadily as the carbon monoxide filled the air slowly choking out the available oxygen. Footsteps crunched quietly in the distance behind one of the burning walls that had been blown away. The feet belonged to someone small and who was very dexterous because had it not been for his exceptional ability to discern sound Jack wouldn’t have been able to hear the girl,

“I heard ya already dammit…so get yer a*s out here!” he bellowed as the frustration already began to boil over as he wiped away sweat with the back of his hand; once again he had gotten involved in something that was a waste of time.

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Sacudidas y Pasos – by replicating the frequency of the sound waves that are traveling through the air, the user can “copy” this frequency thus propelling them through space at the speed of sound. Limits to this ability is that it can be used a maximum of two times in any one post and there must be at least a space of two posts between its use due to the fact that the user must take the time to adjust his/her body to the frequency they are replicating. Another limit to this ability is that the user cannot attack in the same post as they have used this skill since once they come out of such a high speed, their body must still "re-orient" itself since the body itself is not superhuman.
[Support]
Upgrade v 1.0:
Modification 1: Jack can now only travel up to 10 meters with each time this is used.
Modification 2: Jack can use this up to three times consecutively in one post.
Modification 3: Jack can now use normal attacks (slashing with sword, regular punch/kick, using other weapons) without the normal one post delay. This does not extend to any special attacks whether basic OR advanced.

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Ecolocación – the basic ability granted to the user which also serves as the user’s weakness. Being able to draw in any and all sound waves in the general area Jack is able to perceive people. Within a range of 10 feet he can perceive the movement of people.
[Support/Automatic ability]