Fated Meeting! Kairi and Senshi!

[Dandead10]

Odayakama Senshi is a Seaman recruit currently sitting on a crate taking her break from her tiring chores. As a devil fruit user, she would have thought that she would have been put to better use than scrubbing floors. The young 17 year old had readjusted her navy cap as she stood, red hair blowing in the salty winds. As a marine, she had been working long and hard on her week's journey to track down and catch a pirate crew. She had come all the way from Loguetown on this assignment, and she has to say she regrets it. Senshi had used her devil fruit abillity to create a bullet in her hand before tossing it into her mouth. Senshi had sighed as she began to chew the ball like bubble gum changing it's shape within her mouth. The lack of adventure had her bored as her cerulean eyes had scanned the ship.

Senshi's captain is Rorick Von Stead, a navy ensign who had the great task of leading a crew due to lack of staff. Senshi had stood stretching her arms upward as she had sighed with a slight grunt of pain as her back cracked with a light pop. Senshi had stood, gun strap tied tightly to her back as her 60 inch black sheath katana had rested on her right side. Senshi had walked forwards with a straight posture as she had seen her busy crewmates yelling at each other as they did their work. "Move it people! We have a schedule to stick to!" Odayakama Senshi had a slight smile as she had began to get to work. As the ship's closest thing to a doctor, she had gotten some odd injuries here and there such as a dislocated shoulder, or a bruised back. Senshi had suddenly heard words that filled her heart with excitement. "PIRATE FLAG!"

Senshi had rushed up above as she had seen the black Jolly Roger of the pirates. It was a skull with twin horns sticking out of the front with a blade within the skull's mouth. Senshi had noticed that the cannons are not within firing range, and also that the enemy ship seems better equipped. The best bet is to get close enough to board, and her commanding officer had spoken. Her commander is a wiry man with purple eyes and a Naginata within his arms. He has a stubble of a beard and he had suddenly called out. "Prepare to board and load the cannons! All personnel go to your battle stations!" Odayakama Senshi had smiled widely as she took her place on the front of the ship. Some may question why that is? Her devil fruit gives her the highest advantage here. She had consumed the Nama Nama No Mi. A Paramecia type that had made her into a lead human. Bullets, cannonballs, and anything else lead related will not harm her. The navy vessel had skimmed through the sea getting ever closer to it's target. The salty spray of the sea had touched her lips as she had been prepared to defend the ship with her abillities. She hasn't learned much of her powers at all, but she can most definately make a difference.

[Rommy]

It was a peaceful, sunny day along the open seas of South Blue. Quiet, apart from the sounds of waves and seagulls, the wind blowing steadily as it carried the Drunken Scoundrel along the waves. And, as usual, anywhere the Scoundrel sailed, a ruckus wasn’t far behind.

It was the fifth party of their week, and it was only a Wednesday. Half the crew asleep, the other half piss drunk, only the captain seemed to have any wits about him at all. Barnaby "the Scoundrel" stood at the fore, one thick, hairy arm in his coat, a smile on his heavily-bearded face. Two, large horns jutted from the mess of red hair flowing against his face and neck.

Bits of booze and meat stuck from his wiry, matted beard, as well as more than a bit of backwash. He didn’t mind, his dark-lined eyes smiled out at the seas before him. A man of the seas he was, his life and freedom his own. This man lived hard, played hard, took what he wanted, and gave nothing back. His blood-stained blade at his side and a gun in his sash, he let out a mighty chortle and stroked his beard.

"Lads, have ye caught anything yet!?" he asked in his unique manner of speech. He looked behind to the two men — one heavyset with short, skinny legs, the other thin and tall with a spot on his right eye — manning his overly-large fishing net. Bosch and Doggie were their names, the captain’s first and second mate, respectively. His best mates, in fact.

Over the past few days, they’d gone from island to island, catching as many fish as their nets could carry, then making landfall and enjoying as much beer, fish, and anything that wasn’t both nailed down and ablaze. They began this little bender as part of a celebration: this week marked the one-year anniversary of their little gang’s formation!

Bosch looked to his captain, fat, stitched face red and veins popping in his neck as his large arms struggled to bring up their catch.

"Captain," Doggie yelled in his needly voice, sweat dripping down the taller man’s spotted face to the scrap of scraggly, brown beard on his chin, "I think we’ve got the biggest catch yet-woof!"

Bosch nodded his bald head rapidly, his deep, somewhat thick-sounding rumble adding, "I think we might need some help here yaya!"

"Eh?" crowed the captain, looking at his friends with slight disappointment. “If ye cannae even haul up a bunch o' fish, then what good are ye? Get out o' me way, boys, ol' Barnaby will show ye how it’s done."

The Scoundrel snatched the net from Bosch, then grabbed Doggie’s end as well, pulling with all his might…!

His brown boots began to slide across the deck.

The captain’s face flushed red with embarrassment as sweat dripped down his face. His feet hit the rim of the ship, and he struggled not to pitch over from the weight. "O-oi, Bosch, Doggie, er…"

"Yaya, cap'n?" asked Bosch.

"Well, if it ain’t too much trouble," the ginger-bearded Scoundrel replied.

"What do you need, captain-arf!"

"Oh, ye know," the captain said nervously as he began to gradually tilt towards the edge of the ship, "it's not like I can’t handle it meself but… three hands're better'n one, or sommat."

"Oh, of course, captain!" rang both seamen in unison, grabbing the net at the sides and pulling alongside him. They heaved with all their might, together, every muscle in their bodies bulging as they managed to pull the net from the waves, then up the wooden starboard side, and finally… finally…

The whole net heaved over their heads, a huge mass of fish flopping about, struggling to breathe in their nets. It was the largest haul they’d ever had!

"Harharharharhar! Good job, me hearties!" said the captain, having fallen back hard onto his rear alongside the other two men. The drunk and sleeping crewmen began to stir as they saw the veritable feast brought onto the Scoundrel's deck.

"We’ll eat for weeks! Yaya!" said Bosch. "It’s a good thing we never get sick of fish-yap!" remarked Doggie. "Wake the chef, boys, we’re havin’ fish tonight!"

"Oh boy! I love fish!"

"Aye, I know ye do, ye silly bastard!" said all three pirates together. As they finished, it quickly dawned on them that not a single one of them had uttered those words. No pirate on their crew had such a high-pitched, cheerful little voice, apart from which it sounded… muffled.

Barnaby, Bosch, Doggie, and the conscious members of the crew looked about for the source of the noise, but their search bore no fruit until they head it chirp again.

"H-hey, it actually kind of stinks in here, though! And it’s really dark and… OW! Ow ow ow ow! Who slapped me in the face!?"

Barnaby’s eyes popped from his head as he realized that the voice was inside of the fishing net. Curiously, cautiously, he stepped towards it, grabbing his sword in its scabbard and pressing it to the mass of writhing, dying fish. He stuck it between a few, wedging the long cutlass nice and deep.

"Ihihihihihi! N-no!"

The Scoundrel poked again.

"Ihihihihihihihihihi! St-stop that! My feet are ticklish! Ihihihihihi!"

Barnaby's jaw dropped as he realized that someone, a young girl by the sound of it, was trapped under a couple hundred pounds of fish!

"Holy crap! There's a person in there!" he exclaimed, dropping his affected "pirate" accent in his shock. Noticing his mistake he cleared his throat and corrected himself. "I mean… by Davy Jones' locker, there be a person in there! Quick, me boys! Loosen the net afore she chokes to death!"

"Aye aye!" said Bosch and Doggie, quickly running to the net and pulling their small knives from their waists to cut the thick ropes. After a few moments, the net fell apart, leaving the mass of fish still atop the girl.

"Well don't just stand there lookin' fish-eyed! Start diggin'!" the Scoundrel ordered. His men began at once, but as soon as they put their hands upon the scaly mountain, they found themselves blasted backwards onto their backs.

Half of the hill-sized mass burst out and scattered across the deck, flopping their final flops as a figure stood up in the middle of the fish. The captain and crew were drenched and assailed with fish in every direction, Bosch having sat up to see what happened only to get smacked in the face with a mackerel and fall back down.

Arms out, panting heavily, entirely wet with seawater was a young girl clad in a white, blue-trimmed one piece swimsuit. Her reddish-blonde hair framed her youthful face haphazardly, though slightly tamed from the water. Sparkling, blue-green eyes wide, she spoke, "Woah! Where did all these fish come from!?"

She turned to the pirates and closed her mouth, studying them for a moment with her hand to her chin. Tilting her head to the left, then back to center, she made the same expression as before and yelled, "Woah! Where did all these salty-looking people come from!?"

"What do you mean where did we come from!? That's our line!" shouted every single member of the pirate crew, including the ones who were asleep previously.

"Someone mentioned eating fish? Can I please join?" asked the girl. "Well, since you asked politely, of course!" the pirates shouted back. Then they considered: "Hey, wait, who the hell do you think you are!?"

—

A few hours later, sun still bright and sky still clear on the ship, Kairi, as she'd introduced herself, was enjoying a lovely treat of grilled snapper. Seated beside the chortling captain, she laughed a happy "Ihihihihihi!" alongside the Barnaby's "Harharharharhar!"

"I tell ye, Kairi me lass, there's nothin' quite like good friends, good food, an' the smell o' the sea!" proclaimed the Scoundrel, petting his dirty beard with his free hand, the other kept inside his shirt.

"Yeah! The smell o' the sea!" Kairi repeated, imitating his accent. "You guys sure know how to party! Almost makes me wish I liked booze! I never get to party like this, sure it lucky I ended up on this ship, huh?"

"Yaya! Kairi! Come on and dance with us!" Bosch cried, pounding his belly and shaking his hips. Doggie made a shuffling motion beside him. Kairi joined the men, dancing (badly) with several quick, striking movements. Unfortunately, Doggie drew a bit too close and took a foot to the face, prompting Bosch to burst out laughing. "Hurr! Hurr! Hurr! Hurr! Hurr!"

"Harharharhar! Ye'd make a better fighter than a dancer, lass! Aw, suck it up, Doggie, me boy! Ye've had worse!" Doggie rubbed the opposite side of his naturally-spotted face, now having a black eye to match the birthmark. "Aroo…" he groaned.

Suddenly, something caught Kairi's eye off the port side. It seemed that the helmsman fell asleep drunk in the crow's nest and hadn't noticed. Kairi, however, recognized the white flags and blue insignias of a Marine ship, the proud vessel painted in teal and dark blue.

"Oh boy," chirped the girl, "it looks like I'll be getting off sooner than expected! Hey, could you guys do me a favor and get their attention?"

"Gettin' whose attention, lassie?" asked Barnaby with a broad, good-natured smile. Then his face went pale, eyes wide, jaw unhinging as he saw the same sails as Kairi!

He turned and bellowed at the top of his lungs, "MITCHELL, YOU WORTHLESS FOOL! YOU'VE FALLEN ASLEEP AT THE CROW!" He cleared his throat and corrected himself, "I mean… MITCHELL, YE WORTHLESS, SCURVY DOG! YE FELL ASLEEP AT THE CROW!"

Kairi's head tilted once again as the pirate drew a pistol from the side of his jacket in which he usually hid his hand, drawing his cutlass and raising it high. "All o' ye stupid, bloody bastards, wake up, ware yerselves! We've got a Marine ship not a furlong away! To arms!"

Like zombies rising from their graves, the drunken men shuffled to their feet, drawing knives, cutlasses, and pistols. Bosch grabbed himself a harpoon while Doggie brandished a pair of hand axes.

Within a few minutes, Barnaby was at the fore and the men faced port side ready for blood. "Alright, mateys! Bleed 'em dry! Like always, I don't want no survivors! Gut 'em and feed 'em to the sharks! I want their filthy heads on pikes decoratin' me quarters!"

Looking utterly confused, Kairi decided to ask, "What's wrong, you guys? Why is everyone so serious? They're just Marines." One of the pirates stared at Kairi as though she were five years old. Another spat, "Just Marines? Just Marines!? And we're just pirates!"

Kairi covered her mouth with her hand and started to laugh, "Oh, please! Real funny, Mocho, but I think I'm smart enough to know when I'm hanging out with pirates." She grinned, hands on her hips as her eyes trailed up the mast of the ship, "If you were pirates you'd have a jolly…"

At once, Kairi's jaw dropped and her eyes widened in shock and horror (and perhaps more than a little embarrassment). A black flag depicting a skull with twin horns and a blade between its teeth.

"EHHHHHHHH!? YOU GUYS ARE PIRATES!!!"

Barnaby looked down at Kairi for a moment, head turning to her as she began to freak out.

"Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh no! Oh my gosh! I'm a Marine hanging out with pirates! I'm gonna get demoted! Or worse! What am I gonna do!?"

A strange look crossed Barnaby's face. He was smiling, but it wasn't pleasant. "A Marine hangin' out with pirates?" the Scoundrel asked. "Aye, that'd be rather troublesome, wouldn't it? 'Specially if ye blurted it out in the middle o' a bloodthirsty band o' scoundrels what would kill a Marine soon as look at 'im, even a cute, young Marine such as yerself." He slowly stuck the cutlass between his teeth, the spitting image of his jolly roger.

Kairi's mouth closed and her head slowly turned to Barnaby, then to his men.

"…Oh crap."

[Dandead10]

Odayakama Senshi had waited for the enemie's inevitable attack as marines ran across the deck loading the cannons. The smell of gunpowder had filled the air as the young seaman recruit had stood at the front. The commanding officer was yelling orders to lower the sails and had awaited for the ship to reach closer distance before giving the order to fire. "Fire the cannons! Fire at will!" Within moments, several cannonballs had flown for the enemy vessel, a majority of the ammunition missing, although the ones that did hit would shake the enemy ship. The marine vessel had shot broadside, and so Senshi had ran to the side of the ship changing positions. The enemy Jolly Roger had fluttered in the wind as she had been told who these pirates are. "Black Streak Pirates...huh. their flag doesn't match that well with the name it seems."

The marine vessel had been several meters away from the enemy vessel, as the cannons began to be reloaded. The first volleys of cannon fire from her ship's cannons had missed. The captain's loud orders had rung across the deck as Senshi had prepared for enemy fire. Senshi like predicted had seen shortly enough the enemy cannons fire upon their vessel. Odayakama Senshi had put her hands on the floor with a smirk as she had the opportunity to show off her abillities. "You made a bad mistake. Nama Nama No: Lead Creation!" As the various cannon fire had flown, majority of it aimed for the deck of the ship Senshi had acted. A black liquid had left her hands at a rapid pace spreading out across in the line before it would rapidly extend upwards. A tall wall of lead had formed defending her comrades. The cannonballs had exploded against the wall, making it then crumble into the ocean as her comrades cheered, many thankful they were not barraged with cannonfire. Some had dishplates for eyes as their jaws had dropped with a loud "EHH?!" Odayakama Senshi honestly doesn't know much about her devil fruits capabillities. Lead Creation is the only move she is capable of using.

Senshi had felt the ship abruptly shake from the cannonballs that had managed to hit the hull, but at that moment the ship had reached docking distance. Senshi had seen a line of pirates with rifles as her eyes had widened at an odd sight. Senshi had seen a large group surrounding a single figure on their ship. Senshi couldn't identify or or rather what the figure was, but she had suddenly called out the name of her move once again. "Nama Nama No: Lead Creation!" Senshi had made a barricade large enough to give some protection from bullets for her and her comrades, approximately 1 foot thick and five feet tall as she had took cover behind it. The enemy pirates had fired their bullets as the barricade had took the bullets with relative ease. Senshi found she can make simple shapes with her power so far. Senshi's comrades had been taking kneel fire, firing back into the enemy pirates which had no cover.

The enemy pirates had cried out as return bullet fire had shot into their ranks, and one of them had shouted. "THEY HAVE A DEVIL FRUIT USER!" The enemy pirates had began to fall into panic, but by now, the marines had hopped over the barricade and rushed into combat with their swords. The commanding marine had spun his Naginata as he had also leapt over the short gap onto the enemy ship. "CHARGE! DEFEAT THE PIRATES! TAKE EM ALL DOWN!" Senshi had been more than happy to comply as she had drawn her katana rushing onto the enemy ship.

OOC:I'm going to make it so that making a wall is an actual technique but Viola-Sama told me it was acceptable for DF users to discover new techniques and such on the fly.

[Rommy]

The Black Streak Pirates began to encircle Kairi, who took a deep breath and placed both hands on her bare thighs. "I don't regret meeting you guys, since you saved my life," she began, bowing her head low out of respect, "and I thank you for sharing your meal with me."

Her body raised back up and, at once, her expression changed, steely determination in those sea green eyes. "But I can't forgive criminals and killers. Forgive me. It's terrible that I'll be repaying your kindness this way."

"Ha! You think you can take us on?" asked one dark-haired pirate, Fieven. "Even if you could take one or two of us down, you can't take us all on long enough for your Marine friends to come save you!" exclaimed a dark-skinned pirate, Markel, licking his knife. At once, the first pirate, a large, bespectacled man named Monbo who Kairi learned enjoyed playing the drums, came forward and charged at his smaller, unarmed opponent.

The pirate neared, Goliath compared to the smaller woman's David, prepared to send his fist into her cute little face. Kairi's body shifted to the right and her left hand came up, gripping his forearm with unexpected power. Monbo grunted from the discomfort as she grabbed the lunging pirate by the stomach and used his momentum to flip him over her back and clear overboard and into the waves below.

A silence spread out among the ten or so pirates gathered. Kairi's brow furrowed and she made a taunting gesture to her opponents with her hand and smiled. "That's one."

Kairi's arms and left foot moved forward, right foot back, knees bent. She eyed her opponents, waiting for and daring them to move. At once, a skinny pirate she knew as Manny, a hopeless romantic, charged forward to strike the young girl. Her hands moved swiftly, blocking the blows, then grabbing hold of his right hand at the wrist.

Gripped tight, Manny didn't have time to react as she cried out "URIYAH!" and sent her right leg flying into the man's neck, then under his arm to hit the opposite side. "HYAH!" she screamed, that right leg soaring down to sweep beneath his right knee and send him hurtling to the ground. As Manny's head bashed against the deck, Kairi kept hold of his arm, quickly tugging hard and dislocating it, prompting the skinny man to scream in pain.

The next challenger, a hairy, shirtless man with a potbelly named Gerri, came forward with his dagger, intent on not giving Kairi a break. She blocked his right arm with her left as he struck at her, then blocked again with the opposite arm as he pursued her despite this, and one more time as he continued his assault, grabbing his left wrist.

Seeing her opening, her left foot raised from the floor and planted itself into his stomach, followed swiftly by a jab to the neck. "HYAH! HIYAH!" Kneeing him one more time in the belly, he keeled over forward, allowing her to bring her elbow down beneath his shoulders, taking him down. "EYAH!"

Letting go, she stared at the crowd of people. She considered that, perhaps, she would need some backup for this. As she spied one of the pirates prepared to aim his gun at her, she quickly hoisted Gerri up upon her shoulders and tossed him at the crowd. The pot-bellied man barreled several of his comrades over, including the one with the pistol as she dashed forward.

Leaping over the fallen men, she took a more central position on the deck so that she wasn't backed into a corner. "THEY HAVE A DEVIL FRUIT USER!" came a voice. Kairi wondered what a Devil Fruit was, but shook her head and looked to the remaining pirates.

"QUIT WORRYIN' ABOUT THE BLASTED GIRL, LADS!" yelled Barnaby. "FOCUS ON THE BATTLESHIP! I DON'T WANT A SINGLE CANNON UNMANNED! FIRE ANYTHIN' THAT'S NOT MADE O' LEAD! I DON'T CARE IF YE FIRE BLOODY KITCHENWARE!" It seemed he was quick on the uptake, given the name "Lead Creation". He grinned a toothy smile of missing teeth as his telescope focused on Senshi, then stowed it away as he shouted at the two women.

"I don't much 'ppreciate how yer crashin' me party. Don't 'ppreciate ye plantin' yer spy in me fishin' net, neither. But don't fret! Ye'll both be fish food when I'm done with ye! How's that for irony, eh? Harharharharhar! Bosch! Doggie!"

Both Bosch and Doggie pushed their way from opposite sides of the scattering crowd. Most of the pirates headed to fight the boarding Marines, some to gather ammunition and fire cannons below the deck. Bosch, Doggie, Kairi, and Senshi became isolated among the chaos. "Yaya! Sorry, Kairi!" said Bosch, preparing to attack with his harpoon. "Yeah, we had a lot of fun earlier-ruff!" added Doggie, his axes spinning in his hands.

[Dandead10]

Odayakama Senshi had ran across the deck, watching her marine comrades clash against their foes. Senshi had walked on ahead, as she had been stopped by six armed pirates. Two had been armed with daggers, three with cutlasses, and the final with a flintlock. Senshi had sheathed her sword, as she had smirked a bit. "You pirates sure are persistent, but I doubt you will be able to stop me. I have plenty of creative ways to use my powers." Senshi had fallen into a martial art stance, but her hands had begun to release liquid into her hands, which quickly hardens. Senshi had seen angry looking pirates charge forwards.

"Shut up Marine dog!" A pirate had called, as he had ran torwards his target. Senshi had been chewing on her lead bubble gum as she had thrown several bullets across the floor, or in this case marbles. Senshi Odayakama had seen them roll torwards her foes, and quickly saw them lose their balance as they fell. They had quickly began to get back up, but she had already closed the distance. Senshi had ran up to the pirate with the flintlock as she had spun quickly delivering a strong kick to the man's face. The man had gave a cry of pain before his head had reared back, leaving him incompacitated before Senshi had then went forward grabbing the man by the face and slamming him to the floor. Senshi had seen the others begin to stand, and they had looked rather angry at the Seaman recruit. Senshi's red hair had flown as she had suddenly called out, "Lead Creation." Two long lead pipes had formed from her hands as her long red hair had blown in the wind. Her navy cap, would proudly display the word "Navy."

Senshi had seen one of the men armed with a cutlass run forwards with a battle cry, and Senshi had been more than prepared to combat her foe. Senshi had seen the wiry man deliver a overhead slash aimed down for her, and so she had taken the obvious opening. Senshi had dashed forwards, slamming her elbow into the pirate's stomach, as the pirate had instinctively leaned over to gag. She had then kneed his face back up, as she had then delivered a blunt smack to his skull with one of the lead pipes in her left hand. The man's eyes went blank as he fell backwards, and Senshi had seen her commander approach with his halberd drawn, going to look for the enemy captain. Senshi had looked solemn as she turned back to her opponents. It turned out, that the enemy pirates had engaged her captain only for them to be sent flying back like pieces of trash.

Senshi had seen two men with daggers approach her this time, and so she had rushed in immediately clashing with a enemy. Her pipes had clashed against one of the pirate's blades as she had seen the second man not too far behind. Senshi had suddenly spit a blot of lead into the man's eyes as he yelled out in pain, and she had kicked him onto his back as it quickly hardened. Senshi had turned to her second attacker, swinging both pipes from the left side to right side. The enemies dagger had flown through the air as she had then quickly spun slamming both pipes onto the man's head with a overhead smash. The man fell backwards, as she had quickly slammed her lead pipes onto the other man on the floor who was squirming trying to remove hardened lead from his face. Kairi may have been able to see some of her odd abillities as she had been close enough. Senshi had seen the two remaining swordsmen looking determined as Senshi had a calm and calculative demeanor as her enemies ran at her.

Senshi at that moment had thrown both pipes spinning, as the swordsman had raised their blades to block the said projectiles. Senshi had by that time had closed distance between them as she had slid, using her left leg and right leg pushing them together against one of the pirate's legs. The momentum and force had caused the pirate to lose balance as he fell backwards, as the second yelled at her stabbing his sword downwards. Senshi had moved her head back and forth narrowly avoiding a blade to her skull as she had suddenly called out, "Lead Creation." Senshi had formed a smaller pipe in her hand, but it looks as if it had been diagnolly cut in half to look like a blade, as she deflected another stab as her pipe cracked. Senshi had hit the blade upwards, as she had stabbed the sharp pipe into her enemies foot making him cry in pain as she had got to her feet, delivering a strong blow to the man's throat with a flat palm making him choke seeing his windpipe was struck. The young Marine had kicked the final man who was dazed on the floor from his head smacking into the deck. She had kicked him right in the side of the head as she had began to march forward.

Senshi had suddenly found herself by a man armed with a harpoon with another man armed with axes, and she had drawn her regular katana for this occasion. "You should convince your captain to give up. We have the advantage right now, and we have you outmatched. Surrender, and nobody has to die, and your sentences might be less harsh." Senshi being Lawful Neutral had given the men a chance as she stood in a practiced stance. Senshi's sword had been level with her as her knees were bent, body forward as her red hair was a crimson. Senshi hadn't noticed Kairi quite as she had thought that she was part of the original crew that came along. Never did Senshi suspect that Kairi was hanging with these pirates. "We won't ever give up! Why don't you go ahead and give up! Woof!" Senshi had looked to the man with the harpoon as he had spun his weapon. "We're pirates! We'll make our Cap'n proud! Yaya!" Senshi had prepared herself for combat as the dog like man had been chosen as her opponent as the harpoon man had chosen Kairi.

[Rommy]

The Devil Fruit-user's sudden appearance surprised Kairi, particularly since she had no clue what her strange powers were. With a small smile on her face at Senshi's presence, she looked to the dog-like man before her and loosened her stance a bit, her legs ready to start moving as she saw Doggie prepare to strike with his harpoon.

Doggie thrust forward, but Kairi moved to his left, leaping forward in the air and kicking him in the face with her feet. "KYAH!" The man staggered for a moment, allowing Kairi to follow up her strike with a two closed-fist strikes to the chest, "HAH! HAH!." Doggie let out a sound like a dogs whimper, but his demeanor grew more violent as he brought his spear down towards Kairi.

Ducking the stab, Kairi shot upwards with her powerful little legs, her hand striking the wooden pole of the harpoon and snapping it with a loud crack. Doggie's eyes widened as the Marine broke his weapon, but continued the assault by striking at Kairi with the pole. He managed to hit her in the side, sending her sideways, then used the moment to grab the harpoon's tip from the floor.

Kairi recovered from the blow in time to see the man propel the harpoon at her. She swiftly moved her body, the pointed spear sticking into the wooden deck between her thighs. Sweat rolled down her face as she noticed how very close she was to being gored. "Ihihi…"

Doggie ran forward, trying to bring the remaining stave of the harpoon down on her head. She raised her arms, blocking the strike and parrying it, sending Doggie off-balance to her left. Clapping her hands to the floor, she rolled over the harpoon head and slammed her foot into Doggie's back. "AROOOO!" he cried out, tears forming in his eyes from the pain. He rolled over to escape Kairi, who got back to her feet.

As Doggie stood up, Kairi charged forward, then leapt into the air above Doggie's head. A look of fear appeared on his face as Kairi's body spun rapidly like a top. Suddenly, the heel of Kairi's foot slammed into the left side of Doggie's face, breaking his nose and sending blood spattering from his nostrils and lips onto his scraggly scrap of chin hair.

"Ka Ka Kakato Otoshi!" yelled Kairi as she sent the canine man flying sideways off the edge of the ship. His body pitched over as he yelled a needly-voiced scream, his body thrown overboard and into the sea below. He floated up in the water, a black eye to match his natural spot forming on his face as he unconsciously floated in the waves.

"What!? How dare you do that to Doggie!? You'll pay for that, Kairi!" screamed Barnaby. He took a pause and cleared his throat, "I mean… How dare ye treat me mates that way!? I'll keelhaul ye fer that, Kairi!"

[Dandead10]

The man named Bosch with dual axes was too busy facing Odayakama Senshi the crimson swordsmen to afford to lose focus. Odayakama had been agile and keeping her eyes on her opponent as she had been in practiced stance. The man had ran at her aiming a dual overhand slam, but Senshi had raised her blade upward blocking them in a clash. Odayakama Senshi had flinched as she felt how strong the force was. "Oi...y-your pretty strong for a pirate." Senshi had seen the man smirk at her as she took deep breaths. The man was obviously beating her in the strength department as he is using a heavier set of weapons and seems to be heavier than she is. Senshi is going to need to think smart if she is to survive this encounter.

Senshi had suddenly broke the clash kicking the man in the ribs as she had leapt back observing the man's every move. The man had held his stomach coughing as Senshi had taken the opportunity to strike. Senshi had went to do a diagnol strike from Bosch's left shoulder down to his stomach, but was surprised when he suddenly burst forwards slamming her sword into the ground with his axe before back handing her with his free hand onto the floor. "Take this!" Bosch had brought his axes down back and forth as she had rolled attempting to dodge each swing. Senshi had suddenly called out, "Lead Creation!" A blunt pipe would form in her hands as she had countered dual overhead slams. The pipe had gotten cut badly in the process. It appears Senshi will need assistance from a comrade as she is being overwhelmed by the man's strength. Senshi had taken that time to create a small bullet of lead in her mouth as she began to chew it.

Senshi had shaped the ball of lead as best she could into a needle, and she had taken another slam from the axes blocking it with her pipe as it shattered. Bosch had growled as he prepared to aim the finishing blow. Odayakama Senshi had suddenly spat the needle out hitting Bosch in his soft stomach, and he had cringed in pain for a moment as she had gotten up slamming her fist into his face with a uppercut. Bosh had cried out in pain as she had then spun quickly delivering a strong kick into his chest with her right leg. "Brick Break!" The man had yelled in pain as he was sent flying off the deck seeing their little skirmish took them to the edge of the ship. Bosch's weapons had been abandoned on the deck as Senshi had rubbed her forehead. She felt her heart pulse as she felt an adrenaline rush. All that remains to combat is the enemy captain. The marine's have a distinct advantage here. Outmatched, the pirate captain won't stand much of a chance. Senshi had stood tall running close to Kairi as she had retrieved her blade. "Your doing good, but we need to finish the job." Senshi had then awaited her comrade to react as the battles around the ship became less intense as it died down. Some of the fighting is happening below deck.

[Rommy]

The wind began to pick up, whipping at Kairi's face as she looked to the other woman standing tall beside her. She smiled and nodded to her comrade, unsure if she would be recognized as a Marine. She was, after all, not in uniform, her white one piece swimsuit the only article of clothing on her smallish body. Just to affirm it, she gave a quick salute with her right hand, palm inward, before turning to Barnaby.

Livid from having his two best mates thrown off his own ship, the large, red-bearded man crashed down onto the deck before the two women. His eyes bulged with rage, veins popping out on his ruddied face. He leaned forward, his long hair falling forward as he pulled out his pistol in his left hand, blade in the right. The coat fell from his shoulders to the ground, revealing his muscular physique with thick chest hair. With his horns, he was a bull raring to charge.

"Bosch. Doggie. I don't give a damn who ye think ye are! Marines, pirates, the bloody devil himself! I'll not stand fer it!" He charged forward, aiming to strike at Kairi with his blade, barely nicking her along the cheek as she leapt backward to avoid him. Following up his strike, he fired his pistol at her, the lead bullet aiming for the girl's left arm. The pirate's gaze, however, moved to Senshi, watching expectantly for what she'd do next. Taking note of her powers, he wanted to test her reaction time, see whether she could help her comrade or not.

[Dandead10]

Odayakama Senshi had looked to Kairi for a moment to see that she had saluted to her...which must mean she was a marine. She had suddenly heard the sound of a man having crashed onto the deck as the fighting was reaching it's climax. He had seen the rough looking captain take off his jacket and saw a impressive physique as he drew a sword and flintlock. He looked highly intimidating and angered as he began to speak. She had quickly called out, "Lead Creation." She had formed two twin pipes as she had seen him strike out at Kairi with his blade. The young Marine had dodged the strike with a small cut on her cheek, but what happened next was something to worry about.

A bullet had been fired at her comrade and believe it or not, Senshi could not stop that bullet. She may have the abillity to create and control lead, but she hadn't even began to scratch the surface of her abillities. In other words, she was not immune to bullets or cannonballs yet directly. She had to act or else her comrade would get shot and possibly get killed, especially with the lack of clothing. Senshi had acted without really thinking as she leapt twin pipes in hand. Standing in front of Kairi. The bullet had hit one of the pipes chipping it as the bullet broke apart turning into shards. The bullet shrapnel had hit Senshi right in the shoulder burrowing deep inside as another piece sliced her right cheek causing her to drop the pipes and yell out in pain. Blood had dripped from her left shoulder and cheek as she had bit her lip from the pain. Quickly acting she had created a small six by six wall in front of her slamming her hands onto the floor which would cause him to have to go around. She had then put her right arm over her left to apply pressure as she felt a sharp pain.

The pirate captain will have to walk around the wall to attack them most likely, and Senshi is disabled and unable to act in the fight. Her chipped pipe would currently be by her feet as her normal pipe had rolled to Kairi's own. It's Kairi's time to shine as Senshi would shake in pain panting. She won't be able to defend herself well. The pirate captain should be able to recognize she was bluffing when she said she was immune to lead. She had then leaned against the wall as blood dripped on the lead.

[Rommy]

Kairi’s jaw dropped, she hadn't expected her fellow Marine to put herself in harm's way like that. Now the two of them were behind the wall, and her comrade could no longer fight. Biting her lip, Kairi grabbed hold of the pipe nearest to her, then reached over to get the other one.

"You got hurt," Kairi whispered, her turquoise eyes wide and expressive. "I… I'm sorry… I'm not even in proper uniform. I didn't even notice they were…" She lowered her head and her voice, "I'm an idiot." Quickly, her expression changed. Brows furrowing and mouth affixed into a big frown, she lifted her head and looked in Barnaby's direction. Standing between him, the wall, and Senshi, she pointed the pipe forward towards him.

Barnaby the Scoundrel wasn't the smartest man, but he was nothing if not observant. Ever since he'd left his life as a noble behind for a life of piracy, he'd avoided capture by relying on the friends he made and his keen eye for trouble… when he and his men weren't addled by liquor — then they relied on their combat prowess.

All the same, today was a good day, he'd injured the Devil Fruit user and all that was left was Kairi. If he could get rid of them, he figured he could single-handedly toss these Marines off of the Drunken Scoundrel. He smiled to himself as he took his time walking around Senshi's wall.

"Well, we had our fun, lass. Sad to say, but you and that bilge-suckin' metalworker're finished. When I'm done beatin' ye, I'll give me boys a turn once they're woke, then we'll keelhaul ye both — which is to say, we'll drag ye 'neath the Scoundrel, lettin' th barnacles tear at yer bodies 'til ye die! Harharharharhar!"

Kairi took her fighting stance again, strafing around to keep in line with Barnaby as he made his way around. A pistol like that only carried one shot each, even Kairi knew that. He'd have to attack her with his cutlass, and that'd give her the advantage. Watching the end of the wall, she waited, inching forward to put more distance between the captain and Senshi.

At last, she saw him, Barnaby came into view, the pistol in his hand pointed directly at Kairi, cutlass in the other. Had she been mistaken? Was he going to fire again? She stared down the barrel and darted forward, trying to read the possible path of Barnaby's sights.

Barnaby had expected her to try to move around his empty gun, which is why he bluffed. He struck fast with his cutlass, but Kairi raised her metal poles. The blade bit deep, but stuck fast, allowing Kairi to duck the blow as Barnaby sliced the poles in half. Kairi used the haphazard cut to her advantage, darting forward and shoving the sliced-up shaft straight into Barnaby's wrist. The pirate cried out in pain, dropping the gun as sharp metal pierced his large wrist.

"AGH! SERIOUSLY!? YOU STABBED ME IN THE WRIST! WHO DOES THAT!?" cried Barnaby as he started swinging his sword wildly in an attempt to keep Kairi at bay while he recovered from that blow. As his right hand came backwards on a swing, the little Marine closed the distance again, her body spinning as a roundhouse kick connected to the back of Barnaby's hand, opening his palm and disarming him.

He quickly closed his fist, that enormous hand decking Kairi right in the face. His hand clasped down on her shoulder and he drew his head back, then brought it forward as hard as he could, smacking his forehead into Kairi's.

The Marine's head swam for a moment, a familiar feeling, something like drowning. Her world spun and Barnaby brought a knee forward into her stomach, sending her flying backwards. She was close to falling onto her back, hands clapping against the deck and pushing her forward. Unsteady on her feet, she almost pitched forward, but slowly started to regain her composure.

Barnaby looked at his pierced wrist, bleeding heavily, then looked to Kairi and Senshi with all the hatred he could muster. "You probably should've used that wall to your advantage. No matter." In his fury, he'd abandoned his affected "pirate speak" altogether. "Keelhauling is too merciful. You hear me!? They won't recognize your bodies when I'm done! I'm Barnaby the Scoundrel! I'm an actual bloody pirate! I won't lose here!"

With a deep breath, Kairi pushed her palm forward into the air to get a good gauge of where to aim her attack. Barnaby came charging, but so did Kairi, determined to protect the savior behind her. Her body turned and her leg connected forcefully with Barnaby's stomach. "Kaisoku Harakudashigeri!" she cried as blood spurted from Barnaby's lips. Turning his head to the girl, he grabbed for her leg, but missed.

Kairi reversed her momentum, leaping from the ground and well over Barnaby's head. She spun in place, like before, bringing down the heel of her foot to strike at his head, "Ka Ka Kakato Otoshi!" The pirate moved his head to the side, letting Kairi's leg pierce itself on his massive horn. The girl cried out in pain as the pirate grabbed for her other leg, trying to force more of his horn into her. He missed again, forced to use his right hand instead of his left.

Kairi's right foot lashed out at the pirate's horn, hitting it hard with a hard and pointed strike to the bone. Barnaby's eyes widened in shock as his mighty right horn broke in half, Kairi falling to the floor and desperately hitting it on her right foot. Blood spurted from the broken horn, Barnaby's eyes bulging red with pain and anger as he stifled a scream. Kairi, meanwhile, started to crawl back, hastily removing the remainder of the blood-stained horn piercing her calf. "Ow ow ow ow ow!"

Barnaby grabbed the cutlass he'd dropped and came forward, still looking vigorous and largely unharmed. Kairi began to wonder whether this fight was lost. She'd taken so much damage, still off balance from the headbutt and now unable to use her left leg. Regardless, she stood up and took a stance on one leg, keeping the other largely off the ground. Barnaby immediately swept for the leg with the sword, but Kairi leapt off her good foot and stuck the landing.

For a moment, Barnaby flinched, the blood loss really beginning to affect him. It was the opening Kairi needed. She clenched her fist tight, moving her body forward and even ignoring the pain in her leg as best she could to hit her target. Her fist rammed right into Barnaby's solar plexus, knocking the wind from the pirate captain.

"HYAKUMAIGAWARA SEIKEN!"

Barnaby's eyes opened as wide as possible, bugging out as he took the blow, sending him sliding backwards on his heels until he nearly pitched overboard. The sword dropped from his hand once again and he kept going until he hit the side of the ship. With his mass, Kairi couldn't send him flying, and he still stood on both his feet. The one-horned man stared at Kairi for a few moments, the girl falling to her stronger leg and kneeling in pain from her injury.

A cough erupted from Barnaby's throat, blood spilling out from his lips and coating his beard. His eyes glazed over, his great body falling directly forward and his broken horn making a clattering noise as it hit the wooden deck. He didn't move, his breathing labored, knocked unconscious by Kairi's blow. The Marine looked at his crumpled body for a moment or two, then breathed a sigh of relief at his defeat.

She looked behind her and began to limp back to Senshi's side.

[Dandead10]

Odayakama Senshi had a problem while Kairi had fought her own battle. Barnaby's crew members had seen the devil fruit user was open to attack seeing she was shot. They found out that she was not immune to lead as she had tried to make them believe. It seemed Senshi was forced to defend herself as she saw three men charging at her with cutlasses. Blood dripped from her sleeve as she had grit her teeth. "Nama Nama No: L-Lead Creation." The redheaded marine had squeezed her hand as she had thrown out several marbles out onto the deck as she leaned against the wall for a resting place.

It was then that she heard sounds of men falling backwards and hurting themselves along with several curses. Odayakama Senshi was feeling dizzy...she wasn't able to stem the bleeding. She had began to form another pipe into her free hand before she heard another gunshot and she felt a sharp pain enter her left leg as her eyes widened in pain. She had at this point yelled in pain as the pain woke her right up with adrenaline. Odayakama Senshi had seen a man with rifle at the back of the ship who cheered only to get sliced in the back by a marine. Senshi had to protect herself.

"N-Nama Nama No:Lead Cr-Creation." The wounded marine had created yet another wall in front of her to make a two way barrier defense. Odayakama Senshi had then felt herself bleeding out. She had ripped off her sleeves as she would use it to wrap around her wound around her arm. Her leg had continued to bleed, but she would rip her other sleeve to wrap it around her ankle. She had never experienced being shot before, and this was a new feeling to her. Why did she leap in front of her fellow marine? This herself she did not know as she would question her action. At first she would say it was because it was her duty to protect those she could, but then she realized it had nothing to do with duty. Duty is the last thing that someone thinks of when risking their life. These thoughts would ring through her head before the mind numbing pain went through her.

How pathetic was she? She would currently be sitting against the wall head slumped as she would try to lessen the pain. Two bullets and she's down for the count already. Odayakama Senshi would then feel she had to stand. She would slowly force herself onto her feet as she used her walls as supports. Unfortunately, she had fallen onto her side as the blood loss is really getting to her. She'll be alright as the wrappings are stopping any more bleeding but she needs...sleep. Odayakama Senshi had fallen unconscious as Kairi had achieved victory and the battle came to a close. The pirates witnessing their captain and main fighters were taken out had raised their hands while on their knees as their weapons were discarded. When Kairi were to come, she would see Senshi was unconscious although she didn't look too good. Her uninjured arm hand had been clenching one of the lead pipes tightly into her palm as she laid against the first created wall which was crested with her blood.

The marine forces had begun to imprison the various prisoners as the doctor and medics of the ship had began to take the injured into their service. Senshi's wounds weren't too overly serious. The bullets had went through her body clearly and left two holes. It was then that the marines cheered and congratulated the swim suit wearing marine as the medics carried the injured away on stretchers. Calls about partying and relaxation on the ship was in order as Senshi's current Naginata wielding commander had no objections as he simply went back to the marine ship. The ship was significantly less damaged than what it would have been without the lead barricade. Holes still covered the hull, but the deck took minimal damage. It would be time to go back to land sooner or later.

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OOC:I realized I should be immune to lead bullets...but too late for that. I know, I'm bad.

[Rommy]

Kairi approached Senshi, every step feeling like it took a day due to her injuries. She finally arrived at her side, only for the other Marines to start cheering and congratulating her for her victory. Kairi looked shocked, not expecting to hear people praise her like this and far from accustomed to it. Her face drew into a smile for a moment until she looked at Senshi again.

At once, she looked around in a panic and started calling out. "Medic! Medic, can you help her!?" She looked at Senshi's wounds and privately cursed herself. She knew nothing about first aid or triage and felt responsible for the woman taking a bullet she might have defended against otherwise. The medics approached from behind, taking Senshi onto a stretcher while Kairi swiftly lost consciousness and blacked out.

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When she came to, Kairi was resting in a comfortable bed beside Senshi, her wounds bandaged and her body aching. She looked to her side and saw Senshi there as well, also bandaged and healing from their wounds. Kairi took a deep breath and sighed, letting her head rest back on the pillow. A big grin appeared on her face and she laughed, "Ihihihihihi!" It seemed they'd both made it back to safety, the Black Streak Pirates defeated and imprisoned. With one more, curious glance to her new friend, Kairi closed her eyes and tried to get some more rest.