The Beginning End!

[Fennec]

It was February 14th a calm day in Logue Town. Despite being a winter month the island was rather cool... not cold but cool. Even so, a cold jet of air would cut through buildings, a reassurance of sorts that it was indeed winter. In the end, it was a rather beautiful day. Reynard walked through the stone-paved paths. Lieutenant Li had put him on patrol! It was a busy day like many others in Logue Town, people were hard at work... and pirate crews were on the prowl.

This was the island of the beginning and the end in many respects. Firstly it was the birthplace and resting place of Gol D. Roger and also the ending of an adventure at sea in their home blue... while the beginning of an adventure in the Grand Line for many pirate crews. That last part was important for Reynard... why? Because on days like these pirate crews are getting ready to move on to the waters of the Grand Line and to Reynard, this was an opportunity to stop them in their tracks!

The Kitsune man pulled out a pocket watch and looked at the time 12:15 and still nothing... in just 15 minutes he would get his lunch break. Reynard sighed and moved along the cobble path, he walked toward a nearby restaurant that he frequented. It would take him fourteen or fifteen minutes to get there based on his general location.

[Aromancer]

Logue Town was a goldmine for bounty hunters like Viper Lee. Ever since his exile from Myriad Island, Viper Lee had decided to come here to pursue the noble profession of kicking criminals' asses for money.

Well, okay, he wasn't technically a bounty hunter YET. He'd turned in a couple criminals, got a couple thousand berries' bounties, but he had yet to be officially recognized by the Marines. Lee imagined that they were dragging their feet about it due to his "history," but he was certain that even one single bounty could put him on the map! He just had to capture a high-profile enough villain!

He was examining the bounty wall, looking for a decent fight and clutching his jacket to ward off the winter chill, but nothing really grabbed his attention quite yet. Across the street, some random Marine bootlicker was walking along, checking his watch. Probably just about to go on break.

Lee was just about to call it a day when a mysterious cloaked figure caught his eye. He shot a quick glance at the bounty board, scanning for the name... There! At the bottom! The bounties were listed in alphabetical order, so of course his would be last in line! If that guy was really the man in the poster... he'd be quite the bounty, indeed!

[Fennec]

As Reynard walked through the town he checked his watch once more. "12:18..." He said to himself. While he was distracted by his watch he bumped into a hooded man. "Heh, sorry kid." He apologized to Reynard. The man's face was obscured by his hood... even so as he spoke a glimmer of sunlight shed some light on his face.

Reynard went pale... it had just been a small flash but... he recognized the man. It was 'Mystic' Zimmerman! A notorious pirate from the East Blue with a bounty of 10 million! The man went to walk away with a pearly white smile on his face. "Halt! In the name of the law!" Reynard said, he gritted his teeth and turned to meet the man.

Zimmerman still smiling pulled off his hood revealing his appearance. He was a tall tan man with short blonde hair and a handlebar mustache. There was this sort of magician vibe to him that was hard to explain. "Good job young marine! You got me! Or did you really?" He questions reaching for his pocket! He pulls out a small purple ball the size of a penny and throws on the ground releasing a puff of purple smoke. Reynard looks around, his fox ears moving around to try and hear something but to no avail! The man disappeared before his eyes... just like that! With a puff of smoke and all.

[Aromancer]

Zimmerman! What luck! He'd just given that marine the split, but from his vantage point across the street, Lee was easily able to tell where he was headed. Quickly he darted across the street and dashed towards the alley where Zimmerman had escaped into. "Don't worry, bootlocker," he said to the hapless marine, not even glancing at his face. "Viper Lee is on the hunt!"

He'd need to be fast. This Zimmerman character was a master at giving his pursuers the slip. Luckily, Lee caught a glimpse of him turning down the alley and eagerly gave chase. Not seeing the man when he turned the corner, Lee made a snap decision and grabbed a ladder nearby, climbing up to the rooftops to search for his prey.

[Fennec]

The kitsune man bent over coughing. The smoke had caught him off guard. With the corner of his eye he saw a familiar silhouette... one that caught his eye. He immediately looked up to notice one of his old buddies! Viper Lee! They had hit it off pretty well back during the Seaman training. Lee had proven to not be quite well fit for the life of a Marine at least thats how Reynard remembered it.

Not that it mattered to Reynard... a friend was a friend! "Hold up wait!" He exclaimed seeing the two men running in the distance. Reynard narrowed his eyes and transformed into a fox. Using the remaining smoke as a curtain to help cover up his transformation. With that he dash after the two men. Meanwhile up ahead Zimmerman turned his head to see a man and a small orange fox running after him. It was... quite the odd scene. Zimmerman scowled and turned left into a dead end. As he did so he reached into his pockets looking for some sort of trick to get him out of this scenario.

[Aromancer]

Lee turned his head when the Marine called out to him, seeing an orange fox following him in chasing the pirate Zimmerman. "Wait... Reynard?"

Well, damn! Okay then! Viper Lee'd made plenty of friends during his short stint as a marine-in-training, but Reynard was one of his better ones!

"Okay Rey, you pursue him on foot, I'll be our eyes in the sky!" He said, scrambling up to the rooftops. He quickly located Zimmerman, who was cornered in an alleyway and scrambling through his pockets for something, anything that he could use to lose his pursuers.

This was his chance. Quick as a flash, Viper Lee jumped down from the roof, swinging the shichishito down to try to hit him with the blunt end of the sword.

[Fennec]

Zimmerman hit a dead end, he looked around desperately and rummaged through his coat trying to find a trinket that would save him. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!" He said to himself as he felt the adrenaline rushing through him. His heart palpitated faster and his breath quickened.

Meanwhile, Reynard, ran through the streets as he saw his friend running through the rooftops. Reynard entered the corridor where he saw Zimmerman. The outlaw had a grappling gun in one hand and a yellow card in the other. Reynard transformed into a man. "Stop in the name of the law!" He walked towards Zimmerman who seemed a bit baffled by the sight of a fox turning into a fox-like man.

Although this wasn't enough to distract him, to Zimmerman it was clear his opponent was a Devil Fruit user... any respectable pirate knew that. "No... you STOP!" He yelled, Zimmerman tossed the yellow card at Reynard. The card flew threw the air hitting Reynard right in the chest. A zap went through the Marine's body, it was like being shot by a taser or hit with a stun baton. Reynard felt a surge of pain go through him, he felt as his muscles contracted... the smell of burnt hair filled the air. While he was stunned under a lot of pain... he didn't fall over. Most would likely faint or fall in such a situation, instead, he simply stood there blank-eyed and his feet. Zimmerman laughed, he shot the grappling gun at the roof and pulled himself to the top.

[Aromancer]

...Right into Lee's sword. Lee had missed Reynard getting attacked, so focused was he on his prey. But with Zimmerman heading up to escape, Viper Lee's leap down on top of the hapless criminal resulted in some very nasty head trauma for the would-be escapee.

When he reached the ground, however, he looked over to gloat at the marine. "Looks like I- oh, damn." Here he finally noticed Reynard collapsed onto the ground, twitching and writhing. He ran to Reynard's side, leaving Zimmerman for a moment, as the man had just been whacked hard with a seastone sword swung with superhuman speed and precision, and probably wouldn't be waking up any time soon.

"Reynard! You okay?" He asked the boy, using the cloth around his waist to remove the yellow paper without actually making any physical contact with it. Poor little guy would probably need help that Lee couldn't provide. Well, for now he should at least make sure Zimmerman didn't escape. He turned back to the slight-of-hand master to tie him up and restrain him.