Casual Coincidence

[Bobbie]

While the subcaptain lay dead or unconscious in the sand, the next thing for Shinsei to do was to find a way back up onto the ship’s deck. An easy solution was promptly provided, as a second familiar face popped into view over the banister, the tribesman peering down toward Shinsei before he threw down a rope for him to climb up.

Taking the end of that rope, Shinsei bound the subcaptain’s arms and legs, just in case. It was clear that this man was a cyborg or something other than a regular human and there was no telling how much more it could take to keep him down. Then he began his climb up the side of the ship…



The sudden barrage from the devil fruit user was nearly impossible for the captain to keep up with, his head whipping to the side as he was struck in the face. As she explained her speed, his attention was anywhere but on her words as he continued to shoot at her, aimlessly, his panic and shock taking over.

The next thing that he felt was searing pain pulse through his injured arm as her little hand pressed against his wound. Like a winged monster, Kayla towered over him, her wings doing all the work as the rest of her body cast its shadow and blotted out the sun. A man who started out as a ruthless captain with no remorse for his wicked deeds was now reduced to a pleading worm, staring up at his executioner with terror in his eyes.

With one arm completely useless, he didn’t stand a chance against a woman who had four fully functional and very capable ones. His struggle was futile as he desperately squirmed and tried to get away from her, his only defence completely shattered.

Perhaps freeing his hand would have been useful, but to the captain’s horror, he found that his grasp on his pistol simply wouldn’t relent. Peeling his eyes away from Kayla’s face, he found that her own grip was keeping his fingers there, wrapped around his weapon and slowly twisting it to redirect its aim at his own head instead of hers.

“No… no, don’t, please!” Captain Wyatt’s eyes were wide as he pleaded with her to stop what she was doing as his voice shook, “I’ll let them go, all of them, please-”

With a click and a loud bang, the captain’s cries were silenced and his body lost all the will to keep itself upright. Gravity doing its work, his body weight pulled him down as his muscles relaxed and he fell to the floor, lifeless.



Shinsei made it to the taffrail and he climbed over the railing, allowing himself a moment to stand there, hunched forward with his hands on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. It didn’t take him long to start wheezing and coughing, an effect of all his smoking, no doubt. A pat on his shoulder from the tribesman and a glimpse of his young saviour’s face was enough for the cyborg to will himself into a quicker recovery, however, as he straightened up and took a deep breath.

“Okay… where’s Kayla?” he looked around, unsure of who was at the end of the barrel when the gun went off, the stillness that followed deeply unnerving. Shinsei made his way to the upper deck to make sure Kayla was not gravely harmed.

Upon reaching the scene, his gaze instantly dropped to the unmoving body of Captain Wyatt, then at his winged companion once more.

“Glad you’re still alive…”

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Shinsei: #ba0303
Captain Wyatt: #0c4f9b
Tribesman: #8f6447

[Slueshy]

Kayla let the lifeless body fall from her grasp as she fluttered herself down onto the deck, panting as the overall fatigue caught up with her and the adrenaline began to wind down.  She had no idea if they had succeeded, but to her, defeating this captain sure made it seem like she had won at least.  Standing there, she didn't hear the sounds of fighting any further, that is until she heard the sound of someone approaching her.  Turning to look she saw Shinsei in her view, hearing him speak.  "Yeah.  I'm alive."  Was all she said as she stood there for a moment.  

Kayla didn't stay like this for very long.  Stepping away from the body, she moved towards Shinsei.  "Alright, how many of ours are down?  Dead?  Injured?  I don't have much medical experience, so the only way to save any of them would be to move out as soon as possible.  Thankfully, because of how I set this all up, they've already dug away most of what we needed to free the ship, if I adjust the sails accordingly I should be able to catch enough wind to pull us out of here."  Kayla told him as she started flying again.  

"Gather up everyone, and I suppose take anything of value off of the bodies.  Toss any of the corpses onto the island, and make sure they are dead.  The captain can stay, if he's wanted that'll just be more help, otherwise he'll be useful for explaining things once I get to the mainland.  I'll be taking the ship and everyone to the mainland, after settling things with them, I'm going to leave our friends with whatever they need from this."  After that, Kayla flew over and picked up one of her spears as well as the captains gun, reloading it, taking those she began to fly around and look for any of the pirates who were remaining.  Those that were on the ground and seemed to be either unconcious or dead, well, a quick thrust of her spear through the neck ensured that they wouldn't be getting up.

[Bobbie]

Watching Kayla, Shinsei had to admit that even he was a little shocked - this innocent looking girl was certainly capable of being truly ruthless, but now was not the time to judge, if there would ever be such a time.

His gaze followed her movements, then he looked toward the deck and let out a heavy sigh, “I counted at least six down… killed. I don’t know if there are more.”

“Three more are injured, but they will be okay. We have a doctor among us, but no supplies, of course. Miss Addams is a trained nurse.” The tribesman chimed in after following Shinsei to the upper deck where he met Kayla. Both men nodded to her as the woman took flight, listening to her instruction unquestioningly.

It was the tribesman who started following her orders first, as the redhead hesitated and lingered for a moment. He had the chance to leave with Kayla and the others, get off this sandbar and move on with his life, or stay and wait for the crew of wolves… a crew that he was sure he was being initiated into, and being left behind was some form of test before they return for him. It had to be. As he scanned the massacre on deck, he spotted Kayla’s actions, and promptly called for the boy while she was busy, who eagerly ran over to the man.

“Hey, kiddo, I have a very special job for you, but, well… don’t tell anyone, but there’s nobody I trust as much as you to do this task.” The boy nodded, before Shinsei continued, “What’s your name?”

“Toby…”

“Awesome, I’m Shinsei…”

“Fire-man,” Toby commented with a smile and Shinsei laughed, “Sure, Fire-man works just as well, but I’m not an actual… I don’t put out… never mind. Here’s what I need you to do.” He paused and crouched down to be slightly below Toby’s level, his joints aching. “I hear there’s a nurse somewhere on board here, right? What’s her name, Miss… Addie?”

“Miss Addams!”

“Right,” the cyborg laughed once more as Toby confirmed this information. “Until you reach land, you need to stick by her side and do whatever she tells you, okay? Nurse Assistant Toby, sounds pretty cool, doesn’t it?” Toby scrunched up his nose, clearly not agreeing with how cool it sounded, prompting Shinsei to try again, “Leading Medical Assistant Manager?” This time, Toby grinned and nodded. Straightening up, he ruffled the boy’s hair, “Good. Remember you do whatever she says!” Excited to be helpful, the boy nodded again and ran off to look for this Miss Addams.

Now that his mind was at rest that the boy would be in good hands, he set out to do what needed to be done, locating the bodies of the dead and making sure they would be left on land. Once this was done, Shinsei approached Kayla again.

“Hey, you got a minute? I don’t like goodbyes so it won’t take longer than that…”

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Shinsei: #ba0303
Captain Wyatt: #0c4f9b
Tribesman: #8f6447
Toby: #d36aff

[Slueshy]

Her task didn't take very long at all.  Flying over, it was easy to locate the bodies and deliver the final blow if they needed it, she didn't check to see if they did or not.  With that done, her only job was realigning the sails to catch the wind.  Ultimately she hadn't run the ship all that much aground, the rise of the tide, and the direction of the wind would help get them out more than what the pirates had done to dig the ship out, but they had been in a hurry to leave after all.  She wasn't all that concerned with how the future would play out, if the captain of this vessel was wanted, then it would be a relatively easy situation, explain how she had let herself be captured, and then helped free the prisoners, she would allow the local authorities to deal with all the small details.  If it turned out this captain wasn't a wanted criminal, she would do her best to explain the situation, hoping it wouldn't turn ugly.  If it did, she would simply take the blame herself, absolving the prisoners, and focus their attention on her, of course she would escape soon after if it did come to that.


Once it was all set, she noticed Shinsei approaching her.  "Oh.  I suppose you're still waiting for them.  You know, you could leave them a message and say that you're just on the next island over?"  Kayla suggested, still unsure of the whole reasoning behind Shinsei's stay on the small island.  Though she also figured that he would say no to her suggestion, so she didn't really wait for his response.  "I don't know if I'll ever see you again.  I hope to think I won't see you again on this island.  I'll be leaving the ship to them if I can, otherwise I suppose it will be held by the authorities, so I shan't be able to come back for you, and I'll likely move on myself.  I don't know what friends these pirates had, if any, but I don't intend to stick around to meet them."  

[Bobbie]

Shinsei sighed softly, considering her suggestion, but the thought of missing the beautiful Agnes or her missing him immediately put him off that idea. It wasn’t a risk that he could take. He opened his mouth to reply, but he took too long thinking about it, and before he could utter a word, Kayla continued and so he closed his mouth again with a little nod instead.

“Hopefully I won’t ever be on this island again…” he muttered with a little huff, having grown quite sick of the sandy beach. “Don’t worry about coming back, I’m pretty sure the others will come back for me soon. They won’t drag this on for too much longer.” While his confident tone wasn’t entirely honest, he had to believe his own lies - otherwise, he would be stranded here indefinitely until another person simply happened to sail by. “If anybody else does track you down after this mess, just be warned, the sub-captain wasn’t exactly human. He scaled the side of the ship without a rope, reached through fire unharmed, and fell a ridiculous height without sustaining any damage. He implied he was a cyborg or something of that sort, so… back up might be of a similar nature.” Pausing, he gestured behind her where Miss Addams was showing Toby how to wrap a bandage around a wounded limb. “Take care of the kid, alright? Maybe we’ll see each other around, Kayla. Thanks for the fruit.”

After their goodbyes were said and a light wave was made toward the Tribesman, Shinsei moved to the taffrail and climbed over it to grab onto the hanging rope and lower himself back down onto the sand.

As he stood on land, it wasn’t easy to see the ship moving away, his only escape after being stranded on the sandbar for an undiscernible number of days, but he was sure this was the right choice. Left alone on the beach once again, the man began to clean up the mess that they had left while he thought about his stash of juicy fruit to feast on later.

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Shinsei: #ba0303
Captain Wyatt: #0c4f9b
Tribesman: #8f6447
Toby: #d36aff