Forming a Team (New Cp9)

[Farris (Kuro)]

Spandam stood with his arms crossed and still heavily bandaged in the square of Enies Lobby. Here he was gathering these that he had hand picked to be the new Cp9. His body was still battered and broken but he was able to walk and move around now at least. extensive bandaging on his body told of the beating Nico Robin and Franky had given him. He would get both of them in time but first there was a more immediate threat. A threat to his safety and well being and it was in the form of Rob Lucci and the old Cp9. No mater how his body ached and pained he had to do something about them as soon as possible.

The rubble of the once proud monument to the Marines and World Government, Enies Lobby was still in disrepair, but no matter. The reconstruction work could already be seen working in process and with in a few month it would resemble it's former glory. "Tch' what's taking so long? we have a lot to do before they're ready for Rokushiki training." He snorted to himself. He knew that they would need that training to stand up to the old Cp9. First they would need to learn to work together though, otherwise they would be short work for Lucci and the now Dark Crusaders...

[jubakilaque]

Aureus darted from rooftop to rooftop, sucking air through his teeth and feeling a little annoyed. Director Spandam had chosen here, of all places, the derelict husk that was Enies Lobby, for the new CP9 to meet. Aureus didn't agree with the decision, coming back to a place of great naval humiliation wasn't exactly the awe-inspiring scenery that the assassin wanted to see. However, Spandam was his leader, and he would follow him to the end. Over in the distance he could see the Director. As far as he could tell, his presence in Spandam's vicinity was still unbeknownst to him.

Aureus jumped from the building on which he was currently running, landing acrobatically on the ground. Enies Lobby was still being rebuilt, the once grand Tower of Judgment was encased in a coccoon of scaffolding. Looking up, the man with the epithet of "Golden Wind" could still see the damage that a Rankyaku from Kaku had dealt. They were filling in that gap today, holding up the brunt of the tower's weight with a multitude of steel blocks. Around the blocks was a fresh layer of concrete. Aureus sighed. This would leave a difference of material visible to all, an indelible mark of the tower's defacement.

The assassin walked now, he was in no rush. Being sure of his surroundings, Aureus took a sudden left. The sense that he was being followed hung on his shoulders like a yoke of olden days. Leaping from wall to wall he was now in an obscure back road - the only people that could follow him here had to be good enough for him to fight. Cracking a rare smile as his devil fruit induced bloodlust flared up again, Aureus continued on his path to Spandam.

Whatever happens today...I'll be happy.

[versin]

It would seem that Versin was successfully recruited to become a member of the new CP9. So Versin turned in his old Marine uniform for his new world government uniform that was a black suit. Versin did not know how to feel about no longer being a marine or the fact that he no longer officially existed at all, but in the end Versin did not regret his decision to join the new CP9 this was because this would be his best opportunity for him to grow stronger so he could get his revenge against pirates. Versin then walked to Tower of Judgment in Enies Lobby, he noticed how damaged Enies Lobby looked. This made Versin very upset because this was the place that was built to strike fear in the hearts of pirates, but now it was reduce to this.

So Versin decided that he and the other members of the new CP9 would have to rebuild Enies Lobby to its former glory. As Versin was walking and thinking he noticed Aureus jumping rooftop to rooftop. “Aureus do you always have to be so flashy, I mean you could just use the front door.” Versin then continued to walk toward were Director Spandam was.

[Tim Curry]

Lucius stepped off the train he had taken from water 7, though from how empty it was it seemed as if his soon-to-be comrades had taken other routes.
There was the possiblity that he was the last one to arrive, but Lucius took no heed of this.
After all he was simply arriving at the specified time, as any Gentleman should so as to put the least amount of strain on the host as possible.
Escorted by a squad of marines, Lucius strode towards the centre of Enis Lobby.
The place was truly in ruins, it was hardly a display of might or finesse anymore, but he supposed that it was fitting as the place where the phoenix may arise from the ashes.
Passing through the husks of the once monumentous gates, Lucius came upon the bridge to the innermost section of land, even in disrepair it was marvellous, truly a wonder to gaze upon.

The waterfall ring seemed to fall endlessly into the void below the near floating island. The courthouse had been completely annhilated by the buster call, it's drawbridge replaced by a simple makeshift one.
Lucius wasn't going to temp fate, he crossed the bridge with the greatest of subtlety, barely causing a stir upon it's rickety rickety planks.
Clearly this place was in need of some architects and carpenters, if the undertaking of such a massive project would even be worth the time and effort that is.

He crossed over to the remnants of the tower of justice, from what he had heard it had been hit dead on, causing it to fall into the abyss below.
In it's place was a make-shift square, formed from the rubble around the area by the looks of it.
Spandam was standing impatiently in the centre with his arm crossed, he was only slightly less bandaged than the time that lucius had been called to his hospital room by the looks of things.
Lucius had no respect for the man, but this was a surefire way to increase his strength to such levels that he could compete with the high class pirates.
Defeating them would cause his reputation to skyrocket, and in so the way of the gentleman would spread along with his influence.
Certainly there would be a lot of covert operations that may test his moral fibre, but there would be enough high profile missions to keep him going.
Of course, worst case scenario, Lucius may have to leave the CP9 eventually, but nt before achieving their goal of fighting the Dark Crusaders, beating such a high calibur crew would cause their reputation to increase dramatically, that would be the perfect time to go back to the normal marine rankings and work his way up.

But of course, he was getting slightly ahead of himself, his current goal was to become stronger than anyone, a much simpler goal to follow all in all.

[delsha]

"Oi, it sure is bright here huh?" Garth asked one of the workers. The man barely even acknowledged him with a small nod before picking up several planks and walking away.

"Shesh, kinda rude huh?" He said to himself as he pressed forward deeper into Enies Lobby. While doing so he noticed how much damage had been caused by the Buster Call. It was actually quite frightening to think about really. How only about ten ships could destroy almost every trace of civilization on an island, it was somewhat mind boggling.

Garth looked a the information that had been given to him when he disembarked the train.

Apparently he was supposed to head to the center of the island and meet Spandam. He thought about it.

Regardless of where he was he was following orders. He wasn't in the Marines anymore, but still directions, instructions, orders. He wanted to be the one in charge, with no one above him. He almost sympathized with pirates for a moment, before remembering how they killed his family and his crew. Garth looked down at the piece of paper again and shrugged, might as well follow orders he thought to himself, justice can't exist with out without order. Order required structure, some one on top, in the middle and on the bottom. He just happened to be in the middle.

Making his way through the ruined island Garth came to end of one half of the island. Below him was only darkness as the ocean fell down, just like water down a drain. He looked over to his right, a dozen yards away or so was a makeshift bridge that several people where crossing. Although he could have chose to cross that way, Garth decided to be a little showy and used Geppou to cross over to the other side. Man was that fun. He didn't usually get to use his Rokushiki techs in the Marines, but now as a CP9 operative it was required.

After that he continued walking, whistling softly as he did so. He noticed how a lot of the new buildings on this side of the island where looking ready for use, and considering how the attack had been only several months ago he was surprised by the speed of the reconstruction. Eventually he got close enough to the square that he could see his new boss. He decided to show off one more time(if only to himself) and used Soru to get behind Spandam. He tapped him on the shoulder. When he turned, he smiled and waved before simply saying. "Yo."

[aiden]

Korosu approached the ruins of Enies Lobby, the home base of Cp9, and took a moment to take in the massive, though ruined, structure, before a squeaking noise caught the young assassins attention. A little mouse had crawled out and was scurrying around by Korosu's feet. The child knelt down to observe the furry little rodent. "Hello, Mr. Mouse." S/he greeted innocently. "What are you doing?" The mouse, of course, just continued squeaking and looking around. "Oh, I know, you're looking for food, aren't you?" The child asked. Korosu dug into the Marine coat s/he wore, and pulled out a boxed lunch. Opening it up, the child thought pensively for a moment before selecting a piece of sushi. "Here you are, Mr. Mouse." Korosu set down the piece of raw fish, and smiled cheerfully as the mouse nibbled on it. "Oh! I'm sorry, Mr. Mouse, I have to go now. I forgot I had to be somewhere." Korosu said while standing up, tucking the boxed lunch away. The child continued on, leaving the mouse to it's meal.

Approaching the square of Ennies Lobby, Korosu saw Spandam waiting impatiently. The child adjusted the uniform s/he wore, then approached Spandam and saluted. "Sir! Chief Petty Officer Isshi, reporting for duty, Sir!" Korosu recited, finishing just as another person just appeared behind Spandam. There was a physical show of shock and a slight gasp, but Korosu otherwise maintained the salute.

[Farris (Kuro)]

There were many reasons why Spandam had decided to meet his new CP9 here. He wanted them to see a sample of what their predecessors could do, what they would eventually be able to do. No, He would see that they were better than even Rob Lucci and he'd make sure that they knew that this greatness could only be gained by serving him. As the forms of his new men started to appear before him, Spandam smirked and started to Laugh with unashamed arrogance and ego. Aureus and Versin were drawing close as was Lucius, a man he had been recommended as having potential from his many connections. Spandam only met with him briefly but the man was shown to be reliable.

Before the three could reach him a boy... or was is a girl appeared before him. 'Til this day, Spandam hadn't a clue which gender the kid was but one thing he did know was the kid was good at following orders. His father had picked this kid out as well as another guy. The other guy had already learned some Rokushiki techniques and thus would make this easier. Though he didn't see the man anywhere strangely enough. He'd thought the man was the more punctual sort as he peered out to see if he was there. Then he saw him if only briefly before he vanished only to feel a tap on his shoulder the next moment followed by a "Yo." Needless to say this caused spandam to jump and cry out with a "D'ahHH!" before looking at his new agent and regaining his composure. He then folded his arms and gave a No-nonsense look with "Don't do that." attached to it.

As the all his agents arrived he viewed them all with a smug grin. "Do you all know why you have been gathered here? For what purpose I, Spandam, Director Of Enies Lobby and Cp9 have gathered you? And why this location was picked for our first meeting?" Spandam stated giving his speech. The questions were rhetorical so he continued. "I have had picked you to deal with a group of traitors that once held to deface Enies Lobby, A proud monument to our government and the Justice we serve." He said pacing back and forth with his hands locked behind his back before dramatically turning to face them with a devious smirk. "And just as you are now witnessing the rebirth of this Testament to our Proud government, The Ciper Pol 9 will too be reborn with you. But strength will not be enough, you will need to learn to be a team as well as master The Rokushiki arts." He informed them all getting to the point of the matter. "For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?" The lavender haired man concluded looking between his new agents.

[jubakilaque]

All hope of confrontation gone, Aureus returned to a more civilian route as he approached Director Spandam. His leader was already surrounded by two people he hadn't seen before. One was a man, whose speed seemed to be on the level of Soru, and other was an...well, Aureus simply couldn't decide. The person's features were highly androgynous, so for now the assassin would settle on calling the person by first name only. Deciding to make some ground on this venture, Aureus walked calmly over to the person.

"Excuse me...silent one. My name is Aureus Holland, you gonna tell me yours?"

It was after the person replied that Director Spandam started his speech. In truth, Aureus wasn't listening that closely, instead choosing to take it all in. In front of him was pretty much the whole of Enies Lobby, still brimming with the marks of the sheer power Lucci and his cohorts had - no - still possessed. The thought that he might one day share that power made Aureus tremble with delight and anticipation. Sucking the air through his teeth, the assassin ran a hand loosely through his grey hair. It didn't bother him, much, that one of the most prominent signs of his youth had been prematurely lost. It was to be expected; sitting through your mother becoming the victim of debauchery and then murder was not something a young child should take lightly. He still had his sanity, and for that Aureus was grateful.

The man with the epithet of "Golden Wind" looked around at the currently assembled CP9 members. There was the silent one, whom was in a salute when he first saw him; there was the speedy one, the seemingly informal man; there was Versin, the only familiar face out of the gathered (barring Spandam, of course) and then there was a stocky man dressed in old era clothing.

A diverse bunch, then. Let's see where their talents lie...

As Aureus thought this Spandam's speech concluded.

"For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?"

He turned to face the Director, whom he hadn't saluted, and posed the first question of the day. Smiling as he gathered breath, Aureus said in a clear voice;

"Just one, Spandam-kun. Who are all you people?"

[Tim Curry]

(OOC Juba, just to mention that in reality Lucius' clothes would actually be ahead of the times rather than out-dated ^^" Not a biggie)
Lucius was faced with a room full of serious, occasionally malicious, individuals apart from spandam.
There were the two that he had seen arguing on the way here, they seemed a bit infantile in that facet but could have well been respectable gentlemen.
Even if they had yet to fall under that catergory, Lucius planned to make that the reality for the full team.
A bit of nonsense is always necessary lest a man become too dull to live on so Lucius could tolerate their actions to a degree.
The other two seemed a little closer to his vision, though he wasn't sure wether to show one of them the ways of the gentleman or of a courteous Lady.
Lucius pondered upon this, while he viewed women as being his equal, and in some cases, his superior the paths of life had a clear difference between them.
He then decided that the will power of a gent or the sensitivity of a woman would soon shine through, making the educational path clear.

From what Lucius had seen the other man had already acquired the ability of Geppou, meaning he was a step ahead of him.
He felt a gentlemanly rivalry coming on, competition always makes things more interesting.
Since the team had gathered Spandam began his speech, though he kept it short without waffling too much thankfully.

"For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?"
Lucius had something to say but he saw that one of the other men did also, as such he held back for a moment.
Being courteous is part of Lucius' mantra after all.

"Just one, Spandam-kun. Who are all you people?"
"Who are all you people?" Clearly this man was tactless, he rudely asked for the identity of others without introducing him self beforehand,Lucius duly noted this.

Stepping forward momentarily he introduced himself,"Lucius Tennyson at your service, and you might be...?"
Lucius looked at who he would soon refer to as Aureus.

[versin]

"Do you all know why you have been gathered here? For what purpose I, Spandam, Director Of Enies Lobby and Cp9 have gathered you? And why this location was picked for our first meeting? I have had picked you to deal with a group of traitors that once held to deface Enies Lobby, A proud monument to our government and the Justice we serve. And just as you are now witnessing the rebirth of this Testament to our proud government, The Ciper Pol 9 will too be reborn with you. But strength will not be enough; you will need to learn to be a team as well as master The Rokushiki arts."

As Versin listened to Director Spandam the more he got excited to be a part of Ciper Pol 9. Director Spandam then said. "For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?" When Director Spandam was done talking, one of the members of the new Ciper Pol 9 asked. "Just one, Spandam-kun. Who are all you people?"

Versin saw a member of the new Ciper Pol 9 reply to Aureus’s question by giving out his name, so Versin thought it was a good idea for him to give out his name also. “My name is Versin Ninstruck.”

[delsha]

"Do you all know why you have been gathered here? For what purpose I, Spandam, Director Of Enies Lobby and Cp9 have gathered you? And why this location was picked for our first meeting? I have had picked you to deal with a group of traitors that once held to deface Enies Lobby, A proud monument to our government and the Justice we serve. And just as you are now witnessing the rebirth of this Testament to our proud government, The Ciper Pol 9 will too be reborn with you. But strength will not be enough; you will need to learn to be a team as well as master The Rokushiki arts."

"Great I get to go back to hell." Garth thought to himself when he heard the last part.

Spandam continued to speak. "For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?"

The last member to arrive spoke up first. "Just one, Spandam-kun. Who are all you people?"

The first to answer was a shorter, more proper looking man who identified himself as Lucius Tenneyson. After that the younger looking man with white hair, who was apparently named Versin, introduced himself.

Garth followed suit by giving his signature wave to the man that had asked for names to be given before speaking. "Yo, Tsurayuki, Garth . Nice to meet you...all." he said looking at each person gathered in the square.

[aiden]

"Excuse me...silent one. My name is Aureus Holland, you gonna tell me yours?"

Korosu looked up at the tall man adressing him/her. He made Korosu, who wasn't used to such an informal manner of discussion, feel uncomfortable. "Umm...My name is Ko-"

"For now we will work on teamwork, I have arranged a small job for us which we will depart for shortly. Any Questions?"

"Just one, Spandam-kun. Who are all you people?"

Korosu kept his/her mouth shut as the others started to introduce themselves. The short, muscly one was Lucius. The pale one was Versin. The one that acted like some sort of retro gangster was Garth. And then, it seemed, all the eyes were on Korosu. The child (For he/she was clearly not an adult, though neither an adolescent) of unkown gender offered a polite, waist-deep bow. "Chief Petty Officer Korosu Isshi. It is a pleasure to meet you all." Korosu then straightened up. The childs voice was somewhat high to be a boy, but reasonably deep enough to cast doubts on being a girl, and the manner in which the introduction was given did not help to shed light on the androgynous young assassin's gender.

[Farris (Kuro)]

Spandam would let Aureus answer before proceeding. He wanted each of them to get familiar with one another. Their was no way that they'd stand a chance against the old CP9 as it was. Though he wanted them to gain power as quickly as possible to secure his safety, he knew that he needed to be patient and let them adjust. He listened to each one of his hand picked assassins, Kurosu still remaining a mystery even to him, but as long as the kid followed orders their would be no problems. Even if Kurosu was female at least he wasn't being labeled with Sexual harassment like he had with Kalifa which was an obvious improvement from his prospective. Seriously he couldn't understand women and he was through trying to.

After Introductions were over, Spandam looked over the group. "Anything else?" He asked the gathered group. He was sure there were other questions besides just Aureus, which was answered by his fellow team mates giving them them all a hint of each of their mannerisms in the process. Having seen Aureus and Versin on the job, he had seen how well they had preformed. He was curious about Lucius' skills as he had heard good things about him but not yet seen them first hand. Garth already proved that he knew Rokushiki to some extent but he was sure that he wasn't yet on the former Ciper Pol 9's level... at least not yet. He still had some time to wait befor picking out which he would elect as the one to lead the group... Under himself of course. Before it had been Lucci and when Lucci was away it was Jyabura, but it was still to early to tell with this new team...

[jubakilaque]

That made it easier. Everyone had introduced themselves, and Aureus went through a list mentally to check that everyone gathered was accounted for.

Right...so Korosu's the androgynous one, Garth is the laid-back one, Lucius is the shorter one, Versin I know, Spandam I know...That seems to be everyone. Wait....I thought there were 7 members in the original CP9...so why are there only 4 of us? Spandam doesn't like to fight, that much I know, so I'm not counting him...but...we need more members...

He voiced his concerns, speaking aloud to the group. Confidence was not scarce within the assassin, and as such he spoke in a slightly arrogant manner.

"Hey, guys...there's only four of us. Which is great, I mean, don't get me wrong Spandam-kun, it's just that I thought there were seven in the original CP9?"

An awkward silence would elapse, before Aureus added,

"But you can fix that later..."

All introductions concluded, Aureus wondered what to do next. The venerable Director Spandam had mentioned something about a challenge earlier, so the assassin decided to build on that. Looking around at his cohorts before speaking, the man with the epithet of 'Golden Wind' remembered something.

"Wait. Korosu...you need a new epithet, man. We've already got a 'wind' guy here."

Aureus pointed to himself, making it clear that he wanted to be the unique one.

"Me,"

[Tim Curry]

(Sorry for the short post, at this point there is very little to talk about ^^")
Things were moving at an absoloute snailspace, it was time to get back on track. Lucius was a patient being but he felt that they were simply getting distracted while tending to their own egos, "Wait. Korosu...you need a new epithet, man. We've already got a 'wind' guy here."

Aureus pointed to himself, making it clear that he wanted to be the unique one.

"Me."

"Enough poppycock, it's time that we get down to business.
To put it simply, we are much too weak as it stands and fixing that is our number one priority."
Lucius turned to Spandam, "So how do you propose that we achieve such a goal?"
It was not his aim to take control of proceedings, he held little care for who held the title of leader, there were more important matters at hand after all.
Still, he couldn't help but feel curious as to who in this group was the most skilled, quite likely the man who had shown that he possessed the ability of geppou already though he might be beaten in other areas.
This led Lucius to question how a skill such as that could be taught anyway? Certainly such a thing would be relatively easy to achieve if you had, say, the physicaly prowess of a high ranking marine officer but to learn it with their current levels of ability...
Still, this was where Spandam would display that he is of at least some use to the team, even if only in the preliminary period.