Adventure of the Lost Treasure P. 1 [Chess Pirate]

[Nasakeshira]

The Chess Pirates' White Queen finally arrived at the ports of Left Village. Two months have past since they've last seen their cyborg Captain Alek Sorrenson. 'Knuckles' Mathus has taken over the leadership role in Alek's absence being an unreasonable man he pointed towards the setting sun, saying something like: "thats what my gut instinct is telling me we head that way we'll reunite." (a lie the Captain had predetermined Raito as a meet up) Two months at sea they've faced pirates, marines, and starvation without wavering. Now they've arrived at their destined point, ready to start their next adventure!

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Overcast with heavy fog was the day's forecast, so far it was true. The Chess Pirates' White Queen turned the edge of the bay and slowly as it moved forward towards the port.

"YOSH! PULL HARD TO STARBOARD! WE'RE LANDING!" He yelled energetically arms outreached while standing at the bow of the ship, standing there for a moment rejoicing at the sight of land. He noted a small sign written hanging from two stakes in the ground. The sign read WELCOME TO LEFT VILLAGE. Laughing at the name of the village they were entering he jumped down to help his crew aim his ship. On the port side of the ship there were obvious signs of fighting while the left seemed to be in perfect condition. Scratching his head as to why this was he told them to switch directions, to port. Showing the better side of the ship to the townspeople they docked, "YOSH! WE'VE ARRIVED IN LEFT VILLAGE! I'M GONNA GO FIND SOME FOOOD~!" Shouting he jumped off White Queen waving good bye, "SILO CAN YOU RESUPPLY FOR US?" He ran into a crowd of people and seemed to disappear dumping the chores of resupplying on him.

A few moments later he was in an higher than average restaurant with white table cloth, "I WANT SPICY-" the waitress interrupted him and scolded him for speaking loudly, more quietly he finished ordering. "Spicy steak with sautéed chili peanut sauce, with peppers on the side and hot tea."

[jubakilaque]

"YOSH! PULL HARD TO STARBOARD! WE'RE LANDING!" came the call. They had decided that in Alek's absence, Mathus would be captain - he was first mate, after all. Silo was a little bemused at the rose-haired lad's enthusiasm. What was there to be happy about? They had lost Alek! Their captain, their nakama - gone! The wotan had found resolve in this, however. He wouldn't let it get to him. They'd find their captain (Raito wa the meet up spot) and come back stronger than ever! Rolling his eyes at Mathus, Silo turned the wheel. Being of fishman descent, the 'Hidden Fist' was rather adept at helmsmanship. With ease he moved the White Queen into a docking position, then walked over to the railing and dropped anchor.

Silo looked up, and saw the rather ostentatious sign denoting their destination: 'Left Village'. Shrugging, the wotan spun his hatchets nonchalantly. It had been two months since he had last seen his captain, and Silo had become rather good at using them. Rolling one along his shoulder, Silo mused upon how easy this was all to him now. He could feel it in his bones; he had gotten stronger.

But there was no limit to power.

"Mathus, I think we should do some training. We need to get stronger..." Silo trailed off. The wotan had realised he was interrupting his captain, and like his mother had said - it was rude to interrupt. Becoming taciturn, Silo nodded at the instruction. This seemingly peaceful attitude was disrupted, however, at the sight of Mathus simply upping and going.

"YOU'RE JUST GONNA RUN OFF?!" exclaimed the navigator in surprise. Eyes popping out in a comedic fashion, Silo fell to the ground in defeat.

"He's crazy..." murmured Silo. Opting to hurry up and resupply, the wotan too left the White Queen. Hopefully, she would be fine in his absence. Tying the boat to the harbour, Silo noted how few boats were located here.

At least we can lie low for a while...

Wandering off into the city, Silo checked the beli in his pocket.

"Not enough to just buy more supplies...I'll have to do some pirating..." The words would seem to come out of nowhere, for the wotan had invoked his heritage. Silo had blended with the background, and was in essence invisible.

[Nasakeshira]

A waiter delivered his assortments of spicy and hot foods to him, placing his hands together and closing his eyes he said, "Itadakimasu." Before digging in, about to grab the food with his hands he looked to the side to see the waitress who had scolded him before, that lingering aura of evilness projected so strongly that even the lion hearted Mathus had to conform. He reached for the fork and slowly began digging in. By the time she had left he had already finished his meal, sipping hot tea he relaxed in his chair. Looking around the room he looked at all the customers, nearby two men were chatting. "Have you heard? A man from the grand line tried to get to the treasure in our forest."
"Really, did he get out alive? I mean the grand line is probably more dangerous than our forest. They probably could find better treasure too."
They both laughed, Mathus suddenly appeared near them pepper stem in mouth he asked the question excitedly, "DID YOU SAY TRASURE? ON THIS ISLAND!" Smiling and eyes sparkling he asked for its whereabouts. They told him about how it was in the center of the island somewhere in forest. Thanking them he walked out the door, without paying. Fire reflected in his eyes he had made a decision he was going for that treasure!

"I NEED TO BUY SOME SNACKS BEFORE I ADVENTURE!" He walked around town for about another thirty minutes stealing snacks and bento boxes as he walked around. After gathering quite a large amount of food he bought a backpack and headed into the jungle. Stopping at the edge of the forest he pondered for a moment. "YOSH! LETS DO THIS!" As he walked into the jungle about a dozen shops finally found the Iou notes in place of merchandise.

(OOC: Sorry I've been really out of it lately. Does Mikan know we started?)

[Mikan]

What was it like to spend a whole month with no pocket money in Sparks Town?

To put it simply, disastrous.

The night before the White Queen had docked in Left Village, at least fifty civilians filled the town of Sparks Town looking for a girl. For the past few days, things have been disappearing, from food, clothes, animals, and even den-den mushis. Somehow, the town has pinpointed the suspect to a little girl. Their only evidence of her stealing the things in the town was her ever-growing bag. Okay, maybe her clothes, and her looks had made them suspect her. Well, she was wearing slashed clothing, and it seems as if she was rolling in mud the night before. The villagers talked about how when they first saw her, her bag was as thin as her, and a month later, it started to become overstuffed.

"These people have no evidence. Pure evidence. They assume, and assume, and-," the raunchy girl stopped whispering to herself as some of the villagers came out of the corner she was going to go to. She quickly pressed herself into a dark alley, hoping they wouldn't see her. They passed her, and she picked up their conversation. They were talking about her and how disgusting she looked like. She childishly mocked them secretly, that somehow made her grunt. The three civilians looked back, shrugged then continued on.

"Stupid," the girl said as she sneaked into the forest, careful not to leave the light of the town. She just hates the ominous feeling the forest creates. She walked into the forest, just enough to conceal her as she walked on. She stayed on the forest edge. Every now and then, an unknown animal, or plant, brushes against her skin which made her scream. Since she wasn't even out of the town just yet, she heard scrambling of feet towards her. This made her run more faster, which means, more unknown contact with darkness. She almost cried. She is easily frightened.

At last, light came pouring down, and she noticed that she has been walking on the edge of the forest all night. Very tired, she came out of the forest to find herself in a deserted place. She also saw another town - Left Village.

Wait.

She asked herself - Did she actually walked half the island? After all, Bright, no. No it couldn't be.

Then, she looked back to find nothing but plain grass, and the sea. Also the edge of the forest smacked into the center of the island.

Did she actually? No. Sparks was next to Left Village. She had mistaken it for Bright Town which is exactly half the island worth of walk. She sighed, and as she stepped into this village, she screamed that made people already up at the crack of dawn stare at her.

She felt her back.

She is right - she lost her backpack. Food, things, and money, all gone. She cried on the spot, as people awkwardly stare at her. After a couple of minutes they went back to work. They didn't want to be part of her business, whatever it was.

For the first five hours she had slept on that spot. She had cried herself to sleep. Waking up, still very tired, she started to walk. She was hungry. She needed to eat.

But then, God gave her the best gift of all.

Her eyes expanded out of her sockets as she saw White Queen slowly coming towards the island. Her eyes sparked.

She can finally escape the island. Hopefully there's food and money in the ship. She needed it.

She REALLY needed it.

The girl, her name is Taeyeon, went to the nearest alley. This attracted attention because of what she looked like, but she didn't care. She wanted the ship, and she had decided to steal it. No matter what.

[jubakilaque]

(OOC: This is a rare occurrence...two posts in a week...>.>)

That girl...is she...looking at me?

Despite his apparent invisibility, Silo still had to question the subject of the girl's intense stare. She was focused on something, and judging by her recent outburst of tears it had been upsetting. Silo tilted his head in confusion, not quite sure whether or not to comfort her. The wotan didn't know the girl in front of him, but it was always nice to be a helping hand.

Although as a pirate...how often can I help?

Now wasn't the time to be musing the moral limits of a pirate. Now was the time to train, and by supplies for the White Queen. Now was the time to

'Uh...' nurse his hungry stomach. Since he had already revealed himself by making noise, Silo decided to become visible again. This would come as a shock to anyone, considering a huge striped wotan would seem to just materialise out of thin air. Smiling, Silo introduced himself to the girl, for reasons he didn't understand, and requested her company.

'Hello there...I'm Silo, and I'm hungry...you wanna come get some lunch? You look lonely...' trailing off, Silo outstretched his large palm, which dwarfed the girl, intending to lift her up for her to ride on his shoulder. While he waited, he added;

You wanna tell me your name?

[Mikan]

Because of the unintelligent look she always seem to put on, people normally do not approach her. Add the fact that she has been sleeping on the ground for days and days, well, you'll find her very overwhelming. But not this time, as a brave soul took his chance, and walked into her direction. Taeyeon's eyes were focused on the boat to the fact that she hadn't even saw the man coming up to her. The man had introduced himself as Silo, and Taeyeon looked at the man. A look of interest in her eyes, as she shook the hand he extended. The look of interest glowed warmly as Silo asked her to join him for lunch.

"Sure," Taeyeon gladly said surprised by the kindness of the stranger. Nevertheless, she had kept her guard open for any attacks. What if people have heard that she has been stealing a lot of things from another town? Silo asked for her name, and for a minute, the two were faced with awkward silence as she looked troubled to say her name.

I can't tell him my real name!, Taeyeon thought, a state of panic clear in her thoughts. Taeyeon found an alternative answer to the question, looked at him, and smiling.

"I'm Eyeon," Taeyeon lied, grinning towards the man. A distant word echoed throughout her thoughts as she said this - "Constant Vigilance!". It's a word she had learn when she had passed by a marine school in Spark Town. The word basically meant to be alert and ready to fight anytime and anywhere. Somehow, the word circled her brain that made her lie.

"Silo, what a nice name. So, did you grow up in a farm?," Taeyeon asked linking the name "Silo" to "silo" which is a cylindrical building used to store grains. As she waited for an answer, she looked down to see how dirty she really was. If Silo had answered this harmless question, she never did know. She dashed back into the dock and jumped into the sea.

This was a bad idea as she started drowning.

Another piece of information to those who doesn't know Taeyeon - she is a hammer in the water.

[Nasakeshira]

Mathus had been hiking for about thirty minutes and he had already eaten through all his supply of snacks while singing Bink's Sake. "Going to deliver Binks' Sake! Following the sea breeze! Riding on the waves~!" He sung loudly as he moved across the terrain. "Far across the salty depths! The merry evening sun! The birds sing as they draw circles in the sky~!" Hitting the branches with a stick as he sung he finally made it past the first layers of trees. A clearing with tall grass and a large boulder in the middle lay ahead of Mathus, "agh! A good place to eat my bento!" He said cheerfully, taking a place on top of the boulder. He unpacked his bag, using his Eda Eda powers he enlarged the bento and increased the size of the chop sticks. Smiling he dug into the food, busily eating his SUPER sized bento he had let his guard down.

Something shuffled in the grass, suddenly a man sprung out from the grass and threw a hammer down. The pink head completely ignorant of the events taking place didn't even dodge, the hammer struck the boulder he was sitting on and it completely shattered. Dropping his bento he was launched forward from his spot and into the grass. Without saying anything man who threw the hammer looked around and continued walking.

"What was that?" Mathus asked himself as he looked for where he shattered his bento.

((OOC: Introducing Skyrm of the Lumbar Pirates. Also Posting Order: Me, Juba, Mikan. xD Lets get this thread rolling.))

[jubakilaque]

(OOC: Even rarer - 3 posts in a week! >.>)

Mad.

Everyone around Silo was mad. It was true - Mathus was clearly bonkers, and now this girl, Eyeon, as she had called herself, had run off and jumped into the sea. Silo stood back and scratched his head, a little sceptical of the girl's intent. What could she do in the sea here? Wash? Fish? Count pebbles?

'Drown,' whispered the wotan. Eyeon was drowning. He couldn't believe it. Not only had the girl muttered nonsense about Silo being raised on a farm, but now she had spontaneously made a beeline for the sea - a place, as it turned out, where she was completely inept. He marvelled for a while at how crazy his life had become in the last few months before realising that Eyeon was probably going to die if he didn't do something in the next few minutes.

More bemused than amazed, Silo decided to go and save Eyeon. If there was going to be one last heroic deed before he truly lived up to his title as pirate and stole supplies from someplace then saving a life would have to be it. After relishing the sights, sounds and smells for a moment - probably too long a moment - Silo too sprinted towards the docks.

'I'm coming to save ya Eyeon!' he bellowed before diving into the surf. With a large splash the wotan disappeared beneath the waves. Minutes later he would resurface, Eyeon in hand, and a relieved look upon his face. The rescue had gone off without a hitch - all menacing marine life were scared away by his stature. After shaking himself clean, making sure Eyeon was okay and placing the girl back on dry land, Silo decided to ask the natural question from someone who has just had to save the life of the person they were talking to minutes earlier.

'What the hell was that?!'

[Mikan]

The girl came out of the water, struggling to breathe. As soon as Silo had let go of her, she had tried to hugged the ground. She stopped at the last second, reminding herself that she jumped to her deathbed because of her being stinky, and gruesomely dirty. At the thought of this, her eyes opened, and wondered how she had survived.

No... why would he do that?, was Taeyeon's thoughts, as he looked around to see Silo very wet. Drips of water came down from their clothes, hair, fingers, and possibly every corner of their bodies. Seeing that her prediction of who it was, was right, she bowed down repeatedly, back up then down, to apologize.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you!," Taeyeon frantically yelled shamelessly in front of Silo over and over again as if she was mimicking a broken record. Both garnered attention to those near them. Some gave Silo a cut-eye, obviously bothered at what they have done. Then, Silo asked why, or rather 'what the hell' she had done. Taeyeon gave Silo a baffled expression. If Taeyeon didn't want her name known, she obviously didn't want anyone to know about her magical ability.

"Er, I don't know how to swim, and seeing that I'm hungry, I thought I should catch some... fish," she replied, ending her sentence with a curious tone. The tone was such a big give-away, that it wouldn't have been surprising if Silo had known she was lying. Not letting him ask any more questions, Taeyeon still very wet, took Silo's hands, and whined how hungry she was. Both were still very wet.

But at least, Taeyeon wasn't dirty. It's very fascinating how fast the water had cleaned her from top to bottom. She had pulled him up. Taeyeon struggled, but tried not to let it appear from her face. This attracted some of the men working in some of the shops near them, looking flustered. Some tried to sneak glances, but it wasn't really working. It was because Taeyeon looked naturally pretty. She just didn't act like it.

"So, where shall we go?," Taeyeon kindly asked Silo as her stomach growled.

Silo wouldn't have heard her stomach for some of the women that seemed to came from a distance started screaming in their way.

"Pirates!," they gruesomely pronounced as people asked each other, tremendously confused at this announcement. Some started to go back to their homes. Sooner or later, the place was much like a ghost town rather than a bustling street of shops like it was only ten minutes ago.

"Pirates? There are pirates here?," Taeyeon wondered, both interested and frightened at the same time, to herself, and sure enough, two ugly-looking pirates strutted towards their direction from the nearest corner. Guns held up menacingly. They acted as if they owned the town. They laughed as one of them fired shots. Seeing that the duo were the only people in the area, they put their attention to them.

"What do we have here, Flocky?," one of them says to the other. He had a unibrow that wrinkled as he asked his comrade. He was wearing over-sized clothes, and this certainly didn't match his yellow teeth. He was the one who had fired the gun.

Flocky, his young-looking partner, sneered. This one was quite normal, for he didn't wore anything over-sized, and he seemed to have good hygiene. If there was something ugly with Flocky, it would have been the eye-sized mole on his left cheek. It was unimaginably unattractive. Still, he tried being at least admirable. His eyebrows bobbed up and down towards Taeyeon. Taeyeon swore she had puked inside.

"Couple of youngsters, Barty," Flocky had answered. Not only was his face unattractive, but also was his voice. High-pitched. Very high-pitched for a young man like him.

Taeyeon looking terrified, and disgusted at the same time, slowly hid in Silo's back.

"Hey, can, can yo-you fight?," Taeyeon stuttered in asking Silo, as both the pirates (Dunbar) sneered at them. Their guns at the ready for any malicious movement that came from Taeyeon and Silo.

[Nasakeshira]

In the confusion and excitement of the attack he had forgotten his hunger. Ditching his bento and his packs he ran off chasing the trail the man had left. Losing the trail Mathus continued to run, after all an adventure should have a chase scene! Jumping over roots, rocks, webs, bushes; ducking under branches and attacking birds he finally stopped. Now he was deep in the forest where many animals lurked. Stopping to think about the situation he had just realized that he had lost all his bento. Having no clue as to the exploding rock he dubbed it, the "mystery rock." He continued singing about Bink's Sake as he picked up a fallen branch and hit all the trees he passed.

After awhile his singing died down to humming, so far his journey into the depth of the forest had been uneventful. Just the ambience of of the forest, the caw of birds, the roar of some mighty beast located somewhere in the forest, and the soft rustle of the trees caused by the breeze. The pink haired pirate payed no mind to these things despite the constant roaring getting louder as he progressed. The rustles in a bush caught his attention. In response he turned his entire body towards the bush. Out scurried a small rabit, "HE HE! Its just a cute rabbit I thought it'd be somethin-" A loud roar as he turned his head in response to the noise an exciting scene appeared before his eyes. A tiger flying at him jaws agape ready to swallow him whole, if he reacts to slow he will be its lunch. All playing out in slow motion for Mathus he crouched under the tigers attack jumping backwards he slid right under the beasts belly. Shaking his head in disapproval he yelled loudly, "CAN'T YOU SEE THAT YOU'RE INTERRUPTING MY ADVENTURE!" A few exchange of blows later and Mathus was riding the large tiger he began to sing the lyrics of Bink again.

((OOC: Filler post!))

[jubakilaque]

(OOC: Sorry for wait.)

The street's bustling people seemed to have evaporated into thin air when the pair got back. Instead, they were replaced with an odd looking couple of pirates. They conversed with each other while Silo watched on, interested. Their short conjecture finished early however, and the pair got into a fighting stance.

"Hey, can, can yo-you fight?," Asked Eyeon. Silo grinned at this; fighting was one of the few things he really excelled at. Picking up a hatchet from his waist, Silo looked into the enigmatic eyes of the girl that had decided to accompany him. She seemed quite scared of the pirates, which incited Silo to make a mental note: he wouldn't tell her about his profession unless it was absolutely vital.

'Fight? Yeah - sure I can!' He chuckled, brimming with confidence. Turning to face the other people, whom would now become his adversaries, Silo said;

'Come on! Let's fight!' Taunting them, he threw his hatchet at the head of the younger one. Expecting it to miss, the wotan followed up by charging the pair. With his large size, Silo was easily able to take them both on one arm.

'LARIAT!'

[Mikan]

Flocky was almost hit by the hatchet that came his way. He dodged it by putting his head down, while Barty looked towards their back at the hatchet. As they turned their face to look at Silo, they were strucked by a wotan across their faces, sending them backwards. In the rush of the attack, Barty fired two shots into the air with his gun. They went down into the dirt ground, their hands in their faces as if slapped. The guns swirled away from them in the ground about four feet away.

Meanwhile up in the air, the iron bullet went up as far as it can go, until it was out of sight. Then, it changed direction. It went down; and its dangerous speed starts to pick up. It's direction in poor Taeyeon looking at the situation with an aloof expression on her face. The frightened stance was gone, and she had put his trust in Silo since he was strong enough to protect them both. If push comes to shove, she could always do things her way. The bullet unexpectedly dug deep in her chest, and went out in his back. She let out a small scream that made Flocky and Barty look at her instead of Silo. The impact made her sit down in the ground.

What's really disconcerting was it wasn't blood pouring in the hole. It was a dark-reddish liquid. It was oil.

[Nasakeshira]

The tiger growled disapprovingly as it carried its rider through the forest. Slapping its head he hit it hard on the head, then he scolded it loudly. "Be quiet or sing Binks with me!" They traveled in what seemed to be a straight line. After awhile a clearing appeared a head, "finally we're making progress." The words were cheerfully spouted as he directed the tiger ahead. Making his way through this ring of the forest had lead him back out into the city. Confused he continued into the city, everyone had seemed to... disappear. Deciding to check the docks Mathus' pet lurched forward as it went into a dead on sprint. The last building on the corner blocked the White Queen. Yelling to go faster the tiger Mathus had named Benny turned the corner sliding a little. Jaws open, tongue lolling indicating pure joy it crashed into the tables and railings of a seaside restaurant before a kick of its hind legs sent it surging forward. Moving at full speed Mathus cheered it on towards the White Queen. What he hadn't realized is that their crash had put them in the opposite direction moving from the White Queen.

They ran for a small bit before a blur flashed in front of his eyes. Although less than three seconds he had recognized four people. Two rather ugly looking men, the wanton (Silo's new nickname: Wanton) that should currently be getting supplies, and a girl who seemed to have covered herself in oil. On command Mathus had ordered Benny to stop, jamming its paws into the ground it continued to slide forward in the oil that covered the pavement before losing balance and throwing Mathus off his back. The duo went flying into a warehouse building.

"WOOOOOOH!" Mathus shouted in excitement and joy, he popped out of the rubble and approached Silo. At a loss for words he tried to express the awesomeness he just experienced. "DID YOU SEE THAT! I WAS GOING LIKE- I MEAN LIKE- IT WAS AMAZING!" The crash into the building seemed to have no visible effect on Mathus's body besides a few scratches here and there. More noticeably now there was even more oil on the floor. After taking a few deep breaths and waiting for the adrenaline to wear off he talked still in a loud yet notably quieter than previous voice. "So who's ugly number one and ugly number two? We getting our provisions from them?" He asked as Benny grumbled shaking off piles of wood approaching Mathus. "And who's the dirty girl?"

((OOC: Welcome Benny to the crew xD He's my new (crew)pet, Benny the Bengal[Every crew needs a pet first there was Laboon... Chopper...]. Sorry for the late reply, my creative juices for Mathus had slightly died. I may have misread your post Mikan but it seems that you were shot and is now bleeding oil?))

[jubakilaque]

(OOC: We kinda already have a crew pet...meet Snugglepuss! Oh yeah, and I'm kind of getting rid of Silo, so he's gonna like get lost or die or something soon...)

'Grr...' A low throaty growl sounded from the thundercat's mouth. Things, to be perfectly honest, weren't looking too good. Wanda had been in the toilet shack building for a few minutes, and already an altercation had developed. On the street in front of him, Snugglepuss could clearly see some kind of giant fish creature, two rough looking men, and a girl that bled...ink? Snugglepuss hadn't seen many other dark liquids like that, and the thundercat hadn't known humans to have such weird blood.

Maybe she's not human?...if I can get her away from the fish creature...could I eat it?

Snugglepuss' mind wandered as he mused the possibility of killing and eating the wotan in front of him. One couldn't blame him - he was a predatory animal, feline too, and everyone knows cats like fish. However, Snugglepuss decided to leave them alone for the time being. The 'Thunder Incarnate' was pretty wary of this group, and as such did nothing to attack. Instead, Snugglepuss chose to stay prone outside the toilet, amusing himself by zapping ants with blasts of electricity.

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The sound of a squeal turned Silo's gaze towards Eyeon. His jaw dropped, hitting the floor in surprise and shock and a whole myriad of other emotions. His face alone couldn't convey his feelings right now, instead his skin warped and flashed into a smorgasbord of colours that spanned the whole spectrum and everything in between. It wasn't the fact that the odd girl had been shot - although that was shocking too - rather, it was the fact that she was bleeding oil.

'You...you...bleed...oil?' Finally managing to say something, Silo was still flabbergasted. People shouldn't bleed oil! It was weird! He did nothing but point at Eyeon, and even managed not to register Mathus' appearance until the rose-haired lad came right up to him and shouted.

"DID YOU SEE THAT! I WAS GOING LIKE- I MEAN LIKE- IT WAS AMAZING!" Silo looked down for a second, and noticed that his acting captain was covered in a few scratches. Curious, the wotan looked up again, this time past Eyeon, and caught sight of the gaping hole in a building.

Was that him?

He asked himself. Although it probably was, the navigator of the Chess Pirates was still disbelieving that such chaos could be caused single-handedly by the martial artist in front of him. Sure, Mathus had the abilities of a devil fruit and all, but surely...surely even he couldn't do that?

'I told you to keep a low profile!' yelled Silo, suddenly angry at Mathus. If they wanted to get away from Raito without problems, then the excited rose-haired lad had blown all chances of it happening. Mathus seemed to take no notice however, instead saying;

"So who's ugly number one and ugly number two? We getting our provisions from them?" Silo shook his head. It was a simple answer, but for now that's all Mathus needed to know. Besides, the wotan didn't really want the guy to take over his fight; Mathus had caused enough damage already.

"And who's the dirty girl?"

'Huh? That's Eyeon. She bleeds...oil...' Replied Silo. Noticing the tiger casually strolling towards Mathus, the wotan asked;

'Where did you get a tiger?' His question would be overshadowed however, by the arrival of a more interesting animal...

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The appearance of a tiger put Snugglepuss on high alert. Locking eyes with the other predatory feline, the thundercat let out a quick, sharp warning growl. Crackles of electricity jumped around his body, letting the tiger and potential threat to Wanda know who was boss.

Using his natural abilities as a thundercat, Snugglepuss detected the natural electric field around everything; he was keeping an 'eye' on Wanda while not even looking. Making sure no one moved towards the toilet, the 'Thunder Incarnate' strolled confident towards the tiger, and growled in its face.

'Grr!' To humans, this meant nothing much. But to felines, Snugglepuss' message was perfectly clear.

Shove off.

[Mikan]

"Oh shit," Taeyeon said, looking at Mathus, the tiger, and Silo. She put her hands on her chest, and confirmed what Silo had said. She is bleeding oil. Taeyeon saw both pirates scatter when they had seen the tiger Mathus was riding. Taeyeon was looking for an excuse. The hole made from the bullet slowly regenerated and her white skin appeared over where the hole was. Then, she let her hands slid revealing her once-injured open chest to both pirates.

"U-um, what do you mean, hehehe," she stood up quietly, dramatically, while she laughed awkwardly at them.

"I love your imagination, Silo-san. Bleeding oil," Taeyeon said pretending to laugh. She was acting too much, though. She rocked her head back and forth as if she was electrocuted. She was just acting like she was laughing hysterically. But, then, her eye caught something on the ground. It was oil.

"Damn. Okay, yes, I bleed oil," Taeyeon said sounding sad, but regained her composure as she shouted at Mathus saying, "HEY, I'M NOT DIRTY,"

"Oh by the way, I'm Taeyeon," the girl said to Mathus, quickly realizing that she had said her real name. As she realized this the word "constant vigilance" shattered in her brain into tiny pieces. What's worse is that she had lied to Silo. She was completely confused after the situation.

"Yes, my real name is Taeyeon," she confirmed to Silo.

"I'm kinda a fugitive in this island," she explained to both of them.

"What's your na-," Taeyeon stopped in the middle of her question as a cat, or maybe something else, walked into the group, growled at them all, though its eyes were on the tiger.

Taeyeon feeling very fond at the creature smiled at Snugglepuss, extended her hand into her fur, and...