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Loguetown
East Blue
The Docks
East Blue
The Docks
Contrary to the panic it triggered, the Lieutenant simply closed his eyes and extended his senses throughout his entire body from the tip of his whiskers to the claws in his feet, ready for what he knew would follow. Only...Choco grows increasingly agitated as the Lieutenant and Sebastian speak, eyes darting back and forth between the two of them as if looking for an escape. When it becomes clear that no help is coming, he straightens up slightly and puts his hands on his waist.
"My papers," he says, "Of course, of course. They're right here in my jacket..." he reaches into the breast pocket of his jacket, but when he withdraws his hand he is not holding a bundle of official papers - instead he holds a pistol.
"I suppose the gig is up then, such as it is!" Choco declares, pointing his weapon directly at the Lieutenant. "You see before you Captain Alward Choco, of the Gold Crown Pirates!"
Alward Choco
Captain of the Gold Crown Pirates
Bounty: 0 Belli
"For my first trick...seizing the island of Loguetown. Goodbye, Lieutenant!"
He pulls the trigger several times in rapid succession. Gunsmoke fills the air, and Seaman Apprentice Hart screams.
...it wasn't even necessary, which meant many things about the circumstances at hand.When the smoke clears, nobody is hurt. The marines sit in a state of groggy confusion, running their hands over their bodies as if they're afraid of finding an unseen bullet wound. And yet nobody does.
"Wow," Hart says after a moment. "Did you miss every shot?"
"I..." Choco says, hand trembling with impotent rage.
"I didn't even know that was possible, at this range. You must be...the worst shot. Of all time."
Most of all, however, that he was correct in his hunch, and glad to have made the precautionary arrangements.
Looking on the Taii spots Jun Yi among the Marines, meets their gaze and nods as he leads Hart move to join the Warrant Officer from the side. "I take it this is all of the vessels bearing the flag?"
"Have your men clear out the civilians and be ready just in case," he speaks softly, "With me, Jun'i, Nitōhei." With that he walks from the crowd towards the off-boarding men.
@Gally"It doesn't matter!" Choco shrieks, hurling his pistol at the ground, where it bounces feebly off the wood of the dock. "Even as we speak, my agents are infiltrating the island from all sides!"
"Oh yes," Choco chortles, "You see, this whole process has been a very clever ruse! And you fell for it, hook line and sinker! Yee-hee-hee-hee-hee!" He points directly into the sky. "Prepare yourselves, Loguetown!"
Not even wasting his time retorting the inept ramblings of the fat man before him the Lieutenant let his voice carry wide.
"MARINES! FIRE!"
At the same time, the rumble of artillery would follow to send the enemy ships back to the depths. Surely some would clash, and both the outer structures and the docks would suffer damage, but taking out the riff-raff was far more worthwhile regardless.Before the assembled Marines and Privateers can move to arrest him, there's a rumbling on the horizon. Suddenly, Choco's ships floating in the bay launch a barrage of cannonballs at the island.
In an instant the Lieutenant was alight with a frenetic energy, and with a rapid spin red fur shot out in rapid succession into the solar plexuses of the three burly men behind the the man whom had unloaded the barrel of candy and now reached to apprehend Shamgar. In that instant they too were beset by a burst of powerful electricity, sending them slumping to the floor unconscious as the commanding officer let the power fade.There's a blur of motion, that the Privateers, the Marine Lieutenant, and perhaps a few of the Marines (and maybe even Pirates?) present can follow as a man in a dark cloak and wearing a large conical straw hat moving very quickly, and then suddenly steel is scraping against stone for a moment.
"I'd be careful talking about who's getting hooked, Pirate scum."
Oh, hey, the dude in a cloak is holding a couple of hook swords. One of them is around Choco's raised wrist, firmly trying to pull said hand down. The other is hooked around his opposite foot, and if his arm begins to come down, that hook pulls at his ankle, seeking to upset him and send him sprawling to the ground.
The stranger raises his head to look at the Lieutenant and the rather noticeable Privateers.
"Hi. Found some trash you Marines will probably want to take to the dump."
The swords blur for a moment, before the cloak is dramatically thrown off, conveniently wrapping itself a pack of personal belongings that went airborne, even as the (now visibly so) armored man smoothly sheathes his swords. He holds out a hand to catch the cloak-wrapped gear, swiftly tying it off before bowing to the Lieutenant.
"Could one of your men watch my belongings, Lieutenant? I had a mind to go help out at your HQ if there's any trouble there, or relay a message and then go hunt down any more Pirates running about. Just don't want my good clothes getting damaged, you know."
If the request is accepted he hands the pack off, if not he shrugs and puts it back on. Unless someone orders, demands, or requests he stay or do something else, he'll start walking toward the Marine HQ, stopping halfway out of the open area next to the Docks.
"My name is Shamgar, by the way."
Unless stopped, he will then continue on his way.
"I appreciate the support, bounty hunter," the Lieutenant spoke up, gesturing for Seaman Apprentice Hart to gather his cloak-sack with one hand as his other drew the weapon about his waist — a fairly large zweihänder with a simple handle, "But more importantly I'd rather have you travel to the hospital with Hart-Nitōhei. Most of my more seasoned Marines are there recuperating from a recent attack, and they'll be more use to us in the long run if they don't go and kill themselves needlessly. Warrant Officer Yi will run the alert to Marine HQ and rally our forces."
@Bondo @Bladestar123 @erlking @God and the Snake @Wizard_Marshall
With that and a nod to the still-present privateer, the Taii raised his sword on high and called to his men.
"Marines! Aid the Rose-Eyed Pirates and remove the Gold Crown Pirates from our doorstep! Send these cowards packing!"
With one last look at the floundered captain the Lieutenant's blade flickered out and bluntly collided with his head as the electrical flow returned to his form, his tail bristling with disgust. "For every decent pirate with character, there's another sniveling degenerate looking to make mayhem and ruin."
Hakuyū (覇優)
Marine Lieutenant
Current Ranking Officer of Loguetown
Still alight with electricity rolling off of his fur, the Mink Taii charged with sword in hand towards the pirate flagship. Among the riffraff of the five-vessel fleet there was bound to be a bigger fish — perhaps even the Fishman himself, if memory served correctly.LoguetownA angler fish fishman stands on the front deck, arms crossed. His jaw, locked in a permanent underbite, shows off a row of impressive teeth. From his forehead dangles a softly pulsing light.
East Blue
The Gold Crown Pirates Flagship
Checkworth Callow
Commander of the Gold Crown Pirates
Bounty: 13,000,000 Belli