(Last night....)
Victor: Hey, have you two eaten?
Marine 1: Hm? Uhm... N-No-
Victor: Then go eat. We'll keep watch.
Marine 2: Thanks. We'll be quick.
Letting the two Marines go eat, Victor and Azriel "take over" so they can update their captain.
Azriel: They are getting suspicious about the gold. And after tomorrow, I have no clue if we'll be able to make it in time for the meeting.
Davy: Did you get the safe open?
Victor: I'm going to have to blow it open. But no way I can do it unnoticed.
Davy: Huh...
Victor: What about you? Did you learn Conqorors?
Davy: Nah. I think I just need a real feel for it sadly.
Davy: We'll go tomorrow.
Azriel:(sigh)... Hopefully, we can get the key by then.
Davy: What are you talking about?
Azriel: You can't break out, Captain.
Davy: My grandfather is going to let me out.
Azriel: And if he doesn't?
Davy: Drop the anchor.
Azriel: Huh?
Davy:(chuckles)
He lying down on the floor, Davy crosses his arms behind his head and chuckles.
Davy: Azriel, instead of trying to be pretty and smart, you choose either sexy or genius.
Azriel: The hell does that mean, salmon head?!
Davy: Did you really think I let my grandfather put me in a cell without a plan? Please...
Davy: I've had to escape him before. I can do it again.
Davy: Tomorrow. At one. Drop the Wick's anchor onto the base, so it crashes straight through the ceiling of my cell.
Davy: Then we'll all ride it back to the ship.
Azriel:....
Azriel: Fine. It's a decent plan.
Davy: Hehe...
Azriel: Guess you chose genius overlooks.
Davy: Yeah- Hey! What does that mean duck wings!?
Azriel: Sawy~, I'm too dumb to know what you mean. But don't worry. I'll wear something sexy so you can tell how smart I am.
Davy:(grumbles)...
Victor:(tilts head)
(Present day)
The Wicked Wench's Anchor crashed all the way down to Davy's cell. Koby then saw his grandson stand on the anchor as the dust settled.
Davy: Sorry, gramps. But I have to go!
Grabbing the bars of the cell, Koby began to slowly bend them.
Davy: I can't leave my crewmate in Bojack's hands. You once told me...
Davy: "A man cannot claim they are strong if they can't protect what they value."
Davy: And that... "The Greatest treasures in this world are friends, family, and the memories made with them".
Koby:... You remembered that?
Davy:(smiles) I remember a lot of things you taught me!
The anchor began to rise.
Koby:... Davy!
Davy: Hm?
Koby: Smaller things need less energy to move.
Davy: Huh?
Davy then noticed he was still at level 2, as he looked at his Haki-covered arm.
Davy:!
Davy:(smile) Thanks! Oh and... Tell Mom I'm fine and having lots of fun!!
As the anchor rose out of the Marine base, Azriel leaped onto the anchor and was quickly followed by Victor who was carrying the box.
As soon as the anchor was out of the building, the Wicked Wench took off with the Marines firing at them.
Azriel: This is definitely going to get the rest of us a bounty...
Davy: Hm?
He noticed Azriel's wing-based clothing.
Azriel: What?
Davy: I thought you were being sarcastic with the sexy outfit bit.
Azriel: Hmph. The Captain's orders are absolute...
Davy: Heh. Look at us bantering!
Getting onto the deck, the Davy and his crew speed off to the meeting point.
(Jingle)
Azriel dropped all the gold she scooped up with her wings.
Tiga: Ohhhhh!! We can buy so much milk with this!
Tiga: Like... 15 cups!
Jade:(giggles), much more than that, Tiga darling.
Davy: Sadly, we're going to have to give it to Bojack.
Victor: All of it?
Davy: It's the price for Ruby's safe return.
Azriel: And once the transaction is done?
Davy: As soon as she's safe in our arms, we'll let her decide what to do with them.
Azriel:.... I can accept that.
Azriel:(looks around)
Azriel: Where's Shin?
Jade:(blows smoke)
Jade: He's been making himself useful for the past few days.
Victor: Uhhh... Captain?
Davy: What's up?
Turning to Victor, Davy, and the others find that he had opened the box of Marine routes, to discover the truth.
Victor: These aren't Marine Routes.
Davy: Crap! Did they not have them?!
Victor: No, I think Bojack was after something else entirely.
He pulls out a file named "Project Fresh Water". Opening it, it had pictures of several people, one of them Bojack.
Azriel: What the hell is this?
Jade: "Project Fresh Water", a Marine operation with the goal of destroying the image of Pirates.
Everyone:?
Jade:(huffs smoke)
Jade:(sigh)
Jade: The file has more details...
Jade: But a quick summary would be that several marines have been tasked with ruining the current portrayal of Pirates...
Jade:... by pretending to be the worst kind of pirate.
Tiga: Why?
Jade: Take the Straw Hat Pirates for example... After all the islands they saved, they caused a boom in pirates who wanted to do the same.
Azriel: Why would the Marines do something like that?
Jade: If I had to wager a guess...
Jade: It's because of the old blood from the old world government that's still in the Marines.
Jade: They aren't happy with the boom of pirates, so they propose this plan which would make society fall back into hating them.
Jade: And with Marine kids and grandkids like Davy-Baby here...
Davy:....
Jade: The new blood green-lit the idea, but had no interest in seeing the awful things it caused.
Davy: So... Bojack is a marine?
Jade: He wanted that file... So perhaps he's going rogue? Why don't you ask him?
Davy:...
Grabbing the file, he tossed it back into the box and locked it.
Davy: A neat secret, but I don't really care. It doesn't change a thing...
(Later.....)
Honeydew Island, the meeting point where they would exchange Ruby for the box and gold. A small island, roughly 4 kilometers long and 3 wide, there was nothing but an abandoned town and a ship in the opposite dock.
In the dock, they anchored, Davy and his crew saw the Bounty Pirates waiting for them with Ruby who was sitting in a cage, gagged.
Bojack: You made it!
Grabbing the box, Davy hopped down with Tiga and Victor. Azriel was left to get the gold ready.
Sora: Whoa, whoa. You two stay where you are.
Tiga: Huh?
Victor:(places hand on gun)
Davy: It's fine.
Getting closer without the others, he was eventually stopped once he was a few meters away from him and the Bounty crew.
Bojack: That's far enough. Where's the money?
Davy: Once we exchange the box and Ruby, we'll give you the gold.
Davy: But before we take this any further... Get her out of that cage.
Bojack:...(shrugs)
Bojack: "Control cage; Intangible"
Bojack: Come on, Ruby, show your face.
She walked out from behind Bojack with a black eye as Davy presented the box.
Davy: Hm?
Bojack: Babe, go get the box.
Yumi: You got it, Bo-Bo~.
Strutting over toward Davy within a sexual way, Yumi demanded the attention of all the men, except for Davy J, whose eyes were glued on a defeated, black-eyed Ruby.
Yumi: I'll take that, kid-
She tried to take the box but was unable to break it out of Davy's grip.
(Crack)
Before Yumi's eyes, the box cracked under Davy's strength.
Yumi: Hey! Wha?!
Looking at Davy's face, she found a glare and an aura of someone about to murder.
Davy: Is this some kind of sick joke...?
Bounty Pirates:?
Davy:(grits teeth) Did you think I wouldn't notice...?
(VRRRRRRRRRRRR)
His limbs began to spin so fast, that they seemed to be still, however, the sound and gust of wind were a dead giveaway.
Yumi: What do you think you're doing!?
Davy: Tell me...
(WHAM)
Smashing the box over Yumi's face with a waste rotation boosted backhand, Davy launched her through several decrepit buildings.
Davy: WHAT PART OF "UNHARMED" DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAAAAAND!?!!
Ruby:!!!
Flying past her, and smashing his fist straight into Bojack, was Davy who lost his cool over a simple black eye. The fight for revenge over Ruby's black eye had begun. The Captains took this fight on one side of the island as their crews went to war.
To be continued....