VENTURING THESE SEAS LEADS TO RUIN

HOWEVER ENFORCE YOURLAWS ,AND SPREAD YOURLIESI'LL CUT IT ALL DOWN WITH THIS BLADE OF MINE

IT IS WEAKNESS THAT DRAWS THEM TO KILL AND DESTROY & THE RUSH OF POWER... DISGUSTING.

"Welcome to the Logue Town Shipyard's Museum!" the announcer echoed as travelers from all across Logue Town gathered to admire the ancient vessels, which had taken on damage on the seas over the years. First off, we have, Big Blue! Formerly in the possession of Admiral-" Zeke's attention span, faded off from the announcer as he inspected the shipyards in it's entirety, in search of the Red Barron. This was thirty minutes prior to the ship robbery, Zeke, Xylo and L.A. Richards all blended in as tourists inspecting the ships in the museum. Luckily, the ships themselves lied atop the calm ship houses holding warehouse. Following the tour guide, Zeke inched closer to his party, "There's some pretty good ships here actually... However, some of them are damaged beyond repair... this might be a bust..." Zeke asked. "Depends. Even if they're damaged, they might still be sea worthy. Look like that one!" L.A. Richards pointed. As Zeke looked up to the ship hoisted in the air, it was the Red Barron which stood before him. A smile shot across Zeke's face, shuffling through the crowd on the sidelines, Zeke hopped onto the adjacent ships deck, hopping three meters distances from the dock, to the dock ramp, onto one of the vessels on display. Running to the front of the ship, Zeke leaped from ship to ship, until he was finally below the Red Barron. There was a staircase built to the ship hoisted almost ten feet off the ground. However, what Zeke was inspecting was how in the world would he actually get this ship out of the shipyard.


"Sir! Sir! You're not supposed to actually hop on the vessels! They are all exhibit pieces" the announcer shouted angrily. The announcer rushed ahead of the pack, within which Xylo and L.A. Richards were still among the visitors. Everyone gawked at the scene, wondering if the deranged acrobat, as he appeared to be, was off his rocker. "Oh." Zeke shouted. "I'm here to steal the Red Barron though." Zeke said grinning. Drawing Beak, the metal strings the hoisted strings off the ground were scaled by Zeke, placing Beak in his mouth, once aboard the ship, Zeke used his blade to slice open, "Pounding Dog - Celestial Slice" , the metal wires, causing the ship to fall. "Let's see how study this bad boy is. Rishishishi..." Zeke said laughing. The ship plopped onto the water in the harbor below, a large surge of water shot onto the docking path, almost like a wave hitting the shores. "Th-Th-Th- Theft! Call the marines!" the announcer shouted from his snail blow horn. "These sails a pretty banged up... However, they're good enough to sail." Zeke thought. Hopping onto the ship's deck, the whole vessel light up, almost in response to his arrival. Walking towards the lever on the mast, Zeke began to crank up the anchor. "Time to set sail." Zeke said, adjusting his top hat. Kuro Hare was sleeping gently under the warm setup, that was Zeke's top hat.

VENTURING THESE SEAS LEADS TO RUIN

HOWEVER ENFORCE YOURLAWS ,AND SPREAD YOURLIESI'LL CUT IT ALL DOWN WITH THIS BLADE OF MINE

IT IS WEAKNESS THAT DRAWS THEM TO KILL AND DESTROY & THE RUSH OF POWER... DISGUSTING.

Steering through the warehouse, Zeke's path outside the concrete walls were somewhat symbolic of his journey so far. In his life he's always been faced with unnecessary hurdles that limited him from advancing towards were he wanted to be. For some reason, he thought back to the picnics his deceased wife and him would share on his off days from the library and duty. It was a kind of solemn that would always have a place in his heart, but at the end of the tunnel, somehow, they're was light. Xylo's voice snapped him out of his trance, breaking through the final barricade the Red Barron had escaped the docking harbor, as it sailed outwards, ten marine grunts hopped aboard, trying to stop the robbery in progress. "Stop right there-" one of the men shouted, but when the saw the figures before them, their will depleted significantly.


"You're the guys from the Massacre of Logue Town! Your wanted posters are coming out later today! You're Kuro Neko...." one the marines shouted. "L-L-L-" the other one stammered pointing at Xylo, "It's... the man they call the Grim One...." the man said, messing up Xylo's nickname. Zeke started to laugh slight, "The Grim One.... Rishihsishishi....That's a cool nickname you have their, Mr.Grim One-sama...." Zeke said taunting Xylo. "L.A! Are we all set on the sails yet!?" Zeke shouted. L.A. Richards, assuming the identity of a tight rope carny, she stole from three months prior, used her new found agility to swap the sails with those of the adjacent ships. "All done Cap'!" L.A. Richards shouted. "It's the Demon Child, L.A. Richards!" one of the marines shouted dropping his weapons. "The three of them are in a crew.... I have to call HQ!" one of the marines shouted. "Vice Admiral T-" the marines thought was interrupted by the loud crash of the Red Barron breaking through the final barricade onto the open waters. Taking a deep breath, Zeke embraced the smell of sea water on his nostrils as the vessels shot into the open seas. L.A. Richards opened the sails, and the Red Barron shot off. Doing a forty five degree turn, Zeke shot out of the harbor onto Open Water, inching faster and faster away from the shore line, three marines abandoned the vessel, while seven remained behind to fulfill they're duty, capturing the young upstarts.


"Now then." Zeke said, exiting the cabin which covered the poop deck and the stern, leaning on the balcony structure which overlooked the deck. "Ugh... I don't have a name for the crew or anything... I guess that'll come later." Zeke announced. "However... I'm not in the mood for dirtying my blade so... if you want to hop off, now would be a good time." Zeke said grinning. One of the marines pulled their pistol and aimed it at Zeke. "Take this pirate!" the marine shouted. "Always with this pirate thing..." Zeke said sighing. Lunging off the elevated part of the deck, which was about ten meters off the ground, Zeke landed in-front of the shooter, dashing towards the grunt, he placed his face next to his ear. "Really... I was trying to be nice to." Zeke said, slamming the hilt of his blade into the man's mid-section. Zeke's quick movements startled the others, spinning like a top, Zeke used his sheathed blade to knock the startled marines off board, including the one he struck. "That leaves four of you... Anymore takers? Your kind of cutting my celebration short." Zeke said smiling.

VENTURING THESE SEAS LEADS TO RUIN

HOWEVER ENFORCE YOURLAWS ,AND SPREAD YOURLIESI'LL CUT IT ALL DOWN WITH THIS BLADE OF MINE

IT IS WEAKNESS THAT DRAWS THEM TO KILL AND DESTROY & THE RUSH OF POWER... DISGUSTING.

"Eh. Not sure about that... How about..." Zeke thought hard, trying to wrack his brain for a crew name. "Like I said, we'll figure it out later." Zeke resolved, depressed that he couldn't come up with a cool name on the fly. "Looks like Xylo doesn't quite want to play with you anymore... I'm kind of on a schedule to so-" Zeke concluded taking a calm deep breath, "There's been something I wanted to try out... However, I've only seen master do this... Maybe I'm strong enough now." Zeke concluded mentally. "Tarōbō - Tobu Zangeki", jumping into sideways, Zeke launched himself to the marines nine' o clock, his swift movements complemented his nickname, Kuro Neko. Lifting his blade behind his neck, resting on his shoulder, with great force Zeke slashed forward, releasing a wind blade which picked up the remaining marines and shot them off the deck. The blue luminous strike left the marines with their eyes opened and stunned. Hitting into the deck's barricade, the marines flipped over, into the seas. The Red Barron, "I'll call this ship the Red Tengu! Sounds cooler anyway!" Zeke shouted. The Red Tengu, as Zeke dubbed it, sailed along the seas drifting further and further away from Logue Town.




Meanwhile, in Logue Town, as Zeke and the others escape, Bernard and his men are transported to the local jail house at the 45th Branch's headquarters. Scratching his head, the Vice Admiral Tsukki had arrived on the scene. "Unfortunate... How unfortunate... I really had my money on you Bernard. You handled all of my top tier marks... That way... I get the glory and you get the money... That's how your bounty stayed so low... Now I have to write up a report..." Tsukki said rubbing his eyes, as he had just awaken from his nap. "Tsu-kun! I promise... This won't happen again... It was those damn brats... The Red Eyed freaked and the other one with the top hat... They were stronger than expected!" Bernard shouted. "You got iced by two knew rookies... and a woman with a glorified makeup kit... Not to mention Griffin and Corts at your disposal... His men and mine... Nearly 100 officers died here.... Bernard... It's not as black and white... as you think." Tsukki said, slightly irritated. "It doesn't matter... We'll meet on these seas eventually... Whether it be in these Blues or otherwise... Think of their eventual deaths as my way of mourning yours, Bernard." Tsukki said grinning. "What do you-" Bernard uttered, losing conciseness from the shot to heart from Tsukki's fists. The ten ft' man towered over Bernard, "Shut up and die already." Tsukki said smiling.


Meanwhile on the Red Tengu, Zeke, Xylo and L.A. Richards celebrate their voyage with a glass of ale. L.A. Richards enters the kitchen, to discover a woman... sleeping on the table.