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Loki was sitting in on of his favorite little local diners ready to feast. It was almost noon in Yotsuba and He and Elizabeth had spent most of it walking about and catching up. Interesting enough after telling him that she didn't want a drink her first pit stop was a bar. Although she had only gone in to hear a bit of rumors she ended up getting a drink anyway. Not that Loki was surprised, there was nothing wrong with a small drink now and again. But after all of that they two managed to trek their way down a small diner he had mentioned earlier to get some food. He had ordered a heap of what he considered to be the best damn pancakes on the planet. Chocolate Chip pancakes of course. He was sitting a two person table as Elizabeth was the only one accompanying him it was all they needed. He was somewhat curious to see what she had ordered. For the most part the man mainly played with his silver ware and drank half of the orange juice he ordered to waste time until his food arrived. But eventually he caved in and needed to spark up a conversation to pass the time.

"You Elizabeth. Apart from being the leader of some criminal organization in Jail whatchyu been up to these past couple weeks? Apart from our little meeting the other day I spose I haven't seen any of the 'crew' since we rescued that Jeff guy."

He asked a pretty simple question, making sure to use his fingers to make some air quotations when he said crew just to emphasize how silly he thought it was. Though it wasn't a bad idea. He somewhat preferred to think of themselves as organization of highly talented ninjas... Something like that anyway. But before his train of thought could continue or Elizabeth could answer his question their food had arrived.

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The green haired female sat across the two seated table from her companion for the day. Purple eyes trailed off to look at all of the people around the establishment. There were older folks, younger folks, and even children about. However, something just didn't seem quite right to the woman now. She seemed to be more saddened than she was just a little while ago. Her eyes would turn to Loki, who was messing around with his silverware and drinking his juice. That would be the one sight to make her smile. She couldn't help but think about how funny it was to watch the ways he passed time. Elizabeth could definitely tell he was bored simply by the way he acted. Although Loki might have seemed like some scary teen, he also seemed very childish, which made him less scary in the eyes of Elizabeth. Then again, all of the children seemed to be that way, especially Honora. Honora was definitely a more... strict... acting child but she had her moments.

Eventually, the voice of the young blonde would reach the green haired female's ears. He would begin talking about her made up jail mates, which would cause her to roll her eyes with a small sigh. Soon after, she would smile softly only for it to fade quickly. Elizabeth didn't exactly want to answer his questions because it wasn't something she took pride in. The female hadn't exactly seen the others much either but she did see them once or twice more than the blonde. However, what really caught her off was the finger quotations the boy had made when he said to word "crew". She Honestly didn't know what the purpose would be for such actions, other than the fact he might not find it enjoyable. Perhaps, he didn't find the crew worthy to be a part of. Knowing him though, he wouldn't have stuck around so long if he thought such a thing.

Before Elizabeth could say a word to Loki, his stack of pancakes arrived at their table, along with Elizabeth's plate of eggs. She didn't feel in much of an eating mood at the moment but she needed something, so eggs seemed like her best bet. After shooting the waiter a short smile, Elizabeth would pick up a fork and begin to move her eggs around on the plate. After a moment, she would stab through the soft, fluffy substance and place it in her mouth. The woman wold chew silently as her eyes wandered off once more.

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Loki sat quietly while he waited for a response from the green eyed master criminal. She rolled her eyes a few times and gave a soft smile here in their but that was the end of her response. IF she was going to respond she was caught off track by the arrival of food. In any case he would wait for the woman to respond while he viciously attacked his stack of pancakes. He reached for the small bottle of maple syrup that the waitress so kindly delivered to their table along with their food. He started pouring the syrup on top of his pancakes before reaching for his knife and fork and cutting bite sized square shaped pieces off. Wasting no time he shoveled the square pieces of heaven into his mouth, savoring every sweet chocolaty bite.

Elizabeth had only ordered eggs for her breakfast. He wasn't too surprised she was a woman after all, he didn't expect her to order a heaping pile of food like he had. He had eaten almost a whole pancake while Elizabeth played with her eggs, just now taking her first bite. As the two ate their food the diner slowly emptied. They were one of the only tables with people now. Apart from a few waiters and waitresses there was only four or five other customers now present. It was getting later in the afternoon now so people probably weren't that hungry but it was somewhat odd such a popular diner was so empty. Either way Loki didn't care enough to give the issue too much thought. He continued on eating his second pancake, taking a sip of his orange juice here and there to wash it down. There was an odd thumping sound off in the distance... Maybe there was some sort of parade or something? That would certainly be why the diner wasn't as busy. Loki would almost certainly have to drag Elizabeth along after they finished their meal.

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Purple eyes would switch from the surroundings to the boy in front of her. She would watch as he so aggressively ate his meal with one of his pancakes already devoured. The green haired woman had never seen him move so quickly before it put her in an odd state of awe. She would slowly stab her fluffy pieces of egg and lift them to her mouth with the same pace. Of course, she would slowly chew as she watched the male. Did all boys eat in such a manner? As Elizabeth thought back to every male she had ever met, she began to realize just how many men ate like Loki was at this moment. The green haired woman would smile before shrugging and taking a sip of her untouched water.

Eventually, Elizabeth would begin to notice the establishment slowly emptying. She would watch as people stood, said their farewells, and walked right out the door. The cowgirl would smile in return at a child here and there, as they smiled at her first. The woman would soon finish her small plate of eggs, as Loki had finished half of his second pancake. She had absolutely no idea how he even still had anything left to drink in his glass. Better yet, she had no idea where he was even putting everything. He was such a slim boy she just couldn't fathom him eating any more than he already had. However, something would catch Elizabeth's thoughts off track.

As she stared at the blonde, her body would perk up at the sound of a thud. It sounded as if it were off in the distance, since it was quiet but she still wasn't quite sure what it was or if it was even safe. The green haired female would think about it for a moment before settling back down. She was sure whatever happened the two could handle it together. Who knew? Maybe it wasn't even a problem to deal with.

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TWC: 771

The young man was continue on with the battle that was his breakfast. He was perfectly content with just enjoying his meal but that quite thumping was getting closer and closer and to be honest it was kind of irritating. It was almost like a buzzing noise in the back of his head that got louder and louder. As it got louder Loki noticed that the road outside the main entrance was also quite empty with only a few pedestrians who looked intently down the road while hugging the edge of the street. Finally the cause edged into view from behind the edge of a pane glass window of the diner. Marines lined up in three rows and five men deep were marching down the street. Some sort of drill maybe? Well whatever it was it was kind of annoying but soon the marines would pass by and the sound would get quieter until he could no longer hear it. Well that's what he had assumed would happened but he was proven wrong when the sound sounds. Followed by a few more steps as the row of marines turned to face the diner. What the hell was going on? He turned in his chair slightly as he looked towards the door the Marines stood outside of and then back to Elizabeth, then back to the door and back to Elizabeth once more. All the customers seemed to follow suit and the staff of the diner stood behind their counter. Two marines stepped forward from their line and stood in the doorway before shouting a clear question directed at everybody who was in the diner.

Where are these pirates! Show your faces and surrender! If you come quietly your executions will be swift and painless!"

Loki looked at the Marines shoving his last bite of pancake into his mouth until a waitress from behind the spoke up.

Thats them over their!

Loki turned to his other side to look at the voice that spoke up. He wondered who she could mean. That was until he noticed her hand up and index finger pointed directly at him. He turned back to the Marines quickly and was only able to let out a pancake muffled question.

"Whaa?"

He quickly turned to Elizabeth before thinking of a plan. Quietly he would mutter three words that only she would hear clearly.

"Kitchen. Fire Escape"

He bolted out of his chair building his speed as quickly as he could Elizabeth followed suit. The sounds of the marines shouting orders filled his ears maybe four or five seconds afterwards. Loki vaulted over the counter top before heading into an open doorway that lead to the kitchen. There was a fire escape in the far back left corner that lead to who knows where. Hopefully not more marines. The door was marked 'Fire Escape' and it was their only exit out of this bad situation. It had one of those push bars to unlock it and he pushed on it to unlock it before using his body momentum to swing the door open. The bright light filled his eyes as he tried to think of their next course of action.

She sat back in her chair with her eyes facing forward. It seemed that her attention was focused on the boy in front of her, however it was more so focused on the thudding sound she kept hearing. The sounds seemed to get louder and louder. It seemed to get closer and closer. The young woman would begin to worry about all of the possibilities. Could someone be coming for her? It wouldn't be surprising considering all the damage she had caused. Could someone be coming to harm this town? That would cause problems for everyone. How could she protect the children if they were all spread out? The woman's mind continued to race and her heart began to pound. She hadn't been quite this nervous in a while. Eventually, the sound would hault for a moment and the blonde would turn to look at the door, which would cause Elizabeth to do the same. Marines? Had they already come? Elizabeth had to grant it to them that they were pretty quick. Then, a question would come that would leave an awful feeling in her stomach.

They were looking for pirates. She had already known this from the bar but she hadn't been ready for things to begin so quickly. She hadn't been ready for such a thing to happen so soon after she through her title of pirate away. Another voice could be heard, which would cause Elizabeth to quickly turn in her direction. This time her heart would sink. The witch of a woman had sold the two out for pirates, which neither of them were. The green haired female would look to Loki quickly with fear stricken eyes. She couldn't be taken away. She hadn't done anything wrong. She couldn't let anything happen to Loki either. He would seem just as confused speaking with his mouth full. It was quite the comedic scene but also quite serious. He would swallow in time to quickly speak three words that the woman would catch onto clearly. 'Kitchen. Fire Escape. Kitchen. Fire Escape,' the woman would think as she chased after the blonde.

Purple eyes would catch every second of the boy in front of her. He would clear the bar and continue on. Elizabeth would follow after, in a less cool manner. She would roll over the top of the bar before landing on her feet with a bit of a stumble before regaining herself. She continued to follow after Loki making it to the door just in time for the blonde to push it open. He seemed to stop for a moment, "What are you doing?!" Elizabeth would say slightly panicked, as she listened to shouting voices filling the air. "Come on, Loki! We gotta do something!" The woman would look back into the kitchen to see marines beginning to make their way through. The woman would close the door behind them to at least slow them down.

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TWC: 1,278

Right or left?! Those were his only options as the duo stormed out the fire escape and into the alleyway. He took about a second before randomly making his decision to go left, pointing in the direction they should go and shutting the door behind him.

"Quick lets go right!"

He would shout as he quickly slammed the door behind them. The alley way was shortest to the left thankfully and he hoped shouting a false direction would throw the marines off. Loki and Elizabeth would take off too the left side, Elizabeth had a small lead on him as he took a second to close the door. It was about four meters to the end of the alley from there he grab onto Elizabeth's arm and lead her to the right, going another ten meters down a small road before taking a left into a different alley. He could here the sound of a door crashing and loud foot steps in the distance. The two would follow a pattern of going a short distance before taking a alleyway off to the side and heading away from the dinner they had escaped from. Taking a glance backwards time and again to check to see if they were still being chased. After fifteen or twenty minutes the duo exited an alley into a somewhat busy street where he was stop running and begin a walk to try and fit in the crowd.

" I think we lost them... We need to get Honora and Diana and get off the island before we run into any more crazy marines."

He would say this quietly so anybody walking by them wouldn't be able to make out his words. Elizabeth should have been close enough to hear him though. He was stopped dead in his tracks though as a hand grasped his shoulder. Loki immediately hopped forward two or three feet, pulling Elizabeth with him, to get away from the hand of whoever reached for him. A tall man dressed in a marine uniform was now in front of him as Loki turned to face him. He was muttering to himself as he pulled a pair of gloves out of his pocket and put them on.

"Blonde man and green hair woman... Looks like you are the two pirates we were warned about.

Again with the pirate thing. What on earth could give them the idea that they were pirates... He would say something under his breath quickly to Elizabeth before addressing the marine.

"Hey Elizabeth remember when we were saving the shaman dude and I told you that you should do something when I said a certain word Well it's gunna happen again."

Taking a second to take in a breath he would give the marine his full attention.

"Well thanks for being kind enough to not attack us outright but there has been some sort of misunderstanding here. WE aren't pirates."

The marine would cut him off before he could continue.

"Well I cant exactly take your word for it, but in any case we'll sort it all out back at the base. But until then I have orders to subdue and capture you."

The marine who was a few feet from them would bring his hands to in a fighters stance. Loki's hand reached for his back pocket pulling out a single dull white colored shell.

"Banana's"

He would say calmly and clearly so Elizabeth could here him.

In one fluid motion he would face the dial towards the marine before pressing on his trigger. He closed his eyes and brought his second hand up to shield his face for a brief moment right before the dial would expend a blinding light. A marine who was more than likely not familiar with dials was blinded, instantly bringing his hands up to shield his face. Loki would let Elizabeth do the rest as she had two free hands to Loki's one while he put the dial back in his pocket. If she could knock him out or even drop him to the ground the duo could escape to their hotel and get the rest of the crew before leaving the island.

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Purple eyes darted between the young blonde and the marines that were still making their way through the diner. She would watch as Loki still seemed to be stumped before he would point down the alley to the left. As she moved to close the door, Loki would quickly slam it himself before screaming that they would go to the right, although he would take off to the left. Realizing what he was planning, Elizabeth would quickly hurry after him. She was close on his heels, until the very end of the alley. She wasn't ready to fall behind and she certainly wasn't going to allow herself to be caught by marines if she could help it. However, her main concern was to keep the young blonde out of their grasp for he had done nothing to deserve jail time.

Once the duo had reached the end of the alley, Elizabeth would feel Loki's hand tighten around her wrist. Soon, she was being pulled to the right and to the right she would go. The woman didn't say a word. She trusted that wherever Loki lead them would be to a safe place. Elizabeth would run along the small dirt road behind the blonde before she would be pulled yet again. This time the duo was racing down an alleyway to the left. Just as the boy heard, Elizabeth would hear the same sound of a crashing door and footsteps. They seemed to be off in the distance but the green haired female still seemed to be quite on edge, even as they continued running through roads and alleyways. Purple eyes would watch the blonde haired boy turn multiple times to look behind them but Elizabeth continued to look straight ahead. She wasn't going to risk them both being caught just because they were both looking back. Theyduo had to have taken multiple left and right turns, which took them away from the diner, before they had finally stopped. The green haired female would sigh and try catching her breath as the two walked along with the innocent bodies around them.

Purple eyes would shoot to stare directly at Loki as he began to speak at a volume that only the two would be able to hear. The woman would nod with approval at the words Loki had just spoken. There was no way the group could stay on this island after this incident. Who would be next? Diana? Honora? Maybe they would even capture Loki or Elizabeth today. Who knew? They needed to get off this island if at all possible and figure out their course of action. As Elizabeth's mind ran through her maze of thoughts, she would be yanked forward and stumbled until Loki came to a stop and she could straighten up. Purple eyes would glare at the boy ready to ask what the hell he thought he was doing before the blonde turned. Following his actions, Elizabeth would turn to see what had caused Loki to act so swiftly and she would freeze. The tall figure dressed in marine attire would pull gloves from his pocket, which made Elizabeth begin to question him. What were those for? What did he plan on doing? However, when he spoke she would simply get annoyed. Why did everyone think they were pirates? She could understand why people may think she was one, since she was just the other day, however she couldn't fathom why they would accuse Loki of such a thing.

As she stared at the tall man annoyed, Loki would speak at a volume only the duo would be able to hear. The shaman dude? The woman would think about it before finally remembering, 'Oh yeah, Jeff! Wait.. what did he do? Uhh.. let's see.. there was fighting and we climbed a tower.. and we ran into the forest.. and there was lots of crazy stu- The dial! Wait.. what was the word.. peaches.. apples.. fruit.. hmm..' For some strange reason, the cowgirl simply could not remember the word Loki had used to warn them of the dial's activation. Purple eyes would watch the two male's speak before the marine began to take a fighting stance. At this moment, the only emotion within Elizabeth's eyes was determination. She needed to remember the word. It was the only thing she would have to worry about with the stunt Loki was about to pull off. Then, the word would be said.

The cowgirl would bring both hands up to cover her eyes, as the word "Bananas" was spoken. It happened almost on instinct, considering what had happened the last time, but she had also been prepared for it. After a quick moment of blinding light subsided, Elizabeth would open her eyes and immediately spring into action. Loki would stay behind to deal with his dial. The cowgirl would run straight for the blinded marine launching her fist into his stomach, which would cause him to make a horrid noise as he lost his breath. The marine now blinded and in pain would fall to the ground on his knees before moving his hands to his stomach as he blinked his eyes rapidly. The poor man would hang his head as if trying to keep his sight away from anymore light. With another swift motion, Elizabeth would bring her hands up to the marine's head before forcing his face onto her knee. Soon after, the man would fall unconscious with a thud onto the the ground. "Let's get out of here," the cowgirl would turn to Loki with a smile as she spoke. Scanning the area, Elizabeth would find the direction their inn was located and take off motioning for the young blonde to follow.

Elizabeth wouldn't stop one time until they made it to the inn. She needed to get the children out of here and she needed to do it without any other marines noticing. She needed to find Honora and Diana. There was so much she needed to do in so little time. However, there was one thing she was that nobody could take away from her. She was determined.

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TWC: 2,322