As the train pulled into the docking area of Jaya Island, the conductor noticed that something was significantly different about this voyage. First, he was calling the train station for almost four hours now but garnered no response. The Second strange fact was that no light could be seen from the station in the distance and it's usually fairly busy at these hours of the night, pulling into the station's nearest port, the conductor announced to the Sea Train passengers that he'd be stopping shortly, one stop before Jaya's main station, a fill up point on the outskirts of the island. Ringing once again, the conductor heard no response from the station and decided to call the Sea Train Stations at the other branches to check and see if it was only the Jaya Station that wasn't responding. His hunch was correct, the other towns quickly answered calls, further reporting that they hadn't heard any calls from the Jaya Station either.

Moments later, the port responded, "Roger. Ugh... We've been facing some technical difficulties. My name is Joe." the man on the other side of the Den Den Mushi reported. "Where's Gregory? The usual guy?" the conductor inquired. "Umm... He's sick. I'm a trainee. It's actually my first few weeks on the job so I ain't too good with these switches." the man reported. Exhaling, "Come on rookie, you gotta stay on top of these things, I got a schedule to follow ya' know." the conductor said sighing. Starting up the train once again, the Sea Train pulled into Jaya, docking off at the Mock Town Station. As the doors open, the passengers were met by a series of well dressed bell-hops, who escorted them off the train as usual. However, as the passengers disembarked, all that could've been observed on the bell-hops faces were smiles. Weird to most, some passengers felt uncomfortable, avoiding the service and opting to sleep at a nearby Inn for the night.

As the Sea Train pulled off, the bell-hops showed their true fangs, pulling out their katanas, each showing off crooked teeth and whiskey stained breath. From the port, the following message was broadcasted. "Ugh... My name is Rick. I'm a navigator for the Kipp Pirate Crew. Right now, the city is currently under a reforming by our leader, Kipp Wright. Right now, we'd like everyone to remain calm as we request each of yer' luggage for inspection!" Rick reported, hiccuping in between words due to his frequent intoxication through the day. "P.S. I killed the rookie attendant in the station, so I ain't afraid to kill ya'll either so no heroes!" the man exclaimed, frantically laughing afterwards.

Walking pass the port, Junbei's radar picked up on the sound-waves, morphing his body into his sound form, which was still a little weird for him, he stood on the outskirts of the port. "Kipp's really taking this invasion thing seriously." Junbei said, watching from cliffside, overlooking the port. "Tch. I was almost this close to finding that bastard too... Maybe his men might no what's up?" Junbei stated shrugging.

"If you want to be a hero, why become a pirate? I know... The marines here are evil people but you could change the world from the inside out right?" Junbei said, one day in a conversation back on Base #45. The girl's pale skin stretched as a smile filled her face, "You're coward at heart aren't you, JunJun?" Isabella said grinning. The child pouted in frustration at being called a coward by the woman. "What'd be the fun in that? I want the freedom to be a 'hero' or be the 'villain'. It's because humans are so caught up on right and wrong that places like these bases exist. I want a clean start! Once this is all over, I'll hit the seas and become the first ever Pirate Queen!" Isabella said grinning. The flashback faded as tears welled in his eyes, wiping the tears into the shoulder of his jacket.

Resting the tonfa on his shoulders, "This is none of my business. My beef is with Kipp, not any of his men." Junbei thought. "But if I turned my back here... I'm sure she'd frown on me from heaven." Junbei exclaimed. Down by the port side, the pirates ripped the luggage off the ships, ripping open each bag one by one. Becoming intangible, dashing down from cliffside, Junbei appeared among the crowd of scared passengers. Removing his cloak, revealing his sky blue eyes, Junbei broke away from the pack, approaching the pirate squadrons and rested his tonfa's cold cannonball on his shoulder.

Turning around in anger, the man swiped wildly, as the blade approached slowly, Junbei simply allowed the blade to phase through him, causing the man to fall onto the floor from the force of his own swing. "Hey. I'm looking for someone. Is it possible you gentlemen can give me a hand?" Junbei inquired. The man looked at the 6' foot tall man, gulping as his sky blues eyes glowed in the moonlight. "You little! Do you even understand where ya' are?" the pirate exclaimed. Swinging his tonfa, the force from the spinning titanium baton sent fear into all around who heard it's sound. Five of the grunts rose their guns towards Junbei, each taking aim with their rifles. "I can't use my Oto Oto around these people... It'll be a little too reckless." Junbei said grinning. The remaining men continued to dig through the luggage, ripping them apart to find money, jewellery and a 'variety' of stored contraband.

The scene played out comedically as the tension Junbei and the pirates by the dock had built up had seemingly faded away. A woman who apparently was still onboard the Sea Train had pointed, what seemed to be a rifle towards the man's crotch, scuttling over to Junbei, resting her back against his. "You gotta lot of guts to come gun blaring into a situation like this." Junbei said grinning. "Names Junbei. If we make it out of this alive, drinks on me." Junbei said smirking. "Could you handle the marksman... They're kind of a pain." Junbei said lifting up his left and right tonfa, waist level. Dashing forward, Junbei smacked his tonfa's Shomen into the man's neck. The cannonball fixture snapped the man's neck in one strike, accelerating, Junbei dashed around the entire battlefield, at speeds that'd appear like a mere blur to an untrained eye, moving at the speed of sound. Within an instant, of the twenty or odd-some grunts, nearly half were left motionless.

The remainder were terrified at being unable to track the man's movements, releasing a series of sound waves towards the fleeing pirates, the red waves caused the men to instantly fall to their knees, each vomiting and scratching out their ears until they passed out. Turning towards the passengers, "I'd recommend all ya'll wait here in the port until morning. Right now, Mock Town's in a pretty terrible state." Junbei stated. "Not sure how this whole thing works but-" Junbei's speech was ended at the feel of a steel barrel resting against the back of his head. "I don't- don't- know who you are but if Kipp finds out we failed, it's over for us all get it!" the man from the intercom, Rick shouted in fear. Dropping his tonfa, Junbei placed his hands in the air, "Don't do anything stupid dude... Drop the pistol and let these people get on the next Sea Train." Junbei said grinning.

"I'm the one with the gun! I'll make the-" Rick exclaimed but his words were ceased by a red rope emerging from Junbei's leg, wrapping around his back, the rope, which was a soundwave in nature, lashed against the man's ribcage, sending him flying five meters into a nearby wall. "Jeez... I didn't even want to use my abilities here... I've gotten too dependent on them." Junbei thought, smiling at the notion. Turning back to the passengers, a stiff look filled there faces. "They're terrified. Oops" Junbei exclaimed sighing. I'd make sense, as all of the movements Junbei had made happen at speeds an average person couldn't perceived, it probably appeared like he teleported a bunch of times. Bending over, the man picked back up his tonfa, resting the left one on his shoulder.

Junbei looked across at the marksman's handy work, she was a pretty decent shoot from what it seems. The woman tried to encourage the passengers to not be afraid of Junbei but it wasn't anything new to him. The man simply smirked, "It's fine. I'm accustomed to glares like that this. I'm not sure when the next trains coming but I'll wait here until it arrives. Once that happens, I'll head back into the city." Junbei said, resting his tonfa against the port building's walls. The people huddle over towards the tracks, each trying to salvage their luggage that was now scattered against the ground. Sitting onto the floor, the man pressed his back against the building, keeping alert for any chance of more of Kipp's men arriving. He wondered if Charlotte was safe and what in the world was going on in Mock Town. He really couldn't afford to wait around any longer but in his downtime, it was perfect timing to rest his body for a bit. He'd been running around town the whole night.

The woman had bowed towards him in appreciation. "Gishishi" Junbei exclaimed laughing. "I didn't really do this to be a hero to a bunch of strangers." Junbei said quite boldly. "I thought I could get information on Kipp but then... I kind of got in the moment and took them out." Junbei said, sticking out his tongue playfully, closing his right eye. Opening his sky blue eyes, as the late night wind blew his auburn hair, the man stared up at the blood red moon. "Besides the longer I stay here, the less time I'm spending fulfilling my first goal." Junbei said pointing towards the sky.

His eyes opened widely, it was refreshing. The girl was refreshing. After being on the island for months, everyone he'd asked about the Sky Islands, Skypeia, she called it, which was new information to him, called him crazy. "Skypeia!" the man lunged upwards, placing his hands on her shoulders. Nodding his head, "You actually believe in a Kingdom in the Sky!?" Junbei said, patting the woman on her shoulder's with great vigour. Junbei had realised how excited he'd gotten, slightly embarrassed, he removed his hands from the woman's shoulder, turning off to the side to blush, "Sorry. Gishishi." the man laughed nervously. "It's just since Charlotte and Izzy, no one hasn't given me such a definite response in believing it's existence." Junbei responded.

"Right! Let me do this right!" Junbei said stepped backwards a few steps, bowing. "My name's Junbei Von Echo" the man exclaimed, now raising from his bow, standing up straight. "I've been researching for the last three months now, exactly how and if it's possible to travel to the city in the Sky, Skypeia, you called it?" Junbei said proudly. "Apparently, the only way up there according to my friend Joe, is riding this geyser called Knock Up Stream." Junbei stated grinning. "And as for Kipp, there's a woman who he has in his crew that is the best Navigator on Jaya and I'm kind of trying to steal her away from his crew. So I guess, looking back on it, I'm the bad-guy in this situation technically." Junbei said grinning.

"But that's fine. Devils can steal things from other devils. The only angel I knew isn't with me anymore." Junbei said smiling, looking at the sky once more but this with a different reason. Scratching his head, Junbei heard the sound of the Sea Train in the distance. The passengers exclaimed a sigh of relief and Junbei smiled, walking over towards his tonfa. Turning back, "I'm glad I met you, Mavis! To know someone else believes in the Sky Islands, it made me really happy." Junbei said shooting a grin at the girl.

As the Sea Trained docked once more, a platoon of marines came swarming off from Water 7, after the train conductor had reported the incident, strapping his tonfa onto his holster, Junbei turned towards the woman once again. "Hey." Junbei said, thinking about the words he was about to say. As the marines interview the passengers, they began to explain the situation involving Mavis and Junbei. "I'm going to go to Skypeia. Since you've always wanted to go there... I mean, my crew isn't much to scoff at and I'm not the strongest but one day I will be. If you don't mind watching my back just a bit longer, would you like to come to Skypeia with me and Charlotte. With your gun skills, I'll feel much safer. Besides, I got this ship but I ain't ever fired a canon a day in my life." Junbei said rambling. He was bad at outright asking people things. Especially requesting others to follow him, he found incredibly uncomfortable, even as a child.

The marines concluded their initial interviews, a few them began to approach both Mavis and Junbei. "Hey! You kids over there, we got some questions for you!" the marine officer exclaimed, marching in a squadron of four. "What will it be Mavis?" Junbei said, shaking his head shooting the teen a grin. The man extending his hand, if she'd accept his offer, Junbei would dash off at top speeds to escape the marine grunts.  

Grabbing onto the woman's hand, Junbei simply grinned and shouted, "Then let's get out of here!" Junbei shouted. Turning his feet into intangible sound, Junbei and Mavis dashed off across the concrete surface of the port, dragging the girl along into usual escapades. As Junbei escaped, the man began to whistle. It was a habit of Junbei, that he'd had since a child. An old pirate's song he'd frequently sing with Isabella, it was almost as everything he did was to fulfil her dream, no their dream. Flashing back once again, as the duo dashed through the gleaming moon's light, crimson tint's laced their body as they frolic in the moon's embrace.

Opening his mouth, Junbei grinned and he began to sing.


The cheerful song resonated across Mock Town, lifting the woman and himself into the air, the man glided against the sound waves generated by his voice through the air, he was moving fairly fast but not fast enough that everything would be a blur to Mavis.