(Serious) The Iron Raiders ~ Just another day at work (Open to the Iron Raiders)

Sean spawned two blades into front of tall man for him to step on. No doubt he wouldn't see the blades coming out from the ground. Once the blades pierced his feet he wouldn't be able to walk. Sean then rushed at the tall man only add to the distraction. He would run until the tall man rammed his feet into the swords. Sean pointed his sword toward him charging.

"Interesting..." Ferdinard said while standing midair. Apparently, he was surprised with his enemies. They seemed to be much stronger than he originally thought. Probably their teamwork worked as their advantage and made them much stronger than they originally were to the point that it was anything except easy for Ferdinard to deal with them.

With a smile on his face, the man said "Fahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Your teacher is good. He surely tought you how to battle... However, you have something that makes you differ from us. Unlike us, the Iron Raiders, you are inexperienced... You are just trainees. You do not know how to battle with full power, you have never been in a deadly war, you have never seen others killing people. You do not know completely how much pain exists in this world, you do not know how many evil people are out there and for sure you do not know how many strong people exist.". Then, with a smile on his face, Ferdinard stopped using his shockwaves from his feet gradually and started landing on the ground slowly. "So... In order to earn some experience... You have to face people who go all out... Like those who are going to kill you.".

Seconds later, as he realised that Sean went with an attack towards the tall man, Ferdinard decided to show off his skills to everyone. As the Ensign went with a good attack against the tall man, Ferdinard figured out that it was a great opportunity to use Sean as a distraction to deal with the tall man.

After that short speech, he started saying "Shockw..." before he disappeared from his position and reappeared behind the tall man with speed that even exceeded Soru. He smiled and continued talking. "Shockwave Gun!" were his words as he attempted to impale the tall man at the back (in a way that he wouldn't be killed) with one of his most powerful techniques, a combination of his signature Shockwave and his weak Shigan. The man moved his hand towards his enemy's back while performing Shigan and launching Shockwave at the same time. That was a very dangerous melee attack, indeed...

The tall Rokushiki student, who was watching Sean rush at him while listening to Ferdinand's words, realized he wasn't going to succeed in his attempt to trap the Raiders with his techniques. Instead, he decided to try and stall them so his remaining team mates could hit. Without even knowing what to expect, the student yelled "Kami-E", which was his known Rokushiki technique. He planned to avoid Ferdinand's attack with his ability to become limp as paper, but as he prepared to dodge, Sean's sprouting blades penetrated his combat boots. "AHHHHHHH!" He shouted in pain, losing his focus. The hit made him drop his Kami-E technique, allowing Ferdinand's Shockwave Gun to hit. The student dropped to the ground before he even got to say anything, fainted from the pain. As all of this was happening, the wooden docks began shaking.

The tremors were the result of the remaining student's steps. He charged forward, shaking the docks with every step his huge feet performed. This was the last move that the students had, and it included the last three remaining students. As he reached Ferdinand and Sean with his built momentum, he attacked. He used his shield, that consisted of a Rokushiki student using Tekkai, to try and bash Ferdinand off of the dock and into the water. At the same time, his other arm swung his club, that was also a Rokushiki student, towards Sean, to try and knock him off as well.

"They do have more tricks up their sleeves!" Leo announced as he finally managed to find what he was looking for in the files. But, as he raised his head from the papers, all he could see was Tark's open mouth. "Did I miss anything?" Leo asked the surprised Tark, who still couldn't believe that the Raiders managed to overcome Kami-E. "This is ridiculous...." He muttered.

Seeing the last one of the rokushiki students moving towards him and attempting to bash him off by using his two partners, Ferdinard smiled not because he thought that they were trying desperately but because he was happy to see that his opponents worked together liked a real team. He hoped that the way he defeated the previous student was more than enough to teach them a few things about battles...

"Good... Fahahahahahahahaha." he said, while moving both his hands forward and creating a shield out of two shockwaves, while saying "Shockwave Shield!" blocking the bash attack at the last time and avoid getting sent to water. As soon as the attack was blocked, he shouted at Sean and said "Sean! Use your strongest sword attack and do not worry about hitting me!" while using shockwaves from his feet that gave great force to him to go midair and give space to the ensign of the crew to use the power of his sword. Ferdinard was allowing his friend to go with the last hit and end the battle. After all, in the Iron Raiders there were no rankings... They were all equals and by doing this Ferdinard believed that he would prove it to everyone there and especially the Rokushiki students.

Sean following Ferdinard's orders used his father's most powerful attack called "Ulimate Slash". Sean closed his eyes while listening to the wind. He threw his sword in a vertical swing releasing a huge blue air slash toward the last student. The slash was about five feet tall blue column soaring toward the student. It was his ulimates attack and could easily slice through iron and dent steel. No beast can stand before it.

"This can't be good..." Leo noted as he watched Sean focus. As Ferdinand launched himself into the air after blocking the last attack of the students, the captain rushed into action. They both disappeared in a blur, leaving only the sound of an air vacuum to fill the void they left behind them. Leo reappeared in front of the Rokushiki students, holding his arm in front of his body to try and block Sean's attack. But, he didn't have too, because Tark was faster than him. While Leo never mastered Soru, Tark was a Rokushiki master for years. He reappeared right in front of Sean, and used his sturdy arm to gently strike Sean's arms, making the air wave change it's path. Sean's slash traveled with tremendous speed, passing right next to Tark's bald head and heading away to the distance, slicing the wooden dock like it was made of butter.

The intervention of the captain meant only one thing: This battle was over.
"I'll appreciate it if you won't kill my students during a practice battle" Tark barked at Sean while facing him. He then took a few steps away from the Ensign and called his student to gather. The Rokushiki students headed for Tark, climbing onto the docks from the water. At the meantime, Leo headed for his own crew members. "That was some amazing stuff!" He said, lacking formality in his voice. "I have nothing to critic, except next time, try to remember it is nothing than a practice, so no lethal strikes" Leo noted, without losing his smile.

"Captain Tark?" Leo said, with a sarcastic tone. "I believe you owe me some scrubbing" He said while pulling a set of buckets filled with soapy water from a nearby utility closet. "I suggest you get to it, me and my crew have a lot on our hands" He said. Tark bit his lower lip in anger before saying "Trainees! Practice polishing his floors, so you can polish the dojo next!". The students didn't appreciate the joke and grabbed the buckets with frustration. The each wore house keeping uniform, including Tark, and headed for the Blue Raider.

"Don't get used to this comfort lads, we have a lot of work ahead of us" Leo said. "But in the meantime, I guess you have some free time, anything you crave?" Leo asked, he wasn't used to having free time.

"Fahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! This it Sean!" Ferdinard said as he looked at Tark that stopped Sean's attack and ended the battle. It seemed that the crew had emerged victorious. His and Sean's teamwork was more than enough to defeat the Rokushiki students. Finally, he was done with this "training" and now he was able to start working. At least that was what he thought. As soon as he landed on the ground he noticed that Leo was mocking Tark and his students that lost the battle.

"Fahahahahahahahahaha. It seems that I have a captain with a sense of humour..." he thought as he looked at Leo, while keeping a wide smile on his face that revealed his teeth. "It looks like I have a break... So, it is the perfect chance for me to have some rest." Ferindard said, while moving towards a chair. He sat on it and he moved his head upwards, looking above him. He started speaking his words again "That was tiring for sure... Fahahahahahahahahahahaha." and he waited to see what his captain would ask him to do.

Sean was grateful that Turk stopped his attack. One it meant that the match was over and Two it prevented Sean from killing innocent marines. He had no idea that this attack would be so powerful. His father taught him to only use this move in dire situations but. He had no idea it would be this powerful for he never used the move before. When Sean heard they had won he fell back unto the floor shocked and stunned. "We won? Yes we won! Behold the power of generations marine presistance in my blood lines. Captain I would like to take a tour of the ship, and um....can u please help me up I'm unable to move."

((OOC: Thor, if you'll ever happen to read this, I'm terribly sorry but I have to keep this thing going, and I've been waiting for you for too long. I'll have to keep you out of this one, and you may join in the following threads if you'll ever come back))

Leo laughed at his small crew. Ferdinand and Sean seemed to be complete opposites. While Ferdinand preferred resting in his free time Sean wanted to get to know the ship, even though he was so tired that he couldn't move. "I see that we have a lot of work ahead of us" Leo noted as reached to pick Sean up from the wooden floor. "Ferdinand, we will be taking a look at the ship, maybe even have a laugh with the maids" Leo joked. "You are free to join if you want, but make sure to be here in exactly one hour for our final depart" Leo ordered. The crew had to stick to their schedule if they ever wanted to reach the Grand Line.

After his short speech, Leo headed for the ship, with Sean following. They boarded the Blue Raider with a simple wooden plank that connected between the deck and the dock. As they arrived, the sight of nine Rokushiki students waxing the floor could be seen. "Now that's just lovely!" Leo noted, tapping Sean on his back. "You see Sean, in life, you get rewards when you work hard. You worked hard, and you get a clean ship" Leo said, explaining his philosophy with these two sentences. The ship was nothing to special to brag about. As a new division in a relatively peaceful Blue, the Iron Raiders got nothing more than the basic marine vessel. The haul was made of steel but everything else was either wooden or made of cheap iron. The sails were simple and the ship only had two quarters for the crew, not that the Iron Raiders needed more than that. The Rokushiki students were in agony. The ship was lying around in the dock for several months, and cleaning it was a hard task, especially after a tiring fight.

As the two raiders watched their ship being cleaned, about 30 marine officers and Ensigns gathered on the wooden deck near Ferdinand's resting place. They all seemed well equipped, as if they were heading for battle at any moment now. "What's the ETA?" One of them asked his neighbor. "T minus 5 minutes" The marine answered back. They seemed to be on high alert and they were all looking away to the horizon, as if they were waiting for something to appear. And just as they finished talking, the black silhouettes of 3 ships appeared in the far horizon. The ships were heading straight towards the dock, and seemed to be sailing at full pelt. "Target in sight!" One of the marines shouted. They all then picked up their swords and loaded their rifles, readying themselves for whatever was waiting on these ships. What could possibly be sailing across the North Blue that required so much man power to handle?

Seeing the Rokushiki students cleaning the ship was nothing more than pure enjoyment for Ferdinard, who was watching them doing the job that normally he would have to do. The Rokushiki students seemed to be disappointed because of the task they were assigned to do, but there was nothing Ferdinard could do about it. "Fahahahahahahahahaha! You missed an edge!" he said to one of them with a wide smile on his face in order to mock him and make the view much more enjoyable for himself. He would keep doing that for more and more... However, something strange happened.

Somewhere nearby, a bunch of marines appeared. They were all carrying equipment. They seemed to be prepared for something... Was something going on at the docks? Ferdinard had no idea. He could not understand. Everything seemed peaceful... Why would they be there? Were they waiting for somebody or something to happen?

And while these questions were moving through Ferdinard's mind, he realised that he was right. Three ships appeared in the horizion, out of nowhere. Those marines had been waiting for those ships... And while Ferdinard got up to see more clearly, he listened to one of the many marines shouting "Target in sight!". By listening to that, the marine clearly understood that these ships belonged to pirates... The marines had been expecting them to come there. A battle would start soon.

With a smile on his face, Ferdinard decided to head towards Leo in order to inform him about what he heard and saw. He started walking slowly towards the ship in order to reach him and talk to him... "Who would expect that a battle would start right now? Fahahahahahahahaha!" he said while walking...

Sean hearing that a battle started to shake. Pirates, the sea raiders of the sea, were coming toward them. He ran into a wall falling onto the floor. A large red bump formed on his head "Owuch, help me those dirty pirates hit me! Somebody help." Sean rolled around on the floor messing up all the cleaning the rokushiki students did (think of blackbeard when he gets hits). Sean had never been in battle before so all the pain he was feeling was overdramatic. He only got a small bump on the head, and sean acted like he was just shot.

Leo watched as Sean panicked on board. This goofy behavior was starting to be unprofessional, Leo had a lot of work with this guy. "Ensign Summons! Pull yourself together! There are no pirates around yet!" Leo commanded the ensign before turning to Tark, who was currently looking over the railing at the ships who were heading from the horizon. "Who're they?" Leo asked Tark. Tark narrowed his eyes as he prepared to explain. "A prison shuttle, accompanied by two marine battleships" Tark explained briefly. "With all the mess that appears to be going down in Impel Down the Government decided to move some prisoners around, I guess you weren't briefed because you were supposed to be out at sea by now" He said. "Who's on the shuttle?" Leo asked the other captain, while mentally kicking himself for being so off schedule. "The three main heads of the Family Pirates, who have a great net of dirty businesses going on in the Grand Line" Tark said. "Let's hope we don't have more of these coming... the North Blue isn't ready to handle this kind of criminals" Leo sighed as he looked at the incoming ships. He then turned to Sean and Ferdinand who was coming up aboard. "I want you two to take a good look at these pirates when they step out, this is the kind of pirates we will be dealing with! We should know our enemy" Leo said. "Relax you old lunatic, cut them some slack, they put out a great fight" Tark commented.

ABOARD SHUTTLE 554 - Direct Line from Impel Down to the Northern Igloo

The heavy armored shuttle was softly cruising towards the North Blue's marine base, with three major criminals resting in it's metallic belly. The first, a blond man who was currently lying down with his eyes focused on a door that read 'Room number 6 - Weapon confiscation' was in one of the many cells that the ship sported. He was wearing a black suit with a red tie, looking like a bodyguard. That man was fairly muscular, and his feet were nervously tapping on the metal floor of the cell.

[Introduction Box]
Salvador Mann
Swordsman of the Family Pirates and youngest brother of the Mann family
40,000,000B

The second was sitting in a cell right across the isle. This man had a purple mohawk and his mouth was producing a great amount of saliva, probably craving for a cigar. He was wearing a black leather jacket over a white T-shirt, with a silver cross tied to a necklace that he wore around his neck. The man had a pair of seastone cuffs over his wrists, suggesting he was a devil fruit user. The man had various small hole in his nose and ears, suggesting he had some piercings in them, who were confiscated from him when he was arrested. His teeth were yellow after years of constant smoking.

[Introduction Box]
Galeria Bane
First Mate of the Family Pirates
70,000,000B

The last was sitting in a separate row of cells. He was short and was stretching his fingers, as if he was preparing to play a piano. He wore a striped business suit, with a blue tie and a grey hat was covering his black hair. He had sunglasses on his eyes and a small grin. He too had seastone cuffs on his wrists. He glanced at the the small window that was positioned in front of his cell, and when he realized that they were about to arrive, he got up and walked to the far corner of his cell, trying to get as much distance between him and his crew mates as possible. This man seemed different than the other two prisoners. They were at least 5 years younger than him, and while they seemed in great shape, he was bordering the overweight category. There must be something more to him that allowed him to overcome his younger and more impressive brother and become the captain.

[Introduction Box]
Don Cornelio Mann
Captain of the Family Pirates and head of the Mann family
120,000,000B

"Is it time yet?" Galeria asked Salvador from across the isle, once he was sure no marine was eavesdropping them. His voice was weak and shattered from the agony of having seastone on him. The blond man opened his eyes and gazed out of the small porthole. "We're slowing down, it's time" He added with a grin. He then turned to face Galeria's cell and opened his mouth, gurgling something in the bottom of his throat. After a few seconds of disgusting sounds that made Galeria assume an irritated expression, the man spat an entire key out of his mouth, that was precisely aimed into Galeria's cuff's keyhole. "Have I ever told you how disgusting you are?" Galeria said as he turned the key with his feet. That sentence seemed out of place since while Salvador seemed clean and professional, Galeria seemed like a wild punk.

Over at the dock, the marines prepared the area for a safe docking. "Seems like the operation was a success" One of them said with relief. "Don't say that! We're not in the clear until these guys are behind bars!" Anotehr one shouted.

As the crew was arriving, Ferdinard had also arrived at the ship of the Iron Raiders. As he had to inform his crew about the battle that was going to take place, he did not lose his time. He walked towards them with a smile on his face. His eyes that were hiding behind his glasses were also cheerful and were matching the smile on his face. He said as he arrived in front of his captain and Sean "Leo... I would like to report something... Fahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! A bunch of fellow marines has gathered around the area... Ships are coming and the marines seem to be talking about "targets". It seems that a battle is going to take place...". Then, he stopped talking and looked towards his captain. He did not say anything and he was quiet... Until, five seconds later, he started laughing louder than ever and said "Fahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! So, what are we going to do, captain?"

Sean did replied to Leo "Yes sir" He got up from the floor ashamed of his behavior. His cowardice was becoming taxing. He won the crew's favor from the battle from before, and now he might just have lost it. Sean didn't want to get transferred. Not again or its back to the book of records. "I'm sorry captain I won't shame you again." Sean said in a disappointed tone. He waited for the ships to bring in criminals trying to put up a brave front in face of danger.

"Hopefully, no battle is going to take place Ferdinand" Leo said as he signaled Sean that he could be at ease with his hand. "These ships are escorting prisoners who were transported from Impel Down due to the chaos that appears to be going down there." He explained for the sake of Ferdinand who missed the last conversation. "I hope we won't have to do anything" Leo admitted. "Any problems will just delay our departure, and I think we can all agree that we want to leave this place" Leo said.

As Leo turned his head, a Rokushiki student tapped on Sean's shoulder. "Don't let him pressure you, I heard your captain is really nice, unlike Tark..." The Rokushiki student said, making sure Tark couldn't hear her. It was the thin woman who was used as a Tekkai mace back in the fight. She had long hazel hair and an impressive, yet modest figure. "I'm Tania" She added with a smiling face.

Seeing that Tania, the thin female student, began speaking to Sean, another Rokushiki student decided to try and talk to Ferdinand. While Tania's intentions were pure, this one hoped that Ferdinand could reduce their work. The man signaled to his twin brother, the second Bamboo twin, and they both began talking to Ferdinand. "Hey, I've heard you are the cousin of that scum Maximillion, is it true?" The first one asked. "You know, they say that he is the one who threw Impel Down to chaos" The other added.

ABOARD SHUTTLE 554

A metallic cling could be heard echoing through the corridors as the key, along with the pair of seastone handcuffs, fell down to the metallic floor of Galeria's cell. The man assumed a mad grin, now being recharged with power after the seastone was no longer on his wrists. He stood up, stretching his limbs after a long ride. "Come on idiot! We don't have time for your delays!" Salvador whispered angrily from the neighboring cell, "Get on with it!". "One more word and you'll be the one to end up in bits!" Galeria claimed. He then stretched out his right index finger and shoved it into his mouth, only to pull it out with saliva covering it. "Step back" He said as he began rubbing the saliva on a few bars of his cell.

As these events unfolded, Don Cornelio raised his arm, as if he was conducting an orchestra. He counted the moments in his head, and then pull his arm down in a swift motion, as if he was timing what was about to happen.

"STICKY BOMB!" He shouted before his saliva detonated, eradicating the bars completely. He then stepped out of his cell, undamaged from the explosion. Without wasting time he did the same thing with Salvador's cell and freed the swordsman as well. "Stick to the plan" Salvador said before rushing to the weapon storage room. He kicked the door down and jumped in, closing the door behind him. Galeria nodded and walked down the isle, looking for his captain.

The crew of the shuttle heard the noises of echoing explosions from up aboard. "That dumb idiot must be hitting the bars again... Go shut him up" One of them ordered, and three marines stepped down to the haul. After the first of them passed near the storage's room door, he noticed that Salvador and Galeria were missing. He was about to shout but then the door slammed open. The door was opened with great force, slamming into the other two marines and sending them back to dreamland. Salvador jumped out of the room, and with a quick arc, pressed a katana to the marine's throat, shutting him up forever.

"Fahahahahahahahahahaha! I see captain!" Ferdinard said with a wide smile on his face, slightly disappointed because a battle would not take place, but still happy. Ferdinard was the guy who would never stop smiling after all. No matter the circumstances, no matter what was going to happen around him, he would go with his loud laughter to show that he was afraid of nothing and that he enjoyed anything that was happening around him.

Then, he stopped laughing for a second as he listened to the Bamboo brothers' words. He looked at them with his eyes that were hiding behind his glasses. He was smiling as usual, even if he wasn't laughing... It seemed that they were talking about something interesting... At least he thought so. As they completed their sentence, he opened his mouth widely as usual and started laughing before saying "Fahahahahahahahaha! Oh well, that scum is my cousin, indeed! To be honest, I would never become a marine if he did not become a pirate... You see, we used to be rivals when we were children... We would be battling every day with all our strength and nobody would fall. That is the blood of the Maimous... We are unbeatable soldiers, born to fight and to think of battling strategies! Even if I do not want to admit it... That guy can be just like me... FAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!".

Ferdinard definitely liked smiling... He was such a strange guy...

Sean stood stuck in a fixed position shy of the new girl who came to talk to him. Not the one for being a ladies man, Sean blushed turning red "yes leo-sama, is a great captain. I just I could be as great as him. My name is Sean Summers nice to meet you. I'm a ensign in the iron raiders. You were great fighter maybe you teach me about rokushiki?" He was really uncomfortable talking to this woman, but nothing set him then hearing that ferdinard was related to max. He was the cousin of a lengard pirate. Sean didn't know could they trust him now. His blood lines brought two dangerous pirates and it musr end. Sean hoped he wouldn't have to cut his friend down too.

Tania smiled awkwardly. she didn't know what to do with all that information. But she took a liking to Sean and so she didn't leave him with no reply. "Perhaps when I'll finish with your ship" She said with a reassuring smile. She then returned to swiping the deck, but it seemed that she had more enthusiasm in her than before. Sean made a better job than he thought he did.

"You battled the infamous Maximillion Maimou?!" The Bamboo brothers asked in unison, unable to believe that story. "I heard he is insanely powerful, you must be some kind of a monster to fight him!" One of them said. They forgot all about their scheme to ease their work, they were now fascinated with Ferdinand.

And then, just when everything seemed happy, an explosion erupted on the prison shuttle. "It's never easy..." Leo complained as he reached for his gunblade.

ABOARD SHUTTLE 554 - 1 minute earlier

Galeria stopped in front of Don Cornelio's cell. He spread his spit over the bars and detonated them without wasting a second. "It's time to take control of the North Blue!" Cornelio said, making Galeria smile evilly. Salvador then came rushing down the isle, with not less than six sheathed sword strapped to his back and a wooden box in his grip. "You got it all in one piece?" Cornelio asked. Salvador opened the box, revealing a set of piercings and ten gem rings in various colors. Cornelio placed the rings on his finger while Galeria atatched the piercings, smiling as his belongings returned to him. "It's time to board the deck." Cornelio ordered.

Hearing this, Galeria pressed his hands to the ceiling and shouted "HAIL THE FAMILY PIRATES! DYNAMITE FORCE!" Before making his hands explode in a violent shock. The explosion dented the ceiling, which was also the floor of the deck, and produced a powerful flame that erected upwards for everyone to see. The explosion injured and might have also killed a few members aboard the shuttle, who were screaming in pain and surprise.

"FAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I have battled him, indeed!" Ferdinard answered to the Bamboo brothers with the usual smile on his face, as he realised that they were admiring him for that. He could not believe that battling that bastard would help him at getting admired by the other marines. "Well, it was a while ago when we last battled. We used to have our battles before he turned to piracy. After he became a pirate, I joined the marines. With the passage of the years, I achieved my rank. I even requested to be sent to the Wars of the Grand Line to get a chance to battle him... I was pretty sure that he would appear in one of those... And I was right. However, I never got the chance to battle him at the War he appeared. You see, according to my sources he had sticked with Wally, one of the yonkou... The Admirals and the Vice Admirals were responsible for this... Fahahahahahahaha!".

Then, Ferdinard looked at the sky above him. He was smiling while looking. Apparently, he was remembering the good old days, when he had his great battles with his cousin. Seconds later, he said "Who would have guessed at that time that Maximillion would be manipulating that guy to become famous... You see, Maximillion is a guy who will not care for others. He will take what he wants from them and then he will abandon them. I am pretty sure that one day he will show that he is even more dangerous than Wally and that he will replace him! My cousin is the guy to never be trusted! You all know what he did recently... Fahahahahahaha!" Ferdinard continued saying to the brothers.

Then, he turned his back at them and continued speaking. He turned his head slightly at the left and his eyes started looking backwards, barely watching at the two brothers. He said "So... In order to become successful marines one day, you will have to be wary of guys like Maximillion. These guys stick with the strong in order to take what they want and then they turn their backs on them like they were nothing! When they get the strength and the power they desire, they become the worst dangers for the world's safety. That is what life has taught me until now. Fahahahahahaha!".

It was pretty clear that Ferdinard was trying to give lessons to the young trainees... Afterwards, he turned his head and he looked at the explosion on one of the coming ships. He prepared himself and waited for the orders of his captain.

Sean was sad to see her leave but reliefed at the same time. Girls just made him feel awkward, though couldn't help but to enjoy the view of Tania. She had a real nice body. Then before Sean knew it he had a nose bleed "Oh god I hope no one sees me like this." Then something caught Sean's eye. One of the ships were on fire. "Captain captain one of the ships are on fire." Sean ran to save the crew in the burning ship only to fall off of the deck and into the sea below. Sean felt dumb at the moment.

Leo had no time for Sean's clumsiness, the situation was dangerous: an explosion on a prison shuttle could easily mean a break out. He looked at Tark, who returned a similar look, and then both captains sprang into action. "Prepare yourselves! Be ready to head for the shuttle at any sign of pirates." They both chanted in unison. Tania climbed down a ladder and reached to try and help Sean up, while the other students began unloading 3 small inflatable boats for them to reach the shuttle with.

ABOARD SHUTTLE 554

The crew aboard the shuttle rushed for the hole that was created in the deck to try and drag the wounded away from it, but then something happened: a figure climbed out of the hole. It was smoking three cigars in it's mouth, and a mohawk was protruding from it's scalp. "It's Galeria! They escaped!" One of them announced in fear. As second later, a second figure climbed up the hole: Salvador.

After hearing the announcement, the first marine ship that was escorting the shuttle drifted closer to try and assist the shuttle's crew, while the second one drifted away to try and back the others up with fire power. "Not likely..." Galeria said with an evil grin. He dashed towards the railing of the shuttle, and at the last moment, detonated his forelegs. "Rocket jump!" He shouted as he was shot towards the first marine ship, easily boarding it. In the meantime, Salvador was overpowering the crew of the shuttle. His arms were a blur and his swords seemed to never leave their sheaths on his back, but the marines were still being slashed. The second marine ship couldn't fire since the shuttle's crew was in their way. And to all of this chaos, the door to the inner haul opened, and Don Cornelio appeared on board.

"It's about time we get out of these cells" He announced, his words getting swallowed by the sounds of battle on the shuttle. An explosion erupted from Galeria on the neighboring ship, taking out a few marines. This was undoubtedly a full scale disaster.

"GO!" Leo shouted after seeing the Family Pirates arrive on board. He began running along the deck, and then he began running on the air itself! "Augean Dash!" He shouted as he headed for the shuttle. Tark disappeared
from the deck with his unbelievably fast Soru, and a blur of his figure could be seen in the air, heading for the first marine ship. The students boarded the inflatable boats, signaling Tania and Sean to come with them, they knew that Ferdinand could travel in the air as well.

"FAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Ferdinard laughed as he looked at Leo moving through the sky and Tark running with his unbelievable fast Soru towards the shuttle... That disaster was unexpectable, though a great chance for Ferdinard to prove himself to his new crew and maybe earn a promotion as well. He would not let himself miss this chance, no matter what. He took off his glasses for a second, in order to clean them before he would prepare to engage the pirates in a battle. As he was cleaning them, the sun hit on his eyes, making them shine like he was a creature from another world, a creature with no normal eyes at all. When he cleaned them, he placed them back at his eyes and he stretched himself. He was almost ready for the battle...

While he was doing that, he was looking at the students who watched at him with surprise because of his actions... They were probably expecting him to follow his captain and Tark instead of doing these things. Upon realising that, sighed before he used his Shockwave Fly technique to float on the air. He took a final look at the students before moving towards the suttle. As he looked at them, he laughed and he said "Fahahahahahahahahahahahaha! Good luck everyone! I hope we will see each other soon!" before he disappeared by using his Shockwave Soru to run with greater speeds than Soru... In an instant he disappeared from his spot and he appeared next to Leo, heading towards the Family Pirates...

Leo grinned as he saw Ferdinand appear next to him. He was about to hand out some orders when another blinding explosion erupted on the neighboring marine ship. He glanced towards it, and noticed Tark trying to reach the wounded marines. "Dammit!" He hissed as he reached for his pocket. He took out a pair of seastone handcuffs and tossed them to Ferdinand. "Take these, he's probably a devil fruit user!" Leo ordered and pointed towards Galeria, who was currently laughing maniacally in front of a fire he caused. "I'll take the shuttle along with the students! You go help Tark! Keep this guy busy so he could take care of the wounded!" Leo ordered, before giving Ferdinand a salute. "Be brave, it's your chance to shine" Leo said briefly before dashing towards the shuttle.

He touched down just in time to see Salvador knocking out a marine officer, leaving only three conscious crew members on the shuttle. "It's about time one of you showed up!" Cornelio laughed from his spot. Salvador stood between Leo and Cornelio, turning to face Leo. "Unfortunately for you, it's our time to take control of the North Blue, and you won't stop us" Cornelio said. To these words, Leo reached for the blue sheath that was strapped to his back. he pulled out what seemed like a ling gunblade, colored silver with engravings that read "Eisenkrieg" on it. "I might not stop you, but the Iron Raiders will" Leo answered with a proud smile.

Upon listening to his captain's commands, Ferdinard started laughing as usual. He said "Fahahahahahaha! Roger that!" as he put the handcuffs in his pockets and he continued moving towards the pirate his captain assigned him to battle against while Tark would be taking care of the injured. "I guess that Leo recognises it as well... I will not lose! Fahahahahahaha!" he said as he reached Galeria...

He slowly landed and he looked towards him with a serious look that was hiding behind his glasses. He said "Well, well... What do we have here? A pirate explosion?! Fahahahahahahahaha!". The marine had just tried to make a fail pun... And as he made his pun, he waited for Galerio to make his move... What would the man do?

Sean was helped out of the waters below thanks to Tania. He didn't want to see her like this but right now wasn't the time to be embassed. Sean had a job to do and his family's honor was on the line. He climbed up the latter. Sean quickly grabed Tania's hand pulling her with him toward the boats they prepared for them "come on we can't get left behind." He pulled her all the while glad that he was holding his hand. Sean made it to the boats hopefully in time to help Ferdinard and leo.