Serious: The Clockwork Pirates Chapter 3 Beware the Devil's fruits (This Thread is now closed)

As everyone fell over board and Keith witnessed it with his own eyes he smirked and managed to throw his weight to the left enough to flip the ship back up the right way, he guided the ship to the docks of Lunakirk island where he suspected the rest of the crew would probably wash up and landed the ship down gently. As Keith docked the ship he then brushed himself down and went into each cabin where he saw crew members unconscious, beaten and bruised due to being thrown around so much inside the ship. He smirked then tied up any who weren't restrained and removed them all from the ship one by one, he then rented a horse drawn carriage from the local stables by the docks, these were often used for people to rent so it would be easier to collect supplies from town and bring them back. Keith happily loaded each of the crew aboard then took them to the Marine prison on Lunakirk mountain.

Kyren didn't remember ever hitting the water so hard with his body but it had made him feel sick and weak, he thought to himself about Keith and what he would do to him but knew in his current state he couldn't do it as he floated in the water he realised due to his weakened immune system he was going to die, but before he sank below the waters his last thought was, I promise all of the Clockwork pirates I will come to your rescue. As he drifted below the water's surface he muttered something then a large wave washed over him pushing his body towards Lunakirk island.

Keith finally arriving at the prison in the mountains after an hour and 27 minute journey knocked on the door to the prison and announced to the head Marine Warden of this small prison, "I Have something which might peak your interest sir."
The Marine Warden also know as Percy Naze cracked his knuckles before looking down at Keith and asking, "And what would that be?" in a booming voice. Keith wasn't intimidated by this man's stature as he was a giant among most men he didn't even make eye contact with him and just replied in a posh tone, "I have single handedly managed to capture the majority of the Clockwork Pirates. Now as I believe bounty hunters receive payment for their services so I'll be taking that now if you don't mind." Percy didn't quite believe what Keith had to say and ordered one of the guards have a look inside the carriage.
"Ok well we'll just see about that first of all I'm not handing over any money until I'm sure."
As the Marine Guard opened the carriage door and saw the crew he was shocked and called back, "Affirmative Warden there here. Holy shit man how did you catch them all?"
Keith smirked at the man's surprise before the Warden shouted,
"Leave the man alone don't barrage him with questions, he is obviously a skilled bounty hunter just load the pirate scum into some prison cells down on level 3. Come with me sir and I'll sort out your payment." Keith followed Percy into the Prison.

The Clockwork pirates were carried one by one down to level 3 of the prison which was inside the mountain, each level was the same just corridor full of prison cells with criminals in them only each level had slightly more guards.

Each member of the crew was placed in a different cell to avoid them teaming up and escaping together.

Keith happily collected his money then nodded to Percy before exiting the prison and returning the horse drawn carriage. As he returned the carriage he then walked back to the Time Goes looked at the ship and smiled, he then walked past it and paid for a small row boat instead and rowed away from the island hoping never to see the Clockwork pirates again.

Being completely made out of metal Wilfred was pretty much screwed as he straight away sank to the bottom of the sea and had no way of being found as he was offline, his body was stuck at the bottom of the sea only being left to rust.

Kyren awoke finding himself washed ashore by the gentle currents which circled Lunakirk island, he still felt weak and most of all hungry, he was lying on his back when looked up and saw dark clouds above him and knew the words he muttered before he went under had helped him. His legs were still in the water and his torso was bleeding as the stitches from an old injury has come out, it hurt as sea water had gotten into the wound but he pulled himself away from the water still in pain and leant himself against a large rock. Kyren took a deep breath as he wiped the water from his face feeling stubble on his chin growing he looked towards civilisation and breathed heavily. Hearing someone calling out, "H-Hey!Oi! Anyone out there!?" Kyren raised his hand and called out weakly and quietly, "yea......"

"Gah! Watch it! That hurts." Uta was thrown into a cell on the third level of the prison along with the rest of the crew Keith had captured. That floor of the prison, as well as any floor that could possibly be below that, had a special sectioned-off area that held DF users like himself. The cell walls were made of Seastone and so were the shackles. Uta was unlucky enough to find himself in the section. The only entrance into the DF holding area was a large iron door.

The other members who were not DF users were locked up in normal cells but were still shackled tightly. Their cells were still heavily monitored to ensure that the prisoners stay.

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"Lieutenant Gin, sir. We finally made it to Lunakirk. Though the captain didn't have to do... that... to get the ship out of the water..."
"Don't cry now soldier. The captain was a great man. He did what he though was best... even if that meant he would do... that. Let us have a short moment of silence for the captain."
It was quiet surprising how Lieutenant Gin and his ship made it to Lunakirk. After being caught in a large coral tree the ship was though to be lost. The captain managed to free the ship by doing... that. Anyway, Gin was now the commander of the mission to retrieve the stolen DFs. He had just a little while ago received a call from Warden Percy that they had the Clockwork Pirates held in captivity. As such, he led his marine unit up the mountain to the prison with his Great Golden Spear, Daikinso in hand. Little did he know, however, that what they were looking for was already long gone...

"Huh?" Molly spun around at the sound of a loud voice yelling if anyone was out there. Whatever that was supposed to mean. From what Molly could see, there were plenty of people out here. Maybe it was some kind of code...

Victor stared at his sister silently, almost questioningly. She frowned back at him, annoyed by his lack of interest in the shouting. Honestly, if the world was ending he would probably just watch it with that same level of concern.

"Shouldn't we see what's going on?" Molly asked Victor.

"Why?" Victor said calmly.

"Ugh...you are so frustrating sometimes," Molly growled. She walked past him in the direction of the shouting, seizing him by one of the thick sleeves of his hoodie as she went. "Let's go," she ordered, dragging him along. "It could be important."

Victor continued to remain quiet as he was dragged. He didn't even bother to move his legs. Molly was by far strong enough to handle his weight. Besides, he saw no reason to get involved in something that didn't apply to them, so this was his way of showing his disapproval of Molly's actions. She could be so nosy at times.

"Warden Naze. I am Lieutenant Gin. Commander of the Tenth fleet first division unit. I understand you have contacted me because you have something to show me."
"Of course Lieutenant." Said Percy, leading Gin into the prison. "A bounty hunter came by not long ago and turned a pirate crew over to us. I believe they are the pirates you have been tracking."
"Yes. If possible, I would like to speak with their captain."
"I'm afraid I cannot do that Lieutenant. Well, I would if I could but you see, we don't have their captain. None of the pirates claim to be the captain and eyewitness testimonies say that they are telling the truth. Their captain seemed to have escaped from the hunter. But I have someone else of value you might want to see." Percy brought Gin down to the prison's third floor. The two were walking toward the DF user hold...

Mina's eyes widened when she noticed a man washed ashore on the beach, croaking back a reply.
Almost impulsively, she ran towards him. "Hey buddy! Are you ok?"
The girl bent down and grabbed him around the drenched torso, hauling him through the sand until they were both out of the wave's reach. It wasn't until then that she knelt down beside him (silently cursing the amount of sand that was getting on her thigh-high stockings) and listened to his heartbeat. She noticed his bleeding wounds and frowned."Woah, you're pretty beat, aren't you? Don't worry, I'll get you to a doctor. What happened to you?"
She removed her coat and tossed it over him to keep him warm. "Did you fall off of a ship or something?"

Delphi woke slowly in Annachie's arms, barely able to register what was going on at that moment in time.
She felt the tar though. She could smell it. She also felt his warm, strong body holding her...and that was enough to reassure her. Delphi lifted a hand, trembling and weak, to touch Annachie's face. "Br-bring us to a place of safety...and I-I'll take care of us both...Thank you for looking after me...I-I love you..." Delphi felt herself starting to pass out again, falling limply against him.

((Annachie, is this where you want to start a seperate thread?))

Kyren felt smooth soft hands touch his body and smelt the scent of good food upon whoever this person was by him. Kyren opened his eyes fully after resting himself on the shore. What he saw surprised him as he saw a very pretty woman with ivory hair and a yellow sun dress, he smiled at the woman through a pained face. Feeling he head against his chest he could tell she was looking for a heartbeat. "I'm alive, just a bit ill." Kyren could talk but he was in pain from his open wound and from the poison which still affected his body.

Kyren smiled at the woman then said to her, "You don't need to find a doctor, I'm a doctor I just need some rest, and I'll be just fine............thank you by the way." As the woman put her coat on him Kyren removed it smelling her sweet scent upon it and handed it back to her saying, "Its ok.........................I don't need your coat, your a pretty woman...and.......its...pretty cold out here...you should keep it..." Kyren then forced himself to stand up and used the woman as a slight resting post to help hold himself up. Kyren hoped the woman was strong enough to keep him up and smiled at her, he said to her, "I am pretty beat up, but after being found by someone as nice as you I'm feeling better. Yeah I did fall from a ship but it was my own ship, it was stolen. I'm a captain you see, and my ship...........was........taken. Sorry, I'm being..........really.....self...centred, what's your name?" Kyren found it hard to think straight let alone walk straight as he tried to make his way towards what he believe to be town but was instead was a bush. Kyren took a deep breath then let out a little scream as his medical bag brushed against his open wound. Kyren let his body fall back to the floor and looked up at the pretty lady and said, "I'm really sorry to ask you this but, in my bag you'll find a bandage can you please put it on my wound? It will hurt me and I will scream but I can asure you, you'll be doing it correctly." Kyren then shut his eyes as his stomach ached still due to the poisons. His eyes flicked back open as he looked into the the sweet smelling woman's eyes and awaited her reply. He didn't like asking for help but he was badly in need of it so he couldn't resist, he had promised his crew he would protect them no matter what and that was a promise he intended to keep. He was going to rescue them and restore them to the Time Goes once again if it was the last thing he did.

(yes loreleimaiden i shall post the topic tonight)

Wolfheart stumbled onto the beach from a broken box, he treaded his way into town but he wasnt his normal self mainly due to a piece of wood was rammed into his chest you could see it both side it was 2 cms thick and 1ft long anyone who tried to come close to him he either attacked and wounded or scared before they got to close. a trail of blood was left behind him as he tried to find a source of water or food. his vision started to blur as he tired much quicker than normal. his feat felt like they were stepping on needles. he then tripped and fell the wood impaling through his body so half was showing out of his back. he was near the beach but he was in town.

Molly pulled Victor along, still looking for the person who had shouted. She was having difficulty doing so because a lot of the surrounding workers seemed to have been unaffected by the sound and were continuing on with their daily lives. Victor was proving to be just as unhelpful by being a constant source dead weight. Molly considered dropping him on his head as punishment for his lack of response, but she decided against it. She didn't want to deal with being given the silent treatment over the next few days. However, her marching in one direction didn't seem to be accomplishing anything so she came to a stop to consider what to do next.

"Hey," Victor said. "Let's go into town."

"Absolutely not!" Molly snapped, stamping one foot on the ground. "I'm going to find that person and help them out!"

"Ah, so now we've got to help this person," Victor commented. "It's just getting more complicated all the time."

Molly dumped him on the ground. "You're a real load to have around sometimes, you know that?" she growled, suddenly angry.

Victor stared up at her from where he lay. For the first time his almost invisible expression registered hurt.

"What do you mean by that?" he asked.

"Forget it," Molly replied. She stalked off, heading in the direction she had heard the sound coming from. She turned her head to call back: "You can haul your own lazy carcass back into town if that's what you really want."

Now alone, Victor did not immediately rise. He simply lay there, looking up at the sky, thinking about his sister. Had he really made her angry? He hadn't meant to do that. He cared about his sister more than she knew. Maybe he should apologize. But even if he did, she would continue trying to find the shouting person. So it ultimately came down to whether or not he wanted to apologize now or take a break until she was done searching and then he could do it then. Heck, maybe she would have even cooled down a bit by then. It wasn't much of a choice.

"So. You're Uta Ichiho. You probably don't know me but I have been chasing after your crew for quite some time. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Marine Lieutenant Gin of the Tenth fleet's First division."
"The marines? Then you are probably the one who sent that filthy spy on to our ship."
"Spy? Nonsense. You see, recently there was a situation on one of our government ships. A barrel of devil fruits has been stolen and we believe the culprit has found his way onto your ship. Now if you could be so kind as to..."
"Devil Fruits? Ha! Those things are as useful as a barrel of spoiled tomatoes."
"Excuse me?"
"You've been had from the very beginning. Those fruits you obtained? They were fake. Some scumbag sold them to you and made a profit off of them. He then boarded your ship, stole them again, and jumped overboard. We found the theif you have been searching for. He was a bounty hunter. He made a profit from selling you fake fruits and turning my crew in. If you want him, he is long gone now."
"Well damn it!! Tell me, where is your captain?"
...

Mina tilted her head at his manners. Most men washed up from the sea with those kind of wounds were rarely so polite...well, Mina actually hadn't met many of those men already but she knew for a fact that she'd be screaming the town down had she been in his position.
She remained strong beneath his touch, helping him to stand once more and shaking her head when he handed her back her coat.
"Thanks for the compliment; you're quite the looker yourself," she grinned, draping the coat back around his shoulders. "But I'm not cold and as the doctor here, you should know that the one who needs body heat here with an open wound, is you. Don't worry about looking feminine in the coat either...it's my dad's so it ain't exactly a girly fashion statement."

Mina raised her eyebrows when he tried to walk, eyeing his drunken amble with a mixture of mirth and concern. Stubborn fellow, wasn't he?
She followed him over, tucking an arm around his waist and guiding him to sit down on the soft sand with her once more. Mina's eyes widened slightly at his story, sympathy and intrigue stirring within her.
"Hey now, you're not being self-centred at all, Captain. I'll do everything I can to help you. I may be a bit of a naughty girl every now and then, but I could never refuse a fellow sea-farer." She took the bandage from his satchel and started to apply it to the wound as he had instructed her, talking to him in hopes of distracting him. Roguish as Mina Layton was, the sound of screaming was not a favourite of hers.
"My name? It's Mina Layton. I'm a cook by profession..." She gestured to the gun at her garter with a smile. "And gunslinger by hobby. I'm not affiliated to any crew though; I've just been cruising around the seas, solo, trying out different restaurants and seeing what I can learn. Y'know, finding some cuisine to rival my own. Lunakirk isn't great for bar-food but there's plenty of foodstalls up for the festival." She chattered on as she worked, keeping one hand stroking on the captain's shoulder to soothe him. "Wow, just last week, I managed to get to the Baratie. And lemme tell you, the cooks there are absolutely..." Mina paused, chuckling a little. "Now I'm being quite self-centred, aren't I, cutie? By the way, Captain, may I have a name from you?"

(Outside of the DF hold on the Prison's third level)
"Warden Percy."
"Yes Lieutenant Gin, sir?"
"My crew and I are going to stick around here for a while. From what I got out of the "Muse", his captain probably washed ashore on this island. Most likely, their captain is the honorable type that comes back for his comrades. He will not leave this island until every single one of his crew members is walking free again."
"In that case, sir, I will tighten the defenses at the gate. I will make sure that not one pirate walks through the..."
"No. Leave the front gate as it is now. Let him stroll in if he can. However, once he sets foot inside of the prison, he is on marine grounds."
"Anything else, sir?"
"Yes. Tighten the defenses on the first and second floor. The only guards on the third level will be the marines of the First Fleet Tenth Division. And I myself," Gin grabbed a folding chair and plopped down on it, Daikinso slung over his right shoulder, "I will not allow them to pass through this iron door."

Getting the coat thrown back at him Kyren smiled at the pretty woman and slipped the coat over his body like a cape. Kyren heard her say he was quite the looker but didn’t think the same, especially in his current state with his injury. Kyren heard her tell him that he wasn’t being self centred and he was happy she didn’t think so even if he did think so.

He noticed she was calling him captain and didn’t know why but he liked the sound of it coming from her lips. As he saw Mina remove the bandage from his satchel and apply it he felt the stinging pain as it was applied and the disinfectant coating he had applied to the bandage touch his wound. Kyren let out a loud quick scream which faded quickly, he then sat up breathing a bit heavier than before from the pain of the bandage being applied and as the poison was still circulating in his body.

Kyren heard her tell him her name was Mina Layton and realised she was already quite trusting of him which could’ve been a bad thing if he was a ruthless pirate but since he wasn’t he was happy this pretty lady was helping him. She had gorgeous ivory coloured hair and a nice yellow sun dress which he thought suited her quite well.

When she told him she was a cook Kyren smirked an instant thought in his head popped up, I need a cook! When he saw the gun he realised she could also look after herself which just made him want her on the crew more. Kyren listened to what she had to say and realised he was on Lunakirk Island in time for a festival. Kyren liked the sound of a festival and felt her hand on his shoulder it was soothing. “No your not being self-centred I like meeting new people and hearing about them.” Kyren smiled at her chuckling a little followed by coughing up little amounts of water.

Being called cutie made him feel a little embarrassed like a pet or something but he tried to ignore it. Mina then called him captain again and asked him his name. Kyren looked her in the eye and replied, “What festival? and why do you keep calling me captain? I mean I do have the intention of asking you to join my crew as I’m in dire need of a cook and I like you but, I'm making a fool of myself aren't I? Let me start again, Hi I'm Kyren, Kyren Antler” Kyren didn't want to boast by saying he as Kyren Antler Captain of the Clockwork pirates cause he knew that if she agreed to join him then she would find out for herself, plus he figured boasting would only make him seem like an idiot if he failed his assault on the prison.

Kyren smiled at Mina then tried standing up holding his wound and asked, “So Mina is that sweet scent which seems to be lingering around you the scent of your own cooking or is that just you? Cause it smells fantastic. Can we head into town because I’d like to see some more of this town than just the sandy beaches I now know it has and hopefully find a place to stay and rest up till I can get my head straight and plan out my next move.”

Kyren thought about his crew all locked up or lost and realised that he was lucky Cid was away doing another job for the Marines otherwise he would have been locked up too and he would have some explaining to do. Kyren smiled at the thought then looked back at Mina and said, "I'd also love to try some of your cooking. I'm sure your a fantastic cook and that you can easily eclipse the cooks at the Baratie. I ate there once and I must admit they are good. But I'm sure your better."

Molly stomped off in the direction that she imagined the yelling had come from. Truthfully she had no idea if she was getting closer to the right place or walking away from it. At the moment, it did not matter much to her. Her brother was all she could think of right now. Her irritating, uncaring, moronic, useless, self-serving, kid brother.

Molly sighed. Okay, so maybe that was a little bit unjust on her part. Victor was, after all, older than she was. He just had some issues that restricted him and he depended on her to help take care of him when he could not take care of himself. And it wasn't like he was completely useless. He had offered to carry her tools for her to take the load off of her and he always made sure that she wasn't straining herself when she was working. He tried hard to do what he could despite his weaknesses.

Thinking these kinds of thoughts made Molly feel guilty for what she had said. She considered going back. In fact, she wanted to go back, but then the sound of that person yelling reentered her thoughts. There was nothing else for it. She could not return to her brother until she knew what had happened. And so she pressed on, subconsciously tightening her grip on the handle of her giant hammer as her resolve strengthened.

That was when she saw them. They were not on the pier itself, but they were not far from it either, out in the sand. One was a young woman in a sundress and the other was a young man. Molly might have ignored them, thinking that they were only a couple who had decided to hang out at the beach for the day. But then she saw that the woman was bandaging the man. Perhaps she had found the source of the shouting, although the words she had heard had to do with people being "out there". Injuries were not a part of the occasion. Still, Molly had absolutely nothing else to go on.

Casually, or as casually as someone carrying a giant hammer over one shoulder can appear, Molly approached them. When she was within speaking range she stopped. She could not see the wound that the woman was bandaging because the woman herself was in the way and thus Molly could not tell just how serious of an injury this was. So she decided to be practical and find out.

"Is everything okay?"

"Well, Kyren Antler. It's nice to meet you."

Mina raised her eyebrows at Kyren and shrugged. "Some big festival that the Lunakirkians celebrate every year. It's to do with the moon and involves some kind of eclipse. Well, you mentioned that you were a captain and that you owned the ship that you fell from...so I felt that I should address you as such."
She was a little surprised at his sudden flattery. Forward, wasn't he?
Kyren Antler was also a lot kinder than she had expected from a man of his type.
Presumably a Pirate Captain.
Washed up ashore after an attack.
Critically injured to some extent.
Tall. Broad frame. Muscled.
Laden with stitched scars all over his bare chest. They displayed his skill as a doctor...but didn't take away from his physical attractiveness.
Actually come to mention it, from his strong legs to his soft, blonde, red-tipped hair, he was actually quite a handsome man.

Mina blinked at his words, quite stunned as she clapped a hand on his back to assist him in coughing up water. He needed a cook, huh?
Something inside of Mina leapt with glee. She'd been searching for a decent crew to join for months now. Most of them either didn't need a cook, didn't exactly make Mina feel comfortable...and to be honest, the idea of working as a chore-girl on the Baratie didn't quite appeal to her.
There were a lot of things to consider but who knew? Maybe this guy was just what she had been waiting for.

Mina stood up, offering him a hand to help him stand with a smile. "Listen, how's this for a plan? We'll go into town and you can stay with me in my room at the local inn until you figure something out." She was far from nervous about having him stay in a room with her. As far as she was concerned, she could take care of herself pretty well and- though Kyren seemed like a nice guy- if he tried anything unsavoury, he'd wind up with a bullet lodged in his flesh.
She put an arm around his torso to help him walk and chuckled. "Maybe you could try some of my delicious food for yourself first and then you could think about whether or not you might want me as a cook on your crew..."

But before she could take an answer from Kyren, she suddenly noticed a rather pretty, black-haired, amber-eyed lady approaching them, asking whether or not they were ok.
Mina smiled, nodding her head. "We're all good here. My new friend here just washed up from a shipwreck. But he's a doctor so I reckon if he says he'll live...he'll live." She gave the woman a cordial nod. "Thanks, though. Very considerate of you."

Hearing what Mina had to say about the festival he figured he would have to check it out and he would probably enjoy himself too.

Seeing another woman with black hair, amber eyes and tanned skin Kyren felt happy and uneasy to see so many women coming to his rescue as he liked women but felt uncomfortable around them as he wasn't the best in romantic situations or situations with women but he could speak to them. He looked at the woman then back at Mina and thought to himself, they are both pretty but I think Mina looks prettier. Kyren was happy to have Mina helping him and when she told him he could stay with her for a bit while he rested and figured out how to save his crew he liked Mina even more, but any feelings he had for anyone would have to wait as he had bigger things to deal with.

"Thanks for letting me stay with you." said Kyren then when he heard her tell the other woman that Kyren was a doctor Kyren looked towards her and saw something just past her in the distance on the beach it was a silver looking creature in the distance. Kyren didn't know what it was but from what he could see whatever it was it wasn't in great shape. Kyren stopped walking and said, "Over there. there's something there, I can't tell what it is but its alive and it looks injured." Kyren removed his arm from around Mina and tried to run towards the creature as he ran though his legs felt weak and he began to fall he caught himself with his hands and began to crawl towards the creature.

As he got closer he managed to realise it was a wolf, he wanted to help the wolf because he could tell it was injured he could see blood staining the fur and didn't like seeing it. Since Kyren was such a nice guy he wanted to help it and began using every ounce of strength he had in his body to drag himself to the wolf.

Kyren didn't know what the women behind him where doing or even care at this moment as he took more interest in the injured over other people. As Kyren got closer to the wolf he said, "I'm gonna help you boy." Kyren saw the wooden plank through the wolf and pulled out his scalpels and cut either end off which was sticking out. He knew that removing it was dangerous and it would be better to let the body remove the wood of its own accord then realised he had to stop the bleeding and reached into his bag for another bandage or anything only to find he was out of medical supplies and would need to pick up some more in town.

Kyren looked back at Mina and the other woman who had appeared and figured if they were here they could save this wolves life and if they wanted his too. Kyren grabbed the bandage over his own wound and tore it off gritting his teeth in pain as it hurt, he began to bleed a little bit as the bandage had stuck to the inside of his wound. Kyren ripped the bandage into to two and placed either side of it on either side of the wolf applying as much pressure as he could to stop the bleeding whilst trying to stop the wolf from struggling.

As he forced the bandages down he felt weaker and weaker perhaps due to blood loss or maybe it was something else he didn't know what but didn't care he shouted, "You two save the wolf!" Kyren's voice wasn't loud enough and hoped they heard him as everything became dark and all he could see was darkness and all he could hear was the wolf growling in pain foot steps in the sand and tides washing in over the beach then finally.
Nothing.

Molly hissed between her teeth as the man attempted to help the wolf. What was wrong with this guy? His own injuries had been so severe that he could not even walk or run all the way over to the wolf. Then he started ripping off his own bandages to cover up the animal's wounds. Moron. Couldn't he have just used something else? Something that wasn't vitally important to his own survival?

"You there!" Molly snapped, pointing at Mina. She unwound the coat from around her waist and flung it at Mina. "Use that to cover up his wounds as best you can!"

Molly marched over to Kyren and the wolf and looked at each of them critically. It was difficult to tell which of them had it worse off, though if Kyren's wound were not bandaged again soon, he might die of blood loss. If Molly had not already committed herself to helping out, she might have considered abandoning this man for his own stupidity and saving just the wolf. As it was, Molly couldn't bring herself to do such a thing. (Actually she probably could not have done it even if he had not used his own bandages for the wolf.)

Molly lifted her hammer off of her shoulder and twirled it in her hand expertly as she glared fiercely at the wolf.

"I'm going to move you now," she told the wolf, her voice low and dangerous. "If you attempt to bite me or harm me in any other way, I will bash your head in with this."

That said, Molly laid her hammer back over her shoulder. With her other hand she reached underneath the wolf's stomach and lifted it over her other shoulder easily. Any cries of pain from the creature would have been ignored.

"I heard that guy say that he was going to stay with you," Molly said, turning back towards Mina. "Unless you have anything against wild animals and shipwrecked sailors hanging out around your home, we should probably take these two there." Molly glanced at the wolf she was holding and frowned. "Wolfy here isn't properly bandaged yet, but it would not be smart to let any more sand or dirt get into the wound.

deer woke up in a closed in prison cell, seastone bars covered the entrence, he was probably mistaken for a devilfruit user. trying to think of what happened he traced back to what happened in his room. he was working on his programming, when he suddenly shut off. calmly getting up he walked over to the bars and scanned the area. he had been in this kind of position before, he was already planning his escape when he saw his friends in the cells around from him. 'great' he thought to himself, he now had to calculate a way to help his friends escape as well. walking up to the bars he gripped them and gave them a shake to see how strong they were held to the walls. he couldnt break seastone, but at least he might be able to knock the door off its hinges. to his dismay it didnt even budge.
looking at his hands he realized for the first time he was shackled, another complication. sitting on the bed he was given he began to think of a anyway he could escape, so far he had nothing.

ken awoke with a start when he was thrown in his cell. he began to yell in protest when he realised he was shackled up. sighing he cursed under his breath and tried to kick the door open. he got nothing from that, so he went to work on his shackles. he tried everything he could, he hit them against the walls, used what technique's he could on them, he even pulled the chain against a bar. sighing in defeat he fell onto his bed and began to think of anything to get out. nothing. all he had now was hope.

Mina’s eyes widened at the sight of the emaciated wolf and even further again at Kyren’s sudden single-mindedness towards saving it. This guy was pretty selfless- even towards strange, potentially vicious animals.
“..and dangerously self-sacrificing too,” Mina thought, alarmed as Kyren suddenly collapsed from what appeared to be blood-loss.

Thankfully, the hammer-wielding woman was quick to react and tossed her a jacket to bandage Kyren’s wounds with. Mina nodded, giving the woman a responding shout of “Sure!” before going about wrapping the jacket around the tall man’s wounds as he had taught her to do with the bandage before.
It was rather like folding pastry, she had to silently note.
She looked up at the woman and nodded again. “Yeah, that’s probably a good idea. Nah, my house is open to whoever dares to venture in there. Here, follow me...”
With great difficulty, Mina managed to grab Kyren around the torso and drag him up the beach, gesturing with her head for the woman to follow.
Assuming her to be in tow, Mina headed up to a small tavern at the edge of the beach- which was thankfully empty due to the hour of the day being a slow one. Rather than going in the front entrance, she guided them to a small beach-hut style cottage around the back, heaving the comatose captain inside and lugging him on to the bed that occupied the second of two rather simple rooms. She explained in a grunt: “I wanted a place where I could cook for myself, so the barkeep let me rent this place out...”
About a half an hour later, the wolf was bandaged up properly, (through a mixture of knowledge on the woman’s part and Mina’s spare stockings), left to rest on the rug by the fire. Kyren was now also bandaged up, tucked up in Mina’s bed with a flannel on his forehead to prevent a sudden swell of fever following his blood-loss.
Mina gave the pot of curry on the stove a final stir before setting it to simmer and coming to sit beside the woman at the table of the kitchen/sitting room.
“Hey, it’s only just hit me now but I don’t think I ever caught your name. I’m Mina Layton.”

When Mina came in, Molly was sitting on a chair with her legs tucked under her. It was yet another habit of hers that she had picked up over the years. As an apprentice shipwright she had sometimes been sent out to deliver ships and since the perfectionist shipwrights of Water 7 wanted the ships to be in prime condition, most of the time they had to just eat on the floor. Molly's hammer lay close to hand, propped up against a nearby wall. She kept it close in case of an emergency. Not that she expected to be assaulted in this place, but whatever.

"Yeah, I guess I never offered my name before," Molly replied, looking up at Mina. "I am Molly Cross. Shipwright extraordinaire...coater....yadda, yadda, so on and so forth. How ya doin'?" Without even pausing long enough to allow Mina to reply, Molly looked around thoughtfully and said, "Nice place you have here. Roomy, though I suspect you don't think of it that way. But when you've shared a bedroom with your brother for a while, anything else is like a breath of fresh air." Molly wrinkled her nose and waved a hand in front of her face as if warding off a bad smell. "Sometimes literally."

Feeling his wound in more pain than it had previously been Kyren was awoken by the smell of curry, he opened his eyes and looked around to find himself in a bed and could hear Mina and possibly the other woman speaking. He looked around and figured he was probably at either one of there places, but due to the curry smelling great he guessed it was Mina's.

Kyren sat up in bed and pulled his legs out from under the covers and took a look at his wound which had been bandaged up and he then noticed a wet flannel fall from his forehead to his lap and smiled, she knew what she was doing it seemed he then took another whiff of the curry. It smelled good but not as great as he remembered Mina looked, he then felt a surge of pain and realised that leaning forward hurts, it was something he had forgotten about when he obtained the wound.

Kyren leant back as it hurt less and thought about a plan of action to save his crew.

Ken-Arrested
Delphi-Missing
Wolfgang-Arrested
Wilfred-Missing
Deer-Arrested
Uta-Arrested
Cid-Away on business
Annachie-Missing
Cassy-Still aboard ship somewhere (Probably sleeping)

Thinking about it he realised the people who needed saving where Ken, Wolfgang, Deer and Uta. He could find Wilfred, Delphi and Annachie in his own time on the island but most importantly was rescuing the crew from prison. he then thought about Mina and remembered the gun on her thigh. Maybe she would help him but he didn't want her getting hurt. The he thought about the other woman he didn't know if she would want to help he remembered seeing her carrying a big hammer and figured it was always worth asking. Then he thought about the wolf he would love to have him aboard the ship but didn't want him getting hurt, he was a cute little wolf and people aren't friendly to wolves as they are fierce animals.

Kyren had thought quickly about it and decided his plan:
1/ Ask Mina and the other woman if they will help him break his crew out
2/ Find out where the prison is
3/ Find Time Goes
4/ Ask Mina out on a date for the festival (Or perhaps that was him just being selfish and thinking of how he could have fun spending the day with a pretty young woman. More importantly back to serious matters.)
5/ Break Arrested Clockwork Pirates out of prison
6/ Board ship with crew and ask Mina and other lady if they wish to join and hope they say yes
7/ Find Annachie, Delphi and Wilfred
8/ Leave Lunakirk Island, discover any new crew mate's goals and pick one to complete

But before any of that he needed to sort out this wound, seeing his satchel on the bedside table he opened it and pulled out his sewing hook and thread, this was going to hurt but somebody had to do it eventually so why not him. He carefully peeled the bandage off using it dab any blood which was still leaking from his body then dug threaded the hook and dug it into his flesh gritting his teeth as it went through his skin.

Kyren saw some blood dribbling out and wiped it up with the bandage then when he finished Kyren snapped the thread and wrapped it around the hook and placed it back in his satchel. Kyren was surprised his handy work had not gone down hill yet and knew he would be fine. Now before any of his list was put into action he had to eat something. Kyren exited the bedroom which he noticed as soon as he left had a distinct scent of Mina, he followed his nose to her curry and sniffed at it.
It smelt great.

Mina gave a soft chuckle, shaking the woman's hand. "Nice to meet ya, Molly Cross. I must say, I'm pretty awesome for a chick who's just dragged a comatose guy who isn't drunk (for once) into my bed, thanks for asking. Who you doing? So you're a shipwright? That sounds pretty cool. Here's to having vital positions on a ship!"
She grinned, tilting her head. "I don't have any sibs. You're looking at an only child. So I wouldn't know. But I can imagine the kind of claustrophobia that you must have undergone, girl."
The pot on the stove started to bubble and the tin lid started to dance upon the rim. The cook clapped her hands. "Oh! The curry's all done!"

She rose, straightening her hair-band to push her hair back and out of the way. Taking a wooden spoon from her drawer, she took a little taste and smirked, purring happily through her lips. "Perfection. As always."

Mina had just started to pour the curry into dishes when she noticed that her rather handsome, Captain patient was up and moving.
She blinked. "Ah! Hey, you're up!" She looked him up and down. "Just in time for dinner and all, Kyren, honey."
Her brows furrowed when she noticed his freshly stitched wound. "You ok?"

Kyren looked at both Mina and Molly and noticed they had some time to speak among themselves. He smiled at them both and replied to Mina, "Yes I am fine, and I'm excited to try some of this curry it smelt amazing from your bedroom. Hmm thats not something I ever thought I'd be saying. I want to thank both of you for your help and I have a question for the two of you." Kyren then noticed Mina called him honey and smiled a little as he happily took a bowl of her curry and tasted some.

It was still scorching hot and Kyren swallowed it down as his eyes watered a little from the heat. "ow, its hot." muttered Kyren. he then sat down on the floor in between Molly and Mina, "I have a question for you both, I am very grateful for the both of you rescuing me and bringing me and that wolf back here. I would first of all like to ask where we? and secondly my crew the Clockwork Pirates, yes I am a pirate have been locked away in the Prison here on Lunakirk island, I would like to ask you girls if you would be willing to show me where the prison is and the docks too as I need to find my ship, also would you help me break them free? The Marines will most likely be looking for me as they know I am on the Island or around the Island but they don't know what I look like as I am a bounty less Captain for the moment. But if you both do choose to help me I must warn you we will probably get bounties. If you refuse I will understand but I would really appreciate your help." Kyren then ate some more curry and continued, "Also I would like to get a chance to look around town and enjoy the festival if either of you would care to show me around." Kyren looked at Mina then at Molly and figured neither would like to show him around he didn't know though and went back to eating the curry which was still hot but bearable. "Mina this is really nice, its tastes great, I couldn't have done better myself. I really couldn't" smiled Kyren.

Mina raised her eyebrows. This was all a lot to take in, in a matter of minutes.
Deciding to be tactful and not let silence set in, the young cook rose and gave him a blithe smile accompanied by a wink. "I'm glad you like it. Old family recipe as it happens." She chuckled. "And I know I'm good, Kyren, honey...but thanks. The praise is appreciated."

She let out a long exhale and took a bottle of sake from a nearby cupboard, pouring out three cups of the sweet, sharp liquid and placed them on the table beside each respective bowl of curry.
This was a tough one, even for her.

On one hand, Mina had been looking to join a crew for weeks. If she followed Captain Kyren here and helped him out, a place on his crew- and thus, allegiance, strength and company on the sea- was only right around the bend. Maybe this meant she could also find out a thing or two about her blood parents. I mean, who knew? This guy probably had a crew from all over the sea. Also, he was a pirate. Her parents were pirates. She, by blood, was a pirate herself and she had always believed in the idea of a universal brotherhood (and sisterhood) of pirates. Somehow, it felt like was her unwritten duty to give him a hand.
Plus, the poor guy was in no shape to be fighting alone..._{and he was handsome. Really handsome}.

On the other hand, Mina, despite being a pirate, had managed to evade marine detection for months now and though a bounty on her head would be something fun to show off (and to make mom and dad proud), it would also mean that she'd actually have to watch her back for the first time. For the first time, the marines would know exactly who she was and have a reason to track her every move.
Did she really want all that extra hassle?

For the first time, Mina thought to that job as a waitress and apprentice cook that she'd been offered on the Baratie and wondered whether or not declining it was such a good idea...

Mina took a sip of sake and looked over the rim of the glass at Kyren, studying him. Her pink lips curved back into a smirk and she nodded. "Alright then. You're ambitious, I'll give you that. But I've nothing better to do and I'll admit that I'm a sucker for blondes and guys who recognise good cooking when they taste it." She took another gulp of sake and continued, her voice becoming more serious. "The prison is across town and it's not far from the docks. If Molly here so chooses, we can both show you around town as we're approaching the prison. I'll help you jailbreak your crewmates and lead you to the docks...but if I get caught, bear in mind that they're not my nakama. They're yours. So don't expect me to be a golden-hearted heroine. I'm a pirate too after all..." Mina shrugged. "And I don't exactly the follow the "no one gets left behind" law when my own life is in danger and I don't know the people that I'm saving."
She flicked her thick white fringe out of her eyes, pausing before smiling again and going on. "And afterwards, if we have time and we've given the marines the slip, I'll show you and your crew around the town during Lunakirk's festival..."

(OOC: I am not ready to return to fulltime RPing. I merely had some extra time on my hands and took advantage of it.)

Like Mina, Molly didn't answer Kyren right off the bat. She immediately set into her curry and was seemingly unaffected by the heat. During her apprenticeship, she had been partnered with a shipwright who liked his food to be almost on fire both in the literal and spicy sense. She had never quite gotten used to his cooking, but managed to build up just enough tolerance to it that she could force it down without waiting for it to cool down. Compared to that, this curry was nothing.

When Mina put down the sake, Molly quickly pushed away her cup. "Not for me," she said. "I'm driving. Not to mention..." Molly looked over at Kyren. "If we do go through with this, I will want a clear head." She set her now empty curry bowl off to the side and clasped her hands in front of her. "Now, I think Mina said it pretty well, but I've still got something to add. I can't just go rushing off and help out guys I've just met. There is someone else who I need to talk to first. Not to mention I-"

"Thank you for considering me," Victor said from where he was standing next to Molly. He had refilled her curry bowl and was currently eating out of it. "This is really good," he commented.

Molly did a very anime-like double take and fell over backwards in her chair. A moment later she was on her feet and had seized Victor by the front of his hoodie.

"How did you...where did...when did you...why didn't...?" Molly spluttered.

"I suppose you are all wondering how I got here without being detected," he said, almost seeming to look beyond Molly at the "screen" through which everyone who is reading this thread is watching. "Truthfully, it is difficult to explain. Simply put, I was left behind and probably would not have caught up in time to help out with this crazy raid you are planning on performing, so you could say I was brought here for the sake of convenience. However, since that will probably confuse people, let's just say that I happened to notice you three going somewhere, followed you, and snuck in through a window when you were talking."*

Molly gave Victor a strange look, which he ignored. Instead he calmly set the bowl down and removed his sister's hands from his hoodie, but did not immediately let go of her hands. The two of them stared at each other for a few seconds, each remembering their argument. Then in unison they said, "I'm sorry."

Victor nodded, as if he had been expecting this and released Molly's hands before wandering over to a corner of the room. "Now that that is settled, I shall take a nap." He flung himself down in the corner, never once allowing his hoodie to rise up far enough for anyone to see what he looked like underneath the hood. He called out, "Do as you like, Molly. I'll stick with your decision."

"Well then," Molly muttered. "I guess it's up to me." She turned back to Mina and Kyren. "Let me put it this way." She planted her hands on the table and leaned over it. "I don't mind helping people, but Victor is right. This is crazy. While still injured, you want to walk into a Marine base, break out your friends, and walk right back out alive?" She frowned at Kyren. "Either you are totally insane or you're one of the bravest people I have ever met. Can you at least prove that this venture is somehow possible?"

(OOC: *For those of you who are confused by what Victor was saying, he was doing what is called "breaking the fourth wall".)

Kyren saw Mina place sake down and was happy to have met someone so nice and caring he knew she would be a great addition to his crew and he knew the rest of his crew would love her too, he looked across at Molly and as beautiful as she was he still found Mina more enchanting maybe it was her white hair or her kindness he didn't know, but he was curious what Molly did for a living.

Kyren enjoyed the curry Mina had cooked and happily ate it all down before placing the bowl down and thinking about asking for seconds, it was surprising to eat something he actually wanted seconds of as most other food he had eaten wasn't all that fantastic.

Kyren could see from Mina's face that she was thinking about joining him and helping him and hoped she would say yes but if she didn't then he would happily leave her to continue with her own life. Hearing Mina tell him he was ambitious made him feel proud of himself despite having his ass kicked so easily by a poisoned devil fruit he smiled to hear her say she was a sucker for blonde guys and since Kyren was blonde he felt his smile widen a little and in his head a part of him was celebrating.

Kyren then listened as Mina's tone became more serious and he realised he would have to pay close attention to what information she was telling him. Kyren learnt where the prison was roughly and was happy Mina had agreed to help him, he just wanted to know if Molly would also help and her thoughts about all of this.

"Ok thanks Mina and thank you for everything you've done for me so far, thank you, and as for breaking my crew out I will need to find my ship first so I can see the route up to the prison. And I don't think we will have the time to experience the festival after breaking my crew out as I think the Marines will be hunting for us everywhere, in fact I think we will have to make a very quick departure. And as for helping my crew I don't expect you to be instantly best friends with them you don't even now them yet. All I want is your help breaking them free and if you want to, to be my cook too as your cooking is the best I have tasted so far. I'm sure my crew will all love you. I would break my crew out myself but due to my injuries it might be a bit difficult, not that I couldn't do it though." Kyren then lifted the sake and sipped some of it and felt a small pain in his fresh stitching.

When Kyren heard another man's voice in the room he quickly turned to see a pale skinned man eating the curry and wondered who he was Kyren was surprised to see him and didn't mind, he simply smiled at him and watched Molly and him interact before listening to what he had to say. Seeing this new man enter the room and lie down to take a nap Kyren was a little bit confused about who he was but ignored it and figured Molly and this guy knew each other so he didn't let it bother him.

Kyren then saw Molly place her hands on the table and tell him he was either insane or brave considering what he wanted to do but these people were his friends and he wanted to free them no matter what. Kyren stood up and scratched his head as he knew what he wanted to do was pretty dangerous especially in his condition but nothing could change his mind. "Well call me crazy then you guys don't have to help me if you don't want to, I'll happily break them out on my own if I have to, even in my condition. I just figured asking for help would be the smart thing to do if I can't get any help then fine I can deal with that. Admittedly it sounds dangerous but at least its not Impel Down I'm planning on breaking into that place is hell.......from what I've heard about it. If you guys do choose to help me I would greatly appreciate it and do everything I can to protect all of you, plus I'm sure we can handle them all, they can't be that tough I mean this is only a small Island which barely anyone has heard of so I doubt the prison is all that strong. I'm hoping." Kyren smiled looking at the expressions on Molly, Mina and Victor's napping faces he knew he was sounding insane right now but didn't care. Kyren was captain of the Clockwork Pirates and he wasn't about to abandon his crew so easily because a prison stood in between them.

Meanwhile at the bottom of the ocean floor just outside Lunakirk Island

Wilfred's body was still offline and motionless.