Broken Promises

Grand Line: Paradise: Hedge Drop::.
Winter Isand::.
6:22AM::.

Whistling winds, frozen lakes & ice white paths. It was winter in Hedge Drop alright and it had come with such gusto that even the harbor no longer was in use. The ships were stuck thanks to the water freezing around them. If you were planning a trip to Hedge Drop either plan it in the summer or plan to stay for a long time in the winter. With the winds stopping people mid stride and the four feet of snow on a good day getting in the way it was pretty clear that winter in Hedge Drop was either a winter wonderland or a fucking nightmare. The main question was which one?




The cold steel bars of the cage which sat in place around Bumper sent shivers down his spine & filled him with depression. Kicking against the bars had resulted in nothing. He'd hoped to have bent the bars at least but nothing. Sitting on his furry arse disappointed waiting for another show and to be once again tortured by the ring leader whose teeth were as crooked as his magic act.

A soft tear begun to fall down his cheek only to be absorbed into his soft furry cheek. The teenage laphan with a foul mouth & a hatred sat dragging his claws along the bars of his cage as the snow planted itself gently upon the ground. It was snowing once more and the chill that he'd come to know so well felt so much worse than he'd ever known before in his life. The cold was now piercing his heart.

He'd once been free but his gut had let him into trouble. From the moment he followed his nose in his younger years that one moment led to the rest of his life and led him to this. A circus act in the Grand Line where he was laughed at. He wasn't a performing monkey, or even a monkey at all. But that was all his life now consisted off.

As two of the clowns quickly shuffled by in their large furry coats with pale faces void of make up Bumper looked towards them a little hopefully knowing full well it was nothing but misplaced. People didn't save wild animals who're kept in cages. No one ever saved wild animals locked away in cages.

As the two clowns pushed into their carriage to powder their faces and paint on their fake smiles Bumper sighed.

"I'm going to die here." he muttered to himself feeling loneliness sink in deeper & deeper. He'd been stupid and now he was paying the price.




Trekking from the mountains of Hedge Drop down to the town a group of citizens armed with all they needed to survive in the harsh & unforgiving terrain pushed on through the sudden blizzard which had come from nowhere. Far from town and its comforts the cold howling winds banged against them trying to stop them in their tracks.

As they continued to push forward a surprising thing happened when the breeze begun to ease up despite how powerful the blizzard was growing. As the snow was whipped past them an odd overwhelming sensation of warmth grasped them. Continuing their trek in the hopes that the rest of their journey would be so easy the spotted up ahead a large black object. Bigger than themselves or anything they'd seen throughout their journey.

Staring with such confusion they curiously approached only to rest a hand on the object. It was soft. Running a hand over it the object was of peculiar origin.

"Come over here Janice!" one of the citizens called to his wife from afar who seemed to recognize the object.

Heading her husband's advice she rushed over to his side and turned to discover just what he had.

The large soft black object before them was none other than a bowler hat. But the size was fit for a giant.

Grinning Janice gestured towards her husband Clive to join them by the hat.

Arriving back the couple laughed as they explained it to the others. Seeking warmth the group all grabbed the rim and hoisted it to climb under. In a place like this with such horrible weather a nice warm hat to hide beneath was just what the doctor ordered. Warming their hands and smiling as the group chatted to one another during their small break it was rudely interrupted when the winds whipped in and blew away all that the group had taken off to avoid sweating.

The hat was no longer on the ground but in the air. Rising higher & higher the citizens looked skywards in terror as the hat continued to rise till finally falling flat on to the head of what could only be described as a monster.

Standing twenty five feet tall and looking down over them with the eyes of a demon & face of a gorilla was Tequila Gin. Looking at the citizens who in a panicked manor smiled and waved awkwardly as they tried quickly to make their move away Tequila simply cracked a smile and stepped over them.

Heading towards the town he was in search of a doctor & not a fight.

The ship they were on was in no good shape as it hit he land of the land, it had been a long time since they had hit dry land from all the aimless wondering of the oceans but finally after a few days without real food they managed to dock upon this island. Fifi was in the ships captains office it had been changed around for her to experiment on the few men that were alive after their ordeal and now they were dead but still the bodies weren't still good for experimenting on as she had eaten some of the flesh to save food for her friend, she wasn't sure why it may have been due to his help or because of the time out at sea but she trusted him more than when they left the island they met on. she had given her stomach illness by eating flesh that wasn't meant to be eaten, one so the food they did have would last them much longer but she didn't tell Akira this, though during the trip she wasn't sure if he knew that she was a cannibal but she didn't really care so long as he didn't try and stop her she was fine with it. She was clean now of the mud and grime from the time she was alone her body looked completely anew from her clothes to her body itself it wasn't wasting away it was refreshed..She had a fresh set of clothes from what was left on the ship when they had taken it and it fit her nicely but as the ship connected with the shore line her notes that she was working on recently about skin went flying everywhere as she started to collect them she headed to the deck as she noticed they were someone it was cold but at least it was some where as she rushed back inside after only a few moments outside looking for something warm to wear.

As the snow fell and covered the ground in an icy white blanket Bumper awaited his once again humiliation that was on the way. He hated how this had happened to him and he was laughed at day & night. Footsteps crunching through the snow caught his attention as out from one of the carriages walked to beast tamer.

With a whip tightly coiled hanging from his waist & a glint in his eyes Bumper could see that it was time for training. Sighing he sat up and looked at the beast tamer as he removed the breaks and started rolling the cage towards the big top tent.

"You know one of these days I'm gonna rip out your throat right?" Bumper said as he wrapped his paws around the cage's bars.

Ignoring his threat the beast tamer continued to push the cage along without a care in the world.

"Maybe one of these days I'll skin ya. But heyho, that's life." he replied as a sheet of warmth came over the cage and Bumper felt the sudden change.

Coming to a halt Bumper looked towards the other creatures, they looked just as sad & run down as he felt inside. It was disheartening & depressing, but more so was the sheer fact that there was nothing he could do about it. At least, not that he could think of.

"I fucking hate you." Bumper muttered looking towards the beast tamer who unlocked the cage doors to the cage holding the lion in place.




Sending shock waves throughout the floor and terrifying people left, right & center, Tequila continued on wards into the town. He could feel pain in his right shoulder from where a crimson colour was leaking down his back. Running rapidly like a river & staining his fur the yeti held on to the wound in the hopes that he could find a doctor and one who would happily work on the large wound.

Stepping over a series of taverns and down the street he drew quite a crowd. People stared in shock at the monster who made his way down the street. He wasn't as tall as other yetis, but he was tall enough and it sent shivers down the spine of the town's folk.

Spotting a building up ahead with a large red cross sitting atop the entrance Tequila smirked. Setting this as his target he quickly took much larger strides. He thought back to the conflict that gave him such a wound. It was ridiculous how it happened really.

He still couldn't fully believe how it had happened nor why, but he was sure they had their reasons, probably not very good ones though. Tequila was just happy he got the last say in it. Well more like last stab. His knife had been the size of his opponent and that was just the blade.

It had sliced him in two clean and left two halves of the same man lying in his wake. He shouldn't have messed with Tequila. But then again, not many people should. First off he was bigger and bigger meant better secondly Tequila was armed to the teeth with a knife, sawn off shotgun & a rifle while the foolish little man was armed with just his devil fruit powers.

Impressive as they may have been they didn't guarantee him the victor. Tequila had taken down that Bomu Bomu no Mi User with general ease.

As he reached the hospital he slowly lowered himself down so he could look inside the hospital. Peeking inside a window he caught sight of a man lying in a bed with a curtain covering them all except for the window. Sitting on top of him was a woman who seemed to be enjoying herself quite a bit.

Looking for a few moments before realizing what he was looking at Tequila let out a loud belly laugh. He couldn't blame them for not covering them up when they were at the window not many people would be able to look in through the fourth story window. But now that Tequila had the lady paused hopped off of her husband & quickly wrapped that curtain right around themselves.

Raising his eyes higher up he peered in through the fifth story and as his large eyes came into contact with a doctor's he leant back and gestured for them to come outside. The doctor gulped in fear as he slowly made his exit from the room.

Unsure if he was coming or not Tequila sat waiting hoping he was on his way.

Akira sat in the crow’s nest of the ship, holding Valor for warmth. The trip was rough, and without food Fifi’s strength would fail. He had yet to show off his devil fruit abilities, but he was using it in secret to waste as little food as possible. However Fifi seemed to be doing well on her own, especially with her secret “experiments” that she refused to let him look in. It made him wonder just what a girl her age would even want with the bodies… then again, both sides had their secrets. However suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by the crash, knocking both him and valor on their sides. Valor squawked loudly as he Akira noted the cold in the air, “Don’t worry… you can sit this one out buddy.” Using the power of the Mini Mini no mi he shrunk down to his smallest size and hopped on Valor’s head, letting the bird fly the two down onto the deck. Re-growing to his normal size he walked down into the storage of the ship, leaving his friend inside.

Upon walking back up he began stretching, it had been awhile since he had seen any real action, so it was about time that he started up again. The cold didn’t bother him much, while it did make his breath visible his normal attire was layered enough. Cracking his neck he suddenly heard something in the distance… something… that sounded like cries of fear, or shock. It was too hard to tell, but Akira didn’t want to waste any time. “FIFI, I’M GOING TO GO SEE WHATS GOING ON IN TOWN, CATCH UP WITH ME UPSHORE!” He yelled as loudly as he could, before running to the edge of the ship. In the distance he could see the makings of a town, but something seemed off. Squinting he noticed the something was visibly moving in-between the buildings, something big.  Not wasting a second, he ran to the front of the ship and jumped off, his immediate instinct was to grow to make the distance smaller, but instead he opted to remain his natural 5 feet, running as fast as he could, not wanting to risk anybody getting hurt.

It took several minutes of sprinting, but he finally arrived in town. Dashing in and out between people, he couldn’t quite make out just what this “monster” was. Cursing his natural shortness, he turned a corner, only to be greeted to… what he could only describe as a furred giant sitting in front of him, and unmistakably on his head was a bowler hat. Shaking his head he unsheathed his sword, and approached the furry beast.

With each step he began to grow, until he rivaled the other in height. Quickly reaching max size he easily stepped into the edge of the giant’s line of sight. “Seem’s you’re causing quite a scene, wouldn’t you say?” While his sword was unsheathed he did not hold it threateningly, he hoped this could be settled diplomatically.

As she pulled on a long white coat she noticed Akira to leave the ship as she started to follow him laughing alittle as he said she would have to catch up with him but she noticed that he was going much faster than normal she started to run to try and keep up but she decided that she would just start walking and let him get into whatever trouble he wanted. She tried to get it into her mind that she didnt care about him since they managed to get off the island together but each time she tried to reinforce it to herself she couldnt bring herself to agree. as she walked to the town she felt the clink of the ice under her heals and hoped she wouldnt fall through as she shivered alittle in the cold thinking she should have gotten more than just this coat on and her dress but she could only prepare so much.she started to make her way up to the town as she watched everyone run around and scream as she started to scribble down on a scrap of paper, climbing up to the top of a building as she noticed the monster that was causing so much trouble as she sat watching Akira and the giant her coat rustling alittle in the breeze as she giggled alittle wondering what the giant was and if she were to experiment on it what would she do first but also alittle worried that akira would get himself injured because it would an inconvenience. As she watched akira start to grow in size her eyes widened alittle confused and thought to herself he must be under in the influence of one of the devil fruits. She watched mostly out of sight but her mind started to split into two as the passionate part wanted him to be safe and not get hurt but the experimental and more critical part of her mind wanted him to get injured or atleast be put in a position that she would be able to experiment on him at least alittle to see how his flesh reacted to differant things, curling up barely able to deal with the internal torment she had never had to deal with before.