"Well." Zeke spoke, sliding his hands into his pockets "As much as I'd like to continue this. I think I've gotten my fill of Nostalgia. And I know I know what I just said but I'm afraid my old heart can't take it" He said with a smile. Leaning back onto the bar.
"Okay Okay! But can I please ask one more question?" Leroy asked. Zeke closed his eyes for a few ticks before letting out a breath "Sure. Go for it."
"What was Sparrow like when he was a kid?" Zekes eyes widened slightly "Ah well…Rowrow was. Feisty. Hot headed. And could be very competitive. Bit of a mean streak too when it came to that competition. Him and bonbon used to argue and argue."
"Bonbon?" Kirk asked "Oh, uh- Bonney. Steade Bonney. He didn't go as far as spa-" Leroy voice cut Zeke off
"What?! Bonney?! That guy and Sparrow knew each other?! If he wasn't such a shit head I'd almost feel bad about punching his lights out…Guy tried to kill me." Leroy said as his hands propped himself up
"Yeah. Bonney always knew how to get himself into trouble. But we all lost track of one another after the Roger Pirates disbanded." He sipped the bourbon.
"Wait- Disbanded?" Raven asked. Zeke rolled his eyes. Thinking to himself he shouldn't have been so ready to say that he wasn't answering more questions "Yes. The Roger Pirates disbanded about three years before Rogers Execution."
"Roger was sick you see. After everything. After we did what we did. Still don't know what was killing him. Levsey never deduced it. But he kept him in as much tip top shape as he could. Made sure that his strength never left him, or his energy. Which meant only his tie to this world was slowly unraveling."
"Then- he let himself get Captured by your Grandfather." He looked at Leroy. Of course he'd know that was their relationship. "That was at the tail end of his 3 years. You'd never think that the man in those pages on the day of his execution was gonna die in mere days otherwise…"
Zeke swallowed hard. "Roger passed on to Sparrow. Then Sparrow and Bonney were gone too. Fought tooth and nail to stay with 'em…But they wouldn't be tied down…Not with sparrows ambition."
He rubbed his head and sighed. He definitely needed to stop talking now. He pat the table and pushed himself away
"Now where were we? You all were needing to get a ship coated? I'd be more than happy to help a few greenhorns like yourselves. You've proven deserving of my help. Trust me. I've had plenty of small fries come my way and ask for help but I've turned all away."
"So what exactly is Shipcoating?" Calliope asked, tilting her head. Jeanne popping up and doing the same. "Yeah." Then Dezzi "Yeah!" And finally Leroy "Yeah."
"Well. Ship coating is something that will allow your ship to be submerged in water. It becomes air tight with a mix of a special tar pitch and sap. Which is translucent after it hardens. Then your ship is basically put into a glass bottle sorta thing. Made out of a special gypsum. Which is formed around the top, and it too is sealed and it'll survive the submersion all the way down to Marrina. Which is the only stop before heading into the new world."
"But once the ship resurfaces, the plaster will disintegrate from the pressure change. So once you go down, you can't come back up. Should be able to dock in Marrina though. It's about a rapid change from the bottom to the top that causes it to rupture."
"Woah….Thats rad!" Calliope said with heated excitement. "Coating should take about two weeks? Now I see your faces" He said looking around. Seeing the mix of worry and confusion and all between, his hands coming up to reassure them "But, that time will fly. Go explore, enjoy the Island. Don't get into trouble, stay away from the Slave Auctions and don't attack any marines-"
"And you should be fine." Zeke shrugged nonchalantly. But- then he saw the looks on a few of the crewmembers who didn't have the greatest of poker faces
"Oh God. What did you do?" He rested his hands on his hips "Uhhhh…" Leroy began
"All three of those things." Kirk said. "Leroy Punched a Celestial Dragon." That got both Dahl and Zekes eyes open "Oh-! Well the-"
"Killed. I killed him." Leroy corrected with a grin that carried a seriousness to the expression
"Oh fuck." Zeke let out as his breath escaped "Holy hell kid…You're a walking terror!" Dahl commented
"Okay!" Zeke clapped his hands "New Plan! I can get it done in a week if I hurry! You all need to get out of here now." He said as he hurried over to the stairwell, sauntering up and back down quickly "Here. Each of you take a piece of this." He said scribbling and tearing
"Its my vivre card. I've got plenty of them. This is in case you need to reach me at any time. Follow its direction and it will lead you straight to me." Zeke stepped back and counted off nine crews and nine pieces of paper. All of them tuck it in their persons.
"Alright. Don't follow me out. I'm going to start work on your Ship right now. Wait five minutes, and then go. All of you should split up into teams of three. But let each other know where you're going- and do not! Leave those places."
"Everything will be okay. Red Sash." He locked eyes "I gotta say kid. Hell of thing you did, and I can't quite bring myself to condemn it. But- We'll have to stay safe from here on out to avoid those consequences."
With that. Zeke left the Bar, and a noise came from the side where the crew could see him carrying a giant oversized duffle bag over his back and walking away
Elsewhere. Near one of the Main ports of Sabaody.
Naval Ships came abruptly onto the Port. Entire War Ships! The Huge hulking giants of steel and other materials that was a testament to the sheer might of the Naval Marines. They didn't wait a single second to begin unleashing hell upon the island. Cannons Fired from the small cannons of the Battleships.
"Holy Shit! Its the Marines! Run for it!" A pirate spoke, turning and running. Entire crowds of pirates, criminals and all in between made a run for it! The pirate that had turned to run suddenly slammed into what felt like a steel wall! He looked up only to see the sigil of justic on the back of a flapping coat!
The man however. Paid no mind "Kinjero. I'm here~!" He spoke into his small radio. The man on the other side picking up "Good! The Harbingers are Deployed. All 15 of them to be exact. Happy Hunting Admiral!"
"You too golden boy." He said with a grin
The man was tall. Staggering so. Standing at nine feet two inches. He was lean, but well built almost how a runner would be. He wore brown loafers. And a stark violet suit. Pants, blazer and waistcoat. Below it was a cheetah print collared shirt, which was left partially unbuttoned at the top. The jacket on his back had its accent colors were a light grey meant to resemble silver.
His face however- Was thin and slim sharp cheekbones. His eyes were covered with a pair of large wire framed sunglasses. Hair medium length and slicked back. Dirty blonde brown hair. Stubble across his face that was well tamed to be kept at the jaw and above the lip thinly
Admiral of Naval HQ
Murausagi
The Purple Hare
Argento