The marine vessel sailed within the giant bubble moving with the current. Seamen moved diligently across the vessel, keeping maintenance as the Vice-Admirals tried not to kill each other–especially Ramos and Aramaki.
The tension on board lingered on the skin like moisturiser, every glance, timid movements, and stuttered question was due to the fragile peace.
Gion had her thumb lifting her blade's handle in warning, " Let's try not to pop the bubble or I'll drag you both to the depths of the sea with my mangled body. " Gion swore.
Ramos and Aramaki's glares didn't falter at her threat, the two were like pacing beasts, waiting to strike at any moment.
Aramaki stepped up to him, boots vibrating throughout the floorboards. "I heard you crossed paths with Silvers Raleigh," Aramaki spoke with enthusiasm.
"Ramos raised his eyebrow, " What about it?" His fist involuntarily balled up.
Aramaki had that smug grin that Ramos hated since academy days." Do the wounds sting worse than Akainu's?"
...
The silence on the ship was as loud as the statement; all eyes were on Ramos. His body froze for a second, words still processing in his mind. When he finally regained his thoughts, he got up.
"Ramos–"
"Don't do it!"
"Here we go again..." Sonya sighed, cigarette already diminished.
Before two could strike each other.
Woosh!
The ship shook at a sudden burst of movement. The bubble rippled in disturbance. The crew went into panic, scrambling around for cover like cockroaches exposed.
"Aaahhh!" Officers screamed frantically, and the Vice-Admirals braced themselves as they tried to regain balance. Ramos followed his observation of haki lines to the movements around the ship.
A pod of Orcas surrounded the ship, circling the bubble, bumping into it as if entertained by their teasing their potential demise to the sea pressure.
Click, click, click
The pod laughed around the vessel under their control, bumps became more violent as the bubble was reaching its limit.
"We need to do something!" Gion shouted, sword fully unsheathed, contemplating the best course to take.
Doll had her fist coated in haki." One mistake and we can die." She gritted.
Half of Sonya's body was transformed into smoke, her Jitte exposed. "Don't let these idiots move without thinking. "
Too late...
Ramos already made his move, jumping to the nearest Orca.
"YOU IDIOT!" Gion barked.
His fist collided with the bubble, punching the killer whale.
Swoosh.
The creature was sent off to the dark.
Aramaki watched in horror at his colleague's actions, "This bastard is going to risk our lives to beat fish."
Ramos continued his attack, using Geppo, and he maintained his stride. As the next orca approached, he moved in anticipation until his arm was snatched, in a blur, he was swept into the darkness by the speeding orca.
"RAMOS!" The girls yelled, the last sight of him was fear in his eyes.
[ Ryugu kingdom ]
In the vast halls of the royal palace, there is a room far from reach to most servants due to circumstances of its occupants. Shirahoshi the giant Mermaid princess, a beautiful Fish-woman, only daughter of King Neptune and the late Queen. Shirahoshi is sobbing on her bed, comforted by her pet shark, Megalo.
" Am I destined to be bedridden?" She spoke through sobs, giant tears, drenched her sheets. The sound of thuds at the door,was her constant reminder of her fate to be stuck in her room,unaware who targets her.
Thud.
Another weapon pierced the thick doors, the only protection of the Princess. The man responsible for the constant harassment is a fish-man known as Vander Decken. A pirate with an obsession with the Mermaid princess, for years now.
Snickering to himself he twirled another blade," Come out Shira-chan~" He sang,"Don't tease your husband now darling. "
Shesheshe.
He laughed manically, as his was about to throw his nect attack, a ripple in the water stopped him, turning to the motion, he saw a speeding object coming his way in the abyss. "What the?" He chocked out as a Orca is swimming at him, the creatures mouth was full of movement as something was trying punching it,trying to break through the Orcas jaw.
"What in the Davy Jones..." Vander Decken utterd as the orca, spat its prey, to his shock a human shot out the creature, now speeding to him.
"Blurp,blup"
Ramos choked out as he collided with the Fish-man in his path.
[Shirahoshi's room]
The Princess's weeping was interrupted by a sudden bang to her door, the door broke apart as blur came crashing in.
"Aaaaahhhh!" She yelled in horror.
The object crashed into her wall.
She cautiously swam towards the clearing smoke and gasped.
There before her eyes, is a man–a human from the surface and the man was on top of a passed out Fish-man.
"T-thats him..." She muttered.
"Shirahoshi-sama!" The royal guards yelled, entering her chambers.
"Blurp." Ramos tried to speak,nearly drowning.
[End of chapter ]