(Years Ago.....)

A young woman named Tory sang at a club for Marines, playing guitar, was her little brother, Victor. This club was one where Marines stationed would frequently visit after a long day of work if only to hear her sing.

After their performance, the two went backstage to pack up.

Tory: You were great!

Victor: Was I?

Tory: Did you like playing guitar?

Victor: I only like playing with you.

Tory:(giggles)

Tory: Then let's keep playing and maybe take the shooting hobby a small break.

Victor places a hand on his gun, thinking about her request, before letting go of it to accept it.

Tory:(giggles) Looks like today's horoscope was right. A good change occurred!

But their little song gig didn't last forever. One day, while on the way home, a few of the drunk Marines tried harassing Tory. The moment one of them grabbed her wrist, three loud bangs echoed.

Three bodies were dropped dead, in front of the Vice-Admiral who was about to stop it herself.

Petra:...

Tory: V-Victor...

Victor:(tilts head) What?

There were no more excuses, Victor had to be punished, but Petra saw the boy's talent first hand, thus she made a deal with Tory. Victor would be disciplined at a Marine base. She even offered Tory a role in a traveling Marine performance group, where she could sing across the sea.

She accepted.

(Present Day)

Victor: "Pisces Caliber"!

(BANG, BANG)

He swung his gun and fired two bullets which curved in the air, heading toward the side of Petra's head.

Two rods of Bamboo grew from the floor and blocked the bullets. Petra then chopped the bamboo shoots with her bamboo sword. Before they hit the ground, she spun around and kicked them in Victor's direction.

Flipping over the bamboo, Victor landed on Petra's desk and fired again.

Victor: "Taurus Caliber"!!

Firing several bullets, which flew side by side in a square shape to make something akin to a small fist, Petra's bamboo wall shattered against that attack, but upon making contact with her chest, was stopped in their tracks by her Haki.

Victor: Tch...

Reloading his Zody, Victor flipped off Petra's desk as she grew several bamboo pillars.

Deciding to take a different approach. One that demanded slightly more effort, Petra approached Victor.

Petra: Tsk, tsk, tsk...

Petra: I haven't even begun to try. Why don't you give up whilst you still can?

Victor reloaded his final bullet and turned the chamber of his gun. Rushing towards Petra, he dodges the first swing of her bamboo sword.

(Woosh)

He goes to kick her in the side of the head, but the attack is blocked by several bamboo shoots.

Victor: "Scorpio Minor Caliber"!!

He fires two bullets as he swings his arm. These bullets were infused with the element of water. Making a path of water, one bullet curved behind Petra as the second bullet ricocheted off the first, and curved into Petra's shoulder.

Petra:!

She was knocked forward, giving Victor a clear shot of her head, but before he could take it, several bamboo shoots bursted from her body, launching her into the air.

Victor looked up to watch Petra fire those bamboo shoots from her body, at him.

To avoid the rain of bamboo spears, Victor aimed his gun at a wall.

Victor: "Aries Minor Caliber"!!

Firing one powerful explosive shot, Victor launched himself with the recoil of the shot.

(SLAM)

Hitting a wall, and cracking it, Victor gave himself a bruise to save himself from a stabby situation.

Victor: "Leo Minor Caliber"!!

(BANG)

With a massive explosive shot, Victor collapsed 85% of the floor, hoping to give Petra a long fall, but the Vice-Admiral grew two bamboo stilts, staying on Victor's level.

Petra: Hmph! That's it, we're taking this outside!

Petra: "Bamboo Stilt Roundhouse"!!!

Growing a long shoot of bamboo as she spun around and kicked, Victor got slammed with the bamboo which dragged him around the office and threw a wall, which fell toward the courtyard.

Victor: "Aries Caliber"!!

With another recoil shot, Victor slowed his fall enough to land safely.

Petra: Here you go! A nice open area!

Walking off the balcony, Petea created stilts, which then shrunk, lowering her to the ground.

Petra: Get it ALL out of your system! And when you finally realized YOU CANNOT BEAT ME!!

Petra: I'll give you a good beating with my Shinai, "Mr. Shoot".

Petra: And maybe we can move past this...?

Victor: I'm going to burn you to the ground!

Petra: Not before your gun cools down.

She was right. His fire-based shots, the Leo and Aries caliber, fired one after the other overheating Zody. His most powerful attacks would have to wait.

Victor: Don't underestimate me!

Petra:(crosses arms) You're the best shot I know. But you're better off as a sniper, rather than a fighter.

Tiga left a bar after assaulting its patrons in a fight. She sniffed the air, in search of her crewmates.

Tiga:(sniff, sniff)

Tiga: Smells like Davy and Victor aren't nearby... But the Buttless lady and Afro-child are close...

Tiga: They might know how to get back to the ship!!

???: Did you say, Davy? As in Davy Jones?

Tiga turns to see a large block of yellow and white. Peering upward, she learns that this wall was a Fishman named Bob who happened to walk past as she talked to herself.

Tiga: Yeah! He's my Captain. I'm part of his pirate crew!

Tiga: He's got this SUPER LARGE bounty, which makes him a target for strong folk.

Tiga: So I'm sticking around him to fight strong people!

Bob: You're under arrest.

Tiga: Ohhhh.... Are you one of those strong people?

Bob: Yes.

Tiga: Cool... NYAH!

Throwing a punch, Tiga lands a powerful punch against Bob's stomach. The Fishman is squishier than she was anticipating. Looking back up at Bob, Tiga noticed how her attack wasn't effective.

Tiga: Oh?

Bob spun around to kick Tiga, but by leaning back she limbo-style ducked under the attack, swinging her arms back to push herself up.

Hopping a few feet into the air to get a good shot of his head, Tiga went for a palm strike, but Bob proved he was fast despite his large size, striking Tiga with both his fists.

Tiga: Hugh?!

She was sent flying back with a strange feeling. His body, unlike when she punched him, was not squishy. And for a fact, Tiga could it wasn't due to Haki.

Bob: "Water Bullet".

Just as Tiga was about to land, Bob spat out water at super high speed. The water bullets hit both of Tiga's feet, pushing them back, resulting in Tiga's upper body swinging downwards, and her face slamming against the ground.

(WHAP)

Tiga:(muffled) Owey...

She does a pushup to launch herself onto her feet, where she finds her clothes, which Bob struck her were wet.

Tiga: Awwww! I hate being wet!

Running up to Bob, Tiga throws a Haki-infused punch to his gut, where she finds her hand sink into his stomach.

Tiga: Eh?

As she pulled her hand, Tiga found that it was stuck, causing her phobia of being trapped to act up.

Tiga:(teary-eyed) Ahhhhhhh! Let go, let go!

Bob: Foolish girl. I am a rare breed of Fishman, that's legendary for their warrior prowess!

Bob: You should have surrendered.

Tiga was now standing on his stomach, trying to pull out her hand.

Tiga: Whaaaaaa!?

Having loaded up the supplies she bought, Azriel wiped the sweat off her brow.

Azriel:(sigh)

Azriel:(looks around) The others are surely taking their time...

Jade: Fufufu~

Jade: They've likely gotten themselves in trouble or are having too much fun...

Jade: In which case, they'll soon be in trouble.

Azriel: I don't think you know them enough to make that call.

Jade: I've been around. Seen the types of people in this world. I like to think I can accurately assess these things.

Jade: You also must take into consideration, Davy's bounty and how we're on a Marine-controlled Island.

(Slam)

The mega-heel lady in white, BB landed on deck. The Wicked Wench growled as Azriel and Jade glared.

BB:(blows bubble)

(POP)

BB:(chews gum) This seems like a pirate ship, a scum bag pirate like Davy J. would have.

BB:(blows bubble)

(POP)

BB:(chews gum) I'm commandeering this vessel.

Jade: Gwa-gwa-gwa-gwa~!

Jade: Azriel, be a dear and show her some manners by kicking her down a peg.

Azriel: You aren't going to fight?

Jade:(caresses scar) You need the experience more than me.

Azriel gets ready to draw her sword.

Jade: OFF THE SHIP OF COURSE!!

Azriel:(rolls eyes)

Azriel: You heard the lady.

Leaping off the Wicked Wench, Azriel glides down, only to find BB already on the dock.

BB: This good?

Azriel: Sure.

(POP)

In a flash, the distance between them was gone, BB's right leg was heading straight for Azriel's face, and the Angel could feel the heat emanating from it.

(WHAM)

Azriel slid across the docks after blocking the attack with a four-layer wing shield.

(STOMP)

Having gotten behind Azriel, BB shattered the wooden dock, to let Azriel fall into the water, however, the ex-Marine merely spread her wings and took flight. She drew her blade with the element of fire infused to it. Diving towards BB, Azriel attempted to stab the Marine, but with fluid motion, they avoided it.

BB skated across the ground backwards, as Azriel followed and slashed.

Azriel:(mind) Crap! I think I know who this is...

Azriel:(mind) Storm Strutter Beonca Barnaby Enjay. Those ridiculous boots must be her Dial-Gear. Like my Sword is.

Azriel:(mind) Wait... If she's here... That must mean this island is under the control of Vice Admiral Petra-

(BAM)

Azriel: CRAP!

Her right arm is kicked by BB, who almost shatters it.

The angel-winged pirate is sent flying but quickly takes control and soars high into the sky in front of the sun, where BB has difficulty looking at her.

Azriel rained down feathers which fell like daggers toward her enemy.

Azriel:(mind) First an Admiral now a possible Vice Admiral?!

Azriel:(mind) For the love of all that's holy! Davy, please don't start any fights!

(Meanwhile....)

(Click)

Running out of bullets, Victor goes to reload but is interrupted by Petra, who stretches out a bamboo fist to punch the sharpshooter.

Victor: Ugh!?

She grabs his gun and retracts her arm. Victor, too determined to hold on to his gun, is dragged along. Once close, Petra grabbed Victor by the hair and pulled him in for an embrace, shoving his face into her chest.

Petra: I'm sorry... For your loss.

Victor:?!

Petra: Stop this. This isn't what your sister wanted. She wanted you to be a Marine!

Petra: A hero!

Victor:....

(A Year Ago...)

Victor's shooting aptitude made him a star student which many marksmen in the Marines wanted to train.

But in no way did he care for this career.

He did this only for his sister. The only thing that kept him loyal and in the training camp was Petra's promise that Tory would be safe and happy, singing across the world for the Marines.

Tory confirmed this in her letters to him. However, she did miss him.

One day, the letters stopped coming.

Victor inquired why, but the answers he got dodged the question. And when Petra came to check in on Victor, he snuck into her quarters and found that Tory and the ship she was on were confirmed dead in the North Blue.

(Present day)

Victor: You said... She'd be protected...

Pushing away, Victor headbutts Petra, giving himself the chance to break free of her grip and reload.

Victor: If it weren't for you! I would still have my sister! We would be happy!

Victor: But no! Because of you, because of the worthless scum that makes up the Marines!

Victor:(aims gun) SHE'S GONE-

(WACK)

Her Shinai grew, allowing Petra to smack him with such force, that the bamboo shattered, but it didn't matter, as she simply regrew it and continued to repeat the process as he continuously and now mercilessly beat him.

(WACK, WACK, WACK, WACK)

Petra: You brain-damaged little brat!

Victor:(Grunts)

Petra: The Marines are the only protection the people of the world have!

Victor:(Grunts)

Petra: Yes! There are a few bad apples, but that doesn't give you the right to kill them!

Victor: HUGH!?

Petra: If it wasn't for me! You would have ended up a psycho, and your sister would have been disgusted by you!

(WACK)

Victor's head received a gash from the last blow, which caused him to fall onto his knees as blood trickled down his face.

Petra: At least your sister got to live a little, without having to worry about the ticking time bomb that was you!

Petra: All thanks to me.

Victor:....(panting)

Petra: I tried babying you like all the rest... Looks like tough love was what you really needed this whole time.

Victor: This... Changes... Nothing!

He forces himself to stand up.

Victor: I... I'll never be a Marine...!

Victor: Because... I'D RATHER BURN ALIVE THAN BE PART OF THE SAME GROUP WITH A LIAR LIKE YOU!!!

Petra:!?!

Victor: YOU GAVE ME YOUR WORD!!

More then blood began to trickle down his face.

Victor: You told me... Straight to my face!! She'd be safe! That'd I'd get to see her again...!!

Victor: Go ahead! Blame Pirates! Blame the Sea! Make all the excuses you want!

Victor: But I know it was you!

Victor: It was your men who harassed my sister! Your "bright" idea to send her on a boat filled with more people to harass her!

Victor: It was YOU WHO TOOK AWAY MY ONLY FAMILY, YOU HEARTLESS THREE-EYED BITCH!!!

He leaps towards his gun, but a furious Vice Admiral stomps her foot.

Petra: TCH!

Victor is impaired by two sharp rods of bamboo. One in the thigh, and one in the shoulder, which catch him before he could land and grab Zody.

Petra:......

Victor:(reaches for gun)

Petra:?

Davy leans down and gives Victor his gun, before breaking off the bamboo that kept him in the air.

Victor: C-Captain...?

Davy: Sorry. Had to beat up a lot of grunts in my way.

He picks Victor up and walks away.

Petra: Where do you think you're going?!

Davy: Don't get that bamboo stuck further up your ass! I'll be back.

Davy: I'm going to go get my crewmate some medical help.

Davy: Then. I'll come back here...

Davy: I'm going to take your little stick... And I'm going to beat you with it like you did him...

Davy: But ten times worse!!!

Surfing away on his rotating legs, Davy speeds off back to his ship.

Petra:....(crosses arms)

To be continued.....