Lumbah_Rye
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Kuzo, Tunnak & Zoe - Execution Plaza, Lougetown
[h2][/h2]Countless shots were fired behind Tunnak (probably around 7) as he sprinted away from the marines. He closed his eyes, awaiting the piercing feeling of bullet tearing through his skin and flesh. And although the sound of impact was there, the pain didn't come. Then he heard a calm voice behind him and Tunnak came to a stop, despite what his nature bid him. He spun around, expecting to see the worst but he could never have predicted the sight that met him. There he was - the guy from the platform - directly in the line of fire of half a dozen muscets, yet he remained unscathed.
"Wh-what in the..?", his outburst was interrupted by the pirate's suggestion of making a run for it before the marines were reinforced and with a short nod towards the stranger, Tunnak agreed. I wonder how the bloomin' hell.. but now's not the time. "Lead the way then, stranger!"
"Kuzo's the name!" He shouted over his shoulder to the Fishman who now followed them down one of the streets that led out of the execution plaza. "And this here's Zoe and Bass," He continued, pointing to the two others who also followed him. Marine soldiers now followed them by the dozen, led by Commander Youra. Things might start getting messy!
"I don't mean to be a nag," Zoe shouted, following the group down streets and dodging Marines. "But, uhm, do we have a plan?" Still in human form, she jogged along with the others, fighting the urge to get airborne. "Shouldn't we, I don't know, do something?"
"Hmm?" He turned over to look at her, trying to understand what she meant. "Ah, right!" He replied cheerfully, looking down at the wanted poster in his hand. "Well, to get my ship off the ground, we need at least..." He stopped midsentence, trying to remember the amount of sailors the Marine he had talked to earlier said it would be required to get the Grand Justice out of port. "...hmm. Don't remember," He finally said, scratching the back of his head and smiling. "But we need a few of us," He turned down the street to the right, before skidding to a stop, seeing another group of Marine soldiers in that direction. "Oops, not that way!" He turned around and proceeded in the other direction, avoiding the Marines, though they caught sight of them, and the others who pursued them, and joined the first group.
"We're going to the prison!" He yelled to his three companions, past the bullets and yells of the Marines behind them. "Loguetown prison. To bust out Wright D. Morgan! Then we'll all head to my ship."
"WHAT!?" Tunnak cried out as his thighs tensed before he made a mighty leap head-first through a small group of marines who had just emerged disorriented from an alleyway to his left, knocking them about as he did so. He landed on the pavement, recovering his stance and speed after making a tumble. "P-prison - scha!?" You've gotta be out'a your mind, Kazi! I am NOT going back there - I was released just yesterday!" Beginning to doubt whether the marines or the pirates where the biggest threat to his freedom, Tunnak made a quick decision and decided to try and ditch them both in the confusion. He saw his opportunity ahead - a slim alley on the right coming up - and with excellent timing, he shifted his weight and hurled himself into the crack between the two building, barely enough to hold an underweight hobo (which it did - he got quite a scare). Without stopping to dust himself off, Tunnak resumed his escape, brushing past the cold walls with all haste.
"Oh, really?" Kuzo said, running forward through the streets as citizens moved out of the way of the group left and right. "That's perfect, you can lead us in an-" Kuzo turned around, seeing the Fishman depart from the group and go in another direction. "Hey, wait up, that's the wrong way!" Kuzo yelled after him. "Aww, darn," He muttered, watching the Fishman disappear down another road, with a portion of the Marines breaking off to go after him.
"It's okay, I got him!" Zoe shouted, skidding to a stop and reversing direction. Her little body quickly erupted and molded itself into the tiny dragon once more. Leaping to the air, bowling a few marines over in the process, she took off after the Fishman. She spied him running through the alley, a contingent of marines in hot pursuit. Tucking her legs and angling downwards, she dove and planted them to the ground. Giving a soft hiss to the lone marine left standing, she held her breath and gave a vicious roar, the air waves launching him against the far wall of the buildings, knocking him out cold.
"W-wait, Sharkbait!" She shouted after her new chum, taking to the air once more as the man continued to run. Quickly gaining ground, her body straining to catch up. It was hopeless, there was no way she could pick up a man of his size. Her only hope was to try and convince him that he had to go to prison with them. Nearing her target, with one last fantastic effort, she tried to tackle him. "God dammit, you oversized mullet. Stop it!"
"Uhmhph!" Completely unprepared for the sudden interruption, Tunnak lost his balance and smashed into the cold, hard pavement, rolling a few feet before coming to a stop. He shook his head until he stopped seeing star(fish)s and pushed himself to his feet. "Why, you little... What'd you do that for - scha!?" Growling and snarling he glared angrily at the white, floating reptile. "You're one of them pirate's companions, aren't you? What do you people want from me?" Anxiety flowed through his veins as he prepared himself for the worst. He had never really met a pirate before asides from the scoundrels in prison. Funny how they came to shut up, when they were alone in a room with this giant sharkman, though. Out here, however, it was an entirely different deal. There was god knows who many of these pirates around here and there was no telling what they'd be capable off to get what they wanted. "Answer me! - scha!"
"You're an idiot, that's why I did it!" She shouted at him and returned back to normal, allowing him to get up. "It's not about what I want from you. I'm trying to save you." Putting her hands on her hips, her head whipping around to try and find a good way out from the ground, she finally spied the way to go. "Alright, we gotta find Kuzo again. He seems like the man with the plan and you're not going to screw this up for me. Got it?" She glared at him and pointed her finger up at his face.
"Now, you either follow me, or I transform and pull you back by your precious little clams." Not waiting for an answer, she took off running, the alley they were in intersecting with where she thought Kuzo would be by now. Zoe knew these streets, they were home for so long now. If she was right, they ought to meet up with the man any moment now.
Stupid girl with her parade costume. I've no time for this... especially not for aiding pirates in a jailbreak. If I can just get out of here unseen and lay low for a couple days, I bet I'll be able to get out'a here. And with these thoughts he spun around once again, continuing in the direction he was headed before - this time, however, he payed slightly more attention to his flanks and back. Being caught off guard again might bring more dire consequences next time.
As he reached the end of the street, he found himself in the middle of another square. Not half the size of the Execution Plaza, but still big enough to contain at least a couple of marines, scouting for pirates and the likes. Tunnak swiftly eyed the nearby building and considered his possibilities. They were few, but one seemed remarkably less suicidal than the other alternatives, so he decided to go for that. An old barbershop which appeared to have recently been closed was just a few quick leaps away from his current, revealing position so he rushed over there and pulled the doorhandle. Nothing. He looked up and stared straight into a big sign that said "Push". ... Damn He pushed it but still nothing happened. Obviously it was locked. After having gazed over his shoulder to look for any unwanted witnesses, he yanked the doorhandle with such force, that it came off the door, lock and all. Then he snuck inside, carefully closing the rather obviously broken door behind him. It wasn't perfect, but it would have to do for now.
Kuzo nodded as Zoe flew off. He smiled and watched her transform, still amazed he had managed to pick up somone so unique as her. Meanwhile he and Bass continued down the street to the prison. They seemed to be making progress, the distance between the Marines and the two of them seemed to be expanding. But just as they would get a bit further, more Marines appeared from the intersecting streets, causing them to speed up again. Bullets flew by his head, causing him to duck his head a few times, holding onto his blue bandanna to ensure it was tightly secure on his head. Up ahead, he saw Zoe making her way down the same street from another path.
He waved his hand to her, the three meeting up again and returning to a single group. He looked behind around and behind her, trying to see if anyone was with her. "Where's the fishman?" He asked, expecting her to be returning with him.
"Oh, that fraking Fishman!" Zoe shouted and stomped her foot as she turned around and looked to see if he was possibly off in the distance. "I swear, he was right behind me," she lied and turned her head to try and hide her blush. "I, uh, guess he either got lost, or died. Only two ways I see how it could have gone down. We might wanna press on though, he didn't exactly take a shine to you or me. Especially after I kind of, sort of….tackled him."
Readjusting her blouse as she ran, Zoe tried her best to maintain focus while still half keeping an eye out for the dumb fish. "Hope somebody fries you up," she mumbled under her breath.
"Hmm..." Kuzo began, pondering in his head. He looked down the path Zoe had emerged from as they continued running. "Nah, I already decided," He said, a smile forming onto his face. "He'll be joining my crew," He raced forward, in front of them appearing the Marine Base with the prison attached nearby. "For now, let's get Morgan!"