Shells: Chapter 21

Chapter 20: Iron Fist Reggy By: Lvdoomien ____________________________________________________________________________


 * After Tomas knocks out the marine, everyone moves him below deck to the medical bay that has no doctor. Lynn and Tomas are with the man while Komota and Sake are still on deck. Tomas and Lynn are argueing.*

Tomas: Well the guy was obviously making a move or something!

Lynn: That doesn't mean you had to punch him in the face he's been through enough!

Tomas: He could of stolen those clothes for all we know! He could just be wasted drunk and he passed out on the rowboat after stealing some old uniform!

Lynn: Well how'd he get all the claw marks on him!

Tomas: Well maybe he- wait a minute whats on his arm?

Lynn: Thats his right arm.

Tomas: No damnit his other arm!

Lynn: What?


 * Both of them look at the man's left arm and see that his forearm and hand is robotic!*

Tomas: Thats freaking cool.


 * The man opens his eyes again, dazed and confused.*

????: What the... what hit me?

Tomas: I did. Why? 'Cus you were hitting on my girl damnit.

????: Well you didn't have to punch me jeez.

Lynn: What I tell you.

Tomas: Not now honey, now did you steal those clothes?

????: Nope, I got these when I became a Seaman Recruit in the marines. Now where am I?

Lynn: A pirate ship.

Tomas: And I'm the captain, Tomas H. Ells.

????: Well at least they didn't capture me.

Lynn: We didn't technically "capture" you, but who's they? And who are you?

????: They are the Spiderweb Pirates. And I am Ensign Reginald Archibald, but you can just call me Reggy.

Tomas: The Spiderweb Pirates? Who the hell are they?

Reggy: *To Lynn* He's new isn't he?

Lynn: Yeah he is.

Tomas: New? New to what? The hell are you two talking about?

Reggy: Your new to the oceans, thats what we mean!

Lynn: I was a bounty hunter, remember? I know about a lot of pirate crews. But the Spiderweb Pirates?

Reggy: Yeah, those bastards. They can all go to hell.

Tomas: Hey I don't know who these guys are remember?

Lynn: Oh yeah you don't, 'cus your new.

Tomas: Just tell me damnit you got me curious now.

Lynn: The Spiderweb Pirates are some of the most ruthless and insane pirates in the whole ocean, they'll all tear you to shreds in an instant.

Reggy: Actually, only their captain is ruthless. The rest of the crew is perfectly fine.

Tomas: How do you know?

Reggy: Because when those pirates tore apart every other marine soldier I was with, including our marine captain, only one of them was there. That one man is named Aba, Aba the Spider. He's completely insane and killed everybody while every other pirate stayed on their ship.

Lynn: Why would they just let their captain do all the work?

Reggy: No no no, I mean he's literally insane. If his crew was there, he probably would've torn them apart too.

Tomas: Then how the hell did you survive?

Reggy: With this. *Reggy holds up his robotic left arm that Tomas and Lynn were looking at.*

Lynn: What is it though?

Reggy: A prototype cybernetic arm, given to me by the head marine scientist. Before I got this, the same guy had me test out a hand cannon. As soon as I pulled the trigger the whole thing exploded. I woke up with this thing on so now I'm part of a new experiment.

Tomas: Those guys test their stuff on soldiers? Isn't that a little stupid?

Reggy: Indeed, I'm still a little mad at that scientist but at least I got this now.


 * Komota walks into the medical bay.*

Komota: Is he awake?

Tomas: Yeah he is. Komota, meet Reggy.

Reggy: Komota? As in Komota Arnold?

Komota: That's me.

Reggy: You were the Pirate King's first mate! Thats so freaking cool!

Komota: A marine who's a fan of a pirate? Now I've seen it all.

Reggy: Now before I totally freak out, Tomas may I make a request?

Tomas: Shoot.

Reggy: G-11 is due southeast of here, can you drop me off there?

Tomas: Well thats the direction we're sailing in so of course we can!

Komota: I'll tell Sake our new course. *Komota goes back on deck.*

Tomas: And I'll get my telescope! *Tomas follows Komota on deck.*

Reggy: Who's Sake?

Lynn: He's our helmsman and a fishman. Real big guy.

Reggy: Well I think I'm gonna go say hi then if thats okay.

Lynn: Knock yourself out. *They both stand up and walk towards the stairs that go up deck.*


 * Tomas is looking out to sea with his telescope while Komota swabs the deck. Lynn is introducing Reggy to Sake. While Tomas is looking around, he thinks he sees something looking over the side of the ship. Tomas throws a bunch of sea shells directly at the spot and hits nothing, which startles everyone.*

Komota: The hell's wrong with you?!

Tomas: There was something right there! I swear to God I saw a head looking right at us!

Komota: Damnit Tomas!


 * Tomas and Komota keep argueing over whether he did see something while Benthic, who is clinging to the side of the ship, is holding his chest because of how fast his heart is beating.*

Benthic: (They almost saw me! I need to be more careful of them seeing me or that Tomas kid is gonna kill me like he killed Ocho!) *Benthic then notices that a Den Den Mushi in his pocket is going off. He answers it.* Yes captain?

????: *A couple miles away on the Pitch Black.* What do you have to report?

Benthic: They're planning to head to G-11. Apparently they found some marine floating in the water so they're gonna take him there.

????: And the crew?

Benthic: One new crew member, a woman. She appears to be the swordswoman but I can't be certain. I can't tell if she has a devil fruit or not either.

????: Well if she shows any signs of being a user, call back. I'll call back when your reconassaince mission is over.

Benthic: Yes captain.


 * The man in the black suit hangs up his Den Den Mushi then goes up on deck. Gattle and a man of equal size with blonde hair tan skin and a robotic pincer for a right hand are argueing. Geoff is also on deck tinkering with a bazooka.*

????: Gattle! Van Klaus!

Gattle/Van Klaus: Yes captain!

????: Stop argueing damnit! Neither of you are better mechanists! If anybody is a good mechanist here its Geoff, now stop argueing and get back to work!

Van Klaus: Yes Bistre!

Bistre: *angrily* Yes what?

Van Klaus: I mean yes captain! *Van Klaus goes to man the helm while Gattle tries to ask Bistre something.*

Gattle: Captain, what should I do though? I'm the swordsmen of the crew remember?

Bistre: Well go work on your gun or something!

Geoff: Yes captain! *Gattle goes below deck to work on his gattling gun hand.*

Bistre: And Geoff, how are my gloves?

Geoff: Well I patched dem up so they're good as new. Here you go. *Geoff hands Bistre a pair of Kairoseki gloves.* How'd you get all dem holes in these things anyway?

Bistre: Nova Blade. The bastard burned holes in these somehow. Now I'm going to work on my plans, I'll be in the captain's quarters.

Geoff: Well if you need help, I'll be here.

Bistre: And make sure those two don't start argueing again, its annoying.

Geoff: Well first captain, or Bistre if I can call you that, why are you gatherin' up the enemies of all these rookie pirates?

Bistre: You can call me that since your the first mate, and I am because a fortune teller told me and the other two admirals what the 10 Supernovas look like. And you, Gattle, Benthic, and Van Klaus all have a vendetta against one or two of them.

Geoff: Well what are they like?

Bistre: I'll tell you, soon.

TO BE CONTINUED

The next chapter is going go be chapter 20.5, which will explain what the 10 supernovas will look like and some other teasers, and will come out on the 10th, then the next chapter will come out on the 12th as usual. &lt;-Previous Next-&gt;