Sail On!: Chapter 4



''Aisa Himegami, one time agent, a young woman with a promising career in front of her, now a renegade on the run from the, wondered where everything had gone wrong as she ran after the little blue haired girl. When had she become the criminal?''

Blue-Haired Girl: Please, hurry, she's going to die.

''That pulled her out of her thoughts, back to the here and now. She could help this girl's grandmother, so that is what she ought to concentrate on.''

Aisa: Don't worry, we'll make it in time. Why don't you tell me your name?

Blue-Haired Girl: Mi..Mira.

Aisa: (With a friendly smile) Don't worry Mira, I'll do everything I can to help.

They would finally arrive at an old hut, far from the town, very near the edge of the forest and right at the edge of the bay inlet.

Mira: In here.

Aisa: Wait, you stay here, what she has might be contagious. You might not have caught it till now but its always better to be safe.

''As she would walk into the hut something hard would suddenly come swinging towards her head from the wall next to the door. The metal rod, at least that was what it seemed to her, crashed into her head with enough force to send her flying back out of the door, landing motionless on the ground a few feet away. A tall young man would then emerge from the shadows, a wide smile on his lips.''

Mira: Stein, you idiot! You killed her!

Stein: Hehe, if she died that easily then she was hardly worth that bounty. (Walks up to Mira and begins tapping her head affectionately.) But don't worry, even dead she'll fetch alot. You did well, I might buy you a new dress with the money we get from this.

Mira: (A little grumpily.) I don't want a new dress.

Stein: Nonsense, what kind of little girl doesn't want a new dress?

''While the two were participating in their idle banter, basking in the glow of their apparent victory, Aisa pushed herself up into a seating position, blood flowing down from her head, covering one side of her face. As she would get up, drawing her blade, Stein and Mira would turn to look at her, Mira with a shocked and slightly scared look on her face, Stein with a smile of pure glee on his face.''

Stein: See, I told you I didn't kill her. Looks like you do measure up to your bounty, Miss Aisa Himegami.

Aisa: You are bounty hunters, aren't you?

Stein: Ooh, quick on the uptake aren't we? But then I shouldn't expect anything else from a former Cipher Pol agent.

This time it was Aisa whose eyes went wide in chock.

Stein: Oh yes, we know all about you. We are rather good at our job. Now if you would kindly put that knife away and surrender then we can collect that bounty on your head and I can buy my partner here a new dress.

Mira: (Shouts out hysterically.) I don't want a new dress!!

Aisa: Sorry, but I can't do that.

''With that she would rush froward bringing her blade swinging down towards Stein, who would push Mira away from him before bringing his left had up to block the blade on his forearm. As the blade would strike his skin a metallic clink would be heard, Aisa looking on in surprise as Stein's entire hand would turn into a shiny metal.''

Stein: You can't beat me Miss Swordsman, no swordsman can beat me.

He would bring his right hand up and point it towards Aisa as it would turn into metal and extend forward, slamming into her chest and sending her backwards once more.

Stein: Wapo Wapo no Mi, that's the Devil Fruit I ate. You just went up against the wrong opponent, you can't cut me, no one can cut me.

Aisa: (Getting into a fighting stance once more) Then I'll just have to learn how to cut you.

''Once more she would rush forward and execute a series of quick swipes, the force of their impact n Stein's body raising small tufts of air and making dust and dirt fly all around them. She would finally jump backwards as another thick beam of metal came flying towards her. As the dust would settle it would reveal Stein standing unhurt, his entire body turned to metal.''

Stein: Impressive, but futile. Time to end this.

Meanwhile, back in the town, a Marine ship has just made port, a Marine ship sporting a Jolly Roger.

Sid: Are you sure this is the island.

Ayane: Yes, for the thousandth time, I am sure. I am a navigator, and the only navigator you have. So you better start trusting my directions.

To be continued