Shells: Chapter 16

Chapter 15: The Bounty By: Lvdoomien ___________________________________________________________________________________________


 * About a week after leaving Porkbeef island, the trio of rookie pirates land on Marks Island. All three of them get off of the ship, looking for supplies. They are met by a greeter.*

Greeter: Welcome to Marks Is-

Tomas: I don't care.

Komota: Well I do acually, where can we get supplies?

Greeter: Are you pirates?

Komota: No, we're merchants.

Greeter: Oh! Good! The general store is over there!

Komota: Thank you, come one guys, we are getting supplies!

Sake: Alright, lets go.


 * All three of them walk towards the general store, but Tomas bumps into a man wearing a dark robe with a hood and a large blade on their back. Komota and Sake keep walking without noticing that Tomas stopped.*

Tomas: Hay watch it!

Stranger: Maybe you watch where your going!

Tomas: Well- *Tomas looks down and notices that the man is carrying two severed heads!* Umm sir, I don't think carrying two severed heads around is legal.

Stranger: You got a problem?

Tomas: Sorta, yeah.


 * The stranger holds the two severed heads in front of Tomas' face.*

Stranger: Complain to them.

Tomas: *To the heads* Is this guy crazy?


 * The stranger then hits Tomas over the head with the two severed heads.*

Tomas: Ow hay! Nobody hits Tomas H. Ells over the head with two severed heads!

Stranger: Well then your name is Bob and I'm leaving.


 * A little while away*

Komota: Wheres Tomas?

Sake: Over there. *Sake points to Tomas and the stranger.*

Komota: That doesn't look good. Come on Sake!


 * Meanwhile Tomas is about to punch the stranger but Sake grabs Tomas by his collar and drags him away.*

Tomas: Damnit Sake let me go! I'm gonna break that guys face!


 * Sake drags away Tomas who's kicking and yelling at the stranger. The stranger walks away to a marine building set up on the island.*


 * Meanwhile, Komota is in the general store buying supplies.*

Store guy: Welcome, can I help you?

Komota: Yes, I need three barrels of various fruits, a crate of dried meat, a barrel of rum, and a bucket.

Store guy: Okay that will be 8,510.

Komota: Wait... Tomas?

Tomas: *With his arms crossed* What?

Komota: Stop acting like a child and how much beli do we have?

Tomas: Uhh none.

Komota: Damn, can you keep all those items on tab?

Store guy: Tabs are invalid in 24 hours.

Sake: So now what?

Komota: We need to come up with some beli, but how?

Tomas: Bounty hunting?

Sake: Who would we hunt though?

Tomas: Wait a minute... Beli, bounty... *eyes go wide* Those bastards owe me!

Komota/Sake: What?


 * Tomas barges out of the store, breaking the door, and heads to the marine headquarters.*

Store guy: Should I put the door on your tab?

Komota: *Sighs* Yes.


 * Tomas barges into the marine headquarters, inadvertently shoves the stranger out of the way, and slams his fists on the service counter. A marine officer with glasses looks at him curiously.*

Ford: Hello, I'm petty officer Ford, can I help you?

Tomas: Yes I want my beli!

Ford: Sir, this isn't a bank.

Tomas: Well I turned in a whole pirate crew three weeks ago and I haven't gotten my money yet!

Stranger: *clears throat*

Tomas: No, go away.


 * The stranger clutches their fist.*

Ford: And the crew's name?

Tomas: The Gattle Pirates.


 * Ford then turns around to several filing cabinets, each drawer with a letter on it, and opens up the drawer labeled "G". Ford then removes a folder with the word "Gattle" on its tab.*

Ford: Yes, the Gattle Pirates were arrested, minus one captain Gattle and one deck hand Komota Arnold.

Tomas: Yeah, Gattle looked dead but he wasn't so I don't think the guy arrested him.

Ford: And Arnold?

Tomas: Uhh, he got away.

Ford: Well it says here that minus Gattle and Komota Arnold, the crew's total bounty was 3,000,000.

Tomas: I'll take the money.


 * Ford nods and walks away.*

Stranger: Excuse me, but I was here first.

Tomas: Well I really don't care because these guys owe me beli.

Stranger: You do know I can cut you right in half, right?

Tomas: *Forms a spiral shaped sea shell and points it at the stranger.* I can throw this directly at your head so you won't die, but you'll get severe brain damage.

Stranger: *Scoffs* You don't know anything about medicine do you? If you wanted to do that, you'd have to aim right here. *The stranger puts their finger on the side of Tomas' head, them karate chops the spot.*

Tomas: Ow! You little-

Ford: Umm excuse me, I have your beli.

Tomas: Oh, good! *Tomas takes the bag of beli.* And if anybody asks, the Shell Pirates were here.

Ford: Hmm the Shell Pirates... *Ford puts away the Gattle pirate folder, them opens a drawer labeled "S" and flips through the drawer.* Sir, there's no such crew.

Tomas: What?! I have a bounty damnit! The Shell Pirates are a real crew!

Ford: Prove it then, the bounty wall is over there.

Tomas: Ok fine!


 * Tomas mumbles to himself then looks at the wall of bounty posters. He skims over all the names until he sees his bounty poster of 1,500,000. He tears it off the wall.*

Tomas: See? Thats me! I do have a pirate crew! And- *Tomas looks back at the wall. On the far left of the wall, is an older bounty poster. It shows a young man with grayish brown hair that seems familiar to him. The poster reads "Komota "Metal Mop" Arnold: 750,000,000". Tomas tears that one off of the wall too.*

Ford: Are you done sir?

Tomas: I'll be back. And you! *Points to the stranger* Meet me at the beach in an hour, I'm gonna kick your ass!

Stranger Yes fine whatever.

Tomas: Good. I'll be back Ford!


 * Tomas runs out of the marine headquarters yelling Komota's name. The stranger walks up to Ford's counter scoffing to themselves.*

Stranger: Hmph, men.

TO BE CONTINUED

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