Sage Blaze: Before being First Mate 2

==== "I have to fight pervy guy?!," Sage said standing abruptly the chair she was sitting on fell. ==== ==== 'My name is Dash not pervy guy," Dash exclaimed. "anyway it'll be a piece of cake, I'm pretty sure Sage  is easy after all nobody's ever seen you fight." ==== ==== Sage angrily glared at Dash, her fist clenched. "as if. I won't lose to a loser like you." she cracked her knuckels and streched her arms "Bring it on perv."  ==== ==== "Sorry but I don't hit girls." Dash said, he withdrew a long sharp hunting knife from his pocket and started sharpening it using the table. ==== ==== Angrily, Sage pounced on Dash strangling him."I can see why," she smirked as she pinned Dash to the floor sitting on top of him. ==== ==== Dash rolled and sat on Sage."I'm tougher than I look." ==== ==== "If you two kiss I'm gonna puke," Sonja said from the chair. ==== ==== "What? No," Sage kicked Dash off herself and stood up. "I think we should do this elsewhere," she slightly turned red. ==== ==== Dash turned away. "I think we should." ==== ==== "How about the execution platform?" Sage suggested. "I heard Gol D. Roger was executed." ==== ==== "Do you expect us to die?!" Dash said. ==== ==== "Or," Raoul said. "the Marines would capture you for exhibition fighting. You should have a more friendly game, like volleyball or a swimming competition." Raoul set down the mug and looked sternly at the three. "you could tell the townsfolk you're running a Pretend Pirate Contest." ==== ==== "Pretend Pirate Contest?" Sonja said rubbing her chin thoughtfully. "I guess it could work. So what do you think Sage? Drake?" ==== ==== "I think it's a great idea," Sage said. ==== ==== "Sure whatever you want hon," ==== ==== "The name's Sonja perv," Sonja scoffed. "so starting tomorrow Raoul and I will be giving out papers to the town people." ==== ==== "But where will all the expenses come from?," Dash asked, ignoring the fact Sonja had just shattered his dreams of love. ==== ==== Sonja lookedlike as if the idea had just come to her. "I haven't thought of that.." ==== ==== The bar grew silent as the three thinked about the soon to be contest so much, they didn't hear the door open as a thin scraggly old man came. ==== ==== "Is that you Nero?" Raoul asked dropping the mug he held. A loud crash sent back the three and looked at Nero. "I haven't seen you for a while." ==== ==== Nero had five strands of blue hair and dark eyes that seemed to know everything. He looked about seventy years old. Nero was wearing a dusty brown suit with a small backpack with so much contenst it looked like it was going to explode. "Raoul, a pleasure to see you I'm surprised you don't have so much customersnow and then," Nero said waving his wrinkly hand around the bar. ==== ==== "Yes, buisness isn't really booming ever since Gol died." Raoul said gloomily, he suddenly brightened and glanced at Sonja, Dash and Sage."sorry Nero these are Sage Blaze, Dash Rodriguez and Sonja. They're planning to have a Pretend Pirate Contest, and judging from the full bag I hope you could lend some berries to pay the funds." ==== ==== Nero gave a smile and nodded "Of course anything for Raoul." "Woah thanks mister!," Sonja said stars in her eyes. "Thanks a lot!," ==== ==== "Please call me Nero," the old fart said shaking his head. ==== ==== "Thank you sir," Sage said bowing gratefully. ==== ==== "I've never met such an honourable man. thank you Nero-kun," Dash knelt on the ground. ==== ==== "Oh you don't need to do that," Nero said." I just like seeing people happy" ==== ==== "So guys tomorrow's the day." Sonja said, folding her arms smiling as if she was the pirate king. "Sage you come with me about 4, we'll be around town handing the flyers for the contest," ==== ==== "But won't that annoy them?" Sage interrupted, but Sonja kept on talking as if Sage didn't talk. ==== ==== "Dash, you and Nero go take care of buisness and stuff." Sonja said "and by the way, Sage you have to wear this," Sonja held up an embarrasing costume that only covered the 'down' part and the chest. ==== ==== "Like hell I'm wearing that!" Sage said furiously slapping it away. She shook Sonja angrily. "what do think would happen if I wore it?!!" ==== ==== "Sheesh, just wanting to improve buisness," Sonja said sheepishly. She looked at Dash who had a slight nosebleed glancing at Sage. ==== ==== "Oh hell no!" Sage said striding over to Dash she slapped him across the face angrily. "what is wrong with you?!" ==== ==== "S-S-S-So... you're going to wear that Sage?" Dash said poking his fingers. "I think buisness would go through the roof," ==== ==== "See I told you so," Sonja said, waving the costume at Sage's face. "now why don't you try it on?," ==== ==== A fiery red aura surronded Sage. She had a furious look from her pleaseant demeanor. "If you don't take that away from my face I am going to tear it molecule by molecule." ==== ==== Sonja started guffawing when she noticed that Sage's face was intensley seriouys. "Woah, Woah okay," ==== ==== "Good," Sage folded her arms sternly. "so Sonja where will you be sleeping?" ==== ==== "What?," Sonja said. "oh right sleep I haven't thought of that," ==== ==== "You can stay at my house," Sage suggested. ==== ==== "Wow! Really?," ==== ==== "Sure, my brother and I only live there," Sage said, shrugging. ==== ==== "What's his name?," ==== ==== "Um, his name? Light Blaze," Sage said uncomfortably. ==== ==== Sonja's mouth fell. "Isn't he one of Shank's crew?," ==== ==== "Uh yeah the very same," ==== ==== "Awesome," Sonja streched her arms and yawned. "yeah I could use some z's" ==== ==== "But it's five!," ==== ==== "Come on Sage let's go get some sleep," Sonja put her arms around Sage and began walking towards the exit of the bar, dragging Sage along with her. ==== ==== "See you tomorrow Sonjie!!!," Dash said waving good bye. ==== ==== Sonja waved lazily back, not even glancing at Dash. "Bye Dash see you tomorrow," ==== ==== "OMG!," Dash shouted excitedly as Sonja opened the door. "she called me by my real name!," ==== ==== Sage looked behind at Dash, Raoul and Nero. Somehow she felt bad about Nero, but she didn't know what. So Sage just looked up at the blue sky and sighed. ==== ====

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