Sail Ho! Chapter 8

Fat  Guy: Of course I mean that! Now give it back! *the fat guy stood up*

Jed : But I didn’t steal this. *points at the apple he is holding*

Fat  Guy: Of course you did I saw it with my own two eyes! *steam started going out of the fat guys nose*

Jed : *Gaining confidence* Excuse me mister, but I am allergic to apples!

''Sage and Felix who had been listening to the argument were practically bored and Sage dared to ease the tension. ''

Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: He’s paying for this. *Sage took the apple from Jed’s hands, started eating it and ran*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Wait for me Sage-san! *runs after Sage*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Fat <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> Guy: Well? Where’s my money!? *extending his hand*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Puts his hands inside his pockets and finds out he doesn’t have any, shrugs*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Fat <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> Guy: You’re gonna pay for that. *sighs*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Uh-oh *runs and catches up with sage and Felix* Well thanks a lot! *shouts at Sage*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">While they were running they looked back at the stall and saw the fat guy bouncing towards them, literally. The fat guy was making a scene bouncing on his stomach and all, squishing stalls and goods just about everywhere. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Fat <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> Guy: You have to pay for that! *bounce*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Give him back his apple Sage-san! *still running*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I can’t! *(still running) finishes eating the apple leaving the core*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Why not!? *still running*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I ate it all already!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed and Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: What!?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Well what did you expect?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh give it to me. *grabs the core of the apple from Sage’s hands and throws it at the fat guy*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Fat <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> Guy: *Get’s hit* Grrr..... *bounce*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Something tells me he’s not happy. *speeds up leaving Sage and Jed in the dust*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> and Jed: Hey dude wait up for us! *speeds up catching up with Felix*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">They ran and bounced all around Loguetown until Jed thought of a bright idea to go through an alley. When they passed through the alley ‘Bouncy’ got stuck and couldn’t bounce after them anymore. They arrived in front of a gate that was surrounded by bushes. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage: I know this place. *pant*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix and Jed: This is familiar *catches breath* like a dream. *resumes normal breathing*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage pushes apart the bushes that were blocking their view, revealing a huge white mansion made entirely out of marble. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: This is my friend’s place.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix and Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Looks at each other* Friend?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Yeah friend.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">They walk through the bushes that Sage parted. Later, they arrived at the gate which Sage had to open with a special key. They finally got inside the mansion’s grounds which was just plain except for a few bushes and trees. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Nice.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I agree with you brother. *nods in agreement*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed and Felix were overwhelmed of the surroundings especially the pathway which they were walking on which was made of marble that had scribbles and drawings about something’s history was written on it. They were so overwhelmed that they began to move in another direction. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Do you people even know where you are going!? It’s this way! *she walked to them and pulled them by their ears to the front door of the mansion*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *After Sage releases her grip on them* Ow! Sage-chan! You didn’t have to do that!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Feels his ear itching* Does it look like I have allergies?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh stop whining we’re finally here. *rings doorbell*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">'''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">??? '''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Who’s there? *a voice asked from the inside*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: That’s creepy.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: It’s me.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: As if the guy in there would know ‘me’. *he made quotation marks in the air when he said ‘me’*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">'''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">??? '''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: What’s the password?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I don’t know.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: You don’t?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: This must be a trick question of some kind.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: How am I supposed to know the password when you made it while I wasn’t there?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">'''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">??? '''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Uhm..... Good point there. *opens the door*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">A man in a white and black tuxedo that was in his early twenties greeted them with a queer smile upon seeing the two boys. Happiness leapt into his face when he saw Sage. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">'''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">??? '''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I thought I’d never see you again!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Well I’m alive so are you happy Jason?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Sage I’ve been looking all over the land and seas for you!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Is that all?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh yes I remember where is your friend?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh you mean Sonja? She’s out with Dash Rodriguez.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Shocked expression* You mean Crazy Louie’s apprentice?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> and Felix: Who’s that?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Never mind. Oh I miss that girl. I wish she was here with you guys. *sighs*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">All except Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: So you love her?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Wait what?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed and Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: We love her too, if ever she’s not mad she’s pretty. *Sighs* But we were the first!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Wait Sage who are these young lads with you. *face becomes strict*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh you mean these guys *points at Jed and Felix*.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Looks like we forgot to introduce ourselves brother.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: As usual.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> and Jed: *Do a pose* We are the Lightning Brothers!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Scoffs* Me and Sonja can do a better pose than that.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Voice rises like scary* Lightning!? No Lightnings are not allowed in this mansion!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Eh? Why not?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason grabs Sage and slams the door shut then locks it. The Lightning brothers who were just recovering from the shock that their host did not like them looked at each other in confusion. They got curious so Felix tried to look through the hole in the doorknob while Jed pressed his ear against the door. Obviously they were trying to listen to what they’ll be talking about. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Jason what was that for? They’re my friends for your information.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Has Gavin never told you this before?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Tell me what before?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: That Lightnings and Thunders are mortal enemies.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Shouts* What!? And you never told me!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Shush! *Covers the mouth of Sage* They’ll hear you outside!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Takes off Jason’s hand* Well you don’t have to suffocate me!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I am sorry but lrt me put this as simply as I can.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Sigh* Go on.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Your friends are not allowed in this mansion.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Well I understood that.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Do you want to inform them?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Why can’t you?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I feel disgusted in the presence of Lightnings.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Okay then. *opens the door and finds Jed and Felix casually playing cards as if nothing happened.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Sage down for a game of cards?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I believe it’s ‘Up for a game of cards?’.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: how can she play if she’s standing then?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I’m not joining and the two of you just stay there.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed and Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: *Nods in agreement*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Aces four of them.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Kings four of them too.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I win.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: No you don’t. *stands up*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Yes I do! *stands up*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: No. *punches Jed’s right eye*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Yeah. *punches Felix’s right eye*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: No. *punches Jed’s left eye*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Yeah. *punches Felix’s left eye*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Felix and Jed both say different things and punch each other’s noses so hard that the impact made their noses bleed and they both stumble to the ground. Inside the mansion Jason was trying to show Sage something. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Here Sage here read this. *hands Sage an envelope*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: What am I supposed to do with this?

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Open it of course.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Oh.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">As Sage opens the envelope she finds a letter inside that is of the color brown. She opens and the smell of cinnamon fills her nose. The letter was meant for her. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: That came from Gavin.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Makes sense though.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Well he wanted you to read it he made it because he made that before he left to follow Charlotte into the sea.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">''<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage reads the letter and after a while looks up at Jason. ''

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Charlotte got kidnapped. *hands are shaking*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Afraid so I’m the only one here in this mansion.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Gavin is facing a bunch of deadly pirates right now and we’re just standing here!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jason <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: As a matter of fact yes.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: I got to go Jason; I’ll tell Sonja that you love her! *Runs out the door* Wake up dumbasses! *kicks Felix and Jed to wake them up*

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Jed and Felix <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Alright we’re up!

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">Sage <span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">: Good.....